Desperate Bank Robber Kills The Cashier Then Commits Suicide
In Braproup Pa around 11 am a masked George Kimball robbed Bradford National Bank. He shot cashier Tomilson in the abdomen, wounded pursuer Louis Belch, and after a pursuit near the railroad he killed himself with a pistol to the temple. Robber’s past includes oil work and a wife, two children. Tomilson’s condition improved after a laparotomy performed by Prof Park. Belch remains in danger. Stolen about $680 recovered in the rubber coat.
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Braproup
George Kimball
Bradford National Bank
Deak
T. Harvey @omilson
Kimball
Loouis Belch
Pleasantville
Steamburg
Garden City
Kansas
Denver
Asshir Tomilson
Congress Street
Park
Buffalo
Louis Belch
Borough Council Considers Budget Items and Appointments
The common council met and approved advancing the annual appropriation to the rew hook and ladder company. Drunkenness charges were discussed and dismissed. Bills for salaries and officials were paid. The treasurer reported 21,206.50 in sinking fund and 358.91 in general fund. New year committees named. officers elected include assistant burgess Pd Bayer and treasurer Hazeltine.
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Berenuch Matiera
Windsor
Rew Hook and Ladder Company
Messrs
McKay
Davis
Schnur
Borugh
Aged Murderer Beckwith Hanged in New York Jail Yard
Oscar T. Beckwith, aged seventy nine, the oldest man executed in New York, was hanged in the Albany jail yard after four years of imprisonment. He had six death sentences tied to the murder of Simon Vandercook in 1882, who was killed with an axe and mutilated, with Beckwith fleeing to Canada before capture in 1885.
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Oscar Beckwith
Laat
Henson
N. Y
Oscar T. Beckwith
Simon A. Vandercook
New York State
Beckwith
State of
New York
Court of Appeals
Austerlitz
Columbia County
Kingston
Poughkeepsie
Vandercook
Canada
Seven women claim widow status at ex-fire chief’s funeral
In New York a funeral for ex Brooklyn fire commissioner Philip F. Brannan drew seven women claiming to be his widow. Emma Brennan and Clara Brennan led the scene, others sat near the casket. Police in Brooklyn investigate possible bigamy or identity fraud amid the mystery surrounding Brannan’s death.
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Philip F. Brennan
New York
Philip F. Brannan
Brooklyn
Mason Gallagher
Emma Brennan
Clara Brennan
Brennan
Brainard
Regiment Veteran Corps
Brooklyn Police
Mystery Banker Messenger Story Ends in Death
A Missouri town recounts a man who rose from messenger to cashier and then manager under an assumed name. He sent loans to Springfield banks, dodging arrest, and kept remitting with interest. After a recent bank recheck blamed clerical error, he vanished and died of heart disease in a modest room.
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Eis Joy
Kansas Rey
Euigeny National Bank
Springfield
Doha D. Pendergast
Souks
John Perry
McClintock’s
Citizens’ National Bank of
Pendergast
Perry
Court session reports numerous indictments and rulings 1888
The Warren county quarter sessions of March 1888 opened with the bench of W.D Brown and others. Key actions included constable duties under the 1887 act, grand jury findings, and verdicts: L. J. Hall for assault and battery, E D Gulick for false pretences, J. W. White for assault and attempted rape, H. C. Ten Eyck for burglary, and others. The Pennsylvania railroad case alleged nuisance from encroachment. several cases ended with guilty verdicts or bonds posted, and indictments quashed for Pine Grove township. Sheriff’s deeds acknowledged for several parcels at March term.
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W.D Brown
P. J
C. C. Merritt
Parker
Dailey
Glade
H. Lilly
Conenango
Menta
Commonwealth
L. J. Hall
Samuel C. McClintock
E. D. Gulick
J. W. White
Eli Bailey
Henry Baldensperger
Harvey Brazington
Warren County
Johnson, Lindsey & Parmlee
Wilbur
Sehour
Brown & Stone
Copany
Mead Township
Heaves
J. Rows Thompson
8. T. Neill
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Rogers’ Mille
Act of Assembly
Raiload Company
The
Commonwealth Vs. H. C. Ten Eyck
Dunkle
Geo. Higgins, Esq
North Clarendon
M. Jackson & Bros
J. R. Dirham
Ten Eyck
Warren
Costa
Pine Grove Township
Traverse
EV Bailey
Chirifi
Glade Township
Albert Brazington
Geo. W. Frazine
Jamea W. Wig
Martin Devore
Kinzua Village
Sterling Green
Wm. Hoop
Sheffield
Working Men Vibe and Labor Notes From Pittsburg
A labor oriented column echoes workingmen concerns. It cites industry output valued at 10 million annually and notes eight hour movement gains on the Pacific coast. It mentions 46 000 members in 364 carpenters and joiners unions and highlights strikes, land grab exposure, and labor strategy with call to political action and unity.
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Pittsburg
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
King Will Not Hang Commutation for David L. King
Pardon Board recommends commuting the death sentence of David L. King of Clarion county to life imprisonment. Local sentiment and a letter from Judge Wilson favor clemency. Judge Taylor also argues King was guilty only of involuntary manslaughter, delaying execution.
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King
Findlay Lake arson charge tied to George P Robertson
The Findlay Lake fire destroyed George P Robertson's business building, Johnson's store, and A C Webb's meat market last Sunday night. Webb, a deputy sheriff, swore out a warrant charging Robertson with arson based on witness testimony and timing of the blaze. Robertson, an orphan under 21, had a troubled life and is known as a local writing teacher in North Mast.
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Findlay
Finday Lake
George FP. Robertson
Johnson
A.C. Webb
Robertson
Hig Atock
Webb
A.C Webb
Shar UY
George P. Robertson
Hire
North Mast
Peculiar suit over invalid legacy trust for departed man
New York March 5. Thomas Gunning an aged recluse died four years ago leaving 27,000 in various funds. His will left legacies worldwide and instructed executors to hold the residue in trust to fund manses for the repose of his soul and all purgatory souls. Maury Tolland sued to invalidate the trust. Judge Pratt ruled it valid but yesterday the court of appeals overturned the general term and held the trust invalid. Several legatees have not claimed their shares, leaving residuary estate about 17,000.
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Conrta
New York
Thomas Gunning
Recluac
Fourth Street
Maury Tolland
Tranny Allcock
Pratt
Court of
Fiendish Crime by Father and Son Shocks Michigan Town
Homer Hart and Oliver A. Dart were arrested in Pleasant for allegedly assaulting Josie Hart, five, wife of Oliver. The case stunned locals as the mother testified, and the affected family faced violent threats from the husband. Citizens reportedly lynched the two suspects.
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Mougar Pleasant
Mich
Homer Hart
Oliver A. Dart
Lincoln Township
Josie Hart
Oliver
Sbe
Edars Co Faces Adverse Resolution at Oil City Exchange
At today’s Oil City exchange meeting a resolution denounced the parties behind a circulating report. It condemns the rival faction for attempts at disruption and offers a $509 reward for reliable information leading to the detection of the report about a branch of the PLA seceding, cited as the primary trigger.
Meadville Centenary Seeks Citizens Cooperation
Meadville's centennial planners urge Crawford county citizens to back the celebration and invite cooperation. Ministers are asked to deliver a memorial sermon on the first Sunday in May, with manuscript on one side of 8x10 congress letter paper and a 1 inch left margin, to be bound for historical society archives.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Congress
the Historical Society
Emperor William Dead in Germany Passes This Afternoon
Kaiser William of Germany died this afternoon after a long reign. Berum, March 8, reports announce the emperor’s passing, ending a era of rule that shaped European affairs for decades.
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Emperor William
Berurm
Kaiser William
Germany
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