Desperate Woman Fires At Rival In Public Encounter
In City Missouri a quarrel during a theater crowd turned violent as Mrs. J M Payne attempted to kill Mrs. Jennie McGee with a revolver after an exchange accusing McGee of ruining Payne's home. The weapon misfired and the women fought hand to hand until bystanders intervened. Payne later released on bond after waiving examination. Also: Axworthy, Cleveland city treasurer, fled to Montreal with authorities seeking extradition. City now bankrupt with only about 8990 dollars in vaults.
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City
J. M. Payne
Coates Opera House
M. J. Payne
Kansas City, Gas and Coke Company
Oassas
Jennie McGee
Tracy Avenue
Had.subelder
Tenth Street
Mrs. Payne
Two Honest Men. A Million Dollar Bequest to Aid Colored Education
Danl Hand of Guilford Conn aged leader and former Charleston businessman bequeaths 1 000 000 to the American Missionary Association of New York for trust use the interest to educate colored people in former slave states. The bequest follows Hand recovering funds after war disruptions. In a separate item a fight ends with Marshal Parker fatally wounded Sheriff Jones shot in thigh and Brower shot in head.
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New
Haven
Conn
Dan’l Hand
Guilford
American Missionary Association of
New York
Charleston
George W. Williams
Wm.Parker
Jas. Jones
John Brower
Mail Bag Robbery Report From Chicago
A mail bag posted on the Michigan Southern road was robbed near Chicago. The bag contained registered mail and checks. The incident disrupted a Boston to Chicago route with the loss of valuables, prompting police inquiry and security reviews.
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Chicago
Cleveland Treasurership Vacated Amid Shortage Rumors
Cleveland aldermen held a special meeting and declared the treasurer's office vacant. The era of a $200,000 dream to relieve financial strain is mentioned. Rumors place Axworthy in Canada while his business manager A. B. Conkey denies he was a speculator, noting Axworthy lost money on wheat after reviewing correspondence.
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Cleveland
Board of Aldermen
Axworthy
Canada
A. B. Conkey
Universalist Convention Opens in Chicago
The Universalist church general convention began its first regular session in Chicago on October 25 with Hon. Hosea W Parker of New Hampshire elected presiding officer. A collection for the Gunn ministerial relief fund was taken and Rev. Chas Eaton of New York delivered a sermon before the recess.
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Chicago
Universalist Church General Convention
Hosea W.parker
New Hampshire
Gunn Ministerial Relief Fund
Chas. H.eaton
D. D
New York
Yellow fever updates and a naval officer’s suicide
Fernandina Florida reports 16 new yellow fever cases with no deaths, while Jacksonville notes fever in Enterprise since June with nearly twenty cases and several deaths. Dr Neal Mitchell records thirty one new cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. total cases reach 3903 with 337 deaths. Patterson reports October 25 that Thomas Douglass, Navy paymaster, killed himself at his Hendon residence, grief over his wife cited as motive, some call it accidental. Other brief notes include hard times with Slattery in Hy and Browns.
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Fernandina
Fla
Jacksonville
Enterprise
Neal ‘Mitchell
Patterson
Thomas Douglass
United States Navy
Hendon
A Sleek Rascal Fugitive Journalist in Baltimore
A man calling himself Walter A. McMulty, a supposedly capable journalist, arrived recently, won powerful allies, and obtained money on a worthless draft before skipping town. He is now described as a fugitive from justice from several places including San Francisco.
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Baltimore
Walter A. McMulty
San Francisco
The Sentence They Earned
In Spartanburg South Carolina R Senn and Helen Boland were sentenced to be hanged on December 1 for the murder of Mrs Senn two years ago. Senn plotted with Boland to poison his wife to remove her. Also from New York Captain Covert of the bark Silas Fish reported arriving after a wreck off Grand Turk in September. only Covert and a sailor named Quinton Paul survived.
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Charleston
S. C
Spartanburg
R. Senn
Helen Boland
New York
Covert
Silas Fish
Turks Island
Grand Turk
Quinton Paul
Scaffold collapse maims, man dies in Minneapolis
Falling scaffold at a new soldier's home injures several workers in Minneapolis this afternoon. one man dies tonight and others are feared not to recover. Also reports ex police inspector Mountain missing in Boston, believed to have killed himself. In Pittsburgh, H. W. Oliver Sr., aged 85, dies. funeral to be held for the iron king.
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Minneapolis
New
Boston
Mountain
Force
Democratic Day Parade and Speeches Feature Expo
Cincinnati hosts Democratic Day with a large parade by Democratic clubs and speeches by Thurman and Carlisle. New York reports a midnight statement about potential Brooklyn cross town line strikes, but no strike occurred. Knoxville treasurer A Swan is reported missing after a shortage of 25000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Exposition
Thurman
Carlisle
New York
Brooklyn Cross Town Lines
Telegraphic Markets Market Report and cattle prices
New York copper steady at 3.93 domestic. tin firm at 23.03. bar silver 94. New York money markets show easy on call loans around 1.34 to 1.45 with prime mercantile paper at 4 to 4.75. Chicago cattle receipts 15,000, dull trade. beeves 5.25 to 6.40, steers 3.00 to 3.90, Texas cattle mixed, natives 2.50 to 2.75. Kansas City and other plains markets show softer cattle values with range and feeder prices around 1.60 to 2.60.
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New York
New , York
Bee —Massey
Prime Mercantile
Chicago
Texas
Western’ Rangers
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T. Ormond
Commission
LA Jara
Colorado
Gackenheimer
Gigars
Plaga
Santa Fe, N'M
Luis E, Alarid
Collection Agency
Santa Fe
J.H. Gerdes
Hatter
Gent's Furnisher
San. Francisco Street
Donoghue & Monier
Bipride Contractors & Builder
New Mexico
Bridg
J.H. J. Sloan
Telegraph
Montreal
Cmmen
Thomas Ax
Orthy
Veland
xWorthy
Bof
St.Lawrence Hall
Geoffrion
Q. C
Ohio
Kaufmaan Hayes
Cleveland’s
Universalist Convention
The
Browns
Slattery
Pittsburg
H- W. Oliver
H. W. Oliver, Jr
Knoxville, Tenn
A. Swan
Knoxville County
Telegraphic Markets
Kansas City
First National Bank
WM W., Griffin
R. J. Palen
Cashier
Pedro
Perea
Second National Bank
L. Spiegelberg
W. G. Simmons
St. Michael's College
Brothers of the Christian Schools
Ias
Brother Boty
Santa FE Bakery
F. Schnepple
San Francisco St
Santa Fe, N.M
Denver
Astern
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