Violent Earthquake in Cashmere and Global Plague News
Dispatches from Bombay report a severe earthquake in Cashmere India starting Sunday with heavy damage in Serinagar killing many and trapping miners. Separate lines describe a deadly mine fire near Durham and spread of cholera in Valencia Spain and Albacete garrison. Other items note Russo British tension, naturalization talks, and Victor Hugo memorial ceremonies in Paris.
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India
Sonpoy
Bombay
Cashmere
Serinagar
Mohammed
Saguiy
Serlnagur
Loxpon
Jime
Vale of
Lospon
Durham
Philadelphia
Earl of Durham
Margaret
Tn Ims
Sutton
Spain
Mapu
Valencia
Valedela
Algemese
Wasuixoron
State Department
Madrid
Russia
Constantinople
Peter Lumsden
Murghab
Ding
America
Gurmany
Kasson
Germany
Karl Spencer
Diete
Sir Charles
Arthur
London
Lonves
Corporation of London Bee E
Grant x
Akis
Bartholdi Pedestal Progress on Bedloe Island
The Bartholdi pedestal on Bedloe’s Island advances rapidly with the eleventh tier of stones laid and many workers at work. If steady, completion is expected by late July as the statue is due to arrive around June 12 aboard the Isere, which will be greeted by ships of war and the Pedestal Committee with a twenty one gun salute.
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Bartholdi
New York
Bedloe’s Island
Isere
United States
Chamber of Conamereca
Pedestal Committee
Typographical Union Elects Officers For Coming Year
The International Typographical Union elected officers for the coming year. Martinett HL Witter of St. Louis was re elected President. Sherman Cummin of New York and Reuben HL Gray of New Orleans were candidates. Thomas S. Lacy of Ottawa CanadaVice President E McIntosh of Philadelphia Secretary and Treasurer HL Thomas Elder of Fort Wayne Corresponding Secretary. James Boyer of Columbus O. was elected Chief Organizer without opposition.
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New York
International Typographical Union
Martinett
HL W Itter
St. Louis
Sherman Cummin
Reuben HL Gray
New Orleans
Thomas S. Lacy
Ottawa
Canada
E. §. McIntosh
Philadelphia
HL Thomas. Elder
Fort Wayne
James’. Boyer
Polumibus, O
Hunting Redskins and Apache Outbreak Tales
The report covers General Strange pursuing Big Bear and clashes near Fort Pitt, with Eight troop bodies found after Indian attacks. Major Fleming leads frontier men toward the peak country while Crook plans aggressive moves into Mexico if needed. Casually noted are troop dispositions, losses, and frontier tensions across Arizona and Manitoba.
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Itver City
N. M
Bear Creek
Gundey
Fleming
Ipeakty
Smith
Moulton
Sagatone
Duck Creek
Indiana
Upper
Mirabras
Crook
Fort Bayard
Catt
Pope
Atizona
Font Bayard
Flave
Victoria
Bradley
Deming
Apache
Mexico
Four Die as Chicago Storm Brings Fatal Lightning
A severe storm struck Chicago causing four deaths from lightning and multiple injuries and property damage. John Montague, a Rock Falls watchman at McCormick Reaper Works, died after being shocked near a fire alarm. Charles Woltharth and John Rathke, both in Fox Street area, were killed while pushing a hand-car on the tramway. Annie Anderson, wife of Henry Anderson, died in Lumber Yard area. Jeremiah McCarthy’s Ashland home burned after a strike. Widespread damage included struck houses, a damaged boiler, and uprooted trees. Monmouth, Illinois, saw unroofed buildings and a crushed woolen factory roof amid rain and wind.
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Chicago
John H. Montague
Rock Falle
Flt
McCormick Reaper Worl
F. Montague
Charles Woltharth
Fox Street
John Rathke
Rathke
Fuller & Marham'a
Ill
Burlington, Cedar Rapid, & Northern Cedar Hiver Bridge
Weather Bulletins for Cattle Range Regions
General Hazen directs the St Louis Weather Service to send daily cattle range temperature and rainfall reports to the National Cattle and Horse Grower's Association. Weekly summaries of max, min, and mean temperatures and rainfall will be distributed via the association. Severe weather bulletins will be issued from designated localities.
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St. Louis
W. B. Hazen
St Louis
National Cattle and Horse Grower's Association
Death by Own Action Ends Life of Former U S Treasury Auditor
Reynolds, late First Auditor of the United States Treasury, killed himself at the Southern Hotel in St Louis. He plunged from the third floor into an airshaft near the rotunda after a likely attempt at self-destruction. The body was found with a fractured skull and a shattered leg. witnesses reported he had been in excellent spirits before the fatal plunge. He had been traveling to Kansas to buy land and had left the Treasury recently. He was about sixty, healthy in appearance, and no motive has been found.
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United States Treasury
Reynolds
Southern
St. Louis
K M. Reynolds
St Louis
Co. J. Albers
Kansas
Murphy dies rich San Francisco dry goods magnate
Daniel J. Murphy senior member of Murphy Grant & Co. died in Windsor Hotel New York aged fifty five after arriving from San Francisco and contracting Brights disease. He started as a dry goods clerk and died worth ten million dollars. He donated about two million to the Catholic Church and was decorated by Pope Pius IX with the order of St Gregory. He was made a Count and later a Marquis by Leo XIII, with hereditary precedence at religious processions during Holy Week.
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New York
Daniel J. Murphy
San Francisco
Murphy, Grant & Co
Windsor Hotel
Murphy
Europe
Bright
Pius IX
Leo XIII
Doctor Loy Kills Brother-in-Law in Self Defense
June 3 in Cincinnati Ohio Dr E E Loy shot and killed his brother in law Harry Champlin after Champlin, in a drunken state, abused a woman and attacked Loy with a chair. Loy was released on a $10000 bond. June 4 Loy discharged in Police Court, judge ruling self defense. Arthur health reports say no truth to worse health claims and he is fairly good, active.
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Hix
Cisciysati
E. E. Loy
Harry Champtin
Loy
Champlin
Cincinnati
E. Loy
Worning
Harry Champlin
Arthur
New Yoak
Republican Central Committee Sets August Convention
June 4 Ta city. The Republican Central Committee in session selected to hold a convention on August 26 in this city.
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Lows Republonna Des Moners
Repubodeacentral Committee
Seasion Selecday
Madness on the Wabash Train Ends in Chicago Tragedy
Insane passenger Louis Reaume fired nineteen shots from a chair car as the 3:45 Wabash train reached Chicago. Officer Barrett was killed at Polk Street depot. Reaume was wounded, captured, and taken to the Armory. He claimed Denver lynchings and said his life would be taken. He is from the Detroit area, with Canadian-French roots, and has a wife and child in Denver.
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Chicago
Oliver Cornelius Barrett
Polk Street Depot
Louis Reaume
Reaume
County Hospital
Kansas City
Denver
Peoria
Towit
el Paso
Marabal
Pancengare
Hiraumea
Ei Paso
Reannie
Chenoa
Putnam
Katy Fasity
Jacksonville
Vluaso
Battar
Paina
Englewood
Valentine Spuck
Spuck
Polk Street
Barrett
Kernan
Laughlin
Treaume
Fourth Avenue
Laughtin
Upen
Grosse Isle
Detroit River
Reaumes
Detroit
Cal
Chinese Assassin Captured in Murphysboro Killing
Ja Kong, a Chinese man who murdered Lee Johnson in St. Louis on June 1, was arrested in Murphysboro Illinois. He confessed to the killing and was found with two Colt revolvers and a large dirk knife.
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Cannonpary
Ja Kong
Lee Johnson
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Ill
Tie
Supreme Lodge A O U W convention at Des Moines
The Supreme Lodge of the United States A O U W met in Des Moines Iowa with Georgia and Nevada unrepresented. Deaths last year numbered 1074 and death losses paid reached 21420204 dollars. The number of active beneficiary certificates stood at 143122.
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Supreme Lodge
George Huot and Other Bendies in Mise Cleveland's Book
Minor news items list a forthcoming book by Mise Cleveland titled George Huot and Other Bendies. Other notes include a three-cent per mile rail fare in Nebraska, medical examiners named for the Pension Department in Springfield IL, and the Baptist Missionary Union meeting at Saratoga. The week also covers bank actions, fires, crimes, crop reports, and political events across the country with numerous named places and people.
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Mise Cleveland
George Huot
Nebraaka
J. L. Milton
J. L. Wilcox
John W. Reilly
Springfield
Baptist Missionary Union
Saratoga
South Pennsylvania Railroad Coun
Allegheny
Unty
Reeves
Jasper
Ind
Gardner
John Cox
Virginis Plantera
Lynchburg
Chicago Council
Harrison
Treschrer Devine
Plautz
Washburne
Corydon
California
State Agricultural Society
Oregon
Washington Territory
John T. Hall
Shelbyville
Wil C. Bryant
Gibson
Nelson County
Vai
Kappos Furniture Company
Chicago
Ilinois
Mitchell
Charleston
Ohio Live Stock Commission
Rome
Bozeman
M. T
William McMurphy
Allen
Sat
McMurphy
Prussia
Bondersrath
North
Boa
Baltic
Germany
James R. Osgood & Co
Boston
Ticknor & Co
Elowan County
Ala
Astonmale Atchison
Kan
James Foes
Independence
Bio
New York Telegram
John I. Davenport
el Ctions
Johnson
Queenstown
New York
Maryland
Corn Exchange
Baltimore
Alleghanies
Charles Sherwood
Rockford, Til
Alexander H. Stephans
Atlanta
Crawfordsville
Stephens Memorial Association
Wil County
Birebilfer
Mones
Vhv Ate
Gari Schurz
Civil Service Commission
Joseph B. Fowler
Treasury Department
London
United States
Faelps
America
Emory Clark
Salton
Sam Watkins
Watkins
Clark
Beaver Park
Longmont
Col
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Onahmere
Victor Hugo
Pantheon
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Republican Guards
Thess
Benancon
Dramatic Society
Grevy
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Legion of Honor
End Deputies
Seine
Army of
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Place de la Concorde
St. Germain and
St Michel
Rue Sauillot
Place du Pantheon
Arc de ‘Triomphe
France
Osman Digma
Suaxim
Suakim-Berber
Adiz
Tillness
Tuley
McAlister
Rogers
Moran
Colling
Flint--Harbor
Baker and McCartey
Conger
Borge
Jones
Hughes
Firth
Welfth
Upton
Wilson
Kellum
Thirteenth
Brown and
Eustace
Republicana
Jotter
Josiah McRoberts
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Eastern Avenue
Cleveland
Endicott
Whitney
Grant
Mulligan
Calvary
Zachary Taylor
Louisville
Logan
Bloomington
New Mexico
Strange
Big Bear
Venizoba
WAT
Fort Pitt
Big Mear
Mounted Police
WisNiee
Manitoba
Middleton
Forenel
Battleford
Batoche
Jobin
Riel’s Council
Calgary
Edmonton
Couatry
Wissivee
Father Leduc
St. Albert
Goneral
Grandin
Ache
St. Boniface
Messard
Sister of Charity
Rowan Catholic Mission
Lac la Biche
Wyre
Devon
Mich
Joe
Parmella Mupkins
Mark Hopkins
St. Clair
Dinsham
Select Committee of the
Senate Upon interState Commerce
Des Moines
Omaha
Stial
Bennesspolis
Uli Pio
Buypiosoy
Dsmaidap
Sopaeysod
Penser Gop
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