Plot to Assassinate the King of Greece Discovered
A plot to kill the King of Greece was uncovered during a royal journey from Athens to Piraeus. Authorities found a wooden stake driven into the Riverdale Avenue crossing near the Iron Bridge on the New York Central line. The incident prompted official responses and heightened security as investigations proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Pinsue
Airachd Maan
New York Central
Hudson ‘River Railroad
Riverdale Avenue
Iron Bridge
Fragmentary note on local events and names in old press
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered names and phrases from a local page. It references people and places without clear context or dates, making interpretation difficult.
Dublin Protests Draw Tiers as Ireland Faces Crisis
Fragmentary text reports Dublin upheaval over Irish measures with rising tensions. Notes mention plans to ease or advance restrictions and public response from various civic groups. Names and places are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Tur ennepin canal commission heads to Washington
A report notes Pennepan Canal Commission leaders meet in Washington to discuss construction plans and anticipated progress. President McNan and others are cited as guiding figures in the push for the project with a forthcoming House Committee review expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutemothfer
DT McNan
Balward Raugsell Serears
Pennepan Canal Commission
Washington
Handronds Amd
Weather News: Great Storms Reach Appalachian Regions
The article describes a major storm sweeping the upper Appalachian regions and moving southeastward. It notes a cyclone of wind force that toppled chimneys, damaged a factory, unroofed a arm or s, and damaged church towers as it progressed toward the southeast after a period of calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Asia
Appalachian
Prohibition Drugs Rally Ends in Parsons Bankrupt House Closure
The Belmont House in Parsons Kansas was closed after a Friday night incident. Landlord EF Ro Marvin dismissed help after supper and furniture was seized under chattel mortgages by Commercial Bank and Deans & Bartlent dry goods dealers. The failure stemmed from a declared defiance of prohibition law by Martin, leader of a local secret organization. Bondsmen fearfully turned him over to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Parsons Kansas
Grospel
Ro Marvin
Commercial Barkk and Deans & Bartlent
Enterprising preachers and political pivot in prohibition debate
A Tribune note recalls how Democratic preachers win weddings and favor, while a special case features Rev. Burnett of Iowa City, employed by the Illinois Liquor Dealers Association, opposing prohibition in Lincoln. The contrast highlights rare clergy aligned with liquor interests and the political currency of religious figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Spincoln
John BlFiab
Nebraska
Revce Burnett
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Iowa City
Illinois State Liquor Dealer's Association
Byron
Burnett’s Lecture Tour Likely Ends in Debt Relief
The piece notes Rev Burnett may earn enough soon to retire from the ministry and settle enjoying earnings, while ecclesiastical circles will be hot for him after the tour. It suggests his cotton gains will not last for the workers who hold them and references a conscience theme about land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Hs Cotton
Submerged Stradford Pao Faces Flooded Kennedy Street Chaos
Floodwaters sweep Kennedy Street as debris and water flood doorways yards and homes. Families report submerged houses with carpets and furniture damaged by four feet of water. Officials describe widespread inundation and lingering stench amid the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stradford
Kennedy Street
Taity
Sobered Voice Denounces Saloons As Social Plague
The piece rails against saloons and liquor dealers, calling them parasitic and destructive to society. It likens their influence to a murderous vine that strangles communities, urging regulation and moral reform. The language adopts a harsh, paternalistic stance typical of 19th century reform rhetoric.
Col Sambo Denies Saddle Theft In Forthright Clash
Coppery Col Sambo tried to flee with a saddle but was challenged by the owner who demanded return. Sambo retorted You lie as he faced verbal jabs and a sharp exponent of loyalty in a tense clash noted by the Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sambo
Col
Pegleg Jones
Disratch
Laverstick
Haverstick
Danforth
Thieves Follow Pay Clerk’s Buggy to Steal $1079
In Chicago three thieves trailed a pay clerk heading to the Stock Yards to pay packing house workers. The men stopped briefly at a residence and seized the package containing 1079 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Heilwagon Trial Reveals Key Testimony on Dora's Disappearance
Witnesses describe Otto Heilwagon urging secrecy to frame the murder of Dora Heilwagon. L E Stratton, detective, testified about conversations at Davenport and Rock Island depots and the son’s alleged role in the disappearance amid a liquor-influenced background.
Murderer Heilwagon Faces Court and Vows Death Penalty
In circuit court on a Friday afternoon Heilwagon, labeled the murderer, taunts his daughters with a forefinger gesture and hints at attacking a detective if released. After the verdict, he weeps in jail. A sister in Adams County threatens to send the rope for his hanging, and a witness notes Heilwagon would long jail terms for thefts. Mra Mary Bullard is praised by a bill directing 8100 to be paid for her aid in freeing captured Union soldiers, after she rode thirty miles to Union outposts to relay needed information.
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Cape Demnis
Pthity
Assocs Econionally
South America
Heilwagon
Adams County
William Heilwagon
William
Buck 'Sland
Gail
Mu Kassos
Iouree
Mary Bullard
Butl Wd
Missouri
Lord George Montague
Druimand
Coden
Woobinston
American Humane Society
Bette
Td Transit
White House
Anna Jehansen
Ot Xlit Biven
Key West
Cathcart
Fremonts
California
Agnew
Garfield
Garibaldi
Naples
Italy
Caprera
Enoch Plat
Clieu Jutog
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Dalzell
Ohio Patriot
Lincoln
Conley
Georgia
Mechanics’ Bank of
Newark
Baldwin
Julia Ward Howe
Women's Club of
Boston
Maria Mitchell
Vassar
H. C. Hofman
First Methodist Church
Bloomington
Ill
Etta Robinson
Kollman
Quincy
Chicago
Anti-Polygamy Bill Proposes Federal Polygamy Penalties
A Senate judiciary committee bill proposes penalties for polygamy in U S territories under federal jurisdiction. It defines polygamy as marrying again while a spouse lives and imposes fines up to 500 and imprisonment up to one year. The bill also outlines misdemanior penalties for bigamy and sets election and registration rules for Utah territories under federal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Edmunds
United States
Powheeser
Liviu
Dave
Ceudubeens
Utah
Asiad Lagislative Assembly
Gasat
Chisack
Guiteau Letter Appeals for Aid and Vindication
A letter from Guiteau appeals to American supporters for funds to hire legal counsel. He claims divine inspiration, cites political figures, predicts delayed execution, and urges women to respond with money or letters while defending his stance amid ongoing trial developments.
Not Destined for Hanging Says Pierre Giquiteau
The speaker argues against a death sentence and seeks to prove his character and inspiration. He asks friends for help and denies being ashamed, claiming some hail him as the greatest man of the era and compare him to Washington and Grant. The name Giquiteau appears in the text.
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America
America, I Appeal I Ask You To the Name of Justice
Neoville
Reed
Porter
Tom
Garfield
Republican Party
Arthur
Delty
Jerusalem
Washington
Grant Gquiteau
Widow of actor E A Sothern dies in Van Buren
A mass of disjointed items notes the death of E A Sothern's widow in Van Buren Arkansas along with unrelated society and business notices. Other entries mention Beecher interest in a Brazilian line, a new Georgia county naming, and various local and national events without a cohesive single story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E A Sothern
van Buren
Ark
Springfield
Lita
Henry Ward Beecher
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Tuk Temperance Society
Medline
Panie
Dublin
Areland
L E Stratton
Otto Heilwagon
Dura
Hampton
Twilfold
Davenport
Magcntine
Rock Island
Frisr
Dora
Heusler’s
Rock I Sland
Melinetas
Dorn
Trent
Watertown
Fedlow
Milwaukee & Ot Paul Depot
Stratton
Cust Agaist Bissen
Otto
Eordag
Oak Island
Cer
New York City
Gong
Lestufy
August Geerbandt
Guiteau
William Fo Dodge
New York
Edward Thornton
St Petersburg
Gerth Td Hospital
Charles Dana
Las Faite
Asia
Viabil Wiess
Patt
Tate
Rhodes
Perk Cay
Naps
Lee Hansen
Walaes Bewtis
Apel
Alphonse Talood
Cincinnati
Dart
Kumor
Berlin
Throckmorton
Texas
Carles J Gruiteau
Waslington
Mouink IL
Warrer & Co
Rochester
Ain Ulherc
Uduwt
Warner & Co
Seversl
Been & Suiter
Daver
Fay
Ulead
Parsons
Mike
Doar Ee
Fot Tees
Kennor
U. Ck
Everis
Leo
Biachine Co
Aly
Gratin
Ontouns
J. E. Phillips & CO
Greenwich Street, S
Geneva
Provuce Commission
Vildas
Baader
Tietier Reine de
Lolland
Abeoarbe
Stoddart &Cor
Phicago Pitts
Ae Ly Piece
Tyron Coe
Black Hawk
Proneae
Olecee
Sara Eel Ee Te
H. A. Pitts’ Sons
Chicago, Ill
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