Mysterious Murders Near Evansville Linked by Marks on Throats
Evansville Indiana, November 14. Two women found dead in nearby areas share similar murder traits suggesting one killer. Georgia Tailey died by choking and neck broken, possibly after being dragged from a buggy. Lena Renner later found with finger marks on the throat. An alibi cleared John Kifer, previously tied to Renner. Earlier cases include Mary Stork and Miss Kifer, with no killer identified. Joseph P. Keith, a wealthy farmer, sentenced to hang next Friday for his crime.
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Evansville
Ind
Georgia Tailey
Lena
Renner
Bailey
John Kifer
Mary Stork
Two-Thirds Captured in Fort Leavenworth Escape
Kansans City Mo November 14 Two thirds of the convicts who escaped from the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary last Wednesday have been captured by this morning. Only nine remain at large with authorities confident two of them will be caught before night. Warden MecClaughry reported three prisoners captured near Cottonwood Falls Tuesday and closing in on two more. One suspected fugitive is Arthur Hewitt aged 25 serving five years for larceny. Leaders named as Thompson Mullins Southerland and Hewitt with rewards offered for Southerland and Hewitt.
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City
Ft. Leavenworth Penitentiary
Arthur Hewitt
Thompson
Mullins
Southerland
Hewitt
McClaughry
Confessed plans tied to Rathbun case in Louisville trial
New details emerge in the Rathbun desertion and murder inquiry. Rathbun told police his wife in Little Rock knew of a fraud scheme against an insurer, while the murder charge remains tied to the Jeffersonville corpse of a man named Goodman, with authorities in Washington and Indiana coordinating transfer for trial and autopsy steps.
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Newell C. Rathbun
Little Rock
Louisville
United States Army
Goodman
Jeffersonville
Rothbun
Washington
War Department
Rathbun
Indiana
Little Muck
Jefferson
Charles
Little King
Sffernonville
Cat Tabitha and the henhouse pets in Kenosha
A two year old black cat named Tabitha at Mr. and Mrs. C. Reindl’s home in Kenosha Wisconsin befriended chickens sleeping on a perches and even carried a rat to a hen while purring. The animal, though ordinary, showed unusual intelligence in living with the fowl and avoiding confrontation with the hens.
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Tabitha
Matrimonial Scams Warn Nebraskan Farmer
A Nebraska farmer was duped by a woman via newspaper ads in Omaha and Chicago. He sent to a would‑be bride for a diamond ring and wedding gifts totaling about $1,000, then traveled to meet her, only to be abandoned. The Farmers’ Review warns readers to avoid such matrimonial ads and to rely on friends for trustworthy matches. Also notes movable poultry house arrangements for cleaning.
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Omaha
Chicago
Nebraska
Farmers’ Review
Speedy Retribution and a Youth at Baker Street
A London Punch cartoon shows a small boy protesting as a clerk scolds him for smoking. The boy, claiming to be 14, is told he must pay full fare to Baker Street, highlighting a brisk moral sting and social control over youth conduct.
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Baker Street
London
Wesleyan Churches in Britain Highlight Sermon Balance
The Standard notes Wesleyan Reformers as the smallest of seven Methodist churches in Great Britain while praising Wesleyan Methodists as the largest. It adds a quote about young ministers delaying pulpits until core Christian questions are settled and cites David Hume’s remark on attending John Brown’s ministry for belief plus practice.
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Wesleyan Methodists
Great Britain
Wesleyan Reformers
Baptist
Chicago
David Hume
John Brown
Honest Name Sparks Gratitude From Dodd’s Kidney Pills Tale
The Honorable Alva Merrill of Chillicothe Illinois relates a story of a man who credited Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after seeing Merrill's testimonial and portrait in ads. On a train home from Springfield, the man identified Merrill and thanked him, saying the remedy kept him alive from lumbago and related affliction.
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Alva Merrill
Chillicothe
Illinois
House of Representatives
Merrill
Lumbago
Dodd
Springfield
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