Indictment efforts surge as Grand Jury probes in Jackson County
In Jackson County Kentucky the grand jury, still in session, seeks witnesses to indict Curtis Jett and White over the Marcum Cox and J B Marcum murders. Soldiers guard key witnesses after a night attack on troops and a council of war boosts troops. Curtis Jett reportedly confesses implicating prominent arsons. Petvin Ewin fears for his life as investigations unfold.
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Edal
Jackson County
Jackson
Marcum
Cockrill
Cox
Morton Craig
Louisville
Curtis Jett
Charles T. Little
Winchester
Clark County
J. B. Marcum
White
Leslie County
John Patrick
Moses Feltner
Tom Cockrill
Capt. Patrick
James Cockrill
Feltner
James BR. Marcum
Dr. Cox
B. J. Ewin
Jett
Petvin Ewin
Brave Officers Sacrifice in Brooklyn Fire Rescue
Two policemen risked severe burns to save women and children from a Fulton street blaze in Brooklyn. Officer William McAuley, gravely burned, carried a unconscious Mrs Howard Murray to a window before collapse and hospitalization. Other officers and firemen rescued additional residents as flames threatened multiple floors.
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Burning House
New York
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
William McAuley
Howard Murray
Hoenital
Meeting in Aid of Jews at Carnegie Hall
New York May 26 Grover Cleveland telegraphed he will attend the mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in aid of Jews harmed by the Kishineff massacre Mayor Low will preside Speakers include Dr Newell Pwight Hillis Jacob Schurman Rev R S McArthur Bishop Potter Archbishop Farley Judge Ide Returns Home St Johnnsburg VI May 26 Judge Henry C Ide of the Philippine commission has reached his home after six months furlough with return to duty planned in August
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Carnegie Hall
Low
Cleveland
Newell Pwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Jacob Schurman
Cornell University
R. S. McArthur
Potter
Archbishop Farley
Ide
St. Johnnsburg
Henry C. Ide
Philippine Commission
Allis-Chalmers Plant Reopens After Settlement
Chicago May 26 The Allis-Chalmers Machine Making plant on Twelfth Street resumes operations after ten days idle. A settlement with all trades brings 1500 workers back to work with a virtual wage increase of 10 cents and a nine hour day.
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Chicago
Allis-Chalmers
Street
Cotton market opener hits new August high
W P Brown of Hull Tender in the cotton market reports August up to 12 cents at opening, a 21 point rise from Monday's close. He bid 20 000 bales but no contracts were filled as prices climbed, August leading gains and setting a season high. Montreal sees nearly fifty arrests in strike-related car attacks on St Catherine and St Dennis streets, with Business Manager Aub charged with intimidation. Bail denial announced by Attorney General Archambault. police cells crowded on a holiday Monday.
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Levono
W P. Brown
Jocal Hull
New York
Montreal
St. Catherine
St. Dennis
Aub
Archambault
Boy Charged in Shooting of Girl at Plainfield
Plainfield New Jersey May 26 William James ten years old is under arrest charged with shooting Theresa Watson ten years old Both were part of a runaway group from their homes The Watson girl tried to go home and James shot her with a firearm One wound is dangerous
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Plainfield
N. J
William James
Theresa Watson
Watson
James
Cardus
Cumberland Presbyterian assembly selects Dallas for next meeting
The Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly adjourned after devotional exercises in Nashville on May 27. An address on temperance was given by Mrs. Bettie Mayo. Dallas was chosen as the site for next year’s meeting.
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Dallas
Nashville
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bettie Mayo
Pedro Diaz Sentenced to Death in Humacay Riot
Pedro Diaz convicted of murder in Humacay last August during a political riot has been sentenced to death. An appeal to the supreme court has been filed. Diaz is expected to be hanged at the penitentiary on July 31 as natives plead to save his life.
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San Juan
P. R
Pedro Diaz
Humacay
Supreme Court
Diaz
Died in Friends Arms in Poughkeepsie
Stuart Pelpan nearly eighty, former head of a leading boys boarding school in Poughkeepsie, once taught Cornelius Vanderbilt, died of heart disease while reading market quotes in a broker’s office, his death occurred with a friend at his side. In San Diego Cuban children arrive with Secretary Pierce of the Theosophical Brotherhood and go to Point Loma home after arriving from Cuba via New Orleans.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Stuart Pelpan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Friend's Arms
San Diego
Cal
Secretary Pierce
Theosophical Brotherhood
Point Loma
Cuba
New Orleans
United States
Antarctic explorer report on progress to England joins Ventura voyage
En route to England Lieutenant H. H. Shackelton R N arrived in San Francisco aboard the Ventura from Australia to file a report on Antarctic exploration progress. In Mobile Alabama T. H. Boykin a traveling man from Meridian Mississippi died of apoplexy in a restaurant.
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San Francisco
H. H. Shackelton
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Australia
Mobile
Ala
T. H. Boykin
Meridan
Miss
Boykin
St. Louis
Jett and White Indicted for Murder in Kentucky
Louisville indicts Curtis Jett and Tom White by the Jackson special grand jury in the murder of James B. Marcum, tied to the Hargis-Cockrill feud. The report also references a historical note on the scold's bridle and its brutal use against women.
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Jett
White
Louisville
Curtis Jett
Tom White
Jackson
James B. Marcum
Omental View of Womanhood Sparks Cross Cultural Debate
An essay contrasts oriental and American views on women's freedom. A Hindoo woman expresses shock at public exposure of American women and a Hindoo man cites maternal guidance as essential to good citizens. The piece questions American parental authority and echoes household influence in the East versus the West.
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Orient
Smoking in Spain Report Describes Widespread Tabacco Use
J J Hart notes people smoke incessantly in Spain across trains theaters restaurants hotels offices shops and even street vendors. Smokers include tram conductors cabbies coachmen beggars and clerks with cigarettes lighting up during interactions and while serving customers.
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Spain
Jj. A. Hart
Argonaut
Origin of the Tomato Names Across Europe
The tomato originated in tropical America where it was cultivated by Incas and Montegins long before Europeans arrived. It came to Europe early with the name tomat or tomats, later called love apple in English and pomme d'amour or pomi d'amore in French and Italian, fueling the belief it affected love.
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America
Europe
School customs in China and girls education
The article notes that many Chinese girls only attend school if wealthy, with training starting before daylight. Pupils study aloud for two hours, recite lessons, return home for breakfast, and then rejoin school to prepare for the next day. Classes continue daily with no Sunday holiday.
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China
Billion and trillion in English and French numeral systems
The article explains two numeral systems. In English, a billion is a million of millions and a trillion is a million billions. In French, used in the United States, a billion is a thousand millions and each step multiplies by a thousand.
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United States
Why He Was Single
A humorous exchange between two Frenchmen explains why marriage eludes one man. The jokester says he must wed under conditions: the woman must be beautiful and rich, and he must be a fool, else the arrangement fails.
Four Year Old Dismisses Compliment with Quick Witted Reply
In a reception room visitors were entertained by a hostess's four year old daughter. One caller commented on her looks. The child answered I am not very pretty but I am very gmart. The remark, reported by the New York Times, shows her clever retort.
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New York Times
The Publishers' Error Rewrites Book For Publication
The Kansas City Journal notes Arthur must rewrite a large portion of his book before release. A reader quips that publishers should have him rewrite the bad parts as well.
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Arthur
Kansas City Journal
Masiecal Diagnosis and the Throaty Tenor
A manager mocks a performer’s voice calling it a sentence of disease while a friend defends the singer’s throaty tenor. The exchange appears in Punch and captures sharp humor about vocal flaws.
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Masiecal
New York Paper Questions Obsolescence
Columbus Enquirer Sun asks if modern man will marry and how societal roles may change as technology or tradition evolve. The fragment hints at marriage trends and cultural expectations in a evolving era.
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New York
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
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