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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1890
Page
5
Survivors recount a Monon railroad wreck near Carmel Indiana injuring many and killing six including two children. The burned indies and a stove collapse trapped victims as rescuers fought flames and timbers to reach the dead and dying.
An OCR fragment attributes the accident to running too fast for the short curve, suggesting speed as the main cause of the crash. No other details are readable.
State officials discover a bill against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad for over 500000. A notice warned that on Friday the state's right to sue on three notes dating back to 1868 would expire. The notes, originally from the old South Pacific, were later assumed by the Frisco.
Mrs. Cora Seales Morris of Reidsville North Carolina was acquitted of murdering her husband by poison after a short jury deliberation in Wentworth Rockingham County Virginia. The case drew wide local interest as the trial concluded.
George Free, 74, longtime First Ward resident and German immigrant, died at his home 10 First Street after 62 years in the area. He was father to Captain George J. Free and Henry and Tillman Free and Mrs. John McNulty. Mayor Pearson received a pair of horns claimed from a South American king’s herd, measuring 94 inches.
John Kile was shot at Jones and Laughlins furnace on Second Avenue yesterday morning and remained in precarious condition last night. John McCarthy, arrested for the shooting, is in custody.
W T Carleton remained in Pittsburg to rest yesterday and his opera company sang The Brigands in New Castle last evening with J K Murray in the title role The company appears in Franklin tonight with Carleton in his own part He said he would not go abroad except temporarily this summer in search of operatic novelties Henry Watterson will arrive in the city at noon tomorrow for a banquet of the Press Club and will lecture on Money and Morale at Old City Hall H Sellers McKee left for New York on the Eastern Express last evening.
Fragmentary OCR reading shows a jumble of names such as David F. Rust Annie C. Marks Harry Hotaford and Annie E. Simmons alongside places like Alleghany Whering Wheeling and Braddock near Pittsburgh. The text lacks coherent event or notice context.
After Stock Taking Bargains 30 dozens ladies black spun silk stockings reduced to 60c valued at Jos Honxe Co Pean Avenue Stores.
The column lists multiple death notices with names such as SELMA CECILIA Bates and MARY Korg Clemens, detailing ages and addresses across Pittsburgh districts. Funeral times range from morning to afternoon with interment at Homewood Cemetery or local churches, and notices request friends and relatives to attend.
Bargain rush as stock takes week clears the store at cost or less. Fifty inch dress goods and broadcloths drop to low prices, silk velvets, brocades, cashmeres and sealskin jackets are offered at deep discounts. Readily available suiting fabrics and luxurious furs join forced markdowns to make room for new spring stock.
This week stores urge savings on clothing with all overcoats marked down to clear stock. Buyers are advised to compare prices and inspect goods before buying as trousers are offered 2 to 5 dollars off regular prices.
Mens 98¢ fur caps drop to 49¢ while 125 For turbans are cut to 69. Seal caps at 3 drop to 149, 59c jersey caps to 29, 49c cassimere caps to 29, and 650 Scotch caps fall to 340.
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