Knapp, Wife Murderer, Tells of His Crimes
Alfred Knapp, an Indianapolis man, confessed to five murders after arrest in Hamilton Ohio. He admitted killing his first wife in Cincinnati, described disposing of her body down the Miami River, and stated he did not murder his second wife. Police note a pattern of crimes against women and children.
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Knapp
Hamilton
Ohio
Alfred Knapp
Indianapolis
Ida Gebhard
Albert Knapp
Lenhan
Krucker
Hannah Richard
Gard
O. S. Bosch
Mason
Kuemmerling
Knapp Long
Edward King
Cumminsville
Cincinnati
Mayer Bosch
Miami River
Gga Diy
Kuemmerting
Jennie Conners
Jeffersonville
Ind
Columbus
Joliet
Chicago
Michigan City
John Cable
Charles Goddard
Carr Mill
Graham
Motzer
Mrs. Fairbanks Reelected DAR President in Indiana
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Fairbanks of Indiana was unanimously reelected president of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The decision was announced today, reaffirming leadership within the organization.
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Fairbanks
THE
D. A. BR
Washington
Indiana
Daughters of the American Revolution Today
Ingalls Announces Run for Cincinnati Mayor
Cincinnati stirred as M E Ingalls president of the Big Four Railway signals acceptance of the Democratic nomination for mayor. He will lead the regular Democratic ticket amid a fusion movement and independent Republicans urged him to head the ticket.
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Ingalls
Big Four Road
Cincinnati
M. E. Ingalls
Big Four Railway System
M. E. Ingalls Committee
Independent Republicans
Citizens
Salt Lake Ministers Protest Smoot Seating
Washington February 26 ministers association of Salt Lake City protests the seating of Hon Reed Smoot. The sworn statement charges Smoot as a polygamist with multiple wives and urges Senate action based on that claim.
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Salt Lake
Smoot
Washington
Burrows Tally
Senate
Salt Lake City
Reed Smoot
Lost Heiress Is Found
Kalamazoo, Mich. February 26 A Bohemian fortune heiress case features Annie Rothschild, 28, once adopted in Wisconsin, with sisters Clara Dawkins and May Rothschild. A New Orleans telegram links Mrs Edward Howard to the 100000 inheritance, amid emigration from Bohemia years ago.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
John T. Woods
Fulton
Annie Rothschild
Bohemia
Chicago
Annie
Aus UN
Clara Dawkins
Kalamazoo County
May Rothschild
Saugatuck
New Orleans
Edward Howard
Bayou Road
Austin
Nicholson
Queen Lils Land and the Ex Queen Aid Debate
In the senate a bill to grant 200000 to ex Queen Liliuokalani over crown lands in Hawaii is debated on whether it is honorary or a rightful claim. Senators discuss if rents before overthrow were United States obligations and consider public conscience and past actions by authorities. The measure is held over as a broader question of equity and responsibility.
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Ti Saginaw
Mich
Tilden Street
Washington
Senate
Liliuokalani
Hawaiian Islands
Spooner
Allison
Hawaii
Morgan
Hoar
United States
Moor
Blackburn
Committee On Pacific Islands
Glatter
Boston
LAW'S CLASH WITH A MOB RIOTERS ON PARADE
Charleston West Virginia February 26 Ten of the Stanford mob were jailed on charges of injuring the federal court injunction while sixty one others are held by state authorities under conspiracy warrants. Five dead and sixteen wounded in the battle. Authorities recovered 100 guns 60 pistols and a ton of ammunition. The clash followed attempts to arrest 34 miners for violating the injunction.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
Stamiford City
Raleigh County
United States
Cunningham
Sheriff Cook
Dick Taylor
Dobson
John Hesse
Irwin Lawson
Keller
BD. W. Cunningham
Atkinsville
Raleigh
Winchester Rufles
Cook
Marshal Thompson
S. C. Burdette
New River
Ble Q
Thompson
Burdette
Rioters Paraded the Country Amid Coal War Clash
Federal forces joined by Sheriff Cook and guards faced about 100 armed men controlling rioters gathered near coal works. Rioters crossed the river, intimidated miners, burned to threaten property, and clashed at daybreak. Three rioters were killed, many wounded. 73 arrested. Authorities held 10 U.S. prisoners for further appearance.
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Atkinsville
Cook
C. and O
Piney Bulch
Stanmford City
Cunningham
Tham
Beckley
Raleigh
United States
Dunn
Public Ownership Gathering in New York on a Wide Topic
A three day convention on municipal ownership and franchises opened in New York with large attendance. Robert P. Porter’s paper, read by John S. Martin, discusses European and American methods, noting English ventures into municipal enterprises and a sharp rise in local debt, with profits reportedly low on many ventures.
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New York
Urquhart
Toronto
Robert P. Potter
United States
John S. Martin
Porter on Enterprise versus Municipal Utilities in UK and US
Porter argues public utilities in the United Kingdom lag private enterprise in gas and electric sectors. He cites 240 gas undertakings owned by municipalities vs private plants and 2,000,000 customers in the private sector, noting lower prices under private management. He asserts private companies lead in enterprise, quality, and price, with municipal ownership in England offering no superior profits and a modest rate of return in electric lighting.
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United Kingdom
United States
England
London Chamber of Commerce
Wales
The
London Times
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rebukes Gen Bragg Over Trial Tactics
In Madison on Feb 26 the Wisconsin Supreme Court criticized General Edward Bragg for comments about a railroad’s wealth and injured workers during a personal injury suit. The decision cited an unfair influence on jurors and warned against such remarks by counsel.
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Madison
Wis
Wsconsin Supreme Court
Edward S. Bragg
Genera
Hong Kong
HenrrusRnuelling
Chicago and Northwestern
Supreme Court
Couple Wedded Under Police Guard in Michigan
Charles King and Hannah Baker wed under police guard as a rival suitor allegedly threatened murder before the ceremony. Chief of police dispatched Officer Bort to the Evangelical church to accompany the couple during the service. the would-be rival did not attend.
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Mich
Charles King
Hannah Baker
Bort
Evangelical Church
President Roosevelt Heads to New York for Birthday Speech
In Washington on February 26 President Roosevelt plans to travel to New York tomorrow morning to deliver the principal speech at the birthday anniversary of John Wesley. The report notes criticisms of British Socialists and suggests a political coalition aim.
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Rowshington
Jeff
New York
John Wesley
Bread Returns to Owner as Penitent Admits Theft
A Chicago boarding house owner found three $86.40 pay checks in a dining room along with a note, and a boarder confessed theft stating his conscience troubled him. The incident occurred at 5737 Commercial Ave as the man prepared supper Tuesday evening. The rest of the page covers brief Senate and House summaries in Washington, a divorce grant by Judge John Howard in Converse, and a note on window glass pots with production limits.
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Chicago
John Sarkiski
S737
Commercial Aves
Sarkiski
Tam
Pike Opera House and Other Buildings Destroyed
Fire at the Pike opera house in Cincinnati started in a cellar at 1 30 am. Loss estimated at 2 000 000 with no lives lost but several narrowly escaped. Fire spread to nearby buildings and a theater company lost costumes and props. Explosion believed from liquor storage worsened the blaze. Fire under control by noon with help from neighboring towns. Captain Andriese killed in New York fire from a ceiling collapse. four buildings nearby damaged.
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Cincinnati
Pike Opera House
John Keenan
Pike
American Book Company
Baker Street
Seasongood & Beedie
Telephone
Henrietta Crossmans Company
Covington
Newport
Rerishes
New York
Andriese
Dway
Thirteenth Street
Democrats Resist Unseating Of Two Members
Washington February 26 Democrats in a larger House session adopted a resolution to resist by all proper means the unseating of Contestee Butler and Contestant Wagoner. The minority believes Republicans cannot pass more than one appropriation bill before adjournment. Tensions rose as filibuster talk followed, with a roll call after a demand for quorum. Meanwhile Indiana deputy game warden will crack down on duck hunters found with more than twenty five ducks. In Ballston New York fourteen high school seniors were suspended for Washington birthday misbehavior. James R Garfield sworn in as Commissioner of Corporations in the new Commerce and Labor department.
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Washington
House
Elections Committee No. 2
Butler
Missouri
Wagoner
Henderson
Richardson
Wagone
Senate
Wagoner-Butler
Payne
Indianapolis
James Hamilton
Kankakee
Indiana
Mex
Hamilton
Garfield
James R. Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Farmers’ Mutual Protective Association
Threshermen’s Union
Union County
W. F. Hunsacker
C. J. Sitter
F. W. Musgrave
E. R. Juniette
South Bend
Central Labor Union
Indiana Railway Company
DeArmond
Med
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Law
Robert P. Porter
Royal Statistical Society
Porter
Gen. Bragg
China
Nival
Bride
Roosevelt
Briet Washington
Agricultural and Post Office
Converse
John Howard
Colorado
Court Archives of
Henrietta Crossman
Ballston
N. Y
Ballston High School
Board of Education
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