Lynching Near Russell Over Dinning Murder Sparks Mob Action
A mob of about twenty men broke into the Russell jail and hanged J G Burton William Gay and John Gay near a bridge east of the station. They were tied to a bridge and shot after the execution as witnesses reported. The killings are linked to the July murder of Fred Dinning on the Burton place. The trio faced accusation of involvement in Dinning's death and theft schemes, with Burton allegedly a gang leader.
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Burton
Dinning
Gay
Fred Dinning
Burton Place
Oklahoma
Young Gay
Gays
William Gay
John Gay
Hawaiian Revolution Dispatches Face Congress
Washington reports summarize President Cleveland's brief message accompanying Hawaiian correspondence. Dole refuses to step down, denying U S involvement. Secretary Gresham counters annexation claims and notes moral duties. Willis recounts talks with Queen Liliuokalani who vows to execute traitors but agrees to sparing Cole et al. pending power. New notes say Liliuokalani may sue the U S or die from heart disease.
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Washington
Cleveland
Congress
Stevens
Willis
Dole
Uncle Sam
United States
Gresham
Queen Lili
Lili
Cole Et al
Liliuokalani
Islands
San Francisco
Hornblower Rejected in Senate Executive Session
In a fierce senate executive session on January 16 in Washington the Hornblower nomination to be associate justice of the supreme court was defeated by a six vote margin. Democratic leaders in New York opposed his confirmation citing his role in state Democratic fights. Vilas of Wisconsin urged confirmation but failed as discussion stretched into the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hornblower
Supreme Court
New York
Hill
Vilas
Wisconsin
Judiciary Committee
Painter Gets a Respite in Murder Case Third Time
Springfield Jan 12 George H Painter sentenced to hang in Chicago for the murder of Alice Martin. Governor Altgeld granted a respite to Jan 26 after affidavits from Gleason alleging Dick Edwards confessed to killing women and fixing Martin. Attorneys Blackburn and Case secured the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
George H. Painter
Chicago
Alice Martin
Altgeld
Gleason
Dick Edwards
West Superior
Wis
Edwards
Texas
C. H. Blackburn
Theodore G. Case
Painter
Fire destroys Bemis & Curtis grain elevators in Chicago
A blaze in Chicago completely destroyed three grain elevators and two malt houses of the Bemis & Curtis Malting Co. The buildings contained 200000 bushels of grain and the loss is estimated at 300000 dollars, fully insured.
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Chicago
Bemis & Curtis Malting Company
Very Young Mail Thief Bound Over in Traverse City
Lindell Stewart a 13 year old is bound over to federal court on charges of robbing the Traverse City post office. He operated for over a year stealing mail from boxes and cashing a pension check. His peculations total more than 1500 dollars.
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Traverse City
Lindell Stewart
Stewart
Market Telex: Wheat, Barrers, and Livestock Reports
Markets by telegraph note price spreads across January 15 16 in New York Chicago and Toledo. Money on call easy prime mercantile paper rates and various bond and commodity quotes are listed with wheat corn oats pork lard and live stock prices and receipts for Chicago and Toledo exchanges.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
White State
Prime Western Steam
ChicaGo
Board of Trade
Hebrons
Cape Cod
California
Union Stock
Toledo Grain
Toledo
Disaster on the Rail in New Jersey Wreck
A rear end collision on the Morris and Essex branch near Hackensack Bridge, caused by thick fog, killed eleven and wounded thirty seven. The South Orange local struck the Dover express, leaving wreckage, mutilated bodies, and panicked passengers along the line. Names of the dead and injured from Summit, Newark, Basking Ridge, Short Hills, Millburn, and surrounding towns are listed.
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Hopoken
N. J
Morris and Essex
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Hackensack
Bergen
Dover
South Orange Local
William Furgeson
William R. Adams
Summit
William Turner
Basking Ridge
Edward Kinsey
Barnardsville
John Fish
Walter E. Purinton
Short Hill
John N. Rimmer
P. J. Ryan
Milburn
Edwin Morell
James Doty
Baskerville
Donald Cameron
Newark
David Hoffman
South Orange
N.J
Arthur Gardner
Theodore F. White
Christopher Arnold
Harry S. Cowen
Edward N. Clark
George Spencer
Murray Hill
Fred Furgeson
W J. Busting, Jr
Charles H Mincher
Ernst Thaffe
Carl H. Schultz
Carl H. Schultz, Jr
Murray
V. Q. Stearns
Springfield
E. H. Nichols
L. B. Young
A. L. Rollins
A. Bowers
Lyons
H. A. Wintermute
Carl Linder
A. W. Pierson
F. O. Bennett
East Orange
William Lehman
W. J. Hauck
Albert Carpenter
Roseville
J. Rubesam
Charles Arnold
Collapse Of A Bridge In Brooklyn Scene Of Major Accident
Sixty workers on a temporary Brooklyn bridge at Newtown creek rushed onto the structure as a draw opened. The bridge gave way plunging the crowd into nine feet of water. Nine men were missing and three were injured, with several saved by tugboat crews. Names of missing and injured workers are listed from Williamsburg and nearby areas.
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Brooklyn
Newtown Creek
Williamsburg
George Mills
Michael Smith
Patrick Biehrtg
John Kerwin
Hugh Markee
Bernard Bole
August Blum
Patrick Kelly
Nicholas Logan
Timoth Cannon
Greenport
John Torney
John McAvoy
Andrew Burns
L. Drexel
John Kelly
St.John’s
St. Catherine’s Hospitals
Senate and House Lock Horns On Going Home
Denver January 16 Senate adjourned until tomorrow after approving the previous journal by 17 to 6. In the House 26 bills had been introduced by 3 oclock then adjourned. caucuses set for today. Majority aims for recesses with no bills. minority opposes and hopes to flip senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Senate
House
Sawmill Boiler Explosion Kills Four in Adelphi
A boiler blast at Wilson Bros sawmill near Adelphi Ohio killed Noah Hoffman Silas Wilson and Amos Stevens outright and fatally injured John Wilson.
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Adelphi
Wilson Bros
Noah Hoffman
Silas Wilson
Amos Stevens
John Wilson
National Legislature Debates Tariff and Hawaiian Question
Across Jan 11 to Jan 16, 1890s sessions in Washington show Congress debating tariff measures, Hawaiian recognition, and related resolutions. Senate discussions cover appropriations excesses and labor issues while House debates focus on the tariff bill with long sessions and notable speakers.
Fighting at Rio as Guanabara presses government lines
The rebel ship Guanabara, aided by Cobras island guns, attacked shore defenses near Rio de Janeiro. Government troops retreated leaving dead and wounded. Guanabara repelled boarding attempts with deadly fire. Rebels claim about 200 killed or wounded, while Peixoto reports minimal losses.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Guanabara
Cobras Island
T’he
Peixoto
Insurgents Capture Engenho Island in Brazil Conflict
Rio de Janeiro report says insurgent forces seized Engenho Island after a battle, killing forty government troops and taking sixty prisoners. The clash marks a significant setback for government defense in the region.
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Rio Janeiro
Engenho
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Train Crash Drowns Seven on Narrow Guaye Rail Route
News from Santa Rosa reports a derailment on the Narrow Guaye road near Cazadero. A locomotive broke through undermined plate and crashed a bridge over Austin Creek, drowning seven aboard. Conductor Baker escaped by leaping from the pilot. only two bodies recovered. Drowned named Tom Gould John Rich Engineer Briggs Fireman Colliston Frank Hart William Bra mer Mr Sabine.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Guaye Road
Cazadero
Austin Creek
Baker
Tom Gould
John Rich
Briggs
Colliston
Frank Hart
William Bramer
Sabine
Duel to the Death Talk Between Fencing Masters
Philadelphia report says Fencing Master Frank J. Scannapieco may duel Chevalier Pini after a quarrel from a New York match at the World’s Fair fencing tournament. The two prepared for a possible death duel following a disputed result.
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Philadelphia
Frank J. Scannapieco
Chevalier Pini
America
New York
Pini
Scannapieco
Polish Pole Conspiracy Trial Involves Cruelty Society Case
Philadelphia on January 15 reports the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals accuses Hilliaka Soda and prank Gallagher in a case alleging a factional Polish plot to kill horses owned by the rival faction.
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Philadelphia
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Hilliaka Soda
Gallagher
Des Moines Children Burned To Death In House Fire
In Des Moines Iowa on January 15 two Hobson children Mabel 8 and Zeta 4 were burned to death after being left at home alone. One child played with matches starting the blaze that consumed the clothing and the house.
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Des Moines
Hobson
Mabel
Zeta
Fragmented weekly dispatches mix trivia on land grants and crimes
A jumble of short items reports open land in 088000 acres stirred interest in cities Ashland nm Ashland Wis Hornblower nomination to the US Supreme Court reported but not acted on by the Senate A Detroit suit against Diamond Match Company over allegations of withheld work and strength issues plus a coroner's censure at Louisville over a bridge accident.
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General Land Office
Ashland
Wis
Hornblower
Supreme Court of
Senate
Detroit
Louisville
Pheonix Bridge Company
West
Italian cabinet includes two French origin ministers
The new Italian cabinet led by Signor Crispi includes Admiral Morin and M Albert Blanc son of a chambery druggist. Jules Simon touts intellectual work as the path to long life. Naval board says guns on Machias and Castine are unsafe and top heavy and proposes lengthening both ships by fourteen feet.
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Signor Crispi
Admiral Morin
M. Albert Blanc
Chambery
Jules Simon
Naval Stability Board
Machias
Castine
J. H. Avery
Methodist
Fort Dodyge
Ile
Cordelia
N. M
Henry McShane
Consolidated National Bank of Philadelphia
National Bank of
City of Mexico
Lida Wood home fire destroys Eureka boarding hall
A fire swept Lida Wood home the ladies' boarding hall of Eureka Illinois college ending its use. An assortment of incidents follows noting lynching in Adams county and a probate court ruling on Thaddeus Stevens estate. Sailors drowned in Baltimore harbor explosion. Virchow resumes lectures after recovery. Egypt begins horse car service. Riots at Rio Janeiro and rebel flagship see deaths from accidental blasts.
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Lida Wood
Eureka
Ills
College
Ohio
Rhine
Adams County
Thaddeus Stevens
Baltimore
Virchow
Egypt
Villegagnon
Rio Janeiro
Chicago Socialists aim for city council victory next spring
Socialists of Chicago organize to win control of the city council next spring. A high hopes for an elevated railway in Chicago north side spurs talk of an electrified Milwaukee line, promising four minute trips. Spencer Brown a ten year old negro dies in Livingston Alabama last week. he was brought from Africa as a boy. The City of Peking reports Ning Po temple fire kills 200 women and children in China.
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Chicago
North Side
Milwaukee
Spencer Brown
Livingston
Ala
Africa
Pacific Mail
Peking
China
Ning Po
Night rail threats and regional notes from the Midwest
Within the past week two attempts were made to wreck the Frisco night passenger trail at Aurora Missouri a town about thirty miles west of Springfield. The article notes 4500 men in frontotties of Lake Superior region, a rise in payroll and a Kentucky representative Lisle claims long saddle campaigns. Missouri politician Ariel Sebreee is described as a leading farmer. Mrs Loniet AL Mutton a pioneer in Weisas City Kansas perished in a house fire. A 60 year old man was found frozen to death on a farm near Fairbury US.
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Aurora
Sprinkfield
Lake Superior
Representative Lisle
Kentucky
Ariel Sebreee
Missouri
dTessman
Loniet AL Mutton
Weisas City
Kas
Fairbury
Three Ballots Nominate Gear for United States Senator
In Des Moines on January 16 the Town Republican caucus for a U S senator chose J H Gear on the third ballot after rapid balloting. Gear led with 57 votes to Hepburn 15 and others, and his nomination was made unanimous.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
United States
Funk
Gear
L Tlarman
Rancus
Republican State Committee
Lindicott
Chauney
Stone
Finn
Hepburn
Cheshire
Cummins
Barnquist
Coffin
Blanchard
Lacey
Perkins
Jacey
Maine Man Rises to Chair Republican Executive Committee
J H Manley of Maine was elected chair of the Republican national executive committee, succeeding Carter who resigns though remains chair of the national committee. The panel set a five-member quorum and elected W M Kahn of Ohio secretary, with plans for a Washington headquarters and coordinated campaign efforts across committees. The nine-hour session approved thanks to Carter and Bliss and outlined distribution of campaign documents and voter organization.
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Washington
Republican National Executive Committee
Arlington
Carter
Bliss
W. M. Kahn
Ohio
J. H. Manley
Maine
National Committee
Congressional
Congressional Committee
Executive Committee
New York
Archbishop Purcell creditors in Cincinnati hear Rome refuse aid
In Cincinnati on January 16 creditors of the late Archbishop Purcell heard Mgr Satolli’s letter declining relief and citing Rome's Propaganda. Furious speeches followed as creditors note they have received six percent of claims and expect another one percent soon.
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Cincinnati
Purcell
Mgr
Satolli
Rome
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Telegraph
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Hackensack Meadows
Colorado
National Legislature
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Davis
Hawaii
Turpie
Elections Committee
Greckinridge
Springer
Harter
Cockrell
Wasnineotos
Hoar
Allen
Treasury
Carlisle
McCreary
Richardson
Bontelle
Bryan
Grosvenor
Cochran
Turner
Alabama
Weadock
Wright
Pennsylvania
Boutelle
Rio
Mello
W. L. Douglas
W.W. L. Douglas
Frockton
Maes
James F. Wilson
J¢r
William H. Curtin
Buffats
Clara Noone
Paris Opera
Richter
M. Spuller
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Joe Manley
Som Reed
Citens’ Bank
Ogden
Utah
C. M. Brough
Peoria Water Company
D. A. Baker
First National Bank of Norwalk
Bart
Queen Victoria
Samuel F. Vaughn
Madison County
Ark
State Supreme Court
Hudson. Wis
Ghetta Green
Fisteen
Dan
Publican Caucuns
J. HW. Gear
Manley
Republican Executive Committee
Archbishop Purcell
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