Confession Twist in Emanuel Church Murders Trial
San Francisco July 25 The Durant murder trial over Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams draws attention as Barrett at Santa Cruz claims Durant confessed in a sensational motive filled with circumstantial doubt. The case pairs two brutal church killings with a public debate over evidence and fate.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durant
Blanche Lamont
Emanuel Baptist Church
Santa Crus
William F. Barrett
Durant
Barrett
Misa Lamont
Miss Williams
Jack the Ripper
Minnie William
Emanuel Baptist Church of
Blanche Lamom
Willam Henry Theodore Durant
Eugene Ware
Baptist Church
Nho
Minnie Willama
Blarthe Lamont
Williams
George King
Miss Lamont
Minnie Williams
Carlisle Declines Presidential Nomination Despite Backing
A Richmond reporter quoted Secretary Carlisle saying he does not want the presidency and will not pursue the nomination. He cited the tremendous responsibility and exhausting work required, noting an iron constitution is needed to endure the role.
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Richmond
Carlisle
Carlielle
Cleveland
Lynching in Hartfield Case Sparks Mob Violence
Tom Johnson, the suspect in the Hartfield murders and assaults at Hattiesburg, was captured at Elleville and jailed in Hattiesburg. A mob forced entry to the jail, shot him multiple times when he resisted, and took him to the crime scene for identification amid talk of burning him at the stake.
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Hartfield
Meridian
Miss
Tom Johnson
Hattiesburg
Gilkeson Poised for 200 Delegates in State Chair Run
Harrisburg July. Attorney General McCormick estimates Gilkeson could win about 200 of the 289 delegates at the Republican state convention, signaling stronger support for the Bucks county man and portraying Quay’s opposition as weak as the race nears.
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McCormick
Harrisburg
Colonel Glilkeson
Gilkeson
Bucks County
Quay
First case under new law to compel support of parents
Pottsville, Pa July 25. Anna C. Klock eight years old sues her sons James and Charles A. Klock under the new statute authorizing a jury to issue a warrant for arrest of children who refuse or neglect to support aging or incapacitated parents. The measure aims to cut county poorhouse costs and has drawn statewide interest.
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Pottsville
Anna C. Klock
James
Charles A. Klock
Globe Circler Eleanor Returns After World Tour
The steam yacht Eleanor arrived in San Francisco after leaving New London October 27 last year. William A. Slater, a wealthy Connecticut manufacturer, his family and friends are aboard a voyage that has nearly circled the globe via the Suex canal. The crew numbers fifty under Captain C. W. Scott, with eleven passengers aboard.
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Eleanor
New London
Renchos Frisco
San Francisco
William A. Slater
Connecticut
Conn
Globe
C. W. Scott
Remarkable Bucks County Woman Dies at 90
Bristol July 26 Phebe Walton died at the Bucks County poor house aged ninety after a long life mostly spent in the same institution with only five weeks outside.
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Bucks County
Bristol
Phebe Walton
Tragic Accidents and Local News Summary Card
Brakeman Huntsinger dies after being struck by his own train at Crestona while another man Charles Perry 15 dies attempting to board a freight at Girardville. Pottsville hospital expansion proposed after new opening. Highspre wreck reports 24 cars. Pork maker Fred Bchall found guilty for sewer offal dumping in Pottsville. Frugality miners strike in Cambria county. National guard surgeon general McCandless appointed. Rev B S Jones sues Achenley Park Amusement for damages over denied Casino admission. Tyrone and Altoona banks swindled by L C Johnston forging checks in name of A A Stevens.
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Pottsville
Highspre
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fred Bchall
Frugality Coal and Coke Company
Frugality
Cambria County
Altoona Bank
Altoona
L. C. Johnston
A. A. Stevens
Holmes to face extradition for Pietzel child murders in Toronto
Toronto authorities move to try H. H. Holmes in Canada for the Pietzel children murders. A coroner jury verdict and new evidence from the cottage waist fragment strengthen the case, with extradition proceedings to begin and a Philadelphia decision awaiting Canada’s action.
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Toronto
Holmes
Pietzel
Atorney Dewart
Attorney General's Department
Alice
Nellise Pietzel
Canada
Philadelphia
H. H. Holmes
Sham Battle Turns Ferocious in Camp Near Santioga
The Sixth regiment’s morning exercise among First Brigade troops in Santioga Pa degenerated into a brutal sham battle. Rivalries between Chester and Phoenixville units sparked hand to hand clashes, muskets were clubbed, and several soldiers were hospitalized. Officers intervened as chaos spread and the fight paused with at least a score wounded.
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Company C
Chester
Brow
Company D
Phoenixville
Walters
Stenton
Leutenant
Spectatora
Phoenixville Iron Workers
Jackson Hole Indians Calm in Jackson Hole Area
General Coppinger leaves Omaha for Wyoming with the First battalion Ninth cavalry under Captain Chaffar to patrol the Jackson Hole country. Governor Richards in Cheyenne confirms reports from Market Lake that there is nothing new and no authentic news of further trouble.
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Jackson's Hole
Murderer Charmer Arrest Follows Crime Scene Obsession
In Mexico City on July 25 Jesus Ibarar, a player of Pedro Menendez, is under arrest for a murder committed last Saturday. He reportedly visited the scene daily, gazed at the ground with horror, then departed, and his repeated visits led to suspicion and his arrest.
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City of Mexico
Jesus Ibarrar
Pedro Menoza
Grand Stand Collapse Dashes Joy at West Union Ball Park
In Oelwein Iowa on July 26 a Dubuque club player’s good play sparked cheers and the grand stand collapsed, dumping about 600 spectators into a crush. Many sustained bruises though few injuries were reported.
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Oelwein
Dubuque
West Union Base
Miners Drowned in Yugota Mine Flood in Japan
Vancouver reports from July 5 that a mine disaster at the Koma eval mine in Yugota Tagawa district flooded on July 9. Forty seven miners are known to be drowned.
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Komatoe Cor
Yugota
Japan
Vancouver
B. C
Tapantate
Koma
Tagawa
Bench and pulpit at war in Woonsocket Rhode Island
In Woonsocket a cleric Rev C J White leads opposition to Judge Thomas Z Lee's re election. A civil suit for 20000 damages stems from accusations about Lee's domestic life and a divorce won by his wife. The case proceeds to Supreme Court with trial by jury planned post election.
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Woonsocket
RE. I. Providence
Charles J. White
Thomas Z. Lee
General Assembly
Newport
Lee
C. J. White
Supreme Court
Shot From Ambush Murder of Engineer Near Saltillo
Henry T. Larkenson, a noted civil engineer, was shot and killed thirty miles southwest of Saltillo Mexico. Authorities suspect an American ex-employee discharged by Larkenson carried out the ambush.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Henry T. Larkenson
Here
Larkenson
Bulow Dies After Rabies Heroic Sacrifice
Charles Bulow, 44, dies of hydrophobia in Chicago after saving a child from a rabid dog in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He had left his wife to seek work and returned to Buchanan's home in a fading memory, his condition worsening as a physician diagnosed rabies and restrained him to prevent self harm.
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Chicago
Charles Bulow
Bulow
Perth Amboy
N. J
L. L. Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
New Jersey
Man Left For Dead After Attempted Assault on Child
Albert Surprise, who allegedly attacked Charles Detkin’s 8-year-old daughter, was left for dead by picnickers from Holland and Montgomery on Buckhorn Island in the Niagara River after being clubbed and stoned following the father’s intervention.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Albert Surprise
Buckhorn Island
Niagara River
Holland
Montgomery
Surprise
Charles Detkin
Sloop Carne A Lane firing report unlikely to trigger incident
Washington July 25 The echooner Carne A Lane once said to have been fired upon by a Spanish gunboat off the Cuban coast on July 14 shows no official complaint reaching the state department. Captain Quick, master of the schooner, says such a complaint is unlikely.
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Washington
Ecchooner
Carne A. Lane
State Department
Quick
Liberty Bell to Grace Pennsylvania Building Fooyer in Atlanta
The Pennsylvania building at Atlanta will mirror Chicago with a foyer housing the Liberty Bell hung in a removable frame. The commission plans to travel to Atlanta for opening day September 18 and Pennsylvania day November 14.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Atlanta
Chicago
Man Killed Crossing Tracks By Switch Engine
Joseph Kouliska age 36 was instantly killed when struck by a Lehigh Valley switch engine while crossing railroad tracks in Towanda this afternoon. His back was broken in the accident.
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Towanda
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Joseph Kouliska
Secretary Carlisle Orders Income Tax Refunds
Washington July 25 The secretary of the treasury directed that money paid into the treasury on account of the income tax be refunded to the persons and corporations entitled thereto.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Treasury
Notable 1900s Crime and Civic Turmoil Highlights
Record of varied incidents includes policemen George Hober and Frederick Storms jailed for election frauds, a deplorable Tiahuanac colony in Mexico with contagious disease, Wichita repealing prohibitory laws and denying police funds, drowning of John Doyle and James Leahy after a boat overturn near Port Morris, telegrams for clemency for Mario Barberi, a New York drummer accusing a poker cheat, a shootout near Hennessy Oklahoma Territory, Mrs Norman L Munro purchasing her late husband’s business assets, and Herman Mueller surrendering over anticipated losses at Schlitz Brewing.
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George A. Hober
Frederick Storms
Chicago
Tiahualalo
Mex
Wichita
Port Morris
John Doyle
James Leahy
Galveston
Tex
Morton
Mario Barberi
George H. Gelletin
New York
Charles Dean
Antil
Desperadoen
Hennessy
O. T
Dick Yeager
Thirteenth Regiment Excels in Camp Curtin Inspection
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Camp Curtin Mt. Gretna July 25 the Thirteenth earned the top state rating for drill and set fast time records. Major Whitney praised Company C and Captain Chase while Colonel Leyster and General Goblin lauded the regiment as best in the state. The day featured meticulous preparations a parade review by the governor and a rain storm that drenched troops and visitors.
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Scranton Tribune
Camp Curtin
Mt. Gretna
Whitney
Barnard
Patterson
Chase
Hobling
Raub
W. 8. Gould
Millar Sald
Leyster
United States Army
Major Barnard
Captain Chase
Goblin
Guna
Company C
Kingsbury
Mire Phenle Kieper
Scranton
Morrell
Wiekers
Gossip of the Camp at Local Military Camp
A compilation of camp notes from Company A through F detailing daily life and assignments. Mentions include Senator Hardenberg’s expected visit, Major Adjutant Kulback’s contentment, and various would be officers like James Moir and James Rafter. The rifle team prepares for state matches next week.
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Robert Gould
Avery
Senator McGuinness
Harrisburg
Robert Armstrong
Edwin Peters
Theodore Kiesel
Lebanon
A. W. Long
James Moir
James Rafter
Krause
Company A
Hardenberg
Senator Hardenberg
W. A. Wood
Adjutant Kulback
Corporal Johnson
Yestern
Jack Tonkin
Company
Illinois Gamekeeper Faces Heavy Quail Theft Fines
In Kewaree Illinois two deputies under Warren Charles H Blow seized 40 barrels of quail and prairie chickens from H Clay Merritt’s storehouse revealing about 143 birds in one barrel. With an estimated 100 birds per barrel the defendant faces fines from 20 000 to 25 per bird totaling up to 100 000.
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Illinois
Kewaree
Warren Charles H. Blow
Chicago
H. Clay Merritt
Merritt
Burglars Rob Cash and Securities From Butler Resident
Two masked burglars entered the Cherry Town Hill residence of bachelor J. W. Thompson in Butler Pennsylvania. They forced Thompson and his niece to surrender cash and securities, breaking a trunk to take about 60 in cash and valuables worth thousands, including gold coins kept for decades.
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Butler
J. W. Thompson
Cherry
Thompson
Heiskell Attempts Murder in Wheeling Office
John W. Heiskell, a prominent Wheeling businessman, entered the office of iron roofing maker William A. List and tried to kill him. Heiskell drew a revolver and snapped it. the cartridge failed to explode. He was seized by bystanders as he prepared another attempt, amid recent heavy drinking and business disputes.
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Wheeling
John W. Heiskell
William A. List
Mr. List
Heiskell
List
Murdered by his brother near Manchester Iowa
Gibson Roland, a noted farmer near Manchester Iowa, shot and killed his brother Henry last night with a shotgun loaded with slugs and iron fragments. He then killed himself, dying within minutes. Roland is believed to have been temporarily insane.
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Gibson Roland
Manchester
Iowa
Henry
Gibson
Gibron Roland
TWO INFATUATED WOMEN ELOPEMENT SHOCKS SALT LAKE
Salt Lake reports an elopement affair as Mrs. Bowden, wife of a electrician, leaves husband and baby to live with 17 year old Edith Horn. The pair take lodgings and declare they cannot be kept apart amid sensational headlines.
Girls stabbed to death in Kentucky double tragedy
In Whiteley county near Corbin two inmates, Mary Southerland and Millsea Brown, were stabbed to death by Roca Garden a girl described as of bad character. The killings followed a quarrel over men who had visited the house overnight.
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Loursville
Corbin
Whiteley County
Roca Garden
Mary Southerland
Millsea Brown
Harrity Names Whitney as Democratic Presidential Hope
Harrisburg July 25 reports that before leaving for Europe Democratic National Chairman William F. Harrity declared his choice for the presidency. He indicated William C. Whitney of New York ex secretary of the navy is his favored candidate.
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Harrisburg
William F. Harrity
Europe
William C. Whitney
New York
Jail Delivery Frustrated by Timely Discovery
In Erie Pennsylvania on July 25 authorities thwarted a jail delivery plan just in time. Nine car robbers and burglars were taken into custody and remain confined after jailbreak tools including saws and bludgeons were found.
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Erie
Foreign Facts and Global Political Notes
The brief notes cover London slum fever outbreaks from water shortages, Bulgaria's Premier Stoiloff apologizing to diplomats over M Stam buloff’s funeral, New South Wales elections with Reed defeating Parkes, Russian Hebrew emigration pausing with talk of U S migration, and Morocco paying indemnity to Germany over a murder near Saffa now sent to Tangier.
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London
Stoiloff
Bulgaria
M. Stambuloff
New South Wales
Reed
Henry Parkes
Sydney
Argentina
United States
Germany
Morocco
Saf
Tangier
Herald Forecast Predicts Warmer West and Clearing Middle States
Herald weather forecast for eastern Pennsylvania July 26 notes warmer temperatures in the western portion with westerly winds. The outlook for the middle states shows clear weather with fresh northwesterly and southwesterly winds and gradually rising temperatures. South winds may bring local rain later.
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Pennsylvania
New York
the Herald
Tha
Middle States
Losout
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LA Oe
Dr. Vogel
Alameda
Bay
Mise Williams
Ware
State Signal Service Corps
Mount Diablo
Signal Corps
Robert Huntsinger
Crestona
Girardville
Charles Perry
Pietre
Crosze
War
Carrie Lane
Guard of the State
Youngs
Cullen and Stout
Tulle Griffiths
Branda
Fremont Stokes
H. M. Dean
Harrity
Finley
Weather Report
Herald
Hi. A. Kingsbury
Charles A. Schieren & Co
Beltines
Spruce St
Lewis, Reilly & Davies
Wyoming Avenas
Dorflinger
L’s, Weiche Jy Ww
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