Fitzsimmons Capture in New Orleans After Months of Trail
Notorious thief and murderer Frederick Carlton Fitzsimmons, alias Ambrose Budd and others, was arrested in New Orleans after detectives traced him via letters and tips. Police found a hammerless revolver and a brace of ivy revolvers, with officers crediting decisive cooperation and a long pursuit from Pittsburg to the Southern city.
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New Orleans
Frederick Carlton Finsimmons
Ambrose G. Budd
Anderson
Jellick
A. B. Charles
Journer
Third Precinct
Rance
Fitzsimmons
Pitisburg
Gaster
Weir
McCleary
Board of Commissioners of
Allegheny County
Kilkineon
Finpey
New Urieaing
Malone
Kerwin
Kance
Finney
Pittsburg
Vonderbank
Adam Lang
National Detective Bureau
Strangers
Firesimmons
Burgundy Street
Toulon Street
Fred Fitesimmons
Smith & Wesson
How Fitz Was Traced in Folly of Flight and Capture
A sprawling recap of Frederick C. Fitzsimmons two year chase from Homestead to New Orleans. Reports detail the letters to Holmes Anderson, the hotel rendezvous, and detective work that finally tied the fugitive to a New Orleans arrest and pending extradition. The narrative emphasizes the long pursuit, multiple leads, and authorities coordinating to bring Fitzsimmons back to Pittsburgh.
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Ofiers
Stone
Frederick C. Fitzsimmons
John Schmidt
Homestead
Vonderbank
New Orleans
Ball’s Run
Gilkinson
Murphy
Clark
Allegheny County
Fred Fitzsimmons
Pittsburg
Seat Te If
Egan
New England
Fitzsimmons
Crescent City
P. J. Murphy
Desperate fugitive Fitzsimmons tracked by police
Detective Finney and officers shadow Fitzsimmons described as armed and dangerous. Morris Manhard, a peddler, was arrested on Barrack and Bourbon streets after being spotted with a loaded revolver. He claimed to be a stranger staying at Charles street's Strangers Hotel and was photographed for identification. Police alerted Pittsburg authorities and continued pursuit while awaiting proper papers. The case involves letters and planned meetings at the Vonderbank and National Agency connections.
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Lang
Adam Snyder
Vanderbank Hotel
Holmes Anderson
Fitzsimmons
Holmes
Murphy
Imag Cigstan
Finney
Selassie
Edgar
Segassie
Anaes Rae Peetanees
Paria
Paris
Fitzaimmons
New York
Titzsimmons
J. J. Brown
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Roger O'Mara
D. S. Gaster
Brown
Beltzhoever
Gaster
Gourley
Pews
D County
Fitzsimmons’ A
Thomas Pender
Harrisburg
Porter
Journer
Rance
Fussimmons
Barrack Street
Guster
Strangers
Clark
Harry Beltzhoever
Buck and Murphy
James J. Finney
Vonderbank Hotel
Anderson
National Agency
St. Louis
Systematic thief Fitzsimmons preyed on Drygoods firms
County detective Beltzhoover details Fitzsimmons scheme of posing as a reputable agent to steal thousands in fine fabrics from Buffalo firms six years ago. He used a partner, a makeshift box swap to swap empty boxes for full ones, and ensured he fetched full market value for every item. He operated under different names in multiple cities, building a store reputation to facilitate resale.
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Fixsimmons
Beltzhoever
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Buffalo
Fissimmons
Jib Horne
Firesimmons
Firesimmons Has Left Ten Spark ‘Ol Om Mies Setsotess
Silence and Secrets Surrounding Fitzsimmons Legend
A prisoner who sought money to wrap stamps or a newspaper received ten dollars from Fitzsimmons, never varying the amount. The pattern fostered silence among inmates who refused to speak about Fitzsimmons or themselves, ensuring a lasting hush about the man and his dealings.
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Fitzsimmons
Delicate appendix operation saves traveler Captain Rose
New York, Feb 1. At St Luke's Hospital Captain Edward Temple Rose, a Tenth Hussars officer and staff member to the Prince of Wales in India, underwent a nerve wracking amputation of the vermiform appendix. Despite a four inch thick abdominal wall and a bent appendix, the operation by Dr. Bull succeeded. Rose, 37, and his wife Jindy Devilia remain at the Hotel Brunswick as he recovers.
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New York
St. Luke's Hospital
Edward Temple Rose
Tenth Hussars
Prince of Wales
England
France
Atlantic
Captain Rose
Joan Rose
Jindy Devilia
Earl of Cathcart
Forbes-Leith
Park Avenue
Brunswick
Indian
America
China
Japan
Darwin
Hope
Dr. Greenleaf
Soon
Lenox
Queenstown
Francis P. Kinnicutt
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kinnicutt
Rose
Rail workers threaten general UP strike over demands
Conductors and brakemen warn that Union Pacific must meet their terms and declare the strike would halt every wheel in the system. They weigh the feasibility of a strike and insist they seek peace but are prepared for war if negotiations fail.
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Union Pacific
Fifth Avenue Valuation Protest Moves Toward Reduction
A large Fifth avenue meeting backed a demand for a 20 percent cut in assessed values, arguing the Board of Assessors overvalued property. Mayor Gourley intervened, sending a letter reinforcing supervisory duties and urging fair, lawful assessments while appeals proceed to the board or court.
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Fifth Avenue
Market
Smithield
McClintock
Board of Assessors
Wood — Street
Walter
A. Reineman, Jr
Messrs. McClintock
Roberts
Nx. Beskots
Gourly
Gourley
Gaunt Lewes
County Commissioners
Peasants Turn Thieves Over Famine and Serfdom Plans
Report from Rosalia dated February 1 describes starving peasants swarming into the capital, shops looted and violence used to obtain food, with typhus claiming many lives. government schemes to reestablish serfdom include allotments to communes and communal stocks, while rail expansion drives Petrovosk line progress with temporary stations and wooden bridges to open traffic before year’s end.
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Rosalia
Loxpow
Samaria
Somalia
Sarite
Alexander II
Petrovosk
Caucasus
Clerical Politics Denounced by Boston Minister
Rev. Dr. Ruther Townsend denounces clerical politics in a Boston address. He accuses ministers of machine tactics like button holding and wire pulling in church elections from delegates to bishops. Townsend urges conferees to favor pastors devoted to pastoral work over caucus success and condemns the unmanly boldness and sycophancy fueling church leadership.
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Boston
Ruther T. Townsend
The Letter Killed Her
Miss Minnie Carey of North Sandy aged about 20 took strychnine and died Saturday evening after receiving a troubling letter. A friend noted the post office query earlier that day and fragments of the letter were found on her return home. Her mother attempted aid as the girl declared she had taken poison. No clear motive is established.
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Sandy Lake
Minnie Carey
North Sandy
Here
Santiago Dispatch Reveals Safe Conducts for Refugees
The Timex correspondent notes that Minister Egan did not inform Washington officials that he had granted safe conducts to refugees who sought asylum at the United States Legation. The dispatch shocks U.S. officials and raises questions about the grounds of combat assumed by the United States against Chile.
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Lospex
Santiago
Timex
United States
Chile
Egan
Washington
Legation
Time
Frozen Great Lakes Provide Thick Ice For Shipping
Lake Erie is frozen from the American to the Canadian shore for the first time in six years and Lake St. Clair is also solidly frozen. The ice is thick enough for race courses and daily races, pleasing vessel owners. The heavy ice is expected to delay navigation opening but may boost freight rates.
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Lake Erie
Bnrre
Lake St. Clair
Suicide by starvation in Carlisle jail
Harry Vincent, colored, died in the county jail in Carlisle on February 1 after refusing all food for days. He was jailed for a minor offense and resisted attempts to force nourishment, finally turning his face to the wall as his starvation ended his life.
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Carlisle
Harry Vincent
Widow of Two Personal Crisis Reports
A Scandinavian man Halver Halverson, living sixteen miles east of the city, is found dead in his attic with a revolver after a shooting occurred Saturday night. Three years earlier he married a widow whose first husband died by poison, a coincidence noted in the report.
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Yaneton, & D
Halver Halverson
Halverson
UP Trainmen Prepare for War Across System
The Grievance Committee of Union Pacific trainmen and conductors threatens a systemwide stoppage if their demands are ignored after presenting grievances to road officers nearly a week ago. The spread of the dispute highlights labor tensions on the railroad.
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QmaHa
New
Union Pacifico
Veiled Women Arraigned in Ward Slaying Case
Alice Mitchell and Lillie Johnson were arraigned in Memphis Criminal Court on the murder indictment of Freda Ward. Johnson pleaded not guilty. Mitchell pleaded not guilty and insanity. Defense plans expert testimony. no bail for Johnson if trial is set soon.
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Memphis
Sperial
Alice Mitchell
Lillie Johnson
Criminal Court
Freda Ward
Pio
Dubase
Miss Johnson
Miss Mitchell
Lillie Jonson
Oe Gantt
Cleveland on his way home after New Orleans reception
Ex president Cleveland visited New Orleans for about 12 hours on his return from Joe Jefferson's plantation. About 6000 people, including women and a few Negroes, attended a quiet City Hall reception. He avoided interviews and political talk, spoke of hunting at Orange Island, and then left for home by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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New Orleans
Cleveland
Joe Jefferson
Orange Island
Jefferson's Island
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Ada Freeman Goes Detective to Unmask Oakland Suitor
Ada Freeman sister of Kate Castleton and actress dressed as a boy to shadow a grocer in Oakland. She learned the man was already married, prompting her to abandon the engagement and return to the stage.
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San Francisco
Spenal
Ada Freeman
Kate Castleton
Oakland
Castell Brydes
Ada
Miss Freeman
Scarcity of Mutton Expected in Paris
Paris reports a likely mutton shortage as foreign sheep imports halt under the new tariff law effective today. Provinces will not boost supplies to cover the gap, the cata explains.
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Paris
Cata
France
Riggin Kin Prepare Indemnity Claim Against Government
The brother and two sisters of John W. Riggin the Baltimore sailor killed by a mob in Valparaiso will send a formal indemnity claim to Washington tomorrow. The Riggin family home is in Philadelphia and the action seeks governmental compensation.
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Riggin
Philadelphia
John W. Riggin
Baltimore
Valparaiso
Washington
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