Dalton Gang Raiders Destroyed in Coffeyville Bank Fight
Coffeyville witnesses five citizens and five outlaws killed as the Dalton gang robs two banks. Robert and Emmett Dalton die. Grant Dalton and Texas Jack die. one outlaw remains at large. City Marshal T. C. Connelly and residents form a posse triggering a rapid volley with three gang members dying in the banking district.
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Bob Dalton
Grant Dalton
Emmett Daltox
Ste
Joseph Evans
John Moore
Texas Jack
Desperado
T. C. Connelly
Gun Baldwt
G. W. Cubine
Merchant
G. Brown
New Mexico
Dalton
First National Bank
Robert Dalton
Emmett
C. M. Congdon & Co
Charles Brown
John Cox
Bank Raid Ends in Dalton Gang Deaths in Oklahoma City
Texas Jacks band robs Congdon and First National Bank as marshal forces close in. Bob Dalton is killed by Spear in the square while Emmett escapes and is later mortally wounded. All stolen money recovered. Alice Ogee remains at large as pursuers close in.
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Texas Jack
Congdon
Ball
Carpenter
Bob
Emmett Dalton
First National Bank
Ayers
Albert Ayers
W. H. Shepherd
Teller Shepherd
Bob Dalton
Grant Dalton
Mars Connelly
George Dubig
L. M. Baldwin
Alice Ogee
Indian Territory
Alle Ogee
Kaen
Emmett
Allie Ogee
Flrst National Bank
Independence
Aliie Ogee
Daltons
Bandits Thwarted as Liveryman Spears Conducts Fatal Fire
A pursuit near the birthplace site reports one or more bandits killed by three shots from Liveryman Spears. Allie Ozee eluded capture by nightfall but remains at large. The posse continues the chase through wild terrain south of town in the Indian Territory.
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Allie Ozee
Ogee
Indian Territory
The Dalton Gang’s Desperate Rise and Final Stage Stop
The Dalton brothers, linked to the James and Younger clans, began with cattle theft and escalated to stage and express robberies across Indian Territory, California, and Arizona. They pulled four famous express holdups, including Wharton and Red Rock, then bank raids such as El Reno, ending in their demise after a last Vinita Frisco robbery.
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James
Daltons
Oklahoma
Coffeyville
Missouri
Minnesota
Bob Dalton
Cherokee Strip
Indian Territory
Colorado
Helgn
Gratton Dalton
New Mexico
Reece Fose
Grat Dalton
California
Arizona
Dalton Boys
Hennessey
Grat
Emmett
Texas Jack
Dalton
Wharton
Red Rock
Adair
Nite
Wharton Re
Ed Bryant
Enid
United States
Ed Short
Short
Santa Fe
Guthrie
Irona
Bryant
Morta
Frisco
Vinita
Banka
el Reno
Early October Snow Hits PA and NY Towns
Snow fell across Pennsylvania and New York with the first season flakes at 2:40 PM in Philadelphia. Flurries appeared in Rochester Schenectady Kingstown Watertown and Buffalo as the Catskills and Gatekills reported two inches. Ground cover extended from Delhi to Big Indian over several miles.
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Philadelphia
Frackville
Broad Mountain
Rochester
Schenectady
Kingstown
Watertown
Buffalo
Western Union Nearing Phenix Building Purchase
Negotiations nearly complete for Western Union Telegraph Company to buy the Phenix building for about 1,250,000 dollars. Western Union’s current city quarters remain leased.
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Carcaco
Oct
Phenix
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
City
Blanket Ballot Size Sparks Printing Crisis in Pennsylvania
Republican State Chairman Reeder reports the official ballot will be 52 by 22 inches in three columns for party tickets. Paper shortages and limited printing capacity make the four foot long ballot a near impossibility, with 67 counties needing printed, numbered, and bound ballots in six days.
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Philadelphia
Reeder
Pennsylvania
Harrity
Charles H. Mullen
Minneapolis
Baker
America
Mr. Mullen
Secretary of State
Mullen
Quay Heads to Philadelphia for Health Checkup
Senator Quay arrives in Philadelphia seeking medical guidance on his health and has quit smoking to steady his nervous system. He declines political talk and plans to consult eminent medical authorities before any campaign action. He may travel to New York later but will not engage in active work there soon.
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Philadelphia
Senator Quay
The
Continental
Pennsylvania
New York
Quay
Florida
Fragmentary Political Quote on Judge Gresham and Weaver
A speaker questions Judge Gresham's stance regarding General Weaver and Cleveland. The remark vows to withhold belief until a direct quote appears, promising an interview of interest to both Democrats and Republicans once sourced.
People’s party seeks 100000 for city election funds
New York October 5 managers of the People's party appeal to supporters of free coinage to contribute 100000 for the 1165 election districts in the city. Committeemen Spencer and Weston present a detailed statement of needs to sympathetic moneyed men regarding the silver issue.
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The
People's Party
City of
New York
People’s Party
Spencer
Weston
Desperate Lover Abduction Ends in Murderous Shot
In Maxtown Ohio a woman protecting her sister’s abductor attempt ends with a fatal shot. Edward Bangs and Quince Van Tassell abduct or attempt to abduct Sela Bennett as her brothers and sisters confront them. Van Tassell mortally wounded. over sixty bullets later search continues. Warrants issued for Bennett and Van Tassell for abduction and assault.
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Cotumacs
Maxtown
Columbus
Bennetts
Bang
Sela
Samuel Bangs
Bangs
Bennett
Edward
Quince van Tassell
Bennett Homestead
van Tassell
Tur Dongs
Vansell
Bangs Sed van Tassel
Edos Bennett
Kate Drexel to Wed Dr Penrose in Westward Nuptials
Philadelphia dated notice announces the engagement of Dr Charles B Penrose of Philadelphia to Miss Kate Drexel of New York. Drexel is a granddaughter of the Drexel banking family. Penrose is a prominent Philadelphia physician connected to the Penrose family and not far removed from public wartime controversy in Wyoming.
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Aiece
Katherine
Dr. Penrose
Philadelphia
Charles B. Penrose
Kate Drexel
New York
Drexel
Joseph R. Drexel
Drexel Banking
Francia A. Drexel
A. J. Drexel
New York Reports Debt Free State Financially Strong
Albany Oct 5 Comptroller Campbell reports for the year ending Sept 30 that New York is practically free from debt aside from $150000 canal debt maturing Oct 1 1893 and $300000 Magora reservation bonds due 1893 1894 1895. Cash balance 1903320 11 in general fund. Tax rate declined over ten years while revenues reached record highs.
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Albany
Campbell
New York
General Fund
Murder at the polls in Aveusta Georgia
Isaiah Horton a colored man was shot and killed by Dan Bowles at the Poor House precinct six miles from Aveusta during a polling clash between Democratic negroes led by Bowles and Third party negroes led by Horton. Horton clubbed Bowles then Bowles fired killing Horton. coroner's jury of four Democrats and two Third party men found justifiable homicide.
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Aveusta
Isaiah Horton
Dan Bowles
Bowles
Horton
Taubeneck threatens Gresham over Grover vote
Taubeneck of the People's Party National Committee declares he will expose judges if Judge Gresham announces support for Cleveland. He cites past refusals to back Populist nominees and asserts ready letters and documents to attack the judge if he goes public.
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Gresham
Grover
Bn Louis
H. E. Taubeneck
People’s Party
National Committee
Cleveland
Taubeneck
Omaha
General Weaver
Hard Times in the South
In Jackson Mississippi on October 5, two captured Black men confessed to theft in Rankin County and were moved toward Brandon. Nightfall saw six other Black men rob two country stores, fatally shoot owner Joe Davis, injure two more, and flee before being recaptured near the scene and jailed in Haslehurt and Vicksburg. The report blames worsening conditions and escalating crime among Black residents.
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Jackson, Miss
Rankin
Rankinites
Farmion
Brandon
Joe Davis
Haslehurt
Vicksburg
Rabies kills New York banker William Lincoln
William Lincoln, a former paying teller at a major New York bank, died at his Morrisania residence from hydrophobia. Doctors confirmed rabies after a night of insomnia and worsening spasms as he uttered a final grim remark about dying when his eyes closed.
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New York
William Lincoln
Morrisania
Lincoln
Belden Suit Judge Burke Railroad Case Yields No Decision
In the Belden versus Burke and others case involving the Columbus Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad, Justice Ingraham announced no decision. The suit seeks about 1,000,000 dollars and names Congressman James Belden as plaintiff against ex-Judge Stevenson Burke and related entities.
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New York
Oct
James Belden
Stevenson Burke
Columbus, Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad
Justice Ingraham
Meteor ownership dispute lands on farm owner
The Iowa Supreme Court affirms that a meteor that fell on John Goddard’s land belongs to the landowner. A finder sold the 66 pound erolite for 105 dollars, spurring a suit over whether it becomes part of soil or remains movable.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Des Mores
Supreme Court of
John Goddard
Peter Hoagland
H. V. Winchel
Goddard
Hoagland
District Court
Adjutant General Grants Leave for First Brigade
An order from the Adjutant General's Office grants leave of absence to the First Brigade of the National Guard of Pennsylvania to attend the Columbian Exposition. The action reflects wartime or ceremonial duty arrangements affecting National Guard units.
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Hannispurg
Adjutant General’s Office
Irish landlords demand fair Eviction Commission setup
A Dublin convention of Irish landlords adopted a resolution calling for a fairly constituted Eviction Commission and a thorough inquiry. The group accused sea landlords of issuing ejectments to embarrass the Government.
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Dublin
End near for Mrs Harrison as President bears great strain
A despondent mood envelops the White House as Mrs Harrison’s illness worsens. President Harrison, devoted to family and duties, endures heavy mental and physical strain while keeping vigil at her bedside and managing state matters from behind the scenes.
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Rick
White House
Executive Mansion
Wasntschos
Legislative
Mia Harrison
Harrison
Loon Lake
United States
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