Bat Shea Dies in Electric Chair After Five Escape Attempts
Bartholomew Bat Shea was executed in the Clinton prison electric chair at Dannemora New York at 9 58 this morning after five prior reprieves. He killed Robert Ross in Troy during the 1894 spring election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danneemona
Bartholomew
Bat) Shea
Shea
Robert Ross
Troy
Dannemore
N. Y
Bartholomew Shes
Clinton Prison
Galen R. Hill
Albany
John T. Norton
George Raines
Rochester
Fagin
Thayer
McKenna
Self-proclaimed killer claims murder in dramatic case
The speaker declares himself the murderer of the man whose death Bartholomew Shea atoned for this morning. Whether Shea killed Ross remains known only to McGough, the confessed killer, and Shea. The case is described as one of the most serious and dramatic in the state's crime history.
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Bartholomew Shea
Shea
Ross
McGough
Last Week for Bargains at Wolf & Co Fort Wayne
One last great effort and final week to take possession of our storeroom. The economical buyer is urged to act this week to secure the bar gains offered by Louis Wolf & Co at 54 Calhoun Street Fort Wayne. Goods and prices cannot be enumerated for five days.
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Fort Wayne
Louis Wolf & CO
Calhoun Street
New Court House Aims for Best in Indiana
County Commissioners Ferguson and Stellhorn toured to study courthouse design. Baker was delayed. they plan to visit Indianapolis Muncie Richmond Vincennes and Evansville to learn building methods. Proposed plan calls for a 200 by 135 foot three story stone structure facing Calhoun Street with green spaces around.
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Matthew Ferguson
John Stellhorn
Sylvanus Baker
Indianapolis
Muncie
Richmond
Vincennes
Evansville
Court House
Calhoun Street
Spring Fashions from Cleary Tailor and Dans Green Optician
Cleary showcases a handsome line of spring suitings and overcoatings with affordable rents and a guaranteed fit. Located at No 118 Harrison Street near Washington, Cleary offers value to patrons. Dans F Green, expert optician, operates at No 3 Arcade.
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Cleary
Harrison Street
Washington
Dans F. Green
Arcade
Queen's Speech Signals Confidence in Lasting Peace
Victoria voices hope that peace endures after a speech implying approval of current conditions. The monarch references ongoing diplomacy and national resolve, urging restraint and unity amid international tensions.
Water Main Break Swamps Hillside In Cleveland
A huge water main burst in Cleveland on Franklin Avenue Hill washing away several houses into the Cuyahoga River. Mary Ravey, 60, perished as her home flooded. a freight train car was swept away and two crew members escaped by jumping into the river.
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Cleveland
Franklin Avenue Hill
Cuyahoga River
Mary Ravey
N. Y
Washmerton
Quay
Senate
Five Die in Illinois Central Train Wreck
A wreck between Dongola and Westing on the Illinois Central killed five people and left several injured or missing. Assistance was dispatched from Crentrratta to aid passengers at the scene. In New York, Robert Boulard, a saloonkeeper, attempted suicide with an 88 caliber revolver but the bullet failed to penetrate his thick skull.
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Crentrratta
Dongola
Westing
New Yor
Robert Boulard
Deaths and Funerals in Fort Wayne Area
Erasmus Stark dies at St Josephs hospital age 63 born in Germany formerly with A O C Trentman wholesale house. Mary Rotheflouh dies at 70 on Spy Run avenue with two children surviving. funeral at St Marys church. Archibald McDonald funeral at St Patrick's church. Benjamin B Fowler funeral at Munce Junction and Puririe chapel with Sion S Bass post members present. Phillip Skelley funeral at Cathedral. Eggs and butter prices listed in local market.
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Erasmus Stark
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Germany
A. OC. Trentman
Rothefloueh
Mary Rotheflouh
Spy Run Avenue
Simpson Breidenstein
H. J. Rotheflouh
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Prisoner Ida Ward Refuses Food in Murder Case
Ida Ward, present at the shooting death of Ide Miller by a colored woman known as Big Georgie, refuses food and attempts suicide by starvation. A week without nourishment. Big Georgie claims the shot was accidental. Ward withholds any details of the tragedy. Ward is a white woman from a well-to-do family near Marshall.
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Terre Havre
Ida Ward
Big Georgie
Ide Miller
Georgie
Miller
Marshall
Notable Fort Wayne Street Railway Chief Dies After Illness
Lorenzo D. McNutt longtime superintendent of the Consolidated Street Railway company died after an abdominal obstruction operation and a bout of hic coughing He was born in 1849 and held key railway posts in Toledo Minneapolis Cleveland Utica Racine Milwaukee and Fort Wayne He leaves a wife and four children and was active in several Masonic and Eastern Star lodges Funeral is set for Thursday at 2 pm under lodge auspices.
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Lorenzo D. McNutt
Consolidated Street Railway Company
McNutt
Mr. McNutt
Freemont
Toledo
Minneapolis
Hathaway & Robison
Cleveland
Messrs
Willard C
H. T. McNutt
Street Railway Company
Lizzie Brumfield
Norlan McNutt
Summit City Lodge No. 170
Fort Wayne
Gale Strikes Town as Roofs and Signs Are Destroyed
A severe windstorm last evening caused widespread damage with roofs torn loose signs blown down and fences toppled. Telegraph and telephone wires suffered as outbuildings were razed and a large plate glass window at the Tri-State office was shattered. An Electron storefront front cover blew down nearly striking a passerby. an alarm of fire was traced to a broken circuit.
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Steger Hardware
Calhoun Street
Berry Street
Tri-State
Electron
East Berry Street
Trade Skills Promised for High Value Garments
An advertisement proclaims training in trading valuable garments with a New American Tailor system. It promises to tailor outfits for gentlemen and ladies, claiming high earnings for skilled work and offering patterning guidance.
Couple from Toledo Seek Splice Hidden from Parents
A young couple arrived at a Fort Wayne justice of the peace seeking marriage without a license. They claimed Toledo origin and planned to bring a witness from Fort Wayne, but disappeared after failing to produce required documents. Hotel inquiries and county records hint they left town toward Chicago.
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Squire Hays
Toledo
Christ Entemann
Fort Wayne
Ohio City
Hays
Rannaj
Dick Townsend
Chicago
Various residents pass through Columbia City area
Rev Borker visited Larwill. Miss Kate Ulerich visited WarSaw and Edith Ale returned from Fort Wayne. Mrs S J Peabody and Mrs Will Anderson travelled to Fort Wayne. Walling Miller shipped lambs to Buffalo. Dredge outfit Pollard and Goff reached city with plans to dredge Ker River by April 1.
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Borker
Larwill
Kate Ulerich
War
S. J. Peabody
Fort Wayne
Edith Ale
Brenneman
Elgin Dunlap
George Bechtoldt
J. F. Schell
Will Anderson
Bobbie Morches
Samuel Hass
Chicago
B. F. Brenneman
South Whitley
Karl Brenneman
van Auken
Shriner, Round
Cedar Lakes
North and South Electric Railway Company
Pollard & Goff
Champaign
Ker River
Republican party meetings in Indiana prompt league turmoil
Indiana Polis Feb 11 reports two party meetings Wednesday as Republicans consider leadership. Marcus R Suizer of Madison seeks re election as state league president with A W Higgins of Terre Haute as rival. McKinley supporters weigh attempting league alignment. State committee members were consulted with a favorable lean toward suing the 1885 legislative apportionment act.
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Indiana
State Committee
Jackson man pleads guilty to murder in beating daughter
Jerry Cook, a Black man from Jackson, Michigan, pled guilty to murder for beating his 7 year old daughter to death last Wednesday. He began a life sentence in prison to avert a likely lynching.
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Jackson
Mich
Jerry Cook
Fort Wayne Road Shows Strength In Shops And Schedules
Fort Wayne road updates from the shops report sickness and returns to duty among Pittsburg crews. Repairs on engine No. 201 proceed while several machinists miss work due to a broken shaft. A wedding notice names Nickel Plate conductor David O Rourke and Jane Scott. Freight tonnage from Chicago shows gradual gains. Michigan Central, Wabash, Lake Shore and others report weekly totals.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Nichter
Wabash
Louis Lumbard
East Yard
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
Calhoun Street
Herman Rezel
Bass Works
Huntington
A. M. Tower
Lafayette
Grand Lodge of Foresters
John Aik
Rhinesmith & Simonson
Henry Starkey
Fred Starkey
David O’rourke
Jane Scott
Wm. Scott
C. Hoepner
John
Raidy
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
Fort Wayne
Panhandle
Baltimore
Ohio
Grand Trunk
Nickel Plate
Erie
Big Four
Four Years Sentence For Old Offender in Train Assault
Judge O Rourke presided as Jacob Berger was identified in Warsaw and charged with assault with intent to kill Pennsyl vania brakeman Charles Plybon after a group threw a man from a freight train on September 6. Ber gen faces trial while William Rhoades received four years for stealing fifty three dollars from Randall hotel barber shop on September 25. Additional court notes mention insanity defense in Beyerline forgery case and Maud Bowman disorderly house charge. Diamond and opal scarf pins priced from eight to one hundred dollars. Datuas F Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Stoll
Pennsylvania Company
Warsaw
Jacob Berger
Charles Plybon
G. L. Hoover
Kosciusko
Plybon
Berger
Rhoades
William Rhoades
Wayne Club
O'Rourke
Randall Hotel
John D. McCain
Southside
Grand California Tour Announcement
An exclusive party offers a limited Grand California Tour with tickets valid for nine months from the sale date. Details mention California travel and illustrated materials providing full particulars for interested buyers.
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California
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R. M. Travis
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Will Billy Rhoades
Judge O’rourke
Pennsylvania
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