Vanderbilt Will Distributes Vast Estate to Kin and Institutions
The late William H. Vanderbilt's will allocates about 200 million to his widow and four daughters with residences and income from bonds, plus 2 million to Cornelius and William K Vanderbilt and substantial gifts to churches, hospitals, and educational bodies in New York and beyond. The residue, estimated near 90 million, goes to Cornelius and William K Vanderbilt. Other items report drowning at Greenville Tenn, a court escape attempt shot dead in Covington Ky, and multiple fires and accidents nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Illiam H. Vanderbilt
Hia Aon Cornelius
Tash
Board of Trust
Vanderbilt Baronaty of
Nashville, Tenn
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company
Primitive Episcopal Church of
United States of America
St. Luke's Hospital
Young Men’s Christian Association
City of
General Theological Seminary
Primitive Episcopal Church
Cit of
New York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society
Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary Society
Port of
Metropolitan Amagsuum of Art
American Moseum of Natural History
City of New York
Moravian Church
New Dorp Lane
Satan Island
United Brethren’s Church
Cornelius
Win
K. Vanderbilt
Webb
Alen'uly
D&s
Hunuu
Myon Mia
DUINOR NEWS NOTES. War and disasters across continents
A chaotic dispatch bleakly records a tank skirmish between Velikaclsone and enemy forces, a famous punter bitten in Paris, medical assurances from Pasteur, a deadly saloon incident in Dayton, the death of ex governor B. Gratz Brown, a major Cincinnati fire with multi‑million losses, prison escapes in Meriden, and martial law decrees in Mexico. Also mentioned are rail, canal and railway damages, executions in New Orleans, and fires in Minnesota and Michigan with heavy property losses.
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Rerviah
Bulwran
Velikaclsone
Paris
Greylay
Ss. Louis
Brinkford
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Lampton Bros
Meriden
Mixs
Goone
Ave
New Oileans Board of Pardons
Yord
Murphy
Delegramia
Ica
Ballentaves
Usvo Twon
Bernardo Reyes
Ballestares
Cape
Cilewall
Zanesville & Columbus
Youngstown
Hany Phillips
Richard Hughes
Phillips
Havedin
Provaian Homesrath
Baltic
Germany
Burnham & Still
Eset Baginaw
Mich
Taedmill
Hennepin
Minnespolia
Milwaukee Flour Mills Destroyed in Massive Fire and Dust Explosion
A deadly early morning blaze razed two old Northwestern flour mills the Daisy and Empire between Commerce Street and the canal. An enormous flour dust explosion wrecked the Daisy mill, injuring four firemen but not killing anyone. Fire units and police fought the blaze as both mills burned to the ground, with losses estimated at 85,000 for the Empire and 100,000 for the Daisy, insured at 85,000.
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Greeenville
John Freeze
Fred Bergmann
Bho Creek
Raing
Smilies
Neias Edward O'Neil
United States Court
Covington
United States
Pomeroy Sons
Jat
Pittafield
Mase
Morae
Frank Noyes
Caldwell
Kas
Bismarck
D.T
Millersburg
John H. Wren
Willian Ross
Port Branch
Gibson County
Ind
Iowa Fall
Burlington Round House
Wm. Knouse
Honnisen
Edward Brown
John Suitzer
Piedmont
W. Va
John Suiter
Herbert Farrington
Croton
Merrict
s + Corners
Ella Bergland
P. C. Bergland
Moreland
Chicago
Ella
Foreyfisth Street
George H. Fry
Mortison
Avion
F. B. Swindl
Ooll
Ormady
Billy’ Wilson
Colorado
Omaha
Mies Susan Morse
Samuvel
B. Morse
Havana
Cuba
Trig
D. D. Curtis
Jodda Manufacturer
Boston
Mississippi
Sioux City
St. Paul
Raleigh
M. C
Will la
Atelantea
Standart Oil Company
Cleveland
Gasper Pfeffer
Trhe Tills
Homestead
Thes
Strckens
Pitksdare
Criben & Sexton
Briv and
Townsend Streets
Dremen
Pranklin Streem
Conrad Seipp
Morrison, Anderson & Batebart
Flaae
Gm, Henderson & Co
Hames
Lowes
Willy Kearney
Yourh
Logansport
Pennsylvania Company
William Pity Sim Yong
Run Calliston
Frank Gilbert
Columbus
Aneta Solbia
Gilbert
BP, Mills & Co
Indianapolis
Harding
Louisville
Henry Courtney
Bunch
Colon
Panama
Alfonso
Eulalia
Prince Antores
Richard Westbrook
Des Moines
Mutual Self Endowment and Benevolent Association of America
Fort Worth
Tex
Youngatown
Milwaukee
Chapman
Commerce Street
Poplar Street
Empire Mill
Daisy
S. B. Seamans & Co
Ricard Sanderson
E. P. Allis
Senate Proceedings Open Senate and House Organization
Promptly at noon on the 7th the Senate convened with John Sherman as president pro tempore and committees appointed to notify the House. Debates on organization followed with the Senate adjourning out of respect to the late Vice President. The House then organized with John G. Carlisle elected Speaker and members sworn in. Rules questions sparked a debate on governance by current or prior Congress rules as a committee was formed to consider the proposed actions.
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Senate
Senato Wily
Gen. McCook
Mremonkce
John Shermano
House
Edmunds
House of
Hon Arickk
Vloue
Fopalle
Landini
Porbil Jolepinps
Morrill
Gay Grant
Mr. Dalph
Secretary of War
Lenate
W. H. Bixby
Europe
McPherson
Alaska
John G. Carlisle
Afteern
Houn
Tucker
Cannon
Baonoes
Thowa
Businedia
Werastenay
Doe. D
Uoute
Tha
Rulin
Nee Counts
Larammond
Georgia
Jefferson
Randi
Morrison
Revd
Histuck
Adournen
Trichinosis Fatal for Family After Salad Meal
A Pittsburgh dispatch reports a German family from Tarentum Pa. fell ill five weeks after sharing a salad containing raw pork. Frederick Hausmeyer died at 20 while his father mother and siblings near death, traced to trichinella spirals found in meat bought from a local farmer.
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A. Pittsbury
Drederick Hausmeyer
Tarentum
Mathe
Frederick
John
Deseret Man Robbed in Coburg After Nine-Year Absence
John Knox, a Coburg Ontario resident who deserted his will nine years ago and moved to the United States, allegedly was robbed and beaten by the Goheen brothers after returning to the neighborhood. Knox says he was ambushed outside the hired man’s house, left unconscious, and robbed of about $40,000 from prior speculation.
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John Knox
Coberg
Ont
United States
Gohven
Konx
Knox
Coburg
Goheens
Death in Akron Sewer Cave Kills Four Men
At Akron Ohio on the afternoon of the ninth a sewer excavation collapsed burying seven laborers. Four men were crushed to death and three others were badly injured, likely to die. The cave happened suddenly as thawed ground softened the frozen surface. Three workers stood on scaffolding while four were at the bottom, about 22 feet deep, when timbers cracked and the structure gave way.
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Akrav
Akron
Sewat
Tragic Sewer Cave In Ends With Multiple Dead
A collapse 20 feet from the sewer hole trapped workmen as a crowd gathered. Wm McGill escaped while four others died or were severely injured. Rescue teams recovered three men alive but grievously hurt and a fourth body. Names listed include Max Rosenaweg and Henry Frngert among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm .McGill
Tay
Max Rosenaweg
Henry Frngert
Jobo Wikof
Henry Winlter
Sepa
Augustus Krebst
Vanderbilt dead in New York sudden collapse at home
News reports the sudden death of W. H. Vanderbilt in New York City after a fainting spell during a discussion with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president Robert Garrett. The 65 year old magnate left a vast fortune and extensive railroad holdings, with children Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt guiding family interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mllonaire Fullen
New York
Sir Garrett
Mr. Vanderbilt
Mr. Garrett
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
William K
Frederick W
George W
Elliott F. Shepard
William D. Sloane
Hamilton McK. Twombly
Reward Webb
Corneliug
New York Central
Michigan Central Systems
Frederick Wi
Rothschild
Duke of Westminster
Government
Thea
Michigan Central
North Western
Lake Shore
Fifth Avenue
Aydar
Maud
Venderbilt
Hig
Honda
Four Die In Croton Aqueduct Accident Near Marrict's Corner
Morning accident at shaft No 8 on the Croton aqueduct near Marrict's Corner N Y sends four men to instant death and challenges a fifth with critical injuries. The cross beam or quilly caught in the descent bucket, shook loose, and fell more than a hundred feet onto workers below. The killed are Francia Carr, Bred Dresser, Lorenzo Dobbins, and Patrick Moran. John Boardman survived the collapse but faces likely fatal injuries. A later note mentions nearly inherited consumption traced to heir using downed mattresses and old furniture.
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New Croton Aqueduct
Marrict's Cornern
Francia_Carr
Dresser
Lorenzo Dobbins
Hiberois
Patrick Moran
John Boardman
Mormon Threats Raise Salt Lake City Tensions
In Salt Lake City, reported turmoil follows arrests of polygamy defendants and alleged retaliation by Mormons. Prostitution imports from San Francisco and Denver target federal officers and Gentiles, with deputies assaulted or detained. Clerical protests claim police overreach, while threats of cleansing Gentile residents heighten fear as authorities struggle to maintain order.
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Balt Lake
Wespens
BalksLake
Anya
San Francisco
Denver
Fire Devastates Plymouth Tenement Killing Twelve
A Love Street tenement in Plymouth England burned rapidly on the 13th. Twelve people died in the blaze with two more missing. A child and his sister suffered severe injuries as residents leapt from windows. Firefighters braved the flames to rescue others in a harrowing, furnacelike ruin.
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Flywouth
England
Plymouth
Eng
Love Street
Bickford
Algo
British Election Dispatch Predicts Liberal Gains
A dispatch on English elections shows seven parliamentary seats undecided. Liberals hope to gain three, lifting their total to 334 while Conservatives and Nationalists fall to 886. Stadstone reportedly plans to seize this chance to oust Conservatives and push home rule for Ireland. Bradlange negotiates with Liberal leaders and may refuse oath when Parliament opens if Liberals back a new bill. The new House of Commons will have 282 members, a figure unmatched since 1832.
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Sth
Stadatone
Ireland
Bradlange
Dimaelé
House of Commons
Howevot Commons
Servians vow to resume hostilities after failed peace
A belgrade dispatch reports Bulgarians and Servians likely to clash as Belgrade rejects Bulgarian peace terms. Servia rallies a large army at Belgrade and refuses concession. Forty Servians were executed by King Milan for self-mutilation to avoid service.
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Trefuss
Ead
Bigod
Belgrada
Serviang
Belgrade
Servia
Milan
Desperate Leap Fails as Escape Attempt Is Foiled
Andrew Tohneon, sought in Roan County Texas on a minder charge, was being transported to Chattanooga Tennessee when he leaped from a moving train at thirty five miles per hour. He landed in a swampy morass but was recaptured with the train halted and guards nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tohneon
Roan County
Tian
Minder
Bo Chattanoora
Tenn
Texas
Johnson
Story of a Frightful Crime in a Roman Court
A butcher Tozzi and his wife son and daughter faced trial in Rome for killing fellow butcher Popgi. Motives cited as trade jealousy and family disputes. The body was cut up and buried in a wood. blood used to make sausages sold in Tozzi shop. Confession delivered in court amid a furious crowd.
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Stame
Rome
Tozzi
Taegon
Hera
Tragedy at Benson Survey Office in Francisco
C W Brown, engineer from Cheyenne Wyoming, walked into John R Benson land surveyor’s Francisco office shortly before 11 o clock asking for help with a woman in Cheyenne. Benson rose to leave and Brown fired once striking the desk and then fired again. The attempted murder was reported as a sensational case with a deadly shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renefaco
C. W. Brown
Cheyenne
Wyo
John R. Benson
Frrancisco
Benson
Brown
Fragmented OCR Note on Public Safety Incident
Fragments describe a violent incident where a man fired three rounds after activating a public safety item. He then attempted to stab himself with a large paper-copter like device, causing a severe neck injury described as nearly severing a joint. He collapsed at the door and soon bled out.
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O Brown Thay
Het
Tie i SG
Emperor William Aged Ruler Supposedly Ill in Berlin
Alarming rumors from Berlin dated the 10th report Emperor William dangerously ill and confined to his bed in Berlin. London sources say physicians fear his waning vitality may hinder recovery though the German embassy denies any definitive advice or confirmation of death.
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Muler
Germany
London
Berlin
William
Hin
The Wilds and Rails Across Texas Frontier
A faded 19th century travelogue contrasts Texas uplands near the Colorado and Rio Grande with railroad expansion and hunter trails. It notes sparsely settled zones between San Saba and Port Davis, occasional teamsters, and elk-like wildlife glimpses, then shifts to a Bismarck ring tale and an Emmanuel Church Chinese Sunday school wedding gift, highlighting cultural curiosities and distant frontier imagery.
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Tex
Texas
Colorado
Rio Grande
Kida
International Railroad
Sleepy
Sierra Madre
San Saba
Port Davis
Tennessee
Rocky Mountains
Fort Concho
New Mexico
Staken
Bismarck
Theresa
Prince Bismarck
St. Petersburg
Allain
Hontsman
Germany
Russia
Wisconsin News Roundup From Iron County to Milwaukee
A broad Wisconsin news sketch notes a building collapse in West Milwaukee injuring none, hay markets in Door County, a new Evergreen post office near Sturgeon Bay, a devastating Crocker Chair Co blaze at Sheboygan with 200 workers laid off and $60,000 loss, a Milwaukee dentist hurt by a needle accident, a sawmill boiler explosion near Superior killing a fireman, and crimes including Rupert Marstant’s burglary conviction. Also reported are corporate dissolutions, a Beloit wind destruction, a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway verdict, a Northwestern Road fatality, and a Bangor sailor’s sheriff escape tale.
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Car Barna
West Milwaukee ‘Street Railway Company
Door County
Chicago
Surgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay
George Pinney
Crocker Chair Company
Sheboygan
An. Maar Ameo
J. H. Mead
Hellrissa
Prescott
Mutual Association
Nathan Cole
Higby
Morgeneon
H. Wilgus
Milwaukee
Tia
Rupert Marstant
Madison
I. Grove
Marshall
Ed. Keozh
Grovenstore
Atate
Thes
Las Caledonia Tron Mining Company
Ashland
Bees Incorporated
Cyrus Wiihrcome
Wisconsin Leather Company
Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy
Opera House Hall
St. Tus
Jerry Murer
Minneapolis
John Brexton
Wim. Burgess
Superior
Mr. Barlow
Cffic
Mickako Werxrexs
Henry Roethe
Roethe
Northwestern Chemical Works
Wauwatosa
Ihe Hurance
Av Jncavilla
John KR. Bennett
Jory Herrenes
Tillotgon
Trempealeau
Kendalle
Axaite
Beloit
Frank R. Cheney
Cheney
Unclear OCR Fragment Signals Shaky Text
The readable bits hint at a historic newspaper page with garbled lines about conflicts and events. Names, places, and coherent facts are minimal, making concrete summary difficult.
Prominent Profiles and Rumors From the Era’s Gossips
A jumble of notes mentions A Dovzm elected mayor of Providence with a skeptical tone, a young violinist签署 touring agreement with Henry Klein, and hints about social scandals. It recounts Jon B Gorney’s New York reputation, Mengdong Meng as a notable young son, and the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition granting Matt Burke a deluxe encyclopedia set. It also touches on royal wealth claims tied to the Duke of Cumberlandia, and various social scenes in New York including stopovers, receptions, and public concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taowas
A. Dovzm
Providence
Bignors Teresivta Tua
Henry Klein
America
Ty Mr. Morosini
Rene von
Boston Herald
Jon B.gorney
New York
Ceseroy
Kisa Tueeraw
Lave Lemantull
Mengdong Meng
Matt Burke
New Orleans
Cumberlandia
Hanover
Beurnswick
Marsi
Alexander
Bulgaria
Ponce
Germany
StopMas
Harper's Weekly
East Thirtieth Street
Bayard Taylor
Faust
Indiana
Lorillard
le Plongean
Rom
Yucatan
Reminiscence of Routt Brush and Cowboy Politics
A reminiscence from the St Louis Hepublicas recounts Routt and Brush as Colorado partners in cattle ventures. A humorously told episode shows Routt proposing who should lead the outfit and a plan involving a “nigger vote” to break a tie, with Brush agreeing to chair. The piece references John A. Murrell and notes the widow of the robber chief still living in Henderson County Tennessee.
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St Louis
L. Brush
Jad
Brush
Colorado
John L. Routt
Rott
Guyy
Routt
Denver
Rick
Lever
John A. Murrell
Zaya
Handerson
Tenn
Montsant Apiary
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Marshfield
Thomas
Norton
Duinor News Notes
Dart Douglas
Von
Flessional Proceedings
Havens
Cnautcesafal
Willeam Hty
Fen
the Sun
Thers
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Road
West Baltimore Street
Maj
Kenzie
Gen. Grant
Riverside
Wisconsin
Mariner
Santa Cruz
Wess
Severa
Buffalo
Juan
EWA
Woeman
Lewhea
Boalon
Arcentacos Faarar
Gana
Grant
Amence
Lincoln
Garfield
New York Times
Bram Stoker
Irving
Americas
Stoker
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