Politics in Kentucky Officer Called Off a Fox Hunt
In Frankfort state figures clash over Goebel’s bid to throw out Jefferson county votes Louisville faces militia controversy and a push to reallocate the legislature if Goebel’s certificate stands Republicans cite a precedent as debates widen Chicago and national convention intrigue echo in Washington with talk of GOP and Democratic venues and leaders.
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Louisville
Lexington
State Guard
Williams
Kentucky
National
Fox Hunt
Bradley
Franfort
Frankfort
Goebel
Jefferson County
Deboe
Taylor
Lindsay
State Election Commission
S. B. Toney
Mordecia Williams
Pugh
Towa State Treasurer Urges Repeal of Foreign Insurance Tax
Des Moines reports State Treasurer Serrott calls for repealing the tax on foreign insurance companies. He cites biennial receipts of 804 468.09 from insurance taxation, including 231 420.77 from U S companies outside Iowa and 36 326.70 from foreign firms. He argues the law is unjust and discriminatory despite its revenue gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Serrott
United States
Iowa
Perpetual Motion Otto Seeks New Friction Power Idea
In Racine Wisconsin on November 18 F H Otto known as Perpetual Motion Otto stayed at a hotel under the name FE TH Otto Somers Wisconsin. Now over 60 he has spent forty years chasing perpetual motion and says age and rheumatism have worn him down. He has abandoned perfection of the machine and now pursues friction power. He claims a new idea may revolutionize locomotion but will not reveal details.
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Chicago
Washington
T. E. Byrnes
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Racine, Wis
F. H. Otto
Narrow escape as wagon plucks from quicksand along Mississippi
In LaCrosse Wisconsin on November 18 John Voyes narrowly escaped death when his wagon and team sank in quicksand in a Mississippi lowland creek. With a helper and another team he pulled the outfit to firm ground, one horse nearly submerged and wheels buried to the hubs. In Evansville Indiana on November 18 Benjamin Saum won the Fourth ward special election as the Democratic nominee by a margin of 55 over Solomon Mitchell, with Republicans pushing national issues and Democrats focusing on local concerns.
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LaCrosse, Wis
John Voyes
Mississippi
Evansville
Ind
Fourth Ward
Benjamin Saum
Solomon Mitchell
Smallpox Breaks Out Near Fort Wayne
The county health officer was notified of a smallpox outbreak near Maysville, fourteen miles northwest of Fort Wayne. Three people are sick and a number have been exposed.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Maysville
Here
Chicago Board of Trade quotes for Wheat Corn and Livestock
The Chicago Board of Trade reports mixed commodity quotes for Wheat Corn and Pork and Lard with prices for December May and January futures. East Buffalo and St Louis and Milwaukee notes add regional price ranges and cattle hog and sheep receipts for the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Hebrons
Illinois
Texas
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Hangings Mark a Trio of Wife-Murder Trials in Chicago
Michael Bollinger, called the wife-murderer, was hanged at noon in Chicago after a failed bid for reprieve. He insisted on innocence to the end, voiced in English and German, while officials reported no evidence against him.
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Chicago
Michael Emil Bollinger
Magersacht
Springfield
Rollinger
Bollinger
Supreme
Perdinand Nabieht
South Bend
Ind
Nabieht
Michael Evil Rollinger, Jr
Antonia
Rollinger's Sleep Before Death in Gruesome Murder Case
Condemned killer Rollinger slept through most of his death sentence night as authorities sought a 30 day stay. The Austrian immigrant, 33, murdered his wife Theresa at their Racine Avenue home in 1808 to pursue Lena Hecker. His two trials ended in conviction with a hanging verdict after testimony from his son and Lena Hecker.
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Father O' Brien
Reithmeier
Rollinger
Sheridan
Theresa Rollinger
Racine Avenue
Lena Hecker
Bollinger
Emil
Austria
Kloesterle
America
Imil
Antonio Rollinger
MacArthur Advances From Tarlac Into New Vizcaya Province
General MacArthur leads 36th Infantry and elements from the 17th Infantry, Fourth Cavalry, Gatlings, and signal corps northward from Tarlac toward Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya as of November 18 at 8 25 am Manila time.
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Manila
MacArthur
Seventeenth Infantry
Pourth Cavalry
Signal Corps
Tarlac
Bayotmboug
New Vizcaya
Crimes of Cornelius Corcoran and Moody Heart Trouble
Chicago reports Cornelius Corcoran killed two of his children and wounded two before fatally shooting himself after a macabre plot to end all his offspring. Margaret and John died, Kate and Lizzie were wounded. Police deem him insane. Separately Dwight L. Moody, famed evangelist, fell ill with heart trouble in Kansas City and travels home under medical care. Moody described weakness and long heart issues but said no immediate danger.
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Chicago
Cornelius Corcoran
Margaret Corcoran
John Corcoran
Kate Corcoran
Lizzie Corcoran
Clifford
Timothy
John
Margaret
Lizzie
Corcoran
Kankakee
Kansas, City
Dwight L. Moody
Northfield
Mass
Dr. Schauffler
M. Vining
Union National Bank
Moody
Kansas City
Two Men Sought in Cairo Postal Fraud Case
Cairo authorities hunt two men who used mail fraud to buy produce above market value and ship funds. They cashed large checks after funds ran out, with incidents linked to Alexander County National Bank and Sehnef fer & Ferguson of Union City, Tennessee.
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Cairo
Tils
Alexander County National Bank
Sehneffer & Ferguson
Union City
Tenn
British to advance after Ladysmith siege holds firm
Reports from Pretoria indicate Ladysmith remains under heavy bombardment but holds. British reinforcements, including Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, arrive at Cape Town with 7,200 disembarked at Durban to press the advance south of Ladysmith.
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Hildyard
Ladysmith
Pretoria
Meyer
London
Pietermaritzburg
Laurenzce Marques
Admiralty
Cape Town
Arcanna
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Princess Louise's Regiment
Durban
Estcourt
Huldyard
Lucas Meyer
Lourenzo Marques
Joubert
Potha
Mstcourt
Free State
Mlandslaagte
Elandslaagte
Bulwan Hill
Botha
Offenders and Officers Reduced by South African Notes and Conflicts
A Durban report details a prisoner transfer from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay amid German guards and officers. It notes a total of 52 Natal officers and 1,275 NCOs and men, plus 10 Mafeking officers and 25 NCOs, and 4 Port Tuli men. The article mentions subsequent movements to Lourenzo Marques and ongoing secret service arrivals from the Transvaal. It also covers British gun purchases, missing Dublin Fusiliers officers, and rising Zululand unrest affecting British residents.
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Durban
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Natal
Mafeking
Port Tuli
Lourenzo Marques
Secret Service
Transvagal
Orangeree
Cape Town
London
Transvaal
J. A. Haraldane
Gordon Highlanders
Dublin Fusiliers
Leutenant T. H. Frankland
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Towa
Will-O'The-Wisp Chase
Chicago Grain and Ivroduce
Detroit
Michael Emil Rolinger
Gov. Tanner
Edmund Furthmann
Tanner
Chicagoan
Evangelist Moody Stricken
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dodge County
Mayville
Jacob H. Sherman
Valentine Fleckenstein
Edward Steigwald
Barabra Nagel
I. J. Stupfel
American Bottle Cover Manufacturing Company
A.P. Schoen
Walter A. Schoen
William Schwarz
Niles, Mich
Wolverine
Benton Harbor
Wolverine Company
William Quinlan
Peoria
Ill
Navy
New York
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Corbett
W. A. Brady
Jeffries
Ann Arbor
Mich
Frank Hill
Frrederick
Toer
BSO
Postmousters
National Association of Postmasters
Calumet, Mich
Keweenaw
John Chopp
St. Clair
Phoenix
Mme
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
CHAS
H. Keck
Casitmr
Frank Stewart
Vick
C. M. K Bck
Casey Bros
Reed and Sale Stable
Hotel Allen
E. M. McConaughy
Donton
Klein's Clothing Store
J. R. Burroughs
Orrin
Southeast Corner Square
Columbia Corner
Washigton, LA
P. W. McElwain
Washington Town
Marsh W. Bailey
Quebice
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Klein's Clothing
Washington, Towa
Ida Bailey
West Main Street
McClean
H. Sanford
T. J. Dempsey
Jeffrey
Andy Kson
Hi A ' Anderon
Washington County
Capital
Ings Bank
Jon. Kuck
A. Warre
H. Keon
V. P
Poage
Osteopath
J. F
American School of Osteopathy
Pirst National Bank
West DelLong’s
City Feed Store and Feed Yard
Mason
Frank Rogers
C. S. Lemmon
L. D. Robinson
East Side
Mr. Lemmon
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. H. Wallace
D. H. Keck
L.D. Robinson
J.F. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Genu Ag
All Druggiate
Weary & Hain
Freeport, Ills
Washington, Ia
Howard H. Hahn
T. T. Keeley
Washington Street
R. F. Riley
Smouse
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