Elizabeth Loving’s Harrowing Testimony in Virginia Trial
Elizabeth Loving testified amid sobs about an alleged assault by a young man prior to the killing. She said she drank from a flask, felt dizzy, and was driven to an unfrequented road where the incident occurred, later recounting the event to her father, Judge William G. Loving, who then killed the man. The defense cites her account as the motive, while the prosecution may challenge its credibility as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Elizabeth Loving
William G. Loving
Theodore Astes
Virginia Court of Justice
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
E. L. Kidd
Miss Kidd
Kidd
Loving
Seven Perished In Collapse Of A New York Tenement
Seven persons died when a ramshackle Italian quarter tenement collapsed in downtown New York. Three other family members were severely injured and hospitalized. Contractor George Blumenthal, responsible for repairs, was arrested on homicide charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Blumenthal
Haywood to Take Stand in Steunenberg Murder Case
Clarence Darrow outlines Haywood defense in two court sessions, denying Orchard’s charges and claiming Orchard killed Steunenberg for a private grudge over a mine. Moyer may testify about events affecting the Western Federation of Miners. Pettibone not to testify. Darrow accuses mineowners and Pinkertons of conspiring to discredit the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise, Ida
Clarence Darrow
Chica
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Orchard
Great Hercules
Haywood
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Darrow
Federation
Orchard Lala
Mineowners’ Association of Colorado
Pinkerton
Independence Depot
Darow
Caldwell
Dead in a swamp youths murder shock New Orleans
In New Orleans a headless Italian boy aged 7 or 8 was found in a swamp two weeks after kidnapping for a $6000 ransom. Italian suspects, including women, are under arrest. Police and deputies guard the Italian quarter and Orleans Parish prison amid threats of mob violence. One suspect confessed after torture, naming four accomplices who strangled the child to silence him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Walter Lamana
Orleans Parish
St. Rose
Atlanta Lawyer Shot on Train in Georgia Slaying
Prominent Atlanta lawyer Hal Brewster age 27 was shot dead on a excursion train between College Park and LaGrange by a man named French. Deputized by the sheriff, Early and others pursued the assailant but he opened fire killing Brewster and wounding several. Early was captured later and jailed in LaGrange.
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Atlanta
Hal Brewster
College Park
Lagrange
Early
Young Brewster
Brewster
Four Drown At Stones Landing In Tacoma Picnic Disaster
Four men were drowned at Stones Landing when a landing slip on the steamship Multnomah broke as it was taking aboard a picnic party. The accident occurred in Tacoma Washington on June 25. Local authorities and rescuers responded to the tragedy.
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Tacoma
Wash
Stones Landing
Multnomah
Pittsburg Man Fatally Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
In June a coal miner named Joseph Metro vich shot and killed his wife at their home in Sete Aeere and then apparently attempted to end his own life. The troubled incident ends with the death of both spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Joseph Metrovich
Wrecks Claim Eight Lives on Rail Lines in Connecticut and New York
A collision on the Highland Division of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad in Hartford, Connecticut, fatally injured eight workmen and wounded 35 others. Among the injured two may die, and the cause remains undetermined. A passenger train rear-ended the work train as it backed into the city from New Britain. engineer Wilson jumped to safety. Passengers suffered cuts from flying glass, and one man was seen crying out for whisky after rescue. In another report from St Louis two brothers drowning while attempting to rescue a third in the Mississippi River near the Illinois border. A separate Rochester Auburn line crash left four dead, three more feared dead, and eight injured when a No. 280 eastbound train collided head-on with a freight train near Pittsford.
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Hartford
Highland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Britain
Wilson
Debria
Theone
Rochester
N. Y
Pittsford
Auburn
New York Central Railroad
Clara Recounts Family Tragedy in Brief Card
A clipped line reads Mother and God Killed. Clara speaks in a fragmentary record, hinting at a personal tragedy. The brief notice preserves a stark, somber tone with minimal context and unclear full details.
Robber Snatches Woman's Deposit Package in Boston
Dora Golu bere, carrying checks, bills, and coins totaling 2027 dollars to deposit at South End National Bank, was robbed in Boston. A strange man snatched the package and fled, leaving her startled but unharmed.
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Boston
South End National Bank
Dora Golubere
Social Figures Honor Guests in Local Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Chris Metzger hosted friends last Sunday in honor of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs McCarty of Evansville. Mrs McCarty formerly Miss Thieman of this city. Mr and Mrs Engelbert Dilger entertained neighbors Monday evening for My Diggers 56th birthday. Mrs Leonard Mueller hosted a crowd of young folks Thursday at her home in honor of Miss Clara Meier of Evansville.
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Chris Metzger
McCarty
Evansville
Thieman
Mrs
Engelbert Dilger
Digger
Leonard Mueller
Clara Meier
Real Estate Transfers List Shows Numerous Property Moves
A dense record of real estate transfers outlines multiple transactions across towns, naming buyers and sellers such as Anna E. Behrens and Rhoda Green, with varied parcel sizes from 14 to 80 acres and prices up to 60000 dollars. The list includes exchanges involving Michiel J. Popp, Frank Kordes, John Alvey, and others, reflecting a broad local market activity.
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Anna E. Behrens
Cox
Rhoda Green
Isabella Baker
Caroline Arensman
John Pop
Michiel J. Popp
E. W. Hall
Margaret E. Green
Duff
Baker
Mary Cornell
Fred Warusman
Robert Geo. L. Nenkam
Emma M. Schwartz
Alvina BK. Lehtand
Fot
Pantingburg
Louisa F. Songer
W. Mall
Werner
John
Beckman
Lot
Wunting- Lot
Joseph Blessinger
F. Becker
Huntiinburg
Louisville M. and
M. Co
C. M. Dugan
Kyana
Maria G. Seutert
Seb
Schreiner
Ferdman
Add
Steltenpohl and Metzger Marry at St Anthonys Church
At St Anthonys Church Louisville Kentucky Wednesday morning Frank Steltenpohl married Miss Elenora Metzger. He is a plumber in Louisville and she is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Metzger. They will reside at 2902 Garfield Ave.
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St. Anthonys Church
Louisville
Frank Steltenpohl
Elenora Metzger
Steltenpohl
Elenora
Frank Metzger
Garfield Ave
Bromm and Snyder Tie The Knot In Local Ceremony
Edmond Bromm and Molly Snyder were married at St. Ferdinand's church on Tuesday morning. The bride wore a white silk gown and they had a large celebration with 125 guests at a dinner, an evening dance at Barth's Hall, and a later dance in the yard led by town marshal John Stallmann. The couple will reside in the old Seger home.
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Edmond Bromm
Molly Snyder
St. Ferdinand’s
Bernadina Bromm
Oscar Snyder
Jesse James
John Stallmann
Barth's Hall
Leo‘Snyder
Fred Bromm
Seger
Francia Mehling
Indiana Poem by Mrs. F. X. Richelonna
A rural verse from Indiana extols the state with lines praising sunny skies birds and cheerful days. The piece expresses affinity for Indiana’s landscape and a wish to rest nearby the Ohio River in a nostalgic regional tone.
Watch Us Grow Subscribers and Local Circus Visit
The paper lists subscribers Frank Ketaner Katharine Weyer Ferdinand Indiana Carolina Dierman Ferdinand IndianaMike Schlachter Mt Pulaski Illinois and renewals Nick Schilling Ferdinand Agnes Heilers Leo Wirtzberger Bertha Schlachter Louisville Kentucky. A circus stopped on Jos Heiders lot near city limits last Sunday but performances failed to meet expectations with only a loose wire walker noted.
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Folowing
Frank Ketaner
St. Louis
Katharine Weyer
Ferdinand
Ind
Carolina Dierman
Mike Schlachter
Mt. Pulaski
Nick Schilling
Agnes Heilers
Leo Wirtzberger
Bertha Schlachter
Louisville
Jos, Heider’s
Local Social News Dates and Visits
Mariah Hill reports Mrs John Roos ill. Ida Lehr returns home from Louisville visiting. Bertha Maslowsky comes back from Huntingburg after a long stay. Briggie Yellig arrives from Louisville for a short visit. Adam Lehr and wife attend Lehr Bechting wedding at St Henry Tuesday. Mike Heidelbech and Mrs Wirtzberger spent Saturday in Huntingburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roos
Ida Lehr
Louisville
Adam Lehr
Lehr-Bechting
St. Henry
Mike Heidelbech
A. Wirtzberger
Huntinburg
Funeral Attends St Meinrad Resident Anna Troxler
Mrs Anna Troxler buried after long illness in St Meinrad with family from Louisville visiting. She and Conrad Becker built a farm near St Meinrad Abbey, had three daughters Mary Elizabeth Katy. Mary married Engelbert Schnellenberger, Elizabeth and Katy married in Louisville. After Becker died, she remarried Maritius Troxler and had a child Anna. She endured paralysis, remained devout, and walked to church with a stick. Family notes also report relatives ill and visiting.
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Anna Troxler
Louisville
Anna
Elizabeth
Troxler
St. Meinrad
St. Meinrad’s Abbey
Conrad Becker
Mary
Katy
Engelbert Schnellenberger
Maritius Troxler
Louisville. Having Been Married Some Twenty Years Mr. Troxler
Foxey Hollow Social News Highlights
Farmers cutting wheat report from Foxey Hollow. Mrs Frank Metzger attended her daughter Elenora Metzger Steltenpohl's marriage in Louisville. Local residents Paul Fisher and his companion enjoyed a drive to St Anthony. Schmitt cousins from Louisville visit relatives Stephan Linder and family. Anton Huelaman delivered hogs to Huntingburg. Mr and Mrs Henry Beckmann of Ferdinand visited Mrs L Trotter. Local youths joined gatherings at Trotter's with Teresa Shumaker Teresa and Drach Minnie Katie Guns Ida Metzger and Katie Ki among attendees.
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Frank Metzger
Lewis
Elenora
Frank Steltenpohl
Louisville
Anton Huelaman
Huntingburg
Henry Beckmann
Ferdinand
L. Trotter
Trotter
Teresa Shumaker
Teresa
and Drach
Minnie
Katie Guns
Ida Metzger
Katie Ki
John Kemper
Joe Vincent Metager
Jos *Pir
Jacob Gunedman
Panl
George Gude
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