Trial of Frank James Opens in Missouri Bar Case
The Frank James trial resumes with State's Attorney Wallace leading the prosecution. Witness Dick Liddell testifies about the Winston train robbery and background with the James gang, detailing roles, money distribution, and events that connect to the murder case. Additional testimony identifies James at multiple locations and recounts connections to the Ford family and the gang.
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Wallace
Frank James
Winston
Gacoats
Dick Liddell
Phillips
Liddell
James Boys
Wineton
Clarence
Frank
Jesse
Wood
Oman
Crooked River
River Wood
Ford's
Waethers
Mr. Craig
Kansas City
Ceittensen
Crittenden
Jefferson City
Westfall
Meise
Richmond
James
James Ee
Green Cooper
Ray County
Jesse James
G.W. Whitman
Potts Shop
Squire Mallory
Hughes
Jonas Potts
Paras
Mgeneral Jamin Matchett
Caldwell County
Scott
Gallatin
Saule
Jes Baer
Frank James testifies in Winston robbery trial near Gallatin
The Gallatin court hears contrasting testimonies on the Winston Blue Cat robberies with Frank James denying involvement. Witnesses identify Liddell and others, while defense seeks to prove mistaken identity and conspiratorial motives. James details his movements since 1876 and places himself away from the alleged crimes in Mississippi and Texas.
One Legged Dealer Hart Dies After Shock
Autopsy on Robert Hart, a one legged waterfront dealer, shows no external injuries. The brain lacked blood, causing anemia and rapid death after a sudden fright or rage from Fogarty’s attack. Doctors Levingston Dennis and Black explain brain nourished by blood. death may occur in three to five minutes. Hart’s courage and fearlessness noted, with blame placed on shock and violent restraint. The report cites San Francisco Chronicle details and unrelated items from Detroit and Boston papers.
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Robert Hart
Nation
Thomas Fogarty
Pacific Street
Levingston
Chronicle
Hart
Fogarty
San Francisco Chronicle
Explosion Tears Riverdale Steamer in Hudson River
New York Aug 28 a boiler explosion wrecked the Hudson steamer Riverdale near the foot of Fourteenth street. The vessel capsized within minutes, several passengers and crew killed or injured, tugs and ambulances rushed to the scene. The lists include Julian of Tarrytown and Gregg of New York among the dead, with Dimes and Gardner among the wounded. Eyewitnesses describe a sudden blast and a plunge into a whirlpool of wreckage as the hull sank rapidly.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
North River
Riverdale
Sixteenth Street
Hoboken
Harrison Street
Haverstraw
Michael Killilea
Charles Street
George A. Dimes
Jersey
Bloomfield Street
Reliance
Jay Gould
FE. 5
Jaffray
West Twenty-third Street
Gould
Epprasa
Christenali
Jersey Shore
Julian
Tarrytown
N. Y
Thomas Gregg
Water Street
Juin Crevat
Orville Gardner
South Second Street
Brooklyn
Yonkers
Thomas J. Sauls
Summit Street
Nicholas Laclair
William P. Henry
Varick Street
Israel Lazerus
Mott Street
James Tobin
Nelson McGee
Siverdale
John Moran
W. L. Tallman
Vesuvius Rival Ravages Java Island in Dire Calamity
A London cable reports Java eruptions beginning Saturday on Krankateo and spreading to Gunung Tengger and others. Fifty miles square of land vanishes as lava floods shores, killing tens of thousands, with Batavia and Tanerang devastated and European residents hit.
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Java
New York
London
Kraokatea
Mabe Meru
Gunung Tengger
Mung Guntun
Krankateo
Gunung Guntur
Kanidaga
Point St. Nicholas
Point Capiein
Negery Passoerrang
Negery
Negery Babawang
Kandang
Welcome Bay
Sunda Straits
Pepper Bay
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Middle Island
Singkel
Tanerang
Batavia
Point Saida
Cis
Rene
Jacatra
Stormy Atlantic storm wrecks fishing fleet and coast
Disastrous gale along the Atlantic and Nova Scotia shores drives ashore ten schooners and causes extensive damage from Cape Breton to New Jersey. Ships like the Fannie B and Mary E Banks wrecked or ashore. Capes and towns report ruined buildings, washed beaches, and substantial railroad losses. Casualties estimated at sixty to eighty.
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Atlantic
Newfoundland
New Jersey
Hawifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
East Anglia
Fannie B
Cow Bay
Gabarus
Vesta Fron
Labrador
Amos B
Mary
Manailiere
Stetter
Arichat
Jamaica
Montreal
Sidney
Bryn Glass
Pensacola
Bartow
Cowboy
Atlas
Edward Johnson
Volunteer
Grand Banks
Sr. Jones
N. FL
Gram Banks
Wachusett
Great Bank
Sandy Hook
Sea Bright
Monmouth Heach
Ocean Grove
Berkley
Baynead
Long Branch
Philadelphia Railroad
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P Phillips
J. Thomas Ford
Ford
Hall
Elias Ford
J.T. Ford
W. J. Oliver
Thomas A. Manlove
Martha Lofton
Bob
Charley
Weed Hite
Gallatini Mo
George W. Moetraw
Tve
Chengeman
Wwe McRoberts
Richmond Express
J. ¥. Ford
Elda Kindig
Kindly
William Bray
R. A. Bray
Ray
William M. Roberts
Timberlake
Rush
Ezra Sente
Laddy
Fords
Boltons
Sam T. Brosius
Fletcher W. Horn
Nashville
B.J. Woodson
Lsst
Defendant
J. B. Howard
Woodson
Howard
James Brothers
Jim Cummings
Hites
Raymond
Sloan
B. J. Woodson
Felix Smith
Sandy
Elizabeth Montgomery
Neieber
John L. Dean
Marion Duncen
Potts
Queture
Gus. A. Chapman
Vernon County
Joseph A. Shelby
Julius Black
Bil Ryan
Ish
Concordia
Frank Jdames
Page City
Witness
Thomas M. Nimms
Wiliam Nicholson
Deval
Jane
Jorval
Trigg
James ‘Erris
B. Elliot
John Millstadt
James B. Duval
J . D. Woodson
James Gang
Ford House
GauLauix
General Shelby
James Demasters
Wood Hite
Bolton
Mason
Captain Ford
John T. Samuels
Clay Coun
Independence
Sant
Somber
Kentucky
Dick Iiddell
Charley Ford
Strikin
Summmer
Zerelda Samuels
Buck
Daal
Shei Broome
Isss
Wheer Frank
Allen Palmer
Frank Dames
Port Worth
Wichita Falls
Tex
Catter
Iere
Missour
Texas
Blue Cat
A. Lareo
San Miguel Island
Pacific Ocean
Detroit Post
Boston Tran
Vesuvius
Stormy Times
Atlantic City
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Pier
Kentucky Avenue
North Carolina Avenue
North Carolina
Tennessee
Hotan
Angola
Rockaway
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