National News Summary From The Week In May Floods And Disasters
The week carried reports of Irish National League delay for MPs attendance in Philadelphia, Topeka shooting by a burglar with a fatal mob action, mine closures in Illinois, freight wrecks in Pennsylvania, insurance losses tied to Conemaugh floods, and flood damage across Maryland New Jersey and New York. The era’s political and railway disruptions, fires in Jacksonville and Seattle, brewery sales, legal cases, and public notices fill the coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frrzgeracy
Irish National League
Philadelphia
Topeka
Kan
A.T. Rodgers
Chicago & Wilmington Coal Company
Braidswood
Ill
Sellersville
North Penn Railroad
Hiram Meek
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Conemaugh Valley
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Johnstown
National Wool Growers’ Association of the United States
Columbus
Congress
Jacksonville
Fla
Hawk Street
Adams
Clay
Creek
Maryland
Reading Railroad Company
Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal
Brown
New York
London
Pispatcn
Maysville
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Grass Valley
Cal
Frank Carter
Thomas Dunstan
John Ralph
Ballentine
Newark
N. J
Sothirok Hepburn
The
Treasury
Catholic University
Washington
Europe
Boloxi
Miss
Joseph H. Cuoats
Stewart Will
Hilton
Grand Lodge of Free Masons
Hartford
Conn
BaRcLay
Pittsburgh
Sarah J. Mackin
Mackin
Chicago
National Brewers’ Association
United Order of Railway Employes
Supreme Council
T. P. Sargeant
Clark C. N. T
Kearney
Conemaugh Vv
Tur
Ebphy
Neb
Mixed political and social notes in early 19th century events
The report lists appointments such as Charles L. Knapp named Consul General at Montreal and Alexander Reed as consul at Dublin. It notes Guthrie I T first ballot election with Dyer winning by about 300, Dyer and Alexander as mayoral candidates, and 2,346 voters registered across five wards. Also covered are marriages, vetoes, statewide elections, a governor’s race, and notable deaths and church leadership appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Knapp
New York
United States
Montreal
Alexander Reed
Wisconsin
Dublin
Guthrie
I. T
D. B. Dyer
A. V. Alexander
Dyer
Justice Gray
United States Supreme Court
Jeannette Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Washington
Hunt
HaLrorp
Altoona
Lew Wallace
New Hampshire
David H. Goodell
Charles H. Amsden
Henny C. Lie
Lee
Robert E. Lee
Richwoith
Thomas F. Davies
St. Peter's Church
Philadelphia
Michigan
British steamer Danish Prince sinks near Swansea
The Danish Prince, captained by Potts, sank after leaving Swansea for Montreal. Skibbereen coast guards recovered the logbook with a May entry. Meanwhile relief funds for Pennsylvania flood victims near $10,000. A gang of nineteen waftsmen perished crossing near Greenville Quebec after their boat sprang a leak. In Silesia a village fire destroyed 103 houses leaving 700 homeless. News of Johnstown disaster shocks Cornwall, as one man with kin in America dies of heartache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Omaha
Omaha
Neb
Seattle
W. T
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Shelbyville
Ind
Mollie Corwin
George Palmer
William
C. O. Prosst
Ohio State Board of Health
Ohio Valley
Johnstown
Flans
London
Potts
Swansea
Montreal
Skibboreen
Warukenaw Res
Greenville
Quebec
Lebionsch
Prussian Silesia
Cornwall
England
America
Ohio and Kentucky Tragedies and Relief Efforts
A roundup of regional disasters and actions includes Mrs. Moses Everett’s suicide in St Paris Ohio and Lily GraunM’s death in Urbana. Johnstown flood relief in Cincinnati and ohio towns raises tens of thousands. Boat train wrecks, jailhouse incidents, robberies and public works note widespread losses and emergency responses across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Alabama with organizations and individuals contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Everett
St. Paris
Ohio
Desert Vegetation Its Central Type The Cactus Family
In the Cornhill Magazine essay the cactus is described as the perfect central type of desert vegetation. Cacti resemble camels in water use and desert adaptation, showing stem dominance, reduced leaves, spines for defense, and rapid regrowth from stem fragments. The piece emphasizes energy conservation, drought tolerance, and diverse reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhill Magazine
Not a Serious Matter
A humorous exchange quotes a Texas editor and a teacher debating a typographical error in the Religious Miscellany column. The editor bets a subscriber won’t notice the typo. A pun on complicated laws and Judge Lynch appears, followed by a quip about a man who falls in love after admiring a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shedgore
Texas
Chicago Tribune
Dr. Pierce’s Prescription Promises Health for Women at Home
An 19th century appeal asserts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pills as remedies to prevent and cure diseases of women, preserving home happiness and national strength. The ad also notes Cigar habits of Binyamin F. Buren and a Chicago clearinghouse decision on gold coin value by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Tor Chicago Clearing-House
Rochester
N. C
Mostani
W. L. Douglas
Congress
L. Douglas
W.l
Dougl
Iim
Leay Ox Big
Brockton
Mass
Various Health Tips and Advertisements Collected
A mixed page of health claims for tonics and tonics like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Oregon immigration boosters, a claims about an ice patent, and various consumer ads. Includes notes on malaria resistance, anatomy facts, and commercial pitches from newspapers. Also mentions a Mrs. Cleveland portrait in the Corcoran Gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Corcoran
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the
Chartman
J. N. Apnot
Western Passenger Association
Milwaukee
Wis
Maras
Lily Graunm
Urbana
Cincinnati
Girard
Kas
Karl Hahnmann
Alabama
Helenwood
Tenn
Cuartes Henney
Huntsville
Birmingham
Ala
Rept
Armstrong
Claiborne County
James Byron
William Byron
Avarria
D. C
Bony
Pome
Laporte
Rawson Scorr
Newcastle
Connecticut
Mt. Summit
Tax Union Iron Works
Baltimore
Secretary of the Navy
Petrel
Peter H. Constans
Tiffin
Sidney Corporation
Defiance
James Booth
Mt. Vernon
Mian
W. G. Deshler
Tae City Council
Findlay
Joan Davis
Brown, Bonnell & Co
Youngstown
Benjamin Brant
Lima
Barnesville
Wie
Ditz
Westminster
Allen County
Ashland
New Philadelphia
Toner
Allen C. Day
Loveland
Tarbell
Conemaugh
Farber
Francisco Carrizzo
Moore
New Bremen
Patrick Merrick
Tuscanawas
Coalton
Dayton
Steubenville
Jup Beaper
Bucyrus
G. W. Hutt
Second National Bank
Frep’k Crock
Charles
Akron
Charles Mryens
Wayne County
Wooster
Couny
Ayne County
Theounty
Woonter
Sodgeieas
Binyamin F. Buren
Widow Butler
France
Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
Pacific Coast
Carter
Florida
W. L. McKay
Binghamton Republican
Glenn
Hill
Wen
Kentucky State Journal
Sane
State
Western Nee
Western Steam
Louisville
Laauen
Ea Regulator
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
avaGists
Beeret
Etam
Grannan Detechve Bureau Co
MO. Nursery Co
Louisiana
Cots Sarengarly WY
Hood
J. Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
CVS
ADWAY
Swift
Joan Ray
Ft. Wayne
Swift Specific
Atlenta, Ga
Existance
F. K. Osgood
Murray St
Tay McKay
Gensva
Penna Dly Srey
F. Johnson &Co
Main St
W. T. Fitzgerald
Attorne At Law
Washington, D. C
Brewster Safety Rein Holder CO
Holly
Miele
Valentine Bos
Japeav
Lie
Bee, Graveny & Bush
Elm Street
Samrees Cree KO
A. Scott
New York City
A.N.K.E
Joseph H. Hunter
Reich cPo
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