Engineer Roebling and Wire Bridges in Cincinnati
The article extols John A. Roebling for pioneering suspension bridges and wire use in American civil works. It details his move from Germany to the United States, his role in canal aqueducts, the establishment of a wire mill in Trenton, and the wide impact of wire on civilization. It highlights Niagara, Cincinnati, and Brooklyn bridges as high points of suspension art and notes the unique challenges at Niagara Falls.
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Gath
Cincinnati
Hcquirer
Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling
United States
Pittsburg
Alleghany River
Europe
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Hudson River
Trenton
N. J
Fairmount
Philadelphia
Niagara
Brooklyn
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Buffalo
Secretary of the Interior
Central Pacific Company
United States Supreme Court
Schulacher
Congress
Supreme Court
Land Department
General Land Office
California and Oregon Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Wallula Junction
Wyoming Territory
Fancy Hosiery in Style for Men
A New York letter in the Washington Star notes the rise of bright men’s stockings and stylish undergarments. Silk half hose with bold patterns in orange red Nile green and crushed strawberry are in vogue as men seek more elaborate personal adornment than in earlier decades.
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N. Y
Washinston Star
Winter Flannel Economics A Colorado Man Mockingly Explains
A Colorado man asks how warm it is, and reveals a quirky scheme he uses to stay warm. He shares a routine of wearing six red flannel undershirts across months from September to March, then removes them one by one, finishing with a bath in spring.
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Rocky Mountain
Kansas City
Colorado
Murder at Kearney: Somers found shot near livery yard
Sunday morning the remains of Irvin J. Somers were found in the yard of a Kearney livery barn. A bullet wound behind the eye suggests a cold blood murder with no signs of struggle. Suspicion centers on a nighttime killing as Somers carried little money and a stranger sought to discuss a farm sale. Local reports note possible motives and conflicting testimonies amid a broader day’s notices.
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Irvin J. Somers
George Hulbert
Kearney
Temmin
Somers
Othe
Stig
Senator Manderson
Weeping Water
Washington
Nebraska
Omaha
Wahoo
L. Lively
Colorado Line
Ottumwa
Ill
Greenwood Eagle
M. A. Jones
Sutton Creamery
Hardy Herald
Adam Nitcher
Adam
Desperate Villains Roar Through Fremont Chase
Sheriff Gregg and a Fremont pursuer tracked two suspected desperadoes from Arlington to the Platte bridge. Morse was shot in the mouth during a halt order, the villains fled by boat and river, one was killed, the other surrendered after a river chase. Morse survived but with a serious wound.
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Mr. Morse
Platte
Gregg
Sim
Morse
Tornadoes Wreck Indiana Towns With Loss Of Life
A double storm torn through Clay City Indiana at five pm on Monday killing six people near Neal's mill and five in a nearby settlement. Twelve others injured as homes and bridges were destroyed and a child blown away. Edinburg also hit by a cyclone damaging the Methodist church spire and farms nearby with four fatalities. A later storm in Fort Smith Arkansas unroofed the Southern hotel but caused no injuries.
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Clay City
Ind
Neal’s Mill
Edinburg
George Cutsinger
B. J. Deming
Deming
Frank
Fort Smith
Ark
Oakdale Banker Drowns During Cedar Creek Flood
William Evans of Matheson Evans, Oakdale bank, drowns while attempting to rescue perish stock as Cedar creek rises floodwaters. Body not recovered while Creek remains out of banks. Oakdale townsfolk mourn. Janae Toccoa City report notes Brown's Iron Bitters popularity with satisfactory results.
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Omaha
Oakdale
Neb
William Evans
Matheson & Evans
Cedar Creek
Janae
Toccoa City
J. P. Newman
News of the Week highlights and political stir abroad
The third annual American Bicycle League in New York marshals two thousand machines in a procession. Rate wars hit Neck Island and Burlington lines with 25 and 15 cent fares. Irish Catholic protest plans in Chicago trigger debate over papal note timing. Crook news remains quiet as officials press on with Apache issues. Various civic, military, and legal items follow including Harvard LL D denial to Butler, Hanlan Kennedy boat race results, and New York police bridge duties.
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American Bicycle League
New York
Neck Island
Burlington
Peoria
Missouri River
Chicago
Hull
Hermosillo
Crook
Arizona
Texas
W. G. Mitchell
Hancock
Knoxville
Tern.) Water Company
Main Street
Pittsburg Academy of Music
Kennedy Brothers
Harvard College
Guv. Butler
Hanlan-Kennedy
Big Bridge
Mathias Wago
Chippewa Falls
Omaha Railway Company
Wiggins Ferry Company of
St. Louis
Havana
Ou Yeang Ming
Washington
Crystal Springs
Kentucky Governor Orders Guard Over Mt Sterling Jail
News reports state Governor Blackburn has ordered a military guard at Mt Sterling jail to protect the Barrett gang of murderers amid fears of lynching. Other items cover duels of violence in Joliet and Denver, Irish executions, and European political moves.
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Kentucky
Mt. Sterling
Barrett
Engineer Rose
Stamford
Conn
Denver
Niuemeyer
Evans
Marshal Stingley
Bathurst
Stingley
Thomas Gannon
Michael Mooney
Anderson
John Anderson
Joliet Prison
Michael Maloney
Flood Devastates Council Bluffs After Severe Thunderstorms
A telegram reports a disastrous flood in Council Bluffs Friday night after 6. The Indian Creek flood swept bridges and structures from one end of the stream to the other and inundated areas between the bluffs and Broadway. Many drownings feared as darkness and continuing rain hinder rescue. City losses run to hundreds of thousands plus private damage as residents escape by boat.
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Council Bluffs
Indian Creek
Coune'l Bluffs
Bluffs
Broadway
Iowa Semi Centenary Parade in Burlington
Iowa celebrated its fiftieth year with a Burlington event that drew vast crowds. Fifty guns sounded a salute before a mile long parade through town and public park speeches by prominent citizens. Thousands of visitors from across the state joined locals in the grand commemoration.
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Iowa
Burlington
High Farming Promises Profit From Concentrated Plots
A discussion extols high farming as a system that concentrates capital and labor on smaller tracts to improve soil fertility and efficiency. It argues reduced tillage labor, better manure use, and higher yields per unit area, with emphasis on thorough cultivation over mere acreage.
Hop Bitters Co. touted as cure for dyspepsia in 1980 Toronto ad
An 1980 notice from Simon Robbins claims six years of illness from dyspepsia improved after using three bottles of Hop Bitters. The ad extols the remedy’s health benefits and also notes a quick relief claim for indigestion from nuts using salt as a simple cure, per medical advice.
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Hop Bitters Co
Toronto
Hop Bitters
Simon Robbins
Chaos at the bridge as crowd crushes through gates
A deadly crowd crush on a bridge ends with multiple deaths and dozens injured. Police and volunteers move bodies from the scene while witnesses recount the chaos. Names of the dead and injured are listed, including women and children, with victims from Brooklyn and New York city.
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Brooklyn
New York
Oak Street
Chambers Street Hospital
Geo. Smith
Ellen Riordan
E. Dale
Wilhelm Lacws Thos. Riordan
Charles Vogeler
Minnie Smith
Ella Requa
Frank Jarnett
Edward Colburn
Chatham Street
Jfe
Jerusha Bazzariens
Wm. N. Croft
Maud Crawford
Sarah Hennessy
Eliza Norton
Jersey City
A. H. LaLig
James O’brien
Ellen Bordon
Elma Sherwood
Bridgeport
Conn
Margaret Sullivan
Frank Bassett
Adolph Bischoff
Albertina Bohner
Samuel Dalton
David Delmont
Ed. Doherty
Mary Disnier
Charles Eberwein
Catharine Jones
Mrs. Margrit Gallagher
Wilhelmina Loewe
Lizzie O’brien
Barbara Ottenger
The Bridge Panic On Brooklyn Front Stairs Tragedy
A crush on the Brooklyn Bridge New York approach causes a fatal stampede at the steps. Fourteen or more people die and many are wounded as thousands push to exit. The panic erupts near 4 pm as crowds press toward the edge and bodies are buried under others on the footpath.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Paris Street Celebrities Die and Absinthe Drinker Passes
Two famous Paris street figures have died. A marchand des quatre saisons carts vegetables with trained dogs along Rue Montmartre each morning. L Homme a l absinthe, famed for absinthe sales and steady prices, died after chronic absinthe abuse.
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Paris
Marchand Des Quatre
Rue Montmartre
Rues Faubourg Montmartre
Lagrange- Bateliere
L’homme A
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