Avon Pastor Becomes Self Confessed Forger
Rev Frank Williams of Avon Methodist Church admitted passing a forged note to the Lorain bank seeking 150 dollars with a 200 dollar note as collateral. He said destitute family caused the crime and he provided chattel mortgages to secure the loan. Williams is the son of a noted English minister and has been in the U S about two years.
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Elyria, O
Frank Williams
Methodist Episcopal Church
Avon
Mount Vernon
Penfield Avenue Savings Bank
Lorain
William Palmer
North Eaton
Palmer
Pastor Williams
Mr. Williams
Williams
England
America
Choctaws Move to Legalize Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight
Paris Texas October 4 with Texas law banning the bout state side. Choctaw nation in Indian Territory near Dallas expected to host the match after a tribal bill authorization. Corbett arrives New Orleans ready to fight and prefers Indian Territory.
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Paris
Tex
Texas
Indian Territory
Red River
Hoke Smith
Interior Department
Washington
National Council of the Choctaws
Florida Athletic Club
Frisco
Dallas
Santa Fe
New Onveans
James Jd. Corbett
Innocence Protested as Hinshaw Faces Life Sentence
Rev. William K. Hinshaw awaits a life term at Jeffersonville prison. He proclaims innocence while his lawyers pursue an appeal. Detectives reportedly pursue burglars near Sheridan as Abcott Sanitarium adopts Dr. Bennett as resident physician amid planned electrical treatment expansion.
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Danville
Ind
Willam KF
Hinshaw
Jeffersonville
Sheridan
Abcott Sanitarium
H. ©. Bennett
Bennett
Ex-Governor Luce Declines Fort Wayne Centennial Invite
Mayor Oakley received a letter from ex Governor Luce of Michigan expressing regrets that he cannot attend the city centennial celebration. He notes his parents settled in Steuben county 59 years ago and recalls Fort Wayne as the metropolis of Northern Indiana. Business engagements prevent his attendance.
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Oakley
Luce
Michigan
Steuben County
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Tillman and white rule scheme in South Carolina
A set of dispatches from Colu mbia outlines Senator Tillman’s push to disfranchise Black voters and enforce white supremacy in South Carolina. It argues for white immigration as a path to political control, alongside calls to tighten education and voter qualifications to favor whites.
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Columbia
S. C
Creelman
Benjamin R. Tillmann
Tillman
Columnia
S&s. C
South Carolina
Wigg
Neuro
Sam
Wabash Engineer Shoots Wife Then Flees
Springfield, Oct 4. William C. Henry, a Wabash engineer, fired four shots at his wife in their home. Two bullets struck Mrs Henry as she staggered outside with their two children watching. Henry fled before sunrise as a posse formed. a later report said he was seen west on the Wabash track. He was intoxicated and had faced liquor restrictions amid ongoing clashes with saloonkeepers. The injured woman is described as from a prominent local family.
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Indiana
Lirke Rock
Ark
Albert Adams
Jeffersonville
Ind
Adams
J. J. Kirten
Deming
Springfield
William C. Henry
Henry
Wabash
Blacklisting Suit Over $20,000 Damages Across Railroads
John W. Young, former Wabash railway train dispatcher, sues in Miami county circuit court for 20000 alleging blacklisting after joining the Railroad Telegraphers of North America. He claims letters from Wabash officials branded him a labor agitator and blocked employment with 75 railway companies.
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Miami County
Wabash Railway
Peru Chronicle
John W. Young
Larimer & Rhodes
E. A. Gould
J. 5. Stevens
Railroad Telegraphers of North America
Wabash Railway Company
Grant Coffin Guilty In Bank Wreckers Case
In Inpranards Indiana on Oct 3 a jury found Grant Coffin guilty of bank wrecking while his brother Percival was acquitted. The Coffins headed the Indianapolis Cabinet Co and were accused of siphoning nearly $400 000 from the Indianapolis National Bank with the complicity of president Theodore P Haughey now imprisoned. The supreme court had overturned a prior conviction. Separately an 1895 ticket offer by Lake Erie and Western to Atlanta for the International Exposition lists $21 05 for 20 days and $28 30 to Jan 7 1896.
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Inpranards
Ind
Bank Wreckers
Grant Coffin
Percival
Indianapolis Cabinet Company
Indianapolis National Bank
Theodore P. Haughey
Supreme Court
Lake Erie & Western
Atlanta
Steamer Disappears in Gale Off Plymouth Coast
A large two masted steamer heading for Plymouth vanished in a gale four miles off Graystone. A lifeboat moved to the scene but no wreckage was found to identify the vessel.
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London
Salecomb
Plymouth
Graystone
Port Arthur Cession Rumor Reemerges From Tokyo Revised Claim
London observers note renewed discussion of Japan ceding Port Arthur to Russia with a Japanese minister citing awaiting payment as a reason. He asserts Russia would not provoke trouble as it understands the situation. The exchange leaves the matter unsettled.
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Port Arthur
London
Russia
Japan
Mrs Ryan's Will Names Living Heir and Trustee
The will of Mrs Margaret M Ryan filed in circuit court leaves the estate to George J Ryan as heir with WM Krough as trustee to manage until age 30. Bishop Rademacher and St Vincent's Orphans' Asylum receive $100 each. The estate is valued at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars. Joss Divorce Granted and court notes follow.
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Margaret M. Ryan
Circuit Court
Rademacher
St. Vincent’s
Ryan
J. M. Barrett
E. J. Woodworth
Joss
Elizabeth J. Joss
O'Rourke
Harold M. Joss
Elizabeth J. Baldwin
Indianapolis
Superior Court
Cornelia Scoval
Herman Scoval
Dawson
Jennie McAffee
James McAffee
Fredenburg and Coons
Lindsay
Joseph Black
Aaron P. Henry
Scott Swann
Henry C. Eastwood
J. M. Robinson
Chas
Walton
Heinrich Oetting
R. B. Dreibelbiss
Louis Brames
Jacob Benedict
Colerick
France
Maumee Township
Cornelia
W. WH. Snook
Officer Fires On Tramp At Pine Station
At Pine Station on the Lake Shore line Officer McCarthy shot a tramp named John Sheridan who tried to steal a ride and stabbed at the officer when ordered off the train. Sheridan’s mother lives at 364 Wabash Avenue, Toledo.
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Ciscaco
Pine Station
Lake Shore
McCarthy
John Sheridan
Sheridan
Wabash Avenue
Toledo
Government calls Siam to settle Cheek claim
The United States government has urged Siam to resolve the Cheek claim over confiscated property of American Dr. A M Cheek. In Rome reports claim a marriage between the prince of Naples and the crown prince of Italy, plus a daughter of the prince of Montenegro, has been arranged.
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Wasuinopor
United States
Siam
Cheek
A. M. Cheek
Rome
Naples
Italy
Montenegro
Body found in river near Wells Street bridge
The body of a man likely identified as J. B. Linty was recovered from the river near the Wells street bridge this morning. The victim appeared to have been in the water for about two weeks.
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Curiaco
J. B. Linty
Wells Street
Old Liberty Bell Heads to Atlanta Exposition
The Liberty Bell has left Philadelphia en route to the Atlanta exposition. The escort train departs at 8 a.m. with five Pullman cars and a flat car carrying the bell, under Thomas Purdy of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It will stop at cities along the way for public viewing and reach Atlanta by 2 p.m. on October 8.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas Purdy
Atlanta
Wilmington
Del
Public funeral linked to diphtheria surge in east city
Health authorities fear seeds of an epidemic after a child’s funeral at Liberty street. Two diphtheria cases on Liberty street and new cases at 34 Smith street raise concern for nearby residents. Diphtheria cards removed from 18 Colerick street and 24 Scott avenue as investigators search for exposure sources.
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East End
Liberty Street
Smith Street
Colerick Street
Scott Avenue
Gladstone Voices Temperance Thoughts at London Congress
Rt Hon W E Gladstone writes to the temperance congress in session here. He cites the liquor question as complex and not fully mastered. He supports local option principles but urges adopting liquor sale on the public account in its best form if applicable. Also notes fruit prices including lemons at 10c per dozen and other offerings.
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London
W. E. Gladstone
Temperance Congress
Scandinavia
Jay Gould estate taxable values reported by Surrogate
Surrogate FitzGerald concludes for tax purposes the Jay Gould estate totals 80,934,580 in personal property, 2,000,000 in real estate, and 73,224,547 in residuary estate in New York on Oct 4.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Jay Gould
Tomorrow Bargain Day At Bee Hive Drygoods
Bargain day items包括 100 Jardiners at 2.00 each 106 Q nyx Tables at 3.85 100 Lamps at 3.50 and 100 Silk Gloria Umbrellas with Dresden handles at 1.00, plus a note about game laws in Indiana with seasonal prohibitions and protections for various animals and water features.
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Bee Hive Drygoods House
Hosts Are Coming for the Centennial Celebration
The town awaits a grand centennial event as numerous dignitaries and visiting guests prepare to join the community. Residents anticipate parades, speeches, and local tributes marking the milestone.
Fort Wayne centennial plans promise vast attendance and open hospitality
Fort Wayne readies a grand centennial with host city hospitality set to handle thousands. Committees organize private accommodations, car rental, information bureau, and depot escorts while inviting Governor Matthews and dignitaries. meetings and loan preparations proceed at Trentman building.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Summit City
Great Northwest
Arcade
Messrs
Phil Dickinson
C. R. Higgins
Charles Wilding
C. EB. Burode
W. &. Colerick
H. J. Meyer
R. Alden
W. G. Colerick
Trentman Building
8. C. Lumbard
Trentman
Collision on East Berry street injures mail carrier
About 11:30 a.m. a collision on East Berry street near the government building involved Dr. George C. Stemen’s carriage driven by a stable boy and Elmer Banks, a mail carrier on a bicycle. Banks was injured. the horse was cut and may be killed. responsibility uncertain awaiting court decision.
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Berry Street
George C. Stemen
Elmer Banks
Dr. Siemen
Banks
Boys Arraigned on Larceny Charge in Circuit Court
Charles Nestel and Joseph Guerin were arraigned in circuit court on larceny. Nestel, previously an inmate at the state reform school, has been allowed freedom for good behavior. Judge O Rourke may order his return to the school. both youths remain in county jail awaiting the superintendent's reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nestel
Joseph Guerin
Nestel
State Reform School
Noted post office robber Boddle captured at Elkhart
Post office Inspector Lawrence Letherman arrested at Elkhart Tuesday evening George Boddle, a renowned safe blower, and accomplice William Sackett. They face charges for robbing the Emma Indiana post office and a string of other post office thefts. Letherman identified Boddle from a pocket photograph. Job printing offered at Tres-Post job office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Post Office
Lawrence Lethermain
Elkhart
George Boddle
William Sackett
Emma
Ind
Letherman
Boddle
Chicago Market Prices and Closing Quotations
Chicago market report shows open and closing prices for wheat corn oats pork and lard with receipts for hogs and sheep. December wheat 6.04 to close 6.04 cents. May corn 2.94. May oats 0.20. January pork 9.45. lard 5.60. ribs 4.85. Hog receipts 27,000. sheep receipts 11,000. market generally steady to firm.
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ChicaGo
Bad Son Freed After Murder Charge Dropped
William Henry, accused of killing his father Charles Henry, was released from prison as the state failed to make a case. The report notes the conclusion of the murder charge and refers to the Good Brother as part of the surrounding narrative.
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Brookmyn
William Henry
Charles Henry
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Tel
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Perance Congress
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