Brooks County Turpentine Camps Roil Georgia
A deadly outburst in Brooks County Georgia tied to turpentine camps and an oath bound gang. Officers face danger as bailiffs confront armed negroes. several men killed while others jailed. Governors and local police dispatched to restore order and withdraw after peace returns.
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George Fritz
McCall
Herring
Brooks County
Isham
Valdosta
Cafferty
Liceutenants Staten and Peoples
Bass
Sheriff Thrasher
Quittaga
Quarantine Brutality Reported at Smallpox Camp
Dispatch describes harsh conditions at a smallpox quarantine camp with 250 officials noting neglect. Claims include confiscated clean food for mothers with children, lack of soap water or towels, and a police officer threatening resignation over starving families. Philadelphia residents with relatives nearby faced barriers to access.
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Chbester Board of Health
White House Christmas Celebrations Cut to Family Day at White House
President and cabinet celebrate Christmas in a family style at the White House. A Christmas tree decorates the library, gifts for children flow in, and the president and Mrs. Cleveland distribute presents to employees. Cabinet members dine at home with families. Carlisle home hosts the largest gathering.
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White House
Cleveland
Thurber
Carlisle
Chased by a waterspout Gurly sails to safety near Cape Hatteras
The Norwegian steamer Gurly from Port Morant Jamaica with Havana cargo escaped destruction by a mammoth waterspout south of Cape Hatteras. At 10 a.m. a white speck grew into a funnel-shaped waterspout racing toward the ship. The captain turned west as the wall of water passed starboard, spindrift and spray filling the air, then the menace vanished to the south and the voyage continued.
Burns Talks to Miners in Nelsonville England Leader Denounces Immigration Agitation
John Burns addressed a large Nelsonville miners meeting in the Hocking valley praising the strike outcome and criticizing U S government. He warned against agitation against immigration and predicted fewer but larger strikes. Also notes 50 glass industry workers at Glass Industry in Ovartox New Jersey with new factories planned and 1250 workers employed.
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CoLympus
John Burns
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
England
Glass Industry
Ovartox
N. J
Williamstown
Telegraphic Ticks
The Sac and Fox Indians plan to perform a messiah ceremony on their reservation. Lieutenant John Garvin of the United States Navy died at Fremont Ohio from consumption. A riot at Pineapple Arkansas left three Van Metten brothers and Alexander Kayer dead and 148 mortally wounded. Parson Tom Uzzel distributed 3 500 jack rabbits to Denver's poor from the Lamar hunt. Warden Sage of Sing Sing reorganizes prison staff. Lady Henry Grosvenor, wife of the Duke of Westminster’s second son, died. No alarm at the Hawaiian legation over royalist reports in Washington. The White Star liner Teutonic sailed from New York December 19 for .
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John & Garvin
United States Navy
Fremont
Pineapple
Ark
van Metten Brothers
Alexander Kayer
Tom Uzzel
Denver Tabernacle
Denver
Lamar
Sage
Sing Sing
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