Storms Sweep Midwest as Cyclone Ravages Towns
A series of cyclone strikes across Illinois and Indiana cause extensive damage. In Odell Illinois a cyclone unroofed churches and stores, collapsed blocks, and left property losses around 50 000 dollars. Lottie Zille a 10 year old girl died after being lofted over 200 feet. Several residents, including Hoke and Cole, are seriously hurt. Telegraph lines are down leaving communications disrupted. Reports from nearby towns Stranton, Rockford, and Attica describe demolished homes, wrecked businesses, and fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangaa
Onéll
Ill
Meysionee
Methodist
Lottie Zille
Piel
George
Charles Hoke
Cole
John Miller
Ruiva
Wallamyport
Ind
Attica
Here
How Mill
Revere House
Chicago & Great Southern Railway
Wabash Liver Bridge
Benny Bate
Arrest of Louis Lingg, Haymarket Bomber Seized
Police capture Louis Lingg, the Haymarket bomb thrower, after a late night pursuit. Lingg, an anarchist agitator among German and Bohemian ex-pats, resisted arrest at a lodging house and was found with pistols, bombs, dynamite, and anarchist literature in Seiewick Street. Lingg reportedly worked for Spies of the Arbeitov Zeitung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Haymarket
Louis Lingg
Linge Wa
Bard Atruggla
Lingg
America
Ledz- Wick Street
Amprose Street
Seiewick
Various National News Snippets From the Times
A dated mix of incidents includes a train wreck near Newcastle Indiana with several deaths and injuries. a Bruschke & Ricko executive wounded amid a factory dispute. political moves in Britain on capital punishment and Home Rule. a Minneapolis building inquiry verdict. a poisoning mistaken for musk. a murder trial in St Louis. a Wayne County tornado with loss and fatalities. a double murder suicide in Owego New York driven by jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Most
New 'Y
Jeeger
Bloomington & Western Road
Newcastle
Ind
J.V. Trenary
James Hudson
Freman
Charles J. Bruschke
Chicago Furniture Manufactur |Nig Fist
Brugchke &Ricko
Bruschke
House of Commons
Gladstone
Woroner
Brackett
Minneapolis
Brookville
Maxwall
A. Prellar
St. Louis
Wayne County
Owego
N. Y
Norman Lanabury
Horace Payson
Spanish hurricane Charlieu Madrid reports heavy casualties
A Madrid dispatch says a severe hurricane hit central Spain with seventy killed and about two hundred injured. Telecommunication and transport collapsed as roofs, towers, and cottages were razed. The Queen toured affected areas while losses exceed 1.23 million dollars and many workers and washerwomen faced tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Madrid
I Saya
Spain
Outakiota
Manzanares
Disease Afflicts Arkansas Family After Dog Bites
A dog owned by A J Hall near Cabot Rock Arkansas went mad and caused hydrophobia in the farmer’s two small children who drank milk from the cow. The 11th marked onset of symptoms as other family members fall ill. Doctors express cautious hope for recovery but emphasize serious conditions for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allk
A.J. Hall
Cabcott
Tittle Rock
Ark
Greek Ministry Nears Completion Amid Protests Across Greece
An Athens dispatch reports the new ministry is nearly formed as Delyan pledges non obstructive policy. Mass meetings erupt nationwide against the powers blockade decree while Greeks seek sympathy from foreign nations. The allied fleet leaves Crete to resume the blockade of Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Delyan
Crete
Greene
Ada capsizes off Coney Island in yacht tragedy
A cat-rigged boat named Ada capsized near Coney Island Point New York on the 16th with several persons aboard. Captain Kilmer of the yacht Zephyr sighted a man clinging to the boat but he disappeared before救 reach. The vessel sank soon after and the captain could not identify the boat, though he recovered part of the mainsail that may reveal the names of the drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Coney Island Point
New York
Kilmer
Zephyr
Tian
Freight wreck on Pennsylvania Railroad kills three men
A freight wreck in the mountains on the Pennsylvania Railroad during a heavy storm destroyed twenty five freight cars and killed three men. The storm uprooted trees and blew down fences and outbuildings, severely obstructing tracks for twelve hours while crews cleared the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Connemanagh
Ataet
Night of Horror Strikes Kehia Ohio Town
A catastrophic storm hit Kehia Ohio on the night of May 12 causing floods and wind that destroyed bridges flooded districts and killed at least twenty five people with many more missing. The city struggled as fires and darkness hampered rescue efforts while relief funds and clothing drives began. Local officials reported extensive property damage across several counties and rail lines sustained major washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kehia
Paoliandle
Shawnee
Nellie Anderson
Lydia Cassy
Samuel Corcoran
Mas Evans
Orrin Morris
Stephen Denton
Wm. Powell
Caxt
Henry Braselton
Powell
Ed. Lindsay
McDowell & Torrence
Jatber
Miami Powder Company
Little Miami Railroad
Little Miami
Ohio
Indiana
Attica
Danville
Ill
Little Miami Road
Corwin
London
Monkingom Valley
Miami
Columbus
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Carrollton
Miamisberg
Dayton
Madison County
Payette County
Paint
Washington
Courthouse
Clinton County
Butler County
Miami River
Middletown
Sidney
Bee-Line
Quincy
Miiebill
Idney
Johnstown
Lima
Lake Shore & Western
Fashionable boarding houses in New York teach social etiquette
A Boston Herald correspondent critiques two New York boarding houses offering "carriage classes" for young women. He describes pedal-operated carriages as social markers and extracts on pricey "extras" in a schooling that aims to craft grand dames, noting turbans in spring costumes as part of the attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Herald
Poenar
Congress Debates Interstate Commerce Amendments
May reports show debate on the interstate commerce bill with amendments offered by Ingalls and others. The House considered but took no final action, while resolutions sought investigation of alleged illegal colors in U S fisheries and further railroad price amendments. The Senate adjourned after reprinting proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chineet
China
Chineis
Senate
Edmunds
Claus
Ap Raikerni
Briduwell Louk
Chicaro
Atelantize
Great Werterc Railway Company
Fairay
Veet
Stephen
Mevere
Logan
Teller
Boosn
Mospay
Dingley
Inted
Morrow
Kesebta of Labor of California
Ibio
Congress
Obina
Torsiny
House
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Lowry
California
Wil
Glurdy
St. Louis
Casa
Tronapay
Departmentaf
Sy Bho House
Tiapax
Willis
Louisville
David J. Adame
Ofiginia
Turabay
Smienda
Menthera
Mentepro
Mitchell
Two Wives Witness Drowning at Tuscombia Mo
A cable accident on the Tuscombia River on the 14th sent Richard Higgins and Thomas Barrett to a drowning fate while attempting to sketch a cable across the river. Their bodies were recovered after a struggle, leaving behind wives and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscambia
Theirushanta
Richard Higeing
Thomas Barrett
Tuscombia
Higgins
Barratt
Grand Union Hotel New York City Ad
Notice promotes the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms priced from $1 daily, elevator, restaurant, and easy access by elevated railroads. Claims a superior city location and better lodging than other Chicago hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Foray
Jona Trodt
Thas
Death in the Gale at Kansas City Court House
A devastating storm on November 11 in Kansas City Mo caused the collapse of the Lathrop school building and a county court house. Dozens killed or injured including children and factory workers, with extensive property damage across the city and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansa
Kaine
Kansas City
Clonda
Atest
Minera
Lathrop
Ccane
Fira Department
West Third Street
Haar Bros
Graham Paper Company
Sherif Dougherty
Bouge
Joats Mastin
Bessie Sneere
Nellie Ellie
Julie Ramer
Ruth Jamison
Edna O. Evans
Brits Patch
Frank Madison
Mattie Moore
Gardner
Kas
Martin Jones
Robert P. Sprague
Fort Scott & Gull Road
L.'J. Moore, Jr
Willie Bachman
Kan
Mina. Crane
Nellie Cavanaugh
Armordale
Kate Creelman
W. BR. Towne
Smith & Moffatt’s
Frank 0. Smith
John Kame
Harry Jackson
Wyandotte
Sam Black
Court House
Henry Dougherty
Winges
Jobo Flaherty
Frank Orlesby
Smith & Moffatt
Central Presbyterian Church
Yates’ Ice Company
Nortopville
Parkville
St. Joseph
Odessa
Labor Fights and Industry Strikes Clock City Turmoil
Reports from across the United States describe broad industrial action and partial returns to work. Eight hour and ten hour disputes affect gas works in St Louis and Chicago traders, with thousands affected as locks and wage talks unfold. The Chicago loom and garment sectors face a sweeping lockout impacting about twenty thousand workers while Berlin and Philadelphia tensions ease as wage demands shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
St. Louis
Laclede Company
Chicago
Philadelphia
Western Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
West
Berlin
Princely Prices Paid for Lodgings in New York
The New York Tribune notes enormous hotel spending with guests at Hoffman House paying around 115 a week, Admiral Maxe, John W. Mackay, and James McHenry among high rollers. Victoria Hotel hosted President Cleveland’s base suite, while Fifth Avenue and Windsor houses catered to rich travelers with daily bills from 40 to 60 dollars. Mrs. Barrois, widow of a Central American fighter, topped the list with daily expenses near 200 dollars due to a large retinue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York ‘Tribune
New York
Hoffman House
Admiral Maxae
John W. Mackay
Hoffman
James McHenry
London
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dean
Fifth Avenue
Windsor
Mms
Barrois
Langham
Eating Habits and Social Customs in China and Other Notes
A pasted collection of observations contrasts Chinese dining practices with Western views, noting meal frequency, tableware, and gender roles, then shifts to brief items. It mentions Vanderbilts and journalism, counterfeit cough cures, a Pittsburgh glassware boom, and St Jacobs oil endorsements amid assorted short notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Cox
Washington
Belgium
Pitaburg
RB. Buruen
Catbridge University
England
Saye
St. Jacobs Oiada
Milwaukees Chronicle of Fires Awards and Fatalities
A roundup from Milwaukee and surrounding areas reports several fires and accidents. Incidents include two wooden store buildings burned at Monroe with $2,000 loss. a jewelry store robbery at Madizon and Madison. a man and boy deaths from heart disease and a streetcar crash injuring a 7 year old. a lighthouse of law and order with militia bills paid except transportation costs. and a church dedication in Eau Claire costing $35,000 with clergy in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Feildertter
Twelfth
Cherry
Millwaukes
St. Joseph’s Church
Joux B. Liamaer
Milwaukee
Peter Wella
John Gettine
Monroe
A.B. van Cott
Pittehore
Christian Warmuth
Whitehill Sewing Machine Company
Wasmath
Pittsburg
Wasmuth
Gorus
Wich
Germany
Dini
Casi
Frask W. Wensten
Shawann County
Carty Athe
Turee
Odd Fellows
East Side
Odd Fellows Lodge
Ee Lovis Gupp
Clark
la Crosse
Winns
Wolfang “Bock
St. Pal
Sullivan
Moane River
Glidden
Chicago, Burlisgvene Northern Railway
K. C. Flasch
Kraemer Sod Hegemen
Shippewa Falls
Durnia
Racine
Beuer
Durand
Collins and Boehm
Eau Claire
Attempted Heist Unmasked at New York Firm Vault
A blond man with an eye patch entered Sweetzer, Peabody & Co in New York as the morning opened on the fifteenth. He attacked a vault clerk with an iron weapon hidden in his sleeve, knocked him down, and fled the scene. In the struggle the intruder's disguise was torn away revealing a clerk from the firm. He carried chloroform in a bottle and tried to force the vault clerk to inhale it before being restrained.
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Alex
Los
St. Lawrence
Chicago
Montpetien
France
Lonata
Osler
Ald
Jasme
New York
Ae c Tae Enterprise
Pekin
Spellman Doherny
Bufrrco
Purvis
Michael McEonery
J. GC
New Orleans
Bro
Lsth
Oxnand
Greylock
MG Pillot
Bangue Des Compte
Paris
Baron Sondsyran
Lina
Pillot
Pittsburs
Ardorethana
Bice
Paginas
Biee
Frm
Tuxon & Broa
Baltimore
Brindisi
Phiadelphia
John Dislogue
Kaighn
Geveral Times
Tharabels
Haiti
Cuba
State Department
Washington
Philadelphia
Arma
United States
Salomon
Tabasco
Sionor Varziog
Offici
Jara
Mexico
Neusual
Aim
Mesers
Welch & Bro
Gen
Forrest
Yankee
Wilson
Vandalia Road
Indianapolis
Arbeiter Zeitung
Piate
MrCormick Reaper Works
Pittsburg
Dnildera
Galveston
George W. Vanderbilt
George
William H. Vanderbilt
Sun
Father
George ‘Vanderbilt
America
Sweetzer, Peabody & Co
Gtm
le Cine
Genon
Trents & Law
Massachusetts
Cincinnati Enquirer
Weahington
Idata
Mostana
New Mexico
Arizona
Utal
Wyoming
Dakota
Dixersnami
Brooklyn
Royal A. Tolerson
Surveyor
Frvsxo
Cal
Snwyer
Cammses
State Normal School For Women
Partiville
Jane
New York Morning Journal
Katie Stokes
Ting
Jew Ferry Bro
John Stetson
Theatreal Pr Imager
Bretel Ai Promise
Souri Warr
Quinebang
Conn
Peraone
Dorr
Thorn W. Dorr
Rhode Island
Rewecca Linney
Te Ger Brook
J.C. C. Chicke
Skortley College
Upper Area
University of Mechester
W.Y
de. John Clarke
Geneva
Red River Valley
Bargel
Jahnny
Jahny
Thes
Jenny
Oneids County
Spya
San Franciscan
Sucrey County
N.C
A & Lion
Wen
Man
Tia
Pennayleanié
Pensacola
Elu
Great
Sabin, Mart
Are We Loving Our Time and Longer Days
A fragment from a 19th century column quotes Prof Pritchett noting days grow longer by about two seconds per century due to Earth’s rotation slowing from tidal friction. The piece humorously mentions a baptism mishap where a baby is christened Baptist after an accidental baptismal font drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Simeé
Prof. Pritchett
St. Lonia
Make Friends and Keep the Old Bonds Enduring
An archaic reflection on friendship, praising lasting ties over time worn bonds. The piece extols old friendships as precious, compares them to aged wine, and warns that new ties may fade while venerable ones offer enduring support and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alkel
Miscellaneous notes on politics science and society
A broad survey of contrived topics from the era, mentioning divisive politics in Detroit arbitration, poetry publications, and biographical vignettes. It records various individuals, towns, and events in a rapid, collage-like style, including mentions of Sen Tones, Thomas Nast, and local rumors.
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Marshfield, Wis
Thomas & Norton
Odell
Eied
Tero
Williamaport
Abbey
Aerind the
Nanin
Onley
SAI Tren Dhoifs
Men of Science
Celestiela
Pandkerchiela
Gxonaa
Breenrey
Macon
Cagion
Nilinen
Bata
Boner
Senator Tones
Detroit
Wieron Aveo
Thomas Nast
Ageny
Dublin
Posw
Dakow
Harpy
Hodm
Porket Borough
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