Attempt on Charley Ford Firebombs Ford Home Ambush
An unseen party fired on Charley Ford elder brother of Jesse James at his father’s farm near Arcamond Missouri. Seven mounted men hid in weeds and shot as Ford stepped outside, he fired back, and the assailants fled. Investigations planned to identify those involved and motives tied to regional resentment toward Bob Ford and the James legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Ford
Jesse James
Arcamond
Ford Boys
Bob
New York
Friends of
Ford Place
Ford
James Boys
Reneeley
Charley
O. M. Chase
Michigan State Fisheries
Petoskey
Petosker
Mich
State Fisheries
C. H. Brownell
George M. Armstrong
Harbor Springs
Moses Detwilers
George
Charles
Bay View
New City Dock
Bell
Chase
Brownell
Armstrong
Detwilers
Moses Detwiler
Terrible gale harms Great Lakes ships and men lost
A brutal gale on the Great Lakes causes heavy damage and multiple drownings. The Lucy J. Clark schooner sinks near Cross Village with crewman Mike Rodden and cook Eugene Ordway among the dead. Other vessels suffer loss near Grand Haven and Petoskey, with boats, cargoes, and docks smashed and rescue efforts ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Grand Rapids
Mich
Petoskey
Petosky
Cross Village
Mike Rodden
Eugene Ordway
Lucy J. Clark
Moody
Milwaukee
Louis R. Johnson
Chase
Grand Haven
Democrat
Clara Parker
A. Lewis
Chicago
Collingwood
Big Point Sable
Pigeon River
Evanston, Il
Johana Lindbren
Lewis
Wm. Patterson
John and
William Oleson
Henry Tunville
Andrew Nelson
Robert Zindre
Henry Francis
Charles Stewart
Young
Anderson
Joseph Dresden
Arab
Fire Fiend Ravages Shenandoah Pa Million Dollar Blaze
A devastating fire at the United States Hotel in Shenandoah Pa destroys seven blocks as a hurricane wind drives flames. More than 250 families are homeless with losses likely reaching a million dollars. Relief committees and authorities seek immediate aid to provide provisions clothing and shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
United States Hotel
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Bell’s Hall
Rose Opera House
Academy of Music
Francis
P. J. Ferguson
George F. Litzel
Charles Higgins
Mining Herald Company
Ames Cathers
Notable Literary Figures and Social Notices of the Era
A compilation notes Wilkie Collins reaching sixty, E P Whipple aging, literary figures like Blaine and Wanamaker, Emily Thompson’s marriage to Choctaw lawyer Napoleon Ainsworth, Bertha Crowley learning her true heir, Dr Phillip Jones’s wealth mislaid in probate, Charles Hazewell’s remarkable memory, and the Paris death of Mrs John Russell Young, mother to a newborn in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Thompson
Roanoke County
Napoleon B. Ainsworth
Tn‘lian
Indian Territory
Chicago Times
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Young Men's Christian Association
Bertha Crowley
N. Y
J. J. Byrne
Crowley
Texas
Phillip Livingstone Jones
Brooklyn
Boston Traveller
Lid
England
Victoria
Paris
John Russell Young
China
Young
Marshall Jewell
Connecticut
N. ¥. Times
Amusing clippings from late 19th century humor pages
A mosaic of jokes and light verse from multiple papers. Tales range from feather beds and coal chores to romantic mishaps and a monkey at the zoological garden. The tone is playful, with caricatures of love, work, and everyday misunderstandings. Assembled from Burlington Free Press Chicago Tribune Merchant Traveler Oil City Derrick Philadelphia Record Texas Siftings Arkansaw Traveller and Mr. Graphic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Free Press
Chicago Tribune
Willie
Johnnie
Mrs. Smithers
Jepse
Tyou
Oil City
Jakey
Arkansaw
Philadelphia Zoological Garden
Philadelphia
Texas
Alphonso
Will Jones
Alphonse
Mr. Graphic
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Figilantes
Avengers
the Storm King
Potomac
Frankfort
Saugatuck
Protection
St. Sennae
Muskegon
Carcano
The
Daily News
Toronto Special
Francis Smith
Fort Arthur
Charleston
Cuarneston
Hayne Street
Wilbur
Robertson, Taylor & Co
Luding
Ellen Herron
Susie Boné
Mary Walfe
Maggie Quinfisk
Annie Tylee
Abigail Guy
Laura Green
Lightheart Eereraal
General Missionary Committee of
Methodist Episcopal Church
Austin, Tex
Arkansas
Blue Ridge
Central Tennessee
Colorado
Detroit
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Northwest Kansas
St. Louis
South Kansas
Southwest Kansas
West Virginia
Nebraska
North Nebraska
Northwest Iowa
West Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sypranaports, Inc
Walter Curtis
Fletcher & Thorpe
Cincinnati
Bogas
Wilkie Collins
E. P. Whipple
America
Tribune
Boston
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Moline
Weir
Berry Bros
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