Riverside prison scandal looms as doctor accused of aiding escapes
The long investigation centers on hospital steward Dr. B B Mahameke at Riverside Penitentiary who is charged with accepting bribes to aid inmates Fanning Shay and McPhillamy in a planned escape. Witnesses describe alleged cruelty including gagging patients and a $265 bribe plus a $5 chicken payoff.
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Lucre Luring Love and a Fortune Sealed
Ann Arbor youth Babcock must wed within five years to inherit $500,000 from his uncle Luther James. He receives hundreds of letters from women across the United States warning him about fortune hunters. Widows, old maids, and young girls write in varied tones, some urging caution, others proposing immediate marriage or travel plans to secure the fortune.
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The High Cost of a Kentucky Feud Revealed
Louisville dispatch reports Ballard Frenehb, leader in the Perry county French-Eversole feud, detailing feud expenses. He says he left Perry county due to heavy costs, including 390 bodyguards at 50 dollars a month, wages, rations, rifles, and ammunition. He estimates total feud outlay around twenty thousand dollars amid ongoing strife.
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Louisville
Kentucky
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Perry County
Lost Creek
Reathitt County
Joans
Died in Great Agony Meg Baker Circus Snake Charmer
Miss May Baker a noted snake charmer in the circus world died at Central Hospital Buffalo of tetanus contracted from a sliver under her thumbnail. She was 24, from Springfield Massachusetts by marriage to Charles H Baker, once with the Great Eastern Show, famed for handling a 15 foot African constrictor.
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Boodle or Blood: Miner Seeks Broker Downstairs
Special telegram reports Major A. A. Selover pursuing his former broker Joseph A. Blair through the El Cristo Mining Company offices at 45 Broadway after a dispute over Cristo stock. Blair fled downstairs with witnesses as Selover chased him, the men weighing 150 and 250 pounds respectively. The quarrel centered on unprofitable Cristo investments.
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New York
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Jay Gould
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Joseph A. Blair
Aldrich Court
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Blair
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el Cristo Mining Company
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Broker Blair
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Married, Divorced and Remarried in Kentucky Town
Twenty years after Henry Drane and Emily Dickey wed in Lesaxox Ky a divorce separated them. Dickey moved to Detroit and opened a boarding house with their daughter. The daughter returned, the estranged parents reconciled in Dayton Ohio, and Henry and Emily were quietly remarried. They plan to live again in Lesaxox with their now well off daughter.
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Emily Dickey
Padoe
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Lebanon
Dayton
Cabinet Confusion in Harrison Cabinet Talks
Indianapolis dispatch reports chaotic cabinet wrangling as General Harrison reshapes the lineup. John C New expected for Treasury despite Blaine opposition, with discussions hinting at Miller as Allison’s substitute and potential posts for Foster, Henderson, and others. Russell Harrison returns from Montana amid East Coast lobbying for cabinet influence.
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Investigation into County Clerk Sullivan Irregularities
Indianapolis February 2 The investigation into County Clerk Sullivan continues with new irregularities found. The exact amount remains unknown though total discovered to date is 100 500 dollars.
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Stamps Stolen From Warren Post Office
Burglars entered the Warren Ohio post office last night and stole about $2,000 worth of stamps. The crime under police investigation follows other recent mail losses in the region. No arrests announced yet.
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Warren
New Tariff Bill Aimed at Compromise by House Panel
Ways and Means panel nearly ready to draft a compromise tariff bill based on the Senate substitute with internal revenue provisions and a broad duty reduction. Democrats push for a public display of willingness to cut tariffs while Republicans caution that a timely agreement before Congress ends is unlikely and that both sides seek political gains rather than clear action.
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Mysterious murder shocks Philadelphia neighborhood
Philadelphia reports a woman found shot and dying in a vacant Hope Street lot near Montgomery Avenue at about 10 pm. The victim, about 23, was seen dressed well. a man named Frederick admitted hearing a shot but denied involvement as police detain him for questioning.
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Goff Works to Build Support in Gubernatorial Inquiry
Charleston, February 2. Filibustering tactics mark today's session as General Goff camps on the floor, marshaling forces. Kenna remains blocked, with Carr opposed and Union Labor men wavering. Ballot shows Kenna 39, Goff 38, Union Labor 3, Brannon notables.
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Too Much Glory for One Man Heleneas Star
Helens February 2 issue reports President Harrison's official organ at Helens led by son Russell B as general manager. Rival Record faced suppression as the new paper aims to launch a modern plant with imported East editor prospects. Republicans optimistic over a Helena paper tied to the new administration.
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Germans in the Pacific Report From Dashing Wave
The schooner Dashing Wave, captained by William Chipman, arrived in San Francisco on February 2 reporting a 39 day voyage from the Marshall Islands. It carried copra and timber logs while noting German influence expanding across the Pacific and seizures of Pleasant Islands.
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Pleasant Islands
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Equator
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Prince Rudolf Death Theories Stir Rumors And Public Debate
Reports vary on the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf death with rumors of suicide or murder. Physicians doubt natural causes and discuss despondency and intoxication, while tales of a duel, a betrayed sister, and a cab driver mingle with speculation. England and Vienna hinge on the fate of the Empress as officials weigh the circumstances.
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