Durrant Convicted of First Degree Murder in California
The lengthy trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant concluded with a twenty minute jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the first degree. The crowded courtroom strained with emotion as family and supporters reacted, while District Attorney Barnes received credit for securing the conviction. Sentencing set for next Friday, with a separate trial to follow on a Minnie Willins murder charge, as Durrant’s defense prepares an appeal to the state supreme court.
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Blanche
Anice Juin 2
Vendeton
Timre
Murph
William Henry Theodore Durrant
Durrant
Quiere
Barnes
Murphy
Minnie Willins
Dorrant
Blanche Lamont
Maud Lamont
Mand Lamont
Noble
California
Dickinton
Tillman Suffrage Plan Debated in North Carolina Assembly
Five days of debate saw Senator Tillman’s suffrage proposal enter the record as members approached a vote. Provisions set residence, reading ability, and tax payments as qualifications with a staged reading rule through 1895 and a broad aim to register white voters while restricting Black electors amid a tense political climate.
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Carolina
Tigi Wee Gage
Remarkable Prosecution Case in Holmes Trial
Witnesses emerge as the Holmes trial shifts to medical and psychological angles. Mrs Pitzen recalls shirt cuffs taken by Holmes from a trunk, while Dr Leffmann and Dr Mattern present on internal death causes. The defense reveals jurisdictional limits as Judge Arnold refuses to admit broader book evidence, and the defense signals it will rely on argument rather than testimony. Holmes appears subdued, eyes dark, as the trial nears a verdict.
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Graham
Holmes
Sheemaker
Pitazal
Edward H. Case
Chicago
Insurance Company
Willametta
John King
Amy Long
Shoemaker
Perry
Geyer
Commonwealth
Rotan
Thas
Pitezel
Henry Leffmann
Mattern
Coroners Office
Leffmann
Fort Worth
Henry Mancill Howard
Pratt
Arnold
Hat
Benjamin F. Pitezel
Canada
New England
West
Howard
Alice
Nellis
Sppat & Quistas
Gevar
Mexican Annexation Rumors Stir Clergy Plot Across Border
Reports from Mexico City and Liberal papers allege high clergy planned annexation to the United States. Archbishop Labastida's death is said to reveal aims for an American Catholic church and staff. Bishop Pisacartes reportedly sought Catholic backing in the north to signal US support to Mexican Catholics. The Mexican Herald dismisses the claim as politic religious hysteria. Local notices also report clemency pleas for ex-city treasurer Bardsley, health concerns for a former banker, and a fatal ducking in Minnesota.
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Mexico
United States
Labastids
Is Ia
Pisacartes
Inritig
Corrigan
el Noticio
Labastida
Monitor
Republican
Ins
Mexican Herald
Robert Alexander
John Bardsley
Board of Pardons
Bardsley
Willson
Eastern
Trebizond Massacre Describe Turkish-Armenian Violence
A private letter from New York recounts alarm in Trebizond starting Oct 2 after an Armenian revolutionary attack wounded a minister. Massacres followed, with Armenians killed and looted, soldiers aiding the attackers, and villagers fleeing to safety. Estimates of Armenian deaths reach into the hundreds, as the town and nearby villages face continued peril.
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Yoas
Tenaril
Turkey
Trebizond
Turku
Matiars
Constantinople
Masoud
Mats
Ruthlemlyr
Childre
Inigo
Armopian
Eep
Nequeter
Amy
Newa
Vilage
Sassoun
Ammenians
Rumebee
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Cover Square
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