Fitzsimmons Beyond Doubt and His Pitfalls
Special telegraph report from New Orleans details Fitzsimmons, Pittsburg burglar and murderer of Detective Gilkinson, remaining jailed until Murphy arrives. He claims a three hour hand saw escape from Allegheny County Jail and asserts his wife aided him with her pistol, while denouncing counsel and a key witness. He hints at future letters to papers.
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Holmes Anderson
Warden McAleese
Tom Marshall
Fitts Monkey
Ateraton
New Oraveans
Fitssimmonas
Pittsburg
Gilkinson
Murphy
Firesimmons
Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Leeds
Greenville
Brockville
Allegheny County
Stonewall Jackson
New Orleans
Outlaw Fitzsimmons Faces Pittsburg Trial After Capture Claims
District Attorney and Warden McAleese recount the arrest of Fitzsimmons aided by slips of paper found on Holmes Anderson. They state Anderson’s search revealed key papers, leading to Fitzsimmons’s impending Pittsburg trial and potential second degree murder charge. Detective Finney is praised for timely action.
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Firesimmons
Thomas M. Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Arshall
John McAleese
Fitz
McAleese
Holmes Anderson
Fitsimmons
Anderson
Burleigh
Murphy
Fix
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Finney
Lamb
Ill-starred Eider wreck rescue yields orderly evacuations
From dawn to night crowds gathered as the transatlantic steamer Elder battered by heavy seas stranded near Atherfield Ledge. Lifeboats launched at 3:30 pm braved fierce rollers to save all aboard with no panic reported, and 27 passengers reached Southampton aboard later.
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Southampton
Atherfield
Atherfeld Ledge
Ding A Pein
Twe
Bison
Eider
Aron Lees
Grand Central Hotel to Close After Long Struggle
The Grand Central Hotel will close tomorrow after creditors meet on site. Fayman and Sprague, owners under a ten year lease expiring May 1903, owe $30,000 in rent and $16,000 to suppliers. Property owned by Eugene Higgins, noted for the Sleehead fetes and telescope fame.
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New Yor
Grand Central Hotel
Fayman & Sprague
Eugene Higgins
Im Fisk
Indies
Stokes
Andi
Requisition Telegrams in Fitzsimmons Capture Case
Detective Finney telegrams from New Orleans confirm positive identification of Fitzsimmons but no legal rights admitted. Warden McAleese District Attorney Burleigh note cooperation. Belizhoever returns from Harrisburg with non requisition papers.
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Marshall
Warden McAleese
Burleigh
J. J. Finney
Fitesimmons
New Orleans
Belizhoever
Harrisburg
Fitzsimmons
Deen
Trade stalls as cable road plan stalls development
Merchants complain of stalled trade while the proposed cable road is debated. A hotelman argues only a sale offering $40,000 or more will attract buyers, suggesting the property will be leased for business use if not brought to market for higher offers.
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Ie Ee
Cleveland Must Speak to End Democratic Split
Boston Feb 2 Special Cleveland leaders threaten to drop the fight unless he publicly proclaims his candidacy. A prominent Democratic figure says New York hesitancy and Cleveland’s passivity have frayed the camp, with New York advisers weighing alternatives like McPherson Palmer or Boies.
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Boston
Cleveland
New York
Massachusetts
Tue Disratc
Hill
Murray Hill
Democratic Party
McPherson
Palmer
Boies
Creede Springs Up as Rich Mining Camp in Colorado
Denver February 2. Creede rapidly grows into a booming mining camp on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad with rough board houses and thriving mines rivaling Leadville. A English company offered David H. NMoffatt one million to bond Holy Moses but he refused. The State claims center 180 acres amid land disputes attracting squatters and potential trouble as February 2 auctions proceed.
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Denver
Creede
Leadville
David H. N Moffatt
Holy Moses
Ason
Blaine Denies Knowledge Of Egan Family Allegations
Disratca reports that the House Foreign Affairs Committee may probe Minister Egan and his son in Santiago over a $5,700,000 Chile claim. Secretary Blaine rejected any knowledge of the case saying no statements are his and that he has said all he could on the subject.
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Wasumetos
Blaine
Disratca
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Egan
Santiago
Hela
Les
Lee
Hiaine
State Department
Cleveland speaks at Atlanta in a rare public appearance
Ex president Cleveland rode into Atlanta from New Orleans by train to a vast crowd at Central station. About six thousand people cheered as Governor Northen introduced him and he briefly thanked the audience for the warm welcome and recalled a visit five years prior. He said it would take more backbone than he had to refuse such an invitation.
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AtLasta
Cleveland
New Orleans
Central Station
Northen
Cleveluna
Sete
Dalzell
McCalmont
Allegheny
Post Office
Treasury Ceriment
Department of Justice
Pittsburg
Buffington
Pec
Senate
LigutrEr
McCiinn
East Middle Patent
Ward
Patriotism Aroused Over Captain O Grady Refusal
Captain O Grady of the British ship Brendon refused to haul down the colors at Bridgeport Conn on a demand from a mob largely of State militia. Aparcel with a brand-new union jack was sent by the Canadian Pacific Express to Mon treal area subscribers who funded the gift at low per person amounts.
Shetland Islanders Starving Bottle Message From Fowla
A bottle found near Lerwick, Scotland, carried a note from Fowla in the Shetland isle group reporting that isolation caused by storms has left Fowla inhabitants on the verge of starvation. The message notes only a few potatoes remained at the time the bottle was cast.
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London
Lerwick
Scotland
Fowla
Ber Islands
Postmaster Gilleland Scrutiny Sparks New Inquiry
Washington reports doubled trouble over Allegheny post office with Special Agent McCalmont’s new inquiry. Stakeholders include Postmaster General, Representative Stone, and agents. Myler faces cash account lapses while Gilleland’s efficiency is questioned amid pending vacancies and potential departmental action.
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Bureau OF
Washington, D
Allegheny Post Office
McCalmont
Colonel Stone
Collector of Internal Revenue
Gilleland
Stone
Myler
Mr. Myler
Resolution Eulogy Sparks Refusal to Accept Nation
A group adopted a resolution praising their President and opposing acceptance of the nation. Other motions denounced the price of whisky, listing two cents a proof as a standard. The record notes confusion over amounts and the board’s stance on taxation and policy.
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Vedanes
Legislature adjourns as minority stays. sergeant at arms called
In a February session the House adjourned with the majority absent. Speaker Paige declared adjournment, but Republicans left while Democrats remained. A pro tempore Speaker Callahan presided as Clerk Eddy noted the record, and Tim McCarthy was named Sergeant at Arms with six deputies. An attendance enforcement order was passed with penalties for absentees. copies go to all members. The minority then adjourned until tomorrow at 1 PM.
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House
Adh.m
Paige
Walker
Hartford
Calishan
New Haven
Callahan
Ietter
Eddy
Markley
New Britain
Tim” McCarthy
Windsor Locks
Atl Pr. M
Kidnapped Ward Waterbury Forces Big Ransom Refused Clear Lead
Across the Conn New York border farmers report Ward Waterbury missing after school. A ransom note demanded six thousand dollars at Jim Millers bridge Bedford with a threat to kill the boy. Waterbury vows to raise funds and meet the abductors alone.
Keystone Secrets Out in Yard Preliminary Hearing
Philadelphia report on Henry H. Yard tied to Keystone Bank collapse. Government expert Barrett testifies about Yard's $495,785 debt, with forged certificates and uncharged deposits. Yard held on $20,000 bail for trial as hearings unfold.
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Henry BH. Yard
Barrett
Philadelphia
Henry H. Yard
John Bardsley
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone Bank
United States
Read
Albert Barrett
Yard
Sp Lake and Irt Company
W. 5
Jackson
Carlyle Harris Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In New York on February 2, after nearly two months on trial for poisoning his young wife, medical student Carlyle Harris was convicted of murder in the first degree. The deceased was a pupil at a fashionable boarding school for women, and the verdict prompted a dramatic scene as Harris’s mother fainted and the Recorder praised the jury’s clear decision.
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New York
Carlyle Harris
Helen Relace
Harris
Salisbury Speech at Exeter Advocates Union Support
Lord Salisbury spoke at Exeter to a Devonshire Conservative ovation. He invoked national sorrow for a deceased amiable Prince and sympathy for the royal family. He noted the parish councils, called Ireland the burning question, and urged the country to uphold the union.
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Loxprox
Feo
Lord Salisbury
Exeter
Devonshire
Ireland
Bidnaper's daring kidnapping plot halted in Minnesota
Mrs. R. G. Ray of Erie faced potential decade in Stillwater prison after a staged kidnapping attempt aimed at four year old Metle Dorria Harple. Edward J. Harple of Erie plotted with her to seize the child from Mrs Seida C. Harple in Minneapolis. Police arrested Ray at the Vanderbilt House before the plan could unfold and she confessed the scheme.
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Seida
C. Harple
Ward J. Harple
Erie
Minneapolis
Harple
Ray
Vanderbilt House
Hudson
Wis
Wisconsin
Preacher Declares Himself God as Atlanta Doom Predicted
Amarta Georgia February special report states Andrew Hill a colored preacher has become convinced he is the Almighty. He rants that Atlanta will be destroyed as Jerusalem and warnings of wrath follow. A jury finds him insane and he is committed to the State Lunatic Asylum.
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Amarta
Andrew Hill
Atlanta
Jerusalem
Hill
Cohamant
State Lunatic Asylum
Coroner's Jury Blames Railroad for Sleighing Tragedy
The coroner's verdict finds the Wabash Railway Company violated a city ordinance by running the train nearly 20 miles an hour at the time of the sleighing accident that killed eight men. The driver of the sleigh and the railroad company are not directly held responsible.
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R. Levin
Wabash Railway Company
Japan Hit By Violent January Earthquake
San Francisco reports a strong quake on January 3 affecting Gila Nagoya and surrounding areas. Three houses collapsed in Nagoya and the ground ruptured with mud and water from fissures. Several buildings were damaged though casualties are not yet confirmed.
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Japan
San Francisco
Gila
Nagoya
Lake Erie Railroad Board Expands to Nine Members
The Lake Erie Railroad Company announces its Board of Directors increases from seven to nine members. All former directors are re-elected, with Frank R. Lawrence of New York and G. E. Pomeroy of Toledo named as the two new members. The first train from Wheel s operated yesterday, entering Wheeling via the Wheeling Terminal yard.
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Lake -Erie Railroad Company
Frank R. Lawrence
New York
G. E. Pomeroy
Toledo
Wheeling
Wheeling Terminal
Brice Senate Seat Inquiry Moves to Sherman and Senate
Ohio legislative actions shift Brice seat eligibility to the United States Senate with John Sherman to guide the inquiry. A House committee approved referring the Brice matter to the Senate and instructed Sherman to proceed under Senate rules. The session also moved on armory funding, hospital oversight, and oil and gas leasing bills.
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Brice
Sherman
United States Senate
Indianapolis
Columans
Committee On Elections Today
Brittain
Columbiana
United State
Senate
United States
John Sherman
Calvin
House
C. N.G
Bitterin
Ohio
Davis
Mahoning
Wae Aoa Bs
Griffin
McConica
People Direct
Easton Lawyer Shoots Self Facing Guilty Cross Examination
Preston M. Gernet, an eight year Easton lawyer, killed himself in the Court House toilet as cross examination neared, after facing theft charges over $6,000 from an estate executor. He left a note to his wife asking forgiveness, saying prison would ruin her.
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Easton
Preston M. Gernet
Court House
CIA
Emanuel Odenweilder
Germet
Gernet
Odenwelder
Honduras
Ablee Leaders Than Garza Rally With Yankee Support
A Northern Mexico correspondent reports small rebel detachments along the Rio Bravo ready to join Garza. They blame Diaz for subordinates’ acts, expect prominent leaders to emerge, and say funds come from a New York and Washington ring linked to cattle and mining interests. The bands are well armed, with ammo, but poorly mounted.
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Lanepo
Tex
Mexico
Rio Bravo
Garza
Diaz
Rebders
New York
Washington
United States
Shoes stolen from city store led to arrest
John O Donnell was arrested by Officer Chris Ford on a warrant by George Gregory for larceny of a pair of shoes. O Donnell owned a shoe store at 413 Penn avenue and displayed goods on a bench when a passerby seized shoes. He was held for court after a January 11 incident at the coal office on Forty seventh street. trial suspended on costs. He was on parole at first arrest.
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John O'Donnell
Chris Ford
George Gregory
O‘donnell
Penn Avenue
Oo Il
Pas O'Donnell
Ryth
Morginza
Nym Crinkle Wheeler Weds Miss Jennie Mowbray
Alfred Carpenter Wheeler known as Nym Crinkle married last Saturday to Jennie Pearl Mowbray. Attending the ceremony were Wheeler's son Frank T. Wheeler and Deshler Welch. The bride, a Minneapolis native, has been living in Tarrytown.
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New York
Alfred Carpenter Wheeler
Nym Crinkle
Jennie Pearl Mowbray
Wheeler
Frank T. Wheeler
Deshler Welch
Minneapolis
Tarrytown
Whisky Trust Directors Sustain Conservative Policy
At a Feb 2 meeting in Culiaco President J B Greenhut defended the policy against inflated profit reports and said the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company could pay two or three times the declared dividend. He outlined the board's stance and financial position.
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Culiaco
Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company
Whisky Trust
J.B. Greenhut
Morris
Chileans isolate minister as war continues
Santiago correspondent reports Chileans keep Minister Egan Jeon isolated amid ongoing war, while relations improve with the United States Government.
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Lorpow
Santiago
The
Times
Egan Jeon
Ile
United States
Jack the Slasher Strikes in Local District
A local jack the slasher has begun a reign of terror here. Citizens report a violent incident on a street, with a stabbing attempt near a regular thoroughfare and a woman briefly endangered by the assailant. Police urge caution and seek witnesses.
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Jack the
Jack the Slasher
Not Diphtheria But Death By Own Action
Wilbur Folsom a traveling salesman for E. E. Ewing of Portsmouth died Sunday afternoon in Ironton Ohio from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the heart. Despondent over business affairs his wife tried to cheer him. Earlier reports blamed diphtheria. Also notes Wheeling Road directors named at stockholders meeting in Now Youls.
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Ironton, O
Snowxton
Wilbur Folsom
E. E. Ewing
Queensware
Portsmouth
Folsom
Wheeling Road
Yous
The
Wheeling and
Snow Slide Destroys Tanovel Miners’ Cabin Traps Two Men
Leadville reports a February snow slide covered the Deer Lodge tunnel and destroyed the cabin toward Jim Cronan and Pat McGuire. Mine workers fear both men are dead as a digging party searches the shaft and debris for signs of life.
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Leadville
Deer Lodge
Jim Cronan
Pat McGuire
Policy Holders Face Demands as Bank Closes
The Universal Banking Association closed its doors amid fiscal turmoil. Certificate holders face maturity issues and potential financial loss as the institution halts operations and seeks payment or settlement. Local authorities investigate possible mismanagement and creditors seek remaining assets.
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Boster
Universal Banking Association
A. Oo
Sara Rap
Sunday Session Deliberates on Sunday Papers at Pittsburg Presbytery
The Pittsburg Presbytery met at Point Breeze Church with large attendance. Rev James Kirk delivered a forceful if mild defense of the Sunday newspaper as ministers debated Sunday observance and opposed singling out any industry for condemnation.
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Pittsburg
Point Breeze
IF. Hill
James Kirk
Presbytery
Hill
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Svelgee Seall Corporations
I. Oda
Mr. Hill
Gilson
Presbyterian Church
J. M. Maxwell
Mr. Gilson
Jesus Christ
Charlies Hodges
Alexanders
Kirk
A. A. Kelly
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Mona
WE Hays
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