Riot Voice Fears Mark Closing Campaign Night
Voters face high tension as polls open with crowds marching and weapons readied. Parnell debates priests at church doors while McCarthyites campaign energetically. Police and troops prepared as clashes seem possible, with follow-up meetings in Clare and Johnswell showcasing split loyalties and heated rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karkesyy
Mansy
Parnell
Mim
Keogh
Father Walsh
Thomas Kxmnonde
Parnell Hold and Kilkenny Election Odds Discussed
The speech portrays Parnell as steadfast, denouncing opposition by unelected rivals, and urging Kilkenny to decide in his favor while acknowledging rural influence through priests could sway the outcome. Harrington asserts Irish Americans largely back Parnell, though many U.S. politicians oppose him. The Kilkenny result remains uncertain, with defeat feared unless rural votes align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Kilkenny
Parnell
Harrington
America
Royal Progressiveness and a Defective Cathedral
Decisive remarks at the school congress from Emperor William, noting that all Hohenzollerns kept pace with their times except Frederick William the Fourth. A striking display of royal aptitude follows as the Cathedral, built with nearly 1,000,000 thalers, is demolished for a new edifice. its massive foundations prove too defective for reuse, with masonry seven yards thick near the Spree River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reni
William
Hohenzollerns
Frederick William the Fourth
Unreasonable Opposition to Jesuit Return
The German Protestant opposition to repealing Jesuit bans is seen as excessive since likely fewer than 100 Jesuits would gain equal citizenship. Most would be literary figures not active in protests, while Jesuits would remain free to operate, undermining fears of a Spanish Inquisition. Liberal thinkers mock Prussian Catholic influence as views grow milder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip I
Spain
A PROBABLE EXCHANGE TRYING TO UNDO DENMARK GERMANIZE
Schleswig Holstein holds at least 400000 Danish speakers who resist Germanization. Analysts note annexation in 1864 was a mistake. Danes propose ceding West Indies islands in exchange for Prussia returning their Danish lands. The bargain is possible but uncertain given the value of the West Indian possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Denmark
Landlords Alarmed By Emigration Of German Labor
Henin Dec 7 Landed proprietors say they are alarmed by wholesale emigration of their laborers to Brazil. They plan to hinder emigration agents. Conservatives warn of urban growth linked to Socialist gains at polls. Germany has few cities over 1,000,000 and only 26 above 100,000 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henin
Brazl
Poland
Germany
Eyrand Appeals After Death Sentence Heard in Paris
Paris reports say Eyrand has appealed a death sentence. On verdict read he collapsed, Gabrielle fainted and declared she would prefer penal servitude. He was led away to La Roquette and will be taken to the execution site in about 40 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eyrand
Evrand
Gabrielle
Shrielle
la Roquette
Emin Pasha Recall Seen as Burlesque by Circles
In Nilen December 2 Emin Pasha's recall by Major Wissman is treated as a burlesque. Emin will ignore Wissman's orders and proceed with his own plan to carry ammunition as laid out, even after refusing rescue. The episode is expected to hasten the dissolution of the entire African affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emin Pasha
Wissman
Emin
Orera
Stan Fe
Scottish Railway Servants Vote On General Strike
A large Dundee meeting decided to strike for Scottish railway employees. Of 61 votes, 60 supported the strike, with only one against. Telegrams indicate extend across centers, signaling a nationwide labor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willhalt
Glascow
Old Blythe's Millions Claimants Fight For Estate Share
English gypsy claimants press their case for a portion of the $4,000,000 Blythe estate. A San Francisco telegram reports that they have just secured a potential concession or breakthrough in the dispute, with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thomas Blythe
Florence Blythe heir battle inches toward appeal
In a tense probate dispute Judge Coffay upheld Florence Blythe as rightful heir to a millionaire estate. The Williams heirs present forged document claims backed by a questioned family Bible. Gypsy Blythes assert forgery and a hired chiromancy expert has testified to the documents’ falsity. Florence has received a $1,000 monthly allowance while the vast Blythe fortune remains contested and an appeal looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Florence
Coffay
Ulythe
Blythes
Dr. Piper
Blythe
Control of the Fair Seen in Exhibitors Plan
Benjamin L. Allen of Boston, head of the American Association of Exhibitors, travels to Philadelphia to discuss managing the World’s Fair. The group, formed after last year’s International Exposition in Boston, aims to control future expositions with 1,000 American product manufacturers backing the effort. They threaten to open or close the fair by their will, and to move exhibits if directors disagree on admissions or other terms. They claim political rings seek to influence decisions and vow decisive moves to safeguard the fair’s outcomes.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Benjamin L. Allen
Boston
American Association of Exhibitors
Hugh Coyle
John Forepaugh
Ost
Chicago
Palmer
General Palmer
American Association of Exhibitions
Sretggee
Allen
Ieneclao
Newace
aSee Baoaca
Association
New York
Ringsters
Mr. Allen
Urey
Treatment News: Lymph Therapy Rollout in New York Hospitals
Twenty one patients at Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids receive lymph treatment begun last Tuesday under Dr. Simon Baruch with Dr. Max Rosenthal. Inoculations varied from five to nine milligrammes, with cough relief noted among several phthisis patients. Reports indicate 116 patients nationwide are receiving Koch treatment in multiple institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thirty-eighth Street
Simon Baruch
Max Rosenthal
Montefiore
Pope
St. Mark's
Weber
Koch
Succi Takes Square Meal on Stage at Koster Bial's
New York December 21 Signor Giovanni Succi ate his promised square meal on stage at Koster Bial's this afternoon a feast of anchovies chicken soup fried calves brains and quail on toast watched by fewer than a hundred spectators George Francis Train added perplexing remarks Herbert Charter a stage manager presented a walking stick with antelope horn Lucci received a gold toothpick from Society L Amite for the feat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giovanni Succi
Koster & Bial
George Francis Train
Herbert Charter
Lucci
Society
L'Amite
Robbers Hold Up Train Near Station
Early today two masked men armed with revolvers boarded a Peoria Decatur and Evansville freight caboose while taking water two miles south of town. They forced Conductor Hampton and Brakeman Hall to surrender valuables, taking a gold watch before fleeing into nearby woods. Locals alerted, search parties scoured the area but apprehensions were not reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olxey
Peoria
Decatur and
Evansville
Here
Train wreck near Heatrice causes fatalities in Nebraska
A Union Pacific passenger train was wrecked shortly after leaving Heatrice. An obstruction on the track, placed maliciously, caused the engine to jump the rails, fatally scalding Bridge Inspector W. H. Mercer and seriously injuring the engineer. The tender and mail car were wrecked, and nearby observers struggled to stop the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lam~coLs
Ner
Union Pacific
Heatrice
W. H. Mercer
Electric Motor Car Jumps Track Injuring Several
An electric motor car derailed at Twenty fifth and Capital avenue this morning. The accident left several passengers injured and coal burns from stove heat. Mrs Dennis O Halloran suffered severe facial and neck cuts with internal injuries. Mrs Aerie McNaughton endured head wounds and severe bruising. both are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Twenty Fifth
Capital Avenue
Dennis O'Halloran
Aerie McNaughton
Tilg
Resignation, Free Speech, and the Pittsburgh Presbytery
In Brooklyn on December 21 the Reformed Presbyterian Church crowd heard Rev. J. F. Carson defend free speech after he read his resignation tied to five ministers suspended by Pittsburgh Presbytery for opposing church tenets. Carson framed refusals to vote as absurd, urged bold pulpit action, and said his resignation was withdrawn after addressing congregants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Willoughby
Tompkins Avenues
J. F. Carson
Pittsburg
United States
Mr. Carson
Movement For Freedom of Speech
Carson
Teresy
Jobn Brown
Tarred and feathered: Bonett's Mill assault shocks town
James Emmons, a young man from Freehold, was tarred and feathered at Bonett's Mill by about two dozen white youths from Englishtown and Manasquan. After being stripped, he was left smeared with tar and feathers and later sought help from a Police Justice. Warrants were issued. all defendants secured bail as hearings loom this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
N. J
James Emmons
Bonett's Mill
Hampton Sparks
Ula May Sparks
Emmons
Spark's Gate
Englishtown
Manasquan
Holmes Scobey
Dearer Cigars Coming From Meetings In New York
New York reports two cigar maker meetings in December weighing price hikes. Eighteen firms at Fifth Avenue Hotel voted to advance prices starting January, while Exchange Place attendees from Philadelphia and Boston warned of market loss if they act first. Edward Heyman denied a trust aim, urging concerted action in a crisis. Journal notes New York and Pennsylvania produce over half domestic cigars, urging leading states to set prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE Dispatch
New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Exchange Place
Philadelphia
Boston
McKinney
Edward Heyman
Eco Journal
Pennyania
Broke the Old Man's Neck in Funeral Party Demonstration
In Peoria on a December day James Hannon showed a funeral party a method to kill a chicken and accidentally broke Pat Lyon's neck by twisting the dead man's neck. The group sat on a saloon porch after the funeral when the accident occurred and the death became apparent only later as they prepared to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Dec
James Hannon
Pat Lyon
Hannon
A Deunken Man's Deed Ends In Tragedy At Antlers
Deputy U.S. Marshal William Ladd shot his wife dead then killed himself near Antlers in the Choctaw station. The couple, said to have planned to attend a hotel ball there, had travelled from Paris on Friday night and were drinking prior to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Trex
William Ladd
United States
Ladd
Antlers
Choctaw Station
Ey Pontates
Desperate duel ends in murder and suicide at ballroom
Mrs Lada s mother visits as Mrs Ladd dances a set then leaves after her husband refuses to enter the ballroom Three shots echo upstairs uncover a dead woman shot through the heart Ladd shoots himself under the chin He survives but tongues mangled and cannot speak He admits the killing in a drunken frenzy noting a storied career of desperate encounters and multiple killings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladd
Short-Lived Liberty: Turlington Escapes Boonville Jail
John Oscar Turlington, who murdered Sheriff Thomas Cranmer, escaped Boonville jail by sawing the cell ceiling and climbing to the roof. He fled south on a horse later found near Otterville. A mob gathered, threatening lynching, as Turlington was recaptured and jailed in Otterville amid renewed pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trlegham
Boonville
John Oscar Turlington
Sherrif Thomas
Cranmer
Snern
Hornbeck
Sixth Street
Otterville
Sherif Hornbeck
Oterville
Turlington
Jammier
Kate
Jone 1
Sugar tariff expert warns of revenue loss and sugar price drop
Henry A. Brown of Massachusetts, in Washington to meet officials and Congress, warns that the alternative duty cut on sugar slated for next April will slash revenue by about 70 million and boost sugar production. He argues a sustained duty could aid reciprocal talks with sugar producers and curb consumer prices. His views reflect GOP and other lawmakers' concerns over Treasury demands for pensions and the navy as expenditures rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasHingTon
Henry A. Brown
Massachusetts
Congress
Brown
Hell
Treasury
Navy
Died in His Traces Joe Story Killed by Accused Man
In Louisiana on Greenville Springs road a man named Joe Story was killed Friday night by William Tisdale who surrendered to the sheriff. Tisdale fled with Emile Victor and Stever Verbois after a confrontation with John L. Powers. Powers and supporters waited for Verbois group and, after a warning, Tisdale opened fire wounding anyone who moved and fatally shooting Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BaTes Royee
Joe Story
Greenville Springs
William Tisdale
Tisdale
Emile Victor
Stever Verbois
John L. Powers
Powers
Murder at Bayou Cain Ends Widow’s Life
Naw Illenia La December 21 Fabrian Mendaza shot and instantly killed Mary Craw son widow of William Case near Bayou Cain in St. Martin Parish. She refused his marriage proposal days earlier. Mendaza threatened to kill her and later shot her in the neck, breaking the spine. He fled and is at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illenia
Bayou Cain
St. Martine Parish
Fabrian Mendaza
Mary Crawson
William Case
Mondaza
Mondasa
Widowed Confidence Woman Fleeces San Francisco Man
Frank Goodwin, a young San Francisco man, lost 84 000 to a New York widow posing as his wife Mrs G Furnam. They traveled West last June, he furnished a flat and supported her, then she vanished with 500 in cash after selling the furniture. Police term her a confidence woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franciaco
Frank Goodwin
New York
Nephew of Gabriel Dumont Fatally Stabbed in Danish Border Feud
A fatal stabbing occurred near the Dakota border when Michael ey, nephew of Gabriel Dumont, was fatally stabbed by Sheias Dene after a renewed dispute. Both men drank heavily. Dumont died within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guetraa
Man
Dakota
Michaeley
Gabriel Dumont
Sheias Dene
Dument
A Serious Wreck Reported in New York Rail Incident
A midnight train wreck was reported near Ballston in Sanatoga New York with rumors of a whack on the Delaware and BH line. Details are sparse as officials investigate the serious incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanatoga
N.Y
Delaware
Ballston
Pendleton hunts down divorce mill creators in fraud case
The Fort Worth former mayor Williams Pendleton exposes Hughes and Campbell, lawyers who forged Cook county court seal and forged divorce papers to obtain Pendleton's Texas divorce for $265. He resigns, seeks revenge, and later remarries Addie Callen as he pursues refunds and arrests.
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Special Telngham
Dispatch
New York
Ron
Williams
Pendleton
Ft. Worth
Texas
W. Duryee Hughes
Landaulet Williams
United States
General Grant
United States Supreme Court
Patrick H. Campbell
Hughes
Campbell
Broadway
Superior Court
Cook County
Ills
P. McGrath
Hughes & Campbell
Peneton
South
Searon
Chicago
Forth Worth
Hughes Campbell
New
Chicas
Addie Callen
Missing steamships Thanemore and Oranmore in great Atlantic hurricane
Telegraph dispatch from Baltimore reports hope fading for steamship Thanemore bound for London with grain and general cargo after December 14 message from London shows likely loss in the December 1 Western Atlantic hurricane. Oranmore, sailing from London via Boston to Baltimore, overdue since November 2, may share the fate. both ships of the same line and crew largely English.
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Baltimore
Up All Hope
Thanemore
London
Maritime Regi
Reber
Carcht
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Transport
Oranmore
W. Johnstone Moffatt
Boston
Moffatt
Lile
Indians at Haskell discuss Messiah letters from territory
Lawrence Kan Dec 2 Several Haskell Institute students receive letters from relatives in Indian Territory about the Messiah craze. A Caddo chief warns daughter to await the coming Christ, noting the ghost dances and a mixed view of whites. An uncle’s letter reports revelations at ghost dances and interviews with the Messiah. The writers urge cautious belief after personal judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
Haskell Institute
Inv Saya
Foolish play with gun ends in brother’s death
Paris Texas December 7 a 16 year old son of County Commissioner Cloud died after fooling with a gun and fatally shooting a man named Goodland near a charley Robinson a posseman was also shot and killed at the scene by a drunken shooter Police charged George Scott Sam ee with the killing as authorities investigated the chaotic event in the crowd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
Here
Cloud
Pera Goodland
L. T
Charley Robinson
Terry
George Scott Ae Samee
Illinois Central shops burn in CutcaGco blaze
A fire in CutcaGco tonight destroyed the paint and repair shops of the Illinois Central Railroad. Four soapmon nearly completed and various equipment were lost. Firefighters halted spread to adjacent buildings, with total losses estimated around several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiinois Central
CutcaGco
Ilinoia Central Railroad
Sitting Bull Death Sparks Sioux Border Uproar
Indians beyond the border report excitement over Sitting Bull's killing. Moos Jaw and Assinahota observers say armed Sioux crossed the line from the south, fearing white extermination and vowing to regain control of the country after the massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moos Jaw
Assinahota
Wood Mountain
Wood Lonntein
One Man Shot and Killed in Fight at Lake Charles
In Lake Charles section 21 yesterday Jamez Coleman shot and killed William Musgrove from Texas after a fatfight. A separate brawl at Goosport left Sanders cutting the throat of Enmed Med Morse and wounding another man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Jamez Coleman
William Musgrove
Texas
Goosport
Sanders
Med Morse
Ghostly descent of Louise Liebendorfer during rainlit somnambulism
Early yesterday in Virginia avenue and Knoxville incline an apparent apparition led to a perilous nighttime descent as Louise Liebendorfer walked in a nightdress. Officer Smith halted her, then A Special Officer escorted her home. her mother and neighbors described multiple sleepwalking episodes linked to a forbidden romance with a young man on Fifteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Smith
Twenty Eighth Ward
Carson Street
Fifteenth
Steizenstein
Louise Lichendorfer
Virginia Avenue
Knoxville
Herr
Officer Smith
Reivenstein
Incling
Reeves Ae Eesse
Ramipen
Louise
Thomas Richards
Miss Livendorfer
Il4izenstein
Virginia Avengon
Richards
Louie
Liebendorfer
Inelmne
Viree
Reannes
Sionee
Sue
Louise Liebendorfer
Max Rotzenstein
Tales Linsdorfer
Runaway Train Averted on Elevated Line in New York
A crowded Sixth Avenue elevated train was disabled while descending to downtown Manhattan. The engineer and foreman dismounted to repair the locomotive when a second train collided in the rear. A young man climbed onto the engine and reversed its lever, stopping the derailment and preventing disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Youk
Sicth Avenue
Oreman
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Johnswell
Scuully
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Younlaps Calle Company
SUCCI
Nebraska
John Brown
New Jersey
Kuffinna
Gabriel du
Mont
Fort Worth, Tex
Earth
Common Council
Mra
Eis Gi
Hes & Campbell
Eeee
Hughes Mypbell
Illinois
Wpendleton
Atlantic
Messiah
Shanghai
China
Boa
Sitting Bull
Louisiana
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