Depot robbery at Wilmington Balti more Ohio depot
Three masked men entered the Baltimore and Ohio depot in Wilmington on Friday morning bound operator R. D. Wal m and robbed him of 9.50 then took 20.55 from the cash drawer. They cracked Langdon's flouring mill safe across the street and secured 50 before escaping. The operator was bound for three hours before release after a train dispatcher in Columbus tried to contact him.
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Wilmington
Baltimore & Ohio
R. D. ‘Walm
Lamgdon
Columbus
Trial Opens in Fresh Carnahan Case in U S Court
The Columbus U S court began the trial of Fresh Carnahan publisher accused of agents posing as pension officers to sell books. A demurrer claiming no crime was charged was overruled. Four former Carnahan agents, convicted of impersonating government officers, testified from the penitentiary.
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Columbus
Fresh Carnahan
Washington, D
Al-Leged
United States
Carnahan
Bank Burglars Are Sentenced In Danville Case
Mount Vernon Ohio December 10 William Fowles Charles Smith John Walker and Harry Gordon pleaded guilty to robbing the Danville Bank weeks ago In court Judge Wickham labeled Fowles an old offender with three prior terms and sentenced him to eight and a half years in the penitentiary The others drew six and a half years each.
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Mount Vernon
William Fowles
Charles Smith
John Walker
Harry Gordon
Danville
Wickham
Fowles
Federal petition seeks penalties from three Coshocton firms
Columbus attorney general Sheets filed a Franklin county court petition against Merchants Electric Light and Power Co. of Coshocton plus American Sheet Steel Co. and American Tin Plate Co. to enforce foreign corporation qualifications. He seeks 30500 from the electric company 20000 from the sheet steel firm and 35000 from the tin plate company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Sheets
Franklin County
Merchants’ Electric Light and Power Co
Coshocton
American Sheet Steel Co
Ameriican Tin Plate Co
Iohio
Electric Wight and Power Co
Sheet Steel Co
Tin Plate Co
Coal Exchange Dissolves Amid Anti-Trust Threat
At a Friday meeting in Sandusky the Sandusky coal exchange decided to abandon the organization. The group had been warned by the prosecuting attorney that continuing operations could trigger ouster actions and penalties under the Valentine anti trust law.
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Sandusky
Toledoan's Tough Experience After Football Game Illness
Charles W. Bell prominent Toledo citizen suffered a stroke at Armory park after a football game Saturday evening. He lay unseen in the darkness and rain until Sunday morning. doctors fear his recovery may be doubtful.
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Toledo
Charles W. Bell
Armory Park
Burglars Blow Safe in Perry Store. Clerk Exchanges Fire
In Perry, Ohio, burglars blasted Brown's store safe early Sunday, a sleeping clerk fired back, leaving blood stains suggesting a wound. The robbers fled without taking the $300 exposed by the blast.
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Painesville, O
Brown
Perry
Highwaymen attack couple near Columbus. wife gravely wounded
In Columbus Ohio on a Sunday morning Mr and Mrs Philip Merrill were halted by three highwaymen while driving on the outskirts. Merrill resisted sped away and the robbers fired striking Mrs Merrill in the head. She lies in a critical condition as the bandits escape.
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Columbus, O
Philip Merrill
Mulford Shortage Made Good by Insurance Union Leaders
Columbus reports the alleged $4,000 shortage of ex Secretary John M. Mulford of the American Insurance union has been made good by National President John I Lentz and other officers. Mulford remains under bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Columbus
John M. Mulford
American Insurance Union
John I Lentz
Mulford
Found Dead in Bed in Blanchester
Allen Nixon aged 70 was found dead in bed at his home in Blanchester after last being seen Wednesday. Bed clothing showed blood and his face was bruised. Coroner investigation is underway.
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Blanchester
Allen Nixon
Nixon
New Gaseer Field Well Flows 3.5 Million Cft Daily
From Homer, Ohio, word that a new gas well in Licking county has struck a 3,500,000 cubic feet per day output at a depth of 2,160 feet. The discovery signals a productive gas field near Columbus.
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Columbus
Homer
Licking County
Arm Torn to Shreds in Fodder Cutter Mishap
Cadiz reports Harvey Milliken suffered a severe arm injury when his limb was caught in a fodder cutter. the arm was torn into shreds during the accident.
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Cadiz
Harvey Milliken
Willard Cleared of Diamonds Theft in Cleveland
In Cleveland Judge Phillips' court a jury found George Willard not guilty of stealing $15,000 in diamonds. He was released but immediately arrested on a separate charge in Hamilton Ohio. The judge condemned the verdict as a travesty of justice and discharged the jurors.
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Cleveland
Phillips
George Willard
Willard
Hamilton
Bank Official Wipes Out Surplus In 20 Year Embezzlement
Bank examiner investigated 400 active interest bearing certificates at Ballston First National Bank and found Fitcham embezzlements stretching 20 years. Surplus of 116 000 is wiped out. Fitcham detained at home under guard, ill, and disputed loss estimates.
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Bank Toeller Fitcham
Stexi
Ballston
N. Y
Graham
First National Bank
Fitcham
School Boy Kills Playmate in Newport Street Assault
A Newport Ky. incident reports 11 year old Eddie Armines stabbing 8 year old Joseph Creelman after a school quarrel. A third boy threw a brick injuring Armines before Creelman was killed. Armines surrendered to police with the weapon later found discarded.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Joseph Creelman
Eddie Armines
Creelman
Armines
Gathmann Gun Declared Ineffective by Board
Washington reports show army and navy board findings on the Gathmann gun tested at Sandy Hook on November 13. The board concludes the weapon would not endanger a modern battleship and should not be adopted or further experimented with, noting the 12 inch army service rifle is far more destructive.
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Washington
Army and Navy Board
Congress
Root
Sandy Hook
United States
Four Cadets Bound and Whipped Cadet at Temperance University
Clarkiman Tenn December 5 four senior class members bound and gagged Cadet Lester in the woods tied him to a tree and whipped him Then they placed him under a hydrant near the dormitory turned on the water and left him in a semi conscious condition An officer found four cadets besides Lester out of their rooms Lester plans legal action against the assailants in court
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Clarkiman
Tenn
American Temperance University
Lester
Frenchman shoots four in West City home tragedy
Romaine Daubaux a Frenchman while intoxicated shot and fatally wounded his wife and son Giraurd Taubaux and seriously wounded two others at his home in West City Kansas on December 5.
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West City
Kan
Romaine
Canal Commission Backs Nicaragua Route
Washington reports the Isthmian canal commission backs Nicaragua as the route and assigns a total construction cost of 189,864,062. Panama cost estimated at 144,233,338 with 109,141,000 to obtain the concession. The Panama plan is sea level while Nicaragua requires locks but Lake Nicaragua offers reliable water.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Panama
Lake
Weather Bureau reports wireless links extend coast to coast
The annual report by Willis L Moore shows wireless weather stations now operate along Virginia and North Carolina coasts and soon between the Farallone islands and the mainland and between Tau toosh island and the Pacific coast. Forecast work expands with reports from British Isles Europe Azores and Caribbean stations. storm and fog warnings issued and verified. The bureau maintains crop data collection with 14 000 volunteer reporters and 42 000 farming households receiving forecasts via rural free delivery.
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Brof Moore
Washington
Willis L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
Farallone Islands
Tatoosh Island
Pacific
British Isles
Europe
Azores
Nassau
Bermuda
Turk’s Island
England
Moore
Test of Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Near Port Royal
The dynamite gun tested Saturday at Ailton Head S C east of Port Royal harbor showed a 6000 yard range. Eight explosive gelatine rounds were fired six exploded on impact. Two used time fuses at depth underwater with no disturbance. Endurance test fired forty dummies of 1180 pounds. Time to discharge all tests was ten and a half minutes. Major McNutt led the ordnance board.
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Savannah
Ailton Head
S. C
Army
Maj. McNutt
Ordinance Department
Port Royal Harbor
New South Wales Enacts Industrial Arbitration Law
The government passes an arbitration bill making disputes between employers and workers referable to a competent court. Strikes or lockouts before or during reference become a misdemeanor with fines or imprisonment. A supreme court judge will oversee a powerful court with powers to set a standard wage and prefer union labor, with no appeal from its decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
New South Wales
Sydney
Supreme Court
Six-fey Bike Race Opens at Madison Square Garden
The annual six day bicycle race began at midnight in Madison Square Garden with about 8000 spectators. William D. Rothwell known as Young Corbett started the event as sixteen teams compete for six days riding 12 hours daily to break the 1899 record set by Miller and Waller. In Macon Georgia a Savannah bound passenger train jumped an embankment injuring many and killing Julia Boynton, a colored woman.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
William D. Rothwell
Young Corbett
Bobby" Walthour
Archie McEachern
Molls
Macon
Georgia Central
Savanak
Atlanta
Julia Boynton
Mint Report Details Yearly US Coinage and Site Sales
George M Roberts reports for the Mint on the year ended June 30 1901. Total coinage 176 999 132 pieces valued at 136 340 781 dollars. Gold 99 065 715. silver dollars 24 293 850. fractional silver 10 966 648. minor coin 2 009 568. Philadelphia San Francisco and New Orleans mints operated. Philadelphia site to be sold December 19 at 2 000 000 upset. Silver bullion stocks decline from 83 268 054 to 52 562 927 ounces. World gold coinage 1900 354 936 497. silver 177 011 002. Stock of subsidiary coin near 90 613 512. may rise to 120 000 000. Dollar coinage may cease to shift silver into subsidiary coinage.
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Washington
George Nt. Roberts
Philadelphia
Costa Rica
Treasury
San Francisco
New Orleans
Denver
United States
North America
Bank cashier flees with 100000 in Southern California
H J Fleishman cashier of Farmers and Merchants Bank Los Angeles disappears with about 100000 dollars. He was last seen at his club Saturday morning after informing he felt ill. Bonded for 30000, he has real estate and personal property to cover losses. Authorities search nationwide and in Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dow Tankers
H. J. Fleishman
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
H. W. Hellman
Fleishman
A. J. Harrell
Visalia
J. W. Hellman
California
San Francisco
I. W. Hell- Man
Nevada Bank
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
Mexico
Meeting of Protest in Chicago Supports Boers
A large Chicago audience at the Auditorium heard Bourke Cochran and others urge sympathy for the Boers in the South African War. Resolutions formed a committee to present the sentiments to the president, with more than $5,300 raised for Boer relief.
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Cheaga
Hiram W. Thomas
People’s Church
Brentaro
Tuley
Riots In Scranton As Officers Attempt Arrest
Special Officer Frank Schofield and Detective Cosgrove confronted a saloon crowd during a Sunday disturbance. They faced clubs and bottles as shots rang out. three mob members were wounded but not seriously. Schofield, a striking conductor, serves in Magistrate Miller’s court awaiting strike settlement.
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Scranton
Frank Schofield
Cosgrove
Schofield
Miller
Three New Anchor Line Steamers Planned for Great Lakes Run
Detroit plans by Frank F. E. Kirby for Anchor Line to build three passenger and freight steamers to run between Buffalo and Lake Superior ports. Each vessel will be longer than the North Land and North West, speed 15 mph, and feature radical naval design changes.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank FE. Kirby
Anchor Line Steamship Co
Buffalo
Lake Superior
North Land
North West
Scranton Deputies Attack by Mob After Suspected Car Storage
In Scranton Pennsylvania at South Main avenue and Capouse avenue a mob attacked deputies during arrests of youths storing cars and stone throwers. Three deputies were overpowered with two hospitalized and one sent home. A subsequent incident left five deputies retreating after being attacked with stones and bricks.
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Scranton
South Main Avenue
Capouse Avenue
Bolivia Ratifies Two Treaties With United States
Bolivian congress approves an extradition treaty and a money order agreement with the United States. The measures cover extradition procedures and post office money orders between the two nations.
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la Paz
Bolivia
United States
McKinley Day Set by Indiana Churches on January Sunday
Indianapolis Dec 10 The third Sunday in January was designated McKinley day by Indiana churches. Frank L Jones secretary of the Indiana auxiliary committee drafted a circular urging ministers Sunday school superintendents and young people's society presidents to raise funds on McKinley Sunday. Secretary Jones notes Senator Fairbanks began the fund with 31000 and expects more large subscriptions to follow.
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Indianapolis
Frank L. Jones
Indiana Auxiliary Committee
Jones
Fairbanks
Carnegie Offers 10 Million for Washington University
The Washington Post reports Andrew Carnegie sent a letter offering 10 million dollars to fund a graduate university in Washington aimed at becoming the world’s leading center for higher education. It would be government trustee funded, open to postgraduate study, and emphasize original research. The plan backs Johns Hopkins Yale Harvard Cornell educators, with no land gift and a vast endowment.
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Washington
Washington Post
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Congress
Carnegie
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Smithson
Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Hadley
Yale
Elot
Harvard
White
Cornell
Germany
Catholic University
Methodist University
Carnegie University
Steel Plate Pool Formed After Industry Talks
After many conferences the Journal and American reports a pooling agreement among major steel plate manufacturers. Plans to unite plate makers with United States Steel failed as Jones & Laughlin refused sale, leading to a rigid pool now in place. Prices for the year are seen as satisfactory given higher demand than production.
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New York
The
Journal and American
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin
Lukens Iron and Steel Co
Carbon Steel Co
Nicaragua Leases Canal Route Territory to U S Perpetually
Dr. Fernando Sanchez Nicaragua foreign minister and William S. Merry US minister signed a treaty in Managua on December 9 assigning to the United States a six mile wide strip of Nicaraguan land including the Nicaragua canal route for perpetual lease.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Fernando Sanchez
William S. Merry
United States
Salvador
Costa Rica
Nicaragua Canal
Terribly Fatal Fight in Mangum Street Altercation
Wichita Kansas reports Roy Mills and two others were killed in a Mangum Oklahoma Territory street fight Sunday night with another man fatally wounded.
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Wichita
Kan
Mangum
O. T
Roy Mills
Frye Submits Ship Subsidy Bill in Senate
Senator Frye introduced a new ship subsidy bill in the senate. The measure does not require American registry for foreign ships owned by Americans and makes no distinction between fast or slow steamers except potential mail contracts for fast ships under past laws. It outlines seven classes of mail steamers based on ten years of shipbuilding and mail demand abroad.
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Washington
Frye
Senate
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Bozins
Fighwaymen
Gathmann
the Weather Bureau
Boald
Mr. Carnegie
Hudon
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