Back to the Grand Jury in Lawrence County See-Ins
Judge McMichael rules the prior finding improper and declares the conspir acy charge null. Four cases, including Tate Downing Shaffer and Wallace, are sent to the December grand jury with possible new counsel and indictments if needed.
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Tate
Downing
Shaffer
Wallace
Grand Jory
Lawrence County
McMichael
Duerr
Nnil
IFRO
Castor
Lawrence County Grand Jury
McDowell Prosecutions in Conspiracy Case Featured in Court
Testimony details payments and confessions tied to the Downing Tate Shaffer Wallace and Dwerr cases. Witnesses describe envelopes of money and sums from saloons connected to McDowell supporters and opposition factions. The judge questioned the grand jury findings while both sides claim victory as prosecutions hinge on alleged boodler activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nizances
Kurtz
David McKinney
Grand
Tate
Downing
McDowell
Wallace
Dean
Jackson
Shaffer
Duerr
Dr. McKinney
Phillips
James Piper
Justice of the Peace
Dr. McConnell
Fountain House
Opera House
Doom
Sheffer
John F. King
King
Kennedy
C. B. Whistler
A. F. Smith
RK. C. Douds
Lewis Koch
Onions
John Metcal
John Horner
Grand Jury
W. H. Fails
Iit
Falle
Jasob Walls
J. M. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
McMichael
Bill
Fredrick G. Dwerr
Wallace and
Senator Quay
Townsend
Crum
Susceptible New Orleans Contractor Dies After Accident
Tapectial Telegram to the Dispatch reports New Orleans builder Motherwell Bell aged 61 dies from nervous prostration after a scaffolding collapse at the Schwartz building on Canal Street. Five roof workers fell eighty feet. one died instantly and three later, the fifth paralyzed for life. Bell faced public blame but was not responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New Orleans
Motherwell Bell
Bell
Schwartz
Canal Street
Kansas City Bakers Form Bread Price Trust
Prominent bakers in Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas form a price alliance. They pledge not to sell bread below set prices on Monday the fifteenth, with eight cent wholesale and five to ten cent retail loaves. Loaf weights increased slightly to justify a small price rise due to higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Ciy
Kansas City
Kan
Wealthy widower weds milliner after ten minute courtship
Mav's Laxprva N J September 15 Two days ago Amos Lewis of Somer's Point a widower about 58 with wealth and Miss Annie Risley of Atlantic City a 25 year old head millinery saleswoman met at a dinner. He proposed and she accepted within minutes turning the dinner party into a wedding performed by Rev Chambers. The groom heads Lewis Bros sailmakers and is noted as wealthy. the bride is described as handsome and well conducted. It is said to be the shortest courtship and marriage on record in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Mav
Laxprva
N. J
Amos Lewis
Somer’s Point
Annie Risley
Atlantic City
Somer's Point
George Anderson
Mr. Lewis
Miss Risley
Rery
South Jersey
Thousands of Odd Fellows Gather for Grand Lodge in Topeka
About 3 000 Odd Fellows from every state attend the Grand Lodge in Topeka. A reception is held at the Grand Opera House with addresses of welcome by Governor Humphrey, Rev. F. McCabe, J. M. Price, D. M. Ferguson, and Mrs. Alice M. Lawson. Grand Sire John Underwood and Mrs. M. E. Rea speak for the lodges and Rebekah Degree respectively. Secret sessions follow in the Representative hall and Senate chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toreka
Grand Lodge
Grand Opera House
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Copeland
National House
Opera House
Humphrey
Rev. F . McCabe
Lodge of Kansas
J. M. Price
Grand Encampment of
Kansas
D. M. Fergnson
Alice M. Lawson
John ©. Underwood
Grand Sovereign Lodge
M.e.rea
Representative
Chicago approves lake front use for World’s Fair
The Chicago City Council voted to allow the use of the lake front for the World’s Fair, relaxing the 150 acre minimum. The National World’s Fair Commission began sessions planning duties and, tomorrow, may elect a Director General. The Federal Board of Military Engineers heard protests from lake front property holders and will hear the fair directors tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National
Federal Board of Military Engineers
Holding
Ellis Arrest Ordered in Patriarchs Militant
General Underwood the Patriarchs Militant issues a general order deposing Captain General Frank Ellis of Troy Ohio and placing him under arrest for insubordination. Ellis had claimed command of the army and styled himself Lieutenant Governor without commission. The move prompts questions of unity within the order and signals a challenge to its supreme authority.
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Irpecal Talegham
ColomsBrs
Underwood
Patriarchs
Soverign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Frank Ellis
Troy. O
Ellis
United States
Patriaarchs
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
The Wishes of the Dead
Mr. Herman Lachmann a wealthy brewer died last summer of sunstroke leaving no will. His heirs say if he had made a will he would have left bequests to orphans homes hospitals and similar causes. They set aside $1,000 for the German Protestant Deaconesses Hospital and $500 to 13 other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CrIcrxNati
Harman Lachmann
Circus tragedy as lion mauls trainer in Texas wreck
Wallace & Co. circus traveler crashes near Baroja Texas after a show in Trinidad. A lion claws a worker on the leg causing severe flesh damage before helpers free him. The incident follows a track derailment earlier that day.
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Denver
Wallace & Co
Trinidad
Clarendon
Tex
Baroja
Ory
Decline of Irish Recruiting Cited in Army Statement
An official report shows Irish personnel in the Queen's army have fallen from 47 151 of 168 910 in 1870 to 28 712 of 199 473 today. Scots also decline though less sharp, with English or Welsh rising from 614 to 759 per thousand, Irish from 284 to 145.
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Dunlap
Cable Company
Loxpox
Fresh Dock Trouble Sparks Broad Lockout
Sourhampton reports a renewed dock lockout with all work suspended as ship owners refuse modest wage increases for donkey men and trimmers. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and Dock and Union Steamship follow suit, while crowds gather outside gates and police guard rioters moved from Winchester. Officials hint the strike may end tomorrow if unions gain concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sourhampton
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
West Indies
Dock
Union Steamship Companies
la Plata
Winchester
Seamen and Firemen’s Union
Passion Play Criticism Draws from Fortnightly Editor
Paris notes Frank Harris editor of the Fortnightly Review condemns the Passion Play Oberammergau. He says Christians should avoid it for moral and reverential reasons criticizing dialogue and depiction of Jesus and soldiers as vulgar caricature.
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Dunlap's
Paris
Frank Harris
Fortnightly Review
Harris
Oberammergau
Jesus
Inundated Villages Near Begury Struggle After Flood
Inundation covers twenty villages near Targan as of September 15 with homes entered through attic windows while relief is scarce. Two thousand people face starvation as crops and cattle are buried under floodwaters forcing refuge in garrets.
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Mpany
Begury
Targan
Garreta
Morley to Investigate Ireland Distressed Districts Visit
John Morley travels to Ireland to consult with John Dillon and William O'Brien before their American campaign. He plans to inspect distressed districts during his stay in the Emerald Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dunlap's Cable Company
Lorpon
John Morley
John Dillon
William O’brien
America
Emerald Isle
Mrs. James Brown Potter plans retirement from stage
Lonpox reports Kyrle Bellew was thrown from a trap in Australia and injured while the same dispatch notes Mrs. James Brown Potter intends to retire from the stage and return to private life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown Potter
Dunlap
Lonpox
Kyrle Bellew
Australia
Tight-Rope Dancer Wiegert Falls in Victoria Park
In Victoria Park a tight-rope dancer named Wiegert lost balance on a 300 metre rope and fell to the ground. He missed the net and sustained multiple fractures including arms legs and several ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Beauiy
Wiegert
Victoria Park
The Marriage Declared Of by Dunlap’s Canle Company
London September 15 The marriage widely discussed between parties is declared. Details remain unclear as the report notes a formal announcement by Dunlap's Canle Company regarding the nuptials and involved parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Canle Company
London
Corkman and St Louis Woman Officially Married
Richard Frewer from County Cork Ireland and Miss Grace Valle January from St Louis have been formally announced as married with the couple presenting a unified listing. The proclamation confirms the union and provides the names of the spouses and their origins.
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Richard Frewer
County Cork
Ireland
Grace Valle January
St. Louis
Socialists attempt theater venture in Berrie
The Socialists in Berrie seek to open a theater devoted to socialistic and atheistic plays. Gustav Kober backed out of an engagement, hindering the plan. A new series of dramatic readings is set for Wednesday with undetermined performers. Berlin Socialists plan meetings to persuade people away from religious communities. Reichstag Socialists oppose extreme methods but may fail to curb atheistic aims.
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Dunlap
Berrie
Gustav Kober
Berlin
Reichstag
Bernhardt Plans Cleopatra With Dark Hair and Snake Scene
Paris dispatch reports Mme Bernhardt will perform Cleopatra with black hair and dusky Egyptian tones. She aims to depict Antony’s Greek ideal while dying by snakebite nightly, having hired a Fontainbleau reptile handler for the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mme, Bernhardt
Cleopatra
Antony
Mme. Bernhardt
Fontainbleau
Station Master Arrested Over Mountain Line Collision
In Aschen on September 15 police arrested the Montjoie station master who dispatched a passenger train on the single Aachen Saintvilk line. The train collided near Kaltenherburg, killing two engineers a postman and a passenger and injuring 15. Had the crash occurred ten minutes later the train would have plunged down a steep mountainside.
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Breios
Aschen
Montjoie
Aachen Saintvilk
Kaltenherburg
Disorder in Cortes Over Anglo Portuguese Treaty Scene
In London chaos erupts as Cortes convenes to debate the Anglo Portuguese treaty. Minister Rebiroro faces hoots and a failed read, a priest is assaulted, and President suspends the session amid a vigorous brawl. Other brief items note shipwrecks, Moussa Bey's capture, socialist meetings, and speculation on Austria Russia alliance.
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Associated Press
LisBpox
Senor Rebiroro
Serpa Pinto
Branda
Prehistoric City Found in Tennessee Copper Region
Miner E Hirsch reports discovery of a prehistoric Indian city near Mineral Bluff in Polk County. An ancient stone wall traced for a mile and traces of houses and pottery indicate antique habitation. Hirsch compares the site with Arizona ruins and notes ongoing excavations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Chattanooga
E. Hirsch
Ducktown
Polk County
Mineral Bluff
Hirsch
Arizona
Judge J Einer Saylor Sworn In To Fill G E Ward F Jon
On September 15 Mr J Einer Saylor took the oath as Judge of the Superior Court of Seondoe to fill the vacancy caused by the death of General Edward Ward F Jon.
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J. Einer Saylor
Seondoe Os
Edward Ward F. Jon
Tariff Bill Moves in House Amid Heated Debate
The tariff measure sails through two hours of debate in the House with all Senate amendments rejected and sent to conference. Enloe introduces a resolution censuring Kennedy as a Southern movement to curb opposition unfolds while protests from Democrats note hurried procedure and attack the majority for sidelining taxation discussion.
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House
Senate
Enloe
Tennessee
Kennedy
McKinley
Bill Defends Southern Protection and Sugar Bounty
The speaker defends a bill claiming it preserves Southern protection and a sugar bounty, arguing it mirrors past policies the South has benefited from for 25 years. He cites Republican tax cuts from 1906 to 1912 and asserts Democratic obstruction. Senate amendments were nonconcurred, killing extensive work and thousands of amendments.
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South
Speaker
Senate
Enloe Moves to Censure Kennedy in House Debate
Special telegraph dispatch from Washington reports Tennessee Representative Enloe introducing a resolution to censure Ohio's Hobart P. Kennedy for remarks about the Senate. Colonel Bayne and General Grosvenor oppose delays while McKinley seeks adjournment as debate resumes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enloe
Tennessee
Bayou
Grosvenor
Dispatch
Washington
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
House
Rayne
Adams
Chicago
McKinley
Bayne
House of Representatives
Senate
Hobart P. Kennedy
Ohio
Hayne
Senate of
United States
Tragedy at Park Theater As Lineman Kopp Is Electrocuted
A dramatic accident unfolds after a performance as electric lineman Kopp is electrocuted while servicing a theater on Thirty-fifth Street and Broadway. He dies en route to New York Hospital after bystanders and officials attempt resuscitation.
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New York
Park Theater
Lineman Kopp
Thirty-fifth Street
Broadway
Evans and Hoey
Charles W. Fipps
Electric Light Company
Dunleavy
George Gage
New York Hospital
Lim
Saloon Keeper Pleads Guilty Over Sunday Opening
Herman Reisinger, a saloon keeper in CisciyxaTI, pleaded guilty in police court to keeping a saloon open on Sunday. He was fined 25 and sentenced ten days to the workhouse, the only offender prosecuted though many others were arrested but not tried due to lack of juries. He did not employ an attorney and accepted the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisciyxati
Herman Reisinger
Reisinger
Elopement and divorce shock Cincinnati society
Mrs Simon Obermeyer files for divorce alleging her husband ran away to Chicago with Sister Sophia of the Red Cross and married her. The case shocks Cincinnati as the marriage to Sister Sophia had not been previously disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Mra Simon Obermeyer
Chicago
Sophia
Red Cross Society
Hi O Ernst Pe
Exhibitrati
Red Cross Hospital
Temporary injunction issued against Beaver Falls workers dispute
Judge Wickham granted a temporary injunction against more than 100 workers and sympathizers at Emerson Smith & Co. over alleged mob actions and threats since June 17 1890. The filing cites assaults and disturbances at the works and asks for a preliminary injunction and future perpetual restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falla Law Works
Wickham
Emerson Smith & Co
Aited
Thia Mornioki
Sn Company
Seaver
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