Bigamist Hoch Faces Inquest And Wives In Chicago
In Chicago Hoch, a man accused of marrying many women, testified at an inquest described as a sham trial. Witnesses, including Emilie Tischer Toch, recounted Hoch’s marriages and his sister’s funeral, while police say he may confess to many more marriages before the inquiry ends. Photographs sent to Germany were misidentified as Hoch but later traced to others. Hoch arrived with a beard, avoiding eye contact as witnesses and officials filled the grand jury room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Boch Ividny
Chicago
Marie Walker
Ioch
Hoch
Germany
Jacob Schmidt
Bingen
Wheeling
W. Va
Wooch
Yong
Emilie Tischer-Toch
Atur
Fire destroys major business houses in Oskaloosa
A Friday morning blaze at 3 o clock leveled the Witch Bros Harness Co and the Stull & McGregor Co in Oskaloosa IA, with three more firms badly damaged. Balduff Rosenblatt and Pfife Bulmont dry goods stores were harmed by smoke and water, and the Savings Bank building suffered serious damage. The Balduff building rent was breached when walls collapsed from the harness shop. For hours the city’s entire business district faced destruction as only three hoses were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Witch Bros. Harness Company
Stull & McGregor Company
Balduff& Rosenblatt
Pfife & Bulmont Dry Goods Henges
Oskaloosa Savings Bank
Virginian Ex-Mayor McCue Hanged for Wife Murder
1 Samuel McCue former mayor of Charlottesville Virginia was executed by hanging for the murder of his wife. The condemned man claimed he acted under evil influence as witnesses noted a calm death after the trap was sprung. Fewer than thirty people attended as the time of execution remained secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel McCue
Charlottesville
McCue
Indianapolis area wreck kills freight conductor
An eastbound Wabash passenger train struck a freight train on an open switch at Delphi Indiana on Friday. Conductor Bailey Beedle was killed. Passenger engineer John Ferguson and brakeman John Blackbetter were badly injured. Fire and burns affected several others in the wreck aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Ind
Bailey Beedle
John Ferguson
John Blackbetter
Toole
Trains Collide on Third Avenue Elevated in Bronx
Nineteen people were seriously hurt in a rear end collision between two trains at the One Hundred and Ninety Ninth Street station on the Third Avenue Elevated line in the Bronx Thursday night. One seriously hurt likely to die and another's recovery doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
One Hundred and Porty-ninth Street
Bronx
Aother
Shaffer Hanged for Wife Murders in 1903
Augustus Te Shaffer was hanged at Washington DC Friday for the murder of his divorced wife in August 1903 by cutting her throat. Sioux City Stock Market quotations follow with butcher steers at 8.2564.30.0 and sophos at 4.8. Bad wreck in Old Mexico and other brief items appear in the regional page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Augustus Te Shaffer
Shington
Sioux City
Iday
Butcher Steers
Sopho Hos
Wreck of Milwaukee Overland Limited Kills One
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Overland Limited wreck near Melbourne Indiana leaves one dead and 26 injured. The head engine derailed on a broken rail in cold weather, destroying a 200 foot trestle and scattering coaches. Conductor H M Marsh dies. brakeman L A Norres badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Pre-Overland Limited
Perry
M. Marsh
L. A. Norres
Storm Still King in Louisville Special
The long rain and sleet storm showed slight improvement in the southwest but no betterment from the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast. Telephone and telegraph lines are in poor condition with messages sent by trains between cities where communication is interrupted. The storm has moved north and eastward and its effects reach North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Mississippi
Atlantic
North Carolina
Sensational California Bribery Case Involves Senators
In Sacramento California Joseph Dordai testified he acted for Clarence Grande of the Phoenix Building and Loan Association and offered protection to four senators. Dordai said he gave Senators Wrench Bankers Emmons and Wright $350 each in cash for their assistance in any investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sacramento
Cal
Joseph
Dordai
Clarence Grande
Phoenix Building and Loan Association
Jordan
Wrench
Emmons and Wright
Ex-Deputy Marshal Richards Sentenced to 18 Years
The Iowa Supreme Court in Des Moines on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling sending former United States Deputy Marshal W. A. Richards to the penitentiary for eighteen years for his involvement in the holdup of Peter Sullivan and wife at Hamilton Illinois in 1900. Richards was immediately taken to Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Iowa
Des Moines
United States
W. A. Richards
Peter Sullivan
Hamilton
Ill
Richards
Fort Madison
Reward Offered for Milton Andrews Murder Charge
Colorado Springs police chief Reynolds distributed 5,000 circulars describing Milton Franklin Andrews and seeking his arrest for the murder of Mrs. Bessie Bouton on Cutler Mountain in October. A $2,090 reward is offered. In Logan, West Virginia, Lloyd Stillings was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Rose White near Chapmansville last December. Flosds brother Ballard Stallines and his wife will be tried as accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Cole
Reynolds
Milton Franklin Andrews
Bessie Bouton
Cutler Mountain
Logan
W. Va
Lloyd Stillings
Rose White
Chapmansville
Ballard Stallines
Ten Johnson
Masestine
Maushach
Johnson
Bigauay
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Senate Statehood Bill Passed
Rejoicing spreads as the senate approves the statehood bill for joint admission of Oklahoma with the Indian Territory creating enthusiasm across both territories and signaling a major political milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Oklahoma
Aith Indian Territory
Territories
Pugilist John L Sullivan Confined by Cold in St Louis
Veteran boxer John L Sullivan remains in his St Louis hotel room with a severe cold and has canceled indefinitely all lecture engagements. France to Get Guns Western reports claim Turkish dispute nearing compromise as Vrance swears in order for ships bearing artillery guns to the Turkish forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L
John L. Sullivan
St. Louis
France
Constantinople
Two Killed in Colleton Rearend Collision
A Thursday morning crash near Newsharon and Moore in Iowa involved Central Freights trains Conductor Barg Dell and Brakemap Penn, both of Osta Tnosa, leaving two dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleton
Iowa
Central
Newsharon
Moore
Bargdell
Brakemap
Penn
Osta
Tnosa
Explosive blast at Osceola mine devastates Calumet shaft
An underground magazine at North Sargevent Osceola mine stored 10000 pounds of dynamite exploded on Wednesday. The blast killed several men and wounded many others, with a rescue party later succumbing to gases. No. B shaft damage and crew details described. cause remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. B
Sarge Brates
Osceola
Octey
William Pollitt
Min Wie
Sur Free
Smallpox Outbreak Closes Gettysburg College Dorms
A quarantine was imposed at Gettysburg College after two freshmen Roy We Stambaugh of Perry County and Ralph Rimmeran of Somerset contracted smallpox. The board of health attempted to seal dormitories as over 100 students fled, some escaping via fire stairs or windows. Authorities recaptured stragglers and returned them to dormitories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg Pay College
Roy We Stambaugh
Perry County
Ralph Rimmeran
Somerset
Board Af Health Oor
Wis
British Privy Council Rules in Greene-Gaynor Case
The Privy Council in London ruled in favor of the American government in the Greene-Gaynor case. Justice Caron of Keeble was criticized for his earlier actions, with costs of appeal awarded. Greene and Gaynor, indicted in Savannah in 1899 for embezzlement and defrauding the United States, allegedly pocketed illicit profits around $2,000,000 involving Capt. Oberlin M. Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Privy Council
Privy Council
London
Caron
Kiebee
Iger
Greene
Gaynor
Savannah
United States
Wilh
Oberlin M. Carter
Missing passengers safe after Pleasant Point boat incident
A Trulifax dispatch reports the Furness line office was advised of a missing boat from the steamer Datta arriving at Pleasant Point. Fifteen persons, including Capt. Gorst and two women, endured the ordeal with little injury. The steamer Damara sank in ten fathoms of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trulifax
N. S
Furness Fine Office
Pleasant Point
Datta
Gorst
Former New York theater manager links to Yeager larceny case
From Philadelphia police: Walter J. Yeager, ex-employee of Julius Kahn's New York theatrical agency, arrested on charges of stealing over 12000 through false entries, forged checks, and other means. Prison sentences: Aust Machen and Samuel A. Groff jailed in Moundsville West Virginia penitentiary. warden absent delaying duties for a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Walter J. Yeager
Julius Kahn
New York City
Kahn
Yeager
Moundsville
W. Va
Aust Machen
Diller
Samuel A. Groff
Indictment of Iroquois manager quashed for lack of omission
Judge Kersten nullifies indictment against Will J. Davis in the Iroquois theater fire case after finding the document failed to show duty omission by the manager. Separate pleas see John Morgan and Carl Wilson admit burglary in Los Angeles case and receive three-year state prison terms. Steamers Naomi and the tug Dan Costello may have been released in Milwaukee news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Davis
Chicage
Kersten
Davia
John Morgan
Carl Wilson
Wm. Boles
Maryland Totel
Los Angeles
State Penitentiary
Naomi
Dan Costello
Milwaukee
Wis
Weighman Acquitted in Spencer Murder Trial
In Spencer Conrad Weighman was found not guilty of murder in the killing of Lt N Deeter. The case stemmed from a staged ransom attempt near Grettinger last spring when a hunter-like man seized a weight box, shot Weighman’s warning shot, injuring Deeter who later died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weighman
Spencer
Conrad Weighman
Tlon
Deeter
Grrettinger
Z. A
Spies
OA Chictso
Beteen
Toring
Gornettinger
Goard
Asa Hunter
N. Deeter
Greettinger
Thong
Soo Afer Geeter
Fire Devastates Manning Store District in Forenoon Blaze
A severe fire in Manning, Iowa, caused by a basement blaze at Moerschell & Son general store, spread to the second floor before districts teams contained it. The Manilin and Carroll fire companies arrived to fight the flames, stabilizing the scene within thirty minutes and estimating losses around 70 thousand dollars with about 62 thousand insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Carrol
Moerschell & Son
Manilin Fire Company
Carroll
Coasters Injured In Ottumwa Snow Collision
In Ottumwa a six person coasting party collided with a buggy carrying Mr and Mrs Marl. Six youths suffered various injuries after failing to see the buggy in a snow storm on Marion Street. The buggy was smashed and occupants were thrown from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
4. A. Earl
Marion Street
Sud
Town City Tax Suit Targets Amana Society as Communist
Judge B. Wairall of Lowe City leads suit for taxpayers claiming the Amana Mennonite Society is a major communist group not paying taxes. Judge Byington of Itown City orders County Attorney Wallace to pursue action valued between two and four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Amana Menngnite Society
B. Wairall
Lowe City
Cedar Walls Pioneer Dead Found In Ida Grove Residence
Creorge Akin was found dead in a bed at his Ida Grove residence Tuesday morning after neighbors searched the unobserved man for several days. He was about five years old. Wilson, a Cedar Walls resident since 1855, died of heart failure Monday night and helped make Cedar Walls history, with wide local acquaintance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creorge Akin
Ida Grove
Tie
Cedar Walls
Wilson
Ife
Iowa
Des Moines Special: Poll Tax Exemption for National Guard
Attorney General Mullan issued an opinion Tuesday stating National Guard members are exempt from poll tax payments. The ruling clarifies eligibility under existing law for this tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mullan
Pationtl Guard
Cedar Rapids fire destroys Rozen-Ryan elevator plant
A large fire in Cedar Rapids wiped out the Rozen-Ryan elevator and malting plant early Wednesday morning. Loss is estimated at 200000 dollars. Bank Examiner Thompson resigns Tuesday and Leland Windsor of Des Moines is appointed to replace him, with Thompson moving to manage Merchants' Farm Loan Department in Chicago. In Mason City a Billy Sunday revival program draws over one hundred converts at a Sunday afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar’ Rapids
Rozen-Ryan
Thompson
W. ‘Thompson
State Bank
Leland Windsor
Des Moines
Tle
Stead
Hompson
The
Merchants’ Foun and Just Company
Chierge
Mason City
Billy Sunday
Conyersioun
Woman sues after shoplifting arrest at Connell Bluffs store
A damage suit seeks 10000 against Charles A. Beno of John Beno Co department store in Connell Bluffs. Mrs Chiles Wyang of Omaha accused of stealing an $80 hat from the Mercant store. Hat found at Mrs J Tang home. police held Mr and Mrs Vans and relatives for questioning. Petition says hush money was paid and promises of keeping the matter out of press failed. Case cites additional incidents including loss of a job at an Omaha pharmacy as grounds for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Charles A. Beno
John Beno Company
Connell Blitts
Mra
Chiles Wyang
Omaha
Vans
Lan
Chile
Polies
Mira
Aus
St. Paul
J. Lang
Jowett
Bena
Boy Saves Animals From Cherokee Barn Fire
A barn fire at the Cherokee aidway destroyed the barge barn of Da CO. Dr Seaman's youngest son helped rescue several fine animals including full-blooded Shorthorns and hogs, with about 60 bushels of grain and fifteen tons of hay burned. The incident caused no serious injury to him, and no loss to Dr. Seaman is estimated under $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
da CO
Sottmina
Seaman
Dante
Freight wreck near Gibson mine injures conductor and blocks stock car
A eastbound freight collision near the Gibson mine east of Des Moines damaged the stock train and wrecked the engine. Conductor Gatlaway of Des Moines sustained serious injuries, while Charles Moss of Des Moines was also hurt. The stock car carried cattle en route to Chilean markets. no cattle fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson Mine
Des Moines
Charles Moss
Diarhin
God Clandtuetor Gatlaway
Dies Moines
Chienne
USA
Death of Col. S. A. Moore A Bloomfield patriot dies
Col. S. A. Moore dies at his Bloomfield home on Tuesday after a long career as a state legislator. A pioneer of western politics and former newspaper publisher, he served in Iowa’s General Assembly across multiple terms in both houses. He helped shape early state governance and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
S. A. Moore
Bloomtielt
Kediguga
Efe
SSS
Spirit of the West
Columbus
Col. Moore
Iowa
George Mitchell Sentenced For Manslaughter
Judge Clement sentenced George Mitchell, convicted of manslaughter in the Parker killing, to eight years at hard labor plus a $1,000 fine. A new trial was denied, and the judge called the verdict a justified murder in the first degree. Meanwhile a fire caused by a lamp toppled by a dog and cat destroyed two brick buildings, including the Stuart news stand and a photographic gallery, with losses estimated around $90,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clament
Parker
AE Montesuma
Clement
Ceorge Mitchel
Tie
Mitchell
Dohn Marker
Stuart
8. C. Wrost
J. GC
Waterloo Dry Goods Firms Face Bankruptcy Petition
Waterloo merchants Welch Bros have filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 25000 dollars and assets of 14000 dollars. The filing reflects a financial exposure affecting their dry goods business in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Fall Welch Bros
Bantkruptcy
Harrison County Board Fixes 29 Assessors Pay Levels
The Harrison County board of supervisors set salaries for 29 county assessors. The Missouri Valley assessor earns 270 dollars, while Ulagally receives 80 dollars, with total payroll for 1805 at 1400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Missouri Valley Assessor
Ulagally
Cedar Rapids Rail Fatality Claims Wagleton Career
Thomas Wagleton of Farnell Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul a brakeman was killed at Cone in a fall connected to the wider incident. The tragic event ends the long service career of a railroad worker across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wagleton
Farnell
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Cone
One Hundred Years Ago A Copper Life Preserver Invention
A copper life preserver was invented by an Bnellahsiins, shown in an exhibition of Hamse on the River Mates. A ship with 400 pic gors and valuable cargo was lost in the Indian ocean. A Dill reading on self government for Loukshina was read in the Seamitte. A bultow passed in Pennsylvania to move government seats to Harrisburg. Two British war vessels and a convoy were captured by French frigates. most escaped. Middlesex sheriffs jailed for corrupt election conduct. Napoleon denounced Ep Salines as rebel and claimed St Day mingo as his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loukshina
Pennsylvania
Tlarrisburg
Middlesex
Newgate
Napoleon
Epsperor Dessalines
Seventy five Years Ago In Global Trade Tensions
An item noting Austria and Moroeo States reaching a settlement on disputes, Lyons Chamber of Commerce backing Cree silk trade, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg elected sovereign prince of Greece, Gren Belgie deputies meeting in Leidon to discuss trade with China, French missionaries to Sour Afelet, and an American ship docking at Phiavere with cotton from Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moroeco
Chamber of Commerce of
Lyons
Pranes
Princs Leopold of
Sixe-Coburg
Greece
Tess of Bimghuud
Franee
Ad Raussin
Walter Scott
Jedinburgh
Quits
Gren Belgie
Leidon
Chinn
Kfrench
Sour Afelet
Cape of Crad Thope
Phiavere
Pranve
Vago Bades
Cottor
Charleston
Fifty Years Ago. Storms and riots across the nation
Dreadful riots began in Win ing. Cold weather spread from New York to the New Wagehuiul States. Kern river snows paralyzed southern California. Earthquake shocks hit Virginia. Railroads out of Chicago blocked by snow. Trains carried 100 to 800 passengers delayed one to four days. Booth and Ryeraft freed by Wisconsin Supreme Court. A prize fight on Wiker’s Island was broken up by New York police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern River
California
New York
New Wagehuiul
Charlesville
Virginia
Ghitcage
Booth
Ryeraft
Federal Court of
Wisconsin
Supreme Court of the State
Wiker's Island
Forty Years Ago Concurrence on Blak Laws Repeal
The Sinois House of Representatives concurred with the Senate in repealing the black laws. Mie Coyle county board of supervisors voted a bounty of 400 dollars for volunteers. President Lincoln retired to Washington. The State Department announced peace talks at Fortress Monroe had failed. The Dominion Parliament passed the alien Qand-Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinois House of Representaeives
Senate
Mie Coyle County
Board of Supervisors
Lincoln
Washington
State Department
Fortress Monroe
Wisconsin Candidate Becomes Focus of Senate Race
Matt Carpenter of Wiscongin wild is mentioned in a contested Senate race with Angus Cameron as a central name. The House discussed the erection of this candidate and a projected canal project drew full attention as a special committee studied alternatives to the Mort and Phillips canal for Mississippi River improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Carpenter
Wiscongin Wild
Bealun
United States
Angus Cameron
House of Representatives
Settles
Fragmentary 19th century items on deaths and political figures
The text reports several scattered events: trophies purchased by Vanderbuit given to a widow then to the government, three men killed by a mob in Audubon Town, an old man murdered, O'Donovan Borsa shot in New York by Ysoulte Dudley, a visit of anxious Democrats to President-elect Cleveland, and a severe storm in Chicago disrupting traffic and causing suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geant
Vanderbuit
Audubon
O'Donovan Borsa
New York
Ysoulte Dudley
Democrata
Cleveland
Plana
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Graettinger
T. Larson
Bigamist
Hans ‘Kieft
Mia
Imilio
Hoch Tolla
Old Mexico
Ides Uaren
Mesien
Storm
King
South
His
Senators
Phison
Uncle Sam Victor
Damara Beach
Sale
News OF the Week
Lossng
Ottumwe
Fennis Denil
Fhains
Rock Ishand
Toto
Isaoh
Gibson's Mine
Col. S. A. Moore
George Mitchell
Hanker Parish Dana
Rank W. Parish
Clorinda National Bank
Chorin
Dand
Salarion
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