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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1887
Page
3
A dense jumble of short notes spans global events and notable figures. Mentions include European politics, American industry, theater wealth, and strange curiosities, with scattered names like Tiberius Caesar, Garfield, Kilmainham Jail, and Buffalo Bill, plus varied locales from Canterbury to Des Moines. The piece resembles a miscellany column with many garbled OCR fragments and era-specific chatter.
At Milwaukee Wall & Davis shipyard a launch disaster for the tug William M. Wall killed seven people and fatally wounded seven others. About one thousand spectators watched as the vessel hit the water and a coal shed roof collapsed, trapping and injuring many. Rescue efforts followed with wagons, ambulances, and hurried discharges to homes as investigators assess the full scope.
Times dispatch reports a natural gas discovery west of Albert Lee with three newly sunk wells yielding immense flow. Roaring gas emission was audible up to half a mile, indicating rich underground gas pockets in farms nearby.
A Pennsylvania family suffered tragic burns when a can of oil spilled during stove use. The mother’s three younger children aged eight six and three survived with injuries, the oldest girl Eadie nine took the can and poured oil on the hearth causing a flash. The infant died from burns within hours as neighbors and a physician responded quickly.
A deadly night assault occurred in a suburb of Nacogdoennes between seven or eight white youths and around fifteen black men. Guns fired at close range, wounding several. Jeff Simmons was killed, Portee Anderson mortally hurt, Thorn wounded, Levi Allman injured, Giles Holton struck in hip and leg.
Report cites General Butler disputing a historical claim about colored troops. Dispatches cover Kansas windstorm near Millbrook injuring and killing residents, Morehead court calm, Kalakaua signing a new constitution, and Wisconsin drought drying land into a black desert with widespread brush and prairie fires.
A chaotic United States and Canadian wire service summary notes Moonny, an ex Fenian and ex Clan-na-Gael member, involved in alleged plans to blow up London government buildings and Parliament, plus reports of a steamer fire and other sensational incidents. Also mentions Mormon homestead applications near Medicine Hat, Chicago hoodlum verdicts, a lightning death, a duel in New Orleans, Ferdinand’s Bulgaria entry rumors, and a local marriage license.
Six men died after a brewing kettle accident at a Holling Water brewery. August Dolforge, 45, Frank 23, Joseph 16, John Holbe 32, John Biemorot 34, and George Huber 27 perished or were fatally scalded. An exploded boiler and clogged pipe caused the catastrophe as workers tried to shut the kettle and rescue others. Surgeons arrived but could do little amid the severe burns and collapsing facilities. Families faced immense grief as relatives and coworkers suffered in the brutal incident.
In Hovontos Michigan Edward Laudis of Calumet returned from work with a box containing ustra glycerine. Mrs Laudre opened the box and ignited it in the stove causing a blast that destroyed the stove roof and severely injured a baby, a ten year old, and others. Laudre and his wife suffered minor wounds while Alfred Pauquette and a two year old were among the injured.
A brick wall and timber collapse during a wheat unloading accident traps workers removing fire damaged wheat. Fire ash and hot debris injure several men, with one man found buried as others dig through rubble. The incident occurred early morning as a large gang employed by a syndicate led by Joe W. Holmes labors amid burning wheat.
Windy Dick, an infamous outlaw, escapes from Deputy Buck Stanley as their train nears the J P & U crossing at Bunker Hill. Stanley is wounded, Dick flees with three comrades. District notices, drought reports, and varied local happenings follow, including party leadership changes and a cholera alert in Malta.
A long, disjointed portrait of Jay Gould focusing on his health fears, appetite, restraint, and willpower. The piece notes his lack of public speaking, private devotion to his wife and children, unusual financial methods, and plans around yacht ventures, with references to threats against him and his cautious, calculating son.
The excerpt extols labour as income and credits the United States with rapid growth to lead world earnings. It traces a century of progress from a coastal, modest economy to a dominant global income power, noting a table that allegedly compares national earnings for 15H0.
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