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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1889
Page
8
In Braxrox West Virginia on March 12, twenty five residents were bailed to answer indictments for acting as regulators. They tore down eight dwellings in Hickory Wythe after giving inmates 34 hours to leave the county. A missing ex convict and a reward are noted in earlier dispatches.
A missing man case unfolds as Prank Fairbanks of Wood county, once jailed for killing Manahan in Haskins, is believed dead or missing after parole. Beck, a Toledo associate, and a woman linked to the case may be involved. A $200 reward is offered as authorities investigate whether Fairbanks was murdered and discarded in the Maumee river.
A Mitchell of the Lehigh Valley Railroad testified that a sheet of iron covered Cook's engine firebox to shield the fireman from glare. Counsel argued the sheet would have prevented the fatal accident that night in October. The setup involved two engines pulling the train at Mud Run station. Buckeye Judge Arrest Reported in Newark.
Reports from the northwestern part of the county describe a malignant diphtheria outbreak with several deaths and many others ill. Physicians expect the disease to spread despite efforts to check it.
Reading of the day notes temperance supporters in Dauphin county organizing for the amendment drive. News items report hotel proprietor assignments, iron works operations resuming, a Sunday School Convention in progress, executions levied on retail works, prison escapes, and the discovery of a dead body on the Norfolk and Western line near Bramwell in Monroe County, W V.
The text records a string of brief items including a potential vice presidential nod for Blaine with scattered names and places, a Connecticut court case, a boiler explosion, a prison-desertion death, and upcoming U S political meetings. It also notes German and French authorities agreeing to suppress anarchists and cross‑border pursuit into Swiss towns.
A public health notice cautions that pneumonia causes many deaths in the cold season, urging immediate action at early symptoms. It touts Duffy's Pare Malt whiskey as a trusted stimulant and remedy, warning against substitutes and stressing prompt treatment to prevent progression to consumption.
Ninety nine per cent of buyers judge by price or relative value and cannot detect quality differences across stores. Compare side by side at home with shipments sent on approval, then reverse judgments as needed. Examine the dealer’s adjectives with caution and trust your own judgment. We offer diamonds for examination with reference.
Fashion notice touts jackets in Directoire and Empire styles with silk vest fronts in various colors. All jackets are tailor-made for faultless make and perfect fit, using new and reliable materials.
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