Convicts Escape Folsom Riot Sparks Mountain Pursuit
Eleven of thirteen fugitives remain at large near Placerville Eldorado county pursued by sheriff deputies and militia across rough Sierra Nevada terrain. A gun battle at Pilot Hill left Joe Murphy dead and about 100 shots exchanged while hostages were ultimately released unharmed.
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Placerville
Cal
Mate
Polsom
Joe Murphy
Ybery
Pilot Hh & M
Gordon
Leavis
Sierra Neva
Sacramento
Eldorado
Placer Counties
Folsom
Eldorado County
Pilot Hill
Sheriff Whitlock Vows Arrests After Danville Mob
Danville July 20 Sheriff Whitlock says he knows the leaders of Saturday night’s mob and will arrest them on rioting warrants within days. He vows to swear out warrants before five justices of the peace and to hold offenders for the grand jury. The article traces the lynching context and identifies Metcalf, Gatterman, and local figures amid a tense municipal response.
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Danville
Sheri Whitlock
Whitlock
Hungry Holler Glee Club
Wilson
Metcalf
Henry Gatterman
Gatterman
Joseph Folhrer
Detroit Baseball Club to Be Reorganized After Trip
Detroit reports Fred Postal of this city will travel to Washington to likely sell his interests in the American League club. Upon his return and Angus coming back from Turtle Lake, a new partnership will be formed with each man likely owning half of the Detroit club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Fred Postal
Washington
F. Angus
Turtle Lake
Postal
Wovel Mishap on Train Near Michigan City
Four persons injured on a west bound Grand Rapids and Indiana train near Michigan City Indiana when the engine driver’s wheel tire dropped and tore up a guard line which was caught by a brake beam and rammed through the coach floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Mich
Grand Rapids
Indiana
City
Four Passengers Buried Violently in Crowded Car Incident
In Chicago Justice Priest Ken and Mr and Mrs Pear Gee ble. Misa Wrances Foskow also aboard. The crowded car lurched and four passengers were buried from their positions. Injuries included cuts and sprains.
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Senate
Ken
Chicago
Boy Wanders Off in Minnesota Swamp Search Fears Wolf Threat
Albert Swenson aged five, son of a homesteader near Gowan Minnesota, wandered from home while picking berries. Indian guides and settlers scoured the area but found no trace, with fear he entered a nearby swamp and may have been devoured by wolves. Parents request 100 Duluth men to join the search.
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Pouloth
Albert Swenson
Gowan
Minn
Duluth
Renaming Dog Brings Suit Against John Q McAdams
In Chicago on July 20 a $5,000 damage suit was filed in circuit court against John Q McAdams secretary of the Chicago Packing Box company. Plaintiff Miss Alice M Kniffen alleges that a dog named Benjamin killed her poodle Heauty in cold blood.
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Chicago
St. Kenard
John Q. McAdams
Chicago Packing Box Company
Adams
Ciircuit
Alice M. Kniffen
Benjamin
Heauty
Indianapolis to Host September Horse Show Manager Recruited
Indianapolis officials announce F M Murphy of the Indianapolis Horse Show association visited Milwaukee and secured Dr C DeGamno Gray of Kansas City to manage the upcoming show. Gray previously staged a successful Milwaukee event and will lead the Indianapolis presentation during the week of September 21 by the new company.
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Indianapolis
F. M. Murphy
Milwaukee
Indianapolls Horse Show Association
Las
Mrs. Millie Stuart Retracts Fraud Allegations Against Clare Bingham
Vernon Michigan July 20 Mrs Millie Stuart withdraws her charge that Clare Bingham defrauded her and orders a full retraction published in the Owosso Press American.
Fatal collision near Alexandria injures crew at Springfield
Washington reports seven miles below Alexandria at Springfield, Virginia a south Western Hiusted train collided with a work train. Vestal Clerk Woodward and a fireman died. Others injured include Benjamin Rollins of this city with both legs broken.
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Washington
Springfield
Alexandria
Woodward
Benjamin Rollins
Weather Summary For The Midwest And Great Lakes
The report notes generally fair and warm conditions in Illinois and Indiana with southerly winds. Lower Michigan shows partly cloudy skies and brisk southerly winds. Wisconsin is partly cloudy with possible scattered local thundershowers and southerly winds. Iowa remains generally fair and warm.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Markets Report Note on Hogs Cattle Sheep and Lambs Prices
Market report lists hog receipts 14 000 with price ranges from 5.50 to 6.50 for various packing categories and fair to good averages near 5.20 to 5.40. Cattle receipts about 5 000 with quoted ranges from 4.00 to 6.60 for steers and 1.65 to 4.60 for cows and bulls. Texas steers and veal calves also noted. Sheep and lambs receipts 14 000 with western and native lamb and sheep price ranges, plus East Buffalo and St Louis figures for wheat corn oats rye prices and spreads.
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Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Mission
Preacher Rebukes a Judge Over Barraged Trial Dismissal
John Barrett 71 a former board of trade member faced Judge Becker in Elgin Illinois for an attack on a 10 year old girl. The child testified sobbing and Barrett's attorneys offered no evidence. The judge dismissed the case saying the evidence was insufficient to sustain the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
F. F. Farmeloe
Trial reprised Becker for remarks on murder and lynch law
The trial revisited Jodtee Becker for comments said to defend murder and hint at lynch law. Prosecutors argued the remarks were dangerous incitement while defense claimed context and freedom of speech.
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Jodtee Becker
Northcott Denies Danville Message, Cites Home in Greenville
Acting Governor Northcott says he was at his Greenville home last Saturday night and received no telegraph or telephone message from Danville officials. He contacted Sheriff Whitnek in Danville and the adjutant general's office in Springfield to clarify. Telecommunication offices deny any message to Northcott that Saturday night.
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Greenville
Northcott
Danville
St. Louis
Springfield
Central
G Denville
Reform in the Jails Condemned in Indiana Counties
Governor Durbin orders an immediate probe of jail conditions in Floyd Lawrence Clinton and Delaware counties. The state board of charities and corrections condemns the conditions and presents evidence to the governor. Additional adverse reports concern Hea y Jefferson Wabash and Kosciusko counties. details will not be published.
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Indianpolis
Durbin
Reid, Chaiman
Prison Reform Board
Floyd
Lawrence
Clinton
Delaware
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Hea.y
Jefferson
Wabash
Kosciusko
Puller
Pontiac groom held on charge of conspiracy
James Conrad of Pontiac jailed after a two day hearing and held to the grand jury on a conspiracy charge. He was engaged to the mother, then married her daughter at the planned marriage hour with the mother present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
James Conrad
Pontiac
Conrad
Prize fight halted by police in Williamsburg foundry
In Brooklyn on July 20 police stopped a planned prize fight at a Willamsburg store foundry. Fifty seven people were arrested. Watchman William Cantlin says he was overpowered and forced to allow the crowd to use the premises.
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Brooklyn
New York
Willamsburg
William Cantlin
Miners and operators reach wage deal in Pittsburg Kan
United Mine Workers in Indianapolis reports a one year wage settlement at Pittsburg Kansas covering 30,000 miners with a 7 cent per ton raise on run of mine.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburg
Kan
Baseball Scores From July 20 Across Leagues
Baseball scores dated July 20 list results from the National and American leagues with games in Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Boston New York Philadelphia Washington St Louis Chicago Columbus St Paul Louisville Milwaukee Toledo Indianapolis Kansas City Denver Peoria Omaha and St Joseph Colorado Springs. Ten inning games noted include Brooklyn 15 Philadelphia 10 and Philadelphia 4 ten innings.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Beston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Denver
Milwaukee - Des Moines
Whisky and beer seized on train at Ardmore
United States officers seized a large quantity of whisky and beer before arrival and spilled it in the street. United States Marshal Colbert has issued an order prohibiting liquor into the Indian Territory. Substitutes can no longer be sold in the nation.
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Ardmore
I. T
United States
Colbert
Indian Territory
Drowning near Stilwater Identifies Davenport Man
An unknown man drowned early Sunday in Lillylake near Stilwater Minnesota. The body was recovered and two letters in the clothing identified Alfred Clausen of Davenport Iowa. He is the son of Ernest Clausen, a prominent Davenport lawyer.
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St. Paul
Lillylake
Stilwater
Minn
Alfred Clausen
Davenport
Ernest Clausen
Drowning at Reed's Lake near Hampton
Allen Andrews aged 19 drowned while swimming at Reed's Lake Hampton Iowa. He and a friend swam toward anchored boats about fifteen rods from shore. A fellow swimmer asked if he was all right, Andrews fell behind and was missing for an hour until his body was recovered.
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Hampton
Allen Andrews
Reed’s Lake
Kenosha Collision injures three. wreck buries crew
In a head on crash four miles south of Kenosha on the Northwestern four men were seriously hurt and thousands of dollars in property damaged. Engineer Webb Fireman Lush and Brakeman Mangan were buried under the wreck and badly injured.
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Kenosha, Wis
Northwestern
Kenosha
Webb
Lush
Chicago
Mangan
New Ring Ordered Amid Papal Conclave Tensions
In Rome a new papal ring is ordered for the upcoming conclave after Leo XI’s death. The camerlengo Cardinal Oregna announces the replacement while factions within the College of Cardinals remain divided. A requiem mass in the Sistine Chapel marks the funeral rites and draws attendance from cardinals, conclavists, diplomats, and Roman nobility.
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Rome
Leo XI
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Choir
Hawaiian Independence Gains Support At Home Rule Session
Ex-Delegate Wilcox urged memorializing Congress for Hawaiian independence and backing a Cuba like government. Applause followed his remarks and a petition likely to be prepared by Delegate Kalamaole for congress, with many natives expected to sign.
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Honolulu
Wilcow
Congress
Cuba
Wilcox
Kalamanole
Payne to Visit President After North Atlantic Cruise
Postmaster General Payne, aboard the revenue cutter Onondaga, sails along the North Atlantic coast and is expected to visit the president tomorrow or Friday. He plans to return to Washington and resume duties next Monday, with health said to have improved materially.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Payne
North Atlantic
Washington
Man Driven Mad by Witches Haunt Near West Salem
Charles Yost once of West Salem, Wisconsin, believed witches haunted his home causing violent behavior. He vanished after terrorizing neighbors and was captured twenty miles away. In Indiana, Theodore Lattin of South Bend dies from a broken heart after his book The Lost Children of Israel Found Beyond the Arctic Seas failed to captivate readers.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Charles Yost
Neaar West Salem
Yost
Tie
South Bend
Ind
Theodore Lattin
County
Israel
Arctic
Indiana corn show managers named for St. Louis fair
The Indiana World's Fair Commission appoints Messrs Clove and Overstreet who farm near Franklin to run the Indiana corn show at the St Louis fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
St. Louis
Richmond
Ind
Messs
Clove
Overstreet
Franklin
Damaged Goods Hit By Offer Of Broken Hearted Suit
Maud accuses Mr Smilax of disrespect after he offered her what she calls damaged goods following a broken heart claim. Mamie confirms the exchange as reported by the Washington Star.
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Historic Talk in Baltimore
A clipped exchange recalls truthful speech and a warning to an elder as locals discuss a historic figure and the lasting impact of truth telling in Baltimore. The fragment hints at a cautionary tale around the memory of George Washington.
Populist Reform Meeting Adopts Omaha Platform
Denver July 20 leaders of Populist and reform parties adopted an address urging alliance with a party to form a new coalition. The document endorses the Omaha platform of 1890, demands government issue money, government owned transportation and telegraph networks, public land policy, and abolition of alien land ownership. It calls for American ships in foreign commerce and non-subsidized trade.
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Denver
William V. Aiken
Velter
J. M. Mallett
Dr. i Fivonmelin
A. Poynter
Pronk Wo Owona
United States
Danipet
Ales
Onaha
ISOS
Tehoding de Amis
Eretem
Prosecution Blames Arrest Practices for County Costs
Lansing, July 20. Prosecuting Attorney Merthur contends many arrests for vagrancy drunkenness in the county are aimed at personal gain. He cites Mason having fifty seven arrests amid lower population, notes 616 total county arrests in six months with 257 in Laval and 101 disorderlies tied to Star Hammond.
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Lansing
Mich
Merthur
Lanaing
Mason
Laval
Star Hammond
Shubael Hammond
Justice
Ingham
Platoly
Chet
Miscreants Attack Two Girls near Tensen in Omaha
A mob assault near Tensen in Omaha leaves Alice Gard and Dora Osborne badly beaten. Osborne is reported raped and in serious condition. Six men charged. two arrested. A posse roams the area amid talk of lynching.
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Omaha
Ned
Aliee Gard
Dora Osborne
Tensen
Aml
Osborne
Gard
Benxon
Rune
Sensation in Whiteides will contest in Chattanooga court
In Chattanooga a sensational moment occurred as Judge F Fr Allison queried jurors in the Whiteside estate case worth nearly a million dollars to see if any undue influence affected their verdict. Juror James Goodson testified he sought change at the Chattanooga Savings Bank and received extra money in silver, with bank officers testifying in favor of upholding the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
F. Fr. Allison
James Goodson
Chattanooga Savings Bank
Chattanoogaa Savings Bank
Whiteside
Mrs Lucid Vanishes Then Found Dead in Stream
Mrs Thomas Lucid of Neola Iowa disappeared July 20 and searchers failed to locate her. The 74 year old woman, described as wealthy, was later found dead in a small stream near Neola. Foul play is suspected as investigations continue.
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Neola
Thomas Lucid
Police Captain Weighs Loss After Wife Dies at 46
Lansing July 29 Captain Fred Miles of the police force returns from duty to find his house locked and lights burning. His wife had died earlier that evening from heart disease at age forty six. The report notes a remark on obedience linked to authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Fred Miles
Not a Student of Form in Race Dilemma
Willie refuses to answer a playful riddle about horse speeds. If one horse runs a mile in two minutes and another in three, the faster gains one minute per mile. After eight miles the lead equals eight minutes, leaving the second horse eight minutes behind. The speaker cites upbringing to avoid horse racing.
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Willie
Optimistic New York Financial Views Begin to Clear
Articles quote Jacob Sebi of Kulach & Co and A Werton Teptien of Chase National Bank noting that conservative bankers see a cleared atmosphere after recent upheavals. They warn markets may tighten and call for cautious lending as indicators hint at a gradual recovery and a needed hardening of security values.
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New York
Ory
Jacob Sebi
Kullach & Co
Financial Expert Warns of Securities Pressure and Market Decline
Hepburn notes public and banking panels grew skeptical as liquidation became inevitable. Investors sell bent securities to meet obligations on digestive securities while railway shares depreciate. future declines expected until value matches investor tolerance. He believes national business improves yet warns of widespread financial distress if warnings are ignored. The stock market fell fifty points without major panic, offering a chance to adjust.
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Hepburn
Epedit
Nbwaye
Chote
Lst
Nacanal
Bloom of youth at the chemist counter
A lady names cosmetics for the toilet at a chemist shop prompts a humorous exchange when she asks for bloom of youth. The merchant jokes to his assistant who replies with a calm no. The scene, softened by wit, reflects everyday shop banter in London.
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London Globe
Five Nice Miles Turned Seven Since English Invasion
An Australian tourist asks how far to the next town in western Ireland. An old woman sighs that the road was five miles two years ago, then seven after chains were used by English invaders. She laments the hardship and curses the invaders before vanishing back inside.
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Ireland
Actor must perform for audience, says Roseius
The judge notes the actor should forget the audience and focus on the lines but Horatio Tiewalker counters that it is harder to forget having no audience at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseius
Horatio Tiewalker
Plank Bridge Collapse During Marching Incident
Dialogue recounts a bridge collapse as marching men fell into water. First Officer states he ordered the men to fall out, while the Second Officer asks about actions taken. Illustration appears beside the bits column report.
Superstition Surfaces Over France Plate Mirror
Mrs Gotrox broke a French plate mirror costing 400 dollars and believes it brings bad luck. The remark draws commentary on superstition from an observer in Baltimore.
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An M. Keon
Joe Mewerdent
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Onabler
Gilizeys National Bank
Attornh Ya
P. J. Manley
Souris Savings Hank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Lew
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Horeington County
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Owa
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Osteopathy
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Arthaud, Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
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