Floods rage across six states from Williamsport to New York
Across Williamsport and Bellefonte Pennsylvania Arapine and Sunbury and neighboring towns face record rains. Rivers rise steeply flooding streets, cellars, bridges and even high schools. In New York New Jersey and Maryland heavy rains flood towns cause washouts and rail line closures.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Williamsport
Clearfield
Keating
Philadelphia & Erie
Market Street
Montoursville
Badines
Lycoming Creek
Bellefonte
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad
Lock Haven
Bald Eagle Valley
Penn
Lewisburg & Tyrone
Coburn
Laurelton
Arapine
Schuylkill
Maiden Creek
Tulpehocken
Monocacy
Sunpury
Susquehanna
Milton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Iukton
Evnira
N. Y
Chemung
Sourthern
Water Street
Erie
Northern Central
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
New Jersey
Erie Railroad
Elmira
Northern Central Railroad
Hornellsville
Jersey
Elected to the Senate in Washington and North Dakota
John B. Allen ex delegate to Congress and Watson C. Squire ex governor were elected to the U S Senate in Seattle on the first and second ballots respectively. In Bismarck North Dakota Gilbert A Pierce was nominated for United States Senator by the Republican caucus. Also reported: a guilty verdict against two Michigan women linked to the Benders case. A plague of rats threatens HancockCounty corn crops. Elgin Watch Company option interest by an English syndicate. Papal delegate Satolli says Rome will never recognize secret societies. Dynamite shocks Hurley theater but causes minor damage. burglaries net 2350 dollars at Clinton Alabama.
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John B. Allen
Watson C. Squire
Washington
Gilbert A. Pieres
Republican Caucus
North Dakota
Seattle
Wash
John HB. Allen
Congress
Allen
George Turner
T. H. Brents
Charless. Voorhees
Senate
Turner
Bismarck
N. D
Gilbert A. Pierce
United States
M. N. Johnson
P. J. McCumber
N. G. Ordway
George H. Walsh
W. C. Plummer
Walter Muir
George Winship
C. A. M. Spencer
Montreal
Que
Satolli
Fabre
Rome
Boston
Latimer linked to prison plot to blow Jackson yard
Irving Latimer, Jackson druggist and murder convict, headed a scheme to blow up the Michigan Penitentiary at Jackson to free fellow prisoners. Convict Frank Howard confessed that Latimer directed attempts to obtain dynamite, with Donovan planning the break and Latimer signaling, though the blast never occurred. The tale shows Latimer’s influence and lax prison oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Penitentiary
Jackson
Irving Lattimer
Mich
Irving Latimer
Jackson Prison
Latimer
Frank Howard
Antrim County
Board of Prison Inspectors
Howard
John Donovan
Ogeman County
Donovan
Clerk Avery
Captain Avery
Solitary
Powell addresses Chicago Board of Trade managers
George May Powell of Philadelphia, president of the Arbitration Council, speaks to Chicago Board of Trade managers. He outlines the council’s aims beyond arbitration, cites railways using profit sharing with ten years of safe operations and prosperity, and promotes postal and savings banks while condemning ethics-elimination in political economy as harmful to industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Powell
Philadelphia Arbitration Council
Chicago
George May Powell
Philadelphia
Arbitration Council
Board of Trade
Council
Three Miners Killed by Rock Fall at Buffalo Mine
A rock collapse at the Buffalo mine in Newgaunee Michigan at midnight Tuesday caused an acre or more of ground to sink from ten to 150 feet. Seven miners were blown into a shaft by compressed air. three died, one Swede and two Finns, another was badly hurt, and three others were expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newgaunee
Mich
Buffalo
Pierce Chosen Senator for Long Term in North Dakota
Bismarck North Dakota November 21 ex Governor Gilbert A Pierce was elected by a unanimous vote to the United States Senate for the long term in the state’s separate houses. M N Johnson leads the race for the short term though the outcome remains in doubt. Governor Miller delivered his first message to the Legislature Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Johnson
Bismarck
N. D
Gilbert A. Pierce
United States
M. N. Johnson
Miller
Loth & Sons Wholesale Firm Fails in St Louis
A. Loth & Sons, a large wholesale gents furnishing goods firm, collapsed after Wednesday afternoon’s announcement. Liabilities are reported at 225,000 dollars against assets of 180,000 dollars, causing a significant financial tumble for the business and its creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
A. Loth & Sons
Governor commuting death sentence for Barnard brothers
Nashville Tenn Nov 21 Governor Taylor has commuted the death sentence of the five Barnard brothers who killed Henley Sutton in Hancock County Tennessee He may still grant pardons for some brothers as well
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Nashville, Tenn
Taylor
Barnard Brothers
Henley Sutton
Hancock County
Tenn
The Temple Dedicated Sunday School Lesson 1889
International Sunday School lesson for December 1 1889 on 1 Kings 8 54 63 and Hab 2 20. It describes Solomon’s temple dedication on Mount Moriah its size cost and ceremonies and compares the temple to the Christian church and the human heart with guidance on pardon, wisdom, and total dedication to God.
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S. S
Zif
B. C
Tabernacles
Mount Moriah
Jerusalem
David
Abraham
Isaac
Israel
Solomon
Gibeon
Zion
God
Magamon
Tobiah
A. F. Schauffler
Merry Mood Answers and Jests From a Busy Day
Cartoon style quips and puns mix with a old time joke strip. A physician-turned-real-estate man and a talkative auntie share quick lines about medicine opera and cheddar. A butcher and a lady in diamonds joke about money and manners while a trainer recites ancient games rewards to a boy learning wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Jones
Eddy Cashun
Sammy
Famous Blind Men in Paris and Beyond
The piece spotlights Vidal the blind sculptor of Paris who has excelled since age twenty one, earning more Paris prizes than peers from 1855 to 1875 and gaining acclaim at the Exposition. It surveys Rev. W. H. Milburn the blind preacher born in Philadelphia, who traveled vast distances, preached widely, and authored several works. It also profiles Herreshoff, Bristol shipbuilder and inventor, whose blind leadership at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company spurred torpedo boats and fast steam launches used by nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidal
Birmingham
Ala
Paris
W. H. Milburn
Philadelphia
Union
House of Representatives
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Herreshoff
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Bristol, R. 1
Edison
Herresholt
St. Louis Republic
Debtor of a Lynching Tale in Courtroom Dialog
A dramatic courtroom exchange reports a Western judge examining a prominent citizen about leading a lynching of a horse thief. The citizen defends the act as justified, while the judge notes the man was found hanged and dead the next morning. The tale satirizes mob justice and misdirection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Jedge
N. Y. Weekly
Bodily electricity and curious medical curiosities show strange powers
Dr. R D Massey notes a New Hampshire woman who emitted sparks for thirteen weeks before losing the faculty entirely. The phenomenon persisted despite changes of dress and appears to be intrinsic to the person. Additional anecdotes include a Capuchin friar with a scalp reservoir of electricity and a horse in Shenango suffering from a bitcob in its mouth. Porcelain ware gets its name from a shell resembling a pig's back, called porcella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Massey
Dartmouth College
American Journal of Medical Sciences
Grafton County
N. H
Schneider
Hyland
Kirk
Popular Science Monthly
Agricultural Hints on Strong Serviceable Gates
Farmers should build durable gates focused on utility over show. Build deep posts seven feet or longer, six inches square, with protective boards to anchor and shield. Use a single diagonal brace from heel to nose, avoid middle cross pieces, ensure proper bracing along length, and add a caster roller to prevent sagging as long as the wood remains sound.
Raising Grape Vines and Farm Practices Today
The article describes grape propagation by layers and cuttings with practical steps for novices and outdoor work. It outlines an easy hog hanging method using a Hod Hanger setup and notes concerns about arsenite spraying harming game birds, urging protective legislation to preserve hunting and farming activities.
Agricultural abstracts on stock care and crop practices
Agricultural guidance notes emphasize balanced feeding and exercise for stock, proper solo housing for hens and pullets, and the benefits of even sprouting potatoes. It notes Croven as a second year soil enricher, alfalfa establishment delays, and that heaves with clover hay stems from poor hay quality rather than clover itself.
Amusing Fragments and Ads From a 19th Century Page
A collage of jokes, quips, and humorous exchanges, plus brief notices and advertisements. Bits include a swimming joke about perspiration, a waiter’s food joke, a Beelzebub monarchy quip, a disguises gag, and a dental or culinary anecdote. An ad for Yod Suffolk’s Companion claims broad educational value and low price, along with a medical cure-all letter, and several short notices about remedies and products.
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Osweego
Kan
Michigan
Car Tuaker
Elgin Watch
Elgin Watch Company
Tronwood
Hurley
Wis
Brown & Hagerman
Clinton
Labor and Capital
Pierce
Wil
Jesus Christ
Chaplain Milburn
Inventor Herreshof
New Hampshire
South Shenango
Agricultural Abstracts
Morner
Thousand Islands
Fearners O’connor
Beelzebub
Sir Robert Peel
India
Tur Yorts
Tus Yorrin’s Companion
Mass
Commercial Advertiser
TRE Evitox
T. A. Stocum
M. C
Pearl Street
Hartford Courant
Troy Press
I & KY
Ansas City
Omaha
N. B
A. H. Dixon & Son, Cor
John and King Street
Toronto
Canada
Christian Advocate
Oil City
Jerce
Tur
Yonkers Statesman
Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
Boston Courier
Puck
Carter
Rochester Post- Express
Hale
Pike
Kearney Enterprise
Kearney
Isaac Thompson
Baltimore American
S Jacobs Oil
ST. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
MacKenzie
MacKenzie & Cco
Cleveland
OMIO
Ceereat
ORIBE
P. Henry M. Hunt
JDK Dall
Clark Street
LMN
al. LE & CO
Washington, B.C
ISIS
Mension
Beyans
Tree Gerald
U. 5
Adianapolie
Ind
Hood
C. Lilood & CO. Apothecaries
Lowell
Tutt’s
J. Wf. Athey
Holly Springs
Tutt
Murray Street
Epps
Bill
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
London
England
W. Baker & CO
W.baker &Co
Dorchester
Donfe
Bleecker Street
Binghamton Binghamton
EA Ho
Iowa
Melnoee
Berg
Cresco
Paillards
Poe
M.j.paillard & CO
Mir
NEW York Music Boxes
Hmssouri
J. M. Tedy
Neo
Saydrr & Goodlet
Surtyevalas
Hilllogs
Geonae
A. Purp
Pierce City
T. S. Frost
Cassville
J. Seamas
Galena
M. BR. DeGross
Pineville
Express
Fece
HK. G. Hoor
Colt's Rifles
John Wilkinson Co
State St
Mil
Ingerald
Tha Sen
Washington, D. C
Me OR
MIR & Son
Cincinnati
Washington, DC
Daly Ants College
C. Mail
Missouri
Wore & Co
Malden
Joseph H.hunter
Ke. T
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