Old Civil War General Johnston Dies in Washington
Gen Joseph J Johnston former Confederate commander and former Commissioner of Railroads died at his Connecticut Avenue home in Washington after a three week heart illness. He was born in 1807 and served in Mexico and the Civil War before later heading railroad agencies and politics. Funeral services will be held in Washington with interment at Green Mount cemetery Baltimore.
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Funeral services for Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston
Funeral services were held at St. John's Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning for Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. The ceremony was simple with no decorations and only a wreath of immortelles on the coffin.
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Italian Interference and New Orleans Massacre Linking War Talk
Washington March 25 In diplomatic circles debate swirls over Italy US relations after the New Orleans massacre A State department official warns the matter is not closed while Italians weigh heavy indemnity and possible naval action near the Mississippi A conservative faction favors avoiding conflict ahead of the World’s Fair and Christoforo Colombo memories
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Rampage Ends in Lynch Mob After Arrest in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana yesterday a ramp named Phil Dougherty entered homes demanding coffee and meals and abused women who refused. A mob of over five hundred surrounded the jail and lynched Dougherty as sheriff escorted him through a back alley. He was beaten with cowhides until exhausted and cut down before escaping.
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Governor Couples Joseph Bennan and Rebecca Wolfe in Mansion Ceremony
The Governor officiated at a civil wedding in the executive mansion in Columbia on March 25. Joseph S. Bennan of Atlanta and Rebecca Cecilia Wolfe of Winnsboro wed as the mansion glowed with lights, witnessed by family including Mrs. Ulyses P. Desportes and Mrs. James H. Aton.
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Temporary receiver appointed in Coosaw phosphate dispute
In a decisive turn of the Coosaw case Governor Tillman confirms A. K. Brooks as temporary receiver for the Coosaw River phosphate territory south of Chisolm Island. The order enjoins mining and directs Brooks to take possession, with hearings set for April 7, while the State’s phosphate commissioners pursue the injunction and potential permanent receivership.
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Grippe outbreak widens in Pittsburg and suburbs
Prrispune reports grippe and influenza drive rising deaths in Pittsburg Allegheny areas. By March 24 the city nears 728 deaths in 24 days with 38 more in the last 24 hours. Street crowds mourns and insurers warn of grave conditions.
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Kansas rail commissioners tour seed aid in Kansas counties
The rail road commissioners completed their first examination tour in ten Kansas counties and returned to TOrEKA reporting 20 000 bushels of spring wheat available as seed for those in urgent need. They found only twenty of 340 applicants in actual need after review by Judge Humphrey at Hayes City Ellis County while Graham Seward and Meade counties remain to be visited. They note higher farmer conditions than earlier reports and accuse money lenders who take one third of crops in seed wheat contracts.
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Threats From New Orleans Mafias Reach John Long
A Texas dispatch reports New Orleans Mafias threaten John Long of Houston over anti mafia opinions. Red ink note with skull and cross bones warns him to stay silent or face death.
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German man burns child then abducts again in Altoona
In Altoona Virginia on Saturday Christian Leiberg a German man visited the home of John Smidthuber and after playing with the children he placed a five year old boy on a red hot stove causing severe burns. The man fled but reappeared this morning and tried to repeat the act before a neighbor detained him.
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Fourth Avenue
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Industrial growth prospers in the South in first quarter 1891
The Tradesman reports 853 new Southern enterprises in January to March 1891, up from 837 in 1890 and 612 in 1889. Growth spans agricultural implements, mills, factories, railroads, and utilities, with Georgia and Texas among leading states and Florida showing phosphate-driven activity.
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Two Hunters Injured in Swamp Accident Near Dannurny
Charles W. Barnett and Andrew Deibel, both of Masebac, went hunting in swamp near Dannurny. Deibel dropped his gun striking Barnett in the hip. Barnett crawled two miles to a farm for help while Deibel clung to a bank in a cold stream. Deibel was rescued and is weak and delirious. Barnett is bleeding badly and believed to be near death.
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