Fires and Fatalities Toll From March Disasters Across Regions
A series of fires and accidents reports March incidents from White Sulphur Springs to Washington and Pittsburgh. The Peyton House in Virginia burned March 14 with $30,000 loss. New Crets fire destroyed seven buildings with $15,000 loss. Fire at Prenning Station left Eb eneer Large and son John dead. A major Lebanon Tennessee blaze caused $30,000 damage. Denver railroad magnate B Nichols killed by runaway wagon at Council Bluffs. Gov. Garland steamer burned near Red Fork with all aboard lost. Hunter Bros mill boiler exploded in Worthington killing twelve. Port Pitt works fire in Pittsburgh caused about $140,000 loss. Diamond coal mine near Wilkes-Barre threatened by cave-in. Freight wreck on Hannibal and Missouri line killed engineer Iva cen and injured others. Fire suspected from sparks near Long Branch bridge area.
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White Sulphur Springs
Peyton
New Creats
Fielder McGruder
Prenning’ Station
Washington
Ebenezer Large
John
Pritcher & Co
Athens
Cadman’s
American House
Boston
Lewis Rice
Lebanon
Tenn
B. Nichols
Denver
Council Bluffs
Gov. Garland
Red Fork
Missoni
Pine Bluff
Ark
Memphis
Hunter Bros
Worthington
Ind
Pittsburgh
Port Pitt
Carrol & Co
Snyder « Co
Iron and Brass
Mansfield & Co
Diamond
Wilkesarre
Hannibal and Joseph
Long Branch
Imeron
Iva ‘Cen
Connor
Levi Hicketts
Numerous 19th Century Nominations and Trials in Brief
Breach of promise suit against ex-tor Cameron withdrawn. Octavia Walton died near Augusta and will disputes arise. Vanderbilt elected to head Western Union Telegraph Company. March nominations to State and Treasury posts announced. Will contest over Vanderbilt estate ends as heirs withdraw. Murder of James Kingan investigated. $9,000 found. California crop prospects strong. grain in good condition. Several federal appointments and federal court matters noted. Steamship City of Brussels used funds to cancel English bonds. National Bank of Lansingburg fails. assets and liabilities disclosed.
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Cameron
Trot M. Morrill
Bury
Portland
Fadere Octavia Walton
Augusta
Smith M. Danser
Camden
Mary M. Danser
New York
Wiliam H. Vanderbilt
Western Union Telegraphmpany
Vanderbilt
Fred .Eward
HL Tyner
Jesse Hildrup
Icl
Illinois
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Winser
Evarts
Matthews
Jeremiah S. Black
David Field
James Kingan
Produce Stor
Weldon
N. B
California
Fred Douglass
District of Columbia
George
Boutwell
J. H. Moore
Springfield
John Jay Knox
Reuben H. Stephenson
Cincinnati
Secretary of the Navy
San Francisco
Mazatlan
Montana
United States Treasury
Charles P. Conant
Daniel Baker
Bigelow
Howe
Conant
Sherman
Red Cloud
Hapie
Chief Spotted Tail
Chizy Kure Layo
Oliver Ames
Taunton
Mass
Mr. Ames
Helen
F. L. Ames
Frederick L
Inman
City of
Brussels
United States
England
National Bank of
Fragmented OCR Note From Local Page
Readable fragments show a mention of the US state and a place name with unclear dates and numbers. The legible items reference public or official terms but lack a coherent event or outcome to characterize.
Seaboard Exports Report and Treasury Bond Redemption
Week ending March 10 exports list flour and grain totals from seaboard ports and a Treasury call for redemption of 1865 bonds totaling ten million dollars. The description covers stored and coupon bonds by number and value. A Scranton call for twenty thousand pounds for public works is noted along with remarks from the mayor during a session.
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Seaboard
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Scranton
Gman
Lees
Harrisburg Caucus Nominates Cameron for Senate
In Harrisburg, ex Secretary of War J D Cameron was chosen by the Republican caucus to succeed his father as U S Senator. Democratic nominee H J Bell won a Congress seat in Georgia Ninth District replacing Senator Hill. The report notes ongoing state politics and federal actions, with references to Hampton and Chamberlain, Hayes policy, and internal department rules.
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Harrisburg
J.D. Cameron
United States
H. J. Bell
Congress
Georgia
Senator Hill
Hampton
Chamberlain
Charleston
Reed
Washington
Senate
Schurz
Interior Department
Stanley Matthews
Republican Legislative Caucus
Ohio
John Sherman
Hayes
Louisiana
South Carolina
Nicholls
Packard
State House
Wade Hampton
Ieche Ualibu Dlatus
Express robbery at Pittsburgh shocks city on March 14
A planned express robbery used a fake telegraph dispatch to lure a messenger to transfer a package to a man named Brooks. In the transfer at a station thirty miles from Pittsburgh the thief seized about $4,000 and fled on foot. Also on March 14 editor Stephen Jones was shot and killed by Prof. William Pike in Chicago amid a jealous dispute. Joe Goss was jailed for a $250 Kentucky prize fight violation. Samuel Carey Ball, ex-cashier of Hatboro National Bank, was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Stephen
Jones
Religio- Philosophical
Chicago
Wm. C. Pike
Pike
Joe Goss
Kentucky
Samuel Carey Ball
Hatboro
Opera heckler in Dublin laments opaque reply
A Spectator at a Dublin opera asked a man in front if he was opaque. The man answered No O’Brien, prompting a wry exchange. The incident highlights barbed humor in crowded performances.
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Dublin
Clare’s OnD Spool Cotton Factory Vast Clark Thread Works
A feature on Clare’s Sond spool cotton notes the Clark Thread Company’s vast factory complex. It boasts the largest works in the New World with acres of buildings and forests of remarkable machinery.
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Clark Thread Company
New World
Century-Scale Labor Societies and Local Groups Featured
A compact notice highlights various local associations and events including the Clark Hose Company, a Grand Relief Society, the Eureka Club and Thistle Band, and an Employees’ Centenary Excursion, reflecting civic activity in manufacturing and cotton fields communities.
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Clark Hose Company
Grand Relief Society
Eureka Club and Thistle Band
Newark’s Clark Thread Works a Giant of Industry
A vivid portrait of The Clark Thread Company in Newark, detailing its vast payroll, multi‑million dollar annual output, and sixty miles of belting. It explains the plant’s impact on city prosperity, the massive power plant, intricate carding and spinning processes, dyeing and bleaching, spooling, and wiring to New York.
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Clark Thread Company
Newark
Brdinbiy
Corliss
Dkaughtwlitéh
Clark Thread Company Exposition and Labor Harmony Featured
The article highlights The Clark Thread Company’s exhibition in Philadelphia, praising its treatment of employees and the practical demonstration of industry. It notes large-scale operations, composition of the workforce, and resolutions of thanks by workers and city officials praising labor capital harmony and the company’s local impact. The piece references the Eureka Boat Club and Newark engagement with the Clark enterprise, along with the firm’s New York offices and expansive facilities.
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Emiloyes
Artiele
Philadelphia
Tion
Monster Csearson Y Delphia
Clark
Newark
Tsurad Company
Wil
Eame
Wales
Clark Thread
Ciparly
Passaic
Atlantic
New Yat
Auey
Fiee Argonauta
Bany
Newark Boys
Sun
Whistla
Trennial
Unfortunate Joug Shifts From Neighbor to Station House
A misadventure in wet weather ends with a tall young man, after waiting for a lady, slipping and tumbling into a street, then being escorted to the station house. He returns home later, after purchasing a new pair of shoes.
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N. Y.L
Thay
Magazine Submissions Strain Editors As MSS Numbers Grow
The article notes rising manuscript submissions for Scribner's Monthly and other journals, with numbers from 1871 to 1876 showing a steady increase. It laments that acceptance remains rare, with about one in thirty manuscripts accepted, while writers seek attention from major editors at Harper, the New York Tribune, and other outlets.
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Ciiitors
Scribner’s Monthly
Enn
Gretto Magazine
Harper
New York Tribune
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Tate
Bill
Eben Ward
E. B. Ward
Detroit
Henry J. Tiffin
Montreal
Itnes Pub
Gace
Sian
Crime and Criminals
Beeves Co v. Beaks
Wwe
Nns Il
Eary
Burrer—Creamery
Toledo
Sens
CLARE
Essex County Press
N. J
Clark Street
New Jersey
Broad Street
Fen
Curbstone
the Sea Island
Sas Vlan
Watts, Chmpbell & Co
Clark’s “O. N. T
Forstein
Ainelx
Foller
Iil
Cop
Palomar
Clark Phrond Company
Michigan
Kewark
Maine
Texas
Wisconsin
Oregon
New Yor
Prentoi
Peperlox
THE
Clark Wose Company
Mount
Ararat
Col. Sellers
Maynard
Tickety
O.N. T
Watts & Campbell
Blake
Clark Thread Company Relief Society
Relief Society
Hum
Noy
Figg
Terostin
Ess Seceesesi Secesecess
Resogaseze Ee
Ibdsas Mealio
TOW Clane
V. Ated
Seling
Mbites
George x
Ation Colton
Ted
Ashe Wilson Brot & Baker
Florence, Weed, Wilson
Colton
NEW York House
Broadway
Street
George A. Clark & Brother
Leely
Magazine Writers
U.N. Y
Adv
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