Hetty Green Faces Deadly Conspiracy in Wealth Case
New York December 4 One of America’s richest women Hetty Green claims a conspiracy pursues her and her heirs. She cites alleged murder threats and tainted wills involving her father Edward M Robinson and her aunt Sylvia Ann Howland. Her lawyers and executors deny wrongdoing and defend ongoing probate actions in New Bedford and New York.
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United Press
New York
Hetty Green
America
William H. Slayton
New Bedford
Womman
Sylvia Ann Howland
Hettie Green
Hetty
Edward M. Robinson
Mr. Green
Henry Grinnell
Green
Lord, Day & Lord
Mra. Green
Mr. Slayton
Campbell Chosen for Factory Inspector in Hastings Cabinet
Governor elect Hastings selects James Campbell of Pittsburgh for factory inspector to succeed Robert Watchorn. Captain John C. Delaney will be superintendent of public buildings and grounds, with Delaney’s candidacy backed by Quay and others. The move signals shifting alliances and potential Cameron influence in 1897.
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Hastings
Captain Delaney
Scranton Tribune
Harrisburg
James Campbell
Pittsburg
Spector
Robert Watchorn
Campbell
Quay
Allegheny County
Glass Blowers’ Association
Chris L. Magee
Cameron
John C. Delaney
Lackawanna County
Delaney
David Martin
Watres
General Hastings
Pennsylvania
Barling Row Cited in Legal Notice Fragment
A fragment of a legal notice references Mr. Barling and a signed statement by Evarts Choate and Bouman. The readable text suggests disputes or obligations tied to Barling without detailing actions or outcomes. No dates or places are discernible in the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwart Mott Robinson
Wis
Evarts, Southmayd & Choate
Henry A. Ne
Abner H. Davila
Edward D. Dall
Barting
Davis
Mr. Mandell
Hetty Howland Robinson Green
Henry H. Anderson
Barling
Evarts, Choato & Bouman
Reading Mayor’s Plain Talk Targets Court After Assault Verdict
Reading Pa December 24 United Press reports Mayor Shaman assails the jury verdict convicting Police Sergeant Quackenbos of assault in arresting Yale student J Kelm Stauffer for obstructing the sidewalk. He questions discrimination between aristocrats and ordinary citizens and defends officers’ position amid costly suits.
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Reading
United Press
Shanaman
Quackenbos
J. Kelm Stauffer
Yale College
Masked men force Mrs. McQuillan to surrender cash
Wire briefs report a masked group extorted 1000 dollars from Mrs. McQuillan of Huron Ohio. Other items note a sharp in New Haven using Confederate money, a life sentence for Lewis Breseh in Wheeling West Virginia, and multiple local incidents from Indiana to New York and beyond.
Three Negroes Lynched in Quitman Outrage
Savannah reports show three Black men were killed near Quitman in a late Saturday attack. A band of about 150 armed men searches Red Bay on Ocolipo Creek for Waverly Pike, killer of Sam Taylor, with an inquest naming Tillman as responsible for Taylor. Governor Atkinson orders Valdosta Videttes to report for duty as troops near arrival.
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United Press
Ravannah
Quitman
Joe Isom
Sam Taylor
Eli Frazer
Harry Sherod
Red Bay
Ocolipo Creek
Waverly
Pike
Sam
Justice of Peace
Byrd
Marvin
BE. W. Tillman
Tillman
Isom
Atkinson
Valdosta Videttes
Lehigh Valley Stockholders Face Board Shakeup
In Philadelphia on December 4 the Lehigh Valley Stockholders Protective Association reports difficulty keeping its slate intact after George D McCreery retires. William E Littleton declines to serve as successor for not being a stockholder, and C A H Triebels is appointed to fill the vacancy. Respondents predict President Wilbur and the board will win reelection with Packer estate support.
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Stockholders Protective Association
United Press
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Stockholders’ Protective Association
John Hutchinson
George D. McCreery
Wiliam FE. Littleton
McCreary
Hutchinson
C. AH. R. Triebels
Lehigh Valley
Wilbur
Packer Estate
Will Sue The Pilot Indignant Virginia Governor Heads Libel Action
Governor Oferrell vows to sue the Pilot for libel over a Richmond Sunday edition charge that the American Book Company bribed the Virginia State Board of Education to place its books on the state list. He will appoint a committee to investigate the allegations while Massey and Attorney General Scott are said to be away.
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Virginia
United Press
Richmond
Norfolk
Amercan Book Company
Virginia State Board of Education
Book Company
J. ©. Massey
O' Ferrell
Milwaukee insolvencies trigger gun confrontation
Receivers were appointed today for Hub Clothing Company with stock worth 50 000 dollars and debts 120 000, for Chapman Carriage and Steigh company with assets 28 000 and debts 40 000, and Charles Vocht Jeweler with assets over 15 000 after a voluntary assignment at noon. Twenty two minutes later the sheriff arrived to attach stock for a New York creditor, but Vocht's attorney thwarted him with a revolver.
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Milwaukee
United Press
Wis
Dee
Hub Clothing Company
Chapman Carriage and Steigh Company
Angers
Charles Vocht
New York
Voeht
Suspect Held in West Salamanca for Huson Murder Case
A rough looking man identifying himself as George W. Depew of Warren, Pa., was arrested at West Salamanca on suspicion of aiding in the murder of two Shearman women of Husti a week ago. Circumstantial evidence is strong against him.
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United Press
Salamanca
Dee, M4
George W. Depew
Warren
West Salamanca
Bhearman
Husti
Lamp accident ends life of two year old in Fairmount
At ex Governor Pierpoint's residence in Fairmount West Virginia Louisa Hawking a two year old girl tripped while carrying a weighted lamp and inhaled flames dying about ten minutes later. The accident occurred at 6 PM this evening.
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United Preas
Fairmount
W. Va
Louisa Hawking
Pierpoint
Quarreled Over Woman Follows Stabbing in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee this afternoon M Toohn Green fatally stabbed Ike Atkins after a quarrel over a woman. Atkins was in the custody of an officer when the stabbing occurred.
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United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Tohn Green
Ike Atkins
Atkins
Lord Randolph Churchill Reaches Victoria Station
Lord Randolph Churchill arrived at Victoria station at 7 20 p m. He was lifted from the train and escorted to his carriage amid cautious handling by staff and guards.
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Lord Randolph Very
The
United Press
London
Lord Randolph Churchill
Victoria Station
Convict Beymer Granted Pardon by Governor
Harrisburg December 4 The governor issued a pardon to Charles Beymer of Allegheny City who was convicted of keeping a gambling house.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Charles Beymer
Allegheny City
Three Lewis family members killed in NJ train wreck
A southbound express struck a carriage returning from church in Richland, New Jersey, killing Mrs. Ata Lewis and children Mary 18 and William 16 instantly, with two younger sons—about 12 and 4—seriously injured. The horse balked earlier 1,000 yards away but was led across safely. Hichland lies 37 miles south of Camden toward Cape May.
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United Press
Richland
N. J
South Jersey
I. Lewis
Hichland
Anna Lewis
Mary
William
Camden
West Jersey
Cape May
Burns Attacks Brotherhood Leader Over Debs Support
John Burns, English labor leader and MP, calls Judge Woods decision on Debs an outrage and accuses corporate influence. He also rebukes Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for not backing Debs during the strikes, asserting the Pullman strikewas justified as a labor struggle.
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John Burns
Brotherhood
Debs
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Judge Woods
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Burns
Hurns
Big Fire Strikes Sunbury Residents Lose Homes
Fire at Northumberland burns the homes of Dr Sheets and Martin Withington Jr and damages several nearby houses. Ladder collapse injures several firemen while Peter Rockefeller suffers a broken leg and burns. George Seasholtz is bruised. another man hurt. Loss estimated at 49000 with 5000 insurance. Origin unknown.
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Sunbury
Dr. Sheets
Martin Withington, Jr
Northumberland
Peter Rockefeller
Haast Sunbury
George Seasholtz
Oslen's Little Joke Ends in Tragic Strangulation
Burlington date line reports Andrew Oslen of Florence hanged himself after drinking. While in the cellar he sat on a tin wash boiler and placed a noose around his neck saying he would give his wife a Christmas gift of his dead body. She ignored prior drunken threats, found him after several hours and realized he had strangled himself when the boiler shifted.
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United Press
Burlington
N. J
Andrew Oslen
Florence
Death Reported After Body Found. No Further Details
Mrs. Oslen cut the body down at once and summoned a physician, but life was extinct. The fragment notes a fatal finding and immediate medical response without additional context.
Debs and Oil Associates Delay Prison Sentences Over Holiday
President Debs and American Railway Union directors avoid jail for Christmas as Judge Woolf extends stay to January 3. He alters the orders to make sentences in the government case commence January 8 and the Santa Fe case start after government terms expire, per defense request to aid further legal action.
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Debs
Santa Fe
Seek Captain Schmittberger Expulsion Amid Police Corruption Claims
New York police commissioners planned no meeting today but expect to discuss Captain Schmittberger’s Lexow committee confession at Friday’s gathering. He accused Inspectors Williams and McAvoy of bribery, and Commissioner Sheehan indicated support for suspending Schmittberger if charged, aligning with past stance against Creeden.
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United Press
New York
Lexow Committee
Schmittberger
Willams
McAvoy
Byrnes
Murray
Williams
Sheehan
Over time awards for letter carriers ruled by court
The United States Court of Claims ruled in favor of forty letter carriers from Baltimore New York City Michigan Terre Haute Huntington and Jefferson Indiana. Awards ranged from a few dollars to several hundred for overtime under the eight hour law. London dispatch notes Mrs Astor’s body to be shipped from Liverpool to New York aboard the steamer Aurania with a lead lined casket.
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United Press
Washington
United States Court of Claims
Baltimore
Iny City
Mich
Terre Haute
Huntington and
Jefferson
Ind
London
Storm Toll Report From Wales Natters On
Reports from London dated December 4 indicate continuing tallies of life and property losses from the two day storm. Officials estimate total life lost by the storm may reach about 120 with ships and vessels heavily affected.
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United Proes
London
Chelford Disaster Inquest Opens In London
The inquest into the railway disaster near Chelford opened in London on Saturday evening. After identities were confirmed by friends, the inquiry adjourned. Separately, Pocock miners refused to work this morning at Count rate, and general acceptance of the arbitrators' award looks unlikely.
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Chelford
United Press
London
Che!ford
United
Praga
Masaillon
Pocock
Storm Ravages Dutch Coast Killing and Damaging Shipping
A hurricane off the coast of Holland causes extensive property damage to ships at sea near The Hague. The loss of life remains unknown as ships suffer heavy losses and chaos prevails along the shoreline.
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Holland
United Press
The
Hague
Sugar bounty petition and political notes of the era
Louisiana petitions for an 18 million sugar bounty while Congressman W L Wilson is said to focus on law and literature after his term. A hearing on limiting Holland diamond cutters occurs in New York. Senator Sherman seeks a constitutional amendment to bar presidential re election after 18m8. Lt P P Powell of the Ninth Cavalry transfers from Peekskill Military Academy to Grove City College. Navy secretary approves a Holland type submarine torpedo boat contract.
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W. L. Wilson
Holland
New Yor
Sherman
P.P. Powell
Ninth Cavalry
Peekakill
N. ¥.) Military Academy
Grove City Pa. College
Secretary of the Navy
Jaures Dreyfus Row Tilt in French Chamber Sparks Duel Plan
Paris reports a heated debate in the chamber of deputies over Captain Dreyfus with Deputy Jaures denouncing military executions while General Mercier pushes a death penalty bill. Amid censure threats a Jaures Barthou clash ended with a temporary expulsion and a planned duel between Jaures and Barthou by pistol at twenty five paces.
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United Press
Paris
Mercier
Chamber of Deputies
Dreyfus
Jaures
Dupuy
M. Barthou
de Brisson
Barthou
Jaures-Harthou
Chamber
Nyaiiet
River town pike haul and multiple 19th century notices
Two Wilkes-Barre fishermen haul eighty four large pike from Ryman's pond on Saturday. Michael Suic of Concorn township Erie county is executed for fear of poverty. An effort to site the National Orphans' Home of the Junior Order United American Mechanics at Bolling Springs Carlisle. George Zeltman Philadelphia peddler injured after a fall from a third floor hotel. Matthew Quinn in Pittsburg sentenced for murder of John Fletcher to pay 9000 fine and eleven years ten months in prison. Dennison Wheelock Indian musician to wed Chippewa girl at the Carlisle Indian school. J Frampton of Bacettes Elk county dies after chloroform at Kane.
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Detroit
Lewis Bresehh
Wheeling
W. Va
Lebanon
Ind
Sasam Dale
Albert Harden
Nathan Foster
Pana
Arthur bin- Hon
Mary Stevenson
Asheville
N. CL
Messa County
Col
W. J. Quinn
Ali
Newburg
N. Y
Creston
E. F. Karnes
George
Walker
Tom Arnold
Cherokee Strip
Oliver Jewell
Woodward
Valdoura
Quitman
Dan Correll
Van
Glasgow
Robert Bird
Spann
J. H. Gray
Ficton
Tex
Wilmer Randolph
McBride
Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Knights of Labor
Hayes
Wilkes-Baare
Matthew Quinn
Pittsburg
John Fletcher
Weather Update for Far Eastern Pennsylvania
Light rain spreads over far eastern Pennsylvania with southeast winds then shifting to southwest. Winds gradually weaken as the system moves through the region, with cooler air following the precipitation.
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Pennsylvania
Wartler
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Waverly Pike
Lehwigh Valley
Ata Lewis
Mary Lewis
William Lewis
Alfred Press
Oslen
Mrs. Astor
Congressional
United Prev
Clearfeld
Pec
United States
Peter Kreher
Kreher
Hull
United Commissioner
Altoona
Thirksburg
Beaver Savings and Loan Association
Beaver
Shoenberger Steel Company
Spangler Improvement Company
Cambri County
Great Bangor State Company
Bangor
Dennison Wheelock
Carlisle
Finley
Valenciennes, Duchesse
Spitalfield
Lackawanna Ave
H. A. Kingsbury
A. Scherer
Spruce ST
Scranton, PA
Lewis, Reilly
DAT
W. J. Weichel
Spruce Street
Near Dime Bank
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