Cronin Murder Mystery Prompts New Suspects and Burial News
May 27 Chicago reports detail Peter McGeehan’s arrest on Cronin murder charges and claim the evidence points to his direct participation. The Cronin funeral draws thousands, with processions led by Irish groups. Rumors implicate Clan na Gael, Le Caron, and possible London press commentary amid a worldwide Irish interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Hibernian Rifles
Clan-na-Gael Guards
Royal ‘League
Catholic Order of Foresters
Luke Dillon
Philadelphia
Thomas P. Tuite
Detroit
Edward O’meagher Condon
John Davey
New York
Frank P. Scanin
P. McGarry
Charles Bary
Michael Kelly
Daniel Sullivan
Thomas McEnerny
Dudley Solon
John T. Golden
Chicago
Suicide of a Baltimore Curate Over Love Affair
Rev. Henry Greenfield Schorr, 29, assistant rector at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, killed himself with a pistol yesterday morning. He left a note about a failed loan debt of 1000 dollars and a broken marriage proposal that occurred the night before, prompting deep distress.
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Baltimore
Henry Greenfield Schorr
St Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles and
Saratoga Streets
Chorr
St. Paul’s House
Saratoga Street
Hunt
Illinois Senate approves street railway electrification measures
Springfield reports the senate passed a house bill allowing street railways to convert to electricity or cables and backed mine safety, drainage, and public works provisions. Conference reports on Anna and Kankakee asylum appropriations were adopted and several bills moved toward third reading. The house concurred on a service pension resolution and defeated a food adulteration rollback. The Frisbee pharmacy bill and flour weight bill also moved to the governor. A public works aliens ban, anti trust inquiry, and bribery exposure involving Jacob vent phe and Stevenson were discussed with denials on key points.
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Springfield
Ills
Senate
Anna and
Kankakee
House
Isewaters
Jacob Vent Phe
Aterview
Stevenson
Bunn
Outrage in France Report Frays Public Calm
Fragmentary OCR conveys a scene of upheaval in France with a tense public mood. The scattered text hints at protests or political unrest as authorities respond to perceived grievances. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible.
Guthrie Council Faces Resignation Call and Election Move
Citizens of Guthrie Oklahoma protest the city council overstepping authority by funding high salaries and new franchises. A petition and meeting demand a new election, with Inspector Pickler overseeing process. Chicago and Guthrie dispatches note disputed claims and a recent eviction disturbance without injuries.
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Uston
Hayti
Washieron
City
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Council
Boards of “Arbitration
Lota
Interior Department
Pickler
Coopler
Maj. Pickler
United States
Oklahoma City
Territory
Chicago
J. A. Ellis
Guthrie Council
Inspector Pickler
President Huston Row Denial Reported
Perry Heath reports from Washington that a Chicago paper and Indianapolis dispatch claimed a personal rift between President and U S Treasurer Huston over office distribution. The Hoosier State edition urged patience and said Huston had not resigned and no row occurred.
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Washington City
Perry Heath
Washington
Indianapolis
United States
Huston
Chicago
General Dram Retires From Adjutant General Position
Gen Dram, adjutant general of the army, retires to private life at age 62. He has been an excellent soldier and leaves the office with a brilliant record for an army officer.
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Dram
the Army
Congress men press Gen Swaim case over court sentence
Washington May 27 Congress man Butterworth and others are again interested in Gen Swaim. The court sentenced him to twelve years suspension from rank and duty a punishment regarded as very severe. President Harrison has promised to personally attend to the matter.
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Gen
Swaim
Washington
Ciry
Butterworth
Gen. Swaim
Harrison
President Harrison heads Chesapeake Bay yacht trip
The President, with Attorney General Miller, Private Secretary Halford, Gen. George B Williams of this city, and Rep. Anderson of Kansas, left Washington Saturday afternoon aboard the Restless for a bay cruise and were to return by evening.
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Washington City
Harrison
Miller
Halford
George B Williams
Representative Anderson
Kansas
Chesapeake Bay
Waneamaker
Ericsson Remains to Be Taken Home by National Ship
Washington May 27 the navy department decided that the inventor Ericsson’s remains will be transported to his native land aboard a national ship. It is understood the steamship Chicago will carry them across the Atlantic.
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Ericsson
Washington City
Iit
Navy Department
Inventor Ericsson
Chicago
Senator Spooner’s Brother Appointed U S Consul at Prague
In a May 27 report the president named Roger Spooner of Wisconsin as United States consul at Prague, noting he is the brother of Senator Spooner.
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Senator Spooner
Hiner
City
Roger Spooner
Wisconsin
United States
Prague
Chicago Drops Back to Fifth Place in Racing Performances
Chicago notes Anson aggregation split four games last week but remained fifth in the National League standings with Boston at 22 16 6 and Philadelphia 14 9. The report lists detailed league results, game scores, and weekend play across the National League American Association Western and other circuits.
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Chicago
Anson
Giants
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Washington
Western
Bae
P.c. c
American
erehEs Pyc
St. Paul
Louis
Sioux Cityis
Brooklyn
Omaha
Baltimore
Des Moines
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Washington City
American Association
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
St Louis
Athletic
Minneapolis
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Denver
St Paul
St. Paul S
Milwaukee-Minneapolis
Winners at the Horse Races Across Chicago and Latonia Majors
Reported race results from the West Side course in Chicago and Latonia amid MBAt Gravesend events. Winners include Haton town and Duke of Highlands with multiple short distances and furlongs listed. No race produced a remarkable time.
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Chicago
Hatontown
Tom Daly
Dufichman
Riley
Cataline
Latonia
Duke of Highlands
Monita Hardy
Havillah
Leontine
Tenacity
Spokane
Portlaw
Mbat
Mbat Gravesend: Lonstrest
Panama
Padishah
Cortez
Blackburn
Barrister
Civil Service Reformers critique Harrison at annual meeting
At Bauimiore, May 27, the Civil Service Reform association condemned President Harrison for civil service law breaches. A resolution praised Theodore Roosevelt and Hugh S. Thompson as commissioners but said pledges were not fully kept and many removals were politically motivated. The article also notes the Atlas line steamer Alvens sailed to Greytown to begin Nicaragua Canal construction work with engineers from 1887-88 ready to supervise.
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Civil Service
Harrison
Bauimiore
Civil Service Reform Association
Charles J. Bonaparte
Theodore Roosevelt
Hugh S. Thompson
Association
Nicaragua ‘Canal
New York
Mays
Atlas Line
Alvens
Grewtown
Nica
Narrow Escape From Awful Death Miss Brady Courageous
Philadelphia May 27 Edward Brady an attorney from West Philadelphia recounts his daughter Miss Brady's rescue after a 30 foot embankment fall near the Pennsylvania railroad. She lay pinned by debris while a western express thundered by and yet she remained calm and unharmed despite life threatening injuries.
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Brady
Philadelphia
Edward, Brady
West
Berwin Down
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Express
Shark prowls as stoker clings to chair and survives
John Kelly, a stoker aboard the George W. Clyde from San Domingo, fell overboard during a drink fueled plunge near Cape Hayti. A shark appeared as passengers feared for his life and, as jaws loomed, Kelly gripped a wooden chair and was saved from the sea by a dramatic escape.
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New Yor
John Kelly
George W. Clyde
Hayti
San Domingo
Porto Plata
Cape Hayti
Kelly
Presbyterian Assemblies Advised Boycott of Sunday Newspapers
The Presbyterian assembly discussed Sunday observance and the US inauguration date proposal. Col. E. F. Shepard urged Christians to boycott Sunday newspapers and advertisers, after visiting Princeton College with the Southern assembly reporting amendments to co operation.
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Col Shepard
Presbyterian Assembly
Southern Assembly
United States
Princeton College
Southern Presbyterian assembly adjourns after Sunday inauguration debate
In Chattanooga Tenn on May 27 the Southern Presbyterian assembly finished routine business and considered moving the presidential inauguration from Sunday. The proposal was stricken as secular and risking church interference in appointments, and the assembly adjourned sine die.
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Chattanooga
Cuattanooga
Tenn
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
United States
United Presbyterian Assembly Opens In Springfield Today
United Presbyterian assembly opens in Springfield Ohio with routine business and reports. Discussion centers on plans for World Mission outreach among African American communities.
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United Prmelyeerhim
Springfield
Dis
United Presbyterian Assembly
Evansville Train Robbery Foiled by Passenger Resistance
A band of six to eight robbers tried to pickpocket sleeping passengers on the Evansville and Terre Haute train arriving at 1 20 o'clock Saturday morning. Councilman Henry Stockfleth rose and struck one thief, others joined Sheriff Frank Pritchett and city officials in the confrontation. Two suspects were captured, two escaped, and the rest were pursued. several participants were injured.
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Evansville
Ind
Maych
Terre Haute
Henry Stockfleth
Stockfleth
Frank Pritchett
Edward Smith
Charles Mason
O’connell
Pawman
Church Scandal in Frisco Sparks Fire Murder Rumors
San Francisco May 27 Developments tie a recent church fire to a faction seeking to destroy church records. B M Gopschiritch, struck with an iron tar and chin wound, suspects internal crimes tied to past immorality probes led by Bishop Kiedovosky, whose murder remains unsolved. The church has split into factions amid alleged embezzlement and misused Alaska funds and property proceeds.
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San Francisco
B. M. Gopschiritch
Kiedovosky
Alaska
Beauty of the Lynching Idea Shames Innocent Man in West Virginia
In Mannington, West Virginia, May 27, James Hawkinberry was seized from his sick bed by masked men who hanged him to a tree and tortured him for two hours before midnight. He insisted on his innocence as a barn fire suspect was captured and confessed on Saturday.
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Daniel Coughlin
Dr. Cronin
Coughlin
Hubbard
Cregier
Whelan
Hancock, Mich
Thomas Smith
Dan Coughlin
Smith
Frith
Cronin
Coighlin
Dinan
Schasck
Revell
Clark Street
Clanna Gael
LeCaron
Parnell Commission
America
W. J. Hynes
Father Gleason
I. P. O'Connor
John Devoy
Woodruff
Man King
Dean
Johnsons
Mr. Ward
Wutttine
W. Va
D. W. Beatty
Mannington
James Hawkinberry
Hawkinberry
Barnburner
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London Daily News
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