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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1885
Page
2
A garbled dispatch mix covers Robert Toombs denying a deathbed claim about slave roll calls, cocoa nut demand in Kansas prohibition towns, a 110 year old Wis caser Maine Congregational bell, Ohio election victory for Republicans, Cuban tobacco quality, and various notes including Carnegie’s gift to Keystone bridge workers, Riel appeals, and smallpox sanitation talks with cross-border vaccination rules.
New York officials report dynamite under Flood Rock at Hell Gate exploded at 11 13 am. The blast sent a towering column of water and debris skyward while crowds watched from Manhattan and nearby shores. Mary Newton, 11, activated the charges from the flotilla, as rescue boats patrolled the river and debris burned amid the wreck. The blast was declared a success though surrounding areas remain dangerous until clearance.
The article notes famine costs in India and proposed 5,000 miles of rail to prevent repeats, with a $140,000,000 loan. It describes the Davis Island dam opening in Pittsburg, its harbor, 30 ships, and fireworks. It ends with a violent incident in Chi lgor where Thomas Bigham assaulted his wife and infant.
A series of admonitions begins with maxims on knowledge effort belief and wealth. The piece notes a family from Bridgeport UL traveling to Utah and converting to the Mormon faith last spring. Citizens express great indignation at the news amid local disapproval.
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