Frightful Gasoline Explosion Destroys Orr Store in Alliance
A massive blast at F. M. Orr’s stove and tin shop in Alliance Ohio leveled the building killing Orr, his son Elmer, and several relatives. The explosion hurled workers through a plate glass window, injured others, and halted business as coroner reports indicate a gallon of gasoline spilled and ignited in an airtight tank.
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F. M. Orr
Elmer Orr
Homer Highland
Frank Evans
Orr
Debria
John Curry
Charles H. Hayden
Duprez & Benedict
Alliance
News monopoly in 48 hour copyright bill debated
A letter to a congress member warns that a metropolitan press group seeks a law to copyright news for forty eight hours after publication. The writer, a New York newspaper president, argues the measure creates a huge monopoly on day’s news and would bar outside papers from reproducing content until the embargo lifts.
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Congress
New York
Metropolitan Press
Washington
No Distinction in the Grave Hailed by New Jersey Governor
Trenton January 28 The governor reports the Hackensack cemetery company refused burial to a colored man and urges a law making color based refusals a criminal offense with strict penalties to prevent future incidents.
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Trenton
N. J
Hackensack Cemetery Company
Death of Wendell Phillips in Boston
Hon Wendell Phillips died tonight after a week of illness. He showed signs of dissolution at 430 this afternoon and passed away at 6 oclock in the presence of his wife and niece. Phillips was nearly 73 years old.
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Boston
Wendell Phillips
Commutation Reduces Two Executions to Life for Nebraska Prisoners
Governor Dawes in Lixcoiy Nebraska commuted the death sentences of John Polin and George Hart to life imprisonment. Polin’s scheduled hanging at Plattsmouth on Friday and Hart’s at Grand Island were canceled after appeals from relatives and attorneys. The decision follows the usual clemency process and alters the fate of both inmates.
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Lixcoiy
Dawes
John Polin
Plattsmouth
George Hart
Grand Island
Polin
Court case divisive ruling drawn from chief justice letters
The case showed surprise among observers who believed they understood it, with general consensus that he ought to hang. Executive action rests on letters from Chief Justice Cobb Justice Lakes and M B Reese Hart s prosecutor.
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Cobb
Lakes
M. B. Reese
Hart
Police Chief Endorses St Jacobs Oil for Pain
J W Schmitt chief of police in Cleveland endorses St Jacobs Oil as a pain banisher after a quarter century in service. He states it cured him of rheumatism and urges others to try the remedy.
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Anzeiger
Police
J. W. Schmitt
St. Jacobs Oil
Railroad Friction Persists as Western Lines Readjust
General Managers Potter and Cable report no change in Nebraska operations after recent eastward trips. A new meeting between Burlington and western trunk line railroads is expected to address ongoing disagreements. A Western trunk line association meeting on the 4th may force Union Pacific to concede rate rights for east to west freight.
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ChicaGo
Potter and Cable
Nebraska
Burlington
Western Trunk Line Association
Utah
Union Pacific
Rumored Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Merger Talks Surface
A Baltimore and Ohio move to place Western Union executives in charge of its telegraph arm fuels belief of a planned union with Western Union. The Tribune cites an official from the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph suggesting Postal may be seeking a sale to an unnamed buyer.
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Telegraph
New York
Baltimore
The
Tribune
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Western Union
Western Union Company
the Tribune
Bankers’ and Merchants’ Telegraph Company
Postal
Market prices and remedies in a late 19th century screed
Prices for wheat, corn, oats, flour, fruit, butter, meat, and cattle across Chicago and St. Louis markets are listed with quantities and per unit figures. The notice also reports on Missouri river passenger-rate talks and includes multiple advertisements for tonics, balms, and medical cures, plus quirky notes and local interest snippets.
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Messina
Piles cures and patent medicines advertised in 19th century style
A jumble of medical claims promotes Williams Indian Pile Ointment for piles with instant relief and tumor absorption. Other ads tout Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya, Allen's Brain Food, Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment, Dr Jaques German Worm Cakes, Eilert's Daylight Liver Pills, and various tonics and remedies.
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Williams
Ft. Frazier Medicine Co
Cleveland
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Grand Union Hotel and Western Travel Notes
An 1890s style advert and miscellany promote the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot with 600 rooms, European plan, elevator, and dining. Omaha’s Metropolitan Hotel touted. patent medicines and tonics marketed including Carter’s Little Liver Pills and Brown's Iron Bitters. local accidents and notices referenced with brief testimonials and upcoming travel and literary notes.
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New York City
Bagerare
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Metropolitan Hotel
Omaha
West
Cough Remedy Endorsed Amid Winter Forecast
The piece urges using Allen's Long Balsam as a trusted cure for coughs and colds during a predicted cold season. It asserts the product’s purity and effectiveness after one trial. Manitoba politics are touched with talk of rebellion and union membership.
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Eilert
Vennor
Allen
Hall
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