23 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1889
Page
1
Four sensational arrests occurred last night in Cincinnati as authorities seized wood involved in a libel case. Police reported swift action following a public dispute linked to a local publication. Investigations continue to uncover persons implicated and potential charges arising from the alleged defamation.
Ciscuxxall Ohio Nov 24 R G Wood arrested over alleged ballot box contract forgery linking Gov Campbell Senator Sherman and Ben Butterworth to push prosecution. Affidavits accuse Wood of counterfeiting names of McKinley Campbell Sherman Cox Breckenridge McAdoo and Stockbridge in a forged document to damage reputations. Bail set at 1008. Wood protests innocence.
Sen. Sepsior Plumb, fresh from Emporia, defended Kansas policy on prohibition and denied a resubmission fight. He warned Kansas will uphold prohibition despite opposition from Kansas City press and urged readers to trust state will. Plumb plans to stay in Washington for winter with family in Emporia.
New York, Nov 22. Stephen L. Pettus was shot and killed in front of 10 Fulton street Brooklyn by Hannah Southworth a 30 year old widow. She declared the crime and testified Pettus betrayed and ruined her and her family. Five bullets hit Pettus four in back one in neck. Southworth was calm throughout arrest coroner hearing and detention. The case ties to a prior assault fraud suit and a belief Pettus offered no support after promising help. Pettus was 42, of 49 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn. Southworth’s Louisville origin. the shooting followed a dispute over alleged past abuses and a slander suit.
The Cronin case advances toward closure with defense witnesses nearly exhausted. Key testimonies include Mrs Pauline Hoertal recounting her sighting of Cronin entering the Carlson cottage the night of the murder, August Salzman confirming the new door lock, and Dr Edmund Andrews declining to form a definitive cause of death from a hypothetical, while courtroom clashes over arrest conduct and contempt claims stretch the afternoon. The record also notes lurid sidelights on a cottage scene and further procedural tensions as Budenbender remains in custody.
A Sanctioned first republical convention convened in Alanks on November fifth. Reports detail multiple violent incidents and accidents across states, including gas explosion deaths in Pinchaeg, a park shooting in Bear Milton, and a fatal snowstorm cascade in Montana. Other items cite a 105 year old death in St. Louis, a Fort Hays stockpile fire, and diverse local misfortunes from Alabama to New York.
New York markets report erratic activity with commodity prices and stock quotes. Investors monitor rail and textile sectors as trading unfolds, noting varied performance across cotton, grains, and industrial shares amid cautious sentiment.
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