Bloomsburg dynamiter trial opens with damning testimony
May 24 Bloomsburg dynamite case moves forward as Grant Herring outlines the conspiracy to ruin Levi Waller and gain control of Knorr stock. Levi Waller testifies to the blast and threats while Clifton Knorr describes Wintersteen’s scheme, including notes of payments and plans to kill Waller. The session, full of pointed cross examinations, draws a packed audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Waller
John Ertwein
Kate Davis
Wintersteen
Clifton Kwuorr
Fle
Bloomsburg
Grant Herting
Harman
Commonwealth
Waller
Winterateen
Samuel Knorr
Achemina
Clinton Knorr
Hroomsburg Tren Company
Mrs. Knorr
Knorr
Mildred Knorr
Smith
Mr. Herring
New Yyk
Spain Faces Cuba Policy Amid Cabinet Claims
Madrid May 26 Senor Sagasta Liberal leader plans a political statement opposing the sale of Cuba and pledging defense of Spain’s territorial integrity. Premier Canovas del Castillo denies a cabinet crisis and vows to stay in office with opposition abstention in the Cortes. The Budget committee backs a loan secured by the Almaden quicksilver mines and supports the financial measures for the war.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Cuba
Senor Canovas del Castilo
Cortez
Almedan
Americans In Cuba Relief Readiness Declared
Consul General Lee in Havana telegraphs abundance of relief supplies for American citizens in distress and says they will last for some time. State Department to pause further relief distribution until Lee requests additional need. Captain Davis to oversee distribution if Cuba relief proceeds. New York depot to supply and transport pledges await Lee's signal.
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Lee
Washington
State Department
Havana
Cuba
Sullivan
Davis
Memphis
New York
KR. A. Smith
Plu
Farm Hand’s Fortune Found in London Will
San Francisco May 24 William F Hastings a California farm laborer receives news from England that he inherits seventy three thousand dollars from a woman he befriended fifteen years ago. He helped her during illness while working at D O Milles Millbrae estate. She later married a retired shipmaster and repaid him. The estate was bequeathed by Mrs Hall who died six years ago. Hastings awaits remittance and plans to travel to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Levi ‘Waller
John Ertwein
Bloomsburg
Wintersteen
Eastern Penitentiary
Legi Waller
Kate Davis
de- Winatersteen
Clifton Knorr
Knorr
Graham
Philadelphia
Reading
Levi Waller
Waller
Waller and
Scarlet
Mildred
Wineersteen
Bank
Harrisburg
Bloomsburg Iron Company
George Whitmer
Commonwealth Hotel
Ilttendon
Bloomsburg National Bank
Tron Company
Winstersteen
San Francisco
William F. Hastings
England
California
Hastings
D. O. Mille
Millbrae
Carrie Burch
Australia
Ostracized Colored Girl Graduates From Clinton High School
Misa Carry Parker, the sole colored pupil in Vermillion county, graduated from Clinton high school after four years of discouragement. She was ostracized by peers and twice expelled to keep peace in the family, yet she excelled and delivered the graduation address. Parker’s father is a laborer and she plans to teach abroad in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Misa Carry Parker
Vermillion County
Clinton High School
Parker
Young Wife Leaps From Steamboat in Ohio River Tragedy
In Huntington West Virginia this morning 19 year old Mrs Burk reportedly threw herself from a steamboat anchored near shore after a husband left her for another woman. Authorities say she had been married about a year.
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Huntington
W. Va
Dydle Burk
Ohio River
Wife sues for divorce after alleged drowning attempt
In Akron Ohio today Mia John Ben nage, wife of a Ghent farmer, sues for divorce alleging cruelty. She accuses her husband of pushing her head first into a spring and holding her underwater until she lost consciousness.
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Akron, O
Mia
John Bennage
Ghent
Harrisburg Capitol Demolition Contract Awarded
Allen B. Rorke of Philadelphia won the contract awarded by the capitol building commissioners to tear down the burned building and remove the debris in Harrisburg Pennsylvania on May day.
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Harrisburg
May
Allen B. Rorke
Philadelphia
Girl Horse Thief Pardoned After Court Case
Gov. Huehnell granted pardons to Gertrude Fischer a 16 year old girl serving a year for horse stealing and Irwin Fisher her husband in a separate one year sentence. The couple, from Wilmington, allegedly led the horse theft, sold the rig, and spent proceeds. Gertrude was freed rather than sent to the Girls Industrial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Dayton
Clineinnath
Buchnell
Certrufe
Ashe
War on Afro Americans in Tecumseh Oklahoma
In Tecumseh Oklahoma colored residents report White Caps threaten, warn to leave immediately. Tecumseh’s black families seek governor protection after letters of expulsion reach nearly every colored household. The White Caps, suspected as white laborers opposing black competition, have enforced a de facto segregation with Norman remaining all white under vigilance.
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Oklahoma
Perry
Tecumseh
Norman
Mahatmas Message Delights Onset Bay Theosophists
The Onset Bay camp meets a long Theosophist message said to be from Mahatmas via Henry B. Foulke. It targets Annie Besant and Countess Waeckmeister, criticizing past propagandas and urging adherence to prior psychic plans to avoid further schemes. The source notes a Buddha statue incident during a conference and questions how the message was delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onset Bay
Mass
Henry B. Foulke
Mme. Brivateky
Annie Besant
Countess Waeckmeister
Onset Hay
Ol Bragan
Rosa Moore
Buddha
Mystery
Gobi
Jack the Peeper Terrorizes Emporia Women
In Emporia Kansas a mysterious peeper has haunted women for over a month. Miss May Whiting, a Kansas State Normal school teacher, twice discovered him at her window and fired when he pressed closer. The robber fled after insults. Last night about fifty homes with women alone were visited and some women panicked. Revolvers sold out as residents practice shooting for safety.
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Emporia
Kan
Jack the Peeper
May Whiting
Kansas State Normal School
Mien Whiting
Bank officers sought for embezzlement in Bethlehem case
Bethlehem Pennsylvania May M National Bank Examiner Channing Bingham swore warrants before U S Commissioner Kirkpatrick in Boston for the arrest of John B Molxell cashier and Willis H Foch teller of the South Heblechem Nations Bank on charges of embezzling funds. The amount believed to be around 40008 to 9000.
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Bethlehem
National Bank Expeminer
Channing Bingham
United States
Kirkpatrick
Boston
John B. Molxell
Cashler
Willis H. Foch
Teller
South Heblechem Nations Bank
Desperado Oakes Fends Off Crowd At Letart Escape
Two Oakes, sought for robbery and jail breaking, were seen at Letart Ohio on May 11. One of them resisted arrest, held a crowd at bay, and forced a young man to row him across the Ohio River before slipping into the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Parkersburg
W. Va
Oakes
Letart
Clusone
Ohio River
Easton Knights Templar elects officers in Pennsylvania session
At the Pennsylvania Grand Commandery session in Easton on May 26, Right Eminent Commander Marty M. Van Zandt presided as officers were elected. Major posts filled include Henry H. Kuhn and James E F Youngton with 407 votes cast. Bartlett faced contest for grand junior warden and was noted as a Mary commandery member. Van Zandt announced appointments including William Fox Bickbert Jr. as eminent grand standard bearer.
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Easton
Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania
Knights Templar
Marty M. van Zandt
Harrisburg
Henry H. Kuhn
Mary Commandery
Knichte
van Zandt
William Fox Bickbert, Jr
Lewistown
Monster Seen Under Bridge by Hudson Family
The reptile rose to about thirty feet of visible body as Hudson and his wife and daughter watched it pass under the bridge headed upstream. They describe a beer keg sized girth with a foot long horn on a hog-like face, dark muddy green head and body. It was seen twice that day drawing crowds near Crown Point where wheelmen gathered hoping for a glimpse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Crown Point
Mallet Against Knife Inmate Attacks Commandant
Lafayette Indiana May 26 Tonight James T Quick an inmate at the Soldiers home attempted to kill Commandant James P Megrew. While Megrew played croquet with his staff Quick lunged with a knife. Captain Havens intervened using a croquet mallet. A desperate fight left Havens insensible with his right ear severed and multiple head wounds.
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Lafayette
Ind
James T. Quick
James P. Megrew
Megrew
Quick
Havens
Pastor Harrison Disappears In Washington Funds Short
Rev A G Harrison pastor of the People's Tabernacle and his family vanished from their home in Washington. He reportedly is $4,000 short in church accounts after handling church funds and failing to pay for furniture carpets and a church organ. Builder W L Bruen also suffered a $7,000 loss in the same matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Washington
A. G. Harrison
People’s Tabernacle
W. L. Bruen
Tabernacle
Prominent Masons Named in Reading Ledger List
Adam H. Schmeld mentors and sword bearer John C. Wallace of New Castle, eminent grand warden Frederick Munch of Philadelphia, eminent grand captain of the guard Peter Burkey, Eric, eminent grand marshal Owen M. Copelin of Harrisburg, herald Monroe A. Althouse of Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wallace
New Castle
Frederick Munch
Philadelphia
Peter Burkey
Eric
Owen M. Copelin
Harrisbure
Monroe A. Althouse
Reading
Seventh Man Killed in Florida Feud Shooting
William Edwards, a one armed ex federal soldier, was assassinated at his Trilby area home as his supper ended. He and his two children were indoors when gunmen hid in the woods and fled through a window, killing Edwards instantly. This marks the seventh victims in the Whitehurst Whidden Stevenson feud, following Bud Stevenson’s earlier assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
William Edwards
Trilby
Edwards
Bud Stevenson
Stevenson
Embezzlement Charge Snares City Water Works Official
John C. Wheestone, former secretary of Cincinnati water works, was arrested on embezzlement charges. A warrant by Herman, president of the board of affairs, cites $2,400 allegedly embezzled from water works funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John C. Wheetstone
City Water Works
Herman
Board of Affairs
Steamship movements and arrivals from May reports
Southampton May arrivals include Paris from New York and Majestic from Liverpool. Edynland proceeds to Philadelphia and Liverpool bound ships sail. Queenstown services and Amsterdam, Fuerst Bismarck clearance via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Veendam sails from New York as more vessels depart and arrive in May.
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Southampton
Paris
New York
Majestic
Liverpool
Sale of Wight
Pased Broadmayne
Dunkirk
Philadelphia
Queenstown
Edynland
Tettonic
Avel
Amsterdam
Fuerst Bismarck
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Servia
Rotterdam
Veendam
Federal Appointments Nominations Sent to Senate
The president sent nominations to the senate for Charles Burdett Hart of West Virginia as envoy to Colombia Francois S Jones of Louisiana as secretary of the legation at Buenos Aires John G Thompson of Illinois as assistant attorney general James E Boyd of North Carolina as assistant attorney general James S Frust as collector for the Twenty third district of Pennsylvania and Kenneth R Pendleton as collector of customs for the District of Albemarle North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Charles Burdett Hart
West Virginia
United States
Colombia
Francois 8. Jones
Louisiana
Legation
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
John G. Thompson
Illinois
James Edmund Boyd
North Carolina
James 8. Frust
Twenty-third District of
Pennsylvania
Kenneth R. Pendleton
Customs
District of Albemarle
N. C
Incident at Piraeus as Italian leader is expelled
In Athens today Signor Di Félice, Italian Socialist leader, insulted Greek premier M. Ralli. Ralli summoned police and had Di Felice put aboard an Italian ironclad offshore. He was ordered not to set foot on Greek soil again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ministery of Marine Today
Signor di Félice
M. Ralli
di Felice
Piraeus
Steel and Tin Workers' Convention completes committee work
The Amaleemated Association of Steel Iron and Tin Workers announced all committee work is finished. The tin plate waxe scale discussion is ongoing. The convention’s business will conclude by Saturday with Detroit Cincinnati and Wheeling under consideration for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel and Tin Workers
Detroit
Miah
Amaleemated
Association of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers
Cincinnati
Wheeling
Unconscious in the Cab Near Crafton West Virginia
Engineer T. B. Brouse lay unconscious in his locomotive cab for an hour as the engine sped toward Keyser. A fireman discovered a wounded mouse near a non blaring whistle and a pillar struck Brouse through the cab window. Brouse was removed in a bad condition with a crushed bleeding head after the engine was stopped at Cumberland siding.
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Keyser
Brouse
Lunacy Commission Recommends Commutation for Salisbury Man
The state lunacy commission finished its inquiry into Simon Hommur of Salisbury Somersee county Pa under sentence of death. It recommends commuting amuence to life imprisonment and will submit the report to Governor Lowndes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Simon Hommur
Salisbury
Somersee County
Lowndes
Suspended His Son Too Long in Akron Lawsuit
Akron May 2 Justice A W Hall sues Superintendent Fronfelter and Professor Read of the public schools for 1000 damages alleging the suspension of his twelve year old son from school for two weeks was excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
A. W. Hall
Fronfelter
Professor Read
Tic
Knorr Wintersteen dynamite conspiracy on trial
In this morning’s brief items, evidence surfaces in the Knorr Wintersteen dynamite conspiracy case. Senate debates begin on Tarif, Spain refuses to sell Cuba, and local notes cover Memorial Day events and court remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knorr-Wintersteen
Senate
Spain
Cuba
Convention of
Knights Templar
Hell
Bonator Foraker
Lasal—Equity Court
Edwardo Paye
Winton
Longstreet
Crystal Hose Howes
Weat Side
Lackawanna County News
Sea serpent sighting drifts into Woodbury Creek
In Woodbury New Jersey on May 26 Robert Hudson a Crown Point bridge tender reported a sea serpent like creature with a hog head seen in Woodbury Creek. He described the monster as emerging from turbid waters while watching the stream.
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Woodbury
N. J
Woodbury Creek
Robert Hudson
Crown Point Bridge
Hudson
Debate Over Boracic Acid Tariff Marks First Senate Vote
Washington May 24 The first vote on the tariff bill focused on boracic acid with a two hour debate. Mr West sought 3 cents per pound instead of 6. The amendment failed 20 to 18 amid party lines as Aldrich defended the 6 cent rate for California Nevada producers.
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Washington
Senate
West
Missouri
Yean &, Ways
Heifel
Meftnery
Louisiana
White
California
Cannon
Utah
Jones
Nevada
Stewart
Veet
Arkansas
Aldrich
Perkins
Caffrey
Gray
Finance Committee
Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Jones
Oregon
United States
London
United States Senate
Dem
Cala
Borax Productions
Borax
Mr. West
Silk Clerk Helpless Over Bank Collapse Kills Himself
Chicago May 2 Alexander T. Heckett formerly a clerk at the National Bank of illinois which collapsed recently shot and killed himself today due to inability to meet house payments. The death is reported as a self-inflicted tragedy arising from the bank’s failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alexander T. Heckett
National Bank of Iillnets
Weather forecast for Middle States and New England
May 27 report from New York says clear skies and rising temperatures will prevail in the middle states and New England with local frosts in northern highlands. Winds shift from north easterly and westerly to southerly as clouds move in western districts. Friday promises slightly warmer weather with fresh southerly winds and possible rain at night in the western districts.
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New York
Middle States
New England
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