Mad mother slashes children then herself in St Louis
May 25 report from St Louis details Mrs. Alexander Edmont of 1210 South Compton avenue killing three children with a razor and slashing her own throat after disturbing her husband. Baby Gerster, 3 months, Carrie, 4, Emma, 6, all dead or gravely wounded. The father, a railroad engineer, found the scene. the mother survived with deep, life threatening wounds. Emma is expected to recover as others did not.
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St. Louis
Alexander Edmont
Compton Avenue
Gerster
Carrie
Emma
Edmont
Missouri- Pacific Round-House
Poplar Bluff
Crowley County
Kaun
Union Depot
Fifty three French perish as Senorine sinks at sea
The French brig Senorine with fifty three passengers and nine crew members sank east of Sera after departing St Mato on March dth for Saint Pierre. A gale in early May crushed the ship’s sides amid ice, leaving no survivors. Debris recovered by the British clipper Consuelo confirms the loss with no further details expected.
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St. Joans
N. F
Sera
St. Mato
France
Saint Pierre
St. Jonxs
St Malo
St. Pierre
Great Banks
Irish clerk elopes with wealthy New Yorker in Trenton
Mary Jane Caffrey a sixteen year old Irish girl who worked as a clerk at a State street store in Trenton ran away with a fashionable young man from New York. He claimed wealth and promised to marry her. They married at a clergyman and returned to New York after tea at the Trenton House, leaving the store unpaid. The groom is described as a New York lawyer.
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Trenton
N.J
Mary Jane Caffrey
State Street
Castle Garden
New York
New York City
Mysterious Death On Nashville & Chattanooga Tracks
Wm. R. Cooper of Chattanooga died after being struck by a switch engine on the Nashville & Chattanooga tracks. He had warned companions he felt danger tomorrow and appeared troubled before the fatal accident. Cooper was prosperous, sober, and industrious, with no prior sign of distress.
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Cuattanooga
Tenn
Wm. R. Cooper
Cooper
Nashville & Chattanooga
Texas Democrats Back Old Ticket in State Conventions
In Garveston Texas on May 2 three fourths of counties held Democratic county conventions to select delegates for the Ft Worth state convention and Chicago. By late hour Daily News reports from about forty counties show strong support for Tilden and Hendricks with returns nearly unanimous for the old ticket.
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Texas
Garveston
Tex
Ft. Worth
Chicago
Daily News
Tilden
Hendricks
Wreaths laid at Pere la Chaise for communists in Paris
About 150 people including women deposited wreaths of red immortelles on the graves of the communists in Pere la Chaise Cemetery. In the afternoon several thousand visitors, many sightseers, passed through the cemetery as red and black flags flew. Cries of Vive le Commune were heard during speeches.
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Paris
Pere la Chaise
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION AT IOWA FACTORY
Dusvave Iowa May 24 A terrible boiler accident destroyed the sash and door factory boiler house killing engineer Milo Mallen and fireman Fritz Willdanger and injuring several residents. The mill employs 200. loss to building put at 5000 fully insured. cause linked to low water in boilers.
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Milo Mallen
Fritz Willdanger
Charles May
Michael McLaughlin
Margaret Walter
Albert Walter
Lear
Vogler
Flooded Texas railroads cripple traffic and damage
Galveston reports widespread railroad disruption across flooded districts. Estimates place total property loss near 6 million dollars, with 2 million dollars for immediate damage and many miles of submerged tracks. Culverts bridges and trestles have been torn or loosened, freight piles up as mails stop.
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Galveston
Texas
Erie Bank President Admits Losses and Misappropriation
Erie, May 25. President Adam Brabender of the defunct Erie County Savings Bank returns to Erie and admits he and Cashier TM Pettit lost 100000 dollars in grain and oil speculation. Brabender says he took the money for friends, exonerates the cashier, and is jailed for safety. Executions will issue tomorrow. Trust in the bank collapses. Brabender has assigned property worth 100000 to creditors, but repayment is unlikely, and stockholders face losses of 200000 to 250000.
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Erie
Adam Brabender
Erie County Savings Bank
Pettit
B. Brabender
Jabender
Largest Family Claim in United States at Seneca City
Near this place lives one of the largest families in the United States. Mr. Joel Vaughn has been married four times. His last three wives were widows with children from prior husbands, totaling nineteen. These four wives bore twenty seven children, adding to the nineteen stepchildren for a grand total of forty six. Seven different sets of children exist. The old man is eighty and his youngest child is an infant at the feast.
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Seneca City
8. C
United States
Joel Vaughn
Mr. Vaughn
Five Acres of Burning Oil at Atlantic Works
Fire at Atlantic Oil Works Point Breeze causes fourteen tanks to burn with five acres involved. The blaze threatens more tanks as three arsenal cannons stand ready to breach a tank wall to drain oil into the already burnt district.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Oil Works
Point Breeze
Arsenal
A Tame Snake Show Stopped After Fatal Bite
A street fakir and wife selling a mysterious compound advertised three tamed rattlesnakes and a moccasin. They claimed safety until the woman was severely bitten while handling the moccasin. Prompt treatment likely saved her life. Authorities order the show halted.
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Zanesville
No Hogs Allowed to Manitoba Trade
The St Paul Minnesota Manitoba Railway Company has been informed by Winnipeg customs that no hogs may be imported from the United States into Manitoba for breeding. Hog shipments into Manitoba are forbidden except under regulations requiring immediate slaughter with a bond pledged for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Arabian Tramps Rob and Kill Near Shreve, Ohio
Two Arab tramps stopped near Shreve. One carried 300 dollars. One stabbed and fatally wounded the other, took the money, and fled. The wounded man directed pursuers by gestures to the assailant, who was captured and identified by the dying man. The stolen money was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Shreve
Florist Fires Shot in Burglary Attempt at Daybreak
New York on May 24 James B Neal a florist of 226 Bowery awakened by a burglar trying to enter his bedroom armed himself with a revolver and shot the intruder who may have been fatally wounded The intruder gave the name Clarence McCarthy
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New York
James B. Neal
Bowery
Clarence McCarthy
Fatal Railroad Collision Kills Three in Savannah NY
A rail way collision at Savannah New York on May 25 killed three men and injured five. The dead are A H Waterbury of Newark John Wright of Savannah and Michael Duddy of Rochester.
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Rochester
N. Y
Savannah
A. H. Waterbury
Newark
John Wright
Michael Duddy
Mrs Barnett Arrested in Slaying Attempt Case
Easton Pa May 24 Mrs Barnett who killed her boy and attempted death by own action was arrested today and sent to Warren County Prison for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Warren County Prison
Swindle by Wabash clerk ends in arrest
John D. St Maur, chief clerk in the law department of the Wabash Railroad, is jailed for forging endorsements on fictitious claims. The scheme netted about 48000, aided by a fake claimant and a forged cashier note. He confessed and asked to stay by his wife, who lies near death from consumption. Detectives guarded him at home after his arrest.
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St. Louis
John D. St- Maur
Law Department
Wabash Railroad
John D. St. Maur
Shenandoah
A. B. Stone
J. O’leary
St. L
Stone
O’leary
St. Maur
Dover Steamer Arrival Sparks Train Detainee Capture
Police at Dover detained two men after receiving a Calais telegram about suspects with two bags. Detectives chased them as the train departed, a struggle ensued, and both were seized. A quantity of dynamite was found on the prisoners at the station.
Fire tragedy of Lucy Hill in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga on May 26 Lucy Hill an eighteen year old with a history of self harm played with live coals after eluding guards. She requested a shovel full of hot coals then dumped them on her lap causing her clothes to ignite. She ran through the streets as flames burned her body leaving exposed bones before help arrived.
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Chattanooga
Lucy Hill
Relatives Saw Off Leg To Fit Coffin In Milwaukee
In Oox Creek Horace Baldwin died last week and relatives cut off his legs with a common saw to fit the coffin. Baldwin stood six feet seven inches. The nephew fainted when he thought the body moved. A mob threatened but was calmed by supervisors after the funeral.
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Milwaukee
Oox Creek
Horace Baldwin
Baldwin
Bank Run Mistaken Identity Grilling Norwalk Folk
A Norwalk paper reported a run on the Norwalk Savings Bank after locals misheard a joke about a gravel bank. Depositors withdrew about 30000 dollars before the teller clarified the source of the funds and soothed the panic.
Burdette Aide's Wife Dies In Ardmore
The wife of Robert J. Burdette, editor of the Burlington Slawkeye, died today at Ardmore Pennsylvania after a brief illness, ending a long marriage. The couple were prominent in local journalism circles and Burdette mourned the loss as a severe blow to his household and work.
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Philadelphia
Robert J. Burdette
Burlington Slawkeye
Ardmore
Train wreck near Grand Chain injures engineer and passengers
A Wabash Railroad passenger train that departed at 4 am today derailed near Grand Chain. The engine, baggage car, and a passenger coach left the tracks and overturned. Engineer Fisher was scalded, several passengers were hurt, and Mr. Werner sustained serious injuries.
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Carro
Itt
Wabash
Grand Chain
Fisher
Werner
Tragedy in Mayville: Husband Fatally Wounds Wife then Self
Samuel Dun shot his wife three times and then killed himself, dying across her body. The wife survived with no hope of recovery. The family was highly respected. no motive is known.
Emms Abbott on cold weather and open carriage rides
Abbott says he never takes a cold though he fears a draught as a mad dog. He notes some singers invite colds, but he avoids them. He recalls riding in an open carriage on the coldest winter day, alone, because talking in the open air is death to a singer.
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Emms Abbott
Philadelphia Times
Nilsson
United States Ranks Fourth in Beer Consumption
The Chicago Herald reports the United States has become the world’s fourth largest beer-drinking nation. This reflects shifting consumption trends and a growing beer market in the country.
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United States
Chicago Herald
Senate and House action on 19th century bills and seats
The Senate debated and passed several measures including site funding for cities and a consumer protection amendment. In the House a contested election case English v Peelle was resolved with Peelle seated. Other actions included a Bureau of Animal Industry bill, naval measures, and various appropriation and judiciary items with multiple committee reports and amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Tanooga
Opelomsa
Portland
Oreon
Scramento
Dayton
Springfield
Peelle
Yeas
Nate
Mississ Morgan
Reign Relations
Missouri
Missour River
House
P. A
English
E. English
Labor Bureau
Mendayes
Committee On Naval Affairs
L. K. Reynolds
U. 38
Ams
Ois
Alfred Senate
Naval Academy
Naval Register
Ingalls
Committee On
Judiciary
Hoar
Court of Alabama Claims
Bayard
Garland
Plum
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Rosecrans
California
National Homes For
Dibrell
Tennessee
Steele
Indiana
Turner
Georgia
Wallace
Senate OKs Labor Bureau bill with 3,000 dollar pay
Hindon May 25 report the Senate approved Aldrick's substitute creating a Bureau of Labor in the Interior Department. A Commissioner of Labor would be appointed by the President with Senate consent for four years at 3000 dollars annually. The Chief Clerk would be paid 2000 dollars, total expenses capped at 25000. The bureau would gather data on labor, hours, earnings, and welfare and report to the Interior Secretary.
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Hindon
Senate
Colquitt
Salisbury
Aldrick
Bureau of Labor
Department of the Interior
Labor
Secretary of the Interior
California Luxury Home Built From Connecticut Stone
The brownstone for the palace of San Francisco millionaire Mr. Flood was quarried in Connecticut and dressed in Norwalk. It was transported by schooner to New York and shipped by clipper to California, per the San Francisco Call.
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San Francisco
Mr. Flood
Connecticut
Norwalk
New York
California
San Francisco Ciel
Custer County Montana Stands as Largest U.S. County
The St Louis Globe notes Custer County Montana covers about 36000 square miles, surpassing New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Delaware and Rhode Island combined. This claim highlights unusually vast county size in the United States.
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United States
Custer County
Montana
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
St. Louis Gove
Springfield and Dayton bid for Ohio brigade encampment
Springfield and Dayton are to bid for the brigade encampment of the Ohio National Guard. The city submitting the larger fund-raising total will secure the encampment, with about 8500 dollars needed. The item recounts numerous local incidents including a suicide attempt, drownings, thefts, accidents, and fires across central Ohio.
The Dairy Ventilation and Feeding Practices
A dairy notes that night or early morning ventilation keeps air cooler. Calf feeding should be three times daily to avoid loss from over feeding with cold feed. Early spring pasturing can cause scours. cows should be housed at night and fed hay. Proper milk handling and sterile vessels are advised, with a focus on keeping cream pure for flavor.
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Vermont
Professor Arnold
Victor M. Drake
Northwestern Dairymen’s Association
Major Alvord
The Milking Time Regulates Cow Behavior and Milk Output
In Farm Field and Fireside, cows milked at strict hours show anxiety before milking and distended udders if delayed. Regular milking trains expectations, reducing holding up milk and temper loss, while irregular timing increases pain, irritability, and decreases milk yield.
English Doctor's Top Annual Income Before Retirement
The largest annual income among English doctors was Sir B. Brodie's, amounting to $85,000 in the year preceding his retirement.
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B. Brodie
Biographer Cautions on Personal Letters and Speculator’s Image
Japan P. Benjamin refused to reveal private letters, burning all documents. The remark by Mr. Seney notes that a successful speculator may be viewed as saintly, while an unlucky gambler is labeled a scoundrel.
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Japan
P. Benjamin
Noted turfman’s daughter linked to tragic city tale
Dr. Joan Kittson, who died at St. Paul, Minnesota, was one of Commodore Kittson’s thirty three children. A grim remark about using a skipping-rope to stop a girl from harming herself appears, and Philadelphia youths are described as smoking and the boys treating their girls more cheaply with strawberries and ice cream.
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Joan Kittson
St. Paul, Minn
Commodore Kittson
Philadelphia
Doctors of Cincinnati Say They Have Little To Do
In an editorial the Philadelphia Ledger notes Cincinnati doctors complain they have nothing to do as February’s cleansing flood purges disease breeding parts of the city, leaving medical staff idle amid the purge.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Cincinnati
Countess Metternich Jailed Over Epigrammatic Telegram
The Countess Metternich of Austrian nobility sent a sharp telegram to the governor of Neustadt calling him a black guard. The countess has been jailed following the exchange.
Miss Brappon Fed Poor Children Weekly Dinner
Miss Brappon the novelist has given every Wednesday a roasted leg of motion for dinner to the poor children of a neighboring public school. In private life Miss Brandon is known as Mrs. Maxwell.
Big diamond found in Kimberly mines South Africa
A nearly two inch long diamond was unearthed in the Kimberly mines South Africa. Miners now search for the remains of a hotel clerk linked to the find, as authorities investigate the associated disappearance.
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Kimberly Mines
South Africa
Oil City builds world’s smallest locomotive
The smallest locomotive in the world was built in Oil City, Pennsylvania. After three years of work at ten hours daily, the engine measures eight inches in length and weighs one and a half pounds. Its cylinder stroke is one inch and it is crafted from brass, solid silver, gold, and steel.
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Oil City
Water as Nourishment and Solvent in Health Advice
A physician emphasizes that people drink too little water and that water serves as both nourishment and solvent. He notes cocoa is liquid food while tea and coffee waste tissue and stimulate nerves, advising they be kept from children and consumed so weakly that no noticeable effect occurs.
National banks failure history and depositor losses
Since the system began over twenty years ago, only ninety National banks have failed, with creditor losses under $9,000,000. The average loss per failure is about seven percent, and the average annual loss to depositors from these failures is about one twentieth of one percent.
Editor laments poor urge to provide clear written copy
An editor notes weak demand for plain manuscript and warns that bad writing invites sloppy typesetting and proofreading. He fears blunders reach print when “good copy” is lacking, while compilers and proofreaders try to salvage it.
Woman in window cleaner linked to gun incident cousin
A woman cleaning a high window sat back with a man who pointed a gun at another. One of the group fell from a second story window in Erie recently. One man was fined at Pottsville after a fatal shooting showing reckless disregard for life.
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Erie
Pottsville
Vanderbilt complains of fast money hungry Americans
The Washington Star counters that Americans chase rapid profits and urges patience, noting Vanderbilt’s wealth and warning against speculation. It observes that only railways offer controlled opportunities, while others risk market manipulation for quick gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
The
Washington Star
Thieves and perjurers in high places face legal penalties
A historical notice questions if financial failures are ended and if those involved in crime and perjury will now be punished under the law. The piece contrasts exposed villainy and societal damage with potential justice for the powerful.
Jury panel exhausted without securing qualified jurors
CaicaGo reports a historic attempt to select jurors for a murder trial end with 169 jurors rejected. Read literature on the case led to exclusion for most potential jurors. The effort illustrates an extreme response to pretrial publicity and the difficulty of finding impartial panelists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CaicaGo
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