Numerous items from 1889 era news and notes
A collage of brief items cites Franklin County mass gold rumors New Orleans hotel delays and Albany New Year events. It mentions Omaha theater owner Peter Goos, Governor Hitt, Swiss president Hammer, a London elephant trunk muscle count, and various U S facts on railways crime and social trends. Additional notes include a Bath England shorthand letter on a postage stamp and local oddities.
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Oscar Ilde
San Diego
Franklin County
Mass
Peter Goos
Omaha
Goversor Hitt
Albany
N. Y
Orleans
Athens
T 7
Iino
ERAT
Eddinsos Aes
New York
Frederick
New
Tabasco
Mex
United States
Niagara's Break Alarms Residents as Rock Mass Falls
A large rock mass fell from the Horseshoe Falls on Friday night and a second chunk broke away Saturday night at 10 pm. The noise and vibrations alarmed Canadian side residents, jarring the Rock House and waking occupants. Displacements altered the falls’ contour, forming an angle with the original Horseshoe.
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NiaGara Falls
Ont
Horseshoe
Canadian Falls
Able Rock House
Whistlerg
Cedar Island
Gardner McCameron
Mormon Elders Depart After Backwoods Notice
In Fayetville West Virginia on January 7 a small mountain town saw seven visiting men, later identified as Mormon missionaries, depart after being served notices to return to Utah. Local talk of tar and feathers followed discovery of their mission and the printed notices.
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Utah
Fayetteville
W. A
Paris C Brown Sinks on Mississippi Near Hermitage
New Orleans reports the Cincinnati steamer Paris C Brown sank after striking a snag near Hermitage 169 miles above New Orleans. The wreck, occurring within minutes, claimed one cabin passenger from Vicksburg and seven crew members, while passenger rescues were aided by William Glass of Hermitage. The incident followed a series of river disasters in the area over the past weeks.
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Paris C
Beirne
William Glass
Hermitage
Vicksburg
Miller
Suffered in Silence pardon frees brother's crime victim
Jacob Bird, jailed ten years in Dakota County for murder, received a gubernatorial pardon after his dying brother confessed on his deathbed to the crime. The judge, prosecutor, and others from the original trial petitioned for clemency, and Bird had never hinted at his brother's guilt.
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St. Paul
Mich
Jacob Bird
Dakota County
Stillwater
Pr Soner
Bird
Osgoodby Named Author of Murchison Letter
Los Angeles January 7 1900 an authority close to the case says George Osgoodby of Pomona is the author of the Murchison letter. Osgoodby a New York native whose father was English by birth bears the family name Murchison by marriage and is identified with the case in confidential sources.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George Osgoodby
Pomona
Murchison
Osgoodby
New York
Accusing Americans of Meddling in Samoa Disaster
The National Zeitung in Berlin claims rivals to German influence in Samoa caused the disaster and accuses Americans of meddling. It urges the German government to press Washington with serious representations to prevent future trouble.
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Berlin
National Zeitung
Samoa
the Zeitung
Washington
Kilrain Sullivan Fight Articles Signed for July 8 in New Orleans
After a two hour conference from noon to two o'clock, articles of agreement were signed today for the Kilrain Sullivan fight. New Orleans was named as the venue and July 8 as the battle date. There was no wrangle or disagreement during the session.
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Toronto
Ont
Kilrain- Sullivan
New Orleans
Mail Pouch Robbed Near Wheeling Junction
A cut mail pouch with contents missing was found on a Panhandle road mail train near Wheeling Junction Pittsburgh January 7 and its value is unknown. No clue to the robbers.
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Pittsbourgh
Panhandle Road
Wheeling Junction
Woman's Death Warrant Signed in Harrisburg
Governor Beaver signed the execution warrant for Mrs. Sarah Jane Whiteling of Philadelphia, condemned for poisoning her husband and two children, setting March 27 for the hanging.
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Harrisburg
Beaver
Sarah Jane Whiteling
Philadelphia
Strike Settled at CuicaGco After Long Dispute
In CuicaGco on January 7, the long running Q strike ends as the company abandons the blacklist plan. Old workers will be rehired when needed, selecting the best available men. The strike began February 27, 1888.
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CuicaGco
Distress as Panama laborers discharged at La Cobra Cut
A Navy Department telegram reports four thousand laborers at La Cobra Cut, Panama, have been discharged and great distress follows. The message dated January 7 notes widespread hardship among the workers and the local population amid the cut work.
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Wasu Hinoton
Navy Department
la Cobra
Panama
Tailor plagued by Jack the Ripper epithet sues for work
The wife of a New York tailor of Teutonic extraction nicknamed him Jack the Ripper and he sued, claiming the taunt followed him, with insults like Go away you are Jack the Ribber, affecting his employability.
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New York
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ribber
Wedding Gifts Not Regarded As Proper Form Now
A traveler notes that giving wedding presents is no longer considered good form, saying this change reduces the pleasure of giving. The remark reflects evolving social etiquette and manners.
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Esses
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Mercer County Mill
At New Hope in Mercer County West Virginia a boiler explosion wrecked William Porter's grist mill on a Saturday. Farmers gathered for flour were nearby as the boiler blew apart instantly killing Joseph E. French Thomas Carter Levi Shields and John Wimmer. Eli Shields died later Wade Shuffelbarger Carter and William Carter were seriously injured. Cause cited as engineer carelessness letting boiler water run low. Debris and boiler fragments hurled hundreds of yards. beams shattered.
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New Hope
Mercer County
W. Va
William Porter
Joseph E. French
Thomas Carter
Levi Shields
John Wimmer
Eli Shields
Wade Shuffelbarger
Ma Carter
William Carter
Floods and collapse kill twelve in one house
Reports from London and other cities describe a deadly series of disasters. Floods wrecked a building killing twelve in Somersetshire. a separate Somerset field murder case parallels a recent Bradford killing. Dublin notes MP Harrington’s six month sentence. Berlin reports seven skaters drowned in the Lagwig Canal. County Donegal eviction ends in riot with police wounded. defenders surrender after priestly mediation.
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Lastia
Whith
London
Somersetshire
Bradford
Cairo
Khartoum
Stanley
Doublin
Edward Harrington
Nuremburg
Falearragh
County Donegal
Doogan
Three Nominations For United States Senator Highlighted
Detroit, Jan. 3. Michigan Republicans nominate James McMillan of Detroit for the United States Senate to succeed Thomas W. Palmer. The nomination is considered equivalent to election, with formal election on the 16th lnst. Melbourne H. Ford is a Democratic alternative. Also noted are Frye in Missouri, Wolcott in Colorado, and a report on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike and banking law interpretations.
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Michigan
Colorado
Maine
Couse
James McMillan
E. O. Wolcott
William P. Frye
United States
Detroit
Hamilton
Ont
Hamilton Grammar School
Senate
Garfield
Frye
Bowdoin
Lewiston
Wolcott
Denver
Col
Republican Caucus
Bowen
Tabor
Senate and House actions in early January tariff debates
The January 2 to 7 congressional log records Senate tariff discussions and adjournments, House bills on leave for Bureau of Printing and Engraving employees, pension fee restrictions, Idaho Arizona admission, and river and harbor measures, plus late notes on criminal cases and national events. The record notes adjournments, resolutions, and stalled quorum during the week.
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Washington
Senate
HOUSE
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Idaho
Arizona
Voorhees
Secretary of the Interior
Mitchell
Secretaries of War and Interior
Nez Perces
Committee On Rules
Pekin
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sherman
Haiti
Panama Canal
Hovwse
O’neal
Philadelphia Board of Trade
Point Barrow
East Cape
Liberia
Bear
Nicaragua
United States
Panama
Hovwsse
Dakota
McKinley
War and Navy Departments
Hoar
Judiciary Committee
Arkansas
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Ohio oil output and various Ohio notices in 1888
Buckey Pipe Company reports year 1888 Ohio oil field runs 8,860,536 barrels shipments 1,341,131 barrels, double 1887. Favorite stove works Cincinnati to relocate to Piqua for grounds fuel taxes and rent, larger employes. Fire destroys A. J. Boyce East Liverpool works. losses under 30,000. many out of work. Small-pox at North Solon. strike threatened in Columbus watch factory over wage cuts. Daneyfelt from Jan caster Pa defrauder of farmers charging for lessons. A large catamount captured Pickaway County. Mount Sterling settles council marshal dispute. Ansel Miller appointed. Barn mutilation in Newark. Homes County Children’s Home opened. Columbus seeks police judge prosecutor clerk. Dynamite explosion in Sandusky wrecks house. family injured. Delphos insane man Berger wounds leg. Lima Odd-Fellows Temple dedicated. Bucyrus accident with son burned by boiling lard. Jo n McEnroy killed in Youngstown yards. Wife of Ta basco farmer returns home, sets fire to barn. Epwarke Gibbons robbed. two Deaf and Dumb pupils drown skating in Columbus. one saved. Harper’s Station post-office abolished. Cincinnati Sunday school 4500. Bethel institution praised. Possible Cincinnati city government bill. Findlay Humphrey House sold for 35,000. Wyandot County six-year-old shoots sister. mother shot. Professor Howard analyzes Cambridge cheese sickness. tyrotoxicon not sole cause. other poison suspected. Toledo Asylum for the Insane annual report shows 868 treated, 1,060 capacity, heated by natural gas. average 734 patients, 48 deaths. year-end appropriations about 120,000.
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Buckey Pipe Company
Ohio
Cincinnati
Piqua
A. J. Boyce
East Liverpool
North Solon
Daneyfelt
Jancaster
Suffield
Akron
Pickaway County
Mount Sterling
Council
Marshal Crabb
Ansyl L. Miller
Douglas Smythe
Newark
Homes County Children’s Home
Millersburg
Columbus
Watte Matthew Doro
Sandusky
Doro
Joseph Hepfel
Allrel
Delphos
A. Berger
Kell and Schlink
Lima
F. B. Seay
Findlay
G. K. Zeigler
Bucyrus
Jay
Joan McEnroy
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Youngstown
Lake Shore
Tabasco
Epwarked Gibbons
Bellaire
Gibbons
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Harper’s Station
Ross County
Bethel
Humphrey
A. E. Marvin
Wyandot County
John Sutter
Howard
The
State University
Cambridge
Probst
State Board of Health
Vaughn
Michigan
Toledo
A Polite Highwayman Stages Robbery Near Cloverdale
A masked highwayman stopped a Mendocino City bound stage near Philo at about 11 pm and seized the treasure box from the driver after a revolver was shown. He thanked the driver and told him to drive on. The upstage from Cloverdale, which had recently robbed, reported being robbed as well. only the express boxes were taken.
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Cloverdale
Cal
Mendocino City
Philo
Firing Regulations for Small Arms Approved for Army Use
The third edition of a rifle and carbine firing work by Captain Stanhope E. Blunt of the Ordnance Department has been approved by the Secretary of War for use by the army and state militia. It will be distributed to the army and become the authorized guide on the subjects it covers.
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Washington
Stanhope E. Blunt
Ordnance Department
Secretary of War
Cedar Creek man dies after dog fight incident
London Browning of Cedar Creek Green County was hunting when two dogs belonging to his party fought. He tried to separate them and fired his shotgun, tearing off his right arm. Browning died shortly after from the injuries sustained in the incident.
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Knoxville
Tenn
London Browning
Cedar Creek
Green County
Browning
Vines Held on Bail in Adams and Westlake Robbery Case
Chicago January 6 Thomas W. Vines, linked to the Adams and Westlake robbery and St. Louis trunk mystery, is held on 3000 bail by Justice Lyon. He refused to talk and waived examination. W Mangler of Adams and Westlake Company says he with Detective Haas went to St. Louis and recovered 3931 pounds from Vines.
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Chicago
Thos. W. Vines
St. Louis
Lyon
W. Mangler
Adams and Westlake Company
Haas
Vines
Three Men Killed as Cage Rope Breaks in Coal Shaft
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on January 6 a descent in Mine No 2 Lessenging ended when the cage rope broke. The cage dropped five hundred feet, killing William Clark, William Farn, and Samuel Shearer instantly at the bottom of the shaft.
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Uniontown
Lessenging
Wm. Clark
Wm. Farn
Samuel Shearer
Pope's Sympathy Letter Read in Down and Connor Dioceses
A letter from the Pope was read in churches across the Diocese of Down and Connor, expressing sympathy with the Irish people in their suffering and praising their notable fortitude.
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DuBuin
Down and Connor
Navy signs contract for torpedoes and launchers
Washington January 6 contract signed by the Secretary of the Navy with Hotchkiss Ordnance Company for thirty Howell automobile torpedoes at 66000 dollars and ten launching apparatus at 38090 dollars.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Hotchkiss Ordnance Company
Howell
Physicians Remove a Lizard From Mrs Hawkins in Toronto
Toronto reports a physician team relieved Mrs John Hawkins of a live lizard eight inches long and one inch in diameter. She had been treated for various ailments and suffered great pain prior to the removal.
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Toronto
Water Fueled Death: Boy Killed by Old Musket Blast
In New Orleans on Lepage Street Noah Stropp, a thirteen year old white boy, died when an old army musket loaded with water exploded as he listened at the breech. The weapon had not fired in twenty seven years and its barrel contained a wartime charge. The boy sought amusement unaware of the danger.
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New Orleans
Noah Stropp
Lepage Street
Emeeteit
Skeleton Unearths Treasure Rumor Near Hartin Residence
In Jacksonport, three miles from Newport Arkansas, residents woke to a rumor of a large cache unearthed near Jack Hartin's home. A woman’s skeleton lay atop the ground, suggesting the tomb once held a treasure. The report sparked morning excitement though details remain unverified.
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Newport
Arx
Jacksonport
Jack Hartin
Lamp Trimmer Dies After Electric Shock Fall
Detroit reports William Forbes, a lamp trimmer for Brush Electric Light Company, was shocked while repairing fixtures and fell from a ladder. He died minutes later at the scene.
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Detroit
Mich
Wm. Forbes
Brush Electric Light Company
Indian appropriation bill passed by House subcommittee
The House Committee on Indian Affairs subcommittee completed the Indian appropriation bill in Washington on January 4. The draft appropriates about 5 million dollars, roughly 500 thousand less than the prior year’s bill.
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Washington
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Wrecked Houses Evicted Snell Lands Suspected
Des Moines reports indicate several houses on the Snell lands, from which settlers were evicted, were found almost totally wrecked. Snell attributes the damage to river land settlers or sympathizers.
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Des Moines
Snell
Another Governor Wants High License
Governor Adams delivered the biennial message to the General Assembly. He reports the state in excellent condition and urges the passage of a high license law.
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Denver
Col
Adams
General Assembly
Troy Centennial Carnival Marks Village Name Change
Troy New York observes 100 years since Vanderheyden Ferry was renamed Troy with a citywide carnival at noon tomorrow. Residents celebrate the anniversary and the town’s historic evolution from village to city.
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Troy
N. Y
Vanderheyden’s Ferry
Duchesne files contest against Stockdale for Congress
Natchez Mississippi January 4 1909 large Duchesne Republican candidate for Congress in the sixth district serves notice of contest on Colonel T R Stockdale for the seat in the fifty first Congress.
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Natchez, Miss
Lgeon C. Duchesne
T. R. Stockdale
Gas Well Strikes Playful Vein in New York County
A strong vein of natural gas was struck in Steuben County Elmina area at 700 feet. In the first rush the drills and casing were blown out, causing great excitement as word spreads of the new discovery.
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Elmina
N. Y
Steuben County
Died Because She Couldn't Marry in Hannibal
Miss Stella Sims daughter of a local farmer near Hannibal committed suicide with morphine last night. Authorities note the tragedy stemmed from her parents blocking her marriage to the man she chose.
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Hannibal, Mo
Stella Sims
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