Sharp Bribery Trial Chronicle From Albany Court
In Albany on June 22 the Sharp trial drew a crowd as testimony focused on bribery offers tied to a Broadway and Fifth Avenue railway bill. Witness William L. Pottle described an attempted bribe involving $500 to influence the bill’s fate, with further talks of $600 for the original copy. The judge allowed the bribery relevance to the case. Additionally, Chicago Educational Association delegates plan travel for July events with round-trip rail offers through multiple lines and associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bany
New York
Albany
Sharp
William L. Pottle
Assembly
Broadway
Fifth Enue
Senate
Arp
Delavan
Pottle
Coney
Washington
Micago
National Educational Associan
Chicago
Estern States Passenger Association
Central Traffic Association
Trunk Line Association
Southern Passenger Associan
J. H. Canfield
Lawrence
W. D. Parker
Verdict of Guilty in Boodle Case
The jury found McGarigle and McDonald guilty in the boodle case. Each man faces three years in the penitentiary as punishment. Judge Shepherd denied bail for both defendants and scheduled a motion for a new trial, with the pair confined at the county jail awaiting further hearing. McGarigle appeared pale and worried. McDonald remained calm and philosophic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGco
McGarigle
McDonald
Shepherd
McManigle
Multiple 1920s Deaths Reported Across The U S
Reports from New York Chicago and Philadelphia on June 22 describe several deaths and incidents. Mrs Pearl cy, 22, recently married, died in her room near Newark Ohio after severe homesickness. A Hultgren, 65, hanged himself at his Chicago home after being sent from breakfast. Charles J Ker aw filed a suit in Chicago seeking dissolution and accounting of a partnership. In Wilkesbarre a gas explosion trapped miners at Pittston Junction, with five men rescued and feared fatally burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pearl
Newark
Ohio
Chicago
A. Hultgren
Aife
Curiaco
Charles J. Keraw
Messrs
War and
Fggleston
Jamison
Porteus B. Weare
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Pittston Junction
Desperate Train Looters Sought Near Flatonia
Sheriff Lewis Sterday received a telegram from Gliff Rudd of Kane County asking aid to arrest suspects in a Flatonia train robbery. Authorities warn the men are desperate and a confrontation is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Lewis Sterday
Gliff Rudd
Kane County
Flatonia
Weekly Crop Summary from Farmers' Review Chicago June 22
The winter wheat crop nears maturity with no expected change unless hail, insects, or rust appears. Eight states average 89 percent. Illinois and Indiana show high readiness, Missouri at 100 percent, Ohio at 68 percent in ten counties, Wisconsin 93 percent in seven counties. Spring wheat varies by state. oats suffer from drought, corn prospects are excellent, hay and grass short, fruit prospects fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farmers’ Review
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Marshall, Smith
Franklin
Neosho
Kentucky
Harden
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Portage
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakota
Mysterious murder at Cleveland foundry claims watchman
Benjamin Frazee a sixty year old night watchman at E C Austin Co foundry on Central Way was found dead with the back of his head crushed. Frank Nowak discovered him about 6 am and police have a slight clue as they investigate the unexplained killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Benjamin Frazee
E. C. Austin & Co
Central Way
Frank Nowak
Frazee
Nowark
Railroad commission locates station amid farmer complaints
Aberdeen June 22 Hon Alex Griggs Abe Boynton and NC Smith Dakota railroad commissioners locate a Milwaukee road station between Andover and Langford. Farmers say distance between stations is too far. Jewett Brothers allege Milwaukee road rate discrimination. Relieft sought. Commissioners to meet in Bismarck with Gov Church and AG Templeton on grain and warehouse law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Alex Griggs
Abe Boynton
N.C. Smith
Dakota
Milwaukee Road
Andover
Langford
Jewett Brothers
St. Paul
Bismarck
Gov. Church
Templeton
Territorial Matters District Court Now in Session in Woonsocket
Armour June 23 report notes a night rain drenched Douglas county improving crop prospects. Armour prepares for July 4 celebrations with General Hugh Campbell speech and races plus a baseball tournament. 1000 Indians in aboriginal dress will demonstrate savage life. Armour lodge K of P started with large charter. a $20 000 flour mill is planned and a new Armour hotel nears completion. Farm outlook favorable across Cass Traill Grand Forks and nearby counties with rain aiding crops.
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Armour
Douglas County
Bradstreet
Hugh Campbell
Armour Lodge K. of P
H. E. Gates
Kimball
Merchants Hotel
Dakota
P. D. Armour
Cass
Traill
Grand Forks
Larimore
Devils Lake
Minot
Pierce
Mellenry
Ward
Bottineau
Saleman murder case and liquor dockets headline Woonsocket court
Judge Tripp opened district court in Woonsocket on June 21 with twenty seven cases on the docket. The principal matters include the Saleman murder case moved from Jerauld County by change of venue and liquor cases involving Woonsocket village versus Chas Chink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WoonsockEt
Tripp
Jerauld County
Village of
Chas. Chink
Diana Priest Rape Case Involving Local Helper
Peter Gelitz, a longtime worker around O'Brien Iowa and Sioux City, has been arrested in Diana for raping a 13 year old orphan under the care of Rev John C Ahern and his sister. He is also accused of trying to poison the priest and his sister. Evidence including sugar bottle raisins and suspected poison has been sent to Milwaukee for analysis. The case goes before Woonsocket grand jury on the 21st inst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Peter Gelitz
O’brien
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Sioux City
John C. Ahren
Father Ahern
Milwaukee
Woonsocket
Boston
Mobile
Pensacola
Peterson & Co
Han Claire
Frawley
Parnegjites
Samuel Meyers
Miach
Asyum
R.G. Tier
Jordan
Slickman County
Arkansas
Ile
New York
Reichstag
Samuel L. Gibson
Erie
Penn
Fort Peck Indian Agency
Henry Paine
Willie Dickinson
Chihuahua
Mexico
East York
Ontario
Farmers’ Institute
United States
Toronto Board of Trade
Great Britain
Bold Robbery Targets Sam Reed's Saloon in Grand Fonrks
At midnight a burglar entered Sam Reed's Second Street saloon and eating house, wrestled with Reed who woke to the noise, and fled after striking Reed on the head as bartender Jimmy Reagan attempted to help. Reed sustained minor injuries. no clue to the robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Reed
Reed
Second Street
Jimmy Reagan
Reagan
L Reed
Mitchell trip tied to railroad grading progress
A Watertown reporter sought an interview with Duluth Watertown and Pacific railway president McIntyre about the southward grade from Watertown to Iroquois. The president has spoken little in a year and would only confirm immediate grading to Iroquois. Four more engineers are expected this week as work accelerates. New hay is arriving for market.
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Watertown
McIntyre
Duluth, Watertown & Pacific Railway
Iroquois
North Dakota Crops Show Rapid Improvement
Minot North Dakota June 23 reports say the past three weeks brought a dramatic change in crops along the St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba line. After May 27 heat and dryness were followed by rains and cooler weather, making wheat fields look thrifty instead of thin and backward.
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Minot, Dak
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
North Dakota
Prisoner pleads guilty trap halts Solomon murder trial
In Woonsocket on June 22 the Solomon murder trial paused after the defendant interrupted the prosecutor and declared a guilty plea, the judge stopped him and the case was continued. The defendant's parents arrived by train and local officials announced a favorable ruling on the Wenner versus Dillon contest, restoring Dillon's claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Solomon
P. C. Dillon
J.M. Washburn
Mitchell
Secretary of the Interior
Wenner
Dillon
Lamar
Dakota
Chamberlain Holds School Election and July Plans
Chamberlain voters chose J. F. Sisson E. C. Stevens Henry Pilger and E L Drury as directors with James D Farrell as treasurer. Major J E Jenkins named adjutant general of the territory militia and absent on appointment. Fourth of July events planned with excursion rates and a special train to Missouri river scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Chamberlain
Mitchell
Herbert Welch
Indians’ Rights Association
Brakeman Crushed to Death Near Spiritwood
Jamestown reports A N Parcell front brakeman of a Northern Pacific freight train died after slipping while leaping from a box car to the tender. He fell on the track and was run over near Spiritwood yesterday morning. The 25 year old leaves a wife and child at Westfield. remains interred in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
A. N. Parcell
Northern Pacific
Spiritwood
Parcell
Westfield
Andrews Company attached over wage claim in Farce
In Farce South Dakota on June 22 the Andrews Opera company faced a wage claim as their costumes were attached before a performance of La Mascotte. The former employee was paid and the show proceeded as scheduled.
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Farce
Andrews Opera Company
Jubilee Day in London Celebrates Queen’s Open Carriage Arrival
London celebrates Jubilee Day with massive crowds and heavy police presence. The royal procession moves from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey with 10 000 troops and 600 naval trainees. The queen appears in an open carriage drawn by eight ponies, smiling as cheers erupt and children sing God Save the Queen.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Constitution Hill
Piccadilly
Regent Street
Waterloo Place
Pall Mall
East Cockspur Street
Northumberland Avenue
Thames Embankment
Bridge Street
the Abbey
Palace
Charles Warren
Gipps
Col. Stirling
Cold Stream Guards
Abbey
Queen
Princess of Wales
Devonshire House
Burlington Arcade
Interior confirms six month preemption residence rule
The secretary of the interior rejected commissioner Sparks’s bid to extend the residence requirement from six to twelve months. A law official said the six month rule stands with a margin in decisions, arguing actual residence is not strictly required by law for preemption entries. The government’s aim is to allow homesteaders freedom to use and develop the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Sparks
Farmer Hanson Dies in Lightning Strike Near Frankfort
A farmer named Hanson living near Frankfort in this county was killed by lightning during a recent storm. A local horse was also struck and burned in the same incident.
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Redfield
Hanson
Frankfort
Postmasters Named in Iowa and Missouri
Washington June 24 The president appointed Jno H Sterbenrand of Pella Iowa and James M Nickall of Hannibal Missouri as postmasters.
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Washington
Jno
H. Sterbenrand
Pella
Iowa
James M. Nickall
Hannibal
Burton Stock Car case hearing extended at ICC offices
IT. 3. Stone of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad testified that the line must use its own stock cars for efficient operation. He noted Burton cars can move some freight east and return, but Burton cars are inferior and unusable for those trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burton Stock Car Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stone
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Burton
Doctor John Q Bird Dies After Blood Poisoning
Jersey City reports the death of Dr. John Q Bird a renowned physician from blood poisoning following a postmortem on a patient injured by a railway accident. A small finger cut, washed with carbolic acid, led to inoculation and fatal illness for the surgeon who treated the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
John Q. Bird
Pensylvania
Bird
Murderous assault on conductor Buckley on Milwaukee road
Conductor Buckley of the Iowa & Minnesota division was attacked by William Tretten aboard a Milwaukee road train after demanding fare at Grafton Iowa. Buckley dodged a fatal razor strike, suffered a deep thigh cut and loss of blood, Tretten captured and held by a marshal and railroad staff.
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Buckley
Tretten
Milwaukee Road
Mr. Buckley
Washburns Orphan Home Dedication in Minneapolis
The Washburns Orphans Home at 50th Street and Second Avenue South was formally dedicated. Built with a fund from the late C C Washburn, the 20 acre property is valued around 450000 with building costs near 100000. Gen W D Washburn contributed about 40000, Rev J N Tuttle gave the dedicatory address.
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Minneapolis
Washburn
50Th Street
2Nd Avenue South
C.C. Washburn
W. D. Washburn
Gen. Washburn
J. N. Tuttle
Church of the Redeemer
Selvik Ends Life at Home in New Prague
Mathias Selvik committed death by his own action at 4 a m in his New Prague home by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. He had been deranged by business troubles and was a member of the United Workmen. He leaves a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Minn
Mathias Selvik
New Prague
Iie
United Workmen and Other Orders
Supreme Court affirms Brooks Maxwell case execution set
The Missouri supreme court confirmed the lower court judgement in Hugh M. Brooks alias Walter Lenox Maxwell and fixed the execution date for August 12, 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Supreme Court of the State
Hugh M. Brooks
Walter Lenox Maxwell
Work Stopped in Milwaukee as Mayor Halts Street Track
The Milwaukee road deployed sixty workmen to lay a track on the main business street. The mayor ordered police to stop the disruption and gave no reason. Meanwhile General Boulanger is set to receive a new army command after the Comite de Genie presidency was separated from an army corps post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Boulanger
Comite de Genie
Accidents and Incidents From the Past Few Days
A roundup of events includes a St Paul court adjournment to July 7, a 894000 bushel drop in wheat supplies, arrests in San Francisco for opium smuggling, yellow fever cases in Key West, and the death of Sinclair Tousey in New York. Also noted are a murder on the Chicago lakeshore, a postmistress appointment in Berlin Minnesota, and a Parkersburg shooting death.
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United States
St. Paul
George Cannon
San Francisco
Jennie
New England Press Association
Key West
Sinclair Tousey
American News Company
New York
Chicago
Anna
Ellis
Berlin
Steele County
Minnesota
John Ordway
Harry Erdenberger
John Crett
St. Cloud
Louis Tyson
Minneapolis
Grand
Denver
Cramer
London Post
France
Mexico
Washington Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Breslau
Wurzburg
Willis
Mysterious Milwaukee Track Laying Explained by Burlington
Sioux Falls June 24 The puzzling track laying by the Milwaukee road last night is explained by Burlington road activity in the city and fear it might pre empt Milwaukee track space.
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Sioux Falls
Milwaukee Road
Burlington Road
Milwaukee Track
Catholic Leaders Return Tickets for Jubilee Abbey Seats
June 23 Lonpos reports three hundred prominent Roman Catholics have returned their tickets for seats in Westminster Abbey for the jubilee service.
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Lonpos
Westminster Abbey
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Jake Sharp
Kershaw
the Railroad Commission
Andrews Company
Victoria
England
Washington Notes
Commission
Maxwell
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