Will of Colorado convict unearthed treasure by oak tree
James Hoover buried gold nuggets worth 7666 dollars near McConnellstown in Porter township. After years of crime and a life sentence in Colorado for murder, Hoover died last month and left a will naming his father and Warden Hoyt as heirs. Hoyt found Hoover’s father in Franklin county and recovered the treasure beneath a white oak in Brenneman’s land with the help of the old man’s map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hoover
Porter Township
Huntingdon County
Colorado
Hustisetox
Carter Township
Hoyt
State Penitentiary
Canon City
Col
Franklin County
George Simpson
Ohio
Simpson
Hoover
McConnellstown
Alexandria
Michael T. Branneman
Warden Hoyt
McConnellytown
Michael T. Brenneman
Farmer Brenneman
Mr. Frenseman
Liverpool Jack Indicted over Kidnapping Ring Tales
Assistant District Attorney Parker recorded statements from new victims of Liverpool Jack, the boarding house runner facing kidnapping indictments. Victims claimed Goldstein introduced them to Jack, sent them to Yucatan, worked 14 hours daily, endured beatings and poor food, and were short of wages. They alleged Jack charged $10 per man and threatened to deduct it from pay.
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New York
Parker
Liverpool Jack
Saratoga
Yucatan
Jacob Goldstein
Progresso
Susk‘e Vista
Goldstein
Moner
Goldstein’s
Cantlon's
Washington Street
Castile Garden
Howe & Hoomel
Hy Goldstein
Goldstein Fia
Bronze
Evi
Tragedy in Fort Worth Dry Goods Store
Four shots rang out in the Evans & Co store on Main Street. John W. Davies fired a pistol and killed proprietor B. C. Evans who had reprimanded him for drunkenness. Davies was found nearby with the weapon. The incident caused a large crowd and heightened tensions in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wonrts
Tex
Main Street
B. C. Evans & Co
John W. Davies
B. C. Evans
Davies Mey
Evans
Davies
Cane
Worth
Kilrain Arrives in New Orleans Ahead of Big Fight
Kilrain travels by special train to New Orleans with Kilrain’s opponent Mitchell and a Sapphire party aboard. Arrives under heavy rain to a cheering welcome at Pearl River and Queen and Crescent depot, then transferred to the Southern Athletic Club clubhouse amid a floodlit city scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prytanis
Washington
Britrain
Southern Athletic Club
Mitchell
Owl
Charley
Kilrain
J. J. Mellon
Ted
Baltimoreian
New Orleans
Mr. Mellon
St. Charles
Frank Stevenson
Stevenson
Bud Renaud
Carondelet Street
Dispatch
Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Neil Kerr
Queen and Cresent
Garrett
Tyler
Mississippi
Itanooga
Eridtian
Pearl River Station
W. G. Harding
Ned Malahan
Denny Bauer
That
Louisiana Governors and Militia Stand by to Block Fight
Governor Nicholls orders Louisiana militia and calls up Captain W H Beachem to prevent a proposed confrontation. Two militia units remain in New Orleans as tensions rise over planned actions by out-of-state organizers. Judges and lawyers weigh options as authorities seek to avert violence while outlining possible legal challenges and deployment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholls
Lamch II
New OrLeans
WH. Beachem
Louisiana Field Artillery
Louisiana Rifles
Beanham
Anpccess
Louisiana
Bot
cmNe
Louliana
Wham
Sullivan
Mississippi
Mobile County
Madazots
Louisana
Mississ
Proberty
Unclear fragment on meeting disruption and potential court action
A fragment discusses preventing a meeting, possible state military involvement if Louisiana is unavailable, and a district court judge unsure how to act. It mentions bonds and legal options prior to a confrontation, with references to officials and potential disturbances.
Arkansas Authority Plays Forceful Fight Permit Debate
A report from Little Rock notes governors of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana discuss a boxing match at Mt Nebo near Arkansas. Governor Eagle initially refused permission but signaled potential action to prevent the event if needed. Officials foresee obstacles and sheriff support uncertain amid tense interstate talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Roox
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Nedo
ANK
Luly
Fagte
Little Rock
Sas
Kilrain
Mt. Nebo
Evans
Arkansas
Sullivan Kilrain mill sparks talk of Louisiana clash
A New Orleans telegram reports a purported plan for Kilrain and Sullivan to fight in Louisiana amid legal controversy. Captain Beanham hints at outbursts, while officials dispute any base change and Governor Michell warns against staging battles in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Sullivan-Kilrain
Minis Bae
Louisiana
Beanham
Field Artillery
Artes
Tal Tale
Nfo
Thiare
Michell
Betting On The Boston Boy In Quick Sullivan Odds
A New York telegram reports bettors staking on Sullivan in a forthcoming fight with Cusack backing the Boston fighter. Odds quoted as high as ten to eighty seven against rurals, with many wagers placed in Hofman House corridors and bets ranging up to eight hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Cusack
Bowling Green
Sullivan
H. Curack
New Orleans
Ey Cusack
Bowling Ee
Ware
Fannivas
Those Canadian Roads Hearings At Boston July 6
Attendance at the Railroad Commissioners hearing on inter state rail competition grew as Alden Speare of the Boston Chamber of Commerce urged keeping Canadian lines in play. Boston officials argued Canadian competition protects New England from higher rates and notes inter state law harms local trade while New York benefits from its own lines. The discussion centers on grain traffic, rate effects, and regional economic impact amid Canadian port options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loston
Railroad Commissioners
National Senatorial Inter-State Commission
Cullom
Alden Speare
Boston Chamber of Commercce
Speare
Boston Executive Business Mens’ Association
New York
Boston
H. B. Goodwin
Boston Executive Business Association
New England
Faragenda
Portland
Child Hit By Horse Injuries Not Serious
At about 2 PM a girl named Davis, daughter of a woman living at Webster avenue and Elm street corner, was run over by a horse driven by a Booth & Flinn foreman. Injuries were not considered serious last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Webster Avenue
Elm Street
Booth & Flinn
Ta-ya-2zon Specific Remedies Ad Campaign
Pity and sin mention cures for long standing diseases promising restoration to health for men women and children. Endorsed by the London College of Physicians and prominent figures in India Europe and America for 14 years. Read genuine testimonials at Dr Griffith Drug Co Pittsburgh with the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London College of Physicians
India
Europe
America
Dr. Griffith Drug Co
Grant St
Cor
Third Ave
Pittsburg
Diamond Finger Rings
A fragment mentions diamond finger rings with mixed garbled text. unreadable specifics limit clear facts or names to identify a person, place, or event. The readable portion hints at jewelry items but provides no concrete details on ownership, design, or sale.
Assistant Secretary Bacheller to resign over New York appointments
Washington reports indicate Assistant Secretary Bacheller of the Treasury will resign next week after Mugwump criticism, with Senator Hiscock in Syracuse pressing for control of appointments. Windom denies knowledge of finance matters and vows no more delays in removing partisan staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacheller
Washington
Treasury Department
Windom
Mugwump
Senator Hiscock
New York
Win
Hiscock
Syracuse
Secre
Bachellor
Mr. B
Easi
Imul
Office Seekers Snubbed by Secretary Windom in July
Secretary Win dom ends public receptions and will meet visitors by card only to focus on department business. He cites persistent office seeker appeals and repeats the same stories daily. A Treasury special agent is assigned to New York and telegraph services shift. Census picks John R. Kendrick of Philadelphia as special agent for the carpet and upholstery industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
John
Kilrain
Suullivan
New Orleans
Dominick McCaffrey
Billy Madden
New York
Johnny Reagan
Gotham
P. Sharkey
Davis Holland
Brooklyn
Madden
Jack Ashton
Providence
Ne Jers
Mike Cleary
Muldoon
Arthur Chambers
Windom
Treasury
Mianery Asigi
Ead
Serna
Ies Link
Porter
de Sedrick
John R
Philadelphia
Kendrick
Carter Cleared of All Charges in War Department Report
In Wasurraron on July 6, Colonel Hughes Inspector General released a report on Lieutenant O. M. Carter of the Engineer Corps. The findings exonerate Carter from bribery and corrupt conduct allegations tied to river and harbor work in 3 and Florida, praising his service and stating the charges were a treacherous attack on an innocent man. The secretary has approved the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Wasurraron
Hughes
O. M. Carter
Engineer Corps
War Department
Florida
Wartis
Decenees
Coranal Haghet
Bic Topo Ais
The Steplein Mystery Examined by Anti-Cruelty Agent
Agent Dean and twelve girls questioned at Alderman Hartman’s office about Dora Steplein disappearance. Names include Mary Locker Minnie Caylor Katie Schlie Lizzie Caylor Cora Timothy Sadie Wilkensbaugh Dora Thompson Minnie Caylor Katie Walker Lizzie Schwartzenwhat. Mrs Steplein refused further involvement. Witnesses offered little concrete evidence. case to be pursued. money and possible suspects noted. statements contradict or withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Alderman Hartman
Dora Steplein
Mary Locker
Minnie Caylor
Katie Schlie
Tinnie Wenzel
Millie Schlie
Katie Walker
Lizzie Caylor
Cora Timothy
Sadie Wilkensbaugh
Lizzie Schwartzenwhat
Dora Thompson
Barbara Steplein
Steplein
Hartman
Retter
N. E. Dorante
Manen
Squire Hartman
Y Jarrett
Gir
Emmell’s Grove
Mt. Washington
Captain Dawson’s Real Name Revealed as Reeks
A Dispatch telegram reports that Captain Dawson born Francis Warrington Reeks used the Dawson name to serve with the Confederacy, explaining his wartime change of identity. His brother the Rev Father F Reeks visited him in Charleston, and Dawson denied any kinship with Dr Cronin, though sympathetic to Irish nationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Captain Dawson
Charleston
Reeks
Father Reeks
St. George’s Cathedral
London
Cronin
Dispatch
Francis Warrington Reeks
Francis Warrington Dawson
Dawson
F. Dawson
F. Reeks
Charleston, and Captain Dawson
Dr. Cronin
Irish Nationalista
More Scales Signed by 3 Large Iron Firms
Three more iron firms join the Amalgamated Association scale signers bringing total to 38. Cleveland Hardware Company of Cleveland Ohio Liloyd Sons & Co of Kensington works Second avenue and the North Chicago Rolling Mill of Milwaukee Wisconsin signaled today. The North Chicago Rolling Mill employs over 2000 men and Cleveland Hardware Company competes with Oliver Bros. & Phillips. Officials say no action at Homestead likely until week’s end.
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Amalgamated Association
Cleveland Hardware Company
Cleveland
Liloyd, Sons & Co
Kensington
Second Avenue
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Oliver Bros. & Phillips
Weihe
Amalgamated —— Bays
Homestead
Rumor of Lease at Continental Tube Works Sparks Talk
Rumors circulate that the Continental Tube Works idle for two years have been leased recently. Harry Darlin is said to operate the Elba Iron plant and to be involved with the Hemees, though he is not currently in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilrain
Cincinnati
Eichler
Vine Street
Continental Tube Works
Harry Darlin
Local Coal Trade Markets Show Strong Demand
Notes indicate good demand for coke and strong trade outlook. Mentions McKee plant on South Eighteenth Street and details about work conditions. OCR text is fragmented but signals positive market activity and production in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laber
McKee
Kaufmann Bros Clothing Theft Revealed and Arrests Made
Isador Fox, a Kaufmann Bros salesman in the children's department, is arrested after a six month theft scheme. He allegedly concealed goods in his clothing and used a fake alias to sell a large lot of children’s garments, with $250 to $350 in goods recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaufmann Bros
Isador Fox
Children’s Clothing
McKenna
Orsay
Morris Baer
Kaufmann
Baer
Fox
O. K
Seventh Avenue Hotel
I. Fleck
New York
Wylie Avenue
Mr. Fleck
Shire & Simon
Wylie Avenue Clothier
Divorce in High Society Involving Havemeyer Family
A New York divorce suit heard by Referee William N. Armstrong concerns Clara S. Havemeyer and her husband William Havemeyer Jr. The plaintiff, heiress to Edward Stephens and granddaughter of Anne Stephens, seeks absolute divorce amid public interest in New York society. The case aligns with the era’s social prominence and reported dissipations within the Havemeyer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stephens
Temple Court
Anne Stephens
Sutton
New York Society
Wm. Havemeyer
He Havemeyer
Great South Bay
William Havemeyer
Orange
Episco Urch
New York
Havemeyer
Housekeeping Supplies Reaching Portable Households
Johnstown reports relief goods arriving for portable houses including stoves pipes beds and utensils. J McGovey of the Pittsburg Relief Committee distributes items to outfit 100 Oklahoma style homes and thousands of domestic implements. General Spangler closes his report noting daily feeding totals drop from 31 954 to 12 876 as the department transfers to a Citizens Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
J. McGovey
Relief Committee of
Pittsburg
Spangler
Hastings
Citizens’ Committee
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Rate Break Note
The Pennsylvania Railroad matched and exceeded B and O reductions by cutting wheat and corn rates to Baltimore and Philadelphia and offering 12 14 cent Pittsburg rates. At a Chicago Central Traffic Association meeting it announced July 10 effective dates and a New York basis drop to 20 cents, with shipments from St Louis and Chicago eligible. The move signals broader rate breaks anticipated to extend beyond the immediate lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Road
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Chicago
Central Traffic Association
Pennsylvania
New York
St. Louis
Fight on Twenty Eighth Street Bridge Involving Whites and Blacks
A large melee on the Twenty Eighth Street Bridge drew about a dozen men, mostly colored, in a long standing feud between Black and white residents. Officers Cole and Miller attempted arrests but faced strong resistance. Cole suffered a cut to the hand from a thrown stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty Eighth Street Bridge
Twenty-eighth Street Bridge
Eee
Probe Ea
Cole
Miller
Harrison Back at the Capital
The train bearing President Harrison and his party arrived at the Pennsylvania Railroad station on schedule tonight. He will depart for Deer Park Maryland, where Mrs. Harrison is staying, likely in the latter part of next week.
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Wasuhinator
President Harrison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Deer Park
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Pony Moore
England
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Johnson
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Sam
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Quern and Crescent
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Os Gymnastic Club
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Eappie
Magwamp
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Treasury and
Ceosams
Francis Warrington
Germany
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Republic
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Rules
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NEW York Associativ Rresa
Prince Bismarck
Berne
Reichsanze’zer
Swits Tland
Marck
Bundesrath
Laya
Bambger Nachrichten
National Bank of Switzerland
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Eirel
Switzer
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Setere
Antee
Lonst
Munich
Coane
Berlin
Peter
Emin Relief Committee
Count Herbert Bismarck
Herbert Deck
Cologne Gazette
Ppies
Housekeeping
Harrison
Western
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West Virginia
Moses
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En B
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