Daughter of Prosperous Farmer Commits Suicide and Brother Murders
Mary Bidwell, daughter of Marlon Bidwell near West Jefferson Ohio, bore an illegitimate child then killed herself. Her step-brother George Mills shot Larry Wilkins, who is dying. Mills surrendered. Wilkins, denying paternity, lies in mortal agony. Bidwell family seeks arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bidwell
Marlon Bidwell
West Jefferson
Ohio
George Mills
Larry Wilkins
Bidwell Place
Linden
Wilkins
Wilkins Place
Farmer Bidwell
Mills
Threats against foreign missions in Constantinople
The Standard reports threats to blow up the new public debt offices and the British embassy in Constantinople. Unrest among Turks grows, sparing no foreign citizens. Patrols are doubled, and rumors say troops may join rioters if ordered to fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
London
The
Standard
Sultan in Dangers and Rumors of Deposition
Emily Crawford writes in the Sunday Times about fears for the Sultan's safety and sanity at Yildiz Palace. She cites a friend inside the palace who suggests deposing him for his own protection and notes suspicions of emir enemies and palace minions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
London
Emily Crawford
Sunday Times
Yildiz Palace
Murad
sheik-Um- Islam
Hin
Old Dry Goods Firm Coffin Artemus & Co Falls
Coffin Artemus & Co a Philadelphia wholesaler of dry goods fails due to inability to secure loans and heavy real estate holdings. The firm, once yielding hundreds of thousands yearly, faces liabilities potentially up to 500000 dollars. It owned the Devon Inn property in Devon, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin, Artemus & Co
Philadelphia
Hag
Lowther Welsh
Devon Inn
Spain and United States clash over Havana court martial jurisdiction
The Standard reports Spanish outcry as naval aid military Supreme Court orders a new trial for the filibustering crew. A Havana ordinary court martial will hear the case while Spain negotiates jurisdiction with the United States. A final decision awaits months. no death sentence is entailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Naval Aid Military Supreme Court
Senggner
Havana
Spain
United States
New York Police Probe Links Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight
Chief Conlin says the penal code bans arranging any prize fight in New York without signed articles. He intends to prosecute Corbett and Fitzsimmons if evidence is secured, following an apparent plot at Bartholdi last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Conlin
New York
Bartholdi
Turo of Fortune's Wheel in Parkersburg Oil Rush
Irving Grandin, a poor man in Parkersburg West Virginia, bought twenty acres on Broad Hunl near St Marys River eight months ago for about eight dollars an acre. He built a small house and worked the land to support his family and now operates five producing oil wells on the property with daily royalties exceeding the original tract price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turo
Fortune’s Wheel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Irving Grandin
Broad Hunl
St. Mary’s River
Man killed by bull in Ohio water trough incident
Henry Lickey, 40, of Wapakoneta Ohio was killed when a bull knocked him into a mass of flesh while guiding the animal to a watering trough. He had been married in Cincinnati and worked for Jobn French, the dairyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapakoneta
Henry Lickey
Tingle
Lickey
Cincinnati
Jobn French
Noted Beecher Widow Sicks With Whooping Cough in Brooklyn
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher widow of the preacher, aged 84, is ill at her Brooklyn home with whooping cough contracted during a visit to grandchildren in Connecticut. The Candee Company of New Haven resumes most plant operations after a closure. John Hughgill of Providence survived a buried alive episode via hypnotic suggestion, waking after fourteen minutes. Silas Huffman of Far Hills New Jersey dies after years of self confinement and senile decay, having lived in bed in a corner for fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Beecher
Candee Company
United States Rubber Company
New Haven
Conn
John Hughgill
Providence
R. L
Prof. Watson
London
Hughgill
Silas Huffman
Far Hills
N. J
Silas
Western News Briefs Crooked Lanes And Tragic Losses
Ex senator Henry B Payne dies after stroke in Cleveland. Ellsworth Land and Cattle Company files 37,000 in liens, W G C Wornall presiding. Train wreck near Eureka Cal kills several and injuries many. Soo Line ticket war sparks broker plans to cut fares. Dayton Ohio chief cites two men claiming murder evidence in Bessie Little case. San Francisco arrests John McCarthy in bank vault plot linked to Morgan gang. Portage Ohio child nearly poisons self amid custody dispute. Franklin mills assets listed after business downturn. no preferred claims found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry B. Payne
Cleveland
Madlid Avenue
Ellsworth
Kan
Ellsworth Land and Cattle Company
W. GC. Wornall
Kansas City
Eureka
Cal
Mad River
Arcata
Hol
Sandy Cameron
Kirk
Riverside
Soo Line
St. Paul
Boston
New York
Ridey
Farrel
Dayton
Ohio
Albert Franz
Bessie Little
John McCarthy
Bigelow
San Francisco
First National Bank of
Los Angeles
McCarthy
Mathely
Morgan
Overland Express
Sacramento
Portamouth
Wille Mannigan
Michael Flannigan
Findlay
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Polaon
Thomas B. Pearce
Harry T. Atkins
Henry Pearce
Franklin
Cincinnati
Pearce, Atkins & Co
Bons Company
William O. Cochran
Orm of
Cottea
Express through Goshen Fire Scene Draws Rural Crowd
A Lake Shore and Michigan Southern through New York express carrying mail pouches caught fire six miles east of Goshen Indiana. The engine and fireman were seen in the blaze as the train raced toward Goshen. Fire department crews quickly controlled the blaze after the rear car was detached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
New York Express
Indiana
Goshen
New York
Lamont backs Indianapolis ticket amid political maneuvering
Secretary Daniel Lamont declares support for the Indianapolis slate. A three day Vancouver province petition seeks federal limits on Japanese immigration and a $500 Chinese tax. President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle sent regrets to Louisville for Palmer and Buckner nomination events. Postoffice agents crack down on listed stock and grain brokerage fronts, noting long fraud patterns and elusive proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lamont
Indianapolis
Vancouver
Cleveland
Carlsle
Louisville
Palmer
Buckner
Postoffice Department
Chicago
New York
J. BE. Morgan & Co
Thomas & Co
Craig & Co
Wunderlach & Co
IF. McClure & Co
The
Co-operative Commission Company
American Commission Company
John T. Tallman & Co
M. F. Brice & Co
J. KE. Morgan & Co
M. F. Price & Co
J. L Tallman & Co
Equitable Stock and Produce Company
1. L. Wood
James Boothman
J. K. Morgan & Co
J. Pierrpont Morgan
Morgan
European and World News Briefs Highlight Turmoil and Trade
Foreign dispatches report Spain yielding to US demands in prisoner trials and Japan seeking Australian outlets amid tensions. A Paris cyclone kills and injures dozens, while Arctic explorer Nansen plans Antarctic mapping. U.S. arms shipments to Cuba surface despite Spanish patrols, with significant dynamite and Mauser stock. Britain faces calls to oppose regimes backing unsafe rulers as storms lash the Atlantic coast and trade and census updates roll in from South America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cortes
Melbourne
London Times
Coote
Japan
Australia
Paris
Morgenbladet
Christiania
Norway
Fridtjof Nansen
Antarctic
South Pole
Pole
New York
Cuba
Regional Market Prices Across Cities and Commodities
Market report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and crops in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Highlights include cattle 3.50 to 5.00 in St Louis hogs 3.00 to 4.25 in New York and wheat No 2 red 60s in multiple markets with assorted corn oats rye and butter and egg quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
St. Louia
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Cyclone Hits Paris A Violent Windstorm Strikes City
A tornado swept over Paris at 2 30 pm Thursday causing fatalities and injuries. Hospitals report victims at Hotel Dieu and other wards with many in precarious condition. Property damage widespread including Palais de Justice where windows roof and corridors were damaged and court sessions suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hotel Dieu
Pont Neuf
Place du Chatelet
Observatoire
Tour St. Hacque
Palais de Justice
Rue de Harley
Mrs Cleveland Chooses Autumn Hat in Gray Gables
A Washington milliner prepared an autumn hat for Mrs. Cleveland after she selected Your own selection. The hat arrived at Gray Gables in pale green with brown dot knots resembling grass. The description notes a casual royal tone but ends abruptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Hat Styles With Brown and Green Motifs Described
A hat trimmed with stiff taffeta bows in brown and green loops on one side. The other side features snowballs with green leaves. Lace covers the back and the top repeats the brown and green leaf motif. Mrs. Cleveland ordered russet shade hats for girls with forget me nots and green ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atiff Taffeta
Fusion in Iowa Forms Democratic Electoral Ticket
Iowa Populists at Des Moines endorse the Democratic State convention ticket for electors at large. Gen. J. B. Weaver and Horace Boles named. The fusion is reported as complete with no dissent. Mentions of speakers Dr. R. E. Rose and Charles A. Lloyd, temporary leadership, and Ed Meredith as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
J. B. Weaver
Horace Boles
Weaver
J. &. Anderson
Forest City
Wilcox
McKinley
W. H. Robb
Creston
Fusion
Congress
Ed Meredith
Gen. Weaver
Notable French Politician Arrives in New York
M Alexander Felix Joseph Ribot, a leading French statesman, has landed in New York from Paris. The report notes Ribot's long prominence in French politics and his arrival in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Felix Joseph Ribot
France
New York
Paris
Joseph Bullard
Moody & Sons
Muncie
Ind
Wilton Junction
Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade
Sutro
Ban Fra Ksve
Ld Hung Chang
Chamber of Commerce
Para
San Francisco
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Telegraph
Geak i Dineith
Western
Henry Asquith
Home Department
London Chronicle
Great Britain
Gladstone
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Bay of Fundy
Block Island
Cape Cod
Maine
Hog Island
Rockaway Beach
H. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
New Orleans
Buchanan
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
State Department
Republic
Seymour
Palermo
Italy
Gemimnada
Zurich
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
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