Marietta Attorney W S Cheney Ends His Life In Public
W S Cheney a well known young attorney from Marietta Goshen shot himself in the head on the public square in front of the post office. The tragedy followed a bitter clash over a marriage involving Miss Cora Cheney and Hon N A Morris with the couple already wed by proxy. Cheney had opposed the match and threatened violence. The event shocked townsfolk as relatives and officials rushed to assist, while Morris and supporters were nearby planning a trip when the news broke.
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Marietta
Gos
Cheney
N. A Morris
Cora Cheney
Masa Cheney
Ny Oister
Mr. Morris
Morris
Or Patton
Elmwood
Blair
Austell
Washington
New York
Clay
T. W. Glover
A. Anderson
R. M. McNeil
Glover
Miss Cheney
Mr. Cheney
Mr Morris
Cannon misfire wounds many on train in West Virginia
A cannon discharged on a Huntington and Big Sandy train during a Soldiers' Reunion in Cereda West Virginia injuring more than a dozen. Har TY Zelgics of Huntington and Mrs Henry Smith of Central City were badly hurt as every window in the coach shattered. The cannon was packed with gravel.
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West Virginia
Cereda
W. Va
Three Cities Seek Next Session At Municipalities Convention
At Syracuse on September 2 delegates from Charleston Atlanta and Peoria vie for the next year’s convention. Forty mayors have registered and 114 cities are represented as Homer Folks opens with a talk on municipal charity. Mayors Johnson of Fargo and Weakley of Florence discuss special assessments for public improvements.
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Syracuse
NelfAltes
League of American Municipalities
Charleston
Atelanta
Peoria
Gilkeson
Homer Folks
New York State Charities Aid Association
J. A. Johnson
Fargo
N. D
John B. Weakley, Jr
Florence
Ala
Johnson
John B Weakley
Cardinal Gibbons meets with President over Philippines Church matters
Cardinal Gibbons held a half hour conference with the president in Washington. He was joined by Father Stafford. The discussion centered on the Philippines situation while details were not disclosed. Some clergy have voiced concern over church property desecration by soldiers and other Catholic church issues in the Philippines.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Father Stafford
Philippines
Bosnian Knezevic Confesses Self Defense In Milan Plot
In Belgrade September the Ghica Knezevic trial revealed a dramatic twist as the Bosnian defendant withdrew all charges against fellow prisoners. Knezevic claimed he acted alone to kill Former King Milan of Servia, saying he fired in personal revenge and has freed his soul. He stated the judges must decide.
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Milan
Belgrade
Ghica Knezevle
Servia
Knezevic
Woman Uses Butcher Knife in Fatal Tennessee Tragedy
In Union County near Knoxville, Mrs. John Lawson killed Masse Eldridge with a butcher knife after alleging she had alienated her husband. The accused pursued the confrontation expecting a meeting and was armed for the deadly clash. No arrests have been made.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Spelat
Union County
John Lawson
Eldridge
T‘ix
Janson
Pldridge
Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Colin Brothers Firms
New York on September a Melville A Sheldon Louis Cohn Issar Cohn Sis mund Kiee and Mores J Cohn as members of Colin Brothers Klee Co The New York Musical Record and the Manhattan Advertising Company filed a petition in bankruptcy The gross partnership liabilities are 123684 The agreed consist of 19 and outstanding accounts of 24309
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New York
Melville A. Sheldon
Louis Cohn
Issar 5. Cohn
Sismund Kiee
Mores J. Cohn
Colin Brothers, Klee & Co
New York Musical Record
Manhattan Advertising Company
Bank cashier is assaulted in Palatine Illinois
Chicago dispatch reports Frederick J. Filbert cashier of the Palatine bank lies near death after an assault by three men in Palatine Illinois. The incident occurred north of Chicago on September 2. Filbert, twenty six, is seriously wounded and fighting for his life.
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Palatine
Ill
Chicago
Frederick J. Filbert
Palatine Bank
Young Man Walter Lawton Wounds Palatine Cashier
A stranger calling himself Walter Lawton shot the Palatine cashier, wounding him in the abdomen. Henry Plagge, a 70 year old farmer, intervened to stop the attack but was cut and bruised in the struggle. Lawton’s motive was stated as not robbery and he is unknown to locals.
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Walter Lawton
Palatine
Henry Plagge
Lawton
The Arrest of Bill Dudley in Hall County Killing
Sheriff Munday of Calnesville and Sheriff Garrett of this place arrested HHS Dudley in Cumming for the ax killings of Oviar O Kelley and James Smith at Dudley home in Hall County. Dudley reportedly killed the men after finding them in bed with his wife then carried the ax to his father in law’s home near here. He was taken to Gainesville Jail this morning.
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O’kelley
Smith
Hall County
Cumming
Gia
Munday
Calnesville
Garrett
Hhs Dudley
Oviar O Kelley
James Smith
Halle County
Dudiey
O'Kelley
Dudley
Gainesville
Recognition of American Rule in Southern Islands Hinges on Luzon
Dispatches from Manila report about four hundred rebels at Zamboanga resisting American authority while Luzon battles loom. Zamboanga is nearly deserted with Tebels encamped four miles out. Natives remain friendly in parts like Jul o as tensions rise between Moros and Filipinos and storms disrupt shipping as typhoons persist across the Philippines.
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Manila
Tiello
General Bites
Zamboanga
Luzon
Zamboangu
Tebels
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Dreyfus Pardoned Published by War Minister Decree
Paris September 21 The Journal Officiel publishes the decree granting pardon to Dreyfus The War Minister notes he has already served five years deportation but ten years detention would be required under law The report urges pacification and acts of humanity to begin appeasement for the republic
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Paris
Officiel
Preyfig
Marquis de Gulilfet
Dreyfus
Minster
Discrediting the Spaniards in Cuba and Other News
Havana reports debate over unifying Spanish clubs used to attack Spaniards while praising action. General Maximo Gomez visits Bejuco to tend his father’s graves and oversee vault construction. Two thousand miners strike in New River district seeking wage rise. Diaz granted 21 days’ leave to visit Mexico City. Earthquake near Smyrna kills hundreds in Menderez valley. War department redirects transport to Portland to move the Thirty-Third volunteers to Manila.
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Havana
Diario de la Marina
Cuba
Maximo Gomez
Senator Mason vows continued opposition to the Philippines war
In a Washington interview Senator Mason of Mnots says he will oppose the war on the Filipinos on the Senate floor and would resign his seat rather than treat Filipinos poorly. He rejects expansion by conquest, denounces broken promises to the Philippines, and argues for the same approach once used with Cuba.
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Mason
Philippines
Washington
Ptember
Post
Hmnots
Senate
Congress
Cuba
Dreyfus Secret Release Shocks Rennes at Night
Captain Alfred Dreyfus left the Rennes prison at 3 a.m. after a ministerial order for his release. He rode in a carriage to the Vern station and boarded a Nantes-bound train with Matthieu Dreyfus. The departure went unnoticed by Rennes residents as a routine traveler.
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Rennes
Alfred Dreyfus
Mornig
Devil's Island
Vern
Nantes
Hla de Farture
Vigner
Secret Service
M. Dureialt
Dreyfus
Boulevard Laenne
Matthieu Dreyfus
Maitre Labor
Ife
Alfred
Mme Dreyfus
Rennés
Bordeaux
France
Tet Gironde
Nice
Dreyfus Coming to America Reported in London Dispatch
The Times carries a Liverpool dispatch stating luggage from Havre and Folkestone addressed to Madame Dreyfus has reached London. Rooms have been taken at a local hotel. The baggage is marked for New York, suggesting Dreyfus may be bound for America.
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London
the Times
Liverpool
Havre
Folkestone
Madame Dreyfus
New York
Dreyfuss
America
Dreyfus Declares Innocence in Paris Declaration
Paris report notes Alfred Dreyfus states liberty granted by republic but seeks definitive judgment to clear his name. He condemns the miscarriage of justice and demands reparation, asserting no Frenchman should credit him with the alleged crime.
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Paris
Aurore
Fourier
Dreyfus
The
Republic
Lberty
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus Arrives in Nantes with Brother and Guard
Dreyfus and Matthieu Dreyfus arrived in Nantes from Hennes as ordinary passengers. M Viguier and a policeman accompanied them. They sought a private room, ordered two glasses of milk, and the party split with guards outside while inquiries were made.
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Nantes
M. Viguier
England Rapidly Preparing for War With South Africa
The report notes Britain gearing up for conflict with South Africa as events unfold in a transit incident. A Bordeaux train departed at 8:38 am with Dreyfus brothers locating privacy, while M. Viguier and a policeman rode only to the first stop before returning to Nantes to join the 12:13 pm to Paris. The Dreyfuses are believed to have changed trains at an Intermediate station to start anew in an unknown direction.
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Bordeaux
M. Viguier
Verto
Nantes
Paris
Dreyfuses
Government Shows Its Hand Promoting Dreyfus Figures
Paris September 30 M Menard clerk of the court of cassation has been dismissed after thirty one years service for giving M Quesnay de Beaurepaire information hurtful to Dreyfus. Major Hartmann promoted to assistant manager of the army gun factory at Puteaux after testifying in Rennes court martial.
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Dreyfus
Paris
M. Menard
Court of Cassation
M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire
Hartmann
Artillery
Rennes
Puteaux
Dreyfus Face Brief Life As Government Guards Him
Paris cor respondent for The Daily Telegraph reports Dreyfus is gravely ill and may live only months. The government pledges guardianship and proposes Rivera villa care, with a potential acceptance of the Monte Carlo prince’s offered residence during the trial.
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Dreyfus
London
Paris
The
Daily Telegraph
Rivera
Prince of
Monte Carta
Guerin Identified as Antisemitic League Leader in Paris
On arrival at the prison M Guerin, president of the anti-Semite League, surrendered to police and was briefly examined to confirm his identity. The high court and its secret proceedings continued today, reviewing documents in the conspiracy cages.
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Anti-Semite League
Paris
M Guerin
High Court
Steamer Koun Maru Sinks in Typhoon Off Hanakin Blwa Lake
A Shiga prefecture telegraph via the Empress of India reports the steamer Koun Maru foundered in a typhoon off Hanakin Blwa lake. Of fifty aboard, twelve passengers including many women and children drowned, two fatally injured, and eight crew members perished as the vessel sank.
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Victoria
B. C
Shiga
Empress of India
Hanak
Blwa Lake
Queen Regent Gifts Six Hundred Books to Tampa Spanish Casino
Spain's queen regent sends 600 books for Tampa Spanish Casino library as a public-use gift. The books arrived aboard the Juventus steamer, honoring the city’s Spanish population for their hospitality during the recent war.
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Spain
Tampa
Jacksonville
Fla
Sipain
Mrs Hunter Denies Charges Against Husband in Guatemala
Mrs W Godfrey Hunter wife of the U S minister to Guatemala arrived in Louisville and said she knows nothing of charges against her husband. She contends there can be no grounds for complaints about administration of affairs in Guatemala as conducted by Dr Hunter.
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Guatemala
Louisville
W. Godfrey Hunter
United States
Hunter
Train Collision Near Kansas City Kills Four
Four killed and four injured when a northbound passenger train collided with a freight train fifteen miles southeast of Kansas City. Fire destroyed the baggage mail car. freight speed and a slow watch contributed to the crash. Two burned to death in the forward car. several stock cars wrecked. Engineer and fireman deaths reported. Another wreck near Petroleum West Virginia kills engineer William Meyers. three clerk and three trainmen injured as engine and cars leave track. Passengers escape serious harm.
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Kansas City
St Louis
San Francisco
Hope Park
Brownell
Tve
Parkersburg
W Va
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Petroleum
W. Va
Willam Meyers
Fire Engulfs St Vincents Hospital Norfolk VA Two Die
A Norfolk Va hospital fire at St Vincent’s began on the fifth story of the south wing. Mrs Dolan a nurse was injured escaping as the building burned fiercely. Firemen from Norfolk and Portsmouth fought to save the main structure. The south wing collapsed and two patients remain missing including an insane man. Total loss feared with $250000 value.
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Norfolk
St. Vincent's Hospitals
Dolan
Portsmouth
Wood Street
Church Street
Harrison Out for Governor Will Announce for Democratic Nomination
Chicago September The Times Herald tomorrow will say Mayor Harrison will run for governor of Illinois next year. The decision was to remain secret until later in the season. He told William J. Bryan last Saturday, and Bryan’s eagerness to share with Illinois Democrats led to the leak. Harrison intends to seek the governorship if he wins the Democratic nomination.
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Chicago
The
Times-Herald
Harrison
Lllinois
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Sensation on Wall Street in Flour and Milling shares
Wall Street reacted to the United States Flour and Milling Company stock after its absorption of Northwest milling assets. Common stock fell from 56 to 24, preferred from 75 to 50, amid a liquidation of long stock. Company officers claim the shutdown prices do not reflect true value and that the company is profitable.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Flour and Milling Company
Northwest
G A R Declines Admiral Dewey Parade Over Plan Disputes
New York reports the Grand Army of the Republic refuses to participate in the Admiral Dewey parade unless General Charles F. Roe amends parade plans. Commander-in-Chief Albert D. Shaw and department leaders assert miscommunication and improper invitations, and Roe stands by his schedule and officials for the event.
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New York
Charles F. Roe
Grand Army of the Republic Organization
Joseph W. Kay
New York Grand Army of the Republic
Roe
Grand Army of the Republic
Hoe
Albert D. Shaw
Grand Army of the
H. H. Adams
O. O. Howard
Grand Army of
Kay
Atkinson
J. A. Goulden
Memorial Committee
Britons on Double Duty Transport Leaves with Troops
London reports Britain mobilizing for possible hostilities with the Transvaal. War preparations accelerate at Woolwich and colonial offices, with 1100 troops aboard Jelunga sailing for the Mediterranean. Dispatches indicate Transvaal would not yield. stock exchange may close on martial law.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Spain
England
Transvaal
Lord Salisbury
Hatfield House
Mr Chamberlain
Royal Arsenal
Cape
Colonial Office
Johannesburg
Colonidal Office
War Department
Marquis of Tansiinwne
Dublin
Lord Garnet Wolseley
Evelyn Wood
Jelunga
Mediterranean
Wolwich
Ordnance Department
Marquis of Lansdowne
War Office
Willi
Cape Town
Tha
Sanger
Stock Exchange
Martial Lev
Ing
Pretoria
Orange Frea
Aduies
Bloemfontein
Raad
Orange Free State
Iit
Free State
Aday
Wilhiam Inen Harcourt
West Monmouthshire
House of Commons
New Tredegar
Kruger
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Mr. Moris
Locust Lodge
Rev
J. H. Patten
His
Atlanta
Cardinal
Mckinley
Bill Dudley
W. C
New River District
Perth
Diaz
Abaervce
City of
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Alda
Flandreidy
Menderez
Transporta 3Th
Dreyfus Show
Out OF the Republic
Jali
Takas
South Africa
Guerin
Carter Case
Wayne MacVeagh
Department of Justice
Carter
Judges Advocate General
Queen Regent
Mrs. Hunter
Sensation
Admiral Dewey
Chamberlain
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