Exciting Scene in Cronin Trial Over Excluded Witnesses
The Cronin trial court scene featured Judge McConnell reversing his ruling that barred witnesses who read trial accounts in newspapers. The defense pressed the issue as testimony from Dr. Cronin and others was debated, with a recess and adjournment threats amid sensational exchanges between counsel and the bench.
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Cronin
Fudge McConnell
McConnell
Yes
D. G
W. J. Hynes
Pather Laflin Mills
Sipoint
Mr. Hynes
Mar
Moore
Dinan
North Side
Pn Tearns
Coughlin
Lakeview
Brotherhood of Rail Switchmen Arbitrate in Labor Dispute
The Brotherhood of Rail Switchmen will arbitrate a dispute at Robey Street yards with a three-person panel after a strike halted work. Union reps will select two members who will choose a third to decide who is at fault. Virginia Republicans Split nominate slate led by Gov candidate and attorney general. Dan & Co report easier money market with banks maintaining reserves and improving collections amid mixed signals.
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Robey Street
Main Central Railway
Dan & Co
Ewes
R. G. Dan & Q0us Bavn
Milwaukee
New York
Chicago
Boston
Underground River Traced Seven Miles in France
In the Miers district of Lot, France, explorers followed a subterranean river seven miles from the pit of Paderoe. The journey took three days and nights, largely in a sail-cloth boat, through dark caverns with cascades and stalactite grottoes. Further exploration is planned.
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France
London
Miers
Department of Lot
Paderoe
Indians Refuse Sale in Indian Territory
Commissioners arrived at Sac and Fox agency to negotiate with the Sacs and Foxes but met sullen silence and scant courtesy. They reported no willingness to sell and left for the Kickapoo country. Meanwhile Iowas on the reservation feared losing land and scrambled for the best plots.
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Indian Territory
QuaPaw Valley
I. T
Sac and Fox Agency
Sacs
Kickapoo
Iowa
Spreckels Sugar Trust Challenge
Philadelphia October 25. Claus Spreckels plans to start a sugar refinery in this city and expand rapidly to produce up to six million pounds daily, aiming to take three quarters of the trust’s output. he predicts prices will fall and insiders will dump high priced stock as new plants rise in New Orleans. Locomotive engineers vote reprimand for a grand officer and set the field for a Chicago end platen and a possible Chicago World’s Fair site.
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Philadelphia
Claus Spreckels
Spreckels
Sugar Trust
New Orleans
Mr. Spreckels
North Platte
Neb
B. W. Vedder
Sedalia
Vrooman
Brotherhood
Chicago
Cleveland
Alliance Formed Between Northwestern and Union Pacific Railroads
The World reports a formal alliance between the Chicago and Northwestern and Union Pacific railroads to operate in harmony and route traffic to benefit both lines. Directors ratified the agreement with government officials present. Presidents Adams and Hughit signed for their companies. Speculation ties Vanderbilt control to possible Pacific extension, potentially reaching Southern California seaports. untied claims about a Canadian Northern Pacific branch were denied by President Oakes after a Quebec trip.
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Northwestern
Union Pacific
New York
the World
Chicago and Northwestern
Union Pacific Company
Charles Francis Adams
Marvin Hughit
Western
Vanderbilts
Pacific Coast
Frisco
Utah
California
Los Angeles
Vanderbilt
Ocean
The Tables Turned Non-Union Switchmen Strike Threats
Aurora Illinois October 25 non union switchmen on work spurred by last year’s Burlington strike. They warned railway officials if an obnoxious man wasn’t removed by 6 pm they would strike. The man was removed. Also Chicago tailors struck over foreman issue in George Matthews Co. Ossipee navy board may condemn Ossipee as unseaworthy. Immigrants September arrivals total 38 544 with breakdown by country. Postage stamps contract awarded to American Bank Note for smaller stamps with new designs.
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Aurora, Ills
Aurora
Burlington
Chicago
Caicaco
George Matthews & Co
Hendrickson
Washington
General Wanamaker
American Bank Note Company
New York
Naw
Blocked by the French on Chinese Railroads
Report from Shanghai dated October 2 notes a sudden collapse of a rail line protected by China. The French government demands strict adherence to an old treaty article granting France the right to supply materials and personnel for any future Chinese railroad.
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China
Shanghat
Seventeenth industrial exposition closes in Chicago
News briefs report the Chicago Seventeenth industrial exposition closed with strong finances and 500000 visitors. Other items note Sedden Weller, a 13 year old appointed as youngest deputy sheriff in Queens County, Texas judge A M Bryant fatally injured after a buggy accident near Whitewright, a St Petersburg flood with no deaths, a Maine man angry over a found trunk contents peanuts wrench and jack, the assassination of Hugh McCullough at Perkin’s cotton gin, a Jay Gould Russell Sage land release for Union Pacific, and disappearance of George Littlefield from Wichita amid foul play theories.
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United States
Queens County
N. Y
Sedden Weller
A. M. Bryant
Texas
Whitewright
St. Petersburg
Maine
Liz
Bangor
Perkin
Memphis
Tenn
Hugh McCullough
McCullough
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Register of Deeds
Topeka
Kan
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific Railway
New York
Brewer
United States Circuit Court
Married at Athens wedding joins German princess and Greek heir
The wedding of Princess Sophia of Germany and the Duke of Sparta, crown prince of Greece, was held in Athens on Oct 25 with a vast royal turnout. Attendees included Emperor William, Empress Frederick, Empress Augusta Frederick, King Christian of Denmark, King George of Greece, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Russian dignitaries.
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Aramns
Sophia
Germany
Sparta
Greece
William
Frederick
Augusta Frederick
Christian
Denmark
George
Albert Edward
Wales
Cravewits
Russia
Discovery Promises Cure For Coughs And Colds
The advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds and chest throat or lung troubles with money back if not satisfied. Free trial bottles are offered at S H Scallin's drug store and Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a potent stomach tonic and general tonic for better appetite headache and renewed vigor.
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Dr. King
S. H. Scallin
Patent medicine house ad blend of salves and tonics
An advertisement array promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming it heals cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with a money back guarantee. It lists other remedies including Mother's Friend Wright's Iron Vines Laxatives Sarsaparilla and Shiloh's Porous Plaster, with multiple local sellers and references to Dakota land pitches.
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H. Scail
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