Chron Cronin murder shocks Chicago Irish community
sensational dispatches detail Clan Na Gael verdicts and arrests in Dr Cronin case. King and ice dealer Sullivan are jailed as Cronin funeral draws thousands. police pursue spies named by Le Caron and outline a broad conspiracy involving Father Gleason Captain O Connor Devoy and others.
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King
Sullivan
le Caron
Sox
Hyrees
Father Gleason
Captain O'Connor
John Dervey
Two @ikers
Fata
Chicago Authoritien
Justice Dene
Dr. Cronin
Clan-Na-Gael
John Devoy
Chicago
Cronin
W. J. Hynes
T. P. O'Connor
Gentral
P. H. Cronin
Pinger Jong
Luke Dillion
Philadelphia
Edward O'Meagher Condon
New York
Thomas P. Tuite
Detroit
Frank T. Scamion
P. McGarry
Charles Barry
Michael Kelly
Daniel Sullivan
Thomas McEnerny
Dudley Solon
John T. Golden
Maurice Morris
John Guerin
Alderman McAuley
John P. Ryan
Coughlin's Wife Visits Him In Station Cell
May 26 report from Curacao states Detective Coughlin remains in a witness cell at Harrison street station. A timid woman came to the desk this afternoon asking to see him, saying she is interested in him and could be his wife.
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Coughlina
Coughlin
la Salle Street
Smith
Gross
Sunda Bob Id Hall
Tom Smith
Hancock, Mich
Mexico
Hancock
Curcaco
D Coughlin
Harrison Street Station
Indy
Cronin Funeral Draws Vast Crowd Through City Procession
An enormous crowd attended the funeral of Dr. P. H. Cronin in Cutcaco. The procession, including 7,170 marchers from groups such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Clan-Na-Gael, moved from the Cavalry Armory to Calgary Cemetery amid police and military display.
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Cutcaco
P. H. Cronin
Calgary
Cavalry
Lake Front
Hibernian Rifles
Clan-Na-Gael
Royal Arcanum
Order of United Workmen
Order of Hibernians
Independent Order of Foresters
Catholic Foresters
Royal Legion
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Marshal Cahill
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Father Agnew
Father Perry
Baltimore minister Rev H G Schorr ends life after cryptic note
Rev H Greenfield Schorr former McKeesport minister and later assistant rector at St Pauls Baltimore shot himself. Police cite two theories remorse and unrequited love linked to a note asking his sons to be told gently and to bury him from St Pauls. The case mentions a wealthy young woman who refused his marriage proposal and a watch placed on him by an officer.
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H. G. Schort
McKeesport
Baltimore
Bautmmone
H. Greanfield Sohorr
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Schorr
Scranton
Em Avenue
St. Paul's Church
Schort
St.Paul’s Fortworm
Johns Hopkins University
Wilnimpton
Evisi
B. Aes
St. Paul's
Hodges
Mr. Schorr
Pastor Schorr's McKeesport Work Praised by Bishop Whitehead
Rev H Greenfield Schorr served three years as pastor of the Episcopal Church in McKeesport. A recent visit to Bishop Whitehead's residence examined his tenure. the findings show successful ministry and a new edifice built during his stay. He left for a Baltimore church accepting a call with friends there.
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Whitehead
Schorr
H. Greenfield Schorr
Episcopal Church
McKeesport
Baltimore
Robbed by Nephew a Young Man Steals Checks and Money
A tangled report from New York discusses Speer & Dewey’s New Jersey Wine Company and an uncle nephew theft. A 15 year old, Morgan Speer, is accused of stealing wages and money intended for vineyard workers. Police investigation continues as details emerge.
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Dispatch
New York
Bovey i Cooperative
Ge Speer
Neyards
Sna Bay
Pastor Rev. Bohner suspended amid grave charges in Germany Lutheran church
Special telegram from New Cast a May 36 reports Rev J C Bohner pastor of the German Lutheran Church in this city suspended until August for alleged falsehoods and misrepresentation. He told grisly tales of spectral visitors at a death scene and a church member stealing a skeleton from Greenwood Cemetery. He allegedly obtained money from a ladies society. Bohner defends himself and vows to preach, court injunction sought to bar him from pulpit.
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New Casta
J.C. Bohner
Greenwood Cemetery
Kunkleman
Synod
Auos Rey
Bohner
Theynod
Fish’s Prison Partners Highlight Convicts in Conflicted Future
James D. Fish, newly released, plans to aid two fellow inmates Thomas Sheridan and Brady. Sheridan, a former superintendent, shot his wife after discovering infidelity and has been a model prisoner. Brady, imprisoned for life after a failed escape attempt, attracted Fish’s sympathy with support from Dr Weed and a ladies’ committee seeking clemency from the Governor. Fish may spend part of the summer with an elderly aunt in Mystic Bridge, Conn.
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Belolf
Dispatch
New York
James D. Fish
Thomas Sheridan
Fish
Boat and Aloe
Sheridan
Brady
Brad
Smith M. Weed
Apipeal
Mystia Bridge
Conn
Isaac Denison
Laura Bridgman Buried After Long Life Of Silence
Laura Bridgman, famed blind and deaf mute, lay in a pure white casket at the Perkins Institute in Boston as mourners gathered. The simple funeral featured institute pupils, relatives, and friends with hymns Bridgman loved and a ceremony led by Rev. Dr. Jutten. burial planned for Hanover, New Hampshire.
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Bostox
Laura Bridgman
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Samuel G. Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Maud Howe Billiot
Chicago
Bridgman
Jutten
Edward Everett Hale
D. D
Fay
Institute For
Hartford
Conn
Hanover
N. H
A Quiet Cincinnati Sunday Saloons Closed
In Cincinnati on May 26 most saloons closed with doors locked and blinds drawn, few accessible by side doors. Police arrested five defiant open-house proprietors and several venues stayed shut while baseball and theatres continued. Three concert halls remained open that night.
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Crvorsxall
Priest James H. Harding Dies at 77 in New Haven
Rev. Father James H. Harding, chaplain of Rt. Francis' Orphan Asylum, died of old age in New Haven aged about seventy seven. Born in Kilkenny Ireland and educated by Augustinian Fathers in Paris, he spent years at Dubuque before settling in Fair Haven Heights seeking to establish a life for orphans.
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Harding
New Haven
James H. Harding
Rt. Francis’ Orphan Asylum
Father Harding
Kilkenny
Ireland
Paris
Dubuque
Fair Haven Heights
Riot and land dispute shake Guthrie causing arrests
A corner land conflict in Guthrie I T sparks a riot as a frame house is torn down by a mob. United States troops disperse the crowd and arrest a ringleader while several injured demand order. Debates over arbitration and staking claims intensify tensions in the town.
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Guthrie
Gutheig
I. T
United States
Hayes
Amos Burnet
Nashville
Washington County
J. W. Sampéel
Iola
Kan
E. Weed
Connecticut
Weed
Sampsel
Marshal Hayes
Dame Iawyer
Arbitration Committee
Needles
Marshal Needles
James B Neale Nominated for Judge Seat
ISFECIAL Telegram reports James B Neale has secured Republican nomination for judge in the district. Returns indicate strong support from voters across Pennsylvania and surrounding counties, confirming his bid.
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James B. Neale
Kivtasxing
Letson
Bay
Engineers hold secret meeting at Academy of Music
Chief Arthur presided as engineers from New York New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania met at 10 o clock in the Academy of Music. The gathering was social in tone but doors were closed to nonmembers of the order.
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Academy of Music
Arthur
Grand Trunk Railway
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Powderly
Scranton
Knights of I
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Knights of Labor
Klad
Mr. Arthur
Southwestern
Royal
Ofc
Chief Arthur
Murder of Father-In-Law by Italian Barber In 1900s Mystery
In DeExves Cot May 26 James Fallace, an Italian barber, killed his elderly father in law in a brutal night attack. The victim had arranged a marriage contract involving Fallace and his daughter, with payments including $500 and property, while Fallace was said to be prospering and the father poor.
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Sinskes
Joram
DeExves
Cot
James Fallace
James Fallaco
Pulize
Fallaco
Fallacd
Hia
Woman accused in baby abandonment case at hospital
Julius Bauer, a janitor at Maternity Hospital, chased a young woman who left a baby bundle on steps. Police at Yorkville heard conflicting testimony as the suspect, tearful and dusty, denied leaving the child and offered to submit to an examination claiming she had no child.
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New York
Julius Bauer
Maternity
Bauer
Yorkville
Ehé
Baner
Texas Sheriff Dead in Grayson County Shootout
Sheriff May of Grayson County Texas was killed in a noon raid on the Isom brothers who opened fire as they resisted arrest for disturbing the peace. A posse exchanged fire, the sheriff fell, the desperadoes surrendered after their ammunition ran low and are jailed as Grayson Guards stand watch amid fears of lynching.
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Pspactal Treagram
Dirfatchaa Sheeman
May
Grayson
Isom Brothers
Guthrie Councilman Defends Title Propriety in Open Letter
J A Bilis member of Guthrie Oklahoma City Council visits and denounces Inspector Pickler report to the Interior Department. He explains the mayor and council were chosen and denies the council’s role in land title legality. He asserts no council member was on the ground before noon on the 29th to obtain lots.
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J. A. Bilis
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Henry M. Moore and Mrs Norton Separate After Elopement
Information from New York says Henry M. Moore former St. Louis Post Dispatch editor and Mrs. John W Norton have separated. Moore left St. Louis with Norton intending to stand by her after causing her husband’s downfall. The split follows this arrangement and ongoing strain.
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Br. Laws
New York
Henry M. Moore
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
John W. Norton
Moore
St. Louis
James 12 Not an Autocrat
A brief note comments on the leadership style of James, describing him as not autocratic and noting a tense but functional working relationship with others. The remark suggests public perception of his firm stance yet collaborative approach.
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James
Northern Negroes Claim Disparities in Office Patronage
A special telegram discusses accusations by Northern African Americans that Southerners receive most offices. It notes President Harrison and Cabinet members, including Secretary Blaine, with varying influence over consular appointments and the balance of power in the State Department.
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James G. Bisine
Harrison
Bisine
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Blaine
State Department
White House
Biniie
Thomas Sherman Wall
Northern Negrors Claim Southern Brethren Get Offices
Special telegram from Washington reports African Americans in the capital alleging favoritism toward Southern Black officials. They accuse administration appointees Lynch, Townsend, and Smith of bias, noting none from the North have received Treasury and land office posts. ex-Senator Brace of Mississippi is cited as influencing selections.
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Washington
Lynch
Apenas
Smith
Townsend
Pane Sonoma
Apa
C. E McCabe
Kansas
Treasury
Brace
Missianippi
Blaine's New Private Secretary
Washington May 26 Louis A Dent is appointed to the position of secretary to see Vice President Sherman. The announcement notes Dent has served in former years and aided Mr. Sherman in book affairs.
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Louis A. Dent
Washington
Conant
Liverpool
Sherman
Te Boolk
The Bayard Clymer Wedding Announcement
The marriage of ex Secretary Bayard to Miss Mary Willsinger is announced to take place at St John’s Episcopal Church in the city on May 25.
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Bayard-Clymer
Walserv Gron
Bayard
Mary Willsinger
Aecate St. John’s Episcopal Church
City
Bitter Democratic Primaries Spark Nervy Campaign Pace
AAP special telegram from Manstretp reports the May Democratic primaries as the bitterest ever, with intense excitement rivaling the presidential race. It notes Representative ticket nominations and references party editors and rising contenders amid a tense state contest.
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Weker
C.N. Oe
Jobe Fares
Eta Ae
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