The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-02
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s35.O29.22 in suppressing the recent
riots in the coke region.
In a fit of anger at his daughter Wal
ter g. Shaw, of Beverly, Mass, shot
her and two young men, who were
boarders, probably fatally and then
killed himself to avoid arrest.
JOHN McKEowN, Walter Jones and
John Chanlis, boys from to IS years
old, were drowned at Washington, Pa,
while bathing, the two former in try
ing to save the latter.
FLAMES in the Border City mills at
Fall River, Mass, did about 500, 900
damage.
THE death of Prof. George NJ. Now
bray, the inventor Of nitro glycerine.
occurred at North Adams, Mass, aged
6S years.
The limited Chicago express on the
New York Central made the run from
New York to Buffalo, 400 miles, in
eight hours and fifty-six minutes.
In Philadelphia John Bardsley, ex-
treasurer. on trial for misappropriat-
ing the funds Of the city, testified that
all his misfortunes had come from rep
resentations of the Keystone bank,
made to him by Bank Examiner Drew
and others.
The firm of Alley Bros. & Place,
leather dealers of Boston, have as
signed with liabilities of S5OO.OOO.
AT Wilmington, Del, the remains OF
Count Lewenhanpt, son-in-law of ex-
Secretary of State Rayard, who died
April Is. were disintered. to be taken
to Sweden. his native land.
FLAMES in stable in Philadelp hia
caused the death of 100 horses.
At Elberon, N. j., Frederick Brokaw
was drowned while trying to save the
life of Miss Doyle, who was being car
ried out TO sea while bathing. The
girl was also drowned. Young Brokaw
was the heir to 81. 600. 900.
Ar Vailsburg. n. j.. fire destroyed
the post office, town hall, nine houses
and six barns.
A STATUE of the late Henry Ward
Beechcr was unveiled in the city hal
square at Brooklyn on the 24th.
FRANCIS II. BROWN, the celebrated
composer and author, died at Stamford.
Conn.
In New York Chaunccy NJ. Depew
| and ten other directors of the New
| York, New haven & Hartford railroad
were acquitted of responsibility for the
accident in tunnel by which eight
lives were lost.
THE eight-oared race ut New London,
Conn, between the freshmen crews Of
Columbia, Yale and Harvard colleges
was won by Columbia by three lengths
time, 9:4l.
THE sudden death was announced O.
Lieut.. Gov. Alsop. of Connecticut, a.
his summer home, "Fenwick."
/ In Boston Emile Marquese 4 Co
4 leather dealers. failed for S35O,OO0.
HERMAN HoRNLEIN and Josie Gibbons
of Middletown, N. Y, took poison
with fatal result because of q lovers
quarrel.
On the a5th Julia Adams, of Read
field, Me-, had taken no food whatso
ever and only one swallow of water TO
twenty days and suffered no incon
venience.
The sudden death of Col. Thoma
Fitzgerald, founder of the Philadelphia
Item in 1s47, occurred in London from
an attack of the grip lie was - year
of age and was the oldest newspape
man in Philadelphia.
| CORNELL won the eight-oared
mile race at New London, Conn, i
14:a7k, Pennsylvania second by fou
lengths and Columbia bad third
Cornelrs time beats the record.
The supreme court OF Connecticu
has handed down an opinion in the sui
of Gov. Bulkeley's secretary, recogni1
ing Bulkeley as governor, and that hi
acts stand.