30 Aug 1886
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1886
Page
1
Athens reports a severe earthquake in the Morea causing massive destruction at Pyrgo and Philiatra where most houses were wiped out. Zante records damaged homes as living fear drives residents outdoors while readings indicate a volcanic origin and cables are broken.
Police on the Brooklyn Bridge chase Charles BE Bishop who claimed a balloon jump but vanished after reportedly leaving town. A second jumper, Lawrence Donovan, a Police Gazette pressman, leapt from the center span and was rescued by friends. A Kansas City area fight left Hanson fatally stabbed by Suttess after a dispute. A Dallas bridge collapse injured three men and several women and children.
The August dispatch from Loxpom reports Mr. Gladstone’s new pamphlet defending his stance on Irish policy. It outlines lessons for the Liberal Party from recent elections, estimates Tory losses, and argues Liberal unity could regain dominance in Parliament amid waning Tory opposition. September outlook remains uncertain.
Telegraphic items report M Waddington refusing to swap posts with Baron de Courcel in London. An earthquake shock hit Charleston South Carolina at 4 48 am extending to Summerville. Sherman brigade reunion drew five thousand in Crestline Ohio with Senator 3 elected president. Fire destroyed Lee and Brown roller mill in Saranac Michigan with 25000 loss and 8000 insurance. A Vicksburg Mississippi dispatch says Mrs He murdered by her husband then shot by neighbors. Anne Illinois dispatch says Oscar Hambick 17 killed eight year old son of Simon Carney. lynching feared if captured. Decatur Indiana dispatch notes hog cholera killing hundreds of hogs. drought and unripe corn blamed. disease not yet elsewhere. wena ren HAPHIVE
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