Areski El Bachir the Algerian Bandit Captured
Areski El Bachir, a Berber bandit leader commanding 25 men in Kabyle territory, terrorized villages under French Algeria. He killed many, habitually robbed compatriots, and evaded capture until a final trial where he answered, The dead speak not. He possessed a Koran and a carved rosary and was said to be impervious to ordinary weapons, needing a silver bullet consecrated to Azrael and Eblis to die.
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Areski
Abdul Reshid
Algeria
Hl- Bachir
Azrael
Death
Eblis
Hell
Algiers
Soummam
Bou-Hini
the Assizes
Tago
Will dispute tied to Fair estate holographic will
In San Francisco Judge Stack hears arguments over a holographic will allegedly dated after a stolen version. Charles Fair and siblings clash as executors defend a $250 000 fund to contest the children’s probate claim.
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San Francisco
Fair
Stack
Charles Fair
San Francisco Chronicle
Market Street
Triangular Battle Seen for Presidential Nomination
Chicago Record reports editor Medill and Governor McKinley in Thomasville Georgia discussed a triangular race for the Republican nomination. Reed will appeal to New England and large blocs in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania while Allison gains growing support. Silver issue emphasized as decisive for McKinley campaign.
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Joseph Medill
MecKinley
Thomasville
Medill
McKinley
Reed
Blaine
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Allison
United State
Chicago
Balloon Sleeves Hitched to Thief Tactics in Boston
Two women arrested for shoplifting in Boston used oversized sleeves as hidden storage to conceal goods. They accessed a storehouse via a sleeve extension, blocking clerks while the other stole items. The scene included strategic sleight of hand and movement to evade detection.
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Boston
Sibley in 1896 Presidential Race and Silver Record
Henry Jones in Atlanta Constitution profiles William Sibley of Franklin Pennsylvania a man described as a millionaire oil magnate and farmer who favors free coinage of silver. once a Republican he supported Democrats in 1884 1888 and 1892 and his voting record centers on silver currency and tariffs with a consistent stance against banks and interest charges. born February 18 1850 in Friendship New York he built a vast manufacturing and farming empire and has never faced a strike or lawsuit keeping his workers paid in full with vacations and care for sick or invalid employees.
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Ashington
Simetallic Party
New York
Friendship
Alleghany County
Pennsylvania
State Dairymen’s Association
American Cattle Club
State Board of Agriculture
W. F. Harrity
National Democratic Committee
Cleveland
Sibley
House
Senate
Congress
White House
Knights of Labor
State Grange
Henry Jones
Atlanta Constitution
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Mohammed
Bill Cook
Northern
Africa
Haak An uAboss
Tanti
Laante
Haim
Areskt-el- Bachtr
Anys
Nice
Robin Hood
Fra Diavyolo
Jessa
Rosewater
Claude Duval
Fra Diavolo
Kabyles
Areski-El-Bachir
Charles L, Fatr
M’kinley, Reed, Allison
Free Silver Party
Ignatius Donnelly
St. Paul
Omaha
O'Donnell
Steve O'Donnell
Jake Kilrain
Bob Fitzsimmons
H. P. N. Dahl
Maynard, Mass
James Devane
West Acron
Mass
A. H. Rose
U. S
Acton, Mass
Concord Junction
Jeremiah Sheehan
H.S. Richardson
Concord Mass
Concord
DR. Stetson
Monndays
Quincy
Westerly
Barre
P. Nat
Sheehan
Edford St
Arthur E. Walker Maynard
Fire Insurance Agency
O. Box
Abel G. Haynes
John J. Flannery
Bedford St
Moses
Silver Party
Joseph C. Sidley
Keith & Barr
Warner’s
Concord Junction, Mass
Grandmamma
Gaskill , Taylor's
Railroad Crocers
Main Street
Neil Currie & CO
Maynard’s Block
Clough’s
South Acton
Daniel
OUR
Bowker
Stockbridge
Bowker's Phosphates
A. J. Quality
W. A.haynes & CO
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