Flood census lists 128 widows in Johnstown
The Johnstown Pennsylvania flood census records 128 widows receiving between 800 and 1250 dollars each as relief.
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
6
Senators and Representatives Retain Seats in Centennial Congress
One thirteenth of the 875 members who sat in Congress in 1876, the centennial year, still retain their seats. Several veterans from the era of reconstruction remain in office as the nation marks 100 years of independence.
Swiss SPCA bans cats to save birds
The Tur Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Switzerland resolves to banish cats from the republic, arguing felines are decimating bird populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Society For the Prevention of
Switzerland
The
Republic
Alaska joins Brazil in vast extent surpassing the United States
The text states that Brazil is larger in area than the United States, totaling 3,287,964 square miles, and notes a population of 12,335,275 within Brazil's borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Brazil
United States
First woman telegraph operator named in Lyons New York
Jamees D. Rero the United States Consul at Dunfermline Scotland appointed the first woman telegraph operator in the country at Lyons New York. She was known as the Lady of Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamees D. Rero
United States
Dunfermline
Scotland
Lyons
N. Y
Lady of
Missouri Builds Cash Deposit Action Against Loan Associations
Legal proceedings begin against every building and loan association in Missouri for noncompliance with a new law requiring a $100,000 cash deposit with the State Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association
Missouri
Alaska Territory Rich in Game Minerals and Forests
The government expedition for the survey of Alaska confirms earlier reports on the territory's bounty. It notes abundant game, vast mineral resources, and extensive forests, highlighting the region's potential wealth and development prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Survey of
Alaska
Open-face watch set in cane handle becomes new fad
The current fad in jewelry features a small open-face watch placed in the cane handle about three to four inches from the top. It is wound and regulated like a stem-winder by turning the cane head.
Pittsburgh heiress leaves million to charity and hospital
John H. ShoeNBERGER of Pittsburgh died in New York leaving over $1,000,000 for charitable causes in Pittsburgh. Of that amount $800,000 is designated for the erection of a Shoenberger memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Shoenberger
Pittsburgh
New York
Shoenberger
Biddeford’s 100-Year-Old Cook Keeps Household Busy
Mrs. Nancy Pharp of Biddeford Maine marked her hundredth birthday last July and still handles cooking and household tasks for a family of six. The family agrees that regular exercise benefits her health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Pharp
Biddeford
Admirers in France Defray General Boulanger’s Expenses
The general’s personal expenses are paid by supporters in France. Each week workers in the provinces collect a sum varying weekly but sufficient to keep him solvent, keeping the wolf from his door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booulanger
France
Treasure of 1666 Spanish coin hoard found near Andros
A hoard of about 30 000 in gold and silver Spanish pieces dated 1666 was recovered from the sea near the Island of Andros at the mouth of the Aegean. Six bronze cannons were also recovered. Authorities suggest a Spanish man of war may have wrecked there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andros
Mgean Sea
Greece
Ice deposits found in Idaho spark mining proposals
Large ice deposits, believed relics of a glacial period, were found in Idaho. They lie embedded in earth and moss protected from decay. Some propose forming companies to mine the ice for sale in western cities where ice is scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Inventor Promises Electric Lantern Ad Displays
A Western inventor seeks capital for an electrical magic lantern to cast ads on dark city clouds. He claims contracts with several firms to display their cards and predicts startling effects if the concept is fully developed.
San Francisco man Moyett travels by buggy to New York
Wirna team of a black and aroan and a top buggy rider P Moyett from San Francisco left the city last September for New York. After 120 days average thirty miles daily he reached St. Louis then continued slowly, wintering in Poughkeepsie and planning to reach New York early next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirna
P. Moyett
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
Mr. Moyett
Poughkeepsie
Belgian trial convicts two for deadly cartridge works explosion
The Bel gium case of M Corvilain owner of the cartridge works and M Delauny for criminal negligence ended with convictions. Corvilain gets four and a half years in prison and a 12000 franc fine plus costs. Delauny receives one year and six months imprisonment and the same fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
M. Corvilain
M. Delauny
Corvilain
Delauny
Novel Cure From Dynamo At Westgate on Sea
A man named Brown injured his eye while shaping a grate when a tiny iron splinter flew in. An electrical engineer guided him to a nearby dynamo. Brown pressed his eye to the running machine and the magnetic force pulled the splinter out, instantly relieving the eye with no subsequent trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westgate-on- Sea
Eng
Brown
Centenarian South Carolina sisters die a century apart
Miss Hillegas and Lucin Easton, both 115, died in South Carolina. Easton, mother of 22, would have a living eldest child at 102. Hillegas, once a Charleston teacher, reportedly survived Seminole war scalpings and outlived all relatives as the lone remaining member of a long-standing Charleston family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canolinee Hillegeas
Lucinda Easton
South Carolina
New York Police Face Internal Socialist Claims
Sergeant Oliver Tims of Captain Reillys West Thirteenth Street station is at the center of a socialist controversy within the force. Five years after a warning, he reiterates his views in a two column Volkszeitung interview, claiming one in five officers shares his stance. Inspector Byrnes denies the assertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
New York
Oliver Tims
Reilly
West Thirteenth Street
Volkszeitung
Most
Shevitch
San Francisco Soldier Seeks Reward From Congress
Jesse A. Atwood formerly of the First Wisconsin Cavalry asks the Treasury for his share of the Jefferson Davis capture reward. He says he knew nothing of the bounty and only learned of the $297 first Comptroller’s allotment after reading a newspaper statement. He can obtain the money only by Congress action as all reward has been distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Atwood
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Jefferson Davis
Treasury Department
Atwood
Congress
Fifty first Congress opens with Reed elected Speaker
The Fifty-first Congress begins with Vice President Morton presiding in the Senate and Thomas B. Reed elected Speaker of the House by 166 votes to 154. New officers are chosen and no business is transacted. The next days note Oath of office for North Dakota Senators Pierce and Casey and various bills debated.
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Fifty-First Congress
Senate
Morton
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Thomas G. Carlisle
H. Milburn
Edward McPherson
A. I. Holmes
C. A. Adams
James L. Wheat
Washington
House of Representatives
Pierce and
Casey
North Dakota
Pierce
United States
David J. Brewer
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
House
Apia
Samoa
National
District of Columbia
Congress
Electoral College
President Harrison's Congress Message and Treasury Data
Washington report outlines Harrison's favored repeal of the tobacco tax and tariff reform, silver coinage regulations, navy improvements, river and harbor funding, and equal political rights. It covers naval movements, treasury figures, and attorney general findings, including a $72,000 cash embezzlement and weekly business failures.
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Harrison
Congress
United States
Galena
Kearsarge
Hayti
Dolphin
Haytian
Navy Department
Rio Janeiro
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Miller
United States Penitentiary
United States Reformatory
Edward Silcott
Leedom
House of Representatives
Multiple disasters and crimes reported across the U.S. from the 3rd to 6th
Reports describe earthquake shocks near Alton Bay New Hampshire a deadly freight train crash in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania multiple injuries from a wreck near Greensburg Pennsylvania a fire at the Monongahela House in Pittsburgh a bank insolvency in New York City an execution in New York Tombs prison and hangings in Brooklyn and law cases including an indictment of Nathaniel J Niles Jr for immoral housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
N. H
Lynn
Mass
Vermont
New York
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Road
Greensburg
Union Bank of
New York City
Tombs Prison
Harry Carlton
Sth
Brennan
Monongahela House
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Robert
George Lilly
Nathaniel J. Niles, Jr
Tradesman’s National Bank
German emigration to America in 1887 steady through October
Immigrant statistics show 1 492 steamer arrivals at New York City on the 6th and from January to October 82 000 Germans left for America. Wild maintains his innocence to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild
New York City
America
Deaths and disasters mark early June across cities
Reports on a Kansas City stove blast killing Mrs. Mound, a mob outbreak in Maryland, a deadly Pullman lumber fire, Shell Lake business damage, North Dakota legislature convening, and Jefferson Davis obituary. Also noted are jail suicides by Apache inmates, California and Oregon incidents, and English coal mine purchases in Georgia.
Foreign Intelligence Aboard: Disasters and Discoveries Abroad
Reports from Asia Africa and Europe detail theater collapse in Shan tung killing 200, tin box with 3500 unearthed at St Catherine s Ontario, explorer Stanley reaching Zanzibar, Hungarian river tragedy with five dead, a Chinese clash in Formosa, the steamer Doburg lost with 400 aboard, and the Holland government approving grants for denominational schools while ending free education except for paupers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiencen
Shantung
China
St. Catherines
Ont
Zanzibar
Stanley
Bagamoyo
Hungary
Formosa
Henry M. Stantey
Doburg
Singapore
Hong Kong
Major US Clearing House Totals Rise and Disasters Lit Up Week
Week ending March 7 shows Tuer exchanges totaling 1.335 billion dollars, up from 992 million. a New York flour mill fire at Saxton & Thompson causes 2.25 million in damage. ship Thetis returns from Arctic duty. a Willmington bank heist yields 30,000 in securities. several major fires, a Lincoln loan company failure of over 5 million, and the Pioneer Press cashier charged with arson. Jefferson Davis lies in state in New Orleans drawing thousands. a Somali camp massacre report from Zanzibar. Cleveland bond fraud exposed. US squadron sails to Lisbon. a St. Louis homicide ends in multiple deaths including John and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuer
United States
Saxton & Thompson
New York
Lockport
Thetis
San Francisco
Arctic
Delaware Bank
Willmington
Del
Fink
National Steamship Company
Ith
Capital Loan & Investment Company of
Lincoln
Neb
Zanzibar
Peters
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Atelanta
Yorktown
Lisbon
St. Louis
Casper Clipsy
John Anson
Anson
Mary
Agnes
Mary Anson
Fate of Five Suspects Nears Verdict in Prosecution Pleas
The defense and prosecution present their arguments as the fate of five suspects awaits a court decision. Attorneys for both sides advocate their positions, outlining key evidence and legal points in the looming verdict.
Attorneys Lay Their Arguments Before the Jurymen
In the Cronin trial Judge Wing allows full identification of Dr Cronin remains but questions if the death cause as stated by the prosecution is proven. Prosecution lawyer Ingham argues circumstantial evidence strong and conspiracy guilt extends to all conspirators. Court adjourns with further arguments set for today and Monday.
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Chicago
Cronin
Wing
Dr. Cronin
Ingham
O’sullivan
Coughlin
Chicago Avenue
Burke
Danahy
Beggs
Alexander Sullivan
Foster
Forrest
Defense attorney argues for Kunze and O Sullivan in Cronin case
Attorney Donahoe addresses the jury defending Kunze and O Sullivan, arguing lack of funds as a reason to doubt conspirator status and urging reasonable doubt. He defends O Sullivan's alibi and claims state witnesses may lie, appealing to jurors for fair verdicts as tears flowed from the defendants and Burke during the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donahoe
Cronin
Kunze
O'Sullivan
Young James
Clark Street
Mertes
Coughlin
Carlson
Nieman
Hylands
Burke
O’sullivan
Hynes Summaries Cronin Trial Conspiracy Arguments
Attorney Hynes, in Chicago, argues at the Cronin trial that all guards to justice were observed for the accused, contrasts with prior public accusations, questions O Sullivan and Coughlin alibis, declares Kunze guilty as a stool pigeon but less culpable, and condemns the conspiracy motive and Camp 20 as an Irish patriots betrayal narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cronin
Hynes
Dr. Cronin
O’sullivan
Hylands
Nieman
Anderson
Kunze
Camp 20
England
Ireland
Cronin Trial Hearings Highlight Charges and Pleas
In Chicago the Cronin trial proceeding features Attorney Hynes denouncing the murder as a savage act and urging a verdict born of conscience while Attorney Foster argues Beggs' ties to Clan naGael and defends Beggs’ actions as principled, noting Cronin’s faults.
Brewer Nominated for Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Washington announces Kansas jurist David Josiah Brewer nominated to fill the late Justice Matthews on the U S Supreme Court. Brewer, born Smyrna Asia Minor June 20 1837, has wide service from Kansas City to Leavenworth, including time as U S circuit judge and Kansas Supreme Court justice with notable rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Matthews
David J. Brewer
Kansas
Washington
Supreme Court
Stanley Matthews
David Josiah Brewer
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Wesleyan University
Yalea
David Dudley Field
New York City
Albany Law School
Stockbridge
Mass
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Leavenworth County
First
Kansas Supreme Court
Board of Education
Eighth Circuit
Railway Collision Hurts Four at Paris Crossing
A Midland crossing accident on the Indianapolis and St. Louis line injured four severely and six lightly. The Mattoon accommodation No. 8 rear coach was struck by a southeast freight from the Terre Haute and Peoria line, throwing the coach off the track. Injured include J. P. Fleirshaim of Western News Chicago and several others named with head lacerations, dislocations, internal injuries, and broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Indianapolis & St. Louis
Terre Haute & Peoria
J. P. Fleirshaim
Western News Company
Chicago
A. J. Bishop
Delaware
S. I.clark
Nelson Morris & Co
Elijah Hall
Kansas
E. N. Collins
Buffalo
N. Y
Mrs. Went Grover
Careless Brakeman Causes Fatal Iowa Train Collision
A Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City freight collision near Durango Iowa killed Conductor Berry and Fireman John Hickley. Brakeman Hall of No 62 turned a switch prematurely the other crew denies Berry drunkenness and Hall fled to avoid lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dusvever
Chicago, St. Paul
Kansas City Road
Durango
Berry
John Hickley
Hall
No. 62
Plot to Kill Tisza Fails. Minister Refuses to Quit
Vienna reports that police uncovered the assassination plan against Hungarian Prime Minister Tisza. Four conspirators planned dynamite under pavement, but an opposition member warned them to abandon the plot, sparing the minister's life. Tisza declared during budget debates that he would not resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Tisza
Lynn shoe trade reels from Lynn fire losses
Statistics show the Lynn shoe industry crippled by the December blaze. Destroyed include 12,500 cases of shoes worth 800000, stock losses of 500000 with 250000 more on heels taps and counters, 11000 sides of sole leather, 11000 cut soles, Hillard alone at 100000, 30000 to 35000 dozen skins dongolas and pebbles valued at 310000, and shoe machinery at 276500 with 8223 machines lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Lynn
Gg Hillard
Boston Profits by Her Lesson
Boston notes the fire lessons as Mayor Hart mails communications to aldermen. He urges widening streets in the burned district to ease traffic and fire risk. He identifies electric wires as the cause and calls for safety appliances and penalties on utilities failing to maintain safe wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hart
Twelve Robbers Caught in Train Robbery Case
Gainesville Tex December 38 City Marshal Honeycutt returned from Indian Territory reporting three more Senta Fe train robbers captured in Oklahoma City I T This brings the total in custody to twelve members of the gang Marshal Honeycutt says they have the right men and cites sufficient evidence to convict the whole gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tex
City
Honeycutt
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
I. T
Death of ex mayor Issac L Milliken of Chicago
Ex mayor Issac L Milliken died Monday morning at 410 Prairie avenue. A Biddeford, Maine native born in 1813 he moved to Chicago in 1836 and served as mayor in 1854 plus roles as alderman police justice and assistant county judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Curcaco
Issac L. Milliken
Praire Avenue
Biddeford
Beggs Defense Emphasizes Lack of Alibi and Secrecy Claims
Attorney Foster argues Beggs should not be convicted without solid proof and denounces the secret committee claim as unproven. He cites the Cronin case, notes Beggs disclosed Spellman letters, and implores jurors to avoid a biased verdict while the defendant shows visible emotion and tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Foster
Cronin
Camp 20
Boggs
Ife
Beggs
Alexander Sullivan
Bailey Dawson
Colonel Taylor
Burke
Pitt
Guildhall
Clark Street
Spellman
Camp No. 20
Clan-na-Gael
Mr. Beggs
Luke Dillon
Philadelphia
John F. Beggs
Dr. Cronin
Dan Coughlin
Kunze
Donahoe
Mr. Forrest
Oddities and curious stories across states and counties
A one legged letter carrier in Michigan, a five footed dog in Georgia, and two hearts with two livers found in a Pennsylvania chicken headline a string of oddities. Missouri a woman boasts ten weddings while Otsego County Michigan names a flouring settlement WasuincTron. A West Chester reunion recalls Buttermilk Seminary's closure 35 years past after a scholar’s death. A Washington man loses part of his lower face to a faulty tooth pulling machine. A caller’s joke about C O D initials goes wrong. Nathaniel Green and wife host a Fulton County family reunion with 162 relatives and a 50 foot dining table, nine births since July 4 bringing total to 171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Green
Fulton County
Atlanta
Defalcation at Congress as Silcott Flees with Funds
Edward Silcott, cashier for the House Sergeant-at-Arms, is reported to have fled with about 75 000 dollars of payroll funds. The loss details implicate multiple congressmen and reveal gaps in Leedom’s accounting, with investigations launched by a House committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silcott
Washington
Edward Silcott
House of Representatives
Ohio
Leedom
Treasury
New York
Nowise
Mr. Randall
Rife
Pennsylvania
J. D. Taylor
Boutelle
Maine
Tom Bayne
Butterworth
Hermann
Major Pickler
Congress
Holmes
Canada
Messrs
Adams
Stewart
Payne
Reed (Jr
Holman
Blount
Hemphill
Emin Bey Falls From Parapet in Bagamoyo
A Zanzibar dispatch reports Emin Bey, famed African explorer, fell twenty feet from a balcony parapet in Bagamoyo. He suffered a fractured skull and severe bruising with blood at the ears. Doctors doubt his survival, though Dr Parke and support from Wissmann and aides continue care. movement possible only after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagamoyo
London
Zanzibar
Emin Bey
Stanley
Parke
Wissmann
Monongahela House Burns in PrrrspuraH Fire
The well known Monongahela House burned on Thursday causing narrow escapes for several guests. Loss estimated under 100000 dollars with insurance totaling 197500 dollars. Papers for sale and transfer of the hotel were to be delivered at 3 o'clock p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prrrspurah
Monongahela House
Governor Mellette Tours Miner County Aid Need
Governor Mellette told Minneapolis reporters he visited Miner County in South Dakota and found 650 families in need of relief. He pledged that the state would do everything possible to aid the destitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Minneapolis, Minn
the Journal
Mitchell
Mellette
Miner County
Ex-Treasurer Gapen Acquitted in $3000 Embezzlement Case
Philip M. Gapen former treasurer of the Indiana State Insane Hospital Board was acquitted in Indianapolis after a several day trial on charges he embezzled $3000. The case arose from a grand jury indictment and ended with an acquittal on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Philip M. Gapen
Indiana State Insane Hospital Board
Pleaded Guilty in Grand Larceny Case In New York
Mrs Olive E Friend Mrs Emily Howard George A Halstead and Orin Halstead pleaded guilty to one of three indictments for grand larceny in the first degree connected with swindling the Electric Sugar Company. Parson Howard and Leonard were linked to the case. They were remanded to the Tombs pending sentence. The Boston Thanksgiving fire insurance totals 2804900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olive E. Friend
Emily Howard
George A. Halstead
Orin Halstead
Parson Howard
Electric Sugar Company
Parson Leonard
Death of a Noted Physician in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Dec 6 Dr T B Harvey one of the oldest physicians in Indiana while lecturing at the Indiana Medical College was stricken with apoplexy Thursday afternoon and died at home hours later He was 61 and former president of the Indiana Medical Society and the college Hecla mine shaft accident claims Alexander Aristola who fell 100 feet at the South Hecla mine Calumet Mich Thursday and was killed instantly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
T. B. Harvey
Indiana
Indiana Medical College
Indiana Society
Indiana Medical Colege
Alexander Aristola
South Hecla
Calumet, Mich
Jefferson Davis Dies in New Orleans After Sudden Illness
Jefferson Davis ex President of the Confederate States died at 12 45 this morning at the home of his lifelong friend J A Payne in New Orleans after a sudden congestive chill and high fever. He faced a gradual decline with his final hours surrounded by family and physicians. Davis’s life spanned Mexican War Senate presidency secession and the Civil War culminating in capture and exile before his final years in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orrleans
Jefferson Davis
J. A. Payne
Mr. Davis
Davis
Christian County
Todd County
Samuel Davis
Georgia Cavalry
Jefferson
Woodville
Miss
Transylvania College
Kentucky
Monroe
United States Military Academy
Dragoons
Zachary Taylor
Vicksburg
Congress
Mexico
First
Mississippi Volunteers
Taylor
Rio Grande
Monterey
Grand Plaza
Polk
Senate
Mississippi
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
Fort Sumter
Army of Mississippi
Provisional Congress
Lincoln
B. F. Butler
United States
Richmond
Irwinsville
Fort Monroe
United States District Court For
Virginia
Norfolk
Underwood
Nolle
Canada
England
Memphis
Dorsey
Beauvoir
Andersonville
Mrs Mackey Settles Libel Suit With Charity Payment
London reports that Mrs John W Mackay brought libel action against Manchester Examiner publishers over an article charging she was a Nevada washer woman before marriage. The case settled yesterday with apologies and costs paid, plus a sum to a charity chosen by Mrs Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John W. Mackay
The
Manchester Examiner
Eight Die in Colfax Boiler Explosion on Meredith Plantation
Bose Louisiana December 6. The boiler of Calhoun's gun at Colfax on the Meredith plantation exploded Thursday morning killing six men and two women and wounding many others all negroes. A portion of the boiler was blown 500 feet and another piece traveled through a large brick chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bose
Calhoun
Colfax
Meredith Plantation
A Family's Fate in Tragedy at Kinestron
John Maddler his wife and child were burned to death when a house fire trapped them as they attempted to extinguish the flames. Their escape was cut off Wednesday night in Kinestron Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinestron, Ont
John Maddler
Train Fatality and Injury Near Jacksonville Bridge
William Mallen, a Jacksonville painter, was killed when struck by an oncoming train while crossing a railroad bridge. A woman companion suffered two broken arm bones in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
William Mallen
Mallen
Hanged for Murder in Tombs Prison
New York on December 6 reports Harry Carlton was hanged at the Tombs for the murder of Policeman Brennan on October 28, 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Carlton
Tombs Prison
Brennan
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Tuer Agassiz Mining Company
Leadville
Col
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WaiLr
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Stanford
Joe Vermillion
Upper Marlboro
Cattle Commission
Columbus
Youngstown
United States Express
East Tawas
Mich
Florence
A. T
Portland
Ore
Charlie Jonson
Kenney
Gadsden
Ala
W. H. Fursman
Pontiac
Knudson
Miss Lee
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union
Knights of Labor
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Macon County
Mr. Hynes
le Caron
Clan naGael Society
Begs
Sullivan, Boland
Feely
the Supreme Bench
Lynn Shoe-Makers
John FF. Beggs
Mrs. Mackey
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