Tragedy on Cincinnati Stage Ends in Death during Apple Shot
In Cincinnati at the Coliseum Theater during the drama Si Slocum, actress Annie Von Behren was fatally shot in the forehead by a rifle shot fired by Frank J. Frayne during a stage apple-shot. Frayne, 43, was arrested for manslaughter and later released on bail.
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Cincinnati
Coliseum Theater
Annie von Behen
Frank J. Frayne
Coliseum
Si Slocum
California
Frayne
Great Britain
Ruth Slocum
Annie von Behren
Vesquez
Hi. M. Markam
Markam
George Bear
Jim Bludsoe
Vesque
Slocum
Miss von Behren
Mr. Markham
Quepmer
Zenninger
Bremen
Frank I. Frayne
Chatham
Westendorf
Higley
Hubert Heuck
Jude
Heuck
Brooklyn
Annie van Pore
Clifford
Steven's
Frayn
Illinois State News Roundup Notices and Tragedies
Illinois dispatches report a fatal accident at a Bloomington emery wheel, a self inflicted death by a Galena harness maker, and a Greene County mill fire. Other items include a new Middlesworth post office, Chinaman vagrant tale, charitable gifts from Mrs Wilkingson, a theft conspiracy in Chicago, and state fiscal data from Edward Rutz.
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Daviess County
Joseph
Reiner
Bloomington
Middlesworth
Shelby County
Andrew Hudson
W. W. Venable
Galena
Ardinger & Piper
Carrollton
Greene County
Jake
Toba Tom the Stape
Produce UN Her
Edward Rutz
Eptember
Flora
Clay County
James Armstrong
Braver
Metropolis
Massac County
C. N. Jones
C. W. Wait
Cook County
Springfield
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Chicago
John DP. Gillett
Elkhart
Login County
London
Wright
Allen
Jacksonville
Morgan County
Clinton County
Samuel F. Greer
Macon County
W. C. Irwin
W. Wood
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
Amos Sawer
Irwin
Harmony and unity fuel Democratic victories across states
The article argues that Democratic harmony proved decisive in recent elections, citing New York and Syracuse actions. It highlights union tickets, broad platform support, and a shift to conciliation to defeat Republicans, urging continued unity and principled governance.
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New York
Star
Syracuse
House
Senate
Sar
Columbus
Enquirer
Democratic Duty and the Incoming Congress
The article argues that a Congress elected well before its first session gains time to study key issues while the party, though recently victorious, must act with caution. It warns that Senate and Executive checks limit House gains, stressing responsible leadership and prudent handling of contested election cases ahead.
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Democratic Party
Senate
House
Fate of the Republican Party in the American Register
The American Register argues the Republican Party is collapsing after decades of patronage driven leadership. It asserts Blaine vows not to run again, Barr and others deny a future for the party, and dominance by patronage is over. The piece predicts a Democratic victory in 1884 and the party's dissolution as a national force.
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Jay Hubbell
Blaine
F. Barr
Congress
Hubbell
Carlisle
Kentucky
Republican Party
American Register
Woman Claimed 125 But Census Says 110 at Port Payne
A negro woman dying at Port Payne Alabama claimed to be 125 years old. Returns from all precincts show she was conceded to be 110.
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Port Payne
Ala
Chicago
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Boston Post
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A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Webster
Webster's Tunabridcey Voictionar AM
London Quarterly Review
Herald, G. & C. Merriam & CO
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BEST
M. J. Paillard & CO
Broadway
New York City
Santa Claus
David C. Cook
Adams Street
Kendall & CQ
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Ontario Street
Cleveland
Hbe
Adies J
Laphite Louse
Washington
Steele
White House
Bradley
Frazer
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W. Jennings Demorest
East 14Th Street
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School Street
Boston
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Washington, D. G
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