Robbers Hold Up Northbound Train In Virginia
Richmond Virginia October 15 thieves seven masked men stopped a northbound train of the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line near Quantico forced the engineer and fireman from the engine and blew open the express car doors with dynamite. They escaped with about 108000 dollars and fled toward the Potomac River after stopping a wild engine to prevent a collision with a southbound train. Express messengers Crutchfield and Murray barricaded the car but the doors were blown open. A $1000 reward was posted for the band.
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Richwond
Richmond
Fredericksburg
B. F. Crutchfield
H. Murray
Potomac River
Maryland
Brooks
Quantico
Jacksonville
New York
This City
Train Robbers Loot California Express near Davisville
In yesterday's Overland train holdup near Davisville four sacks of coin were stolen from the express car. Messenger Jack Paige escaped with his life. Loot valued around 100000. Engineers forced to move coin sticks to the engine before robbers sped away. A $10000 reward is posted for capture.
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Sacramento
Cal
Davisville
Jack Paige
Bill Scott
Scott
Suspects Sought After Overland Train Robbery
Sacramento detectives chase two unknown men tied to the Thursday night Overland train robbery. Witnesses say the pair, seen in Woodland, acted suspiciously and fled after a posse was formed by the sheriff. One man reportedly wounded a hand and dressed at a Woodland saloon.
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Sacramento
Woodland
Minister Denby reports no danger to Ameri in Pekin
United States Minister Denby cables from Pekin to Washington saying foreign residents in Pekin face no real danger. He notes only one attack on Americans with prompt punishment and says authorities have issued a proclamation urging protection for foreigners.
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Denby
Pekin
Washington
State Department
United States
China
Anarchist Fielden Plans Move to Farming Life
Cutcaco Oct 15 Samuel Fielden the anarchist pardoned from a life term for the Haymarket riot of 1886 has decided to become a farmer. He retains his views but is tired of waiting in the city for the millennium.
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Cutcaco
Samuel Fielden
Haymarket
Farmer
Satelli Arrives in Montreal for Pleasure Visit
Satelli arrived in Montreal and was greeted by two priests at the bishop's palace. He attended mass and toured Catholic institutions, stating in an interview that he was here simply for pleasure.
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Satelli
Montreal
Mgr. Satelli
Engineer to Blame In Fatal Railroad Collision
Oct. 15. Engineer Simpson of the East Louisiana railroad is blamed for a wreck at the Louisville and Nashville and Northeastern crossing near Elysian Fields street. The collision with an excursion train from Louisville and Nashville injures many passengers and likely claims at least one life. The crash derails the East Louisiana engine and buries its nose in mud while a crowded sixth coach is pitched into a ditch.
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Simpson
East Louisiana Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Elysian Fields Street
Hanley
East Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
Ex-President’s Evansville Stop Closes 14-Stop Speech Tour
General Harrison addressed about 4000 in Evans hall, closing a daylong series of fourteen speeches. The tour opened in Plainfield with smaller crowds and peaked in Evansville, drawing widespread enthusiasm from towns and rural areas as trains passed. In Terre Haute Richard W. Thompson rallied the crowd before Harrison’s appearance.
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Evansville
Ind
Harrison
Evans Hall
Plainfield
Terre Haute
Richard W. Thompson
Imports and Exports Comparative Figures for Sept 1893 and 1894
Bureau of statistics provides comparative data for September 1893 and 1894 and for nine months. Exports of merchandise and gold are reported with earlier year figures. imports of merchandise and silver show contrasting totals. Gold exports exceeded imports by 75,031,619 and silver by 25,581,589 in nine months of 1884.
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Wasileton
Bureau of Statistics
Gad
Life of Indians Record of Cr imes and Assemblages
IxpraxaPolis Oct 13 The Society of Christian Endeavor held active meetings to boost Christ’s work with record attendance and high enthusiasm. Rev T E Clark delivered a phonographic address though unable to attend the state meeting. Greensburg won next year’s selection over Mancie and Evansville. Tomorrow services will be held in most city churches.
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IxpraxaPolis
Society of Christian Endeavor
Tomb Hall
T. E. Clark
Mancie
Greensburg
Evansville
Muncie Mystery Miss Parrott Disappears
Miss Adele Parrott a 20 year old teacher who recently arrived in Muncie from Lynn Grove Adams county vanished after leaving the Blaine school building during the noon hour on Wednesday. The case has aroused fear and speculation of kidnapping or foul play as searches and theories spread through the community.
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Miss Parrott
Meschr
Ind
Adele Parrott
Lynn Grove
Adams County
Blaine
Little Grandson Aids Death of Paralytic Grandfather
Louis Marquis an aged pioneer in Koxkoxo Indiana committed death by his own action with help from his young grandson. Marquis a helpless paralytic requested a saucer of carbolic acid to purify the air and swallowed it, the boy unaware it was poison. Marquis died two hours later.
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Koxkoxo
Ind
Louis Marquis
Marquis
Young Man Hill Accused of Misconduct Sparks Fatal Shooting
Rockport Indiana October 16 Robert Burr a young married man shot and killed Art Williamson after Williamson accused him of disturbing his family by surreptitious visits to Burrs home Williamson left a widow and child amid indignation and talk of lynching
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Rockport
Ind
Robert Burr
Art Williamson
Williamson
Wonderful marksmanship at pigeon shooting match
J A R Elliott and Dr W K Carver staged a historic pigeon shooting contest at Exposition Park Kansas City on December 13. Elliott won all 100 shots, while Carver scored high but lost, setting a likely unbreakable record for 60 yard boundaries amid swift pigeons.
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Kansas City
Get
J. A. R. Elliott
W. K. Carver
Exposition Park
Eliott
Carver
Elliott
General Schofield urges stronger army for internal and external threats
Major General Schofield, head of the army since General Sheridan's death, reports to the secretary of war on the past year's operations. He plans retirement next year and argues for strengthening the military to handle internal disorder and external danger, with particular reference to the Debs strike.
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Washington
Schofield
Secretary of War
Sheridan
Had Money Tut Lived on Charity
Timothy Crawley aged 83, an eccentric veteran, was found dead in bed in Pere Indiana. An undertaker discovery revealed hidden pockets with gold and silver totaling $1000 and a $2000 certificate of deposit at the Hirst National. He had relied on charity for the last decade.
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Kearney
Neb
First National Bank
Shamokin
Tammany Hall
Bankers
Baltimore
Controller Eckels
Dennis Scanlon
Joseph Kennedys
Grass Valley
Cal
Lexow
New York
Schmittberger
Georgia
Talbert Girl Missing After Run to Cincinnati
Bert Talbert of Mexctr Ind went to Cincinnati seeking his 18 year old sister Minnie who left Lafayette with a schoolmate three weeks ago and ran away. Minnie’s message from Cincinnati prompted police to search for her.
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Mexctr
Ind
Bert Talbert
Cincinnati
Minnie
Lafayette
Talbert
Miracle restores Mary Miller’s voice at church
Indianapolis on October 15. Four years after losing her voice due to grip Mrs Mary Miller of this city spoke again during a First Baptist Church singing session and found her voice miraculously restored.
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Indianapolis
Mary Miller
First Baptist Church
Jeffersonville man jailed for alleged murder of James Walker
Frank Leathers of Jeffersonville was lodged in jail on a murder charge for striking James Walker with a revolver butt during a August 10 fight in Jeffersonville. He was arrested in a mine near Kitiphtsville.
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Brazi
Frank Leathers
Jeffersonville
James Walker
Leathers
Kitiphtsville
He Is to Be Sent Back to England as a Laborer
John James Howard, claimed to be a contract laborer from England hired by Hon. Levi P. Morton to work as a coachman, was taken to Ellis Island. He remains under surveillance as a prisoner and a court action may be pursued. otherwise he will be sent home on the Paris next Wednesday.
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New York
Oct. C
John James Howard
England
Levi P. Morton
Ellis Island
Howard
Paris
Ex Queen Liliuokalani Rumor Starred in Honolulu
In Victoris British Columbia on October 15 report notes a circulating rumor that Queen Liliuokalani has gone crazy before the steamer Arawa departed Honolulu. The claim is not credited though she had not left her residence for several days.
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Lil
Victoris
B. C
Arawa
Honolulu
Liliouka- Jani
Smallpox Contagion Delays 507 on Kron Prinz at Quarantine
Five hundred seven passengers aboard the Kron Prinz Frederick Wilhelm are held in quarantine for fourteen days after a smallpox case aboard the steamer. All travelers are being vaccinated as a preventive measure.
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New York
Anderson to Open City Library November First
A local note states Anderson will open a new city library on November 1. Other items report Mrs. Post of near Brookville celebrating her 100th birthday and various brief incidents around Indiana including a fatal fall of Jerome Henderson near Enngrichstown, a burglary case in Franklin, and missing teacher Adele Parrott who later returned to Muncie amid rumors of her travels.
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Anderson
Post
Near Brookville
Jerome Henderson
Enngrichstown
Manager Watkins
Sioux City
Indianapolis
Adele Parrott
Muncie
Havite
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Indisanmapolis
Fort Wasie
Miracie
Florida
Czar Relapse Reported With Doubt on Recovery
A St. Petersburg cue reports the czar's relapse with increased breathing difficulty and unconscious spells. The Times correspondent cites mixed optimism from best informed circles while Vienna’s reports are pessimistic about his condition and treatment plans including possible transfer to Corfu.
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Lonpdon
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Vienna
Four Men In Squall Perish Near Coney Island
A catboat carrying four men capsized in a squall off Coney Island. John and Daniel Bailey rescued one survivor, Walter Booth, who gave the names of the three drowned: Frank McIntyre, James Ford, and Frank Britton, all from New Brighton.
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Brooklyn
Con Island
John
Daniel Bailey
Coney Island
Walter Booth
Frank McIntyre
James Ford
Frank Britton
New Brighton
Fatal quarrel over a woman ends in duel near Waco
Hosea L. Stone and Virgil Moon, young farmers from 16 miles outside Waco, Texas, quarreled at a country dance over alleged misrepresentation to a young woman. They fought with knives in a lane. Moon was fatally wounded, dying soon after. Stone escaped wounded and has not been arrested.
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Texas
Waco
Tex
Hosea L. Stone
Virgil Moon
Moon
Stone
Supreme Court to Hear Coffins Case in December
The United States Supreme Court advanced the appeal of Francis A. Coffin and Percival B. Coffin, plaintiffs in error, against the United States and set a December hearing for the case. Solicitor General Maxwell for the government moved to advance the matter last Tuesday. The Coffins were tried on charges of collusion related to wrecking the Indianapolis National Bank and are serving sentences for that offense.
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Supreme Court
Waasstixg Town
United States Supreme Court
Francis A. Coffin
Percival B. Coffin
United States
Maxwell
Indianapolis National Bank
Ielow
Be Will Remain at Gray Gables Until Next Week
The president's family will stay at Gray Gables through next week and then head to Washington. Mrs. Cleveland will visit the Benedicts at Greenwich, Conn. The president visited Maple Springs near East Wareham and Plymouth to golf with Col. Charles P. Horton and others, but they had poor luck.
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Gray Gables
Buzzako's Bay
Washington
Cleveland
Greenwich
Com
Maple Springs
East Wareham
Plymouth
Charles P. Horton
Monument Club
Tobacco Crop Hit By Frost In Bath County
Owingsville tobacco dealer says Bath county harvest will fall at least 24 percent due to heavy frosts last week. Debs Indicted In Milwaukee Case Involves 25 railway men including Eugene V. Debs. grand jury files indictment.
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Ashland
Owingsville
Bath County
Maawaukeck
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Grand
World's Brevities: Great Storms and Unrest Across Nations
The Oct 11 16 period notes a southern storm damaging crops in Tennessee and Mississippi frost, a gulf cyclone causing ship damage, and a violent spate of crimes and political moves. It mentions the Holmes funeral, banking acts debate, and several accidents including a Saluda Mountain train derailment with three dead.
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Tennesee
Mississippi
Supreme Convention of the
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Philadelphia
Saluda Mountain
North Carolina
Louis Kessler
Holland
N. Y
South
McKinley
Louisiana
Death noted in Iowa clerk case driven by political pressure
Burlington Iowa October 16 The death of W D Ingraham district court clerk is described as the result of his own action amid sensational political charges from opponents in the current campaign.
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Burlington, Ia
W. D. Ingraham
Ingraham
Brother’s quarrel ends in fatal injury in West Virginia
William Lougherty died at Cow Run from injuries inflicted by his brother Hiram. The man had recently divorced his wife, and after the separation the siblings and the ex spouse grew close, leading to a heated quarrel that proved fatal.
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Sistersville
W. Va
William Lougherty
Cow Run
Hiram
William
Pittsburg Freight Agents Indicted for Interstate Violations
C S Wight of Pittsburg and R M Fraser of Cincinnati freight agents for the B and O Railroad were indicted in U S district court for violation of the interstate commerce law. The case will be placed on trial at once.
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Pittsburg
C. S. Wight
R. M. Fraser
Cincinnati
B. and O. Railroad Company
United States District Court
Pastorate Fifty Years Celebrated at Brooklyn Churches
Rev. Father Sylvester Malone marked the fiftieth anniversary of his pastorate at St. Peter's and St. Paul's church with a grand jubilee in Brooklyn.
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Brooklys
Sylvester Malone
St. Peter's
St. Paul’s Church
China seeks peace offers from Taung Li Hung Chang
A Shanghai dispatch reports China asking Britain to mediate peace through Tokio. China would recognize Corea's independence and pay a large indemnity. Proposals come from Prince Taung and Li Hung Chang. The British minister Mr O Connor awaits Japan’s reply at Pekin.
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New York
Shanghai
China
Tokio
Corea
Prince Taung
Li Hung Chang
Mr. O'Connor
Japan
Pekin
Oklahoma School Teacher Kills Man Then Goes Insane
E T Hand a Kildare high school professor shot George F Bohr former mayor of Arkansas City Kan four times near Perry Oklahoma. Bohr died instantly and the motive stemmed from a land dispute. Hand attempted surrender and became insane amid the scene.
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Oklahoma
Perry
Collieries Resume Work After Six-Week Idle Period
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports Burnside North Franklin and Hickory Sciop collieries with 1100 workers back to work after six weeks of idleness ending yesterday.
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Shamokin
Burnside
North Franklin
Hickory Sciop
Prevailing Prices for Grain and Cattle on Oct 15
Indianapolis market report shows WHEAT and CORN quoted with no change. CATTLE receipts light with mixed prices for various grades from good to common, and hogs and sheep trading moderately to quietly with listed ranges.
Market Closing Prices and Opened Ranges
The report lists commodity prices with openings and closings for those months. Wupekat and Corx show fractional cent ranges, May values, and Corn and Oats figures. Pork and Lard futures show dollar amounts, with December to January transitions and cash market close figures for wheat corn pork lard ribs.
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PorkK—lan
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