Veterans adjourn to grant Congress three year pension respite
The Grand Army of the Republic urges Congress to pass relief measures for three years including amendments to service and widows pensions setting age to 65 and expanding eligibility. Leaders warn against overloading with pension bills while GAR encampments push for relief and next meeting plans in Salt Lake City.
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Congress
Viedo
Grand Army of the White
I. B.erwood
Ohio
Grand Army
Salt Lake City
Plac
Scott
Atlanta
Genevieve Huger Longfield
Cage
Republic
Florence Wale
China
Lulu Alleah Shannon
Bremer. 1
Wash
Josie Slicker Jeante
Campaign speakers lined up for Ohio tour by airman Finley
Chicago dispatch notes airman Finley securing prominent speakers for the Democratic campaign. William J Bryan and John W Kern meet with the national committee, with Norman Mack arranging dates for Ohio and southern states. Hearst and Bryan discuss tactics while Hearst’s labor speech is referenced.
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Finley
Chicago
William J Bryan
John W. Kern
Demontic National Committee
Norman Mack
Mr. Bryan
Tober
Clark Owell
Borgia
Bryan
Jack
Howell
Tatt
Corgia
W L Finley
Demcratic
State Committee of Ohio
Ational
Mach
Ohio
Sruan
Kern
Mio
Alan Parker
Changmark
Bugkeye News Notes Hangs Himself In Thicket
In Zanesville Ohio a young man was found dead hanging from an apple tree limb on the J C Young farm in Gaysport. Papers on the body identified the deceased as J M Moller. Mrs Young saw the scene and misperceived a Black man’s face due to the body’s condition. The death appears to be self-inflicted and the body had lain at least ten days.
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Zanesville
J. C. Young
Gaysport
J. M. Moller
Young
Murder suspected after body found in Muskin gum river
Police link the decomposed corpse to a possible homicide in Marietta after a suitcase found nearby contained letters to “Frank Ritchie” signed by “Your wife, Daisy.” The letters’ Pennsylvania postmark is unreadable. The victim, 5 feet 9 inches with dark hair and blue eyes, remains unidentified. No missing person has been reported.
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Marietta
Muskingum River
Frank Ritchie
Pennsylvania
Daisy
Bee theft arrest ends in small-claim fine for farmer
Limz O reports that on September 8 Clint Edgington, a farmer, pleaded guilty to stealing a hive of bees. He was fined $1 and costs totaling $6 after his arraignment. Edgington and friends took the bees as a joke, with Edgington the only one caught and he would not name his accomplices.
Toledo Wife Seeks Divorce From Dr Steinke in Lima
Olga Steinke of Toledo sues for divorce and alimony from Dr. Steinke now in county jail on charges of assaulting his own daughter. She also asks for an accounting of property owned jointly.
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Lima O
Olga Steinke
Toledo
Steinke
Man from Lancaster Commits Suicide in Columbus Hotel
Curtis Wertenger, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, killed himself in a St Regis hotel room in Columbus. Authorities report heavy drinking as the only stated reason.
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Columbus
Curtis Wertenberger
Lancaster
St Regis Hotel
Relay Race Called Off Between Findlay and Lima Young Mens
The relay event between Findlay and Lima Young Men’s Christian associations, planned with 12 participants, has been canceled. The race was to run from here to Lima.
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Findlay
Linmia Young Mens Christian
Lima
Four year old James Culbertson dies in accidental shooting
Bluehall farmer William Culbertson reports his four year old son James found his brother's pistol on a dresser and shot himself in the forehead. Death was instantaneous.
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Hamilton
James Culbertson
William Cubertson
Bluehall
Local Notices and Crimes From Lima and Marietta
Sept entries detail James Vena seized by police amid insanity signs and Govenors race talk for Tod heir in Ohio. James Cunningham robbed at Goulds Station by masked men of 600 dollars. Saylor McRea dies of apoplexy in Marietta park. William H. Robinson, ex newspaperman, to Dayton hospital for treatment after prior suicide attempts.
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Lima
James Vena
Lang Sidentis
Steubenville O Septs
James Cuomingham
Goulds Station
Marietta
Saylor McRea
Lima, O
Whiliam H. Robinson
Dayton Hospital
Taft Crosses Native State On Ohio Campaign Route
Taft travels from Sandusky toward Cincinnati amid large crowds and rapid remarks. The Taft party stops at Castalia, Ramon, York, Clyde, Green Springs and Watsons, where cheering and welcomes greet the Republican candidate. Former Governor Herrick and General Kelfer also speak at the Soldiers Home event in Tiffin.
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Tiffin
Sandusky
Taft
Middle Bass Island
Cincinnati
Castalla
Ransoms
York
Clyde
Green Springs
Watsons
Taft Speaks Twice in Sandusky Before Cincinnati Trip
Judge William H. Taft gave two talks in Sandusky, addressing veterans at the soldiers home on patriotic topics and a full opera house audience on campaign issues. Former Governor Myron T. Herrick spoke on bank deposits and General Keifer on tariffs before Taft's 140 departure on the Big Four toward Cincinnati.
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Sandusky
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Opera House
Myron T. Herrick
Gompers Speaks at Danville Labor Day Rally
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, opened his campaign against Joseph Cannon’s re election in a Danville Labor Day celebration. He addressed about 1000 people in the city.
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Gompers
Danville
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joseph G Cannon
National House of Representatives
Markets Reported for Livestock and Grains Across Cities
East Buffalo and Cleveland markets show cattle prices with steers around 5.60 to 7.36 per cwt and milkers up to 60.00. Sheep and lambs range 3.75 to 6.00. hogs hover 6.00 to 7.36. Boston wool prices listed, Cincinnati cites wheat, corn, oats, rye, lard and hogs, Toledo grain quotes.
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East Buffalo
Yorkore
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Toledo
Violent Criminous Events Taint Early Edgemont News
A sweeping string of 1900 era calamities includes Jesse Woodruff 66 who killed his wife with a flatiron and killed himself then a miner Chub Otin slain by Charles Berger in Edgemont Illinois. multiple firearms deaths, arson, and accidents across numerous states with numerous named locations and individuals.
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Jesse Woodruff
Edgemont
Ill
Chub Otin
Charles Berger
Breckenridge
Carroll Hall
Danville
N. H
Flossie
P. C. Knox
Geneva
Switzerland
Flemingsburg
Edward Smoot
John Towne
New Albany
James B. McGregor
United States
Mount Sunapee
Armour & Company
Chicago
Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Company
Niigata
Japan
Emanuel Mandel
Basil
Dock Watson
Hillsboro
Tex
Carl Horn
Ethel Edsoe
Luiza
Figuere de Foz
William T. Lewis
Martins Ferry
Harris
Michael A. Ratchford
Elizabeth McNeal
Joe McNeal
Gadsden
Ala
New York
Frederick Ruston
Omaha
Neb
James B. Bradley
George Stockwell
When Kindness Was Cruel in a Milwaukee Dinner Tale
A vintage briefing recounts Julius Liebman opposing experimental laws on saloon regulation. It includes a rural fable of a grandfather coaxed into drinking spoiled milk by his granddaughter, who repeats that kindness toward grandpa stems from him being old, ending with a twist at the hog trough.
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Julius Liebman
United States Brewers’ Association
Milwaukee
Dranpa
Clemens Regales Lotus Club with Twain Anecdotes
Samuel J. Clemens told Lotus Club members at a dinner about Mark Twain the author. He recalled Twain valued praise from literary figures and recounted a Red Dog California miners’ event in 1866 where Twain’s quick wit drew a cautious remark from a speaker about his jail record.
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Clemens
Twain
Samuel J. Clemens
Oxford
Lotus Club
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Red Dog
Cal
New York Herald
One Alternative Prompted Travel Talk Between StagePair
Otis Harlan met McGonnigle in Pittsburg during a road show visit. The exchange centered on travel discomfort and the need for a trunk to carry clothes, with McGonnigle insisting he has no trunk and wonders about going naked. The humor ends with McGonnigle’s surprised exclamation.
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Otis Harlan
Pittsburg
New York
McGonnigle
Harlan
Protecting the Chicks and a Slum Child's Insight
Henry G Burton of Atchison lauds America’s country week associations for helping slum children see the countryside. He recalls a remark by a girl who chased away a mother hen as she protected her brood, calling the hen an ugly thing for sitting on the chicks.
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Henry G Burton
Atchison
America
Local real estate bargains in Trumbull county and nearby
A notice offers multiple properties: J. A. Smith lists a good 40 acre tiled plot with two percent miles from town for 2600, a small house and lot on South St for 400, a 51 acre farm with new house barn and fruit, a cheap house near the U B church on South Street, and a fresh list of Trumbull county lands at bargains. Visit to see details.
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Trumbull and Portage Co
Warren, O
Era
South St
A. Smith
U. B. Church
South Street
Trumbull County
Professional Pessimism and Its Critics
A Chicago Tribune quote debunks the idea that discouraging voices from actors lawyers and writers help young people or enrich their reputations. It argues general pessimism is a nuisance and unproductive.
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Chicago Tribune
Local Preacher Absent From Pulpit Fortnight
A preacher announced that he will be away for a fortnight and that the next Sunday’s sermon will be by Mr Prank. He warned that the following Sunday’s sermon would be posted behind the vestry door on the other side.
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Mr. Prank
Fancy Lease Sparks Comedy In London Fun
In a London Fun snippet, Algy quotes a £6000 lease for eighty nine years to Maria. She balks at the long term, joking about a baby being turned out of his house and facing infirmity in the bargain.
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Algy
Maria
London
Plums and Graft In Politics And Horticulture
A Baltimore American quip links grafting to plums and politics with a practical horticulturist and a practical politician agreeing that success requires grafting and prudent technique.
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Baltimore
Young Bridegroom Dowry Earns First Money
A stage line from London Globs shows a father-in-law counting a dowry to a young groom, who exclaims it is the first money he has ever earned in his life. The remark captures a comic moment of financial independence and social expectations in marriage.
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London
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