Robbers Hold Up Express Train After Messenger Is Killed
Four masked robbers halted northbound train No. 14 at Lovely Hummock Station near Sanford Florida. Express Messenger W N Saunders died from a bullet to the brain after resisting their attempt to seize money. Soliciting Agent I M Cox was wounded but fought back, and the robbers fled after the ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Burroughs
J. H. Damas
John Sullivan
Monroe
Orange Belt Railroad
Sam Morris
Morris
Engineer Dumas
Express
Saunders
M. Cox
Cox
Mr. Cox
Sanford
Myself
Gilbert
Pena
Lewis Sloan
Sloan
Nothi
Italian woman linked to Pace death in arousal over husband
In Mamaroneck New York Coroner Maxwell arrested Camelia Camarbella after an autopsy found arsenic in Maria Pace's stomach. Pace, separated from her husband, died after a recent Italian fest. Reports say Camarbella had threatened Pace and tried to buy arsenic through a boarder.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
Maxwell
Maria Pace
Camelia Camarbella
Italy
Camarbella
Pae
A New Bishop in the Chair at African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Bishop B F Lee presided over stormy AME proceedings with two Carolinas delegates prominent. Morning debates focused on reconsidering reports. a Nashville lynching case prompted a speaker to seek leave. Social purity talk sparked by Mrs Shepard and Mrs Chimmick. Afternoon saw fierce reorganization debates on church extension and organic union. adjourned after delays.
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B. F. Lee
D. D
The
Christian Recorder
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Carolinas
Leak
Chappelle
Pr. C.S. Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Margaret L. Shepherd
Chimmick
National Association of the Loyal Women of American Liberty
Lee
Harrisburg
A. M. FE. Zion Church
The Silver Scare Austrians Troubled By Conference Invitation
The Vienna report notes Austria and Hungary Finance Ministers worry over the International Silver Conference invitation. Austria plans to follow Germany but resists joining. Observers blame a silver price tactic by American silver kings to push England toward cooperation and a future price rise. Goschen’s acceptance is seen as key to the strategy.
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London
The
Standard
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Germany
England
America
Goschen
Belgium Discusses Monetary Conference At Brussels
In Brussels on May 21 a Chamber debate covered the forthcoming international Monetary Conference. Deputies urged Belgium to avoid initiating bi metalism proposals while Beernaert, the premier and finance minister, said Belgium Britain and France will join the conference. He noted delegates will not be bound by conference views on the topics.
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Brussels
Chamber of Representatives
M. Beernaert
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Confervass
May End in a Murder in Hollidaysburg Bar Fight
A bar-room brawl in Hollidaysburg ends with pugilistic butcher George Formholbe striking Andrew Farr with a leg from a table, causing a severe head wound and knocking Kochendorfer senseless. Farr lies unconscious. Formholbe is jailed to answer for the crime.
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Hollidaysburg
Andrew Farr
William Kochendorfer
Logan House
Bentley
George Formholbe
Formholbe
Forr
Kochendorfer
Fatal injuries in Berks County from factory accident and train strike
Elias Britton, an engineer at Hope Brush Factory in Shoemakerville Berks county, died after a plank struck him by a circular saw yesterday morning. Martin Haas of Hamburg Berks county 61 was killed instantly by the morning express on the Port Clinton track. Charles Smeck near Price town Berks county was injured when a Texas steer gored him Friday night, breaking his arm.
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Elias Britton
Hope Brush
Shoemakerville
Berks County
Martin Haas
Hamburg
Philadelphia
Reading
Russia's Wesselitzka expelled from Berlin society
The Russian journalist Herr Wesselitzka director of the Allgemeine Correspondent is expelled from Germany for alarming reports about the Sultan of Turkey. His wife and family left Berlin for Italy, while he stayed under Russian embassy protection awaiting intercession that failed. The piece also notes Berlin political debates on Prussia's electoral reform and the Dreibund amid European tensions.
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Herr Wesselitzka
Monroe
Unter den Linden
General von Waldersee
Bosnia
Waldersee
Wesselitzkas
Italy
Count Schouwaloff
Landtag
Herr Hermuth
Berlin
Bismarck
Herr Herrfuth
Herr Richter
Clemency for Deacon Possible While in Jail
Edward Parker Deacon's conviction for wilful wounding has prompted mediation efforts. His brother Austin, aided by lawyer M Bret, met a Prefect to seek sentence reduction. Authorities indicate a four and a half month term for good conduct, with special conditions and restricted access.
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Deacon
Austin Deacon
Mr. Deacon
Jais
Ees
Mauritius Disaster Death Toll Exceeds 15000
A dispatch from Mauritius reports the recent hurricane far surpasses prior estimates and that the death count will likely not fall below 15,000, underscoring the vast scale of the catastrophe and the immediate relief challenges.
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Mauritius
Terrible Death of an Old Woman at York Almshouse
Special Telegram to The Times York May 21 Mrs Jane McDonald 89 burned to death at the Almshouse last evening. She shared a room with two other helpless residents and smoked a pipe. Sparks on her lap ignited her clothing. flames enveloped her. One bedrid den resident could not help, another powerless while Louman Hty alarmed others and doused with water. Dr Z C Myers attended but she died shortly after.
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York
Jane McDonald
Louman Hty
Dr. Z. C. Myers
Big Flour Mill Scheme Planned on River Front
William R. Brice states a flour mill with a 1000 barrels per day capacity will be built on the river front with access to three railroads and Belt Line. The planned site allows a 600000 bushel wheat-storage warehouse beside the plant and ties to retail grocers to guard success.
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William R. Brice
Pennsylvania
Reading
Baltimore and Ohio
Etail Grocers’ Association
Murder in a Jail at Mcrrillton Ark Lynched in Custody
In Perry county Arkansas the jail was forcibly opened and Charles Stewart, held for attempted felonious assault, was hanged from a tree after murdering Deputy Sheriff Tom Holmes with a scantling. Local citizens report the brutal act and the lynching followed in the jail yard.
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Mcrrillton
Ark
Perry County
Charles Stewart
Tom Holmes
Stewart
Mysterious Disappearance Shocks Norristown
Special Telegram to Tax Times reports Henry Bagley aged 70 left Forrest street Conshohocken last Tuesday morning before breakfast and has not been heard from since. Believed to have drowned himself in the Schuylkill after a period of deep despair.
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Tax Times
Norristown
Henry Bagley
Forrest Street
Conshohocken
Schuylkill
Ex Judge W D Scott Dead in Woodbury at 73
Special Telegram reports Ex Judge William D. Scott, longtime Gloucester county clerk and former Woodbury mayor, died today at age 73.
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W. D. Scott
the Times
Woopbury
William D. Scott
Gloucester County
Woodbury
Transatlantic Shipping Movements Reported
Arrivals and sailings noted from Rotterdam to Baltimore via Baltimore-Ohio, New York City trade routes, and multiple European ports. Vessels listed include City of Chicago, Mancillan, Venango, and others with destinations such as Glasgow, Liverpool, Hamburg, and Stettin. Multiple bails and passes near English Channel landmarks are referenced.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Rotterdam
New York
Stag
London
Braunschweig
Bremen
Geestemunde
Stettin
Ciity
Chicago
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Manitoban
Glasgow
Staffa
North Flint
Bordeaux
Missouri
Rossmore
Russia
Hamburg
Venango
Massila
Naples
St. Regulus
Croft
Dundee
Siberian
Fuerst Bigmark
Southampton
Westernland
Antwerp
Lizard
Prawle Point
Dunnett Head
Burglars Busy Night on Germantown Avenue
A string of break-ins hit four locations along Germantown Avenue during one night. police investigated multiple reports as investigators sought suspects and reviewed surveillance footage for the string of burglaries.
Burglars Strike Across Germantown Avenue Fronts
Four bold robberies occurred early yesterday on Germantown avenue near the police station. A grocery, a hotel, a drug store and a residence were broken into. only small amounts of cash and liquor were taken, with a larger $2,000 safe believed to be the main target. Police pursued a suspect after shots were fired.
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Germantown Avenue
Twenty-fourth District
Charles Brandt
Nineteenth Street
Mr. Brandt
Charles Rustenbach
Butler Street
Courdoff
C. Oram & Co
William H. Thomas
Rustenbach
Lee and
Huntingdon
Sourrill
Pittsburg Get Rich Quick Order Under Scrutiny
A Pittsburg based get rich quick order, the Order of Kolons, attracted over 100 members with promises of small monthly payments yielding a $100 windfall in seven years. Local leaders reported $40,000 misused by head officers, prompting a general investigation while members stop paying dues and await results.
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Pittsburg
Tia
Asios
Order of
Kolons
Agitation Over Cahensly Heard In Cardinal Message
Nome May 21 Cardinal Ledochowsky prefect of the Propaganda Fide writes a letter to U S Catholics believed to end the Cahensly agitation. He praises U S civilization and says Rampolla Gibbons correspondence did not end the movement which aims to place bishops of their nationality. The Vatican will stick to Baltimore Conference rules and urges European immigrants to unite as one nation.
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Nome
Cardinal Ledochowski
Congrégation of the Propaganda Fide
United States
Dedochowski
Cardinal Rampolla
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Ledochowskidds
Vatican
Attacked on the road by an Italian ruffian near Tremont
Miss Kate Dooley a Blackwood schoolteacher was attacked on the way home after a day of teaching. She fought off the assailant who tried to abduct her, sustaining severe bruises but escaping as the woods were scoured for the suspect. Citizens threaten lynching if caught.
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Portsville
Kate Dooley
Blackwood
Tremont
Miss Dooley
Actress Sues For Salary In Rosina Vokes Co
Grace Filkins, actress, sues Cecil Clay and Rosina Clay of the Rosina Vokes London Comedy Company in Superior Court seeking 1800 damages for breach of contract. Judge McAdam grants attachment. Filkins was hired for 1891 92 season to be paid weekly. she left Boston in December after disputes with actor Felix Morris who accompanied her in the company. She seeks recovery of unpaid salary and the remaining season’s pay.
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New York
Grace Filkins
Cecil Clay
Rosina Clay
Vokes
Rosina Vokes
London
McAdam
Felix Morris
Boston
Anarchists Still Active In Paris After Explosive Find
Paris on May 21 reported excitement over a dynamite cartridge found at the home of M. Beaupaire the Public Prosecutor who led the Ravachol case. Beaupaire and others involved faced danger without fear though authorities believe Ravachol sympathizers placed the device. No damage occurred as the cartridge was discovered in time.
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Paris
Kleber
M. Beaupaire
Ravachol
M. Beaupaciere
Tragic death of 19 year old Vaughan on Lehigh Valley train
Allentown reports Job Vaughan of Catasauqua died after being struck by a cannon-ball freight engine near Hokendauqua while return from Slatington. He was thrown over a telegraph pole, sustained fatal injuries, and died en route to St Luke's Hospital in South Bethlehem.
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the Times
Allentown
Job Vaughan
Catasauqua
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Hokendaqua
Slatington
Hokendauqua
Vaughan
St. Luke's Hospital
South Bethlehem
Two Young Men Die in Reading Railroad Fatalities
Inquests held at Bathlehem on William D. Moore of Sellersville and Job Vanighn of Catasauqua after both were struck by rapidly moving locomotives at midnight. Each man died from a mashed skull as crews report the body buried higher than the smokestack, with singularly similar circumstances.
Fatal Horse Kick Shatters Skull in Barn Accident
Norristowns May 21. Samuel Frantz a farmer at Bellfry station was kicked in the head while pasting a stall in his barn Thursday evening. He lay unconscious all night. Physicians report a compound skull fracture and death expected.
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Taw Traks
Norristowns
Samuel Frantz
Bellfry Station
Weather forecast for Sunday in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey expect clear conditions with southeasterly winds. Coastal highs near the shore, yesterday’s temperature recorded as 48 with a high of 40 and a low of unspecified values.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Will of Policeman Kelly Leaves Widow Estate
The will of Policeman John H. Kelly who was killed by a train leaves his widow two thousand dollars. Promoted yesterday were Sub-Policeman James Brown of the Seventeenth and Daniel B. Calflesh of the Twenty‑first districts to the regular force. A Saer's jury found James Shields died of natural causes at Presbyterian Hospital. An unrelated note mentions advertising from E.G. Steane & Co. and related tobacco and pipe merchants on Chestnut Street.
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John H. Kelly
James Brown
Daniel 8. Calflesh
James Shields
the Presbyterian Hospital
McCarey
The Loafer Crusade Reduces Lounging at Chestnut Street
Police from the Reserve squad swept the Eighth and Chestnut corner yesterday breaking up a loungers’ habitat once famed for racing talk and hotel hangers-on. Three men were hauled to the City Hall for hearing as spectators watched. Kid Miller and Nat Hagan led the fashionable crowd, with a blacklist deterring idlers, while officials touted a new era of order through police action.
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Fighth
Chestnut Streets
Augean Stable
Law and
Nat Hagan
Henner
Alteate Bsband
Chestnut Streets Society
Kid Miller
Delmonico’s
Eighth
Department of Public Safety
Moffitt
Foster
Clement
Sheriff’s Office
Tivsevelee
Larry O'Deamine
Race Street
Billy Ryan
Gloucester
Bean
Beck
Angelo Bnaclon Tietairnen Leon
Tenor Signor Campanini Confined by Rheumatism
Signor Campanini, the famous tenor, is bedridden in Mt. Lincoln Nebraska with inflammatory rheumatism since Tuesday. Medical reports note the illness began earlier in May and his condition limits public appearances.
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Signor Campanini
Lincoln
Neb
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Tac Tres
DR. Lee
Times
Turkey
M. Wesselitzka
Associated Press
Prince Bismarck
Herbert Bismarck
Margaret Hoyos
Count Hoyos
Prince Bsmarck
Bismarck i
Hamburger Nachrichten
Dreibund
Humbert
French Gymnastic Society
Nancy
Alsace-Lorraine
Strasburg
Alsace- Lorraine
Carnot
River Front
Serrill
Lanigan & Co
Thirteenth
Locust Streets
Isaac Lichhinstine
North Secor Street
Cardinal Ledochowsk
Rosina Vokes Comedy Company
Harled
Ane
City Notes
Ant
Mele
Prince of Wales
Weichsel Crooks
G. Steane & CO
Chestnut Street
E.G. Steane & CO
Califor
GrocotaTin Fox Corge Miller
the Loafer Crusade
Eighth and
Chestnut
Congregation of Sports
Detective Miller
Berry Wall
Law
Jimmy Athletic
Sport Kelly
Bucky Gallagher
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