Remarkable double return reshapes old ocean tragedy
In Philadelphia May 18 a three year vanished schooner tale unsettled Ocean View Delaware. Wives of captain and mate wed new partners after presumed loss. News now confirms captain Lemuel Williams and mate George Daisey alive on paths home from Trinidad and an Eastern port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph Mayfield
Jonathan May
Delaware
West Indies
Lemuel Williams
George Daisey
Seacoast
Ocean View
Cape Henlopen
Daisey
Williams
Isaac Wharton
Fenwick
Trinidad
Israel Wharton
George Retess
Diamond discovery near Waukesha draws crowds
A prospect in the Kettle Range of hills near Waukesha County yields two diamonds in gravel this week. One gem is superb while another is a Tort crystal. Work continues with a plan to sink five more feet to reach a possible diamond deposit as topaz, malachite, sardonics, chrysobites and garnets are found in upper gravel. Thousands have flocked to the site, prompting a fence to shelter the claim. The gravel belt stretches about 100 miles around Waukesha with spillover from Michigan during glacial times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Boynton
Wakesha
Racine
Michigan
Gas Explosion at Wellsburg Mill Injures Engineer
In Wellsburg West Virginia on May 18 an explosion of a gas air mix at Harvey Brothers paper mill occurred during boiler cooling. Engineer Isaac Jones, who had turned off gas for cleaning, was blown against a wall and badly burned as the engine room stack roof walls and windows were severely damaged by the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
Harvey Brothers
Isaac Jones
Fatally Wounded by Police in Lawrenceville Abduction Arrest
Early today Boxey Bray and Wm Henders shot by Policeman McAleese while attempting to abduct a German girl. English and McAleese injured in the confrontation. Bray and Henders fatally wounded. no recovery expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxey Bray
Wm. Hendershot
Lawrenceville
McAleese
Bray
Hendershot
English
Doane Survives Fall From Grand River Bridge
William H. Doane, a day operator at the Nickle Plate Depot in Painesville Ohio, fell from the Grand River Bridge while repairing a telegraph line, landing about one hundred feet away in six feet of water. He regained consciousness, swam ashore, and was taken home. A physician will judge injuries after sleep, but some fear internal damage as he vomited blood.
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Painesville
William H. Doane
Nickle Plate
Grand River
Georce A. Horn
Wm. H. Gribbens
Ashland
Gribbens
State House
Board of State Charities
Board of Charities
Mostgs Owens
Akron
Julius Kurzer
Wacch~ Am Erie
R. L. Grievest
Isaac Randall
DeGraff
Logan County
Miami River Bridge
Chillicothe
Ohio
Harry Haver
Springfield
Henry Ressler
Lewisburg
BeLinda Galloway
Dayton
Common Pleas Court
Cooper Female Academy
C. Burton
Maineville
H. Young
Garretson
Louisiana
United States
Riprerr
Stroch & Kizer
Cyclone Touches Melrose Township Farms. Light injuries reported
Meager details reach Chicago from Melrose Township where a cyclone formed this afternoon four miles southeast of the city. Buildings and fences on two farms were wrecked and stock scattered but no one was hurt. Farther east damage feared though no telegraph lines reach the area yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daily News
Quincy
Melrose Township
Here
Body of Mrs General J K Proudfit Found in Missouri River
The body of Mrs. General J. K. Proudfit of Wyandotte Kansas was recovered from the Missouri River near the city after she disappeared April 30 during a temporary aberration. The body was found this morning wedged against a sand bank opposite the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. K. Proudfit
Wyandotte
Kansas
Missouri
Seven Injured in Railroad Collision Near Enon Valley
Near Enon Valley Pennsylvania about six o'clock this evening the Alliance Accommodation eastbound and a westbound freight collided on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line. Both engines nine freight cars and the mail baggage car were wrecked. Seven injured none seriously with several bruises and a few fatalities reported. Cause cited as misread orders, trains delayed for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Alliance
Enon Valley
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
W. Pontefract
P. Overlander
Charles Betz
Roken
Isaac Morrow
Castner
Mystery death of young woman at Niagara House in Baltimore
A unidentified young woman found suffocated by gas at the Niagara House in Baltimore remains unnamed. A man named R S Roberts claimed to represent an Illinois uncle and paid funeral costs, while a Virginia mother and others misidentified the corpse before it was returned. The hotel reports many missing girl inquiries from several states, but the true identity remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Niagara House
Roberts
H. C. Roberts
Pana
Putnam County
Ill
Edna Tate
Young Roberts
Iss Tate
Marshal Gray
Gandolph
Mount Crawford
Rockingham County
Jennie
Luther Statue Unveiling Set for May 21 in Wasu Hineton
A new eleven and a half foot bronze statue of Martin Luther, modeled after the Worms group, will be unveiled in Wasu Hineton on May 21. German service at 10 a.m. led by A. J. D. Wedemeyer, English service at 2 p.m. presided by Chief Justice Waite, with addresses by several ministers and dignitaries. The Marine Band will perform as the statue is unveiled after prayers by ConGer and Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hineton
Martin Luther
Worms
Germany
Luther
A. J. D. Wedemeyer
F. Ph. Hennighausen
A. C. Wedekind
D. D
F. Moldehuke
Waite
C. D. Conger
J. G. Morris
L.L. D
United States
Double Murder in Nelson County Kentucky
Louisville reports a Bardstown special on a double murder in Nelson County. Victims Herbert Armstrong and David Brown were found in a plowed field shot with a Spencer rifle. Suspect William A Freeze, due to business disputes and matching rifle shells, faces intense local suspicion amid fears of mob action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Courier- Journal
Bardstown
Nelson County
Herbert Armstrong
David Brown
William A. Freeze
Freeze
Water spout wipes out miles of rails and cattle cars
Leavenworth Kansas reports a water spout on May 17 washed away 150 feet of Missouri Pacific track and seven cattle cars with engine into the river. Seventy cattle killed. Union Pacific track damaged. a bridge carried away. Trains delayed for hours. rain heavy but crops safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Oil Strike in Pomerania Creates Oil Hope in Europe
London May 17 reports great excitement in northern Germany as a Pomeranian oil bore hits a large flowing well at Swanton yielding fifty percent pure oil. Proximity to the Baltic Sea promises cheap transport and Pomeranians dream of oil self sufficiency independent of America and Russia.
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London
Germany
Péimerania
Swanton
Baltic Sea
America
Russia
A Roads Liability for Fires
The jury in Norristown Pennsylvania on May 17 returned a verdict for Samuel Freedley of Potts Landing against the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company for 20822 dollars. The award covers damages for a dwelling and other buildings burned by a fire sparked from a freight engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Samuel Freedley
Potts Landing
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Court Martial at Saragossa Sentences Desertion Officers
Maprio May 18 report says a court martial at Saragossa tried fourteen officers for desertion. One major received life imprisonment, a lieutenant twenty years, and the remaining twelve years.
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Maprio
Saragossa
Bank Speculator Flees Erie Bank With Depositors Fed
Brie May 19 headlines a bank run as Erie County Savings Bank fails with 360000 liabilities. President Brabender, 50, German, suspected of oil speculation losing 40000, fled after drawing 8000 at the express office. He left notes for security and relocated funds. Depositors fear losses. other banks see runs but no violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brie
Erie County Savings Bank
Brabender
Legislative Executive and Judicial Bill Seeks Major Appropriation
Washington May 19 The bill reported to the House proposes a total appropriation of 20 737 876 dollars an increase of 88 19 0 over the current. It would abolish the St Louis assay office and cut internal revenue districts from eighty three to sixty three. It also bars use of any part of the funds for clerical services for senators representatives or delegates in Congress to stop payments to private secretaries.
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Washington
House
St. Louis
Internal Revenue
Congress
Call
Treasury
Mississippi
Dubug House
Great Britain
Mwo
Memorial
Association
Bureau of Silk
Bland
Lot Committee
Comiei
Senate
Mexico
York City
Son
Laird
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Eagle Negros
Lare Laredo
Douglass County
Neb
St. Cloud
Court of Commissioners
Alabama
Texas
Indian Territory
Cassidy
Duck Valley
Elko County
Nev
Supreme Court of Dakota
Broadhead
Harris
Merchants’ Exchange
Nashville
Memphis
Eighth Circuit
Minnesota
Iowa
Ninth Circuit
Sherman
Committee On Library
Garfield
Salviati
Venice
Italy
Hovis E
Wallace
McKinley
Randall
Collins
Eller
Secretary of the Treasury
Lewis
King
Holman
Appropriations Committee
J. Hatch
Alexander
Army and District of Columbia
Rebels seize magazine and threaten Korosko advance
Cairo reports rebels capturing a magazine at Abu Hamed and nearing Korosko causing alarm. El Mahdi's emissaries gain welcomes. Admiral Hewitt arrives Adama. Suakim bombardment lasts an hour. two wounded. Rebels take 1000 sheep as British troops land and push them back.
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Cairo
Abu Hamed
Korosko
el Mahdi
Admiral Hewitt
Adama
Ing John
Hewitt
Suakim
First effort toward itemized freelist tariff defeated
Wasiteataw May 19 Taldes was the first effort toward an itemized increase of the freelist. Frank Hurd led a Ways and Means bill to admit art ists materials free of duty. It won broad artist support but faced opposition from protectionists and was defeated by a large majority. The piece suggests further tariff reductions are unlikely this Congress.
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Wasiteataw
Taldes
Frank Hurd
Committee On Ways and Means
Turbulent storm unroofs dozens of Tarlton homes and more
A heavy wind and rain storm hit the village of Tarlton in Pickaway County. About thirty houses were unroofed, fences toppled, and trees uprooted. A man named Kershner was seriously injured by a falling blacksmith shop. Nearby Lancaster saw several buildings unroofed and the amphitheater at the fair grounds destroyed, with several horses killed when barns fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ColumsBus
Tarlton
Pickaway County
Kershner
Lancaster
Fair Grounds
First Columbia River salmon shipment to Fulton Market arrives
New York on May 19 reports two thousand pounds of fresh Columbia River salmon from Oregon received at Fulton Market. It includes blue backs weighing about five pounds and chinooks from ten to twelve pounds. The lot arrived in refrigerator cars in fine condition after a ten day transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia River
Oregon
Fulton Market
Diet of Arsenic and Belladonna Ends in Death
Sophia Marny an eighteen year old girl in Curiaco Ita attempted to improve her looks with a daily diet of arsenic and occasional belladonna in her eyes. The risky regimen proved fatal, and she died today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Ita
Sophia Marny
Street Fight Ends Brutally in Coal Bluff
In Coal Bluff Pennsylvania on Saturday night William Craig knocked Thomas Dawson down and then kicked his brains out. Craig has been arrested. The fight stemmed from an old grudge according to witnesses.
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McKeEsport
Coal Bluff
William Craig
Thomas Dawson
Craig
Terrible Conflagration in Asia Minor City
Constantinople May 19 A Bei Bazar fire consumed 959 dwellings 544 warehouses and shops 11 mosques 15 schools 9 khans and 146 other buildings. Eleven people died in the blaze bringing disaster to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Bei Bazar
Asia Minor
Tin Mines in Dakota Spark Investor Rush
Excitement sweeps Custer D T as tin stone from mica mines yields unprecedented tin percentages. Eastern and English capitalists and experts have arrived to inspect the field and assess potential profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Custer
D. T
Creamery Operator Shoots Self in Sherburne Home
Alexander White of Grand Rapids Michigan, creamery operator, shot himself at his mother's home in Sherburne this morning. He had lost 125000 dollars in Wall Street last autumn and faced other business reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urica
Alexander White
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sherburne
Wall Street
Walking match tainted by tobacco and rum draws complaint
The Boston Transcript notes a New York walking contest operated in an atmosphere heavy with tobacco smoke and bad rum. A contestant fell ill from the stifling smell, challenging the notion that competitive trials of strength foster healthful sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Transcript
Union Opens Opinions on Protecting Wives from Drunken Husbands
The Rochester New York Union invites readers to submit opinions and suggestions on measures to shield wives from the effects of intoxicated husbands, seeking public input on possible remedies, policies, and protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rochester
N. Y
Congressional Debates Weathered Over Appropriations
A lengthy report summarizes Senate and House actions from May 14 to May 19, detailing appropriations, court district changes, and federal projects. Proposals include Mississippi river works, a Silk Bureau memorial, and a mint plan.
Ohio hangings on Easter tragedy at Ashland
State items recount the Ashland executions of George A. Horn and Wm H. Gribbens for an 1883 Easter murder. Mob violence, militia lines, and dramatic final words marked the scene as the trap fell and necks broke.
The Dairy: Milk Yields and Herd Care Tips From a Dairy Column
A dairy column discusses milk yield estimates, butter tests, and the best cow for high production. It warns on milking schedules, calf feeding, and heifer development, stressing careful yard management and humane handling. It also covers hair care for cattle, carding, and lump treatment for udders, recommending iodide of potassium treatments in small, frequent doses.
Keeping Accounts With Cows On A Farm
A dairy farmer explains to Square Lawton how weighing milk, measuring cream, feed quantity, and daily checks reveal health issues and feed efficiency. He notes a cow’s milk output and cream percentage determine if a cow stays or is sold, stressing precise weights and measures to avoid losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Square Lawton
Topsy
Cor
Death of Joseph E Murrel A Moblie Resident
Joseph E Murrel of Mobile Alabama died from a strange malady that caused him to strike convulsions whenever he lay down to sleep. For twelve years his only rest came from dozing in a sitting position, with someone always present to prevent the convulsions as he slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Murrel
Mobile
Ala
Chicago Heralu
Fires Consume Maryland Forests From Charlestown Bonfire
A playful bonfire in Charlestown sparked devastating fires across Maryland, burning thousands of acres of valuable forest as authorities investigate the blaze reported by the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Charlestown
Baltimore
Miscellaneous Historical Notes On Towns And People
Topics include adulterated spices at nut shells ground for flavoring, Carlisle Indian School pupil counts totaling 455 with 325 boys and 180 girls, a Springfield druggist with a widow advertising dyes using colored live chickens, Dodge County residents building cyclone cellars with arched vaults from houses, the demolition of Mayer Rothschild era house and old Jewish quarter in Frankfort, a Trenaw Cornwall death in 1815 of Chilcott the giant famed for a six foot nine chest and six gallon stockings, and iron item values from furnace to table knives and watch springs totaling 25, 320,000.
Philadelphia Death Causes Ranked By Cause
In Philadelphia deaths, the leading causes are consumption, inflammation of the lungs, and old age, listed in that order. If people could choose, old age would be the preferred fatal ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grand Indian Wedding Feeds Thousands Across Three Days
At the close of the Rap of Cutch, a remarkable royal wedding fed 34 000 guests on day one, 7 000 on day two, and 36 000 on day three, showcasing vast hospitality and ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Cutch
Large Washington book completes at government printing office
The largest book ever made at the Washington Government Printing Office has been finished. It weighs eighty seven pounds, measures eight inches thick, and serves as a general ledger for the U S Treasurer with the treasury located in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Treasurer
Treasury
New York
Paris Fashion Feeds On Birds For Hats And Bonnets
The piece notes Paris fashion grows weary of birds for hats and bonnets, preferring decor and orderly displays as long as it proves it remains alive by eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Baltimore Captain Deming A Lifelong Master Of Vessels
Captain Martin Deming of Baltimore is believed to be among the oldest ship captains. For sixty four years he has helmed sailing vessels and steamers, and in all that time has lost neither a boat nor a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Deming
Baltimore
Queen of Hanover Birthday List Shows Sixty Six Names
The royal decree for Alexandrina Maria Wilhelmina Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louisa Paulina Elizabeth Frederica Georgina lists sixty six given names. The long title reflects royal tradition and elaborate naming practices in European courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Artemus Ward
Alexandrina Maria Wilhelmina Ine
Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louisa Paulina
Elizabeth Frederica Georgina
Rara Deaths from Chloroform in Surgery Highlighted
A notable surgeon Dr. Gross recently died, yet in his career of over five thousand chloroform aided procedures he maintained a flawless safety record with no accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
Novel Strawberry Garden Buried In HogShead Sown In Mississippi
A Vicksburg man bored six inch holes around a hogshead, filled with earth, and planted strawberry plants in each hole plus on top. About one hundred plants now grow from the sides and top, flourishing with prolific berries in full bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
JuryReport Urges Justice After Cincinnati Riots
A special grand jury report condemns juror bribery court delays and citizen reluctance to serve. It emphasizes the key task of bringing to justice those criminal or negligent in the riot aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sanitary Engineer denounces arching streams to dump waste
The Sanitary Engineer condemns the practice in small towns of arching over natural water courses and dumping household wastes onto them. It explains that a natural water course drains land along its course, and its banks cannot be made watertight without blocking natural water flow and causing unwanted retention.
Ship Ranier Wrecked En Route to Japan in Pacific
The Ranier, carrying oil from Philadelphia to Japan, was wrecked in the Pacific last January. Islanders from Ujaa Island in the Marshall group rescued the crew. Ujaa, near the equator, has a perpetual summer climate, spans three miles, and lies about twenty-five hundred miles from the nearest mainland, with the Philippine Island being the closest land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranier
Philadelphia
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Ujaa Island
Airing
Philippine Island
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Pillon Mfg. CO
Ficor
Gocay
C. W. Scott
DR. Scott
DR. David
Kennedy
Turkey
Fede
Merriam
Springfi
Jno. de
C. N. Crittento
Sost
Pearl St
Acti
Free Taylor Co
Sgt Mists
McCornack Boeke
Enoch Arden
Ilinois
Kentucky
Pomerania
Erie, Pa
Sassi
Norwich
Farmers’ Review
International Association
Illinois Dairymen’s Association
Carlisle
Mass
Dodge
County
Minn
Frankfort
Mayer Rothschild
Trenaw
Corwall
England
Chilcott
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