Walker, Embezzler, Arrested Near Ensenada After World Trip
William Walker, accused of embezzling 60000 from New Britain Savings Bank, was captured near Ensenada Mexico after fleeing since February. He resisted arrest, attempted to drink poison, and faced a $5000 reward alive or $1000 dead. Pinkerton men and U S consul confirmed his identity. He had traveled around the world before capture.
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New York
William ¥. Walker
New Britain
Conn
Leok
Encenada
Mex
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Fonsenada
Ekf Baily
United States
Ensenada
Pinkertons
Murderous Attack In Courtroom Sparks Violent Struggle
William Whirbs colored, on trial for assaulting Officer Williem Wilson, fought deputies in a criminal court hearing after being moved from county jail. He attempted to tear manacles loose, fought to escape, and was finally restrained. Relatives had urged insanity defense, which failed. Whirbs had plagued jail with violence, destroying a cell bed and prying at bars before solitary confinement and courthouse custody.
Wife of magazine editor seeks divorce in cruelty suit
Maud Alene Harden sues Percival L. Hare den editor and publisher of Club Fellow Magazine in Chicago for divorce claiming cruelty and threats with knife and gun. The couple, married seven years, have been separated for a year and dispute 48 shares of stock valued at 100 dollars each.
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Indianapolis Sun
Chicago
Percival L. Hareden
Club Fellow
New York
Maud Alene Harden
Seven knocked from berths in sleeper mishap
Seven passengers on the Boston-Washington Federal Express were injured at Picad Street station when an engine backed into the shed to couple up. Victims, mostly thrown from berths, continued their journey, list including H. C. Wheeler of Boston and Edwin Hallaway of Philadelphia among others.
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Federal Express
Picad Street
Washington
St. Albans
Chicago
H. C. Wheeler
Boston
G. W. Statzel
D. T. Stanford
Ithaca
N. C
HK. DB. Cook
Norfolk
R. OK. Pont
Jersey City
Edwin Halloway
Drugan Cleared of Insanity in $100,000 Suit
Frank Drugan, filing a $100,000 damage suit against his Yonkers cousin Mrs. Emily I Dunphy, has been declared sane by two alienists. He will leave the sanitarium and resume his post as associate editor of a popular weekly. Dunphy’s lawyers vow to arrest him as an incompetent on his return, while threatening to jail Mrs. Dunphy if she counters.
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New York
Frank Drugan
Emily I. Dunphy
Yonkers
Snow next July for them Denver
Col. Dec. 18 The general manager of the Moffatt railroad announces he will deliver a carload of snow at the Denver Auditorium daily during the season of the Democratic national convention here next July.
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Denver
Col
Moffatt
Denver Auditorium
Dozens of Financiers Seize Control, Cochran Sounds Alarm
Special to The Indianapolis Supl New York December 19 W Bourne Cochran argues a radical Democratic ticket could emerge with bankers and financiers wielding unseen power since 1896. He claims a small group now dictates policy, bypassing government and altering the constitutional balance, despite public forms and officers remaining.
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Indianapolis
New York
W Bourne Cockran
William Jennings Bryan
Cookran
Nebraska
Cochran
New Rochelle
Uist
Seo
Caesar Augustus
Rome
Washington
Congress
Needle Remains Hidden for Months After Foot Injury
In Hartford City Indiana Pearl Flint daughter of D G Flint stepped on a needle last July. Part of the needle broke off in her heel and was only recently removed after a pimple formed near the outer ankle revealed the eye and the buried portion five-eighths of an inch long was extracted.
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Hartford City
Ind
Pearl Flint
D. G. Sllint
Town
K. Flint
Mrs Cook Wears Overalls in Lynn Field Work
Ida M. Cook of Lynn Massachusetts tested workwear options by choosing overalls and jumpers for field labor. She reports skirts hindered movement and cleanliness, while overalls kept her more practical and easier to manage during work tasks.
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Lynn
Mass
Dee
Wwe
Ida M. Cook
Hazed Man May Die In Ohio Theatre Hazing
East Liverpool December 19 a doorkeeper John Tinnan was found unconscious with a rope about his neck after a hazing by a crowd of young men. He said they roped him hanged him to a tree and pounded him on the head. Arrests will be made.
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East Liverpool
John Tinnan
Tinnan
Indict Kidnapers in Chicago Grand Jury Return
Indictments were returned yesterday by the grand jury against W. S. Birmingham alias Jones and his wife Algina for kidnapping Lillian Wulff. Birmingham and his wife are jailed.
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Chicago
W. Ss. Birminghan
Jones
Algina
Lillian Wulff
Birmingham
Benedicts Beckers Fillet With Fresh Hand-Made Chocolates
A playful ad offers a choice of Benedicts Beckers fillet or a sweetheart gift featuring fresh hand-made chocolates. The lively prompt positions a romantic option for an indulgent treat.
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Benedict
Americans Hope To Get Release Of 2 Russians
A New York led movement, signed by Mark Twain and Henry Howells, appeals to Baron Rosen for clemency for Nicholas Tehaykovsky and Madame Breshkovsky, held in Saints Peter and Paul fortress in St. Petersburg. The baron refuses official intercession, saying the matter is Russia’s, not a foreign state department concern. A publicity campaign aims to sway czarist decision and public opinion abroad.
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Russia
America
Baron Rosen
New York
Boston
Chicago
Washington
State Department
Squires Fight for Knot Jobs in Logansport
Logansport Indiana reports a clash among justices over holiday marriage discounts. One justice offers cut rates to marrying couples, another ties the knot free of charge. Clergy see business rise as judges bicker and clergymen benefit from the dispute.
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Indianapolis Sun
Logansport
Ind
J. P
Porter Mullan and Porter wedding at Broadway home
Mrs Mary Porter Mullan of Indianapolis and J H Porter of Aurora Ill wed at 143 Broadway in a quiet ceremony led by Rev William Wirt King at the Central Ave M and E church. Guests included distant relatives such as Mrs George Coats of Pittsburgh. Afterward, the couple will reside at 1943 Broadway.
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Mary Porter Mullan
Indianapolis
J. H. Porter
Aurora
Ill
Broadway
William Wirt King
Central-ave. M
Copenhagen
George Coats
Pittsburg Pa
Antut. Tibbs
Thomas Tibbs
Jesse Bourne
John Batley
Ora Gordon
Deborah Clark
Indiana rider wins prize at Chicago show
Herbert Hunt of Marion Indiana won first prize for best individual trick riding at the Chicago livestock show amid cavalry display by Ft Sheridan riders. Hunt, son of a Boots Street father, had worked as cowboy and ranchman in the southwest before joining the cavalry. He earned 325 in the contest.
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Marion
Ind
Chicago
Herbert Hunt
Boots
Indian wins right to 320 acres in Fort Wayne land case
Washington December 19 James L Wolcott of Maumee City Ohio has won a victory in the claim that he is entitled to 320 acres of the highest priced land in Allen county Indiana Much of the land lies in Fort Wayne business district Wolcott is an Indian descended from Chief Little Turtle.
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Washington
James L. Wolcott
Maumee City
Allen County
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Wolcott
Little Turtle
Hood's Sarsaparilla Offers Internal Rheumatism Relief
An_old editorial suggests rheumatism relief comes from internal remedies rather than external applications. It advocates Hood's Sarsaparilla as it claims to correct blood acidity that rheumatism depends on and to cure the disease.
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