Mayor Carter Harrison Shot in His Chicago Home
The Chicago mayor Carter Henry Harrison was assassinated at his residence on Ashland and Jackson. Patrick Eugene Prendergast, exhausted after the crime, surrendered at Desplaines Street Station. Authorities describe the act as deliberate and possibly the deed of a disturbed man, with the killer claiming a promise of office as motive, a claim deemed implausible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Henry Harrison
Chicago
Ashland
Jackson
Genassin
Harrison
Ashland Boulevard
Adams Street
Adams Sreet
Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Desplaines Street
Harricon
Balderdash
Prenfergast
Bomb scare in Connersville endangers treasurer’s office
Sheriff McCready finds a foot long gas pipe bomb near the treasurer’s office door causing alarm. The sealed missile shows evidence of ignition and later is revealed as a hoax. A similar device is dropped in a store, triggering a crowd rush. pipe contents were sawdust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
Ind
McCready
Moors Fire On Spanish Fort Casts Melilla Clash
Telegraph from Melilla reports Moors opened fire on Spanish workers building a fort. Spaniards retreated in good order after suffering notable losses but inflicted heavy damage on the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Melilla
Young Lady Jumps From Train Near Bracklin Grove
Miss Georgia Wright of Rochelle leapt from the Denver Limited as it neared Bracklin Grove after stepping from the Chicago bound car. The train halted and she was found severely injured with injuries reported as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Denver
Georgia Wright
Rochelle
Bracklin Grove
Fewer-Pipe Firms Unite to Form Ohio Joint Stock
Fewer-Pipe manufacturing companies plan to merge into one Ohio incorporated joint stock firm with capital of 1,000,000. The move aims to compete with the Akron combine and to ward off price dissolution threats from the combined ship potteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire Ohios
Ohio
Akron
Ter
Miner Sacrifices Self to Save Friend in Canton Collapse
Michael Watkins a 22 year old miner in Canton Ohio saved his companion Walter Mc Carty from a falling coal lump but was unable to escape himself. He was fatally crushed in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Watkins
Canton
Ohio
Walter McCarty
Penitentiary Blaze Destroys Foundry and Ranges
A fire at the Nebraska penitentiary engulfed the foundry room range works and harness shop causing about 50000 dollars in losses. Officials stated the blaze started in the foundry and spread to adjacent facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Penitentiary
Murdered by His Servants in Austrian Dispatch
A Posen report states that the son of a landed proprietor named Bredel was murdered by two stablemen after he scolded them for not feeding his father's horses. The incident underscores tensions between estate staff and management in the Austrian territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posen
Austria
Bredel
Mural Ziphnow
Child Fatally Burned Near Brush Pile in Clay City
The seven year old daughter of W D Bothwell of Clay City Illinois died from severe burns received while playing around a blazing brush pile authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D Bothwell
Clay City, Ill
Iron Bridge Collapse Injures Several Near Brooklyn
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton Indiana is building a bridge over Whiteiver at Hendereen fork two miles from Brooklyn. The center section gave way injuring J W Beele of Brooklyn who fell forty feet and died. Others injured include William F Pitzell of Daleville Maree Croggins Morgantown and Albert Harvey of Brooklyn with various injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Canton
Ohio
Whiteiver
Hendereen Fork
Brooklyn
Ind
J.W. Beele
William F. Pitzell
Daleville
Lnd
Maree
Croggins
Morgantown
Albert Harvey
Stone claims sole murder of Wratten family in Indiana
James Stone, who recently confessed to involvement with five men in the Wratten family killings in Daviess County, says he acted alone in a new confession. He implicates others in the earlier admission and directs officers to the weapon cache, where a bloody axe and corn knife were found hidden near the scene. weapons are now with the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stone
Wratten
Daviess County
Indiana
Sone
Stone
Grand Jury
Rope and tie loom in uncertain fashion
A fragmentary note references a scene involving a rope and a tie in unclear context. Names, dates, and locations do not clearly appear, leaving the exact actors and setting indeterminable. The readable words hint at a crossing or mapping of a corded restraint or accessory.
Fire Rages Through Pittsburgh Ice Company Warehouse
A massive blaze swept the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company warehouse on Eleventh and Pike streets, drawing the entire Pittsburgh fire department. Fire destroyed upper floors, caused collapses burying tenements, and scorched nearby properties while rescuers saved five burning railroad cars. Edwards Spies, trapped on the fourth floor, escaped by leaping from a window with severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Eleventh
Pike Streets
Chautaqua Lake Ice Company
Pittsburgh Company
Edward Spies
Mulberry Alley
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thirteenth Street
John Glenn
Haveler Storage Company
Pike Street
Hiber's
Four Men Dead in Harrisburg Railroad Wreck
Harrisburg special reports four men killed when a loaded eastbound freight derailed at Market Street. A coal car jumped the switch causing cars to tilt into an westbound train of empties. Richard Doyle of Pittsburgh died, Frank Ward of Burlington Iowa survived, and one injured. Victims from Illinois or Ohio left families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Market Street
Richard Doyle
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Ohio
Frank Ward
Burlington
Iowa
Frederick Grimmell
Western Base Ball League Organizing Committee Meeting
Cushman Barnes and Manning report at Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago that Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City Indianapolis and Toledo are accepted for an eight club league. Manning will assess St Paul Sioux City Omaha while Manning visits Detroit Columbus Cushman reviews Denver Jonet Rockford St Joseph and others. A meeting of accepted clubs will be held soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
Barnes
Manning
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Sioux City
Omiaha
Detroit
Columbus
Denver
Jonet
Rockford
St. Joseph
Stone says he was crazy when he first confessed
Washington Indiana reports that the murder suspect Stone told a Jeffersonville visitor that his initial grand jury statement implicated several men and that he has been crazy about the crime since then. He added his latest confession, made recently, is considered truthful by many in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Jeffersonville
Stone
Quarry Blast Kills Two in San Francisco Site
An explosion at a Twenty first and Church streets quarry in San Francisco killed Charles Nolan and Gus Swansen as rock mass fell on them. Mat Deasey suffered a broken leg and serious injuries while foreman Daniel Rowe was arrested likely on criminal negligence charges.
Carlisle Paid Up After Reception Billing Controversy
A Carlisle committee faced an unpaid bill after a reception for Sen ly managers. Carlisle paid the meals out of pocket when a manager protested the $500 charge for macaroon and tea. The committee seeks reimbursement as funds are currently unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senly
Siewet
Carlisle
Degrading smallpox letter traced to Muncie sender
A person in Muncie Ind sent Marshal John Woods of Celina Ohio a degrading letter containing a smallpox scabe. Woods refused visitors to Celina and officials will try to trace the letter to the sender as post office authorities investigate the spread attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Marshal John Woods
Celina
Ohio
Marshal Woods
Oe Postoffice
Corbett Accepts $20,000 Purse for Gloves Bout
Champion James J. Corbett has word from the Olympic Club at New Orleans they will post a $20,000 purse for the Corbett Mitchel glove contest and require a $10,000 guarantee. Corbett says the purse is smaller than the Sullivan bout but Mitchell must not be disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Corbett
Olympic Club
New Orleans
Corbett-Mitchell
Corbett
Sullivan
Mitchell
Pope to Show Support for Washington University
The Pope has debated matters with Archbishop Satolli, the papal delegate to the United States, regarding the Roman Catholic University in Washington. He is irritated by critics and will soon demonstrate his backing and approval of the university’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satolli Pnul
Nited States
Roman Catholic University
Washington
Pardon Petitions Brought Before Board of Pardons
The board at Harrisburg refused petitions for Hugh F. Mose and Robert Beatty who were convicted of poisoning non union men at Homestead during last year’s strike. A renewed effort will be made by the executive board of the Knights of Labor to secure Dempsey’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hugh F. Mose
Robert Beatty
Homestead
Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
K. of L
Dempsey
Indictment Returned in Kessler Train Robbery Case
Noble County Indiana grand jury indicts John Connors and Eva Flint for complicity in the Kessler train robbery. They are the only defendants yet in custody in Albion. Trial set for the December term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble County
Indiana
John Connors
Eva Flint
Albion
Train wreck at Bluford injures crew and passenger
At Bluford Illinois twelve miles east of Mt Vernon the Air Line west bound passenger train No 3 wrecked when the tank broke down the engine Every coach rolled on its side Chief Engineer Allen Conductor Henning and the Pullman porter and one passenger were slightly cut and bruised
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluford
Mt. Vernon
Air Line
Allen
Henning
Philadelphia officials escort liberty eagle to home
Mayor Stuart leads a Philadelphia delegation touring by train to return liberty to Philadelphia. The journey stops in Cincinnati Dayton Xenia Columbus Pittsburgh and Harrisburg where crowds will view old liberty at each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Philadelphia
Chicago
Liberty It
Cincinnati
Dayton
Xenia
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Removal of Commodore Stanton at Rio Janeiro
Commodore and Acting Rear Admiral Stanton is removed from command of the South Atlantic station for saluting insurgents in Rio Janeiro Brazil. Commodore Meade will succeed him as commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Meade
Fatal shooting in Indianapolis domestic quarrel case
James W. Eubanks was fatally shot by Patrick O'Keefe at the litters home in Indianapolis after a dispute two years following Eubanks betrayal of O'Keefe's daughter. O'Keefe called at the house, quarreled with the elder man, and a shot was fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Eubanks
Patrick O’keefe
Indianapolis
Eubanks
O’keefe
Death by suicide of Miss Daisy Garland in Washington
Daisy Garland 34 daughter of former United States Attorney General Garland died at her home in Washington by self inflicted gunshot. Authorities say she acted alone, and she was believed to be insane at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Garland
United States
Garland
Washington
Senator Morrill Returns to Senate After Absence
Vermont's Senator Morrill, the chamber's oldest member, rejoined the Senate after a two month absence and was warmly welcomed by colleagues from both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill
Vermont
Senate
Chamber
Good Templars Denounced by Rome as Catholic Prohibition
Rome reports that the Holy Inquisition has decreed the Good Templars are a society Catholics may not join. The ban places the order alongside other prohibited groups, reaffirming church policy against participation in such organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Templars
Rome
Congregation of the Holy Inquisition
Order of Good Templars
Warship Movements Report Chicago Arrives at Barcelona
The Navy Department says the flagship Chicago has arrived in Barcelona from Malaga, Spain, and the cruiser San Francisco has reached Key West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Chicago
Barcelona
Spain
Malaga
San Francisco
Key West
Taylor's Execution for Mullins Family Massacre at Wise Court House
A report states Doc Taylor was executed by hanging for the Mullins family massacre at Wise Court House Virginia. The sentence was carried out following a trial referencing the notorious 19th century case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc. Taylor
Mullins
Wise Court House
Admiral Stanton's Salute Sparks Brazil Incident Debate
Washington notes reveal on the Newark rosters that two men aboard the flagship are versed in international law and may justify Admiral Stanton's salute to the rebel squadron as a challenge to the Brazilian government. The Navy Department weighs a possible explanation for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Stanton
Hio
Newark
Brazil
Navy Department
Stanton
Thirteen Injured in Air Train Wreck Near Effingham
An air train on the Indiana and Illinois Southern Railway derailed near Effingham Illinois. The rear coach left the tracks, plunged over an embankment and rolled twice injuring thirteen passengers including Benjamin Jewel who died from his injuries. The injured were brought to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effingham
Indiana and
Ilinoistern
Indiana and Illinois Southern Railroad
Benjamin Jewel
Mercy Hospel
Pittsburg Special Robbery Injures Sewing Agent
A sewing machine agent H McGuire was attacked by four masked men while driving a few miles west of town. The assailants robbed him of money a watch and fled after the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Here
H. McGuire
Protection and Schemes Stir Debates on Statistics in Trade
Byron W. Holt argues that protected manufacturers will spend millions to block dam removals and that government and trade statistics are distorted by biased figures. He cites misrepresented wages, costs, and refinery profits, accusing officials and actions of falsifying data to favor protectionist interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Ways and Means Committee
America
England
Europe
Porter
Brock
Bureau of Statistics
Dodge
Agricultural Department
Treasury
State Department
Peck
New York
Willett & Gray
Sugar Trade Journal
Sugar Trust
Baltimore
Baltimorean
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Willett & Gay
The
Bulletin
Byron W. Holt
Income tax debate in a republic opposes heavy levies on the poor
The author denounces the McKinley tariff and argues for a progressive income tax that exempts incomes under 5,000. He asserts the wealthy escape taxes while the poor bear indirect levies. A fair tax should target excess incomes and relieve mass consumers from oppressive rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Farmer Grievances Over Tariffs At Odds With Mills
A Pomeroy Democrat letter argues Ohio farmers face depreciating land values while manufacturers profit. It blames McKinley era tariffs for taxing laborers and farmers to fund industrial growth and calls for wholesale tariff reform to limit domestic price controls and foreign competition.
Tariff Bill largely ready for Ways and Means approval
Washington dispatch reports Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee expect a tariff bill to be ready for full committee by November 10 and placed on the House calendar by the 20th of next month. They anticipate House action and Senate concurrence before Christmas, with enacted law by late February or early March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ways and Means
House
Herald
Senate
Monopoly Upsets Glass Trust Plan Under Tariff
The Philadelphia Record notes the American Window Glass Trust faces high prices and limited demand due to the McKinley tariff. At a Chicago meeting, leaders agreed to keep the domestic market open and seek lower prices through unlimited competition until demand recovers. A Yonkers carpet firm says it can export to England using improved machinery, with Kensington wool tariffs to be removed eventually aiding global sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Window Glass Trust
Chicago
Philadelphia
Yonkers
N. Y
Kensington
Tax system contrast urges fair burden for unemployed
The author argues consumption taxes hit a man regardless of work status, while income tax taxes only after income falls to the minimum, showing income tax as sympathetic to the unemployed and not oppressing the poor like tariffs and internal taxes.
Wheat price at New York Produce Exchange hits record low
Wheat sold in New York on Monday at 68 cents per bushel for December option, the lowest price ever recorded by the Produce Exchange. The price does not cover average production costs, though consumers may benefit from cheaper bread in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Protection
New York
Produce Exchange
Philadelphia
Physiognomy and facial signs of character described
The article explains how strong eyebrows indicate physical power, while shaggy brows reflect lack of culture. It notes that oblique forehead wrinkles signal a weak mind and that fullness above the ear suggests cimatemiveness. Lip disproportions imply an unfavorable sign, and a mouth without lips signals a cold selfish character. The ideal forehead has horizontal brows and a clear, heavy definition. It also warns that the typical monkey face is common in daily life and at matinees.
Insurance Woes Dominate Early 1893 Fire Losses Rise Sharply
A tense year in US fire insurance shows nine months of 1893 losses totaling about 121.8 million dollars exceed the previous year. Dozens of firms face closure, surplus funds shrink, and premiums reach roughly 162.5 million as many wildcat companies fail and fire protection values rise across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sober or Startling News Notes From the District
A compact summary highlights notable delays and incidents among neighbors. It notes crimes, casualties, and general happenings with sober, faithfully recorded wording and a focus on local events and timely reports.
First Freeze Sweeps Across North with Snow and Cold
A nationwide cold wave triggered by Prof. Wiggins hits Calgary first, then Manitoba, Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Northern Texas. Snow blankets Calgary at three inches and ice forms in Wisconsin and Minnesota foothills, with temperatures dropping to 18 to 30 degrees above zero in various hubs. Arctic air spills into Iowa and Nebraska as farmers return from the World's Fair, pumpkins stored, geese head south, and many towns report record chills across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Wiggins
Calgary
Bow River Valley
Rocky Mountains
Manitoba
Montana
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Missouri
Chicago
Battleford
Qu’Appelle
Winnipeg
Minnedosa
Bismarck
Uncle ‘Sam
Morehead
St. Paul
Des Moines
Valentine
Neb
Arkansas
Tennessee
Little Lakes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Shoal Lake
Man
Prominent Women Arrested in Osceola Whipping Case
The White Caps accused of whipping two girls in Osceola pleaded not guilty. The defendants, including Mrs Heald wife of a bank president and W C T U members, were arraigned and released on recognizance of 700 dollars each. Others charged include W Bierhart three Osbornes Mrs Everett and three boys Kerr Osborne Browne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
W. Bierhart
Heald
Osbornes
Everett
Ben Osborne
Kerr
Osborne
Browne
Multiple 19th Century News Blasts from Across the Nation
Reports from Lima Ohio show two prisoners escaping the county jail while Albuquerque New Mexico recounts two men robbed the local post. San Francisco bridegroom William W Fairbanks vanishes days after his wedding. Lowell Massachusetts Appleton Mills resume with 2000 workers employed. Pottstown Pennsylvania faces widespread unemployment and hunger. Bishop H C Porter and Mrs Potter plan a Mediterranean tour. General Schofield urges three year enlistment. George M Storrs in New York asylum regains sanity. Baltimore reports a kidnapping at a funeral. Wayne Iron Works in Pittsburgh sees 136 puddlers strike over union non recognition. Miles City Montana bank president H F Batchelor jailed for alleged illegal banking. arsenic found in water supply at Columbia Falls Montana. poisoning threat averted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
Albuquerque
N. M
H. F. Batchelor
Strok Growers’ National Bank
Miles City
Mont
Columbia Falls
Congress in recess as silver repeal debate stalls both houses
Senate and House spend days in drawn out debate over silver policy and bankruptcy measures. Senators push toward repeal votes while committees advance naturalization and tariff items. Quorum issues trigger adjournments as partisans clash over the long running financial legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
New England
Culberson
Stone
Spatner
Andy Johnson
Cmt
Stewart
Oates
Judiciary Committee
United States
Peffer
Frogs Fill Buffalo Market As Demand Surges
The Buffalo market trades thirty thousand frogs weekly with fishermen earning about one dollar per hundred. A Buffalo fish company buys and freezes legs for New York and other seasons. Fishermen report catches of twelve hundred in a single evening, including a two and one eighth pound cow frog sold for a dollar and a quarter. Frogs are hunted mainly midday in meadows and fields, with three killing methods noted. In winter frogs are netted under ice or dug from banks, eight in a cluster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Buffalo Fish Company
New York
Adam and Eve Were Negroes Bishop Turner Theory
The piece reports Methodist Bishop Turner proposing that Adam and Eve were black due to early earth climates. It notes the idea that early humans in hotter regions bore darker skin while cooler climes led to lighter complexions as societies developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Gerlogy
Mid
Africa
Dual Reflections on Self Talk and Existence
Two men offer wry lines on inner dialogue and life’s meaning. One man jokes that talking to himself gives him a sensible companion and a chance to hear sensible talk. The other muses on his place before birth and after death.
Where Much of Our Money Goes
F P Loomis former United States Consul at Etienne reports from an investigation that about 95 000 Americans of the better class visit Europe each year and they spend about $100 000 000 abroad annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Loomis
United States
Etienne
Europe
Treasury to enlarge gold reserve and other Cabinet notes
The Treasury will increase the gold reserve from 85 million dollars after a 15 million draw. Chief Justice Fuller refused Virginia’s bid to reopen its boundary dispute with Tennessee. Dr D Scott Moncrieff of Harvard’s Peabody Museum is reported missing. The Oregon cruiser will launch November 26. Navy bids target 400 thousand dollars per 1200 ton gunboat. Senator Manderson calls for Union Pacific investigation to protect US interests. Tariff bill drafting progresses toward December. Mexico appoints Jose Canalizo to resolve Rio Grande boundary issues. Cherokee outlet school lands remain closed to settlement or sale, only leasehold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Fuller
Virginia
Tennessee
State Department
D. Scott Moncrieff
Peabody Museum of American Archeology
Harvard University
Oregon
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Navy Deartment
Senator Manderson
Nebraska
Senate
Colorado
Lamqreux
General Land Office
Cherokee Outlet
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ETON
Carter Harrison
Garter Harrison
Beece
Dove
Hess
the Daily Wreck
Pope
Archbishop Satolli
Liberty Bell
Senator Morrill
Feito
Renee
Esa Waheatt
Rutter—Choice Creamery
Eoas
Indianapolie
Sverp
Carela
Beatsen Baedbabcon
New York World
Obie
Niers
Vale
Satan
Liverpool
Pomeroy
Wasiness
Lees
Condensed State News
Frankton
Bryan
Wabash
Common Sense Engine
Lawrenceburg
Mars. A. Swift
Allen County
Delaware County
Plainfield
McVay Ivon Works
Geo. M. McCoy
Richmond
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marion
Israel Asbury
Ellsworth
Terre Haute
Logansport
Vandalia
Rossville
John Biesiecker
Danville
Clark Wilfong
Orleans
Young Wilfong
Lafayette Natural-gas Company
Diamond Plate-glass Company
Home Corporation
Lafayette Company
Thomas Moore
Reef
South Bend
Jane McMichael
James Riley
Thorntown
John Mingle
Centerville
W. H. Smith
Atlanta
Tipton
William Kase
Clark County
Newport
R. E. Stephens
Hubert Newlin
Public
Louise
John Ruppee
Lafayette
Henry Miller
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