Final Instructions Read In Powers Trial At Georgetown
Georgetown Ky Aug 15 final instructions were read as Judge Jim Sims opened defense. Caleb Powers in nervous condition requested a physician’s affidavit while sitting in court. attorneys argue the instructions were too severe but expect a verdict in Powers favor. Jury hears conspiracy and accomplice rules defining guilt in Goebel killing and penalty.
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Georgetown
Powers
Jim Sims
Cantril
Caleb Powers
Franklin County
William Goebel
W. S. Culton
F. W. Golden
Green Golden
John L. Powers
John Davis
Charles Finley
Taylor
Henry Youtsey
James Howard
Berry Howard
Harlan Whittaker
Richard Combs
Goebel
W. H. Culton
F. H. Golden
W.S. Taylor
FERREL IN COURT AT MARYSVILLE
Rossyth H. Ferrel, self confessed murderer of Express Messenger Lane, arrived in Marysville and was jailed without bond. Crowds gathered at the depot in rain seeking a glimpse as Ferrel pleaded not guilty before Mayor Hamilton and was remanded. A September term hearing is likely.
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Express
Lane Plenda
Marysville
Rossyth H. Ferrel
Ferrer
Miamilton
Death of Curtis P Huntington linked to Mexico railway bids
News from City of Mexico on August 15 reports the death of Curtis P Huntington. President Diaz was deeply affected as Huntington, a longtime ally of Mexico, was negotiating railway extension plans. He helped build a major railroad into Mexico without subsidies and was tied to many large ventures.
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City of
Mexico
Curtis P. Mnuntington
Diaz
Mr. Huntington
Patterson siblings captured after Hazel Patterson abduction
Kenosha Wisconsin August 15 Wm and Mary Patterson brother and sister of Hazel's father were arrested by Chief O'Hare in Waukegan after a tense chase. The pair who reside in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania refused to state their motive for the attempted abduction of Hazel Patterson age 11.
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Kenosha
Wis
Mary Patterson
Hazel Patterson
Will L. Maloney
O'Hare
Waukegan
Hazel
Wilkesharre
Youth Shot by Boarder in St. Louis Home
In St Louis on August 15 William Dixon aged 19 was shot and killed by Dennis Burns a boarder at the Dixons home after a quarrel over money. Dixon reportedly attempted to shoot but Burns fired first hitting Dixon in the breast Burns was arrested.
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St. Louis
Wm. Dixon
Dennis Burns
Mary Dixon
Burns
Dixon
Post Office Attack Suspects Arrested in Mullatt Case
A telegram from the division post office inspector in Chattanooga Tenn. announces the arrest of Robert Leonard and Pony Gaines in connection with the Mullatt Fla post office raid. The pair are held on $3000 bonds.
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Washington
Division Post Office
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Leonard
Pony Gaines
Mullatt
Fla
Two Soldiers Die of Yellow Fever
Gen Wood reports Private Charles W Matthews hospital corps died August 2 at Pinar del Rio and Private Arthur Fasthoff of Company M 1st Infantry died August 5 at Guanajay, both from yellow fever.
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Washington
Gen. Wood
War Department
Charles W. Matthews
Hospital Corps
Pinar del Rio
Arthur Fasthoff
1St Infantry
Guanajay
Bryan consults with national committee and Kansas senator
Chicago on August 15 reports Mr. Bryan spending the day in talks with members of the Democratic National Committee and callers from various states. One visitor was United States Senator Baker of Kansas who paid his respects.
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Chicago
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
United States
Baker
Kansas
Train Robbery Suspects Identified in Goodland Kansas
Identify Train Robbery Goodland Kan Aug 15 two Union Pacific robbers killed near here last week are believed to be James and Thomas Jones Missouri and Texas desperadoes. Reward of 3000 dollars in Missouri and 500 dollars in Texas for the Jones brothers dead or alive.
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Goodland
Kan
Union Pacific
Here
James and
Thomas Jones
Missouri
Texas
Jones Brothers
Death of Special Agent John M. Morton at St Paul Island
Secretary Gage received a telegram announcing the death by apoplexy on July 15 of Special Agent John M. Morton at St Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Morton was a son of former Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton and was buried on the island.
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Washington
Gage
St. Paul Island
Bering Sea
John M. Morton
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
Amalgamated Metal Workers Leaders Aim to Adjust Puddlers Scale
Detroit August 15. President T J Shaffer and Secretary John Williams with about 40 general committee members arrive to attempt an adjustment of the puddlers and finishers scale.
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Detroit, Mich
T. J. Shaffer
John Williams
Amalgamated Association of Metal Workers
Robbed of Her Diamonds on Train to San Antonio
Miss Bene dette Brady of St. Louis reported a theft aboard a train en route to San Antonio. Jewelry valued at about 5000 dollars was stolen before the train reached Paris Texas.
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Paris
Tex
Benedette Brady
St. Louis
San Antonio
Allies Reach Ho-Si-Wu Front Amid Heat and Attacks
London reports indicate advancing allied forces near Peking with an American mounted battery in the vanguard. Chinese defenses are described as weak and health of troops as good despite intense heat, while Paris notes unconfirmed French claims of 16 miles to Peking.
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London
Peking
Ho-Si-Wu
Paris
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Linovitch
Pe-Chi-Li
Yang-Tsun
Man Tuang
The
Times
Ito-Si-Wu
Mu Chang
Hsing-Hwoh-Sien
Allied column advances toward Peking amid tough terrain
Washington reports an Allied force marching toward Peking through swampy rivers near Ho Si Wu and Matow toward Ching Chai Wan and Tung Chow. Chinese resistance centers at Tung Chow with grain stores. relief signals show demoralization and continued telegraph operations as forces repair roads and await reserves.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Ho-Si-Wu
Tung
Matow
Ching Chai Wan
Peking
Tung Chow
Tien-Tsin
Chinese envoy Yin Huan ignites panic amid jubilee lore
Report claims Yin Huan the Cantonese envoy to Queen Victoria’s jubilee provoked widespread fear and hints that Yu Lu former viceroy of Chi Li died in battle at Yang Tsun.
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Yin Huan
China
Queen Victoria
Yu Lu
Chi Li
Yang-Tsun
Legations Again Attacked in Peking Dispatch
A Shanghai dispatch dated August 13 reports from Beijing that Chinese forces again attacked the legations with few defenders remaining. It is claimed Prince Tuan and about a hundred officials fled Peking after news of Yangtze Yangtman? capture sparked a large exodus. The dispatch also notes alleged executions.
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London
Shanghai
Peking
Prince Tuan
Yang-Tamn
Cheng
Heatwave Drives record highs across Kansas
The sweltering heat hit the nation’s southwest with temperatures above 100 in nearly every town. Salina peaked at 112 on the streets and 103 in shade while McPherson logged 107. Kansas City reported 94 at 4 pm and street readings reached 100 as corn leaves curled and ears died.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Salina
McPherson
Kan
Packing Plant Closed Down at Stock Yards
The International Packing Co plant at the stock yards was closed temporarily for repairs, leaving 1,000 workers idle. Secretary Bearse announced operations would resume within two weeks.
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Chicago
The
International Packing Co
Bearse
Death of Minister Camacho’s Wife Sparks Social Sensation
The wife of Sebastian Camacho, Mexico’s minister of railroads, died on a railroad train near New York. Her death sent shock waves through social circles in Mexico City where she was a prominent social leader.
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City of
Mexico
Sebastian Camacho
Railroads of
New York
Democrats Nominate Hooker in Seventh Mississippi
Jackson Miss August 15 Democrats of the Seventh Mississippi district nominate Col Charles E Hooker for congress. Maj Pat Henry the present incumbent withdrew from the race several days ago.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Col
Charles E. Hooker
Maj
Pat Henry
Explosion at Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co Kills One
A boiler explosion at the Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co works in New Orleans kills John Koenig and injures seven others including Mrs. E Schwitzer. The incident occurs as Republicans nominate Charles R Schirm of Baltimore for Congress in Maryland s Fourth district, now represented by Democrat James W Denny.
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New Orleans
John Koenig
E. Schwitzer
Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co
Maryland
Charles R. Schirm
Baltimore
Congress
James W. Denny
Eloping Couple Take Morphine in Despair in Kansas City
Charles Dunbar a 35 year old druggist and Nora Bradley 30 were found unconscious in a lodging house after each swallowed 30 grains of morphine in an apparent suicide pact. Both are well known in New Albany Ind. They eloped June 26 and traveled via Omaha before settling in Kansas City. They will recover. A letter found explains their motive and requests a message to Dunbar's wife.
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Kansas City
Charles Dunbar
Nora Bradley
New Albany
Ind
Dunbar
Bradley
Omaha
Rev. C. P. Cook
Third party convention opens with addresses in Indianapolis
The national or third party convention held in Indianapolis on August 15 devoted the first day to speeches. A committee of three was appointed to confer with anti-imperialists. Independents show strong opposition to both McKinley and Bryan and expect a possible third ticket, with some desire to unite with anti-imperialists.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McKinley
Bryan
Man ends life attempt with gas suicide scheme
James Petch, believed from Logansport, checked into the Windsor hotel in South Bend. Friday night a strong odor of gas led to entry of his room finding him dead, having stuffed towels in door cracks, plugged the keyhole, and broken the gas jet tip to seal his plan of self murder.
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South Bend
Ind
James Petch
Logansport
Windsor Hotel
Petch
Attempt on Otho Mock Near Turkey Fork Creek
An assassin tried to shoot Otho Mock as he crossed Turkey Fork creek toward a camp meeting ground. One shot narrowly missed his face. Mock, a young Leavenworth businessman with substantial money, is believed targeted by a rival in love.
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Samson
Sandow
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Hercules
Anderson
Ind
Otho Mock
Turkey Fork Creek
Leavenworth
Mock
Robbers Seized After Saloon Heist in Decatur
Two strangers robbed Myers saloon at Decatur seizing cash, later arrested after a violent clash with officers. The men are alleged to be same as those who robbed and nearly killed a drug store proprietor in Fort Wayne days earlier. Amalgamated Scale signed in Muncie with Palmer Steel and Iron Co ordering 400 workers to report. superintendent calls it a business pause, not a victory for amalgamation.
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Decatur
Ind
Myers
Ft. Wayne
Muncie
Palmer Steel & Iron Co
Chicago
Bradshaw
Four Barns and House Burned by Lightning in Winchester
Lightning struck August 15 in Winchester Indiana causing the destruction of barns belonging to James Gray William D Parker William Wolff and a residence owned by Samuel Brazer. All structures and contents were consumed with losses totaling several thousand dollars.
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Winchester
Ind
James Gray
William D. Parker
William Wolff
Samuel Brazer
Young America Man Leaps From Window After Burglary Dream
James Roach of Young America, in Logansport Indiana, awoke to a burglary dream and leaped from a second story window. He broke two ribs dislocated a shoulder and sustained internal injuries.
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Logansport
Ind
James Roach
Young America
Boswell Marshal Shoots Self After Arrest in Seduction Case
Lafayette Ind Aug 15 John Purdy marshal of Boswell Benton county shot himself after being arrested on street by an officer from Fowler on a charge of seduction. The bullet entered an inch and a half above the heart.
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Himschf
Lafayette
Ind
Jno. Purdy
Boswell
Benton County
Fowler
Colfax Monument Damaged by Cloud Burst
A cloud burst in South Bend Indiana damaged stone walls uprooted trees and washed out tiling. The monument over Vice President Colfaxs grave suffered damage.
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South Bend
Ind
Colfax
Quarry Worker Crushed to Death in Bedford Indiana
Bedford Indiana August 15 Wilbur Mason a Reed stone quarry employee was instantly killed when a heavy stone crushed him at the quarry near the city authorities said.
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Bedford
Ind
Wilbur Mason
Reed Stone
Muncie Building Trades Council Elects Leader for Next January
In Muncie Indiana the Building Trades Council announced the election of a new city leader with terms starting next January. The update mentions the council’s selection and future plans for the local trades community.
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Muncie
Ind
Dhe
Trades Council
Ita
Wak
Shah withdraws from Berlin visit and other regional items
The Shah of Pelcin abandons a planned Berlin visit while Louisiana politics name Joseph E. Ransdell the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Fifth District. The gunboat Mayflower with Gov. Charles H. Allen aboard leaves Charlestown Navy Yard for Porto Rico. A massive forest fire, six miles west of South Fork Colorado, has burned for three weeks, consuming millions of feet of high quality timber.
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Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Mayflower
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
Charlestown Navy Yard
South Fork
Col
Tuesday's News in Brief
Four boatmen on the steamer Hill City drowned at Blue Point Landing Mississippi. Ex Senator John J Ingalls critically ill in Las Vegas New Mexico. Lord Chief Justice Russell's funeral in London attended by notables. Chinese troops demoralized as relief column advances toward Peking. Jamestown Ohio man kills wife and son in law then shoots himself.
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Hill City
Blue Point Landing
Miss
Russell
London
State Department
Conger
Peking
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pine Knot Camp
Durant
Racquette Lake
Adirondacks
Jamestown
G. Bingaman
James Bradley
National Game First Game Ines Battery Totals
Baseball score snippet shows Chicago and Boston games with innings totals and batteries. Umpires listed Hurst and Swartwood with line scores indicating strong hitting and fielding summaries.
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Chicago
Boston
Taylor
Chance
Cuppy
Sullivan
Hurst
Menefee
Dexter
Dineen
Lewis and Sullivan
Rhe
Pittsburg
New York
Leever
Schriver
Mercer
Grady
Swartwood
Ree
Chesbro
O’connor
Hawley
Bowerman
O'Day
Rae
St. Louis
Philad
Young and Criger
Orth
Murphy
Terry
Diverse grain and live stock prices across markets
The Markets report from Cincinnati and Chicago on August 14 lists flour and grain prices including spring fancy flour at 3.60 3.80 and No 2 red wheat around 75 77 cents on track. It also shows hogs 4.50 5.45, cattle 3.25 5.25, sheep 2.25 4.00, and lambs up to 6.00. Chicago prices cover wheat and corn ranges, while East Buffalo receipts note cattle up to 5.80 and mixed cattle and sheep movements.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
East
Buffalo
History Repeata and Diogenes in a Bantering Exchange
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls Diogenes with a lantern and companions Patrochus and Herelius asking for an honest man. Diogenes jokes he seeks a hired girl, saying his own honesty is long behind him. The Washington Star comments on a novelist's method of characterizing spouses.
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Ataekt
Diogenes
Skinius
Diog
Patrochus I
Young
Herelius
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fishy tale warns against biting hook for boy’s last book
Mrs Fish tells her funny son Johnny not to bite the fishing hook because it would cruelly steal the boy’s last book. The exchange shows playful, moral humor from a New York World quote.
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Johnny
Mrs. Fish
Mask of Hypocrisy in a Doorstop Visit
Mrs Bizzideigh recalls feeling relief at a doorbell visitor who allowed her to drop the mask of hypocrisy and speak plainly about wanting to be left alone. The Washington Star framing presents a sharp social moment between caller and homeowner.
New Nurse’s Exit Sparks Measles Theme
A brisk dialogue from the New Nurse about leaving after her week, noting that the children are just getting the measles and the other nurses ignore her, as recounted by the N Y Weekly.
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N. Y
No clear event title available
Gossiping dialogue notes power dynamics around a domineering figure Mr Biggsley with Miss Cayenne commenting on his control and others' tolerance in a terse Washington Star style.
Notary Requested Certified Asset and Liability Statement
A judge declares that a certified copy of assets and liabilities must be presented and legally acknowledged before a notary or justice, to accompany a matter involving the respondent. The directive emphasizes formal verification of financial standing.
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Tottie
One More Neer-Do-Well Farm Boy Fails Gift
A Chicago Tribune piece rails at a ne er do well spoiled by a rich farmer father who financed a farm but failed to cultivate his talent and make something of it.
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Chicago Tribune
Boy and Farmer Share Silent Dog Name Joke
A brief folk-poem exchange features a boy asking a farmer for his dog's name. The farmer replies the dog has no name, prompting the boy to suggest calling him Off, in a light rural humor tone from Golden Days.
Not Important If True at Church Service
Dialogue appears in The Smart Set with Muriel noting a brother proposed during the service last Sunday and Zoe replying that she should not mind him as he often talks in his sleep.
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Muriel
Zoe
Shakespeare Club Formed Sparks First Dance Invite
In Town Topics chatter Ella reveals a Shakespeare club formed with Stella and Ella inviting to the first dance. The Chicago Record notes a quip about postage stamps alongside remarks on courage and ability in literature.
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Chicago
Rccord
Ella
Stella
Microbe Talk Sparks Unclear Exchange Between Partners
In a brief quoted exchange the woman asserts kisses harbor microbes while the man counters with a cryptic remark about foxes and microbes. The fragmentary dialogue appears in a larger world news context.
Hard Question to Answer. He I wonder how many men have ever kissed
She As if could remember every thing Town Topics presents a fragmentary dialogue line in a column item reflecting social musings and local chatter.
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