Bryan hired to stump Ohio for silver tickets
A Cleveland era dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan will campaign in Ohio for the Democratic state and legislative tickets. Funds for Bryan’s silver speeches are partially raised by McLean Chapman, with party factions debating who bears campaign expenses and leadership at state headquarters in Columbus.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Springfield
Bryan
John R. McLean
United States
Horace L. Chapman
Democratic Campaign Committee
Ohio
Jones
Nevada
Arkansas
H. F. Bartine
Charles A. Towne
Republican Silver Forces
John R. Sovereign
McLean
Chapman
McConville
Chittenden
Great Southern
Allen'o, Myers
Jimmy Ross
W. H. Williams
William A. Taylor
Democratic Party
Allen O. Myers
State
Pooh Bah
Myers
McLean-Myers
Irvin
Postmaster Carey Keeps Norristown Office Despite Politics
John Hamilton Carey, Postmaster at Norristown, Carroll County, faces a tenuous tenure as a Democrat in a Republican era. The office runs on a percentage plan yielding about five cents a day, with local farmers supplying support in food and supplies to keep it open. Carey never married and appears content with the arrangement.
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Commercial Tribune
Alliance
John Hamilton Carey
Norristown
Carroll County
Carey
Ford Is Held After New Capture In Murder Suspect Case
Bellefontaine Ohio August 16 James Ford held on petit larceny charge after crowd gathered at the jail. Deputy escort, bond set at 500 dollars, Ford denies guilt and demands hearing while investigators reexamine the Detrick murder case. Deerwester remains unconscious and testimony from Salvation Army visitors is blocked by prosecutors.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine
James Ford
Detrick
Thomas Turner
Ford
A. L. Wright
Kernan
West
Mrs. Jennie Ferringer Dies After Suicide Attempt
Mrs. Jennie Ferringer aged 60 attempted self harm at her brother in law Jack Hastings home near Obrlin Ohio. She stood before a mirror and cut her throat with a razor creating an eleven inch gash. A physician treated her but she could not survive. Despondency over ill health was said to have caused the act.
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Commercial Tribune
Obprlin
Jennie Ferringer
Jack Hastings
Here
McKinley’s Mother Visits Cleveland for Week
Mrs. Nancy McKinley mother of President McKinley is in Cleveland visiting her daughter Mrs. A. J. Duncan at 59 Bell Avenue. Miss Helen McKinley accompanies her. She spent last week in Lorain with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Bowerman and will return to Canton after a week in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Nancy McKinley
President McKinley
City
A. J. Duncan
Bell Avenue
Helen McKinley
Polish nobleman in hospital after laudanum attempt
A man at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, claimed as Dr Tolfil Lawérysnki, Polish nobleman and Belgian guards officer, a former Cuban insurgent surgeon, lies recovering from laudanum. He refuses to discuss identity. a Belgian letter found on him signed Maria Magdelene hints at nobility and Africa service for Leopold with 10000 francs yearly.
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Chicago
Tolfil Lawérysnki
Mercy Hospital
Belgium
Maria Magdelene
Africa
Leopold
SoStie
Renee
Sam
A Ride with a Madman The Latter Conquers and Saves His Train
In Hermosilla Mexico on August 16 a mad Minas Pretas engineer seized the locomotive throttle and endangered a train. Fireman fought him off while the engine crew restrained the man who died soon after from heart disease supposedly brought on by heat.
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Commercial Tribune
Hermosilla
Sonora
Mex
la Colorado
Everett
Mexico Fights Indians Could Spark Mexico Guatemala War
Arthur Savage, inventor of the Savage rifle, returning from Mexico reports a destructive war with Yucatan Indians. He says skirmishes have begun and with fresh arms the Mexican army will press hostilities. The clash risks widening into war with Guatemala over the unresolved boundary.
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Denver
Col
Arthur Savage
Savage
Mexico
Yucatan
Guatemala
Andree Is Heard From In Arctic Rescue Report
A Ham m erfest dispatch via Vossische Zeitung says an Andree searcher in a fast steamer met the serjing vessel Aiken near July 22. The captain reportedly said a crew member shot a pigeon carrying a message to the Af tenbladet in Stockholm. The note referenced a northward course and vanished.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Hammerfest
Norway
Herr Andree
Aiken
North Cape
Seven Islands
Lapland
Aftenbladet
Stockholm
Andree
Secret Wedding of Heiress Revealed in Ravenna
Hon. J. Buchner Floyd, a Darlington, South Carolina attorney, wed Miss Louise Santum in Ravenna yesterday. The bride recently inherited several fortunes. The couple traveled toward their Southern home in Darlington, and the wedding was not announced until they were en route.
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Commercial Tribune
Ravenna
J. Buchner Floyd
Darlington
8. C
Louise Santum
Strikers Send Thanks From Camp Success and Beyond
The letter from Sewell West Virginia describes an army camped at Camp Success and plans a march to Thurmond for a mass meeting led by Samuel Gompers. It notes coal output cuts, efforts to encourage miners to come out, and reports from Weter’s division at Acme plus meetings at South Caperton and Cunard.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Camp Success
Beary
Thurmond
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Weter
Acme
South Caperton
W. H. Turner
Cunard
W. C.scoot
Joe Jeschein
Allegheny Record
Robinson
Loup
Laurel Creeks
Fred Dilcher
Pursuit Ends as Ackley Is Cornered in Hicksville Standoff
After a 22 hour chase, Deputy Ackley, suspected in a brutal duel that fatally wounded his twin, was surrounded in a Knoxdale area cornfield. He fought with a large pocketknife while distrusting bystanders tore at his clothing. Gil Ackley remains unconscious and may die.
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Hicksville
Commercial Tribune
Ackley
Knoxdale
Dennis Backus
Gil
Field Breaks Time Record for Continuous Service
Associate Justice Stephen Field topped thirty four years five months and six days on the Supreme Bench, one day longer than Chief Justice Marshall. A retirement to follow is anticipated and Judge Goff of West Virginia may fill the vacancy.
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New York
Stephen Field
Supreme Court of the United States
John Marshall
National Tribunal of Last Resort
Justice Field
Mary Shall
Juggé Goff
West Virginia
Silver Slump Sparks Alarm Over One Dollar Worth Thirty Cents
In Mexico City on August 16 exchange on New York rose as silver fell to 131 with 140 asked in some cases. London exchange slid to 21 1/2 pence, signaling potential losses on the sterling debt. Bankers urge rate relief and debt adjustments as silver fears mount and imports tighten. The government faces a serious economic strain with broad business impact and anxious public sentiment.
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City OF
Mexico
New York
London
Murder by Thieves at Wilson Library in Philadelphia
William C. Wilson, 65, owner of Wilson's Circulating Library at 1119 Walnut Street, was killed in his shop. Thieves waited, struck with a hammer, then strangled him with a towel before looting cash. No clues left. Wilson lived alone above his bookstore.
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Philadelphia
William C. Wilson
Wilson
Walnut Street
Boy 8 Rides 20 Miles to Batavia for Trip
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Batavia Ohio Aug 16 Theodore Hitch man eight years old of Salt Air in this county rode a bicycle to Batavia on a business trip a distance of about twenty miles for the journey to the city and back
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Commercial Tribune
Hicksville
P. C. Hamburger
Humburger
Batavia
Theodore Hitchman
Salt Air
Senator I Z George to be interred in Carrollton after state viewing
Body of late Senator I Z George removed from the Capitol rotunda where it lay in state since yesterday. A special car will take the casket to Winona then Carrollton for burial beside his wife. A committee of senators and representatives was named by Sergeant at arms Wright to escort and arrange the rites.
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Campbell
Klondike
Stewart
Nevada
Ohio
Jackson
Miss
I. Z. George
Capitol
Winona
Carrollton
Gram
Wright
Major Jones
Money
Thes
Walthall
Pate
Turley
McEnery
Pettus
Bacon
Hoar
Proctor
Catchings
Allen
Robertson
Cox
Bankhead
Wheeler
Carmack
Evans
Gibson
Whisky Bulls in Campground Trade Near Kingwood Meet
At the Tunnelton camp grounds near Kingwood West Virginia yesterday while worship continued horse trading and whisky selling occurred near the grounds Six arrests were made One fugitive from Pennsylvania officers Frank Wilson was captured Deputy U S Marshal D R Jackson arrested three revenue violators Moonshiner Mark Shahan Amos Snyder and Emory Ervin whiskey venders
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Commercial Tribune
Kingwood
W. Va
Tunnelton Camp
Frank Wilson
Pennsylvania
United States
D. R. Jackson
Mark Shahan
Amos Snyder
Emory Ervin
FAMOUS CHIEFTAINS VISIT TO HUNT CHEROKEE GRAVES
A Cherokee representative leading about 1,200 Indians travels to Western Kentucky to locate and honor graves of famous chiefs killed in battles with early settlers near Russellville Logan County. An Army officer will escort the group and oversee formal ceremonies. This marks a rare return of such a sizable Cherokee assembly to the region.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Kentucky
Russellville
Logan County
United States Army
West Virginia appoints woman notary public
Governor Atkinson named Miss L. B. Benny of Wheeling a Notary Public, a move described as a notable sensation. Benny qualified and began duties immediately, amid constitutional notes stating officials must be voters.
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Atkinson
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
L. B. Benny
Wheeling
Married in a Hayfield at Parkersburg West Virginia
Aug 16 report from Parkersburg West Virginia says Rev T M Marshall a Roane County farmer preacher while mowing in his hayfield witnessed George W Snyder and Miss Emma R Owens of Big Sliding Hit presenting a license and were wed under a large sycamore tree by the minister.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
T. M. Marshall
Roane County
George W. Snyder
Emma R. Owens
Anarchist Angiolilo Sentenced to Death in Madrid Court Martial
Michael Angiolillo, the anarchist who killed Premier Canovas del Castillo, was found guilty by a Vergara court martial and sentenced to death. He collapsed pale on hearing the verdict as about 200 spectators watched, in a case marked by his insistence on defending anarchist theories before interruption by the court.
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Madrid
Michael Angiolillo
Canovas del Castillo
Tal
Vergara
Angiolillo
Angiollilo
Foggia
Marseilles
Barcelona
Jose Santos
Coronina
Belgium
London
Society of Anarchists
Spain
Shot Stealing Apples: Woman Admits Murder Near Madison County
In West Jefferson area a farmer's wife, Mrs Taylor, allegedly shot at two children in an apple orchard. A little girl was fatally wounded while a boy escaped. She later confessed claiming God commanded the act, with the location debated between Madison County and nearby jurisdiction. The suspect was taken to London for custody.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
West Jefferson
Taylor
Madison
London
Robbers In A Buggy Target City Lawyer
Indianapolis August 16 City Attorney J B Curtis was walking home on North Pennsylvania Street when three men in a stylish buggy stopped and two young riders jumped out to rob him. Curtis resisted with his walking stick and called for police, and the thieves fled in their fast buggy.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
J. B. Curtis
Pennsylvania Street
Curtis
Well worker Calvin Wicks Dies From Firedamp Near Wabash
At about 3 p m, Calvin Wicks was killed in a well bottom four miles south of Wabash Ind by firedamp. He called for help as men attempted a rescue, but he sank back and died.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Calvin Wicks
Henry Crooks Found Dead in Wagon in Coldwater
Henry Crooks a pioneer of Branch County was found dead of heart disease in his wagon as his team moved along the main thoroughfare of Coldwater in Lagrange Indiana on August 16.
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Commercial Tribune
Lagrange
Ind
Henry Crooks
Branch County
Coldwater
Senator Hansbrough Weds Mary Chapman in New York
United States Senator Henry C. Hansbrough of North Dakota married Miss Mary Berrin Chapman of Washington at the Hotel Burlington New York. The ceremony led by Rev. Lester Bradner followed by a small reception. the couple plan to reside near Washington after November 1 at 2033 Florida Avenue.
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Washington
New York
Henry C. Hans Brough
United, States
North Dakota
Mary Berrin Chapman
Burlington
Lester Bradner
Local Democratic primaries settle eight Lexington races
In Lexington Kentucky on August 16 local candidates paid entry fees for the August 31 Democratic primaries. City Solicitor contenders are Judge George B. Kinkead and W Rogers Clay. Police Judge candidates are J J Riley and R A Downing. W C G Hobbs faces no opposition for Representative. Four new Aldermen have no opposition and one Councilman contest remains. Silver Democrats show hesitation amid potential fusion with Republicans.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
George B. Kinkead
W. Rogers Clay
J. J. Riley
R. A. Downing
W. C. G. Hobbs
Girl dies from burn at camp meeting bonfire
In Lagrange Indiana on August 16 the nine year old daughter of Rev. George Speich er of Urbana was fatally burned at an Evangelical camp meeting in Syracuse. Her clothing caught fire while she played near a bonfire and her body was severely charred before aid arrived.
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Commercial Tribune
Lagrange
Ind
George Speicher
Urbana
Syracuse
Hunter Will Be Tried Court Denies Objections to Bribery Charges
In Georgetown Kentucky the Franklin Circuit Court overruled a demurrer to an indictment charging Dr Hunter and others with conspiring to bribe Kentucky legislators. The court held the charge constitutes a single offense of conspiring to corrupt lawmakers and discussed the effect of repeals on common law conspiracies.
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Georgetown
Commercial Tribune
Franklin
Hunter
Kentucky
Cantrill
Commonwealth
Soldier from Lincoln Dies by Self Strangulation in Hazleton
John Raabe an elderly veteran visiting from Lincoln Nebraska hanged himself by tying a rope between his neck and a tree limb. The incident occurred in Hazleton Pennsylvania on August 16 and left Raabe reportedly wealthy.
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Hazleton
John Raabe
Lincoln
Neb
Woman Struck by Carbolic Acid Attack in Cleveland
Mrs. Jos Beznoska of 6 Greenleaf street was burned on face and hands when a passerby woman threw carbolic acid at her at 9 30 p m Sunday night. She retreated inside as the attacker fled. Dr Herbkershman attended and termed the injuries serious. Police notified.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, O
Jos. Beznoska
Greenleaf Street
Shot Man Kills Brother-in-Law in Broadtown
In Carbon Indiana on August 16 Samuel Gardner a farmer fatally shot his brother-in-law Dem Toney with a revolver and shotgun after a long feud over alleged mistreatment of Gardner's sister. Gardner surrendered after the confrontation in Broonerstown.
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Commercial Tribune
Carbon
Ind
Samuel Gardner
Dem Toney
Broonerstown
Toney
Gardner
Armimei
Miners Strike Turmoil Highlighted By Mutiny and Fatal Deputy Shooting
Pittsburg August 16 reports a day of dramatic strikes with a deputy shooting on Plum Creek and a fatal injury to deputy Kerr. The injunction case before Judges Stowe and Collier looms large, affecting Mine operators De Armitt and President Dolan. Separately, De Armitt facing civil suits from former employees and criminal charges from Anna Crotoi and John Crotoi. Resentment grows over food and leadership as Lawall and Auditor Johnson discuss settlement potential.
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Pittsburg
de Armitts
Dolan
Stowe and Collier
W. P. de Armitt
Samuel de Armitt
Anna Crotoi
de Armitt
John Crotoi
Crottoi
Injunctions Granted Against Debs and Others in Coal Case
Judge Jackson in Parkersburg West Virginia grants injunctions on application by Charles Mackall and attorney ex Governor Fleming. The complaint alleges Debs Gompers and others conspire to prevent Montana Coal and Coke Company and West Fork Coal from mining and producing coal, risking irreparable injury to stockholders’ property. The orders mirror existing injunctions against the same defendants by Monongah and others.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
Charles Mackall
Fleming
Jackson
United States
Dim Gompers
Debs
Tedford
Bing
Ser
Montana Coal and Cueeoumpssy
West Fairs mont @oal and Coke Company
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