Startling disclosures join Holmes case in Chicago murders
Patrick Quinlan, former Holmes aide, told police Holmes lured women to his drug store and may have murdered at least ten people. The list includes Miss Cigrand, Cora Quinlan, Kate Durky, and others, with Emaline Cigrand's case prioritized. Police hunt for missing Chicago girl and inspect skeletons linked to the alleged crimes.
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Holmes
Patrick Quinlan
Kitty Kelly
Englewood
Quinlan
Badenoch
Miss Cigrand
Indiana
J. L. Connors
I. L. Connors
Kate Durky
Alice Pitezel
Toronto
B. F. Pitezel
Philadelphia
Nettie Pitezel
Howard Pitezel
Indianapolis
Cora Quinlan
Annie Williams
Minnie Williams
Annie
Michigan
Emaline Cigrand
Lafayette
Fitzpatrick
Robert E. Phelps
Salmonson
Cook County
Cigrand Brothers
Cigrand Brothers That Miss Cigrand
Philps
Chicago
United Press
Chamber of Investigation
Wilmette
Had Good Aim. Rich ard Landers and Michael Clark Shot at Freestone Yard
In Spr ingfield Massachusetts on July 29 Richard Landers aged 30 and Michael Clark aged 25 were shot at 12 20 am by William Freestone in his yard. Both men were struck in the right thigh with Clark possibly crippled. Landers had his bullet removed and is not expected to be seriously injured. Both men deny criminal intent and police will take no action as Freestone was justified under the circumstances.
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Badenoch
Holmes
Quinlan
Sylvester
Kansas City
Patrick Quinlan
H. H. Holmes
Harris
Zeigle
James C. Allen
Little Rock
Castle
Chappelle
Fitzpatrick
Sprigfield
Mass
Richard Landers
Michael Clark
William Freestone
Freestone
Lander
CuHicaco
Jacob Schaefer
Costly misunderstanding near Sheridan ends in tragedy
In a clash between farmers and outlaws near Sheridan Oklahoma last Tuesday the Dick Yeager gang were not involved. The Willett boys and Wilbur Henderson, innocent farmers en route from alleged Oklahoma gold fields, fired after mistaking the posse for the Yeager gang. One Willett was killed. another Willett and Henderson were wounded.
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Wrenita
Kas
Sheridan
Oklahoma
Dick Yeager
Willett Boys
Wilbur Henderson
Farmers
Anti-Horse Thief Association
Yeager Gang
Willett Party
Willett
Yeager
Willetts
Terrible disaster at Kelung formosa explosion kills and wounds many
A June 5 explosion at Kelung Formosa followed by powder removal killed an officer and 26 soldiers and wounded 120 others including Japanese and Chinese workers. Two Chinese attackers were found with fuse and tools under a temple. they are awaiting trial. Postwar sentiment shifts toward alliance with Great Britain against Russia.
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China
Kelung
Formosa
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
Sig
England
New Superior Court Meets at Harrisburg
The new superior court organized in Harrisburg on Wednesday. Benjamin H. Bentley of Williamsport will serve as prothonotary for the second district and Samuel H. Stevens of Scranton for the third. Prothonotaries in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg are ex officio. The court adjourned with no date set and will meet in Philadelphia in November and December, Scranton in January, Pittsburgh in April and May, Williamsport in February and Harrisburg in March.
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Harrisburg
Harrissure
Benjamin H. Bentley
Williamsport
Samuel H. Stevens
Scranton
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Tarrisburg
Insurgent Battle Near Canto Abajo Reports Spanish Victory
General Salcedo’s forces clashed with Quinlin Banderan’s insurgents near Canto Abajo, thirty miles north of Santiago de Cuba. Rebels suffered fourteen killed and forty wounded plus loss of arms and supplies. Spanish casualties were three killed and nine wounded, including two officers among the wounded.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Salcedo
Frst
Col. Tejada
Quinlin Banderan
Canto Abajo
Bank Failure in Denver
Denver bankers withdraw from the county treasurer bond as Union Bank closes its doors and the institution falls under government control. The treasurer’s office also shuts, with new bondsmen rejected and the bond of half a million dollars withdrawn by Moffett Cooper and MceiIn.
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Denver
Col
Union Bank
Moffett, Cooper and MceiIntosh
Wygant
Sensational Scandal Shocks Auburns Social Ring
In Auburn on July 26 Dr William B Hartwell a married man and Mrs Gifford wife of an artist faced a public scandal after a confrontation at midnight. Hartwell a city official and prison physician candidate denied accusations while Donlan claimed innocence as shots were fired in the street. All were taken into custody and bail posted for a sensational trial to come.
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Auburn
William B. Hartwell
Gifford
Board of Supervisors
Auburn Prison
Lawrence Donlan
Donlan
Heartwell
Hobos Grab Seats On Lake Shore Train At Ashtabula
A gang of twenty hobos boarded Lake Shore and Michigan Southern No 2 at Ashtabula delaying passengers and refusing fares. Eight were arrested after police and railroad detectives intervened as rail workers reported robberies and a battered Erie brake man near the state line.
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Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Ashtabula
Milby
Conneaut
Erie
Girard
Here
Westfield
Julien Mullen
State Line
Insolent British Note Spurs Tension Over Trinidad
From Buenos Aires comes a report that Britain guards its consulate in Rio to deter a riot over the Trinidad island dispute. The note’s insolent tone provoked Brazil’s foreign minister who vows Brazil will not abandon its claims. Phipps sails aboard the retr ibution cruiser as Uruguay plans a Garrito guard to thwart British occupation.
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New York
Herald
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Trinidad
England
Brazil
Phipps
Retribution
Argentina
United States
Montevideo
Uruguay
Garritto
Maldonado
Madeira
River Plate
Bridgeport Steel Mills Reopen Employing 1400 Men
The Union Steel mills at Bridgeport have restarted after closure in 1892 and now employ 1,400 workers in steel rail production.
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Onicaco
Union Steel Mills
Bridgeport
No Further Trouble Feared as Government Troops Face Redskins
Government forces confront the troublesome Redskins amid rising tensions as authorities seek to prevent further clashes. Reports indicate local leaders fear outbreaks of violence if security measures falter, with civilians urged to stay indoors.
Massacre rumors fade as troops move to Jackson's Hole
Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Browning receiving a telegram from Agent Teter saying Indian police say Indians at Jackson's Hole will not resist the troops. Major General Ruger expects the Bannocks to cease operations after troops are ordered, noting Indians fear soldiers and the terrain favors cavalry.
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Washington
Browning
Indian Bureau
A. m
Teter
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Coppinger
Jackson's Hole
Jackson’s Hole
Courriers
Bannocks
United States
Ruger
Wyoming
Spars Seen Five Miles Off Dover Sunken Steamer
Early morning sighting five miles off Dover indicates spars of a sunken steamer. Baltimore reached Gravesend and reported cries for help heard in dense fog near Featherstone. Cleveland crew survivors say Duffield rescued five. eight missing, steamer's fate uncertain. Eight carriages wrecked in St Briene derailment with many dead or injured. Jacob Schaefer’s arm injuries threaten career. doctors fear permanent stiffness after cable car fall.
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Dover
Eng
London
Baltimore
Liverpool
Montreal
Gravesend
Featherstone
Cleveland
Cardiff
Duffield
Havre
Philadelphia
Arrested for Fraud in Wheat Purchase Case
Detective sergeant Harry Foye arrested Henry H. Spaulding a Rochester broker on a fraud warrant. George Lester of Albion N Y accuses Spaulding of taking 4000 dollars over the past year to buy wheat on margins. Spaulding was traced from Rochester to New York City and sent back to Rochester with Detective Kavanaugh.
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New York
Harry Foye
Henry H. Spaulding
Rochester
N. Y
George Lester
Albion
N.Y
Spaulding
Kavanaugh
Broadway
Spaulping
Tombs Court
Manitoba Encounters Aurania Afloat Near Port Quarantine
The steamer Manitoba arrived from London and reported sighting the Cunard steamer Aurania, which showed three red lights indicating a possible disability. Aurania declined assistance and was expected to reach port under its own steam, about 800 miles east of Sandy Hook after leaving Liverpool on July 20.
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Manitoba
London
Cunard Line
Aurania
Griffith
McKay
Sandy Hook
Liverpool
Belle steamer delayed by heavy traffic between Cairo and Memphis
Archar Line in St Louis reports the steamer Belle from Memphis arrived after six in Memphis hours after departure, delayed by heavy local traffic forcing extra landings. Rumor of an accident arose from the missed schedule.
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St. Louis, Mo
Archor Line
Belle
Memphis
Cairo
Manly Favors San Francisco as National Convention City
Avavsra Me July 25 Jos H Manly says he believes the Republican national committee will meet in Washington early in December to settle the place and time of the national convention He favors San Francisco as the city in which the convention shall be held.
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Avavsra
Jos
H. Manly
Republican National Committee
Washington
Mr. Manly
San Francisco
Telegraphic Brevities: Mixed Farm, Industry and Politics
Crop reports from the west show vast corn yields while New York sees a large scale tailors strike. Princeton geology reporters return from Wyoming amid Bannock fears. Carnegie wires plant sold to Consolidated Steel and Wire for 750000 in Beaver Falls. Oklahoma divorces nullified by supreme court. retrials ordered. President Cleveland buys a naptha launch for Buzzard Bay trips. St Josephs hall brickwork rising and roof work begun.
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New York City
Princeton College
Wyoming
Bannock
Carnegie Company
Republican Combine
Old Mar
Quay
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Cleveland
Buzzard Bay
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H. S. Mack
Sixty-third St
NEW Superior Court
Hobos
Gov’t Troops
Redskins
Paris
St. Briene
Manly
St. Joseph
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