Fitzsimons Heir Returns for Share of Dead Father's Estate
Frederick Carlton Fitzsimons of Brockville Ontario, heir to a wealthy family with high government ties, resurfaced after a decade abroad to claim a portion of his late father's estate. Police confirm his identity amid the murder case of Detective David H. Gilkinson.
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David H. Gilkinson
Frederick Carrolton Fitesimmons
Brockville
Ontario
Canada
Tae Desparen
Fitzsimmons
Dominion
Frederick
Return of Fred Erik Fitzsimmons Sparks Canadian Rumor Mill
Fred Erik Fitzsimmons, long famed as a prodigal son of a wealthy Canadian family, returns to claim his $3,000 estate after years abroad in Mexico and South America. Detectives hint at a flamboyant past and shifting allegiances across the United States, with tales of languages, travel, and a life of daring.
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Frederik
Smwonglus
Jie
Montreal
Brockville
Mexico
Pitesimmons
Elome
Fom
Canada
Hrothviske
Cansilo
Central
South America
San Francisco
St. Louis
St. Paul
Chicago
Aston
Philadelpha
New York
New Orleans
Wealthy planter's daughter linked to elusive husband in Europe
Detectives know part of the tale of a woman who proclaims to be his wife, daughter of a rich Louisiana planter. The story says he ran away with her, then surfaced in Europe living luxuriously in London, Paris, Venice, Liverpool and Queenstown, with no explanation of the funds. He then departed for an unknown destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Paris
Venice
Liverpool
Queenstown
Erie gang terror in three state span and police arrests
A three year gang of burglars and confidence men operated from the West Virginia border to the lakes, with Erie as a major base. Detectives Gilkinson Perkins and Betzhoover have started arrests, recovering more jewelry and valuables from the Clark home as the case unfolds. Funeral plans for the murdered detective proceed at the First Presbyterian Church.
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America
West Virginia
Lakes
Erie
Gilkinson
Perkins
Hbetzhoever
Clark
First Presbyterian Church
Wood Street
Homestead
Fitzsimmons
Pittsburg
Clark House
Budd
Desperado Fitzsimmons Captured Over Sewing Machine Scam
George Dutton, local sewing machine agent, sought Fitzsimmons after he posed as an agent and demanded payment from Mrs Lucy Wolf of Glenwood. Fitzsimmons allegedly carried off the machine onto a train, a warrant issued, and the machine recovered at the Clark house in Homestead where he was seized on Sunday. Authorities had not arraigned him yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dutton
Fitzsimmons
Mr Dutton
Lucy Wolf
Glenwood
Mr. Dutton
McKeesport Robberies Tied to Fitzsimmons Calm After Murder
Reports from McKeesport indicate a series of robberies attributed to Fitzsimmons. The public mood eased after authorities disclosed his arrest and pending punishment. Bystanders recall the suspect previously known for umbrella selling, with local shopkeepers recalling a prior break in at Skellys.
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Fitzsimmons
McKeesport
Sik
Skellys
Fatty” Herline
Silk Robbery Suspect Linked to River Hideout
Police tie the suspect to an 800 silk theft after he claimed the fabric was hidden across the river. Witnesses say two men aided the robbery, one large and one small, with identical entry methods suggesting Fitzsimmons’ involvement. Neighbors note his quiet habit of gathering local knowledge without attracting attention.
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Bery
Skelly
Herline
Stra
Ice
Fitzsimmons
Both Saint and Sinner Laura Hill Led Pittsburg Blackmail Ring
The article profiles Laura Hill alias Snowden alias How ard, a 25 year old California native tied to a Pittsburg and Allegheny blackmail scheme. Detailing rooms at 116 Colwell street, a diary of victims, and letters from Pittsburgh Erie and Meadville associates, it notes her arrest and planned arrest of accomplices including Kitty Kerr and a Pennsylvanian gang.
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Laura Hill
Snowden
Howard
Firesimmons
Sacramento
Cal
Colwell Street
Perkins
California
New
Erie
Meadville
Cleveland
Canal Street
Laura Snowden
Smithfield Street
Wyllie Avenue
Benton Street
Allegheny
Lacock Street
Pittsburg
Dridge
Sallie Brattent
Nancy Morris
Cool & Co
Medical Review
Attorney Price
Gilkinson
I Prac
Kitty Kerr
Schmidt
West Eighteenth Street
Laura
Kitty Mansenheimer
Locust Street
Fitzsimmons Denied Confession Amid Murder Rumors
Rumors spread that Fitzsimmons confessed to Miss Douglass's murder in McKeesport but Officer MecAllister states no confession was made or hinted. The case involves the Clark household under guard with $30 payments to each spouse from express delivery and ongoing arrests linked to the gang.
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Fitzsimmons
Miss Douglass
McKeesport
Eddie Myers
MecAllister
Homestead
McAllister
Clarks
Charles Clark
Murphy
Consternville
Seman
London
Clark
John F. Cox
The Detective Gilkinson Portrait Mystery Revealed
The murderer investigation centers on detective David H. Gilkinson whose published images match an actor rather than him. A family connection once sent a lookalike photo with a note claiming it resembled the detective, which hung on his desk for years. Last week Gilkinson sat for a formal portrait at Dobbs studio in Pittsburgh.
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David H. Gilkinson
Dobbs’ Studio
Pittsburg
McDowell
David Gilkinson
Dave
Wealthy Ohio farmer killed by son in claimed self defense
Hillsboro Ohio farmer William M Moore was shot and killed this morning by his son Oscar in the northern Highland county near New Vienna. The son claims self defense and has been arrested.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Hillsboro
William M.moore
Highland County
New Vienna
Oscar
Bank President Shoots Wind Cash Scam In New York Bank
E G Sherman built a Washington National Bank in Broadway quarters and became president. The bank failed as examiner Hepburn took charge and liquidated its affairs after discovering capital impairment of about 150,000. Directors report loans made on wind for collateral and mystery over who benefited.
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Difpatch
New York
E. G. Sherman
Bank of the State of New York
United States Nations Bank
Broadway
Logan C. Murray
Murray
Wall Street
Sherman
Gallatin National
Bank of Commercce
Produce Exchange National Bank
Washington National Bank
Cyrus W. Field
Washington Building
Murray & Logan's Bank
Mr. Sherman
New Bank
General G. M. Dodge
J. T. Granger
Sidney Dillon
W. A. Robinson
H. Victor Newcomb
KR. H. Rountree
G. B. Newton
Henry Levis
Philadelphia
Sidell Tilghman
Chester W. Chavir
Robert L. Cut- Ung
Dillon
Mr. Newcomb
National Bank
Hepburn
Granger
Gallatin National Bank
Washington National
Bank
Impaire
Tilghman
Thoreday
Crete
Berrees
Upen
Enoug
Mysterious Tobin Murder Case Linked to Daughter's Death
Franklin mystery grows as widow of N P Tobin recalls distant hints about his efforts to identify Tobin’s daughter’s killers. Coroner’s jury sits, one suspect cleared by alibi, while new leads involving Dixon and a Jersey City connection emerge amid scarred family sorrow.
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Trlegham
Orry
N. P. Tobin
Franklin
Jersey City
John Dixon
Staten Island
Brace
Tobin
New Russian Gusher Drops Naphtha Prices
Telegrams from Baku report a discovered fountain near St Peterspure flooding oil at about 400000 barrels per day. The massive well, valued in the millions of roubles, has caused a 30 percent drop in naphtha prices as crowds watch the flow daily.
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IBY Dunlap
St. Peterspure
Baku
Easter Egg Reopens Under Paris Racing Society Oversight
The project plan anticipates a reopening guided by Paris based racing societies with oversight from the Minister of Agriculture. Officials expect the event to proceed under official permission and organizational structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Actucls
Minister of Agriculture
Cumming Press Slander Appeal Upheld By Queen's Bench
The appeal by Sir William Gordon Cumming against the denial to compel precise particulars of alleged cheating at baccarat was rejected. Affidavits described the Tranby Court incident with the Prince of Wales present. An attachment against the Press Association manager for circulating talk of an apology was noted. the case adjourned.
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Duslap
Lospoy
Queen's Bench
William Cumming
Denham
Sir William
Ting
William Gordon Cumming
Tranby Court
Doncaster
Prince of Wales
W. Arthur Wilson
Lycett Green
William
Court of Queen's Bench
Jan Sea
Charles Fiuasell
Robbins
The
Press Association
Associated Press
William Rantham
Co-Operative Scandal Company
Well Known Irish Leader Healy Attacked in Cork
Timothy Healy faced a violent attack in Cork after attending the assizes. A mob pursued him through the street and forced him into the Victoria Hotel dressing room where a intruder struck him tearing his glasses and causing multiple facial injuries. Healy required assistance as the room was later lighting restored.
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Timothy Healy
Maurice Healy
Parnell
Union of
Mr. Healy
Victoria Hotel
Healy
Clandestine Rhode Island Marriage Shocks Elite Society
Providence reports the secret marriage of Amos D Palmer, heir to a million, to Addie Nutter, a grass widow. Palmer hid the union after a month to avoid disinheritance as society elites reel from the shock. Her prior marriage to Dolbert Bliss faltered under extravagant debts and a later divorce.
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Providence
R. 1
Amos D. Palmer
Addie
Henry J. Cushmann
Palmer
Audie Mandelle Nutter
Alays & Sprightly
Rich Coquette
Dolbert Bliss
Attleboro
Mass
Young Hills
Gayety
Addie Nutter
Bliss
Hliss
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Victoria's Royal Progress Sets Out For South of France
The Queen and Princess Beatrice leave Windsor by train to Portsmouth and sail on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert to Cherbourg. Prince Henry of Battenberg joins them as they head toward Grasse with an arrival planned midweek. Admiral Les orders secure landing and restricts access to the quay.
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Dublap
Lempos
Queen
Princess Beatrice
Windsor
France
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Cherbourg
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Grasse
Admiral Les
Physician Dr B Pahl Ends Life With Morphine
A sensational death by self harm occurred as Dr B Pahl a German physician consumed morphine pills and timed their effects in his room. He predicted a 10 o clock death but died at 6:00. Born in Prussia about 70 years ago he served in the Franco German war and immigrated to America in 1641 noted as a leading state physician. Domestic troubles and drink were cited as causes.
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Frzciat
B. Pahl
Dr. I
Prussia
Austria
America
Parnell Announces Resignation Plans Amid Irish Leadership Move
The article states Mr. Parnell has sent his Chiltern Hundreds application to Colonel Nolan to forward to the Chancellor of the Exchequer after Maurice Healy submits to judgment. It also notes rumors about Mrs. OShea and marriage timing, deeming them unfounded but suggesting a marriage may occur soon.
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Dunlap
Waco
Cupsum
Parnell
Cork
Colonel Nolan
Irish Party
Maurice Healy
Raikes Under Fire Over District Telegraph Messenger Service
The Times fronts an assault on Postmaster General Raikes for suppressing the District Telegraph Messenger Service. Protests against postal authorities are printed with a leader arguing the post office would rob the service for its own benefit despite royalty payments. The issue could strain the Conservative Government amid public scrutiny.
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American Messenger Service
Fby Dunlaf
Cable Company
Lowney
Raikes
District Telegraph Messenger Service
The
Times
Post Offices
Oes
Messenger Service
Baron Rothschilds Aid If Borrowing Bill Fails
Alderman Hailey, director of the Manchester Ship Canal, says Baron de Rothschild was approached during the recent financial crisis. He reportedly pledged to prevent the project from failing if money is needed, signaling possible financing if the borrowing powers bill is rejected.
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Lospom
Alderman Hailey
Manchester Ship Canal
Baron de Rothschild
Manchester
Alderman
Heirs to 20,500,000 Revealed to Vienna Prisoners
An advertisement in the Vienna Gazette states four prisoners named Schuberth in Vienna inherit 20.5 million dollars from Joseph Schuberth the Philadelphia piano manufacturer. It notes the absence of prior knowledge of the death and mentions Laura who married Count Bubnoa and is said to work as an insurance agent in London.
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Vienna
Schuberth
Joseph Schuberth
Philadelphia
Laura
Count Bubnoa
London
Napoleon's Famous Coat Stolen From Paris Home
The gray Napoleon I overcoat was taken by a burglars gang who also seized silver plate from M. Chenal of Hourg in Reme Seine near Paris. They broke a glass case to grab the coat and likely sold it to a dealer.
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SY Dunlap
Paris
Napoleon I
M. Chenal
Hourg
Reme Seine
Loxypos Monarchy Envoy Seeks Brazil Trade Parity
Lord Salisbury writes Glasgow Chamber of Commerce that he has approached the Brazil government to secure for Great Britain the same commercial advantages granted to other favored nations in relations between Britain and Brazil.
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Lord Salisbury
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
Brazil
Great Britain
Giant Molasses Jug Arrives in Philadelphia from Havana
Half a million gallons of Cuban molasses in bulk reached Philadelphia last night aboard the Circassian Prince, an oil tank steamship. This marks a novel use of tankers for molasses transport after the McKinley era duty changes. An importer calls it a tentative venture awaiting testing and potential success.
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Philadelphia
Havana
West Indies
Afraid of Spirits Trout Taken to Insane Asylum
Ephraim Trout of Reading was sent to Harrisburg Insane Asylum by Dr. R. B. Lebolze after claiming spirits harmed his health and halted work. He reported the spirits at the Reading capital and carried a revolver in two visits to shoot them but was not admitted. Trout, about 31, previously worked as a tinsmith and recently suffered nervous prostration with lasting mental illness.
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Ephraim Trout
Reading
Diataton
Harrisburg
R. B. Lebolze
Trout
Whiteman
Betrothal of Holand Bonaparte and Princess Letitia
A resume from wire reports notes the betrothal of Prince Holand Bonaparte to Princess Letitia daughter of Prince Napoleon. It states Prince Napoleon’s annual fortune of 60000 dollars is split among his heirs with Prince Louis receiving 30000 dollars.
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Holand Bonaparte
Letitia
Napoleon
Prince Louis
William I
Parnell
Sligo
Dublin
Zanzibar
Witu
Michael Davitt
Cork
Money on a Stock Deal in Mackay Suit
Edward Stokes sues John W. Mackay and Hector de Castro for 75000 in a stock deal and seeks damages after turning over bonds and stock. Judge Barrett orders Mackay to testify before trial as the case unfolds with claims of prior payments and large cash advances connected to telegraph line purchases.
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New York
Edward 8. Stokes
John W. Mackay
Hector de Castro
Mackay- Bennett Cable Company
Barrett
Mackay
Stokes
Je Castro
Proclamation Readings Skip In Winsted Churches
In Winsted Connecticut March 93 none of the ministers read the Governors fast day proclamation the town clerk had not furnished the official document to the pastors. The town committee and Wentworth a Democrat dispute recognition of Bulkeley as Governor leading to the omission of the proclamation.
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WiseTop
Conn
Winsted
Wentworth
Bulkeley
Prisoner in Paris Case Sentenced to Seven Years
In Paris on March 21 the jury found Bleszynski guilty in the Wittorska murder case with extenuating circumstances. He was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labor for the crime of killing Wittorska with a bullet to the heart.
Two Hundred Chilean Rebels Shot Near Valparaiso
A Valparaiso cablegram reports two hundred insurgent prisoners tied together were mowed down by cannon and musketry during fighting near Valparaiso. The report cites intense combat and mass execution by firing volleys.
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Duslap
Valparaiso
Tragic Hanging In Police Cell Underscores Death
In Scranton Anthon Schusky, handcuffed in the station house after being arrested on Lackawanna avenue, wriggled free, used his belt to hang himself from the cell bars, and died quietly before officers realized what occurred. The report notes the death occurred this morning after the attempted jump from the bridge last Thursday.
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Anthon Schusky
Scranton
Lackawanna Avenue
Chanks
Eorgs
Chicago City Funds Reform Ends City Treasurer Interest
Chicago March 24 The City Council adopted an ordinance reforming the practice of allowing the City Treasurer to keep interest earned on municipal funds. The change transfers funds to national banks, ending the long standing accumulation of thousands of dollars in interest by the treasurer.
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ChicaGo
Carnot Receives Highest Honor From Russian Tsar
Paris March 2 President Carnot has been decorated with the Russian Order of St Andrew. Marshal Mc Mahon is the only other Frenchman who possesses this decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Carnot
Marshal McMahon
General Sherman Home to Be Sold in New York
The New York residence at 7 West Seventy-first Street, where General William T. Sherman died, will be sold. P. T. Sherman, the veteran’s younger son, has full authority from the Sherman heirs to dispose of the house. The deed of title was filed in the surrogate’s office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William ‘I’. Sherman
Sherman
P.T. Sherman
West Seventy-first Street
Colleagu
Georges W. Harkins
Betting Law Ready for Presentation in French Chamber
A parliamentary committee in Paris has completed the text of a betting bill to be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. The draft aims to regulate racing and betting activities and is ready for formal presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Indictments in Blank in New Orleans Grand Jury
The grand jury returned two indictments in blank in New Orleans today for attempting to bribe jurors. They name McChrystal and Cooney as previously indicted and add D. C. O'Malley as an accessory before the fact in the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
McChrystal
Cooney
D. C. O'Malley
New Licensing Court Rules Limit Retail Liquor Hearings
Philadelphia March 23 The License Court opened with Judge Fell outlining a reform reducing hearings for 2,900 unlicensed applicants and focusing on public necessity. New rulings pause new licenses until proven need, sparking concern among applicants and lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fell
Act of Assembly
McKinley Tariff Talk Draws Worcester Audience
Ex congressman McKinley spoke at Mechanics Hall Worcester Massachusetts outlining tariff policy choices. He argued taxation has shaped U.S. policy since founding and defended protective aims benefiting business and workers. The remarks referenced glass manufacture and other trades as examples. A graphic narrative of the Nickle Boys case is promised in tomorrow's Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Worcester
Mass
McKinley
Mechanics’ Hall
George F. Hoar
Major McKinley
Tomoererow
Dispatch
Cosmopolitan Cooks Hold First Convention in Chicago
The Grand College of the Epicurean Cosmopolitan Books and Pastry Association opened its first convent at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago on March 23. Director General W. H. Phillips, recently from the Auditorium Hotel, leads a multinational gathering from Denver Omaha St Paul Minneapolis Buffalo Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland and more. The group seeks to elevate the cooking profession emphasizing sobriety skill and knowledge with plans to organize for higher standards and fair wages. The convention will continue for several days.
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ChicaGo
Grand College of the Epicurean Cosmopolitan Books' and Pastry Association
Grand Pacific Hotel
W. H. Phillips
Auditorium Hotel
St Louis
Lake Minnetonks
Denver
Omaha
St.ar
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
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