Holmes the Insurance Swindler Confesses on Horrific Scam
Philadelphia dispatch details Herman Mudgett alias Holmes and partner Mrs Pitzel in a $10,000 Fidelity Mutual Life claim tied to a complex fraud. Detective Crawford recounts elaborate plots including hypnotism bids, falsified bodies, and a murder accusation amid multiple marriages and vanished children surrounding the 19th century fraud case.
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Philadelphia
Fidelity Mutual Life Association
Herman Mudgett
Harry H. Holmes
Howard
Benjamin F. Pitzel
Alia Cook
Howe
St. Louis
Holmes
Pitzel
Boston
Crawford
Perry
Fidelity Association
Miner killed by Lehigh Valley freight near Smithville
John Reddington of Pine Street was struck and killed by a Lehigh Valley freight train late Monday night near Smithville. He worked as a miner in a nearby shaft and was returning home when the fatal accident occurred.
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John Reddington
Lehigh Valley
Scranton Tribune
Pittston
Pine Street
Smithville
Reddington
Tragic Train Incident Claims Four-Year-Old Reddington
In a fatal accident on the Lehigh Valley road, a rapidly moving train struck a four year old boy named Reddington who was unmarried. The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Lehigh Valley Road
Reddington
Three Bodies Recovered From Pennsylvania Coal Train Wreck
Pittsburg Nov 4 The bodies of three men John Rice Frederick Thome and John Thome have been recovered from the wreck of a coal train on the Lancaster branch of the Pennsylvania railroad. Two others are missing and believed buried under debris. The loss to the railroad is about 10000 dollars and it will take at least two days to confirm further casualties.
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United Press
Pittsburg
John Rice
Frederick Thome
John Thome
Fred Thome
Larimer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Debria
Sovereign Re-Elected Master Workman of Knights of Labor
In New Orleans on November 20 the Knights of Labor approved finance reports and set delegate expenses at about $2,600. Grand Master Workman Sovereign was re-elected unopposed. Bishop of Massachusetts and Merritt of Colorado were named for grand master foreman with Bishop elected. Hayes re-elected secretary treasurer. Washington chosen as site for next convention. Officers installed by Henry I. Allen. Powderly and delegates leave tonight amid announced charges and injunction threats.
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United Press
New Orleans
Knights of Labor
Messrs
Bishop
Massachusetts
Merritt
Colorado
Hayes
Washington
Henry I. Allen
Michigan
Powderly
Central Assembly
Death of Rubenstein a renowned pianist near St Petersburg
Anton Gregor Rubinstein, celebrated Russian pianist and composer, died of heart disease at Peterhof near St. Petersburg. The report covers his birth in Wechwottnes, early training, Liszt and Chopin encounters, founding of Russia's National Conservatory, marriage, famous American tours, operas Nero and The Maccabees, and his acclaimed piano pieces marked by Oriental color.
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St. Petersburg
Anton Gregor Rubinstein
Peterhof
Anton Rubinstein
Gregor Rubinstein
Lowenstein
Prussian Silesia
Anton
Wechwottnes
Moldavia
Poland
Chopin
Tausliz
Paderewakl
Rubinstein
Nicholas
Moscow
Vil- Joing
Conservatoiie
Liszt
Villbing
Paris
National Conservatory
Russia
Wieniawski
Lenchetitzk
Vera Tehekouanoth
America
Beethoven
Nero
Six Story Store House Burns in New York Blaze
A six story brick store house at Benson and Leonard streets owned by E. Jaffrey & Co. burned tonight. The dry goods firm faced a loss of 0,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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The
United Press
New York
Benson and Leonard Streets
Jaffrey & Co
Boston museum to be controlled by Rich and Harris and Frohman
The Boston museum will be controlled next season by Rich Harris and Charles Frohman. Austerity measures may follow.
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Boston Museum
Rich & Harris
Charles Frohman
Seven Miners Die in Coal Mine Disaster at Blanche West Virginia
Seven men were killed and four injured in a coal dust explosion at the Blanche mines near Colliers. Names of the dead include Michael Roney and Thomas Jordan. injured include Jose Rifle and Raphael Aivene. The blast occurred in No 9 entry 1000 yards from the mouth, blamed on an over charge by a new Italian hand. Rescue parties recovered bodies as crowds gathered.
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The
United Press
Steubenville
Blanche
Colliers
West Virginia
Michael Roney
Thomas Jordan
Thomas Tucker
David Rowlands
John Donnelly
Antonio Satt
Mazzie Gessido
Jose Rifle
Raphael Aivene
Jasper Lawrence
Thomas Morra
No. 9
Donnelly
Roney
Dalton
Wilkins
Wellsburg
William Davis
Tragedy at a Crossing in Germantown Collision Kills Three
A southbound Chestnut Hill branch train struck a two horse carriage at East Washington lane Germantown. John Meacham 70 and Patrick Lacy 67 were killed. Mrs Meacham died from a fractured skull. Mrs Smyth injured. Both horses died. The watchman Patrick Lacy had tried to halt the carriage before the impact.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia and Reading
John Horace Meacham
Harriet Smyth
East Washington Lane
Germantown
Mr. Meacham
Patrick Lacy
Mra. Meacham
Mra. Smyth
Chestnut Fil
Walnut Lane
Morris Lacy
M. Meacham
Colliery 11 Fire Forces Flooding and 300 Men Idle
Lehigh Navigation Company's Number 11 colliery near Lansford and Tamaqua, Pa., caught fire at 4 AM from a damp house at the shaft base six hundred feet underground. The blaze requires flooding of the mine to extinguish. three workers escaped via a steep steam pipe shaft while the surface access was blocked. Over 300 miners lose jobs.
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Lehigh Navigation Company
United Press
Mauch Chunk
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Lansford
Tanaqua
Canals of Mars Doubling Observed by Lowell Again
A Boston dispatch reports Percival Lowell's note from Flagstaff that Mars canals are doubling with Phison and Euphrates geminated. The phenomenon, first noted by Schiaparelli, sparks renewed interest as observers seek its cause and meaning.
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United Press
Boston
Percival Lowell
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
Mars
Sehilaparelli
Canal sightings in duplicate delayed until November says Lowell
Means determined that the canals would not be seen in duplicate until sometime in November. Mr. Lowell believes the season affects the timing and has forecasted the delay consistently.
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Lowell
Pedestrians Start World-Wide Walk For a Wager
Gus Koegel and Fred Thoemer, who began a cross continent walk from San Francisco on June 10, arrive in Pittsburg to push a world circumnavigation. The wager totals 16,000 dollars with San Francisco backers, and the pair aim to complete the trek within two years, possibly in twenty two months, after signatures from governors and officials across states. They plan to resume at dawn.
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United Press
Pittsburg
Gus Koegel
Fred Thoemer
San Francisco
Smoke Stack Fall From Ten-Story Building
A section of heavy sheet iron smoke stack blew off the Boyce building in a fierce wind. It crashed through a skylight of a neighboring one story building housing the Title Guaranty and Trust company. Eight people beneath were injured led by Taylor A. Snow who suffered a deep scalp wound and possible fatal brain concussion.
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United Chicago
Boyce
Guaranty and Trust Company
Taylor A. Snow
Franch Defiant Before Execution For Lyceum Theater Bombing
Salvador Franch the Lyceum theater assassin awaits death after defiantly renouncing penitence and religion. He resisted guards before a garrote cell, recalling the 1893 Barcelona bombing that killed 15 instantly and left many injured as 4,000 watched William Tell. Franch’s arrest traced to Zaragoza on January 1.
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Barcilona
Salvador Franch
Lyceum Theater
Franck
Idnarchy
Franch
Lyceum
Barcelona
Santiango Salvador
Saragossa
Earthquake Death Toll Rises in Italy
Rome reports more than 400 deaths from the southern and northern Italy quakes. Procopio alone accounts for 200 fatalities. Forty eight bodies were recovered from a church ruin, with others still beneath collapsed walls.
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Rome
Italy
Procopio
Color Line Violence At Williams Lumber Camp In Escambia
In Birmingham on November 20 white laborers at Williams lumber camp in Escambia county opened fire on fifty newly arrived African American workers, killing three. The remaining laborers fled the scene.
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United Press
Birmingham
Williams
Escambia County
Notable Suspected Accidents and Legal Notices in PA
Falling from a railroad trestle at St Clair killed Charles Whetstone. William Yardy smothered by sudden coal rush at Shenandoah. Schuylkill Electric Railway plans a new powerhouse in Pottsville. Rev Addison B Collins installed as pastor at Lewistown area church. Heirs of John Barnum sue Levi Miller Co for 144 in coal royalties at Pottsville. Harrisburg hosts lawyers January convention to form state bar. Trinity United Brethren church in Lebanon faces pulpit clash. trustees bar services. Wives and children of Jefferson Seashasfts at Pottsville poisoned by wild root. all to recover. Mrs Edward A Prodell of Lebanon nearly dies after apple cause internal bleeding. Frank Boyd and Samuel Gordon of Philadelphia convicted in Linshenster burglaries. Boyd 15 years, Gordon 10.
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St. Clair
Charles Whetstone
William Yardy
Shenandoah
Schuylkill Electric Railway
Comny
Pottaville
Addison B. Collins
Philadelphia
Lewsbury Presbyterian Church
John Barnum
Pottsville
Levi Miller & Co
Harrisburg
Trinity United Brethren Church
Lebanon
Jefferson Seashafts
Pottstown
Edward A. Prodell
Frank Boyd
Samuel Gordon
Linshenster
Boyd
Gordon
Eastern
Free Trade Rally Forms New England League Pushes Tariff Reform
Boston scene as the Seicon group renames to the New England Free Trade league at the Copley Square Hotel. Members back amendments to broaden free trade aims, seeking to free trade from party shackles and oppose protective tariffs. William Lloyd Garrison offers support, urging a wider free trade definition and independence from party interests. President Henry W. Lambin opening the meeting urges endorsing the declaration to unite reformers under free trade.
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Boston
Seicon
New England Tariff Reform League
Copley Square
New England Free Trade League
England
William Lloyd Garrison
League
Congress
Democratic Party
Henry W. Lambin
Burial of Dr McCosh in Princeton Cemetery
Dr McCosh is laid to rest in Princeton cemetery with simple ceremonies. Over 1,000 undergraduates march from the McCosh residence to the hearse and Marquand chapel for services led by President Patton. Dean Murray delivers a eulogy while Dr Henry Van Dyke of New York gives an address on his life.
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Princeton
McCosh
Marquand Chapel
Patton
Dean Murray
Henry van Dyke
New York
Mystery death of Lancaster man Lands Hostetter found
The missing Landis Hostetter was found dead in Little Conestoga creek. His throat was cut from ear to ear in what investigators deem self inflicted. He disappeared after starting for work last Tuesday amid poor health and melancholy.
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Lancaster
Landis Hostetter
Conestoga Creek
Hostetter
Hungarian Woman Witness to Fatal Railway Wreck Driven Insane
Allentown Pa Nov 20 The Lehigh Valley express due at 7 am struck and killed two Hungarian men walking on the track near White Haven. Both victims were mutilated. The wife of one, who witnessed the death, was driven insane by the sight and prevented from harming herself by the train crew.
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Allentown
Lehigh Valley
White Haven
The Class Objected Sunday School Act at Sharon
Sharon Pennsylvania reports a Sunday school class objected to a former instructor Hmergon Osborn of Sandy Luke who confessed to an assault on Mia Samuel Jack of Kilgore was released on bail Osborn returned to the Irwin Cumberland Presbyterian church and admitted improper relations with Mrs Jack leading to a church meeting and a forced confession
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Sharon
Hmergon Osborn
Sandy Luke
Mia
Samuel Jack
Kilgore
Irwin Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Os- Born
Jack
Confession and forgiveness noted in church case
The record states the presence of her husband and asks his forgiveness as Osborn had previously confessed guilt before the church. He served as receiver in the church on condition. Osborn is a brother in law of Mrs. Jack.
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Osborn
Jack
Kissed a Little Girl Sparks Plane Attack in Philadelphia
Gustave Goethert, a Philadelphia piano dealer, lies near death after a beating by John Priestly and Michael Harkins. Goethert says he kissed Priestly’s 11 year old daughter during a Nov 10 visit about tuning a piano. Priestly and Harkins are jailed without bail as the case unfolds.
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United Press
Gustave Goetbert Hes
John W. Priestly
Michael Harkins
Goethert
Priestly
Goetbert
Harkins
Rev Alix Shiras Dead Episcopal Clergyman Dies in Clifton
Rev Alix Shiras a retired Episcopal clergyman died today at Clifton Pa after a long illness He was born in 1818 at Mount Holly New Jersey and graduated from the theological seminary at Alexandria Va He married Francis Adams Butler daughter of the late Steuben Butler of Wilkes Barre Pa After the war he served in the bureau of education in Washington for about twenty years
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Clifton
United Press
Trenton
N. J
Alix Shiras
Mount Holly
The
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Francis Adams Butler
Steuben Butler
Wilkes-Barre
Bureau of Education
Washington
Pattison Delays Writ for Fifteenth District Special
Governor Pattison has not issued a writ for a special election to fill the Fifteenth district vacancy caused by Congressman Wright’s death. The seat may not be filled until the regular February election opens.
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Pattison
United Press
Harrisburg
Wright
European Capitalists Eye American Bond Issue Amid Gold Tightness
European bankers including Mor man and Drexel Morgan & Co weigh how much gold they can obtain from banks before bidding on a new U S bond issue. Kuhn Loeb says exchange payments rely on current funds, not gold, prompting concerns banks hoard gold. Bank presidents to meet tomorrow to decide on subscriptions and gold provision.
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United Preas
New York
J. Pierpont Morman
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Exchange
Frances Willard Re-elected W C T U President
At the W C T U session in Cleveland Frances E. Willard was unanimously re-elected president. Lillian N Stevens of Maine became vice president, Katherine L. Stevenson of Chicago named corresponding secretary, and Clara C. Hoffman rejoined as recording secretary. Frances Beechum of Kentucky chosen as assistant. Helen M. Baker was re-elected treasurer.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
United Prep
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances EB. Willard
Lillian N
Frances Beechum
Kentucky
Helen M. Baker
Night Watchman Shot by Italian on DeKalb Street Bridge
Richard McGay, a night watchman, was dangerously wounded at Morristown Pa when an unknown Italian drew a revolver and shot him in the left breast as he urged the man to disarm. The assailant fled and McGay was taken home in critical condition with little chance of survival.
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Richard McGay
United Press
Morristown
DeKalb Street Bridge
Talian
McGay
Getz Gets Fourteen Years in Hastern Penitentiary
Lancaster Pa November 20 Alfred Gets a colored Welsh mountain ceaperaide convicted of criminally assaulting Mary Biefty over a years old was this morning sentenced to fourteen years in the Hastern penitentiary.
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The
United Press
Lancaster
Alfred Gets
Mary Biefty
Hastern
Umbrellas and Handles Highlight Early 20th Century Ad
A catalog style listing shows ladies umbrellas in varied sizes and silks with prices from 81.00 to 3.75 and 40 to 100 units, plus Gent's umbrellas in Gloria styles and prices from 75c to 3.65. It notes handle materials like natural sticks and imported woods as well as multiple color options.
Captain Glass Reports Cincinnati Wreck Delay
From Washington Captain Glass says the cruiser Cincinnati struck a wreck and will need six weeks for repairs. The president extends civil service benefits to postal transfer mulstations employes.
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Glass
Cincinnati
Civil Service
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Providence
Burlington
Michigan College
Chicago
Rhode Island
Miss Willams
United Press Dispatch
Fort Worth
Plitzer
Supervisor Perry
New Hampshire
Isiness
Kinsey
Sovereign
Death OF Rubenstein
Nebraska
Packer
Nelson Morrin
Martin and
Herman Sasse
Vandalia i
Bernard Buchhoerst
J. H. Kellar
L. Brooke
Pine City
Minnesota
George H. Corliss
Colthan
Corligs
Cornelia Lewis
Brooklyn
John Rannon
Nellie
Trn New York
Port Morien
Cape Breton
Philadelphia & Reading
Press
Keystone
DR. M'Cosh
Princeton Cemetery
Vertush
Miss Willard
Getz
Finley
Union
Lackawanna Ave
H. A. Kingsbury
Spruce Street
N. Bie
Near Dime Bank
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