Happenings From Home and Abroad
A compiled list covers arrests murders outlaws sensational crimes and travel notes. J W Sprague is jailed in Springfield Illinois for a Bloomington murder. Lillian Beauvelt seeks divorce in North Dakota. I T farmer I M Breen shot by suspected informers. James Dundas arrested. brother Richard shoots himself. Frank Trudell charged with assaulting a 12 year old near Mitchell. M Ch Broad a traveling journalist arrives in Victoria after Orient journey. Kid Parker knocks out Tom Shumaker for 250 purse in Cripple Creek. Ute Indians slaughter game. Governor McIntyre may send troops to Utah. Pablo the convicted Ute died in Canon City. Dr T C Strafford eloped with his wife’s niece. Mrs Strafford’s appearance spurs their disappearance with new alias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sprague
Springfield
Urs
Will Dickson
Bloomington
Lillian Beauvelt
North Dakota
John Embree
Mariettee
I. T
James Dundas
Vicksburg
Mias
Richard
Frank Trudell
Mitchell
8. D
Woonsocket
Knifiht
M Ch. Broad
Gil Bias
Victoria
B. C
San Francisco
Kid Parker
Denver
Colo
Tom Shumaker
Topic
Cripple Creek
White River
Colorado
McIntyre
Utah
Pablo
Montezuma County
Canon City
T. C. Strafford
St. Joseph
Zelma Hager
T. C. Spencer
Multiple Dastardly Incidents Reported in October Ledger
Chronology of violent and tragic events includes Alfred Betterly's death after a bicycle theft dispute in Kimberly Alabama, Minnie Weber's death from heart failure during a ball, attorney James M. Rollins wounded by a rocket, Lon Lackey’s arrest over a Richmond murder, a death verdict by suicide in Kansas, Thomas McGuire claiming an Iowa penitentiary escape in Savannah Georgia, missing person Reinhardt Boggs from St. Louis, Maggi Dominguez struck by lightning in Brownsville Texas, counterfeit silver dollars in Warrensburg Missouri, a daytime robbery of Mrs Wishart in St. Louis, and S M Clark's fatal carriage crash in Duke Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Betterly
Kimberly
Ala
Henry Hograth
Hograth
Betterley
Minnie Weber
Jacob Weber
New Brunswick
N. J
James M. Rollins
St. Louis
Savannah
Iowa Penitentiary
Reinhardt A. Boggs
Brownsville
Tex
Warrensburg
Executive board meeting opens in St Louis and rail news
The Southwestern Traffic association meets in session in St Louis. Wabash appoints H C Shields as traveling passenger agent with headquarters in Kansas City. Burlington September net earnings reach 489664, down 114580 from last year. Multiple crime and tragedy items follow from various states and countries including jail for a former justice of the peace, suicides, a death from a mill accident, and other incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southwestern Traffic Association
St. Louis
H. C. Shields
Wabash Road
Kansas City
Burlington Road
John E. Harper
Arapahoe County
Colorado
Steel
Walter Price
Ts. Tex
John Householder
Chicago
P. R. Ritts
Abilene
Adam Ritter
Jeffersonville
Ind
Samuel Roberts
Bartlett County
Texas
Susan Childress
Elkhorn
Chilren
John Marriott
Norfolk Regiment
England
Smyrna
Explosion Fatalities Reported in Milwaukee and New York
A man named John Huston and his wife were fatally burned in Milwaukee from a gasoline explosion. In New York City, Mr Huston is dead and Mrs Huston is in critical condition after a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arma
Milwaukee
John Euston
Ira
New York City
Mr. Huston
Mrs. Huston
Notable Crimes and Obituaries From Diverse Cities
A long list of indictments and violent incidents spans U S locales. General Torrance dies of Bright's disease. Elmer Cox indicted for Crawford murder. James Kelly shoots sweetheart then kills himself. Mrs Henratin elected honorary VP. Charles L. Fair seeks ejectment suit defenses. Farry Gardner dies after bicycle accident. Herman Levison dies amid restaurant spending. Sid Morton and John Avery convicted of cattle theft. Percy Richardson arrested for 1880 Portage murder. Williams prosecutes Hayden case appeal. Thomas Bram indicted for multiple aboard ship murders. W C Hebert and Lutheran church split over Dayton support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Torrance
Chicago
Bright
Elmer Cox
Perry
O. T
L. P. Crawford
James Kelly
Butte, Mont, Miner
Jessie Hill
Charles Henratin
National Association of Household Economics
Hargis
Charles L. Fair
Nettie R. Craven
Craven
Farry
Hank) M. Gardner
Buffalo
Herman Levison
San Francisco
Sid Morton
Pawnee
John Avery
Kansas City
Percy Richardson
Kendall
Wis
Wilde
Portage
States
Williams
New Haven
Conn
Herbert H. Hayden
Mary Stannard
Thomas Bram
Robert Fuller
Boston
Nash
Hamburg
Halifax
W. C. Hebert
Wittenberg College
Third Lutheran Church
Springfield
First Lutheran Church of
Dayton
Notable Deaths and Crimes Highlight Midweek Journal
A string of brief notices reports hangings, deaths, suicides, murders, abductions, and legal actions across American towns. Notable items include J. W. Johnson hanged in Ashley Arkansas for a murder, Mrs Briney Talley’s obituary in Tennessee at 112, and a series of robberies, pardons, and arrests spanning Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, and Illinois. The items combine crime outcomes, suicides, executions, and legal changes.
Populists Hold Balance of Power in Texas Campaign
The Texas campaign ends with Democrats claiming comfort on the line while Republicans and Populists with gold Democrats fight a tight race. The Populists hold the balance of power, with about 100000 votes deemed uncertain amid a chaotic fusionist coalition and Democratic certainty of roughly 200000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Navy
American citizen Ivory seeks aid from Ambassador Bayard
Edward J. Ivory also known as Edward Bell, under pend ing Bow Street charge of being concerned in a dynamite conspiracy, has written to U S ambassador Bayard to obtain recognition of his rights as an American. American friends plan to fund his defense and he will have prominent counsel plus a second solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard
London
Edward J. Ivory
Edward Bell
Bow Street
United States
Ivory
Senator Blackburn optimism fills Kentucky race talk
Senator Blackburn spoke in Covington predicting Bryan victory in Kentucky by 18 000 to 80 000 with majorities in several districts. He cited large Owensboro turnout and forecast Democratic wins in the Fourth and Ninth districts and a strong showing for Bryan and free silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Navy
Blackburn
Carlisle
Kentucky
Covington
Bryan
Wahllen
Louisville
Ashland
Congress
Breckinridge
Lexington
Bourbon
Franklin
Woodford
Fitzgerald
Thomas
Berry
John Thompson
Owensboro
Smith
Keystone Republicans Anxious Over Uncertain District Outcomes
Philadelphia reports a close Pennsylvania campaign as Republicans fear losses in several congressional districts. Despite McKinley-Hobart support with large rally activity, projections show Democrats possibly winning four to six seats. State committee predicts 200000 to 800000 McKinley plurality, while Democratic leaders aim under 100000. Jeffersonian Democracy group Bellows 40000 to 60000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
McKinley
United States
J. Donald Cameron
Business Men's National Campaign Committee
Hastings
John Wanamaker
Boies Penrose
Republican State Committee
Hobart
Palmer
Buckner
Aspley Confident of Victory in Election Forecast
WashinatoX Nov 2 Vice Chairman Aspley of the Republican congressional committee left for Hudson Massachusetts to cast his vote and predicts the ticket will win by more than 825 votes in the electoral college. He expects a landslide for McKinley and Hobart and scores 224 sound money Republicans in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinatox
Aspley
Republican Congressional Committee
Hudson
Mass
McKinley
Hobart
Mr. Aspley
House
Bryan Urges Silver Clubs to Mobilize for Election Day
Bryan sends dispatch to Senator Jones urging silver clubs nationwide to dedicate Tuesday to the cause. He warns voters about bolting Democrats using party names and calls for countering misrepresentations at polling places amid the fight against gold trusts and syndicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
United States
Gold Syndicate
Bryan Spends Sunday at Home After Brief Homecoming
Neb nov 2 Bryan and wife returned to Lincoln on a special train from Council Bluffs arriving at 10 o clock Sunday. A quiet Homecoming featured cordial handshakes and few visitors as Bryan rested and spoke of confident support for his cause and readiness to campaign again in 1900 if defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lixcon
Neb
Bryan
Council Bluffs
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Tow the Dipper Saved the Farm
A reader recounts how a small kitchen tool, advertised by Miss A. M. Fritz of St. Louis, paid off a mortgage in four months. The item, claimed to function as a dipper, jar filler, strainer and more, could be obtained for 18 two cent stamps and promised substantial earnings for willing participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advocate
A. M. Fritz
St. Louis
LT San
Station A
Powers Found Demented in Tennessee Mystery
Albert D. Powers, head of Chicago Cuban relief bureau, is found demented in Tennessee. His disappearance from Chicago a month earlier puzzled police and friends. Colonel J D Powers of Owensboro, his father and president of the First National Bank, telegraphed the news with few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Chicago
Albert D. Powers
Tennessee
J. D. Powers
Owensboro
Colonel Powers
Young Powers
First National Bank
Kentucky
Fights End in Death in Jackson Kentucky
At Three Forks City the Lexington and Eastern railroad train returning from Beattyville Republican rally was the scene of pistol fighting between Jackson town marshal Jerry Cardwell and John G. Hargis. Hargis died and Cardwell was badly wounded. Hargis is son of former State Senator Hargis and Cardwell is son of former Senator Cardwell. Cause of the quarrel unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pistola
Ocrxcynati
Jackson
Three Forks City
Lexington and Eastern Railway
Beattyville
Jerry Cardwell
John G. Hargis
Hargis
Cardwell
Thomas Cardwell
Two Farms Wagered On Illinois Election Result
At Eureka Springs Arkansas on November 2 two 400 acre farms valued at 5 dollars an acre were bet on Illinois election outcomes. R T Stickney of Carthage Missouri bets James T Pomeroy of Eureka Springs that Bryan will win Illinois. Deeds for the farms are deposited in a local bank. Chicago Trades Assembly Disbands After Friction. The Chicago Trades and Labor assembly, active since 1886, has formally disbanded amid member friction. A reorganizational meeting is planned under the Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Springs
Ark
Olinoia
R. T. Stickney
Carthage
Jasper County
James T. Pomeroy
Bryan
Illinois
Chicago Trades Assembly
Chicago
Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly
Federation of Labor
Nevada Stands by Silver in Election Outlook
Reno reports Nevada will back silver cause, with Bryan and Sewall electors and silver Democratic congressional candidate F G Newlands expected to win by a large majority as the campaign closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Reno
Bryan
Sewall
Congress
F. G. Newlands
The Early Anabaptists and Their Trades
The Moravian Anabaptists avoided luxury trades and weapons, focusing on clothmaking, cutlery, millkeeping, and shoemaking along with carpentry and other crafts. They viewed themselves as quiet and worked to earn esteem against persecution, with cloth and cutlery skills noted by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Empire
Managua as Capital: Leon and Granada Compete for Supremacy
The article notes Managua’s rise as Nicaragua’s capital due to Leon and Granada’s rivalry. It praises Leon as closest to a true metropolis with grand public buildings, diverse inhabitants, and progress, including a stately cathedral and a Pacific vista from its plaza. It mentions Maragua’s government seat and the volcanoes of Los Marabios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
Granada
Central America
Los Marabios
Maragua
Ole Bull’s Parisian Gamble and Vidocq’s Aid
A 1831 tale recalls violinist Ole Bull wandering in Paris during cholera and Malibran’s singing. After his landlord’s theft left him penniless, a stranger offers help if Bull dares a roulette wager. Bull wins 400 francs, aided by Vidocq the famed detective who was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Ball
Paris
Malibran
Ole Bull
Bull
Frascati's
Red
Vidocq
Jonas Hanway Buried in Westminster Abbey Lore
In Westminster Abbey's west aisle between Warren Hastings and Richard Cobden monuments lies Jonas Hanway noted as England's first umbrella bearer. He was famed as a traveler and philanthropist who toured the East and wrote about his life there. Back home he penned a travelogue praised by Johnson for its dullness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Warren Hastings
Richard Cobden
Jonas Hanway
England
Abbey
Dr. Johnson
Jonas
Max Bennett Thrasher
St. Nicholas
A Questionable Compliment
Charley Champleigh praises Miss Nightingale for the "Winter Song" recalling childhood days. She replies she is sixty and glad the piece pleased him. He imagines cattle, windmill, and discordant winds echoing around the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Champleigh
Miss Nightingale
Washington Times
New Gulf-Midland Train Service Denver to Cripple Creek
Gulf Midland lines announce a new nightly through service between Denver and Cripple Creek starting November 4. The route offers sleeping, chair, and smoking cars with departures from Denver at 11 30 p.m. and Cripple Creek at 11 p.m. in the reverse. Tickets via U P D and G R railroad offices with J L Wisenett as general passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf-Midland Lines
Denver
Great Gold Camp
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
U. P.D
G. R.y
J. L. Wisenett
Gen. Pass. Agt
Massachusetts Vote Estimate from Boston Journal
The Boston Journal completes a statewide canvass showing President McKinley ahead of Bryan with 281,819 to 128,408 and a 158,411 plurality. For governor Wolcott leads Williams 264,834 to 112,203 with a 152,626 plurality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston Journal
McKinley
Bryan
Wolcott
Williams
Lumber Yard Fire in Menominee Area Destroyed 3 Million Feet
Fire swept the Ira Carley lumber yard at Ingalls, 17 miles north of Menominee, destroying about 3,000,000 feet of lumber. The mill and store were saved. Loss estimated at 650,000, partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menomine
Mich
Ira Carley
Ingalls
Emigrant Fatally Hurt Near Cnevenne
An emigrant named F. Robertson traveling from Colorado discharged his revolver and shot himself in the head at Cnevenne. He is alive but the wound is believed fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnevenne
F. Robertson
Colorado
Billy Fitzgerald Wins Decisive Victory in Missouri River Bout
In Jefferson City Missouri on November 2 Billy Fitzgerald of St Louis defeated Prof J Miller of Los Angeles in a five round mill held on a sand bar in the Missouri river five miles west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy” Fitzgerald
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Prof. J. Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Missouri River
Here
Castoria Day at McKinley Home in Canton Campaign Opening
Crowds filled the McKinley lawn as patriotic airs and drum corps entertained visitors. Special trains arrived before dawn with delegations greeted by Canton troops, bands, and a reception committee while speakers addressed crowds throughout the day. Augustus McCauley named receiver of the Bay State Gas company in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley Lawn
Citizens’ Reception Committee
McKinley Home
McCauley
New York
Wilmington
Del
Augustus McCauley
Artisans’ Bank
Bay State Gas Company
8 Cent Silver Piece Weight Report
A specimen 8 cent silver coin weighed 12.875 grains. The note specifies its mass in grains and identifies the coin as a late 19th century issue for collectors or mint records.
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Real Ite
Pte
Facta
M. Gustave Isambert
Republique Francaise
Tomsk
West St- Amother
Faure
the Elysee
Thomas M. Beatty
Media Luna
Manzanillo
Cuba
Bruno Werner
Hartz Mountains
Germany
Herr M. Levy
Berlin
A. Schumasch
Wilkesbarre
Ed McKerzie
B. H. Langmeiera
Fleischeran’s
Crosscup
William Altencack
J. W. Johnson
Ashley, Ark
Henry Hobson
Briney Talley
South
Clarksville
Tenn
Annie Luth
Thomas Hall
Decatur
Ill
Jacob C. Ewald
Merchants Exchange
Kentucky Canel Coal Company
Lexington and
Carter
Carter County
Independent Order of Railway Men
Christian Menke
Evanston
Philip Heinrich
Carlyle
Fred Doursan
Columbus
McGregor
Sam F. Sewall
Saint
Elisha Brown
Jack Apple
State Penitentiary of
Kansas
Fort Scott
Kas
Apple
Ee Sa. ‘Sa. Mo
Tu. We. Th
Keystone
John Wedderburn & CO Sentient Attorneys
Washington, D. C
Splendid News
Gulf
Castoria
Curtis St
Denver, Colo
CA Storia
Cae
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