Boy’s near-drowning rescue at lake ends in triumph
SevenTeen year old Willie Johnson and two companions swim from shore at a lake in Livingston County. After growing fatigued, Willie sinks and is rescued by Alfred Hughes and John Porter in a daring, lifesaving effort. A doctor revives him and the grateful mother learns her son has survived.
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Livingston County
Mich
Willia Johnson
Johnny Porter
AW Hughes
Willie
Will
John Porter
R Efittle
Cnd
Alfred ‘Hughes
Willie Johnson
Passike
Ghder Barn
Alf Hughes
Johnnie Porter
Whalen
Porter
Hughes West
Alf
Johnnny Porter
Johnnie
Gallaniy
Hughes
Ali
Ali— I'm—owmb—all—aver! P'it—drown— Jou
Alfred Hughes
Willie Bya
Eshare
George
Darta
Wille
John
Alfred
White
Earth
Six Lives Lost In Burlington Fire Tragedy
A Sunday morning blaze in an old brick tenement at 5 Jefferson Street Burlington trapped six lodgers who perished. The victims included F. G. Schuman a carpet weaver Mike Ilines a transient lodger Mike Lee a stove molder Joe Swindler a pinaterer John Morgan a boiler maker and a Chicago born man known as Charlie. The building was crowded with poor workers and mechanists with many using improvised means to identify themselves.
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Burlington
Hesatta
Burrinaronay
Balard
Ivas
Jefferson’ Street
Mechanica
F. G., Schuman
Mike Ilines
Mike Lee
Chicago
Joe Swindler
John Morgan
Charlie
Thirty Killed as Cyclone Pummels Viaco Town
A cyclone struck Viaco at Friday night leaving 30 dead and over 100 injured. The entire town, bar two houses, was leveled as the Texas and Pacific depot was blown off its foundation. Forty-five business houses were wrecked or heavily damaged, with extensive property loss estimated above 32 million dollars. Several residents remain missing, likely buried in debris.
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Font Works
Tes
Viaco
Texas &Pacific
Insane Mother Slays Daughter Then Ends Her Own Life
Near Mulberry Grove Missouri on May 3 1890 Mrs Elizabeth Harper wife of Jefferson Harper a wealthy farmer slashed her 16 year old daughter Alice with a razor and then cut her own throat. Both deaths were at the farm house with the daughter surviving briefly to write a note describing how they died.
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Brigly
Five Men Drowned in Tant Rock Quarry Boat Accident
Five men employed at the government rock quarry south of Cernment set out in a small boat at noon Tuesday to cross the Little River for dinner. In mid river the current overturned the craft against rocks, throwing them into the river. They were swept away and not recovered. Names listed include Allen Brown Robinson Caruth Joe Scott Sandy Cooksey and Allen Wooth.
Stamp Sale Confusion at the Post Office
A shopper questions stamp options and pricing at the post office. Clerk explains choices between 1 cent and 2 cent stamps and old versus Columbian issues. The buyer complains of high prices and favors the drugstore stamp counter, criticizing post office business practices.
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