A Fable and a Moral. Defaulter's End in South Bend
Josiah E. Kelley a 47 year old First National Bank teller and assistant cashier in South Bend Ind dies by self inflicted gunshot after confession letters reveal a cash shortage of 24108 dated before 1891. Vance the bank examiner arrived unexpectedly. Kelley had hidden the defalcation for years. The incident stirs reflection on a prior 15600 theft at the adjacent South Bend National Bank with lingering suspicion of Kelley.
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South Bend
Ind
Josiah E. Kelley
First National Bank
Northern
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Kelley
National Bank
Vance
Albert
Zigler
Judge Hubbard
South Bend Nationa Bank
Bryan Pow Wow Nominees Notified of Selection at Madison Square Garden
New York dispatch reports formal notification of William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic presidential candidate. The Madison Square Garden gathering amid ticket chaos drew a tepid crowd, with half leaving before Bryan finished its two hour talk.
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New York
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Barnum
Buffalo Bill
Bryan
Sewall
Ollie Teale
National Committee
Teale
Bryan Delivers Campaign Address On Money and Law
The speech outlines support for the Chicago platform, defends property rights and law enforcement, and argues for income tax and bimetallic standards. It cites Lincoln and Jefferson, contending the government must protect the humble against privilege and ensure honest money while opposing a permanent gold standard.
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Lincoln
Chicago
United States
Republican Party
Riot at Belleville as Salvation Army Faces Mob Violence
An anarchist led crowd surrounded Salvation Army workers on the Belleville public square near the courthouse. Hans Schwartz inflamed the mob with a German tirade while beer and red fire lit the scene. Police later cleared the soldiers to their hall.
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ST. Louis
Belleville
Salvation Army
Hans Schwartz
National Hotel
Picture tally shows campaign posters in Andersonville
In the twelve mile stretch between Andersonville and Rushville eleven miles there are thirty five McKinley pictures in farm-house windows along the road twelve Bryan posters one Prohibition candidate and one Gov Mounts. A McKinley Club with one hundred members exists in the city.
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Andersonville
Ind
Rushville
McKinley
Bryan
Gov. Mounts
McKinley Club
Requisition Issued for Trio in Cincinnati Grand Larceny Case
Gov Bushnell issued a requisition on Kentucky Governor Bradley for Bernard Heile Frederick Hauck and August Hauck who are held at Newport on grand larceny charges in Cincinnati. The three allegedly stole brass valued at eighty dollars from Procter and Gamble's plant.
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Columbus
Bushnell
Gov. Bradley
Kentucky
Bernard Heile
Frederick Hauck
August Hauck
Cincinnati
Newport
Procter & Gamble
Aged Couple Wed on Quicksand Creek Kentucky
An eighty four year old widower W. J. Whittaker married Mrs Susan Bailey age over seventy near Quicksand Creek four miles above Jackson Kentucky yesterday. The bride is a fourth wife and the groom has grandchildren of the fourth generation.
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Jackson
Quicksand Creek
W. J. Whittaker
Susan Bailey
Illness Grips Telephone Inventor Blake in Boston
Boston August reports Francis Blake, inventor of the telephone transmitter, is seriously ill and physicians entertain grave doubts of his recovery amid the critical condition.
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Boston
Mass
Collision of threshing machines kills fireman near Lawrence
At a farm eight miles north of Lawrence two steam traction threshing engines owned by Wm. Peat and J. Brooks collided while both men sought the same job. The engines met head on after both throttles were opened, causing one to topple. A fireman on Peat’s engine, Stevens, was crushed between the engine and water tank and died.
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Lawrence, Kas
Wm. Peat
J. Brooks
Mr. Earhart
Lawrence
Peat
Harhart
Brooks
Pease
Stevens
Reading Wonder Maggie Jones Reads Upside Down
In Columbus Ohio on August 12 Maggie Jones eight year old visiting from Washington D D reads ordinary print held a foot before her eyes and then reads it upside down. She then revolves the book in a circle and keeps reading. Her parents are proud of the feat after initial punishment.
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Columbus, CO
Maggie Jones
Washington D. H
Maggie
Diphtheria Epidemic Nearing End in Williamsport
Williamsport Ohio reports 83 cases in the last 30 days with seven deaths since July 29 and 16 houses under quarantine. Dr Probst of the State Health Board visited Monday and found the outbreak under control and the situation improving with no quarantine of the town.
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Williamsport
Probst
State Health Board
Five Years of Disappearances Tied to Hidden Pit
In Wayne County near Dixon a man's hut conceal a pit where human bones are found. Among missing five years ago is Bessie Clark of Scioto County Ohio. Cave Jordan, formerly in the cabin, now resides in Lucky, amid reports of brutal crimes and rising excitement.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wayne County
Dixon
Bessie Clark
Scioto County
Jordan
Lucky
Horsewhipping by a Domestic in Detroit
Josephine Forderer twenty eight, recently employed at 82 Winder Street, clashed with employer Mrs. J Selling over fifty eight cents. She returned with a horsewhip and disciplined Mrs. Selling, was jailed at Central Station. Forderer later asked Dr. Miner to amputate two fingers and excise her affection. the physician suspects insanity.
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Detroit
Mich
Josephine Forderer
J. Selling
Winder Street
Terrible Revenge: Ohio Family Poisonings by Daughter
Celia Rose confessed to poisoning her father David Rose and brother in Mansfield near Newville after being spurned by Guy Berry. She also killed her mother with a second dose of rat poison in bread and milk, while the daughter evaded illness. She was arrested, waiving examination and jailed.
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Mansfield,o
David Rose
Newville
Guy Berry
Ovation to Bushnell at Harvest Home Parade in Ohio
Huge turnout at the sixteenth annual harvest home in East Liverpool Ohio with about four thousand attending speeches by Gov. Bushnell and other officials. Bushnell spoke on Ohio history and development in a non partisan address after a noon arrival from Cleveland. A five thousand strong public reception followed at Col John N Taylor's residence with a serenade and parade review.
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East Liverpool
Southern
Columbiana County
Grove
Bushnell
Galbreath
Cleveland
Ohio
Col
John N. Taylor
Conte
McKinley Lab
Col. Taylor
Typhoid Epidemic Widespread Along Mad River Kentucky
Owensboro Kentucky reports typhoid fever invading almost every house along a twenty mile stretch of the Mad River to Rochester. The epidemic has persisted for a month with few deaths, while hogs in the area have died by the hundreds for two consecutive summers.
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Mad River
Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Rochester
Police Link Porter to Frank Woodward in forgery case
Indianapolis police say Charles Porter arrested with Fred Kroeckel last Sunday is Frank Woodward. A Cincinnati police photograph and Woodward’s prior jail escape record support the identification. Woodward, who pleaded guilty in Cincinnati to forging checks, waived examination and was returned to jail.
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Indianapolis
Charles Porter
Fred Kroeckel
Frank Woodward
Phil Deitsch
Cincinnati
Porter
Cincinna d
Woodward
German National Bank
Howard
Charles Fisher
Ford
Fisher
Stewart
Pacey
J. A. Clark
John Foster
Albert Gerkin
Bugs Empty a Car On St Louis Streetcar Ride
In St Louis on August 12 a swarm of bugs filled a forest park to Meramec Highlands area and chased an electric streetcar operated by Houseman Air Line. Women noticed first, then men, as the car filled with insects near Forest Park. By Kirkwood about twenty riders abandoned the eastbound car coughing and rubbing red eyes.
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ST. Louis
Forest Park
Meramec Highlands
Houseman Air Line
Forest Parke
Kirkwood
Baptism Record Broken in Cornishville Revival
Lawrenceburg Ky Aug 12 Rev E Summers Baptist evangelist closed a revival at Cornishville before 1200 people and baptized 42 converts in exactly eight minutes one every ten seconds setting a regional record.
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Lawrenceburg
E Summers
Cornishville
PLC
Bradford Retires after Army Board Finds Disability
Lieut. Col. James H. Bradford of the Seventeenth Infantry at Columbus Ohio was judged unable to discharge his duties by the Army Retiring Board after physicians filed a report. Bradford protested but the board’s vote stood against him.
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Col
Bradford
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Army Retiring Board
James H. Bradford
Seventeenth Infantry
Columbus
Mil ler farmer injured by flying chip in accident
Henry Miller, a prosperous Seymour, Indiana farmer, was struck on the leg by a flying chip while driving a horse and cart. The wound severed a vein above the ankle and bled profusely, with swelling raising fears of blood poisoning.
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Seymour
Ind
Henry Miller
Dreansen
Near tragedy as cow binds man to stake
In Parkerburg West Virginia an elderly man Hartwell tying a cow to a stake was dragged when the cow pulled up the stake and kicked. He suffered severe flesh torn from knee bones and other injuries but remained alive in great pain.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hartwell
Mr. Hartwell
Brave detective rewarded for police service in West Virginia
Parkersburg West Virginia August 12 City Detective James Mehen who was assaulted during a Republican State Convention in Johnsons saloon while defending a delegate later robbed by the Toole brothers and an alleged associate named Rowan resumed duty Monday night. A number of citizens subscribed a sum to purchase a valuable watch which was presented to Mehen by Hon M Ambier in a public letter.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
James Mehen
Johnson
Toole Brothers
Rowan
Mehen
Daviess County Baptists Censure Rev. Whitsitt
Owensboro Ky August 12 The Daviess County Baptist Association in annual session passed resolutions severe censure of Rev Dr W H Whitsitt introduced by Moderator Dr Coleman and debated at length. The measure carried by about two thirds.
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Owensboro
Daviess County Baptist, Association
W. H. Whitsitt
Coleman
Ninth District Democrats Hope to Name Congressman
In Maysville Kentucky on August 12 the Ninth District Democrats adopted silver resolutions and seek a nominee. Four candidates contend with 87 votes total and a 4 vote minimum to nominate. Col. W LaRue Thomas leads with 21, E B Hogan 16, F M Allen and Dr Smith 11, and J B T has votes remaining.
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Maysville
Col. W. LaRue Thomas
E. B. Hogan
F. M. Allen & Dr. Smith
McKinley Reception at Canton Home by War Veterans
About 200 survivors of the Twenty third O V I from Cleveland and elsewhere visit Major McKinley at his Canton home. Captain Ellen recalls McKinley’s youth as a private in 1861, praising his wartime service and pledge to defend the nation's honor, credit, and currency.
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Bermuda
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West Virginia editors plan Canton visit with McKinley
At the West Virginia State Editorial Association meeting held at the Republican State headquarters in Wheeling the group decided to go to Canton as a body and to bring Governor McKinley to western Virginia for speeches during the campaign.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Man Adopts Women’s Clothing in Chicago Disorder
Frank Taborsky, a Cincinnati native, witnessed the new woman attire and, inspired, wore his wife’s shirt waist with a shawl and whiskers. He laughed at gender dress norms, was arrested for disorderly conduct after a street altercation, and fined five dollars.
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Chicago
Frank Taborsky
Cincinnati
Canal Street
Herr Taborsky
Henry Taborsky
Twelfth Street
Watts for Governor Nominated at West Virginia Democratic Convention
West Virginia Democratic convention opens in Wheeling with Judge David D. Johnson as agent chairman and Charlies H. Taney as secretary. Credentials settled and 87 votes allocated. A fusion plan is amended to grant the state committee plenary powers as General C. C. Watts of Kanawhounty is nominated for governor.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Clinton
David D. Johnson
Charlies H. Taney
State Committee
C. C. Watts
Kanawhunty
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