Bandits in Chicago Car Barn Murders Reach Tolleston Escape
Chicago dispatch details Van Dine and Niedemeier wounded and captured near Tolleston Ind. After a gun battle the pair and accomplices fled by train to Liverpool Ind. Police report three men, bloody and disheveled, may be the barn robbers. Detectives Trinscoll and Zimmer wounded arrive in Chicago as bandits flee toward Michigan Central rails.
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van’ Dine
Neidermeier
Tolleston
Ind
Harvey van Dine
Peter Niedemeier
Miller Station
Volice Schuettler
Sheehan
Gustav Marx
Lake Michigan
O'Neill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millers Station
Pennsylvania Road
East Tolleston
Liverpool
Michigan Central Tracks
Joseph B. Trinscoll
Matthew Zimmer
Alderman Zimmer
Grand Central Station
Driscoll
Mercy Hospital
Zimmer
Schuettler
T. J. Favie
Niedemeier
Roeski
van Dine
Niedermaeh
Cottage Grove Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Biehl
Stewart
Johnson
Robers
Drake Left No Will Haunts Drake Estate in Iowa
In Centerville Iowa on November 28 heirs of former Governor Francis M Drake abandon search for a missing will and appoint Dr J L Sawyer as executor as private settlement looms The estate valued around three million may be reduced by untold oil or coal wealth speculation while Drake University’s bequest remains unsettled and a 815 000 legacies may be unused from a delayed offer. Crown Point Indiana reports a snowbound rear end collision destroys a cargo of Ohio cattle en route to Chicago stock show with 50000 loss The Towers home of William Welsh Harrison in Glenside Philadelphia is robbed of jewelry valued at 25000 with a suspected servant thief.
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Centerville
Francis M. Drake
J. L. Sawyer
Drake
Drake University
Drake Mansion
Crown Point
Ind
Ohio
Chicago
Panhandle
Philadelphia
William Welsh Harrison
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Glenside
Harrison
Murder and death by own action sequel in Brent sanitarium
Washington reports on the death of Margaret Hale a young government printing office employee at a Brent sanitarium. The article notes the death followed earlier events suggesting self inflicted harm and details are limited in the available text.
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Washington
Margaret Hale
Government Printing Office
Brent
Outlaws Plot to Save O Day Near Hole in the Wall
Sheriff Webb calls 150 deputies and arms them as about 500 O Day supporters from several counties mobilize to rescue the outlaw Tom O Day in Casper Wyoming. The Interior guard stands ready to shoot if attacking the jail as 100 men surround the jail and road checkpoints man the routes into town.
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Casper
Wyo
Webb
Tom O'Day
O'Day
Butchers Union Meeting Hints at Likely Strike in Indianapolis
An extra meeting of the Butchers union is called to discuss actions against large packing houses after owners ignored wage demands. Union hopes fade without action and national organizers have been summoned, signaling a possible strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Insane from Overstudy in Chicago Northwestern Admit
Edward M Spencer a Wesleyan graduate and Northwestern student was adjudged insane after overstudy. Judge Carter ordered him committed to Watertown hospital for the insane. He said I want to go and be cared for perhaps I will get well. Edward R Cassatt sued for divorce in Philadelphia by Mrs Emily T Cassatt, military attache at the court of St James and eldest son of Alexander J Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania railroad.
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Chicago
Edward M. Spencer
Wesleyan University
Northwestern University
Carter
Watertown
Edward R. Cassatt
Philadelphia
Edward R., Cassatt
Court of St. James
Alexander
J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Emily T. Cassatt
Mud of lake has value prompts vast fuel potential
A mud like covering 180 square miles in Hamilton county promises to furnish to this state 22,000,000,000 tons of fuel. Edward Atkinson of Boston, Mass., reports the discovery as Des Moines notes on November 28.
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Des Moines
Hamilton County
Edward Atkinson
Boston
Mass
Cassels Van Steenwyk Wed Quietly in Wisconsin
Attorney Edward H. Cassels of Chicago married Ella May Van Steenwyk at the bride’s parents home in LaCrosse Wisconsin. The Van Steenwyk family is noted as one of western Wisconsin’s wealthiest and the bride is a leader in society circles.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Edward H. Cassels
Chicago
Ella May van Steenwyk
G. W. van Steenwyk
van Steenwyk
Wisconsin
Ex-Post Office Inspector Erwin Freed Over Insufficient Evidence
San Francisco reports former postal inspector James E. Erwin, indicted in Washington for alleged fraud with G. W. Beavers and August Machen, has been discharged from custody by U S Commissioner Peacock due to lack of sufficient evidence.
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San Francisco
Post Office
James E. Erwin
Washingon
G. W. Beavers
August Machen
United States
Peacock
Unrest in Colombia Generals Aims and Washington Mission
The dispatch notes talk of Generals Reyes and Keyes and their Washington meetings regarding the Panama treaty. It details rumors of Colombian army plans, Bolivar commission involvement, and Panama’s stance on invasion fears. A Rutland fire follows this report with $75,000 in damages.
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Panama Commission
Bolivar
Herran
Washington
Death announced in Paris of Clementa Auffmordt with railway links
Paris mourns Clementa A Auffmordt a figure in railway and sport circles. The Times Tokyo reports the eastern situation shows no improvement. Captain Oberlin M Carter to be released from Fort Leavenworth for alleged harbor contract robbery.
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Clementa
A. Auffmordt
London ‘Times
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Chicago
Oklahoma City
Max Fstroff
Madeline
Kansas City
Jose Jewel
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