Thrilling escape from Richmond fire survivor recalls daring wire swing
George F. Michael details his perilous exit from Room 141 on the Richmond hotel fire night. He says he rode a downed electric wire to swing from the museum to safety, then crawled through flames to the theater and was rescued by firemen. Mary Nolan, a hotel servant, dies after days of suffering.
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Burrato
George F. Michael
Richmond
Sisters of Charity Hospital
St. James Hall
Museum
Washington Street
Eagle Hotel
Burrao
Mary Nolan
Sisters’ Hospital
Richmond fire inquest continues at morgue
Burrao March 26 The Richmond hotel fire inquest resumes with Robert Stafford one of the proprietors testifying. He doubts incendiarism and theorizes a lighted match or similar accident could have started the blaze though no clear cause is found.
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Burrao
Richmond
Robert Stafford
St. James Hall
Tie
Buffalo Hotel Fire Claims New Victims
Mrs. W. J. Mann dies from extensive burns while the death toll from Buffalo’s hotel disaster reaches fourteen. Post mortem exams confirm severity. Robert S. Boyd, Bell Telephone special agent, is identified among the victims. Jacob Kahn becomes the fifteenth victim after dying at Fitch Hospital.
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Buffalo
W. J. Mann
Hkichmond Hotel
Robert 8. Boyd
Bell Telephone Company of
Boston
Burrao
Jacob Kahn
Fitch Hospital
Robert &. Boyd
Richmond hotel ledger found shows guest list at time of fire
Workmen at the ruins of the Richmond recover a ledger with names of guests arranged alphabetically and their rooms and accounts. The day register was copied by night clerk Alport before the blaze. Previously published missing lists for Pratt, Shepard or Cabot, and Perry do not appear in the book.
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J. C. Pratt
Albany
Capt
W. H. Shepard
W. H. Cabot
Cleveland
Henry Perry
Welland
Blaine Family Heads to New York En Route to Indian Territory
Mr. Blaine Bound West Boston March 26 James G Blaine and his daughter Miss Hattie Blaine left yesterday forenoon for New York en route to Indian Territory to visit Mrs Coppinger Blaine's eldest daughter They plan to sail for Europe in June for a yearlong absence Mrs Blaine has been unwell this winter while Mr Blaine remains in good health
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Boston
James G. Blaine
Hattie Blaine
New York
Knights of Labor Convene in HarrispurG for April Meeting
Grand Master Powderly issues circular calling Knights of Labor to meet in HarrispurG on April 7 to discuss pending state legislation. The blacklist bill and any labor related measures will be considered, with focus on protections for labor organizations.
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Knights
Harrispurg
Workman
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Thoughtful friendship elevates opinion among friends
The quote reflects that while virtue should inspire good regard for all, friendship grants a special entitlement to be viewed positively by one’s closest companion. It emphasizes the higher standard friendship sets for judgment and trust.
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Soutii
Money Market Turmoil Amid Interstate Commerce Law Fears
The R G Dun weekly review reports anxiety over the money market as April nears. Banks send deposits and silver certificates abroad while Philadelphia and Delaware banks absorb worthless paper from recent failures. Anticipation of new rates spurs rail and dry goods activity. overall business remains uncertain with mixed freight and commodity signals.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Treasury
Philadelphia Exchange
Hunter
Lawton
Philadelphia
Delaware
Chicago
Bank of England
Gen. Fink
Adams
Pennsylvania
Erie
Delaware Works
Ohio
United States
Canada
House Plants in April Care and Propagation Tips
The American Agriculturist advises house and greenhouse gardeners to ventilate and inspect plants for insects as they prepare for outdoor seasons. It recommends keeping summer-out plants in pots if they are to bloom next winter, or starting anew from cuttings, and using coal-ashes under pots to deter worms.
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Adam Badean
Beecher’s Wealth Debate Reveals Impulsive Character
The text argues that impulsive men are poor at money making while Beecher’s stormy oratory and lecturing career led to a claimed total of about 1.25 million dollars over forty years. It notes earnings by preaching, lecturing, and writing, and claims Beecher died poor without his wife’s finances.
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Mr. Beecher
Brooklyn
Beecher
Rail timetable fragment shows multiple station stops
Train schedule lists stops at Franklin Jamestown Stoneboro Ashtabula Youngstown Andover Dunkirk Cleveland Chicago and other towns with listed arrival and departure times across AM and PM periods. Gro McIntire, Supt. is credited.
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Franklin
Tyld
Stoneboro
Atone
Phe
Jamestown
Youngstown
Andover
Ashtabula
Pia
Si Boers Coc
Cserconneensee
Dunkirk
Faiih
Ccassersee
Cteg Sach Ccans
H. McIntire
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Consumption Hype
Warren citizens praise Dr King's New Discovery claiming several previously deemed incurable patients recovered from consumption. The remedy is advertised as curing throat and lung diseases including coughs colds asthma and bronchitis. Trial bottles are free at A W Merck's drug store with large bottles priced at $1.
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Warren
Dr. King
Tria
A. W. Merck
Henry, Johnson & Lord, Props
Burlington, Vt
Downs’ Elixir
Conversation Over Bread and Remedy
A domestic exchange where Brown asks his wife for alums and baking powder to ease a mouthful of sores, after she laments having nothing in the house. The dialogue ends with his resigned request for baking powder.
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Brown
Guaranteed salve promises cure and refund
Ad shows a salve marketed as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A. W. Morck.
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A. W. Morck
World’s. Dispensary
Late 19th Century Railroad Timetable Fragment
A crumpled timetable from New York, Lake Erie & Western shows routes and times to Bradford, Wiltsburg, Titusville, and other western points. It includes station times, labeled am and pm, and notes a January 9, 1887 effective date with departs from Jamestown, Bradford, Titusville, Corry, and Pittsburgh.
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Sheffield
Kane
Oil
Erie
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Williamsport
Columbus
Corry
Chicago & St. Louis
D’ly
D'ly
New York Limited
N. Y
Albany
Boston
Erie Express
Bradford Express
Way
Bradford
Wiltsburg
Titusville
W. Day
Pine Valley
Cherry Creek
LONE
Jamestown
Teak Corry
Pittsburg
W.C. Rinearson
Grimsey Island Iceland’s far north sparsely populated outpost
Grimsey is the northernmost Icelandic outpost with 88 residents. A poet astronomer minister studies for Copenhagen’s meteorological institute while islanders harvest seabird eggs from cliffs. access from the mainland is perilous due to ice and storms.
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Iceland
Grimsey
Peter Goodmansen
Princely Printer: Battenberg Heir Runs Press At Home
Prince Ludwig of Battenberg, son of Prince Alexander of Hesse, operates a fully equipped printing office in his father’s palace. He competes with professional compositors and prints a travel Notes volume by his sister, the Countess of Erbach Schonberg. The Princess, eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse, also works as a printer.
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Prince Ludwig of
Battenberg
Alexander of
Hesse
Prince Ludwig of Battenberg
Guttenberg
Ludwig
Grand Duke of
Ludwig of
Academy of Arts
Prince Bismarck
Count von Moltke
Royal Castle
Herren von Puttkamer
von Boetticher
von Gossler
von Schellendorf
von Scholz
Lucius
von Caprivi
N. Nesselrode
Herbert Bismarck
Henry
Prussia
Irene of Hesse
Trains Schedule Effective June 14 1886 Philadelphia Time
Rail timetable notes stations and connections in Foxburg Sheffield and Garfield route. Trains depart from various points with morning and evening times, detailing arrivals at Garfield and Sheffield and connections with P and E and P W lines.
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Philadelphia
Donaldson
Thompson
Sheffield
Foxburg
Pittsburg
Tionesta Valley
Garfield
Farnsworth Siding
Tiona
Markham
City
Titusville
Rugway
Erie
Vandergrift
Dunham's Mill
Dunham’s Mill
A. D. Wood
Britons and Yankees Trade Jibes in Colonial Echoes
A fragment from Texas Siftings quotes a boastful Briton and a Yankee in a satirical exchange. The Briton claims every notable thing in America comes from England while the Yankee recalls a trip to England finding little worth discussing.
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England
Britain
Melod
Melud
Texas
Ocean bed coated with lava pumice and cosmic dust
At 2 350 fathoms between Honolulu and Tahiti the ocean floor shows a vast layer of lava pumice and meteor dust. The cosmic debris, once seen as shooting stars, forms continuous layers in deep seas, indicating centuries of bombardment by cometary bodies.
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Honolulu
Tahita
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