Holmes to hang in first degree murder verdict
Philadelphia court convicts Holmes of murder in the first degree for killing Trenjamin F. Witzel. The jury reached a swift verdict after supper, and Holmes was taken to prison as officials plan a possible appeal or new trial hearing. Mrs. Pitzel testified on insurance schemes linking Holmes to the crime amid tense courtroom cross examination.
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Silver coinage suspended by order of the secretary
Washington November first The secretary Carlisle orders suspension of all coinage other than subsidiary silver converting government silver bullion to gold obligations. Bankers say the move will not disrupt the financial system as treasury holds sufficient silver for all purposes.
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Eugene Field Dead in Chicago Home After Heart Disease
Eugene Field, renowned poet and humorist, dies at his Buena Park residence in Chicago around dawn after a brief illness. His death shocks friends in Washington and Nashville as tributes flow. funeral plans in Chicago are set with a Wednesday service and burial at Graceland. Field, born in St Louis on September 2, 1850, rose to fame with prose and verse for juvenile readers and married Julia Comstock in 1878, leaving five children.
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An 11YearOld Girl Ida Gaskin Murdered in Omaha
Ida Gaskin, 11, was found murdered in a small outbuilding at 1807 Howard Street in Omaha, her throat cut. George Morgan, Ed Sanford, and Henry Booker were arrested within hours on murder charges after evidence tied Morgan to the crime. Morgan, a collarmaker, Sanford, a Crate Elevator Company worker, and Booker, a wagon driver, face a grim investigation with bloodstains found on Morgan’s clothing.
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Figures reveal city lamp counts and marriage totals in Europe
London reports 75,000 street lamps and 38,000 marriages according to figures. Paria shows 50,006 lamps while New York records 3,000 lamps and over $60,000 in wedding receipts. The densely populated claim cites Belgium and 611 persons per square mile, with Montana recording 223 divorces in the year.
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Census Total Reported for District Migueles
The state census records total population at 2,057,250 with a noted increase since the 1840 census. It lists a district signer 145,564 in District Migueles and references the federal census framework.
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Court Reverses Decision in Citizens Mutual Case
Supreme Court of Iowa reverses lower court ruling in Corey versus Citizens Mutual Insurance of Waterloo. Policy holders ordered to pay assessments made by court-appointed assignees. prior verdict for plaintiff overturned after rehearing. Separate reports note police raids on Des Moines drugstores, sentencing in an assault case, and delays in Columbian exposition medal production.
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Earthquake Shakes Chicago and Midwest States
A powerful earthquake struck Chicago at about five o clock Thursday morning alarmed residents across Illinois Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky and beyond. Reports detail overturned inkstands broken glass toppled chimneys and vibrating earth with shocks felt as far as Des Moines Cedar Rapids Milwaukee and Fort Wayne. Nearby towns including Charleston Missouri and Big Lake also reported active crust fissures and water and sand gushing from ground.
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Public Debt Monthly Statement October Increase and Cash Decline
Washington reports October totals show a net rise in the public debt with the interest bearing debt up 740 dollars, and cash in the treasury down 5.44 million. At month end October 31 the total debt stood around 1.126 billion, with a separate 101.1 million in certificates and treasury notes offset by cash. The Gold Reserve stood at 302.9 million and net cash balance was about 87.0 million.
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Jack Dempsey Dead Consumption Ends Career in Portland
Jack Dempsey former middleweight champion of the world died in Portland Oregon today from consumption. He was born December 4 1862 in County Kilkenny Ireland and came to America as a boy. He rose to fame as a wrestler at 20 and later fought in the prize ring. His career included bouts with Jack Doylan Hob Turner Bill Dacey and others. He faced George La Blanche and Bob Fitzsimmons among his opponents with mixed results.
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