Witness in a stupor unsettles Bartley Horner case
Polish lad who saw Bartley T Horner shot is in a trance and cannot testify. Physicians struggle to explain the boy’s condition as prosecutors seek a prompt, continuous examination adjournment, while other key witnesses remain unavailable or unknown.
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Bartley T. Horner
Washington Post
New York
Bartley ‘T.forner
James W. Simpson
Northport
Isaiah Svrank
Mr. Heiner
Frank Wisner Wal
Attrtney Burman
Simpson
Heyen
Donahue
Frank
Notice of Marriage and Death Insertion Policy
Notice states that marriage and death notices inserted in The Washtvctr 1 Post will, upon application, appear in multiple morning newspapers at no extra charge. Newspapers listed include New York Times Anto n Clork Buffalo Courier Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Providen ce Journal Rochester Herald Syracuse Post-Standard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Aneton Clork
Buffalo Courier
Chicago
Reeord-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pivstiblng Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
SI Lolii Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
BT Pall Tmioneer Press
Minneapolis
Tribune
Cleeland Plain Dealer
Cenlinnati Enquirer
Unclear cause noted in inquest into Horner case
A sixteen-year-old boy testified with difficulty about the shooting of Mr Horner by Dr James W Simpson. The boy spoke of fear and possible hypnosis while other witnesses admit confusion. A Houston trunk from the Galveston storm era contained valuables and papers tied to the Horner/Simpson case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Horner
Wisneski
Mra. Horner
Houston
Tex
James W. Simpson
Galveston
W.L Brumby
Tartley T. Horner
Minia
Death of T. W. England in Redlands Cal
Philadelphia lumber magnate T. W. England died in Redlands California on the eve of January 3. The former millionaire importer and manufacturer, noted for his Philadelphia business, passed away after years of prominence in the lumber trade.
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Philadelphia
Redlands
Cal
T. W. England
Halifax
Charles E. Mhureh
Canadian Senate
Liberal Party
Hoe
Big Iron Works to Close After Strike Losses
Paris January 3 official of Putiloff Iron Works says plant will close from January 13 due to crippling strike losses totaling many millions of rubles, making continued operation impossible.
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BIG Iron Works
Putiloff Mills
Paris
St. Petersburg
Putiloff Iron Works
Vacr
Prince Peter Kropotkin Plans Return to Russia
Special Code Dispatch from London reports Prince Peter Kropotkin the Russian socialist reader, long based in England, stating to Prof Brandes that he and his daughter will return to Russia after fleeing in 1876. He says he believes Russia needs him and will defy dangers.
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Prince Peter Kropotkin
Russia
London
Copenhagen
The
Standard
Peter Kropotkin
England
Brandes
Trouble Over at Warsaw Strike Fails and Revolt Abandoned
A historic dispatch notes the Warsaw strike failing and the attempted armed insurrection being abandoned in Russian Poland. Reports from Riga and St. Petersburg detail further crackdowns on revolutionaries, with railroad workers continuing to strike as jailed comrades remain unreleased. A private report from Ufa claims the governor was shot and badly wounded, with the assailant arrested.
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Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Riga
Sollogub
St. Petersburg
Ufa
Russia
Esa Ee A
Uproar Over Depew Resignation Resolution at Albany
In Albany on Jan 3, the battle over Chauncey M. Depew's ties to the Equitable Life affair sparked a clash as Senator Brackett introduced a resolution demanding his resignation. After fierce debate, Brackett withdrew the measure for later introduction, with senatorial courtesy dictating postponement and a wide split among senators.
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Washington Post
Albany
N. Y
Raines, Malloy
Coggeshall
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
New York
Edgar Truman Brackett
Saratoga
Senate
Depew
Brackett
Hisberg
Aoes
Rumor on Brackett Vote Sparks White House Denial
A slim 27 to 1 margin circulated as a test vote yet not the final decision. Rumors claimed Senator Brackett acted with presidential wishes, prompting Brackett to request a contradiction from the White House.
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Senator Brackett
Roosevelt
Brackett
Higgins Urges Drastic Insurance Reform in State Message
Gov. Higgins urged drastic, practical insurance reform in his legislative message. He warned against lax laws and favored state action over federal plans. Brackett’s bill seeks major overhauls including elective insurance superintendent, limits on investments, and protections for policyholders. Senator Armstrong heads the special committee’s forthcoming report with Hughes and McKeon assisting.
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Lena Brackett
William W. Armstrong
Jet Special Legislative Investigating Committee of Life Insurance
Charles FE. Hughes
McKecen
Eminsel
Depew Declines Resignation Amid Brackett Proposal
New York January 3 Senator Chauncey M Depew says he is not ill and has no intention of resigning from the United States Senate He notes his seventy second birthday in April and plans to resign from seventy nine company directorships before engaging fully in Senate duties He will travel to Washington for the new Senate session and expects to remain through the session
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Depew
Senate
Chauncey M. Depew
United States Senate
John Raines
Committee On Federal Relations
Malloy
R Cent
Assembly
Bliggins
Senate Judiciary Committee
Brackett
Senator Platt
Grady
Coggeshall
Senator Brackett
Elsberg
Conmittes
Washington
New York
Grand Central Station
State Senate
United States
Missouri
Jefferson City
McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
W. D. Vandiver
New York Life
Wadsworth Elected Speaker of Assembly in New York
Albany Jan 3 James W W Wadsworth Jr was chosen speaker of the New York Assembly winning the full Republican vote. After a caucus the previous night the atmosphere was calmer. State Chairman B B Odell Jr left for Newburg and declined to discuss the speakership or his future plans.
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Albany
N. Y
James W.W. Wadsworth, Jr
B. B. Odell, Jr
Newburg
Hearst Forces Move to Test McGowan Victory
Special to The Washington Post reports that Hearst and Republican aldermen plan to seek a Supreme Court order to open ballot boxes to challenge McGowan’s election. Clarence J. Shearn says Hearst may also press attorney general to file quo warranto proceedings, regardless of aldermen actions. The attorney general will decide whether to begin such actions.
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Washington Post
New York
Republican
Hearst
Board of Aldermen
Stokes
McGowan
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Supreme Court
Clarence J. Shearn
Arches
Shearn
Albany
Battle at Puerto Plata in Santo Domingo Fray
Advices from Puerto Plata report Gen. Demetrio Rodriguez leading an attack on the city against Morales forces. A severe engagement lasted from morning until evening with many dead and wounded. Morale supporters fought from houses as Rodriguez threatens to declare himself Santo Domingo president if Puerto Plata falls.
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Cape Haitien
Haiti
Puerto Plata
Saemto Domingo
Morales
Demetrio Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Caceres
Santo Domingo
Aged brides and grooms wed in dual pairings
Two grooms totaling 150 years and two brides totaling 126 years married in Wilkes-Barre area. Jerome B. Kelly, eighty, and Annie Hamill, sixty seven, wed today. Benjamin Smith, seventy, and Rebecca Hancock, fifty nine, wed yesterday in Pennsylvania towns Avoy Dunmore New Albany.
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Washington Post
Wilxesbarre
Jerome B. Kelly
Avoy
Wayne County
Annie Hamill
Dunmore
Day
Benjamin Smith
Rebecca Hancock
New Albany, Pa
Bridge Needed Across Eastern Branch to Aid District
Editor argues for a bridge across the Eastern Branch near Hall street to improve direct Washington access for the District of Columbia south side. Cites reduced river width, dredging impacts, and proposed three-span design with a center draw and side spans. Notes economic development at Giesboro Point and government interests shaping urgency.
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District of Columbia
Potomac River
United States
Fort Washington
Maryland
Belivue Magazine
Pennsylvania
Giesboro Point
Washington
Eleventh Street
War College Grounds
Navyy Yard
Government Hospital For the Insane
Hall Street
Goggress
Mastern Branch
Fock Creek
M. D. Ellis
Health Office Record Deaths Reported Through January Third
A health office list enumerates deaths of 31 individuals with ages and last-known addresses including Philip Bird 70 Emma Biggs 75 and Eliza Bundy 55. The records cover residents from streets across the district with ages ranging from newborn months to nearly a century and notes like Homeopathic Hospital 10 days and 2 months for a few entries.
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Philip Bird
Covington Zr
Emma Biggs
Wash
Asylum Hosp
Eliza Bundy
I Street Northwest
George Crawford
7Th St. Aw
Florence R. Charlton
St. Aw
John H. Cooper
T St. Nw
John Eckerman
Nichols Avenue
James J. Farrell
Amelia Jones
Florida Ave. Nw
Johenna Lacher
Et. Nw
Lucinda A. Lewis
18Th St. Nw
Lests Marshall
Nicola Morninste
St. Se
Clarence Payne
St. Ew
Timothy Regan
E St. Aw
Jennie Taylor
Thomas Taylor
MD. Ave. Sw
John Torry
New Jersey Ave. Nw
Fannie Warner
St. Ow
Yeas
Civil Service Chief to Visit Louisville for Inquiry
Civil Service Commissioner H. F. Greene plans a February 1 visit to Louisville to investigate complaints about the local civil service. He will not probe the post office and will consider whether to examine the internal revenue office or the port's surveyor office, both under civil service regulation, during a tour from Washington to San Francisco via Chicago.
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Louisville
Civil Service
H. F. Greene
Washington
California
San Francisco
Chicago
Oil Magnates Summoned for Testimony in Trust Probe
New York January 3 Supreme Court Justice Davis ordered John S Rockefeller William G Rockefeller John D Archibald Henry M Flagler Henry H Rogers and other Standard Oil officers to appear for examination January 6 in Missouri Attorney General Hadley’s action in Circuit Court. The inquiry will be held at Henry Wollman’s office before commissioner Frederick H Sanborn. Subpoenas have been served as the schedule was adjourned and a new order issued.
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Rockefellers
Washington Post
New York
Supreme Court
Davis
John S. Rockefeller
Williamg. Rockefeller
John D. Archibald
Henry M. Flagler
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Sims
Hadley
Missouri
Henry Wollman
Frederick H. Sanborn
Woman Killed in Saloon Clash in New York
In a pistol battle at Frank Romando’s saloon on Upper Second Avenue an Italian woman, Savaria Cozza, 25, was killed. Pietro Cervasi, claiming engagement to Cozza, was shot in the eye and lingered near death. Romando fled before police arrived. Authorities believe the woman was unintentionally struck during the fusillade.
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New York
Upper
Second Avenue
Frank Romando
Saveria Cozza
Pietro Cervasi
Romando
Defends special pensions and merit of bills
Blaine Nenuwport contends many special pension bills are just and meritorious. He argues a hypothetical fire relief pension shows the fairness of aiding veterans disabled in service, urging the government to extend support to those injured while fighting for the nation.
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Editor Post
United States
Blaine Nen UW Port
Reindeer Great Success Claim Sparks Debate
A report from The Post cites a contrast between claimed reindeer success in Alaska since 1592 with 12,800 originally imported and 13,245 fawns born, now about 10,241 remaining and said to double every three years. Sheldon Jackson, U S General Agent Education in Alaska, counters fears of extinction. Missouri political notes follow with insurance actions and ship movement updates across New York and Antwerp ports.
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Hostor
Siberia
Alaska
Sheldon Jackson
United States
General Agent
Lost Locket Recovered From Ice In Danbury Pond
Danbury Connecticut Miss Mary Silliman and friends skated on Oil Mill Pond last February when a gold locket worn on a chain disappeared after a snowstorm. This morning after ice and snow melted she found the locket inside a piece of ice in the refrigerator, proving the strange fortune that restored the jewelry.
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Danbury
Conn
Mary Silliman
Silliman
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