Meyer's mine disaster at Scottdale claims multiple lives
News notes report a mine fire near Scottdale at the Meyer mine. Four pumpers and many workers amid a blast from a miner's lamp set off a huge explosion. Three men burned to death. ten or eleven others rumored missing, officials dispute that count.
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Prrra
Meyer
Scottdale
Willy
Mever
Ndt
Uzin
Dhetir
Waddell and
Jol
Robert Ronevel
Floods Rise as Pennsylvania Towns Flooded and Bridges Washed Away
Johnstown Pa and surrounding areas endure heavy rains spreading eastern floods. Creeks swell past banks, several bridges destroyed, houses flooded, and transportation crippled. Cambria Iron plant suspended operations. downtown and lower city areas submerged with residents fleeing to the depot.
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Pennsylvania
Pirisnene
Baltimore & Oho
MMOH
Cambria Iron Compania
Loly
Ohio
West Virginia
Vel
Pittsburg & Allroad
Sulany
Prohibition and Capital Change Tie North Dakota Politics
In North Dakota era reports Prohibitionists and Missouri Slope senators form a pact to keep Bismarck as capital and resubmit the liquor question. Senate approval 16 to 15 fuels party maneuvers as temperance forces gain leverage and aims to erase Saturday’s actions from the record. In Chilean news, Buenos Aires dispatch says rebel forces press toward Santiago with Balmaceda rallying government support.
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Prohibition
Bismarck
North Dakota
N. D
Missouri
Hismarck
Senate
Missouri Slope
House
Temperance Wen
Dynamiter Gibson and Whisky Trust Crisis Unfolds
Chicago reports reveal the Whisky Trust board and lawyers navigating a public dispute over Gibson and dynamite stock claims. Indictments loom for Geo J Shufeldt distillery plots while Peoria officials confirm Gibson remains located there amid conflicting rumors.
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Cateago
Fev
Airavtors
Chicago
Peoria
Asveriathine
Gibson
Gilmans
Gilson
Retary Geo. J
Tibsua
Ndjury
Shufeldt
Dakota Law Makers in Joint Assembly Actions
Feb. 11 in the joint assembly the Senate and House debated and voted on measures. Notable items include a bill to reduce interest from 12 to 10 percent and discussions on debts, inspectors, and abolishing offices.Sherman death memorials prompted chamber drapings and adjournments, followed by a joint memorial session.
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Thouse of Representatives
Prenne
Kyies
Ike
Joervard
Dilton
Ehmen
Mucdytt
TF Hove
Donustiees
Bort
Carrie Hy
Peukon Fae Len
MuCharmarh
Bachiain
Iid
Elvet
Ible
Wyle
Trey Ae Snil Cheupbell
Bourcenerats
Pone
Kyle
Tietilly Guissed
Nya Daapertant
Enity
Asdlisee
Ion
Agsteitlinn
Pitan
Wie
Sterting
Wyk
Cnaip- Heli
Cross
Brown
Wenting i Latean
Shee
Wien
Andy
Hiltredge
Days
Shenfe
Prinne
Ninn
Sherman
Holtman
Messrs
Kesten
Adame
Sheafe
Teejs
Lunds
McParlane
Gardner Joly
Melville
Sterling
Iylesaeeuee
eeaaTna Lps
Campbell
Gues i
United States
Vhervenn Lesinning
Markets Report From Sioux City And Chicago Livestock
Sioux City live stock market shows heavy receipts and varied demand with many loads ready for sale. cattle and hog values fluctuate as buyers hesitate while some persistent sellers push for higher prices. Chicago shows steady to higher cattle and hog markets with mixed bids and lighter market action. Chicago futures reflect firm grains and stable pork and lard values.
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Sioux City
Rock
Strome
Root
Howe
Jose Wis W
Son
South Omaha
Chicago
Ind
Labor Trouble in Connellsville Coke Region
Fifty Pinkerton guards arrive for Raney Company plants as strikers face stiff pressure. Moyer works raid postponed to avoid triggering strikes. Sixty five plants idle or boarded up with no sign of talks. Seven pumpers refused by Lamont works. Hungarian coke workers from Whitney works beat a comrade to death in Latrobe after drunken dispute.
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Connells Wicheston
Connellsville
Pinkerton
Raney
Moyer Works
Junction
Dawson
R. Hogett
Lamont Works
Whitney Works
Latrobe
Police debate over World’s Fair security at Jackson Park
President Gage asked Mayor Creiger to consider police protection for fair workers amid intimidation by unemployed crowds at Jackson Park. City officials said police would be sent only on request of park commissioners, and enforcement could be limited by a park authority warding off aliens under state law.
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Chicago
Gage
Creiger
Jackson Park
Corporation Council
Ip O
Pulte
Iso
A Woman in White Terrorizes Georgia Rail Travelers
Sensational railway tale from Georgia tells of a tall snowy woman seen near the tracks two miles from Waresboro. Engineers report eerie shrieks and a ghostly figure waving from the line. Conductor Pierson verifies sightings as crews debate whether a madwoman or ghost causes the disturbances while trains from Waycross to Albany run past the area.
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Georgia
Waycross
Albany
Waresboro
Pierson
Ife
Tifton
Wiresboro
Trust clash over buggy wheel supply sparks suit
Michigan Buggy of Chicago sues American Wheel Co in Kalamazoo for 51781 alleging a trust raised wheel prices and refused to fulfill a 10 000 set contract. Michigan Buggy's J M Van Wert cites long brewing dispute and other suppliers used due to price hikes. American Wheel's D J Allen says non fulfillment is justifiable and claims no other disputes. Also reports Carl Hartwig jailed to serve his Newnan murder sentence after a denied new trial.
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Buggy Wheel Combine
CheaGo
Michigan Buggy Company
Chicago
American Wheel Company
Jast
Michigan Uggy Company
Michigan
J. M. van Wert
D. J. Allen
Kalamazoo
Michigan Buggy Company of
Senate Debates Tariff and Naval Appropriations
Washington reports detail Senate action on the Mississippi river project and the Nebraska law, with bills on naval funding, civil service pay, and the fortification act. The House advances Indian and Army appropriation measures as leaders debate Sherman's death and Porter’s demise.
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Washingto Maring Sen
Treasuey i
Senatey Morais
Ageedd
Tate
Cros River
Ae Sin
Minnesota
Rte
Nebraska
TTR
Cpititin
Oll Wits
Senate Oil Pussett
Tle War
Wasnisetos
American Transportation Company
Perston
Mary Ann Doherty
Cornell
Senate Witie
Wenverg Au Des Maines
Grosvenor
Hesk
Cooper Aialen Fist
Nightind Groyir Cleveland
Grisvenop
Washington
Giesshet
Chandi Melters
Plomi
Wale
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McComas
Merytioid
Civil Service Commission
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Stonerspher
Virich
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Loadee
Tipus
Amendioert
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Admiral Porter
Committee On Naval Affairs
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Elors
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Call
Peror
Russia
Carlisle
Oise
Amino Aneds
Gen
Sherman
Acromaitier
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Wildigrerd
McConnell
Union
Predie
Quiicy Posteo
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Lote Senate
Paylor
Faure le
Pithian
Ilinois
Cuteheon
Min
Funeral arrangements for Gen Sherman in St Louis
New York February 16 preliminary funeral plans for Gen Sherman reveal a 2 PM Thursday procession from 71st Street to St Louis. The military escort includes First Artillery and National Guard units with a Lafayette Post honor guard surrounding the caisson. Pallbearers named include Gen Schofield and Gen Sickles. interment at Calvary Cemetery. The body will not lay in state in Washington or elsewhere.
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Sherman
St. Loui
New York
Was
Seventy-first Street
St. Jon
Regnar Army
Langdon
Uy 4
Frst
US. A
Dillenback
National Guard
Lafayette Post
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Cleveland
Mayes
United States Senate
House of Representatives
State of New York
Loyal Region
Corps of Cadets
National Guard of
Desbrosses Street
Clarkson
National Guards
Pitzgerald
Col
J. M. Schofield
Gene
Howard
D. L. Braine
Adin Li. A
Calvary Cemetery
Shermann
Carrison
Washington
Fire devastates district leaving two dead in Quebec City blaze
A major fire destroyed a jewelry district building on Columbia Street in Quebec City, killing John Mevininon of the volunteer fire brigade and another man. The blaze damaged the telephone company offices and nearby residences. An explosion occurred near the end of the two hour battle as a wall collapsed, burying a worker and threatening more structures.
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WistMintisten
B.C
John Mevininon
Columbia Street
Telephone Company
Registry
Hreman
A Relic for Chicago World’s Fair Fake Rumor
A plan to move Sitting Bull’s cabin to Chicago for a world’s fair display is met with superstition on Standing Rock. Indians fear the cabin is haunted by the dead chief and his followers after the killing. The site reportedly remains deserted as bloodstains are said to glow.
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Sitting Buil
Bismanen
Sitting Bulls
Grant River
Chicago
Standing Rock
Chielanl
Sitting Bull
Peculiar Mulady Attacks Indiana Girl in Marblelike Paralysis
Local physicians wrestle with a rare multisystem disease afflicting Maud Jones, a young woman from Indiana. The fatty tissue swelled and stiffened muscles into marble rigidity, starting in the left arm and spreading to the back and hips. Surgeons have performed multiple operations without lasting relief, and doctors classify it as a form of tuberculosis.
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Indiana
Maud Jones
Changes in Great Lakes Floating Equipment 1886 to 1890
Census bulletin shows tonnage used for transportation on the Great Lakes rose from 634 652 tons in 1886 to 821 360 tons in 1890, with vessel values climbing from 30 497 450 dollars to 58 128 500 dollars, an increase of 27 531 050 since 1880.
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Washineton
Great Lakes
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