Catastrophe at St Marys Church in Chicago on Good Friday
A panic at St Marys Catholic Church in Chicago after a floor collapse and fire alarm led to a deadly stampede. Three women were killed and several others injured as crowds rushed toward exits, with police and clergy aiding responders and identifying victims later.
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Chicago Journal
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Wabash and
Madison Streets
Entira
Gre
Mnust Viciout
St. Mary’s
Boyce
Fourteenth Streat
Bridget Loftus
Maggie Burke
Wright
Wabast Avenue
Miss Comiskey
Clark Street
Madison
Monroe
Charles Matorin
Wabash Avenue
Besd
Tose
Remin
Jane
Mary McNulty
Mr. Allen
Indiana Avons
Ireland
West Twelfth Street
Royal Berlin Court Scene At the King and Queen Visit
Correspondent describes the royal box arrival around 10 o'clock as guests scramble to glimpse the King and family. Baron von Huelsen impresses in ornate dress, while Queen Victoria’s daughter Crown Princess and Prince Frederick Charles draw admiration. The procession, palace aides, and musicians frame the gala with three box-to-floor promenade cycles.
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New York Times
Baron von Huelsen
Countess Haake
Frederic Charles
Baron Huelson
Charles
Berlin
Queed
Frederick Charles
William
Albrecht the Younger
Graem
London
Ming
Victoria
Prince Charles
Prince Frederick Charles
Prince Alrecht
Lean Kim
Footguards
Ota
Adalbert
Berne
Mecklenburge
Prince Schnapps
Songer
Diverse items from markets to crime and travel notes
Brief items report land sales in Pickens District at sheriffs auction, fresh produce in Washington market, and South Carolina turnips. They note church vestment debates in England, a rapid town growth in Joe Hays City, and a Nashville baseball challenge. Also items on a Paris newspaper, New Orleans capitalists, a Syri an Hebrew ruin, arrests for arson in Buffalo, a fatal mine accident in Dubuque, Portland mayoral rebuilds, a double hanging in Tarborough, and Tunis ambassador news amid famine distress.
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Tiscellan
Pickens
South Carolina
Florida
Washington Market
Joe Hays
Pacific Railroad
Cumberland Base Ball Club
Nashville
Tenn
Paris
New Orleans
Syria
Nicholas Smith
Martin Rep
Philip Fiess
Baffalo
Thomas Linehan
Dubuque
Portland
Tarborough
N.C
Cotehen
Perry
Tusia
Orman Zashem
Tunis
Lhe
Algeria
Isiter
Storms, taxes, and trials dominate late telegrams
Reports describe a Pittsburg snow storm with four inches in Toledo and a week of revenue receipts totaling 2 708 813 dollars. Notable items include Dickens accepting a New York Press dinner invitation, bank and public officials' deaths, Philadelphia to Brooklyn relocations, and impeachment proceedings with General Sherman testifying on the War Office matter.
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Pittsburg
Toledo
Oto
Charles Dickens
New York Press
Horace Growley
Ben. James
Cook
Bank Superntendent
State Comptroller
New York
Sarategos
Charles 5. Robinson
Brooklyn
Paris
Charles Schade
Chicago
Montreal Banke
Clark
Worthington
George “Noble
Her
Gellers
Noble
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Henry Fitzpatrick
Maury County
Tenn
James Booker
Columbia
Lt Ke
Washington
Grant Jp
Hencock
Atlantic
General Land Office
Clarksville
Dickens Banquet Ban By Bennett Editors Threatened With Dismissal
James Gordon Bennett forbids his editors and reporters from attending the Dickens banquet under threat of dismissal. The note cites newsroom discipline amid party fever and organizational control.
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James Gordon Bennett
J. Edwards Haner
Paris
Dirs. Burdell-Cunningham
Mezatlan
Bavaria
Sophia
Henry Steinway
Rain
Avance Hotel
New York
Carlyle
Disraeli
Tre
Harvard County
Towa
Charles Francis Adams
England
Agricultural items report varied crop outlooks across states
The Dubois county wheat crop is coming out fine and looks promising. In Davenport Iowa James Thompson plans planting totals of 3000 acres of wheat 1500 acres of barley and 1000 acres of corn and oats totaling five thousand five hundred acres under cultivation. Atchison Free Press notes a severe frost but expects fruit buds to recover and a likely ample fruit crop overall.
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Chloe Jasper
Dubois County
Davenport
Iowa
James Thompson
Atchison
Run
Run.) Free Press
Assembly Proceedings Note Disrupted Over Resolution Amendment
Fragmentary report shows Eldridge seeking an amended resolution to print a number for Judge Curtle on behalf of the President. The request lacked consent, a division was called on the main question, Guernn was not present, and the House adjourned.
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Saxaze
Imi
Gongress
Curtis
Air
House
Lorenzo Thomas
Stanton
War Office
Thomas
Senate
General Sherman
Counsl
Turo -Odcuziona
Ssa
Psst
Council of the President
Dheywminn
Sherman
Braoton
Johnson
Alao
Werniny
Geo
Sherman II
Thia
Cage
Binghew
Grant
Benera
Hotre
Babes
Eldridge
Sewing Girls in New York Factories Describe Harsh Life
A Revolution writer portrays the grim reality of thirty thousand New York sewing workers. Shop girls toil in crowded, poorly ventilated rooms with long hours and low pay. Floors two to five host lace workers, cloak makers, and undergarment sewers facing fatigue and illness as they strive for an honest livelihood.
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New York
Scity
Unscrambled Patent Remedy Claims Listed in Ad
An advertisement touts a patent remedy described as a cure for chapped skin roughness and various conditions. It markets liver health claims and skin treatments, naming suppliers such as Hazard & Co of New York and vendors like Bildreggisia. The copy is jumbled and hard to read but centers on topical and tonic products.
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York
Syanwell, Hazard & Co
New Yoo
Bildreggisia
Dorsyow
Ste
Markets Briefing From April 18 in Singapore
Fragmentary market notice mentions April 18 and a price of 3.50 in Singapore context. No full details available. Entities identified include Singapore and a price point. Further specifics unclear from the damaged text.
Incarnace Company and Travel Permits Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows an alleged Incarnace Company with offices listed at 416 Main Street Milwaukee and mentions of insurance and wages. It references engineers, conductors, pilots, clerks, and port permits for travel beyond standard limits, with coded notes toward hemispheric travel and European passages.
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Main Street
Milwaukee
Epwane Waux
Dangerr
Brest
St. Lowd
Eoygineers
Europé
Sud
Eurcos
Riek
Pains and Opprastion oftha Od hakma and cure claims
An old ad-like piece promotes a mysterious remedy for throat diseases and skin conditions as a universal cure. It claims medical authority and rapid relief, touting a supposed strong efficacy and urging public acceptance. Names and firms appear as sellers.
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Bataan
Phyaiclasia
N.habria
Omolmsati
Ohio
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Congress
Treasury
Cedar Street
Henry Gaugheran
Jack Cunningham
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Fred
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Fort Berthould
Georgia
Shephard
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Bristol
Stephen’ Tyng, Jr
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Hessyahe
Big Church
Scarborough
Maine
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Dartford
Lonny Jaramarta
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James Sam
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Thia Tealycational Institution
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Chiesgo
Julius White
Northwest
Tamportance
United States
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HL Jones
Sheboygan
Geo. W. Bungerford
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John E. ‘Thiress
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Grand
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Oconomeroe
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Portage City
Union Depot
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