Congress in session and Canadian emigration tale
Reports from Washington describe action on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill with senate amendments nonconcurred in and a conference ordered. The house passed amendments to the sundry civil bill and the naval appropriation bill, while the senate moved on river and harbor funding and the pension bill veto. Nearby notes recount a bank defalcation in Providence, an execution thwarted by a grim calm, a train wreck near Chicago Junction injuring delegates, and local unrest over a Chinaman’s political support in Prudence County amid a $1,000 reward offer for a murderer.
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House
Senate
Friend of
Illinois
Biae
John Series
Hincron
Mills
Kelly
R. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Enormous Flood Loss Reported in Mexico Disaster
Incoming telegram from Adan describes a Great Flood in central Mexico. Twenty four hours of continuous rain caused 700 deaths, 2,000 houses destroyed, and $2,000,000 in losses. Leot and surrounding towns submerged, with many bodies still buried.
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Mexico
Adan
Leot
Beneath the Wheels Six Laborers Die in Cable City Train Crash
A Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Cable City north of here killed six gravel train laborers and fatally injured five others. The freight train from Sunbury could not place all cars on a siding, their cars mounting the gravel train and crushing the workers. Eleven laborers escaped uninjured. four bodies not recovered. Medical aid arrived from Shamokin but several died before treatment. Names of the dead and injured were not yet learned. The flagman’s position to warn the gravel train was questioned. The dead were brought to this city and the injured sent to the miners hospital.
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Slamoxin
Cable City
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunbury
Shamokin
South Carolina Town Rocked By Fire Mania Suspect
Anderson, a town in the upper part of South Carolina, faces repeated arson attempts. Mrs M E Keese, a respected local figure, is arrested on charges tied to the fires, amid a public sensational trial setup. Pinkerton detective Gustav Frank is accused of trying to suborn witnesses.
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South Carolina
Charleston
Anderson
M. E. Keese
Gustav Frank
Pinkerton
Frank
Sirs. Reese
Fatal Shooting Linked To Fancy of Craven and Joowitt
Providence reports describe Arthur Craven dying after being shot by James Jowitt near Vane Kirk. Jowitt, arraigned for assault with intent to kill, did not know Craven had been mortally wounded as his daughter and Craven shared a street encounter. Separate items note a circus guard shot dead, a rabid dog attack, a missing Maj Desaulles and political prosecutions in Ohio, plus London commentary on Blaine’s nomination absence.
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Providence
Providexcr
BA L
Charles A. Pitcher
Union Bank
Pirche
Johnson
Sir
Pitcher
Canada
Craven
Joowitt
Arthur Craven
James Jowitt
Vane Kirk
Jowitt
Webster
Baskell
Merck Drug Store Seeks Better Regulation and Goods
TheMerck Drug Store notes regulatory gaps and advertises its wide stock of medicines and fine cigars. It claims long-standing business, invites inquiries about a regulation spec, and highlights its availability of twenty fancy goods and domestic and imported cigars for customers.
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Merck Drug Store
Merck
Mer
J. B. Mullen
Regulm
General strike spreads as homes urged safeguarded with Hibbard roof
A broad, populist protest movement begins in Warren and travels nationwide. It denounces monopolies and humbugs and promotes Hibbard's Own Asbestos Fire Proof Roof as essential for home protection against fire and water. Promises free information at Col dren & Weaver and urges property owners to inspect roofing. Also lists rental space in Tarentum and notes various local ads and services.
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Warren
Hibbard
Bard
Coldren & Weaver
Enigma and Riddles from a Victorian Puzzle Page
A dense excerpt of poems and puzzles from a Victorian periodical includes enigma and arithmetic items, conundrums, and verses. It features enigmatic lines about a center of gravity in Vienna, a river, and a grave, plus several numbered puzzles by Cowper and others, with wordplays and miniature verse jokes.
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Vienna
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Warren, Pa
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