Sensational murder witness hearings end with no drama
The cross examination of Perry Douds closed with the defense planning to show the buggy spring was in the treasurer’s office before the murder. About 50 character witnesses will testify. The crowded courtroom heard tentative statements about two colored men and newspaper boys sighting suspects amid ongoing testimony at Leslie House and the hotel.
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Perry Douds
Mr. Douds
Blevins
Perkins
Leslie House
Hoon
Portersville Letter From New Castle Seeks Escape
A historical letter from Seventh Ward New Castle writes of meeting in St Louis then proceeding to Mexico. The writer Geo P warns pursuers linked to the Slevins murder and hints at fleeing on the first train. It is addressed to W. L. Anderson at Hotel Anderson in Pittsburg.
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Seventh Ward
New Castle
St. Louis
Run
St L
Tex
Old Mexico
Geo P
W. L. Anderson
Evloted
Anderson
Pittsburg
Letter to Postmaster Brown Triggers Fearful Confession
A March 23 1890 Pittsburgh Dispatch letter from an unnamed writer claims to know the killer of Mr Blevins and fears for life if exposed. The writer asks for private reply and says the motive is not money, addressing Postmaster Brown in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The note arrives March 24.
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Brown
Blevins
Pittsburg
New Castle
Witness describes Denver trips and St. Louis station talk
Testimony shows the defendant denying knowledge of St. Louis rail stations while admitting several Denver trips and a partner named Henry Gates. Questions focus on stations, routes including Rock Island and Union Pacific, and meetings with figures like Perkins, Blevins, and Heitzmann, amid references to a murder and money boxes.
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Wis
J. Norman Martin
St. Louis
Martin
Douds
Denver
Henry Gates
U Henry Gates
Texas
Kurtz
St. Louis Union Station
Rock Island
Cause of appendicitis a twisted appendix theory
Paris June 15 Dr Routier argues appendicitis involves torsion of the appendix after each attack and repeats unless surgical prevention follows the first attack. In a case a young man suffered four attacks and was operated on to prevent a fifth, the appendix was twisted four times. Other patients showed a matching number of bends.
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Publishers’ Press
Paris
Routier
Narrowly escaped disaster at Brooklyn bridge terminal
A cable train at the Brooklyn terminal of the bridge leapt the tracks and partially over the roadway just before 7 am. Panic ensued but all passengers escaped unharmed as thousands walked to work amid the morning rush.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
Brooklyn
Dr Hall Supports Darwinian Theory Before Y M C A Delegates
Dr Winfield S Hall of Chicago spoke to Y M C A delegates in Boston on June 15 praising Darwinian descent of mankind from an ape progenitor. He argued evolution is a working basis for biologists and sociologists though not proven final, noting a common extinct progenitor for primeval man and modern Anthropoid apes and outlining habitat shifts shaping human evolution.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Boston
Winfield Ss. Hall
Chicago
Hall
Asia
Africa
Machinists Return to Work Amid Strike Reports
June 15 New York Henry T Devens secretary of the National Metal Trades association said encouraging strike news pours in from across the country. Snow Steam Pump Buffalo now operating at full force Allies-Chalmers Milwaukee up to 274 workers. Cameron Pump 300 plus machinists in New York returned to work unconditionally. J Hoe & Co with 700 machinists in talks with union committee.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
Henry T. Devens
National Metal Trades Association
Snow Steam Pump Works
Buffalo
Allies-Chalmers Company
Milwaukee
Devens
Cameron Pump
J. Hoe & Co
Public Wedding at Cascade Park
Reverend Daniel McMoore of Elm Street will perform a public wedding at the Marvest Home in Cascade Park on Saturday June 2. The couple, residents of Little Rock Arkansas, have received the wedding photograph for the ceremony.
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Cascade Park
Daniel McMoore
Elm Street
Moravia Street
Marvest
Cascade Yuk
Little Rock
Arkhansaoa
Opposition grows to steel trust in Wall Street reports
Reports from New York on June 15 describe plans to organize opposition to the steel trust. Colorado Fuel & Iron stock rose sharply on the news, and Philadelphia chatter ties a complex syndicate to control of Bethlehem Steel. The Cramp shipyard, Vickers Maxwell Cramp, and Henry Frick interests figure in a broader Atlantic industrial alliance with rail and ocean transport advantages. A Duluth office opens for Union Steel as rivals press expansion into the Monongahela Valley with new rod wire and nail mills.
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Press Dispatch
New York
Steel Trust
Wall Street
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Colorado Company
Philadelphia
Vickers-Maxim-Cramp
Bethlehem
Cramps Company
Allied Industries
Henry C. Fffick
Billingsport
Delaware River
Union Steel Company
Pittsburg
Frick
Duluth
Fitch
Pittsburg Steel Shafting Company
Thomas Walker
McVey & Walker Fidelty Company
Braddock
Monongahela Valley
U.S. Steel Company
Conscience prompts McKeesport councilman to resign
Harry L. Abbott, member of the McKeesport common council from the Eleventh ward, resigns citing conscience and Christian integrity. He says politics corrupts and vows to stay out forever, insisting no Christian can serve while his son remains in danger. Abbott works as a printer for the Daily News.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Mckeesport
Pau
Harry L. Abbott
Abbott
Daily News
Seven Year Old Mortally Wounds Self in Domestic Tragedy
In Toronto a seven year old boy, Harry Sedwick, seized his father’s revolver during a reprimand and forced his sister Olive to hold the weapon to his head. He fired, the bullet entering the brain behind the left ear, and died. The father was away in Buffalo while the mother and children were nearby.
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Publishers’ Press
Toronto
Ont
Harry Sedwick
Albert Serwick
Yonge Street
Olive
Buffalo
Lightning Strikes Barn in Wilmington Township
During a recent thunderstorm a lightning bolt hit the Smith Johnston barn in Wilmington township. Three men were inside when struck but none were injured. they suffered severe shocks. The barn sustained minimal damage as electricity ran down the roof and into the ground.
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Smith Johnston
Wilmington Township
Church Social Announced at Grace M E Church
Bring your family to Grace M E Church at the corner of Mill and Reynolds streets this evening. Enjoy tea cream strawberries coffee and cake served in fine style.
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Grace
M. E. Church
Corner Mill
Reynolds Streets
Former Governor Hazen Tingree in grave condition
London dispatch reports former Michigan governor Hazen Tingree is ill with acute peritonitis and remains in the Grand hotel after a fair night, with no change in his condition this morning.
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London
Hazen Tingree
Michigan
Grand Hotel
Machinists Threaten 9-Hour Day Strike
Machinists and helpers at Shenango and Greer tin mills plan a potential strike if their demand for a 9 hour day with full pay is not met. A committee will meet management today. failure to resolve could halt operations Monday, leaving the Vulcan and Pennsylvania Engineering shops as the only mills operating in the city.
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Shenango
Greer Tin Mills
the Vulcan
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Anti War Movements Grow in England as Liberal Leaders Shift
London observers report rising anti war sentiment across England with nightly meetings and strong condemnations of Chamberlain. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman openly opposes the war and hints the Liberal party may unite behind liberal terms for the Boers and a degree of independence.
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London
Europe
England
Jinga
Chamberlain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal Party
Téngland
Peace Party
Police Chief Shot by Burglars in Swift & Co Market
Chief of Police John Hassett of Mahony Copy Pennsylvania was shot and likely fatally wounded during a burglary at 3 AM as burglars dynamited the Swift & Co branch meat market safe. Five shots were fired. his wrist broken and a bullet hit near the kidneys. The suspects fled toward Hills village and escaped over the mountains.
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Publishers’ Press
Mahony
John Hassett
Swift & Co
Hills Village
Woman Vaccinates Self by Scratching Nose in Pennsylvania
A Chester woman, while checking a friend's vaccination mark, touched her nose with a contaminated fingernail and scratched her nose breaking the skin. She then developed a clear vaccination mark on her nose.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Civestir
Chester Womman
Narrow Escape as Train Encounters Tree on Track
A Pennsylvania train en route from here to Pulaski narrowly avoided a serious wreck Thursday evening when a fallen tree blocked the track. The engine stopped and the crew jumped clear as the train rounded a curve, but no damage occurred.
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Here
Pulaski
Pennsylvania
Partly Cloudy Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with occasional rain. Temperatures remain steady across the period.
Schwab Rejects Profit on Bethlehem Steel Deal
President Schwab of the steel trust refused a 2 million dollar profit on acquiring Bethlehem Steel. He sought a 3 million dollar gain after paying 7 million with 10.9 million future payment. Bankers later offered 1 million bonus or 2 million, both declined as Schwab planned to run the plant and expected about 5 million in profit.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
Schwab
The
Steel Trust
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
Sehwab
Hoe
Vicker Sons & Maxim
Carpenter Suffering Severe Carbuncle From Cold Sore
James Barnes of Neshannock avenue suffered intense pain after a cold sore spread to a carbuncle on his nose and upper lip. A North Mercer street surgeon treated him and doctors say he will be off work for some time. Barnes, a carpenter, has a history of six prior carbuncles.
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James Barnes
Neshannock Avenue
Mercer Street
Sweon
Barnes
Ten Year Sentence in Kansas City Murder Case
In Kansas City Missouri Lulu Prince Kennedy was found guilty of second degree murder in the January 10 shooting of Phillip Kennedy. She received a ten year sentence. Kennedy’s marriage to the victim had been forced by her father and two brothers, and he had filed to annul it a week before the fatal shooting.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Kansas City
Prince Kennedy
Lulu Prince Kennedy
Phillip Kennedy
Kennedy
Charles Patton
Cross
Patton
Morgan's Scheme in Anglo American Steel Talks
The North American reports J P Morgan dined with leading British steel operators including John W Gates and B P Wiedener and W La Elkins of Philadelphia. It says Morgan aims to form an Anglo American steel trust with possible negotiations closing.
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Anglo-American Steel Trust
Press Dispatch
Philadelphia
North American Today
J. P. Morgan
John W. Gates
Chicago
Wiedener and Elkins
Fire Department Challenge Game Set By Grocers
The Fifth Ward department team accepts a challenge from the Retail Grocers Protective Association. They will play any time after July or sooner if tin mills shut down, as per the offer.
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Retail Grocers Protective Association
Great Improvements at Vulcan Foundry
The Vulcan people consolidate two power plants and relocate them behind the machine shop. Excavation is underway to enlarge the ing room of the foundry and machine shop, making room for many other improvements.
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Vulcan Foundry
Vulcan
Kirker Enters Fid Dlers Contest in Pittsburg
W. J. Kirker enters the old fid dlers contest set for Pittsburg on July 1. He claims a $50 advantage against any rival in Western Pennsylvania. The contest manager adds a $25 cash prize, making the total potential winnings $75 for the winner.
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W. J. Kirker
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Man Impersonates Health Officer Quarantines Chicago Plants
Frank Mayton stopped Monarch Brewing and Art Wall Paper plants claiming smallpox. He coerced a quarantine, drank beer to avoid detection, then was arrested as officials lifted the order at the wallpaper mills and beer house.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Chicago
Frank Mayton
Monarch Brewing Company
Art Wall Paper Company
Mayton
Wall Paper
Stein
Brewing Company
Trunk Evidence Drives Blondin Murder Case Inquiries
Boston June 15 Two trunks drive police work in the Blondin murder case the yellow trunk from 43 Green Street is believed to have contained Mrs Blondins body and was mailed toward Montreal but vanished en route while a green trunk sent to Springfield Massachusetts prompts officers to search for Blondin himself as attempts to locate him continue.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Boston
Green Street
Biondins
Boston and Maine
Blondin
Cehlmsford Woods
Montreal
Springfield
Maia
Trunk
Man
Sign plans promise costly electric corner indicator
Park and Hamilton push a 1500 dollar electric sign on Federal Street and Champion to promote The Youngstown and Sharon Railway. The card features a waving American flag in the middle and faces opposition from local sign ordinances. Officials hold the final decision on whether the costly display can be kept.
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Youngstown
Messrs Park
Hamilton
Federal Street
Champion
Sharon
Messrs. Park
The Biccent June Sale Continues At J N Euwer's
Tonight and Monday mark the continuation of Euwer's largest yearly sale. Early crowds filled the store before 9 during the Muslin Underwear rush, with clerks busy selling. A delayed cage of cheaper undergarments extends the sale through Monday, featuring lower priced Reed’s goods and bulk purchases for children, misses, and ladies undergarments at less than half.
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J. N. Euwer
Memorial Service at Ene Campment No 9
The annual memorial service of Ene Campment No 9 Union Veteran Legion is set for Sunday evening June 16 at the First B F E church. With no deaths reported in the past year the gathering will be a simple grateful service.
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Enecampment No. 9
Union Veteran Legion
Bf. BE
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Milt McMilen
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DR. Hall
Council
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Pingree
Mahoning City
Morgan
Old Fiddlers
Thirsty Chicagoan
Youngstown Electric Railway
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