Barker's motive in shooting Keller revealed at trial
New York June 19 Barker on trial for shooting Keller outlined his theory of sudden insanity and revenge for alleged outrages on his wife. Barker and wife testified claiming Keller's actions forced a morbid mental state that led to the shooting.
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New York
Thomas G. Barker
Erwin
Barker
van Wickle
Irwin
Blair
Keller
Beach Street
Kearney
Buckley
Committee of 15
Tolen
Central Park
Wm. K. Smith
Arlington
The
Commercial Cable Co
George S. van Meter
Orange
N. J
Evans
Guilt clear in Molineux murder appeal at court of appeals
Buffalo June 19. Roland B Molineux appeals to seven judges for a new trial in the murder of Mrs Katherine Adams at New York in 1898. David B Hill led the people’s argument against a retrial while John G Milburn rebutted. Court proceedings drew crowds as the decision long delayed, with Molineux’s father General Molineux among the somber observers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
New York
Court of Appeals
David B. Hill
John G. Milburn
Molineux
Mr. Hill
England
Harry Cornish
Henry C. Barnet
Adams
Milburn
Dr. Douglass
Barnet
Koch
General Molineux
Man Hunt In Lebanon After Assault On Nurse
In Lebanon New Hampshire police and a large posse searched woods for a man accused of assaulting Miss Frances Finn, a professional nurse, on the porch of Mrs Henry F Knapp. Finn was insulted, seized, and dragged to the rear before Mrs Knapp fired five shots, believing one bullet struck the attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
N. H
Frances Finn
Henry F. Knapp
Body Found Burned in Cemetery Near Waltham
Supt Mansfield of Mt Feaks cemetery located the charred body of Charles C. Vickerson aged about 26 in the cemetery. He had been missing since Saturday and apparently died from exposure. The body was burning, ignited by a fire started within the cemetery. Mansfield noticed a small plume of smoke guiding him to the scene.
Grave charges in Boston malpractice trial of Mrs Bishop and Dr Turner
In Suffolk superior court, Mrs Jane E Bishop and Dr A W Turner faced serious charges of criminal malpractice and related accessory counts. The morning featured heated cross examinations, witness identification issues, and testimony about operations at a Chandler street house.
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Boston
Suffolk Superior Criminal Court
Jane E. Bishop
A. W. Turner
Couns
Chandler Street
Swasey
Bishop
Turner
Wasey
Rowley
Dr. Turner
Capt. Dugan
Tremont Street
City Hospital
Gaddis
Bishop Office
Boston Papers
Dr. Bishop
Pemberton Square
Woburn
Dr. Adam Or Adams
Jealous German girl fires on ex admirer then kills herself
Annie Vietze a 20 year old German waitress in Walpole attempted to kill Harvey C Blanchard once attentive to her. She shot him in the nose and breast then killed herself with a second bullet. Blanchard a East Walpole blacksmith may recover. jealousy unclear.
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Miss Viette
Islington
East Walpole
Blanchard
Miss Vietze
Murderous assault arraignment in Charlestown court
Laveno Dorago and Michaelo Ottavio two Italian organizers were arrested in Charlestown and mauled by a crowd. They were arraigned before Judge Bragg on assault with intent to kill charges. Dorago faces stabbing counts with $5000 bond per count. Ottavio held on a witness bond of $300.
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Boston
Laveno Dorago
Michaelo Ottavio
Charlestown
Bragg
Dorago
Bryan Kelly
Putnam Street
Jeremiah O’brien
Station 15
Ottavio
O'Brien
Amherst Mathematician Names Move to Rochester
Thomas C. Esty, Walker instructor in mathematics at Amherst College, has accepted a post as instructor of mathematics at the University of Rochester. He succeeds Prof. Arthur L. Baker, who completes his work this month. Esty is Amherst graduate of 1893 and son of Prof. William C. Esty.
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Amherst
Thomas C. Esty
Amherst College
University of Rochester
Arthur L. Baker
Esty
William c. Esty
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Endorsed for New Mothers
A periodical advertorial extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as the ideal strength builder for women approaching motherhood. It claims the product improves digestion, nourishes the blood, calms nerves, and fortifies the body against the stress of late pregnancy, urging readers to choose authentic Johann Hoff's and avoid imitations.
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Johann Hoff
Fire at Nome Brings Losses and Jail Escape Feats
Nome experienced a devastating fire on May 28 damaging the old courthouse and other buildings, with total losses around 126,650 dollars. A dramatic May 20 jail escape freed seven prisoners, four eluding capture, and two recaptured after shots were fired. Reports from nearby areas indicate rich winter mining prospects and large dust yields, while local conflicts involving Judge Wills and Baxter culminated in a pistol incident and Baxter’s arrest.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Washington Trading Company
Smilie Campbell
Alaska
Bowers
Davis
Miller
Landes
Smith
Libby
May
Fort Davis
Liberty
Council
Bluestone
Kangarok
Arctic
Hon P C Cheney Dead in Dover New Hampshire
Former New Hampshire governor and U S senator P C Cheney died at 73 in Dover at the home of his son in law Charles H Fish after a long illness following his wife’s death. He left two brothers and three sisters. Funeral set for Manchester with services at the Unitarian church after a prayer service at Mrs Fish’s home.
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Cheney
Manchester
People‘s Savings Bank of Manchester
O. B. Cheney
D. D
Bates College
G. H. Cheney
Granite State Free Press
Lebanon
Unitarian Church
Fish
Mount Holly pistol threat ends in fugitive arrest warrant
In Mount Holly New Jersey Harry Allen Baxter of New York living with former Judge B P Wills threatened the judge with a pistol. Baxter fled the town aided by Mrs Wills as officers pursue the fugitive. Baxter had been courting Judge Wills daughter Mabel.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Harry Allen Baxter
New York
B. P. Wills
Baxter
Episcopal report on marriage and divorce reforms
New York June 19 The joint commission revising canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church has issued a report prioritizing changes to marriage and divorce rules. It proposes a prohibited degrees canon reviving limits on marrying a dead wife’s sister and tightens rules for remarriage after divorce. It also sets baptism and communion penalties for divorced persons unless penitent or in danger of death, with exceptions for innocent spouses.
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New York
Joint
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
San Francisco
England
Mary Williams Expelled at State Normal School
Mary Williams of South Norwalk a senior at the State Normal school was expelled for allegedly mocking Principal Morrill during the devotional exercises. Lulu Flynn Lulu Denton of New Haven and Helen Flynn of South Norwalk were suspended for whispering during the morning session, causing a campus sensation.
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New Haven
Conn
Mary Williams
South Norwalk
BRYAN SAYS NIT
Atlanta dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan denying affiliation with the third party movement after a telegram inquiry. The message from Bryan via telegram says there is no truth in the report and is signed WM. J. BRYAN.
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Atlanta, Ga
The
Atlanta Constitution Tonight
Wm. J. Bryan
Third Party Movement
Towa City
Athuata
Connollys Released in Quincy Farmer Death Case
Boston, June 19. Jeremian Connolly of Neponset and his father Patrick J. Connolly, arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of George W. Park, a Quincy farmer whose body was found in the Neponset river last Saturday, have been released.
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Boston
Jeremian Connolly
Neponset
Patrick J. Connolly
George W. Park
Quincy
Neponset River
Cork and Gold Weigh Different Per Cubic Foot
The note states cork weighs 15 pounds per cubic foot while gold weighs 1155 pounds per cubic foot. The comparison highlights the vast difference in density between the two materials.
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Mr. Keller
Mary Barker
Trinity Mission
Jana &. Bishop
Tuner
Watch and Ward Society
Wills
Judge Wills
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mark R. Sooy
P. C. Cheney
New Hampshire
Dover
Episcopal Commission
Normal School
Bryan
Jeuus
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