The Shame of a Wife Moves in Real Life Drama
A Kansas City court drama unfolds over alienation of affections involving a $4000 railroader and his wife aided by a real estate man. The wife’s secret elopement plot, theft of cash, and attempted suicides threaten the family until reconciliation restores the husband’s forgiveness for the sake of the children. The agent returns the property and store as court action looms.
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Es ‘Tate
Roral St
Massachusetts Ave
Florida
Kansas City
Aineis
Liue
Kanegs City
Train wreck kills fireman and injures passengers near Child's station
Washington and New York express on the B and O road wrecked Friday morning near Child's station. Fireman John McNamara was killed. Charles Ackenheimer chief engineer of Staten Island rapid transit was wounded. Bishop Keane of Washington, H E Kelly son of Congressman, and Ralph Ingalls son of Senator Ingalls seriously injured. Engine and several coaches demolished. Loss around 100000.
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Philadelphia
Washington and New York Express
Child’s Station
John McNamara
Charles Ackenheimer
Staten Island Rapid Transit
Bishop Keane
Washington
H. E. Kelly
Arkasas
Ralph Ingalls
Senator Ingalls
Carpenters to Meet Over Union Breakage and Rates
A joint meeting of local carpenters unions is set for June 28 at Mozart hall to discuss alleged contractor breaches of a post strike agreement and a boss ordering ten hour days. The Liverymen's Exchange also met to set carriage hire rates effective July 1, with a committee to design an emblem to curb fast driving.
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Carpenters
Mozart Hail
Hag
Hie
Liverymen's Exchange
Liverymen’s Exchange
Governor Veto Hint Amid City Disorder At Washington West
A circulating story claims the governor may veto a lottery bill if passed, while local concerns grow over a gang of toughs on Washington and West streets disturbing residents. Nearby notes reference Viola’s damask check in Twelfth Night and promote Cole’s Carbolic soap for skin care.
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Travis
Washington and
West Sts
Baron Rouch
Viola
Cole
No Reason To Kick Deceiving Hills For Bo
Members of the Commercial club faced confusion over annual dues of 3 dollars, thought to be covered by the 5 dollar admission. Secretary Fortune states the stock takers agreed to a 5 dollar membership and dictated annual dues per by laws. A second meeting in Board of Trade rooms focused on adopting by laws, including section 2 of article 4 detailing dues payable June 1 each year.
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Commercial Club
Fortune
Board of Trade
Mormon Worries Over Foreign Proselyte Supplies
Salt Lake City June 20 The Mormon leaders fear immigration commissioners listing incoming foreign proselytes signals potential cutoff of supplies. They warn growth could slow or halt and plan a church meeting next Monday to discuss and seek solutions.
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Salt Lake City
Wreck Report Delays Train in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on June 19 a freight wreck halted a C. and C. train delaying its arrival by hours. Officials offered no details and feigned ignorance until late word confirmed the incident caused the delay with no lives lost.
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Cincinnati
Belize Devastated by Fever Like Plague
A Belize report warns of a disease resembling yellow fever that is highly deadly, with no recoveries and people dying in droves. Also noted are multiple divorce actions in the United States and a school board dispute over German language instruction, plus a strange case of a colt born with rattlesnakes in its jaw after a mare bite and breeding.
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Maiaay Bhat
Belize
New York
Harald
British Honduras
New Orleans
Ali Lowa Lie
Montezuma
Thomas Ballard
Livia
Mgr. Ballard
Mayor binds Moses Reese after neck shot case
The Mayor bound Moses Reese for grand jury action after Reese shot Leonard Page on Thursday night. Testimony said Reese was not fully justified but the act was aggravated. The mayor also fined Lewla Harris $25 and Officer Hurt was struck thrice by Harris while his wife was under arrest. Democrats won their point in Reed journal change battle by 126 to 172.
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Sullivan
Moses Reese
Leonard Page
Reese
Lewla Harris
Hurt
Harris
Washington
Reed
Williamsburg mother and two children slain by lightning
Mrs. Carl Brown, wife of a prominent Williams burg merchant, and her two children were killed by lightning Wednesday. The tragedy occurred at their home in June 19 report details.
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Jellico
Tebu
Carl. Brown
Williamsburg
Free Coinage Bill Hinted To Pass In House
Washington Wales reports a $4,500,000 coinage bill may pass with Republican nerves. Commissioner Lyman seeks a civil service hearing after a censure. Hale offers a tariff amendment for reciprocity, admitting non dutiable goods to U.S. ports. Thursday’s House debate focuses on journal corrections amid looming coinage pressure.
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Lyman
Civil Service Investigating Committee
House
Hale
U.S
Committee On Coinage
Reed
Political maneuvering and labor influence in Indiana politics
The piece discusses Republican hopes to nominate Bob Groff for recorder and Wagner for treasurer to win labor support, while the Central Labor Union stays officially neutral yet influential. It notes Democrats eyeing a fight for supreme court clerk and treasurer posts, with candidates Gall and Fanning active. Coroner Wagner contemplates county auditorship, and Tom Taggart weighs in on cooperation. Hot house debate over the journal and silver bill follows.
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Bob Groff
Recorder
Central Labor Union
Ito
Tom Taggart
Wagner
Osterman
Groff
Supreme Court
Albson Gall
Joe Fanning
Joe
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Allen County
Clark
Henry Barghoff
McCormick
Berghoff
Theodore A. Wagner
Republican County
Lam
Tommy Taggart
SUN Man
Dr. Wagner
Wasar Incron
Features of Sporting Life Show Busy Baseball and Boxing Pages
Columbus pursues Chamberlain while Atlantic association faces a breakup. Pittsburg signs new pitcher George Zigler and Anson plans another Hutchinson as Houston-born second baseman joins, plus Pitcher France. Hamilton’s team may move to Montreal amid league shifts. Thursday and Friday games span Interstate, State, Brotherhood, and New York leagues with mixed results. Swimmer James Gautier targets the English Channel in August. Boxing prospects include a Tanny versus Salvator and Cassius bout at $5,000 a side as boxing headlines mix with baseball turmoil.
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Columbus
Chamberlain
Atlantic Association
Pittsburg
George Zigler
California
Anson
Hutchinson
Houston
France
Hamilton
Montreal
Terre Hants
Quincy
Huaneville
Burliston
Peru
Bluffton
Elkhart
Anderson
Brotherhood
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
John Henry
Hartford
Louisville
Toledo
St. Louis
Rochester
Brooklyn
Athletica
Syracuse
James Gautier
Cincinnall
John Ward
Tommy Marrsy
Indianapolis
Burlington
Armstrong
Dave Puisifer
Tanny
Salvator
Cassius
Tenny
Hada
Peoria
Peoriates
Seven Buried Miners Thought Alive After Rescue Taps
Rescuers heard distant tapping from a coal mine shaft on Thursday night. Reports state several miners may still be alive, with frantic efforts continuing through Friday as work to reach them proceeds. Thousands gathered as the wall of coal would need to be penetrated to reach the entombed men.
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Donzar
Jane
Advicus
Duxpar
Crowden
Supreme Court Denies Exclusive Street Rights to Railways
The court ruled that a street railway cannot receive exclusive use of city streets. In the Indianapolis case between the cable street railway and Citizens' street railway, the ordinance grants no exclusive occupancy. The cable company did not acquire street rights by laying tracks for animal powered cars beyond its franchise to build and operate cable railroads.
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Citizens’ Railway Company
Supreme Court
Indianapolis Cable Street Railroad Company
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Cable Company
Race War Feared as Tex. Guard Mobilized
Houston authorities rushed the light guards under Gov. Kings orders to Polk county where trouble was feared. A Livingston lynching followed a white man Morrie being attacked, and a retaliatory attack by black assailants killed two men named in the lynching case, signaling a potential race war in the region.
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Houston
Tex
Jane
Germany warned warns of France loan to Portugal
Berlin reports France plans revenge for Sedan and could show strength through credit amid growing tensions. In Washington a staged Sullivan overcoat incident spread fear on Pennsylvania Avenue as the champion dazzled crowds with his unusual display, injuring a clerk before retreating.
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France
Portugal
Berlin
the Tagblatt
Germany
Sedan
Snatlivan von
Washington
John L. Sullivan
Pennsylvania-ave
Capitol
Agricultural Bureau
Officers Arrest Priest After Warrant Clash
In Cincinnati a priest named Martin O Connor resisted police who pursued him with a warrant for assaulting his wife. He says officers attacked from the dark and used clubs, while he faces drunkenness charges. Meanwhile 15,000 to 20,000 iron workers joined a regional strike, halting all building in the city with no settlement in sight.
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Hines and Walters
Martin O’conner
O'Conner
Cincinnati
Asters and Architectural Iron Workers
Carpenters’and Masons
Man wounded in neck shooting at Massachusetts Ave home
A man identified as Reece shot at a man named Moses after an argument at 163 Massachusetts Avenue. Moses, described as colored, was found in the house with Mrs. Reece after Reece fired three times, one ball striking the neck. Both Reece and Moses were arrested.
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Moses. Reece
Page
Massachusetts Ave
Reece
President's family members depart Washington in special car
Mia Harrison Mre McKee and Mrs Dimmish among the president's party who left Washington at 9 o'clock Thursday in a special car for Caps May, aiming to arrive by early evening.
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Wasu Hindon
Mia
Harrison
Mre
McKee
Dimmish
Washington
Caps May
Supreme Court Follows Walker in Cable Street Railway Case
The Supreme Court closely follows Judge Walker's general term ruling in the Walker case regarding the cable street railway company, aligning with his opinion on the matter.
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Walker
Comany
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Hope Is Born Anew In Maybrick Murder Case
London reports revived interest in the Maybrick murder case as new evidence bolsters Mrs Maybrick story from the trial. Von Roque is said to have secured what is viewed as strong evidence and hopes rise for her release from jail. Her mother returned from visiting Mrs Maybrick and arranged for a petition to the home secretary. News coverage spreads across the city.
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London
Fone
Maybrick
England
Baejanea von Roque
Mysterious Murder of Nova Scotia Man in Boston Harbor
Lewis J. Brown, 20, recently from Nova Scotia, was found drowned on a Dorchester bank leading to the water. His coat vest and hat lay scattered away from the body, valuables removed, pocketbook empty with torn papers. Brown was a bookkeeper for a stair builder and had recently clashed with striking workers. police investigate.
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Boston
Lewis J. Brown
Nova Scotia
Dorchester
Brown
Lynch
Hanged man for murder in Belleville
Edward Peter Davis was hanged Friday morning for the murder of William Emory last September. He declared his innocence on the scaffold, saying he killed Emory after being discharged for seducing Emory's daughter.
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Belleville
Edward Peter Davis
Wm. Emory
Emory
Harrison Will Retire At End Of Term Rumor
Boston dispatch notes the eastern press generally accepts Harrison will retire at the end of his current term. The piece also mentions political chatter over new candidates and includes local oddities such as a census day mix up with a mother listed as aged 25 and her son aged 21. The report also covers gold supply questions, a silver bill, construction on the Hendricks monument, a lawsuit for a receiver in Indianapolis fertilizer firm, and weather for Indiana and Indianapolis. Albert Emrick, 11, has gone missing southeast of the city, with his family fearing for his safety.
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Boston
Harrison
Ladies tan oxford sale on cheap table at 86s
Seventy six pairs of ladies tan oxfords advertised as cheap table stock with regular 1.28 shoes offered at 86s. located at 16 Washington Street.
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W. Wash
Ington-st
Sleep in the grape arbor tale of Gen Homan
A life of Gen Homan reveals his role as Quartermaster general for the V Army headquarters sending blank books and supplies nationwide. A prankster crowd telegraphed late at night three times, waking sleepers and prompting hoots until the telegram finally arrived. The landlady now forces Homan to sleep in the grape arbor until orders arrive.
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Homan
Homazp
State House
Bradley
Murdered Four People In Quebec Hanged For Family Feud
Rudolph Fritz Dubois was hanged Friday morning for killing his wife two children and mother in law last February. He confessed his guilt. Memories of Black Friday hover as Jay Cooke assets go to public auction in Philadelphia. Property includes lands across multiple states and hundreds of acres, plus stock and bonds of Lake Champlain Iron Company and other securities. Sale slated to continue until all lots are sold.
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Quebec
Rudolph Fritz Dubois
Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia Exchange
Financial King
War Ber
Burleigh
Cass
Richland
Steele
Stateman
Traile
North Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Lake Champlain Iron Company
New York State
Hammar
Two 14-year-olds implicated in Lowell jewelry theft ring
Katie McNamara and Nelly Drury, both aged 14, were arrested in Lowell Massachusetts on charges of larceny. They allegedly visited 50 houses posing as deaf and dumb to steal money jewelry and women's apparel, using keys to access homes and rear windows when residents were away. Police recovered numerous stolen items at their homes including hats caps wallets and jewelry.
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Lowell
Mass
Katie McNamara
Nelly Drury
McNamara
Drury
Plainfield reform school pledge July 4 celebration report
City News notes Gov Hovey and other youths planned to shoot fire crackers at Plainfield reform school while Wanamaker companies boosted capital to 1 million dollars each. J W Shaner faced mail parcel charge placed under $500 bond. judgment against Howland and Pursell for 10 276. Cobb fined 10. Court may take case to superior court. Baker charged with rape of a 15 year old imbecile girl, whose mother bore a baby. Nye sues for life policy. controversy over beneficiary. Gilmore Band concert praised for audience response and encores with a riotous finish by listeners.
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Gov. Hovey
Plainfield Reform School
Wanamaker Car Stale Company
Wanamaker International Car Scale Company
Indianapolis
J. W. Shaner
Mt.Auburn
U. S
United States State Company
Dryer
Hiram B. Howland
Elmer Kk. Pursell
Justice Smock
Campbell H. Cobb
Co. D
Charles Baker
Mary Jackson
Nancy J. Nye
Mortimer W. Nye
United Order of United Workingmen
Nye
J. H. Clark
Gilmore Band
Cottage at Cape May details reflect Harrison gift critique
The Chicago Post reports on Mrs. Harrison's Cape May cottage, describing its Queen Anne design, 20 rooms, and ocean view. It notes criticism from guests remains unshaken, and details interiors from hall to billiard room, with furnishings by Mrs. Harrison and plans for future additions. A full white house summer home profile.
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Indianapolis
Harrisons
Tak Sun
Cape May Cottage
Chicago Post
Washington
Harrison Cottage
Wanamaker
Gen
Capa May Point
Tears in Court Over Orphan Custody Case
In Judge Howland's court on Thursday the O Donnell custody dispute prompted tears as Anastasia O'Donnell was awarded to grandmother Bridget Ryan after a lengthy session. The scene featured Mrs. O'Donnell and the child’s uncle weeping as the ruling was delivered. A testimonial for Hood's Sarsaparilla follows, urging purchase for various ailments attributed to impure blood and low vitality.
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Blanche A. Wilcox
Georga A. Wilcox
Ella
Chas, Brown
Taylor
Anestel Stephenson
Perry C. Stephenson
Baker
Garman
Emerish
Wales
BR. Wagner Wall
Cgunte Auditor
Pretty Joe
Sporting Life
Hope
Mrs. Wavebrick
Ina
Engiana
Noupg
Poead
Ara
Fittleight
Hendricks Monument
Indiana
Vicinity
Albert
Albert Emrick
City Live
Harri Bom
Hood
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