Mystery of the Packwood murder and San Francisco highbinder war
A sprawling feature reviews infamous unsolved killings, recounting Frank Packwood's Florida massacre and Tena Davis's suspected suicide, amid San Francisco Chinatown violence. It notes police impotence, highbinder enmities between Suey Ong and Suey Sing, and a rash of brutal, often undetected murders as Octave Conen reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packwood
Tena Davis
San Francisco
J. A. Trefethen
Lee Ah Sing
Cum Cook Alley
Tarm Pong
Suey Sing Society
Suey Ong
Sing
Fong Git
Awemher
Suey Sing
Bill
James A. Trefethen
Jackson Street
Chinatown
Lobengula’s Realm and the British South Africa Company
A British account notes Lobengula the Matabele king’s distant influence and describes a treaty with the British South Africa Company. The arrangement yields control over about 400,000 square miles, altering access previously restricted to outsiders, especially missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Africa
Matabeleland
Lobengula
British South Africa Company
Leffard Agent Details Ship Trade Offices in Buffalo NY
W S Leffard identified as agent with General Superintendent R Bell and General Passenger J A Fellows, plus a ticket agent. General offices and Exchange located at 5 Buffain street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bell
J. A. Fellows
Gen’s Pass
Exchange
Buffain
Train Schedules Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley Sundays No.6 and No.3
Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley trains run Sundays with No 6 north at 10 02 a m and south at 6 13 p m from the depot corner High and Beech streets. A Ketcham superintendent and William Sparks ticket agent.
Time Table Shows May 21 1891 Southward Rail Schedule
Time table details show trains from Garfield to Sheffield Junction and Wolf Run with departures at 6:05, 10:35 and 6:10 p m, plus north bound runs from Sheffield. Connections at Sheffield with P R R and at Sheffield Junction with B and W RR. Also notes 1890 table for Vanderarift and Dunham's Mills with through tickets sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Sunbury Harris Pore
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Eric
Williamsport
Erie
Argat
Westivard
Pittsburgh
Laona
Dale
Assadaga
Doris
Sinclairville
Gerry
Mit
Falconer
Junction
Frewsburg Bt
Fentonville
Ackley
Ay -Russel
Tt Ag
Irvine
Pittsfield
Arland
Fi Newton
Grand Wall
Selkirk
St Titusvil
Ag. Titusville
Will
Garfield
Shefheld
Barrel & Brookston
Shefield Junction
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Jumetson
Wolf Run
Leaes Shefield
Sheffield Junction
Tiona
Sheffierd Junction
Sheield
Hapall
B&w RR
Jerrry Crary
Clarendon
McCalmont
Wood's Mil
East Branch
Ens
E.R. R
Ridgway
Vanderarift
Bekd
Dunham’s Mill
New Tobacco Line with Many Cigarette Blends Arrives
A local shop announces a full line from The American Tobacco Company including Lafayette Mixture Yale Mixture Marbury Bros Pickings Richmond Mixture 23 Imp Imperial Mixture Oxford Hash La Perigne Princess Royal Picadilly Monte Cristo English Birds Eye and more.
Palmman Brothers Open New Immense Hardware House in Three Story Building
Palmman Brothers move into a new four story warehouse measuring 365120 with extensive basements and first floor stock including iron steel nails rope belting tools and hardware items. The second floor features wrought steel plows seeders grain drills and equipment. the third floor houses The Shop offering plumbing heating roofing and sheet metal work. ships extend to eight states and carries Pickett and Perfect Axes along with a full hardware and house furnishing line at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Wrought Steel
Syracuse Oliver
Gowanda
Gale
Pickett
Kassons
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Cele
Pacewood
Nathan
Jennie Cramer
Florida
Frank Packwood
Adeline Hamilton Bruce
Hillsboro
New Smyrnz
Adeline
Miss Bruce
Goodby
Frankie
Bruce
Hatch
Boston
Mystic River
Wellington
Oridge
DR. Greenes
Br. Greene
Andrew & Oln Gibson
Steuben Co
Dr. Greene
Greene
West Mth St
Aso
Lynn
Illinois
W. E. Skinner
W. FE
Skinner
Reliable
Washington St
Mass
Siegfried and Co
Drr
Williams
Coons
Ofaysville
K. Y
Williame
Nerve Seed Co
Chicago
Kil
Lola
Siegfried & Co
OUR
Old Crow
Fern Lea
Sunnyside
Bear Creek
Rochester Brewing Co
Bohemian
Weyands Extra Stock
Pabst Milwaukee
Jackson Koehler
Export
Hottlers
Key West
Cousins Brothers
McKean Biocx
Warrex
Pexn’a
ST. Waail
Cincinnati
St.louis
New Orleans
Pennsylvania Railroad—P
AL Erie
E East
Fairman
Willemsport
Kane
Renovo
Wanen
Sheffigld
Warren 1
Chas. E. Pugh
J. R. Wood
Sen’ Pass
Turotgil
Uly Sth
Kinzna
Bradford
Salamanca
Sloan
Tionesta Oil Buppalo
Expre Oil City Expres Dail
W.S. Leffard
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Tionesta Valley Railroad
BULEN
M.oo
Watheig
North
Gon P
Gar
D. Wood
American Tobacco Company
Cornell
YALE
Marbury Bros, Pickings
Richmond
Oxford
LA Perigne
Princess Royal
Monte Cristo
Pahlman Brothers
The
Egret Hardware CO
St. Larry
Allegheny
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