Mandamus suit seeks quick ruling on Newport fifth alderman case
In Campbell County Kentucky Republicans file a mandamus with Court of Appeals to force Judge Jotyr T. Hodge to decide the Newport fifth Alderman ordinance case brought by Scott Shoemaker. Hodge says the case is ready and an opinion was prepared, to be released next Saturday unless the mandamus delays it.
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Frankfort
Campbell County
Jotyr T. Hodge
Scott Shoemaker
Newport
Board of Aldermen
Hodge
Sparks
Ohio Congressmen Will Accompany The President
General Grosvenor denied a report that Ohio lawmakers would miss the presidential train to the coast. He said all arrangements are complete and the train will depart as the President travels. Signatories so far include Bramwell Cincinnati Nevin Dayton Gordon St Marys Snook Paulding Hildebrand Wilmington Warnock Urbana Southard Toledo Grosvenor Athens Tompkins Columbus Norton Tiffin and former Lybrand Delaware Brown Springfield.
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Grosvenor
Ohio
Bramwell
Cincinnati
Nevin
Dayton
Gordon
St. Marys
Snook
Paulding
Hildebrand
Wilmington
Warnock
Urbana
Southard
Toledo
Athens
Tompkins
Columbus
Norton
Tiffin
Lybrand
Delaware
Brown
Springfield
Captain Marcum Fatally Shot at Home in West Virginia
Captain Kenry Marcum, a Min xo County pioneer, was shot at his front door around 8 pm as he and his family returned from church. A shotgun blast tore through his left side. investigators call it an apparent assassination with unclear motive and no robbery hint.
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Commercial Tribune
Marcum
Suit filed against Byrd Syndicate for 500000 damages
John A. Creighton of Chicago sues the Byrd Syndicate Limited of London in South Bend for 500000 claiming a Texas oil and gas contract with James R. D. Graham failed to be fulfilled. Creighton says the syndicate agreed to spend 100000 within two years and 100000 yearly thereafter until 2000 barrels daily output was reached.
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South Bend
Ind
Byrd Syndicate, Limited
London
John A. Creighton
Chicago
James R. D. Graham
Byrd Syndicate
Texas
Creighton
Man With Crooked Stick Threatens the Governor
Special Despatch reports Nicholas Wyckoff a Swiss County resident known as the man with the crooked stick visited the Governor in Indianapolis delivering a cane and demanding money and the return of his children. He raised threats against the Governor for the first time during the visit.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Nicholas Washington Wyckoff
Switzerland County
Wyckoff
Arraigned for Destruction of Property in Armourdale Joint
Mrs Prudence Smith and Mrs Jane McNutt with her daughter faced arraignment in Judge Manning s court Kansas City Kansas on the March 11 destruction of property charge. The County Attorney dismissed the case.
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Prudence Smith
Jane McNutt
Manning
Kan
Armourdale
Phil brick named safety director by Columbus mayor elect
Columbus Ohio April 8 C C Phil brick manager of the American Press Association has been appointed Director of his Safety by Mayor-elect Hinkle.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
C. c. Philbrick
American Press Association
Hinkle
Hinkle Declares Upon Office as Mayor Despite Bond Refusal
Mayor-elect John Nelson Hinkle takes possession of the Columbus city offices after Council refuses to approve his bond on sight. He demands immediate swearing in, camps in the outer office with supporters, while outgoing Mayor Swartz and officials decline to relinquish power without bond approval. Council considers a special session, but Hinkle rejects delay.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John Nelson Hinkle
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Public Safety Core
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Cole
Hinkleites
Eiinkle
Hinks
Action of Boy's Stomach Stopped
Elwood Indiana April 8 William Summers 21 died at his sister Mrs Max Rhener home after eighteen years of illness from a nervous disorder that wrecked his stomach shrinking it to orange size leaving him about thirty pounds at death. physicians had puzzled over the case for years.
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Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
William Summers
Max Rhener
Summers
Ohio girl in the New York courts
Louisa Emma Smith of Toledo Ohio seeks removal of her mother Anna Margaret Grossman as trustee of her late father Martin Grossman’s estate in Surrogate Court. She accuses her mother of incompetence and her brothers of mismanaging the trust. estate valued around 300000 dollars.
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Louisa Emma Smith
Toledo
New York
Anna Margaret Grossman
Martin Grossman
Nation to sue Topeka for her hatchets
Carrie Nation says she will sue Topeka for the return of hatchets seized by the police during her smashing campaigns. She demanded the hatchets from the Chief of Police today but was refused.
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Topeka
Kan
Upril
Carrie Nation
Smallpox Cases Rise as Epidemic Persists in City
Kansas City reports ten new smallpox cases today bringing total in the pest house to nearly 100. Since the outbreak began there have been 915 cases with four deaths.
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Kansas City
King Christian Celebrates Eighty-Third Birthday
In Copenhagen on April 8 King Christian celebrated his eighty third birthday with officials diplomats and dignitaries offering congratulations. Crowds packed the streets and Amalienborg Palace where the King appeared on the balcony with his daughters amid cheers.
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King Christian
Copenhagen
Christian
Denmark
Amalienborg
Ex Congressman Matt D Logan Dies in New Orleans
Former congressman Matt D Logan aged 72 died in New Orleans on April 8, the city reporting his death today. The longtime public figure served in Congress and was known for his legal and political career.
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New Orleans
Matt D. Logan
Russians and Chinese Relations Questioned Amid Talks
State Department officials pursue clarification after reports of a possible interruption in relations between Russia and China. Despatches from Squiers and Rockhill show conflicting signals while Yang Yu’s illness and withdrawal rumors fuel speculation about the fragility of Russo Chinese diplomacy.
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State Department
Russia
China
Russo Foreign Office
St. Petersburg
Yang Yu
Count Lamsdorf
Peking
Quai
Chun
Tsung Li Yamen
China to Become American Colony, Says Beaulieu
Vienna April 9 The French economist M P Leroy Beaulieu predicts in Nuest Wiener Tageblatt that the United States will exploit China after the Nicaraguan Canal is cut and China will become an American colony for economic purposes.
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Vienna
M. Paul Leroy Beaulieu
Nuest Weiner Tageblatt
China
United States
Cape Town Reports Six Fresh Plague Cases
Cape Town officials announced six new plague infections today adding to the death toll and prompting health authorities to reinforce quarantine and sanitation measures across the city.
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Cape Town
Attorney Charged With Taking Bribe In Lebanon
An affidavit filed by Charles Quackenbush alleges Deputy Prosecutor Ira Sharp accepted $50 from William H Wiley of the Lebanon Anti Saloon League to secure the return of indictments. The January grand jury returned 142 indictments against saloon keepers, men, and gamblers amid a city crusade against the liquor trade. Sharp faces accusations as he opposed liquor license applications and was targeted by local opponents.
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Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
Ind
Charles Quackenbush
Ira Sharp
William 4H
Wiley
Lebanon Antisaloon League
William Cunningham
Quackenbush
Sharp
Antisaloon League
Grand Jury
Sion
Hquér
Broker Frederick Cochran Dies in Clayton Cyanide Suicide
Frederick Gove Cochran, 56, a Merchants' Exchange broker, died at his Clayton residence from cyanide poisoning. His apparent suicide follows reports of business troubles and financial stress. The death occurred today in St. Louis County.
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ST. Louis
Frederick Gove Cochran
Merchants’ Exchange
Clayton
St. Louis County
Waco Man Ends Life in Barbed Wire and Fire
Guy Anderson killed himself by binding barbed wire to a post at a straw stack, igniting the straw, and slashing his throat yesterday in Waco Nebraska. He died after a painful struggle.
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Waco, Neb
Guy Anderson
Stock Watering Stopped by Court in Guggenheim Case
Court ruling in the Guggenheim case holds stock watering may be restrained when property value falls short of stock face value. Directors must ensure property value at least equals stock value before issue. post-issuance judgments are conclusive absent fraud. dissenter stockholders may seek restraint on increases.
Fatal assaults plague Louisville in early morning incident
Louisville, Ky April 8 an epidemic of attempted murder left three victims in hospital. Clarence Moreland a society man was stabbed in the abdomen and back with six assailants noted. William LaVelle saloon proprietor is seriously wounded with a bullet in the left breast. Buck Schaefer another suspect is linked to a separate shooting and Logan Thompson lies critically wounded after a stabbing with a fireman James Mitchell.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Clarence Moreland
Tenth and
Green Streets
William LaVelle
Sapho
St. Josep Infirmary
Buck Schaefer
New Albany
Lovelle
Schaefer
Logan Thompson
James Mitchell
Thompson
Anticreed Revisionists Dominate New York Presbytery
New York April 8 ministers of the New York Presbytery opposed to creed revision won another victory in General Assembly commissioner ballots. The Presbytery totals fourteen members, seven pastors and seven elders, with nine described as conservatives. A notable session feature was the adoption of a resolution inviting the Assembly to meet in New York.
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New York
Sthe
General Assembly
SS Assembly
Paris Doctor’s $1 Ticket Funds Ex Parisian Aid
Dr Charles Fithian donated $1 to a Paris businessman's fund to aid an ex Parisian in Cincinnati. He received a lottery like ticket and was later told it drew $4000, with $3660 deposited in the Bourbon Bank, yielding a return of the original investment.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Charles Fithian
Cincinnati
Fithian
Bourbon
Emperor William to show King Edward new German uniform
Semi official notice says Emperor William will send Lieutenant Van Usedom to England to present King Edward with the new German troops on foreign service uniform.
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London
Emperor William
van Usedom
England
King Edward
Loubet Opens Riviera Visit with Nice Festivities
President Loubet arrives in Nice for a Riviera tour, greeted by floral decorations and crowds. He travels with Madame Loubet and ministers Delcasse and Andre, with stoppages at Cannes and Antibes and a busy schedule ahead toward Toulon aboard a warship.
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Loubet
M. Loubet
Riviera
M. Delcasse
M. Andre
Cannes
Antibes
Juheheon
Toulon
Ville Franche
Senor Gener Endorsed for Mayor of Havana
The National party unanimously endorsed Senor Gener for Havana mayor and elected Senor Zayas as party president. It is said Zayas will not oppose Gener's election by the junta but will oppose him in the next elections.
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Havana
The
National Party
Senor Gener
Senor Zayas
Juntamiento
Campbell County Democrats Nominate John W. Daniel for Congress
In Ond, Virginia the Campbell County Democratic party selected United States Senator John W. Daniel as the party’s candidate to represent the county at the upcoming congressional convention.
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Ond
Campbell County
John W.daniel
Court voices limits on stock for property deals in New Jersey
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals divorces valuation from director judgment in the Guggenheim deal. Justice Dixon holds stock issued must reflect real value near sale price and allows stockholder review while keeping the purchase enjoined pending final determination of the property's worth.
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Dixon
Dion
Court of Chancery
Standard Oil Allied With Smelting Company Meeting Settles Differences
Attorney Samuel Untermeyer said a prolonged meeting was held today at his office and continued tonight at Delmonico's regarding the litigation between the American Smelting Company and the Standard Oil interests represented by H. H. Rogers and Leonard Lewisohn.
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New York
Samuel Untermeyer
Delmonico’s
American Smelting Company
Standard Oil
H. H. Rogers
Leonard Lewisohn
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