Cronin trials verdict ends with varied sentences
The jury finds Beggs acquitted while Kunze is guilty of manslaughter with three years in prison. O Sullivan, Coughlin, and Burke are convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendants plan an appeal and a new trial date is set for January 13. The scene in court is described with emotional reactions from families and onlookers as the verdict is read.
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Cronin Tris
John F. Beggs
John Kunze
Fitrick O'Sullivan
Daniel Coughlin
Martin Burke
Conghlin
O'Sullivan
Burke
Kunze
Criminal Court
Dan Coughlin
Mrs. Whaten
Mrs. Coughlin
Mr. Forrest
Forrest
Baliff
Cronin
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Ilinois
Dr. Cronin
Burke, Coughlin
O'Bulliven
Brazilian Revolution Amid Turmoil Reports of Mass Death
An account from a steamer arriving in New York says about 100 injured and killed during Brazil's upheaval. Reports describe a royalist insurrection in Rio and Bahia with clashes between militia and imperial loyalists as republican forces move to consolidate control.
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Horrox
New York
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Henning
Black
de Cama
Ahimeen
Lie House
de Gama
Republic
Capher
Bahia
Legislative scandal at Jefferson City over beef bill defeat
Louis Post-Dispatch exposes alleged legislative corruption tied to a livestock inspection bill backed by the Butchers' Union. Claims include a $3,000 fund, poker bribes, and a $25,000 boodle pattern paid to Kansas City intermediaries, with senators and representatives said to have sold votes for dressed beef interests. The measure to require beef imported on the hoof failed as the dressed beef combine prevailed.
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the &. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jefferson City
the &J. Louis Butchers’ Union
Friends of the
Kansas City
House of Representatives
Missouri
Labor News on Wire Nail Workers and Eight Hour Debates
The Amalgamated Association quietly organizes wire nail workers nationwide aiming for a sliding wage scale after June. Beav er Falls hosts initial lodge and strikes, with unions expanding to New Castle and Montreal. Other items report eight hour movement debates, Gladstone’s stance, and mining protests. Discharges, expulsions, and coke oven strike adjustments also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Hartman Steel Works
Carnegie, Phipps &Co
Beaver Falls
Montreal
Canada
Amalgamated Association
Wheeling
Chicago
St. Louis
Buffalo
Braddock
Pittsburg
California Floods Ravage Central Valleys and Rivers
Alarming dispatches report Sacramento and surrounding valleys drenched by floodwaters. Sacramento River roars as stock is moved to safety and levees threaten failure. Bridges wash away near Butte and Colusa, Hanford levees breach, and areas from Chico to Marysville lie underwater with rain swelling to the south.
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Adiepatch
Woodland
Sacramento
Senator Fair
Chico
Here
Marysville
Butte
Colusa
Sacramento River
Hanford
Durham
Los Angeles
Grand Avenue
Three Bodies Recovered From Conemaugh River Flood
Two bodies were pulled from the Conemaugh River at Cooperdale and a third found Monday. One victim was Walter E. Hoopes, late Johnson Company secretary, identified twice. The town suffers damaged bridges and suspended wagon traffic as crews race to erect a temporary Conemaugh crossing to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. The morgue will hold the last body awaiting Baltimore friends.
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Conemaugh
Cooperadale
Walter E. Hoopes
Johnson Company
Hoopes
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Cambria
All for a Drink: Killing in Covington Bar
Elmer Erwin, son of a Sioux City stock buyer, was killed in a Covington restaurant after a confrontation at the bar. James Toohey known as Montana Jim attacked twice, first with a knife then with a long carving knife hidden in his sleeve, stabbing Erwin in the throat. Toohey was taken to Dekots City to prevent lynching.
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Elmer Erwin
Sioux City
Covington
Erwin
James Toohey
Montana
Jim
Toohey
Young Erwin
Dekots
Pay Car Wreck Kills Two Officials Near Covington Ind
The Ohio Indians and Western Railway pay car, leaving Indianapolis Monday, wrecked three miles east of Covington when an axle broke. Five aboard included General Superintendent H Wilson and Trainmaster J M Cummins, both instantly killed. the engine stayed on rails and others escaped. The bodies were horribly mutilated.
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Ohio, Indians and Western Railway
Indianapolis
Covington
Ind
H. Wilson
J. M. Cummins
W. W. Lynn
J. H. M. Clagcott
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Cummins
Siberian Exiles Massacre Reported by Officials
Reports describe a Siberian exile massacre where a group challenged withdrawal of a petition and clashed with police and soldiers. Six were killed including a young woman. several wounded. A court martial condemned survivors to death and others to long terms. One wounded victim was taken to the gallows but the bed was removed. Friends call it the worst case in Siberian records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina
Indignation Meeting at Carmichaels Over Neff Acquittal
Pennsylvania notes recount a Carmichaels indignation meeting condemning the James Neff acquittal in the McCausland murder case. Attendees debated lynching, formed a four member signatures committee, and pledged property for legal costs if sued. The report lists varied local incidents and regional notes.
Contested seats in House elections begin hearings
The House Elections Committee starts work on 18 cases with a February report target. Of 17 Republican contests, 16 come from Southern states. one Northern case, Posey v Parrett in Indiana, claims 105 illegal votes including non residents and minor voters. Baker contest against Forman not yet opened.
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House Committee On
House
James Baker
William
Forman
Ilinois
Baker
Virginia
West Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Maryland
Tennessee
South Carolina
Francis B. Posey
Wm. F Parrett
Indiana
Kentucky
Parrett
Posey
St. Meinrad
Kenucky
Awful Death of 4 Painter on a Roof in Toledo
A painter, Robert Dalton, 40, was killed on a Toledo roof after contact with electric wires while measuring a skylight for repairs. His burning, frozen corpse lay across live lines as foremen shut off current to recover him. Dalton, from Elkhart, Ind., left a wife and child.
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Toledo
O. Robert
Dalton
Lake Shore Road
Elkhart
Ind
Denver Arrest Over Bonds Theft Sunken by Bond Plunder
F E Newmann, age twenty, arrested in Denver by detectives for robbing a Wells Fargo Express wagon and attempting to pawn 112 Anglo Nevada Insurance bonds valued at 60100. Most bonds worth 5000 each, some 1000. He planned to take a cut of rewards or sell entire lot for 1000. Also mentions a presidential nomination list for U S officials including Marshals, Attorneys, and receivers in various districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Newmann
Denver
Wells-Fargo
Anglo-Nevada Assurance Company
Newmiana
Newman
Multiple World Events Tell of Strikes Politics and War
Silver found near Pendleton Indiana. The London gas stokers nearly ended their strike. Powderly declines Scranton mayoral bid. Maryland University school of medicine replaces Sisters of Mercy with lay nurses. William French, NYSE veteran, mentally unsettled by Texan Central losses. Jefferson Davis widow may get Mexican War pension pending application. Germany’s Bismarck rejects Reichstag ruling on military duty exemption. Tuscan Arkansas robbers acquitted. South Carolina repeals civil rights law on railways theatres and hotels. Czar may deny Brazilian republic, severing ties with Brazilian minister. 7000 dollar package stolen from Wells Fargo office. Walter Jones bound and gagged. Bushiri hanged after Arab revolt. Influenza reaches New York from Europe. Portuguese bank refuses Brazil loan after empire dispute.
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London
Powderly
Scranton
Maryland University School of
Sisters of Mercy
William French
New York Stock Exchange
Huntington
Texan Central
Jefferson Davia
Bismarck
Reichstag
Tuscan
Art
Wham
South Carolina
St. Petersburg
State National Bank of
Ft. Worth
First National Bank
Brownwood
Texas
Wells-Fargo Express
Walter Jones
Dead woman used to defraud insurance in Philadelphia case
Annie McIntosh, 22, was reported dead in Philadelphia at Mrs Ellen Behms house on November 21 and her remains sent to Media for burial. The coroner investigated after an anonymous tip. Mrs Behm denied the death andDr F Murray admitted fabricating the tale to cheat the Order of Fraternal Guardians out of 625 dollars. McIntosh is alive in Philadelphia. The doctor was released after a rebuke, but the district attorney may pursue fraud charges. Mrs Behm is discharged.
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Annie McIntosh
Philadelphia
Ellen Behm
Media
Behm
F. Murray
Slashed Youth in 15 Places on Chicago Street
Wm. Furst, 0 years old, of 14 Artesian avenue, Chicago, was attacked by three drunken men near Lake street and Campbell avenue as he walked home with a friend at 9 pm. A razor wounded him in 15 spots including groin and face. doctors fear he will not recover. He was returned home. The assailants fled but are known to police and may be soon arrested. no motive is found and the suspects were strangers.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Gladstone
Walston & Adrian
Punxsutawney
Pittsburgh Central Trades Council
J. M. Kelly
Wilkesbarre
K. of L
Leisenring
James Car
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Homestead
John McGuire
McKeesport
Moran
New Brighton
Festmaster
James Brady
Thomas Blair
Robert Norton
Charles Bedout
John McLaughlin
Washington, Pa
Algeria
Exie
Ben. William L. Scott
Cape Charles
Michael Fierback
York
Wm. Furst
Artesian Avenue
Chicago
Lake Street
Campbell Avenue
Furst
Silcott Defalcation Details Overdrawn Accounts
Developments from the Silcott Investigating Committee show overdrafts among officials. Adams chairman $70, Carlisle $416, Reed $1934, with Cheatham $200 Cothran $1 Doreman $46 Clifford $85 Heard $346 Houck $313 Lee $1 Spinola $416. Vouchers filed in Carlisle Read Foreman pack case.
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Silcott
Adams
Carlisle
Reed
Cheatham
Cothran
Dorem
Wm Marquis 17 Arrested in Kel Jers Rail Wreck
Wm Marquis a 17 year old farmer's son from Miami county Indiana was arrested at school by a Wabash Railroad detective on a charge of wrecking the Eastbound express at Kel Jers October 24. The accident occurred after a misplaced switch and Marquis confessed he had started from Wabash to Peru on foot that morning seeking a silk handkerchief. He broke the lock, threw the switch, and disappeared. Marquis expressed regret but did not grasp the crime's enormity.
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Wm. Marquis
Miami County
Ind
Kel Jers
Wabash
Penu
Marquis
Murderers and Robbers Lynched Near Little Rock
Saturday evening Henry Wright a prosperous farmer was stopped on the road by four masked men who demanded his money He fought but was knocked from his wagon He lay insensible until Sunday morning when neighbors found him Though gravely injured he described his attackers A vigilance committee pursued captured and lynched the killers by Sunday night.
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Henry Wright
Little Rock
Ark
Wright
Gowen Found Dead at Wormley Hotel in Washington
Franklin B Gowen, former president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, was found dead in his room at Wormley s Hotel Washington on a Saturday afternoon. A Smith & Wesson revolver lay beside him and his head showed a bullet wound. A policeman and clerk alerted after Gowens erratic behavior raised concern.
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Washington
Franklin
B Gowen
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Wormley's Hotel
Smith & Wesson
Gown'a Noz
Senate Bills Reported and Voted as Census Printing Finances
Senate Tuesday reported several bills from committees and advanced the small Deficiency bill for public printing and binding plus 250000 for preliminary printing of the eleventh census. House Tuesday saw a resolution to call states alphabetically, but it was referred after a party dispute and a delay by Mr. Broom. The session featured heated rhetoric, but no division call ensued before adjournment.
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Senate
Hale
Committee of Appropriations
House
Houk
Tennessee
Yates
Alabama
Seoner Reet
Tracy
New York
Broom
Indias
McCreary
Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier Peacefully Passes
On the eighty second anniversary of John Greenleaf Whittier s birth newspapers reported his wish to be left undisturbed on the day. The poet said he was tired and needed rest, expressing gratitude and affection for admirers while asking for quiet.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier
Corean King Abdication Plot Reported in Shanghai Advice
Advices from Shanghai say several high officials are implicated in a failed assassination attempt on the King of Corea. The king reportedly desires to abdicate in favor of Prince Min Yung Gyik and those involved have been exiled to Hong Kong.
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Shanghai
Corea
Min-Yong-Gyik
Hong Kong
Trade Review Notes Mild Weather Halting Some Sectors
R G Dim & Co reports generally healthy conditions with open mild weather depressing clothing retail and heavy boots, while building, holiday trade, and grocery sales show strength. Boston and Chicago show solid activity. iron and ore markets rise with steady steel rails, while failures fall to 290.
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R. G. Dim & Co
Review of Trade
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Lake Superior
United States
Canada
Unite States
Treasure buried by 19th century uncle in Plattsmouth uncovered
A. Rand P. E. Yorey of Charleston South Carolina found a copper pot with $7000 in gold dust buried near Plattsmouth Nebraska. Henry Hopkins, who brought it from California, was attacked by thieves and vanished, presumed murdered. The Torey brothers traced a letter about the burial and traveled to Plattsmouth. Also noted is Dr. Lewis Meisberger of Buffalo who left $400 for a funeral feast with champagne oysters and a 200 person banquet plus a free concert.
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A. Rand
P. E. Yorey
Charleston
3. C
Plattsmouth
Neb
Henry Hopkins
California
Torey Brothers
Lewis Meisberger
Buffalo
Cattle and sheep market report with mixed prices
Prices for cattle and sheep varied as buyers displayed preference for quality. Calves sold weakly with widespread declines while common grades held steady. lambs and hogs showed mixed movements in Ohio and Chicago markets with several lots quoted at multiple cts per pound.
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Ohio
Comaman
Chicago
Be Bold Be Clean and Be Careful in Life Dictum
A series of maxims urges courage cleanliness and caution. It extols pride and confidence in ownership while warning that heedless words or acts can cost a year of work or a life of pain. It compares a good person to a fountain sharing gifts with others and notes the difficulty of disciplining the heart amid many desires.
Edison and the magnates in the telegraph train stunt
A former Edison experimentalist recalls a visit by capitalists Jay Gould Sidney Dillon Sam Sloan and Cyrus Field to inspect an induction experiment for telegraphing to moving trains. Edison joked about keeping their psupers from wearing the elevator oil and spent an hour swapping shop stories.
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Edison
Jay Gould
Sidney Dillon
Sam Sloan
Cyrus Field
Mr. Field
The Yorus Siamesz and Royal Ivory Furniture Tale
A Siamese custom shaved heads with a crown lock awaiting manhood, a grand festival with royal elephants, and large sums given to barber priests. A Darbhangah Maharajah inherits an ivory furniture suite once linked to Tippoo Sultan and Warren Hastings, later changing hands through Christie's. A twilight street scene closes with a playful dialogue about strings.
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Siam
Acta
East
Bangkok
Courier-Jour
Language fragment hints at rivalry and fear in dialogue
A fragmentary quotation describes a rival figure and fear in a scene. It mentions Helen and a “pretty artistic fellow” with a sense of threat, implying tension and competitive dynamics without full context. The text appears to be an OCR fragment from a surrounding dialogue.
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Helen
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Wm. McCausland
Washington County
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Johnston
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Carter
John Matthews
Harmony Or Economite Society
Economite
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Mifflin
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Michael Barns
Bien] Bros
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Patrick Hannigan
M. Pietro
Frank Alesco
Joe Patonany
Squire Piper
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Syand
House Committee On Elections
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Eugene G. Hay
Minnesota
Freemont Wood
Idaho
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Attornney
Geo. E. Gand
Cyrus Leland, Jr
Kansas
Internal Revenue
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St. Cloud
Minn
August Kickbusch
Wisconsin
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Wis
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Minnesots
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Oregon
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Ore
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Wyoming
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Wyo
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Bushiri
Mgailla
Europe
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Ascewin
Cincinnati
N. Y
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Rial
Qemeeng and
Priema
Em ‘Booth Taem
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Marshal
Patina
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Tippo Saltan
Warren Hastings
George Birdwood
Miss Ein
Pet
Acmen
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Ree
Leon Keedies
Freehold
N. Jj
Morleyw’s
Wiitenack & Bortere
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AGAR
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Chic Aos
Mason & Barener
Vushal
Addoen
Maple Grove Nurseries
Waterloo
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