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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1887
Page
6
A massive explosion at a packing plant destroyed the facility and left six men dead. Debris and twisted machinery scattered across the site as rescuers searched nearby homes and streets for survivors. The blast caused extensive damage to adjacent buildings and sparked a large fire, with investigators probing the cause and noting numerous injuries among workers and bystanders.
Analyzed Lingg cell evidence shows a dynamite bomb caused the death rather than a tubalaatin. Police found iron pipe fragments and a two inch piece. A complex family backstory links Lingg to noble lineage and a coercive letter from his mother. The tale traces his life from Germany to Switzerland and notes a pattern of revenge against nobility.
Angus McLane teinail at Olympia charged with armor and murder. He was lessee of Roseland Hotel in Shelton. A night fire killed guest Harry Connor. large cotton losses reported near Hayesville and Greenville. Nationwide incidents include a Woodside blast, anarchist trials, and political resignations amid a flood of 19th century calamities.
The document reports a broadly favorable vote for a dependent passing bill, mentions iron ore discoveries near Springfield and coal transport to Helena, Montana, and notes various local incidents. It cites a money order system annual report, Indian activity in Oklahoma, a Princeton presidency succession, a Boston manufacturer shutdown, and a fatal lottery legal case. It also records a monument unveiling in Lexington and elects a new president at a Jewish foundation, with multiple fire, burglary, and crime references across New York and San Francisco.
Digest of international and domestic tensions including anti-prohibitionist actions in Orangeville Ontario and denials from various governments. Reports cover a mine explosion near Hortiun killing fourteen, a Canton river steamer fire with 400 casualties suspected, canal convention approval, Dominion government reorganization, court actions on Hong Yen Chang, and US Treasury revenue changes with bond redemptions and currency shifts.
An appalling disaster reports the Dutch steamer Schotten sunk after a collision in the Baglin channel off Lover. Ten aboard remained aboard the wreckage, lifeboats used, passengers and crew leaped into the sea, with chaotic efforts to rescue and recover. The Mary of Hartiapooltruck assisted, while reports describe panic, injuries, and the ongoing search for survivors.
A massive fire engulfed a traveling show in Ragland, destroying the grand tented ring, horses, elephants, and all flora on the premises. Watchmen struggled to control the blaze, with several reporting injuries and one missing. Fire crept through upper rooms and a lantern exploded in a hot building, spreading flames across the entire complex. Witnesses described terrified animals fleeing and the loss estimated at thousands, with no insurance to ease the blow.
The Drive Well patent is ruled invalid in a Supreme Court opinion by Justices Matchford and others. The decision hinges on evidence that the invention was publicly used in Cortland, New York, more than two years before the patent application, undermining patent validity. The case Andrew Green and others vs George Hovey was appealed from the U S Circuit Court for the Southern District of town.
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