Man Fumbles Fear of Robbers Then Loses Watch in Double Mixup
A Buena Park man who bought a long barreled revolver for security ended up detaining an unknown thief who grabbed his watch. In a chaotic chase he confronted the suspect but the thief vanished, and later the owner discovered his wife had the watch from the other man. The mix up highlights public anxiety over street crime.
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Thane Park
Buena Park
Teach
Step Ha
Chicago
Governor Tom Johnson in Maryland Patriot Legacy
John Williamson Palmer recalls Governor Tom Johnson as a bold loyalist and revered patriot central to the American Revolution. The tribute frames Johnson as Washington’s ally, Maryland’s first governor, and a steadfast statesman and warrior.
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Tom Johnson
British War Office
Washington
United Colonies
United States
Maryd
Supreme’ Court
Maryland
John Williamson Palmer
Cen
Mob Hangs The Kid Younger Lewis at Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas a mob of thousands overran the jail and executed Black Bank Robber The Kid known as Younger Lewis after he mocked the crowd. His companion Foster Crawford began to speak and confessed, but both men were tied to an improvised scaffold and hanged. Crawford later claimed The Kid was responsible for the crime.
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London
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Lewis
Foster Crawford
Hin
Danas
Tex
Wichita Falls
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Dorsey
Lewie
Neosho
Crawford
Captain Burnett
Barnett
Edison
Norway
Samuel Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Milan
New Jersey
Florida
Hig
W. A. Power
Nova Scotia
Indianapolis
Jerry
Wiertra
Kan
The
Chicago Tribune
Lease
Jerry Bimpson
Detroit
Independent Move Looms If Old Parties Fail White Metal
Omaha and Des Moines dispatches report J A Hake and other National Live Stock Exchange executives returning from Washington after meetings with Secretary Morton on quarantine orders that would align federal rules with Texas state quarantine. Texas promised to certify no fevered cattle, possibly altering the 1895 line. meanwhile western cattle feeders face disrupted shipments and packing-house uses in Conners. A separate Iowa gathering hints Boies letter may spur a minor ticket with silverists backing a Boies-led push if major parties oppose free coinage.
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J. A. Hake
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Morton
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Nebraska
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Texas Estate
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Rio Grande
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Panhandle
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Silver Democrats
Boies
H. Basaour
Waterloo
Iowa
Students fool officers in Pearl Bryan case headlines
Cincinnati dispatch reports sensational rumors as extradition for Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling proceeds. A claimed head finding on Walnut Hill proved likely a prank by medical students. meanwhile, transfers await Saturday after a hearing. Other items note Prohibition convention pledges, a political quip reply, and local deaths and incidents.
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Pearl Bryan
Cincinati
Yeaterday
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Kentucky
Figo
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Fort Thomas
Medical College
Newport
Covington
William Wood
Greencastle
West Lebanon
Ind
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