Conspiracy case in U S court tied to supreme court decision
The tally sheet conspiracy case involving J. B. Sullivan George Budd J. H. Counselman Dr. Metcalf and John L. Reardon resumed in federal court with Judge McNutt presiding. Judges remarks stressed not compromising on convictions as a whole. Defense counsel discussed the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling while prisoners Coy and Bernhamer face grand jury testimony.
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J. B. Sullivan
George Budd
J. H. Counselman
Dr. Metcalf
John L. Reardon
United States Court
Pearing
Tar Sun
Mcday
Coy-Bernhamer
Todd
Sodn
Bernhamer and Coy
Metcalf
Claypool
Judge Woods
Coy
Bernhamer
U. S
Grand Jury
Messick
Woods
Michigan City
Grand Loige of Rebekahs Convention Report
The Daughters of Rebekah held their annual convention Tuesday in Odd Fellows hall with Noble-grand Anna Hunt presiding. Grand master J L Michener spoke after committee reports, representation committee discussion set for 8 pm, and Olive Branch lodge was asked to demonstrate the work Tuesday evening.
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Grand
Buckley Kicks Paramour to Death in Toronto
A brutal murder report from Toronto details Tom Buckley, a known thief and whiskey house keeper, kicking Bertha Robinson to death, fracturing her skull and leaving her face unrecognizable. The victim was linked to a Brantford, Ontario family. Buckley was arrested. The item also notes Sullivan’s confrontation with manager Harry Phillips in Boston and mentions two newly incorporated building associations.
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Tom. Buckley
Toronto
Ont
Tom Buckley
Bertha
Robinson
Brantford
Buckley
England Fears War and Lord Wolseley Resignation
The World's London cable reports panic in England over military and naval defences. Military circles foresee a continental war this year and debate Lord Wolseley’s rumored resignation amid prime ministerial censure.
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Lord Wolseley
New York
London
England
Lord Worlseley
Prather A Prophet Of Presidential Prospects
New York reports Col. J. C. Prather of St. Louis in town for a Democratic National Committee meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel He hails the St Louis convention and says Cleveland will be the next president He notes Gov Hill as a joke and questions serious talk of his candidacy Washington gossip centers on the vice presidential race with Gen Black favored and Stevenson floated as a possible candidate for governor Illinois Democrats prefer a Union soldier for the second spot.
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New York
J. C. Prather
St. Louis
Democratic National Committee
Fifth-ave
Prather
Grover Cleveland
Gov. Hill
Missouri
Tam
Washington, D. C
Cleveland
Black
Minois
Gray
Indiana
Stevenson
Illinois
Massive Mississippi Flood Devastates Illinois Valley Regions
May 15 dispatches report the Jevee breached flooding vast farmland and towns across Illinois and Missouri. Levees fail at Indian Grove Turtle Island and below Rock Island forcing hundreds from homes while other areas report relief as breaks relieve pressure.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Alexandria
Hannibal
Clarksville
Guiney
Indian Grove
Turtle Island
Rock Island
Warsaw
Nine Year Old Murders Brother in Georgia
A shocking Georgia crime reports a nine year old boy, son of Col. J A Williamson, killing his infant brother with a shotgun. The boy allegedly smiled and said he killed him, with blood and brains described across the bed and wall. Col. Williamson notes the child had always been affectionate.
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Macon
J. A. Williamson
Fancy Bluffs
Glynn County
Col. Williamson
Carbolic acid mistaken administration ends in death
The six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dawson of 412 Belle Fontaine Street died after a teaspoonful of carbolic acid was given during scarlet fever treatment. Dr. Hays and Dr. Hodges attended, but the child died Monday evening at five. Funeral is set for Tuesday at four.
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Richard L. Dawson
Bellefontaine St
Hays
Hodges
Unmarried York woman confesses to two murders
Miss Sarah Mc Cummings of Port Deposit Maryland confessed to the mayor that fourteen years ago she bore a child by her father and three years later another child by the same man. She says both children were murdered and she has faced the crime alone. Her father is being hunted by detectives.
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York, Prin
Sarah McCummings
Port Deposit
Shadowing Hatch death as mystery grows in New York
In the Hatch death case Ferris hired Detective Clark to shadow Hatch and Mrs Scofield near Mad Fannys restaurant. The pair followed to the Scofield residence while Hatch showed fear of pursuit. Clark reported to Ferris and Police Captain Reilly. Ferris was held in 5000 bail after an inquest questioning.
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New York
Broker Hatch
Hatch
Ferris
Scofield
Clark
Coleman House
Mad
Fanny
Soms Cine
Coleman
Reilly
Batch
State officials rule on enumeration fraud and family listing
Lafollette and Michener insist on a renumbered enumeration for Fort Wayne schools after consulting the attorney. The ruling grants county superintendents power to order a new count if the reported one is fraudulent and declares a fraudulent enumeration null and void. Children must be listed as members of families, not under corporate headings.
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Lafollette
Michener
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Fort Wayne
Board of Trustees
la Follette
Saloon Closures Rise Under Owen Liquor Law in Ohio
Reports from across Ohio say saloons are diminishing due to enforcement of the Owen liquor law. Sunday closures threaten ongoing saloon business, with numerous arrests reported. Counties settling with the state treasury include Jennings Morgan Tippecanoe Putnam Clay Wells Jackson Fountain Miami Rush Grant Warrick Delaware Noble Montgomery Hamilton Wabash Hendricks.
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Columnus
Ohio
State Treasury
Jennings
Morgan
Tippecanoe
Putnam
Clay
Wells
Jackson
Fountain
Miami
Rush
Grant
Warrick
Delaware
Noble
Montgomery
Hamilton
Wabash
Hendricks
Alleged Burglar Arrested In Saloon Robbery
Tuesday officers Manning and Hostettier arrested Joe Luberlozer charged with robbing William Coleman’s saloon at the corner of Maryland and California Streets Monday night. Cigars pure and $115 in cash were taken.
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Manning and
Hostettier
Joe Luberlozer
William Coleman
Maryland
California
Ief
Stanford Denies Presidential Candidacy Rumors
Washington May 14 Special report cites a statement tying Senator Leland Stanford to a possible presidency and Senator Chase to second place. Stanford rejects the idea as ridiculous, saying he has not been a candidate, is not now, and will not be this year.
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Washington
Leland Stanford
Chase
Dynamite Bomb Found in Chicago Home
Police examine a 14 inch dynamite bomb found by a family moving into 300 College Grove avenue Chicago on May 15. The device is described as one of the most destructive missiles tested by authorities. Investigators probe the former occupant D. J. Tobman and his background.
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Chica Pro
ChicaGo
Collegé Grove-au
D. J. Tobman
Ldetectives
Tobman
Ice suit appoints receiver in Fall Creek case
Judge Howe ordered the Fall Creek ice company books turned over to Charles A. Dryer, appointed Special Commissioner for examination. The case against Howard KE. Gay seeks a receiver and will likely be disposed of upon Dryer's report.
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Howard KE. Gay
Fall Creek Ice Company
Howe
Charles A. Dryer
Desperado Billy Hutchinson Escapes Illinois Jail Hospital
The notorious Hutchinson, once jailed in Chicago and sent to Joliet for murder, escaped from the Kankakee insane hospital on Monday. The report notes his transfer from Chicago to Joliet in 1885 for murder of his mistress and subsequent insanity.
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Joliet, Inl
Billy Hutchinson
Chicago
Kankakee
Hutchinson
Joliet Prison
College Destroyed by Fire in Kensington Ohio
At 2 o'clock Tuesday morning Hanoverton college in Kensington was totally destroyed by fire. Firefighters lacked sufficient hose and could do nothing. Loss estimated between 35,000 and 10,000 dollars with 1,000 dollars insured. Supposed to be incendiary.
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Kensington
Hanoverton College
City Grain Market Report on Wheat Corn Oats Hay Prices
Inspectors report grain receipts including wheat 9600 bu corn 14400 bu oats 57850 bu rye 4200 bu barley 8000 bu hay 4 cars. Shipments include flour 1750 bbl wheat 4200 bu corn 6600 bu oats 69938 bu rye 3000 bu barley 100 bu hay 1 car. Call bids list No 2 red Mediterranean 92c O T and other futures with July and May terms. Scarcity of grain drives higher quotations across cereals locally while Chicago markets show weakness. Hog receipts 4000 head with slow selling bid at 5.75 to 5.80, cattle and sheep readings noted.
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Chicago
U. S
Indianapolis
Telegraph Workers and Market Quotes Include Tragedy
Telegraph workers report New Years prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with May June and July figures and closing prices. Separate note: Tom Larimore and Will Williamson confronted at Anderson with revolvers. Williamson fatally shot in the abdomen.
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Chicago
Anne
Sara Chieso
Tom Larimore
Will Williamson
Anderson
Williamson
Scandal at Harvard rocks Cambridge rooms and fines
Liquor found in closets and trunks prompts police court hearings at Cambridge. Many students pay over $2,000 in fines as raids continue. Separately, political chatter at the Grand Hotel features Captain Meyers and Col. Matson amid national game talk.
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Cambridge
Mass
A Singular Accident Fatal to Infant in Train Station
In New York on May 15 a man named Hassler and his family arrived from Holstein and bought San Francisco tickets. While the father was away, the mother wrapped the baby in a shawl and left it in a chair. On returning the father sat down, thinking the shawl was empty, and crushed the infant. The child died and Hassler was arrested but acquitted by the coroner. the family then left with the body.
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New York
John Hassler
Holstein
Southern Pacific Ticket Office
San Francisco
Hassler
Hessler
Hamlin River Dam Breaches Dooms Homes into Lake Michigan
The Hamlin river dam failed eight miles north of Lulington Michigan sending twenty three houses into Lake Michigan. Residents evacuated with no loss of life reported as of May 15 in this special dispatch.
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Hamlin River
Lake Michigan
Lulington
Mich
Supreme Court Decisions From Tuesday Session
Decisions rendered by the supreme court on Tuesday include several reversals and reinstatements. The Richmond bank case Townsend is reversed, Wynant case reversed, Meadows v Alderson reversed, and the Vincennes city case to be reargued. Baker v German Fire Insurance Co. cause reinstated.
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Supreme Court
National Bank of Richmond
Ind
George G. Townsend
Wayne c. G
Elliot
RB. Co
Harriet Wynant
Madison c. c
Mitchell
Pleasant W. Meadows
Eliza Alderson
Madison
Henry B. Duesterbure
Monument Commission Meeting Reviews Progress On Foundations
The monument commission met Tuesday with no public action taken. A superintendent appointment was deferred to next Monday while excavations for the foundation are expected to finish Saturday. Deputy Architect Baumann of Chicago will inspect soon as daily meetings continue during the work.
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Monument Commission
Baumann
Chicago
Baseball Postponed By Rain Opens Season In Indianapolis
Rain Tuesday postponed the first game of the season between Indianapolis and Philadelphia. Wednesday’s match will feature Boyle and Myers for the Hoosiers against Buffinton and Clements for the Phillies.
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Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Boyle and Myers
Hoosiers
Buffinton and Clements
Phillies
City items and local happenings
A false alarm called out the fire department at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Hon W R Myers and wife, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, are in the city. The Cyclorama painting arrived Monday evening and will be hung at once. A car is being built and a track laid in the edifice for that purpose. H G Diehl resigned as freight agent of the Ohio Indiana Western railroad to take general management of the new Interstate dispatch line. Councilman P J Kelley returns from Cincinnati claiming asphalt may be unsatisfactory for saving streets. The German Velentear, a military comedy, opens at the Grand Opera house for a week starting May 28 with Wit D Saphar in the lead, under Geo H Thomas post auspices.
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W. R. Myers
H. G. Diehl
Ohio, Indiana & Western Railroad
Interstate Dispatch Line
P. J. Kelley
Cincinnati
Velentear
Grand Opera House
Wit D. Saphar
Geo. H. Thomas Post
MID OCEAN COLLISION UNKNOWN VESSEL SANK
The Gate City reports colliding with an unknown vessel about 200 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras in dense fog. The stranger disappeared after the impact, and no trace was found despite six hours of search. The Gate City continued toward Savannah after the ordeal.
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Gate City
Savannah
Boston
Cape Hatteras
Funny case in which temperance and beer mingle
In Detroit on May 15 a man at 61 Adams av ordered Mons Bayard to send beer. The beer was mistakenly delivered to Mrs A H Travers at 1 Adams av who, a temperance union member, smashed the beer and labeled bottles with her sentiments. Bayard threatens suit as the Temperance union backs Mrs Travers amid much talk.
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Detroit
Mich
Adams Av
Mons. Bayard
Bayard
A. H. Travers
Adams Avenue
Travers
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Indiana suffragists meet in Plymor church for third annual state convention
The third annual Indiana branch suffrage convention opened at Plymor church with a slim attendance. President Mrs. Helen Gougar announced the start after devotional exercises and roll call of delegates from New Albany Madison and other towns. About eighty delegates were expected the next day as national leaders led discussions and programs. Separately the Central Labor Union protested more contracts to non home labor and two raftsmen were drowned trying to cross the Ohio River after drinking. two Franklin men were arrested for grand larceny in White River township for stealing iron and buckles.
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Indiana
National Suffrage Association
Plymor Church
Helen M. Gougar
Jjeth
Tudor
Congress
Mary Stewart
New Albany
E. Sullivan
Madison
Sewarington
O. A. Pruitt
Cas
Carrie Temple
Wright Sewall
Gougar
Z. G. Wallace
Ida. A. Harper
May Wright Sevwall
National Association
Lizzie Stanton
Susan Anthony
R. Jennes-Miller
W. Dudley Foulke
Charles Hansen
William Moning
Bob Clabbert
Ohio River
Clabbert
Albert Smith
Frank Jones
Franklin
White River Township
Not Frost-Bitlen and the Dinner Party Anecdotes
A Nebraska State Journal fragment recounts a lively salon scene with names and quips. Guests tease a dignitary while a comic misunderstanding about a draw sparks quick humor. The text reads as a shorthand gossip diary of social mischief and generosity.
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McNutt and Claypool
Simeon
The
Kangaroo Statesman
Sully
Warry
John L. Sullivan
Harry Phillips
Sullivan
Phillips
Aabuee
Sullvan
Taffy
Mississippi Valley
Carbolig Acid
PWO
Stanford
the Trust
Gas Trust Company
Lamb
Tate Association of Undertakers
State Association of Undertakers
C. E. Kregele
Harvard
Matson and Meyers
Captain Meyers
Grand Hotel
TH Sun
Democratic State Central Committee
Col. Matson
Itlins
Savanna
Central Labor Union
Cibasey
Frost-Bitlen
Barber
Young Brown
William M., Evarts
Phoebe
Europe
Dorcas
Nebraska State Journal
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