Four Bullets Strike Mayor Harrison Killer Prendergast Caught
Chicago police moved Prendergast to a central station cell after a quiet morning amid shots that killed Mayor Harrison. Mary Hanson identified Prendergast as the shooter. coroner reports note five bullet wounds from four bullets. The mayor’s death ends a turbulent political era as investigation and inquest proceed.
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East Chicago
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Mary Hanson
Risberg
Preston Harrison
Mayor Harrison
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Harrrison
P. Elson Risburg
Miss Annie Howard Engaged to Carter Harrison in New Orleans Tale
Miss Annie Howard, a New Orleans heiress daughter of Charles T. Howard once called a lottery king, was betrothed to Carter Harrison. At 29 she inherits an estimated $3 million share from a $20 million fortune and is known for quiet studious manners and refined hosting. The engagement followed a spring meeting during her visit to Harrison Jr. and was to be followed by a quiet wedding after the fair.
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Carter Harrison
New Orleans
Charles T. Howard
Miss Howard
Carter H. Harrison, Jr
Foster Denies Irregularities In Farrance Suit
Ex Secretary Charles E. Foster, linked to a creditors suit over property deeded to his mother and wife, declares there was no ground for the case. He asserts a $110,000 sale of his business block to Mr. Harkness was legitimate and that bank records will show the destination of every dollar.
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Anti Maynard meeting at Cooper Union condemns nomination
A mass meeting of anti Maynardites at Cooper Union in New York drew a dense audience of law figures including Wheeler Peckham James Carter Theodore Bacon and Frederick Coudert. Six lengthy speeches hurled epithets at Mr Maynard and resolutions were adopted condemning his nomination.
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Rochester
Frederick R. Coudert
Committee of 50 organizes to defeat Judge Maynard
The committee of 50, formed under Cooper Union resolutions, met in New York to oppose Judge Maynard. Members organized, and several subscribed substantial sums for the campaign. Robert Widerman of Rockland County spoke of statewide prospects and noted strong German sentiment against Maynard.
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One Victim Twice Identified in Wreck
Battle Creek report states S. D. Wood of Cato New York identified a railroad wreck victim's body as his wife. The body had been sent to Edwardsburg Michigan as Mrs E A Aldrich, causing a second identification to surface.
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Cato
N. Y
Edwardsburg
E. A. Aldrich
Senate Backs Unconditional Sherman Act Repeal
In a 43 to 32 vote the Senate repealed the Sherman act purchase clause after a 14 day session and 61 days of debate. The final roll call, with noted pairs and amendments, sealed the upheaval amid dramatic Senate chamber scenes and partisan tension.
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The Big Show Ends as World’s Fair Nears Close
Crowds flooded Worp's Fair Grounds on the final day with the mayoral death casting a somber cloud. Attendance tallies for May through October show the vast reach of the exposition, with each special day drawing thousands and total figures surpassing two million before closing events.
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Cco Ncs Acs
JUUC
Miss Daisy Garland Ends Life at Home in Washington
Daisy Garland daughter of ex attorney general Garland, 34, shot herself with her father’s revolver at 915 Rhode Island Avenue. She had shown no prior sign of disturbance, spoke cheerfully about a theater party, was found in her room shortly after luncheon, and died in her home with the family shocked by the tragedy. She had recently left home and been found in Baltimore after disappearing, with friends citing mental aberration and religious melancholy. The ex attorney general was deeply affected upon learning of the death.
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Rhode Island Avenue
Fire fatality at varnish shop in Binghamton
Frank Marnon died after overturning a lamp and catching his clothing in burning oil at a Binghamton chair varnish shop. Co-worker John Roach was seriously burned on hands and arms while trying to rescue him.
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N. Y
Frank Marnon
John Roach
Marnon
Binghamton Receives Postmaster Nomination
President nominates Charles A. Hull for postmaster of Binghamton New York on October 26.
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Washington
Charles A. Hull
N. Y
Buffalo Homerulers Meet in Music Hall
Buffalo October 27 Homerule Democrats packed Music Hall with a large crowd. Dr Storck presided as speeches were given by Thomas L Bunting John G Milburn and Frank M Thorne. President Cleveland was cheered while Lieutenant Governor Sheehan drew hisses. Resolutions endorsed the administration and denounced Sheehan. Telegrams of congratulations arrived from Home rulers in Brooklyn and New York.
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Thomas L. Bunting
John G. Milburn
Frank M. Thorne
Cleveland
Sheehan
Hisses
William Sheehan
Brooklyn
New York
The Housewife Cleaning Hints and Tips
This note offers practical kitchen cleaning tips using common items. It suggests baking soda for grease on floors, lemon with salt to clean copper and brass utensils, oranges to scrub Florida floors, and chilling dough to prevent sticking for better texture in hot kitchens.
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Whisky barrel blast devastates warehouse in Pittsburgh fire
The Chautauqua Lake Ice company warehouse explosion destroyed over $500,000 in property and seriously injured eight residents, with fears some may die. The blaze forced workers onto window sills and caused a panic among crowded tenements housing Polish Jews and Slavs amid falling walls and debris.
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Mulberry Alley
Thirteenth Street
Wreck Claims Four on Pennsylvania Railroad near Dock Street
In Harrisburg on October 26 a loaded eastbound freight collided with a coal car derailing six empty cars and destroying ten loaded with oil and lumber. Four men died instantly, one injured, and Frank Ward of Burlington Iowa survived. Richard Doyle of Pittsburgh identified among the deceased. others from Illinois or Ohio bound for Philadelphia.
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Market Street
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Pittsburg
Illinois
Ohio
Frank Ward
Burlington
Frederick Gimmell
Philadelphia
Hunter Fights Escaped Steer From Butcher In Hazleton
Frank Deach of Hazleton chased a wild steer that escaped from Butcher Ludwig. He fired at the animal, climbed a nearby oak, and blindfolded the steer with his coat. The steer fled into the woods and remained at large.
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Frank Deach
Ludwig
Deach
The Alleged Coal Combine in Lackawanna
A New York report claims the Vanderbilts gained a controlling stake in Lackawanna coal and a combine may form. Governor Pattison declined to speak but warned that legal violations would be prosecuted.
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New York
Vanderbilts
Lackawanna
Pattison
Familiarity Breeds Contempt Humorous Harlem Exchange
A father returns to Harlem to find his two year old son Tommy rushing into his arms with joy while older brother Willie ignores him. Willie says he’s had him longer, jokingly explaining the difference in affection. A second fragment has Cholly afraid of Miss Giggles’ father after a remark about him being a puppy, noting the father’s membership in the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Tommy
Willie
Texas
Miss Giggles
Cholly
Doutcher
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New York Press
Foreman Fatally Stabbed Over Battery Dispute
In Hanover five miles from Wilkes-Barre John Welburne a Delaware Lackawanna and Western Rail Road foreman fatally stabbed John Johnson of Buffalo New York another foreman after Johnson demanded a blasting battery Welburne refused then stabbed Johnson who died minutes later Welburne escaped from the scene
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Elevator joke exchanges with reader in dime novel tone
A brief humorous caption shows an elderly lady asking an elevator boy how often the elevator goes up. The boy replies it goes up at the end of every chapter, delivering a light Texas humor beat.
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Texas
Lost Heart Question Persists This Summer
A fragment expresses a personal ache about a missing heart and uncertainty whether Tom, Jim, Will, or Jack possesses it, capturing a nostalgic mood and yearns for resolution.
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Jim
Will
Jack
Harper
A Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox On Earnest Will
A terse verse urges that true merit wins its due and fate bows to steadfast purpose. It contrasts luck with disciplined resolve, noting even Death may pause for a determined soul.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Woman’s age and fetters fade as she gains Liberty
The lines proclaim a woman’s emancipation as oppression ends and she steps into freedom. The poem celebrates personal release and the dawn of liberty for a female figure.
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