Niagara River tragedy and legal cases dominate New York state items
A Niagara Bridge worker James Munday fell into the river and disappeared amid whirlpools. The Court of Appeals ruled on Joseph Disher's long-running railroad injury suit. Gas strikes and oil prospects surge at Canisteo and nearby towns, with gas lighting trials and bustling drilling. In Lockport and Mary Sandtredt cases, religious fervor and mental health issues appear. Poughkeepsie, Youngstown, Bedford Station report dynamite plots, desertions, and storm damage with loss of life and injuries.
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Joseph Disher
Niagara
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Court of Appeals
Albany
Holly
Supreme Court
John T. Murray
Disher
James F. Gluck
Buffato
New York Postmaster Dies on His Wedding Anniversary
Henry G. Pearson New York postmaster died at Highwood New Jersey at 4 20 am Saturday from stomach cancer hemmorrhage He died on his wedding anniversary aged 47 He leaves a widow no children and had served as postmaster eight years after rising from clerk to assistant to Gen James and later succeeding him.
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New York
Henry G. Pearson
Highwood
N. J
Thomas L. James
Pearson
Posta Ftiica
Henry
Gen.danies
New York City
Custom House
Washington
James
Garfield le
Harrison
van Cott
Lonsdale Returns From Arctic Explorations
Lord Lonsdale arrived in San Francisco aboard the Bertha from Kodiak Alaska. He describes a grueling overland route from Winnipeg to Melville Island and across Alaska with sixty nine dogs and eighteen Hudson Bay company workers including one cook. He traveled in deep snow for 1500 miles, losing many dogs and some natives to cold. His aim was to study Arctic birds and animals, not to seek the North Pole, and he plans to go to New York via Winnipeg after a few weeks here.
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San Francisco
Lord Lonsdale
Bertha
Kodiak
Alaska
Winnipeg
William McKean
Hudson Bay Company
Melville Island
Yukon River
Lonsdale
Neshagax River
Bristol Bay
Katma
North Pole
Arctic Ocean
New York
Centennial Proclamation Calls Observance of Washington Oath Day
Governor Hill issues a proclamation urging nationwide observance of April 30, 1789 as the 100th anniversary of George Washington taking the oath as first U S president. Citizens are urged to attend worship at 9 oclock and offer prayers for guidance as a republic. Proclamation dated April 23, 1789 at Albany.
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Albany
City of
New York
George Washington
United States
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Wrashington
Lord
David Wrig Ion
Cavalry accident at Fort Meyer injures officer and private
A Fort Meyer cavalry drill ended in chaos when a misread order sent second and first platoons into a close charge. Lieut. Reheard was slightly wounded, Private Crane seriously injured, and a horse killed. Separately, Capt Murrell received a hero’s reception at the Maritime Exchange after rescuing Danmark passengers. A prison guard in Aurorx was stabbed by a convict Mortimore, a Sing Sing transfer with a violent past.
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Fort Meyer
Reheard
Crane
Murrell
Philadelphia
Hamilton Murrell
Missouri
Danmark
Maritime Exchange
Exchange
Gallupt
Murrel
Brockie
Graham
Buffalo Fair Week Grand Prize Air At Adam Meldrum
Buffalo event begins April 22 for one week offering 2000 prizes from twice ticket cost to 1000 in gold. Adam Meldrum Anderson advertises store bargains to match fair week, featuring dress goods, silks, linens, hats, handkerchiefs, embroideries, hosiery, undergarments, and more at low prices to lure travelers and shoppers to their Main Street location in Buffalo New York.
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Adam, Meldrum & Anderson
Main St
N.Y
New York City
Adam, Meldrum & Anderson's
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