Louisiana Storm Levelled Baton Rouge Buildings Killing Ten
A violent July wind and rainstorm in Baton Rouge caused extensive destruction including the governor's mansion, a penitentiary brick yard and factory, and numerous homes. Ten people died and thirty six were wounded. The towboat Smoky City wrecked. several prisoners and workers were rescued. Damage totaled hundreds of thousands amid widespread debris and unroofed structures.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Hospital and Commissary
Isaac McClelland
Calcasci Parish
J. N. Waggoner
Claiborne
Fred Gage
Ouachita
James van Netter
Nachitoches
John Gibson
Orleans
Nathan Channey
East Feliciana
Henry Celestino
Ed Buckner
Caddo
Wm. Willow
B. Harden
Rossiter
Louis V
Felix Richards
J. R. Dolan
Walter Douglas
John Daley
Frank Aaron
John Farland
Meelie O’neil
Alexander Terrell
White
Oscar Phillips
Wm. Perry
Henry Dobson
Berie Peterson
Robert Comaux
Hamsom Allen
William Scott
Ford
Murphy
Ferro
Catfishtown
Charley Day
Jacob Baum
Warden Refuses Details as Executions Loom at Sing Sing
As the scheduled executions of four prisoners near Sing Sing loom, Warden Brown withholds time and details while witnesses gather. Clergy, attorneys, and reporters monitor delays, with dawn or sunrise expected for the electrocution and last-minute legal maneuvers unfolding behind the scenes.
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Newburg
Albany
Samuel Ward
Governor Hill
Franklin Townsend
Ward
Townsend
Father Creedon
Father Hogan
Wood
Slocum
Father Lynch
Connaughton
Jugiro
Smiler
Hogan
Iather Creedon
Lynch
Warden Brown
United Press
Brown
Mr. Edgerton
R. J. Haire
George A. Hooper
Sing Sing
Haire
Lacombe
Hooper
Wallace
Potomac Veterans Parade and Banquet in Buffalo
The Society of the Army of the Potomac held its July convention in Buffalo with about 3,500 veterans in a grand parade. General Daniel Butterfield was elected president for the year, Scranton Pa chosen as next meeting site, and a 400-seat banquet at Music Hall capped the event with speeches from notable officers and state leaders.
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Buffalos
the Society of the Army of the Potomac
Buffalo
Connor
Ira M. Hedges
Haverstraw
N. Y
Daniel Butterfield
Scranton
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Music Hall
Daniel Lockwood
Laughlin
Wilcox
Butterfield
Slocum
Alger
Tioga County Soldiers' Monument Unveiling Draws Big Crowd
On the Fourth in OweEGo New York a large crowd gathered for the Tioga County Soldiers' monument unveiling. A grand procession led by Grand Army posts and civic groups preceded the ceremony. Miss Louise Hoskins unveiled the monument, General Benjamin Tracy presided, and speeches by Secretary of the Navy Isaac S. Catlin of Brooklyn closed with music and prayer.
Geneva Celebrates July Fourth and 50th Geneva Locomotive Run
In Geneva New York July Fourth celebrations faced rain and mud but drew a large crowd for the semi centennial of the first locomotive based there. Governor Hill spoke honored by ex Senator Hammond with General Farnsworth and Secretary of State Rice present. He lauded Thomas Jefferson's memory in remarks.
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Geneva
N. Y
Hammond
Farnsworth
Rice
Thomas Jefferson
July Fourth speakers at Roseland park Woodstock Conn
At Roseland park in Woodstock Connecticut on July 4 Chauncey M Depew Representative Russell William McKinley General Hawley Senator Aldrich General Howard and Murot Halstead gave speeches General Joseph R Hawley served as president of the day
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Woodstock
Conn
Roseland Park
Chauncey M. Depew
Representative Russell
William McKinley
Hawley
Senator Aldrich
Howard
Murot Halstead
Joseph R. Hawley
State Capital Fourth of July Celebration Held in Albany
At Har mann's Bleecker hall Albany hosted Fourth of July exercises with General Woodford delivering the oration. His address drew much attention from attendees as the state capital observed the holiday.
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Albany
Harmann
Bleecker Hall
General Woodford
Firecracker Explosion Injures Buffalo Man
Charles Kibler a 21 year old boarder at C Brow’s on Niagara Street near the International Bridge was badly burned when a giant firecracker exploded after he lit it. The blast burned his face lips chin and nose and damaged one eye possibly destroying it.
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Buffalo
Charles Kibler
C. Brow’s
Niagara Street
International Bridge
Keep It Out of the Paper Editorial Dilemma
A critique of newspaper ethics and public appetite for news. Editors face pressure from readers to publish every incident while also hearing complaints when certain items are omitted. The piece notes public memory and hypocrisy in seeking sensational coverage.
Larceny to Cheat the Publisher in Ohio Suit
A Ohio newspaper sued forty three men for unpaid subscriptions and won judgments. Twenty eight claimed no more than the legal amount to avoid attachment. under a supreme court ruling they were arrested for petit larceny and bound over for 300 dollars each. All but six posted bond. six remained jailed. The post law makes taking a paper without paying larceny.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Toledo Blade
Stop Borrowing The Newspaper You Read
A letter from an exchange column urges readers to cease borrowing neighbor’s newspapers. It notes subscribers pay for personal use and asks politeness, reminding the practice inconveniences owners who fund their own news.
Local Paper Serves Community Needs and Interests
The local paper carries advertisements for businesses, schools, churches, and societies. It sympathizes with residents in hardship and shares in their prosperity, noting countless items of year round interest not found in city papers.
Crown values and travels of monarchs across Europe
The piece notes 85 000 for the Danish king’s crown, 17 500 for the queen’s crown, and 15 000 for a sword of state. It mentions King Alexander of Servia and Corean king’s potential global tour, plus a Venezuelan president conferring a Bolivar order on Frank Vincent. It cites Sim Epwin Arnold praising the empress of Japan.
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Alexander of
Servia
Europe
Tus
Corea
China
Victortas
Osman Pasha
Plevna
United States of Venezuela
Federal Council
Ust of
Bolivar
Frank Vincent
Sim Epwin Arnold
Japan
Timeless quips on love and marriage from old papers
A collage of wry headlines and anecdotes from 19th and early 20th century papers. Marriage, love, and social scrutiny appear in short gibes and dialogue about lovers, finances, and flirtations. The tone mixes irony with social critique as couples and suitors navigate reputations.
Diverse Oddities Stir Readers From Coast to River
A Chicago plans a twenty four story steel building. A nine foot shark in Charleston harbor bit a dead horse and severed a meat load. Chris Montag tops Mississippi fish haul with ten thousand pounds at Savanna Illinois. A four year old from Lexington Georgia can spell read and pronounce. Florida glade monkey colony likely from shipwreck. Twelve thousand dollars in diamonds dredged from San Francisco bay. Columbus Indiana woman earned a dress by sawing wood in front of a store, crowd rewards include a twelve dollar hat.
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Chicago
Harbor
Charleston
Mississippi
Savanna
Ill
Chris Montag
Lexington
Everglades
Florida
San Francisco
Columbus
Ind
Hints for the Cook from Nevis Omelette and Fish Advice
Practical kitchen tips cover avoiding heavy omelettes on Nevis and not soaking fresh fish. Warnings include baying out frozen seafood, using sassafras bark with dried fruit to deter worms, not boiling sour foods hard, browning potpie crust by arranging a coal bed, and avoiding impurities from frozen game. It also advises selecting bass cod for egg sauce and checking lobster freshness by tail curl.
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Nevis
Too High Toned Poker Tale From Honolulu Harbor
A Washington Star item recalls a shipboard poker scene in Honolulu with an American officer, Billy Emerson the minstrel, a King, and a local Colonel. The joke ends as the seaman admits the game was too high toned for him after bets climb from five to five hundred dollars.
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Uncle Sam
Honolulu
Australia
Billy Emerson
California
Billy
Jim
Washington Star
Letter in a Lady's Hand Sparks Freight Bill Dodge
A man in Union Square discovers a letter left in his pocket by a passing boy who chased after him. The man and his wife suspect the letter as a diversion in a familiar freight bill scam, while the boy darts off, whistleing in surprise, as they search for the letter and the potential scammer.
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Union Square
Lucy
N. Y
Boy Sam Learns Discipline in Buford's Store
Colonel Percy Yerger places his defiant boy Sammy in the care of Mr. Sid Buford, famed for strict discipline. Sammy rebels yet learns a lesson in obedience as Buford instructs him to respond to customers only when he signals readiness.
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Percy Yerger
Sam
Sid Buford
Sammy
Mr. Buford
Texas
Humorous Changes in Marriage and a Bold Job Hint
A conversation shows Mrs Freshly asking about her husband’s funniness since marriage and Mrs Younger noting reduced originality. George once witty is now less amusing. they read comic papers together. A Chicago man seeks a position via a contact with Barnum, as hinted by Mr Dawson’s modest prospects in Munsey's Weekly.
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Atchison Globe
Somerville Journal
Sue—‘Darling
London
Algernon
Angelina
Harvard Lampoon
N. Y
Indianapolis Journal
Republic
Brownville
Mrs. Blueblood
Lorgnette
Freshly
Younger
George
America
Chicago
Mr. Dawson
Barnum
Munsey
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W. Cowan & CO
E. Cowan
W. Cowan
D. Cowan
Warren
Warren County
W Pp. Bagnell
Chicago Veterinary College
Liberty St
Warren A
Hen
Trunkey
Attorneys At Law
Scofield
Ierry Street
J. al. Donly
W.G. Teenkey
R & H. BE. Brown, O
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Law
First National Bank
Warren, Pa
J, A, Partridge
Higgins & Allen
Allen Block
Corner Second and
Liberty Streets
Orren C. Allen
George H. Higgins
WM. Harrison Allen
Noliry
Ene Hotel
APP & CO
Corner Water
Wilbur & Schnur
Hazeltine Building
Liberty Street
W. W. Wilbur
WM. Schnur
Been Ooe, Cable & Peterson
Baw
Scofield Block
Water Street
Devismoor
JAS, Cable
A. Pisterson
M . Walkerman
Oneida Market
Choice Mets
Udlow
L. Agnew
Market and
Second Streets
McAlpine, A
Third Street
M. KE
Hureh
Y W. Dunkle, J
Waters’ Block
Y. W. Freeman, W
Hazeltine
Fon
McPherson
Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer
Verback Block
W A. Greaves
MUSE
Attorney At Law
Hoffman Block
Ee & Thompson
Ofice
Beaty Block
Ball, A Cc
Thompson
Johnson’s Exchange
S. P. Jonson
W. M. Lindsey
J. C, Parmle
Cash Capital
C. W. Beatty
L. B. Wood
James Clark
Charles W. 8S
Amann & Lesser
Emile
Ferd
Carver House
Legion
JOS, Flieming & Son
Pittsburgh
A. J. Hazeltine
W. Beaty
G. Brensworth
G. H. Jackson
M. B. Dunham
Charles H. Noyes
L. R. Freeman
F. H. Rockwell
Azeltine
Joseph Fleming & Son
Market St
Bairstow
GEO
Ball's Store
Pitcher’s Castoria
Irvine Farm
Irvine
the Struthers Library
Citizens National Bank
Mr. Blaine
Bar Harbor
Blaine
Emmons Blaine
Bright
Fort Morgan
Colo
Hannah Jefferson
Louis
Little Beaver Creek
Mat
U. S
Clinton
Woodstock, Conn
Castoria
Kixre Humpert
Warren Mall
Kimball Bros
Boston
James M. Barker
Superior Court
Russell
Massachusetts
War Department
Iron Foundry
Providence
Keystone
Philadelphia
Isaac Lee Nicholson
Milwaukee
Wis
C. F. Knight
Pollak
Germany
Mau
Grimshaw
Glazebrook
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