Durrant Trial Sees More Testimony On Guilt
In San Francisco the Durrant murder trial resumes with prosecutors aiming to prove his false statements about meeting Blanche Lamont and his movements. Witnesses recount Durrant’s claimed last sighting, alleged gas exposure claims, and inconsistencies. Defense to continue questioning witnesses as they prepare further argument.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Durrant
Miss Lamont
Cooper Medical College
Blanche Lamont
Anthony
Thomas A. Vogel
Emanuel Church
Blanche
William Stirling
C. E. Barnum
Patridge
Harry Patridge
Charles Sherstein
George H. King
Belmont Leads Democrats at Syracuse Convention in Political Contests
In Syracuse on September 26 the Democratic state convention, led by temporary chairman Belmont, backed a resolution granting regular delegates two votes for every contesting or independent delegate. Leaders from Tammany were largely absent, with Belmont omitting a third term critique from his speech amid dispute over the contest rules.
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Tammany
Belmont
Washington
Syracuse
Hinckley
State Committee
Perry Belmont
New York City
Roswell P. Flower
Hill
Murphy
Martin
Grady
John Boyd Thacher
Yates
Sheehan
Gilroy
Associated Press
Iam
Seymour
New York
Legisla
Tammany Wins the Fight for Nomination in Gotham
A New York Democratic convention vote settles party representation with Tammany four-fifths and State Democracy one-fifth. Resolutions favor home rule, local option on excise, and opposition to broad liquor restrictions. The platform supports sound currency, limited federal banking, and tariff reform without backsliding. Cleveland praised for policies. New York pledged to a trusted successor.
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Gotham
New York
State Democracy
Charles N. Fairchild
Tammany
Thomas Grady
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall Organization
Albany
Brooklyn Bridge
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Chicago
Cleveland not to seek third term at 1896 convention
Washington reports a cabinet insider says President Cleveland will not run in 1896 and may announce no third term when he visits the Atlanta exposition on October 31. The claim, echoed by political observers, suggests Cleveland will state no president should seek more than two terms.
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Washington
Cleveland
Atlanta Exposition
Atlanta
Smith
Interior Department
What Will He Do with Her Now
Miss An cle Bailigh of Wilkes Barre barred two wedding days by leaving town on the set date. She tried to elude suitor Michael Zilbiski again but was watched and escorted to the church where the marriage ceremony proceeded.
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Wilk
Ancle Bailigh
Michael Zilbiski
Snake in trousers provokes wild dance at railroad station
Jeffersonville report describes David Creese of Sewickly Pennsylvania startled by a live foot long snake dropping from his trousers at the Pennsylvanian station. He danced and hopped, then removed his coat as onlookers watched in disbelief. The reptile likely entered his clothing at Mahaffey's while he rested in the grass.
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Jeffersonville
David Creese
Sewickly
Harvey Stewart
al Mahaffey
Charlie
Creese
Mahaffey
Feeling Against Hinshaw Faces Trial News
Public sentiment in Danville remains cool toward Rev William Hinshaw as defense witnesses fail to present a stronger case in the life case for wife murder. Expert testimony suggests the victim could have walked after the fatal shot, while snow and evidence at the scene loom against the defense. The Indiana E conference notes Hinshaw will continue in his work despite his life trial. Jay County gas waste and Tinplate steel price pressures affect Indiana industry, with concerns over future steel costs and regional mill operations.
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Ripley County
Hinshaw
Indiana
Danville
Wiliam E. Hinshaw
Weist
Richmond
Albert Sterne
Indianapolis
Samuel Campbell
Indiana M. E
William KE. Hinshaw
Anderson
Miraculous Escape of a Lunatic Near Haley Station
Sheriff Huffman of Wells County pursued Mrs. Eliza Earheart of Marklieville to this city on the Grand Rapids and Indiana with the insane woman. At twenty miles an hour she leaped from a moving train near Haley's Station. She fell twenty-five feet onto trestle work but miraculously survived with no serious injuries.
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Ricn Mono
Huffman
Wells County
Grand, Rapids
Indiana
Eliza Earheart
Marklieville
Haley
County treasurer’s bond farmers settle theft case in Indiana
Winamac September 25 John Kruger Pulaski county treasurer’s final settlement shows 4800 shortage in accounts. He deeded his forty acre farm valued 15000 in trust for bondsmen who sold it for 9000 and did not account for proceeds. They paid him 8500 as a compromise to the lawsuit.
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Winamac
John Kruger
Pulaski County
Board of Commissioners
Miss Linville Fined for Whipping Pupils in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville on September 25 Miss Tilla Linville a teacher and daughter of County Commissioner Thomas Linville faced Justice Higgin's court for severely whipping two 10 year old pupils Arrick Merrick and Farlay Snyder. One boy allegedly suffered greatly and Linville was fined.
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Shelbyville
Tilla Linville
Thomas Linville
Large Stove Factory Burns In Clay City Fire
Brazil September 25 A large stave factory owned by M B Guirl Co burned along with Clay City Electric Light power house and two warehouses filled with staves. Loss estimated at 8000 with 400 insured.
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Brazil
Clay City
Here
M. B. Guirl & Co
Clay City Electric Light Company
World Telegram Clippings and Early 1900s Notices
A collection of abbreviated telegrams notes Baron von Kidderson-Waechter named German minister at Copenhagen to monitor the Russo French entente. Peary invited to deliver London Geographical Society winter address. Reports say James Gordon Bennett to wed Annekoff widow of a Trans-Caspian railroad builder. Obituaries list John B. Jones and several others. Cuban leaders name Masso as president with Estrada Palma and Gomez in key roles as rebels near Havana. Comptroller Bowers blocks minister Rabsom salary pending legality. Weather forecasts for Indiana Illinois Lower Michigan Iowa Upper Michigan Wisconsin predict fair and warmer with showers. Sympathy meeting in Chicago for Cuban revolutionaries urged. Austin license denial blocks prize fight permits following attorney general and judge Hurt opinions.
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Baron von Kidderson-Waechter
Copenhagen
Peary
London Geographical Society
London
James Gordon Bennett
Annekoff
New York
John B. Jones
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
Carmi
Iils
Robert Thomas
Leo Pyle
Ramsey
Ills
Robert Bolt
Greensburg
Ind
Samuel McKee
la Porte
George A. Strong
Lyons
United States
Phil Francis
Bartolo Masso
Marquis of
Santa Lucia
Thomas Estrada Palma
Maximo Gomez
Havana
Treasury Department
Bowers
Rabsom
Hay association holds regional convention in Cincinnati
The National Hay association, formed in Cleveland last year, opened its annual convention in Cincinnati with about 200 hay dealers in attendance.
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Hay Dealers In Convention
Cincinnati
National Hay Association
Cleveland
Markets News From New York and Chicago Sept 24
New York money on call easy at 2 percent and sterling rates steady. Chicago grain quotes show wheat and corn swings with September at 57.74 to 59.44 cents. oats and rye mixed. Live stock at Chicago Union Stock Yards reports hogs and cattle prices with wide ranges, including hogs from 2.00 to 4.20 and cattle from 3.50 to 5.70 for various grade and weight classes.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade
C. Park
Cricago
Union
Texas
Railroads and Their Nicknames Across America
A historical overview explains common railroad nicknames such as the Soo, Panhandle, and Nickel Plate. It traces origins from Vanderbilt quips to line consolidations, and lists other names like Maple Leaf, Clover Leaf, Cotton Belt, Blue Grass, Sunset, Katie, Brandy and Soda, Jimtown, and Davy Crockett with brief origins or associations.
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Panhandle
Nickel Plate Inc
Wm. A. Vanderbilt
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Paddy Finchigan
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Arkansas
Texas
Kentucky Central
Missouri
Kansas
Buffalo
Southwestern
Jamestown
Jimtown
Erie
Davy Crockett
Kangaroo Plague Spurs Widespread Slaughter in Australia
The text describes massive kangaroo and wallaby slaughter across Australian colonies to protect grasslands for sheep and settlement. It cites annual killings of tens of thousands to millions, bonuses per animal, and large exports of skins to England and North America. The macropodes include several species, with populations declining as settlement pushes them into less populated areas.
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South Australia
Australia
Enland
North America
Reconstruction of Skull After Fire Injury in Helena Man
Daniel McKeil of Helena Ark endured a severe head burn from a fall into a fireplace. A year later the skull bone is slowly reconstructing but not fully healed, yet his mind is clear and his fits have diminished, allowing him to work as a farm hand.
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Daniel McKeil
Helena
Ark
Globe Democrat
Costliest Fur and a Shocking Family Ties
The article notes the fox skin market with Kamtschatka black fox fetches high prices and Europe’s demand, then shifts to Pearl Fleding, son of the Blue Sulphur Springs hotel owner, learning his beloved Miss Jean Harding has married his father making her his stepmother. It also mentions Nickel Plate railway low fares to Lake Maxinkuckee, and a brief job printing ad plus race program details for September.
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Kamitschatka
Astrakhans
Europe
Atlantic
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Pearl Fleding
Blue Sulphur Springs
Ohio
Miss Jean Harding
Louisville
Corn's Financial School and Corn to Date Ad
W H Harvey presents Corn's Financial School and Corn to Date as affordable, illustrated works on money, promising reliable facts and engaging history. Prices range from 25 cents to 1.00 for paper and cloth editions, with combined volumes offered for 1.09, available from Times-Post in Fort Wayne.
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Con’s Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Corn
Chicago
Financial Sccoool
United States
Corn’s Financial School
Corn US
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Harvey-Laughlin
Jsimes-Post
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