Disastrous Storm Leaves West Philadelphia Damaged
Severe wind hail and rain struck Philadelphia and surrounding areas yesterday causing unroofed houses uprooted trees and ruined crops. Buildings collapsed along Vine and 21st streets while Bryn Mawr hail stones rivaled eggs. Deluge extended to New Jersey with lightning hitting Trinity church Norristown and connections damaged further downstream.
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William Whitely
Hamilton
Vine Streets
Bryn Mawr
Delaware River
Bristol
Columbia
New Jersey
Norristown
Conshohocken
McFarland Brothers
Camden and Amboy
Weert Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania
Warren County
Easton
Hunterdon County
Trelvidere Divisin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey Central
Lambertville
Flemington
Powder magazine blast rocks Milnesville area
A ton of powder in Leisenring's magazine half a mile from Milnesville exploded by lightning. The blast shattered windows and shook the mountain. No workers were present and no injuries are reported, though nearby huckleberry pickers may have been in the woods.
Miss Fessler Tends To Needle Obsession In Mt Carmel
Miss Jennie Fessler of Mt Carmel has repeatedly inserted needles into her arms. Surgeons at Miners Hospital removed twenty four needles in a recent operation. Dr Millard previously extracted twenty one needles from her arms weeks earlier.
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Mt. Carmel
Jennie Fessler
Miners’ Hospital
Millard
Valuable metal discoveries in South mountains of York County
July 23 reports reveal valuable silver and copper finds in the South mountains in which York county capitalists show interest. The article notes public attention and potential development by local investors.
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Whea
York
South Mountains
York County
Milk Train Wreck Near Zelionople Injures Crew
A milk train on the Pittsboro and Western Railroad derailed at Soap Run when a bridge collapsed during a night storm. Engineer W. J. Osborne and fireman F. W. Wolk were aboard. Wolk was severely scalded and trapped, while Osborne was carried away by the wreckage but survived.
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Zelionople
Inet
Seeman
Pittsburg Suffers From Big Storm Delays Rail Traffic
The July storm battered Pittsburg area rail lines causing washouts landslides and bridge damage along the Erie and Ashtabula division and other arteries. Several bridges trestles lost portions and traffic halted on multiple routes with eastbound trains rerouted.
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Pittsbore
Pittsburg
Mahoning
Shenango
Erie and
Ashtabula
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fort Wayne
New Galilee
Summit
Block House
New Brighton
Youngetown
New Castle
Beaver Valley
Nebo
Struthers
Jenkins’ Run
New Castle and
Homewood Bridge
Moravia
Newport Bridge
Lightning Strikes Youth in Hazleton Area Tragedy
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on July 22 George Remps aged 16 was killed by a bolt of lightning while sheltering with his mother under a tree near Upper Lehigh. The tree splintered and he died instantly. the mother fainted but survived unharmed. Pedestrians later recovered the mother.
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Hazleton
Upper Lehigh
George Remps
Freeland
Young Remps
Sugar Loaf Mine Tapped in Historic Drainage Breakthrough
Hazleton July 22 The Sugar Loaf mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal company long flooded for twenty years was successfully tapped last night after months of work. A shaft and a 1285 foot bore pierced the barrier, enabling gradual drainage over months. The drainage reclaims a valuable local colliery and restores natural mine workings.
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Hazleton
Sugar Loaf
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Governor veto blocks statewide fire alarm mandate
Harrisburg July 2 The Kunkel fire alarm bill, requiring theaters schools mercantile establishments hospitals and hotels to link with the municipal system, was vetoed by Governor Hastings who said local freedom should govern such systems without state control.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
State Snapshots and Local Notes From Sparse Ledger Items
Reports note children chased by a wild man in Spriggles valley near Saratoga. Clinton and Centre counties anticipate 24 000 bushels of peach crop. Lehighton citizens win contract to erect a mammoth building to be used at a milk market. Congressman Kirkpatrick backs John Heckman for Hecktown postmaster. A Patout rifle owned by Silas Lear returns home after last May incident in North Carolina. A shooting incident in Weatherly injures Jacob Hartzog. Twenty building associations claim against the Kremp estate total 417. The Susquehanna Lutheran reunion at Island Park Bunry draws about 6 000 attendees. Countywide fair record cited as unmatched in decades.
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Saratoga
Clinton
Center
Lehighton
Kirkpatrick
John Heckman
Hecktown
Northampton County
Silas Lear
Potteville
Naleigh
N.C
Weatherly
Jacob Hartzog
Ae Kremp
The
Susquehanna Synod
Island Park
Bunry
Franklin Es Hohe
Racing Against Tide and Tariff to Save $125000
Two British steamers the Eton and the Hurworth race toward Philadelphia loaded with sugar with a $125,000 prize if they reach the customs district before the Dingley tariff bill passes the Senate. Weather delays and late bill timing add pressure as tugs aid entry before noon tomorrow.
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Dingley
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Martus Hook
United States Senate
Custom House
Endeavorers in Wyoming Reach Mammoth Hot Springs
The first section of the Pennsylvania Christian Endeavorers arrived by special train at Mammoth Hot Springs Wyoming with 50 delegates from Washington and a large Philadelphia contingent led by W A Gillespie and Dr Charles H Rhodes. The group includes 500 Yellowstone park tickets the largest single sale. Colonel B Young met and escorted them to the park with mounted troops. A Washington party member M M Shaw joined the delegation. The second Pennsylvania group of 250 is due tomorrow.
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Pennsylvania Christian Endeavorers
Washington, d
Pennsylvania
W. A. Gillespie
Philadelphia Union
Charles H. Rhodes
Philadelphia
Yellowstone Park
M. B. Young
Park
M. M. Shaw
District Columbia Endeavorers
Washington Party
Seattle
Puget Sound
Seattle Union
Butcher Narrowly Trapped In Ice Box Prison
Johnstown butcher James Mudack became trapped inside his shop ice box after the door locked him in while retrieving meat. Neighbors heard his cries, his unconscious body recovered by his family with vigorous rubbing and hot whisky punch.
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Altoona
Johnstown
James Mudack
Hudack
Wedded in the Evening of Life
Norristown July 23 Lyrick Shallcross of Middletown Delaware county and Mrs Eliza Robinson of Bethayres Montgomery county aged 81 and 73 were married today after a young romance and past parental objections. The widowed pair had met at a funeral near Mrs Robinsons home and rekindled their spark to wed this day.
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Norristown
Lyrick Shallcross
Middletown
Delaware County
Eliza Robinson
Bethayres
Montgomery County
Trey
Robingon
Shallcross
Plant Upgrades Resume Rail Mill Run Next Month
Report notes the plant's plate mill closure for improvements and that blast furnaces were blown out for refining. The steel rail mill is set to resume operations in mid next month for a several weeks' run.
Berry Pickers Kill Twenty Copperheads and Rattlesnakes
Alexander Haulman and his two sons of Markes Pa. searched Horse Valley Mountain for berries and killed four copperheads and two rattlesnakes. Returning with fear of snakes they found a den at Mr Parnell and killed twenty more copperheads. Poison made Mr Haulman sick. Snakes averaged over two feet.
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Chambersburg
Alexander Haulman Agit
Markes
Horse Valley Mountain
Private talks amid strife at Stratford meeting
In Philadelphia on July 23 Senator Chris Magee and Recorder von Bowhurst of Pittsburg met with David Martin at the Hotel Stratford to discuss harmony and rumored opposition to the Quay state in the Republican convention. Magee denied any political deal. In Lansford on July 24 Andy Amberg, 63, was found dead in the Jersey Central tunnel, likely struck by an engine and knocked unconscious before falling into the ditch. he was father to twenty children.
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Philadelphia
Chris” L. Magee
Recorder von Bowhurst
Pittsburg
Stratford
David Martin
Magee
Lansford
Andy Amberg
Jersey Central
Amberg
Child’s death from lamp fire at Columbia home
Lancaster July 22 A 17 month old child of Calvin Dean of Marietta pulled a lighted lamp into its lap at the grandparents home in Columbia last night and was burned to death.
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Lancaster
Calvin Dean
Marietta
Columbia
Died From Mad Dog Bite in Washington D C
Charles KE Springmann died after hydrophobia from a dog bite. He reportedly wrote mad dog I know dont tell mother before a final convulsion and later noted it will kill me. The event occurred in Washington D C on July 23 around 7 20 PM.
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Washington, D. C
Charles KE. Springmann
Saved by a dog in Clinton Street fire
A fire in a five story Clinton street tenement woke sixteen families. All occupants escaped unharmed. Tenants Jacob Black aged 104 and Mary Black aged 102 were saved after Mrs. Black woke to smoke thanks to her barking dog. Fire damage described as slight.
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New York
Clinton Street
Jacob
Mary Black
Portuguese Massacre Reported Near Chindo in Africa
Lisbon's chamber of deputies heard Colonial Minister Candide announce that the crew of a Portuguese gunboat was massacred near Chindo on the Zambesi river in East Africa. He said the government ordered local commandants to punish the rebelling natives.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senhor Candide
Chindo
Zambos
East Africa
Panama Canal Scandal Report Recommends Prosecutions
The Gaulois reports that the upcoming report by examining magistrate M. Poitevin in the Panama scandal urges the prosecution of former Deputies Harard Sariat Planteau Saint Martin Gallard Richard and Riguad with Deputies Antide Boyer Alfred Naquet and Henri Maret and Senator Levret.
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M. Poitevin
Panama
Harard
Sariat
Planteau
Saint Martin
Gaillard
Richard
Riguad
Antide
Boyer
Alfred Naquet
Henri Maret
Levret
The Way a Bike Checker Faces Trial for Malicious Mischief
Lancaster July Harry Fry a park wheel checker at McGrath's Park during baseball games is held for trial on numerous counts of malicious mischief. Wheels not checked by him were punctured after games. Fry used an awl to puncture tires and was trapped after suspicions rose.
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Lancaster
Harry Fry
McGrath’s Park
Fry
Why Frogs Puff Up
A Popular Science News account explains frog and toad puffing as a defensive instinct observed when alarmed. The article cites a French fable about a frog attempting to imitate a bull and bursting, noting puffing serves to deter predators or threats.
Death in a Quarry at Pen Argyl
In Master's slate quarry at Pen Argyl George Bickford was crushed by a slate block weighing a ton that fell from a forty foot ledge. He died instantly from a crushed skull injuries in the accident reported in Easton.
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Easton
Pen Argyl
George Bickford
Bethlehem Iron Officials Deny General Work Suspension
South Bethlehem reporters note on July 23 that Bethlehem Iron company officials deny claims of a widespread suspension of work. They state production continues as normal and no layoff or idle period has been announced.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Iron Company
Water Shaft Drains Old Sugarloaf Basin At 40 Slope
Substantial drainage of a 25 year old water basin at Old Sugarloaf achieved with a 1285 foot bore hole at No 40 slope. Water rush resembled a small waterfall and caused temporary machinery displacement. Officials present include General Superintendent Caleb Williams and Mine Foreman Thomas Williams.
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No. 40
Hazleton
Caleb Williams
Thomas Williams
Lehigh Coal Company
Amateur Ball Notes and Local Leagues Trails
Local amateur baseball notes list July 26 matchups top prize of 15 dollars donated by the Sons of Temperance of Taylor for Lackawannas and Moosic Populars. Also updates on Late England Stars Mystics Birders games, Star grounds schedule, and Electric City Amateur league plans with Sliders Juniors Highflyers Sterlings and Cabeles in Green Ridge.
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Moosic Populara
Sons of Temperance
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Logan
Morris
Ruane
Kelley
Burke
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Frank O'Reilly
Minookas
James Boys
M. T. Judge
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Adams Avenue
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