Tragedy at Johnstown Opera House Fire Panic Kills Twelve
A fire alarm during Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin at the rebuilt Johnstown Opera House triggered a deadly panic. Hundreds rushed a single narrow stairway, 12 people died and about 75 were injured as rescuers fought through the crush for exits and water was turned on to aid the wounded. Names of the deceased include Mrs Nester George Horner Charles Frank and others amid a chaotic scene with a false alarm later confirmed.
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Gomeme
Opers
Old Main Direct Opera House
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Dane
Nester
George Horner
Charles Frank
John Carr
Lister
John Miller
Charles Ziefle
George Washington Council
United States Benevolent Association
Whittaker
Ziefle
Manes
Ae Ziefe
Sudden Illness Threatens State Official in 3-Year Toll
A telegram from Harhishueng, December 10, reports sudden illness of Prof Highbee at the Capitol amid a year of mourning. The State Departments have seen 11 deaths in three years, including Auditor General Norris and three clerks, plus several Treasury and Internal Affairs staff.
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TEE
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Capitol
Norris
Mesera
Gouger
Philadelphia
Imbrie
Beaver
Storey
Butler
Hart
Treasury Department
Graham
Andy Pyne
House
Department
Mystery Inquest Opens Into Annie McIntosh Death
Philadelphia news reports a coroner's inquest to locate the body of Annie McIntosh a 22 year old servant who died of peritonitis on November 1 at Mrs Ellen Behm's home. Coroner Ashbridge hints the body may be hidden or destroyed amid conflicting statements and a secret burial.
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Annie McIntosh
Ellen Behm
F. M. Murray
Behm
Moya
In c
Alersoder Tait
Coroner’s Office
Murray Behm
Chay
Ashbridge
Rumor of Deficit in House Stationery Clerk Accounts
A circulating rumor from Washington claims John Ancons of Reading Pennsylvania, a stationery clerk for the House, is short in his accounts. Reports suggest cash withdrawals by members unused stationery funds raised questions, but authorities indicate Ancons’s accounts are in order and the issue stems from changes in the law.
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John Ancons
Reading
House of Representatives
Iva
Anwonn
Secret Republican faction seeks to depose long-time Clark County officials
A Clark County secret Republican group formed three months ago aims to remove entrenched officeholders blamed for corruption and despotism. The movement, said to have about 1,000 members, opposes figures like Judge John C. Miller and ex Senator Bushnell, contending it represents reform within the party.
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Clark County
Ohio
Springfield
Clark
General Bushnell
United States Senate
George C. Rawlins
John F. Locke
State Senate
Locke Bushnell
Bushnell
Stae
Lin
Beth
Madison
Urbana
Young Publican Club
Raeseptiaie Au Beatae
Lisle
Neato Secunleoaadiinat
Keifer
Gie
Funeral Arrangements and Public Tribute for Jefferson Davis
New Orleans crowds pass before the bier as the remains of Jefferson Davis lie in state at City Hall. Ten thousand people file past the coffin while dignitaries attend and schoolchildren decorate the chamber. A funeral procession will pass through black drapery tomorrow, with royal purple used at some sites. Funds are being raised for the Davis family.
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Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
Jubal Early
Lubbock
Texas
Wilmer
Alabama
P. M. B. Young
Russia
Mumford
Virginia
George W. Jones
Iowa
Bisho
Masonic Hall
Louisiana
Davis
Burst Flywheel at Chesapeake Nail Works Injures Workers
A 40 ton flywheel burst at the Chesapeake nail works in the city injuring about a dozen of the 300 employees. Fisher is reported with the worst injuries and feared dead, others are badly hurt or slightly injured. The building was wrecked and mill work will be suspended for several days.
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Aod
Fisher
Reckless and Extravagant, Kyle Arrested for Embezzlement
Richard D. Kyle, former vice president of the Anderson Harris Carriage Co., was arrested in Clycranati on December 10 for embezzling 11 000. Reports say a dispute with the company preceded the charge and earlier payments masked the theft, but recent book checks reveal a continuing embezzlement between October 1 and December.
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Richard PD. Kyle
Clycranati
Ciwcranati
Richard D. Kyle
Anderson. Harris Carriage Company
Ily
Seattle boat tragedy claims three prominent residents
Seattle on December 10 reports the drowning of Dr. T. T. Minor physician and politician, George Morris Haller, and Louis ee while boating on Thanksgiving. The incident occurred Wednesday as the party faced treacherous waters near the coast.
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Seattle
Simcoe
Wash
T. T. Minor
George Morris Haller
Louisee
Beaver to Address Criticism with Flood Relief Details
Washington reports Governor Beaver plans a state address outlining the Johnstown flood relief management. He faced censure as Adjutant General Hastings drew praise for leading relief efforts, with allies noting Beaver’s prior appointment and influence. The message will present official details of every action taken during the relief.
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Johnstown
Hastings
Cprom
Washington
Harrisburg
Tom Disparon
Vernor
State Grange meeting features Hastings and Stone addresses
A public gathering in the House hall followed the State Grange business meeting. Adjutant General Hastings and Secretary Stone spoke for Republicans seeking the governorship, with McCamant and Senator Brown also addressing taxation, finances, and general statistics. Senator Delamater declined to address, citing departure from town.
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Stone
McCamant
Brown
York
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McCamach
Organisation Invited to Represent on SSID Commission
Our group is invited to join the SSID Commission as a representative. The invitation signals official recognition and opportunities to influence policy discussions and decisions at the commission.
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Ssid Commission
Brice Enters Ohio Senatorial Campaign Tour
Calvin Brice and supporters arrive in Columbus amid enthusiasm for his Senate bid. He speaks at the Jackson Club urging party harmony, with Democrats in Columbus predicting strong backing if the issue is put to voters. Brice plans to tour the western part of the state ahead of legislative discussions.
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St. Louis
Thurman
Hard to knock him out on Morgan nomination fight
A Washington telegraph report notes General Thomas J. Morgan faces a tough confirmation fight for Indian Affairs commissioner. Despite a court martial in his past, Morgan’s defense sways committees and gains support from missionaries and red man allies, improving his odds.
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Washington
Thomas J. Morgan
Indian Affairs
Morgan Pelane
Sopero
BROC
Red Man
Trusts the gigantes sin urged abatement by Turpie
Senator Turpie declared trusts the gigantic sin of the present generation. He urged abatement of trusts as a nuisance and called for confiscation of trust goods, supporting his resolution and criticizing existing legislation as insufficient.
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Turpie
Senate
Soneye
George
German attack in Bushiri region leaves 28 dead
In ZanziBaR on Monday German forces led by Lieutenant Schmidt attacked the Bushiri. Twenty-eight Bushiri were killed and the remainder escaped. Emin’s people seek Mombasa to await a steamer sent by the Khedive, while the Sultan plans an official proclamation praising devotion.
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Schmidt
Bushiri
Emin
Mombasa
Khedive
Bes
Hennan
Staney
Influenza Epidemic Spreads in Paris Panic Grows
Paris December 10. The influenza outbreak widens across the city with 130 Central Telegraph office staff ill. Public alarm rises as officials note limited severe cases and emphasize caution while banning travel and advising rest.
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Paris
Central Telegraph Office
Brazil Flag Dispute Affects Ship In Lispos Harbor
The Alagoas captain, acting on Brazilian government instructions, raised the Federal flag but was ordered to remove it as no foreign flag may fly in the harbor. He hauled down sails and prepared to proceed to Rio de Janeiro.
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Bar Harbors
Lispos
Alagoas
Rio Janeiro
Fraud Uncovered in St Louis Life Insurance Scam
A Missouri attorney Robert Terry is charged in a St Louis fraud case where a dying man was substituted for the insured to collect a $5,000 policy. The dead man’s sister Dora Schmitt exposed the scheme after the lies around the beneficiary and burial were revealed.
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St. Louis
Robert Terry
Charles Ziefle
Texas
Dora Schmitt
Henry Ziefle
Ziefle
Terry
Rights of Mormons debated in Supreme Court case
In Washington on December 10 the Supreme Court continued the Davis vs Benson case challenging Territorial laws barring Mormons from voting. Samuel D. Davis contends the indictment for conspiracy rests on unlawful voting registration tied to Mormon plural marriage belief. The appeal questions whether such statutes violate religious establishment and constitutional protections.
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WasHiNgton
United States Supreme Court
Samuel D. Davis
H. G. Benson
Oneida County
Idaho Territory
Davis
Davia
Mormon Church
Knights of Labor to Strike Sugar Trust In War
A special telegraph from the dirtfatch bureau reports the Knights of Labor plan a campaign against the Sugar Trust. Within a month they will identify trust brands and wholesalers, then inform retailers which sugars to avoid, with Farmers' Alliance support to enforce a boycott.
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Puhiea Delrura
Sugar Trust
New York
Knights
Farmers’ Alliance
Bishop Gilmour Reversed In Toledo Clerical Dispute
Decoded telegram from Rome reports Rev. Dr. Quigley of the Church of St. Francis de Sales in Toledo is restored to his priestly status after being deposed by Bishop Gilmont. The note says the reversal is approved and Quigley remains in his post until month’s end.
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Holt Hee
Prclal
Dir
Ato. Clevartard
Rome
Quigley
Great Land Swindle Charge of Conspiracy in Cariaco
The cashier Bidgood of the alleged land swindling firm Fredericksen & Co was rearrested today on an indictment by the grand jury. Falsified warrants were sworn out for Fredericksen Cowie a representative of ex Governor Rice of Wilson and for Pat Peterson and Henry Milter Tishes.
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Bidgood
Fredericksen & Co
Fredericksens
Cowie
Rice
Wilson
Pat Peter Peterson
Henry Milter Tishes
Erratic Author Involved in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Helen R. Saltas files for absolute divorce from husband Edgar F. Saltas the novelist. Married in 1883 in the city, co respondents mentioned include Elsiamh Panny Girvan. grounds cited are divorce.
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Helen R. Saltas
Edgar F. Saltas
City
Eilsiamh Panny Girvan
Styla
Divatee
Vote Lost Over Seeds and Sage Plant Mixup
A WASHINGTON correspondent reports Representative Enloe of Tennessee seeks to halt seed distribution by the Agricultural Department. He blames the department for a poor seed lot after a constituent, who distrusted him, complained about an onion of sage mixup and cost Enloe a vote he now vows to retaliate against the department.
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Ennlee
Tennemes
Agricultural Department
Enloe
Auditore
Department of Agriculture
Department
A Word From The Women Industrial League Demand Public Funds Trust
Washington December 10 At a Women's National Industrial League of America meeting a preamble and revolution were adopted calling for entrusting the fair sex with public funds oversight amid recent embezzlements by a House of Representatives cashier and other disbursing officers.
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Women's National Industrial League of America
Waenmas
House of Representatives
United States
Corea Called On To Settle Salaries Owed
Secretary Blaine pressed the Corean government to honor contracts and pay several American citizens dismissed from service two years earlier. Senators and Representatives urged settlement as American officers Cummins Dye and others had sought redress.
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WashineTon
Cummins
Maryland
Dye
Washington
Seteom
Minis Les Wahens
After the Brain Surgery A Child Is Reported Recovering
A Philadelphia telegram reports the young patient who underwent brain surgery for epilepsy remains alive on December 10. Surgeons note the child's temperature nears normal and the immediate operation appears unlikely to be dangerous, though final success will take months to years to confirm.
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Philadelphia
Dancer
Montemuret
Drawing the Color Line in Spring Valley Miners
Twenty nine Black miners arrived at the Seatonville shaft of the Chicago Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company five miles from Spring Valley Illinois to dig coal. It is the first appearance of Black miners in the area and follows a strike background at Bostonville where daily pay gave way to a reduced pay basis after settlement.
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Ill
Seatonville
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company
Bostonville
Mother and Son Killings Near Stockton Ranch
Mrs Polsky and her son fatally shot Robert Jonel following an altercation at a ranch near Stockton Canada. Wennedy reportedly intervened as the dispute escalated this morning.
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Robert Jonel
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CHECKERED LIFE OLIVER JOHNSON ABOLITIONIST DIES
Oliver Johnson abolitionist and journalist died at his daughter Mabel's Brooklyn home aged nearly 82 after a five week illness including bronchitis and heart trouble. Funeral set for tomorrow at the Church of the Messiah. Born December 27 1809 in Vermont he had a long career with Greeley Beecher and various anti slavery papers. He married Abbott and left a daughter.
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See
Te Taerene Taal
New York
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Johnson
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Weakly Tribune
Mr. Greeley
Christian Union
Henry Ward Beecher
Orange, N. J
William
Abbott
John 5
Abbot
Mrs Scott Lord Dead Casts Mourning Over White House Social Life
The death of Mrs. Scott-Lord, sister to Mrs. Harrison, will cast a somber tone over White House social duties this winter. Official observances will continue, but dress and receptions may feel the weight of mourning, and Mrs. Harrison may excuse herself from some functions.
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Eadi Ag
Mra Harrison
Aig
Richard Parker
Lost overcoats hit two congressmen in cloakroom
December 10 report from Washington states Representative Crisp of Georgia and Representative Purple of Alabama found their overcoats missing from the House cloakroom. The incident notes the theft occurred while members were away, with no suspects named.
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Alabama
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