Knapp Claims Alive First Wife and Holmes Ties
Alfred A. Knapp, jailed in Hamilton, admits a string of murders linked to Emma Littleman and others, asserts his first wife Emma Gribbs is alive in Louisville, and hints at December hold ups. Authorities plan a preliminary hearing as forensic notes and later interviews unfold.
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Hamilton
Alfred A. Knapp
Little Emma Littleman
Mary Eckart
Jennie Connors Knapp
Ida Gebhard
Hannah Knapp
Emma Gribbs
Knapp
Louisville
Indianapolis
Ind
Alfred Knapp
Butler County
H. H. Holmes
Emma Littleman
Cincinnati
Mary Eckert
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A., August 1, 1894. Jennie Connors Knapp
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Miami River
Charles Millspaugh
Gard
Hoppe
Miami
Ohio River
Lawrenceburg
Herman Littleman
Littleman
Emma
Bosch
Nelden
Englishman Defeated In Bantam Title Bout In Detroit
England’s Andy Tokell lost to Harry Forbes in ten rounds as Forbes, world bantamweight champion, dominated from start to finish. Tokell absorbed heavy blows and showed grit, but Forbes opened a swollen left eye and a cut on Tokell’s face while remaining unmarked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
England
Andy Tokell
Harry Forbes
Forbes
Tokell
Wabash President Defends Wage Increase Plan
Chicago February 28. President Ramsey of the Wabash railroad explains a proposed 12 to 15 percent wage advance for January 1902 schedule workers. He notes a 5 percent monthly run bonus for west of the Mississippi after March 1 and argues eastern tariffs are lower, obligating Wabash to match any eastern rate gains and warning a strike if the vote favors extending Western increases east of the river.
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Chicago
Ramsey
Mississippi
Wabash
Use of Anaesthetics on Trains
Mrs Bal lington Booth of the Volunteers of America writes to U S railway managers urging inclusion of anaesthetics on trains to ease pain for wreck victims. She cites travelers she has seen suffer fatally and argues unconsciousness could spare agony and aid saving lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Deal closes on Annapolis Washington Baltimore railroad sale
The sale of the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore railroad to the trolley syndicate is completed. The 358000 dollar capital stock changes hands and a new board led by William H. Lamprecht is elected. Electric motive power will run the line with Hyattsville as the power house site and speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Washington reports Representative Payne introduces the Aldrich bill to let the treasury deposit funds with national banks using Municipal bonds as security.
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Baltimore
Annapolis, Washington
Lamprecht
Hyattsville
Washington
Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
Treasury
Wool Men Protest Embargo in Boston Trade Row
In Boston on February 28 wool trade workers gathered to raise protests over the U S department of agriculture embargo on wool tied to the fight against foot and mouth disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States Department of Agriculture
Eight-Hour Question Referred by Blast Furnace Union Board
Yongstown Ohio February 28 The executive board of the National Association of Blast Furnace workers adjourned after a two day session It was decided to refer the eight hour question back to the local unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yongstown
National Association of Blast Furnace Workers
Flood Sweeps Western Pennsylvania and Ohio River Towns
The Ohio River region endures heavy flooding with 38 375 workers idle in western Pennsylvania as Pittsburg and Allegheny face inundated basements and ruined tracks. East Liverpool sees 39 feet of water flooding 75 homes and Thompson Pottery plants. Wellsville and Steubenville also flood as rail lines suspend operations and mills struggle with rising waters.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Venice
Point
Penn Avenue
Lower Allegheny
Isabella Street
Ninth Street
Pittsburg & Western Railroad
Buffalo, Rochester
Thompson Pottery Co
Smith's Ferry
Wellsville
East Liverpool
American Tin Plate Co
Steubenville
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Prisoner Identified After Escape Shot By Detective
A prisoner who was shot by a detective during a Saturday escape attempt was identified Sunday as Alfred Saunders of Louisville Kentucky. Saunders had been arrested on a charge of passing forged notes after arriving in Kansas City last fall from St. Louis where he reportedly worked as a hotel clerk.
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Kansas City
James J. Arnold
Alfred Saunders
Louisville
Saunders
St. Louis
Tow boat J. B. Williams sinks 28 barges of coal
The tow boat J. B. Williams struck a bar opposite Lake Providence Louisiana and sank 28 barges of Pittsburg coal valued around 75000 dollars. Captain Cameron of Monongahela Coal Co. says some coal may be saved and indicates the cargo was destined for New Orleans.
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Vicksburg
Miss
J. B. Williams
Lake Providence
Cameron
Monongahela Coal Co
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Crown Princess Arrives in Lindau for Birth
Vienna reports the former crown princess of Saxony arriving at Lindau on Lake Constance to stay with her mother for the birth of her child. She will reside at her mother’s chateau during this time.
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Vienna
Saxony
Lindau
Lake Constance
Flood Damage Assessed in Shenango Valley
Floods in the Shenango Valley cause damage estimated between 50000 and 75000 dollars as the Shenango River swelled from rain and thaw to its highest level in a decade on Sunday.
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Shenango Valley
Sharon
Shenango River
War rumor rises as Russia fears Turkey clash in spring
A veteran Russian and Turkish war outlook dominates dispatches from St. Petersburg and Constantinople. Reports say Turkey may push Macedonian revolutionary bands across Bulgaria, risking a wider conflict with Russia. Consular notes cite clashes in the Uskub area with casualties on both sides. London reports say Turkish forces repulsed near Monastir with 32 dead and many wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
Turkey
Russia
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Servia
Macedonia
Salonica
Uskub
London
Geneva
Daily Chronicle
Monastir
Gen William Farrar Smith dead Baldy of Civil War dies in Philadelphia
Gen William Farrar Smith known as Baldy Smith dies at his Philadelphia home in his eighties after a long career from West Point to Civil War leadership. He later worked on rivers and harbors in Delaware and Maryland before retiring last year. He is survived by a daughter and a son, an assistant naval constructor. Funeral set for Tuesday morning. His death reduces living Civil War corps commanders to four.
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Philadelphia
William Farrar Smith
Baldy” Smith
St. Albans
West Point
Vermont
Delaware
Maryland
Smith
Prosecuting Attorney Durant Attacked En Route Home
Waterbury Ct March 2 Prosecuting Attorney Durant was attacked by two men as he walked home. They beat him with clubs and fists and he fired four shots in self defense. One bullet struck a man's hat sending it flying. Durant presented the hat at the police station. attackers vanished with no clues to identify them.
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Waterbury
Durant
Multiple Fatalities and Open Lands Policy Sparked Across States
A 24 year old man died after falling 75 feet from a Vincent street bridge to the Electric Co. roof in Rochester. In Texas, officials warn of violence as land grabbers target county clerks to file on state lands expiring leases, about 290000 acres to come on market. governor halts sales pending law changes. Indianapolis reports broom makers eye relocation of national headquarters to the city. The Duchess of Marlborough visits Vienna for six weeks to treat deafness. Shamokin coal shaft restarts, promising work for 300 men and boys.
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Rochester
N. Y
J. H. Baird
Guysville
Vincent Street
Genoesee River
Electric Co
Austin
Tex
West Texas
Peruna praised in letters from Ottawa and Crown Point
A Ottawa woman Miss Florence E Kenah credits Peruna with curing a severe lung cold and catarrh after others failed. A Crown Point society woman Miss Rose Gerbing reports rapid relief after using Peruna, purchasing multiple bottles to help others. Both note winter’s cold wind and rain worsen catarrh and urge trying Peruna on first symptoms. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers.
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Florence E. Kenah
Maria Street
Ottawa
Ont
Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Bargain Buys Door Plate Sparks Husbands Question
A woman proud of a barroom sale buys a brass door plate labeled Wilkins for a quarter, arguing it cost a dollar to be bound. Her husband questions the purchase but she notes it could prove useful if she dies and he remarries a Wilkins.
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Wilkins
Cleveland Leader
Quotations About Speech and Rail Lines
A collection of short aphorisms and insights includes advice on speech integrity, the Chicago & North Western Railway as the sole double track route between Chicago and the Missouri River, and notions that some charity serves publicity rather than faith, plus a note on originality by T. W. Higginson.
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Chicago & North-Western
Chicago
Missouri River
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted With Endorsement
A Sterling Illinois carriage wood worker testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his backache and kidney troubles after a November 1897 treatment. He reports no relapse over three years and endorses the remedy. A free trial offer is available by writing Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. pills sold nationwide 50 cents per box.
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Bright
Doan
A. W. Lutz
17Th Ave
Sterling, Ill
Dean
Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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H. Holmes
Lowell
Mass
Lowell Textile Council
Treasuries
Robert Emmet
Annapolis, Washington & Baltimore Railroad
Aldrich
Wellesville
Crown Princess
Jeffries
Corbett
New York
James J. Jeffries
James J. Corbett
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
WM. J. Smith
Texas
Broom Makers
National
Broom Makers’ Union
Duchess of Marlborough
Norah Churchill
Mueller
Shamokin
Big Mountain
Henry Clay
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Co
Peruna
F. E. Kenah
Florence Kenah
Baltimore News
Chicago Daily News
T. W. Higginson
Ial Union
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Heyl
Brockton, Mass
Salter
America
John A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
Western
Canada
Imm
Li. M. Williams
Law
Toledo
J.C. Duncan
Indianapol
TY Union
Erie
Miles
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