Explosion on Brooklyn Tug Boat Kills Four Missing Watchman
New York reports a boiler explosion on the tug Ellie E. Crane at Van Brunt street, Brooklyn. Four crew members were killed and a watchman is missing. one saved. The ballast scow Lime Rock was damaged and sank, and the cause remains unknown.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ellie E. Crane
Thomas O’brien
O’brien
Oscar W. Squires
George Rogers
Melthen Bailey
Richard Street
O Sullivan seeks Supreme Court appeal in Cronin case
Chicago June 24. Attorneys for Cronin murder convicts file transcript of record to the state Supreme Court along with bill of exceptions. The plan aims to win a separate trial for O Sullivan, potentially allowing his co defendants Burk and Coughlin to follow with their own appeals. The bundle includes 1003 pages, trial exhibits, and maps detailing the crime scene and body transport.
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O'Sullivan
Dr. Cronin
Supreme Court
Coughlin
Burke
ChicaGo
Cronin
Daniel Donahoe
Patrick O’sullivan
Gilbert
Criminal Court
Supreme Court of
O’sullivan
Carlson Cottage
Lake View
McClaughrey
Burk
McConnell
Multiple Far-Reaching 19th Century Local Incidents
Reports from Naperville and Davenport note deaths from a bull goring and a runaway team. Philadelphia hotel proprietor J C Kingsley dies after long service. News includes a postal law pardon denial for Mrs Jennie Jones in Wisconsin. Davenport bootmaker E M Murray Co fails with liabilities of 11 thousand dollars. Ziegler and Rose buy Dr Price baking powder for 1.5 million in Chicago. A coal miners meeting set for June 27 in Pittsburgh to settle disputes. Italians injured in a cave-in near Steubenville. Indian graves found on Montpelier farm while digging a grave. Corliss family funds cornerstone for a Newburyport YMCA building. Wilkes-Barre jury convicts George Moss of first-degree murder.
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Naperville
Goma P. Evans
Denver
Col
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Continental
Philadelphia
Jennie Jones
Wisconsin
E. M. Murray & Co
Davenport
Ziegler & Rose
Dr. Price Baking Powder
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Gould’s Tunnel
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Road
Steubenville
Croker Denies Boodle Money Tale Before Senate
New York June 24. Richard Croker Tam many chieftain says McCann’s $180,000 doodle scheme tale is false and he confirms Mayor Grant gave his daughter Flossie $10,000, money invested in real estate held in joint Croker and wife names. International Sunday-School convention opens in Pirrspurgh with about 1,500 delegates expected over four days.
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Grant
New York
Richard Croker
Senate Investigation Committee
McCann
Flossie
Pirrspurgh
Mechanical Hall
Fire at Kings County Penitentiary Kills Two
A fire at Kings County Penitentiary near noon began in a workshop and spread to the main building. Three alarms were sounded and two deaths are reported as a result of the blaze.
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New York
Kings County Penitentiary
Death of the Oldest Postal Employee in Baltimore
Judge James Lawrenson, the oldest postal service employee by age and service, died yesterday morning at his Baltimore home at age 87. He had served many decades with the U S postal service. The city mourns the loss of a long tenured public servant.
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Alection Rios
Hungary
Pesta
Kalocsa
Batimore
James Lawrenson
United States Postal Service
The Markets Chicago June 23 Large commodity report
Market notes from Chicago and Omaha show quiet to active trading across grains and livestock. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard, butter and poultry prices listed with cash and futures figures. cattle and hops markets described as active with firm or lower tones and varied lot prices.
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Chicago
Iowa
Northwestern
New York
OntcaGo
Cyclone and storms devastate Pleasanton and Omaha
A June 24 cyclone wiped out Pleasanton Nebraska, leaving about 150 homeless and injuring several, with the town hotel blown to pieces. A Sweetwater tornado near Ravenna destroyed $50,000 of property with no fatalities, injuring a man and his son. Omaha suffered a severe deluge with flooding and fatalities, including a streetcar horse and the Jacobson family harmed. Wisconsin flood damages follow as Rudolf’s Mills dam breaks and Knapp’s creek dams fail, with several bridges washed away and crops damaged.
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Neb
Pleasanton
Here
Nantasket
Union Pacific
E. FE. Howendobber
Bertrand
Ravenna
Sweetwater
Jane L. Goff
Thomas
Omaha
Omana
Manderson
R. A. Jacobson
Jacobson
South Omaha
Grand Central Hotel
R. E. Kuhn
Rudolf
Colored Men Meet in Chicago to Form Civil Rights League
Delegations of prominent colored men gathered at Quinn Chapel Chicago for three days to form a National Civil Rights League aimed at elevating and protecting colored interests across the United States. They plan to address alleged discrimination against inmates in state charitable institutions and protest press bias while asserting tax contributions of African Americans nationwide. The convention also seeks government protection as contributors to public funds.
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Chicago
Cariaco
United States
Quinn Chapel
Fourth Avenue
National Civil Rights League
Associated Press
Blaine Denies McKinley Bill Attack In Senate Hearings
Secretary Blaine rejects Herald claims he denounced the McKinley tariff bill. He testified before the Senate appropriations committee, urging funding for Pan American recommendations. He condemned only the sugar clause granting Latin markets, insisting U S farmers deserve reciprocal access and citing Nebraska corn at home.
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Blaine
New York Herald
Senate
Appropriations Committee
pan-American Congress
Hale
Herald Dispatch
Blackburn
Hlaine
McKiney
Repub
Allison
McKinley
United States
Blainé
Nebraska
Latin America
Harley Russell Murdered Near Monticello Illinois
Farmer Harley Russell was shot at close range by two men outside Monticello. He died Sunday after identifying Calvin Holden as the shooter and Albert Dunham as the horse holder in his dying statement. Sheriff Miller's posse arrested Holden and Dunham, who deny the charges.
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Harley Russell
Monticello
Monticero
Ill
Russell
Calvin Holden
Albert Dunham
Miller
Holden
Dunham
Pratt County
Drowning of Hamilton Family in North Bend
Black River Falls Wisconsin reports James Hamilton 45 and his two sons aged 7 and 9 drowned late Saturday night while hunting cows near North Bend. Circumstances unclear but believed they attempted to cross the log lake on saw logs. New Orleans plans Louisiana Lottery offer of 1 million dollars for levee improvements if charter extended. vote in Legislature today.
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Black River Falls
Wis
James Hamilton
North Bend
New Orleans
Louisiana Lottery Company
State of Louisiana
Government Drops Local Tax Licensing Clauses
In Parliament the Government leader announced withdrawal of licensing clauses from the local taxation bill. Across notices, a train wreck near Arapina killed the engineer and injured several, a woman died at Cohasset Beach, and Indiana Midland plans a twenty mile line expansion to unlock 400 acres of coal. A long health column advised room disinfection using sulphur fumes and water to combat spores.
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Lonpoy
House of Commons
William Henry Smith
An Estimate of The Cosy Highways Reform Debate
An article from The Wheel by Viator argues for macadamized country roads in American townships. It outlines cost estimates, financing via bonds, and long term benefits including higher property values, population growth, and rural commerce, citing Morin and Jenks on road performance and Illinois figures.
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Morin
New Jersey
Col. Pope
Jenks
Ilinois
Illinois
Monmouth Tops Joliet In Short Baseball Tilt
Monmouth defeated Joliet 9 to 6 in a nine inning game marked by disputed umpiring and close plays. Gragg started for Joliet and allowed several hits while Inks fanned eight for Monmouth. Key moments included Sanford with a three base hit and Dillon credited with an out for obstructing a batted ball.
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Monmouth
Joliet
Moriarity
Inks
Porter
Sanford
Gragg
Boland
Lynch
Hillery
Monmouths Exh in Galesburg Then Otumwa Schedule
The Monmouths play an exhibition in Galesburg this afternoon with Murphy and Sanford likely the battery. They travel to Otumwa tonight for two games then return home for two against Cedar Rapids. Barnes, formerly Joliet first baseman, signed to handle first base for Monmouth until Halpin returns, impressed in the local game. Secretary Morgan, President E. I. Camm, and J. M. Paxter to Aurora for league meeting. A north side youth nine lost 16 to 6 to the Black Jacks at Oquawka yesterday. A Thursday game is being discussed between the cigar makers’ club and a town picked nine at the Athletic grounds.
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Galesburg
Murphy
Sanford
Battery
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Barnes
Joliet
Monmouth
Halpin
Morgan
E. I. Camm
J. M. Paxter
Thr
Rk&view
Aurora
Oquawka
Black Jacks
Cigar Makers
Maryland bill proposes state road and bridge engineer post
A bill by B Howard Haman of Maryland seeks creation of a state road and bridge engineer job with a 3000 dollar salary and 2000 dollars for expenses. The engineer would report to the legislature on road conditions and recommend improvements, supervise roads, and require county commissioners to consult before repairs over 100 dollars. Pennsylvania meanwhile forms a commission to study and suggest road improvements.
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B. Howard Haman
Maryland
Legislature
Pennsylvania
Dubuque Climbing Standings Spark Controversy In Illinois Iowa League
The Illinois Iowa league standings are disputed with The Review claiming accuracy over the Journal's table. Dubuque is not atop the table as some papers imply, Ottawa's defeat and Dubuque’s recent results push Dubuque to second. A league meeting will decide the three contested games and clarify the standings. Monmouth defeated Joliet in a slugfest seen by a small crowd, while Joliet pitcher Vanderbroeck impressed but fielding errors and passed balls hurt them.
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Dubuque
Ottawa
Morgan
Monmouth
Joliet
Vanderbroeck
Joliets
Lynch
Blood Purifier Hibbard's Rheumatic Evacy Endorsed
A letter from a Michigan grocer describes hereditary scrofula in his wife and children cured after fourteen bottles of Hibbard's Rheumatic Evacy. He praises the blood purifier and urges others to try it, noting sale by Spriggs & Son and Smith & Dunbar.
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Hibbard
Joan Muellerweliss, JR
Charles Wright Medicine Company
Detroit
Mich
Spriggs & Son
Smith & Dunbar
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