Two Engines Crash In Snow Near Wilmington Del
A severe snowstorm blocked rail lines near Wilmington Delaware causing a collision between the Wilmington and Northern train from Reading and two snow sweeping engines. Three men were killed and another dying. The wreck tore the baggage car and engine, with burning timbers and mangled bodies. Only identified victim is Alburt Jones, engineer of the shifting crew.
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Wilmington
Del
Wilmington & Northern T Eain
Ennes
Wilmington & Northern
McCausland
Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Ullace
Alburt Jones
Perry Flynn cuts his wife then shoots himself in duel taunt
A cheater, Tl man Commodore Perry Flynn allegedly attacked his wife with a pistol knife, slashed her throat, then shot himself in a fatal act. Both are reported to die. The incident followed a quarrel on the 6th. The chaotic day also saw oil tank theft losses in Cleveland and multiple fires across cities.
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Edward Frederick
Canton
James Blakeny
Sponefield
Kenington
Philadelphia
Arcat's Mills
Beatty's Mills
Taylor and
Coral
Adams Street
Memphis
Tenn
Cincinnati
Water Street
Jewett & Adams
Joxies
Ilinois
St. James
D. R. Putnam McGregor
Groton
DB. T
Root of
Boston Run
Mahoning City
East St. Louis
Standard ‘Oil Works
Cleveland
Commodore Perry Flynn
Cheater
America
Fragmentary 4th of July incidents across cities
Reports note a burned vessel in Alexandria valued at 30000 owned by Inland and Coastwise of Baltimore. death of Joshua B Lippincott in Philadelphia. a 72 year old head of J B Lippincott Publishing. A Granville Michigan farmer shot his wife then killed himself. American Company premiere at New York Academy of Music a success with The Taming of the Shrew. Burglars blew Ames Plow gate in Quincy Market Boston, stealing nothing. At Paso Del Norte Texas a brewer named Bossier killed by robbers. partner Roberta wounded.
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Alexandria
Inland & Coastwise Company
Baltimore
Joshua B. Lippincott
Philadelphia
J.B. Lippincott Publishing Company
Hans Peterson
Bear Granville
New York Academy of Music
Theodora Thomas
Eader
Ames Plow Company
Quincy Market
Boston
Paso del Norte
Tex
Bossier
Roberta
Unusually Severe Western Upland Snowstorm Strikes Rockies
A Denyer dispatch notes a deep Rocky Mountain storm that began four days prior and spread from the plains to Western Kangas and Colorado. Temperatures plunged to 33 below at Tennessee Pass Leadville, rail traffic on Kansas Pacific and Burlington routes halted, cattle losses feared, and trains drifted near Brookville. Freight traffic abandoned as mammoth grazing regions face severe exposure and telegraph gaps hinder warning. Trailing crews and snow plows depart Denver to confront the historic winter on the rails.
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Pamenger
Denyer
Kangas
Yerra
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Tennessee Pass
Leadville
Kansas Pacific
Burlington & Missouri Riwer
Brookville
Michael Strogolt
Inia
Arkansas
Weatern
New Mexico
Denver
Flood Submerges Fulton Flats Damages Mills Homes
A severe flood from the Oswego River and canal floods Fulton N Y flats where mills and factories sit above homes. Ice jams and rising water force rescue of residents from second story rooms by rowboats. Fire suppressed, cold endures as emergency crews care for survivors and assess factory damage. About seventy five families left homeless along the Vanderad road.
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Fulton, N.Y
Oswego River
Aul Jaust
Tyrone and nearby towns hit by severe floods
Pennsylvania towns including Tyrone face rising floods as Bald Eagle Creek and the Little Juniata River overflow. Main and Juniata Streets flood, 25 families abandon homes, Cambria Iron Company's Birmingham tenements submerged, Renova and Susquehanna rivers flood west bank, trains delayed, Shenandoah collieries suspend operations due to water.
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Pennsylvania
Bald Eagle Creek
Tyrone
Renova
Susquehanna
Shenandoah
Beating the Record Coldest Nationwide Weather Storm
Reports from the 10th describe a severe cold wave sweeping the nation from Atlantic to Pacific. Winds, shipwrecks, and blizzards crippled coastal shipping, with New York rail lines suspended and Boston harbor buffeted by a hurricane-like storm.
Fire at Lajies Hall Oberlin Worst Suburban Loss
A fire at Lajies Hall, Oberlin College connected, destroyed the attic and two apartments. The brick three story building housed 130 female and 100 male students, all escaped unharmed. Hatch managed the hall, valued at about 30000 dollars with contents insured. Two steamers fought the blaze as other nearby structures were saved.
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Oberlin
Ith
Cleveland
Lajies’ Hall
College
Hatch
Amoke
Flood Devastation Amid Pennsylvania Rainstorms
Dispatches of the Sun describe severe flood damage from heavy rain and high water. Hazleton and Easton report major mine and river impacts with pumps submerged and trains delayed by landslides. Bethlehem iron works shut down as bridges are washed out and rail lines halted. Multiple mining districts and towns face rising waters and widespread outages.
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Oyupl
The
Sun
Hazleton
A. Parles & Co
Crystal Ridge
Sugar Loaf
Andriew
Honey Brook
Harleigh
Eberley
Easton
Lehigh
Bethlehem
Iron Works
Williamsport & Canandaigua
Northern Central Railway
Bondout
Pt. Deposit
Lumber Losses From River Flood Across Towns
The river swept away an immense amount of lumber with estimates over 1,000,000 feet carried off. No loss of life reported. At Kittanning Pennsylvania on the Allegheny River $40,000 worth of lumber washed away. In Dorera a large portion of the town flooded and trains delayed. Damage awaits river recession.
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Kittanning
Theny River
Dobera
Destruction by Fire Destroys Brooklyn Hat Factory
A four story brick hat works at Dunlap & Co. in Brooklyn burned at about 1 am on the 4th. A dog upset a lamp starting the blaze. Losses run to 250 000 dollars with 200 000 insurance. The fire left about 200 workers out of work. The watchman spotted the flames on the third floor as the dog fled the office in a sheet of fire. He tried to use extinguishers but could not due to the intensity of the flames. The dog may have overturned a kerosene can from the stove.
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Newport
Kentucky Shore
Houas
William Stevans
Detroit
Miss Duckwits
Wichita
Kas
Newark
M. J. Mosely
B. W. Mosely
J. R. Herciot
Henderson
Aiken
Beverly
White Loy
Clark & Co
Wheansing
Mich
Second Presbyterian Church
Covington
Ray, HD
Jardine
Kansas City
St. Louis
Charles Tsand
West Woodmont
Conn
Brooklyn
R. L. Dunlap & Co
Gre
Thoresa
Tie Dog
Sig
Four Story Warehouse Fire in Louisville Kills Three
A snowy collapse at the E P Forwood Trabue and Balmforth warehouse in Louisville Kentucky destroyed the building and caused a $110 000 loss. Three occupants are feared dead as a fierce blaze ignited by a stove raced through cotton tobacco and dry goods storage.
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Haveeen
Louisville
E. P. Forwood & Co
Trabuet Co
J.B. Balmforth & Co
Greece protests union of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia
The Greek government sent a strong note to powers protesting the Bulgaria Eastern Roumelia union. It cites thousands of Greek inhabitants affected and calls for restoring the Berlin boundary. Greece says it will maintain naval and military readiness to assert its rights if needed amid the Balkan conference at Constantinople being abandoned with Russia not guaranteeing Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia independence.
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Bulgaria
Roumelia
Greece
Constantinople
Russia
Murderer in Battle Creek Tragedy Strikes Family
Neighbors found Dr. Martin White, his wife, and two children dead at their Battle Creek home. The attacker, likely a family member, broke in on the afternoon of the 8th and killed them all with throat slashing. The crime scene showed a brutal struggle and no other motive is known.
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MucWvern
Battle Creek
Mith
Martin White
Mitch
Dr. White
Jt Ig
Gsen
Insanity Sweep Among Allen Family Near Danville
A Danville dispatch reports the surviving Woolcott Allen family members eight miles north of town have gone insane after a revival. George Allen, 32, was admitted insane Monday and Heber Allen, 34, was adjudged insane yesterday. Both head families with spouses and two children. Sister Mary Allen, 24, to be tried for insanity today. Mother, 50, is also described as insane.
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Eta
Danville
Woolcott Allen
George Allen
Heber Alle
Mary Allen
Venta
Algo Ingane
New French cabinet announced in Official Gazette
A Paris dispatch reports the new ministry headed by M De Freycinet includes Sarrien as interior minister, Sadi Carnot finance, Goblet education, and Boulanger war. The lineup draws note for Sarrien’s weak backing and limited enthusiasm for the new government. In Cumberland, Md, Uncle George Kubrick, a wealthy cattle dealer from West Virginia, is described in detail as a curio of local lore.
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de Freycinet
Paris
Cabint
M. de F Reycinet
My Sarrien
M. Sadi-Carnot
M. Goblet
M. ‘Demole
MM. Develle
Gen. Boulanger
M. Avbra
M. Baihaut
M. Granet
Posts and Telegraphs
M. Lockray
M. Sarrien
Interior
Congress Debates Utah Statehood and Diverse Bills
The Senate debates Utah statehood and passes a broad set of bills including education, currency, and anti corruption measures. Members discuss civil rights and governance while other proposals address postal, military, and infrastructure priorities across multiple states and territories.
City employment and trades listed in early census
The document lists numerous workers served by the city including 49 cooks, 6 waiters, 35 other servants, 41 printers, 67 tailors, 18 seamen, 4 paper hangers, 3 physicians, 5 clergymen, 14 lawyers, 4 artists, and 1 editor. It notes no paupers among the reporters and mentions various trades such as shoemakers and photographers.
Wisconsin items and legal notes from 1885
A scattered Wisconsin page reports Hugh Bayle’s bound over for trial for the Theo Endter killing in Freedom, a Milwaukee ordinance targeting unmatted dogs, plans for an electric street railway, a donated Mrs Fenton portrait to the State Historical Society, a Darlington memorial to Civil War dead, revenue seizure of 8,000 cigars in Milwaukee, incorporation of John Thompson & Sons Plowmakers Beloit, slander defendant Anough Schoenser in Milwaukee, Captain Fixx arrest of W W Whitney for embezzlement, a murder case near Appleton, Tasville improvements boosting wealth, Eau Claire burglary losses around 350, and the Wisconsin Railway Navigation Company’s rejected proposal by Cooney.
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Hugh Bayle
Theo. Endter
Town of Freedom
Roemer
Appleton
Milwaukee
Avetzror
Axsona
State Historical Society
Fenton
Daniel G. Fenton
Prairie du Chien
Darlington
Jan Failore
Tar
Miwaukees
John Thompson & Sons
Beloit
J. Thompson & Sons, Limited
John Thompson
A.C. Thompson
C.T. Thompson
Anough Schoenserur
Capt. Fixx
W-W. Whitney
Whitney
Wis
Julia Giskie
Peter Armatrong
Gulden
Talesville
Frank Plening
Eau Claire
Dod Cooney
Wisconsin Railway Navigation Company
Safety mark on checks and fraud risks noted
An editorial warns that a check protector machine punches holes and embosses points to erase ink and alter amounts on checks. It explains how chiseling and re stamping can deceive detection, and that once perforations are made, the altered amount becomes fixed and harder to undo, calling for business vigilance.
Senate Furniture Scandal and Bonanza Man's Fall From Wealth
The piece critiques Senate spending including 10008 for furniture and 2500 for speech folding with 4500 for paste and dukes, noting wasteful appropriations and committee perks. It also tells of 3 M Walker, once rich from a bonanza firm, who lost his fortune in speculation, ending in bankruptcy and a sale of his Oakland mansion.
Cream as a Fire Extinguisher from a Rural Fire
In Rockland County an old wooden fireplace and charred beam sparked a mystery. A large crock of cream spilt on a cherry table, soaking the floor with sour cream fumes and steam that smothered the blazing mantel as the fire fed on dry timber.
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New York
John
Thin City
Rockland County
Aman
Hoge
Arosa
Death of Julian Alvarez, famed Henry Clay cigar magnate
The Cuban death obituary portrays Julian Alvarez, Spanish born in Asturias, who built the Henry Clay cigar brand into a global force with annual U S sales around 17 million dollars. He employed over 1200 workers and funded charity, while his legacy included a New York firm selling millions in Henry Clays yearly and a son, Francis, who traveled to Cuba. A Washington note adds a humorous tale of a New Hampshire man overwhelmed by Christmas parcels sent to him in the capital.
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New York Times
Dealera
Tobecco
Times
Cuba
Alvarez
San Roman de Candamo
Asturias
Spain
America
Henry Clay
New York
United States
Garcia Brotiere
Francis
A. Blunt
Washington
Concord Monitor
New Hampshire
Christman
Granite State
Stils
Concord
Andrew Young
Dover
Hira
Ohio
Untitled historical fragment on devotion and labor
Fragmentary text speaks of devotion and labor with phrases about being at Thy feet and praying. The obscure wording references a mix of spiritual imagery and labor, suggesting a devotional meditation or hymn-like snippet from a larger religious or poetic piece.
Satire and Humor Snippets From 19th Century Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from various newspapers lampoons common manners and misprints. It includes editorials about romance lawsuits antics on stage in Western towns and playful wordplay about weather and culture, with snippets from London Punch Philadelphia Press and Chicago News.
Man Hunter and His Remarkable Hounds of Jefferson County
An Age report details KE ui Goswell a famed houndsman in Jefferson County who keeps sixteen guest hounds that track escaped convicts. He describes the dogs as docile in camp yet fierce on duty circling and holding up a fleeing man until assistance arrives. He recalls a 16 hour cold track, a 100 mile pursuit, and a four day, 155 mile effort. He praises Fannie a keen hound that never leaves a trail and would follow a wrong track to its end.
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Cumberland
Baltimore American
Georges Kubrick
Knobley Mountain
Mineral County
West Virgina
Piedmont
Westernport
Uncle George
Hirmingham
KE Ui Goswell
Campo
Chilton County
Jamison
Fannie
Atreste
Birmingham
Tefferear County
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