Major 1891 Events From United States and World News
A compilation of notable incidents including a child’s death after drinking whisky in Springfield Ohio a large tin plate factory planned in Philadelphia a deadly Brooklyn building collapse nine hurt in a fire and other national and international items. It reports on crimes disasters politics and economic data with dates and named places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Springfield
Philadelphia
United States
Brooklyn
N. Y
Clearfield
Jeff Davis
Richmond
United States Mint
Winttam Marsh
Milton
Blaine
Guatemala
Salvador
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Salem
Hepler
Kan
Freep Willriams
Jack Thomas
Empire Gulch
Colorado
Union Pacific
la Grande
Standard Ofl Works
Constable Hook
N. J
Stamford
Conn
Norman Thomas
Prudential Fire Insurance Company of
Boston
Home Insurance Company of
New York
H. S. Ossorne
D. D
Columbia College
American Society of Naturalists
Philadelphia. Jerk Lrrrus
William
Albert Walter
John Rogalsky
Milwaukee
Wis
Aurora
Messiah
Dugine
New York City
Epward Spoon
Louise Seig
South Bend
Ind
Stephen Bew
Fairfax
Frere
Birmingham
Ala
John Delaney
Doniphan County
Nowel. & Prespy
Yardin
Waverly
Chicago
Paul Wood
John Meredith
Notable Birth and Political Milestones Across States
Uncle Batowin celebrated his 101st birthday at his home near Marshal Missouri. W M Bloom a farmer was elected speaker of the Kentucky house of representatives. Tax Wisconsin prohibitionists will hold their state convention at Madison May 30. Rosa E P Flower was inaugurated governor of New York at Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batowin’ Lar
Marshal, Mo
W. M. Bloom
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Wisconsin
Madison
New York
Albany
Frigate President Proposed for World Fair Display
The Tin Army and Navy Gazette urges returning the old frigate President to the United States for the world’s fair naval exhibit. A Russian rail disaster near Rosova between Minsk and Smolensk left twenty dead and a hundred injured when an express struck a troop train. James and Mary Murray were found dead in Newry Ireland from starvation. The Indian National Congress in Nagpur adopted a home rule resolution. Mexican rebel Capt Ganza seized troops and killed four officers. E Woopry of the Peninsular & Oriental line was arrested in Vancouver for embezzlement. Twelve fishing boats from Vinaros and San Carlos de la Rapita lost. 43 drowned. Dublin Castle financial office wrecked by Fenian dynamite. Noordland collided with Childwell off Antwerp. 15 crew drowned. German population grows to 49,426,384. Haagen of Norway set 3 mile and mile skating records. C S Gilmore, deputy lieutenant governor of Ontario, died in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin Army and Navy Gazette of
London
England
United States
President
New York Harbor
Rosova
Minsk
Smolensk
Russia
James Murray
Mary
Newry
Ireland
Indian National Congress
Nagpur
Central Provinces
India
Ganza
E. Woopry
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Hong Kong
Vancouver
B. C
Vinaros
San Carlos de la Rapita
France
Dublin Castle
Noordland
Childwell
Antwerp
German Empire
Haagen
Hamar
Norway
Cou.c
S. Gilmoree
Ontario
Toronto
Nominations listed for federal posts and protests abroad
Presimber Llannison sent nominations to the Senate including James W. McDill Iowa and William M. Lindsey Ixentucky for interstate commerce posts and Abra ham J. Seay Oklahoma to govern territory. A ship for four Russian famine sufferers was approved. Major political moves include new immigration bills and tax proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llannison
United States Senate
James W. McDill
Iowa
William M. Lindsey
Ixentucky
William R. Morrison
Ilinois
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Abraham J. Seay
Oklahoma
B. W. Perkins
Kansas
Vance
North Carolina
McMillin
Hills
United States
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Cuilt
Baltimore
Blaine
Aladdin
Charles Wilson
al Bushart
Frank Moorman
Amos Houser
Coldwater
New York
Albany
Saamourl Amour
Samuel Francis
Rufus Hemphill
Asheville
N. C
Hannison
Congress
Russia
Notable Career and Sunday School Stats From Iowa
A long-time Iowa official speaks at a district convention noting T S Parvin as the oldest Iowa mason and educator. Sunday school data show 4 574 schools with 355 451 enrollees, about one fourth adults, reflecting broad reach across the state. Charlton Shade, a remarkable child prodigy from Union County, reads the Bible before age five, while a Fort Dodge C O D package transfers 1 000 acres via American Express. Premiums for corn yield honor Des Moines and other Iowa towns, with top yields listed and prizes awarded to Husted Pamble Rynearson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Parvin
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
A. F
A. M
Town Territorial Gazette
Burlington
James Clarke
Clarke
Belmond
Wis
Dubuque
John King
Russell & Reeves
Fort Madison
East
Charlton Shade
Lorimer
Union County
Daniel
American Express Company
Fort Dodge
William Hunter
Philadelphia
M. D. O'Connell
Webster
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Chicksaw
The
Express Company
William H. Husted
Des Moines
James Pamble
Vanello
J. W. Rynearson
Yorktown
Polk County
Wapello
Louisa County
Page County
A. F. Whyte
DeWitt
Clinton County
Frank Wright
Anamosa
Jones County
J. D. Belknap
Amber
A. D. Zimmerman
Avoca
Pottawatomio County
J. A. Irving
Madrid
Boone County
J. H. DeFord
Mt. Sterling
van Buren County
J. C. Frazey
Shelby
Shelby County
Murder at the Cleveland Iron Company post in Ishpeming
John Gleason cashier and ex city official is shot in the vault while preparingDecember payroll. He dies an hour later as investigators note the revolver weapon and robbery tied to $300, a gold watch and 180 karats of black diamonds valued at 1500 dollars. Public anger grows with no suspect yet named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason
Cleveland Iron ‘Company
Ishpeming
Mich
Ishpemine
John Gleason
Cleveland Iron Company
Olaf Sachreson
Sachreson
Woman Struck and Killed by Suburban Train
In St Louis on Sunday evening widow Mrs Belle Hutchison aged 50 was struck and killed at Benton Station while crossing the tracks ahead of an oncoming suburban train during a visit with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Belle Hutchison
Benton Station
Log Camp Fatalities Reported in Wisconsin
In BAY Fietp Wisconsin on January 5 a man named Louis Neveaux was killed when a falling log struck him at Best & Bontin’s logging camp. At Dan Best’s camp a half breed worker named Pete La Mour was also killed by a falling log while at work on the log deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Fietp
Wis
Best & Bontin
Louis Neveaux
Pete la Mour
Dan Best
Banker Robert Donnell Dies Sudden in Bath
Robert W. Donnell, 60, of the firm Donnell, Lawson & Simpson bankers, died suddenly in his bathroom at his home 15 East Sixty-seventh Street New York. He was listed as residing at 100 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Robert W. Donnell
Donnell, Lawson & Simpson
Broadway
East Sixty-seventh Street
President Harrison Reappoints Morrison to Interstate Commerce Post
President Harrison sent a long list of nominations to the senate on Tuesday including James W. McDill Iowa William M. Lindsey Kentucky and William R Morrison Illinois for interstate commerce commissioners Also named were E G Rathbone Ohio to be fourth assistant postmaster general William B Hess Indiana to be consul general at Constantinople and other postings including ministers to Liberia and various consular appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Harrison
Senate
James W. McDill
Iowa
William M. Lindsey
Kentucky
William R. Morrison
Tlinois
Interstate Commerce
E. G. Rathbone
Ohio
William B. Hess
Indiana
United States
Constantinople
William D. McCoy
Liberia
Andrew P. McCormick
Texas
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Matthew T. Allen
California
Willoughby Cole
Abraham J Seay
Oklahoma
Territory of
George W. Steele
Daniel A. Ray
Millinois
General Land Office
George W. Melville
United States Navy
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Campbell L. Maxwell
Santo Domingo
Charles Weare
Aix la Chapelle
Sigmund Braida
New Jersey
San Juan del Norte
Walter T. Howard
Vermont
Cardiff
David S. K. Buick
Oregon
Sonneberg
Elias C. Heney
New Hampshire
Matangas
James Leitch
Louisiana
Belize
Radcliff H. Ford
Maine
Leghorn
Edward P. Hammond
Maryland
Buda Pesth
Aid From America to Russia Famine Relief Ship Proposed
President Benjamin Harrison sent a message to congress urging a naval chartered vessel to transport flour and meal to famine distressed Russians. Senate approved a $100,000 appropriation. house actions delayed. The plan envisions naval officers directing cargo to a suitable Russian port for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrison
Congress
Russia
Committee On
Senate
House of Representatives
West
Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Harrison
House
Musical Melange and Cultural Currents Abroad
An international musical and dramatical convention is planned in Vienna next year. Rupinstein completed his eight act opera Moses and authored a cantata for female voices plus six romances. A visitor to Russia had a tonic sol fa text book seized by customs, suspected as nihilism in cipher, despite explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Rupinstein
Moses
Russia
Favorite Prescription touted as cure for women's ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe medicine for bearing down pains and functional female disorders. It promises relief, notes refund if unsatisfied, and claims to be cheaper than rival products while delivering genuine benefits to sufferers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Express
Rio Grande
Col
Pablo Manez
Garza
Tren
Port Townsend
Wash
Tranford
Cal
Elmer E. Spofford
I. B. Teeker
BE. W. Hoster
I. C. Hamimond
Perry
Fla
Robert Parker
John J. Garto
Taylor County
Thomas Walters
Nashville
Tenn
Stokes, Allen
Harvey Ewing
G. C. Goudy
Adam Woontrmr
Whitehall
Westport
M. Westhafer
Highwaysmn
Idaho Line
Montana
Converse College
Institute For Women
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Edwin Farrenino
Sheboygan
Arlisle Johnson
Texarkana
Ark
Jesse Frierson
Chattanooga
Musgrove
Saybrook
Ill
Isl
James Mullen
George T. McConneLl
Modern Building and Loan Association
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennssylvania
Griffin
J. TL. M. Barrett
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Bowen Street
Pedro Montt
Valparaiso
Fravien Troxen
Clay Center
Neb
Joseph Garrison
Olarius Denwar
J. Fryney Horn
Mérchants’ National Bank of
Peoria
Joliet
Clinch County
Peru
Bushyhead
Tahlequah
I. T
Jonas Hinkley
Hinkley
Norwalk
James I. Cooper
Mar. Park
Paris
Roswel
Mason
Joan M. Finnerty
Mantrin Inrees
Ovid
Gov. Humphrey
Bishop W. Perkins
Plumb
Thomas B. Warp
Lafayette
Plainfield
Joan Dirran
Cincinnati
Gin
Montoomery C. Maries
United States Engineer Corps
Grover Hirt
Indianapolis
Columbus
L., Lampson
Ashtabula
Hawkeye
America
BEV
Lane
Scott
Scott & Bowne
South Sth Avenue
Rae
Kates
J. Wilkinson CO
State St
Ivory
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