31 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
1
A local shop promotes value driven prices with a selection of choice goods aimed at easing shoppers’ costs. The ad highlights affordable items as evidence of price-conscious offerings and customer savings.
Prominent dress goods offer features red and black all wool 45 inch fabric priced at 50 cents per yard. Includes samples and emphasis on value and style. Readers urged to request samples and watch for further store advertisements.
Cheviot Suitings advertises a broad range of dry goods from 10c to $4.50 a yard with claims of unmatched quality in the country. It highlights recent European arrivals in dress goods, novelty suitings, and tailoring fabrics priced from 75e to $1.50, promising samples upon request to prove the value.
In Tyler Texas on October 30 a mob of about 200 armed men captured Henry Hilliard after he confessed to murdering Mrs Bell near Kilgore. The crowd grew to nearly 2,000 as they burned him on a public square for 50 minutes. The governor's appeal arrived too late and many locals witnessed the brutal lynching.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on October 30, plans to arrest Fitzsimmons before a planned fight with Corbett are thwarted as Corbett Brady Joe Wendig and Florida Athletic Club secretary Wheelock are under arrest locally. Officials intend to move warrants across state lines, but Garland County authorities hold the prisoners and the governor’s bid to intervene appears blocked. The fight is expected between now and November 2 amid mounting legal tensions.
Dispatches from Vladivostock claim Britain seeks a pretext to declare war on China to counter Russian influence and restore prestige in the Pacific. Other items note Cuban boat arrivals and ammunition transfers, railroad law cases, land purchases, a diplomat’s wife burial, a noble prisoner defense, and various local incidents and delays.
Washington reports Commissioner Lochren’s annual pension review cites modest claims by genuine veterans and aggressive action against pension fraud. He notes 294 fraud convictions, a 949,544 pensioners base, 39,185 new pensioners, 39,145 claims allowed, 103,055 rejections, and a 138.8 million dollar year with 150 million appropriated. prospects for 1897 show 140 million for payments and small fees budgets. New York cases dismiss indictments against police officials hinting at abandoned prosecutions.
London Oct 20 An explosion blamed on escaping gas wrecked a three story Strand house at Church Court, Covent Garden, killing thirteen and injuring many as two German rescuers were buried in a collapse. Firemen and residents reported a deafening blast and a swiftly falling building.
In Philadelphia the Holmes murder trial progresses with mounting evidence and a strained defense. Holmes, exhausted and guarded, conceded to counsel while witnesses recount the discovery of H. H. Holmes victim William Pitezel and the grisly postmortem actions including the lumbering lid of a potter’s field scene.
Turbulent San Francisco scene ends Theodore Durrant case as defense argues Miss Lamont may have been killed by two men. Judge, jury and officers struggled for access while ropes failed to hold back the throng.
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