Was It A Foul Plot In Gordon Double Killing
Prosecution claims Archibald Dixon Brown was murdered in a plotted scheme to satisfy a motive. A college mate of Gordon, married in Frankfort, is named as the key actor and will be summoned. Governor Brown favors a full inquiry to uncover who lured Gordon to Lucy Smith’s home and expose the alleged foul assassination. Brown’s counsel states no pardon or prosecution authorization by Brown.
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Courier- Tournal
Gordon
Archibald Dixon Brown
Hinself
Brows
Louisville
Brown
Lucy Smith
Willard Bowl
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Manersad
Krony
Heena
Hee
Law
Frankfort
Crown
Judge Bailey Delivers Two-Year Prison Term for Embezzlement
Ray Coane of Wisconsin received two years in state prison at Waupie for embezzlement. Judge Bailey asserted the need to strike at the root of public gambling, arguing gambling causes distress greater than civil war and condemning Chicago Board of Trade influence. Senator Washburn faced political backlash when opposing it.
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Ray Coane
Wis
Harry K McMaster
Waupie
Chicago Board of Trade
Eblic
Washburn
Weather gains heat as readings climb across states
Today it stayed warm with a high near 91 after a morning 68, as rainfall reports summarized earlier show showers moving eastward. Weather continues fair and warmer tonight into Thursday, with the low barometer area shifting southeast near Rapid City.
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Mercury
St Paul
Texas
Manitoba
Idaho
Montana
Repid City,& D
End of the War Near and Cuban Rail Plans
A New York special reports rumors of victory and joy in Havana. Insurgent leadership deserts, prices rise, and Captain General Martinez Campos orders port work at Santiago along with railway and telegraph upgrades through Manzanillo Lagamo Puerto Principe Santa Cruoz San Lucia and San Fano. President Cleveland is said to have cordial talks with Spanish minister Dunny de Lome, fueling public enthusiasm.
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So Fano
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Senor Dunny de Lome
Havana
Release of Manuel Fuente Aims to Free Prisoner in Cuba
A World report from Santiago, Cuba says General Salcedo has ordered the release of Manuel Fuente, arrested for alleged relations with insurgents. Fuente will be freed on leaving the island under specified conditions after appeals to Governor Garrich and General Slartiez Campos.
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World
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Slartiez Campos
County Republicans to Meet on Voter Registration Plan
County politics report that Chairman Charles Elliott has called a Republican county central committee meeting for next Saturday afternoon to discuss adopting a voter registration system for primary elections. The committee will also consider calling a primary to nominate a county ticket to be voted on in November, with offices including sheriff, register of deeds, county clerk, county treasurer, and coroner to be filled.
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Republican County Central Committee
Register of Deeds
Musical Jubilee draws larger crowds in Hutchinson Kansas
Kansas Musical Jubilee day two draws crowds from major cities. About 3,000 attend the Auditorium concert featuring Prof Leboeck of Chicago. Vocal and instrumental artists from Topeka Lawrence Atchison Leavenworth Arkansas City Wichita Fort Leavenworth and other towns number about 1,200. Prizes totaling around $3,000 will be awarded Friday night.
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Kas
Kansas
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Leboeck
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Topeka
Lawrence
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Leavenworth
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Fort Levit
Kansas Cities
Nummers
Fridey Sight
Ain't Got No Side Curtis Case Hearing Postponed
Curtis the young man who assaulted in Williamsport township appeared before Justice Guythie. The hearing was postponed to May 2 as Curtis seeks counsel from W. L. Jamison and time to confer with his parents in Cowley County. He refused to discuss the case saying he hasn't got a side.
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Charles Curtis
Williamsport Township
Guythie
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W. L Jamison
Cowley County
Dispensary Law Declared Unconstitutional in SC
Judge Simonton and Guff ruled that banning liquor import for private use violates the interstate commerce clause. An injunction stops seizures, contempt proceedings against Mixson and constables Davis and Lafar are dismissed. Goff also struck down the registration law and left Supervisor Green’s duties unaffected.
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Guff
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Tie Between Women Election In Colorado Shows One to Be Popular as the Other Gunnison
In Gunnison the school election produced a rare tie between Mrs Lucia Allen and Mrs Virginia Grasmack after two polls and four hours of voting yielding 452 votes. The school board will call another election as both candidates are described as highly popular. A separate note from May 8 reports a Normal school class of about 120, the largest in the state, will graduate the first week of June with named orators and salutatorian selections. Also: the state railroad assessment board schedules hearings Friday and Saturday for railroad representatives to seek assessment reductions.
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Lucia Allen
Virginia Grasmack
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H. M. Bleans
Salina
Misa Hattie A. Bassett
Dover
Shawnee County
Bertha A Reed
Abilene
Edith Moore
Topeka
Minnie Holtzschue
Sabetha
State Board of Railroad Assess
Tax Department
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MLL
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Pennsylvania
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Riots at Illinois Steel plant leave four policemen wounded
May 8 Cuicana South Chicago riot after mass meeting as strikers clash with police. Officers fired about 25 shots into the crowd wounding four and fatally shooting one leader. Protests followed wage cuts from 210 to 100 daily with Polish and Hungarian workers pressed into service.
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Wagner
John Wilkoski
Martin Crotty
John McCaffrey
William Walsh
Strict with Old Vets Order Shocks Leavenworth Camp
Governor Smith of the Soldiers' home orders a 4 30 p m whistle and roll call, barring leaving the reservation after that time for May 16 onward and for ten days after each pension day without special permission, aiming to curb drunkenness and robberies in Leavenworth joints. Local veterans react to the stringent new rule imposed to keep order within the camp.
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Leavenworth
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Soldiers’ Home
Maple Leaf Wreck Near Leavenworth Rails
Maple Leaf freight from St Joe to Kansas City wrecked near Fort Leavenworth due to rotten ties. Eighteen cars, six loaded with cattle, slid down a 50 foot embankment. six cattle were killed. Crew escaped with remarkable luck as the wrecked cars are to be burned.
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A P A Council Meets for World Wide Order Debates
Milwaukee May 8 The seventh annual session of the supreme council of the American Protective Association opens at Liberty hall with about 400 delegates. Debates span coalitions with parties on a shared AP platform a separate AP party and publicity avoiding secret work. A world supreme council may be formed along with an international constitution. The opening session begins with 350 of 400 delegates present and Wisconsin membership reported at 45 000.
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Supreme Council of the American Protective Association
Liberty Hall
AP. A
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Trainer
Mrs Logan Seeks Personal Appropriation in Illinois
Mrs Jobo A Logan arrived in Springfield and spent the day lobbying both legislative branches. She seeks a bill to award $10,000 each to Isaac K. Hitt the widow of Wiltshire and herself for services aiding Gen Logan and others to obtain a law refunding Illinois direct war taxes of about 31.4 million. she argues $30,000 is reasonable compensation.
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Personal Gossip From The Gilded Era Headlines
A column of social notes covers figures from politics, finance, literature, and science. Mentions include the Duke of Marlborough, Howells, Sir William Harcourt, Bishop Howley, Hiram Maxim, Alfredo Campelleni, the Spanish king, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Lord Cannon, Armenkoff, Henry B Hyde, John A McCall, Odette Tyler, Howard Gould, John A Bingham, and Prof Samuels with various anecdotes about residences, appointments, wealth, and travels.
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International Congress of Geography
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John A. McCall
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John A. Bingham
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Congress
Silver currency dispute fuels South American bet on gold
A U S minister reports that bankers abroad deride American silver plans and push for a world par gold dollar. He cites a Paraguayan bank refusing U S drafts unless in gold. argues for universal currency current at par and a global letter of credit. He predicts 1896 will bring a Republican silver shift and party realignments. Indiana and Kansas City chatter show silver debates reshaping politics.
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London
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Europe
Martin in California Seeks Silver Platform in 1896
Ex Senator John Martin arrives in San Francisco promoting the Hudson Reservoir and Canal Co of Arizona and the Central Arizona Railway. He forecasts a 1896 silver issue driven campaign and discusses party platforms and potential independent moves amid Southern Baptist convention plans in Washington.
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United States
John Martin
Topeka
Martin
Hudson Reservoir and Canal Company of
Arizona
Central Arizona Railway
Sibley
Democratic Party
Morgan
Alabama
Harris
Tennessee
Cooper
Georgia
Daniel
Virginis
Southern Baptists
Women breaking tradition in marriage bids noted urged sealed bids
A Washington Star quote captures a foreign titled observer remarking that American women are breaking tradition by accepting marriage proposals themselves. The exchange suggests a shift toward women making proposals and hints at instituting sealed bid style considerations.
One Kind Rankin Voter Fyle Debate
A Chicago Record snippet shows a voter piggybacking on party lines with the exchange about choosing sides. The quote reveals indecision and a push to read more papers to decide.
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Chicago Record
Flathouse Reciprocity and Miner Meeting Notes
A New Mon Comr report from Pocahontas Virginia mentions a wild cred man asking for a crying baby for revenge and a foundling asylum reply. It notes miners from the area headed to Elkhorn for a mining meeting, with no change expected until new miners arrive.
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Foundling Asylum
New York World
Pocanontas
Elkhorn
Right Between Otter and Hawk in East Prussia
Berlin correspondent reports a strange Arctic scene on the Frische Haf t near Konigsberg. Two otters watched as a hawk swooped down, attacked one otter, and in a ten minute struggle killed the bird, leaving the otter wounded but alive. The survivor vanished into the water.
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London Standard
Frische Haft
Konigsberg
East Prussia
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