Maniacs dynamite attack on Russell Sage office in Broadway
A man demands 1.2 million dollars from Russell Sage at his Broadway office. After threatening with dynamite, a blast wrecks the Sage office injuring Sage, killing the assailant and a clerk, and wounding several others. The dynamiter is identified as H. D. Wilson, an escaped lunatic. Police recover mangled remains as chaos erupts on Broadway.
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Far Rockaway
Chambers Street Hospital
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Col. J. J. Slocum
Cr. Osborn
William Lalor
Wall Street
Albany
Hiram D. Wilson
Glens Falls
Warren County
Wilson
Middletown
Utica
Bolton House
Lake George
Adirondacks
Fire destroys Jersey City buildings near Pennsylvan ia depot
A gas explosion sparked a blaze along Exchange street in Jersey City near the Pennsylvania railroad depot. Telegraph and ticket offices were damaged as the terminus suffered scorching and the surrounding structures burned out. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Exchange Street
Chinese Troops Rout Insurgent Force in Kinchow District
An official Chinese report from Gen. Nich to the government states troops defeated rebels on November 25 and 28 in Kinchow. The rebel leader and 600 men were killed. Dispatches from Jeho and Tien Tsin confirm suppressing revolts and dispersal of rebels in Niuchang.
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Tar and Feathers Executed on Distrusted Doctor in Nebraska
In Johnson Nebraska on Thursday night a mob tarred and feathered Dr P H Welfley a young physician accused of immoral conduct with married women. The masked group summoned him to an unused house bound him blindfolded him and delivered the punishment before ordering him to leave within 24 hours. He departed Friday afternoon.
Ohio Banks Raid by Burglars Leaves One Fatally Shot
Two well dressed strangers robbed Fahey's bank in Marion taking $1500 while one engaged the cashier. They fled but were captured later in Kenton, where the accomplice was fatally shot. Police recovered over $1100 from the wounded man who identiy remains unknown. The robbers may be father and son.
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Kenton
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Here
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Ramsey
Secretary Tracy Reports Navy Progress in 1891 Vessel Programs
Secretary of the Navy Tracy releases his annual report highlighting construction and commissioning of four new ships in 1891 the Newark Concord Bennington and Miantonomah with the Miantonomah planned for its first cruise. Other ships Terror Amphitrite Monadnock Puritan near armor completion and the Maine and New York progress noted.
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Carpenter Steel Company
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Terror
Monterey
Maine
New York
Dangerous crank Weyrauch jailed after threat to a merchant
Oscar Weyrauch fifty year old bookbinder was arrested after sending a blackmail letter to Conrad Harris a retired wine merchant demanding five hundred dollars within two days. He was arraigned and committed to Bellevue insane pavilion for mental examination.
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New York
Oscar Weyrauch
Conrad Harris
Russeller
Harris
Weyrauch
Hesse
Germany
Forty Footnotes: Sixty Die in French Mine Disaster
A blast of fire damp at the Pompe pit in the St Etienne coal field, southwest France, kills at least sixty of eighty miners at work. Rescue teams recover bodies as families weep at the opening, with accusations of official neglect and an imminent probe into alleged recent mine inspections.
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St. Etienne
France
Pompe
Tillers of the Soil Fight Grasping Railroad Claim
In GraupD Forks North Dakota on November 4 excitement grows as farmers vow to defend their homes with weapons against judicial officers. The Great Northern Railroad orders occupants of odd numbered sections to vacate by December 15 claiming lands patented by the government since before 1877 are exempt yet the company makes no distinction.
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N. D
Red River Valley
Great Northern Railroad
Great Northern
Uncle Sam's Money Revenues and Debts in the Year
The Treasury report details government revenues at 392.6 million and a 10.5 million drop from the prior year. Expenditures rose to 355.9 million, reducing the surplus from 105.3 million to 37.2 million. Bond debt reduction, currency notes, and gold movements are outlined along with counterfeit detections and national bank note redemptions.
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United States
B. H. Nebeker
Foster
Treasury
Treasury Office
Five Reis Family Perish in Detroit blaze
A two story brick store and residence owned by George J Reis at Orleans and Catharine streets burned with five family members dead including Mr Reis his wife and three sons. Fires trapped others. two sons and a servant girl escaped or were rescued. damage estimated at about $2000.
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Mich
George J. Reis
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Tony
Tony Reis
Tony An
Charles Reis
Eddie Reis
Joe
Train Robbers Steal Up To 100000 From Express Car Near Glendale
Missouri dispatch reports six masked men waylaid the Frisco night express near Glendale and rifled the safe, with losses now estimated around 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Investigators say the gang vanished and no trace has been found despite detective efforts. The robbery is described as expertly planned and executed, with the stolen money believed to exceed initial figures.
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St. Lovuis
Adams Express Company
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Damsel
Adams Express
Notable World and National Events From December News
Mrs Delia Parnell and her son John sail for England. Dom Pedro to have a royal funeral. B S Barrett of Cleveland sentenced for forgeries to six years. US cruiser Montgomery launched in Baltimore. Bishop Wadhams dies at 74. Garton toy factory burns in Sheboygan. 100 men lose jobs. Missouri to hold special session January 15 to redistrict. Redfred Proctor resigns as secretary of war to join Senate. Civil Service Commission notes progress in year. Duke of Clarence engaged to Princess Victoria of Teck. Coeur d Alene sawmill of Saginaw Mill Co burned. 400,000 ft lumber lost. Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton passenger train hits buggy at Ottawa C. two killed.
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England
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Brazil
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Couzins Threatens Libel Suit Over World Fair Visitor Findings
Phoebe W. Couzins warns Minnie Warfield editor of the World Fair Visitor she will sue for libel if slanderous portions of the lady board of managers meeting in Chicago last September are published. The meeting ousted Couzins from secretary position.
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Six Contested Election Cases Face Incoming House
The incoming house will decide six contested election cases. Three are from Pennsylvania where democrats seek to oust a Republican with the certificate. One contest is in New York and the remaining cases are from the South.
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House
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South
Train Plunges From Bridge Killing Three Italians
A work train on the Findlay & Western wrecked after passing a bridge east of Lima. Cars fell forty feet into a ravine leaving three Italians dead and several others fatally injured.
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