Texas Legislature Ends Prize Fighting in Dallas Victory for Culberson
Austin Oct 3. The Texas legislature passed a bill banning prize fighting in Texas after a swift three hour session. Senate vote 27 to 1, House 110 to 6 with emergency clause. law takes effect immediately. Governor Culberson and administration allies hail the victory amid partisan maneuvering.
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Tex
Dallas
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Texas
Senate
House
Resolutions Committee
Dean
Lasker
Culberson
Lone Star
State of
Durrants Classmates Testify in San Francisco Trial
In San Francisco on October 3 the defense in the Durrant case questioned 459 members of the Dr. Cheney class about whether they recalled Durrant at the April 4 roll call. All answered negatively and none could recall if Durrant attended the Cooper College lecture the day Blanche Lamont was murdered. The defense indicated the remaining 14 classmates would be summoned.
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Durrant
San Francisco
Deuprey
Cheney
Cooper College
Blanche Lamont
Rev William E Henshaw Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Danville Ind Oct 8 The jury in the murder trial of Rev William E Henshaw returned a verdict of guilty in the second degree for the death of his wife.
Priest Charged With Abduction In Chicago Plot
Maud Steidel, 15, accused Father Dominick Wagner of St. Mary's church St Joseph of planning to send her to Chicago to a convent. Albert Blandt, kin by marriage, claimed he was duped by the priest who funded the trip. Steidel identified Wagner as criminally intimate for a year. Blandt’s arraignment before Justice Chott adjourned to Oct 11 in $4000 bond.
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Maud Steidel
St. Joseph
Chicago
Wagner
Chicango
Albert Blandt
Justice Chott
Alexander Podrant
Holton
Kan
Dominick Wagner
St. Mary’s Church
Father Wagner
Blandt
Elandt
Feud Drags in California as Mob Lynches Suspect
In Union California J Vinton was shot by rival cattlemen and faces grave wounds. He accuses John Littlefield of firing from behind a tree. Littlefield was captured after a shootout with officers and lynched by a masked mob along the road to the jail. The body hung for two days before removal. In Cleveland a 22 year old former New York mail messenger, Peter Crawford, remains in a cataleptic sleep for seven to eight months after a spine injury from a fall. Doctors deem it remarkable and unexplained.
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Union
Cal
J. Vinton
John Littlefield
Vinton
Littlefield
Cleveland
Peter Crawford
New York
Crawford
Democrats Nominate Lane to Finish Remain Term
Shelbyville Ohio October 2 Democrats of the eighteenth district nominate Edward Lane of Madison to finish the unexpired term of the late Congressman Remain. Resolutions demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 ratio without foreign consent, endorse the Wilson tariff bill, and congratulate the country on returning prosperity.
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Shelbyville
Eighteenth
Edward Lane
Madison
Cubans Collecting Arms in Chicago
Chicago Oct. 2 Arms and ammunition for Cuban patriots are being collected in Chicago. State Senator E T Noon reports that Cubans aided by local sympathizers have secured more than 100 Winchester rifles .44 caliber and are ready for shipment as soon as opportunity arises, awaiting delivery approval.
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Chicago
Chicagco
E. T. Noon
Wide frost cripples crops across vast Midwest states
Killing frost reported by The Times Herald across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee. Tobacco and other crops damaged in Kentucky and Tennessee while other states escape major injury as crops are far advanced. Gardens and fruit are harmed with some ice in parts of Illinois.
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Times-Herald
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Drunken Driver Hits Train in Manito Deaths
In Manito Illinois area a Chicago and Northwestern train struck a backload of citizens. The driver, intoxicated, was thrown thirty feet but survived. A. T. Weblin died and two others were probably fatally injured.
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Manito
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
A. T. Weblin
Umpire Harry Wright Dead at Age 60 in Atlantic City
Harry Wright, chief of umpires for the National League and former manager of the Philadelphia club, died in Atlantic City at age 60 after illness that began in Philadelphia about ten days ago.
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Harry Wright
Atlantic City
N. J
Wright
Philadelphia
Foreclosure Petition Filed Against Times Newspaper Co
In Kansas City on Oct 4 creditors filed in the circuit court to foreclose a $200,000 mortgage held by eastern parties. Judge Hanford after ex receivers SHUTTLE Oct 4 orders ex receivers Rouse Payne and Oakes to appear Oct 31 and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt.
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Kansas City Times
Kansas City
Times Newspaper Company
Hanford
Shuttle
Hantod
Rouse, Payne and Oakes
Shortage in Accounts Shakes Lincoln Knights of Pythias
Omaha members charged Lincoln official Harry M. Shaeffer with misusing funds as grand keeper of records and seals. An expert audit filed with grand officers shows Shaeffer collected 800 without right and is $2,628 short in his accounts. The duties included buying lodge supplies and profiting, with perquisites claimed as part of the office.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Knights of Pythias
Harry M. Shaeffer
Grand Lodge
Will F. Dale
The
Shaeffer
May complete the big ditch irrigation decision Nebraska
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruling in Paxton and Hershey vs Farmers and Merchants Canal Company grants canal condemnations across rival canal land. It clears the way for the Farmers and Merchants Company to finish its canal, ending over a year of injunctions and pleasing irrigation interests in North Puartn Nebraska.
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North Puartn
Neb
Supreme Court
Paxton & Hershey
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Canal Company
Nebraska Supreme Court
Farmers and Merchants Company
Supreme Court Rules Des Moines May Impose Water Rates
The supreme court held the city of Des Moines may fix water rates by ordinance, placing the burden of proof on the water company to show rates are not compensatory. It voided arbitration provisions in contracts for uncertainty and for attempting to oust courts of their jurisdiction.
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Water Company
Drs Matyxets
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Watermelon Theft Fight Ends With Gunfire Nearby
In Carroll Rapids on October 2, farmer Will Robins confronted neighbor Joe Bresit over alleged watermelon theft. A scuffle followed and Robins shot Bresit in the right leg. Police pursue Robins as Bresit’s injuries are described as unclear. Insurance offices move from Creston to Des Moines, with a Nov. 1 change date.
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Will Robins
Here
Joe Bresit
Bresit
Robins
Insurance Company
Creston
Anchor Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Des Moines
Presbyterians Meet at Des Moines Des Moines Tristate Medical Society
Des Moines October 2. The Tri state Medical Society of Iowa Illinois and Missouri began a two day meeting here with about one hundred attendees. Dr James Moores Ball of St Louis serves as president.
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Tristate Medical Society
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
James Moores Ball
St. Louis
Porter Declared Insane In Johnson County Neb
S D Porter attorney for Johnson county has been pronounced insane and was taken to the Lincoln asylum for treatment. General Drake Republican candidate for governor spoke at Orange City Iowa with party leaders. Edward Mitchell ten-year-old Kenesaw Neb sent to reform school for incorrigibility. Editor Harris takes new paper editorship at Linwood Neb. Syracuse Post prints letters from Republican committee members urging reunion of first convention survivors. Judge Hanford appoints Dickinson as assistant general superintendent of Northern Pacific for Washington. Articles filed for California Idaho and Montana to build a coast road from Butte to San Francisco with capital stock of 80 million dollars.
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Treoummseh, Neb
Johnson County
Lincoln Asylum
Drake
Orange City
Reform School
Hastings, Neb
Edward Mitchell
Kenesaw
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse Post
Republican Committee
Carter
Hanford
Dickinson
Tacoma
Wash
G. W. Dickinson
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington
New
Pacific Coast Railroad
Cheyenne, Wy
California
Idaho
Montana
Butte
Mon
San Francisco
Sensations in Durrant trial hinge on jail contempt ruling
The San Francisco Durrant trial produced fresh drama as Henry J. McCoy YMC A secretary was fined 450 dollars or five days in jail for contempt after warning juror Truman that hanging Durrant would occur if he did not convict. A columnist witness was jailed for contempt for refusing to reveal a source, and a call book detail questioned Durrant’s presence on the day of Blanche Lamont’s murder.
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Henry J. McCoy
San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Truman
Durrant
Cooper Medical College
Cheney
Blanche Lamont
Carrie Cunningham
Increase In Gold Production
The treasury reports Siberian gold output this year to exceed last year while South Africa’s August production marks a record month. Mint director Preston estimates 1895 gold production will rise by 5 to 7 million dollars nationwide, with Colorado up 3 to 4 million and modest gains in Arizona New Mexico South Dakota Utah and Alaska.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Siberia
South Africa
Preston
Mint
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
South Dakota
Utah
Alaska
Montana
Idaho
Two Women Die In Carnival Streetcar Crush
Kansas City October 4 two women were killed as crowds flooded downtown for carnival festivities. They fell from a rear platform on an elevated line to Kan sas City Kansas, both breaking necks. Victims were Mrs Louise Jobe of Clarksburg Missouri and her daughter, wife of Dr Alfred Mc Cleod of Kansas City Kansas. In Indianapolis on October 4 a jury found Francis Coffin guilty and Percival Coffin not guilty in the conspiracy case tied to wrecking Indianapolis State National Bank. second trial followed.
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Kan
Louise Jobe
Clarksburg
Alfred McCleod
Indianapolis
Indianapolis National Bank
Francis
Percival Coffin
Francis Coffin
Percival
T. P. Haughey
Indianapolis State National Bank
Bids For The Big Fight In Dallas Amid Contenders
A flood of propositions poured in by wire on October 4 from suitors wishing to host the championship bout in their city or state. Joseph Wendig of New York and others were invited to Dallas for a conference with the club president.
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Tex
Dan Stuart
Mexico
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Joseph Wendig
New York
Humphreys
Druggista
Humphreys’ Med. CO
William Bt
Cashier Wade Disappears in Mount Vernon Bank Shortage
Mount Vernon, October 2. Albert Wade assistant cashier of the First National Bank has vanished. Bank investigation shows a shortage of about 20 000 to 30 000 dollars. Wade was bonded to the bank for 50 000 dollars. The bank is one of the strongest in the state.
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Mount Vernon
Mon
Albert Wade
Firt National Bank
Kansas Irrigation Convention Opens in Garpren City
In Garpren City Kansas on October 2 the Kansas state irrigation convention convened Professor E B Cowgill editor of the Kansas Farmer read a paper on The Machinery of Irrigation The remarks focused on technical aspects of irrigation systems and the role of equipment in efficient water usage.
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Garpren City
Kan
E. B. Cowgill
The
Kansas Farmer
Edward McGee College Burned
Edward McGee college for girls, a leading southern institution, burned and destroyed by fire. Registrars ejected by a mob at Oct 4 in Mississippian incident tied to civil marriage act protests. a priest linked to violence arrested. Fitzsimmons and party arrive in San Antonio as Mexican Boundary Commission set to meet Oct 11 in Washington.
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Edward McGee College
Woopin Liu
Miss
Edward McGee College For Girls
South
Treztena
Washington
State Department
Famine Fears as Cuba Declares Republic at Puerto Principe
A private Cuba letter predicts famine if the war continues, detailing demoralized troops starving and rebels roaming Santiago Puerto Principe and Matanzas, sugar markets ruined, currency scarce, and planter fortunes wrecked as a Cuban republic is proclaimed at Puerto Principe. The Times-Herald notes the provisional government, with Maceo and Gomez in key posts, representing Santa Clara Santiago Havana Puerto Principe and Matanzas. A separate note from East Liverpool reports a 6-year-old boy burned at the stake by five companions after a wild west show inspired local Indian play.
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Cuba
Santiago
Puerto Principe
Matanzas
Havana
Spain
Cubango
Times-Herald
General Maceo
Salvador Cisneros
Bartolomae Maceo
Manzanillo
Carlos Roloff
Santa Clara
Rafael Portuondo
Severa Pina
Sancti Spiritus
Santiago J. Santiages
Remedios
Maximo Gomez
Antonio Maceo
Island
East Liverpool
Andrew Vaudyn
Plan to Move Capital From Peking Reported in Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch says Li Hung Chang has gone to Peking at the dowager empresss request and cordial relation. A major administrative reorganization is planned with the capital to be moved from Peking to a secure location in central China.
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London
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
China
Mariposa Wreck Holds Together Amid Salvage Efforts
The latest Mariposa wreck report says the vessel is still intact as salvors remove cargo in calm seas. Indignation rises here over piracy charges against Newfoundland fishermen in connection with the incident.
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St. Jouns
N. F
Newfoundland
Condor Released After Collision With British Steamer
Advices from Guayaquil report the British steamer Condor has been released after colliding with the cruiser Alert, causing about 20 000 dollars damage. The Condor's captain remains detained pending a court decision.
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Lima
Peru
Guayquil
Alert
Manuel Romero Rubio Dies After Cancer Surgery
Manuel Romero Rubio 68 longtime interior minister and father in law to Diaz died in Mexico City after failing to recover from cancer tumor operation. He was known as a good friend of Americans and served in public life.
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City of Mexico
Manuel Romero Rubio
Diaz
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