Mystery Near Hammond Sparks Cronin Link Still Unsolved
Reports from Hammond Indiana tie the Cooney disappearance to a deadly Cronin case. A hunter found a bloodstained knife a bloody handkerchief and a pool of blood along the Calumet river with a letter and a newspaper fragment suggestive clues. Milwaukee dispatches claim Cooney’s effects surfaced there while Chicago and Hammond police investigate possible murder ties to the Garison cottage saga.
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Cronin
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Milwaukee
Dr. Cronin
Horne
Will Sue For His Wife In Canadian Matrimonial Case
Ottawa reports a sensational case as D B Chisholm, divorced husband of Mrs Foster, arrives from Minneapolis to pursue recovery of his wife from Minister Foster. He claims the Chicago divorce signature was forged and that the divorce was obtained under false pretenses. Oster declines comment as ministers and officials brace for private proceedings amid rumors.
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D. B. Chisholm
Foster
Minneapolis
Chicago
Oster
Dominion Cabinet
Mr. Foster
Stanley
Macdonald
Vice President Morton Visits Chicago for Auditorium Opening
Vice President Morton arrived in Chicago from Washington with his wife and Mrs Sands to attend the formal opening of a new auditorium. He was greeted by Ford W. Peck, Colonel Corbin U. S. A., and Charles A. Hutchinson of the Art Institute. The party stayed at the Hotel Richelieu and visited Grace Episcopal Church before an afternoon and evening of social drives.
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Chicago
Washington
Sands
Ford W. Peck
Corbin U.S. A
Charles A. Hutchinson
Art Institute
Hotel Richelieu
Ulysses
Grace Episcopal Church
Tragic Sawmill Accident Claims 12-Year-Old Boy
In Astoria, December reports say 12-year-old Fretz Johnson, son of Mrs Johnson, died in a sawmill accident. He crawl ed under an edger saw to gather sawdust, was struck as the saw cut into his head, and the upper skull was severed. His distraught mother mourns.
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Poxtitlarp
Fretz Johnson
Nate
Wanamaker Discusses Sunday Work in Postal Service
Rev Wilbur F Crafts spoke to the New York Letter Carriers Association at Cooper Union. He noted Postmaster General Wanamaker is weighing Sunday work in postal services and praised past efforts in delivering Sunday mail to seaside resorts and major cities.
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Youk
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Wilbur F. Crafts
New York Letter Carriers’ Association
Wanamaker
Peenates
Selection of Algiers for Navy Yard Sparks Georgia Fight
Telegram dated December 8 reports the selection of Algiers on the Mississippi for a new Gulf coast navy yard. Georgia congressmen rally Southern House members to seek moving the site to Savannah. Coal men in Pittsburgh show interest in the decision’s outcome.
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Wasatroton
Pittsburg
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Mississippi River
New
Mare
Georgia
Savannah
Arrested in Minneapolis for double murder in Bavaria
Michael Schieber was arrested on suspicion of killing two people at Bavaria, Germany two months ago. He allegedly confessed to murdering his father in law but denies killing his son in law. Local residents recall his presence in the area with neighbors reporting concerns.
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Minneapolis
Michael Schieber
Bavaria
Germany
Islam
Silcott financier tied to stock tips and racing losses
A Dec 8 telegram from Leedom recounts Silcott's ties to stock tips and racing bets. Bramble or Branhill allegedly authored tips urging oil and grain play, aiming for large daily gains. Silcott faced a $1,400 shortage, with his wife Mrs Silcott unaware of the full losses and promised shares.
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Silcott
J. Pugh Rees
Philadelphia
Bramble
Branhill
Leedom
Williamsburg man arrested in grand larceny case
Hamilton Wicks of Williamsburg was arrested after returning from Europe and arraigned at Jefferson Market Court on grand larceny charges. Dering Fosdick paid $1,000 in November 1886 for 400 shares of the American Land and Colonization Association, which Wicks allegedly misrepresented as having real lands and a $100,000 capital. Wicks served as treasurer and manager, while Fosdick says he was later discharged and learned the company had little value. Ford set bail at $25,000 for Wicks.
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New Youn
George C. Jeffrey
Brooklyn
Henry Prentiss
Prentiss Tool Compangs
New York
Wicks
Fosdick
Kansas
Cosmopolitan
Jalson Ford
Anaconda Mine Opens as Rescue Efforts Continue
Early today the Anaconda shaft reopened after a ten day closure. A dog descended to 800 feet and survived only moments, while a second dog at 500 feet remained alive. Crews opened bulkheads at 100 and 600 feet in the St. Lawrence shaft and started digging out collapsed material to reach miners believed trapped in the Anaconda. Gas and steam filled the shafts. main section fire had been extinguished but damage extent unclear.
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Anaconda
St. Lawrence
Elopement in Webster Grove Ends in Parental Blessing
Francis M. Canter and Lottie Saunders, engaged for some time, secretly wed in Quincy Illinois after Lottie left for a visit. The couple explained the union to Lottie's parents, who granted their blessing despite the couple's elopement.
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Webster Grove
Francis M. Canter
Lottie Saunders
G. H. Saunders
Mr. Canter
Lottie
Union Depot
Quincy
Ill
Ill., Where They Were Married. Miss Lottie
Elopers
Heavy Rain Deluges California Local Flood Threats
Storms sweep California for two weeks bringing record rainfall in Northern California and Sacramento Valley lowlands. Flooding threatens irrigation ditches. thousands of acres of oranges and fruit trees damaged and hundreds of new vineyards planned in the Fresno raisin district.
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San Francisco
California
Sacramento Valley
Fresno
Fire and Explosion in Five Story Building at 36 East Fourteenth
Fire broke out in the basement of a five story building at 36 East Fourteenth street and an explosion followed, shaking the structure as flames rapidly spread to the top via the elevator shaft. Firemen responded but the roof of the building, made of inflammable material, burned quickly.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
Li Hea Saas Ashe
Greene county cattle panic blamed on overoptimistic bets
A staff correspondent reports that creditors should delay foreclosures as many innocent sufferers face ruin. Details deny major fraud by leaders like William T. Lantz and others while noting mismanagement possible and a coming equity suits. A meeting of the Laramie Basin Company directors is planned to discuss selling land and cattle and winding up operations.
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Greene County
William T. Lantz
Farmers’ and Drovers’ Bank
Nce
Dwadl Aguiacal
Stephen W. Dorsey
Iss
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Laramie Pisins, Land and Cattle Company
Jones & Brock
Diamond Street
Pittsburg
United States Treasury
Harrison Attends Church as President Resting at Home
President Harrison spent Sunday quietly at his son in law Robert Melee’s residence on Tennessee street. He attended the First Presbyterian Church in the morning and evening, with a brief departure for the party’s station before returning to town.
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Sypranapolis
Harrison
Robert Melee
Tennessee Street
Defauling Cashier Ostrom Linked to Tribune Fire Five Deaths
Mirywoeirn, December 8. Ostrom, cashier and bookkeeper for the Pioneer Press in Minneapolis, is suspected of arson in the Tribune building fire that killed seven men. He admits stealing 9,200 dollars and denies starting the blaze, claiming motive tied to gambling losses and a prior theft. A grand jury will investigate as a detective tracked his movements on the night of the fire.
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Pioneer Press
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Ostrom
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West Hotel
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Stey
Pioneer Press Company
Sunol Horse Sunol Price Sentiment Stirrs Bonner Visit
San Francisco notes Robert Bonner and his brother David paid about forty to fifty thousand dollars for Sunol. Bonner hints at a figure near forty five thousand and discusses Lucy Cuyler and Maud 8 in relation to the bargain. He may entrust Budd Doble with training and plans to return next fall to see Sunol race.
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Lucey Cuyler
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Maud
Budd Doble
Doble
Los Angeles
Jubilee Mass Draws 25000 at Cathedral in Mexico City
Thousands of visitors encamped in town as Archbishop De Labastida presided over a pontifical mass for Bishop Ygnacio Montes de of San Lo Potosi. The three hour ceremony filled the Cathedral and drew heavy crowds, with hotels charging high rates and police kept order. The crowd criticized the Archbishop for unequal admission between the poor and the rich.
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Mexico
de Labastida
Ygnacio Montes de
San Lo Potosi
Died While Driving New York Cab On Fifth Avenue
James McCovey cabman died while driving up Fifth Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. Passenger B O French and others saw him sit motionless with reins in hand as the horse moved toward Forty seventh Street. A doctor said the man was dead, likely from heart disease. McCovey was 48.
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Fifth Avenue
James McCovey
Bansam Osb
B. French
Forty-seventh Street
Wmtees
McUovey
Canada's Best Way To Free Herself From Colonial Shackles
Attorney General Longleyao in Quebec outlines three options for Canada's future: federation, annexation with the United States, or Canadian independence. He favors annexation, arguing Canada is self governing in all but status and could gain practical autonomy while keeping economic ties. He warns against perpetual colonial status and notes current political resistance among sovereigntists and loyalists alike.
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United States
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British Isles
Mexico
Foreign Office
America
Qaefor
Liberal Win in Rimouski Signals Shift Toward Annexation
Ottawa reports Rimouski elected a Liberal advocating Canadian independence, a surprising result in a Tory stronghold. The victory suggests a shift in public sentiment against the Conservatives, with Sir John A. Macdonald's party seen as fading and pro U S relations favored by new Liberal leadership.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Martin
John Macdonald
Socien
Canada
United States
Teamer
Wheat and Flour Destroyed by Fire in Lockport Mill
Fire gutted the seven story Gouring mill in Lockport owned by Saxton & Co. of aa. The blaze caused substantial loss of wheat and flour stored within the facility and threatened nearby properties. Fire crews battled the flames through the night as officials assessed the damage and insured losses.
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Rls
Silver scheme praised as best plan for silver use
Leech, director of the Mint, says Secretary Windom's proposed measure is the best plan for current silver use and could solve the silver problem. He notes mixed editorial opposition and clarifies the plan is original, not like Sherman’s, and discusses certificates on silver bullion based on market value.
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Mint
Leech
Windom
Newpa
Consi
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Sherman
Indom
I. W. Sylvester
New York
Glib Talker Etticerr Crry Duped Religious Members
A sharp speaker known as Etticerr Crry posed as a prophet and swindled religious Black residents of the city. He claimed future-seeing powers and promised hidden treasure from a deceased Ellicott City man. Victims Andrew Lyle and wife paid about $1,660, hoping for a large return.
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Etticerr Crry
Henry Roberts
Roberta
Andrew Lyle
Ellicott City
Lyla Sx
Cae
Lobby efforts to beat Washington for World’s Fair support
A New York lobby push for the 1902 World’s Fair and a tri-city alliance among New York Chicago and St Louis are rumored to oppose Washington. The aim is to sway Congress where Washington holds a solid majority, with whispers of backroom deals to defeat the capital’s influence. Lightner notes the promotion board’s stance amid these murmurs.
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New York
Chicago
St. Lonia
Washington
Congress
Soren Doees
Death of Dr. Dehas Eminent Author and Consul
Dr. Frank S. Dehas former United States Consul to Jerusalem dies at Martin's Ferry Ohio at 11 tonight. A noted traveler lecturer and preacher he led Methodist Episcopal churches in New York Pittsburg Cincinnati and Washington D C. He served General Grant as pastor and built the Metropolitan Church. His travels lectures and book Buried Cities Recovered were widely known. He was brother of Dr. Wills Dehas and descendant of General Charles.
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Wills Dehass
Washington
Charles
Colored People Challenge Proposed Colored M C A
At Olivet Baptist church a mass meeting adopted resolutions opposing the plan to form a Colored M C A. The group urged the board of managers to deny a charter, decrying the move as a color line within the church movement and criticizing some local colored men who support it.
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Olivet Baptist Church
Board of Managers
Debated Man Fends Off Attack After Car Wreck
Charles Congy exited a patrol wagon with a bandaged head and a bite mark on his right cheek after a heated debate. Marsh William Walla and James John are linked to the affirmative side, while Congy was sent home to Pasture Street by a surgeon’s care following the incident.
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Congress to Investigate Ballot Box Forgery in Ohio
Reports from Cincinnati say Congress will probe the Ballot Box forgery as Wheeler Butterworth and T. C. Campbell push for a formal inquiry. Governor Foraker and Senator Sherman are at the center of sensational statements with Wood's confession cited as tying multiple figures to the alleged scheme.
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R. G. Wood
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Cincinnati
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Ballot Box Company
Confession of Wood
Agresmen
Agresmen Inley
Congress
Mr. Halstead
Two Important Letters in the Onage That Hinve Never Yop Boe
A telegram to the Dinfator reports a Wood ballot box contract forgery scandal drawing Republican leaders into a major political controversy. Names linked include Ga Foraker and Ohio’s John Cald, with Col. T. C. S. Campbell alleged to hold letters that could shock readers if published.
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Morey
Ga Foraker
John Cald
Second
Ohio
Caldwell
T. C. S. Campbell
New York
Comeres
Butterworth delays Ohio ballot inquiry resolution
Congressman Butterworth prepares a resolution to appoint a House special committee to investigate the Ohio ballot box but postpones introduction until after the governor-elect is inaugurated. A resident of Reserve Township, John Berger, assumes an unofficial law role following a neighbor dispute at the Allegheny station.
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Ohio
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