Confession Solves 24 Year-old Lower Merion Murder
John G. Henderson died in 1866 claiming he killed Dr. Joseph Levering in Lower Merion after a long concealment. Henderson confessed at bedside, detailing the decoy call and the shooting near Henderson's Rosemont Whitehall area store, rekindling old town excitement and a $1000 reward.
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Joseph H. Levering
Lower Merion
John G. Henderson
Dr. Levering
Henderson
Rosemont
Whitehall
Levering
Ienderson
Philadelphia
Lower Merjor
Five arraigned in Whitehall murder lynching case
In Whitehall Wisconsin circuit court on the sixth, five defendants Bertha Olson Ole J Hangon Ole Stella Eber Oleon and Charles Johnson were arraigned for murder tied to the lynching of Hans Jacob Olson husband of Bertha Olson after he mistreated his family. The case involves delays securing a jury and possible change of venue.
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Whitehall
Wis
Newman
Bertha Olson
Ole J. Hangon
Ole Stella
Eber Oleon
Charles Johnson
Hans Jacob Olson
Blair
State
Aber
After Him With a Rope At Millvale Clerk Escape
A Pittsburg linked clerk in Millvale aged about 23 faced a mob after abuse allegations surfaced. Parents alerted authorities who uncovered more stark facts. A crowd gathered intending to hang him but he escaped by climbing a cliff and rowing across the river.
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Goung
Pittsburg
Millvale
Adak
Astors Fortune and Public Debate on Large Inherited Wealth
A historical discussion on John Jacob Astor s vast fortune, estimated around 150 million dollars, and the idea that wealth this large is impractical to use. The piece traces generational wealth, questions its fairness, and notes proposed taxes and inheritance limits as remedies to concentrate wealth. Public sentiment grows for wider distribution of wealth created by society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
Taras
John Jacob Aastor
Mr. Astor
Joan Jacob Astor
Legacier
Young swindler Henry Tucker arrested in Washington
Henry H. Tucker also known as James Morrison and Henry St. John lured Miss Helena Audenried with promises of opera work. He posed as Kinigeli's agent, gained her jewelry and $100, then fled to Baltimore. Police recovered letters linking him to multiple prospective actresses. Tucker, about 30, is described as good looking and persuasive. Audenried, 22, from California, reports the fraud.
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Henry H. Tucker
James Morrison
Henry St. John
Washington, D. C
Helena Audenried
Tucker
Kinigeli
Sabe
Audenried
Baltimore
Washington
Nolice
City
Misa Audenried
California
Will Sue the State After Acquittal in Camden Case
After Chalkley La Coney’s acquittal for murdering his niece in Camden No.1, rumors spread that he may sue the state for false arrest and imprisonment. A $500 reward remains for the killer, and his defense lawyers are still retained. County Clerk Burroughs says La Coney never planned to leave the county and will stay on the old farm.
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Chalkley la Coney
Camden
No.1
Burroughs
le Coney
Gold Burglary Hits Kansas City Jewelry Store
Burglars broke into Bob J. Dunning’s jewelry shop in Kansan City Kansas, under bright street lighting, using a ten pound sledgehammer to force the front door and steal about $4,000 in diamonds rings watches and ings. The entry was through the door and the jewelry trays were moved from the safe and discarded a block away. Police from both Kansas Cities were notified and provided a description of the stolen property. Dunning arrived after 7 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob J. Dunning
Kansan City
Kan
Kansas Cities
Burglary Suspects Sought After Safe Break at Store
Detectives report a break in at a store where the safe door was forced open, the combination knob lay on the floor, and a heavy sledge hammer stood nearby. Names on each side of the hammer are barely legible, and investigators expect to identify the burglars soon.
Stillwater murder tragedy rocks the community
Insanity drives August Groth and his wife to deadly crime in Stillwater Minnesota. The German cooper killed his wife and himself after a jealous dispute about faithfulness. Children were sent to bed as the tragedy unfolded amid suspicion and fear.
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Stillwater
Minn
August Groth
Maethers
Orphan Groth family tied to suicide confession
The oldest child Ida, 16, and three younger brothers aged 14 and under. August Groth, a former cooper, and his wife Bertha, 26, face a grim case after a German letter links Bertha to an affair in 1888. Neighbors note church ties, two older siblings abroad, and a suicide linked to the scandal.
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Rome
Ida
Jett
Groth
Frank Aiple
Aiple
Aesuma
Barten
Pommero
Shehan
August Groth
Germany
Bertha
Youeger
Intimidation Case Probed by Civil Service Commission
The investigation into charges against the civil service commission continued before the committee with testimony from witnesses including Mr Flynn who alleged a man calling himself W W Ashby threatened him after demanding a written denial of testimony. Flynn swore warrants for Ashby's arrest but could not locate him. He urged Dabney be recalled to identify the men and whether she aided their efforts. Commissioners Lyman Roosevelt and Thompson testified regarding the study. Ex Postmaster Paul of Milwaukee was later called as the Milwaukee case was discussed.
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Civil Service Commission
Sdvnet
Flynn
W. W. Ashby
Ashby
Floods Raze Cumberland River Towns and Mills
The Cumberland river rose to 47 feet eight inches on the sd inst causing mass displacement. About 300 families near Sulphur Spring bottom fled rising waters and outages hampered business. East Nashville mills and Sulphur Spring bottom houses were flooded. Rail lines washed out and false work at Port Royal bridge collapsed, with widespread timber fencing losses and boats used for access. Red river flooding swept timber away.
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Cumberland
Mong Cott
Nashville
Bnaineau
Firat
Nashville Street
West Nashville
Lins Street
Red River
Port Royal
Sulphur Fork
Seeking Harper's Release Pardon Move for Bank Wrecker
The Ohio penitentiary board of managers recommends a pardon for E. L. Harper, a former Fidelity National Bank vice president who misused funds in Chicago wheat deals. A full case history and grounds are prepared and will be sent to President Harrison. Harper began a ten year sentence on December 12, 1887, and with good time he has earned, will serve a little over four years more.
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E. L. Harper
Board of Managers
Ohio Penitentiary
Harrison
Harper
Paelseng
Fidelity National Bank
Chicago
Wakeup Call From the Hallway Bellboy
A guest at a large hotel awoke at an ungodly hour to loud banging and a relentless stove pipe of coercive shouting in a comic recitation. The bellboy's assault echoed with insistence that the guest must hurry for a train and then returned with similarly comic threats and warnings.
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Ha Guest
Ste ‘Icum
Smoker At 101 Proves Tobacco’s Alluring Power
Mrs Stephen Din forth of Manchester May s lived to one hundred one despite lifelong smoking. At ninety one in Worcester she challenged a stranger’s unlit cigarette by smoking a pipeful in five minutes, drawing praise for her willpower as she continued two pipelines before breakfast every day with only one sick day in thirty seven years.
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Stephen Dinforth
Manchester
Mays
Worcester
Revived by the scalpel. mystery of John J. O Connor
Residents in St Louis puzzled by claims that John J. O Connor died and was buried at Calgary cemetery. He reappears weeks later saying the grave was empty, showing a mid abdomen wound. He suspects burial and revival in a dissecting room led to his awakening and wandering until found on courthouse steps.
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Lous
John J. O'Connor
Calgary
O'Connor
Court House
Funeral for George B. White Chief of Bureau of Yards
The funeral of Inte Commodor George B. White, chief of the bureau of yards and dodka, was held in Washington at Joba's Protestant Episcopal church. Attendees filled the church before the cortege moved to the Baltimore and Potomac Railway station and onward to Philadelphia for interment at St Peter's Cemetery. The Navy Department closed in tribute to Commodore White.
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George B. White
Bureau of Yards
Dodka
Washington
Joba
Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimors & Potomac
J’hiladelphia
St. Peter's Cemetery
Navy Department
White
The Criminal Record Chronicled Murders and Escapes
War Suyeo of Washington is killed after a quarrel over a craps game. Charles Leonard is arrested for murder. his parents are described as respectable. In Franklin Missouri deputies guard crime suspects as two women disrupt a jail escape. In Washington DC, Harry Frankland shot Lillian Moora after a rejected advance. wounds are not life threatening. Sheriff Flack and Joseph Meeks face trial for conspiracy in New York City amid a divorce dispute. Deputy Marshall Wilkerson returns with Gibson Patridge, last of the Wolves Barnett gang, after a cabin siege ends in arson and a fatal shootout.
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War
Suyeo
Washington, C
Charles Leonard
Leonard
Franklin
Henley
Liddaay
James Moors
William Robbing
Mra
John Rus
Svan Luthrom
Belle Smith
Harry C. Frankland
Wee
Mies Lillian
Moara
Hhode
Flack
Kin Son
Joseph Meeks
New York City
Iidud
Ib Ia
Hy bin Son
Moeks
Lookataver
A. Divoros
Marshall Wilaontae
Fort Smith, Ark
Gibson Patridge
Woelsy
Barnett Gaus
Patridgs
Old Cowan
Verdiglia
Recent Casualties From Storms and Disasters
Reports describe 136 crew of the British steamer Quetta sunk near Bom..rast Torroa whait Australia while bound for London. Belle Higgins sailor Tobn Hemster died after gas inhalation in New York. A heavy Roatan storm on the 3d caused seven inches of snow elsewhere. A roadhouse fire near Cheyenne killed Edward M. Sharman. Sharman, a civilian employee at Fort Russell, died in the blaze. his mother and brother live in Brooklyn.
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Quetta
Whieh
Bom Urast
Torroa Whait
Australia
Bona
Crooktown
London
Tobn Hemster
Belle Higgins
Fulton Furry
New York City
Chambers Street
Roatan
Cape Cod
Newport
Hartsmouth
N. H
Newbedford
All
New Haven
Conn
Othar Placea
Quarte Marter'a
Fort Russell
Brooklyn
Gossip From Berlin and Lisbon Threats in 1890
In Berlin the minister of justice Dr Von Schalling announced plan to enact a new civil code in 1890. Lisbon students threaten Mr Olynn Petre, British minister, forming a league to assault the man. A tale describes the Prince of Wales reacting to a mind reader Dr Orrproff, unsettling him and drawing national notice.
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Hovns
Inndteg
Berlin
von Schalling
Mintr of Justice
Lisbon
Olynn Petre
Poors
Prince of Wales
Orrproff
Ochproft
Noted social luncheon and dinner in New York honor
Mr. and Mrs Kendall attended a luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs farega at their home at 83 Went Forty-eighth Street, New York, an elaborate affair with many distinguished guests, followed by an evening visit to Mr and Mrs Edward Gooper at 17 Washington Square for a dinner in their honor.
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Kendall
Farega
Patraet
New York City
Kendalls
Edward Gooper
Washington Square
Bold wrestling challenge and assault at central station
Bert Scheller of Pooria challenges world champion Tom Cannon Garke or Muldoon to best two falls for cash. Count Leon Albert, recently brought to the country, was assaulted by two drunken men who pinned him against a wall while a third fired a revolver, wounding him and triggering his escape to report the incident at the central station.
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Bert Scheller
Pooria
Tom Cannon
Garke
Muldoon
Moother
Beautify Your Homes Offer The Augeie Wedding Feast Print
The Sunday Pioneer Press promotes a print titled The Augeie Wedding Feast by Makotfaky, prize winner at the 1885 International Exhibition. It depicts the bride’s first appearance in society, with the groom and guests celebrating at the head of a table. Readers can obtain a facsimile copy by mailing a coupon and ten cents, with the March 9 issue.
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Presa
Makotfaky
Briegroom
Kdias
Northwest
Sunday Pioneer Press
Postige
Chicago Visit Invited To World Fair Planning
Mayor Creigor and Chicago men have sent a formal invitation to the congressional committee overseeing the world fair to visit Chicago and review the proposed plan. The request could shift the house committee’s plan to bring Chicago fair managers before them, but securing leave for the full committee is doubtful.
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Creigor
Chicago
House Committee
Separate Cars For Whites In Mississippi Railroads
The U S Supreme Court denies the Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railway Company relief in a case challenging a Mississippi law requiring separate cars for white and colored passengers. Mississippi courts ruled the statute applicable to intrastate commutes and the high court affirms, with Justices Harlan and Bradley dissenting briefly.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Louisville, New Orleans &Texas Railway Company
Mississippi
Atate
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Casaly
Brewer
Harlan and Bradley
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