Terrible streetcar disaster on Wylie avenue claims lives
Two men died and seven were injured when streetcars 64 and 51 crashed during a parade by the Eleventh Ward Republican Club and the Michael Downey Club. Eyewitnesses describe a chaotic scene with a mob threatening the gripman and a hectic effort to rescue victims Henry Abel aged 15 Ward Ruffner age 18 Henry Snitzer age 26 Frank W Zillmeer age 2 from under the wheels. The crash occurred between Fulton and Townsend streets on a steep hill.
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Ward Ruffner
Homeopathic
Eleventh Ward
Republican Club
American Nations
Wyle Avenue
Wylie Avenue
Michael Downey
Thirteenth Ward
Fulton
Townsend Streets
Lilleide
Henry Abel
Jacobus Alley
Rufner
Wylie Avengs
Homeopathic Hospital
Henry Snitzer
Second Avenue
Helga
Frank W. Zillmeer
Street Car Accident Injures Several Riders
A crowd attacked cars on Clark Street injuring companions and bystanders. Joseph Mangold and John McIlveen sustained various injuries while Joseph McIlveen Hubert Ginni f and Albert Kirk were hurt. Conductor Bhonert and Gripman Richardson faced hostility as cars moved away amid torches and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Street
Joseph Mangold
Longalley
Allegheny
John McIlveen
Watt Streat
Joseph McIlveen
Watt Street
Hubert ER. Ginniff
Erin Street
Albert Kirk
Reed Street
How Henry Abel Died In Ward Club Death Crash
August Abel, 14, and his brother Henry Abel were in a march when Henry was fatally struck by two cars in succession. August escaped with minor injuries as onlookers and brothers lifted the vehicles to free Henry’s body. The morgue later confirmed the tragedy and his grieving family spoke of their loss.
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Boone
August Abel
Heny Abel
Eleventh Ward
Henry
August
Disratch
Tragic streetcar accident stirs Hill district crowd
Crowds denounced streetcar workers after a deadly collision. Car 64 entered the hill crowd amid taunts and stones as onlookers cried out. Carl survived a first rescue effort but died in the second accident. Henry Abel, father of the deceased, sobbed over the body in the morgue before officials moved the victim to Duff Street.
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Carl
Henry Abel
Will
Duff Street
Ward Ruffner Dies After Street Car Accident
Ward Ruffner about 18, son of Mrs. Mia Dale and James Dale, died at Homeopathic Hospital after a street car collision near his home. He was crushed by a second car while partially under the first vehicle, suffereing fatal internal injuries. His widowed mother, Mrs. Ruffner, rushed to the hospital and stayed at his side until his death.
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Ward Ruffner
Homeopathic
Ruffner
James Dale
Mia Dale
Ohio
Came Hospital
W. G. Johnston
Wylie Avenue
Raffner
Acciden
Gripman Gledhill Arrested After Streetcar Incident
Gripman Gledhill fled into a crowd and was captured at his Ridge Street home then taken to the Eleventh Ward station. He claimed the accident was unavoidable and signaled passengers to clear the road as the car slid. Fellow carman Steven Richardson was arrested. both men were released on $1,000 bonds. The coroner approved the release and an inquest is set for Tuesday at 11.
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Fulton Street
Gripman Rledhill
Gledhill
Gripman
Crawford Sod
Steven Richardson
Crawford
Fulton
Ward Roffoer
Abel
Ruffoer
Homeopathic
Gripman Gledhill
William Elmore
Ridge Street
Eleventh Ward
Gledhill Mrt
Central Traction Company
Matshig
Four Gripman Held Up by Mob Threat to Burn Car
A mob torched threats stop a streetcar at a hill scene as gripman stalled the vehicle. Roy Caldwell, a passenger, reported the car following 51 with 56 behind it. Men surrounded the car near Arthur Street and warned the gripman not to move, threatening to burn his face if he did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Caldwell
Arthur Street
Moors
Grip car crash scene described by witness
Witness W H Burke on car 64 recounts a collision with a marching club crowd on a steep hill at Fulton and Arthur streets. He says the gripman lost control, the car plowed through people, and a second car struck the rear, leaving many injured but few harmed beyond the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Burke
Gripman
Thar
Arthur Street
Fulton Street
Conductor Describes Runaway Car Parade Panic
The crew recounts a hill descent where brakes failed on car 64 as parade watchers panicked. Conductor Shonert and gripman Gledhill describe attempts to stop the tram and warn passengers, with 48 aboard and several witnesses prepared to testify.
Blaine Speech Lifts Republican Spirits in Washington
Waskinator Oct 15. Republicans feel a political lift after Blaine’s White Plains speech. Betting to swing New York favors even money, while Irish Democratic ties and Harrity led organizing efforts shape the race. Good reports come from Kansas Oregon Wisconsin Illinois New Hampshire and more. Blaine’s return to the capital is viewed with interest and suspicion about the haunted mansion.
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Blaine
Arrison
New York
Pblicans
White House
Halford
Kansas
Harrison
Congress
Perkins
Jerry Simpson
Dolph
Oregon
Pennoyer
People's Party
Eld
Oneublicans
Wisconsin
Illinois
Rere
Washington
New Hampshire
Blair
Lise
Mr. Blaine
Noma
Ex-Secretary to Return Home and Rebuild Estate
The former secretary and his family plan to return to their home next week, reestablishing residence with renovations complete. Superstitious locals dread ill fortune, but many anticipate the family will devote time to social duties. Dr. Damrosch, son-in-law, to visit or host concerts. Mrs Emmona Blanc to stay with the widow's family.
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Ily
Washington
Damrosch
Bisine
Mra Emmona Blanches
Blaine Speech Sparks Campaign Sparks Across Parties
In New York on Oct 15 Republicans express confidence after Blaine's White Plains speech while Democrats doubt its impact. National leaders praise his Irish-American appeal and pledge steady the Pennsylvania effort as Republicans anticipate gains. observers in New York New Jersey and Connecticut note rising farmer support and renewed campaign activity.
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New York
Blaine
White Plains
Maine Statesman
Knight
National Committee
Kerens
Missouri
Ophir Farm
United States
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Keystone
State Central Committee
B. L Groener
Grant Monument Fund
Republican Ptr
York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Dingley
Maine
Empire State
Peat
Brooklyn
Quincy
Massachusetts
Rurnell
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Cleveland
New England
Ine
Ophir Arm
Suppression of a Book Over Missouri Campaign
In St Louis on October 15 a political religious stir arose as Major William Warner's influence led publisher John A Hellman to suspend publication of Missions in Missouri by Bishop John Hogan. Copies had circulated and excerpts appeared before orders halted the book for two months. Hogan blames Republican pressure for the suppression. the book recounts postwar arrests and abuses during Reconstruction.
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St. Louis
William Warner
Missouri
John Hogan
Kensas City
John A. Hellman
Kansas City
Ios
Repu
Hogan
Warner
Drygoods Club for Grover Organized in New York
About 350 wholesale dry goods men met in New York to reorganize the Cleveland Stevenson Wholesale Drygoods Club. Miles M. O'Brien presided as Walter Stanton outlined club aims to support Cleveland and Stevenson and repeal the McKinley tariff as a fraud and ploy against the people.
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New York
Cleveland
Cleveland and Stevenson Wholesale Drygoods Club
Miles M. O'Brien
Walter Stanton
Stanton
Stevenson
To-Sey
Oe Patel
Famine Threat Looms Over England Amid Prolonged Distress
The Dispatch reports rising famine linked distress in London and across England over 15 months. Coroners note deaths from want as thousands idle across docks textiles printing shipbuilding and engineering. Cab drivers and unemployed crowds illustrate hunger while relief systems struggle ahead of winter.
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Loxpox
England
Britain
London
Labor Bureau
Board of Trade
Holborn
Bayswater
Stresta
Ospital
First Lady Mrs. Harrison Weakens as President Skips Saturday Reception
Washington reports Dr. Gardiner notes Mrs. Harrison may linger indefinitely as President Harrison, exhausted by her illness, misses his usual Saturday afternoon reception. He attends bedside care, aiming to comfort her while medical staff emphasize limited nourishment and rest.
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Gardner
Tos
Drs- Patch
Mia Parker
Russell BK. Harrison
Directory Highlights and Society Notes From The Dispatch
The Dispatch lists sections including Canada travel notices small advertisements amateur athletics and theatre gossip. It mentions column features like gossip of the week parish notes social chatter and a column of small talk with various authors and columns noted across pages 9 to 32.
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France
Mary T. Bayard
Margaret H. Welch
Ruth Hall
Columers
Foreign consul seized in New York forger arrest
Domingo L. Enis a consul of Elcnador is reported detained in New York on a forgery charge. The incident involves his holding a foreign consulate position while he faces legal action.
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New York
Domingo L. Enis
Ethanetes
Elcnador
Union Theological Seminary splits with General Assembly
New York Oct 11 directors of Union Theological Seminary vote 19 to 1 to sever relations with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church abrogating the 1870 compact. The move supports Prof Briggs and signals possible schism with the church as key directors and clergy resist Briggs’s orthodoxy.
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New York
Union Theological Seminary
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Presiterian Church
Briggs
Robert BR. Booth
Knntgers Riverside Presbyterian Church
Booth
Ean
William A. Booth
John Hall
Hall
Friends of the Church
Briggsie
Partial Solar Eclipse to Grace North America this Month
Dr. Morrison of the Nautical Almanac Bureau predicts the partial solar eclipse on October 20 will be visible across most of North America if skies allow. The eclipse will begin at 11:57 A M and end around 0:07 P M Washington mean time, with about three-fifths of the sun obscured.
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Washyetter
Dr. Morrison
Nautical Almanac Bureau
North America
Alaska
California
Bay of Tehuantepes
Mexico
Umbria
Washington
Train brakeman fatally injured in Oct incident
Unsiostowr reports brakeman J. T. Kelly of the Southwest Pean line fatally injured when a train failed to couple cars. Kelly, seated near the rear, was crushed between the pedaler and cars and could not tell how close he was amid the failing attempt.
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Unsiostowr
J. T. Kelly
Peanspiventa
Eai
Wadeyle Satines
Kelly
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