Miss Morris Victim of Attempted Assault in Hackney
Miss Nellie Morris, 19, survived a brutal attack by Walter Winestock after he tried to slit her throat in a secluded Hackney ravine. A bloodstained stream led rescuers to the scene as a mob debated lynching before turning the assailant over to authorities. Winestock, an ex convict, had just returned from Mansfield reformatory.
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Walter Winestock
Hackney
Nellie Morris
Winestock
Miss Morris
Mansfield
Morvis Death Report Sparks Lynching Fear in McConnellsville
A report says Miss Morvis died Saturday morning in McConnellsville amid rising tension as a mob forms to seize jailed suspect Winestock. Sheriff Sands has been alerted and fortified the prison. Winestock allegedly confessed to slaying Nellie Morris after she offered money to spare her life.
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Sheriff Sands
Winestock
Nellie Morris
Bribery Trial in SRid-school Senate Ends in Next Friday Decision
Lively session covers Senator Rute-Clyde Miller bribery case with Mrs. Smyth name and Proctor controversy. Frye notes Proctor and Beveridge exchange about the scheme, while Bate defends himself by stating Proctor’s jealousy fueled the charge. Miss Denton, senate sergeant at arms, is cited as the authority during disputed rulings.
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Rute
Clyde Miller
Frye
Albert Prandt
Broctor
Proctor
Bacon
Georgia
Frank Davidson
Procter
Beveridge
Bate
Smythe
Miss Denton
Steamer Saqua Wreck Off Golden Gate Traps Survivors
Two people drowned and 26 others fight for life after the steamship Saqua strikes rocks near the Golden Gate on Friday night. Chief engineer Burrill, washed ashore, telephoned the disaster as tugs and lifesaving crews worked to reach the vessel and rescue the crew and passengers. Great waves hinder efforts and fears of heavy loss of life persist while authorities seek to save the ship.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Duxbury Reef
San Diego
Burrill
Safety Board Fines Three Officers Quietly
Patrolmen Walter Cox and John Mulvihill faced the safety board for intoxication after New Year’s, with Cox fined 30 days’ pay and Mulvihill 15, both reinstated. Sergeant John Lowe reported them drunk on their boats in Haughville around 2 AM. Cox admitted talking back. Emanuel Collins, the colored fireman, was fined 16 days’ pay and reinstated for a noon-to-evening dispute. No reference to Collins’ politics on election day. The board also awarded telephone contracts for 1901 and insured 104 fire horses for $100 each, with premiums of $9 each.
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John J. Mulvihill
Board of Safety
John Lowe
Haughville
Cox
Mulvihill
Collins
New
Telephone Company
Central Union Company
Boer Commandos Enter Cape Colony From North
London reports another Boer commandos move into Cape Colony with crossings at the Orange River near Alynwall and bands near Rhenesia. It is unclear if Gen. Dewet accompanies them. Kitchener says the western group heads toward Calvinia while the eastern group fractures into small bands. Calvinia lies far west in a previously uncontested area about 200 miles north of Cape Town.
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London
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Orange River
Alynwall
Rhenesie
Dewet
Kitchener
Calvinia
Keith Keith Keith Agitation in Evansville Confession Trial
In Princeton Indiana on January 5 the confession of Joseph D. Keith was read, admitting he paid a pedlar to take Nora Kifer to Chicago and suggesting the man murdered her. Keith acknowledged guilt when confronted, while his son Jesse testified. Dr Ben S Rose described brutal wounds to Nora in court as Mrs Kifer sobbed and covered her ears.
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Keith
Evansville
Nora Kifer
Chicago
Jesse Keith
Nora
Ben S. Rose
Fivansville
Phantom dog haunts nights between Anderson and Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on January 5 a tale spreads of a phantom dog that howls all night. Dale Walker reports riding near Daleville when a mournful barking followed him despite no visible animal. Others claim similar eerie encounters, recalling a frozen man and his dog nearby years ago, fueling belief the ghost seeks its master.
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Daleville
Two Men Die in Brazil Mine Accident
In Brazil Ind on Saturday morning David Jones and George Hays were killed in No 10 mine of the Brazil black coal company. The engineer hoisted the cage instead of lowering and the rope broke as the cage struck timbers, dropping to the bottom and killing both men instantly. Both were married.
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Brazil
Ind
David Jones
George Hays
Brazil Black Coal Company
Dynamited dog leads to prosecution of wrongdoers
In Shelbyville Indiana a dynamite mishap exposed a gang suspected of blasting Blue River fish for wagon loads. Oscar Miles tossed a stick that failed to explode until his dog retrieved it and triggered the blast, killing the animal and prompting charges against Miles and collaborators.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Blue River
Oscar Miles
Miles
Remarkable case of eye injury in Richmond
Oscar Heath was injured when a frightened horse mauled him last summer. One eye was gouged out and iris and crystalline lens removed. Despite this, he has partially recovered and can distinguish objects with remarkable accuracy, though the displaced eye causes double vision.
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Richmond
Ind
Oscar Heath
Frank Diehl Charged in Farwig Case as Accomplice
Frank Diehl of Anderson, brother of John Diehl, convicted of procuring the operation that caused Miss Mary Farwig’s death must also answer for complicity in the case. Frank is charged with arranging for the operation.
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Frank Diehl
Anderson
John Diehl
Mary Farwig
Frank
Postoffice Looted in Wellsboro Stamp Heist
Robbers between 1 and 2 a.m. Saturday blew open the Wellsboro post office safe in Laporte county and took several hundred dollars in stamps and some cash. The safe was demolished and the building wrecked by the blast as bloodhounds track the trail.
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Laporte
Ind
Wellsboro
Laporte County
Notable Local Incidents and Court Entries Reported
Dale Dewey, jailed in Anderson for beating a board bill, claims engineering work on the warship Brooklyn. Estate of R. T. McDonald of Fort Wayne reports $798,968.11 claims. creditors paid just over 5 percent. A petition seeks $500,000 salmon minnows for Tippecanoe River. A cave-dwelling man near Clear Creek frightens residents. Augusta Schmidt, released after killing tenant Oscar Walton, had refused a parole. Windsor hotel brawl ends with Clevenger's arrest. Bennett assaulted. An infernal machine mailed to Dr Sylvester Coffman fails to detonate. Ash Crooks finds mastodon jaw fragment with two teeth. plans exhibit.
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Windsor Hotel
Kokomo
Jack McDowell
John Clevenger
Bennett
Clevenger
Sylvester Coffman
Humie
Ill
Logansport
Ind
J. W. Blusser
Adams Township
Cass County
Cat Bite Threatens Woman in Muncie
Mrs Kanzanda Mendenhall of Muncie Indiana may die from blood poisoning after petting a stray cat that bit her arm. The incident occurred January 3 as reported by local sources.
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Muncie, Ind
Kanzanda Mendenhall
Jasper Frist to be Clinton post master
Jasper N Frist named next postmaster for Clinton replacing the incumbent. The appointment signals a political advance noted amid local civic changes.
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Jasper N. Frist
Clinton
Fatal fall kills six year old farmer in Indiana
Ephj William Burns aged six, a farmer in Richmond Indiana, died after falling from a load of fodder Friday evening. He fractured his skull in the fall and did not survive.
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Richmond
Ind
Ephj
Wm. Burns
Farmer
Young Knightstown editor runs daily Journal at 20
Roy W. Steele, 20, sole proprietor of the Knightstown Journal, founded two years ago, is one of the nation’s youngest editors. A Knightstown High School graduate at 16, he pursued business college and Indiana State University, gaining a reputation as an aggressive writer and sworn enemy of liquor traffic and political corruption. Frank Must Also Be Tried.
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Knightstown
Ind
America
Roy W. Steele
Knightstown Journal
Knightstown High School
Business College
Indiang State University
Boxing Contest in Cincinnati Set for February
W A Brady of New York, manager for the Jeffries Rublin bout, arrived to discuss Seengerfest ball plans. He says the fight is a scientific contest between two husky boxers trained to the hour, not a prize fight, and would stop if proven brutal. He will convince ministers or cancel the match if an unprejudiced committee is not persuaded.
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Ministry of Cincinnati
Cold in the Head Laxative Breme Quinine Tablets
An old consumer remedy listing claims to ease cold symptoms with a laxative and quinine content. The item notes its intended use for relief, directions, and issuing company details from a period pharmaceutical catalog.
Gen Molineux Seeks Speedy Trial for His Son
Gen Edward L Molineux demands a rapid trial for his condemned son Roland B Molineux in the murder case of Mrs Adams He criticizes Judge Goff and Prosecutor Osborne for delays and says he will urge a legislative inquiry into the postponement He remains confident of a favorable outcome and questions the health impact of the current delay.
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New York
Edward L. Molineux
Adams
Roland B. Molineux
Goff
Osborne
Genn. Molineux
Gen. Molineux
City Markets in Indianapolis Price Provisions Jan 5
City markets in Indianapolis list extensive prices for meats, lard, limes, produce, canned goods, nuts and candies, groceries, teas and spices, canned vegetables and fruits, fish, oysters, seeds, hay, flour and feed, oils and chemicals. Includes numerous specific items with per unit or per bushel prices and brand names for Rams Reliable California DDL Jersey Mingis and more. Also notes butter and live poultry prices and coal and lamp oil costs.
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