Electric Exhibit dazzles Philadelphia visitors with star and machines
Visitors at the Philadelphia exhibition see Edison’s star of ninety white lights with red center, a revolving wheel of electric heats, brick making and brick industry demos, and displays by West on electric devices. The Pennsylvania Bible Society shows a tiny Bible and verses in many languages, while air exhausters and Kazoo toys create crowds and comic chaos. The piece mixes promotional hype with curious tech curiosities in a bustling fair scene.
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Episox
Cleveland Motors
Bible Society
Daily News
Philadelphia
32Nd Street
Lancaster Avenue
Edison
Knights of Old
Weston Electric Company
Wanamaker
Estey Organ
Bidwell Electric Railway Company
Pennsylvania Bible Society
Frederick I
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Job
Sue
Tippecanoe
Waterloo
Dinah Carew
Disheartened Mechanic Takes Own Life
John G. Heilig, 53, ended his life in his bedroom about 6:30 this morning. His wife, hearing a gunshot during breakfast preparations, found him seated in a chair with his head badly injured. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by own action. Heilig had recently lost work due to suspensions by the Reading Railroad Company, a likely factor.
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John G. Heilig
Heilig
Reading Railroad Company
Murder on a Street Car in Isprawarouis
At eleven o'clock last night a street car in the southern part of the city was stopped by a highwayman who demanded the cash box. The driver refused, the robber fired twice, wounding Albert Mullman in the stomach and killing him. the murderer escaped.
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Isprawarouis
Albert Mullman
Etraw Hats Ring Bell in Local Shop Note
A brief item notes that the bell rang at the etraw hats shop signaling customers or a new arrival. The terse report mentions the shop and the ringing bell without additional backstory.
Death of Cincinnati Fire Chief in Fatal Ride Crash
Fire Chief George Bunker of Cincinnati dies in a crash with a Babcock fire engine. Captain Pete Purcell recounts the fatal moment as the buggy wheels and iron side-rail collisions crush Bunker, who cried out and was fatally injured. Driver Klingler and others escape unharmed.
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Cincinnati
Bunker
Pete Purcell
Babcock
George Klinger
Klingler
Buiding
Pike
Vine Street
Irvin
O'Keefe
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Mr. Bunker
Billy
Miss Van Reid Vitriols Former Lover In Street Attack
Philadelphia September 2 report details Annie Van Reid a discarded flame who threw vitriol at Henry Meyers liquor dealer as they walked near Eighth and Spring Garden streets. Meyers burned, pursued, and a warrant issued for Van Reid. She claimed ignorance of vitriol, saying it was to reclaim her love. Bail set at $1,000. Meyers expected to recover.
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Philadelphia
Henry Meyers
North Third Street
Eighth
Spring Garden
Annie van Reid
Meyers
Marshall Street
van Reid
North Fifth Street
Eighth District
Mr. Meyers
Mies van Reid
Sensational marriage in Vincennes shocks turf world
John W. Ayres a noted western turfman wed Carrie Wagner daughter of Elm House owner. An elopement attempt preceded the ceremony as Lochinvar arrived while her father was away at the Cincinnati exposition. They fled by buggy toward Illinois to Flora where the groom’s horses race this week.
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Vincennes, Inc
John W. Ayres
Carrie Wagner
Lochinvar
Papa
Cincinnati Exposition
Mama
Illinois
Flora
Miss Wagner
Ayres
West
Shiloh’s Care Sold by Williamson for Respiratory Relief
A note indicates Shiloh’s Care for croup and whooping cough and bronchitis was immediately relayed and sold by Williamson. The brief item records a sale of the remedy with focus on its use for respiratory ailments and the seller’s name.
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Croup
Shiloh
Williamson
Dastardly Vandalism Shatters Hickory Tree Banner
In York County the Republican vandalism at old Solomon Zortman’s premises destroyed a rally tree used for Democratic gatherings. Dynamite charges blew the tall hickory into pieces, an act described as cowardly and aimed at silencing Democratic demonstrations. The blast was felt up to two miles away.
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York Age
Reublican
Solomon Zortman
York County
Jefferson
Buchanan & Breckenridge
Twelve Houses Burned in Braypacks Fire
A blaze at 3 AM destroyed twelve dwellings in Braypacks Pa with three saloons and boarding houses among the structures. Most buildings housed multiple families of workers from the Edgar Thompson street works. Total loss about 30000 dollars, all covered by insurance.
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Braypacks
Edgar Thompson
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