Mad dogs and shattered fortunes across the era
A chaotic patchwork of incidents fills this column. A New York merchant suspended with assets valued at 2.45 million. a mad dog in South Orange, New Jersey bites two dogs. Theo Weaver of York, Pa suffers a suicidal hotel assault in Dallas. multiple deaths from illness and accidents surface, including trichinosis in Tarentum, Pa, and a 26 year old man. Fire, explosions, and structural losses strike Montreal, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, with extensive financial losses and insurance figures. A judge considers a new trial for a pawn-broker. a man in Indianapolis faces imminent execution. and a string of violent assaults and fatal shootings punctuate a grim ledger of crime and calamity.
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Yoho Hargraavas
New York Commission
South Orange
N. J
Theo. Weaver
York
Dallas
Tex
Hausmeyer
Tarentum
Henry
May
Murder and lynching in Laurale Mississippi tragedy
In Laurale Mississippi a colored woman Celia Parryman and her two children were killed. Sam Willson, a colored man about 22, assaulted the girls, murdered Celia with an ax, killed the boy, looted the trunk, and set fire to the house before being captured and killed.
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Laural
Mias
Celia Parryman
Sam Wil 1Son
Wilgon
Sunge
French Forces Clear Marble Mountains in Ulach Campaign
Gen De Courcy reports to war office that De Negriev’s troops cleared the Marble Mountains north of Hai Duong of Black Flags and pirates. Fortified caverns captured, large stores of arms seized, one cavern fiercely defended. Forty pirates killed in a hard fight. many war forts sunk between rapids and Bamboo canals. Country pacified.
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de Courcy
Lonquin
War Office
de Negriev
Marble Mountains
Hai-Duong
Wealthy New Yorker Robbed by Park Policemen
Jacob Schwargler, a rich Fifth Avenue resident, was knocked down on a Fifth Avenue path near 86th Street and robbed. Park Policeman McInerney and ex-Policeman McDonnell, who wrested, were apparently the assailants before being arrested by two city policemen as they rifled Schwargler’s pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Jacob
Schwargler
Onlider
Fifth Avenue
New York
Park Poliumen
Teenty-seven Miners Trapped At Nanticoke Mine Disaster
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch reports a mine disaster at Elope No. 1 of the Busgeebania Coal Company in Nanticoke. Water and quicksand blocked passages after a roof collapse, trapping 27 workers while two thousand spectators gathered. Rescue pumps evacuate water. recovery doubtful, with air-flow condition and Monday clearance anticipated. Seventeen named miners listed among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanticoke
Wilkesbarre
Elope No. 1
Busgeebania Coal Company
Ron
Wm. Oliver
Frank Kivler
Wm. Donahue
Isaac Sayer
John Hawks
John Harper
Hargraves
Abram Lewis
William Kivler
Tom Clifford
William Elke
Andrew Love
John Shuts
August Wintess
Congress actions and bills in the Senate December
The Senate examined a memorial urging Dakotas statehood and discussed the presidential merito plan, with Sewell and Logan assigned roles. Bills were introduced on duties, collars, tobacco export rules, and public works. The rules code faced intense debate, with amendments and adjournments shaping the legislative tempo. Dec 14 to Dec 18 covered ceremonies, adjournments, and the executive session.
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Aonate
Moxpay
Connecticut
Dakota
Committee On Privileges
Nd Electiona
Sewell
Ati
Logan
Hoar
United States
Toesnar
Frye
Stillwater
U Atte
Cleveland
Konene
Wenseapay
Doe
Hilla
Mr. Sxiler
Committee On Territories
Whit
Secretary of the Interior
Toouaay
Mitchell
Oregon
Hueiies
Everts
Dakota Ayn
Hampton
Civil Service Act
Gongrera
Que. Grant
Committees re enact rules and pensions in Congress report
Fragments show a debate on Forty ninth Congress rules with Morrison presenting a motion as a holiday recess and Feceas start on Monday. The Senate passed a pension bill for General Grant's widow despite a Republican dissent. Baronpat lists new committee appointments and Findlay seeks immediate consideration of the presidential succession bill, which is deferred.
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Mou
Morrison
Randall
Pequeylvana
Weaver
Laws
Mesura
Hammond
Geonsia
WcMillin
Tennensee
Eprisger
Illinois
Tunsday
Wrovenway
Norwood
Georga
Senate
Mexander R. Larton
Georgia
Committee On
Springer
Ilinois
Jean Totion Tor
Baach
Yenate
Mataon
Gen. Grant
Price
Wincan Iaia
Slobe
Baronpat
Neec
Fil
Boyder
W.a
Foster
Mich
WirRen
Ark
Destructive Jacksonville fire totals 450000 in losses
A large blaze that began in Hubbard's warehouses devastated the Shel Block in Jacksonville on the 16th, destroying Hubbard's, Benedict & Co, Abel's Block, Herald newsroom, and other establishments. Four colored firemen were injured, one killed, as walls collapsed and debris filled the street. Total loss about 450000 with 350000 insured.
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Aville
Fla
Jacksonville
Hubbard
Shel Block
Herald
E Dames
Kobn
Furchport
Benedict's
Eset
McCombies’ Hardware
William Bradley
Benedict & Co
Abel’s
Haxen's Sons
Kurtz. Bros
Herald Newsomer
Wan & Oy
Tobacco
Tulias
Dawkind
Masonic Grand Lorge Oflorida
Severe cyclone devastates Coton port and wrecks ships
A Panama dispatch reports a severe cyclone from the 2d inst. causing heavy property damage and substantial loss of life. Many vessels including Holden, Karpan, Blanche, Ortolan, Atwood, Ariel, Vet eran, Ocean, Lynton, Avelyn, Stella, Catalina, Figer, and Douglas were sunk or damaged. Rain and a northeast gale followed as wharf and Royal Mail freight office structures were destroyed.
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Panama
Coton
Holden
Karpan
Blanche
Ortolan
Atwood
Ariel
Veteran
Ocean
Lynton
Avelyn
Stella
Catalina
Figer
Douglas
Royal Mail
Panama Railroad
Tragedy on Lake Shore Line Leaves Track Laborer Dead
Lex Harner, a 28 year old track laborer for the Lake Shore Railway, was found shot and killed on the track near New Eva Station sixteen miles north of Fort Wayne. He had saved $300 in a bank at Auburn and planned to go to Wisconsin. Levi Kessler, 30, a boarding companion, fled after the incident. Harner’s pockets were rifled and Kessler is being sought by authorities.
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Calvin Pratt
San Francisco
Yokohama
W.D. Lyon
Great Nenses
London
Auchester
Louisaville
C. W. Hemenway
Ogden Herald
Hne
Jumes Zane
Utah
Dadge Williamson
Chicago
Behali
Andre Andrews
Jasper F. Sweet
Thomas Waugh
David Miles
Milford
Conn
Edward Miles
William Crampton
Gibbs Ball
Canton
Crampton
Ainis Dailey
Pittsburg
Gar
Lake Shore
Auburn
Wisconsin
Levi Kessler
Kessler
Stoner's
Harner
Ft. Wayne
Lima
Pt. Wayne
Keasier
Apron
Boston Gazette
Gyorce
Northampton
Mase
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Tor
Morphane
Ges
Mms Loase
Guineavillé
New York
Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills
Philadelphia
Ong
Columbus
Central Asia
Bakbara
Tashkend
Khiva
Taos Gamuse
Ballinore
Mra
Jersy Juss Crovy
Sorosig
Groly
Parton
Fan‘ny Fern
Charles Dickens
Saya
Montreal
Caer
Copmawar
Adamy
James Roesell
The
Women’s Union
Buffalo
Wan Aiyeh
Medical and Sargioni
Woman Murders Family in Washington Territory Fire
On the morning of the 16th at Long Prairie eight miles from Olympia W T a woman saturated papers with coal oil and set fire to the house. She told a child she was wetting them with water and burned herself four children and she died, while the husband and another child escaped badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Territory
Long Prairie
Olymia
W.T
Ya. Miner
David Chambers
Bepu
Typhoon Devastates Philippine Islands Reported
Destruction across Philippine Islands after a typhoon on November 1. The steamer Oceanic, arriving in San Francisco, notes over 4,400 houses wrecked along with thirteen churches and ten convents. Eighteen lives lost and 500 cattle perished. nine districts uncounted at the time.
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Oceanic
San Francisco
Phillippine Islands
Explosion at Siberian mine causes vast casualties
Reports from Pleisachin mine in Siberia describe a violent dynamite blast with conflicting totals from 400 to 1000 dead. The scene details vary, while the Portland Oregonian notes the paper remains headless aside from a single line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Pleisachin
Siberia
Startling Revelations in Woodmere Tragedy Investigation
Detroit dispatch reports four Enoch family members found burned at Woodmere with indications of prior murders. Post mortem shows father shot, wife possibly killed moments before burning. empty revolver found, burglar motive suspected. Witnesses note $1,060 reportedly possessed by Enoch. relatives dispute burial form. funeral held after post mortem with all victims buried in a single small coffin.
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Woodmere
Miah
Detroit
Enoch
Knoch
Alng Geen
Eeores
Knochs
Frank Knoch
Pri Rces
Avid Inheritante
Germany
Wreck on Georgia Pacific rail line kills eleven
A midnight collision near Austell Georgia between the East Tennessee and Georgia Pacific trains left eleven dead and several injured. The Georgia Pacific train halted at a water tank. the East Tennessee train, delayed, crashed into its rear. Names of the deceased include Bernard Poston attorney and several residents of Alabama and Georgia. Injured include John Bryant and others. The engineer reversed brakes but could not avert disaster.
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Atlanta
Georia Pacifi
East Tennessee
Georgia Pacific Ronde
Avatell
Ous
Georgia Pacific
Owen
Bernard Poston
Georgia Pacifia
Charlottesville
Birmingham
Alan
Nathan Stanley
Anniston
Ala
T. ¥. Hoie
East Peint
W. Pierce
Texas
Jake
Mary Banks
Mr. Bright
Jake Banks
Fairbourne
Ake Banks
3B. Bright
Carvie Bright
B. Bright
John Bryant
Oxford
A. B. Cooke
Pairbourne
T.E. Neillon
Riverside
J. B. 3Ink
Salem
C. W. Belton
el Paso
Tex
Mra
Jane Niza Brown
Cleveland County
Jack Rogers
Belton
Mrs. Brows
Tragic Fire Kills Knox Family Near Detroit
In Woodmere near Detroit a fire gutted the home of Frank Knox. The bodies of Knox 28 his wife 22 and three children ages 3 6 and 8 months were found burned. A lamp accident is suspected and only partial remains recovered for the infant. Neighbors found the scene early, help arrived too late.
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Woodmere
Detroit
Frank Knox
Halp
Knox
Wile
Logan Whitman Knox
George Knox
Frank Albers Knox
Robbery and fatal shooting tied to stockman loot
An unknown stockman was robbed of 1000 near Sioux City Iowa on the 15th. Maj. John Williams and James Hughes of Cairo Illinois met at Council Bluffs to divide the spoils. Williams shot Hughes dead when he pressed for more than half. Williams arrested.
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Siouxity
Jobn Williams
James Hughes
Cairo
Council Bluffs
Williams
Wiliams
Hughes
Light giving Mexican insect at Paris Academy meeting
At a Paris Academy of Sciences meeting a plate of water held six Mexican insects about an inch long that shone like diamonds in bright sunlight. The creatures, reportedly new to European science, are described as a light producing species called protophore.
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Academy of Sciences
Paris
Pepe
Mexico
Europe
Insects as Light Up a Night Wanderer’s Lantern
A fragmentary Victorian-era note describes glowworm use as light in Mexico and for night guidance, with women wearing glowworms in neck bags and the creatures fed on sugar cane. It also covers an excerpt on Accidents from the Pall Mall Gazette and a humorous tale of a hard missionary donor, plus a delirium tremens case with a peculiar funeral plan.
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Indiana
Mexico
Nobody Pleased by Opera Hall Hat Nonsense in Cleveland
A fragmented old tale describes an opera house crowd in Cleveland where hat styles spark amusement as balconies loom steep and a playful exchange about hats unfolds. A Colorado health trip anecdote follows about mine speculation, then a note on mule prices and fashion trends showing varied stocking designs and dark colors. Historical jollity and market talk blend in a single column item.
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Brooklyn Basle
Pew Music Hall
Cleveland
Wall Street
Colorado
Connecticut
Wisconsin News Wraps Up Local Trials And Trades
Wisconsin items report a Chicago based bank verdict for 10944 in a suit against Chicago Railway Equipment. Milwaukee sees a murder conviction of Poles, and a GARA delegate chosen for Milwaukee encampment. A Hudson man killed by a falling tree, Eau Claire schools closed for contagious disease, and various Wisconsin cases and curiosities fill a broad roundup of state notes.
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Tex
Merchants’ National Bank
Chicago
Et Madiaon
Chicago Railwey Equipment Company
Jada
Dow Cutatanding
Tex Sturgeon Bay
Minor
Milwaukee
D. W. Stebbien
Portervilla
Milwaukee & Northern Railway
Robert McWilliams
Knute Paterzon
Hudson, Wis
Lankett & Warren
Weyerhauser
Bruce
Eau Clairé
Tris
Gov. Rusk
Jerry Walton
Wisconsin
Wilson
Troy
Caalles
Wisconsin Datrymen's Association
Evan Lewis
Board of Regents
A. 2
Beno
Florence
Commonwealth
Ben Toosms
Milwaukee & Northern
Robert Toombs
C. A. Stouch
Eau Claire
Dane County
Patrick Carr
Pine Blof
Recestey
Mageer
Richardson
Mary Molcairns
Janesville
Thomas Uicairos
John Garde- Wig
Kankauns
Kankauna
Fragmentary verse note from an 18th century text
A damaged OCR line presents archaic phrasing about a figure named Kolare or With and a violent act. The fragment lacks clear context, dates, or locations, offering only sparse hints of a narrative moment and a rugged diction. Further context is needed for a precise summary.
Fragmented World News Items From A Late 19th Century Sheet
A dense column of assorted notes covers Mount Vernon improvements by local ladies, factory bans on idol making in China, vast land holdings in Oregon, the death of Defender of Baltimore, a British spy Maj. Andre’s will, and diverse global curiosities. It mentions Atlantic steamship matters, railway ambitions, and quirky anecdotes from judges, peddlers, and physicians with a collage of names and places.
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Mount Vernon
Oregon
Axomien Od Defender
Baltimore
Maj
Andre
Ison Gla
New York
Mexico
China
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Marshfield Times
Marshfield, Wis
Thomas
Robton
McDougall, Lasie & Co
Therghungs
Francain Xavier Street
Charles Crossley
Newark
No J
Evansville
Ind
Mabel Knickerbarker
Jessie Clarke
theKension
Tenn
Mwe
John Lacmon
Tim
Roy
Westfeld
Hamilton County
Prblis School
John Garver
Harry Stead
Oed
Ape
Garver
Bheed
Beaver Creek
Somerset
Wiliam Parsons
Frack Wilson
Charles Gooden
W. A. Owens
Aimes
Parsons
Temperance
Stomer City
Lormard
Brooklyn
United States Cuptoms
W. Cooper
Philadlelpha
Tsa Insurance
Durant
Migs
Charles
Jacob Marasillen
Davis
West End Abattoir
William White
Gischild
Hone
Jresbers
Carter Screat
Morrell Bros
Ha Elestro- Porto Company
Royal Shirt Manufacturing Company
Wag
M. C. Huyett & Co
Robert J. Phillips
Indianapolis
Hia
Wil
Gan
Avant
Terre Haute
Havra
France
Cymru
New Orleans
Lake Street
A. B. Ansbacher & Co
Silberberg & Co
Benjamin Greenbank
South Danville
Ariington Mills Manufacturing Company
Wilmington
Del
New England Mutual
Washington, Ga
Frank Kincac
Lisbon
James Burk
Ingram
Garenbrant & Cole
Omaha
Neb
Benj. T. C. Mubbard
First National Bank
Monmouth
Tes
Preideti
Tom Kelley
P. J. Kallay
Big Four Road
Bonfeld
Kankakee
Kelley
A. Shane
Garpenter
Artean
Missionippi
Ulach
Joe Ruandred
Freeh
Guardians OF the Peace
Furway
Pioun—Pateler
Wadelwe Boe
Gu Peng
Meyry
Bresevas
House
Louis
Sessors Rensores
Dorn
Tenrible
Brata
India
Ane
Motrer
Fidmans
Pall Mall Gazette
Andrey Lusk
Andrew
Pronte Tackson
Newa
Henry County
Brother C
Brother G
Brother GC
Deliru i
Delirum
Atewarda
Xao
Rapi
Nemocrac
West
Wisconsin Exare Nrwa
Butcher
Pisenburg
Sit
Henry Ward Beecher
Kennard House
Sam Payne
Press
Jone
Sam
Beecher
Payne
Jency Ward
Mr. Beecher
Gulf
Boston
England
Atlantic
Toom Tha Hingston Freemis
Norrnary
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
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