Money Returned or Suit Required in Cuban Post Office Theft
Charles F. W. Neely, arrested in Rochester for stealing over 100000 from the Cuban Post Office Department, seeks return of the funds now in the War Department. Government may require a suit to prove ownership as the money’s fate remains unclear. Ambassador White, retiring diplomat, is described as frugal and financially secure, with a critique of social expense in high postings. The wedding lines compare Alice Hay to Helen Hay Whitney, noting differing styles between Sunapee country home nuptials and a grand Washington church ceremony.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Charles F. W. Neely
Rochester
N. Y
Post Office Department
Cuban Postal Fund
General Wood
War Department
Neely
Havana
United States
Spilker
Muncie
Postoffice
Alice Hay
Jimmy Wadsworth
New Hampshire Hills
Helen Hay
Harry Payne Whitney
St. John's Church
John Hay
Helen
William C. Whitney
Queensland
Kid McCoy Seeks Wife Thief After Elopement
Ralph Thompson, a wealthy Schenectady resident and former Yale crewman, eloped with Norman Selby alias Kid McCoy’s wife. McCoy returns from Europe to find his hotel wife missing, vows to "make it hot" for the suspected lover. Thompson known for money spending in the Tenderloin, once married in New York and later separated.
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Commercial Tribune
Schenectady
N. Y
Ralph Thompson
Thorne
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Thompson
Selby
McCoy
Europe
Saratoga Lake
Atlantic City
New York
Yale
Paris
General Meyer Dies of Heart Disease in Brussels
General Lucas Meyer, noted as commander of the Orange Free State forces in the Boer War, died suddenly of heart disease in Brussels. He had suffered illness during the South Africa conflict and traveled with his wife from London toward Dresden before passing away. He also halted in Holland to see former President Kruger, who reportedly refused the meeting.
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Brussels
Lucas Meyer
Meyer
South
South Africa
London
Dresden
Germany
Holland
Kruger
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Me HAD BROKEN BACK IS NEARLY CURED
Roscoe N. Jones of Fowler Indiana who was paralyzed after a fall from a tree in Logansport March 30 has regained the ability to walk while receiving treatment in Indianapolis. He arrived July 9 semiconscious and has improved after spinal injury at the tenth dorsal vertebra. Treatment involves strapping him to a low stool and kneading the back with careful manipulation. Jones now travels home with his brother and will be treated at two week intervals.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Roscoe N. Jones
Fowler
Ind
Jones
Logansport
Ed Jones
Chicago department store messenger boys strike for higher pay
Several hundred boys on delivery wagons in Chicago walked out demanding wages rise from four to six dollars. Parcel delivery slowed significantly as in a prior messenger boys strike the participants framed the action as justified.
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Chicago
Messenger Boys
Love Leads Girl to Join Robbers in St Louis Arrests
Stella Mullen aged 17 and her lover Harry Brockman 18 along with Thomas Russell Jesse Keller and John Shaughnessy were arrested by Detectives Cordell and Keeley after a burglary spree in St Louis. The group occupied 1415 Market street and admitted stealing for a month gathering loot including a money box a trust company pass book clothing hats frames boxes and toiletries.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Harry Brockman
Thomas Russell
Jesse Keller
John Shaughnessy
Cordell
Keeley
Market Street
Trust Company
L. E., Mossman
Thanking the Lord for Deliverance From Debt in Indiana
In Dublin Indiana on August 8 Randall a respected farmer from near Gray in Hamilton County visited Noblesville to pay off two notes at the First National Bank. After the payment he knelt before the Teller’s window and offered a fervent prayer thanking the Lord for deliverance from debt for the first time in forty four years. The moment drew much attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Dublin
Ind
Randall
Gray
Hamilton County
Noblesville
First National Bank
Burlington wages rise for 7000 Chicago Burlington & Quincy workers
Nearly every conductor, brakeman and train baggage man on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad system will receive a wage increase starting September 1. Minimum brakemen move from 45 to 50 dollars per month, passenger brakemen from 50 to 55, collectors and bagmen from 50 to 55, with express pay boosting to 65 when applicable. Freight brakemen and conductors gain one to two cents per mile, passenger conductors to 93 dollars monthly, adding about 25,000 dollars to payroll.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
West Point Opposes Fifth Year At Academy
The West Point Board of Visitors reports to the War Department that enlarging entrance requirements to expand purely military instruction is desirable, but it opposes adding a fifth year to the academy prep course and relocating a fifth year near West Point for cadet reception.
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West Point Academy
Washington
West Point Military Academy
Ohio
War Department
West Point
Discrepancies in Westover Books Stir Grant County
J H Westover of Williamstown longtime Democratic figure resigns as Grant County Building and Loan Association secretary and sells his newspaper. An auditor found he was $1,863 short in cash, with authorities preparing a second audit spanning two years back. The case unsettles local and state Democratic circles as questions about Westover’s finances and leadership persist.
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J. H. Westover
Grant County Building Association
Commercial Tribune
Williamstown
Kentucky
Tim Needham
Westover
Building Association
Cincinnati
John Westover
Grant County
Wae
Grant County Loan and Building Association
Mystery murders tied to Minnie Mitchell case in Chicago
Police identify Minnie Mitchell of 604 Forty-fourth Street after a body found on a vacant lot at Seventy fourth and State. They seek William Bartholin, 28, linked to her disappearance and suspected of murdering his mother three weeks earlier.
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Minnie Mitchell
Forty-fourth Street
Bartholin
Anna Bartholin
Mitchell
Lillie Mitchell
Seventy-fourth
State Street
Miss Mitchell
Barthol
St. Joseph
Mich
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bart
California
Mitchells
Giant sea serpents and fierce reptiles spotted near lakes
Reports in the Commercial Tribune describe large sea serpents attracting interest at ocean resorts while noting sightings of big reptiles in northern lakes. The item highlights public curiosity about unusual aquatic creatures and wildlife rumors.
Cleveland Mayor Clashes With Public Works Chief at Board Meeting
Mayor Johnson confronts Salen over groove rails in a heated Board of Control session. Salen concedes rail issues but stalls, and the Mayor threatens police intervention. The clash ends with Wilhelm ousted after a political assessment controversy.
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Board of Control
Salen
Police
Johnson
John Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Salon
Rebel Priest Surrenders On Mindanao
Manila August 8 The surrender of Dulitan a Mohammedan priest who led Moros against American forces in Mindanao will likely secure peace in the Lake Lanao district He submitted to American authorities last Tuesday and promised to persuade others to surrender.
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Manila
Dulitan
Mindanao
Lake Lanao
Ready to Crown King Day Weather and Crowds
Large crowds filled the streets overnight waiting for seats as sunrise ceremonies begin with salutes and booming guns signaling the royal preparations. Weather outlook remains unsettled as crowds press forward toward today’s events.
Coronation Day Echoes From London Towers
At dawn on coronation day salutes ring from the Tower of London and Hyde Park as the city wakes to the historic ceremony and extended celebrations.
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London
Tower of London
Hyde Park
London preps for coronation crowds and ardent night
London crowds throng streets around Westminster Abbey and Whitehall awaiting King Edward VII's coronation. The embassy of spectacle grows as illumination, stands, and final preparations fill the city, with prayers for orderly events and wary optimism amid weather doubts. Bramwell Booth to wear Salvation Army uniform at the Abbey. King Edward keeps to Buckingham Palace, Lord Salisbury to depart for the continent.
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Edward
Buckingham Palace
Lord Salisbury
Continent
Salvation Army
Westminster Abbey
Bramwell Booth
Duke of Norfolk
Booth
King Edward
Army
Mr. Booth
Weather Bureau
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