Pullman Dies of Angina After Brief Illness in Chicago
Chicago reports George M. Pullman died at 5 a.m. from angina pectoris after heat and exertion left him weak. His wife Florence Pullman was in New York, and directors are away from Chicago. The death disrupts operations at the Pullman Palace Car company as workers learn the news.
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George M. Pullman
John S. Runnells
Pullman Company
New York
Billings
Heithen
Dr. Billings
Mr. Pullman
Frank O. Lowden
Florence Pullman
Pullman
Norman Williams
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pennsylvania Trunk
Metropolitan Elevated Railway
Sleeping Car founder George Pullman born in Brockton N Y
Born March 3 1831 in Brockton Chautauqua County New York, George Mortimer Pullman came from a large family. He started in a store, then learned cabinet making with his brother, later becoming a leading contractor. In 1859 he moved to Chicago and pioneered the sleeping car by remodeling two old day coaches for the Chicago and Alton Railroad.
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Brockton
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Royal H. Pullman
Albert B. Pullman
George M. Pullman
Charles I. Pullman
Frank William Pullman
Helen A. Pullman
George West
New York
Emma C. Pullman
Wiliam F. Fluhrer
New York City
George M
George
Erle Canal
Chicago
Alton
Question of identity looms in child murder case
Mrs. Eunice Levine, 23, identified the dead child found in the Missouri river as her daughter, prompting a warrant for her husband who is in hiding. A body weighted with a stone bears a fatal head wound, with Jim Lovie arrested in Kansas while authorities verify a matching description at his brother’s Lincoln Center home. The case hinges on LeVine’s assertion about clothing and identity.
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Eunice Levine
Missouri River
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Jim Lovie
Hoxie
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Lincoln Center
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Mra Levine
Judge Protests Pardoned Murderer Despite Mother's Grief
Mrs Wilhelmine Werner, mother of Emma Werner murdered in 1895 by George Craig May, seeks Governor Tanner's reversal of his Saturday pardon. She led a group to Chief Ripley to protest, planning to walk to Springfield. The report also notes Mississippi Louisiana quarantines and fever updates across several cities with new cases and deaths.
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Emma Werner
George Craig
Ripley
Tanner
Craig
Springfield
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Veriever
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Mobile
Clinton
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Edwards
Montgomery
Ala
Scranton
Mutiny in a Chorus as Temple Choir Faces Adjourning Clash
The Christian church missionary meetings in Tomlinson hall drew about 3000 with the foreign and American societies in session. A chorus revolt erupted when President Davis adjourned, threatening to withhold the music though the group may perform tonight. Booker T. Washington is slated to speak.
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American and Foreign Missionary Societies of the Christian Church
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American Society
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Chicago
Benjamin B. Tyler
New York
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Davis
Booker T. Washington
Kansas City
Coroner Brands Voters as Murderers Over Prohibition In Indiana
Princeton, Oct 20. Coroner George W. Norman condemns every voter who supported licensed saloons in Indiana as a murderer after the death of Louis Miller, killed by an Air Line train while drunk. He links Maule Coal Co, a saloonkeeper, and officials to the tragedy and accuses citizens of authorizing laws that sanction such deaths. Indianapolis reports Mrs. Jenkins pressing the governor to pursue mob leaders in Versailles lynching and promising continued effort for justice.
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Gibson County
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Louis Miller
Maule Coal Company
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John Wirtz
Maule Company
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Wirtz
Diet Norman
State of
Indianapolis
Woman Rescued After Drowning Attempt in St Marys Falls Canal
Mrs James Atchinson of West Superior Wis leaped from the south pier into the St Marys Falls canal and was rescued near death by Watchmen Stewart and Bernier. A railroad engineer's wife with a child, the 25 year old woman offered no reason for the act.
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Mich
James Atchinson
West Superior
Wis
St. Mary’s Falls Canal
West End
Stewart
Bernier
Miner killed near Tamarack mine after rock fall
John H. Johnson, a trammer, died half a mile underground in the Tamarack mine when a heavy vein rock fell on him. He survived an hour before dying. A coroner's jury ruled death caused by his own carelessness after being warned not to approach the dangerous area.
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Calumet
Mach
John H. Johnson
Tamarack
Marion Prisoner Tony Barnard Facing Mob Threats
Tony Barnard the murderer of John Young is brought to Marion from Carterville amid fears of lynching. Reports say threats are being made and a mob may attempt to seize the prisoner as he moves through the area.
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Illa
Tony Barnard
John ‘Young
Carterville
Jway
Car‘terville
Illness of John A L McClernand Reported
Springfield dispatch notes the venerable John A L McClernand was seized yesterday by a violent chill and fever. He became delirious and is quite ill as medical staff attend to his condition.
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John AL ‘McClernand H
Strack on Weighing Grievance in Mowesawe
A fragmentary report notes Strack weighing a grievance in Mowesawe on an October 20 date. The readable text is limited to sparse phrases and partial names.
Retail Liquor Dealers Meet In Indianapolis
Delegates from two thirds of states and territories gather for the fifth annual National Retail Liquor Dealers association convention in Indianapolis. John Morrissey of Syracuse opens the session as Mayor Taggart welcomes the delegates. two days of discussions cover municipal traffic restrictions and legitimate business methods.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Unions
National
John Morrissey
Syracuse
N Y
Taggart
Tragic Death Shocks Muncie Youth and Sweetheart
In Muncie Indiana on October 20 Edward Stiffier aged 22 died by his own hand in the presence of his sweetheart Miss Edna Myers who lives with her uncle De Witt Sherwood at Selma. The young man’s act ends a troubled romance and shocks the community.
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Ind
Edward Stiffier
Edna Myers
de Witt
Sherwood
Selma
Dynamite blasts wreck Greenwood saloon injure residents
In Franklin Indiana on October 20 a saloon at Greenwood near town was wrecked by two dynamite explosions. Tenants Tom Stevens and John Diven were severely hurt while two women were jolted from bed but survived. The building collapsed after the second blast and arrests are expected.
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Greenwood
Tom Stevens
John Diven
Henry Withdraws From Indiana Gas Belt Race
Representative C. Henry, who serves the Indiana gas belt district, officially withdraws from the congressional race citing business commitments. He is building the Gas Belt Electric railway, leaving ten candidates remaining in the contest. Henry had previously defeated Bynum in the old Seventh district.
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C. Henry
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Gas Belt Electric Railway
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Bynum
Tramps Burned to Death in Minnesota Barn Fire
Four badly burned skeletons were found among the debris of a barn near Hanley Falls Clarkfield in Kandiyohi County Minnesota. The victims, thought to be tramps sleeping in the hayloft, likely died in the fire caused by their own carelessness.
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Clarkfield
Minn
Sivert Berg
Hanley Falls
Mission Jianta Has Been.
Joe Mel Auliffe known as the Mission Giant from San Francisco lost to Jack Stelzner in a fifteen round bout in Los Angeles. The crowd saw a close contest with a potential extra round if pace didn’t ease after the fourteenth. Stelzner then accelerated to secure the decision.
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Cal
Joe Mel Auliffe
Mission Giant
San Francisco
Jack Stelzner
Fitzsimmons
Stelzner
Ferry barges to begin Sandusky Detroit service soon
Detroit, Oct. 20. Car ferry barges are ready and will likely start running between Sandusky and Detroit next Monday. Three tracks are installed on each barge with bows fitted to the slips. Each barge can carry nine to eleven cars and the voyage will take about ten hours, or a full day for a round trip.
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Sandusky
Hunter Vanishes From Wisconsin Trapping Shack
Frederick French longtime hunter and trapper disappeared from his shanty sixteen miles east of Three Lakes Wisconsin about two weeks ago. Friends fear foul play as he had cash and seven bear skins worth about $100 in his possession.
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Three Lakes
Wis
Frederick French
Boutell Nominated for Congress in Sixth Illinois
Chicago October 20 Attorney Henry S Boutell nominated by Republicans of the Sixth Illinois district to succeed the late Edward D Cooke. Guatemala Must Be Unhappy Now dispatch says revolution subdued and order restored nationwide. Weather outlook indicates light to moderate winds and varying cloudiness across Indiana Iowa Michigan and Lower Michigan.
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Edward D. Cooke
Guatemala
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Eather
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Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade on Oct 19
Wheat, corn, oats, and park prices listed with opening and closing figures for October December May contracts. Produce items include butter eggs and poultry prices. Hog cattle and sheep receipts and quotations provided for day’s trading across various classes and grades.
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