30 Jun 1890
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1890
Page
1
From Dunsar June 20 inspectors admit failure to reach any survivors in the Hill Farm mine. Workers fear the main slope and entire map are misdirected, making rescue unlikely and inquest blamed for the catastrophe.
The Farm Hill mine rescue continues as the digging team advances toward the second entry though no signs of the missing entry have appeared. Inspectors discuss surveying lapses while workers battle smoke and shifting air as spectators throng the scene with trains and crowds.
A tense crowd gathers as inspectors at Mahoning mine hold vigil for imprisoned miners. Officials and rescuers cling to the hope that all lives remain intact while the team rests tonight after delays in conveying progress.
Diggers expect a breakthrough before daylight as they near the main slope of the Hill Farm mine after missing a second chamber. The crowd includes many women while inspectors remain hopeful for a discovery. Captain Kelley, Connellsville’s police chief, oversees lines and awaits word, with miners believing a strike within six hours.
Miss Ihe Wakely, a Swarville station night telegraph operator on the Nickel Plate, thwarts a daring robber. After a coal-throwing attack and a knife threat, she calls for help, signals the next station, and keeps the safe contents from being taken until a relief crew arrives.
John Kampfer, an employee of the Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad, is jailed in Cumberland County on a charge of murdering his wife in Milltown Benn township. He allegedly gave laudanum and a patent medicine at 6 o clock, causing convulsions before her death. A neighbor testified to threats, and a postmortem is planned after her remains are disinterred.
Farco North Dakota June 29 business mood shifts as ex saloon keepers convert to small shop style outlets. They plan to sell cork screws and supplies with self service cork pulling and store counters in place of bars. Prohibitionists seek amendment to interstate commerce law amid dozen new potential shops and no expected official interference.
In Deer Creek country 60 miles northwest of here James Andrews shot John Rankin in the abdomen during a roundup late Friday. Rankin fired back with a Winchester and wounded Andrews. both men are prominent cattlemen.
Mr Ledger hosted a princely entertainment in London at Loroox on June 29 in honor of Daly's Theatrical Company. About three hundred elite and literary figures attended including Irving the Kendals Willard Grama Agnes Huntington Bancroft and Mrs Keely.
Emma Althouse of Bennington Hill near Attica, once in deep trances lasting 3 to 37 days, has shifted into chronic wakefulness. Doctors previously failed to explain her condition but now report gradual recovery with increased wake periods, improved nourishment absorption, and regained movement. The three sisters kept bedside vigil as her health improves.
A boiler cylinder head blew out on the steam boat Connecticut between Providence and New York at 1 30 am. 100 or more passengers awoke to the explosion as the vessel lay mid Long Island Sound. The boat was disabled but no one was hurt. Passengers transferred to the Providence safely with calm order.
In East St. Louis the freight handlers’ strike persists with no new railroad terms. Strikers vow to stay out until agreements are reached. new laborers are inexperienced in freight duties. Reports say transfer drivers may join the strike if needed, while superintendents plan a meeting to decide next steps.
New York June 29 The Central Labor Union in Clarendon Hall faced a heated session over unions aligned with the Central Labor Federation. Several unions withdrew in protest while Alfred was elected to replace Ernest Bohn. Paper-hangers vow to fight boss painters over contract subletting profits.
Lightning struck a Buckeye Pipe Line crude oil tank west of the city, destroying the tank and causing about 12000 dollars in oil loss and 4000 dollars for the tank. Earlier the company suffered a loss of a loading rack and two wooden tanks at Prairie depot, adding several thousand dollars to the damage.
Three distinct shocks were felt in Santa Rosa Canada at 7 25. The tremors were severe and woke residents from sleep. Vibration direction was north to south. Local reports confirm the quake's intensity and timing.
St Petersburgh June 29. New laws authorize coinage of 6,900,000 roubles in silver tokens and impose a sugar tax of 40 copecks. The measure aims to regulate currency and tariff revenue.
Scranton prepares for the state Democratic convention as headquarters open for Pattison and Wallace camps. Delegates and leaders from Philadelphia to Lehigh coordinate efforts while a tenth of July reshapes party organization with nine districts and appointed division chairs.
Claims floated that each side had ten of fifteen delegates with intense sentiment on both factions. The fragment notes considerable feeling on both sides and indicates contested delegations within a political contest.
New Castruz June 29 Thomas W Phillips the oil king said he is reluctant to discuss Delamater nomination but believes the Republican party made a mistake by nominating him He notes many Republicans oppose the choice and that Pattison could draw Republican votes if he is Democratic nominee There is no organized Republican opposition yet and future moves remain uncertain
Indiana Democrats dispatched to Scranton led by State Senator Sloan seeking the Lieutenant Governor nomination. Sloan, popular in the region, is a veteran of four years in the army and supported by Pennsylvania Reserves survivors. Supreme Court Justice Clark backs Pattison and Sloan as a strong ticket despite caution about Wallace.
Elizabethville resident S P Shadle declares support for Pattison in Governor race. Wallace faction, counting on six Dauphin delegates for Clearfield candidate, reels from the unexpected break. Shadle remains steadfast, vowing to vote for Pattison despite the split.
Kansas City report says Louis Finkelstein and his poll parrot were arrested on a nuisance warrant issued by Colonel W. J. Nelson of the Evening Star. The parrot shouted insults at Nelson in court and the case was continued to Monday.
New York, June 29. Jacob Roeser, a baker, struck 18 year old William Rohan with a rolling pin outside 552 Ninth Avenue after a dispute with neighborhood youths. Rohan died within an hour from a fractured skull. Roeser claims mistake and defense yet awaits investigation.
Walter A. Huffman president of the Democrat Publishing Company and chief owner of the Fort Worth Gazette died in Chicago this morning. His estate is estimated at $1,000,000. He was a prominent figure in New York and Boston business circles and highly regarded in Texas.
A severe late afternoon storm caused lightning and fire to devastate the Haut Kentucky Normal College. The building and all contents were destroyed, with losses estimated between 14 000 and 16 000 dollars and insurance around 1 000 dollars. Three female students were reportedly injured with one paralyzed, though details are incomplete.
Frank Ralston was mortally wounded in a boarding house in McKeesport by Patrick Byerly during a quarrel at a speak easy. Byerly escaped as police pursued him along the Monongahela river.
Newborn reports at First German Presbyterian Church a Sunday school teachers choir substituted for the Neander choir amid conflict. Deacon Tiernann cites Pastor Henr's jealousy and alleges funds were covertly used for beer, which Dietrich denies. members threaten to appeal to the Presbytery to save the church.
A delegation of Mogi tribe chiefs from Arizona arrived in Carlisle Pennsylvania under U S Indian Agent E Vandevier. The visit aims to persuade them to send their children to the Carlisle training school for education. The chiefs, described as very superstitious, observed white travel and local life with curiosity during their first hosts.
In St Louis a heavy shower eased the weeklong heat with cooler air, but sun returns driving the temperature toward 100. Thirty one prostrations were recorded yesterday, eight more by 11 pm, two proving fatal.
A heat wave in Cuiiaco causes eight confirmed sunstroke deaths and many prostrations by daybreak with 15 total sunstroke deaths and 117 heat prostrations reported, while a cool breeze later in the day offered only temporary relief.
W H Collings stage manager of Rice's Evans geline company collapsed from sunstroke in Buruisetor Iowa. Police rushed him to the station where he died late tonight. He lived in New York with a wife and two young daughters. His company performed here last night and the cast dispersed after his death.
Father Anselm Meier of St. Monrad's Academy near Evansville Indiana died in Louisville from heat, after coming to spend the summer. He was overcome leaving a railroad train as prostration cases mounted in the heat.
June 29 reports from Crxciygatt record eighteen cases of heat prostration causing deaths. City health officials investigate outbreak patterns and warn residents to seek shade and hydration.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch reports a three hour blaze at the Diamond Match Company's factory at Constable Hook Bayonne New Jersey. Firemen from Bayonne and the Standard Oil division battled heavy smoke and flames in a two story brick building 40 by 60 feet destroying enough matches to supply New York area for a month. Loss estimated at about 15000 dollars. The Diamond Match Company had only recently leased the site from Thomas White.
A four lady party in a carriage was struck by a Midland excursion train near Ute Pass. Cosgrove of Chicago died two hours after the collision while Mrs Wolf of Newark NJ died earlier. Mrs Gill and Mrs Wilson, both of Chicago, suffered severe injuries including broken legs. The driver and a young man escaped. The party belonged to the Travelers Protective Association touring the state.
Russian papers push for a formal alliance with France as a counterpoise to Britain and Germany. Other papers speak of tacit links between Russia and France. The Czar and his family are on the annual trip to the Finnish Archipelago.
Edward M. Doyle, 30, was arrested in Newburg by New York police and Oregon Detective Joseph Day on charges of embezzlement and grand larceny totaling 5000 dollars. Doyle was wanted in Portland, Oregon, and New York reports confirm the capture.
An aged man named Jame Drew, about 50, in Burrs Montana, placed himself before an incoming train. The engineer could not see him due to a curve. Drew was struck and his skull crushed. He died within an hour from his injuries.
Mapsip reports Valencia area cases of cholera with three new infections and three deaths in Gandia as of today. The report notes ongoing local transmission amid the outbreak in June.
First ward residents of the Schenley estate oppose demolition of their homes to make way for warehouses. They demand fair compensation for improvements and fear eviction after April 1. Alderman Donahoe warns of potential trouble if tenants are forced out.
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