Fatal Despondency Ends Life of Grand Rapids Man
Henry L. Pinney,prominent Grand Rapids telephone exchange worker, killed himself with a pistol after a period of heavy drinking. Despondent over alcohol and life, he told his wife he wished to die and later shot himself in bed, leaving a ten year old daughter. His friends statt he was active in local circles and his death shocked the community.
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Henry L. Pinney
Grand Rapids
Brand Rapids Telephone Exchange
Knights Wiress Varmer
Traine
Yythias
Tmean Pe
Spring Valley
Minn
Krank Ostrander
Houst
Wiens
Ie Buiachters
Wil Bhol
Faudleric-Law
Thomas Tignor
Logan
Coakley
Tignor
Araivay
Tes
Statewide oddities and industrial plans spark mixed news
Reports from Alpena to Grand Rapids and Benton Harbor describe new mineral finds, factory plans, rail projects, and civic concerns. Areas listed include Alpena, Marion, Mackinac Island, Grand Rapids, Pontiac, and Ironwood with notes on public works, court actions, and local incidents.
Washington Letter on World’s Fair Exposition and Reform
The House debated a resolution by Mr. Reilly of Pennsylvania seeking Treasury clarification on the World’s Columbian Exposition act of Oct 25 1800. The measure asks how much has been appropriated and expended, with a push for a precise accounting and construction by the Treasury Department. The rules committee also proposed changes to curb dilatory tactics in budget and bill procedures.
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Reiily
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
House of Representatives
Chicago
Hellly
Iitros Suelig
Treasury Department
United States
Noch Rel
Committee On Rules of the Honad
SOU Congress
Yin
Grand Rapids Telegraph Fire and Fatalities Across Michigan
A Grand Rapids wire fault sparked a trolley line fire with two young women operators aiding the blaze. Multiple injuries and deaths follow as a farmhouse burns near Petoskey killing several, while a man named George Stevens dies crossing railroad tracks in Har Yard. Additional deaths linked to a West Bay City worker found dead on a rail line after prior drinking, and a Blacksmith David Low dies near Wheeler and Cols yard.
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Grand Rapids
Electric
Risgeil
Detoot
Hed Winkky
David Low
Wheeler & Cols Stipyard
West Bay City
Low
Hin
Powder mill disaster leaves five dead at Cereda W Va
A catastrophic explosion at the Phoenix powder mills near Ceredo Central City Virginia wrecked the plant killing five men and injuring many others. The blast destroyed the glazing mill packing house magazine and wheel mills with powder burning for miles around. Authorities cordoned off the ruins as rescue and recovery continued amid scattered bodies and debris.
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Cereda
W. Va
Phoenix
Central City
Ceredo
Hyptingtos
Cadeteborg
Ule
Hulf
Fire Rips Five Story Union Square Building In New York
A massive blaze in a five story marble front building at 5 Union Square, New York, including Tiffany jewelry shops and a large millinery district, causes dramatic damage and numerous injuries as fire rages through cellars and towers. Hospital reports indicate many crippled patients affected by the disaster. Rescue efforts shift as authorities assess casualties and structural stability amid a fashionable shopping area.
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Proadway
New Yorks City
Iinchcon
Union Squars
Te City
Tiffany's Jewelry Bouw Aed
No. 5
Union Square
Hrevtanos
Schneider & Campbell’s Stor
Chilean Situation and War Cloud in the Americas
A Valparaiso correspondent reports Chilean officials seek calm U.S. relations despite provocations over the Yorktown firing. Washington shows no clear move on the affair while Chile weighs a measured reply or potential escalation. A separate local incident details the fatal shooting of Thomas Tignor in Michigan after a confrontation with a suitor’s father. Police say the suspect, Tignor, surrendered.
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Montt
Yorktown
United States
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Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Chili
Baltimore
Uber
Mentz
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