Conspiracy Charge Grows From Pittsburg Heir Plot
Long Branch New Jersey September 27. Laura Biggar once an actress confronts a theater of legal moves as warrants issued for her alleged marriage to Henry M Bennett and a claimed common law tie to his estate. Court money and a grand jury loom as investigators seek Biggar Hendrick and Stanton.
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Mr. Stanton
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A. V. Watterson
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Luiss Biggar
Weber
Mr. Young
Foul Play Feared In Missing Michigan Lawyer
Hiram High of Ovid Michigan, a prominent attorney and politician, disappeared after a Sept 6 telegram claimed his brother in Guthrie Oklahoma was gravely ill. Skepticism rises that the message was a decoy tampering with senatorial politics while New York Republican leaders meet in Saratoga.
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Hiram High
Ovid
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Russell A. Alger
Nathan High
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Saratoga
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Qdell
Frank W. Higgins
George R. Sheldon
New York City
Woodruff
Sheldon
Roosevelt
Pisastrous Freight Wreck Near Mercer Pa
A head on collision on the Bessemer road two miles east of Mercer kills four conductors and engineers and injures three crews. The dead are J. K. Mackey Charles Billington Peter Loffi J. H. Caskey. Injured are William Guilford John Strauss and H. H. McLaughlin. Blame pending after a cross order caused the wreck. Three engines and eight cars destroyed.
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J. K. Mackey
Charles Billington
Peter Loffi
J. H. Caskey
William Guilford
John&. Strauss
H. H. McLaughlin
Mayor Johnson Weighs In On Clever Weight Guess
A Cleveland crowd at a post office scale tests Tom L Jolson’s mayoral heft. The weighing man guesses 265 pounds after sampling, the mayor jokes about cigars, and a street chase follows as the Barker taunts him with references to Major Tart.
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Tom L. Jolson
New York Tribune
Cleveland
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Barker
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Flere
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Korea's Ruler Dead Reported by The Figaro
Dispatches from Seoul indicate Emperor Yi Hieung has died. The coronation anniversary was reportedly postponed due to cholera and alleged funding issues. Previous poisoning rumors involving the emperor and crown prince are noted.
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Seoul
Korea
the Figaro
Yi Hieung
Paymaster's Clerk Guilty of Embezzlement at Wisconsin
Paymaster's Clerk Walter H Warner was tried on the battleship Wisconsin at Bremerton Washington for embezzling government funds in purchasing commissary supplies. He was found guilty and sentenced to dismissal and one year at hard labor. Findings and sentence approved by Pearl Admiral Casey commanding the Pacific station.
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Bremerton
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Pear Admuiral Casey
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Boilermakers Strike Leader Rejects Kansas Official Offer
Omaha September 26 Tohn McNiii grand president of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders said striking Union Pacific boilermakers would not accept the services of Lee Johnston labor commissioner of Kansas who is quoted as asserting he would settle the dispute.
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Tohn McNiii
Brotherhood of Beilermakters and Iron Shipouiliers
Union Pacific Road
Lee Johnston
Outlaws Killed in Skirmish Near Henrietta
In Muskogee Oklahoma Territory on September 26 deputy marshal Funk and a posse killed two outlaws in a desperate fight at Henrietta. They captured two others including Jim Holbrook of Bert Casey's band. The captives refused to name the slain men. Five gang members were surrounded. one escaped.
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United States
Funk and & Posse
Henrietta
Jim" Holbrook
Bert” Casey
Negro murderer hanged at Michigan City prison
Lew is Russell, a Black man, who killed Perry Stout at a dance near Princeton last April, was hanged just after midnight at the state pen. Governor Durbin granted a 30 day stay but declined to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment.
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Perry Stout
Stout
Princeton
Durbin
Russell
Senator’s Wife Intervenes Unions Win Painter Row
Mrs Hanna, wife of Senator Hanna, intervenes in a labor dispute at a Russell Avenue house. The painter crew, initially non union, quits or joins the union after her order. The employer signs the union contract and all workers join, ending the standoff. Separately Dublin chooses a Libor lord mayor, Alderman Dowd, amid a council reshuffle. Fire at Newark plant of American Lock Washer Co. causes about 75000 dollars in losses.
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Tanse Ddd
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Trades Council of Dublin
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Managisa House
This and That: Crime, Fire, and Miscellaneous News Notes
Crisp items report Polk Hill a guard killed by inmate Thomas Copely at a Tennessee asylum. A Tacoma sash and door plant burns down causing an estimated 100000 loss. William Hopkins, Boston pneumonia death, once a Zanesville mole. Winchester Tennessee editor Pat Robinson shot by lawyer Banks. Philadelphia jeweler Patton Hooper injured in Hamilton GA loon crime. John McGuire arrested on clinie charges. London patent covers hover engine claimed to cut Atlantic crossing to three days. Public notice style roundup of varied items.
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Davidson County
Tenn
Thomas Copely
Wheeler & Osgood
Tacoma
Wash
William Hopkins
Zanesville
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Winchester
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Patton Hooper
Philadelphia
Hamilton
John McGuire
John Willis
London
Eng
Remains Taken To Zanesville In Carbaric Acid Death
Remains of Mrs. Ida Dobbins who died after drinking carbaric acid were shipped to Zanesville Thursday for interment. Her foster mother Mrs. Fred Straub accompanied the body on the train.
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Ida Dobbins
Aarnesque
Fred Straub
Costly Army Tailoring Creates Officer Friction
Washington reports reveal officers anger over frequent uniform changes and high costs. Two tailoring firms dominate supply with practices including loans and life insurance collateral. Debtors risk long delays, while widows bear the burden when officers die, as one tailor leverages policies to secure debts.
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Washington
New York Evening Post
Heutena ‘Ta
Injuries to Havana Floating Dock Escalate After Accident
Washington reports indicate the Havana floating drydock suffered more serious damage than first thought. Naval Constructor Taylor and Lieutenant Commander BE Dorn provide cable and mail reports to Rear Admiral Bowles, with Mrs Dorn’s account noting a very serious rupture but not detailing repair costs.
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Havana
Naval
Taylor
Bowles
BE. J. Dorn
Dorn
Will of Queen Marie Opens in Brussels
The will of Marie Henriette queen of the Belgians was opened in Brussels on September 25. It directs burial beside her son and no public lying in state. She bequeaths 12 horses to private secretary Baron Goffenet who is named commander in the Order of Leopold. The baron is honored for his devotion to the queen. other bequests are private.
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Brussels
Marie Henriette
Baron Goffenet
Leopold
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