General Harrison and the 50 000 fee dispute over street railways
Indianapolis July 9 The gen eral Ben jamin Harrison faces criticism over his alleged 50 000 fee to aid a street railway. Reports say he sought up to 50 000 for winning a 2 cent fare law fight. Ministers and citizens debate the ethics of a former president using influence for corporate gain amid legislative battles.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Simone
Washington
Bar End of Representatives
Corporatione
Street Railroad Company
United States
Legiana
Indianpolis
Maide
Detvine
Gen. Harrison
Penitentiary Reports Strong Monthly Earnings
Warden Coffin reported to the state board that Oalo Penitentiary earned $2,280 over expenses for the past month, with a favorable balance maintained for the four months prior. The report highlighted solid financial performance and the institution's continued positive balance.
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Solumbus
Tisly
Inet
Coffin
Matexern
Trenort
Electrical process claimed to mellow whiskey in days
St Louis reports on inventor Orrin W Swift proving an electrical method to remove fusel oil and impurities from whisky without changing its proof. Tests show refined liquor resembling aged whiskey. dealers are skeptical yet intrigued by potential cost efficiency and faster turnover.
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St. Lonia
Whal
Internal Revenue Office
Orrin W. Swift
St. Louia
B.A. Gensbure
Walnut Street
Bensburg
Swit
Mr. Bensburg
Swift
Loretta Small Ford Files Bitter Virginia Cross Bill
Richmond July 9 Loretta Small Ford daughter of Rev Sim Small filed a cross bill and answer to the divorce notice served last week. The answer appears written by Sam Small and attacks her husband in a scathing Virginia court filing. Ford is accused of misrepresenting income and cruelty including beating, selling jewelry, and boasting of affairs. The case seeks an absolute divorce.
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Richmond
Loretta Small Ford
Sim Small
Sam Small
Virgina Court
Ford
Jackson
Old Point
Society man fined one dollar for trolley incident
Harry Bretney, manager of the Bretney tan neries, a society figure, pled guilty in police court to obstructing street railway traffic. He was fined one dollar and costs after pulling the trolley off a car when the motorman would not stop between crossings.
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Springfield
Harry Bretney
Bretney Tanneries
Bretnty
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Relief
An advertisement claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets relieve indigestion and dyspepsia by relieving the stomach and improving digestion. It lists symptoms such as heaviness, belching, bad taste, and nervous weakness and asserts the tablets are endorsed by physicians. The ad urges taking after meals and carrying a supply, noting the product contains digestive minerals and fruit essences.
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Stuart
Eariandaos
de Jennison
Inver
del Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshalalich
Sweltering Elks Parade Through Minneapolis Streets
July 8 parade of visiting Elks drew 1,600 riders and many spectators in sultry heat. Lodges marched by seniority with police squads and drill corps as escorts. Notable corps include Louisville Wks in afternoon dress and Toledo in scarlet. Terre Haute made a strong impression with linen frock coats. Afternoon drills and band contest at Lake Harriet scheduled. Grand Lodge to elect officers after California case resolved. re election of Detweller debated.
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Minneapolis
Eley
Louisville
Wks
Toledo Corps
Terre Haute
Lake Harriet
Grand Lodge
California
Detweller
Defest
Muss
New York Reporter Charged With Buddha Image Theft
Clarence Crane, a New York reporter, was arraigned in Onset Bay Massachusetts on a charge of stealing a sacred Buddha image from Theosophist leader Henry B. Foulke. The defense sought a continuance. the case was postponed as authorities investigated a purported cocaine poisoning claim and Crane reportedly fell ill after lobster salad.
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Onset Bay
Mass
Clarence Crane
New York
Henry B. Foulke
Crane
Tomor
Interstate Commission rules on long and short haul case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in the Brower and Hlanetter versus multiple railways case. It found shippers in Louisville and Cincinnati who moved freight over the Griffin route for shorter distances violated sections 3 and 4 of the Interstate Commerce Act by favoring shorter hauls over longer ones to Macon Georgia.
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Interstate Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prowty
Brower
Hlanetter
Loulavillen Nashville Railway Company
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Loui Railway Company
Western & Atlantic Railroad Company
Central Georgia Rulway Company
Macon
Elkins Denies Rumors Amid Virginia Parkersburg Dispatch
Senator Elkins responds to Democratic newspaper rumors in a Wheeling Intelligencer dispatch. He denies the Aikins rubber stock tale as entirely false, notes baseless whispers about untold wealth and submarine ventures, and asserts he has no knowledge of the cited stock companies or foreign ventures. He also mentions shaving in West Virginia as little as he cares to tackle.
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Viginia Parkersburg
Elkins
Wheeling, Intelligenter
Colombia
Aikins and Rubber
West Virginia
Debs Back in Chicago Charts Social Democracy Rise
Debs arrives in Chicago and plots a Social Democracy movement with leaders, lawyers, and clergymen forming a new colony plan. Letters from prominent supporters flood the headquarters as organizers eye Mississippi and Washington for colonization sites and rapid growth.
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Chicago
Puma V
Debs
Social Democracy
Vna
National Executive Board
Trade
Pelet
Mich
Superior Court of
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Mississipi
Colonization Commission
Buffalo Bill
Big Morn
Wyoming
Washington
Eeema
Tholistinu Francie Picke
New York
Dubs
Melon Duel Tragedy in Athens Ends in Death
Four men joined a melon eating contest in Atlanta bound trip. After five minutes three stopped, the fourth pressed on for seven minutes and ate seven melons. He won a half dollar but collapsed and died. The incident occurred during a fishing excursion.
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Athens
Atlanta
Lovesick Youth Thrown Into Jamaica Bay After Note Fraud
Maurice Butler, 11, son of William Butler of Brooklyn, arraigned in Brooklyn court for sending a flirtatious note to Miss Edlich Hall during a burlesque production. After a confrontation, Hall and fellow performers dumped him into Jamaica Bay. Butler pleaded guilty. charge and plea details noted.
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Brooklyn
Jamaica Bay
New York
Maurice Butler
William M. Butler
Clinton Ays Nur
Justice Sters
Miavbush Po
Utdy Tor
Edlich Hall
Miss Brooklyn
Bergen Beach
Dancin
Miss Hall
Mins Hall
Butler
Assassin Dr A L Berger Shot Behind at 12th and Walnut
Kansas City July 9 Dr A L Berger prominent physician was assassinated on the street as John Schiegel a grower fired two bullets into his back. Berger died at All Saints hospital minutes later. Schiegel claimed the doctor had ruined his home and assaulted his wife, a charge friends deny. Berger was reportedly the Schlegel family physician for nine years.
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Kansas City
A.L. Berger
John Schiegel
Berger
Schtewel
Schlegel
Mra
Thautry
Dr. Berger
Gotham Men Organize Merchants Association in New York
New York July 9 More than 1000 letters reach the Merchants' Association of New York from out of town tradesmen praising the group and seeking nonresident membership. Officers occupy a corner store at Broadway and Leonard streets. Two membership classes are planned with eligibility rules favoring out of town firms and a program to treat guests while securing reduced railroad rates for distant members.
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New York
Merchants’ Asociation of
King
New York Life Insurance Company
Broadway
New York St
Remarkable Storm Disrupts Large Wheelersboro Picnic
An electric storm near Wheelersboro yesterday shattered the Young Men's Catholic Institute picnic drawing over 50 people unconscious at once. Bertha Long suffered the most serious injury, remaining unconscious into the afternoon. Grounds flooded, tents and booths blown over, and several thousand attendees drenched with minor injuries from fallen limbs.
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Portsmouth
Wheelersboro
Young Men's Catholic Institute
Misa Bertha Long
Reasons Why Chamberlains Colic Remedy Proves Best
A historical list extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as nearly instant relief for stomach pain and colic. It claims unique efficacy for severe dysentery chronic diarrhoea and bilious colic with assurances of reliability in cholera infantum. The ad notes 25 and 100 sizes sold by pharmacists and directs readers to Phillips at 7th and Eighth streets.
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Chamberlain
Madman Barker Executed At Sing Sing In Electrified Chair
The July execution of John Henry Barker at Sing Sing was marked by a dramatic autopsy and debate on his mental state. Physicians reported calcareous brain deposits suggesting possible mental disorder, while Warden Sage defended the lawful act despite witnesses noting the shocking, lingering electric current and Barker’s final convulsive twitch.
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Sing Bing
John Henry Barker
Sing Sing
Cartyler
Barker
New Jersey
Waltine
Dr. Irvine
Irvine
Stats
Davis
Evan
Witnemce
Henry E. Puern
Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church
Dispatch
Sam
Goodwin
Sheehan
Markiewicz
Dortor
Tevine
Sage Aaid
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