Tragic Biddle jailbreak end game and other midweek headlines
Desperate escape from Allegheny county jail ends with a deadly pursuit near McClure's barn as Mrs Soffel is wounded and the Biddle brothers are severely injured. Also, a Vienna style riot at Parliament and a Dowie lace receivership ruling signal upheaval in finance and church ventures with Africa peace talks hinting at US involvement.
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Shutler
Doward Biddle
John Biddle
Peter K. Soifel
Biddle Brothers
Allegheny County
Soffel
Biddle
Prospect
Butler County
New Mount Chestnut
McClure
Pittsburg
John Roiteh
Alvert Swinehart
Charles McGovern
Freo
Africa
State Department
South Africa
England
Holland
United States
Willing to Build Nicaraguan Canal Venture
The Chicago Chronicle reports a syndicate of Chicago and New York contractors, with a working capacity of 20 million dollars annually, ready to bid for the Nicaraguan canal project. Eight large firms say they have cost estimates and will offer their services once Congress permits private enterprise to undertake the work.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
New York
Congress
Two Murderers Hanged for Morrow Murder in Portland
In Portland Oregon the county jail yard hanged two men Joseph Wade and B H Dalton for the November 14 murder of James B Morrow. The crime was a robbery, twenty five cents was taken, and both killers kept their nerve until the rope. Wade whispered prior to execution that he was not happy.
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Joseph Wade
B. H. Dalton
Portland
Ore
James B. Morrow
Wade
British Casualties at Abraham's Kraal Reported
War Office lists January 28 engagement at Abraham's Kraal near Koffyfontein Orange River Colony with Col. L E Dumoulin and eight men killed seven wounded from the Sussex regiment.
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Boera
British War Office
Abraham’s Kraal
Koffyfontein
Orange River Colony
L. E. Dumoulin
Sussex Regiment
Wabash Crossing Wreck Injures Five on C&AL Limited
The Chicago and Alton south bound limited struck a rail at the Wabash crossing a mile north of Pontiac Illinois. The locomotive baggage mail car and two coaches plunged down an eight foot embankment injuring five people. A Grand Rapids Michigan street car collision on the Reeds Lake line left one dead and several injured.
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Serigus
Grand Rapids
Mich
Reeds Lake
Lmits
Deputy Marshal Rescues Shawnee From Torture At Camp
Deputy Marshal Davis of Arbeka T. T. encroached on a Shawnee camp to save Tred Liner, a full blood Shawnee, bound for torture. The intoxicated raider Tiner had attacked women, torn ears from the victim, and was surrounded by braves. Davis forced through the mob with a weapon, freed the prisoner, and transported him to Wewoka for jail.
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Davis
Arbeka
T. T
Tred ‘Liner
Tiner
Ile
Wewoka
Insurance policies become assets in bankruptcy ruling
Judge Jenkins of the Seventh Circuit in Milwaukee holds that insurance policies issued under the semi tontine plan become part of a bankrupt’s estate and must be surrendered to creditors. The ruling, in the David Welling case reversing Judge Kohlsan, broadens estate value and applies nationwide.
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Jenkins
United States Court of Appeals
Seventh District
Milwaukee
David Welling
Chicago
Aml
Kohlsan
Attempted murder in Wheeler court shocks town
A released prisoner, Clyde Pattison, was shot in the back by Dakota girl Miss A Seidler in a Wheeler courthouse. After firing, she turned the pistol on herself, wounding but not killing herself, as panic swept the corridors. The incident followed Pattison's acquittal in a prior case.
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Dakota
Wheeler
Clyde Pattison
A. Seidler
Taillne
Aovevolyer
Pattison
Severa
Fire Panic at Lindell Hotel in St Louis
Fire forced about 500 people to flee the Lindell Hotel in freezing weather. All escaped unhurt while a adjacent building burned, with losses listed at about 1 000 000 dollars.
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Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
Burglar Killings Shocks West Side Grocery Hero
Horace Shrode a 17 year old grocery clerk fought off attackers to protect his employer D C Burns cash in a West Side Chicago store. A bullet pierced his heart and the crime scene showed a bag of money, an empty revolver, and multiple bullet holes. He died before help arrived. The entry notes Hinsey was declared innocent.
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West Side
Chicago
Horace Shrode
D. C. Burns
Shrade
Fatal Rochester Fire Buries Nine Firemen
A four story Rochester brick building housing the Rochester Machine and Screw Co and others was destroyed by fire. The roof collapse buried nine firemen. Lieut. William Bone died soon after rescue. Estimated loss runs to about 50,000 dollars with most insured.
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Rochester Machine and Screw Company
W. H. Hutchinson & Co
Brighton Manufacturing Company
Rochester
N. Y
Llosa
William Bone
Nebraska
Crab Orchard
Neb
A. O. U. W. Hall
Richardson Mercantile Company
I. M. Sharrett Hardware Company
Hinsey Found Not Guilty in Knights of Pythias Case
John A. Hinsey former head of the Knights of Vythias insurance department was acquitted by a five member committee of past grand chancellors on charges of mismanagement and misappropriation related to a rumored $500000 shortage. His defense claimed the charges stemmed from malice.
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Lad
Traver J. Locke
Locke
Huntington
Ore
Knights of Pythias
John A. Hinsey
Knights of Vythias
Supreme Lodge
Chicago
Hlinsey
Indians Fight Interior Hair and Paint Ban
Encamped tribes in La Crosse Wisconsin vow to resist the Interior Department order to cut long hair and stop war paint and ornaments. Black River arts agency reports strong opposition, arguing the rights are sacred and unchanged by government. Sioux and Blackfoot in Dakota and Montana threaten bloodshed if the policy is enforced.
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la Crosse
Wis
Northwest
Interior Department
Black River
Dakota
Montana
Cheyne Black Earth
Wisconsin
Mr. Jones
Gold Stampede in Montana Drives Prospectors West
Rich gold discoveries in the west end of the Norwegian district about twenty five miles from Pony Montana have sparked a stampede to the site. Roughly thirty claims have been located and prospectors swarm the area. Pans of surface quartz yield rich gold with many finds. A man with a team and wagon can reportedly earn twenty five dollars daily. The mother lode is said to have been found and may spur development of another rich mine.
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Pony
Mont
Prisoner Shot and Jail Break at Fort Smith Jail
In Fort Smith Arkansas a jailer N D Knapton was wounded and Jesse Jones a black prisoner charged with forgery died after Jones overpowered Knapton during dinner and three other inmates Tarry Folsom Samuel Blain and Andy Rogers escaped. Jones died an hour later at the city hospital and Knapton nearly lost thumbs in the struggle.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Jesse Jones
N. D. Knapton
Tarry Folsom
Samuel Blain
Andy Rogers
Knapton
Jones
Jones Kompton
Murder In A Church Sparks Fatal Shot In Ohio
In Wagle Mills Ohio Joseph Cox shot and killed Howard Ratcliffe during a dispute over Ratcliffe’s sister. Both men were teachers. Cox fired after Ratcliffe attacked him as he escorted Miss Ratcliffe to church. Ratcliffe died in the aisle from the wound.
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Ohio
Joseph Cox
Howard Ratcliffe
Wagle Mills
Cox
Ratcliffe
Miss Ratcliffe
Congress Debates Philippines Policy and Commerce Department
The Senate and House debated the Philippines policy with an amended defense funding item for troop protection, while a new Department of Commerce and Labor gained passage in the Senate. Other actions included census bureau creation, canal route decisions, and press censorship discussions amid a busy session.
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Philippines
Cummings
New York
Senate
Manila
House
Vermont
General Land Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department
Department of Commerce and Industry
Senate Committee On Finance
Spooner
Nicaragua
United States
Panama
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Greely
Army
Beveridge
Indiana
Hopkins
Illinois
Friends of the Civil Service Law
Tillman
Washington Notes on Philippines and Inauguration Date Debate
Washington notes show concern over the Philippines policy among party leaders and a growing push to move the presidential inauguration date. James Alman, once offered a large bribe to poison Lincoln, is dead. A House committee reports favorably on a resolution for Senators elected by popular vote, while citizen indifference threatens the Grand Army encampment in the capital.
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Washington
Future of the
Philippines
James Alman
Abraham Lincoln
House
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