Carnival of crime ends in massacre in Branch Minnesota
John Cable a farm hand killed Henry Joblinski and his daughter Annie before shooting the son Charles outside and turning the gun on himself. The fourth victim, Henry’s wife, died inside the home as police arrived. One other boy was wounded but survived. The killings followed alleged threats over a forbidden relationship. The incident occurred near South Branch in southern Pine County.
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Br. James
Minn
Johnable
Henryblinski
South Branch
Theouthern
Joblinski
Chilren
Cable
Seri
Henry Joblinski
Charles Joblinski
Annie Joblinski
John Yable
Cdy
Job
Forsythe
Alion
Annie
Charles
Imski
Man Attacks Wife and Children with Hatchet
Johnston, 25 miles south, became insane Friday night and seized a hatchet to kill his wife and kids. They fled through a trap door to the cellar and restrained him until he fled four miles to a neighbor, later injured and in county custody awaiting asylum.
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Minter
Johnston
Governor Clough Sets Date Choices for Three Death Sentences
St Paul December 24 three men await the governor's assignment of execution dates. Soular and Verrell, confined in Duluth after conviction in St Louis county, have not yet received action on their cases. Kelly, convicted in Chippewa county, also awaits the same pen date though he was convicted later.
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Clough
St. Paul
Soular
Verrell
St. Louis
Duluth
Kelly
Chis
Frank Ashley Convicted of Fatal Nighttime Shooting
In Dercert Michigan on December 24 Frank Ashley was found guilty of murdering James Magee. The jury deliberated overnight and sentenced Ashley to life imprisonment. The earlier trial ended with a hung jury. Ashley had a longstanding grudge and shot Magee when he appeared at his home in the middle of the night.
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Dercert, Mich
Frank Ashley
James Magee
Ashley
Kansas City Poultry Show Opens as One of Largest Ever
The annual poultry show in Kansas City opens with about 3,000 exhibitors. Five floors of a large building host the event, though managers cannot specify the exact number of attendees anticipated.
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Kansas City
Bank of esota Suspends Operations After Bad Collections
Br. Paul. December 24. The Bank of esota, recognized as one of the best institutions of the kind in the test, has suspended. All depositors will be paid full and the bank may resume soon.
City veto blocks 4 cent streetcar fare ordinance
Cm ta co December 24 The ordinance establishing 4 cent street car fares in the city was vetoed by Mayor Swift. A council meeting sustained the veto by a 20 to 47 vote.
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Cmtcaco
Swift
Funeral Held for Ex-Congressman Roswell G Horr
In Wertitineton Ohio on December 24 an ex-Congressman Roswell G Horr was laid to rest in the village cemetery after services at the Congregational Church attended by many elders of the deceased.
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Horr
Fanera
Wertitineton
Roswell G
Congregational Rch
Maher Knocks Out O'Donnell in 27 Seconds at Coney Island
Peter Maher, the Irish boxer, defeated Steve O'Donnell of Australia in 27 seconds at the Greater New York Athletic Club in Coney Island. Maher jumped him at the bell, landed a sharp left to the chin, and followed with a series of blows to end the bout. O'Donnell had previously fallen to Maher in 68 seconds three months earlier at Maspeth.
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New York
Peter Maher
Steve O’donnell
Greater New York Athletic Club
Coney Island
Maher
O’donnell
O’ Donnell
O'Donnell
Steve
Empire Athletic Club
Maspeth
L. I
Peter
End of the West End strike restores service in Boston
Boston December 28 The Supreme Council of the Motormen and Conductors union ends the West End strike. Morning car operations resume, with reinstate ment by the old employer and ample service on all lines. The company hires many former workers but bars members linked to the strike as the system returns to normal.
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Boston
West End
Supreme Council of the Motormen and Conductors’ Union
Bank Robber Dewitt Killed Near Ada Minnesota
E J Dewitt of Caledonia North Dakota was shot dead by Sheriff Gunderson Monday near Ada Minnesota. He had been in Fargo briefly and traveled the state robbing post offices at St Johns and Carey, netting about 1500 dollars in each case. He pretended to be an expert machinist and was said to be aided by a man named Campbell who claimed to be a collector.
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Fargo
N. D
E. J. Dewitt
Caledonia
Ada
Minn
Gunderson
St. Johns
Carey
Campbell
Mr. Kvitek
Wilson Placer Property Sold to English Syndicate
The Wilson placer mining property in Boise basin was sold to an English syndicate for nearly 1,000,000 dollars. The deal includes irrigation and mining canal systems. Mr Wilson has been in England negotiating for years and plans for extensive operations to start in the spring.
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Boise, Ida
Wilson Placer
Boise Basin
Wilson
England
Idaho
Northern Pacific Moves to Northwestern Depot at Ashland
News from Ashland states that starting January 1 the Northern Pacific will use the Northwestern depot instead of the Wisconsin Central. It is believed the change implies Northern Pacific will align with the Vanderbilt line rather than the Wisconsin Central.
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Northern Pacific
Dutchh
Northwestern
Ashland
Wisconsin Central
Vanderbilt
Spanish Cuban case: Delgado to receive leniency
Washington reports Enrique Del gado has not been executed by Spanish authorities in Cuba and will be treated with leniency due to arrest conditions. The decision follows a state department inquiry prompted by the New York Mail and Express, which employed him as a correspondent.
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Washington
Enrique Delgado
Cuba
State Department
Delgado
New York Mail and Express
State arbitration board plans expanded powers
The Wisconsin state board of arbitration is drafting recommendations to extend its authority and will ask the legislature to enact them. Currently the board is powerless during strikes and cannot enforce its decisions, leaving parties free to comply or ignore.
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Madison, Wis
State Board of Arbitration
Prese
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Arrives in Boston
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii arrived from New York and was met at Park station by William Lee of Lee & Shepard and his family. The party then went to the Parker House and no entertainment plans have been made yet.
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Boston
Mass
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
New York
Park Station
William Lee
Lee & Shepard
Parker House
Elevator Bursts In Minnesota Grain Co Building
In Bellingham Minnesota the P B Mann elevator run by the Minnesota and Western Grain Company of Minneapolis burst damaging the east wall and spilling about 10 000 bushels of wheat on the ground and across the Great Northern track leaving debris and disruption in the area
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Bellingham, Minn
P. B. Mann
Minnesota and Western Grain Company of
Minneapolis
Great Northern
Mobbed motorman and crowd riot after trolley death
In Chicago on December 28 a trolley accident killed George Denmark aged seven at Throop and Eighteenth. Motorman Fred Bernier and conductor Patrick Hanley were cursed by Bohemians, beaten, and later arrested after police and a patrol wagon quelled the mob at Maxwell Street station.
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ChicaGco
George E. Denmark
Throop
Eighteenth
Fred Bernier
Bernier
Patrick Hanley
Maxwell Street
Five hurt and one dead in East Allentown trolley crash
A Central Railroad of New Jersey passenger train struck a trolley at a grade crossing in East Allentown. Motorman L. J. Ware, 45, was killed instantly. Injured were George Gresser conductor and four others, all residents of Bethlehem. Car was carried 75 feet by the impact.
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Allentown
East Allentown
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
L. J. Ware
George Gresser
Brink
P. Genman
Ed Werg
Bethlehem
Hanna Health Clarified After Indisposition
Cleveland dispatch notes Hon. M. A. Hanna has been slightly indisposed with severe headaches and insomnia for several days. Despite this, his general health is stated as excellent by the national chairman.
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Cleveland
M. A. Hanna
Bryan Won’t Accept More Lectures Says He Regrets
Crinciinna TI Dec 28 William Jennings Bryan stopped for an hour this morning while traveling. He said his lecture was a success but he does not favor continuing with lecture engagements and may ask to be relieved. He told a close friend he regrets the nonpartisan lecture tour.
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Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Capitalists Acquire 22 000 Acres North of Sandstone for Dun kard Colony
Chicago and St Paul real estate men have secured an option on 22 000 acres of timber and meadow land northeast of Sandstone. They plan a large Dun card colony to farm root crops grain and raise cattle and sheep on the property described as superb for agriculture and grazing.
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Sandstone
Minn
Chicago and
St. Paul
Bank of Minnesota likely to pursue speedy reorganization
In St Paul on December 28 John D. O'Brien, attorney for the Bank of Minnesota, said the bank's affairs are in a condition that a rapid reorganization should be expected. Depositors are hopeful receivers will be discharged and affairs returned to bank officers.
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St. Paul
John D. O’brien
Bank of Minnesota
Elk Killers Seized Near Fort Yellowstone Guardhouse
George A. Scott and another man named Deck were jailed in Fort Yellowstone government guardhouse after being caught redhanded while shooting a herd of 11 elk near a government scouts camp in the national park.
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Livingston, Mon
George A. Scott
Deckhard
Fort Yellowstone
National Park
Cuban police arrest 57 on political charges
In Havana on December 23 police detained 57 more individuals on political charges. The group includes editors Evarigio Taboda and Rodrigo Lumpay of The Fenix of Sancti Spiritus. Taboda was exiled to the Chafarina islands while Lumpay was expelled from the island.
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Havana
Senor
Evarigio Taboda
Rodrigo Lumpay
Fenix of Sancti Spiritus
Santa Clara
Taboda
Chafarina Islands
Lumpay
Rhodes Declares Public Life Not Ended at Fort Evizaneth
At a Cape Colony banquet Cecil Rhodes asserted he would not quit Parliament until ousted and argued Cape Colony must dominate south of Central Africa. He advocated tariff assimilation, unity with South African communities, and recalled Parnell promising colonial representation in Westminster.
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Fort Evizaneth
Cape Colony
Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Central Africa
Charles Stewart Parnell
Parnell
Westminster
Rhodes Speech Sparks Comment in London and Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes draws wide notice with remarks at Port Elizabeth and a Cape Colony banquet. He claims sympathy from fellow countrymen amid anticipated scrutiny and discusses Britain’s stance on his new colony. The Times protests Rhodes' pressure on a public awaiting fair treatment.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Port Elizabeth
Cape Colony
Cape Town
the Times
Rhodes
Salvation Army Feeds 1000 Homeless at Christmas Dinner
In Minneapolis on December 28 the Salvation Army held a Christmas dinner for the homeless at the old Theater Comique building. Tickets for 1000 were sold, with a line forming before opening. Meals were served to groups of 170 at a time, each allotted 45 minutes to eat.
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Minneapolis
Salvation Army Serves Christmas Dinner to 2000 in Cleveland
The Salvation Army hosted a large open house in a vacant St. Clair street storeroom in Cleveland. Provisions were donated and a Christmas dinner was served to more than 2,000 people from the city’s submerged tenth, including men women and children.
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Cleveland
Salvation Army
St. Clair Street
Salvation Army Feeds 5000 in St Louis Christmas Aid
The Salvation Army in St Louis fed over 5,000 adults and children at city rooms and sent about 1000 basket dinners to needy families, as of December 28.
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St. Louis
Convicts Seek Cuba Battle Pardons in Frankfort
One hundred convicts in the Frankfort penitentiary petition the governor for pardon claiming they would go to Cuba to fight for the island. The governor doubts the plan and notes their Christmas gift has dimmed.
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Frankfort
Frankfort Penitentiary
Cuba
Governor Sends Kentucky Saddle Horse to W J Bryan
Governor William J Stone of Missouri ships a coal black Kentucky saddle horse to Lincoln Nebraska as a Christmas gift to W J Bryan. The governor, an avid horseman, has long valued the horse as his favorite saddle mount for months.
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W. J. Bryan
Jefferson City
William J. Stone
Kentucky
Lincoln
Neb
W.J. Bryan
Man son merchant Foley reappears in New York City
M J Foley a prominent Man son Iowa merchant who vanished from Sioux City December 2 has turned up in New York City. He wired his wife he would return Monday and his business was reported sound, with authorities attributing his disappearance to temporary derangement.
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Fort Depar
M. J. Foley
Manson
Sioux City
New York City
May Shelve the Federation Movement
In Sydney Nova Scotia December 28 Hon Sir John Forrest premier of West Australia asks Hon G H Reed premier of New South Wales to postpone the federation convention until end of 1897. Reed objects and it is feared the federation movement may be shelved.
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Sydney
N.S. W
John Forrest
West Australia
G. H. Reed
New South Wales
Reed
Death in Wueetina as stepfather shoots teen
In Wueetina West Virginia on December 26, 18 year old De Haven was shot to death by his stepfather Allen Whitman. At about 2 am Haven went to the kitchen for water, Whitman awakened by noise believed burglary and fired killing Haven.
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Wueetina
W. Va
de Haven
Allen Whitman
Haven
Whitman
Island once home to Crusoe destroyed by volcanic action
A vessel returning to Lisbon after rounding Cape Horn reported the destruction by volcanic action of Juan Fernandez Island, famed as the Robinson Crusoe homeland, a few weeks ago.
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Francisco
Lisbon
Cape Horn
Juan Fernandez Island
Robinson Crusoe
Queen Liili Aboard Train To New England
Queen Liili ackatani travels through Washington on the southbound route toward New England rail service. She was unable to be interviewed due to pacing and congestion aboard the train.
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Waseingtoy
Liiliackatani
New England
Washington
Tariff Hearings Look to Fair Cuts and Reasonable Demands
Washington readers learn the Ways and Means tariff hearings begin Monday. The Wool Growers propose high wool tariffs, which will not be adopted. The Republican stance calls for fair protection, lower prices, and demands based on present conditions and clear grounds.
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Washington
Philadelphia Press
Ways and Means
Wool Growers’ Association
Congress
Thurston Predicts Extra Congress Session in March
Omana report notes Senator John M. Thurston spent Christmas with family in Omana. He says no tariff or financial legislation at this session and expects an extra session called after the Republican administration takes office, likely around March 15, with a new tariff bill by July 1.
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Omana
John M. Thurston
Congress
Ambassadors Seek Fleets Over Salvator Murder Case
French and Italian ambassadors told the sultan they want fleets sent to Alexandretta to guard against a miscarriage of justice in the Salvator murder case involving Maseh Bey. They demand action while refusing the Porte's request to search all foreign vessels for arms.
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Constantinople
Maseh Bey
Salvator
Alexandretta
France
Italy
Patrolman Die in Rescue At Vine Street Intersection
Cincinnati dispatch reports Patrolman Lewis Klusman lost his life while saving Dr Mesier from a runaway horse and buggy at Vine street and McMicken avenue. The doctor escaped unharmed but was pushed into a street excavation and trampled by the frightened horse.
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Cincinnati
Lewis Klusman
Vine Street
McMicken Avenue
Dr. Mesier
Russo-Chinese treaty claimed to be with bank instead of governments
A Times dispatch from St. Petersburg reports allegations that the Russo-Chinese treaty does not involve the two governments but rather the Chinese government and the Russo-Chinese bank, established a year ago by directors of the Russian International Bank.
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London
Times
St. Petersburg
Russo-Chinese Bank
Russian International Bank
All miners Escape From Baltimore Mine Blast
A survey of the miners' houses shows all workers at the Baltimore mine escaped the Monday night explosion. Initially four or five men were believed trapped, but later reports confirm every worker is safe.
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Wilkesbarre
Baltimore
Ex Queen Liliuokalani Weighs London Visit
Ex Queen Liliuokalani and party pass through San Antonio en route to Boston. A telegram says Princess Kiaulia is ill in London and cannot meet the queen in Boston, which may prompt a London visit.
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Liliuuokalani
London
San Antonio
Tex
Liliuokalani
Boston
Kiaulia
Indians Will Try to Collect From Government Bill
A delegation of Sioux Indians led by White Ghost the head chief departed from Coon Creek to Washington to press a claim for about 200000 dollars from the government.
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Coon Creek
White Ghost
Washington
Swift's Specific touted as cure for rheumatism
Advertises Swift's Specific S S S as a guaranteed blood remedy for rheumatism. Features a Dalton Georgia testimonial of long suffering relief after eighteen years of pain and failed treatments, claiming cure and sustained freedom from symptoms for four years.
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Frank T. Reynolds
Dalton
Ave
Medical item claims free books on skin and blood diseases
An advertisement from Swift Stratic Co of Atlanta Georgia promotes free mailing of books about eczema rheumatism catarrhs and other skin and blood diseases. It asserts the material addresses deep seated conditions.
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Swift Sractric Co
Atlanta
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