Pollard Case Opens as Breckinridge Denied Marriage Promises
Miss Madeline Pollard appears in circuit court in Louisville defending a suit against Breckinridge. Prosecutors detail alleged predatory actions from youth to marriage promises and later marriage to another, while Mrs Julia Blackburn testifies Breckinridge spoke of marrying Pollard after his wife’s death.
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Carlisle
Calderon Carlisle
Jewning
Breckinridge
Misa Pollard
Won Layan Female Seminary
Utn Breweh
Blackburn
Julia Blackburn
Corbett's Nightmare Exosilent Condition Reported
New York March 9 Peter Jackson the Colored Pugilist was examined today by Dr John Gibbs. Jackson's condition is perfect. His weight is 210 pounds, height six feet one and a half inches in bare feet.
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Peter Jackson
New York
John Gibbs
Jackson
Rap'd Wheelman Seeks Pro Season After Crown
New York on March 9 Arthur Zimmerman champion cyclist was gone today and he intimated strongly about turning professional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proseasonal
New York
Arthur Zimmerman
Pro Wrestler Zimmerman Plans European Pro Career
Willis T. Roy says Zimmerman intends to turn professional and will manage him while Wheeler, the professional champion, will race in Europe starting next Saturday. An offer of 5000 dollars to Zimmerman could trigger the move to France for professional contests across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis T. Roy
Zimmerman
Wheeler
Europe
Zimerman
France
Porope
New Pattern Uncovered in De Soto Post Office Robbery Case
Officers guarding the De Soto post office uncover a new pattern related to the Saase arrest. Fire bricks were found bound together with a hollow cavity filled with powder and a small opening suggesting a fuse. Local authorities described the device as an infernal weapon and are investigating further.
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St Lows
March
Aoarcline
Herisia
Otto Saase
de Soto
Polish Bride Dies in Paris Cafe Bomb Blast
A dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Mme Kovalsky, a Polish lady, died in Paris from shock after the cafe explosion during her wedding trip. Her husband was present at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Kovalsky
Lospex
Chronicle
St. Petersburg
Warkow
Mmne
Paris
Mysterious Death of Wentworth Grover Sparks Inquest
March 9 report on Wentworth Grover who arrived from Coleaye and died at his boarding house. Evidence suggests poisoning as the cause while a torn letter to Attorney Shearer hints at illness and mental anguish. His wife seeks a divorce and plans for their son’s burial under Knights of Pythias guidance. Grover claimed large losses in speculative ventures and was linked by rumor to President Cleveland’s kin.
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Wentworth Grover
Coleaye
Are Attanger
Chicago
Grover Tolidl
Lawn
Grover
Shearer
Honge
Knights of Pythias
Oakland
Ind
Orler
New York State
Feawl
Cleveland
Wre
Tedia
Judge
Gentleuian
California
Theosophiat
Cenet T Hartroyce
London
Bock
Homeopathic Medical College of
Cincinnati
Claude Wright
Madame Biavatesky
Membora
Savassau
Mareh
Jamnl Harden
Lovektivation
Mary Washington
Bam Edwards
Richard Washington
Washington
Edwards
Saya Edwards
Confederate Veterans Camp Chooses Leaders for April Reunion
The resident Confederate veterans camp in Binwtsonam Alabama met to plan a reunion of southern veterans starting April 15. A resolution inviting Jefferson Davis Winnie Davis and Mrs O S Grant as the camp’s special guests was warmly received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binwtsonam
Ala
Mateh
Jefferson Davis
Winnie Davis
Grant
Roanoke Local Option Election Voided by Circuit Court
Virginia judge Jorge Whitley of the Fifth Judicial Circuit voided Roanoke’s September 5 local option election. The measure carried by 142 votes but was declared void with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Marek
Wiley
Jorge Whitle
Circuit Court
Firth Judicial Circuit
Ttia
Drva
Great billiards games at Egyptian Hall London
In Egyptian Hall London on March 9 an afternoon match featured Lonpon defeating Shaefer 250 to 224 in straight billiards and Shaefer beating Ives 250 to 224 in the fourteen inch base line game Both games were played on an American table.
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Egyptian Hall
London
Lonpon
Shaefer
Ives
Wilkes Barre Traffic Restored After River Flood Delays
Water levels on the Susquehanna have fallen and traffic between Wilkes-Barre and Kingston via the rail and road lines is largely resumed. Electric car and vehicle travel on the route are back to normal tonight after flood delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Maroh
Susquehanna River
Kingeton
Colliery and Mining News Amid Berks and Luzerne Shifts
The Seequehanna river area near Columbia shows activity as Berks County DA pursues illicit inheritance claims. A public contributions call appears for Readings an Employed. George Cooper Conner, noted Mionic author, dies in Chattanooga. Reading and Lehigh Valley collieries cut production for the week. Reading Co plans a new slope between Donaldson and Good Spring. In Boelingskill County West End, William Kaercher becomes general superintendent of Van Winkle collieries near Hazleton. An explosion injures Francis Kennedy and Nel Ward at Sugar Lowf colliery near Hagieton in a blast error. Pensions issued in Pennsylvania include John Robbins and Michael G Mulvey in Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties.
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Seequehanna River
Columbia
William Kaercher
Packer Colliurien
Loot Greek
Lina Beet
van Winkle Colleries
Hazleton
Francis Kennedy
Nel Ward
Sugar Lowf
Hagieton
Pennsylvania
John Robbins
Denmore
Lackawatta County
Additonal
Michael G. Mulvey
Thompson
Susquebanih County
Senate Debates DC Appropriation and Tariff Legislation
Senate tries to pace tariff talks with a Wednesday vote on passage and schedules on Thursday for the bill. House focuses on the District of Columbia appropriation with debate over funds and federal cost-sharing. private pension bill reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
District of Columbia
Wasinxatos
Spuk Bland
Senate
Billa
Pices
Allison
Wilus
Wisconsin
Dhanim Monsconeyt
Assailant of Valley Forge Woman Mobbed by Neighbors
A man named Frank Brooks, a Black resident of Perkiomen Junction, assaulted Mrs. Johnson at her Valley Forge home this morning. Brooks fled but was chased by a hostile mob, captured, and beaten before being jailed to await trial.
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Valley Forge
Norristons
March &—Mra
Charles Jounson
Frank Brooks
Perkiomen Junction
Brooka
Johnson
Hatfield Proposes Help in Wyoming County Survey
Captain Hatfield head of the Hatfield family famed for the feud with the McCoys offers services to U S authorities to aid in a Wyoming county survey. Surveyors have been harassed by squatters as the perilous work proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Charceston
W. Va
Hatfeld
Hatfield
McCoy
Win
United States
Glove Contest Ends in Ninth Round Knockout
In WiLkis-Thanne a two man boxing bout between Tom Dougherty of Maltby and Jim Doran of Pisine unfolded in the town athletic room tonight. Doran knocked Dougherty out in the ninth round. Both fighters were badly injured as the fight drew police approval to continue. The city’s humanity society has organized to arrest all involved in the mill.
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WiLkis-Thanne
Tom Dougherty
Maltby
Jim Doran
Pisine
Denter
Freight train crash near here kills firefighter and wrecks stock
A Western New York and Pennsylvania freight train derailed several miles west of here after a landslide. Fireman Martin is missing and presumed dead as fourteen cars spill oil and the wreckage ignites. Crew members escaped by jumping into the Allegheny River.
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Orry
Mareh OA
New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Martin
Ora
Cn Capel
Allegheny River
Martin Haw
Nothing New at Gaylord Shaft Progress Report
At the Gaylord shaft workers report clearing thirty nine feet of debris since midnight with no entombed found yet. Rescue teams remain encouraged by the progress as crews continue digging. Plymouth facilities including the mule hall and skating rink will open next week to aid poor widows and families with a large fundraising effort expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkos-Barke
Gaylord
Muale Hall
Plymouth
Wilowa
Bank embezzler arraigned before federal judge in morning
On a charge of embezzling six thousand dollars from the bank, the suspect was arraigned in federal court this morning and held in twenty thousand dollars bail. He is to appear for trial before Judge Benedict at Ludlow Street Jail next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ludlow Street
Benedict
Federal Courts
Fire Destroys Delavan Home Kills Couple in Bed
A February night fire in Delavan Catarragin county consumed the home of Mr and Mrs William Snyder. The elderly couple perished, Mrs Snyder bedridden, as neighbors were alerted by Mr Snyder who woke, called for help, and rushed back inside. The charred remains were recovered.
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Burraco
Delavan
Catarragin County
Mni
William Snyder
Snyder
Sagasta Pursues Spanish Ministry Reshuffle
Senor Sagasta aims to reconstruct the Spanish ministry and hopes to retain Sever Morel as foreign affairs minister, Admiral Pasquin as minister of marine, Senor Capdepon as minister of grace and justice, and General Lopez Domingues as minister of war. Old politicians doubt a swift, smooth solution to the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
Senor Sagasta
Sever Morel
Admiral Pasquin
Senor Capdepon
Grace
General Lopez Domingues
Laymen Convene at Philadelphia Methodist Conference
Eastex Pa March laymen from across the Philadelphia conference gathered at Second Street Methodist church for a meeting presided by John E James M D Philadelphia. A committee was formed to revise the constitution and an amendment allowing women delegates was proposed. 152 laymen attended with extended talks by John D Patterson Easton and others on church time limits and the lay role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastex
Philadelphia Methodiat Episcopal Conference
Second Street
John E Jats
M. D
Philadelphia
Brotherhood of Methodism
John E.i James
North
John Patterson
Easton
Weat
M. Myers
Lancaster
Overhweat
Henry High
South
Philip D. Hertz
Philadephia
William M Whitecar
Robert S. Mecombs
A. M. Burton
John D. Patterson
Euston
Rand
Seo
John Field
Local Man in Montrose Jailed on Murder Charge
Burt Sebring of Rash, Pa, awaiting trial on a grand jury charge of drowning his infant. S. W. Bartsyuring of fash, arama county, committed to Montrose jail without bail to answer the grand jury and face murder indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Sebring
Rash
Susgummanna, Pa
S. W. Bartsyuring
Fash
Arama County
Montrose
Fire at Midnight Wrecks 100 Red Cattle in Delaware
A blaze at midnight damages the Wilmington Abattoir and cold storage facilities in Wilmington Delaware destroying 100 head of red cattle. Officials estimate losses but say the total is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witchnaros
Cal
Wilmington Abbattoir Ant Cold Storage Company
Rede
Notable Obituary Details From Early 19th Century Notices
In Monmouth Ob, Rev Dra W Lopur a Presbyterian preacher of the West Cornelis Haring aged 19 over seer of the vast estate of ex Minister William Walter Phelps Hack erenck Nod Colonel A T Bum aged 48 who commanded British forces in canal action and I Bragg of Van Antwerp Bragg Co a railroad journey from New York to Cincinnati left 11 000 000 John A Watte colored director of the poor of Delaware county and alt dele to Republic National convention that nominated Larrison also school director of South Chester.
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Monmouth
Dra W Lopur
Piomer Presbyterian
West
Cornelis Haring
Germany
William Walter Phelps
Hackerenck
Nod
A. T. Bum
Sierra, Leone
Cue & Bragg
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
New York
Cinsinviat
South Chester
John A. Watte
Delaware County
Republic National Convention
Larrison
Anxious Franco-Italian moves amid reform talk and deaths
A cheap blank cartridge by Tailor Dowe of Mannelwith Germany aims to cut costs. M. Nelidonf, Rivsinan Ambassador, at Constantinople, may be recalled to St. Petersburg to succeed M. de Gilera as minister of foreign affairs. A Anetria electoral reform would add to the SM deputies in the Relebarath, paying $1.72 annually. Cardinal Leon Benoit Charles Thomas, archbishop of Roten, died in Rome. The Rome chamber of deputies voted to prosecute Jossph De Felice Giarialo of Catani a for alleged Sicilian anarchist complicity, with applause at the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowe
Cilicena
Leon Benoit Charles Thomas
Roten
Rome
Pranco Jo
Wiltshaw Arrested in Buffalo on Bank Bookkeeper Charge
Harry Chase Wiltshaw alias Working, a former bookkeeper for the United States National Bank, formerly of 41 Wall Street, arrested in Buffalo last Monday and unable to furnish a Hondyman. Jail at Ludlow. Scranton broker lacking another bondman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Chase Wiltshaw
Working
United States National Bank
No. 41
Wall Street
Buffalo
Theosophy Dispute Roils Frisco Theosophists
A San Francisco dispatch reports a rift in the Theosophical Society as Mrs Allen Griffiths accuses Mrs Vera Stadislane Bonne and others of secret letters and influence. Judge, the society’s general secretary, faces calls for deposition amid ongoing quarrels over alleged illicit canvassing and Mahatic letters.
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Pirrssenu
San Francisco
Dispatch
William Q Judge
New York
Park
Theosophiate In
America
Allen W. Griffiths
Pacific Constructurer
Vera Stadislane Bonne
Griffiths Wis
Beane
Madame Blavatsky
Tha Wahatma
Moates Dies by Self Inflicted Wounding at Home
George B Moates of Hagerstown Maryland committed death by own action this morning. Confined to his bed with a razor obtained from his wife for the act, he slit his throat from ear to ear. He was 60 years old.
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CaRtsne
Maton
George B Moates
Hagerstown
Mal
Nyo
Trance Evangelista Describes Mare Madness At Meeting
A line of attendees experiences a trance during a protracted gathering. Martin, a farmer, seeks a new condition and Ella King collapses after three days in a trance. Thirty six hours of repeated events lead to one clear sign as six others enter similar states and two more are threatened with insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeliata
Martin
Ella King
Hastings Men Favor General for Republican Nomination
Over one hundred delegates have been elected and instructed for General Hastings for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. All county conventions thus far have declared in his favor. The state convention comprises 264 delegates, making Hastings likely to receive the nomination by acclamation. The convention is described as highly representative, with many top party leaders chosen as delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plsbel Para
Marcy
Aneral Hastings
Itia
Arrest Made in Bribery Case In Allegheny County
Marcel Thomas Ail was arrested in Carliale for trying to bribe Thomas C. Sample, a soldier's orphan commission member, to switch support from Scotland to Holling Springs as the site for the state industrial school. He posted bail for the present quarter sessions in Pittsburg. trial likely the last week of March with Attorney General Hensel aiding the Allegheny county DA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannseena
Marcel
Thomas A. Ail
Thomas C. Sample
Soldier's Orphan Commission
Scotland
Holling Springs
Carliale
Pittsburg
Hensel
Allegheny County
Troy Election Tragedy Protests Prompt Safety Committee
A public meeting in Troy New York protests alleged election irregularities and the murder of Robert Ross. More than 5,000 hear stirring addresses at Fifth Avenue churches urging a committee of safety to oversee prosecutions and trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Robert Ross
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Committee of Safety
Gravesend
World wide wire items mix crime and transit plan
A flurry of terse notes reports robberies killings and accidents from Los Angeles to Elkhorn and Morristown with incidents including a stagecoach robbery near Elkhom a trolley car accident in Denver and a murder in Morristown Tenn Also notable are a suicide in San Diego a post office theft in Missouri a stabbing in St Louis and a transit financing approval in New York City plus remarks on labor unions and the American Railway union leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mueller
St. Louis
Arthur Ashley
Mueller
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Hewitt
American Protective Association
Noreagan
Ev, Debis
American Railway Union
Administration seeks removal of customs chiefs in reform bill
The administration aims to abolish the positions of commissioner and deputy commissioner of customs. Secretary Herbert is favored to succeed Mr. Morgan in the Senate from Albania. The Washington Light Infantry donated a bell to the Navy for the cruiser Columbian. Secretary Lamont accepted Captain M.W. Lyon's resignation from the Army of the Ordained Department, avoiding court martial over alleged irregularities in his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rots
Ithin
Secre
Weather Viewfor Wanstington March Weekend
Forecast from Wanstington on March 8 expects showers in the east early Saturday then fair, with higher temperatures and southeast winds. Western Pennsylvania should enjoy fair skies, slightly warmer conditions and light southeasterly winds.
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Wanstington
Fenneylvania
Pennsylvania
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