Luetgert Trial Sparks Mixed Judicial Reactions
A compilation of reactions from the Milwaukee Sentinel New York Journal Boston Transcript Philadelphia Times Cleveland Plain Dealer St Louis Republic and Rocherster Mercury noting the jury's reluctance to confirm hanging based on circumstantial evidence and expert testimony in the Luetgert case. The consensus stresses judicial earnestness and criticizes trial handling and direction of expert witnesses.
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Luetgert
Milaukee Sentinel
New York Journal
USA
Gusti
United States
Boston
Rere
Picayune
Philadelphia Times
Studige
Evfit Y
Clevaland Plain Dealer
Luetzert
St.Louis
Ludgert
Luytiaa
St Louis Republic
Luetwert
Ayas
Seeigest
Rochester
Henikd
PULLMAN WILL DISTRIBUTES BEQUESTS IN CHICAGO PROBATE
In Chicago probate court the late George M Pullman’s will leaves over 7 million dollars, with 6.8 million in personal property. Daughters Mrs Frank Lowden and Mrs Frank Carelan each receive 1,000.40 plus residuary estate, while Florence Lowden gets Castle Teston on the Thousand Islands for life with furniture. Numerous Chicago charities receive 10,000 each, a 200,000 endowment funds a youth training school in Allman, and several employees receive 3,000 each. Other relatives receive 500 to 25,000.
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Palace Car Macuate
Pho xl
George M. Pullman
Chicago
Norman B. Ream
Robert TL. Linenin
Bis Qt
Frank O. Lowden
Frank Carelan
San Francisco
Prairie Avenue
St. Lawrence
Florence
Lowden
Koya Heary Pullman
John M.pullman
Helen Pullman West
Emzea Pullman Muhrer
Grover, Ur, Is Born at Princeton
Grover Cleveland is born at Princeton New Jersey in the white mansion by the oaks. The infant weighs twelve pounds and has blue eyes and dark hair. The father and mother wish happiness, with many congratulatory wires arriving from Jateya Seiferson E C Benedict Secretary Thurber and F C Carlisle.
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Fine Bey
Cleveland
Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Bey
N. Jan Ake
White
Hoi
Marion
Tie
Sax
Jateya Seiferson
E. C. Benedict
Thurber
F.C. Carlisle
Piggons in the garret trigger alarm at Missouri penitentiary
Night Guard Gondan investigated unusual noises at the Jefferson City penitentiary and found a canoe and convicts in the garret prepared to lower themselves. The presence of the men alarmed the pigeons. In Mandan, Andrew Johnson Peterson drowned during unspecified times.
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Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Gondan
Mandan
Andriw Johnson Peterson
Death of Henry George the Apostle of Single Tax
Henry George, noted advocate of single tax and author of Progress and Poverty, dies suddenly in New York City after a Friday evening speech fatigue. He was the former mayoral candidate and prominent reformer who influenced political economy and taxation ideas.
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Heary George
Nu Square
New York City
Mer. George
Gretterbery
Outztek
Henry George
New York
Cecker
Croker
Thomas CG. Platt
San Francisco
Ireland
England
Abram S Hewitt
Theodore Roosevelt
George
Work for the Governor and the State Treasurer’s Audit
Washington state news reports a sensational plan involving Treasurer Young and Governor’s aide. Gary Rogers announces he will, with a Supreme Court judge, audit the treasury and tally 20 tons of silver dollars, requiring bonds for entry and promising a lengthy counting task.
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Washington
Gary Rogers
Young
Supreme Court
Ue Treasury
Rumor and Rhetoric From Unnamed Sources
A jumble of garbled phrases references various places and names including London and Maine. The excerpts mix political, literary, and personal hints with no clear event, date, or reliable attribution. The fragments suggest confusion rather than a coherent report.
Abandonment of Silver as Issue Moves Through Parties
Advices from Ohio show the silver issue eliminated from campaign talks as Chairman Jones and leading figures urge dropping silver as a campaign theme. Towne and Bri an are marginalized, while the Silver Trust loyalty faces a quarantine across states with officials blocking silver advocates from public platforms.
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Jones
Over Leading Lights
Ohio
Democratic Party
Towne
Allen C. Meyers
Aft Towne
Brian
Hzhts
Silver Organization
Bryan
Silver Trust
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
New York
Massachusetts
George Pred Williams
Virginia
United States
Dodger
Abanda
Hawaii Annexation Debate and Pacific Policy
The United States Senate is urged to ratify the Hawaiian annexation treaty in December, arguing Hawaii as a strategic Pacific base and commercial crossroads. The piece traces a long bipartisan support for annexation, cites Webster and Pierce era history, and argues annexation protects Pacific coast interests and reduces foreign influence, while noting tariff politics and Ohio campaign dynamics.
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Hawaii
United
Senate
United States
Webster
Pacific
Honolulu
China
Japan
Nicaragua
Wayrais
Germany
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian Senate
Ues
Shen
Pierce
Mater
McKinley
Sherman
Gold Standard
Friends of Free Silver
Republican Party
St Louis
Marey
Johnson
Grant
Arther
Seward
Fish
Blaine
J. R. Procter
Thos
F. Bayard
Senator Morgan
Alabama
Senator Rawlins
Utah
Frye, Lodge, Davis
Thurston
Senator Teller
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Allen
Nebraska
Kyle
The
Herald, Tribune, Sim
Journal of New York
Foster
Gen
Schofield
Belknap
Wailker
Capt. Mahan
Pacife Ocean
Equator
Haiwaii
San Francisco
Finwaii
California
Washington
Oregon
England
Gibraltar
United States Senate
King's Gift to His Bride at Beston Museum of Fine Arts
A royal chatelaine watch with diamonds and a blue lapis center crowns the Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection. Gift from King George III to Queen Charlotte at their 1761 wedding, later passing through Miss Sarah Timmins to Boston museum via Mrs Chapman. The piece was acquired after the donor’s death and sold in a London sale in 1849.
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Beston Museum of Fine Arts
Sindder
Boston
George
Qaten
Agnory
London
Amory
Sarah Greene
Whip Cracking Contest Draws French Town Crowd
In a Marne town, contests celebrate unique skills with a whip cracking event. Fifty contestants, two classes of whips, and prizes for the most rapid, varied cracks while protecting the horse. Lemmission won first prize for cracking tunes like The Marseillaise.
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Nogeant
Marne
France
Iamber- Taen
Ori
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Yronki
Lemmission
iNew York Journal
Angora Goats in Africa Boost South Africa Trade
The Angora goat industry in Africa supports a flourishing diamond and fleece business. About 4,000,000 goats in the colony yield fine, silky wool. exports to the cane brought up to 1650 dollars per animal two years ago. Goats are shorn in June and October, with shipments to Kingston, which takes one tenth of the supply from the Cape. The 1894 value of the trade runs above 3,600,000 dollars.
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Africa
South Africa
Kingland
Cape
Early Stockades as Defense Works in History
Fragmentary text notes that stockades were an early and widespread defense system used by many nations including Turkey and Indigenous peoples in America. It claims stockades were employed by both Indians and whites in early U.S. settlement, though some phrases are garbled.
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Turkey
Pedestrians’ Rights Sparsely Mentioned in City Dialog
Fragmentary city discussion touches on pedestrian rights amid weather changes and unclear terminology. No concrete actions or dates emerge, leaving readers with speculative notes about safety and enforcement.
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Grover, UR
Hesky George
Poe
Blanco
Weiler
New
Lim
Wooleen
Fort Sheridan
Brunswick
Fien
Oula
Commonwealth
A.B. Carson
McLean
Congress
Hanna
Bushnell
Paraker
McLean, Chapman
Brice
Democracy
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