Horrific double murder in German Williamsburg ends with suicide
In New York the German quarter of Williamsburg reports Franklin killed his wife and child and then shot himself. An earlier account says the anarchist choked his child, poisoned his wife, and killed himself after two days with the corpses. Mrs Franken aided, letters reveal insanity linked to poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Williamsburg
Franklin
Sixth Precinct
Munger Street
Brooklyn
Oon
M. Franklin
Franken
Oe C. Scott
California Street
San Francisco
Henry W. Faust
Harrion Street
Lindsay
Pretty Typewriter Suspect Tied to Mrs Kniffen Murder
In Teenton New Jersey on January 4 the case of Mrs Kniffen's death remains unsolved. Emma Purcell the pretty typewriter has fallen under grave suspicion and is jailed. The burglary theory is dropped and authorities now believe a strong dose of anesthetic caused the death not strangulation. Purcell may prove her innocence while rumors link an unlawful relationship with Dr Kniffen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teenton
N. J
Miss Murcell
Miss Purcell
Kniffen
Frenchman in Havenmilles Kills Two Children and Wounds Wife
Stephen Lapante a Benton based Frenchman visiting Center Haver Hill killed a boy by crushing his skull with a hammer and fatally wounded a girl with a knife and hammer after a dispute over four children. He then attacked his wife before being arrested in the act. He is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havenmitce
N. H
Stephen Lapante
Benton
Center Haverhill
Warren
Lapante
Claims to Be no British Sebjoot in Washington Note
A fragmentary item from Washington dated January 4 reports a British marketer received a petition from Rev TY M Joyner of On Springs. The readable text is incomplete and names and places are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
TY. M. Joyner
On Springs
British preacher sues for injuries in North Carolina
The claimant and his wife allege injuries after an assault at their home last month. He identifies as a British subject who has preached in North Carolina since 1869 and says they were attacked after giving religious and other instruction to the enslaved. He complains of lack of response from local and state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
North Carolina
Electric Flashes: World News Chronology Terse Dispatches
Berwin Breslau strike. Neusatz editors duel. tariff talks on flax and textiles. May & Vaughn assets $159000, liabilities $155000. Boon fire. English syndicate buys 5 million capital paper firms. Texas rail washouts after heavy rains. Beebe camp loggers die in fire. skating wins at Amsterdam. Rock Island collision injures several. Ditman assets. flour for western Indian reservations. Judge Brewer resigns. Keifer named receiver for Whitely Reaper Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neusatz
Hunary
Omics
Castav
Dimtrevics
Branrk
Ways and Means Committee
New Orleans
May & Vaughn
Des Moines
Eek
Boon
New York
Houston
Tex
Texas
Amsterdam
Pander
Norseng
Rock Island
Malccon
Brooklyn
Philadelima
W. F. Shaw
Music
Ditman
Washington
C. HM. Searing
Arkansas City
Kas
Brewer
Supreme Court
White House
A Chinese Doctor in the Soup
A Chicago coroner's jury held an inquest into a Chinaman's death certified as due to consumption by Dr Nam a Chinese physician The board of health rejected the certificate for lack of a state medical license The jury also recommended Nam be held for grand jury action for practicing medicine without a license Nam defends his record and attacks white doctors for opposing Chinese cheap labor in medicine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nam
Board of Health
Naum
State Medical Board
Blockade of the Central Pacific Lifted by Snow Plow
Sacramento reports a major Sierra Nevada snow blockade broken by railroad crews using a rotary snow plow. The device left Blue Canyon at 7 pm and moved toward Colfax clearing the line for west bound trains, freeing trains held at Colfax and Summit. East bound services resume as tracks clear to Cascade.
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Central Pacific
Sacramento
Cal
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Blue Canyon
Colfax
Emigrant Gap
Cascade
Summit
British Consul Johnston Confers with Africa Crisis
Intelligence confirms the safety of Johnston the British consul at Mozambiq ue traveling inland Africa. He is accused by the Portuguese guard of stirring native resistance along the Shire river. Johnston allegedly pactified Karranger funded Katakota and secured Western Nyanga for Britain. Katangas remains the entry point where Makathas refuse surrender as Portuguese forces press. Fighting in Africa is believed certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpor
Johnston
Mozambique
Africa
Shire River
Nyanga
Portugese
Katangas
Rentana's Farce at Hutena Democratic Convention
The Democratic joint convention in Hutena Montana adjourned at noon with thirty members present, lacking a quorum. They plan to reconvene on Monday noon and aim to elect two senators despite ongoing differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutena
Mont
Arrest of Vanderwort in Libel Dispute Sparks Hearing
Omaha dispatch reports Paul Vanderwort of the Republican charging Edwin Rosewater of the Omaha Bee with criminal libel. Rosewater obtained warrants for Vanderwort and J. S. Wilcox of the Republican. bail posted and a hearing set for January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Rosewater
Omaha
Paul Vanderwort
Omaha Bee
Vanderwort
J. S. Wilcox
Republican
Evansville Strike Talks Break as Conductor Union Reaches Conference
Evansville and Terre Haute lines face a broad work stoppage with conductors and brakemen striking over Hurd policy. A conference with Mackey and a Terre Haute committee began, with a hoped settlement by morning. Louisville Evansville and St Louis workers returned to duty as freight paralysis continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Monda
G. H. Hurd
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Most-Disputed expose on franchise sale in St Louis
The article claims a city council member received 2200 dollars and another stock in the Merchant's Terminal company for support of the measure. It suggests the grand jury may be pressured by public opinion to investigate alleged hoodlnding and doodling charges against city legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jan. G
Merchant's Terminal Company
Letter of J Wilkes Booth on Lincoln assassination
Richmond Va Jan 4 The Dispatch will publish tomorrow a letter by J Wilkes Booth written the day he assassinated President Lincoln He defends his motive arguing lasting North condemnation and that he loves peace more than life He discusses secession and the race question stating the country was formed for the white man and signs as a Confederate dying with duty on his own responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RichMond
J. Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
North
Obie Senatorship Move Tied to caucus picks for Brice
The January caucus for both legislative branches shapes the senatorial contest with Brice favored by many, as supporters rally around caucus nominations. Opponents claim price men show no aggression and no solid challenger emerges, while non resident theories drift about Brice but lack solid sourcing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotumavs
Brice
All Serene to Mraz
Walter Wright, a Brazilian republican leader, travels on the Alliance from Brazil reports natives and citizens sworn to the government and expects exchange rates to resume. Captain Beeves notes happiness in Brazil and at the ship’s ports under the new regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mraz
New York
Alliance
Brazil
Walter Wright
Beeves
Two men shot after street confrontation in Princticia Missouri
John Hayes a letter carrier and his cousin Mike Hayes were challenged by two Black men on a Princticia street. Mike Hayes fired three shots injuring one man and fatally wounding John Klayes. Mike Hayes was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pringticia
Srainorinio
John Hayes
Mike Hayes
Hayes
John Klayes
Italian Opera Season Closes At The Auditorium
The season of the Italian opera closed this afternoon at the auditorium in what patrons called the most memorable period of amusements since the dedication. The run featured grand performances and the public praised the staging and musicianship throughout.
Patti in Barber of Sex Ville Ends Run in City
Four weeks of operatic shows yielded twenty one performances with Ross receipts and dedication ceremonies totaling 232954, a record in American amusements. Last week Patti starred in Barber of Sex ville with the largest audience of the season, about 2000 turned away, before the company sailed to Mexico City for a three week engagement starting January 11.
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Opera House
Ross
Sexville
City of
Mexico
Influenza Grips Cities Worldwide With High Death Toll
Reports from New York to Boston describe a severe La Grippe outbreak. Dr Hoffmann hospitalized in Bellevue. daily deaths reach 234 with a weekly total of 1202. Police sick list grows to 362. pneumonia deaths total 10. Multiple cities report cases and closures. Broad spread includes Amsterdam, Concord, Berlin, Brussels, London, Vienna, Bloomington, Davenport, Charleston, Brockville, and others with numerous cases and business shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havages
la Grippe
New York
Paul Hoffman
Bellevue Hospital
Frederick Hall
Pauline Hall
Brigand” Company
Amsterdam
N. Y
Concord
N. H
Rufus P. Staniels
Grand Army
Grippe
Berlin
Empress Augusta
Brussel
Leopold
Londen
Liverpool
Russia
Vienna
Prince Charles William Phillip
House of Auersperg
Prague
Bloommington
Saybrook
Bloomington
Davenport
London
Andrew Perthes
Perry
Pomerara
Preissung
Charleston
West Virginia
Henry Tinker
Brock Vnle
Smart Manufacturing Company
Mann Manufacturing Company
Cossitt Company
Boston
Lawyer Shields seeks domestic attachment over missing bank president
In Philadelphia on January 4, lawyer Shields filed a domestic attachment action for Charles Stover against James Ditman under the 1834 act. Stover claims Ditman owes 1900 dollars and, after absconding December 11, 1889, with intent to defraud, there is insufficient property in Philadelphia county to satisfy debts. The writ is returnable next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shields
Common Pleas Court
Charles Stover
James Ditman
Stover
Ditman
Duchan
Philadelphia County
Four Fishermen Drown Near San Francisco Lighthouse
A Russian fisherman Antonio Nicholas survived after his boat capsized off Point Bonito near the Golden Gate. He and four companions were returning home when the craft overturned. Nicholas clung to rocks until a tug crew rescued him hours later. The other four drowned in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Point Bonito
Golden Gate
Antonio Nicholas
Archbishop Ireland Denies Pope Appointment Rumor
Archbishop Ireland was interviewed about a rumored investiture with a cardinal's hat and papal delegate to the United States. He admitted the story has no foundation and said he knows of no American cardinals being created. He noted the Vatican once discussed papal delegates but decided not to appoint any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
United States
Vatican
Domestic Tragedy Ends in Murder Suicide
Jan 4 report from ReAL states Thomas Williams a bricklayer killed his wife by slashing her throat then took his own life with a razor after visiting his children in their home bedroom. Both victims died from their injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Williams
Train Collision Near Keene Claims Two Lives
Two freight trains on the South Christie railroad collided this morning near Keene New Hampshire. Engineer W Slate and Fireman Gibson were killed. Several others are reported injured.
Trenton Man Attempts Suicide After Wife’s Death
Dr Kniffien husband of a woman found smothered to death in bed Friday morning swallowed an ounce of aconite and slashed his wrists. Doctors stopped the bleeding and he survived the self harm. He cited public sentiment against him and says he acted from discouragement.
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Trenton
N. J
Kniffien
Boy Poleons the Family in West Virginia
Edward Church, 17, living with his father near Hustington, is charged with poisoning the family by lacing bread. One girl is dead and four others are in critical condition. He confessed to a friend and fled, and has not been captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hustington
W. Va
Edward Church
Miners Rescued After Gas Explosion at Plymouth Mine
A cavern and gas explosion at Notingham mine in Plymouth traps five men. John Humphreys and John Richards rescue them, pulling all five to safety though Thomas Richards dies from burns. Water threatens further flooding endangering more lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilksbarre
Notingham
Plymouth
John Humphreys
John Richards
Thomas Richards
Ater
Remarkable Naptha Plant Explosion in Lima
A Naptha works explosion at the Standard Solar refinery in Lima Ohio injures multiple men. Foreman William Culver suffers a head gash and is insensible. Peter Devine breaks his right leg in two places and is badly burned. Eight others are seriously burned and Charles Landhammer is thrown into a water tank and nearly drowned. Injuries are described as fatal.
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Lima
Ohio
Naptha
Standard Solar
William Culver
Peter Devine
Charles Landhammer
Mail Carrier McLeod Dies In Nevada Snow Walk
Malcom F Mc Leod, a Nevada California mail carrier, froze to death after setting out with a companion on snowshoes to carry mail to Washington eight miles away. Two miles from Washington McLeod faltered and his partner dragged him toward town before seeking help. Citizens reached him still breathing, but he died shortly after. The pair had become disoriented and wandered in circles during the perilous trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Cal
Malcom F. McLeod
Washington
McLeod
Train Kills Yard Master and Wrecks Two Laborers near Tyrone
A Pennsylvania Railroad train at Benn's Creek, ten miles east of Pittsburg, struck and killed Yard Master Wolfgang and badly injured Conductor Worley who stood on the track. The same train killed two unidentified Hungarian laborers who stepped from a cabin and were mangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tyrone
Wolfgang
Worley
Benn's Creek
Here
Mexican horse thieves ambush near Chihuahua killings
Davis January 6 report says a party of Mexicans attacked a group of three men two women and four children near Chihuahua. Two men were shot and killed. Military guards pursue the assailants and will execute them if captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Chihuahua
The Sierra Snowstorm Clears on Central Pacific Line
The Sierra snowstorm abates after several days of rage and clears the Central Pacific route over the mountains. Freight trains will not move for the present period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotral Pacific Miockade
Sacka Amenito
Cal
Jan
Sierra Mountains
Central Pacific
Grippe Flares Across Mohawk Valley With 2000 Amsterdam Cases
A sensation in the Mohawk valley as grippe spreads. Amsterdam reports 2000 cases with several leading physicians affected. Fort Plain shows 500 cases. Also noted in Canajoharie Fulda Fultonville and St Johnsville.
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Atoany
N.Y
Grippe
Mohawk Valley
Amsterdam
Fort Plain
Canajoharie Zoo
Fulda
Fultonville
St. Johnaville
Biiasard Hits Thin Place Amid Northwest Wind
A severe biiasard swept over Manems Emronia on January 6 injuring exposure risks as crews reported fierce northwest winds. The storm's impact grew through the afternoon with ongoing damage assessments and weather warnings continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manems
Emronia
Snow Delays Railroad Travel Amid Freezing Temperatures
Snowbound regions face continued bitter cold with the thermometer near twenty four degrees below freezing. Rail service faces delays as snow accumulates and travel prospects remain uncertain into the evening.
Influenza Outbreak Spreads Across Cities
The la grippe accelerates in multiple regions with nurses doctors and clergymen prostrated and police officers in Bradford unable to work. Over a hundred cases in Niagara Falls mainly railway workers. Boston reports 1900 pupils absent as deaths rise. Washington notes Secretary Windom and Congressman Gibson ill with pneumonia linked to the illness.
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Bradford
Belfast
Niagara Falls
Ont
Michigan Central
Boston
Washington
Windom
la Anes
Charles H. Gibson Oryl
Baltimore
Influenza Reports Across Regions
The dispatches note Dowager Empress Augusta’s influenza illness with fever rising and strength holding. Paris reports a decline in influenza. Cromwall Ontario records three hundred cases, GilraLtars mentions its appearance, Panis reports President Carnot fully recovered from influenza.
A Characteristic southern Election in New Orleans
A Jackson Mississippi dispatch reports slow quiet voting with no negro applicants so far and no anticipated trouble. Rumors hint at a mass vote attempt in the south ward where McGill seeks mayor, while many back the Henry ticket or remain neutral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oreans
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
McGill
Henry
Quiet New Orleans election favors Democratic ticket
In New Orleans on January 6, the Democratic candidate General Henry was elected mayor and all Democratic aldermen won. About 15 to 20 African Americans appeared at the polls but withdrew after being warned the election would be peaceful and that their voting could cause trouble. Numerous outsiders supported the Democrats to prevent unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jackson, Miss
Henry
Peing
England's Aristocratic Scandal Trial Opens in London
In a street police court, Arthur Newton solicitor Frederick Taylorson clerk and Adolphus De Galla interpreter face trial on conspiring to defeat justice linked to the West End scandal. Algernon Allies testifies of immoral earnings in Cleveland Street and theft at a club, with Lord Arthur Somerset as surety. Allies says Taylorson urged him to flee to America after the scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Arthur Newton
Frederick Taylorson
Adolphus de Galla
West End
Vaughan
Algernon Allies
Cleveland Street
Arthur Somerset
Allies
Lord Arthur
Taylorson
America
Proposed National Bank Law Based on Silver Bullion
John Jay Knox drafts a bill for introduction in Congress to back national bank circulation with silver bullion. The act would allow circulating notes up to 70 percent of bank capital, with at least 76 percent secured by U S bonds or deposits with the treasury in gold or silver bullion at market price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Jay Knox
Congress
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Directors Meet for American Base Ball Association
The American Base Ball Association directors convened in Rocunstan on January 6 with reps from St Louis Philadelphia Columbus Baltimore Toledo Louisville Syracuse and Rochester. Baltimore sought membership while Syracuse was admitted. the twelve club structure was debated and the eighth club likely to be Wallington Newark or Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Base Ball Association
Rocunstan
St Louis
Philadelphrs
Columbus
Baltimore
Toledo
Oulaville
Syracuse
Rochester
Associaion
Syracua
Associa
Wallington
Newark
Btooklyn
Outlaw Willie Walla Rescued From Hamilton Jail
Masked men on horseback broke into the Hamilton jail at dawn and freed the Harris court outlaw Willie Walla after battering doors and dispersing roadblocks. A deputy or prisoner name appears to have been taken. one man was reported killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalil
Macon
Willie Walla
Harris Court
Hamilton
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