Bank Cashier Killed in Somersworth Bank Robbery
A Somersworth Great Falls National Bank cashier, Joseph A. Stickney, was murdered during a midday robbery as two armed men rifled the vault. About $6,000 in cash vanished with no securities taken, while a large sum in bonds remained. Police and citizens scour the area as a suspect is pursued. the victim also served as city treasurer and bank director.
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United States
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Maine
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Mother's anguish over condemned son in Georgetown
A Delaware mother of 82 sits with her daughter and seven grandchildren as her son James M Gordy, convicted of first degree murder in New York, faces execution. She recalls his fever and urges him to seek salvation through Jesus as she mourns the family’s loss. In Jacksonville, the steamer Dauntless case on Cuba neutrality charges is dismissed after the government presents its testimony.
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Indiana Battleship Loses Blank Torpedo Shell at Sea
New York April 17 The battleship Indiana anchored off Tompkinsville lost a blank torpedo shell during target practice. The 15 foot shell disappeared when its mechanism malfunctioned and air chambers likely failed. A search by Indiana boat crews in upper and lower bay has yet to locate it. Peary Not Transferred from New York Navy Yard
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Mare Island Yard
California
Double murder at Sackett's Harbor shocks town
George Allen, a Madison barracks steward, rode with Miss Bailey and Mrs. Crouch to Sackett's Harbor. Early morning their carriage brought back two dead women. Allen returned badly wounded and claims the husband killed them. Allen and Mrs. Crouch deny guilt as he lies near death under arrest.
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Senator Hanna's Mother Dead in Asheville
Mrs Hanna mother of U S Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio died at Kenilworth Inn in Asheville North Carolina aged 84 after a brief visit to a local kindergarten she had supported Miss Hanna accompanied her mother to Cleveland after the death notices show two young Maguire girls died from suspected poisoning in Lawrence Massachusetts and a water taxed senators bill passed the state senate as reformists oppose street car earnings tax and other local legal matters including Adah Richmond losing a will contest in Boston and a tax collector charged with embezzlement in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania.
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Greece Faces War Threats From Athens to Larissa
London dispatches report Greece edging toward war as Athens signals near certainty of hostilities to defend national honor. King George of Greece deeply troubled as observers note anticipated sacrifices and possible incursions by irregulars into Macedonia while Turkey’s stance remains cautious and unsettled. A separate note from St Louis records General Powell Clayton’s illness delaying his Mexico ambassadorship and public reception plans.
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Locomotive Soller Explosion Near Osborne
Springfield reports a northbound Big Four freight train No 8 exploded at Osborne last evening. Engineer John Hutchins of Ivorydale sustained a bad leg burn. Fireman Fagin of Columbus was scalded head to foot and will die. Brakeman Dallie of Middletown suffered a fatal head fracture after being blown five feet against a stamp.
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Ivorydale
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Middletown
Mine Explosion in Monarch Coal Mines Reported
State Mine Inspector Stone received a telegram announcing a serious explosion at the Monarch coal mines near Madisonville in Madison county Kentucky on April 17. No details on loss of life or property are provided in the message.
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Monarch Coal Mines
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Madison County
Flooded Rivers Report From Delta Vicinity Lifts Levee Strain
Advices from Natchez and below Vicksburg describe rising floodwaters threatening levees. Natchez river crested near the top of the levee while Vicksburg sees four tenths of a foot daily rise. Riggs levee fell last night creating a 220 foot crevasse and Delta faces a precarious arc opposite Vicksburg. Devils Island suffering with possible further loss of life amid destitution.
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A Clever Swindle Entraps Toledo Merchant
Toledo financier James H. Ainesworth, a leading local businessman, is the victim of a large swindle. Two men promised a government sanctioned lottery concession and offered to swap stock in a Toledo Menroe railway venture. Ainesworth bought about $200,000 worth of lottery stock, then a third party offered another $200,000. The bubble burst as the ruse collapsed.
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Ames- Worth
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Ainesworth
Nuggets of News A mixed wire summary from 19th century reports
China to revise commercial treaties to raise revenue. British warships arrive at Durban. Compirol bank in Philipsburg Pa. US gunboats Newport and Vicksburg under construction at Bath not ready. Swiss president chosen as arbitrator Brazil French Guiana boundary. Eight pacinicos killed near Gaines by Spanish forces. Miss Ervin sought for arrest in Illinois bank matter. Mrs Rivera learns Cuban general may be dying. Oliver Pike alive after Salt Lake trunk mystery. Samos island near revolt against Turkish rule amid unrest.
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Miners’ Squalor Exposed by Pennsylvan ia Committee
The Pennsylvania legislative committee investigating Pittsburg district mines reports extreme squalor and disease behind shed dwellings near Banning and Jacob’s Creek. Miners, mostly foreigners, earn meager wages of a dollar or less daily while living in unsanitary conditions with no drainage and polluted water. The report details overcrowded rough shacks, foul water, and high death rates blamed on the living conditions.
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Death of Mrs Elizabeth Tilton in Brooklyn
New York April 16 Mrs Elizabeth R Tilton wife of Mrs Henry Ward Beecher s accuser died Tuesday at her Brooklyn home. She had lived in retirement since the Beecher trial and shared her home with her widowed daughter. Theodore Tilton husband is in Paris. She had regained sight after a long illness and suffered a paralytic stroke last week. Funeral services were held last night and the interment occurred today.
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Baroness von Turkheim in Detroit awaiting baron
The baroness Jennie Young of San Francisco, now Mrs. von Turkheim, is in Detroit awaiting the baron she recently married there. She refuses to believe her husband is as claimed and opposes his efforts to remove her from danger amid alleged motives known to her attorney D. M. Imas. In related notes, a train wrecking case in Georgia ends with a life term for Criswell. Shaw aiding wreck. Afghan sultan’s Armenian manager dismissed over racial enmity. and Boston passes a bicycle theft penalty bill.
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undeclared war in europe shakes new york markets
R G Dunn Co notes Greece Turkey hostilities dominating weekly trade shifts. Wheat rose after prior drop as exports stay small. cotton prices hold. Labor disputes settle. imports rise 28 percent, aiding sentiment. Grain and lumber demand uptick from central western states improves road conditions. U S failures decline to 195 vs 214 year ago.
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Grateful Hero Frees Friend in Fatal Well Rescue
Crawfordsville Ind April 17 Richard Bennett fell victim in a well filled with black damp. Edward Reynolds, his companion, died from injuries after attempting to rescue him. Bennett had saved others from drowning before this tragedy. Reynolds refused escape, tethered Bennett to a rope, and both were pulled free until Reynolds collapsed.
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Mc Donalds Hidden Fortune and Lake Michigan Storms
Chicago reports detail Daniel McDonald an elderly hermit found dead in his Girard street basement. He reportedly amassed about seventy thousand dollars in real estate and cash with a will naming Mrs. Louis Babenberg and his daughter Annie. Officials suspect hidden papers and forgotten assets. Separate notes cover Lake Michigan storms near Milwaukee with ships endangered, and Kentucky senatorial maneuvering amid indictments. Des Moines reports Drake university to admit women, condemning past insults. Texas passes railroad tax provisions, dining car taxes, and life insurance gross receipts.
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Chicago
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Girard Street
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Cincinnati
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Tima
Des Moines
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Plenty of Room Middletown church seating capacity
Middletown venue Plenty of Room operates five churches with a combined seating capacity near 3800, reflecting its role in regional worship capacity.
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