Bridge Disaster at Dixon Drowns Dozens on River
Terrible catastrophe as a Dixon Illinois bridge on Rock River collapsed during a baptism. About 300 spectators plunged into icy water and at least ninety people are feared drowned. Rescuers aided by onlookers and grappling gear found many bodies and rescued survivors amid chaos.
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Chicago
Dixon
Ill
Rock River
J. H. Pratt
Elgin
Sterling
M. L. Payne
Chicago Magazine
Miss Payne
John Wadsworth
Jas. L.o'camp
Fowler
H. H. Hartenepling
John Eustace
Eustace
Wa. H. Woodward
J. Reynolds
Wm. Sherlock
Onry Noble
Miss Smith
Lobans
Atwood
Hall
Bury
Ezra Hope
Sarah Conners
Fire destroys Lake Crossing shalanes plant and brick works
A fire yesterday morning at Lake Crossing completely destroyed the works, machinery and stock of the shalanes crane. Brick Co property of Herry Wood's Sons and the Middlesex Stone Brick Co. lose 39500, insured about 14700. B. M. Woods and BH. H. Bros, owners of the building, lose 7500. Wood's Sons & Co. incur further losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Crossing
Shalanes
Brick Co
Herry Wood
Sona
Middlesex Stone Brick Co
B. M. Woods
BH. H. Bros
Wood’s Sons & Co
Hoosac Tunnel Lines to Be Consolidated in Boston
Boston May 5 The Legislative Committee on Finance will report a bill to consolidate the Hoosac Tunnel lines under the Boston North western Railroad. Amendments will not materially affect the bill's character. They estimate state expense on completion, including track, at about $300,000.
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Boston
Legislative Committee On Finance
Hoosac
Boston & Northwestern Railroad
Committee On Railroads
Rhode Island Strike Continues Quiet Meeting Planned
About forty striking operators united in Providence on Saturday night and voted to extend the strike. A base meeting, delayed Saturday, is scheduled for Dyeville today as tensions rise with authorities. In Newport a violent clash near Tanner Street saw officers overpowered. one officer fired, wounding a man named Jim Foley, who is expected to die.
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Providence
Johnston
Dyeville
Newport
Tanner Street
Joseph Beaumont
Eeaoe
Jim Foley
Consecration of Dr Carrigan as Bishop of New Jersey
The May 4 5 ceremony in Newark drew crowds from New York Brooklyn and Jersey City. Archbishop McClosky presided with Bishops Luglan McClosky Laughlin and Henderson among the clergy. A solemn mass followed a sermon by Bishop McQuade and evening vespers.
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Carrigan
New Jersey
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
McClosky
Luglan
Louisville
Regge
Corrigan
McQuade
Rochester
V. Fathers
Bailey
Baltimore
cClosky
Laughlin
Eee Hendrickson
Providence
Oods
Philadelphia
Catholic Institute
Father Hasitman
Mexican Congress Ratifies Treaty Extending Commission
Washington reports the Mexican Congress has ratified a treaty extending the American and Mexican Claims Commission to finish pending cases. Senor Zamocana replaces Guzman and travels here. American claims total several hundred thousand dollars. Col Bobb to return in June with more claims. Detectives search for N B Fithian after his mysterious disappearance. Government printing presses race to publish materials before franking privilege ends.
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Mexico
United States Senate
Senor Zamocana
Guzman
Rio Grande Frontier
Congress
Col
Bobb
N.B. Fithian
Percenty
Pennsylvania Republican Association
Thirtieth Street
Alexandria
Alexanandria
New York Superintendent Orders City Census
Superintendent Kelso of New York calls a city census to map actual residents and housing, aiming to count real characters and enumerate households across the metropolis. The move seeks a clearer view of population and dwelling patterns for planning.
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Kelso
New York
Furepate
Legislative actions in the Ohio Senate and House
The Ohio Senate and House approved several measures. Bills authorize justice court concurrent jurisdiction in replevin for certain values, regulate Hamilton County officers, fund a home for friendless women in Zanesville, allow alimony suits after less than a year of residency, and improve railroad and telegraph reporting. The Senate rejected a conference report on railroad stock capital, while the House formed a conference on the general appropriation bill. Other actions include funding for religious school boards, land sales by the Southern Lunatic Asylum, and printing 3,000 investigative committee copies.
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Columbus
Senate
H. B
Bradbury
Justices of the Peace
Common Pleas
Wilson
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Board of Control
Ellis
Muskingum
Zanesville
Neff
Chase
Hart
J. Smith
Conference Committee
Scott
Pillars
Howland
Sayler
Boards of Education
United
J. BR
Southern Lunatic Asylum
H. R
Moore
First Shipments of Specie Reported and Grant to Reach Chicago
Saturday brought shipments of specie totaling 226000 dollars while President Grant was slated to arrive in Chicago from Galena. A boxing match will pit Chambers against Seddons on May 21 for 2000 dollars. The Atlantic wreck claimed seventeen bodies. a schooner via Mackinac reached Chicago. A New York murder case, Nixon, awaits new-trial ruling. Crews faced ice entrapment in Milwaukee bay as several vessels froze.
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Grant
Chicago
Galena
Merrin
Jay
Detroit
Atlantic
Robert M. Simpson
St. Louis
Chambers and
Milwaukee Bay
Nixon
New York
New York Associated Press
James Brooks
Plover
O’ Kelley
Havana
Anne Sherwood
Straits of Mackinac
Hocking Valley Railroad
Cowan
Lewis H. Buzan
Evansville
Conrad Hartman
Cornwell & Co
Ypsilanti
Mich
Columbus
Crestline
Toledo
St. Joseph’s General Hospital
Baltimore
George M. Washburn
Boston
Mass
Milwaukee
Armory
American Female Guardian Society
American Home Missionary Society
Wernenski
Rocky River
Kerba
Ohio
European and American Diplomatic Moves Reported Abroad
Review of foreign actions includes German Emperor and Czar meeting in St Petersburg, Victor Emmanuel rescinding resignation, French Assembly demands a conservative ministry, American commissioners pursuing Exposition orders in Vienna, Velarde order causing peasant unrest in Carlist districts, Sickles presenting US joint resolutions to President Figueras on Puerto Rican slavery abolition, and ships planning cable work linking Britain, France, and the Atlantic.
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Sinc Oon
St. Petersburg
Germany
Victor Emanuel
Sicklés
American Legation
Figueras
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Porto Rico
London
Hibernian
Great Eastern
Edinburg
Wapate
Nburg
Short Speeches and Witty Interludes Across History
A compact history of brief or witty remarks from leaders and judges. It recalls a US congressman’s sharp comeback to a posted insult, Daniel Webster at a banquet, a judge paying a two dollar case to dismiss, Sir William Grant’s quiet act of repeal, the Duke de Roquelaire misnaming, and a medical quip from Abernethy about a patient’s fee.
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Perhope
United States Congress
Daniel Webster
Webster
William Grant
Duke de Roquelaire
Postillion
Abernethy
Inventor Albert Meyer and the Origin of the Signal Bureau
The article recounts Albert J. Meyer entering the army as assistant surgeon in 1854 and rising to major and chief of the Signal Office in 1860. Meyer proposed a Bureau of Army Signals with him at its head, but faced opposition from Jefferson Davis. Lane backed Meyer, and a Signal Bureau with Meyer at the helm was formed in 1860, though its weather forecasting role was not then envisioned.
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Albert J. Meyer
Ignal
John B. Floyd
Virginia
Congress
Senate
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
House
Curtiss
Iowa
West Point
Bureau of Signals
Meyer
Oregon
Joseph Lane
Lane
Davis
Signal Bureau
Meyers
N. Y. Sun
Self-Acting Sewing Machine Frenzy Ends in Escape
Mr Kipp builds a motorized sewing machine from a ribbon spring and clockwork. The device powers wild antics, tearing through the room and alarming neighbors who fire at it. The machine is eventually whisked outside, and Kipp ends up back to a normal sewing machine run by his wife foot-powered.
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Kipp
Ipp
Max Adeler
Jeffersons Firm Principles on Elections and Public Duty
Jefferson refused to influence elections and avoided speculative gains for public service. He advised against using government funds for disasters, urged state responsibility, and valued personal integrity. Also noted is his caution about handling a Paris grooms wife letter, and a directive to his daughter to deliver it discreetly, as cited by Atlantic Monthly.
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Jefferson
Congress
Wiliam Short
St. Domingo
Monroe
Duke of Orleans
Paris
Monticello
Atlantic Monthly
Church Pastor Announces Departure Over Freemasonry Rift
At Vinest Street Congregational Church the Rev Henry D Moore announced after morning service that he would cease being pastor. Trustees cited current year deficits of 9438 dollars and inability to continue finances as the reason. The dispute over Freemasonry within the ministers association fanned church factional tensions.
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Ministers’ Evangelical Christian Association
Freemasonry
Association
Order
Henry D. Moore
Vinest. Congregational Church
Moore
Vine-street
Johncock
Correct Way to Sweep a Carpet from Science of Health
The article outlines three sweeping methods but labels two as wrong. It advocates a light forward drawing stroke with minimal pressure, letting dirt roll ahead. It advises using tea grounds or wet sawdust to trap fine dirt and suggests proper technique for efficient, effortless sweeping.
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Science of Health
Woman Defies Skunk With Parasol in Woodwardes Gardens
A reader notes a woman confronting a skunk in Woodward's Gardens. She used a parasol and her composition praised the animal's unlikable nature. The scene prompts discussion on women's curiosity and public behavior.
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Woodward’s
Figaro
Sketch of the church leadership and Dr Moore’s ministry
A historical sketch recounts the church’s leadership under Rev. Henry D. Moore from 1863 to 1867, detailing installation, resignations, and major moves. It notes the aim to unite Christians, with Moore’s creed based on God, Scripture, and Christ’s atonement, promoting broad liberty of opinion.
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Pehalt
Core
Pate
Cnet Ae Sa
Weiss
H. Moby
Baars
Prent
Wheaton
Dr. Boynton
Church of the Church
Charles Imenene Boynton
Meen
Eve
Starr H. Nichols
Sune
Henry D. Moore
Moore
Lord Jesus Christ
Robinson
Dr. Moore
Sunday Concert Halls Defy Mayor's Order Over the Rhine
Yesterday curiosity ran high as Mayor John ston's order restricting Sunday concert halls was tested. Some venues did not perform or charge admission while others offered light shows or full brass bands. Public spaces along Race street and Lookout House continued music, with crowds choosing to listen rather than protest.
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Johnston
Rhine
Rebecca Jane
Strang
Schuman
Poe
Schuman’s
Loewen
Park Garden
Race St
Washington Park
Lookout House
Stacy Hill
Kohly
Afayoe Johnston
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Hoosac Tunnel
Rhode Island
Newark
Washington
the Signal Service
Jean
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