Murder and robbery shock small town in Pennsylvania
Bernard Toker was shot and killed and his wife fatally wounded by 18 year old Frank Morris who had been staying with the Tokers. Morris looted $30 and two watches, then shot Mrs. Toker as she lay on the floor. He wounded Halfhill while fleeing and is believed to be hiding in the nearby mountains awaiting escape. locally active pursuit by county detectives and a posse.
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Connellsville
Bernard Toker
Frank Morris
Toker
Young Morris
Tokers
Campbell
Omn Lois Toth Aed Ek
Murder and Lynching in Concordia Parish
In Concordia parish Mississippi on September 14 a foreman Bob Williams killed a worker during a dispute after two hands fled. Williams was captured by officers and lynched by a mob amid widespread unrest among local Black residents. Separately in Wayne County West Virginia a father Hiram Stephens and his son were mortally wounded when John Murphy opened fire near Center Ville. Murphy was arrested.
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Narcnez
Miss
Concordia Pariah
Bob Williams
Excelsior Place
Williams
Jes
Illiams
Han
Pegroes
W. Va
Wayne County
Hiram Stephens
Centerville
John Murphy
Murphy
Wiped Out an Old Feud at Bean Lake Dance
Two well to do farmers, Frank Willis and Thomas Kirkham, fought at a Bean Lake area dance in Atchbox Kansas. Willis cut Kirkham from temple to mouth and Kirkham then beat Willis with a rock striking his head. Doctors took two hours to revive Willis. Both men may die from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchbox
Kan
Frank Willis
Thomas Kirkham
Beanlake
Willis
Kirkham
Drunken Row Ends in Death Aboard Fishing Schooner
In Rockland Maine on September 13 Walter Powers a 45 year old Newfoundland native dies after a drunken dispute on the fishing schooner Fred and Elmer. Frank McDonald is seriously injured and the entire crew is under arrest on suspicion of Powers death.
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RockLane
Fred
Elmer
Walter Powers
Newfoundland
Frank McDonald
Powers
Farm clash ends in fatal shooting near Maysville
In St. Josefs Missouri on September 14 Fred Kranz a farmer near Maysville faced Bud Wilson over remarks about Kranzs 16 year old daughter. Wilson struck Kranz and Kranz shot and killed Wilson. Kranz escaped the scene.
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St. Josefs
Fred Kranz
Maysville
Bud Wilson
Wilson
Kranz
Desperate Shooting at Willian Houston's Saloon
Frank Slaughter a colored man shot Willie Deutsch and Joe Bell in Atchison Kansas. Slaughter fled from officers leaped into the river and is believed drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Frank Slaughter
Willian Houston
Willie Deutsch
Joe Bell
Slaughter
Secret meeting signals restart of Massillon coal mines
Operators of the Massillon district held a secret meeting with all mines represented to plan miners and prepare for breaking the long strike. They expect to bring in many colored miners from West Virginia to fill jobs and have a guard under a Cleveland officer ready to protect new workers. The Fifth regiment may be deployed if trouble arises, and a reopening is slated for this week.
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Cleveland
Maaesillon
West Virginia
Atlanta Storm Drowns Woman Crossing Flooded Stream
A heavy rainstorm flood swept Mrs. A. D. Tie and her horse and cart while crossing a swollen stream on the outskirts of Atlanta between 5 PM and midnight. Her colored driver reached land safely, but Mrs. Tie was drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A. D. Tie
Chaise
Trains Struck by Cyclone Kill Two in Charleston
A cyclone struck near Charleston Missouri injuring about twenty and killing two men, Parmelia Dempsey of Bertrand and Freddie McClelland of Eldorado. The westbound Iron Mountain express left the track lifted by the funnel cloud as firefighters and brakemen battled fires and rescued passengers.
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Charleston
Parmelia Dempsey
Bertrand
Freddie McClelland
Eldorado
C. T. Coyle
J. V7
Dexter
Centertown
Iron Mountain Road
Cartwell
Earby
Oil Tank Explosion Wrecks Freight Near Roberts
An oil tank on a westbound freight of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha road exploded near Roberts injuring eight people. Conductor Thomas Fadericks and others suffered burns and injuries to hands faces heads and bodies. The injured were taken to St Paul by special train.
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Hopson
Wis
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Roberts
Thomas Fadericks
William Conway
Ellsworth
Mr. Dickey
Mr. Dickey, ‘Cleveland, O
L. R. Huedger
Menonkee
John Berwick
Levi W. Meyers
Victoria
Wapello
Olaf Oakwell
Hudson
Ésolen Hyland
St. Paul
Frightful Funeral Carriage Rout Wrecks Four Teams
Alliance Ohio reports a deadly runaway accident at a funeral near Irondale injuring 15. Four horse teams plunged down a steep hill after the lead carriage was struck, throwing occupants to the ground. Among the injured are Miss Anna Burnside and her sister, both severely cut and crushed, and William Householder with broken legs. Alex McBane, Eli Cope, and others suffered serious injuries.
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Alliance
Raowaway
Irondale
Anna Burnside
Wiliam Householder
Alex
McBane
Eli Cope
Busy day for Mrs McQuaide divorces and widowhood
Mary McQuaide of Scranton was granted a divorce from Behrens on Monday at 10am. At noon she married W H Thompson, Populist leader and editor. Thompson died at 3pm of pneumonia. He left his estate valued around $60 000 to his new wife.
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Patlap Elphia
Mary McQuaide
Scranton
Behrens
W. H. Thompson
Thompson
Tragic Shooting End Ends in Suicide in East St Louis
Henry Gardner also known as Henry Mayhhoffer fatally shot himself in the heart. Earlier he shot Mrs. Frank Mayhoffer in the left arm twice. doctors say the wound is serious but not fatal. The incident follows a drunken spree. Mrs. Mayhoffer is Gardner's steps brother's wife.
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St. Louis
Henry Gardner
Henry Mayhhoffer
East St. Louis
Gardner
Frank Mayhoffer
Mayhoffer
Voorhees Campaign Speech Date Moves to Sept 22
Washington Sept 13 The opening speech for Senator Voorhees in Indiana now set for Sept 22 at Terre Haute changing from Sept 18. The senator had nearly recovered his health and planned to travel to Indiana soon but will remain in Washington longer due to the date shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Voorhees
Indiana
Terre Haute
Kidnap victim recounts eight month ordeal from Louisville to New Orleans
Paul Johnson arrives in Evansville sharing a dramatic tale of kidnapping and an underwater escape. He was seized in Louisville in February, held on a flatboat to New Orleans, then boarded a schooner. In mid July he leapt overboard near the Texas shore and was shot at before a harpoon struck his chest and he sank. Two brothers named Honse aided his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Paul Johnson
Louisville
New Orleans
Texas
Honse
Farmer Dies After Defense Against Intruder
HartFrorp City Ind Sept 15 A neighbor Jacob Pursely invaded Frank Bell's home attempting to assault his wife. Bell fired from an upper window wounding Pursely, who died about an hour later. Bell and Mrs Bell badly bruised. Pursely drunk with a bad reputation. Bell surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Pursely
HartFrorp City
Ind
Frank Bell
Bell
Pursely
Purse
Natural gas blast injures four in Alexandria block
A gas explosion in Alexandria Ind wrecked one business block and buried four people Samuel Myers and wife and two others and a sister in law. They were rescued after three hours with all but Mrs Myers alive and likely to recover. The four day old baby was unharmed. The blast recalled a previous winter incident that killed four men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexanpdria
Ind
Samuel Myers
Riot at Elwood Saloon Ends in Multiple Wounds
At Steven Clancey's saloon in Elwood Indiana on a Saturday afternoon a riot broke out as two women fought and patrons joined in. Clancey and William Richardson exchanged gunfire with Richardson shot in the side leg and arm and his arm bone broken. Several others were badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwoop
Ind
Steven Clancey
Willian Richardson
Clancey
Richardson
Second Trial of Paris Begins on Change of Venue
John W. Paris of Indianapolis faces a second trial for embezzlement in the Zimri Dwiggins bank failure at Frankfort, after a prior six year term and $1000 fine. Ex Governor Chase also to be tried at Howard circuit court in October. Alison Anderson injured at Mound Plate Glass factory when a plate of glass fell on his back severing muscles and causing internal injuries.
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Kogomo
Ind
John W. Paris
Indianapolis
Zimri Dwiggins
Frankfort
Paris
Chase
Howard
Chace
Greentown Bank
Alison Anderson
Mound Plate Glass Factory
Notes of the State and Local Incidents
A string of brief items includes a 5 carat pearl found in the Wabash near Logansport, a man named August Creel nearly bleeding to death after an ax injury, and a Crawford county colony forming to emigrate to Lastidas Colombia. Cass county pioneer John Simpson, age 7 or 8, fatally injured after a fall from a stable loft. Muncie man Charles Robinson jailed a year for stealing lunch. Indiana volunteers Thirty-fourth regiment reunion slated for Sept 20 at Alexandria and Sept 7 in Marion. Noblesville man Marion Hickman sentenced to two years for assaulting Mrs Arthur Meker. Spring Hill brick schoolhouse near Greensburg burned. loss $35,000 with $2,000 insured. Vigo county Henry Zimmerman displayed 14 foot cornstalks at Terre Haute, ears eight feet high. Boone county Anna Wallace sues John Nicholson for 610,000 damages over breach of promise.
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Wabash River
Logansport
August Creel
Elkhart
Crawford County
Lastidas
Columbia
South America
John Simpson
Cass County
Charles Robinson
Muncie
Thirtyfourth Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Alexandria
Marion Hickman
Noblesville
Arthur Meker
Spring Hill
Greensburg
Henry Zimmerman
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Anna Wallace
Boone County
John Nicholson
Wellman Says Unusual Diffs Met In Arctic Trip
Lorpon Sept 17 Walter Wellman leader of the American Arctic expedition reports his vessel the Ragnvald Jarl sank after being crushed by ice during the attempt to reach north Greenland. He plans to sail from Southampton to New York on Wednesday with American party members and says the season was unusually difficult for Arctic exploration. He notes Professor Oyen on Dane's island had 1900 pounds of provisions and was safe, and Norwegian crew will join the next expedition.
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Lorpon
Walter Wellman
Ragnvald Jarl
Southampton
New York
Spree
Associated Press
Wellman
Parry
Greenland
Professor Oyen
Dane's
Oyen
Cne
Man
Verbers
Mesarsch
Mohun
Duodige
Robbed Depositors: Bankers Vanish with Funds
Police report the sudden disappearance of Vincent Carrieri and Salvatore Levata two Italian bankers from Pittabarg Pirissura taking an estimated nine to ten thousand dollars of foreign laborers savings. Depositors rushed to the bank doors found them closed amid heightened excitement and threats of pursuing the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittabarg
Pirissura
Vincent Carrieri
Salvatore Levata
Bankera
Carrieri
Levata
Desperate Divorce Spawns Fatal Shooting at Newark
Clarence W. Clark, a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers committeeman, lies near death from a pistol wound inflicted by his divorced wife. He was en route from New York to San Francisco to oversee Southern Pacific troubles when his wife followed him from Grand Central, shot him on a Newark train stop, then fled.
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Newark
XN. J
Philadelphia
Clarence W. Clark
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arthur
Clark
New York
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Grand Central Station
Jersey City
Mine Explosion Kills One Injures Four in Pennsylvania
A gas explosion in the Centralia mines near Ashland Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon killed George Elrecta and injured four others including James Forgarty who died later from injuries. John Cook suffered serious burns while two Hungarian salvers were hurt. The blast was caused by Elrecta’s naked lamp and the mine sustained only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Centralia
George Elrecta
James Forgarty
John Cook
Elrecta
Fergarty
Sold Himself: Alabama Negro Enters Voluntary Slavery
Sam Johnston, about 21, a Black man from Sershn Alabama, sold himself for $60 to Colonel Starke Oliver. Oliver tied him to a hotel column with a plow line and later led him home in antebellum fashion as onlookers watched without protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sershn
Ala
Sam Johnston
Starke Oliver
Southern
Premature blast at Houneybrook colliery kills one injures three
A premature blast at Houneybrook colliery in HarverTon Pa yesterday during coal stripping killed one worker and left three others injured. The deceased is John Denphsa and the injured are James Matsuka Alissa Trimpeno and Giv ons Petro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HarverTon
Houneybrook
Joux Denphsa
James Matsuka
Alissa Trimpeno
Givions Petro
Elliott Wins Second Wing Shot Match Against Carver
Kansas City report notes J A R Elliott champion wing shot extends lead after taking the second of a $100 side match against world rifle champion Dr W F Carver. Final score Elliott five to Carver ninety five with strong early showing. Carver hampered by a sore shoulder in Saturday action.
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Kansas City
J. A. R. Elliott
W. F. Carver
Elliott
Carver
Ellicott
Wallace Shana Feels Ends Life After Rejection
Aaron Ohio report states Wallace Shana Felt aged 20, son of a well known farmer, placed his forehead to a rifle muzzle and pulled the trigger, after being jilted by a girl. The incident occurred yesterday.
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Aaron, O
Wallace Shanafelt
Windfall for Canal Locktender’s Heirs Rumors
Telegraph reports that George W. Seaman and Mrs. M. P. Rice are said to be heirs of late Chicago capitalist John McCaffrey, who died leaving about 600000. McCaffrey once lived in Hancock Md in 1852 and later married three times. The story follows estate dispersal and social moves of his children. New Orleans sugar planters convention shifts support as the party bolts deserting the Democrats for the Republican party.
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Washington
George W. Seaman
M. P. Rice
John McCaffrey
Chicago
McCaffrey
Hancock
Graham
Seaman
Photographer Rice
City
New Orleans
Sugar Planters
Democratic Party
National Republican Party
Tragedy in Henpernson as two fishermen fight ends in murder
In Henpernson Kentucky on September 18 Edward Utley and Lee Philpot fought by the river with a fishknife. Philpot died from a mortal wound and Utley fled but was knocked down with a brick by Fred Rockhart who was jailed on murder charges.
Husband shoots wife then kills himself at Hincron
In Hincron on September 15, Thomas Taylor, 83, killed his wife with a pistol and then wounded himself. The wife tore his arm aside as he aimed at his heart. both suffered injuries, with jealousy cited as the motive after frequent quarrels.
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Hincron
Thomas Taylor
Taylor
Fired on the Boys in Springfield Shooting
Theodore Porter, an elderly Black man, fired a shotgun into a crowd in Springfield Ohio last evening after being harassed by youths. Injured are Joe Teiss shot in the left eye Will Gavin not in the jaw and Will Devlin shot in the leg. Porter was arrested.
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Springfield
Theodore Porter
Joe Teiss
Will Gavin
Will Devlin
Porter
Murderer James Barrett Executed in Eddy
James Barrett, a railroad man from Missouri, was hanged at Eddy on Sept 1 after killing John Holihan during a drunken rampage at a reservoir graders camp in Seven Rivers New Mexico. The execution followed his conviction for murder.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. M
James Barrett
Eddy
Barrett
Missouri
Seven Rivers
John Holihan
Maine returns show Cleaves leads in 445 towns
Large majorities across Maine report Cleaves and Johnson results with a Republican plurality of 38,084. Cleaves gains 1,309 votes since 1892 while Johnson falls 23,755. In the Second district Grey for congress holds a 10,100 plurality.
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Maine
Lewiston
Cleaves
Johnson
Congress
Tornado Kills One Woman and Two Children in Perry OC
A tornado swept through Jennings and Mining blowing 50 houses to atoms. A young lady and two children were killed and several people injured. Several Mining houses caught fire and a conflagration followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
OC. T
Jennings
Mining
Death of the Oldest Woman In Ohio
Susan Bolen of Greenville County Ohio died at 111 years old with 75 years in se. Her brother died at 104. She kept sharp memory though she could not walk or see in her final years.
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Ohio
Greenville
Susan Bolen
County
Elmer Walden Indicted for Uncle’s Murder
Elmer Walden has been indicted for murdering his uncle Thomas Walden a prominent farmer. The widow of the victim was arrested as an accomplice amid rumors of illicit relations with the killer.
German Pioneer Couple Tragedy Ends in Hatchet Stabbing
In Kexton Ohio on September 15 Fred Miller a 70 year old German husband fatally stabbed his wife four times and severed her head with a hatchet. He then leaped into a 30 foot well and was fatally injured. Both victims were respected German settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kexton
Fred Miller
Fusitenste
Edward Shears Attempted Suicide At Harrison House
Edward Shears 25, a Harrison House clerk, attempted suicide with arsenic yesterday in Pana Illinois. Miss Gertie Keller 18, dining room girl at the same hotel, says Shears tried to kill himself after she rejected his advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Edward Shears
Harrison House
Gertie Keller
Shears
Moonshiner Kills Deputy in Pike County Battle
News from Pike county reports a clash between moonshiners and revenue officers yesterday afternoon. Deputy T. B. Crisson was instantly killed by moonshiner Jim Cook, according to dispatches received in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Pike County
T. B. Crisson
Jim Cook
Kentucky Women Congratulated by Boston League
Boston reports the Women Rescue League sent greetings to Kentucky women praising their moral and political crusade against Colonel Breckinridge after a special meeting yesterday in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Boston
Women’s Rescue League of
Breckinridge
World’s Brevities: varied notices and political moves
A compendium of short items notes treasury totals with gold, nominations in Ohio and New York for Congress and governor, stage robbery near A T, and other incidents. Reports include fires in Chicago and San Francisco losses, hangings, assassinations, labor and political clashes, and a notable jury acquittal in a Massachusetts damages suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Grand Council of the
Improved Order of Red Men
Binghamton
Amos H. Kling
Congress
Ohio
Charles B. Matthews
Saratoga
New Yor
A. T
New York
Market quotations from Indianapolis grain and livestock markets
Wheat and corn prices shown with stale quotes and percent changes. Cattle receipts light and market unsettled with low end steers and mixed weights priced from 3.00 to 6.40 dollars. hogs and sheep weaker to steady with room for variance as demand shifts. Cash closing values listed for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hog products.
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Gatic
Park
Lake
Rins
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