Prisoner Sheriff Smith amid Birmingham unrest amid mob fear
The preliminary murder trial of Sheriff Smith is set for December 20 in Hevier Missouri? Alabama. Governor Seay may remove Smith to ease tensions as Col Jones says troops stand ready. J W Gilmore wounded, not expected to survive, funeral at Oak Hill cemetery with large attendance.
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Their Sin Was Their Death In A Gas Jet Tragedy
A couple in Barone Maryland faced a fatal gas tragedy. Charles A Eliason aged 20 died in hotel room No 19 while his sister in law Lillie May Eliason aged 21 lay dying in hospital after a gas jet release at Papp's Old Town hotel on Fasor and Mott streets. Police believe the gas was turned on accidentally.
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Francis Hawkins Hanged for Murder of His Mother
Francis Asbury Hawkins was executed by hanging on Tuesday at 8:35 AM for the fatal shooting of his mother on October 3. He killed her after a dispute over reconciliation and attempted to kill again if she refused consent.
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Francis Asbury Hawkins
Riven Heap
L. L. Dee
A. Hawkins
Fatal and injuring shooting in Darrow street brawl
In Darrow Ohio on a Monday afternoon Tim Thomas and Harm Hendrickson fought in a Market street dive. As Officer John Thompson tried to arrest them Thomas was fatally shot in the stomach. A second man drew and wounded the officer in the right arm, while a bystander named Schaefer was struck in the leg.
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Ohio
Tim Thomas
Harm Hendrickson
John Thompson
Thomas
Asadrickson
Schaefer
Martial Law Declared In Bevier Missouri
Three companies of the state militia arrived in Bevier on Monday morning and took possession of the town. Adj Gen Jameson read the riot act to both sides and declared the Jews under martial law as a riot subsided.
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Beview
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Rioting Expected to Resume After Soldiers Leave
The text suggests rioting will resume once troops withdraw unless a compromise is reached. It frames a tense standstill with anticipated unrest tied to the departure of soldiers.
Banker Captures Burglar in Wisconsin Alarm
Banker James Mead woke to a burglar in his room and restrained him with help from Francis Williams. The thief surrendered after a brief exchange of fire with a responding policeman, leaving a trail of blood and a complete burglar’s outfit.
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Bursovoan
Wis
James Mead
Francis Williams
Mead
Violent Incidents Reported Across Louisiana Plantations
New Orteans December reports James G Purvis, Roseland plantation manager near Vidalia, shot and mortally wounded Richard Turner who had followed him. Near Harrisonburg La R N Breagall shot dead from ambush while riding on a road. George Huckabee shot dead near his home in Caddo parish by William Luce, with Thom arrested as accomplice.
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Roseland
Vidalia
Richard Turner
Harrisonburgh
R. N. Breagall
George Huckabee
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
William Luce
Thom
An Towa Elopement From Des Moines
Des Moines reports Dr. O K Carr and Mrs Frederick C Eblers, a landlady, vanished together presumed bound for Canada. Carr owns about 600 acres near Mitchellville with coal findings and leaves a wife and seven children. Ehlers has a 20 year old daughter and a husband in Newton. Carr left a note claiming Canada destination.
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Frederick C. Eblers
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Mitchellville
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Newton
Shufetdt Dynamite Outrage Online Inquiries Ongoing
Cutcaco is without new developments in the Shu fetit distillery dynamite outrage. Capt Schaack says no arrests have been made yet, though reports claim two men were detained Monday night. Police remain uncertain about the guilty parties.
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Schaack
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Bell Stealing at Charlestown Indiana
The Charlestown Christian church bought a large bell in Louisville and sent a team to fetch it. While the driver was away a thief arrived, loaded the bell onto his wagon, and vanished with the loot. The teamster returned home to meet a crowd in disgust after the robbery, but no further information has been found.
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Christian Church
Charlestown
Louisville
Flirtation Sparks Altercation in Allegheny Street Front
Mrs. William Simenburger of 20 Ten Avenue Allegheny struck Hon. C O Lappe in front of his home on December 12 injuring his shoulder area and cheek with welts and a cut. Simenburger says Lappe pursued her, while Lappe’s friends dispute the claim.
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William Simenburger
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C. O. Lappe
Bowles Bomb Plot Trial Confirms Trainmen Testimony
Geneva le December 12 The Monday testimony in the Baureisen trial was from the train crew in charge of train 17 on the night of May 2 when Bowles claimed to have attempted to blow up the train with dynamite near Eola. The testimony merely corroborates Bowles account given on the stand last week.
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London Restaurant Attack Sparks Jack the Ripper Rumor
A brutal assault in a cheap London restaurant left a landlord seriously wounded with a throat wound. The wounded person is not expected to recover, and the case has sparked neighborhood turmoil as whispers name the attacker as Jack the Ripper.
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Tragic shooting in Mrippietown leaves two boys dead
In Mrippietown Ohio on December 12 4 year old Robert Ernst son of Samuel Cook fatally shot his 5 year old brother Charles Ernest while their mother was away. The child offered no explanation for the act.
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Mrippietown
Ohio
Robert Ernst
Samuel Cook
Charles Ernest
Iowa Vote for Congressmen by Districts
Official election results list Republican candidates winning in most districts. Hayes is the sole non Republican winner in the second district with 5 02 votes. other districts show candidates Gear Henderson Sweeney Kerr Lacey Conger Flick Reed Dolliver Struble among Republicans.
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Gear
Hayes
Henderson
Sweeney
Kerr
Lacey
Conger
Flick
Reed
Dolliver
Struble
National Furniture Convention Proposed in Rapids City
The Rapids furniture manufacturers met to urge a national convention to secure better freight classification for furniture. Charles R. Blight of the Western Furniture Association will issue a call if responses are favorable, with the convention planned for January in Rapids.
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Grasp Rapids
Mich
Charles R. Blight
Western Furniture Association
Denouncing South Carolina Laws Draws Fire In Columbia
The Columbia Register denounces state election laws and proposed educational qualifications that would disenfranchise many black voters, urging fair treatment of the Negro and reform of the election laws. In Michigan, Thorp & Godfrey, state printers, dissolved with Godfrey entering the race for public printer in Washington.
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Godfrey
Dowdall Postmaster Faces Trial for Alleged Assault
Col. W. T. Dowdall appeared in court and posted bond for trial on a charge of attempted assault on Lena Bellick. He claimed the indictment is part of a persecution line and said he can prove his innocence.
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Mitchell and McCaffrey Set January Glove Bout in Jory City
New York December 2 Charlie Mitchell and Dominick McCaffrey announced a ten round boxing match to be held in Jory City in January with a purse of 61500. The bout pits two prominent fighters against each other in a regional clash.
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McCaffrey
New York
Charlie Mitchell
Dominick McCaffrey
Jory City
Widespread mill explosion kills three in Chicago
An oatmeal mill explosion at Halsted and Fulton streets in Chicago buries three workers, Charles Miller Ernest Casper and John Christiansen, with one Miller survived briefly. Fire crews combat flames as rescuers search the rubble of the four story brick building.
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Jorlock
David Oliver
Halsted
Fulton
Charles Miller
Ernest Caster
John Christiansen
Swenile
Fie
Jacob Bress
Aldrich
John Holmes
Ernest Casper
Marshal Swenie
Capt
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Oak
Oliver
Halsted Street
Catastro- Sonor
Ernst Casper
Boiler Explosion Fatal at Strohl & Son Mill
In Trownnmon Ohio on Monday a boiler exploded at Strohl & s feed mill as it started up. Henry Hamnan and customer Albert Kline were killed. Walisece Hrobi and two boys were injured. a boy was slightly hurt. The grinder and straw stack were damaged and nearby outbuildings set ablaze but saved by town help.
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Dee
Strohl & ‘S
Henry Hamnan
Albert Kline
Walisece Hrobi
Mercury poisoning case linked to rubber plate teeth
In New Haven Elleworth Bennett bought a set of teeth with a rubber plate. Soon after his tongue swelled to two inches thick and his eyelids swelled. Doctors in New Haven and elsewhere are puzzled by mercury poisoning suspected from the tooth composition.
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Elleworth Bennett
Two Cincinnati Boys Drowned in River Misadventure
Two Cincinnati boys Ollie Redman aged 14 and John Wright aged 16 reportedly disappeared after a skiff accident on Monday. A companion said Redman fell into the river. Wright went in after him and both bodies were not recovered.
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Ollie Redman
John Wright
Redman
Boiler Explosion Kills Two in Hamaros
A terrible boiler explosion in Hamaros on Monday afternoon killed Henry Nolties and Walter Lates instantly. The boiler tore free from its bed and was driven about 200 feet through the building, dragging machinery and workers with it.
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Walter Lates
Tack Works Destroyed by Fire in Normentown
A fire destroyed the Tack works outside Normentown, Pennsylvania, wiping out the factory and its equipment. Fire crews fought the blaze but the building and stock were lost, with investigations unlikely to reveal a quick cause.
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Stewart Will Contest Draws Big Crowd in Surrogate Court
A large audience filled the surrogate's court as lawyers prepare to reveal a May 21, 1888 agreement among Stewart heirs. The document pledges mutual protection if the will is challenged, prompting terms that no party loses if the will is broken. Elihu Root denounces the pact as a conspiracy to rob a church and a major trust aimed at benefiting Garden City cathedral.
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Henry Hilton
Joseph H. Choate
Elihu Root
Hilton
Garden City
Mr. Choate
Choate
Fisheries Question Moves Toward Practical Settlement
The N A Banks arrived with halibut and landed 8000 pounds at a New York pier under treaty rights. Officials say the cargo was transshipped to Boston, with Canadian approval implied, signaling a shift away from the vital Canadian position in the fisheries dispute.
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Isis
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Prince Edward
Carroll
Phelen
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Washi
Phelan
Bayard
Dominion
Fotheringham settles with Adams Express for 3900 in theft case
David L Fotheringham the Adams Express messenger robbed of 55000 by Frederick Witrock reached a settlement with Adams Express Monday for 3900 After the robbery Fotheringham faced hotel detention and later jail time Witrock's trial cleared him of complicity He had sued for 60000 and was awarded 20000 later cut to 12000 The company finally compromised on 5000
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David L. Fotheringham
Adams Express
Frederick Witrock
Express Company
Fotheringham
Nuhe Southern
Witrock
Expres
Parnell Commission Hearings Highlight Irish Crime Links
Inspector Archie testified that crime in County increased after the anti rent manifesto. Cross-examination questioned government ties to a secret Irish counter force. A secretary named Houston allegedly sold Parnell letters to The Times, bought from Fenian Ric Pigott who forged them.
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Parnell Commission
Archie
Ireland
National League
Irish Patriotic Union
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Parnell
the Times
Ric Pigott
Fenian
Blood Purifying Hood’s Sarea Parilia Advertisement
A health ad touts Hood’s Sarea Parilia as a blood purifier and system tuner claiming to prevent rheumatic complaints and improve overall vitality. No clinical evidence provided.
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