Feudists Guilty Hinted as Witnesses Tie to Killing Scene
In Cynthiana Kentucky the prosecution tightens the case against Jett and White for J. B. Marcum's assassination. Eyewitness Captain B J Ewen and numerous Jackson citizens corroborate key identification while defense hints at a disputed alibi near the courthouse. Witnesses place Jett on or near the Courthouse walk and White in position at the time of the shooting.
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Cynthiana
Jett
White
J. B. Marcum
Jackson
B. J. Ewen
Hiwen
Commonwealth
Ewen
Taubbe
William Combs
Breathitt
Hezekiah Combs
W. P. Hogg
J. J. C. Back
W. H. Blanton
John Bays
Hargis Bros
Kelly Nash
Dillard Hadden
Day Bros
Wiley May
Barney Schiff
John Noble
Noble
Marcum
Taulbee
Bay Bros
Patrick Jett
Webster
Hughes
Smith
Conditions Worse Than Newspapers Told About Jackson Ky
A traveler writes from Jackson Kentucky describing dire conditions beyond the city. Troops keep order but surrounding areas suffer feud violence as the conflict intensifies. The town lacks streets lights police and fire protection amid the instability.
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Jackson
Lxy
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Currency Bill Will Be Scanned by Finance Leaders
Preparations underway for a meeting at Senator Aldrich’s Warwick country home with Republican Senators and leading financiers from New York and the West. Aldrich drafted a bill based on the last session, proposing national bank deposits of government receipts, asset currency, and bank circulation up to 1 percent of capital with a 3 percent tax.
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Commercial Tribune
Providence
R. L
Warwick
Aldrich
Finance Committee
New York
The
West
Hanna
Newport
Youngstown wife killer Schaller to be electrocuted
In Columbus Ohio on July 20 Mike Schaller the Youngstown wife killer was delivered to the penitentiary annex. He is sentenced to be electrocuted on November 10 and had planned to kill himself with a steel pointed crochet needle secreted in his stocking. Jail officials found the device during a morning search. He boasted they will never have a chance to kill me by electricity.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Mike” Schaller
Youngstown
Penitentiary Annex
Schaller
Alleged $3 Debt Sparks Fatal Shooting in Lexington
Charlton Hulett, a Lexington contractor, was shot dead by laborer James Cooper who said he did not pay the $3 owed. Cooper fired three times, was subdued after resisting arrest, and the case was turned over to authorities.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Charlton Hulett
James Cooper
Cooper
Hulett
Indian graves unearthed at Forest Home Cemetery
Workmen uncover five Indian graves in Forest Home Cemetery Chicago. Ornaments utensils and weapons suggest the interred were chiefs or important tribal figures buried about 75 to 100 years ago.
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Chicago
Forest Home Cemetery
Chicago Board of Trade Sues O'Dell Co Over Quotations
The Chicago Board of Trade filed suit in U.S. Court to stop the O'Dell Company from using its price quotations without authorization claiming the quotes are property and that only approved telegraph firms may sell them. An injunction to halt reception and use is sought, with disclosure of quotation sources. Thornton M. Hinkle and Henry S. Robbins represent the Board.
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Board of Trade of Chicago
United States
O'Dell Company
O'Dell
O’dell
Thornton M. Hinkle
Henry 8. Robbins
Board of Trade
Arrests Grow as Danville Mob Leader Nabbed in Kentucky
Winfred Baker, alleged Danville jail mob leader, is captured in a West Danville coal mine after weeks on the run. Seventeen mob members arrested with twenty-five expected by weekend. city council commends Sheriff Whitlock for defending prisoners and condemning anarchists per Governor Yates.
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Danville
Ill
Winfred Baker
Baker
Kentucky
Whitlock
Metcalf
Gutterman
Springfield
Belleville
Yates
Seventh Infantry
National Guard
Camp Lincoln
Seventh Regiment
Manufacture big rubies from crucible process
A New York jewelry expert asserts that rubies can be manufactured from fused tiny stones. He says the method, once known in France, produces large flawless gems that rival natural rubies and is now widespread in several European countries. Only highly experienced examiners can tell the difference.
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New York
General Board of Appraisers
France
General A P Stewart Critically Ill in Chattanooga
General A P Stewart one of the few surviving Confederate lieutenant generals and a Chickamauga Park Commission member is critically ill in Chattanooga. Stewart served as second in command at the Battle of Missionary Ridge.
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Chattanooga
Teron
A. P. Stewart
Chickamauga Park Commission
Stewart
Missionary Ridge
Divorce Suit of Eva May Hervey vs Lee A Hervey
Newark news recounts Eva May Hervey filing a desertion divorce suit against Lee A Hervey after his return from the Spanish American War. The tale recalls Hervey’s hospital stay, a supposed wound at San Juan Hill, real estate ventures, a sensational partner who killed himself, and social notoriety in Newark society before a sixth infantry homecoming cooled his popularity.
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Newark
N. J
Eva. May
Hervey
Lee
Eva May Hervey
Lee A. Hervey
House of Prayer
Theampany
Charles L. Roller
Montreal
Secret Stairway Of Tweeding Uncovered In City Hall
Old City Hall stairway found behind Andrew Jackson painting in the west wing. An ex employee recalls the route was used during Tweed era by aldermen to flee angry constituents and dodge legal papers in franchise grant cases.
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New York
Andrew Jackson
Council
City Hall
Tweed Ring
Sailor Dies of Yellow Fever in New York Hospital
Almon Smith a sailor died of yellow fever at Kings County Hospital. Authorities quarantine his home and nearby area and monitor for additional cases. Smith arrived aboard the steamship Havana from Vera Cruz five days before, and was admitted to hospital two days after arrival.
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New York
Almon Smith
Kings County Hospital
Smith
Havana
Vera Cruz
Body of Burnet Foulds Still Missing in River
The body of Burnet F. Foulds, drowned near Ross Kentucky last Wednesday morning, had not been recovered despite many searchers on the river yesterday. Investigators found no evidence to support rumors that he reached shore alive.
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Burnet F. Foulds
Ross
Foulds
Vanhoek
Basechang
Vanhook
P. C. Butler
E. R. Gilbert
Mr. Hall
Thomas Foulds
Burnet Foulds
Piqua
Convicts With Army of Pursuers After Deserter Leader
A dozen escaped Folsom prisoners flee through Placerville area pursued by hundreds of armed men. The fugitives, led by J. W. Woods a former US soldier said to have joined Filipino guerillas, elude capture amid reports they may double back toward Lotus Rattlesnake Bar and Zentgraff Mine. Guard Cochrane remains in doubtful condition after a prison fight.
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Placerville
Cal
Folsom Penitentiary
Lotus
Rattlesnake Bar
Zentgraff Mine
Cochrane
J. W. Woods
United States
Philippines
Thieves Take $500 and Money Orders in Kokomo Robbery
Police probe Kokomo Indiana robbery where thieves struck the National Express Company office during supper and stole 500 dollars in cash and a blank book of express money orders. Agent L B Clayton left the money in a drawer, the sole security misjudged. A monogrammed handkerchief is the only clue.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
National Express Company
Clayton
Heir 10 Fortune Found as Elevator Conductor in Chicago
Walter W. Condon of Coldwater Michigan, heir to a 350000 dollar estate, was located in Chicago after seven years apart from his parents. A cousin, Charles Condon, facilitated the discovery and return of the long missing heir who had been working as an elevator conductor in a downtown office building.
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Chicago
Walter W. Condon
Coldwater, Mich
Charles Condon
Soldiers Fire On Strikers Kill Ten In Russia
Ten striking workmen were killed and eighteen wounded when troops fired on protesters at Mikhaiovo on the Tiflis Batoum railway on July 20. A detachment of forty soldiers faced a shower of stones and revolver fire after trains were halted.
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ST. Petersburg
Mikhaiovo
Tiflis-Batoum
Accuses His Nephew in Webster Street Theft
A musician George Vierling of 317 Webster street reported a theft of money. Detective Bernhart arrested his nephew Harry Vierling for the incident. part of the money was recovered.
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George Vierling
Webster Street
Bernhart
Harry Vierling
Reward of $200 Offered For Foulds Body Recovery
The family of Burnet F. Foulds offers a 200 dollar reward if his body is recovered within 24 hours after a sailboat accident on the river. He reportedly drowned after losing control of the craft while his wife stood on the Kentucky shore. Local searches continue with divers and volunteers along the Ohio riverbanks.
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Burnet F. Foulds
Frank Foulds
Jacob Baschang
County Auditor’s Office
Ohio
Eight Mile
Baschang
Kentucky
Bishop Fallsow Becomes Temperance Beer Namesake in Ohio
In Columbus reports say Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Reformed Episcopal Church invented Bishop's beer as a low alcohol malt beverage. Ohio Supreme Court ruling subjects its sale to Dow tax. Fallows plans to reorganize and may direct a new Chicago company with saloons in Ohio to control liquor sales.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
Chicago
Bishop Fallows
Ohio Supreme Court
Bishop's
Supreme Court
Bishop Fallows’ Company
Price scales set for union made suits by weight
At a Union-Made Garment Makers Association meeting in Chicago, officials voted to adjust suit prices by garment size. A 130 pound man could pay about $10, while a 250 pound man would be charged around $15.
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Chicago
Union-Made Garment Makers Association
Hebrew Christian Conference elects officers at Mountain Lake Park
The Hebrew Christian Conference elected officers including President Rev. A Kuldell of Allegheny and Corresponding Secretary Rev. Louis Mayer of Hopkinton. Recording Secretary Rev. Maurice Ruben of Pittsburg and an executive committee of notable clergy from New York Brooklyn Chicago and more, with sermons by Rev. Angell and Rev. Jacobs and discussions on Jewish missions and union.
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Mountain Lake Park
Hebrew Christian Conference
A. RK. Kuldell
Allegheny
Louis Mayer
Hopkinton
Maurice Ruben
Pittsburg
Harry Zeckhausen
New York
Leopold Cohen
Brooklyn
J. R. Leveck
Chicago
Philip Sidoski
B. Angell
H. Jacobs
Ladd
Ill
Mayer
Mr. Kuldell
Amos J. Dushaw
Fire at Seaview House burns Old Orchard camp property
A blaze at the Seaview House on Old Orchard camp ground destroyed the building. Two women guests, Mrs. Helen Martin and Mrs. E A Stevens of East Grafwa N H, are believed burned with one body recovered. Limited property remains.
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Old Orchard
Seaview
Helen Martin
E. A. Stevens
East Grafwa
N. H
Watters Arrested on Burglary Charge in Main Street Factory
United States Deputy Marshal Sanderson brought back Hutch Watters of 826 Lockstreet a Deer Creek man charged with burglary of R. A. Crane & Co. paper box factory on Main Street. A warrant had been out for Watters and he was arrested in Chicago Sunday night.
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United States
Sanderson
Chicago
Enormous Clock For St. Louis Fair
Milwaukee July 39. The greatest clock in the world with a 120 foot diameter dial is being built for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition next year. Only the hands and machinery are made here. the dial will be a bed of flowers. The clock lies on the hill north of the agricultural building. Minute hand sixty feet long. end ring eight feet diameter. Numerals fifteen feet long in bright colors. A ring of twelve flower beds surrounds the dial. At night 2,000 incandescent lights will illuminate the timepiece.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fire department dispute cited by discharged firefighter spouse
Mrs. Wm. Bost, widow of a recently discharged firefighter, writes Mayor Bowlus accusing the Fire Department of jeopardizing her husband’s soul. She thanks the mayor for his action and claims eight years of service harmed his name and character by a persistent neighbor, hoping for a peaceful family life now that he is out of the department.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Wm. Bost
Bowlus
Fire Department
Breman
Constanly
Bill’ Burnett
Nim
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Stairway OF “Tweeding
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William Green
Placer County
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