Calamity at Drummond Colliery Leaves Many Dead
A catastrophic explosion at the Drummond coal mine near Westville causes a massive loss of life. Manager James Dunn and many workers perish. rescue attempts follow as fires burn and shafts are sealed. About 59 men are missing or dead, with families in mourning across the district.
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Westville
Stallarton
Arcadia
Drummond
Drummond Colliery
Toups
Edward Burns
Cumberland County
Dunn
Paree
James Dunn
Philip , Dunn
John Dunn
Thomas Grenght
Joseph Richardson
Manapres
John Bowin
G E. Burns
W. Frazer
Sturray
Harxe
Cap Berne
Dan
Lovisv Carriage Factory Fire Reported and Insurance
A fire at Lovisv carriage works on Brook Street near Market and Jefferson in Louisville damaged the building. Insurance covers 2,000 with German and Phenix stocks quoted. stock loss estimated to be at least double insured. Also noted: Nonnistows case reports in Nonnistows New Jersey. Lusignani execution in Micto-day.
Cholera Quarantine Island Havana and New Orleans Tension
News from Washington reports ongoing cholera quarantine in Havana linked to New Orleans cases. Five steamers remain in quarantine. authorities urge halting Gulf port voyages with direct ties to New Orleans. Governor Kellogg notes militia mobilization in Louisiana and calls reports exaggerated. Indian affairs discuss treaty talks with Sioux and Crow nations to modify 1863 hunting limits and relocate Red Cloud agency.
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New Orleans
Deperanyae
Havana
Board of Health
Orleans
Romeneries
Interior
Yestern
Sioux Country
Dakotah
Felix Brannah
E.'C.' Kimball
New York
H. E. Alverd
Virginia
Waimball
Red Cloud Agency
Ne Cloud Agency
United States
Reunion of Army of the Potomac in New Haven May 15
Major General Shaler presided as Sixth Corps reunion opened at 10 AM with Gen Grant and generals arriving from New York. A noon salute followed a Cavalry Corps meeting presided by Gen Sheridan. An Meade oration was given and officers were elected for the year including McDowell and Gibbon in key posts.
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Army of the Potomac
New Haven
Sixth Corps
Pe of the Potomac
Shaler
New York
Voyght
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
McDowell
Butterfield
Jewell
Buckingham
Lewis
Cavalry Corps
Army
United States
Music Hall
Burnside
Gen. Meade
Devons
Boston
Vansands
Alex. Shaler
John Gibbon
R. B. Potter
H. Tremaine
G. W. Mendel
Albert Awe
Barnum
G. Renee Ereestt
W. Church
Gen. Davis, Jr
Funeral Procession Draws Citywide Crowds
Readable fragments describe a funeral procession through Cantorsia and surrounding towns with officers present and a somber service. Crowds lined the streets including Montgomery and Kearney as the cortege moved to the depot area. Details of the ceremony are sparse and partially garbled.
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San F
Sontras
Cantorsia
Ontgomery
Kearney
Congress Convention in St Louis Ends with Excursions and Banquet
Delegates meet at Temple Hall with Mayor Brown presiding. Gov. Walker and Erastus Wells attend as speakers. Resolutions urge deepening the Mississippi mouth and river improvements. The convention adjourns after river excursion plans and a Southern Hotel banquet. The Rail Road Association of America holds its semi annual session at St Nicholas Hotel with talks on uniform timetables and freight car interchange.
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Louis
Temple Hal
Mayor Brown
Benatorn
Mage Brown
Manee Washington
Cy Joseph ‘Brown
St. Ouis
Board of Water Commissioners
Erastus Wells
The
Merchants’ Union Exchange of
Venet
Ebos G Rollins
John C. Henderson
Udge Kennard
New Orleans
Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Exchange
Crescent City
Galveston
Shaw’s Garden
Great Republic
Carondalet
St. Louis
Missouri
Texas
P.J. Ryan
Railroad Soment
West
Railroad Association of America
St. Nicholas Hotel
Thos. Alien
St. Louis & Cairo
Iron Mountain
Cairo & Fu
Cairo
Arkansas & Texas
McMulia
Wood
Baltimore
P. B. Louis
Ft. Wayne
Wayne Scinnati
C. W. Chapman
Catasauqua
L. H. Shatéinek
Rapertmnantont Tioga
H. Garten Leavemay
Connecticut
Apheim J. M. Osborn
American & Great Western
L. J. Fleming
Mobil & Ohio
F. N. Finney
Canada Southern
U.S
Schooner Hope wreckage secured after Hellgate collision
New York May 15 Wreckers work at the Hellgate site to recover bodies and locate the Hope wreck after a collision with the Americas left four men dead with none recovered. Also a million dollar test suit against the government proceeds in U S Circuit Court with Burkhardt & Co as plaintiffs and a jury verdict expected soon. A Nixon case writ of error was sought in the Supreme Court Chamber but denied a stay.
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New York
Hope
Hellgate
Americas
Wm. L. Evarts
U. S
Ingraham
Davis
Nixon
Lyons
Fanchin
Eeotchy
Eight in custody in Parsons over Benders murders suspected
Eight persons are now in arrest at Parsons on suspicion of complicity with the Benders in their murders. Four others have been released. Authorities plan to haul the Benders before Labette county officials soon as exhumations show more recent interments in their southern plowed field.
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Cherry Vale
Parsons
Ed Gs
Labette County
Inquest Sought After Body Found in Ohio River
Coroner Maley to hold inquest on a body recovered from the Ohio river near Mill street this morning. The deceased is believed to be Willie Grant who was reported missing near the Waterworks days ago.
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Maley
Ohio River
Mill Street
Willie Grant
Mayer Johnston's Appointments
The notice lists city appointments made this afternoon in Councily Maine Sonne ston. Street Department J. M. Noble. Market-master James Sherlock. Sealer of Weights E. Mullen. Public Weigher A. W. Kuhnan. City Weigher F. Fischer. Wharf Register John G. Lee. Park Commissioners J. H. Laws, Alfred Gaither, Geo. Crawford.
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Mayer Johnston
Councily
Maine Sonneston
J. M. Noble
James Sherlock
E. Mullen
A. W. Kuhnan
F. Fischer
John G. Lee
German National Bank Declares Semiannual Five Percent Dividend
The article reports a five percent semiannual dividend declared by the German National Bank of the city. It also notes local matters including the Carneal rs plan to recover former burying ground property, a dangerous condition from a nearby resident’s illness, and a United States Grand Jury session with two indictments for tobacco and liquor evasion.
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German National Bank
Craig-street
Carneal Rs
J. W. Lerthers
Lexington Pike
United States Grand Jury
Christian Link
Falmouth
Boston Station
Lexington
United States District
Sranietone
Jose
Ntifis Cies
Financial and Commercial Update of May 16
The report notes a sluggish local stock market with weak quotations as of 1 A.M. New York time. It lists brokerages Hanibal & St Joseph treces and Cheever & Co. at 33 Wall Street selling railroad bonds and stocks strictly on commission in both local and New York markets.
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Newark
Henibal & St. Joseph Trecces
Cheever & Co
New York
Daily Market Review May 15 19th Century Trade Notes
Market report covers coffee, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, hay, linseed, poultry and meat futures. Prices quoted for commodities, flour, and provisions, with notes on supply levels, demand, and regional river market movement.
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Papaniarioe Weare
Ohio River
Kanawha
Isa
Saarinen
Jens Les
ATS
Puien
Tage
Iaie
Perih
Perros
Eae County
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