County Option Measure Hits Senate Debates in Columbus
A county option bill appears in the Senate with Holmes county sponsor Ditmars proposing elections to decide liquor sales by county. Penalties range from 50 to 100 dollars for first offenses and 100 to 500 dollars for second violations. Debates show party and mayoral politics at play with opposition attributed to Tom Johnson supporters.
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Senate
Columbus
Ditmars
Holmes County
Iwore
Corlett
Ireland
Ion
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Judy
Ackley
Bandit Raisuli Joins New Sultan's Forces Amid European Fears
Dispatches revived from Rabat report that Raisuli and Mulat Hatid resist ceding Caid V Harry Maclean as Abd al Aziz’s court falters. Rumors say Mola Hafid is proclaimed, while European cities fear the sultan’s army outside the walls and inside Rabat.
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Rabat
Dani
Ich
Abd Aziz
Mulat
Ads Ratsuli
Riyd Mulat Hatid
Caid
Harry Mactlean
Abd Il
Embezzlers Arrested in Canada and Sweep of Uproar News
A flood of brief items reports arrests for embezzlement in Canada and a Texas shooting killing two men, a Kansas assault, and a deadly theater stampede in England. The dispatch also notes a pauper’s death, guard increases in Hawaii, ship arrivals to the Pacific, bank robberies, hippopotamus Caliph’s death, and multiple political and legal actions across the United States.
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James “‘W. Harper
Wiley T. Smith
First National Bank of
Hattiesburg
Miss
Vancouver
British Columbia
Denton County
Texas
Jim Jones
Charles Smith
Everett
Reed
Mort More
John Lynch
Phillipsburg
Kan
Belleville
Barnsley
England
Paul Bowers
Alverton
National Guard of
Hawaii
War Department
Navy Department
Pernambuco
Brazil
Pacific
Adair
Caliph
Central Park Zoo
New York
America
James Moulton
Auburn
Alhoun
New York City
Charles W Whitney
Stock Exchange
H. N Whitney & Sons
Pittsburg
Four Firemen Die Fighting Parker Building Blaze
Four New York firefighters were killed and more than twenty injured as the Parker building on Fourth Avenue burned. Floors collapsed trapping many as efforts to control the blaze failed. some crews suffered fatal or serious wounds. The fire began on the fifth floor in Koher Jackson publishers offices and spread rapidly through the upper levels. The building housed publishing houses and various businesses. tenants suffered total losses.
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New York
Fourth Avenue
Manhattan
Thomas Phillipps
Tomas O'Connor
John Lynch
John ‘Allen
Tim Hutchinson
Patrol No. 3
Wilson
Garvin
Koher & Jackson, Publishers
Democrats Form Joint Caucus in Columbus Ohio
In Columbus on January 7, the Democratic house and senate caucuses agreed to back reform measures from the 1905 state platform. A five member steering committee in each chamber will oversee Democratic measures. Reforms include taxing electric and steam railroads as going concerns and municipal ownership. Representative Roberts of Cleveland opposes Mayor Johnsons municipal ownership plan.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Cleveland
Johnson
Freight Agent Shot by Wife in Savannah
General Freight Agent S. W. Estes of the Central of Georgia railway was possibly fatally shot by his wife in their Savannah home on January 13. She believed a burglar was present, requested the pistol from the table by her bed, and while handing it to him the weapon discharged.
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Savannah
S. W . Estes
Central of Georgia Railway
Estes
Independent cigar makers strike in Havana
About 3,000 workers from independent cigar factories are on strike in Havana. The Sama Tobacco Company remains unaffected. A committee of independent manufacturers will confer with Governor Magoon to settle terms soon.
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Havana
Sama Tobacco Company
Magoon
Markets Report Across Cities With Varied Livestock Prices
East Buffalo steady cattle values with steers at 5 19 5 05 and cows around 4 25, calves up to 9 50 10 00. Chicago shows cattle and hogs mixed, Pittsburgh details wheat corn oats and cattle ranges, Cincinnati lists grains and meats, New York quotes cattle and sheep, Toledo notes grains and oats ahead of market close.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburg
Pittsburg- Cittle
Cincinnati
New York
Toledo
Suspect Charged With Murder in Canton Ohio
Chief of Police Smith announces Albert Lukens will face first degree murder charges in the Elizabeth Brown case. Lukens, a former iron company clerk, recently released from the Ohio Reformatory after seven years for a Cincinnati woman’s death, where records show he pleaded guilty and used a poker to crush her skull.
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Canton
Smith
Albert
Lukens
Elizabeth Brown
Iron Company
Ganton
Ohio Reformatory
Cincinnati
Courtright Reappointed to Ohio Experiment Station Board
Governor Harris appoints John W. Courtright of Asheville to the board of control of the Ohio experiment station at Wooster for the term ending 1911. W. D. Chamberlain of Hudson is named to succeed Daniel D. White of Castalia, whose term expires 1910. Courtright’s appointment, previously rejected, was confirmed this time.
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Courtright
Columbus
Harris
John W. Courtright
Asheville
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
W. D. Chamberlain
Hudson
Daniel D. White
Castalia
Cleveland Man Who Killed Son Dies in Ohio
Edwin J. Collier of Cleveland who killed his blind son and shot himself at his wife’s grave last Thursday night died from exposure compounded by pneumonia. A letter in his pocket stated both Collier and his son should be buried beside Mrs. Collier. He was despondent over wife’s death and his son’s illness.
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Karry Gordon
Cleveland
Caleb Powers
Willson
Daniel Ellis
East Tennessee
Eliza- Lethton
Bethel
Sherbourne
Kentucky
Ravenna
Edwin J. Collier
Collier
Williams
Spider Bell Suicide in Ohio Prison Cell
Harry Bell a 32 year old inmate serving a life sentence in Columbus Ohio penitentiary died by taking prussic acid. Known as Spider he had threatened self harm and had been convicted for a barroom shooting in Jefferson County.
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Columbus
Harry Bell
Jefferson County
Bell
Spider
William Roach
Cincinnati Woman Argues Case Before Supreme Court
Miss Anna Hall of Cincinnati, daughter of Arctic explorer Captain John Hall, appeared in her own behalf in a damages suit brought from Hamilton County Common Pleas against Thomas B. Paxton and urged advancement of the case on the Supreme Court docket.
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Columbus
Anna Hall
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Hamilton County Common Pleas
Thomas B. Paxton
Miss Hall
John Hall
Bequest to State Hospital in Columbus from Jones and Russell
Superintendent Stockton of the Columbus state hospital received notice that 3660 was bequeathed by the late William Jones of Steubenville for any use the institution sees fit. This is the second bequest since its 27 years of existence following an 18000 bequest by Matthew Russell, also of Steubenville.
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State Hospital
Columbus
Stockton
Columbus State Hospital
William Jones
Steubenville
Matthew Russell
Leubenville
Killed His Mother in Desperate Theft Plot
Toledo January 13 1900 A 17 year old Harvey Hazel son of John F Hazel a Shore Line railroad master mechanic killed his mother with a hammer in a bid to raise money for gifts for his girl. He ransacked the house afterward trying to simulate a burglary while confined in his cell.
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Toledo
Bis
Harvey Hazel
John F Hazel
Shore Line Railroad
Embezzlement Charge Involving Hotel Clerk Walters
Jesse W Walters, secretary of the Ohio Hotel Clerks association, is arrested on alleged embezzlement of 5000 dollars. Affidavits allege a three year span with expert accounting review of Walters books ongoing.
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Zanesville
Jesse W Walters
Ohio Hotel Clerks’ Association
Walters
Fire destroys Warren building injuring several residents
In Ashtabula on June 13 a four story Warren building was gutted by a fire sparked by an explosion in Reed furniture store on the second floor. More than twenty persons were rescued, all escaped alive though several were badly hurt with property losses totaling about 20000 dollars.
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Ashtabula
Warren
Reed Furniture
Sawmill Boiler Explosion Kills Three Thompson Sons
A boiler explosion at Sedan sawmill killed Jane-Jesse Portiamondo and John Thompson and injured several others. The sawmill was demolished and the deceased were sons of mill owner William J Thompson.
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Portiamondo
Jane—Jesse
John Thompson Brothers
Sedan
Here
William J Thompson
Ambition of Tibball Challenges Four-Term Congressman
Akron Ohio January 8 N D Tibball former common pleas judge and state senator has announced his candidacy against Congressman W Aubrey Thomas who seeks a fourth term and has district backing as a Ta0.
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Tibbals
Akron
N. D
Tibball
Common Pleas
W. Aubrey Thomas
Tremblay Wins Lightweight Championship in United States and Canada
Eugene Tremblay defeats New York’s George Bothner to claim the new lightweight title in the United States and Canada after Bothner sustained leg injuries caused by Shad Link in Baltimore. Promoter George Kennedy of Montreal handles Tremblay’s affairs as attention grows from American crowds.
Also Ran Stakes Tale And Illinois Ice Yachting Plans
A humorous note on racing traditions and also a report from Chicago ice yachting circles. Officials elected for the Fox Lake Ice Yachting Association set to sponsor winter races and expand the fleet with new boats.
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Chicago
Sherman Trouse
Fox Lake
Lee Yachting Associa
Ernest Wathmann
George Thusse
Seth Catlin
Charles Swanzey
Restful Sleep After Dr Thomas Electric Oil Burn Treatment
Mrs Nancy M Hanson of Haurbury New York says her child suffered burns to the face neck and chest. After applying Dr Thomas Electric Oil the pain ceased and the child slept peacefully.
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Nancy M. Hanson
Haurbury, N. Y
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Schmitz
Ruef
San Francisco
Deston
Eugene Schnitz
Abraham Ruef
Rench
Ruefist
Raisuli
Washington
Speaker Gannon
Congress
George W Cook
Corressmann
Colorado
Cook
Garfield
Tota
Walter F Wa Charman
Republican Committee
RO Garfield
Patteb
Warrest Rooney
Mah Rommerdts
Honty Bowt
Ohio
Frank C@ollier
Milwaukee
Wis
Weather Bureau
J. Gooch
Troy Smith
Pointer
Richard A Ballinger
the Land Office
Roosevelt Fred Dennitt
Willam Hale Driggs
Tle
Navy
Michigan
St Paul
Shenango
Werbert Druce
George Holaumby Druce
J Proctor Knott
Lebanon
Knott
French Hospital
Harry H Hosley
U .N
Dewey
Newport News
Manila
Insead
Heinze
Copper King
F Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Otto Heinze & Company
United State Commoner Shields
Mercantile
Heinze and
Charles W. Morse
Heinze Pool
United Copper
Buckeye News
Cossray & Ash
Acne
The
Sporting World
Eugene Tremblay
Nedy
Tremblay
Japan
Filyaway
Scorer
the Duke
Holdit & tWurry
Hart
Boss, Mrs
Upper
Sandusky
Stephen J. Hart
Q Martin
J. D. Ewing
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Ewing’s Drug Store
J. A. Smith
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Carey
Germany
Darmstadt
Shoop
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