Breckinridge Attorneys Deny Seduction in Breach Case
Colonel Breckinridge and aide Butterworth face court today as defense attorney Shelby outlines the broader scope of the breach of promise suit. He asserts the plaintiff Pollard was at least twenty, recounts meetings, letters, and alleged contracts with Rhodes, and claims no marriage promise was ever made. The defense challenges birth and parentage claims, pledging to prove absence of a child and denial of letters to Pollard’s mother.
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Frvo
Miss Pollard
Colonel Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
Vine Street
Lexington
Sarah Gueas
Breckinridge
Cincinnati
Mr. Rhodes
Rhodes
Sarah's
Foundling Asylum
Mary Logan
Coffee for her hubby and bombs later he found her
Misyearouis, Minn. March 22 A special to the Journal from Sioux Falls S Dak says the divorce colony loses a leading member in Mia Willbanks. Her husband Colonel Wilbanks a leading Galveston Texas lawyer has persuaded her to abandon her suit and return with him. Willbanks was once secretary of state for the Dakota territory but resigned to become superintendent of the Chicago post office. He has a large legal practice at Galveston. Mrs Willbanks left home to bring him coffee. He came from Texas for that cup of coffee. Reconciliation followed. Willbanks is said to be an accomplished hypnotist.
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Sioux Falls
Texas
Willbanks
Committee Accuses County Republicans of Pay for Nominations
In Nvianapoli on March 21 local Republican circles report a circumstantial claim that county central committee members use their positions to back certain candidates for nominations and receive money for influence. Allegations include arranging delegate slates and candidate contributions to a fund paying committee members, stirring political agitation. The Easter Harper’s Young People features Laura Northrop of this city as first prize in the Forty Immortal contest.
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Nvianapoli
County Central Committee
Harper's Young People
Laura Northrop
Pacific Railroads Question Faces Congress Soon
Washington March 22 The Pacific railroads debt dispute dominates Congress with Rep Reilly PA describing the issue as vital alongside tariff and finance The government owes about 185 million and needs deliberate legislation as bonds mature starting January 1895 over the next four years The House committee on Pacific railroads will hold hearings and seek a just solution to protect government interests Great care and caution guide the process though exact measures remain undetermined
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Washington
Pacific Railway
Pacificroads
Reilly
Pennsylvania
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
Eid
Congress
Copgrees
Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Pacific Railroads
House
Bomb Explodes in French Church Injuring Twenty People
A Grenoble dispatch reports a bomb planted at the Gallieu church near Grenoble exploded as Easter worshippers left after service. Twenty were injured, three possibly fatally, causing a church panic and trampling injuries. No arrests reported.
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Paris
Grenoble
Gallieu
Iceberg collision feared as Apollo missing steamer sails
Captain O Hagan of the British King reports an extreme southern route near the Azores. No sign of the overdue Apollo from New York to Antwerp after leaving February 11. He deems collision with an iceberg likely and sinking probable. A separate dispatch notes the Industrial Army of seven hundred departed from Tresux Aviz eastward.
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New York
O'Hagan
Marseilles
Apollo
Antwerp
Local citizens feed travelers after long journey
A few hours stay found the men well treated as citizens provided all they required. They were orderly and reports alleging pilfering along the Arizona road are considered unfounded.
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Arizona
Tariff Commission Plan Lets President Rule Rates
March 22 Senator Morgan outlined a proposed amendment creating a tariff commission of four members plus the treasury secretary to study import duties. The panel would report to the president with recommended rate changes, aiming for gradual shifts without disrupting business and shifting revision from Congress to the executive branch.
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Wasuiscox
Morgan
Cullom
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Mississippi
United States
Congress
Almost a Murder at Claypool A Rail Brakeman Shot
James Hoover a Michigan division Big Four brakeman on a freight train near Claypool Indiana was shot in the chest by a tramp while fending off a boarding party. The bullet lodged in his memorandum book and clothing but he is expected to recover. The incident follows a nearby triple poisoning murder at Cairaya involving Raftael Lopez his former fiancée and her father.
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Wasasu
Ind
Claypool
James Hoover
Michigan
Big Four
Hoover
Strack Hoover
Duranco
Mex
Cairaya
Raftael Lopez
Mirs Torina
Matteo Paraenza
Lopez
Grand Jury Indicts R M Page for Smith Murder in Fort Worth
The Tarrant county grand jury returned an indictment against R M Page the millionaire banker for the murder of Albert M Smith on March 13 Page remains in jail His attorney will seek bail by habeas corpus proceedings State Senator W B Page the defendant's brother ill at Crockett can reach here to confer with attorneys Red Shirt Alex the drover was in town and praised his health and abstinence from liquor since a pledge in The Sentinel seven months ago He is a sharp cattle buyer who cites profits and says he would not drink
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Fort Worth
Texas
Tarrant County
R. M. Page
Albert M. Smith
Page
Soun
W. B. Page
Crockett
Alex
Titu Sentinel
Flinton Pansley
Minneapolis
Hudson's Bay
Fall River
Victoria
One Towel House
Lauvk
Roy Fireside
Leo
Snow and Sleet Storm Hits Multiple States
Snow and sleet blanketed the northeast with high winds and plummeting temperatures. Wires were broken in West Scranton, trains delayed, and streetcars halted as business nearly stopped across the region.
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West Screrror
Wis
Kansas City
Arkansas City
Fas
Denter
Cole
Rio Grande and Midland
Iron and Steel Trade In Central West Sees Stable Volume
The Iron Trade Review notes mixed activity across regions. Central west shows fully maintained to slowly increasing business. south sees moderate pig iron movement at low prices. east endures lowest prices with no demand rise and further mill order curtailments. western improvement marked by Illinois Steel starting south works and safer cash buying prevalent.
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Crisvetano
Ohio
The
Iron Trade Review
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Kossuth Funeral Plans Stir In Budapest City
A municipal committee in Buda Pest resolves to send a sympathy message to Kossuth family and dispatch a deputation led by the vice Burgomaster to Turin to oversee funeral arrangements. Budapest will cover removal costs, funeral expenses, and funding for a tomb and mausoleum. Subscriptions across Hungary are invited for the proposed Kossuth memorial.
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Brpa
Kossuth
Buda Peath
Hungary
Tank Steamers Granted Entry to Land Cargo in China
Suaxcuat reports customs authorities issued a permit for a tank steamer loaded with petroleum to discharge at the port. It was the first tank steamer here, and despite an initial plan to prohibit bulk landing, protests from British Russian and German consuls led to approval.
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Suaxcuat
Customa
Maine Character Elias Gove Dies at 85 in Auburn Streets
Elias Gove known as Immanuel the Prince of Peace dies at eighty five in Auburn Maine after years as a fixture in all weathers. He wore white cotton trousers a red cape and broad hat while carrying a palm leaf fan and an umbrella, seen daily in the streets.
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Amorxy
Maine
Elias Gove
Immanual
Prince of Peace
Auburn
Captain McDonald Elected President of Pacific Bank
Captain James M McDonald was elected president at a Pacific bank directors meeting in San Francisco on March 22. He is brother of Dr H K McDonald and takes control of the defunct bank, with 1600 depositors anticipated to gain from his wealth and business shrewdness.
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San Francisco
The
Pacific Bank
James M. McDonald
H. K McDonald
Captain McDonald
Double Murder Case Grips Texas Town After Fatal Fire
Waterport developments in the death last Friday of Mrs Rosa Brown and her son George are in sensational beams. Brown had employed a domestic servant who is questioned by authorities as the investigation continues.
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Say Agrests
Texas
Uater Developments
Rosa Brown
George
Brown
Woman Charged in County Jail With Double Murder
Frances Melonoskey admitted to the inquest that she had visited a druggist to buy Strychnin on Friday. Detectives gathered more evidence and charged the virus in the county jail with the double murder.
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Frances Melonoskey
Frances
Doubls
DeFrance Guilty Of Forgery In Kalamazoo Case
Stonewall J DeFrance of Detroit was convicted today on forgery charges after a short jury deliberation. A forged $12,500 draft dated November 23, 1801 was presented at the First National Bank in Kalamazoo to obtain $5,000, with bankers identifying DeFrance as Forrest by disguise and testimony. The defense claimed an alibi asserting church attendance, while prosecutors showed contracts tied to DeFrance in 1894. He awaits sentencing with prior similar crimes noted.
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KataMazoo
Mich
Stonewall J. DeFrance
Detroit
First National Bank
Lewis Forrest
Forrest
DeFrance
Dea
Franco
Galvins
Forest
DaFrance
Kalamazoo
Minneapolis
State Fair racing schedule announced for September meets
The State Board of Agriculture released a lineup of pacers and trotters with purses ranging from 200 to 800 dollars across September 15 19 20 and 21. The Indianapolis May Music Festival lineup features Emma Eames Henri Marteau and others for May 15 16 and 17 with five concerts including St Paul Lohengrin and Meistersinger.
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State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis May Music Festival Association
Emma Eames
Henri Marteau
Emma Juch
Clara Poole King
Gertrude May Stein
Ben Davies
Walker Miles
Antonio Trebelli
Max Heinrich
Arthur Freidhrim
St. Paul
Tannehauser
Meistersinger
Murderer Charles Carleton Captured After Jail Escape
Charles Carleton, sentenced to hang for August Gotham's murder, escaped Fremont jail last Monday night, but was found hiding under a farmer's bed in Omana. Officers took him to the penitentiary for confinement, awaiting Dodge County sheriff arrival to determine if the execution date remains stayed by the state supreme court.
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Omana
Neb
Charles Carleton
August Gotham
Fremont
Saphy County
Pzpittion
Dodge County
Freemont
State Supreme Court
Assault by three men on East Fourth Street
Charles P. Sordelet, clerk for Pfeiffer and Schlatter, was shot in the abdomen during a street robbery on East Fourth Street after meeting three men on Casa Street. The wound was not deep, doctors said, and Sordelet was improving and expected to return to work. Sheriff Clausmeier offered a $25 reward for the attackers, who fled toward another state. police suspected both blackface disguises and possible local white suspects.
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Charles P. Sarcelet
Pfeiffer & Schlatter
Sordelet
East Columbia Street
East Fourth Street
Bloomingdale
Casa Street
Second
Third
Mr. Sordier
Darkies
Mr. Sordlet
Heaoon
Chaiien F. Harber
Wells and
Fourth Streets
Fourth Street
Mr. Sordelein
Almast
Wells Street
Clausemeier
Darkey
Tae Sestt Nel Force
Clausmeier
Brady
Bullet ejected from neck wounds Civil War veteran
Lysx Mass March 24 Augustius H Sutherland a Civil War veteran was seized by a coughing fit and expelled a pistol bullet embedded in his neck for thirty one years He was wounded at Culpeper Court House on October 11 1853 captured and imprisoned at Libby He had been treated for neck cancer and a planned operation was due Physicians now say the bullet caused cancer symptoms James Wilding resides on West Wayne Street
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Lysx
Mass
Augustius H. Sutherland
Culpepper Court
Sutherland
Livby
Buadet
Indiana Health Board Reports No Smallpox Cases
The Indiana state board of health notes zero smallpox cases in Indiana for a year and reports wiped out outbreaks in South Bend and Crown Point. Chicago authorities begin house to house canvasses to root out the disease, following Indiana guidance. The board plans a state wide cleanup order to prep for potential cholera threats while praising current sanitary conditions. Professor Berg says sickness is unusually low for this time of year and urges continued preventive cleanup.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Health
South Bend
Crown Point
Chicago
Indiana Health Board
Windy City
Berg
Congressman's Washington Return On Tariff Progress
Congressman McLagny will return to Washington tonight and believes the new tariff law will be passed and signed by mid May. He notes senators and representatives understand the situation and are doing all they can to advance the measure.
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Columbia City Post
McLagny
Washington
Real estate gossip and a memorable travel tale in New England
The narrator skewers winter real estate markets with muskrat collars and a one towel hotel law while recounting a haunting train encounter. A handsome stranger’s tale ends in tragedy as a woman’s husband is found murdered, leaving the narrator to wake in a nightmare of desire and guilt.
Unnamed Governor Pardons Wife In Odd Train Scene
A narrator recalls a dreamlike sequence aboard a train where a governor will pardon a wife who vowed not to reoffend with a hatchet. The tale includes a bachelor narrator with rooms and a nightmare, while a conductor praises the salesman as chaste and unselfish.
Long career outlined forGovernor Rich and peers
The article details Governor John T. Rich a farmer at heart with a long public career in Michigan. It covers his service as supervisor legislator speaker of the house senator congressman railroad commissioner and roles with wool standards and agricultural groups. It also notes his birth in 1841 and residence in Michigan, plus his stature and personality. It briefly mentions Rothschild’s Palestinian colony where colonists speak Hebrew, and land purchases signaling promise.
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Sakenholder
John T. Rich
Michigan
Congress
Wenger
Foster
Governor Rich
Crawford
County
Lapeer
National
Woolstowers’ Association
Michigan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Northeastern Agricultural Society
Michigan Agricultural Society
Rothschild
Palestine
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
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Tariff Commission
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