Thomas Neill Is Executed at Newgate for Poison Murder
London and Liverpool dispatches report the execution of Thomas Neill alias Cream at Newgate on Tuesday morning. The private ritual included only the sheriff, executioner, doctors, and prison staff. Neill did not confess, signed a will with his solicitor, and faced the gallows with quiet resolve as the crowd gathered outside.
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Ondon
Thomas Neill
Lonalon
Neill
Newgate Prison
Walters
Billington
Loxpon
Hanean
sNeilt
St. Sepulcher
Nellis
Chaplin
Church of England
Eill
Insurance Manager Shoots Self in Alleged Conspiracy Claim
In Enauna New Mexico November 15 a life insurance company manager Geo Hall aged 60 shot himself during a period described as temporary insanity amid an alleged conspiracy case. The care of Henry B Larne was adjourned for one month with charges accusing Jennie ONeill Potter of New York and others of conspiring to confine Larne in the Willard State hospital for the insane.
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Gil Haia
Omana
Ned
Navy
Geo. Hall
8 Life Insurance Company
Enauna, N
Splj
Henry B. Larne
Jennie O'Neill Potter
New York
Larne
Avillard Siate
Iusane
Moonshiner Captain Owens Dies After Decades of Pursuit
The Kentucky outlaw Captain John Owens, known as the king of the moonshiners, died of pneumonia after a notorious career that included organizing illicit whisky and eluding some 200 officers. A dramatic shootout with Capt. Sparks left Owens badly wounded, and legends say he bore 31 scars from gunfire before his death.
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John Owens
Kentucky
Dumas
Cooper
Owens
Theo
Sparks
Fred
Garose
Ife
Pretty Evansville Girl Shot by Visitor at Belle Griesbacher’s
Ada Hostetter, a Belle Griesbacher inmate in Evansville Indiana, was fatally shot Sunday night by a male visitor believed to be her lover. He escaped before capture, and police have no clue to his identity as doctors say the victim cannot live long.
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Evansville
Evansvinis
Ind
Ada Hostetter
Belle Griesbacher
Brutal Rumber Fatally Chokes Invalid Over Hidden Cash
In Suamoken Pa on November 15 Myr. John Grusie died from injuries after John Zertio, a house boarder, strangled her to seize $140 found under a pillow. Zertio fled. bloodhounds on the case. In Puager Mive La also November 15 six criminals escaped parish prison by hacking a brick wall. They used an old pair of staps to climb the outer wall and remain at large with bloodhounds pursuing.
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Suamokin
John Grusie
John Zertioc
Zertion
Puager Mive
Miners threaten strike over pay and powder scale
In a sub-district the coal miners adopt a 45 cents per ton gross weight scale and 2.25 dollars per keg of powder, plus weekly pay, threatening a strike within a week if unmet. Separately, Atlanta reports Senator Hill engaged to Mrs. Fannie Iverson. denial says no foundation to the rumor.
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Fhey
Atlanta, Ga
Senator Hill
Fannie Iverson
Deniei
Irs
Iverson
Boy dies in Allentown fire accident
In Allentown Pennsylvania on Tuesday a seven year old boy, son of Henry Madig, started a fire while playing in an outbuilding by igniting paper. The resulting blaze proved fatal.
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Allentown
Henry Madig
Gov to pardon anarchist Neabe on Thanksgiving day
Nov 15 report from Chicago states the governor will pardon Oscar Neabe, an anarchist, on Thanksgiving Day. The filing notes the potential clemency as an official action and marks Neabe as the subject of the pardon decision.
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Naebe
Chicago
Ill
Oscar Neabe
Another Layer of Vermillion Marks Democrats Parade
A Republican taunt spree ends in a noisy Monday night demonstration at the court house square led by Tom Taggart and Gov Matthews. The article notes drunkenness and alleged assaults, including an attack on two colored women. Republicans Elam and others, just outside the Denison, observed the parade as it passed by.
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Court House Square
Napoleon
State Democracy
Tom Tagart
Ohio
Gil, Shanklin
Turpie
Congressman Matthews
Goveloc Matthews
John iWern
John Kealing
Shanklin
Taggart
Matthews
Journal
John B. Elam
Denison
Trial of Prof Smith for heresy in First Presbyterian
The trial continued in the First Presbyterian Church with Prof Smith defending himself against charges of heresy. Lyman Beecher, father of Henry Ward Beecher, faced a similar charge in the same church. Monday’s session focused on who could vote in the verdict and the regularity of the trial. Smith argued the committee had no right to inquire into individual ministerial standing and called the committee prejudiced. He then challenged the sufficiency of the charges and moved to strike them out.
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CrycwwratTt
Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Lyman Beecher
Trenry Ward Beecher
Cass
Jie
Indiana World's Fair Building at Chicago Advances Rapidly
The Indiana building in Chicago shows rapid progress with interior decoration begun from the roof downward to the third story. Lower flooring will wait for spring due to cold. Lawn grading and concrete paving continue and stone for doorways is being sourced by Commissioner Havens in Bedford. The water color exterior drawing at the state secretary's office drew mixed criticism for its ornamentation.
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Chicago
Commissioner Havens
Bedford
Ind
State Secretary’s Office
G A R Encampment Plans Visited by Weissert Leader
General Weissert of the G A R arrives with his staff in the city to confer with the Commercial club executive committee on plans for next year's encampment and to map a line of march and date for the demonstration. A reception at the state house is planned for Wednesday night.
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State House
Mexican clerk Ignacio Vallarto jailed in Mexico City for Wells Fargo theft
Nov 15 report notes Ignacio Vallarto a Mexican graduate of Georgetown University and former Wells Fargo clerk in Mexico has been arrested in Mexico City on charges of stealing 1,484 in cash and diamonds from Wells Fargo. The item also mentions a Mrs Venable death in Ruskin and a cancer specialist in Indianapolis.
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St. Louis
Ignacio
Vallarto
Georgetown University
Mexico
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Six for a Quarter: Wishard Promises Railway Ticket Reform
A. W. Wishard, Marion and Hendricks counties joint-senator, vows to introduce a bill forcing street railway companies to sell six tickets for 25 cents across the state. He argues it would boost ridership, defend Citizens’ Street Railway of Indianapolis, and expects strong lobbying against him. He also dismisses grounds for contesting his election and notes speculation that Geo. W. Brill may challenge his seat.
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A. W. Wishard
Marion
Hendricks
Citizens’ Street Railway Company of
Indianapolis
Citizens’ Company
Citizens’ Corporation
Citlivens
Bean
Geo. W. Brill
Wishard
Drill
Charsea
Green Smith seeks delay in apportionment case ruling
Green Smith filed a motion to postpone the Supreme Court oral argument on the apportionment suit, the motion was overruled, and the attorney general was given ten days to file another brief. Also notes: Chamber dinner at Delmonico's with Grover Cleveland to speak, list of distinguished attendees.
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Green Smith Arata
Supreme Court
Green Smith
Grover
New Yours
Chamber of Commerce
Delmonico’s
Grover Cleveland
Steve
United States
Amon
Charles Troster
the Treasury
Miller
Hepburn
Brice
Hiscock
Whitelaw Reid
Chauncey M. Depe
Father Shot Dead and Body Burned in Straw Stack
In Morrisox Illinois near Lyndon Navy 15 a father named A M Swarthout was shot in the barn by a assailant hidden behind. The body was placed on a wagon, dragged to a straw stack, and set afire. His two sons John and Ernest were later arrested after clues surfaced.
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Morrisox
Navy
Spi
Swarthout
Lyndon
John
Ernest
Mswarthont
Farmer shoots man over alleged affair in Wayne Indiana
Four Wayne residents report a farmer John Phillips near Wayne shot Doddy Greene alleging Greene was intimate with Phillips daughter. Greene died instantly. In separate reports from Alex Estab, Pa, a clash between non union and striker factions led to 18 to 20 shots with no injuries. A white man and two Negroes were arrested. one strikers kin killed another non unionist in Carnegie steel works yard. Smallpox cases rise with quarantines and new cases found at a railroad camp nearby.
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Baushter
Wayne
Ind
John Phillips
Doddy Greene
Greens
Phillips
Greane
Alex estBap
Seg Mex Newman
Benis Ithe Carnegia
Prairie Fires Rage Across Eastern Colorado Amid Losses
Prairie fires in eastern Colorado destroy stock, barn, hay and pasture, with thousands of acres burned as flames continue to rage. Information from the splashed report notes ongoing danger and widespread damage across multiple farms, affecting livelihoods and local property.
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Drexvin
Colorado
Theyre After Gray In Realistic Political Showdown
Reading like a midwestern political drama, the piece previews a long winter battle over Gray in Indiana politics. It sketches rival Gray and Shanklin factions, potential Cleveland cabinet talks, and a tense duel over who controls influence, with Otis Chase seen amid the maneuvering.
Pardon petitions flood governor office as transition nears
The governor's staff faces a surge of pardon applications as the term ends. About 18 visitors presented cases by noon Tuesday, with nine more by then. Prisoners, workhouse inmates, and others seek release, while the incoming governor must learn cases before granting clemency. Col. Will Roberts notes the glare of old concerns fading. Also announced are plans for the Society of the Army of the Tennessee reunion in Breckinridge with Gen. Schofield expected.
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Savernor
Catsias
Will Roberts
Feople
Keanian, Sr. Lous
The
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Gen. Schofield
Old Cobel land dispute to be heard in circuit court
A 1840 Marion county land dispute returns to circuit court Wednesday. Heirs of Abraham Cobel contest a Morgan county administrator action over Mablen Brown’s share and an unresolved settlement prompts further claims by Cobel’s brother David. Police court notes include fines for concealed weapons and a goose theft case with conflicting testimony.
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Abraham Cobel
Marion County
Mahlena Brown
Cobel
Mablen Brown
Jaxs. Brown
Morgan County
Eler
George W. Crown
Taylor
David Cobel
A&a
Goobe Dasa
Hat burning revelers celebrate victory in Farent Mo
In Farent Missouri on Saturday night after a local victory crowds burned hats in a bonfire. They seized spectator hats and burned them, then paraded the streets and burned the head coverings of everyone they met as wild celebration.
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Farent
Mascot tiger cat boosts morale at Democratic HQ
In New York on election week a handsome tiger cat mascot visited the Democratic National Committee headquarters. It wandered into the reception room and hopped onto Jimmy Oliver's desk, who welcomed the mascot as a good luck charm and vowed to keep it comfortable for life.
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Tamimany’sa
Gar
New York
Tiger Cat
Democratic National Committee
Jimmy Oliver
Chrysanthemum Show Opens Amid Colorful Displays
The chrysanthemum exhibition at Tomlingen hall opens Tuesday with vibrant displays by Truemper and a mossed orchid booth. Flowers abound in new varieties, with judges awarding prizes such as Dickson Talbott’s floral emblem worth 50 and a Columbus prize of 25. Mayor Sullivan speaks at the opening, and I G Hill of Richmond gives the response.
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Church of St. Catherine
Cree
Tomlingen Hall
Henry LY
Garrison
Chrysanthemum Society
Tuesaday
Tomlnson Hall
Wever
Sumner
Indiana
Umpie
Adelph Schelischmic
Sullivan
I. G. Hill
Richmond
Ind
Dickson
Talbott
Sol Smith Russell
Peaceful Valley
L.1. Ayers& Co
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis Florists’ Club
A Boy Hero Saves Siblings From Fire in Mineen
In Mineen Winreswarnek Pa on Sunday evening 19 year old George Totten risked his life to rescue his three younger sisters and baby brother when a lamp overturned and oil ignited. His clothes burned and he bore severe burns while pulling the four children to safety in the garden. The baby rolled to the floor as flames spread. George may die from his injuries but the other siblings escaped unharmed or nearly so.
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Winreswarnek
Mgr
Mrs. Totten
George
Historic Nixie Dead in Surreverent Louisiana
Thomas Dawson known as Nixie died at the charity hospital in Surreverent Louisiana on Sunday night. He claimed to be the man who held the horse at Ford's Theatre for John Wilkes Booth as he rode away after the Lincoln assassination.
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Thomas Dawson
Nixie
Charity Hospital
Dawson
Fords Theater
John Wilkas Booth
Potomac
Lincoln
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Arthur A. Kline
Lillis Watson
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Cora E. Hudson
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Political Theater
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Aloris
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HS Pardon Inn
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