Great Sum Smith Sued for Libel and Arrested
Philadelphia headlines reflect legal action as a figure named Great Sum Smith faces libel suits and arrest. The report lists competing concerns, including labor strife and a milder sentence for a murder case, amid broader urban tensions and a looming levee breach near Helena Arkansas. It notes workers’ campaign activity and a large protest at the Lake Shore road yard with officials monitoring crowd actions and potential militia deployment.
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Lake Shore Road
I.f.collins
Superior Court
Aroud
Federal Judge Assaulted in Atlanta Courthouse Scene
In Atlanta on a Wednesday a dispute arose in the United States courthouse when Dr Nathaniel Pratt state chemist confronted Judge McCoy. The judge warned Pratt he was drinking and the marshal intervened as Pratt allegedly grabbed the judge and shook him against the wall before calming down.
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Wasuixeron
Marshal Neims
Pratt
Arrival of Chinese minister Yen Woon in city
The Chinese Embassy welcomed the new minister Yen Woon and his suite arriving by Chicago express. Retiring minister Cheng Teao Ju and other officials received them at Baltimore and Potomac depot, then escorted to Castle Stewart for reception before separate returns to the Arlington. Yen Woon also serves as minister to Peru and Spain.
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Rang Yen Woon
City
Chicago
Cheng Teao Ju
New York
Baltimore and Potomac
Chan Yen Woon
Castle Stewart
Arlington
Peru
Spain
Wall Street Against the Laborers on Third Avenue Cars
Wall Street fears and labor tensions surface as police guard car crews on the Third Avenue surface railroad. By 10 am, 44 cars had started from the depot with plans to run four cars on the 125th Street branch, while a letter from a “Stock Exchange” faction urged railroad consolidation for mutual protection and praised the course. A levee breach at Oldtown threatens vast cotton lands, with a million acres at risk before repairs, and Hon. Wm. Whiteley, Wilmington judge, dies after a long illness with a notable career in law and politics.
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New Yeeks
Third Avenue
125Th Street
Lyon
Stock Exchange
Hecena
Aek
Oldtown
Here
Arkansas
Thos F. Bayard
Wilmington
Fire in Philadelphia Hospital insane department disclosed now
A Sunday night fire in the Philadelphia Hospital insane department was made public on Thursday. Firefighters and trained staff quickly extinguished the flames after discovery in the overcrowded ward. Investigators believe the blaze was likely started by an inmate of the insane department.
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Philadelphia
Insane Department
Philadelphia Hospital
Ring Won't Hang Convicts in Murder Case
Philadelphia reports Thomas alias Reddy Ring convicted of second degree murder for killing William Walters at Mrs Beavers saloon 221 North Sixth Street on March 13 and sentenced by Judge Hare to twelve years hard labor in the Eastern Penitentiary.
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Ring
Philadelphia
Thomas
Reddy
William Walters
Beaver
North Sixth Street
Four Wives at Once and a Lawyering Fox
Philadelphia reports Elijah Fox a prominent lawyer dies and reveals a quadruple life as four widows gather at his funeral. The piece traces his bigamy, his father’s similar pattern, and the bizarre museum forgetfulness episode with a missing child returned to care at 2 a.m. The tale blends satire and moralizing as investigators piece together the widowhood and the fate of Fox.
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Elijah
Mr. Fox
Fox
Elijah Fox
Hamlet
Horatio
Heaven
Earth
Spring Novelties At Market Street Window Display
A Market Street dry goods firm showcases a rustic hay filled wheelbarrow with clover, a farm rake and shovel, and a straw hat labeled Spring Novelties. Workers shovel snow all day to let frostbitten pedestrians glimpse the display as telegraphic tidings report fresh scandals and notes from Madrid to New York.
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Oregon
Murs
Pitsen
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