Miners in Tennessee Stockade Uprising Surges
Reports from Knoxville Clinton and Nashville chronicle a massive battle as 3 000 miners surround stockades, burn facilities, free convicts and clash with guards. Flames light the sky near Coal Creek as reports of heavy firing and widespread escape spread. Governor Buchanan weighs action as news stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericevillee
Tenn
Stockades
Knoxvville
Clinton
Knoxvills
Stockalas
Knoxville
Tennessee Company
Alirad
Hrnceville
Ford
Coal Creek
Knosnville
Tean
Alman
Lessee
Goodwin
Kintucky
Inin
Etc
Kloxville
Sliceville
Buchanan
Three Years For Killing Marshal in Haughville Case
Charles Wrench French was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Marshal Andy Dillion near Haughville. He received a three year imprisonment after a trial that followed last Monday’s proceedings. Prosecutor Holtzman called it a miscarriage of justice, while defense lawyers argued the verdict reflected compromise with some jurors supporting acquittal.
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Charles French
Andy Dillion
Charles Wrench
Marshal Dillon
Haughville
Kealing
Franch
French
Bin
Ralef
Holtzman
Wiltsie
Answer of the Trust to Augusta Nickerson Gas Suit
The Consumers' gas trust company denies all plaintiff allegations and details its finances personnel and business. It notes 10 179 customers and that current mains supply is fully used and bonds to enlarge the plant have failed. It says it will not provide gas to more customers until expansion occurs and that it furnishes gas to five of Nickerson’s houses but has no contract to supply her. The matter awaits trial.
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Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Augusta Nickerson
Augusta Nickergon
Whole Town Destroyed North Baltimore O by Fire
North Baltimore Ohio suffered total loss when a weekend fire started in oil wells west of Main Street and swept through 45 business houses including Beacon office, People's Bank, post office, opera house, hotel Burke. Thirteen homes burned. Estimated loss about 100000. Fire protection scarce. aid from Fostoria arrived late due to water shortages.
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North Baltimore
Tirvin
Beacon
People’s Bank
Post Office
Burke
Fostoria
Severe quake hits Athens amid looming elections
A strong earthquake struck Athens on Friday as national elections loom. Reknown events follow the peril, while political changes and international tariffs make headlines alongside reports of destruction from recent unrest and a wreck off Colon.
Fire relief fund balance to be distributed after injuries assessed
Major Sullivan says the Bowen-Merrill fund’s $3,000 balance will be divided only after determining the extent of injuries to firemen survivors. The committee, chaired by the mayor, plans to avoid partiality and will retain the money until deserving cases are identified.
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Sullivan
Bowen-Merrill
Close Call as Officer Kurtz Chases Suspect at Night
Sergeant Kurtz narrowly escapes a shooting after confronting three drunken men at the corner of Wabash and Illinois streets. He pursues one into an alley, a bullet whistles past his ear, and he captures the suspect in the state house yard. Judge Buskirk imposes a 100 fine and 180 days in the workhouse. W. W. Herod defends.
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Kurtz
Wabash
Illinois-sts
Herman Wolf
Wolf
State House
Judge Buskirk
W. W. Herod
Olf
Local News Briefs Include Deaths and House Damage
Harper dies at 62, funeral at 3 30 p m Sunday at 328 College Ave. Gasoline explosion harms five at 122 Prie St. Fire department to 73LS Meridian St. near a defective flue. no major damage. Obituary notices list multiple residents with illnesses and ages. Marriage licenses issued for six couples. Chrysanthemum Show announced at Tomlinson Hall November 10 to 14.
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Max Gundelfinger
New York
John Tu. Harper
College Ave
Prie St
Mra. Kettler
Meridian St
Brarus
A. R
M. Rost
George
Mary Thompson
Henry
Vee Vincent
Jobo
Christ Canary
Michigan-ave
Mary Edwards
Washington-st
Mary Lutz
James St
John O'Day
English Ave
Herbert Whiteside
Daisy Shorts
Frank Hughes
Minnie Caynaugh
Elmer Knee
Annie Meginnus
Edwin Tatman
Addie Robinson
Frank Hacker
Minnie Shively
Thomas McGheley
Lillie Roberts
David Bryant
Kate Bryant
Vacant departure chaos on Governor Hovey’s train trip
A chaotic scene aboard Gov. Hovey’s party car as luggage and uniforms overwhelm the car interior. Gen. Pope and staff crowd onboard amid splashed fruit, restless aides, and a march toward Mexico, while the governor sports borrowed braid and a crowded platform exit.
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Gov. Hovey
Col. Roberts
Unknown man found dead in Fall Creek near Illinois Street bridge
The body of a man about 28, dressed as a prosperous worker, was found along Fall Creek near the N Illinois Street bridge. Identified by a woman as John Landsberry of Allisonville, Ind, though mystery lingers over his origin. An inquest by Coroner Manker is planned.
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Fall Creek
Linois St. Bridge
Girton
Indiana Ave
Scott’s
Martinsville
Ind
St. L
Charleston
Ilinois
Manker
Girton’s
Yall Crack
John Landsberry
Allisonville
Landsberry
Fatal Mistake Ends Bishop Gilbert’s Mother
Mrs. Lucy Todd Gilbert, mother of Bishop M. N. Gilbert, died after falling from a second story window at her son’s home in St. Paul on Saturday morning. The 57 year old had health issues and fluctuating memory. Her body was found on the sidewalk by passersby. Remains to be sent to New York for burial beside her husband, Rev Morris Gilbert who died in 1807.
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Gilbert
St. Pavul
Lucy Todd Gilbert
M. N. Gilbert
Episcopal Church
Mrs. Gilbert
Tia
New York
Rev
Morris Gilbert
Man Threatens Self Harm After Estate Call
Charles Boley a German, sought help from Alex Metzger & Co to locate his German estate. Sheriff Sitlinger of Kansas City declined to fund fees. Boley then pledged to kill himself and vanished, with fears he may have carried out the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boley
Gierman
Alex. Metzger & Co
Germany
Sheriff Sitlinger
Kansas City
Sitlinger
Boley
Metzger
Man Accused of Killing Sheriff Candidate’s Wife in Rock Attack
Winterset Iowa October 31. H Kuntz, not in a fit of anger, threw a rock at Mrs M E Bennett wife of the Madison County sheriff candidate fatally injuring her. She remained alive Saturday morning but in precarious condition.
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Winterset
H. Kuntz
M. EB. Bennett
Madison County
Council Committee Aims at Six Tickets for Twenty-Five Cents
A city council committee will meet with Frenzel of the street railway to discuss selling six tickets for 25 cents and retaining transfers. Local business figures including Tanner, McKee, Carey, and others advocate the cheaper fare as beneficial for workers and students, noting similar schemes in other cities.
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Frenzel
Myere
Freszel
Council
Aetoek
Beon
George Tanner
Tanner & Sullivan
Fur Cube Company
Mr. Frenzel
Robert McKee
McKee & Co
Samuel Carey
Layman, Carey & Co
Toledo
Judge Cox
John Holtzman
Caleb Denny
Capt. Tarkington
Washington City
Artist Tests New Gun Style Yet Fails To Photograph Baby
A humorous account details an artist trying to photograph a baby and a dog using a new breech loader style gun and a camera. The scene includes a dog named Ber Hur and a wary child resisting the shot. The piece mixs in satire about cameras, artists, and early photographic attempts in Indianapolis.
Stranger posing as investor swindles Racine victims
A man calling himself Maj. J. T. Lester of Freeport Illinois arrived in Racine claiming $200,000 to invest in local property. He ran up about $25,000 in bills and vanished when due, leaving creditors to seek repayment. Meanwhile Dave McPeak and John Carroll were released from jail on highway robbery charges after the state failed to produce sufficient evidence. The case hinged on conflicting statements from a woman who briefly implicated Carroll and later recanted, making it impossible to proceed.
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Racine, Oct
Maj. J. T. Lester
Freeport, Lils
Racine
Dave McPeak
John Carroll
Annie ’Mond
E. Court St
Cox
Carroll
Judge Cox
SUN
Carrol
Me- Peak
Western Kansas Burns Spark Flight For Life Rails
The wire notes western Kansas is engulfed by fires forcing trains to seek life saving passage. Contractors for fair buildings order two eight hour shifts. Briceville miners release convicts amid fears of a clash. Helena Arkansas finds peculiar coins 125 feet deep while drilling. U S Marshal Wise and aide were killed by a smuggler Flores in Texas as he resisted capture.
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Kansas
Briceville
Tenn
Helena
Ark
U. S
Wise
Flores
Karedo
Tex
Fine Merchant Tailoring and Watch Cleaning Ad
Norbert Landgraf offers tailoring at 81 N Penn St and Dust Nuance watch cleaning services. Al Mueller advertises watch cleaning at 485 Lincoln St.
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Fine Merchant Tailoring
Norbert Landgraf
N, Penn.-st
al. Mueller
Lldnols-St
Ghosts and Goblins Haunt Board of Trade Halloween Tales
Reading room talk at the Board of Trade features accounts of haunted objects and eerie events. A family spinning wheel allegedly moved itself across a garret and a Chicago bound telegram-like message heard by an operator is cited along with a drowning in Lake Michigan.
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Hallowe'en
Board of Trade
Hallowe’en
Mr. C
Weaver
Charlies Macintora
Charles MacIntyre
Chicago
Chicaco
Chad
Lake Michigan
Smith
Pacific
Three Thousand Victims Reported In Japan Quake
London dispatch reports the Nagoya Gifu Ogaki and Hiogo areas destroyed by the Japanese earthquake with up to 3000 deaths. Details are scarce and European fatalities are possible but unconfirmed as of October 31.
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London
Japan
Nagoya
Gifu
Ogaki
Hiogo
Water main breaks near Arcade mills fire under viaduct
A 6 inch water main fractured Friday afternoon during firefighting at Arcade mills. Water displaced 26 feet of earth causing $10,000 loss. Supply cut at Washington street. line to be abandoned with a bypass around the viaduct for future repairs. No effect on other mains.
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Worth
Arcade Mills
Water Company
Washington St
Anti-Semitic Riots in Russia Report Five Deaths Among Women
Letters from Russia say five young unmarried Jewish women died from maltreatment during anti semitic riots with twenty men killed in related violence. Reports also describe unrest and casualties across communities amid the wave of pogroms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Toxnow
Oct. Il
Chilian Crisis narrows to struggle for settlement
Washington reports ongoing Chilian tensions as cabinet talks, American settlements, and threats of force unfold. Officials weigh reparation for insults and possible military action while press outlets debate diplomacy versus war. The scene shifts from Valparaiso riots to armor tests at Indian Head and continued U.S. vigilance.
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Washington
England
Blaine
Congress
Valparaiso
Chili
State Department
Junta
Wasl- Ingten
Napoleon
Austria
America
Senor Montt
Sospex
Armerica
Harrison
New York
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Vivus
Prident
Tracy
Soley
Commodore Folger
Southerns and Nationals meet at Monroe Park Sunday
Reports indicate a 3 p.m. Sunday card at Monroe Park featuring the Southerns and Nationals. The event encompasses a closing game of the season plus a potential $5,000 side bet as Choyinski seeks a clash with Corbett.
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Choyinski
Corbett
Monroe Park
Bruce Carr
Boone Wilson
Irma
Indianapolis
John McGawron
Sullivan
Slavin
San Francisco
Pri
Canada
America
Norway
Ireland
Rusie
Buckley
Richardson
Connor
New York
Association
Chicago Assoclub
Garfield Park
Louise
Celia
Grey Gown
Nashville
Melanie
Somerset
Ollie Glenn
Little Annie
Patti Roca
Jack of Diamonds
Beecham’s ad offers cheap 10 cent tablets at new location
An advertisement states a new address at 66 N. Pennsylvania St. and offers 10 cent tablets for six cents for one week while referencing a removed for cause item linked to a sick headache remedy.
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Pennsylvania St
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SHE Bowen-Merrill Fund
City Live
Tomlinson Hall
Kuvyal Stile
Cal
Will Roberta
John Landsberry Kalls
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Talsdog
Day
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Lydia Pinkham
Laura Jean Libby
Fred Hetherington
Baxter
Hester
Baxter-st
Hetherington
Hallowe’en Stories Steard
Board of Trace
Grand—John
Rice
Charles A. Loder
Wagner
Tannhauser
Judi Grand Opera Company
William Stephens
Montecriffo
Richard Pashe
Grand Rapids
Locke
Stephens
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Vetta
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Mertens
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