The Long Trial Ends as True Heir Is Proved
In a Kentucky court, evidence reveals that the real Joseph Blake, known as Little Joe, is alive and adopted by Joseph Gust. Molier orchestrates testimony linking the medal to Cincinnati and the true heir, ending the suit with a verdict against the pretender and plans for the rightful heir’s restoration to his mother Myra Blake.
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Joe
Clayton
Colburn
Cincinnati
Matthew Smithers
Joseph Blake
Molier
U Sning
Court House
Joseph Gust
Smithers
Joseph the Younger
Mr. Gust
Kentucky
Gust
Blake
Jefferson Blake
Sam Blake
Joseph
Zerah Colburn
Drake
Jeff Blake
Little Joe
Liza
Myra
Sam
Lexington
Paris
Nita Carlyon Wins Covent Garden Prize at Electric Ball
Miss Nita Carlyon receives the hundred guinea grand piano prize for an electrically lighted Christmas Tree costume at Sir Augustus Harris Covent Garden fancy dress ball. Miss Marie Montrose claims the Old and New Year outfit while Miss Sophie May takes second prize for a Cigar et design. The event closes after a lively night with a superb orchestra and steady dancing into the early hours.
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Sir Augustus Harris
Covent Garden
Nita Carlyon
Sir Augustus
Carlyon
Marie Montrose
Cupid
Sophie May
Whisky Trust President Greenhut Faces Removal Suit
Joseph B. Greenhut, head of the Whisky Trust, surnamed in Peoria where the trust’s headquarters and the removal petition reside, is accused of mismanagement and holdings ties to related firms. Levy Mayer, attorney for petitioners, argues the receivership surrender was an improper court imposition. Spangles are noted as unsuitable for street wear despite their popularity on dressy fabrics.
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Joseph BR. Greens
Great Corporation
Peoria
Ill
Trust
Levy Mayer
Greenhut
Grosscup
Prince Bismarck's 80th Birthday Observed in Germany
Three special trains carried nearly 400 Reichstag and Prussian Diet members to Friedrichsruhe. Prince Bismarck welcomed the deputations, with Emperor William expected to visit and review troops in his honor. The king’s longevity is celebrated amid warnings from his doctors. Reina Regente may be afloat says Madrid, as a Spanish cruiser hunts a wreck near Gibraltar and Madeira.
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Germany
Friedrichsruhe
Prince Bismarck
Emperor William
Bismarck
Schweninger
Chry
Madrid
Minister of Marine
Alfonso
Bajo Aceitones
Straits of Gibraltar
Atlantic
Maderra
Suppression of Gladstone Portraits Ordered in Constantinople
The sultan bans sale or exhibition of portraits of Mr. Gladstone and Prof. Brice in Constantinople. Copies sent to Armenian clergy are seized as potentially seditious literature.
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Gladstone
Constantinople
Brice
British Board of Trade
Nicaragua's Case Pushes for Fair Commission on Damages
Washington reports say Dr. Guzman consulted Secretary Gresham on Britain's ultimatum in the Nicaragua dispute. A commission to determine damages to British subjects is being considered, with a demand of 75 000 pounds for expulsion of Bluefields consul Hatch. State Department aims to balance rights, law, and U S respect for small republics.
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Washington
Guzman
State Department
Gresham
Bayard
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Hatch
Bluefields
United States
Colored Mob Plans Jail Storm in Wichita
Wichita police reported a mob of 180 colored men organized to storm the city prison and kill two white inmates suspected in the assault of Mrs Dacey House. The jail guard was strengthened as tensions rose and anger swept the colored community.
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Wichita
Kan
Great Britain Presses Case Over Central America Claim
In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey said A Gosling, Britain’s minister to Central America, has leave and will depart in May. Mr Roberts, the British consul in Guatemala, becomes Charge d Affaires and will press Britain’s 75000 damages claim for the arrest of Hatch, the British consular agent at Bluefields.
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Great Britain
London
Foreign Office
Sir Edward Grey
House of Commons
Nicaragua
Central America
A. Gosling
Roberts
Guatemala
Gosling
Hatch
Bluefields
Honduras promises indemnity for Renton death
The Honduras government pledges to settle the Renton case with speed. Gen Young reports Honduras will compensate Mrs Renton for her husband’s murder and the loss of property following the Montgomery incident.
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Honduras
Renton
Washington
State Department
Gen. Young
United States
Capt. Davis
Montgomery
Li Hong Chang Survives Bullet but Peace Talks Delayed
Li Hong Chang yesterday in Shimonoseki Japan woke after a night of rest. Surgeons decided against bullet extraction. The envoy’s assault is expected to delay the peace commission missions by only a few days.
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Li Hong Chang
Shimonoseki
Japan
Peace Commission
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Tengrave
Ew F. Roe
Nita
Carly
Convent Garden
France
The
Whisky Trust
Joseph B. Greenhut
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