Tragic River Engineer Fails in Murder Suicide Attempt
In St Louis a river engineer Henry J Blessing shot his brother in law and wounded his wife before slashing his own throat failing to kill himself. Ida Blessing survived, while William Thelemann sustained severe injuries and Blessing died from a severed windpipe. Witnesses describe a violent, jealous assault after a period of drinking and quarrels.
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Henry J Blessing
St Loons
Cass Avenue
Ida Blessing
Wm. F. Thelemann
Henry Eicks
Young Eicks
Tom Foley
Blessing
Walker
Messer
Wade & Butcher
Thelemann
Vogt
Eaton
Eickbahn
Wen
Dean
Thesemann
Rte
Genevieve
Planters
Fatal Knife Tragedy at Salem Hotel
Late today in Salem, William Sims, proprietor of the Salem Hotel, killed iron miner George Tripp with a heart region knife blade after a quarrel about Sims allegedly abusing Tripp's brother’s children. Tripp died shortly after, Sims jailed.
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William Sims
Salem
Geo. Tripp
Simmons’ Mount
Triplet’s Corner
Fourth Street
Ripp
Sims
Tripp
Mr. Sums
Two Killed and Eight Injured in Long Island Rail Collision
A New Years Eve Long Island Railroad collision near Hunter's Point Depot killed two men and seriously injured eight. The Flushing train and Manhattan Beach train collided at Montauk Junction as the latter ran late. The parlor car was crushed. several passengers were amputated and died soon after. Names include Thomas Birmingham, Robt. Smith, engineer Thomas Glenn, and others with injuries reported.
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Long Island
New Years
Sept. IL
Hunter’s Point
Flushing
Hunter's Point
Montauk Junction
Manhattan Beach
Ernest Cretzner
Thos
Birmingham
Houston Street
Robt. Smith
South Eighth Street
Thos. Glenn
M. Norris
Philadelphia
A Bloody Cowboy Mise en Scene at McLain Ranch
A Sunday night massacre at McLain Ranch in Elbert County left three men dead and three wounded as eight cowboys fought over a trivial dispute. The oil lamp blew out, darkness sparked a fusillade, and two men named Rositer and McKeever died while Rollins and a second Jones were severely injured.
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Denver
Cor
McLain Ranch
Elbert County
Agate Station
Kansas Pacific Road
Rositer
McKeever
Joneses
Rollins
Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway amid Golden Spike Ceremony
President Villard drove the last spike at the Western divide of the Rockies marking the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway from Duluth to Tacoma a distance of about 1980 miles. William Evarts traced the road’s dream from 1835 and outlined its financial struggles and key figures.
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Villard
New York
Rocky Mountains
Duluth
Tacoma
William M. Evarts
New York City
Asa Whitney
Congress
Great Lakes
Columbia River
Josiah Perham
New England
Perham
Smith
Vertmont
Jay Cooke
Aits
Jee Ae Thompson
Toad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Western Union
Broad Street
Banks Reject Postal Notes Causing Wider Shift
In Chicago on September 10 banks including National and private ones signaled a broad move against accepting postal notes on deposits. Vice-President Gage of First National cited extra labor and verification hassles, urging receivers to cash at post offices instead. The note spurred fears of broader adoption, though merchants expect wide usage despite bank resistance. Meanwhile Galveston reports Rio Grande floods destroying bridges, culverts, embankments, and causing livestock losses with fears of more drownings as river levels fluctuate.
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Chicago
National
Chicago Clearing House Association
Gage
First National
Parker, C. T
Chicago Post Office
Galveston
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Pacific Railroad
Texas & Mexico
International Railroad
Mexican National Road Construction Company
Jewelry Robbery Strikes Meripes Store. Safe Cut Open
Burglars entered the large M. Mather jewelry store in Meripes Conn on Sunday morning and pried the safe with costly tools, leaving them behind. They seized about one hundred gold and silver watches and seal rings valued over 4000 dollars. Part of the same building houses H. Brooks & Co stationers. a tree was forced open and about 300 dollars in cash was taken.
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Clarence Hite
Winston
Jesse
Frank James
Jesse James
Frank
Wood
Pinkerton
Samuels
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
Kidder
Hamilton
Ninable
Crooked River
Tee
Meripes
Conn
M. Mather
H. Brooks & Co
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Leadville
C. C Joy
Edward D. Cowen
the Herald
Cowen
Joy
Board of Trade
Oe Wright
Tawrence
Leslie E. Slawson
de Connor
Vernon Barton
Bant
Manhattan Hay Market
Caro
Inn
Sept. L
A. Boren
Alter, Piichard & Co
Cincinnati
Bower
Bowers
Puget Sound
Sr. Pagel
Minn
Rio Grande
Winteer
Boston
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Moline
Weir
Berry Bros
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