Lynched in Hinton After Constable Reynolds Shooting
John Carter, a colored man charged with murder, shot Constable Reynolds during an attempt to arrest him at Hinton West Virginia. A mob seized Carter from Lewisburg jail and hanged him from a roadside tree after surrounding the jail. The incident followed a circus procession through town drawing outsiders to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carter
Constable Reynolds
Hinton
W. Va
Reynolds
Carter
Lewisburg
Charleston
Summers County
W. Reynolds
John Robinson
Nebus Eeencials
Wreeback
Man Killed in Birmingham Saloon Row Inquest Reports Slain Hudspeth
Thomas Hudspeth of Sharon iron works was killed in a Birmingham saloon melee as a bystander. Fellow workers say he was stabbed to the heart by a man named Laonon during the Saturday night altercation. Hudspeth left a wife and two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hudspeth
Sharon
Swanox
Birmingham
Als
Hudspeth
Laonon
Little girl’s body found in Ohio river at Scioteville
Portsmouth reports a two year old girl missing from Little Kanawha victims found floating in the Ohio river near Scioteville. Authorities believe the body belongs to Austin Kinger’s child. two other drowned children have been recovered recently. The update follows telephoned confirmation from Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio River
Scioteville
Old Refinery Barn Burns Near Reno
A fire destroyed Empire Refinery owned by A. L. Confer at Reno three miles west of the city after a locomotive ignited oil on tracks. The barrel works alone survived with losses exceeding 20 000 dollars. In Burgettstown an Italian worker named Antonio Hits fell under gravel train wheels at the Raccoon bridge job site, both legs mangled below the knees. he was taken to Penn Hospital and is expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Om Crry
Empire
A. L. Confer
Reno
Here
Burgettstown
Raccoon Bridge
Antonio Hits
Penn Hospital
Will
Dredge Work Underway At Steubenville Bridge Site
Special telegram reports dredge boats Ohio and Oswego clearing the bar between central and Ohio side channels in Steubenville bridge. Trestling and protective piles are being pushed, indicating ongoing repair and reinforcement work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Oswego
Central
Steubenville Bridge
Columbia Iron and Steel Mill Workers Accept Wage Scale
At Ustontown on July 24 after failed talks with owners, Columbia Iron and Steel Mill workers approve a wage scale lowering pay for most, sparing only day laborers and Bessemer department staff. Heaviest cuts hit high priced workers. heaters and blooming mill saw about 25 percent cuts. New rates align with Homestead level. plant to run Monday night with potential double shifts if enough men are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Ustontown
Ustontowns
Columbia Iron and Steel Mill
Bessemer Department
Valley Works Staffers Discharged Prompt Shakeup
Cloyd M. Parker secretary of sub division No. 4 N T A 135 Knights of Labor and five other H C Frick Coke Co workers at Valley Works were discharged by Superintendent Thomas M Lynch. Workers meeting at Valley pledged to quit tomorrow if reinstatement is denied, raising the risk of a wider strike across Frick Company sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottdale
Cloyd M. Parker
Knights of Labor
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Valley Works
Thomas M. Lynch
Vailey
Frick Company
Contractor Dugan Abandons Wages for Italian Laborers
Special Telegram from Greensburg reports John Dugan, contractor on the Westmoreland Water Company reservoir, left town without paying 30 or 40 Italian workers. The laborers claim he discharged them and claimed no funds. They demand fifteen dollars each, warning trouble if unpaid. Dugan resides in Connellsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
John Dugan
Westmoreland Water Company
Dugan
Connellsville
Tragic Accidents Claim Seyler Family and Mill Worker
In Younastown Caleb Seyler suffocated when bran bins collapsed and burned him. his death follows two prior Seyler family accidents, a boiler explosion death and a drowned daughter. Nearby at Brown Bonnell Co. mill yards Mike Kardi, a Hungarian, died while coupling two railroad cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younastown
Caleb Seyler
Seyler
Mike Kardi
Brown, Bonnell & Co
Peril of a Picnic Train Spoiled by Obstruction
Wheeling July 24 A man named Jerome McCormick attempted to wreck a picnic train on the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad. He driven a spike between rail ends, but workers detected the obstruction before disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoh
Wheeling
Wheeling and
Elm Grove
Jerome McCormick
Inmate crafts elaborate wooden automaton in asylum grounds
W 8 Lyon, confined two years at Eddyville Lunatic Asylum in Lyon county, has carved a 3 by 2 foot pine toy. The device features 12 life sized dolls performing comical motions led by a central crank wheel, with a rocking couple, Red Riding Hood, Mikado dancer, and other figures moving to silent music. A bell rings via a manikin’s hammer, powered by a water wheel fed by a pipe in the west ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Lyon
Eddyville
Lyon County
Red Riding Hood
Coenent Penias
Jacksonville safe from fever says Surgeon General
Dr. Hamilton of the Marine Hospital service reports no current yellow fever cases in the Jacksonville district though vigilance remains. He notes last year’s first Jacksonville case was July 3 and credits sanitation efforts for reducing risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Marine Hospital Service
Jacksonville
Pension Chief Resigns in Washington Office Shakeup
David W. Ware of Missouri, head of the ace division in the Pension Office, resigns. Arner Wilhite of Indiana is named as successor in the Pension Office amid leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtroton
David W. Ware
Missouri
Ace
Arner Wilhite
Indiana
Chine’ce
Harrison Faces Blaine Memo On Mexico Claims At Deer Park
President Harrison weighs Blaine memorandum about Wall and Abra claims tied to Mexico payments. A commission ruled the claims improper and a retrial bill was urged. officials await instructions on the government’s potential $700000 settlement. Also listed are sales at Thorston Bros Allegheny and Hucous & Hace fabric offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
WastinxeTos
Deer Park
Blaine
Mexico
Rlswappen
Par Artem
Pittsburg Beer and California Zin for home industry demand
Obscure ad text promotes Pittsburg Beer and California Zinfandel from a bottle. Mentions Coleman's and a G W G Flag Brand. Located at Scumup Street, Fifth Avenue, city, with unclear contact details. Potential call for home industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Beer
California
Marriages and obituaries from Princeton to Allegheny notices
A collage of late 1800s notices lists names of individuals tied to marriage licenses and funerals. Entries include William Brown of Brown's Station with a typhoid fever death and multiple obituaries from Pittsburgh area towns, detailing family residences, church services, and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Princeton
William
Samuel S
Elizabeth P. Brown
Brown's
Dredin
Joan Bren
Butler
Farpar
Breedon
Reas
Maggie
Walters Breedon
Andrew Kelly
Pine Township
Cross Roads Church
Fritzinger
Chartere Pa
Ump Ritzinger
U. W
Janette Steele
Mulberry Street
Allegheny
Uniondale
Harrison
Wi Canton
Elin Nilson Harbison
Racine Fami
Broad and
Whitfela
East End
Joan H. Lroxs
Sacred Heart Church
KR. C
Canter Avenue
Farmar
A.m
McCoy
Ant- Gal G
Guneral Felpay
Nelson Davis
St. Thomas Street
Southsde
Norrish
Grand Crossing
George Orrish
Johin C
Wilkinsburg
Tauxspayr
Uniondale Cemetery
Nes Se
Nant
Pissagl
Aioe Seoucek
Reick
Henry Reick
Saieoumee
Third Street
Shaffer
Josiah Bhavfelis
Inlaw
W. H. Conly
Fremont Street
Eens A
Walton
Thomas
Lillian Street
Seri Lors
Bessin
Chas. L
Wade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homestead
Clantox
Piper & Co
Corbett & Wilson
Clarion Pool
Lucinda
Ritts & Co
Kribbs
Anne
Anna Stephens
Robert Swarthwaite
Smurthwaite
Anna
Eli Yokes Mange
Greenville
Eli Yokes
Jamestown
Nail Works
Bellaire
Bisraton
Bellaire Nail Works
Guoverry
Thomas Husband
Albert Schwabs
FRICK
H. of L
Pir
Carcaco
Jely
Lacy Sturges Buckingham
Knickerbecker
Ebenezer Son
Clarence
Lucy
Kate
Sarsayatila
Woses
Nola
Weil and L'Abra
Algo
Thorsttoon Bros
Henry
Whitlinger
Apollo
Young
Anns Rodler
Hee Gonad
Katie Morell
Anthony Lemar
Annie
Fifth Avenue
Tylép
Atlantic City
ED States
Hota N. J
N.J
Roberts
É Sons
THE
Islesworth
N. J
Sen oHait
McGlade
Otel Lafayette
Cape May City
Ie Paneh
Pier
Vigtor Denibzot
James Archibald & Im
Smithfield
Central Hotel
John L. Trexler & UO
Beaver Ave
Ie Ave
Loxgye
Ho.tel
Longview
JO Johs G
Longview School
Brookville
Rotel Brunswick
Colonas Ocean
Jess Morgan
Petes Jelss
Howland Hotel
Long Branch
Henny WaAttes
Prop R
Jno
Semio0sser
Hotel Duquesne
Raat
Pee Wane
Felen
Cape May
W.W.G
Azranaante
Pittsburg
William Jones
Aerd
Western Insurance CO
Resson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ciena
Pens Mountains
Mountain House
Cresson
Wot & Oram, Sage, Cresson, Cambria Co
Assota
Wood Street
Ernim Presiden
John B
T. P. Herbert
Monmouth House
Spring Lake Beach
Princess Anne
Virginia Beach
Nortel
Norfolk
R. BR
China
Tire
Jonaphy Rogers & Sons
Sheffield
Star Mafety
Boggs & Buhl
Federal St
Juup
Aes Ee
Heep
Cake
Browne Baotine Stekesete
Lang Lloyd’s Bess
Lloyd's
Lie
Maria Farina
McClintock
Suk
Sarah
Ney Ok
Fleishman & Co
Pittsburg, PA
Catal Price
Pongee
Groveland
Benton Avenue
Central Road
Ising
Herron Hill Park
Wanamaker
Sixth Street and
Penn Avenue
Iyi P
Scot & Kenneweg
Atents
Maplewood Park
George S. Martin & Ca
Ryan
DE. J. M. McClaren
Smithfield and
Fourth Avenue
Ww. S
WM. Semples Stores
Federal Street
Allegheny, PA
India
Market Street
Milan
Market ST
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