Insanity Case Sparks Legislative Inquiry and Fire Corruption
The article recounts the Richard Woodhams and wife case in a city, their confinement in an asylum after disputed mortgage payments, and a series of fires linked to enemies of the eviction victims. It notes arrests, trials, and a commission appointed by Governor Sawyer to investigate, with a bill by Captain Atherton to secure their release.
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W. C. Clough
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Benesson
Colonel Emerson
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Hullis Street
Pain Banks
Couch
Wooadhams
Asylum For
Concord
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Fatty” Parker
Miles Wilson
Franklin Street
Supreme Court
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House of Representatives
Towboat Clears Davis Island Dam Passage For Coal Lading
Pittsbven Pa Jan 4 This morning the towboat Little attempted to pass a narrowed channel at Davis Island Dam when it struck a broken wicket kneeling it down to open a 209 foot gap. About 5 000 000 bushels of coal will move to Cincinnati and Louisville instead of 1 000 000. No damage to the Little Bill. The river is receding at seven feet one inch in the channel.
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Davis Island Dam
Cincinnati
Louisville
A Pennsylvania Volcano Feared On a Farm
Reports from ZoNarsville Pennsylvania describe smoke issuing from ground on Simon Bane’s farm. Excavations showed heat and clay fragments rising, prompting neighbors to halt digging as dense smoke continued. District Attorney Fellows cites Sharp as upcoming trial defendant.
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Wasuxetos
ZoNarsville
Simon Bane
Tragic Accident Near Millersville Shaft Fatality Report
A factory shaft incident near Millersville Ohio ends in multiple severe injuries and a death. Worker injuries include a severed arm and internal damage as the body was pulled into the machinery. Emergency crews assisted, with evacuation and investigation initiated by local authorities.
Mysterious Peark Rawlins Missing From City
Residents fear foul play as Peark Rawlins of Walker County Ga vanished after leaving town with about 10 in his pockets. Friends recall his low spirits and stray two weeks without contact, sparking concern of possible murder.
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Dan
Appearanes
Peark Rawlins
Tor
Wim. Residen
Walker County
Span collapse in Cleveland kills two workers in New Contra view project
A fifty or ninety foot long span in Cleveland’s New Contra view linking South Bide to the city collapsed this afternoon. Eight men were on the span. two were killed and five injured as braces and components were dislodged. The incident followed a fatal boiler blast in North Carolina and a Navy Yard fire in Brooklyn.
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Heema
Burglars Loot Bishop O'Farrell Residence in Frenros
Two burglars entered the Bishop O Farrell home Tuesday night and stole a gold watch a ruby and diamond studded cross and two strings from a room where the Bishop was sleeping. The servant girls woke but frightened to pursue.
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N. J
O’farrell
Diplomatic notes and court damages in briefings
Gladstone seeks Pope audience with ceremony for non Catholics noted. Baldwin’s family mourned as Harper expresses sympathy. Carnot assures Berlin against warlike policy. Crown Prince ill and indoors. Actress Janauschek awarded damages of 272 000 in New York Court for fall in Newport hotel.
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Provivpener
Henry Bull, Jr
Newport
Earthquakes Reported in Mexican States and Local Tragedies
Seismic alerts from Guerrero and Michoacan note brief quakes. Miss Fanny Gidem near Ciatracoaca shot by brother with a toy pistol, likely minor wound. Rev. De Witt Tale Snags named Thirteenth Army Chaplain after Beacher's death. Dutch State railways collide near Meppel. 26 killed, many injured. Robert Kirtland found his wife dead by razor at home in Ohio. Mrs. Susan Bach, 109, dies near Auburn New York after emigrating from England in 1794. Yale receives 20000 pounds from Alexander Duncan of London for unrestricted use by the university.
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Death of Fidelity Bank Cashier Baldwin at Walnut Hills
Cen cisxatr dau. o Ammi Baldwin, late cashier of the Fidelity National Bank, dies at his home on Walnut Hills of paralysis. forty-eight years.
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Conductor and Engineers Responsible in Local Railway Disaster
The coroner's jury returns a verdict holding Engineers Goove and McFarland and Conductor Murray responsible for the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad disaster near Minoville Pennsylvania. Barb Wire Patent Declared Void in Washburn and Moon vs Beatem Barb Wire Co Manchester Iowa ruling cites lack of novelty.
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Premature blast claims four lives on Lehigh Valley work site
Reports indicate a premature blast on the Lehigh Valley railroad branch line near Laurel Rim killed four men and seriously injured seven. The workers, said to be Italians, could not have their names confirmed.
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Gas Trust Formed by Ohio Valley Companies
In Pittspunwa Pennsylvania on January 5 the natural gas firms from Pittsburgh to Wheeling created a trust to secure an orderly and fair adjustment of natural gas rates for customers.
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Fatal Duel Ends in Mortally Wounding Opponent
In Mt. Gilead, Jan. 4, after services at Mt. Gilead Church, William Cruzan and Eliah Ulm, both young farmers, fought a pistol duel over an old grudge. Ulm’s shot failed. Cruzan struck twice, mortally wounding Ulm, before collapsing from the recoil of his weapon.
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Miner Survives 96-Foot Shaft Fall After Drinking
The mangled body of Andy Ward, a minor, was found at the bottom of the Anchor Mine shaft ten miles north of Brazil. He had been drinking the night before and is believed to have fallen ninety six feet into the shaft. How he survived is described as a marvel.
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Desperate Battle Ends with Bernal Killing Near Cosala
Mexican federal troops clash with Bernal's band near Cosalá Sinaloa. Bernal dies at the head of his men. prisoners including his mother and followers are jailed at Cosalá. Widespread excitement and fears of continued bandit warfare follow the engagement. Unclear casualty figures due to remoteness and communications disruption.
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Five petitions to ICC spark looming interstate suit over interstate law
Wastington reports five petitions to the Inter-State Commerce Commission from sailors and beef sellers, signaling a major lawsuit valued in the millions. The case hinges on the constitutionality of the interstate statute and involves damages claimed by several parties since enforcement of the law. A separate crime note says Jackson County resident F. A. Boyt was assassinated on a public road, found with a bullet wound and his revolver nearby, an act that shocks the town as no enemies are known.
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Jan. G
Wastinton
Inter-State Commerce Commission
U.S. Sup Crne
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Nelson Morris
B.D. Arimentz
Lunk
G. H. Haronea
Clfl Swift
Viensa
Inn
F. A. Boyt
Jackson County
Comedian Jacques Kruger Becomes Count de Cartier de la Bais
New York attorneys announce Kruger the comedian has won a lawsuit granting him a valuable estate in France and the title Count de Cartier de la Bais, elevating his status among European nobility.
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Jan
Jacques Kruger
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Count de Cartier de la
Suit Filed Over Miner Defalcation Case In Superior Court
Hora Silver Mining Company sues Augustus D. Byrams in the superior court seeking 550 000 over a defalcation tied to former company president Charles C. Francilynd. The action is part of multiple suits to hold the directory responsible for the 815 000 loss.
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Charles C. Francilynd
Escape reported as convict Harry Hall flees state penitentiary
Harry Hall, a life convict at the State Penitentiary, escaped last evening and is believed to have boarded a Missouri Pacific train south. He has been an inmate for several years and was regarded as a trusty prisoner.
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Ala
Dun
James T. Griffin
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Post
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New
Harry Hall
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Eight Nihilist leaders hanged in St Petersburg
Telegram from the Russian frontier reports that eight Nihilist leaders including Cossack Chernov were executed in St Petersburg on January 2 for an attempted assassination of the Czar during a Don Cossack tour. Cholera outbreaks alarm Lima port, with daily cases rising and fatalities noted per private dispatch from Valparaiso.
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Not Guilty Verdict in Annie Bruckner Murder Case
Acquitted of her husband’s murder in Allentown Pennsylvania Annie Bruckner was found not guilty today after the trial held in the local court.
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Annie Bruckner
Missing Flora Samuels Sought for Forgery Debts in Union
Union New York January 6 Flora Samuels a Grocer and jewelry dealer and mother of a large Samly is missing from her home and believed to be in Canada. She is wanted for forgery and has debts around five thousand dollars. Channox June 6 Vo day twelve year old Joe Burnett son died after a horse threw him twice near Maul s Mill while returning from the mill with meat. Oxancock Virginia January d William Cy Duer killed his wife while walking with her and two children on a public road then drove to town Beil Haven with the body and surrendered stating he is insane. Jamestown January G Mrs Sidley Lee died by her own action diving head first into carbolic acid weeks earlier.
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Explosion at saw-mill near Decarer injures worker
A saw-mill near Decarer exploded yesterday when a boiler lacked water. The blast killed one man instantly, severing the head of another, while several bystanders escaped unharmed except for Henderson who was injured. The incident was attributed to a water shortage in the boiler.
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Miss Clara Campe Ball Sues for Breach of Promise
New York January 4 Miss Clara Campe ball of Ironton Ohio sues Charles Ar buckle a wealthy New York coffee merchant for breach of promise claiming damages of 100 dollars
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Carpet Makers to Shutdown Inventory in February
Philadelphia report says carpet weaving manufacturers plan a shutdown around February 1 to clear large stock on hand. The suspension will likely last about one month.
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Dan
Violence in Nicholas County politi cal dispute ends in shooting
In Nicholas County Virginia a political argument between Ricu Mmoxo Janu Henry Moore and Mullins escalated. Mullins drew a pistol and killed Moore then fled the scene.
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