Diverse early 20th century notices and incidents
A patchwork of brief reports notes advertising policies and advance payment rules, language demographics, a snow storm in Tshepeming Michigan with eight inches and a blocked mail train, Erie’s smallpox hospital site issues, a Hamburg wine bequest tied to hair status, a Jersey City manslaughter arraignment of Dr Chas Am Ende, a major railroad sale in Rochester Wittsburg, and gunner testing at South Boston Ironworks. Also reported are 166 weekly business failures, a Montreal bald eagle accident, Brazilian rubber export fraud hints, and legal actions surrounding Ferdinand Ward with bail posted and further arrests anticipated.
Sudden Death of Josh Billings
Henry W Shaw the humorist known as Josh Billings died at Monterey Gall aft ernoon from a stroke of apoplexy. He was 65 born in 1820 in Lanesborough Mass. He lived a frontier life before moving to Poughkeepsie NY in 1865 to edit a paper and write the Farmers Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W.shaw
Josh Billings
Monterey
Gall
Mr. Shaw
Lanesborough
Berkshire County
Mass
Shaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Essa
New York
Hunter
Saloon keeper in dog meat plot faces hearing
Dispatch from Philadelphia reports Stephen Blaesch and wife cited by Magistrate Cobb Inst for serving cold stewed dog as lunch at No. 139 Germantown road saloon. Boarder Eberly’s affidavit claims a dog carcass was boiled with greens and served, sickening Eberly and others, leading to their binding over for further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stephen Blaesch
Clara
Cobb
Germantown Road
Harry Eberly
Blaesch
Eberly
Riot at Pittsburg excursion steamer riot over failed exhibition
At Pittsburg on Oct 18 a 20 000 strong crowd disrupted an excursion to David Island when Captain Boynton failed to appear and officers fled. Barges Edna and Alice were damaged by roughs with axes. Police restored order slowly. ring leaders arrested. one man slightly hurt.
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Pittsburg
Davi Island
Paul Boynton
Edna
Alice
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Kane
Earl Bros. & Malone, Editors
Mckkean County
Penn
Office of Publication
Ion
Standard Oil Company
United States
Tshepeming
Mich
Marquette, Houghton and
Ontonagon Road
Summit
Erie
Hamburg
Chas, G. Am Ende
Hoboken
C. F. Holtz
Court of General Sessions
Jersey City
Rochester and Wittsburg Railroad Company
Supreme Court
John M. Davy
Abram Isclid
W. H. Olmstead
South Boston
Tast
RG. Dun & Co
Canada
Jean Romilly
Montreal
The
Commercial Bulletin
Para
India
Marine Bank
Ferdinand Ward
T. S. Musgrave
Tracy E. Roberts
Grant &Ward
Warner
Ludlow Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hackensack
N. J
Thomas H Pratt
Slackensack Bridge
O. K
Southern Express
Massachusetts
Thiot
Butler
Ensari
Cleveland
Garfield
Equitable
White House
Miles Grove
Charles Ward
John P. Ward
M. Donactiy
Fraley Street
Donachy
James D. Macawayn
Kane, PA
Scipio Youxe
Mane, Pa
Wagons & Carriages
Cramer
J.C. Mirns
Jas. Campbell
Prop'r
Courtland Baggis
A.D. Clapp
Fraley St
J. A. Vollmer, Fraley St
Land Office
EB. D. Kanz
Hurcuigson
Magowan’'s Store
Kang
Mount Jewerr
Wetmore
Anp
Lin Townships
Coal Anp Minerals
Ean Amd
Smethport Road
Hama
Main Road
Mt. Jewett R. R. Junction
Griffith
Gustafson
Charles Johnson
Gas
Specia
Turers
A Midsummer
J.T
W. Griffith
Feppie’s
Os B. Lay
City Drug Store
Adelphia Kitchen
Aamnen PA
Gana & Water
J. L. Cousins & CO
CBN Fleming
P. A. Egelin
Franey Srt
Hyde
Novelty Bazar & News Room
Jas. Hyde
Johnson & Siegfried
Variety Hall
Warren, PA
T. Struthers, J.C. Wells
A. H. McKetvy, J.B. Jefferson
Struthers Iron Works
Struthers, Wells & CO
Prop’ts
Saw
Champion
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