Lovers lured maids to murder via bogus ads in Vienna case
Police probe cold blooded killings linked to decoy advertisements for servant jobs. Fritz Erb and his fiancee Bentrock are accused of luring women, robbing them and murdering Emma Karen and others after confected claims of good positions. Evidence includes clothing of victims and a detailed confession by Buntrock.
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Madgealarce
Franz Schneider
Ife
Vic
Vienna
Agdeburg
Fritz Erb
Be Bentrock
Eric
Solice
Klasees
Emma Kasten
Anere
Isde
Orethy Buntrock
Fritz
Flood Threat Spreads Along Tagus River Banks
A report from ADEID on February 21 warns that snowmelt in Spain swells the Tagus and nearby rivers. Flooding hits Granada Malaga Cordova and surrounding villages with rising waters threatening homes and livelihoods as levees along the Tagus strain under the rising level.
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Igai
Tagus
Adeid
Spain
Granada
Ega
Almeris
Cordova
Uja
Huelan
Aca
Velez
Malaga
Itiers
Lisbon
Count Tolstoi Ordered Back to Estate in Vine District
Moscow reports Count Tolstoi, who aided famine relief in the vine district, ordered by the government to return to his estate. A London letter claimed by a countess Tolstoi as written by the husband spurred the action. The government cites unpatriotic terms.
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Moscow
Count Tolstoi
Vine
London
Tolstoi
Gossip on the Deacon case unsettles Ames crowd
In Ames on February 22, residents doubt Deacon knew of the alleged affair with Abeille. Many think Mia Deacon created the tale to shield herself from harm. Deacon left for Paris Sunday night as the judge summons her to return to Grasse Thursday.
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Ames
Deacon
Abeille
Amerius
Mia
Deacon Wade
Paris
Grasse
Rouvier Now To Form French Cabinet Rasping Old Members
Paris Feb 23 M de Freycinet has begun forming a new cabinet and President Jules holds Rou vier to assemble a government retaining most of the current ministers. Freycinet Ribot Constans and Develle are expected to remain in the cabinet. A dynamite theft from a state factory triggers police searches for anarchists. The Khedive squabble is noted in Istanbul as an investiture debate unfolds.
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Wil
Paris
M. de Freycinet
Joot Haa
M. Rour
MM. Freycinet
Ribot
Constans
Develleve
Sultan Ends Prince Abbas Seizure with Investiture Firman
The secession attempt near the Khedivate ends as the Sultan appoints Marshal Ahmed Eyoub to deliver the investiture firman to the Khedive.
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Prince Abbas
Tories Brace Up Defeat Welsh Church Disestablishment
In parliament Mr De Cobain ignored a House motion to appear, as Mr Balfour plans to move expulsion for fleeing justice. Samuel Smith pressed disestablishment of the Welsh church, arguing for separation from the state. Sir Edward Clarke disputed the move, noting support for the church. the motion failed 267 to 220.
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Wales
Gladstones
de Cobain
House of Commons
East Belfast
Balfour
John Dillon
Samuel Smith
Flintshire
Ireland
Edward Clarke
Smith
Gladstone
Edwin
Oxford Tutor Charged With Blackmail Scandal
Maitland Moreland, an Oxford tutor, is accused of a pattern of blackmail by writing letters from a supposed woman to noblemen. Lord Hothfield and others testified they received similar missives, including a letter signed Ruth Moreland threatening exposure and a divorce-related scandal.
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Loxpon
Maitland Moreland
Oxford
Lord Hothfield
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Ormathwaite
Earl Russell
Ruth Moreland
Miss Scott
Reciprocity Talks With Austria Begin Soon
Vressa Feb 23. Negotiations for reciprocity relations are about to be commenced between Austria and the United States.
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Austria
Vressa
United States
Gould Gives Up $10,000 for Church Extension Fund
New York on February 23 Jay Gould and his daughter Miss Helen Gould hosted a Fifth Avenue reception for the Presbytery of New York to raise funds for church extension and sustentation. Subscriptions totaled and Gould himself announced a $10,000 contribution amid reports of other gifts including $1,000 and $2,500 payments as Rev George Alexander urged generosity. Supper followed the meeting with attendees, including Philadelphia’s Robert Ogden, hearing appeals for money as energy for church work.
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New York
Jay Gould
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Presbytery of
Gould
Robert Ogten
Philadelphia
George Alexander
Dr. Alexander
Mr. van Norden
Divorced Iowa Millionaire Case to be Reopened
Dusvave, Feb. 232. One of Iowa’s most famous divorce suits returns to court in Eldora tomorrow. Col E Ellsworth of Iowa Falls sued for divorce amid alleged infidelity and a secret star chamber proceeding. His wife, then in Colorado, was deprived of custody and property with no public record of testimony. Mrs Ellsworth now seeks to reopen the case and claims she learned of the decree only after service.
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Iowa
Snes
Dusvave
Eldora
Flack
New York
E . Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
Hindman
Pee
Colorado
Star Chamber
Duquesne honors Max Klein with framed resolutions
Max Klein received a set of neatly written resolutions from the Orphan School Commission at the Duquesne event. Signed by Governor Pattison as chairman, the resolutions thanked him for Christmas season reminders given to Uniontown school children. A group of Grand Army men attended as Klein accepted the award with a brief speech.
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Max Klein
Duquesne
Orphan School Commission
Uniontown School
Pattison
Klein
Brilliant Combined Hotel and Theater Ball in 1892
Tancred Commandery No 48 hosted a grand reception at the Alvin Theater joined to Hotel Schlosser by a suspended bridge. A promenade lined Sixth Street as 350 guests, led by General Gobin, enjoyed a lavish supper and continuous dancing before dawn.
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Alvin
Tancred Commandery No. 48
Knights Templar
Commandery
Peon Avenue
Sixth Street
Bng
Gobin
Knight Templar
Knights Templar of
United States
C. Easer
Alfred & Bishop
Tancred
Miss Bishop
Annals of Tancred
Star of Bethlehem
l'Hotel Schlosser
Noted Dispute Ends With Arrest Over Cash Return
A woman demanded the return of money she lent. The man refused, a dispute arose, and she allegedly struck him. Abriole was arrested and held on $300 bail for a hearing today.
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Hin Op
Abriole
Baltimore Doctor's Suicide Notes Love Obsession in Memphis Case
Dr. E. T. Breedlove of Baltimore died at Hurst's Hotel in St Louis after a pistol shot. A letter found among belongings reveals a troubled love fixation with a woman linked to the Alice Mitchell affair, detailing despair, threats, and a plan to end his life with her presence. The note blames social barriers and the couple's relationship for the tragedy.
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St. Louis
Alice Mitchell-Freda Ward
Memphis
E. T. Breedlove
Baltimore
Hurst’s
Judson
Breedlove
Whitelaws
Wheelers
Isaac
Ryau
Portrait Painter Matthew Wilson Dies of Apoplexy at Brooklyn Chess Club
New York February 23 Special Matthew Wilson portrait painter died suddenly of apoplexy at 5 45 pm at the Brooklyn Chess Club rooms 201 Montague street He accompanied John J Spowers to the club and died after a game He was born in London 77 years ago His uncle Samuel Wilson was once Lord Mayor of London He painted for 50 years including portraits of Presidents Harrison Lincoln Arthur and cabinet members He leaves a widow four sons and two daughters Funeral Thursday interment Philadelphia
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New York
Matthew Wilson
Brooklyn Chess Club
Montague Street
John J. Spowers
William Henry Harrison
Lincoln
Arthur
Albert Gallatin
Brewster
Fairbanks
Vermont
Lake George
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Club
End of a Cuban Bandit Ring Stuns Havana
New York reports Modesto Rodriguez, famed Cuban kidnapper, executed at Santa Clara. The gang terrorized the mountain districts for a decade, kidnapping wealthy men for ransom. Victims were held in hiding with letters dictated for payment, while five key figures, including Don Manuel Rosete Blanco, were murdered when demands failed.
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New York
Modesto Rodriguez
Santa Clara
Cuba
Carlos Aguerro
Vince
Rodriguez
Don Manuel Rosete Blanco
Frederick
Done Rosete Blanco
Don Manuel Correno
Key West
Havana
Correno
Cleveland Bids City of Detroit Farewell in Mass Reception
President Cleveland returned from Toledo to Detroit where Governor Winans Acting Mayor Coots and city officials welcomed him. About 20 000 people gathered at the Cadillon Hotel area for a public reception from 7 45 p m to 10 30 p m with General Alger and Senator Dolph among those honored and an elderly lady attempting to embrace the former president.
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General Alger
Detroit
Cleveland
Toledo
Winans
Coots
Mr. Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson
Alger
Dolph
New York
Electric Light Men Meet in Convention at Buffalo
The fifteenth annual National Electric Light Association convention opened in Burfato with President Huniley outlining Niagara Falls power transmission and urging strong support for the World’s Fair in Chicago. He urged attendance in a body and praised Chicago Electric Club for organizing a grand welcome. Discussion focused on underground conduits and conductors with M Francisco of Rutland, Vt, criticizing prior systems as mostly failures and stressing the need for first class work and materials.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Burfato
National Electric Light Association
Huniley
Chicago
Chicago Electric Club
California Electrical Society
San Francisco
M. Francisco
Rutland, Vit
Growth of metal trades and Hewitt speech at Sherry's dinner
New York February 23 special report on the first metal trades dinner since 1860 at Sherry's with about 500 attendees from iron steel copper and tin sectors. Abram Hewitt denounces free coinage praising honest money and condemns currency depreciation while noting industrial progress and a long dinner with notable speakers. Also mentions Marietta Manufacturing booths for county polling under new ballot system and budget details.
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Abram Hewitt
New York
Hardware and Metal Trades
Sherry’s
Webster KR. Walkley
Abram
Hewitt
Iron and Steel Industries
Campbell
Ohio Society
Walkley
Sargent
Buckley
Goodell
F. B. Thurber
David Williams
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Allegheny
Minority Evangelicals Seek Arbitration Over Church Rift
In Allentown 441 ministers from minority Evangelical factions signed a paper proposing amicable settlement and arbitration by a cross denominational panel. Signatories include 04 from East Pennsylvania and 146 from the Platte River Conference. Also noted is a separate case where Margaret Mussage sues James Abriole over assault and battery tied to an employment agency on Grant Street.
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Allentown
East Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Des Moines
Oregon
Tiftnere
Platte River
Margaret Mussage
Donovan
James Abriole
Abriole
Grant Street
Lynching at Warner: George Harris killed by mob
At Warner in Lincoln County around 2 a.m. a mob of about 75 masked men overpowered jailers and shot George Harris, accused of murdering Parks, a Tyre sewing machine agent last September. Harris had awaited trial today. Hancock, jailed for shooting O W Alexander at Pine Run, escaped last week with mob aid. Judge Elliott ordered the grand jury to identify and prosecute the lynchers.
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Little Rock
Warner
Lincoln County
George Harris
Parks
Tyre
Hancock
O. W. Alexander
Pine Run
Court House
Harris
Elliott
McK Twombly Passes on Edison-Thomson Houston Presidency
Boston February 24 reports say McK Twombly will not take the presidency of the consolidated Edison Thomson Houston Electric Company and A Coffin is expected to win the office. A photographer in By a rare studio claims exclusive rights to a Mohammedan elyte Secon for judges. The trade is to be immense.
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Boston
McK. Twombly
Consolidated Edison-Thomson- Houston Electric Company
A. Coffin
Byaerared
Mohammedan Elyte Secon
Jedtes Nigunis
Philadelphia boy dies after hydrophobia bite
Henry Ketterer, 15, died in Philadelphia on Sunday after suffering the symptoms of hydrophobia from a bite last January by a pet spaniel. The dog’s owner and location are noted as part of the incident.
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Philadelphia
Henry Ketterer
Wafter
Coroner Probes McKeesport Fire Deaths of Lynch Children
Coroner McDowell held a partial inquest into the suffocation deaths of Sarah and James Lynch in their McKeesport home. The Hester family briefly lit a lamp during a festival, fireside effort by Michael Lynch failed to save the children, and testimony cited a Baltimore and Ohio engine cutting the hose line. inquest adjourned to determine precise timing of death.
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McKeesport
McDowell
Sarah
James Lynch
Michael Lynch
Lynch
John Hester
Baltimore and Ohio
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Meet at St Charles
The Grand Army of the Republic women’s group, quartered at St Charles, held a council meeting with 275 delegates. Union Veteran Legion Hall opens the session and reports show membership rising by 800 in the year. Officers to be elected include apartment President and President of the Hawkins Home with Mrs Sallie Linhart favored for president and Mrs Anna Leisinger listed as candidate for the Hawkins Home post.
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Grand Army of the Republic
St Charles
Union Veteran Legion Hall
Hawkins Home
Sallie §_Linhart
Pitt
Good Prospects for the Glass Business
George M. Jaques editor of the Crockery and Glass Journal says the outlook for glass goods is encouraging. January sales held to average with heavy orders from New York importers for items not yet made or to be delivered in August and September aimed at the holiday trade. Americans are learning manufacturers stop producing months ahead as home dealers buy sparingly while jobbers stock up.
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George M. Jaques
Crockery and Glass Journal
Monongshela House
Jaques
New York
Recognizing Grippe Symptoms and Using Pure Malt Whiskey
Many people suffer Grippe without knowing it. Early signs include head pains, bad mouth taste, fatigue, chills, and aches. The remedy urged is Duff’s Pure Malt whiskey as a safe stimulant to fortify nature, with warnings against inferior whiskies.
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Grippe
Desser
Oo & Duff
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