Murder at Downgin and officer shot in San Francisco
Detroit dispatches report a fatal shooting outside a southern police station in San Francisco. Maurie Curt, an actor known as M. R. Strelinger of Posen, is held as the alleged shooter after Grant, the officer, died from a pistol wound. The piece also covers local crimes, weather notes, and various Michigan events and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurie Curt
M. B. Gurtis
SamTof Posen
Curtin
Grunt
Willbis
Siroet
Guetis
Have & Plunk
Strugelo
Curtis
MB Curtis
Detroit
Stredinger
Tod
Matty
Michigan
Engine Explosion Kills Three at Oyster Bay Station
Locomotive 113 of the Longstand railroad exploded at Oyster Bay station on Wednesday morning as it prepared to depart. Engineer Donaldson, Wireman Dickerson, and Brakeman Mahoney were killed. Conductor A. L. Jones was injured. Several cars with a few passengers were attached to the locomotive at the time of the blast.
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Longstand
Oyster Bay
Donaldson
Dickerson
Mahoney
A. L. Jones
State notes on towns and industry gains
Around state items report South Haven shipping about 5000 packages daily. Marquette plans a knitting factory. Bay City hosts working forts as does MLC. Alabama state convention slated for next year. An improvement company forms at Grumtville Kent county. William Grimm arrested at Bay City for forgery in Arenna county. Roe Grorpe J. McAnness resigns from Bt Johns church Mid Linton tent No 17 Basthcoke to attend a camp event.
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South Haven
Marquette
Bay City
MLC
Mmnty Forenia
Grumtville
Kent County
Williem Grimm
Arenna
Roe
Grorpe J. McAnness
Thes
Bt. John's Church
Mid
Woman Missionary Ava Reported Missing in Chicago Slums
Ava a wealthy Englishwoman recently arrived to elevate slum living is missing after visiting the Catholic church on West Twelfth Street. Police and Detectives traced her movements to the priest's study before she vanished. The case parallels Dr Cronin rumors, prompting fears for her safety as friends seek confirmation of her well being.
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Ava
Chicago
Dr. Belton
Misa Ava
Belton
West Twelfth Street
Miss Ava
Avia Rate
London
Cronin
Cinelanati Police
Mink Aya
Heeb Dexrae
Melber
Onolbneth
Hur Frnis
New York
House of Devntion
Cincinnati
Prohibitionist Nomination and Rail Road Order Incident
The New York prohibitionists nominate a full ticket led by J W Bruce for governor. The Missouri Pacific railroad orders suppression of stroking on its lines in Arkansas and Louisiana amid a broader push involving state campaigns and alleged voter irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. W. Bruce
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Arkeheen
Louisiana
Vermont Senator Pick by Proctor Sparks Scrutiny
A Vermont governor faces a letter from Proctor accepting a U S Senate seat after George Bile munda resigns. Proctor vows to serve with fidelity, noting Vermont’s trust and duty to its people. Meanwhile British public opinion rails at Mormon proselyting and sensational revelations prompt calls for scrutiny of missionary activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
Gov. Page
Vermont
United States Senate
George P. Bilemunda
Senate of the United Stats
Rev Nightingale urged violence in church riot in Tennessee
The Rev George A iguMNEATe claimed to urge congregants to use Winchester rifles to kill whites in Memphis. Factional fighting followed with damaged church furnishings and injuries. police arrested ringleaders. Mentions Nightingale attack on whites and New York Port Collector Sloan Passett nominated for New York governor with a full ticket listed.
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George A. Igumneate Paxtir
United States
Merphis
Tenn
Hus
Georgetown
Nightingale
Fragmented 19th century notices across towns and events
A scattered news item list covers diverse topics from a fruit orchard threat in Denver and a cotton pickers strike in the South to a Pittsburg postal convention and a Warren Massachusetts town anniversary. It notes Lexington obituary, Stanford donations, a university appointee, a mooning fund, Indian Territory funds, Arkansas harbor land sale, a Park Place disaster coroner report, Wanamaker postal topics, a Pennsylvania convention ticket, a Colorado habeas corpus ruling, and more.
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Newport
Denver
South
National Association of Postal Parks
Pittsburg
Foster
Warren
Mass
Internal Revenue Bureau
Dalles
Henrietta Morean
Rauer
Joam J.morean
Laxington
Leland Stanford
Society For the Ratios of
Albany
N.Y
Willan Howard Milter
Joumsioekine University
Ine
Labnd
Stanford, Jr. University
Maydeld
Gal
Barch B. Brewer
Franklin, Tenn
Jed Davia Mooninest Fund
Arkansas Harbor City and Improvement Society
Young Nussell Harison
Park Place
New York
Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
Rott J. Wright
A. T., Tilden
Republican Party
Bardaley
Ben Menjanin Hall
Auburn
N. Y
Justicn
Colorado
Habeas Corpes
Pertsslamista
French ex-president Jules Grevy dies after lung illness
Ex-president Jules Grevy of France dies at Montsuit Vaudrey in Jura after four days of congested lungs. Born 1857, he studied law, served in the revolutionary period, and held the presidency of the chamber of deputies before leaving politics. Canadian cabinet shifts and other notices follow in the report.
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Jules Grevy
France
Francois Jules P. Grevy
French Republic
M. Grevy
Mont-seus-Vaudrey
Department of
Jura
Mont-neas Vaudrey
China
College of
Poligny
Paris
Wis
Louis Napoleon
National Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
TRS
In Foreign Lands and Global Turmoil Echoes
A chaotic foreign dispatch notes injuries in a Medina del Campo railroad accident, while monarchs and ministers clash over China and Europe. Amid war preparations, Russia asserts power in Constantinople as France and Britain react. a Scottish railway tragedy kills five workers, with investigators tracing blame.
Abraham Lincoln drama triumph at Indianapolis Grand Opera House
The controversial play Abraham Lincoln by WeKee Rankin proved a grand success at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis Tuesday. The crowded audience included many grand army men and praised the vivid Lincoln portrayal and wartime White House scenes, though some conservatives questioned the judgment of placing Lincoln on stage. Every act drew multiple calls amid enthusiastic applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WeKee Rankin
Abraham Lincoln
Grand Opera
Indianapolis
Lincoln
White House
Double Tragedy in Topeka German Couple Kill Each Other
Topeka Kansas sees a grim double tragedy as Gustav Berger and his wife Johanna, recently divorced, kill each other after a dispute over money for clothing for their three sons aged 4, 6, and 8. Johanna fled inside. Gustav pursued with a revolver and shot her, then killed himself. Berger, 46, a German count, and Johanna, 26, had lived in the U.S. about ten years. The report also notes unrelated crimes about Western detectives and thefts in Tacoma and Seattle, including Albertson and others linked to missing funds and a hotel confinement incident.
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Topeka
Kas
Gustav Berger
Johanna
Het
Hineelf
Borger
Filia Wie
Karger
Olme
Germany
Coslier Alberton
The
Pretty Trust Company
Tacoma
Wash
Albertson
J. A. Coton
Jestior
Allwirtson
Feather
Sullivan
B. Albertson
W. Bailey
Seattle
Black River Junction
Niagara River tragedy ends in rescue attempt above falls
A young woman jumped into the Niagara River above Prospect Park. Two boats on Lima Island reported a man saying goodbye. A New York man aided by overhanging branches saved himself as the other woman drowned. Reports mention a Minnesota resident and a Washington, D C case tied to a fatal self harm and a failed police or court examination. The precise motives remain unclear.
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Lorenso Sewyer
San Francisco
Lorend Sayer
Jeferson County
Wildertons
New York
Sacramento
Calfornia Supreme Court
United States’ Supreme Court
United States
Elreuth
Pasifie States
Srastor
Stanford
Sawyer
Niagara Walls
Niagara
Wotrab
Prospect Park
Win
Cobenm
Philadelphia
Cahoem
Lima Island
Strike threat hits Texas cotton pickers amid wage demand
A labor dispute in Texas warns of a strike by colored cotton pickers seeking one cent per pound plus board. The article blends unrelated historic references and fragments about stratégie treasure searches, pirates, and political figures, creating a chaotic but dated tone.
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Texas
Charles John
Helmont
Nova Scotia
Capt. Kidd
Oak Jeland
Chester Bay
Jules Grevy
Mrasco
Republic
Caracol
M. de Brey
Emet
Council of Ministre
Scueiers
Depuis Keer
Nin
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Sam
Downgiln
George Bryant
Daw Wpion
Downgluc
Henry Abert
Addie Avro
Belle McCormick
Bryant
Bin
Howe
Whe Woutbuck
Gyuin
Weidner
Della Qwilt
Childern
Werther
Krom
St Joseph
Benndelal
Oscoda
Henry Minor
Minor
Anit
Haninwad
Herdare
Dennet
Baldwin
Elso
Cracksuion
Natonal Bank
Wal Boot Prowl
Io Kendon
America
Laine
Ha Ieaves Aoe
Chase King
Joh H. Wortley
Hemant
Denan
B S& Wild
Omabs
FL & P. Railroad
George G. Brooke
Lansing
B. B. Hightown
Lake Superior Iron Company
Coss County Monie
Woatervilet
Th Casey
Ervels
Barry County
Calhoun County
Cenesee County Co-Operative Creamery
Toledo
Genesee County
Morrell & Crawford
Kulkaske
Lophiem Lawlilities
Wamunta, Haght
Agriculural College Hax Neypenets
Roord
Seventh-Day Adventists
Duanlay Aelggiete
Hareis
Cope Hart
Wes
Jobo Jee
Ladington
Labor
Tet
Ludington
Ryeard White
Burt Huntly
Morrive
George Smith
Lansing Reform School
William Debwiller
Chicago & Geand
Hua
L. Brigham
Decatur
Theoutas M. Coviey
Jans A. Gown
State Agricultural Saciety
Prederick Brooks
Williamston
Wien
Booth
Muckler
Bean
Delta County
I. Cleon
Horleville
Delta Todaty
S.A. Watt
Gifford
Newman
Amelia Lulon
Joy Luke
Coleman
Kalamazoo Asylum
Taft
Buffalo
Jackson Wednewley
Lansing Cuands
Evercines
Fort B McAllister
Jackson Cards
Doviin
Jackson
Michigan Baptist
Kaluanmoo Colles
Ufand
Peedy
J.C. Gates
Lovik Gil- Joxple
HL. Hualdll
C. By Conley
Normb Mansing
Ceveoll
W. J Stiller
Midland
Michigan ‘Central
State
Linton
Basthcoke
St Mauletee
DR. Cronin
Fie
Tdd
Hallias
N.S
Eudes Maaure
Oak Island
Chieter Bay
But Place
Kange
Barutes
Chuster
Apt
Lane
Johnson
Lionel
Treaare
Ars
Hluowaly
Ab Ashianiy
Mer
Groree Lashslick
Doc Jingle
McKinney Mil
London Board of Trade
McKinney Bill
Offaira
Charies
Egewind HC
Macalen
Fur Macly
Divalwad Indier Elerics
Kesstone Banks
Vacladephia
Hart Toon
Great Britain
Britain
Scandiqavia
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Lanncashire
Gandding
Benne
Hector Langevie
Chapa
Lieut Lok. Amons
Roctor
Divetor
Didge Ghimon
Appr
Quebec
Heetor
Nook
O'Neill
Cluichine
Tilted States Army
Weisbaden
William
Tims
Medina del Campo
Wilh
Princ
Luitpold
Mgnith
Kins
Aid Pasha
Carleton Craven
Marenos
Curmany
Alexander& Son
Wren Benkers
Nave
Weev
Ieee Wek
Vendeuvre
Curget
Navy Department
Department of State
Charleston
Petred
London Standard
Vladivestock
Turkey
Russia
Black Sea
Constantinople
Yilain* Ly
Glanow
Scotland
Nanal
Otury
Viola
Washincton, Llc
Washopton
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Magaehes
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