Insurance scam leads to desertion murder plot in Kentucky
Newell C Rathbun, a U.S. Army deserter, was arrested in Louisville on charges tied to a staged death scheme to collect 34000 in life insurance. He allegedly plotted with an accomplice to obtain a corpse, place it in a Jeffersonville hotel, and set a fire. He confessed to desertion and fraud while denying killing the man who died in Jeffersonville. Autopsy pending on Rathbun’s supposed body in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States Army
Lewisville
Newell
Tavhbun
Jeffersonville
Ind
Louisville Yestern
Rathbun
Lite Rock
Wiii Ten Erke
Baying
United States
Louis Hie
Ix AU
Ofee Rathbun
Newell c. Rathbun
Plattsburg
Marrnes
Louisville
Nan
Tén Eyke
Salvation Army
Hin
Ptt
Coots
Rebhbun
Good- Aman
Goodman
Indiana
Jal
Rathban
Sullivan
Blanchard
Galvation Army Hotel
J. C. Pelton
MacMahon
N.C. Rathben
Foig
Sonville
Jaca
Homer Frondbell
Ton Toleman
Escaped Convicts Fight Guards at Leavenworth Stockade
In Leavenworth Kansas, a violent prison breakout left guards wounded and several convicts killed as inmates seized weapons hidden within the stockade. One band rushed the main entrance, with 26 escaping. pursuit continued as other groups fled toward nearby woods and a barn holdout. Frank Thompson, leader, was later captured near Council Grove after a head wound.
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Leavenworth Kan
Gus Parker
Ardmore
Frank Thompson
Burrows
Arthur Treelford
Treelford
Ford Quinn
Livan
Fay Weishaar
Norton Ville
Kan
Weishaar
Nortonville
Winchester
Council Grove
Nper
Pesses
Afi Bey
Rewarded for Bravery on Pennsylvanian Rails
Engineer John Reilly, descending a West Altoona mountain with an empty engine, halted a runaway freight train after Conductor Jack Early was killed. In recognition of courage, the Pennsylvanian Railroad Board awarded Reilly a $500 valued service prize, with Hutchinson Pitcairn and Pit cairn officers present. Conductor James Lundy and Engineer William Black received company vouchers of $209 each.
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Pennsy
Altoona
Joan Reilly
Central
Jack Early
Pitsburg
J. B. Hutchinson
Pittsburg
Robert Pitcairn
Ryefeck
Engmeer
John Reilly
James T. Lundy
William Black
Town Near Destruction as Blaze Ravages West Virginia Town
A devastating fire swept Tacomas West Virginia, destroying twenty business houses and seventy dwellings. The Catholic church, hotels including Gersberger and Reynolds, jail, water station, and Davis Coal and Coke company properties were lost. The West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway provided box cars to shelter the homeless. many travelers lost samples and numerous residents were left homeless.
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Cumberland
Afd
Tacomas
W. Va
West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg
Gersberger
Opera Horse
Gerswerger and
Reynolds
Public whipping of horse thief in Dover jail yard
In Dover Gel on November 11 William x Decker was publicly whipped 29 lashes for horse stealing under a statute allowing the punishment. Sheriff Prank Reedy administered the sentence quickly to avoid heart weakness in the frail detainee. Decker completed the ordeal and returned to his cell thanking the wardens.
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Dover
Gel
Willam x. Deckeri
Reedy
Decker
Reely
Storage Plant Burns in New Castile Pa
A fire gutted the Lawrence Ice and Storage plant in New Castile Pennsylvania last evening. Loss estimated at 159400 dollars, with extensive machinery destroyed and the building reduced to bare walls. Over 28030 pounds of ammonia stored on site raised explosion fears as the watchman battled the blaze alone before firefighters arrived.
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Lawrence Ice and Storage Company
Winnipeg
Man
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Roland B. Molineux
Chicago Stock Yards
National Prison Association
Kansas City
Harrison & Rudd
Evansville
Ind
Boston
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Chicago
Frorday
Root
Philippines
Hamilton College
Utica
N.Y
Monongahela Coal and Coke Company
Six Mile Ferry
Pittsburg
John P. Redmond
Inge
Thomas O'Donnel
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Columbia Univer
New York
Aline
Wiliam Stein
Shenen P2
Roosevelt
Nts of Labor
Sapolis
Marietta
Tve
Columbia University
United States
Alexico
George F. Peabody
Monttgomery
Ala
Southern Surgical Association
Havana
Secretary of the Treasury
McKinley
Ctoontown
Lucien Searing
Rairdance
Baltimore
Doar
Dynamite in Chimney Wrecks Luzerne Home
Wilkesbarre November 12 A bold attempt to wreck Patrick Sheridan's Luzerne home occurred Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. A violent explosion at 4 damaged a side of the house, shattered roof and chimney. Investigators think a dynamite cartridge was thrown down the chimney. This marks the second time the home has been damaged by such acts with no injuries reported. The motive is believed to be retaliation.
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Luzerne
Wilkesbarre
Patrick Sheridan
Mr. Sheridan
Washington man commits suicide in hotel
Washington, Nov. 13. F. Preten, about 40, resident as Tron Richmené, Va., killed himself with a head wound yesterday at the St. James Hotel. A note to FL G. Frese, of RE aond, claimed that "Catarrhan, 22" had caused his distress and cited great discouragement.
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F. Preten
Snidde
St. James Hotel
Tron Richmené
FL G. Frese
RE Aond
Catarrhan
Pfetch
Short-Horn cattle sale reported from Purdy Brothers lot
In City, Nov 13, Purdy Brothers of Har , Iowa, sold two year old Lovely and two other head to T J Ryan & Son of Irwin Iowa for 1413 dollars. Elsewhere a forest fire near York, Pennsylvania threatens riverbank lands as winds push flames along the Bosque river. A hunter named Herrich Revell of Anne Arundel County gentailr shoots his left hand while squirrel hunting when the gun discharged as it caught in vines.
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Purdy Brothers
Har
Alo
Lovely
T. J. Ryan & Son
Irwin
Oranze Blossom
Fairview
Yearning
L. P. Clark
St. Cloud
Amanolis
New York state farmers jubilant over potato rot impact
Farmers around Rochester and Steuben County expect large harvests due to Vermont potato rot and western shortages. Reports say fields yield 1000 to 3500 bushels per acre at 59 cents per bushel. In Middletown, Pa, Clouser shot and killed Hewes during a wrestling incident. Hickerwell blamed.
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New York
Pstate
Rochester
Livingston and Steuben
Vermont
Middletown
Pa Clouser
Hewes Wrest
Clarence Hickerwell
Delaware Official Arrested in Larceny Case at New Castle
Delaware report states Harry ai Waite former member of the New Castle County court was arrested at Attorney General Ward's request on a charge of larceny totaling 264 dollars from the county. Magistrate Hollis set bail at 1009 dollars for general sessions court amid claims the county has faced other dishonest official incidents. Further sensational developments were anticipated after Waite’s arrest.
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Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Harry Ai. Waite
Thevy Court
New Castle County
Ward
Hollis Hed
General Sessions Court
Trolley Car Attacked by Mob on Luzerne Street Line
A trolley car on Luzerne Street near Eighteenth Street was attacked yesterday afternoon by a mob. Non union conductor John Krieger of New York was struck on the head by a stone and injured. The car windows were smashed and the trolley pole broken. he was taken to a hospital.
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Scramor
Luzerne Street
Bighteenth Street
John Kreiger
New York
Stone
Pedi Inj
Three Miners Blown to Pieces in Coal Field
Bluefields West Virginia reports three miners Tomas Sykes Sam Davis and William Wood Son died in a blast in a coal field yesterday They were removing a pile of powder when a spark from a miner's ramp worn by one of them ignited the powder and caused the explosion The blast was felt for miles
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Bluefields
W_ Va
Tomas Sykes
Sam Davis
Wiliam Wood- Son
Thrilling Escape From Uniortown Pal Nor
Master mechanic at Continental Coke Works survived a fall from a tipped cage 280 feet above the ground. He grabbed a crowbar as the cage dropped and hung over the mouth of the shaft before rescuers steadied him. The incident halted work and investigators began examining the equipment and procedures.
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Uniortown
Pal Nor
L ™Galer
Continental Coke Works
Four Weeks of News Condensed Highlights
A compact digest lists multiple events from November including two deaths in a Pan-Handle wreck near Pittsburg, Carnegie and As tor named figures involved in politics and philanthropy, and various incidents such as bank robbery, fires, and public lectures. Notable items include Ex-President Cleveland’s Carnegie Institute lecture, Swallow’s suspension, and John P. Redmond and O'Donnell in Boston.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Edward of
White Hall
Mich
O’donald & Morton
Cleveland
Carnegie Institute
Silas C. Swallow
Central Pennsylvania Methodist
Harrisburg
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