Conviction Plea Changes in County Corruption Trial
Long trial updates reveal Kiehm switching plea amid gang pressure as investigators secure testimonies from Wasserman and Frey. Other defendants like Geils, Oliver, Casselman face possible pleas as the racketeering case mars county contracts and political figures.
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Caco
George C. Klebeerman
Board of Commissioners of County
Jnibus
Jamieson
Tinnell
Kiehm
Ripper
Elenm
Schneider
Ganz
Kieim
Ektehin
Itagetha
Mike’ Wasserman
Kilehm
Waassehman
Meer
Geils
Oliver
Casselman
Varmel
McCarty
Wren
McCarthy
Varnell
Ochs
Leyden
McClaughrey
Wasserman
Aia
EL McDonad
McGarigle case linked to city boodle hearings and arrests
Witnesses allege payments to several figures including Ochs Van Pelt Leyden and Widén as part of a corruption scheme tied to city contracts. Testimony names McClaughry Casselman and Buck McCarthy among후 others, while rumors of alderman involvement and a planned destruction of evidence surface as investigators track the boodle network.
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Varnell
Wren
van. Peli
Leydenz
Faber
Lyon
Phillips Awear
McGurigie
Ripper
McClaughry
Ochs
van Pelt
Leyden and
Widén
Oliver
Ringsters
el Phillips
Lynn
Diver
Pelt
Casselman
Phillips
MaccDonsll
Casseman
MacDonald
McGarigle
Lonergan
Mooney & Baland
St. Ignace
Verdict Looms in Indianapolis Tally-Sheet Cases
Judge Woods charges the jury after two hours of extemporaneous remarks in the tally-sheet indictments. Judge Claypool closed State arguments as jurors retire to deliberate. observers expect guilty verdicts in several defendants.
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Indianapolis
Woods
Ixpramapolis
Ind
Claypool
Harlan
Aline
Death of Signor Depretis Tops Italian Cabinet Shakeup
Signor Augustin Depretis, president of the Council and interior minister, died in Straona Friday night. The cabinet tendered resignations. Signor Crispi, current interior minister, will form a new cabinet from present ministry. Depretis born in Stradetta in 1811, active in Italian patriots, civil governor of Brescia in 1849, later held top offices after 1863.
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Signor Depretis
Itailao
Rome
Signor
Augustin Depretis
Council
Interior
StraieNa
Crispi
Depretis
Sig. Depretis
Stradetla
Bréscia
Cavour
Italy
Two Brothers Arrested in Philadelphia Railroad Incident
Two brothers, Benjy imin and Aaron Nuds, listed as brakeman and conductor, were arrested after a freight train incident on the Cat pwinsa division of the Philadelphia Railroad. The report notes the brothers from Cate whsed in connection with the event and mentions a 600 freight car detail.
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Pas ‘Daly
Benjy Imin
Aaron Nuds
Catewhsed
Pwinsa Division
Philadelphia Rese i Failroad
Hlinigr- Freight
Four Killed as Tornado Strikes Nebraska Town
A July 31 report details a tornado hitting David City Nebraska destroying buildings including depots and a school, with at least one dead and several injured. The disaster damaged churches, stores, and homes, with estimated losses near 290000 dollars. In Concord New Hampshire a railroad crash killed two and injured others after a switch misalignment. A relief train aided the injured. Weather notes follow from New York and surrounding states with storms and heat in several cities.
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Concorp
N.H
Hooksett
Concord
Yestering
George French
Frank Barney
Concord Road
Vornado
Nebraska
Lixcois
Neb
David City
Union Pacific
Burlington & Misouri
Methodstent Congregational
Bune and Churchill’s
Court House
Illtnoim Menxpota
Here
Yost
Des Moines
Mason City
City
Mexico
Texcoeco
Plaza
Texcoesco
Nebraska Cirr
Otoe County
Lovravitti
Cuampatan
Haweune
Vinuncas
Wasainetos
Hyatt
Condition of business shows dull midsummer trade in 1887
KR G Dun & Co reports ongoing midsummer weakness across U S markets with sluggish domestic merchandise movement and unsatisfied foreign trade. Bank clearings and railroad earnings fail to reflect uncertainty. crop damage from droughts and storms adds to cautious outlook while real estate slows in the West and South.
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Youn
KR. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Inter-State Commission
Omaha
New York
Reed's Crazy Act Ex-Prosecutor Tries Suicide in River
Ex prosecutors Reed of Cook County once defending Guiteau attempts death by jumping from a ferry boat into the North River. Rescued by a policeman, he is hospitalized and later committed for sanity evaluation. He had lost his practice and faced poverty after a recent arrest for attempted saloon robbery.
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Cook County
Guiteau
Couns l
New Yoak
Charles H Reed
Guitway
Nurta
W. Chambers Street Hospital
Rai
Jersey City
Rees
Kiibeth
Tombs
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
Reed
Bank in Philadelphia faces 400000 dollar liabilities
Depositors likely to be left in the lurch as the Columbian Bank’s liabilities are estimated between 300000 and 400000 dollars. The Farmers and Mechanics Bank refused checks due to a lack of funds, signaling a precarious condition. Reports tie trouble to Ives & Co and unsettled markets in New York as panic develops.
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Pattapecisic
Columbian Bank
Farmers' and’ Mechanics’? Bank
Columbian
Paravecuia
Chestnut Street
Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
Bell
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Dack Offvial
Fves
Mexico
New Yoas
George H. Stayner
Hs, Ives & Co
Columbian Bank of Philadelphia
Ives
Cinccinnauti
New York
Stoests
Harry Powers
Russell Bage
Powers
Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
Pee
Southern
Richmond Terminal
Western Dunoda
Gould & Henry
Kennedy
L Nicholas & Co
Power
Stock Exchange
Gould
Henry
Louis
St. Louis
Louis Halle
North Broadway
Regatta and rail news amid midwestern drought and fires
Broadwire items report a professional regatta with Senece Lake NY figures and editor Eames noted, plus a string of disruptions from drought in Illinois and Indiana affecting crops. The Minnesota Railway and Northwestern freight lines cut stock and rates as markets wobble, with accidents, fires, and a fatal shooting linked to a foundry and other perilous events including a large Chicago fire at Wells French & Co Works and a river-side tragedy.
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Indiana
Minnesota Railway Company
Superior
Paul
Rock Island
Chicago
Prince Edward Island
Atchison, Banta Fe Company
Kansa
Calvin Riggs
Conshohoken
Grand Central
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the. Treasury
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Wilkes Emery
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