Havoc by the Wind Across Cities and States
A series of wind storms from New York to California caused injuries and deaths. In New York City several carpenters were rescued after a building collapse. one girl fractured a leg and another injured an eye. Maryland and Pennsylvania reports noted damaged structures, downed lines, and fatalities. California saw heavy rains halting rail service and widespread street damage.
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Brooklyn
Jersey City
Samuel Bautcher
Buffalo
Rochester
Utica
Rome
Auburn
CanaJo
Anta
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Pitrspurgh
Lock Haven
Mussena & Reed
Johnstown
David Deibert
Bellefonte
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Science
New Observatory
F. A. Erney
Mount Oliver
Monongahela Valley
Braprorp
McKean
John Carroll
Sandford Street
John Evans
Jackson Avenue
Bethlehem
Lehigh River
Lehighton
Weissport
Gustave Berg
Charles Zimmerman
Thomas Crawford
Barrimore
Mamie Kurmmerman
Ng Anaeyes
Cal
Santa Be
Southern Pacific
Elmonte
Savona
Santos
Republic
Rio Janeiro
Cerea
Fisher
Sirius
United States
Richmond
Rio Grande
Mare Island Navy Yard
Charleston
George C. Remey
Philadelphia
Sing Sing Prison
Riverbank Home Washed Away Hidden in Flood
The house of James Ryan on the river bank was washed away and the entire family is missing as heavy rains flood the area. About twenty five inches of rain have fallen this season.
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James Ryan
Woman Brought From Trances and Buried After Second Relapse
Curran dated Dec 28. Mrs William North was buried after three declarations of death and two resuscitations from trance states. She woke briefly, then relapsed each night, with doctors confirming life only to lose it again before burial Wednesday. The case stirred great public excitement.
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Curran
William North
Sr. Albans
G. N. Bell
Fairfax
County
Slain by Highbinders in San Francisco Chinatown
Two men die in separate Chinatown killings tied to a debt dispute. Ung Hing was shot as he entered a theater. doctors say he cannot survive. Mok Lem is identified as a suspect though wounded. Tick Ho Hong was stabbed to death after a debtor refused payment.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Ung Hing
Mok Lem
Lem
Hing
Tick Ho Hong
Tick
Three New Bishops Consecrated at St Paul Cathedral
In St Paul Minnesota the cathedral hosted a consecration ceremony for three new bishops Rt Rev John Shanley named bishop of North Dakota Rt Rev James McGorrick appointed bishop of Duluth and Rt Rev Joseph Cotter chosen bishop of Winona Archbishop Ireland led the service with Rev Mgr O Connell and about twenty five bishops in attendance Rev Walter Elliott of New York delivered the sermon.
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Mgr. O'Connell
American College
Rome
Walter Elliott
New York
South Dakota to Close Some State Institutions
Governor Mellette warns SD must close some state institutions as revenues fall short of expenses. He notes schools could be shut with the state surviving. North Dakota reports better prospects but Governor Miller puts the first year deficiency at 155,870.80, with outlook near bankruptcy without strict economy.
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Bismarck
Mellette
South Dakota
North Dakota
Miller
Afro American League organized in Indianapolis
A state convention of Indiana negros formed an Afro American League to protect the colored race from outrages and organize county branches. The group aims to aid southern blacks, but specifics of aid are not explained.
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Topranapolis
Ind
Indiana
Influenza Plague Reports Kill Scores Across Regions
Alarming dispatches describe the influenza outbreak causing hundreds of deaths and widespread illness. Health authorities report mounting fatalities and demand urgent measures as communities battle the grim epidemic.
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Paris and Elsewhere
Paris reports a grave influenza surge with pneumonia complications and crowded hospitals. The week ends with reported deaths near 580 in twenty four hours amid Vienna Prague and Boston outbreaks and widespread civic impact.
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Bremen
Darmstadt
Vienna
St. Peterspuro
Prague
Oporto
Cutcano
Montgomery
Health Office
Baltrmore
Boston
House of Correction
Cambridge
Lawrence
Lowell
Haverhill
Woburn
Lynn
Brockton
Salem
Malden
Huron
Leola
Denven
Col
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Cheyenne
Four Young Men Die in Sleigh Accident in British Columbia
A party of six returning from a Fraser River road social event were struck by a falling tree near Vancouver at 2 o clock. Four were killed instantly James Lawson C B Campbell Joseph Locke and J W Bodwell. Two escaped serious harm.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
B. C
Frazier River
James Lawson
C. 2. Campbell
Joseph Locke
J. W. Bodwell
Government Threatens Active Enemies with Trial by Court-Martial
Rio Janeiro reports a government decree declaring all who undermine soldier allegiance or oppose the Republic will be tried by military tribunal. An opposition journal was suspended on Tuesday amid Brazil’s political turmoil and mutterings of empire restoration persist.
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Rio Janeiro
Dom Pedro
Rio
Brazil
WasuiIneron
Senhor Barboza
Date
Fonseca
New York
Maranhao
Planning to Open Up the South American Continent
The Wheeling Intelligencer details the Columbia Railway & Navigation Company plan to build a 2000 mile line from the Magdalena River to Peru connecting with regional systems. Promoter Captain H C Parsons heads a $100 million project aiming to link Colombia to Peru Argentina and the Atlantic and Pacific rail networks. The route would pass near Carthagena and Cuzco with potential nine day Peru to New York travel and seventeen day Valparaiso to England by steamship and rail. The project cites exploring the fifty to one hundred mile uncharted Cordilleras area and hazards from savage tribes.
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Columbia Railway & Navigation Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Intelligencer
H. C. Parsons
Virginia
Magdalena River
Caribbean Sea
United States of Colombia
Andes
Amazon
Peru
Florida
New Orleans
South America
Magdalena
Napa
Cordilleras
Ecuador
Carthagena
Cuzco
Cerro Pasco
Ohio River
Pampas
Malendo
Callao
Pacific
Huenos Ayres
Atlantic
Alta
la Plata
United States
Lima
New York
Valparaiso
Chili
England
Fresno distillery seized for alleged fraud
The Fresno wine distillery in Fresno California has been seized on charges of fraudulent distilling. The action follows investigations into illicit production and distribution of spirits.
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Fresno
Cal
George H. Thomas
Washington
Chisago
Dixon
Industrial progress in the South in 1889
The Manufacturers' Record reports 5185 new manufacturing and mining enterprises in the South in 1889, down from 8018 in 1888 but up from earlier years. Capital tied to these firms reached 229.7 million, with a four year total of over 13,700 new enterprises and 1889 investments rising from 1886 levels.
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Barmere
Austrian Diplomat Dies After Hunt Fall in Hungary
Vienna report says Count Aloys Karolyi de Nagy Karoli former ambassador to Britain and Germany died while hunting on his estate near Pressburg Hungary. It remains unclear if a stroke caused a fall from his horse or if he was thrown from the saddle.
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Vienna
Aloys Karolyi de Nagy-Karoli
Great Britain
Germany
Pressburg
Hungary
Grain and livestock markets in Chicago and New York
Wheats and corns show modest firmness while butter and pork present mixed tones. Chicago pits reflect dull wheat, steady corn, and moderate pork, with cattle and hogs trading on local and shipping activity and prices slipping slightly.
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Chicago
New York
Sclower
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