Desperate escape of Fitzsimmons from county jail
Frederick Carrion Fitzsimmons, jailed for murder, escaped at dawn using improvised tools to descend from his cell. He mailed a letter to the Dispatch claiming liberty and detailing his confinement, prompting a nationwide manhunt and a $1,000 reward for capture. Authorities vow action and investigation into jail negligence.
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Frederick Carrollem Fitzsimmons
David H. Gilkingson
Patch
Las Ad Pee S
Fitzsimmons
Gilkinson
Escape by Rope From Prison Cell Stuns City
Authorities debate how Fitzsimmons escaped using improvised ropes. Theories warn of a roof outside assist, a rope drawn to the top tier, and a window window sash setup. Warden and experts note the lack of wall marks and the risky ascent, with dust patterns and bar cuts analyzed to pinpoint the inside–outside collaboration.
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Fussimmons
Fitzsimmons
Vad
Larimer
Britain's Big Bluff on Mitylene Alarm Across Europe
British diplomats sought to quell rumors that Britain had seized Mitylene after reports claimed a Mediterranean fleet landing and fortifications. Officials from Britain and other powers denied any occupation, stating may have conducted routine boat drills. The episode stirred brief excitement before ships were reported to have re-embarked and the island abandoned. Admiral Sir George Richards arrived at Gibraltar after a voyage ending negotiations, with Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins set to become Second Lord of the Admiralty.
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Low Bos
Mitylene
Tinople
Sigri
Iylene
Marmorito
William White
Thesq
England
Miylene
H. M
Thomas McGill
Gibraltar
Portsmouth
George A
Anthony H. Hoskins
Lord
Admiralty
He Had Outside Aids From Both Sides
An inspection of the prison near Fitzsimmons cell suggests outside help for the escape. Murders row faces a roof to floor window, with a 20 foot high sill. Two bars were sawed out and marked rusted, indicating years of work and a 6 by 14 inch opening used to slip away.
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Firesimmons
Fitzsimmons
Diamond Street
Ross Street
Witzsimmons
Price
Fitzsimmon s Old Pals Aided Escape In Liberty Plot
Investigation shows Mr and Mrs Charles Clark, jailed for receiving stolen goods from Schmidt s jewelry store and awaiting trial for murder, aided Fitzsimmons escape plan. Migs Cora Wyatt is also suspected while officers were warned days before and jail guards advised to heighten precautions after Mrs Clark s tip. Last Thursday morning she provided the initial nudge prompting the inquiry.
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Mario
Clark
Charles Clark
Fitzsimmons
Schmidt
Migs
Cora Wyatt
Signal Plot and Jail Break Linked to Wyatts Visited Miss Brown
A telegram to Cora Wyatt triggered a wide search in Uniontown Pittsburg and Bellzhoover. Detectives shadowed Wyatt as she moved between homes depots and the jail court, while a taper knife and other items were found in Fitzsimmons cell suggesting escape aids and outside help.
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C. M. Clanx
Burleigh
Murphy
Uniontown
Cora Wyatt
Pittsburg
Home Hotel
Union Depot
Pleasant Valley
Sixth Avenue
Clark
Friday Avennges
Miss Brown
Shingiss Street
Charles Clark
Soffel
Miss
One Man Saw Fitzsimmons Said to Escape
Allegheny detectives report a single eyewitness who closely matched Fitzsimmons described as the murderer after his escape. The colored man recalls seeing a hooded youth with a Hebrew appearance meet a woman near Shingiss street and Forbes, then head toward Diamond Street. A young woman stood at the jail corner as the last Duquesne car passed, prompting a page-six note on the event.
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Allegheny
Fitzsimmons
Murphy and
Beltzhoover
Sman
Shingiss Street
Ross
Diamond Streets
Makes
Second Ward
Forbes Street
Duquesne Traction Company
Diamond Street
Per
Shi Street
Calman
Fitagsimmons
Ore Fitzsimmons
Pening
Duquesne Traction Road
Diamond
Movement Against China Sparks Foreign Protest
In Pekin the foreign ministers urge the Chinese government to answer for the Ichang outrages. British mission property and a Sisters of Charity complex are burned. Powers discuss a unified naval demonstration and designate which nation will lead the combined fleet against China.
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Trey Tsxu
Pekin
Ichang
Yang-tao- Kiang
Sisters of Charity
North Coast
Ong
Hevea
Paris
N’ Autorite
China
Floods Kill Thousands in Southern Spain Ruin Towns
Mapero reports deadly floods across southern Spain with hundreds of corpses found along riverbanks. Thousands displaced starve while relief agents struggle as towns, crops, and rail lines wash away. authorities fear epidemics as first bread consignments reach flooded areas.
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Mapero
Spain
Toledo
Consuegra
Third disastrous collision in the Mediterranean sinks two steamers
A dispatch from Algeciras reports the third collision in the Mediterranean within a week off Algeciras near the Bay of Gibraltar. One ship was Greek and the other Italian. both were badly damaged and sank, with 65 lives lost. The vessel names were not provided in the dispatch.
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Lowapor
Algeciras
Spain
Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Stanley's Latest Kongo Project Planned for Leopold
Paris dispatch reports Henry M. Stanley plans a new Kongo expedition for Leopold. The Temps notes the project aims to reopen exploration in central Africa with Stanley directing the venture and coordinating with Leopold.
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Stanley
Paris
the Temps
Henry M. Stanley
Leopold
Italy Prepares For War With Tax Rise And Armada
Rome reports Italy plans a 15 to 20 million lire tax increase amid threat of crisis. Government urges rapid completion of warships and orders cruisers to sail to specified ports to transport guns and munitions. Cardinal Manning voices faith in labor unity during Labour Congress preparations.
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Rome
Signor Colombo
Spergia
Naples
Cardinal Manning
Labor Congress
Loyxpow
Trades Union Co
International and Universal Brotherhood
Labour Congress
An Irish Leper at Large
A blind leper named Evans escaped from Lisburn workhouse by lowering himself from a window with bed clothing. His escape prompted a period of panic in Lisburn and surrounding areas until authorities clarified the situation. The piece notes the leper may have been among medical staff.
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Evans
Lisburn
Ies Raates
Ten Years in Prison For Kennedy Bank Embezzlement
Francis W. Kennedy and his brother Harry H. Kennedy of the Spring Garden National Bank were sentenced by Judge Butler in Philadelphia to ten years total for wilful misapplication of funds. Each received five years on two indictments, the lightest possible under the statute, with a packed courtroom observing a restrained yet dramatic display.
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Philadelphea
Francis W. Kennedy
Harry H. Kennedy
Spring Garden National Bank
Butler
United States Court
Eastern
National Banking Association
Kennedys
Cholera Death Toll Among Mecca Pilgrims Surges
From Jiddah letters dated August 24 report an unprecedented cholera death rate among Mecca pilgrims during the Mohammed pilgrimage. Authorities noted that by the date of the cited letter,11, pilgrims had died and all signs of the epidemic had disappeared.
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Jiddah
Mecca
Mohammed
Pardoning Plea For Abe Buzzard By Royersford Pastor
The Rev. J B Zane of the Royersford Methodist Church will ask the Pardon Board on September 24 to pardon Abe Buzzard the Welsh Mountain outlaw serving 13 years for robberies. Zane argues Buzzard is not guilty and seeks justice over mercy.
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Harrisburg
J. 8. Zane
Methodist Episcopal Church
Royersford
Montgomery County
Abe Buzzard
Welsh Mountain
Lane
Buz- Sard
Russian distress fund aid announced after crop failures
The government allocates 22,000,000 roubles as relief fund amid widespread hardship. Official dispatches report harvest failures in 18 provinces and partial failure in eight more, hitting poorer classes hard across St Peterspura and surrounding regions.
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St. Peterspura
Troops Massing in Southern Russia Lead to Five Week Scale
Oprssa Russia reports a buildup as 10,000 troops are to be concentrated in the southern region over the next five weeks. The announcement frames a period of intensified military activity with no immediate timetable for action.
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Russia
Oprssa
Supreme Court petition seeks will revocation in Hawaii
Hawaiian advices report a pending Supreme Court petition to revoke probate of Keliahonu Kalakaua family estate. It is the third attempt to set aside the will on forgery grounds. Julius, claiming an interest from a deceased wife, leads the petition. The case concerns title to premier properties in the kingdom.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
Keliahonu
Julius
Bardsley Refuses to Testify in Philadelphia Trial
In Philadelphia Criminal Court No 1 high officials and bankers face proceedings over the Bardsley affair. Ex-Treasurer John Bardsley refuses to answer questions despite being called to testify, undermining prosecutions of Auditor General McCamant and State Cashier Livesey. Glendenning and Huhn held on $10,000 bail. other bank presidents’ cases dropped as evidence stalls.
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New
Criminal Court
Commonwealth
Bardsley
City
McCamant
Robert Glendenning
George H. Hub
Farmers and Mechanics
Ublic
John Bardsley
Mr. Graham
Aprona
Mr. Lewis
Graham
District Attorney’s Office
Garose
McQamant
State Treasury
Livesey
McCumant
lLiveey
Robert Glendenning & Co
George H. Huhn
Glendenning & Co
Young Edson charged with grand larceny in Rochester
Henry T. Edson, son of former New York mayor, was arrested in Rochester on a grand larceny charge for obtaining 5000 by a draft on Franklin Edson Co. of New York. Bank cashier Frederick Allen alleges the draft was unpaid and Edson planned to defraud. Edson waives exam. grand jury action expected. Mayor Edson notes his son had been drawn by risky wheat deals.
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Rochester
Henry T. Edson
Edson
New York
Franklin Edson & Co
Frederick Allen
Allen
D. Pavilson
Frederick Cook
Edsom
Franklin Edson
State Treasurer Pays $1,464,730 to Common Schools
Harrisburg report says the State Treasurer has disbursed 1,464,730.67 to the common schools of the state. Most payments are complete with only a few schools remaining to be paid, covering education coal and related institutions.
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Harrisburg
Mesige
Edura — Coal
Mit Isareeel Pebeoll
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