Four Women Die in New York Synagogue Fire Panic
At 27 Ludlow Street a synagogue fire sparked a deadly panic as 400 worshippers surged for exits. Four women crushed to death and about a dozen injured as police and fire crews extricated victims. Several others survived with serious injuries. victims include Mrs. Joseph Beck and Naomi Rosenthal among the dead.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Sons of Aaron
Hermowitz
Joseph Beck
Naomi Rosenthal
Jaub Boyan
Forsyth Street
Burns and torture claim in Lancaster robbery
In Lancaster County near Landisville an elderly pocketbook seeker was confronted by three robbers who bound and brutalized Laurence Reynolds. They burned his feet on a wood fire while insisting he yield where his money is. Reynolds survived but is in critical condition with severe injuries.
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Lancaster
Laurence Reynolds
Landisville
Reynolds
He Now Asks for Damages in Orchard Assault Case
Daniel Thomas sued for five thousand dollars by George Philippi an Ohio Pipe Works employee claiming malicious assault at a suburban farm on Sept 4. Philippi says he went to buy apples and was attacked by Phillippi who set a dog on him and beat him with a club.
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Cotruris
Daniel Thomas
George Philipp
Ohio Pipe Works
Thomas
Phillippi Thomas
Phillippi
Naming the Baby: Father Prevails in Local Registry Dispute
Providence report of a child naming clash resolved by the city solicitor after certificates filed by father and mother. A lawyer established the father’s prior right to name the child, and the registrar issued an order accordingly.
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Providence
Death of famed bandleader Patrick S Gilmore at world fair
In St Louis on Sept 26 Colonel Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore famed bandmaster died of heart disease after a spell of indigestion. His death halted the exposition concert as his bodyguard band faltered. Gilmore had recently been named musical director of the World’s Fair.
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Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
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Dublin
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Boston
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Ten Prisoners Plot Escape at West Virginia Jail
Ten prisoners awaiting transfer at the county jail plotted to assault the jailer and escape. Jailor Let Jones, tipped off, confined inmates in separate cells. One‑legged prisoner Peggy Kelly led the revolt with a strapped wooden leg, sparking a fierce fight before guards ended the uprising.
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State Penitentiary
Let Jones
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Giant Ameri Land and Canal Company Formed in Denver
Organized in the Mountains Denver September 20. A new giant corporation named Ameri Land and Canal Company forms in Denver with Stephen W. Dorsey at the helm. It starts with 2 000 000 in capital stock and may grow to 10 000 000. principal office will be in Denver.
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Denver
Col
Denven
Stephen W. Dorsey
Ameri Land and Canal Company
unclear OCR fragment on Cincinnati sugar price trend
Fragmentary report from Cincinnati dated September 26 notes a raise or fall in retail sugar amid a German account of ghoulers Beare. The text is garbled and names are unreadable.
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Cinnati
Best
Ugar
Rom
Germany
Escape of Murderer Hidden From Mob at Rich's House
After an anticipated mob gathered to seize the prisoner, Rich moved Watson to a nearby house to avoid capture. The mob searched all Thursday night from early in the evening but did not locate him.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Independence
Seventeenth Street
Joe Rich
Arthur Watson
Amanda Cain
Omeara
Watson
Rich
Cain
Secret Service
Benton
Cruse Creek & Water Station
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Pari
Lexington
Winchester
Bracht
Walter Sayers
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Wilson
Bagley
Leing
Peary collects Greenland flora and fauna for academy display
Lieutenant Peary arrives in Philadelphia with a vast Greenland specimen collection. Customs officials will inspect the haul at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Peary notes reaching the northern ice cap and surveying Englefield Gulf.
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Lieutenant Peary
Greenland
Academy of Natural Sciences
United States
Peary
Lafayette Hotel
Washington
Victoria Inlet
Greenlands
Englefield Gulf
Verhoeff Joes
Esquimaux
Traveling on Foot Around World Inspires Local Editor
Glen Wood Springs Colo Sept 26 John A Batzeamt arrived here Saturday on his world wide foot journey He left Akron in good health two years ago crossing to New York then walking east through Europe Egypt Arabia Turkey India China and Japan He plans to reach Akron by Christmas and publishes a weekly paper in Akron detailing his adventures He averages about thirty five miles daily and says he can cover one hundred miles in twenty four hours without a stop
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Bernuside
Carolinas
Boston
New York
Twenty-second Regiment
Europe
Manhattan Beach
Glen Wood Springs
Colo
John A. Batzeamt
Akron
Peeeabtoyn
Egypt
Arabia
Turkey
India
China
Japan
Tanding
San Francisco
Fourteen-Year-Old Murder Verdict in Kentucky
William Smith is found guilty of the October 187k murder of Robert Sanders in Ridgosp Kentucky. The jury fixes life imprisonment after a three day trial in the circuit court with Hon George Denny leading the prosecution. Smith, 42, widower, has three children.
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Ridgosp Ky
William Smith
Robert Sanders
George Denny
Lexington
Commonwealth
Rachimond Court
Imeons Ynea
Smith
Cleveland's Letter Acceptance Due This Week
Buzzard's Bay Mass Sept 20 Mr Cleveland has spent much of the past week drafting his letter of acceptance and he says it is now so far completed that he can safely promise it will be made public by the middle of this week.
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Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
Mass
Train collision near Hawpton kills six at depot
In New Hawpton Iowa on September 26 freight train No 14 collided with freight train No 92 at the depot. Four railroad workers and one commercial traveler were killed. Two additional workers were fatally injured and one more seriously hurt.
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New Hawpton
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Thomas M. D. Leads Valdosta Regulator Case
An updated report from Valdosta names Thomas M. D. in a regulator case action. Details remain unclear but the reference ties the individual to the local regulatory matter and ongoing proceedings.
King's New Discovery Promises Relief for Colds Coughs
A historic ad touts King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It offers a trial bottle at Laubach & Boyd's Drug Store with money back if not satisfied, and promotes large sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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King
la Grippe
Laubach & Boyd's
Electric Remedies Featured In Colonial Advertisements
S H Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin reports relief from Neurology Rheumatism and stomach disorder after three bottles of Electric Bitters. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois cures a leg sore with three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Jobo Speaker of Catawba Ohio healed incurable leg fevers with one bottle of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Laubach Boyd druggists promote Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve with a risk free guarantee priced 25 cents per box. London railway lines and lanes medicine are referenced alongside sobering humorous bits about diet and sausage language in German.
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S. H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Jobo Speaker
Catawba, O
Uckien
Laubach & Boyd
Sulphur Bitters Bring Rapid Recovery for Child
A Lowell letter recalls a baby suffering salt rheum for months with a head full of sores. After using Sulphur Bitters, the child recovered completely and gained weight, with no sores remaining, highlighting the remedy's supposed efficacy amid editorial chatter and crowded pages.
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Hall
Lowell
Otto's Cure advertised free sample offer
Short promotional note urges testing Otto's Cure at no cost to stop coughing. It extols a golden colored syrup and promises large bottles for 50 cents with Laubach & Boyd distributing. Claims a cholera germ reproduces rapidly to imply a strong remedy effect.
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Otto
Laubach & Boyd
Innocent Incarceration Tale From Greens boro
A Greens boro NC resident recounts a nine year ordeal of dyspepsia and systemic illness finally relieved by Kilmer’s Swamp Root. The piece also notes a famed Lincoln advocate’s death and public health remedies like Ely's Cream Balm and a remark on US locomotives forming a 30 mile iron train.
Women Seek Relief with Simmong Liver Regulator
A naturalist report claims the remedy cures headaches for women. It asserts a single swallow could devour 60 000 thes in a day.
Amalgamated Association Pays Homestead Workers Amid Forge Strikes
The Amalgamated Association distributed nearly 10 000 to Homestead workers on pay day, about half to mechanical department members who struck in solidarity. Non unionists received around 60 000 as the mill paid wages while unions claim growing confidence in victory. Shipyards in Cincinnati and multiple midwest sites see widespread walkouts totaling about 10 000 workers. In Bethune and Pas de Calais, rioters faced four month to three month sentences after disturbances connected to the same unrest.
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Amalgamated Association
Homestead
Mechanical Department
Amalgamated
Bethune
Pas DE Canais
Lins
O'Donnell Denied Bail in Pinkerton Murder Case
In Pittsburgh on September 26 Judge Porter refused Hugh O'Donnell’s bail in the murder of Pinkerton detective J. W. Kline. The judge ruled the evidence was direct enough to bar release pending trial, though it could be contradicted at court. The decision surprised striker Joseph Ruby of Columbia, Pa, who had suffered from scrofula before being cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Criminal Court
Porter
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
J. W. Kline
Pinkerton
O'Donnell
Joseph Ruby
Columbia, Pa
Hood
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