Violent Week with Robbery and Lynchings Reported
A Chicago post office stamp clerk was attacked during a robbery believed to involve 87 000. Robbery money totaled 300 500 and 800 locally. In Alabama four Black men were lynched near Dallas County after a confrontation with a homeowner and subsequent pursuit. the four were hanged at a swamp limb after admitting guilt.
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Chicago
Losa
Par
Dallas County
Alabama
William Jones
Chicago Standard
Anarchists Cast 14 To Decide Who Throws the Fat Momb
Anarchists gathered in Paris with ten in a gallery and in custody after a planned murderous act. Vaillant’s links to Graillat and Abbe Lemire connect the plot to deputies hurt by a Vaillant bomb. A coinci-dence ties to later events.
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Paris
Vaillant
Graillat
Wenee Vaillant
Abbe Lamire
Abbe Lemire
England
Resl
Beav er Falls Epidemic and Local Tragedies Reported
A Beaver Falls epidemic claim reports twelve deaths and a string of local incidents. In Pittsburg Jacob Holtzmann killed his infant son and wounded his wife before killing himself. Dr. Roger Seffans beat a burglar to death. Treasury warns of a counterfeit 3100 note in New York. Benjamin Tennis hanged in Harrisburg for the murder of Agnes Wright near Hummelstown. Greenwood mobbed and killed in Gros County Arkansas. Wilson under arrest. Massachusetts towns Taunton Holyoke Marlboro Somerville Gloucester elect Republican mayors as licensing votes pass. Turner Hall Allegheny damaged by fire. Mrs Benninghoff killed rescuing her son. Zella Nicolaus lawsuit against George Gould denounced as blackmail by superintendent Byrnes.
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Beaver Falls
Pittsburg
Jacob Holtzmann
Roger Seffans, JR
Lubeck
Treasury
New York
Benjamin Tennis
Harrisburg
Little Agnes Wright
Hummelstown
Bos Greenwood
Gros County
Ark
Wilson
Massachusetts
Taunton
Holyoke
Marlboro
Somerville
Gloucester
Turner Hall
Allegheny
Western. Oil fields found. multiple incidents reported
A string of disparate news briefs notes a new oil field near Fort Recovery and natural gas finds in Grand Junction Colorado. Reports include deaths from suicide and illness, a man killed resisting arrest Evan Nelson, and various local crimes and events across several states.
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Fort Recovery
Grand Junction
Colo
Evan Nelson
Oakland
Cal
B. P. Hutchinson
Chicago
Leaveworth
Kas
Frank Newarr
Miwaukee
Wis
Ella Downs
Point Isabel
Ind
Charles RoBerts Thorne
San Francisco
Fauci
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
H.C. Garrett
Toledo Ohio
James Deitch
Inianapolis
St. Louis
Michigan Federation of Labor
Battle Crash
Altguld
Epward Rudesal
Monon Road
Michael Hover
Lafayette
Ohio Chemical Company
Lima
Omahba
O'Melveny
Illinois
Los Angeles
George P. Scorr
Kansas City
Mins Ballo Rich
Democrats Nominate Hunton and Martin for U.S. Senate
Ezra Hunton and Thomas S. Martin selected by the Democratic majority in the Virginia Legislature for the short and long terms of a United States Senate seat. Hunton will continue to fill the seat until February 4, 1895, with Martin to succeed him thereafter.
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Ezra Hunton
Thomas S. Martin
Virginia
United States
Hunton
Mr. Martin
Lehigh Valley strike ends after arbitration push
The Bethlehem Penn dispatch says the State Board of Arbitration asked if old workers could resume without prejudice and received an affirmative reply from President Wilbur. The strike ended and a push by Mrs. Mary Cummings helped bring an amicable settlement. The Lehigh Valley's rolling stock damage and public opposition were noted.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem
State Board of Arbitration
K. P. Wilbur
Philadelphia
Wilbur
Mary Cummings
Asa Packer
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Cummings
Miss Packer
United States
Tehigh Valley
Packer
Conviction in Bank Cashier Case Alleges Note Cancellations
Grant killed and Tanner jailed after trial of Frank Potterfield former cashier of Commercial National Bank of Nashville. The girl frightened and not recovered minds after events. Potterfield convicted on counts, with evidence showing two $10,000 notes canceled for a man he owed. His personal check was placed in cash. A new trial argument will be heard.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Porterfield
Nashville
Tenn
Judge Billings
New Orleans
Yale
J. W. Evwards
Fulton
Lexington
Frank P. Scearce
Abner J. Smith
Louisville
W. Duncan
Eastwood
Duncan
Caprt
Kellar Anderson
Memphis
Peixoto
Brazil
Fraeitian
Southern Fenula University
Birmingham
Ala
Burmsd
Tanner
Ralph Garant
Virginia Gleason
Sola
Grant
Frank Potterfield
Commercial National Bank of Nashville
Arsan
Pension and anti lottery actions dominate Washington agenda
Senator Voorhees opened his pension campaign with two bills to establish pensions as vested rights and set appeal routes to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia while regulating suspensions. Senator Meanderson introduced an internal revenue reform bill as U S authorities vow a broad crackdown on lottery schemes following the Chicago convictions, with a black list of over fifty firms and postal warnings to block fraud schemes from sending money through the mails.
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Voorhees
Senate
Sureme Court
District of Columia
United States
Meanderson
Internal Revenue
Chicago
Guarantee Investment Company
Washington
Stuart
Thomas
Pate and Stiers Executed for Murder at Danville
Harvey Pate and Frank Stiers were hanged in Danville for the murder of Henry Helmick a wealthy Pilot Township farmer. The governor denied a reprieve, saying capital punishment remains part of state law and no strong reasons supported commuting the sentence.
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H Harvey Pate
Frank Stiers
Danville
Harvey Pate
Henry Helmick
Henry J. Helmick
Pilot Township
Frank Sélers
Charles Smoot
Flias MeJunkins
Helmick
Stiers
Smoot
McJunkins
Smort
Pate
Stier
Priso
Stop Lottery Games Aimed at Bond Firms Across States
Postoffice inspectors move to block mail delivery for fifty bond and investment firms suspected of violating anti lottery laws. Authorities, led by Inspector Stuart of Chicago, target Equitable Investment Company and many others from Council Bluffs to New York, aiming to shut their operations and seize funds.
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Postofice
Uacle Sam
Postoffice
Stuart
Chicago
Equitable Investment Company
Perpetual Maturity Bond Company
Council Bluffs
Town
Iowa Guarantee Investment Company
Keokuk
Reserve Furd Ivestment Company
Denver
Wadem Investment County
Pueblo
Col
Paciic Coast Bond Andnvestment Company
Oregon
Utah
Utah Savings Investment Company
Mount Pleaspot
Utah Guarantee Investment Company
Seattle
Guarantee Hold and Investment Company
Covington, Ky
Columbia Investment and Bond Company
Newport
American Guarantee Savings and Investment Company
Fort Valley
National Confederation Guarantees Company
Nashville
Teon
Phoenix Savings and Investment Company
Waco
Tex
American Bont Investment Company
Misaunri Loan and Invetrenot Company
Nebraska Savings and Investment Company
Oneba
Neb
National Guarantee Investment Comppany, Lineds
National Av Oes and Investment Company
Tekonsha
Mich
Columbia Investment Company
Saginaw, Mich
St. Louis Mutusi Rend Investment Company
New York City
Unica, N. Y
Provident Bound and Investment Company
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Indian Territory delegates seek north south railway line guidance
A report notes Cheyenne Indians in Indian Territory oppose current policy while delegates attend a Topeka convention seeking a major north south railroad route. The Erie Railway announces another freight rate cut eastward as regional tensions unfold amid disparate policies and a volatile political climate.
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Moway
Indian Territory
Topeka
Kan
Erie Railway
B. F. Colburn
Columbia
Hubbard
Toledo
Portland
Ore
George H. Williams
Washington
Pythias
Mexico
Juan Guadalupe
George W. Grandey
Alan
Caprii
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R. Zimmerman
Marie Jones
Robertson
Ll’resbyterian Hospital
Thres
Rod Miller
Gaess
Miller
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New Mexico
Dag
Victoria
South Australia
Lee
Zella Nicolaus
George J. Gould
Western
M. Dupuy
France
Chamber of Deputies
M. Casimir-Perier
Tuk
London
Tyndall
Piri
Io Thei
August Valliant
R.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Congress
Diu
McVicker
Isud
Min Wm H. Crane
Julia Marlowe
McVicker's
Pauline Hall
Comique Opera Company
Willis
United Press
Honolulu
Mgr
Market Reports
Indianapole
York
Thane Stieka
Harvey Pater
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