Texas Jack in Denison murder spree arrest
A man known as Richard Edwards alias Texas Jack is jailed in Douglas County Wisconsin on charges tied to a string of killings in Denison on May 17. Four women were shot in separate attacks with deeds traced to a single assailant. a nationwide manhunt offered $5,000 in rewards. Edwards was captured in St Louis and will be extradited to Texas. The Denison victims included Mrs Haynes, her mother, Maud Kramer, and Rose Stewart, all killed in a spree that left Smith County and surrounding towns shaken.
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West Suregyon
Wis
Douglas County
Texan
Richard Edwards
Texas Jack
Denison
Edwards
St. Louis
Grayson
Superior
Texas
Mrs Haynes
Dr. Haynes
Garner
Masteion
Woodlawn Boulevard
Mrs.aynes
Haynes
Maud Kramer
Kramer
Rose Stewart
Whisky Tax Plan Sparks Revenue Debate in Congress
Bloomington congressman Owen Scott proposes raising the distilled spirits tax from 90 cents to $1.25 a gallon, arguing for higher government revenue. Springer endorses a revenue boost, while liquor producers favor a cutoff near 25 cents. Local whisky centers, bourbon and rye prices, and existing stock values are weighed amid opposition and calls for tax reform.
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Scott
Ieee 7
Congress
Owen Scott
Bloomington
Peoria
Starr
Illinois
Mason
Banner Bourbon
Kentucky
Springer
Ways and Means Committee
House
Messia
Major McKinley
Failed for 100000 and wider crime notes
ASan Francisco bulk includes reports of a $100000 loss by Dakota and Fanao, with Haltimies of Sherbrook cited for debt and disappearance after selling stock and horses, collateralized by bank deposits. Additional items cover a Minnesota elopement, a Paxton canning company verdict, and a Texas-style jailer escape by Martin Foy Jr. Far from conclusive, the digest notes various legal and criminal events with limited detail.
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Dakota
Fanao
N. D
Charles Haltimies
Sherbrook
Haltimies
Detroit
Mich
Blaine Still Weak Amid Fearful Washington Mood
Washington December 19 There is little change in Mr Blaine condition he remains weak from a cold taken last Saturday The family shows no alarm and young Blaine repeats he is improving Several visitors report the Blaine home in good spirits though the ex Secretary faces a possible serious turn Mrs Blaine closely watches him and he heeds her commands to avoid risk of a sudden end to his life
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Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Fire destroys Buffalo electric light station on Court Street
A blaze at the General Electric electric light station on Court Street in Buffalo destroyed the facility and most of its valuable machinery. Officials say the fire started at the switchboard, spread upstairs via rubber covered wires, and jumped 100 feet from the repair shop on Pearl Street. Estimated loss stands at $50,000.
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BuffaLo
Court Street
General Electric Company
Pearl Street
Explosion Tears Through Malga Mines Killing One
A dynamite blast at the Malga mines in Queens County on Thursday killed Joe Francis and seriously injured two others, Wambolt and Simpson. The men were loading holes when the delay in the blast caused Francis to approach the charge, resulting in the fatal explosion.
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Thera
Bruncewater
Malga Mines
Queens County
Joe Francis
Wambolt
Simpson
Francis
Stevenson Plans Trip to Atlanta for Clubhouse Opening
Adlai E Stevenson and family prepare a western trip to Atlanta Georgia for the Commercial Club House opening on the 21st. The party includes Mrs Stevenson and three daughters Mary Julia Letitia plus Mr and Mrs James S Ewing W G Ewing of Chicago and Mr and Mrs John T Lillard of Bloomington. They will join in St Louis with Mrs Matthew T Scott and daughters Letitia Julia and George T Burnett and daughter of St Louis.
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St. Louis
Matthew T. Scott
Stevenson
Letitia
Julia
George T. Burnett
Gold shipments to Europe affect US markets and year-end trade
R G Dun reports more than 3 million in gold sent to Europe, sparking market apprehension yet signaling healthy domestic trade with November exports of 12.6 million in breadstuffs, cotton, provisions, cattle, and petroleum. Silver moves abroad. securities flow limits gold outgo. Wheat prices ease, corn rises, oats steady. Business failures rise to 404 in past week, versus 297 last week and 335 year ago.
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Europe
New Yoas
R. G. Dun & Co
Austria
United States
Grossman Convicted in Molitor Murder Case
August Grossman has been found guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of Albert Molitor in Atrexa Michigan. The jury took seven hours to decide. Grossman is the first Molitor conspiracy defendant to be tried, with five other conspirators still awaiting trial.
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Molitor
Atrexa
Mich
August Grossman
A.bert Molitor
Grossman
Albert Molitor
William Repke
Mob forms to lynch Irvin Roberts in Mountain City jail
Reports from Mountain City Johnson County say a mob gathers around the jail to seize Irvin Roberts the man who ambushed and killed Lawton Crosswhite. Roberts was captured in Hancock County yesterday and fears of lynching arose if he returns home.
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Irvin Roberts
Mountain City
Tenn
Johnson City
Johnson County
Lawton Crosswhite
Roberts
Hancock County
Grangers Refuse Involvement in Senatorial Fight
The State Grange postponed action on a resolution urging the Legislature to elect a farmer to succeed Senator Stockbridge. The move was to stay out of politics, not oppose ex-Gov Luce, reflecting a policy of aloofness from political matters.
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Donot
Lansing
Mich
Stockbridge
Luce
Grange
Advertising device boosts holiday sales in St Louis streets
In sustained St Louis reporting, merchants lure Christmas shoppers with dramatic window displays and toy scenes as Postmaster Harlow expands the electric street railway mail route. The boulevard law boosts residential use, while streetcar tracks, curbs, and raised railways shape traffic and safety along the boulevards.
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Cara
St. Louis
Harlow
Willits Christmas Illustrated Catalogue Offer
An advertisement for the Willits 1-day Christmas Illustrated Catalogue lists 2,000 engravings of jewels watches silverware and diamonds sent free by Mermod Jaccard Jewelers at Broadway and Locust St St Louis MO The text urges readers to deal with the house and to purchase their goods while reflecting on moral maxims and religious exhortations interspersed with the ad copy.
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Willits
Mermod & Jaccard Jewely Co
Cor
Broadway
Locust Street
St. Louis
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Paxton, Ill
Paxton Canning Company
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