Toledo G A R Encampment Fortunes Comfort for Veterans
Toledo hosts the 42nd Grand Army of the Republic encampment with shelters and homes replacing tents. Organizers expect 70 000 to 76 000 veterans plus delegations from California Michigan Indiana and Ohio. A civic program includes a memorial hall reception maneuvers by naval militia a Fort Meigs monument dedication and Taft address with elections for commander in chief scheduled.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Brand Whitlock
J. Kent Hamilton
Thelifornians
Hovgard M. Merrell
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
van Zant
Minnesota
Livingston T. Dickinson
Illinois
Henry M. Nevius
New Jersey
Nevius
Charles G. Burton
Missouri
Memorial Hall
Fort Meigs
William H Taft
Burton
Fife and Drums Corps
E. Meginn
Mexico City
Himeelf
Monument Unveiled at Fort Meigs Amid Absences
Toledo report details the planned monument unveiling for Ohio Virginia and Kentucky soldiers of the War of 1812 canceled due to transport issues from Middle Bass Island. Senator Foraker delivered the keynote address as governors Harris Willson and Swanson attended and spoke to Grand Army encampment proceedings.
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Toledo
Taft
Fort Meigs
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Middle Bass Island
Senator Foraker
Harris
Willson
Swanson
Banquet Opens Fifth US War Veterans Encampment in Hale City
Hale of the city presided as commander in chief at the Quincy House banquet for 3000 Spanish War veterans gathered in Boston for the fifth annual encampment. Captains Simmons of Rochester and Newton of Hartford are candidates to succeed Hale. Next convention sites include Tacoma Oklahoma City and Saratoga.
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Hale
Boston
Big City
Union
Quincy House
Walter 3. Hale
Charles A. Simmons
Rochester
N. Y
Charles W. Newton
Hartford
Conn
Tacoma
Oklahoma City
Saratoga
Wu Ting Fang Unmoved by Report on Recall and Alliance
Wu Ting Fang says Peking has not criticised him or demanded explanation for his remarks. He notes his public talk in America focused on education and China US friendship and that he has not taken a stand on the American-Chinese alliance beyond calling it interesting. Liang Tun Yen has previously been named as minister to Washington. Columbus case notes typhoid and a will allocating a $50,000 estate among a woman and a child with the child receiving $30,000 and two brothers of Wagar receiving $1 each.
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Washington
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
America
China
United States
Liang Tun Yen
Tientsin
Chen Tung Liang Cheng
Mr. Wu
Columbus, O
George Wagat
Cleveland
Wagar
Bryan speaks on guaranteed bank deposits in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on Sept 1 a crowded auditorium heard W J Bryan Democratic presidential hopeful address the issue of guaranty of bank deposits. He previously spoke from a hotel veranda and at Garfield Park during a Knights of Pythias picnic, outlining his fraternity theme.
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Bank Guaranty
Topeka
Kan
W J. Bryan
Garfield Park
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Bryan
Child Falls to Death in Chicago Vendome Hotel
Five year old William A Dockery Jr., son of Memphis plant er William A Dockery, fell from an eighth story window in the Vendome by himself with a screen pushed from the frame. He died instantly on the pavement below while a younger brother remained in the room.
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Chicago
William A. Dockery, Jr
William A Dockery
Memphis
Tenn
Vendomette
Seventeen Horses Die in Marion Quarry Barn Fire
A barn at the Norris and Christian stone quarry in Marion caught fire destroying seventeen large workhorses. Total loss is estimated at $6,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Marion, CO
Norris & Christian
Atlantic City Saloons Close on Dry Sunday
Atlantic City imposes a dry Sunday with all 220 saloons and hotel bars closed amid Governor Fort’s enforcement. Officials report estimated $150,000 daily loss as visitors observe the quiet boards and empty cafes. Local leaders vow to seek legal relief and pursue a local option law while police report no arrests for excise violations.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
New York
Woodruff
Markets Report Eastern City Livestock Prices Across Regions
East Buffalo and Cleveland market summaries list cattle prices for export cattle to $6 25 per cwt and hogs to $7 20 at East Buffalo with calves and sheep values also noted. Pittsburgh and Chicago figures follow with diverse grades for cattle hogs and lambs, while Boston Cincinnati and Toledo quotes show wheat corn oats and supporting meat and grain prices.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaina
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Toledo
Meeks Successor Named to State Board of Examiners
State School Commissioner Jones announced the appointment of Dr. N H Chaney, superintendent of Youngstown schools, to the state board of school examiners to succeed Senator W H Meck of Dayton. The issue arose after Meck charged irregularities in teachers certificates and Chaney’s certificate was questioned but later deemed valid.
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Chaney
Jones
Coroner Renders Verdict in Stein Porter Shooting Case
Ashland Ohio Sept 1 Coroner Ash filed findings in the Loudonville Stein Porter shooting case over two weeks ago his verdict cannot determine who fired the fatal shots that killed a Des Moines man and his wifes aunt Miss Porter Prosecutor Frey says new evidence supports murder theory and will seek Governor Harris to issue requisition papers for Mrs Mary Bayard and her daughter Mrs M B Stein of Des Moines
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Ashland
Ash
Stein-Porter
Loudonville
Des Moines
Porter
Frey
Harris
Mary Bayard
M. B. Stein
Hanson Tenders Resignation as Athens Hospital Head
Columbus Ohio Sept 1 Dr J T Hanson of Galapolis tendered his resignation as superintendent of the Athens state hospital to trustees in a special session. The resignation takes effect at the next regular trustees meeting Sept 22 or later at the board’s pleasure. The move is mutual as trustees were not ready to name a successor.
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Hanson
Columbus
J. T. Hanson
GalMpolis
Athens State Hospital
Taft Campaign HQ Opened in Cincinnati at Linton Hotel
Fred W. Carpenter secretary to William H. Taft arrived from Hot Springs Va and opened Taft campaign headquarters in the Linton hotel Cincinnati Ohio It will take days to prepare the rooms for work Taft plans to stay at Middle Bass Island Ohio for a rest and opportunity to coordinate campaign activities.
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Cincinnati
Fred W. Carpenter
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Linton Hotel
Mr. Taft
Middle Bass Island
Ohio
Missing Buckeye Lake organist found bound near hotel
Miss Josie Culp, 19, organist at the Summerland Beach camp meeting, Buckeye Lake, was found gagged and tied to a walnut tree in Smith's Grove, about 300 feet behind the hotel. She says she was drugged and recalls nothing after being in Newark. attackers unknown.
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Columbus
Josie Culp
Summerland Beach
Buckeye Lake
William Culp
Smith’s Grove
Newark
Negro Shot by Officer in Dayton Street Clash
Policeman Harry Spurgeon shot and mortally wounded Pat Tilman during a struggle in a Negro quarter of Dayton Ohio. Tilman, armed with a repeating shotgun, aimed at the officer who had gone to quell the disturbance.
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Dayton
Pat Tilman
Harry Surgeon
Spurgeon
Tilman
Coroner Opens Probe Into Grover Hill Vet Death At River
Fremont Ohio September 1 coroner Ver mylla begins investigation into the death of Hiram Overmyer civil war veteran of Grover Hill found floating in the river during the Overmyer reunion. He carried a large sum of money but only a few dollars were found.
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Fremont, O
Vermylla
Hiram Overmyer
Grover Hill
Overmyer
Doctor Van Wagner Declared Insane After Escape
Bridgeport Ohio September 1 Dr Van Wagner who escaped a Columbus hospital last week while being treated for head injuries from a runaway accident was found insane He will be moved to the state hospital for care.
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Bridgeport
van Wagner
Columbus
Engineer Drowns in Ohio River Dive
Portsmouth Ohio September 1 James Whittington 28 a stationary engineer was seized with cramps and drowned after diving from the top of a ferryboat His body was not recovered He leaves a wife and two children.
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Portsmouth
James Whittington
Ohio River
Whittington
Robbers dynamite safe in Wauseon Fair Store
Four men suspected of dynamiting the Fair store safe in Wauseon Ohio on September 1. Entry gained by prying a side window with a chisel. About $35 in change stolen. police search for the crew.
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Wauseon, O
Assignment at Barnesville Windowglass Company
Barnesville Ohio September 1 The Barnesville Windowglass company has made an assignment with assets listed at 18000 dollars and liabilities not given The move places the firm under receivership or liquidation pending further financial arrangements.
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Barnesville
Barnesville, O
Pony Fatally Injures Boy in Ohio Stall Incident
Ten year old Homer Wright was fatally injured by a pony in Hamilton Ohio. He was found unconscious in the pony stall with a fractured skull.
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Hamilton, O
Homer Wright
Dozens of Incidents Mark Week in Early 1900s News
A wide spread of fatal accidents and political moves across multiple states is reported. Individuals killed include Mrs. Minne Leffer in DeGrat and D. George Siegwart in Columbus. Disputes among coal operators and miners idle 7000 in Wyoming. Darby Montana fire damage with dynamite used to save part of town. Mary Appleman drowned in the Mississippi River. Lawrence Alexander drowns at Marion, Ohio. The pope refuses to annul a marriage. Morgan Cunningham killed by a baseball blow in Chicago. Elden and Virgil Lewis drown in White River, Indiana. President Castro fines the French Cable company $5 million over alleged Mason Revolution ties. Authorities seize 7.5 tons of spoiled eggs in Detroit. A former senator returns from abroad. several figures die nationwide in various incidents.
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Minne Leffer
Indianapolis
DeGrat
George Siegwart
Columbus
Wyoming
Darby
Mont
Mary, Appleman
Alton
Mlinois
Lawrence Alexander
Marietta
Helen Maloney
Arthur Herbert Osborne
Morgan Cunningham
Chicago
Elden
Virgil Lewis
Princeton
Ind
White River
Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Baltimore
Maryland
William F. Vilas
Cleveland
Madison
Wis
Castro
Detroit
Mich
Pure Food
Jesse Coe
Monroe County
Woo
D. B. Hill
New York
Harle
John H. Briggs
Lafayette
James Burk
Upper
Ohio River
Henderson
W. Va
John R. Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union
William J. Gienn
Pennyslvania National Guard
Carnegie
Boston
Charles S. Eaton
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Johan D. Rockefeller
East Liverpool
Denver
Colo
Stephen Rosinski
J A Smith Offers Bargains in County Real Estate
J A Smith lists several properties for sale including a 40 acre tile land 24 miles from town for 2500 a small house with lot on South for 400 a 51 acre farm with new house barn and fruit buildings and a neat house near the U church on South street at a low price A fresh list of Trumbull County land bargains is available to view at the office.
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J. A. Smith
U. Church
South Street
Trumbull County Lande
What Killed the Adjutant A regimental tale from the Fighting Fifth
In 1860 Colonel FitzRoy then Captain used an air gun to shoot a bird protected by a 100 rupees fine. A court of inquiry, chaired by FitzRoy, ruled the bird died of sunstroke after witnesses heard no report. The Allahabad Pioneer recounts the incident and verdict.
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FitzRoy
Phil FitzRoy
Allahabad
Crushing Love Verse Ends With Acrostic Hurting Feelings
A jealous admirer writes a long poem to a beloved and seeks her opinion. She replies by noting the initial letters of the first four lines spell a message of truth, gently turning down the poem and hurting his feelings.
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Hopkins
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Clayton Williams
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Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Springfield
Cherry _River Lumber company
Richwood
Yellowstone Park
Clarence Simonton
Leota Bradley
Lebanon
Dayton (O
Lotion
Uprer Sandusky
Oxo
Stephen J. Hart
Hart
Marzin
Gale
J.D. Ewing
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Ewing’s Drug Store
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Trumbulla Portage Co
Warren
J. D. Ewing
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