Missing Bucks lawyer facing large cash losses shocks Doylestown
J Monroe Shellenberger a Bucks County lawyer and former district attorney, member of the State Board of Charities, is missing after reports of at least 75 000 dollars in funds vanished. Creditors surround his office as judgments totaling 12000 dollars and an 8000 dollar execution loom, with his residences and Bucks County Trust Company stake allegedly targeted. Neighbors recall his prominence and connections to the James family and to Philadelphia firms, while anxious clients seek payment and explanations.
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J. Monroe Shellenberger
Doylestown
State Board of Charities
Epactal
Puitap
EcPaia
Bucks County
John O. James
Philadelphia
Shellenberger
Apteer
Bucks County Trust Company
James Hunter
J. G. Ditman
Doylestown figure linked to big estate losses
The article notes a local leader, active in the Democratic committee, fair association and charity board, with a large stake in an estate dispute. It mentions his wife’s death, leaving four sons, and reports potential losses totaling about $75,000, with related sums affecting the Yost and Brown estates. The subject did not attend a board meeting today.
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Congress
Doylestown Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association
Bucks County Democratic Committee
State Board of Charities
Jennie James
James
Doylestown
Shellenberger
Yost
Brown
Recognition clash over onion work and eight hour demand
About 50 non union carpenters faced strikers this morning as they worked until quit. Carpenters seek 40 cents hourly pay for eight hours with annual settlement by Builders and Carpenters Association. Bosses offer eight hour day and Sergeants pay but refuse union recognition. No further action planned until Thursday night’s builders meeting.
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Chicago
Carpenters’ Association
Passing Counterfeit Money Case in Baltimore
Mrs Sophorina Clark or Guild and Caleb M Guild faced United States District Court on charges of making and passing counterfeit coins. Arrests followed in March after police found a coin mold, metal stock, and other tools in Mrs Guilds room. The couple claimed prior residence in Boston and Chicago and noted that Mr Guild previously made bracelets for his wife.
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Baltimore
Sophorina Clark
Guild
Caleb M. Guild
United States District Court
Henneman
Clark
Boston
Chicago
Grn
City Guild
Seaeek
Cleveland
Kentucky stables burned amid gale at the Derby grounds
A row of frame buildings adjoining the Kentucky Association grounds caught fire in a gale. Horses were saved by stable hands, but the blaze damaged ten frames and two stables. Water shortages hindered efforts, with losses already in the thousands and the association badly crippled. Horses fled through streets and over fences as flames raged tonight.
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LexinoTor
Kentucky Association
Secretary Blaine Works to Expand U S Trade in Brazil
Secretary of State Blaine issues circulars to ministers and consuls in Brazil to gather information on extending American trade. Rio de Janeiro Consul General Oliver H. Dockery is aiding, collecting opinions from commercial traders to form dispatches. Delays in U S mail service hinder progress, with letters taking four to seven weeks to arrive.
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Rio Janeiro
Blaine
South America
Brazil
Rio
Oliver H. Dockery
Nes
United States
Reduction in Rates on Iron in Sixth Class Carloads
At a Central Traffic Association meeting the freight department voted to base rates on iron and iron articles at sixth class for carloads and fifth class for less than carloads. The reduction, granted at the urgent request of iron interests, will remain in effect until further notice. Passenger agents from Michigan will convene Thursday morning to discuss an anticipated advance in passenger rates within the state.
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ChicaGo
Central Traffic Association
Carl
Lota
Roy Com Eees
Michigan General
Masked Robbers Stop Stage Near Auburn Calif
Masked men halted a Sacramento to Auburn stage near Michigan Bluff yesterday afternoon. They secured about 90 dollars from passengers while express boxes yielded no valuables. One robber carried a shotgun, the other a revolver. William Muir, among the stage occupants, confronted the assailants and fired but was unarmed.
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Sacramento
Cal
Michigan Bluff
Auburn
William Muir
Poe
Liquor License Bill Targets Saloons Near Public Building
The House debated a liquor license bill in the April session, proposing to forbid saloons within three miles of a public building. An amendment faced votes as lawmakers considered the measure before adjourning to Thursday.
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Te Saloon
Missouri Judge Rules Against Church Practices
Judge Hyland told Pettis County grand jurors at Sedalia that certain fashionable practices in churches and religion are unlawful. He described these acts as a team effort to conceal wrongdoing and charged the congregation with responsibility for preventing unlawful conduct.
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Lou
Hyland
Pettis County Criminal Court
Sedalia
Elopement Patiently Ends In Stillwater Convict Marries Heiress
Sensational Minnesota tale ends with 22 year old William Poole marrying 18 year old Annie May Wyatt after Poole's release from Stillwater State Prison. They fled 20 miles through mud to Clark House Ormoco and were married by Justice Riefemder after Wyatt pleaded for a minister. Wyatt's father Harry Wyatt, wealthy farmer, pursued with armed friends. The couple then headed toward Chicago on the morning St Paul train, amid warnings of ensuing tragedy from the father.
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T& Dispatch
Oznoco
Mixx
Minnesota
William Poole
Annie May Wyatt
Harry 5
Wyatt
Wabasha County
Stillwater
George T. Starkland
Poole
Immigrant Handling At Castle Garden Scrutiny By Congress
Special telegraph report from New York notes Secretary Jackson of the Board of Emigration testifying to a Congressional subcommittee on how Castle Garden processes and cares for immigrants. Questions focused on examination time, drunken entrants, and facilities. Immigrant numbers projected reach about 50,000 next month as lawmakers and inspectors toured the Anchor Line steamer Utopia with Italian passengers and observed steerage conditions and meals.
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New York
Jackson
Board of Emigration
Congressional Committee On Immigration
Castle Garden
Owen
Stomp
Nugent
Messie
Stump
Utopia
Mediterranean
Fadinger
Economical Legislator Bill Cuts State Salaries
A bill introduced aims to reduce salaries of state officers. It would lower the Governor’s pay from 8000 to 4000 and set salaries for others such as the Private Secretary 800, Executive Clerk 1000, Adjutant General 2500, Lieutenant Governor 800, and various court and state officials around 1000 to 2500. The measure also adjusts salaries for state institutions and librarians.
New President Elected for Huntingdon and Broad Top
In Philadelphia on April to fill the vacancy from B Andrews Knight's death the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad Company directors chose Spencer M Janney as President He has served as a director since 1882 and belongs to O B Janney & Co importers of chemicals He also sits on several company boards and plans to develop the Broad Top coal fields and increase railroad traffic
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Huntingdon and
Broad Top
Philadelphna
B. Andrews Knight
Spencer M. Janney
Janney
Janney & Co
United Security Life Insurance
Tragic double suicide in Chelsea as man ends life
Jacob Wurster aged 65 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, died by self harm after cutting his throat and abdomen with a razor, shooting himself near the heart, then ingesting Paris Green. He had severed his windpipe, hid the razor in a trunk, and placed the revolver beneath the bed. His wife died similarly two years earlier on a railroad track. Insanity is suspected as the cause of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mica
Jacob Wurster
Paris Green
Day Express
Lince
Chicago Pioneer Marcus Stearns Dies After Self-Inflicted Shot
Marcus C. Stearns, an early Chicago settler born in 1816 in Ontario county New York, died after shooting himself in a long illness. He helped organize the Board of Trade in 1848 and left an estate mainly real estate valued between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 dollars.
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Chicago
ChicaGco
Marcus C. Stearns
Mr. Stearns
Ontario County
New York
Board of Trade
Forceful Arrest Ends in Wound for Suspect at Door
In Toreca April, Officers Wilson and Fellman went to arrest William Hadock, a young Black man, for grand larceny. Fellman produced a warrant, Hadock warned an attack, and Fellman fired, the ball striking his left breast. Hadock remains in precarious condition at the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toreca
Wilson
Fellman
William Haddock
Beadosk
Haddock
City
Hitting Quay and Crowell in Philadelphia letter feud
The Dispatch will publish a facsimile of Brewers' Secretary Crowell's letter from Philadelphia to back an interview on how prohibition was defeated. It will also print a letter from Geiger, chairman of the amendment forces, detailing Quay's stance on prohibition.
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Dispatch
New York
Voce
Crowell
Philadelphia
Geiger
Amendment Forces
Quay
Death on a Bicycle Near Newnan Tragedy Ends in Loss
In Atlanta on a bicycle trip to a neighbor's, Burrell Ragsdale aged 80 died after a wildcat construction train struck the party near Powells. His mother died instantly, and his younger brother was severely injured. Burrell was employed on the railroad.
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Atlanta
Burrell Ragsdale
Newnan
Powells
Ragsdale
Lima Of Jumps Again. Buckeye Pipe price of Lima crude
Special telegram to the dispatch reports Lima crude prices advancing at the Buckeye Pipe Company plant. The market movement reflects tighter supply and rising demand as operations continue to run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Buckeye Pipe Company
Blaine Tariff Plan and Anti-Trust Bill Debates Highlight Senate
President Blaine advocates reciprocity in the tariff through a proclamation of free ports for American hemisphere nations, with favored status limited by U.S. vessel construction. Only McKinley supports the amendment, but several Senators see potential in Finance Committee scrutiny if the tariff bill advances. The revised anti-trust bill has cleared the Senate with a single dissent.
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Blaine
Congress
Senate
WasHinerTon
Committee On Ways and Means
United States
McKinley
Critique of Secretary Noble over Land Office clerk dismissal
Washington April critique targets Secretary Noble for removing Land Office Clerk Douglass over participation in illegal land patent issuance while only censuring Recorder James M Townsend. The report notes Townsend, a colored preacher from Indiana, blamed for supervising Douglass and cites pressure from Harrison friends seeking to shield him.
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WashingtTon
Noble
Land Office
Douglass
James M. Townsend
Indiana
Harrison
Duglass
General Land Office
United States
Sherap
M. Townsend
Townsend
Fived
Reacher
Civil Service Reform Petitions Seek Increased Appropriations
Washington April 8 Representative Lodge presented to the House the petition of 1310 Massachusetts citizens requesting higher funding for the Civil Service Commission to support current work and proposed system extensions. A similar petition signed by 1200 Pennsylvanians was presented by Representative Bayne.
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Bayoe
Lodge
Washington
Massachusetts
Civil Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Bayne
Special Court for Patents Funds Building for Patent Office
Washington April 8 Representative Butterworth from the Patents Committee reported to the House a bill proposing 3 million dollars for a new building in the capital for the Patent Office. The measure argues delays in tent laws cases justify a court with special jurisdiction and notes a surplus in the patent fund credits could cover a suitable Patent Bureau building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Butterworth
Committee On Patents
House
Patent Office
Oeyne
Patent Bureau
Senate approves revised anti trust bill with single nay
The Senate passed the revised anti trust bill by a 52 to 1 vote. Sherman supported the measure after reading it aloud and West endorsed it, saying the public interest required passage as written. The bill advanced without delay and remains unchanged from the Judiciary Committee draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Sherman
West
Yeas
Mr. Blodgett
No Progress on Silver Senate Committee Deadlock
Republican Senators met to discuss the silver bill but failed to reach a decision. An 18 member committee spent most of the session comparing provisions across several pending measures, aiming to muster Senate approval.
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Senate
Hinetos
Republcan
Congress
Democrats Likely To Reject Substitute Tariff Bill
A Washington dispatch notes the Democrats appear unlikely to advance a substitute tariff bill. The article sketches their firm position on the tariff question and signals an impending policy stance.
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Dispatch
Washington
Uncle Sam Will Pay Silcett's Debts Reconsidered in House
In Washington on April the House debated a motion to reconsider the vote defeating a bill to provide funds to cover the Silcett defalcation deficit. The motion was granted and the bill was passed.
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Sam
Silcett
Washington
Adams
Montana's Contest In Senate Over Montana Election Seats
The Senate resumed the Montana contested election case with Spooner arguing for the Republican claimants Sanders and Power while the minority, led by Pugh, urged Clark and Maginnis. The chamber faced quorum questions as only 39 Senators answered roll call and a party line vote followed on adjournment attempts. Voorhees reported a Helena mayoral result with Democrats ahead and Republicans weaker, prompting sharp exchanges between Spooner and Hoar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasameros
Senate
Montana
Spooner
Sanders and Power
Pugh
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Minority
Messrs. Clark
Maginnis
George
United States
J. Harris
Gibson
Butler
Cameron
Hoar
Voorhees
Helena
Mont
Mr. Hoar
Randall Rally Improves Briefly After Critical May-4
Washington April 4 Representative Randall remains in a critical condition after months of severe illness. In the last two or three days his state worsened with clouded mind and loss of vitality, sparking worst fears, but he began to rally this morning and showed improvement by night.
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Randall
Free Employment Offices Authorized in Ohio Cities
Ohio lawmakers enacted a bill by Senator Corcoran to establish free public employment offices in Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Toledo. Each city will have a superintendent and a posted office sign. Supervisors must maintain applicant records report weekly labor needs and display statewide statistics. Fees by superintendents are illegal and carry misdemeanor penalties. Salaries set at $1000 for each superintendent and $00 for clerks, with unclear remaining figures.
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Corusans
Corcoran
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Public Employment Office
State Commission
Saormen
Australian Ballot Bill Passes One Iowa House
Des Moines April 1 the Iowa House spent the morning debating the Australian Ballot bill and passed it by a large majority. The measure requires public printing of ballots, certification of nominations, and filling vacancies by convention or committee, with official ballots stamped and voters using a single booth and ticket. Penalties apply for using nonofficial ballots, and polling places must post voting instructions in large type.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House
Montana
Strikers Riot in Vienna Police Clash and Lootings
In Vienna today strikers clashed with police as crowds stoned officers and arrested many. A second mass meeting drew 000 unemployed, culminating in a riot that destroyed a guardroom in New Lerchenfeld, wounded the officer in charge, and saw shops looted and a spirit shop set afire. Troops halted the violence after blank volleys. civilians and 14 police were wounded and numerous arrests followed.
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Vienna
New Lerchenfeld
Recovery of the Czar Amid Riot Fallout
St Petersburg reports the Czar fully recovered from illness and to return to the Imperial Palace on April 2. A joint inquiry by Public Instruction and Police into student riots at the Technological Institute leads to the expulsion of 20 students. Others arrested have been released.
Work of the cyclone greatly exaggerated reports
Reports on last night’s wind storm near Prophetstown three miles east of here are exaggerated. The wind came from the north and damaged several homes. Clark Reynolds’ house and Olmstead Matthews’ elevator suffered damage. Four or five people were injured, none seriously. Marble-sized hallstones fell during the storm.
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Dewaxocx
Inn
Prophetstown
Here
Clark Reynolds
Olmstead & Matthews
Greens County picks Wallace delegates for governor
At the Greens County Democratic Convention Gen J F Temple Hon Andrew Lantz James L Iams and George W Gordon were chosen as delegates to the State Convention and instructed to vote for Wallace for Governor The County Committee adopted a resolution favoring nomination of three Democratic candidates for County Commissioners and Auditor
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Wayneespons
Greens County
J. F. Temple
Andrew Lantz
James L. Iams
George W. Gordon
Wallace
Congressman's Duelling Challenge Shocks Tennessee Editor
James Phelan of Tennessee fires a duel challenge at John M. Fleming editor of the Knoxville Sentinel. Fleming declines to fight and counterattacks in print while tracing the feud to a Tennessee school history book and a fiery newspaper dispute.
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Phelan
Tennessee
John M. Fleming
Knoxville
Fleming
Dispatch
Nashville
Knoxville Sentinel
James Phelan
Memphis Avalanche
Congress
Tenth
The
Sentinel
Memphis
The Phelan Story in Wasumerton
Representative Phelan of Memphis arrived from Aiken to discuss his dispute with Knoxville editor Fleming. Phelan notes years of labor and thousands spent on a Tennessee history, while Fleming allegedly sought advance sheets and criticized the work in his paper.
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Wasumerton
Phelan
Memphis
Aiken
D. C
Fleming
Knoxville
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Tennesse
Og Phelan
Mainesop
Phelan and Fleming clash over state history book charges
In Tennessee the legislature debated a bill to place Phelan's History of Tennessee in schools amid accusations of jobbing and imperfect history. Phelan denied Fleming's countercharge about a rival history project, issued a public apology, and Fleming renewed the sharp practices claim in Memphis. Phelan, a frail second‑term congressman, remains at his seat when not ill and is married with children.
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Fleming
the Sentinel
Phelan
Congress
Tennessee
Knoxville
Washington
Venting Democrat
Memphis
House
Aiken
Dee
Leipsic
Germany
Flood threat grows as Mississippi backwater rises
The river has surged 34 inches in 49 hours at St. Joseph Louisiana with 11 inch rise since a spillover began near the Yazoo mouth. Levees appear sound though deep water and backflow from the Texas basin may lift levels toward the Mississippi. Greenville shows slight fall. Mississippian backwater remains stationary. A Meyersville report notes water 29 feet deep. Skipwith break widening floods. South levee remains secured while the north end caves, a mat placed but not yet effective.
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St. Josep
Yazon
Texas Basin
Mississippi
Red River
Greenville
Miss
There
Vicksburg
Meyersville
Skipwith
Brogen Levee
Washington Presbytery debates revision of confession
In Claysville Pa the Washington Presbytery meets at 8 pm to consider revising the Confession of Faith. Seven member committee, including Dr Cooke and Dr Moffat, favors revision while Dr Hamilton, Dr Lester, Judge Cramer and Joe Truesdell oppose. First and Second Washington churches support revision. debate expected tomorrow. retiring moderator's sermon given this evening.
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Claysville
Washington Presbytery
Lummer
Moffatt
Washington and Jefferson College
Cooke
Moffat
John Aiken
Hamilton
Lester
Judge Cramer
Joe Truesdell
Washington
Nine Buildings Burned In Meadville Fire
A morning blaze in Meadville Levels nine frame structures on the Lineville street row. The Weekly Herald offices and many business files were destroyed though some stock was saved from O Lanne restaurant Olive Davis dressmaker W G H jewelry Marti Brothers Fay M Stae goer scores. Estimated total loss about 18000 with 11000 insured. authorities suspect arson.
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Dispatch
Meadville
Linesville
Weekly Herald
Moser
Graff
Brockton & Fenner
Brown & Bheakley
Herald
O. Lanne
Olive Davis
Marti Brothers
Fay M Stae
Sonsonera
The Trance of Maria Doerthing in Ebingen Germany
In Ebingen Wurttemberg April 6 1840 Maria Doerthing daughter of a wealthy farmer has lay in a deep sleep since March 6 after a daytime headache. She breathes with effort but regularly, is pale and wasted, and fed eggs and milk three times daily. Several physicians failed to wake her. now Stuttgart royal physician Dr Burkhardt has taken interest.
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Braurs
April
Ebingen
Waurtemburg
Maria Doerthing
Burkhardt
Stuttgart
Oil Brokers Confer In New York To Boost Market
A conference of oil brokers convenes in New York with 14 representatives from petroleum exchanges. The Pittsburg committee includes Pinkerton, N. W. Stevenson, and W. L Mustin. They aim to revive oil business amid market apathy blamed on bucket shops and options trading. proceedings continue tomorrow.
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Ispectal Ipatot
New York
Pinkerton
N. W. Stevenson
W. L Mustin
Pittsburg
Free delivery towns listed for Pennsylvania post offices
Washmerton records announced free delivery will expand to Pennsylvania towns with 5000 inhabitants and at least $7000 gross postal revenue. The list includes Bellefonte Bristol Butler Carbondale Columbia Danville Franklin Greensburg Mahanoy City Ol City Phoenixville Plymouth Pottstown Shamokin Sharon South Bethlehem Sunbury Towanda Tyr Uniontown West Grove Dunmore Ash Tamaqua. Additional towns may join as revenue increases by year end.
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Washmerton
D.C
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Bristol
Butler
Carbondale
Columbia
Danville
Franklin
Greensburg
Mahanoy City
Ol City
Phoenixville
Plymouth
Pottstown
Shamokin
Sharon
South Bethlehem
Sunbury
Towanda
Tyr Uniontown
West Grove
Dunmore
Ash
Tamaqua
Where is humanity Mapero April tragedy in Morocco
A mass discovery at Maza gan port shows 16 young women, one man, and an ogress packed in a box from the Interior. The bodies were embalmed and headless, suggesting long neglect and a brutal act of vengeance in the area. Authorities investigate a grim, apparently localized crime wave.
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Mapero
Morocco
Mazagan
Some
Grain dealer Fraley unable to state affairs
St Louis April. No statement forthcoming as Moses Fraley the grain dealer reports he cannot assess his position. He claims an offer of settlement at 70 cents made this morning would have been accepted if cash were available, but he lacked funds and cannot predict outcomes for another day.
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St. Louis
Moses Fraley
County to Hang Charles Carter in First Execution in Six Years
The hanging of Charles Carter, a colored man who shot Matthews months ago, is set for tomorrow. A Carter brother was convicted and hanged in Pi several, and another remains at Western Penitentiary.
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Jonxstons
Charles Carter
Carter
Matthews
Western Penitentiary
Ohio and Michigan Storm Toll Mixed With Destruction
A Cleveland telegram reports Norwalk Ohio struck by a cyclone. Affects Sprague and French umbrella factory killing Dora Palmer and injuring Nellie Harding. Winds toppled trees and wrecked buildings. Flooding flooded cellars in Oberlin and Salem. Casualties include several injured and property losses widespread.
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Cleveland
Norwalk
Spracue & French
Dora Palmer
Nellie Harding
Miss Brush
Colonel Sprague
C. M
Jobn Copsey
John Myers
Charles Rarer
L. A. Seve
College Street
Plum Creek
Salem
Collins
Ock
Houff
Cyclone Causes Thousands in Damage in Michigan City
A cyclone struck northern Charlotte Michigan around 4 am causing several thousand dollars in damage. The Richardson Mill roof collapsed, Mayor Packard’s barn was destroyed, and a wing of Mr Barbat’s residence toppled into an adjacent room. A Lorene Rosenkrans antenna and steam evaporator suffered losses, with trees damaged and other property affected.
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Charlotte
Mich
Los
Rechardson Mill Company
Packard
Severe storm nets farms in Allegan county amid strong wind
A southwest cyclone hit Trowbridge and Watson townships at 6 AM, wrecking George Fryer and John Germain barns, corn cribs, sheds, and fences. Houses were unroofed, livestock unsettled, and several people injured in Allegan and surrounding areas. No deaths reported.
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Allegan
Micn
Trowbridge Township
George Fryer
John Germain
Watson Township
Allegan Village
Trow
Hail Storm Pelts Roberta Ind With Large Ice Slugs
A violent hailstorm hit Roberta Indiana around 7 PM lasting 10 to 12 minutes. Large ice slugs shattered west windows, some 7 to 8 inches in circumference and up to seven ounces. No deaths reported, several injuries noted.
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RopeEsrts
Aprila
Roberta
Ind
Summer Cottages Destroyed by Tornado in Lattle Creek
A tornado carved a path north and south through Lattle Creek on April night, leveling buildings and windmills. Summer cottages two miles south were blown down with no lives lost. Losses not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattle Creek
Mrcu
Roof of Woodward Avenue School Raised by Cyclone
A cyclone swept through EKaLamazoo Michigan early this morning, injuring no one and lifting the roof from the Woodward avenue school. The damaged structure is valued at about 1000 dollars as the gale spread through the northwest part of the city.
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Ekalamazoo
Micm
Woodward Avenue
Lightning Kills Frazer Man in Morning Cyclone
Mr Fred Eberlein of Frazer was instantly killed when lightning struck during a cyclone that swept the area this morning. The event occurred as the storm moved through the neighborhood, leaving residents shaken by the fatal strike reported in the community.
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Clemens
Mica
Fred Eberlein
Frazer
Guatemalan banker Coloma faces jewelry smuggling case
Coloma a Guatemala banker and coffee planter was arrested on arrival from Europe aboard the French line La Normandie on charges of smuggling about 1000 worth of jewelry and diamonds. Testimony before Commissioner Shields revealed labeled items and his claim that jewelry was hidden in clothing and boots to prevent misplacement during customs. The case remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coloma
Lestie
Youk
Micuel Coloma
Europe
la Normandie
Shields
Commissioner Coloma
Guatemala
Engink
Man Known as Crazy Kelly Shoots Self in Mequon
In MEpForp Wisconsin, Willard Williams nicknamed Crazy Kelly confronted Judge Clinton Texton and a relative at the city courthouse this afternoon and shot himself. His condition is described as critical with unlikely recovery, while the court action or motive remains unclear.
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Mepforp
Wis
Willard Williams
Crazy Kelly
Clinton Texton
Pritchard
Maggie Pritchard
Bey
Crooked City Officers in Arkansas Scene
St Louis reports Alderman Thompson of Little Hook Arkansas created a sensational scene last night claiming to have information that city officers and committee members were to be impeached or removed for a rough incident and alleged misconduct.
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St. Louis
Thompson
Little Hook
Ark
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