Lively battle with robbers ends in man hunt
Amherst on April 15 reports a citizens assault on car burglars and a rapid pursuit led by Detective Seining of the Lake Shore Railway. Five robbers were found near town. two captured after brief fire, three escaped. A posse overtook two more east of town, one found in a cellar, and a fourth held for identification. Three suspects named as Thomas Harvey of Cleveland, John Harvey of Portland Maine, and John Moore of Kingsville.
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Amherst
Seaning
Lake Shore
Senning
He Yan
Jin
Jal
Thos. Harvey
Cleveland
John Harvey
Portland
John Moore
Kingsville
Sultan plans worldwide Mohammedan revival in Constantinople
Constantinople reports the Sultan organizing a grand revival of Mohammedism and a world pilgrimage to reinforce his leadership of the Islamic church. Missionary work is to be expanded globally by Christian methods, not by force.
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Constantinople
Pleat National Bank Scandal: Depositor Arrested in Chicago
Insanity in Chicago follows the embezzlement scandal at the Pleat National Bank of Niles Michigan. Heavy depositor Join Vpayn, devastated by a $40,000 loss, was taken into custody after acting strangely in Chicago. Niles officials removed him to his home.
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Chicago
National Bank of Niles, Mich
Join Vpayn
Priyn
Niles
Turner mortally wounds at Half-way House saloon
Wen Turner aged 22, son of Pond Ist, was mortally wounded yesterday at the Half-way House saloon in Kentucky's Middleaboro. Over a score of men have died in the feud. John Martin's saloon was riddled last night by Turner's friend. Martin closed his establishment amid rising trouble.
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Middleaboro
Wen” Turner
Pond
John Martin
Turner
Martin
Saloon Visit Mentioned in Brief Report
A short clipping notes a saloon visit and mentions that he has not been arrested. The fragment provides no clear names, dates, or locations.
Plumber Dies After Fall at National Steel Plant
Jas Wilson, a National Steel Co plant plumber in Youngstown Ohio, was overcome by gas and fell 80 feet from a ladder dying from a broken neck. Four other men were overcome but recovered. Wilson died in a rescue attempt for coworkers.
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Youngstown, O
Jas, Wilson
National Steel Co
Wilkon
PLAN Denounced by Russian Students in April Manifesto
In St Petersburg on April 15 Konigsburg reports the government is cracking down on University students while seeking to appease workingmen with minor reforms. Students issue a manifesto urging workers not to be deceived by tall tales and unsubstantial concessions.
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St. Petersburg
Via
Konigsburg
East
Russia
SAFE CRACKERS STRIKE POST OFFICE AT WASHINGTON
An early morning break in Washington reveals $654 in cash and $350 in stamps stolen from the city post office. A tin box containing $2,000 in stamps and $295 in money was left untouched by the thieves. Additional notes report an unfounded assassination claim against President Kruger and a fatal shooting in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Candidate Weeks Seeks Votes From Board of Education
Mr. E A Weeks of 707 BE Market Street called on members of the new Board of Education to solicit votes. He is a Republican candidate for clerk. incumbent Fred W Shiver is not seeking re election and was also active in campaigning today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Weeks
Board of Education
Fred W. Shiver
Wanted Good Boy Must Be 15 Apply at Akron Democrat
Wanted notice seeking a compliant boy of about 15 to serve as a reference for an unspecified office. Applicants directed to visit the office of the Akron Democrat Co for consideration. The ad uses brief phrasing and lacks detail about duties or responsibilities.
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THE
AKRON
Ministers Confront Gambling in High Society Palaces
New York April 15 ministers plan interdenominational conference to act on gambling in wealthy private homes. Rev Dr David J Burrill says private Monte Carlos foster demoralization as four times as many children live in a nearby tenement than in mansions, highlighting social vice.
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New York
David J. Burrill
Collegiate Reformed Church
Fifth Ave
Monte Carlos
Tifth
Carrie Nation fined and ordered out of Missouri in Kansas City
Mrs Carrie Nation was fined 500 by Police Judge McMuley for blocking streets and ordered to leave town. The judge told Nation that Missouri is no place for her or for whistling girls and other then current phrases.
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Kansas City
Sply
Carrie Nation
McMuley
Naton
Missouri
Ringlings in Chicago Faced Objections to Evening Show
Ringling performers rested after Grace Episcopal Church pastor objected to mixing Hinshel and Mendelssohn with ragtime at the coliseum. Afternoon show went on as scheduled and Treasurer Meagor refunded evening tickets amid a large crowd.
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Ringling Eiveus
Epixcépal Ehurels
Coliseum
Hinsfel
Mendelssohn
Alieus
Meagor
Spanish Premier Seeks New Philippine Insurrection Talks
Madrid reports Premier Sagasin plans to present to the American government on the status of Philippine prisoners. Officials say insurgents may be nearing an end and many detainees remain unaccounted for, with over a thousand possibly in Filipino hands.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasin
New England Manufactures Unite Against Shorter Work Day
Bridgeport plans a regional combine of local manufacturers to resist machinists demands for a shorter work day. American Graphophone Co manager Thomas A. McDonald says conceding would force plants to move west for supplies. In Boston, AFL President Gompers arrives to back machinists with a large meeting in Fanueil Hall.
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Bridgeport
Conn
New England
Thomas A. McDonald
American Graphophone Co
Boston
Spl
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Fanoutli Ball
O'Donnell
Special Officer Refuses to Draw Salary Despite Inaction
Washington April split Gen John Kasson special reciprocity commissioner shocks office holders by refusing $10 000 yearly pay, saying he has no duties since the Senate blocked his commercial treaties. He offered resignation earlier, but the President did not accept. Kasson, from Town, long in the State Department, will take salary only from the Senate’s note on treaties.
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Washington
John Kasson
Senate
Kasson
State Department
Arm Severed In Train Accident Near Erie Station
Miss Anna Nest aged 11 was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while crossing tracks near the Erie station on Monday morning. Her left arm was amputated at the elbow after Parks ambulance ferried her to the hospital. she had bruises and scratches but no other serious injuries. She lives with her sister at 127 Edgewood Avenue and worked at the India Rubber works, walking to her factory when the accident occurred due to not hearing or seeing the approaching train.
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Anna Nest
Erie
Miss Nest
Edgewood Ave
India Rubber Works
Parks
Threats At Ward Meeting Over Unseating Delegate
In St Louis on April 15 police judge T F Zimmerman told about 300 tenth ward citizens at Chippewa Hall they would back a move to unseat Otto F Kerhe of the Public Ownership party. He warned a delegation could go to city hall with shotguns and ropes if recognition was not granted.
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St. Louis
Tenth Ward
T. F. Zimmerman
Tenth Ward Improvement Association
Chippewa Hatt
Otto F. Kerhe
Public Ownership Party
House of Delegates
Strikers Return to Work at Shamokin Plant
Three hundred workers at a Shamokin plant resumed work after a strike that began February 21. The dispute centered on the workers forming a union and the company’s failure to recognize it. Grievances to be settled in a conference with pay for lost time.
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Shamokin
Mrs Day in Canton Referred for Bright's Disease
Canton Ohio April 15 Mrs Willan Day 8 slightly Improved. The nature of her illness is an acute form of Brights disease. Dr Parke of Cleveland in consultation with local physicians agree the attack is serious but not necessarily fatal.
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Canton
Ohio
Willan Day
Hess
Bright
Parke
Cleveland
Big steel trust clash over wage scale at McKeesport
Pittsburg April 15 Twelve hundred workers at the W D Wood plant of the United States Steel trust halted work at McKeesport over wage scale differences. The Amalgamated Association held a meeting of the Advisory board representing 85,000 men and threatened to suspend work in all steel plants where its members are employed if the dispute is not settled.
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Pittsburg
W. D. Wood
United States Steel Trust
McKeesport
Amalgamated Association
Boars
Man Sues Over Wheel Torture At Lodge Initiation
Guthele Ok April Tive sues Royal Velice of Joseph for 1000 damages claiming initiation rites used a contrived wheel called the camel. He alleges being strapped to the device and the straps were tightened so tightly that ligaments and muscles were torn and lacerated during the ritual.
Swindler Hart Plies Old Scam From Prison Cell
In New York on April 15 a con man named Paul D. Hart, imprisoned in Tomlin, continues his swindling by exploiting newspaper ads to lure victims. He offers to provide information on heirs or long lost relatives for a fee, recently earning $100 from a western widow seeking a missing son. Hart fabricates details to gain trust and access to funds.
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New York
Paul D. Hart
Tomlin
Hart
Clively
Far West
Minikelf
Chief Manderbach Not Retiring While Under Fire
Chief Manderbach refuses to resign while under fire amid reports of his death and political maneuvering. The text notes potential succession changes if Wilson is named commissioner, with Manderbach expressing intent to resign only when no longer able to perform duties.
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Manderbach
Phore le No Guth
Touth
Wald
H. F. Manderbich Rondy
Im Wilson
Daily Democrat delivery copy offer misspelled notice
Special Notice offers perfect copies of the Democrat from several states with a paid incentive. It lists dates in May and June and references multiple editions including weekly issues and specific town or period dates, though the text is garbled and contains typographical errors.
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Daily Democrat
Democrat
Hart's aliases used to defend him in layover case
A defendant known as Hart used various aliases across jurisdictions to aid a defense strategy involving a layover. The fragmented text suggests ongoing confusion over identity and travel arrangements in the case.
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Ani
Monty
Hart
Voupuy
Mine dispute sinks into Superior Court action
Owners San Piven and others accuse Trusk & Co and Wade Fhanve of New York of cobapilley over the Lehidotite mine in Olle. They claim the mine is worth fifty millions and was offered on a tiny option. Trask & Co deny any interest and refuse further comment.
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San Piven
Ole
Aphl
Superior Court
Agethet Spencer, Trusk & Co
Aml Wade Fhanve
New York
Canta, Olle
W. G. Rogers
Trask & Co
Trask
Comedians Hopper and Daly Arrested in Yorkville Court
DeWolt Hopper and Dan Daly were arrested in Yorkville court this morning on charges of violating the Sunday concert law. They presented a travesty on Uncle Tom's Cabin as the first night at the Academy of Music for the actors' fund.
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New York
DeWolt Hopper
Dan Daly
Yorkville
Hopper
Daly
Academy of Music
Actors’ Fund
Burglars Blow Erie Depot Safe. Obtain One Dollar
The safe in the Erie depot at Barbers ton was blown open last night by burglars. The safe was completely demolished with only a small amount of money left in the strong box. The thieves escaped with one dollar.
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Snfe
Erie
Barberston
Faiure of Portage potato buyer shocks community
The failure of E. D. Brobst of Brimfield, a major Portage county potato buyer, is described as the worst in local history. Bank accounts are overdrawn, friends go bankrupt, and families are left penniless, with even children's tiny savings erased.
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E. D. Brobst
Portage County
Brober
Grape-Nuts Pudding Appears Charming And Digestible
A vintage note extols Grape-Nuts pudding as delicious and easy to digest. It claims the product provides ready to assimilate nutrition, with the cereal’s starchy parts prepared artificially to aid body digestion. The ad targets athletes, beauty workers, and invalids seeking quick energy.
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Niles, Mich
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Youngstown
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Amsterdam
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Hazelton
Hazleton
Kelayers
Whetro Useller
Evan Clebock
Shiver
Democrat CO
Ence
Ringlings
Toad
McKinley
C.H. Martin
Miss Anna Nest
Erie Station
Colin
Mrs, Day
BIG Steel Trust
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