Hastings-Marek case ends with acquittal after jury verdict
The Hastings-Marek trial concluded with a 12 to 0 acquittal of Joseph Marek in the defamation suit brought by W. W. Hastings. The case began one week earlier with opening statements and witnesses. Local interest ran high as jury deliberations followed lengthy arguments from both sides.
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Hastings-Marek
W. W. Hastings
Joseph Marek
Hanley
Thorne
Marek, Bicher & Wilson
Charles Newey
J. Wilson
Preston
Jos. Marek
Hastings
Woman at death's door after tooth extraction
Sioux City, Jan 22 Mrs Helen M Friedl daughter of Mrs Mary A Rachel 708 West Fifth street lies at death's door from a hemorrhage after tooth pulling. A second molar extraction two weeks ago led to repeated gum bleeding and profound anemia weakening her to the point of near mental and sensory failure.
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Sioux City
Helen M. Friedl
Mary A. Rachel
Weet Fifth Street
Chicago Markets Report Unclear Hog Cattle Prices Jan 21
Market notes from Chicago and Buffalo detail hog and cattle receipts and price ranges. Hog sales mostly 6.40 to 6.70 with heavy packing at 6.60 to 7.00, cattle receipts around 16,000 and mixed grade pricing from 2.25 to 5.95 for various classes. Grain markets show dull wheat and corn with mixed futures and cash offers.
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Texas
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N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
Cieaxo
Board of Wheat
Quay Faces Senate Test On Omnibus Bill And Cuban Treaty
The senate debating the omnibus bill and Cuban reciprocity treaty opened with Quay calling for an executive session. A key vote 27 to 37 failed to block delay and signaled party strength on the bill while reports describe German ships shelling San Carlos and the Venezuelan fort firing back.
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Washington
Jay
Hurnham
New Campshire
Senate
Caton
Quay
Collom
Hoar Criticises the President in Senate Session
In Washington on January 22 the Senate debated a bill Burton of Kansas supported claiming the president had already endorsed it. Hear challenged the president's statements and criticized preemptive press reports claiming administration approval. Spooner adjourned the session after the debate.
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Subcommittee to Report On Lerster Influence Charge
Washington January twenty second. A naval affairs subcommittee reviewing Lerster’s alleged approach to sway a vote on submarine torpedo boats plans to issue at least a partial fall report. Lerster testified again, naming a former New York representative and another prominent New York critic. proceedings remained secret and members reticent. Lerster denied making mountains from molehills.
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Washington, Jan
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Lessler
New York
Lesaster
San Carlos Bombarded by German Warships at Maracaibo
Three German warships opened fire on the fort defending Maracaibo as Venezuelan forces reported bombardment near San Carlos. The attack occurred as tensions with Germany escalated in the Caribbean theater.
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Gan
San Carlos
Po Om
Associated Press
Ran Carlee
Sequel of an Elopement Ends in Chicago Shooting
Five weeks after elopement the woman, Mrs Abraham Furman, told her husband to shoot her. In a saloon at West Madison and Paulina he fired five shots, wounding her in the hand. The pair had fled to Milwaukee before. The husband later fired at the wife at Madison and Halsted. One bullet caused damage, while others hit floor ceiling and rear wall. Purman and another man, Kimertf, escaped serious harm.
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Abraham Purman
Madison Street
Furman
Milwaukee
Paulina Street
Madison
Halsted Streets
Scteen
Purmian
Kimertf
Novel Plea in Defense on Manslaughter Rehearing
In Des Moines Ja dan Phillips serving as a special policeman faced a rehearing at the supreme court for the manslaughter death of Clarence Debard after a severe beating during an arrest. Defense attorney J M Tomlinson argued potential criminal responsibility depends on skull thickness and misjudgment of fatal force. In Ann Arbor Charles Loerke is involved in a cutting affray with his wife. both are wounded with the husband hospital bound. In Paris five coal cars were raided by 35 people with police silent as fuel shortages strike the poor.
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Dack Phillips
Supreme Court
Phillips
Biden
Ann Arbor, Mich
Charles Loerke
Julius
Sheriff's Office
Paris
Revpore
H. Pesperman
Karn Springs
Recell Co. N
Beloit Woman Dies Refusing Doctor in Dowie Follower Case
Beloit Wisconsin January 22 Mrs Mary Williams a Dowie follower died after refusing to see a doctor her husband had summoned She was connected with the Baptist church in Rockton and died from a curable ailment.
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Beloit
Wis
Mary Williams
Alexander Dowie
Williams
Rockton
Deadlocked Joint Session for U S Senator Election
Denver January 22 reports a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly failed to elect a senator as only Democratic members voted. Forty five votes went to Henry M Teller while some Democrats abstained. Republicans question legality and adjournments follow to give time for the two houses to reconcile.
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Denver
General Assembly
United States
Senate
Adam
McGuire
Dem
Seaelon
Metlulre
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Unsuccessful bank robbery stuns Algonac crowd
Three burglars tried to blow open the Moore Bros bank in Algonac Michigan. A nitroglycerine charge wrecked the vault area but failed to open the money chest containing five thousand dollars. The bandits fled in a stolen cutter as witnesses watched from Kimball House guests.
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Algonac, Mich
Algonac Bank
Moore Bros
Marsen
Kimball House
Aged Couple in Destitution in Wal nuts street cottage
An elderly Marton couple aged 68 and 72, and their 80 year old daughter, lie in a collapsed Wal nut street cottage. Aged Matilda Drvia, 4, is described with the family relying on the daughter who works for neighbors to secure income.
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Marton
Keleton
Matilda Drvia
Walnut Street
Howes
Mystery explosion rocks town and crust cracks
Reports from Whitman Maes Jan 22 describe a mysterious blast sending earth cracks three feet deep and several inches wide across a quarter mile. Residents found parallel fracture lines, plus a secondary theater of destruction seventy five feet away. Authorities investigate possible cause.
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Maes
Hoek
Hia
Daylahe
Meadow
Jaekius
Smallpox Closes Alto Pass School in Illinois
Public schools in Alto Pass Illinois have been closed due to a smallpox outbreak. No further details on dates or affected grades are given in the readable text.
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Alto Pass
His
Ain
Palsim Predicts Death for Samuel Hinckline in Paxdure Pa
A palmist warned Samuel Hinckline of Paxdure near Pennsylvania that he would die before Tuesday. He died at 4 45 p m. The report notes the event as a fatal prediction. Joe Goddard, a pugilist, is dead in Camden New Jersey from a bullet wound suffered in July during an election row. Another Russian torpedo boat destroyer has passed through the Dardanelles.
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Net
Beyean
Lancaster Distriet Court
Bryan
Hegan
Samuel Hinckline
Paxdure
Joe Goddard
Camden
N. J
Dardaneliey
Venice Votes Credit for Restoring Historic Buildings
The municipality of Venice approved an additional $70,000 to be devoted to restoring historic TRubicdings. The sugar convention bill passed its third reading in Hungary's lower house. Andrew J. White, former US ambassador to Germany, arrived at Mentone France.
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Andrew J. White
United States
Germany
Mentone
France
Rurer
Maxim on Alachips He 18 A Man Who Should Know Yor He Has Mown th
The report cites Sir Hiram Maxim in St Louis on January 22 denying that a one man flying machine can travel against a breeze. He notes Santos Dumont’s balloon efforts lack headway in wind and urges caution about airship promises. Maxim’s $70,000 aeronautics expense underscores the stakes for progress.
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Santo Torent
Hiram
Santos Diment
Santos Dumont
St. Louis
Labor Troubles and Public Order in Lynn Mass
Striking shoe cutters and supporters clash with replacements prompting Mayor Eastham to call police to enforce loitering laws and curb street gatherings in the factory district. News of unrest spreads as the Knights of Labor assist the strike and rumors link workers from Rochester to outbreaks of smallpox.
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Mass
Eastham
Knights of Labor Cutters
Board of Health
Rochester
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