Militia Guard Dinning Amid Franklin Jail Trouble
In Franklin Kentucky a dynamite bomb near the jail sparked militia guard action as George Dinning the negro accused of murder is protected during his trial. Locals resent troop presence while officials say the case proceeds with potential death penalty verdict.
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Franklin
George Dinning
Louisville
F. L. Gordon
Frankfort
State
Jodie Conn
E. H. Gaither
Edison
Whitesides
Dinning
Simpson County
Bowling Green
Conn
Virgil Hagerman
John BR. Grider
Charles Moore
Will Hobdy
I. H. Goodnight
A. T. Walker
G. T. Finn
C. W. Milliken
Roark
Mr. Byars
Lynched Negro Found Hanging in Highway Near Aberdeen
Special dispatch from Aberdeen Mississippi reports Harry Gilliam a negro was seized from Monroe County Jail by a mob late Saturday night carried five miles to a road and hanged from a tree. He had been accused of robbing a white woman at Okolona and attempting a sexual assault. The mob took him after authorities moved him from Okolona fearing a lynching. Jailer W. S. ev ered and the mob left with the prisoner.
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Fenorca
Aberdeen
Miss
Harry Gilliam
Monroe County
Okolona
Man Indicted for Murder Commits Suicide Before Trial
Hazleton Pennsylvania reports that John Broadt, indicted for murder and released on habeas corpus, shot himself near his large home this morning just before his trial was to begin.
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Hazleton
John Broadt
Big Home
Tin plate shutdowns furlough twelve thousand workers
Anderson Ind June 28 The National Tinplate Company posted notice of a Thursday morning shutdown for wage scale readjustment. All union tinplate factories nationwide will close as wage talks begin in Pittsburg next Saturday. Window glass plants prepare to close Wednesday. 15 000 idle. Union flint bottle makers avoid shutdown by sacrificing vacation to combat nonunion plants. Delays expected from factional fights among workers.
Mrs Campbell Dead Widow of Christian Church Founder
Bethany W Va June 28 Mrs Alexander Campbell widow of the founder of the Christian or Campbellite Church died at 8 am aged 96. Born Leichfield England November 12 1802 she came to the United States as a child. Married Alexander Campbell in 1828 she lived nearly sixty nine years at the family home. She was a devoted partner in his work and beloved by church and family. She left four children two sons and two daughters and many grandchildren.
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Commercial Tribune
Bethany
W. Va
Alexander Campbell
Prominent St. Louis Doctor Indicted for Assault
Dr. Richard L. Metcalfe, famed local physician, was indicted by a grand jury for assault with intent to kill after shooting Willig Smith who trespassed on the doctor's property. Smith was wounded in the shoulder and later reported improving.
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St. Louis
Louis
Richard L. Metcalfe
Willig Smith
FIGHT A STREET DUEL Kills Marion Sebastian in Kentucky
Marion Sebastian was shot eight times about 4 PM in Lancaster Kentucky by D Turner Jack Turner and an unknown man. The Turners are jailed and a coroner’s inquest found killing by the named men. Sebastian had married Turner’s sister and faced a civil suit over alienation of affection.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Marion Sebastion
Jack ‘Turner
Turners
Madison
Sebastian
Turner
J. D. Turner
J. P. Nave
S. Turner
Nave
Jack Turner
Bank Robbery Ends with Ear Injury at Belle Fourche
Four masked men robbed the Butte County Bank in Belle Fourche. Cashier Arthur Marble's hand was forced and a robber shot off part of his right ear. Robbers escaped with about $75 after a running chase. posse pursued and one robber surrendered amid a brief battle.
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Deadwood
Lune
Butte County
Belle Fourche
Cee Dering
Arthur Marble
Labor Operators Oppose Coal Weighing Bill
Pittsburgh June 28. Governor Hastings faces a full siege of telegrams petitions and committees as the coal weighing bill reaches signature stage. Debate centers on paying for coal before or after screening with miners and operators both lobbying heavily.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Hastings
Mark A. Hanna
Quay
Penrose
Magee
Flinn
Miners Won't Strike Despite Leadership Efforts
Pittsburg dispatch reports no general miners strike in the near future as leaders failed to agree on suspending work. District President Patrick Dolan returned from Columbus after a secret three day session of the National Executive Board of the United Workers where the 69 cent rate was debated. no agreement reached and work will continue.
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Pittsburg
Patrick Dolan
Miners’ Organization
Columbus
National Executive Board
the United Workers
Carlisle Accepts Permanent Chair of State Democratic Convention
John G Carlisle agreed to serve as permanent chair at the National Democratic State Convention to be held in Louisville on July 14. He stated he would keep his Covington residence but practice law in Washington and New York. Carlisle also announced the German National Bank case moved to Federal Court for the Government.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
John G. Carlisle
Carlisle
State Central Committee
Covington
Washington
New York
German National Bank
Federal
Persecute the Hebrews in Treheran Persia
U S Minister to Persia reports Mohammedans in Trehe ran Persia attacked Jewish quarters and maltreated residents. McDonall appealed for intervention. Shah’s chief minister promised action, but persecutions continued as protectors extracted funds from victims.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Persia
Treheran
McDonall
Mafia Murders Body Found In Two Places Unsolved
A mutilated body found in the East River and nearby bushes remains unidentified. Coroner O Harlan notes expert dissection skill, questions boiling of parts, and a possible Italian witness Adzaro linked to Mafia murders last March. An unidentified Japanese visitor claimed to recognize the corpse.
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New York
East River
O’hanlon
O’hahlan
High Bridge
Max C. Weinecke
Adzaro
Girl Who Survived Tornado Ends Life in Frenzy
Minnie Rose a 20 year old resident of St Louis died after taking paris green in a frenzy induced by the May 27 1896 tornado and subsequent storms. The disaster wrecked the Rose home and left her mind unbalanced by the ordeal. She suffered hysterical mania that persisted since the first attack and culminated in death after a thunderstorm induced fit.
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St. Louis
Minnie Rose
Rose
Miss Rose
Miraculous Escape After Rooftop Derrick Collapse
A derrick on a new Atlanta building fell at 1 PM, sending three workmen from a ninth story scaffold. Two men, Palmetto Ayres and Charles Cargill, were killed, while W. M. Brown, a white carpenter, was saved when he grasped a rising rope and was hauled to the roof. Superintendent Gammon suspects tampering.
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Atlanta
Palmetto Ayres
Charles Cargill
W. M. Brown
Brown
Mr. Gammon
Robbery at State Agricultural College in Lansing
The State Agricultural College near Lansing was dynamited in April, with $2,170 stolen from a college safe. The blast wrecked the office. Suspicion fell on Clinton D. Butterfield and G. Devere Miller after an intercepted letter linked them to the crime. They were arrested and released on $2,000 bail each.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
State Agricultural College
Lansing
Clinton D. Butterfield
Cadillac
G. Devere Miller
Woman's alarm horn sparks Lakewood shooting scene
In Lakewood Ohio Mrs Mary Obermiller fired on burglars she imagined with help from neighbors Edward Ratcliffee and William Beneke who also returned fire. Town Marshal arrived and fired his shotgun wounding Ratcliffee with thirteen buckshot. Ratcliffee says he will live.
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Cleveland, O
Lakewood
Mary Obermiler
Edward Ratcliffee
William Beneke
Ratcliffee
Beneke
Jennings Hurt By Line Drive In Baltimore Game
Baltimore shortstop Jennings suffered a concussion after being struck above the left ear by a Rusie fastball in New York. He remained in the game briefly scoring a run before troops of players aided him and he left the field with nausea, crying as he departed.
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New York
Jennings
Baltimore
Rusi
Doyle
Rusie
Clark
Inspector Whiteside Out Paul Williams to Succeed
Chattanooga Tenn June 28 It became known here today that Post Office Inspector G M Whiteside has resigned effective July 1 and that his successor will be Paul H Williams of St Louis Whiteside secured his appointment from President Cleveland four years ago His territory covered Tennessee Georgia Alabama South Carolina and Florida Williams has been an inspector in the Missouri territory
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
G. M. Whiteside
Paul H. Williams
St. Louis
Whiteside
Cleveland
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
H. Clay Evans
Williams
Missouri Territory
Tragedy Near Portsmouth Involving Goings Family
Near Barden, twenty miles from Portsmouth, William Goings is found dead with speculation he shot himself after quarreling with his children. His daughter wounded in the wrist fled. the three children aged 16 to 2 are jailed as suspects, claiming Goings killed himself after attempting to shoot his daughter.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Barden
William Goings
Goings
Otway
Excursion Train Incident Denied as False Report
From Parkersburg West Virginia on June 28 a sensational claim that roughs captured a Columbus excursion train between this city and Athens last night is flatly untrue. The train carried 800 excursionists but there was no disturbance and Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern officials call it one of the most orderly excursions ever run.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Columbus
Athens
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Run Down by Bicyclist Injures Aged Farmer
Peter Clemens aged 92 a prominent local farmer was run down by a bicyclist near Defiance Ohio while out for a walk. He suffered injuries deemed nonrecoverable. Clemens born in Germany has crossed the Atlantic fourteen times.
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Commercial Tribune
Defiance
Peter Clemens
Clemens
Germany
Atlantic
Senate Tariff Debates Hides Duty And Sugar Trust Clash
The Senate advanced the tariff bill focusing on hides set at 20 percent ad valorem replacing 1 cent per pound. Debates covered trusts including the Sugar Trust, with allies voting along party lines. Iron ore gloves and leather provisions were amended and agreed, concluding the leather and glove sections before adjourning after an executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Smith
N. J
Trade discussion on hides tariffs and trust prosecutions
The debate covers a proposed 20 percent ad valorem duty on hides versus a 1 percent specific duty as Mr. Smith cites figures from the New York Custom House. References to Cuba, Blaine’s letter on tariffs, beef trusts, and an anticipated trust amendment by Pettus are noted, with Hoar highlighting the limits of federal action and urging state intervention.
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Mr. Platt
Conn
New York Custom House
Cuba
Senate
Catafalque
House of Representatives
House
West
James G. Blaine
McKinley
Chicago
Messrs. Allen
Hoar
Pettus
Alabama
Sugar Trust
Elopement Alters Planned June Wedding in Washington D H
Agnes Keller eloped with Dr Leroy Craig son of Judge Thomas N Craig after invitations were issued for her June 30 wedding to Marius Padgett. The couple wed secretly at Good Hope and plan to live with the Craig family before setting up their own home in Delaware Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington D. H
B. F. Keller
Agnes
Marius Marcellus Padgett
Washington D.H
Ohio
Miss Keller
Mr. Padgett
Leroy Craig
Thomas N. Craig
Dr. Keller
Good Hope
Thomas
Craig
T. N. Craig
Padgett
Delaware
Six Murders in Four Days Shake Louisville Streets
In Louisville on June 28 a man identified as George W. Martin of Cloverdale Indiana was found murdered with a crushed skull on Broadway near the L N Depot. Two other victims died this morning and six killings in four days involve robbery and street attacks with limited arrests. Locals suspect a single assailant as police remain mystified.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Broadway
George W. Martin
Cloverdale
Ind
Martin
Armstead Moore
Humble
Mack Lloyd
Henry Jenkins
Paul Sorg in the Race He Crosses Swords
Paul Sorg competes in a race with John R. McLean at a public event, crossing swords metaphorically as rivals. The fragment hints at a political or athletic contest with Sorg as the central figure.
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John R. McLean
McLean presses control of nominations in governor race
At midnight in Columbus Ohio June 2 percent McLean dominates the field aiming to force Hough's nomination while Sorg Brice Campbell and Welty shift positions Sorg rivals McLean and is likely to pursue the Senate seat Welty shown rising as a gubernatorial contender with McLean's backing wavering on Hough.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John R McLean
Judge Hough
U.S
Paul Sorg
Middleton
Sorg
McLean
Soreg
Hough
Smalley
Welty
Brice
Campbell
John C. Welty
Hough Route Nears Governor Nomination Amid Attacks
In Columbus 1900s, Judge Robert T. Hough of Hillsboro faces mounting scrutiny over his financial record as McLean weighs continued support. Delegates, with county backing and Cincinnati ties, await a wire-driven nomination while anti Hough editorials and Populist opposition loom in the convention buildup.
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Hough
Commercial Tribune
Judge Hough
Cleveland
McLean
Cincinnati
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Harrisburg
W. P. Dearmit
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
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J. C. Zerbe
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
G. W. Schlenderberg
William Warner
United Mineworkers
Thomas E. Young
Panhandle
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Allegheny County
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MAFIA
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Inspector Whiteside
Paul Williams
Allison
Senator Lindsay
Lindsay
Hoe
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Messrs
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Butler
Heitfeld
Jones
Stewart
Mantle
Teller
Miss Mae Keller
Carlos Rogers
Santiago
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Fernando Ferrari Perez
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J. N. Recuero
Chamber of Company
Presidencia Merce
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Ayres
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Stark
Robert T. Hough
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