Durrant Trial Defense Implicates Gibson in Lamont Murder
In San Francisco the Durrant trial heard defense attorney Eugene Duprey suggest Rev John George Gibson as the killer. He questioned the evidence linking Theodore Durrant to Blanche Lamont’s death and urged the jury to acquit, pointing to other possible suspects and handwriting similarities.
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Durrant
San Francisco
Department of the Superior Court
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Eugene Duprey
John George Gibson
Emmanuel Church
Blanche Limont
Duprey
Blanche Namont
Emmanuel Churel
Counterfeiting Ring Found in Kentucky Penitentiary
Warden cites a months long counterfeit operation at the Kentucky penitentiary with molds and spurious coin passing locally. Guards uncover three mold sets in Henry Richards cell and lot of fake money. Richards and Harvey Johnson identified, punished, and confined without supper. In Havana, a sunken cruiser Bourcasteque is to be broken up with dynamite due to port danger, divers refuse work due to shark risk.
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Kentucky
Lexington
George
Kentucky Penitentiary
John Martin
Henry Richards
Perry County
Harvey Johnson
Lee County
Johnson
Richards
Havana
Bourcasteque
Mortera
Riestra
Barcastegui
Pittsburg Bribery Enquiry Opens With Testimony
The Pittsburg investigation into police bribery and blackmail began with Mr. Clark testifying that Detective Robinson arrested him after a $100 check he gave on the Second National Bank was presented as evidence.
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Pittsburg
Clark
Robinson
Second National Bank
Pasteur in Feeble Health Report Denied
Paris dispatch corrects a false claim that Pasteur is dying. It says the scientist remains severely ill with advancing paralysis of the legs, continuing to deteriorate health.
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Pasteur
Paris
United States
Prof. Pasteur
Barge A W Comstock Foundered in Lake Superior
Reports from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan say the wheat laden barge A W Comstock foundered at Standards Rock in Lake Superior during the date storm. Crew members are believed lost. Vessel valued at FA 0 1)
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Jphounders
Lake Superior
Milwaukee
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
A. W. Comstock
Algona
Standards Rock
Paris Special Reports Hova Army Routed in Defile
Advices from Monjanga state General Duehesane surprised about 6 000 Trovas in the Vsimaidoury pass. Hovas routed with eighty killed. In another item Viet Government orders rifles for Gormaay forces near Coba. Washington speculation on military moves and permissions continues.
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Paris
Monjanga
Duehesane
Gormaay
Coba
Civil Service Plan for Fourth Class Post Offices
The plan puts fourth class postmasters under civil service before the current administration ends. About 65,000 post offices exist, with 20,000 paying under $50 yearly. Substations will serve suburban towns, while second class offices will use citizen verifiers to pick the best qualified candidates to guard the reserve. A separate bond syndicate agreement aims to reassure the treasury on gold reserves and avoid new bond issues until after elections.
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Civil Service
Treasury and
Bond Syndicate
New York
Washington
Treasury
Belmont & Morgan
Nebraska State Fair Defrauded in Stage Robbery of Tickets
An Omaha World Herald special reports a vast fraud at the Nebraska State Fair where employees allegedly manipulated gate receipts and ticket sales. Thousands of dollars and many attendees’ counts were lost as officials quietly removed implicated staff. Suspects escorted from grounds without formal charges.
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Nebraska
Omaha
World-Herald
Cty
Mill Fire Threatens Murphy Lumber Yard at Green Bay
The Murphy Lumber Company mill in Green Bay burned, with the vast yards saved only by strong winds. The mill, fully insured for Los 1000, may not be rebuilt as pine stocks are nearly exhausted and the firm has bought large timber lands in Washington.
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Green Bay
Wis
Murphy Lumber Company
Washington
Ipswich
J. D. Jones
Asher
Bank of Ipswich
Train Wrecked by a Steer Near Gypsum City
A Missouri repair train was wrecked two miles east of Gypsum City after striking a steer. The engine was derailed, killing Engineer H. C. Ferguson and seriously injuring fireman Charles Hart.
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Kansas City
The
Star
Salina
Kan
Missouri
Gypsum City
H. C. Ferguson
Charles Hart
Revival of Fenian Methods at Irish Americans Convention
The National Convention of Irish Americans met at the Y M C A building in Chicago the first time in twenty years not tied to parliamentary agitation. Delegates pushed a return to Fenian principles, ending supposed compacts with British statesmen, and discussed England's peril and Ireland's opportunity as means to establish an Irish republic. John J. O'Connell presided, noting waning faith in the Irish Parliamentary Party and highlighting local committee support and the need for serious action.
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National Convention of
Chicago
New Movement
Y. M
America
Ireland
England
Sutton
Ohio
John J. O'Connell
O'Connell
Destructive Fire Engulfs Multiple Chestnut Street Buildings
A rapid blaze at 116 Chestnut Street Philadelphia gutted the Charles J. Webb & Co. yarns and woolens building within minutes. Six adjacent brick structures including 112 South Fourth Street and 118 Chestnut Street caught fire, with rapid spread to 120 and 122 Chestnut and 110 114 Chestnut while crews fought to save the others.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Charles J. Webb & Co
Webb
Charles Lenning
South Fourth Street
J. B. Heston & Co
Commission
Engle Street
Buckingham & Parlson
Cotton Yarns
James E. Mitchell
Woolens
Richard A. Blythe
Keyser, Fisher & Co
Hames
Railroad Stole Freight scheme uncovered near Kansas City
Secret service officers uncover a national freight theft ring centered in Kansas City. About $20,000 in goods stolen over three years. four suspects arrested including Nolan the transfer foreman. The scheme disrupted railroad commerce across multiple depots and pawn shops linked to the loot.
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Kansas City
Thomas Nolan
Railroad Transfer Company
William Harris
Bob? Crockett
Charles Lyons
Nolan
Market Quotations From Major Hubs Including Sioux City and Chicago
Reading of cattle hog and sheep prices across markets shows Sioux City bids from 2.50 for cattle and 3.65 to 3.79 for hogs, while Chicago lists cattle common to prime and hogs from 3.40 to 4.75, with wheat corn and rye notes. Minneapolis reports wheat futures values and No 2 northern grain. Kansas City and St Paul show cattle hog and sheep ranges, reflecting mixed commodity activity and price levels across regional exchanges.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Minneapolis
Northern
Kansas City
South Omaha
St. Paul
Stock Raising Pays to the Vicinity of Alpena South Dakota
Alpena shows a growing stock market with seventy carloads of cattle shipped since January to Sioux City and Chicago. Milliken, who ships most stock, estimates about 58 thousand dollars disbursed to farmers in Jerauld Beadle Buffalo and Hand counties. Highmore shipments average over a carload a day during August and September. The fall outlook calls for around 150 thousand dollars in cattle from Highmore and butter shipments reach 1 000 pounds since March.
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Alpena
Rosebud Indian Agency
Sioux City
Chicago
Milliken
Jerauld
Beadle
Buffalo
Hand
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Highmore
All Serene at Rosebud Witness Arrives for Deadwood Court
Maj. J. G. Wright, agent at Rosebud Indian Agency, arrives at Deadwood to attend the U S Court as a witness. He says the situation is serene at Rosebud and no trouble is expected with the Indians. Hollow Horn Bear, who threatened Wright and ordered him off the reservation, is under arrest. The Indians appear satisfied.
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Rosebud
Maj
J. G. Wright
Mob protests arrest in Webster over Pierman case
A mob gathered at Webster jail demanding to horsewhip Pierman, accused of drunkenness and improper acts with young girls. Sheriff stood firm, Pierman was tried by police justice, fined, and ordered to leave the city immediately.
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Tie
Webster
Pierman
Diphtheria Strikes Tripp and Local Notices Across Towns
Tripp endures diphtheria outbreaks over two years as the state health board plans eradiation efforts. Yankton Hospital Association forms with officers led by Mrs. Anna Dickson. Elk Point hosts revival services by Rev Gunble and Rev Thompson. Alexandria post office burglary nets $800. local suspects eyed. John Christenson of the Black Hills area dies. Missouri Valley Medical Society banquet held at Hot Springs. Parkston fire kills Oliver Reed and damages property. Aberdeen fire destroys barn and hay. Ladd and Barthelow farms suffer major losses. State WTA back resubmission act with $50 attorney fee. Governor pardons Stephen B. Park for grand larceny. Missouri River changes noted in a Peculiar Land Case.
Lands Dispute Over Mississippi River Bluff Land At Yankton
In 1895 Asel Keyes sought to enter about 200 acres on the Missouri River bluffs near Yankton. The land office denied entry because the parcel does not appear on official plats though affidavits from ex-Governors Faulk and Edmunds confirm its existence. A long disputed strip between high water and the bluff may have widened as the river shifts, with the case now before higher authorities.
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United States Land Office
Mitchell
Asel Kyes
Missouri River
Keyes
Broadway
Yankton
Register Boynton
Mr. Eyes
Lamoreux
Washington
Eyes
Faulk
Edmunds
Government Road
Fort Randall
Shielding Himself in Tenny Case Prompts Protests
Lawyer Tenny of Chicago denies statements while Attorney General Crawford challenges them. Crawford says indictments against Tenny will not be quashed without state protest and asserts Tenny admitted receiving ten thousand dollars from Taylor. The article portrays Tenny’s attempt to shift blame.
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Tenny
Chicago
W. W. Taylor
Crawford
Taylor
Judge urges bar unity to curb wrongdoing in Lawrence County
Bench Lecturers the Baa reports numerous complaints of attorney misrepresentation and alleged embezzlement. Judge Plowman asks Lawrence County bar to form a bar association with a constitution and bylaws to maintain honesty and relieve courthouse tensions.
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Baa
Plowman
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
Lawrence County
PUBA'S BIG VICTORY IN CUBAN BATTLE OF 1898
In a Cuban victory reported from New York, General Maceo's Patriots rout Spanish forces at Casambra Hospital area as relief columns arrive. Rovira, a Cuban deserter, recounts the fight and the brutal sentence he endured. The engagement lasts from late afternoon until night, with Spanish losses and Cuban counterattacks shaping the outcome.
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New York
Palma
Fetter
Pedro Rovira
Para Luego
Czanpos
Rovira
Francis
Jose Maceo
Casambra Hospital
Speh
Col
Mieuniuit
Canalle
Garike
Cuban and Spanish forces clash in Cuban theater report
The dispatch details battles near Igubanabano and Mounanín with Cuban dynamite wielding infantry, Spanish forces retreating after heavy losses. It notes a Cuban casualty figure of forty and Spanish losses over 800 men, plus horses and munitions.
Spars and Storms Marked Bar Harbor Gala and Fatalities
A Bar Harbor ball in honor of the Secretary of the Navy turned somber as the sloop Jumbo sank near Newburyport and Capt. Stephen Orr and George Welch drowned. Five Sisten Island CN Y family members fell ill from suspected poisoning, while Tune de Steven Valle was removed from a seaside job after an incident with a blown fuse.
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Bar Harbor
Herbert
Newburyport
Mass
Stephen Orr
George Welch
Sisten Island
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Here
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South Dakota News
Tripp
State Board of Health
Yankton Hospital Association
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McVey
Burleigh
Almy
Kingsbury
Dolan
Woolley
Ward
O K Point
Gunble
Illinois
Mr. Thompson
Elk Point
Alexandria
Hills
John Christenson
Custer
Missouri Valley Medical Society
Hot Springs
Catholic Insane Sanitarium
Thomas Moffett
Mares
Council Bluffs
Bastmaster
Oliver Reed
Parkston
James Ladd
James Barthelow
Spencer
Cohe
Board of Pardons
Stephen B. Park
Marshall County
Deadwood
G. R. Kimball
Lawrence County Trust and Savings Bank
Sturgis
Britton
Wilbur Stafford
Anne Mertz
Staford
Mertz
Puba
Maceo
Bartolome Macso
Santiago DE Cub
Igubanabano
Santa Juria
Mounanin
Najasa
Bartolome Masso
Marquis of
Santa Lucia
Thomas Estrada Palma
Maximo Gomez
Masso
Manzanillo
Calleja
Sportano
Mesi
Palma Sola
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Bermudes
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Cougl
Axake
Ta Rip
Lim Ate
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