Wintersteen dynamite trial hears witness details in Bloomsburg
Testimony centers on Wintersteen and Knorr with Sallie Gast linking events at 716 Cherry Street Reading and the Neversink road trip. Cashier E P Tustin testifies about a 4000 dollar check to Knorr and letters suggesting money moves before the explosion amid repeated visits and claims of surveillance.
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Catapan
Knorr
KE. P.tustin
First National Bank
Bloomsburg
Clifton C. Knorr
Wintersteen
Clifton Knorr
F. E. Groes
Orphana’ Court
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Sallie Gast
Reading
Cherry Street
Neversink Road
Jennie Hitchings
Mr. Wintersteen
Chfton Knorr
Waller
Clifton
Cha
Winteretcen
Wilkes-Barre
Linsie Heck
Winterateen
Clif
Clim Wintersteven
Penn
Cliff
Mina Marie Wilson
Sallie Hennings
Heaven
Hell
Bloomeburg
Clit
Shields
Sizele Heck
Cust
C. C. Knorr
Marie Wilson
Gast
Ton Knorr
Hazleton
Wallace Peter
Mise Ida Sutliff
Rupert
Thomas W. Mills
Danville
A. B. Moore
J C. Swank
Hotel Penn
K. Strunk
Western Union
Sunbury
Langdon
Ashland
Mijas Mary Marks
John Redmond Suspended by Commons Over Ireland Debate
John B Redmond the party leader was suspended from the house of commons today for persistent irregular discussion of financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. John J Clancy member North Division of Dublin county and William Reding member West Clare were removed by the sergeant at arms for similar conduct.
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Lomion
John B. Redmond
Parne Iite
House of Commons
Great Brivain
Ireland
John J. Clancy
Dublin
William Reding
Weat Clare
William
St. Patrick's
Divisia
Wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad Tragedy at Fifty Ninth Street
A Pennsylvania Railroad derailed express at Fifty ninth street and Lancaster avenue kills fireman Martin Furlong and engineer George W. Taylor and wounds passenger Mrs Douglass. The wreck due to a broken switch rod. Taylor perishes beneath the engine while Furlong is found beneath the second car after attempting to jump. traffic halted about an hour.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fifty-ninth Street
Lancaster Avenue
Martin Furlong
Green Tree
George W. Taylor
Douglass
Ardmore
Broad Street
Awitchman
Taylor
Furlong
Trafic
Cooperative glassworks collapse sparks worker exodus
Forty Carmaux workers quit the socialist run glasshouse after months of unpaid wages and debts. They seek reemployment from M. Flesseguler, claiming 500,000 franc capital from a lottery is exhausted and the society is in deep arrears. Wives suffer street poverty as directors bear responsibility. strikers publish a manifesto to colleagues.
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Paris
Carmaux
M. Flesseguler
M. Tesseguier
Man Fined for Stealing a Cent in Chicago Scene
Louis Rukingser, a well dressed man from Aldine Place, faced Justice Foster for stealing a cent from Samuel Webber’s news stand at Dearborn and Monroe. The charge shifted from grand jury theft to disorderly conduct, with a $10 fine and costs.
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Chicago
Louis Rukingser
Justice Foster
Samuel Webber
Dearborn
Monroe
Ankingser
Aldine Place
Discovery Ties Sausage Vat to Corpus Delicti
Chicago May 23 Prof Mark Delafontaine chemist reports finds in Luetgert sausage factory vat include human tooth flakes and a broken false tooth, alleged by the prosecution to prove the corpus delicti the defense denies.
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Chicago
Mark Delafontaine
Luetgert
Doubled Colored Executions in Chicago County Jail
William T Powers and John Lattimore both colored were hanged in Chicago for separate murders. Powers killed John J Murphy a saloon keeper in December 14% and Lattimore killed Laula Marvee near Summit on November 20 1826. This marked the first double colored execution in Chicago and the first double execution since 1887.
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Chicago
William T. Powers
John Lattimore
John J. Murphy
Laula
Bogus Mileage Books Found Defrauding B&O Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railway finds a large amount of bogus mileage on its lines. Operators used exhausted mileage book covers and filed slips printed to imitate regular slips, to fraudulently claim mileage credits.
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Columbus
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Store Shooting Wounds Three Including Clerk and Customer
A clerk Richards took part in a shooting in the store. Wil llam es was mortally shot through the body. William Dunenan, a customer, was shot in the back and mortally wounded. Richardes, the clerk, was shot in the head and dangerously wounded. Mont Appling was seriously hurt but expected to recover.
Amalgamated Association completes convention in Detroit
The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers of America finished its annual meeting in Detroit on May 8. Mahlon M. Garland was reelected president, Stephen Madden secretary treasurer, John Williams assistant secretary, with trustees John M. Pierce and Theodore Schaffer and Daniel Mullane named. Garland will attend the AFL convention in December. Next year’s meeting is set for Cincinnati, as representatives plan to press a 16 percent tin plate wage increase despite manufacturer opposition.
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Detroit
Mich
Amalgamated Assoation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, of America
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
President McKinley Apologizes For Traffic Mixup
Washington May 28 President McKinley riding with Secretary Porter attended an open air Marine Band concert when a carriage blocked the chalk line. The president promptly apologized from his carriage and directed the driver to move to the correct area, correcting the officer’s earlier error.
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Washington
McKinley
Capitol
Porter
Marine Band
Anthracite and soft coal markets show postponed advances
In a report to the Mining Journal, buyers hold back on anthracite, prices held firm except for lower quotes on inferior coal, and no June price advance before July. June output is seen at 2.5 million tons, while soft coal trades remain quiet with very low prices and active competition for new orders.
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New York
Engineering
Bicycle Built for Two Wedding in Saratoga County
A romance began on a tandem ride in Saratoga county when Joseph Bertram Clements and Jennie Lyle Ward left Schenectady for Charlton visited her sister and decided to marry. They tied the knot at the parsonage of Rev. D. M. Schell and continued their journey home on the tandem.
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Saratoga
Saratoga County
Joseph Bertram Clements
Rome
Jennie Lyle Ward
Charlton
Schenectady
El Paso Floods Prompt Aid Efforts
The El Paso flood situation worsened with ongoing water flow through the southern half of the city. Government tents and medical care are in place, funds and provisions are donated, and no fatalities have been reported. River levels dropped six inches last night and are expected to fall further tonight as water is redirected to the normal channel.
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el Paso
Tex
Board of Health
Through With Public Life Ex Ambassador Bayard Retires
Ex ambassador Bayard declares he desires no more official duties after long service to the nation. He made the remark at a reception of the Society of the Colonial Wars in Hipston and left for Wilmington Delaware at midnight.
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Bayard
Hipston
Society of the Colonial Wars
Wilmington
Del
Reciprocity Debate Over Cuba Tariff Sparks Controversy
The proposed reciprocity clause would allow the president to levy surcharges on discriminating trade partners, with Cuba as a key focus. Cuban arrivals and goods, including bread stuffs, face higher duties compared to Spain, reflecting an unequal trade balance highlighted by 1895 figures. The article also recounts a historical tale of a gold hoard and treasure seekers on a Caribbean island.
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Washington
Cuba
Spain
Burrows
Spith
United States
Ghostly Hangman Haunts Ohio Jail Sheriff Sets Watch
Cleveland, May 28. Sheriff McConnell says the ghost of Charley McGill haunts the county jail where McGill was hanged on September 12, 1879 for Mary Kelley’s murder. He reports hearing McGill’s voice at the window as he passes the cell and has ordered a night watch to try catching the spirit.
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Cleveland
Charley McGill
McConnell
McGill
Mary Kelley
Biuce McConnell
Cella
Therif
McGw
MvcGill
McGin
Dunn's Review of Trade Anticipates Slower Recovery Yet Steady Growth
The Dunns Review notes gradual recovery with more business in May than April, though profits remain slim and prices steady. Wheat exports are high while domestic stock remains ample. Pig iron production lags while demand rises through structural contracts and agricultural implements. Tin and copper strengthen as tin plate makers raise prices to $15.30 for foreign.
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New York
R. G. Dunn & Co
Ltn
Washington
President Nominates Two U S Consuls in Germany
The president nominated Ferdinand W. Neumann of Illinois to be consul at Cologne Germany and Max Bouchaeln of Illinois to be consul at Bremen Germany.
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Cologne
Barmen
Germany
Washington
Ferdinand W. Neumann
Ilinois
United States
Max Bouchaeln
Illinois
Death of local preacher William Johns in Chestertown
In Chestertown Maryland on May 24 William Johns a local colored preacher died after suffering from Wiccoughs Monday despite efforts to relieve him. He died yesterday with medical attempts failing.
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Wiccoughs
Chestertown
William Johns
Gold in City Lots in Colorado Springs
Peter Wesant, cook at the Antlers Hotel, had 407 pounds of sand assayed from a 4%6-foot shaft on his lot, showing $296.20 per ton. Neighbor Philip Bemhard’s shaft also assays highly, with claims up to $2,880 per ton. The Philip O Mining Company, largely Pennsylvania capitalists, now holds the mine amid expectations of extensive gold beds and future shipments from Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Peter Wesant
Antlers Hotel
Asanger J. A. Fritz
Philip Bemhard
Hemhard
Philip 0 Mining Company
Pennsylvania
Colorado Bprings
Weather and World Notes Mixed Daybook Item
Weather indicates showers and cooler conditions. Contained items include politics Cuba sugar policy and railroad wreck. Sports cover baseball across leagues with local and state notes. Also religious news social notices and jury updates.
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Knorr-Winteratoen
Benator Tillman
Cuba
Lanacy Commission
New York
Washington
Locel
Grand Jury
Three Men Die in Birmingham Store Shooting
In Birmingham Alabama a deadly shootout erupted in Isaac Appling's Oakman Street general store. Isaac Appling mayor of the city, ordered Charles Williams out. Williams drew a weapon and fired. Three men were killed and two others seriously wounded.
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Appling
Williams
Birmingham
Ala
Oakman
Isaac Appling
Charles Wiliams
Onkrmu
Missouri
Mutable Wrother
Andrew
Weather forecast for Middle States May weekend
In the Middle States today expect partly cloudy to fall weather with freak southwesterly and westerly winds and nearly stationary temperatures, then slowly falling temperatures and light local rain in the north districts this morning. Sunday brings fair, warmer weather with variable winds, followed by rain in the Make region and extending southeast to the Hudson Valley and Long Island at night.
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New York
Middle States
Make
Hudson Valley
Long Island
John W. Foster Mission Reaches London in May
John W. Foster as United States Seal commissioner signals a mission to London in May. He aims to advance treaty and diplomatic objectives amid ongoing talks. Petersburg involvement or schedules remain unclear from the fragment.
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London
John W. Foster
United States
Alarta Ifor
Petersburg
Hidden Treasure Reported on Amela Island Near Jacksonville
May 2 report states about 26000 gold doubloons were found on Amela Island by Edward Gause and Charles Pinckney. The two men, one a lumberman, the other described as a Black man, were said to have discovered the treasure after being hired by several parties.
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Pinckney
Edward Gause
Gaure
Fernandina
Brunswick
Savanna
Gauge
New York
Gause
Jacksonville
Fla
Ameta Ialand
Charles Pinckney
Plackney
Tillman Breaks Silence On Senate Sugar Speculation
Senator Tillman accused colleagues of profiting from sugar stocks during tariff debates and moved to form a five senator committee to investigate alleged senatorial speculation. He denounced possible debauchery in the senate while Aldrich rejected irregularities. The debate touched on the tariff bill and a Cuban petition circulated in Philadelphia.
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Mr. Aldrich
Philadelphia
Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Congress
Aldrich
Finance Committees
Finance Committee
Frye
Maine
Helmut
Mr. Tillman
Elverton F. Chapman
Havemeyer
New York
Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
Finance Commiline
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Sallie Porther
Bloomsatore
Sallie
Clim
Ninth
Elm Streets
Warren Armstrong
Irondale
Charles Lehr
Mainville
J. 1. Jacobs
Atttorney
W. H. Rhawn
Commonwealt
John Harman
Columbia County
John Redmond
Baltimore
Ohio
Amalgamated Stee and Tin Workers
Iron and Steel
Uae
Socaudes
Dun’s Review OF Trade
Hig
Colorado City
Warniw
John Dean
Mies Kaiser
Greater New York Expense
Gwua'in
Neighboring County
the Herald
Senators
Wall Street
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
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