Record of the Week: Stolen Horse and Buggy Seized by Sheriff
Sheriff Geo W Stout of Fort Wayne Indiana arrested Sept 16 a man named M S Plumer in possession of a bay horse seven years old sixteen hands high plus a piano box end spring top buggy and various harnesses. The items include a green lined buggy with yellow stripe a broken top brace bolt and other gear with markings 1358 26 and spliced halter. The property is believed stolen and the sheriff seeks the owner.
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Geo. W. Stout
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Indiana
M.S. Plumer
Nome Indians Face Starvation Threat on Warned Drought
Reports from Nome carried to Port Townsend by the steamer Oregon say local Indians fear starvation after 800 natives visited Nome to trade furs for supplies. Whiskey peddlers diverted their proceeds to liquor, leaving tribes once again camped on the beach in drunken stupor as the season slips by. Without government aid, suffering and hunger are expected to follow.
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Nome
Port Townsend
Wash
Oregon
Fatal Explosion At Newark Gas Works Kills Eighteen
Eighteen men died and seven were gravely injured at the Essex and Hudson Gas Company works in Newark New Jersey. Foreman Newman Otto and two workers Meyers and Kesch were overcome by gas while cleaning a tank. Nine volunteers attempted rescue but all were overpowered as a spark ignited gas and caused a blaze that spread rapidly. Four injured were hospitalized.
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Eigh
Essex and Hudson Gas Company
Newark
N. J
Newman Otto
Meyers
Kesch
Funeral services for Jeremiah M. Wilson in Washington DC
Funeral services for Jeremiah M. Wilson chief counsel for Admiral Sehley and leading lawyer were held at the Church of the Covenant Washington DC. The large church audience included officials and prominent civilians as Rev Dr Tennis Hamlin read Presbyterian burial rites and praised the deceased.
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Jeremiah M. Wilson
Admiral Sehley
Church of the Covenant
Washington, D. C
Washington
Tennis Hamlin
Presbyterian Church
Wood Fencing Fight for Farm Near Lawton
J Ry, the man who drew claim No1, seeks to fence his Guthrie area farm adjoining Lawton Oklahoma Territory. Fifty cent squatters occupy the land as Wood advances a mile long north fence behind tents and shacks. He intends to appeal to the U S court to remove the intruders.
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Guthrie
O. T
J. Ry, Wood
Lawton
Wood
United States
American Board Seeks Ransom Pact For Miss Stone
In response to a State Department inquiry the American board of missions says its Constantinople representatives are authorized to ransom Miss Stone with price to be arranged by them. Also rumors of Kitchener resignation surface in London Daily News. Miss Ruth Hanna Threw the Hottle christens the new cruiser Cleveland in Bath Maine. Fort Wayne track race meeting anticipated with a large field of horses October 9 10 11.
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State Department
Miss Stone
American Board of Missions
Constantinople
Ruth Hanna
Ruth Wanna
Hanna
Cleveland
Bath
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Minerva Plant Fire Kills Night Watchman
A Minerva Ohio furniture plant owned by Minerva Furniture was destroyed by a fire with losses of 25000 dollars. Night watchman M A Smith was seen in the flames. only his charred bones were recovered as rescuers could not reach him.
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Minerva Furniture Company
Minerva
Ohio
M. A. Smith
Fire Ravages Prime Block in Custer District
A major blaze destroyed the finest business block in Custer, eight in diameter, burning nine buildings and causing an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars with some insurance. The fire is suspected incendiary in origin and prompted wide damage in the district.
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Custer
Assassin on Trial for McKinley Killing in Buffalo
Leon Czolgosz faced trial in Erie County Supreme Court Buffalo for the McKinley assassination. He initially pleaded guilty then withdrew, with ex Judge Lewis and ex Judge Titus defending. Jurors sworn, witnesses heard, and evidence described the Temple of Music scene and autopsy findings.
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Leon Czolgosz
Truman C. White
Supreme Court of
Erie County
Buffalo
McKinley
Lewis
Titus
Czolgosz
Temple of Mass
Haller
Samuel J. Fields
Temple of Music
Perry A. Bliss
Harvey R. Gaylord
Panic Across Europe Over Anarchist Threat After Buffalo
Anarchist fear spreads through Europe following Leon Czolgosz’s Buffalo murder. Governments tighten security, Germany bans anarchist meetings, British press warns of future strikes, and the Vatican notes anarchy as a foe to civilization. An international congress may be planned to address the threat.
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Europe
Buffalo
Germany
Britain
Vatican
Death sentence for President McKinley’s assassin set for Oct 28
Leon Czolgosz, the arch anarchist who murdered President McKinley, was found guilty of first degree murder by a New York jury. Judge White imposed a death sentence for the electric chair, with execution to occur in the week beginning October 28 at the state prison in Albany. The trial was swift and public, with witnesses detailing the crime and the defendant remaining largely silent.
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Leon Czolgosz
Edward R. Rice
Pan-American Committee of Ceremonies
Czolgosz
James L. Quackenbush
Mr. Quackenbush
Mnke
Leon F. Czolgosz
McKinley
White
Albany
United States
Loren C. Lewis
Thomas Penney
Penney
Eigheen
Oor
Mclinley
Events Mark Assassination Timeline for President
On Sept 6 the president was shot and operated on, followed by his death on Sept 14. A funeral was held Sept 16 in Buffalo, then the body was transported to Washington on Sept 17 and a Washington funeral held Sept 18. A body arrest occurred in Canton on Sept 18.
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Buffalo
Washington
Canton
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Eljelele
Mr. Wilson
Mission Board
General Kitchener
The
London Daily News
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Broderick
Watchmyn
Herman Mynter
Mynter
Mann
DR. Mann
Fields
Exposition Hall
Matthew J. Mann
President McKinley
Robert C.titus
Justice Seaman
C.white
Lorain Lewis
Fudge
Charles Guiteau
John Wilkes Booth
Gzolgosz
Leon Czolgosy
Bull
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