Hellstromme Factory Bombed, July 5, 1879

The people of Salt Lake City, who don't usually celebrate Independence Day, had their own Ghost Rock fireworks in the sky. Spectators across the city saw an explosion of green light around 11:30pm on the 4th when a explosion went off in one of the Hellstromme factories outside of the city. Initially many folk thought that it was another experiment being tested by Hellstromme Industries. Quickly many recognized it as a disaster as they heard and saw fire wagons from around the city converge on the flaming factory before the fire spread to any other volatile buildings. Luckily only 23 employees and one volunteer firefighter were killed in the explosion or fire. Representatives of Hellstromme were quick to point out that this was an act of sabotage and not an invention gone wrong. Also noted was that one of the saboteurs was caught and is currently being questioned. This was the first successful bombing of a Hellstromme factory in quite some time, and security is being doubled in the Salt Lake City area as the number of attempts at sabotage has increased dramatically since Hellstromme had mentioned his desire to sell his new war-machine. In a quick statement from Darius Hellstromme, "Some people are afraid of progress and it saddens me that they are willing to murder others to try and stop the forward movement of advancement. In honor of all of those who perished in Factory H217 I solemnly promise that I will personally make sure that their families are taken care of."

Woman Found Murdered in Paris Home, June 28, 1879

Madame Rochelle Aiton, a 23 year old woman, was found murdered in her Paris home yesterday. Police officers found the body after numerous complaints from neighbors caused them to investigate the smell coming from the home. After entering the homestead, Madame Aitons's body was found on her bed covered in blood from where she was stabbed multiple times all over her body. Inspectors believe that Madame Rochelle had been dead for at least 4-6 days based on decomposition. There was also mention that the victim was beaten before she was stabbed to death based on the bruising upon her face and body. Madame Aiton was an aspiring artist who had survived on the savings left to her by her departed husband; Henri Aiton who passed away four years earlier due to fever. Neighbors are currently in shock that such an awful thing could happen right where they live. Currently the Police have no known suspects and are canvasing the neighborhood and city to find any information on what actually happened. Inspector Jorge Thoreau is currently in charge of the case and has asked the citizens of Paris to stand strong against such a dark act and that Parisians please come forward with any information.