Striking Tramway Workers Face Deadlock and Violence
May 19 report from Cleveland notes a third strike day with arbritration talks stalled. Public violence declines as talks progress with state arbitration leaders and company chiefs. A Broadway car was blown by dynamite with 25 passengers aboard, no serious injuries. a West Madison car suffered powder blast injuring a woman.
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Cleveland
Municipal Street Railway Company
State Board of Arbitration
Dupont
Municipal Traction Company
Mahon
Behner
Traction Company
Johnson
Broadway
West Madison
Bryan's choice for VP likely Whitlock per Darrow
Clarence Darrow says William Jennings Bryan considers Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock as the logical Democratic vice presidential pick. He notes Governor Johnson of Minnesota is out and Mayor Johnson of Cleveland has issues, leaving Whitlock. Whitlock declines to discuss, and Bryan is expected to be nominated. Tammany Hall will send a large delegation to the Denver convention.
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Toledo
Brand Whitlock
Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Whitlock
Johnson
Minnesota
Cleveland
Ohio 2
Carpenter Samuel Brown Falls From Roof Near Sheet Mill
Samuel Brown a Guernsey Works carpenter fell from a roof near the sheet mill while with another worker removing a heavy pipe. The rope loosened, pipe struck him, causing three fractured ribs and severe bruises. He was taken to the company hospital, treated by Dr. Vorhies, then moved home at 1412 Beatty avenue.
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Samuel Brown
Guernsey
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Mr. Brown
Brown
Vorhies
Beatty Avenue
Another Horse Deal in Court in Byesville
Robert Campbell of Byesville was arrested on a warrant from Charles Barr over a horse trade dispute. Campbell allegedly shortchanged Barr by five dollars then snatched the money and fled, resisting arrest before being brought to Squire A J Bean’s court where he pleaded not guilty and a hearing was set.
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Byesville
Robert Campbell
C. P. Callihan
Charles Barr
Squire A. J. Bean
Barr
Campbell
Callihan
Squire's Court
Janitor Hangs in School Basement at Tidioute
George Buchanan janitor of the Tidioute schools hanged himself in the basement of the school building on May 19. Local authorities reported the death as an apparent suicide and the investigation proceeded.
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Tidioute
George Buchanan
Memorial Sermon by Rev F A Brown at First U P Church
The annual Memorial sermon will be delivered by Rev F A Brown D D Sunday afternoon at 2 30 at the First U P church The G A R and W R C will attend in a body and all are invited to attend and join in the services.
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F. A. Brown
D. D
U. P
Tracks Wrecked by Dynamite Panic on Sparks Street Car
On May 19 in Sparks Cleveland a street car wreck occurred when dynamite damaged the tracks. The car carried passengers and caused a panic though no one was hurt. The arbitration board was in session.
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Cleveland
Superior
Arbitration Board
Rails Spread Wrecking Train in Hillsboro
A passenger train on a branch of the N. and W. was wrecked today when rails spread in Hillsboro Ohio. Ten persons were injured but none fatally.
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Hillsboro
Miss Bertha Vanderbilt Found in Raritan Canal
Princeton NJ May 19 the body of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt assistant in the Princeton university library has been found floating in the Raritan canal about a half mile from the Carnegie lake aqueduct. She had been missing for a week.
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Miss Vanderbilt
Princeton
N. J
Bertha Vanderbilt
Princeton University Library
Raritan Canal
Carnegie Lake
May Elect Ten Bishops Reportedly Planned
Baltimore May 19 report says the committee on episcopacy will present to the Methodist Episcopal general conference a recommendation to create ten bishops. The proposal reflects ongoing church expansion and leadership restructuring.
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Baltimore
Committee On
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Telltale Document 3 Shown in Court in Platt Divorce Case
Mae Catherine Wood testified in a suit for absolute divorce from United States Senator Thomas C. Platt before Justice O Gorman. She said she secretly married him at the Fifth Avenue hotel on November 9 1901 and produced a marriage certificate and letters alleged to be from Platt. She claimed duress over the settlement of 10000 and described a secret ceremony and a ring.
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New York
Mae Catherine Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Miss Wood
Lilian Janeway
Platt
Manhattan Beach
J. Martin Miller
John B. Stanchfield
Tom
Lightning Kills Two Cows On Hammond Farm West of Cambridge
In Guernsey county Sunday afternoon a thunderstorm killed two cows owned by Alex Hammond about five miles west of Cambridge. The animals were beneath a tree near a small run when struck. the tree and bodies suffered severe burns. Loss covered by insurance.
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Hammond
Cambridge
Guernsey County
Alex. Hammond
Senator and wife letter evidence case reveals handwriting details
A court heard a letter in which Avane refused a payment and claimed to send a thousand kisses. A photo of the senator with the inscription To my little wife prompted questions about who wrote the words. The witness said the senator sat on his lap and helped write the line little wife.
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Avane
Miss Wood
Woman Guest Found Dead in Abingdon Square Hotel
The body of Emma N Crosby of Boston, a hotel guest registered Sunday night, was found last night on the concrete pavement of an areaway below her room window in the Abingdon Square hotel New York. She wore only night attire and appeared to have been dead for hours. cause and manner unknown.
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New York
Lynne
Abingdon Square
Emma N. Crosby
Boston
Miss Crosby
Drug Clerk Makes A Fatal Error
New York on May 19. Eduardo Deeraso a Venezuelan coffee planter died in a hotel after taking medicine prescribed by a drug clerk who allegedly filled the prescription incorrectly. His wife also took the medicine and is seriously ill.
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New York
Eduardo Deeraso
Venezuela
Dynamite found near Akron plant after sighting two men
Frank Dockus of the Alkali Rubber Company reports two men acting mysteriously. They fled when approached and left two dynamite sticks with a fuse near the building. Company officials suspect discharged workers planned to blow up the plant.
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Akron, O
Frank Dockus
Alkali Rubber Company
Bank Collapse Hits Pittsburg Brokers After Allegheny Bank Failure
James Carothers & Co. brokers in investment securities wound into receivership after the Allegheny National Bank closure. They faced large stock holdings tied to bank customers and a collateral value collapse, with potential $40 per share losses. City taxpayers face a likely $546,000 hit as deposits exceed secured bonds.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank of
James Carothers & Co
Carothers & Co
Allegheny National Bank
May Never See Italy Again
Salvatore Montinza left South Bend Indiana after a serious abdominal wound seeking to die with his countrymen in Italy. He traveled to New York unseen by anyone of his condition and collapsed on the Brazil steamer just before sailing to Europe, then was rushed to a hospital.
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New York
George Sterry
George, Jr
Italy
Salvatore Montinza
South Bend
Ind
Brazil
Montinza
Europe
Triple murder confession rocks New Jersey farmhouse
Frank Zastera, a former art student, confessed to killing Mr and Mrs William B Shepperd and their servant Jennie Bendy in Shepperd’s Matawan home. He described firing on Mrs Shepperd, Shepperd, and Bendy, then searched for money before being charged.
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Matawan
N. J
Monmouth County
Frank Zastera
William B. Shepperd
Jennie Bendy
Mr. Shepperd
Zastera
Shepperd
Body Exhumed In Insurance Death Inquiry
In Youngstown Ohio on May 19 the body of Jacob B Before, 22, exhumed at Calvary Cemetery after burial May 2 to check death cause. Insurers totaling 8000 dollars questioned the gastritis report and ordered an autopsy. The case links to a 4000 dollar policy taken last January as investigators probe possible fraud. The stomach specimen was sent to a chemist for analysis. Authorities may review the death of John O Besore, 52, recently deceased and heavily insured.
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Cious
Youngstown
Jacob B
Calvary Cemetery
John O. Besore
Former county official Johnn McGaughry commits suicide in Indianapolis
Indianapolis May 19. Johnn McGaughry aged 55 a former member of the county commissioners board shot himself today. The act follows press attention linking his name to a scandal in the commissioners office.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Johnn McGaughry
Board of County Commisesioners
Commissioner’s Office
Little Girl Sentenced to Industrial School
Anna May Thompson pled guilty to petit larceny and was arraigned before Probate Judge H W Lubbeck. She was sentenced to the Delaware Industrial School and taken there by Sheriff Moore this morning.
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Anna May Thompson
Moncey
H. W. Lubccock
Delaware Industrial School
Moore
Harding Appeals to the Courts in Ohio Gop Nomination Row
Congressman Harding of the Third district has blocked election boards in Preble Montgomery and Butler counties from meeting to decide if his name or Colonel Catrow will appear on the Republican ticket. Both were nominated at factional conventions in Baton last Thursday.
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Harding
Dayton
Preble
Montgomery
Butler
Colonel Catrow
Catrow
Baton
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