Whole Party Falls Through Ice Drowning At Olivet Lake
A party of Olivet College students skating on Pine Lake fell through the ice. A. M. Finney of Chicago drowned while Miss Alberta Chapman of Port Huron was rescued after nearly an hour afloat tied to a plank. Several others entered the water attempting to help, then a boat arrived to pull them free.
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Port Huron
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The Little Scheme With the Mackintosh
A young man borrows his brother’s mackintosh to avoid getting his new overcoat damp. He sneaks out wearing it, returns soaked, and learns his brother also stayed in, prompting a sly exchange about who wore which coat. The incident highlights a simple act of borrowing and the comic twist of mistaken identity.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Chicago Tribune
Arrest in Bustleton on suspicion of wife murder
John Rech of Estelville, N, arrested in Bustleton Pa on suspicion of murdering his wife Elizabeth Weave r Rech. The case involves contested wills and an estate left by Dr Martin Weaver to his daughter Elizabeth with trusts to a son-in-law if she died. Authorities say Rech confessed to killing her for the estate and that a child was involved in a fraudulent motive.
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New York
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Ink on the tablecloth to law or not
An eminent English judge explains that provocation alone would not easily push him to sue. He would pursue action only if utterly provoked, yet after removal of the offender no force or persuasion would drive him to initiate a case. A farmer debates gravel road costs and taxes. Contact Jackson at 140 Calhoun Street for fish and oysters.
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Chicago Tribune
Tragic multiple homicides and disasters across states
A trio of brutal events unfolds with Pulaski Duckworth killing his wife and injuring a child before killing himself. In San Francisco, ship cook Philip Ramos fatally attacks Ella Meyer then slits his own throat. In Hinxton West Virginia, Jim Yilman Frank Yilman and Lucy Law are killed by a rock nailing a house as Henry Law escapes to warn a railroad express. Jefferson birthday observance noted at Monticello.
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Young man seeks employment with city references
A 25 year old educated man seeks work in the city and can adapt to any line. He provides best city references and requests contact via the Evening Post.
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Evening Post
Pugilist Confirms Silence on Future of Prize Fights
In a Washington Star excerpt a boxer lounges in a dressing gown as his manager bursts in, asking if a report he intends to quit prize fighting is true. The boxer muses on rumors and vows about issuing challenges, amid a cigarette haze and a cherub reflection.
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Washington Star
First Burglar Voices Fear of the Hall’s Odd Impediments
In a tense exchange the burglars note bizarre objects in the hall including a patent clothes rack, a long rocking chair, an horned ottoman, a baby carriage and other items, fearing the close call and pondering easier targets like a cub treasury.
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Reed McKinley fight marks Republican territorial convention
In OXLA HoKs City on March 20 the Republican territorial convention split into Reed and McKinley camps. Reed claims victory though not nominated for president, winning against McKinley resolutions and six delegate candidates, and electing a delegation favorable to the Maine man. The platform endorses honest money, bimetallism, and unlimited domestic silver use with foreign silver restricted by reciprocity.
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Republican Territorial
St. Louis
Reed
McKinley
Maine
Minneapolis
Harrison Dinner Signals Family Peace Before Nuptials
In Indianapolis ex-President Harrison hosted a family dinner for son Russell and wife, daughter Mrs. McKee and her two children signaling harmony over his upcoming marriage to Mrs. Dimmick. Harrison plans departure for New York to wed March 30 at St Thomas Episcopal Church.
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First Volley by Ballington Booths Followers in Chicago
Chicago reports Ballington Booth supporters forming the American Volunteers at a west side hall near Salvation Army HQ. Majors Blackhurst and Trumble organized the contingent, with about 100 enlisting and more joining in the evening amid cheers and supportive Salvation Army members. Blackhurst cited right and liberty as core aims and noted a London-American clash over ideas.
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Man nearly dies from alcohol liniment misuse
Leonard Bagsby suffered acute rheumatism and used alcohol as a liniment. His wife poured it on to ease his attack, leaving Bagsby sticky hands and a waxy yellow residue. He compared the sensation to swimming in mucilage as shellac-like effects appeared.
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Bagsby
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Prices of adjacent lots in Lakeside surge as Berry street market contrasts
The speaker notes a dramatic price gap between a vacant 85,000 foot lot on East Berry street and a Lakeside lot offered at 800 dollars. He predicts Lakeside prices will quickly rise and possibly more than double as Lands grow scarce.
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East Berry
Strong arm of the law cited in famed murder trial
In a courtroom address Colonel Bellows pleaded with the jury saying the strong arm of the law intervened, a line echoed in the New York World description of the celebrated murder trial.
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New York World
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