Holmes Case Reveals Plot By Attorney Shoemaker
Philadelphia November report details H. H. Holmes murder trial unfolding as attorney William A. Shoemaker is jailed on a subornation of perjury charge. An undercover DA sting exposed Shoemaker paying a woman to sign and swear to false death by self infliction facts, threatening his career and courtroom credibility.
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H. H. Holmes
Willian A. Shoemaker
Patn
Benjamin F. Pitzel
Holmes
Shoemaker
Commonwealth
Samuel P. Rotan
Graham
Pitzel
John Schweichler
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Callowhill
Vine Streets
Callowhill Street
Schweichter
Geyer
Shoemaker Faces Possible Disbarment After Trial Revelations
The court heard that Shoemaker dicted a forged affidavit and did not read its content to Mrs. Hannigan while Judge Arnold, with Justices Thayer and Wilson, weighed a new trial. Rotan defended his colleague amid overwhelming evidence as Shoemaker faced potential disbarment after the pending charge. A rumor linked Shoemaker to Holmes via Indiana and Boston, suggesting a shared criminal web, though only whispered and unofficial.
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Arnold
Shoemaker
Rotan
Philadelphia
Indiana
Boston
Holmes
Baxe cd
Railway Bandits Foiled Near St Cloud Express Hold Up
Around 10 PM an express train on the Great Northern near St Cloud was halted by robbers who mistook the mail car for the express. The engineer hurried to St. Cloud with the treasure, while the robbers fled after realizing the mistake. A St Paul posse was sent to the scene. no loot was taken and no shots were fired.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern Railroad
St. Cloud
Clear Lake
St. Paul
Turkish Situation Dominates State Department Briefing
Washington reports the Turkish crisis absorbs the state department. Officials praise Minister Terrell for protecting American missionaries in Armenia and reject calls for U S. intervention as interference with Turkish subjects. No basis found for Terrell resignation rumors.
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State Department
United States
Armenia
Terrell
Department of State
Trinity of Faith Healers Attract Crowd In Cascago
In Cascago on November 19 revivalists Dowie and upcoming figures Mia Conner and Francis Schlatter gather followers at the Auditorium. Witnesses recount miraculous cures. Z V Comeria shares tales of healing in the Masonic Temple. Local figures including a Buffalo Bill sister testify.
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Dowle
Mia
Conner
Willave Schlatter
J. A. Dowie
Buffalo Bill
James B. Bates
Z. V. Comer
Masonic Temple
Francis Schlatter
Hatchet Attack Shocks Dunlap Community
In Emporia Kansas a colored school teacher, David Henderson, attacked Dora Ray a 14 year old pupil then turned on Dora’s family and others. He hacked four people in a room, all seriously injured but none dead, and remains at large as police seek him.
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Kas
Dunlap
Simperia
David Henderson
Dora Ray
Samuel Ray
Dora
Henderson
Ray
Supreme Court upholds conspiracy case in Debs strike ruling
Washington November 10 The Supreme Court confirmed the lower court judgment in the McClune Ross and Stanwood conspiracy case. The offense arose from obstruction of mall transportation related to the 1894 Debs strike, with sentences of eighteen months affirmed, noting the conduct occurred in California.
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Washington
W. H. McClune
Isaac Ross
Philip Stanwood
Supreme Court
California
Menges Again Seeks Liquor License After Remonstrance
In Tippecanoe County Indiana the board records show Charles Menges and Henry Kirchhoff withdrew September liquor license petitions after a voter remonstrance in Wabash township. Menges resumes advertising for a December hearing, arguing prior remonstrance has no legal value since he was not an applicant then. Commissioners Cason and Boulds signed the remonstrance, signaling a likely hard review if they must oppose their own prior stance.
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Menges
Kirchkoff
Menges Et al
Monges
Cason and
Boulds
Board of Commissioners
Handkerchief Experiment At Martinsville Stirs Belief
Local readers discuss Schlatter the Denver “messiah” after an old man’s long suffering reportedly improves following a handkerchief blessed by Schlatter is kept hidden at the house. The case draws attention amid varied opinions and curiosity.
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Martinsville
Schlatter
Denver
Far West
Tramps Driven From Freight Train Injuries Reported
Conductor Hass Pignes on a late freight train in Greensburg drove five tramps from the cars. One tramp struck him with a stone, seriously injuring him. He also knocked another tramp senseless. The news item also notes indictments for fraud, a golden wedding, drownings, factory accidents, wage strikes, and various regional updates from Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
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Hass Pignes
Greensburg
Dividend Declared for Northern National Bank Creditors
Washington November 19 the comptroller of the currency declared a 15 percent dividend for creditors of the Northern National Bank of Big Rapids Michigan.
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Washington
Northern National Bank
Big Rapids
Mich
Markets Report From New York Chicago and Produce Prices
The market summary lists money on call at 1 to 4 percent, prime mercantile paper 1 3/4 to 1 3/4 percent, sterling exchange firm with bills around 48.94 for demand. Government bonds steady with various maturities quoted, and Chicago Board of Trade prices for wheat corn oats and park futures. Produce and livestock values shown for butter eggs poultry potatoes apples honey oranges and berries, with Chicago live stock prices for hogs at the Union Stock Yards.
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Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Loz
Board of Trade
Oran
Cape Cod
Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Sulee
Pipylak
New York Action Aims to Break American Tobacco Monopoly
New York Attorney General Hancock grants Whelan & Co. permission to sue the American Tobacco Co. to restrain its business in the state. He argues the company’s system of agents and exclusive sourcing suppresses competition and creates a market monopoly. Foreign incorporation is not a bar to the action. An action may proceed upon bond to indemnify costs.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Hancock
C. A. Whelan & Co
American Tobacco Company
United States
New York
Liability of Bank Stock Holders by U S Judge Ricks
Judge Ricks sitting in Toledo upholds a test suit against Columbia National Bank of Chicago stockholders for an $18,000 assessment at $75 a share. He rules the comptroller can assess and stockholders may be sued to recover. Other items include a fatal buggy accident near Kingston and record ore shipments from Lake Superior ranges.
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Ricks
Cleveland
United States Circuit Court
Toledo
Columbia National Bank of Chicago
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