Bridge Disaster Drowns Dozens as Licking River Bridge Collapses
A Cincinnati Newport bridge project over the Licking River fails under heavy iron work. Eighty eight are reported killed and two escape. The failure traps workers on beams while rescue crews evacuate the river strewn with timbers. Injured include Superintendent Wilson and several contractors. The Benton and Campbell County Bridge Company built the span. James A Stewart of Cincinnati oversaw the project.
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Ferrel Wegues
Cincinnati
Fier
Arscremart
Licking River
Covington
Newport
Assiaiagt
William ‘Wilson
Hite
Jobe Owell
James A Stewart
Ned
Benton and Campbell County Bridge Company
Andrew
Albert Baird
Sting
Avex Tomas
K Kaaken
North Carolina
KY. Kien
Dick Gommas
Pennsylvania
Willce Aum
Roanoke
Mecaphta
Depew as Secretary of State Possible Cabinet Shakeup
June 14 report says President Harrison sent a message to Chauncey M. Depew urging him to accept the Secretary of State portfolio. The discussion stirs talk among officials as Beeretary Elkina visits New York with the note, while the Vatican urges noninterference in Irish matters and the Patsy unrest in Ireland continues.
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Wil Chammeey M. Depew
Hunter Wasumoron
Beeretary Elkina
New York
Harrison
Chauncey M Depew
Cna
Ireland
Politiachs Cor Pcondeda
Vaughan
Corbett to Train at Loch Arbour Seaside Site
Debates arise as outdoor boxing star Corbett selects a seaside cottage near Deal Lake for summer training. Neighbors fear moral impacts while locals expect a property boom and others seek alternative venues for his stays and workouts.
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Corbett
Jane de Corbett
William & Brady
Braty
Euclid Snd
Deal Lake
Brady
Hiirem
Loch Arbour
New York
Yvet Che
Rumors of Court Martial for Mare Island Naval Officers
Mare Island naval officers face a possible court martial amid an explosion at Monde yard. Injured sailors Bristow died, Halton survives, and officials retreat specifics while summons for proceedings loom. Widespread casualties led to funerals attended by crew and civilians as Navy authorities prepare formal action.
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Mare Island Bay
Mana Intano
Cal
Bristow
J. H Halton
Banda
Admarine
Siso
Ajeligram
Secretary of the Navy
Gathering in Chicago Advance Guards on the Field
As the Democratic National Convention nears, candidates and friends discuss support in Chicago. Delegations arrive, strategists map plans at headquarters, and rumors swirl about ballot dynamics, with the Hill, Palmer Morrison, and Cleveland factions contending for influence.
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Cincade
Chicago
Sovernon
Boise
Boles
Iowa
John Tracy
Retary
Ation
Grace
Treasury
Fairchild
Cleveland
Great Peeble
Palmer-Morrison
Illigols
Palmer
Morrisos
Delaware
Aries
Peck
Hornelleville
York
Hill
Democratic Speculation On War Contested First Ballot
Washington June 16 Senator Hill defends his position amid Chicago ballot rumors. He says no certainty exists about the first ballot outcome and notes friends believe Senator Gorman may yet gain strength as a dark horse.
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Waasroton
Fecastor
David
Hill
Chicago
Cam Mabe
Ves
Bere Thet
Gorman
Turbulent Austrian Bimetallic Conference Foes Protests
Protests erupt over Austria and the International Bimetallic Conference with June tensions in Pine Plains Dutchess County. Austria’s conditional acceptance hinges on maintaining liberty of action on the monarchical question as troops mobilize near the border amid peasant concerns. A rail disaster in Kentucky kills four and cripples a passenger train with 100 aboard, while a Vesuvian eruption drives fresh alerts from Naples and Labour disputes surface in Newark.
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Austria
Vrarxa
Fight With a Burglar Shot At by the Robber
Fragmented dispatches recount a burglary incident with a struggle and a gunshot. Descriptions mention two burly men and a struggle with a gun aimed at a companion, a ball embedding in a wall, and a suspect identified as a man known locally. Separate early notes refer to mob activity and public unrest in nearby towns, plus a distant financial tally and anniversary observance in Ohio.
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John Eo Beerstary
Tost
West Mar
Searles Eprema
Hhime
Anwar
Fiat
Tnt
Sim
Tavis
Mr. Bearkes
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