Gail Hamilton Dead After Stroke At Hamilton Mass
Gail Hamilton born Mary Abigail Dodge a noted biographer and writer died in Hamilton Massachusetts after a paralytic stroke at breakfast. She was Blaine's literary executor and had worked on his biography since his death, shaping national political discussion through her essays and interviews.
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Adien W.W. Dodge
New York
Boston Journal
United States
Thinks He Killed Him in Ky Farm Shooting
John R. Jett a Murphy community farmer eight miles from Lawrenceburg Ky confessed shooting William Murrell after claiming Murrell beat him last night and fired at him during field labor. Jett surrendered to officers and was jailed awaiting possible examining trial if Murrell dies.
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Lawrenceburg
John R. Jett
Murphy
Wm. Marrell
Murrell
Dr. Lowen
Walsh
Jett
River's freak ruin drove farmer to suicide
Atchison Kansas man Carl Schmidt a pioneer citizen aged sixty one killed himself with a shotgun following the Missouri River flooding and erosion that wrecked his farm a year earlier. He leaves ten children.
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Missouri
Atchison, Kas
Carl Schmidt
Schmidt
Ee Ieee
Government River
Girl Cyclist Robbed Near Crawfordsville
Special Dispatch reports that at 10 this morning Hattie Scaggs a 15 year old cyclist two miles west of Crawfordsville Indiana was knocked from her bicycle and robbed of a five dollar pocketbook by three masked robbers concealed in a fence corner The gang leader wore a green patch over one eye and is said to have been recognized in twelve prior robberies by his mask.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Hattie Scaggs
Thirteen convicts escape from Robbins mine in Tennessee
A dozen plus one convicts escaped from Robbins Tennessee coal mines last night while a guard slept. Thirteen prisoners are at large with bloodhounds to track them tomorrow. none have been recaptured.
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Commercial Tribune
Danville
Robbins
Tenn
Double Crime Then Suicide in Chillicothe Murder Attempt
In Chillicothe Ohio on August 17 Ben Gehring shot Lizzie Fairley wounding her seriously then turned the pistol on himself injuring his chest. He fled but was later captured in the county jail after the botched escape.
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Chillicothe
Ben Gehring
Lizzie Fairley
Prince Louis of Savoy narrowly spared mob attack in Valparaiso
The City of Para reports Prince Louis of Savoy and crew from the Cristoforo Colombo faced a Chilean mob on Valparaiso streets on the 16th of last month. Italians armed themselves, the prince and companions were rescued by police, none seriously hurt. The attack followed Italy selling two second-hand cruisers to Argentina amid Chilean tensions. The Chilean government apologized and press coverage was suppressed.
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Cal
Panama
Para
Prince Louis of Savoy
Cristoforo Colombo
Valparaiso
U. S
Baltimore
Italy
Chile
Damages suit filed by actress vs. Thomas Adams Jr
Myrtle Thurlow sues Brooklyn born heir and gum magnate Thomas Adams Jr. for 100000 dollars claiming breach of promise after receiving numerous affectionate letters. Adams says he does not know Miss Thurlow. she seeks vindication and damages.
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New York
Thomas Adams, Jr
Brooklyn
Myrtle Thurlow
Adams
Miss Thurlow
Rosebud
Chick
Bluebird
Gas Explosion Damages Home Injures Three In Indiana
A gas leak at the Hutchens residence in Wabash Indiana caused an explosion after a lighted match ignited the escaping gas. Mrs Hutchens, Miss Cora Early, and a baby were badly burned while plumber James Prince was injured but not severely. Window panes shattered as flames swept the dining room.
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Wabash
Ind
Harry Hutchens
Senator-elect Foraker sails to Europe amid campaign optimism
Senator-elect J B Foraker arrived in New York and announced plans to sail next Wednesday on the St Paul to visit his daughters in London. He predicted Republican strength in Ohio and the Midwest for McKinley and sound money, and said he would return by mid September to campaign. Genehn W Foster also arrived at the hotel.
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J. B.poraker
Fifth Avenue
Europe
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London
Ohio
Buckeye
McKinley
Idiana
Illinois
Iowa
Madison Square Garden
Bourke Cochran
Genehn W. Foster
Major McKinley Home. Telegrams Show New Clubs Forming
Major and Mrs. McKinley return to Canton from Cleveland as telegrams reveal nationwide McKinley club formation. Messages from Canton Ill, Sharon Pa, Carterville Ill report 1000, 300 strong clubs pledging support for McKinley and protection of American industry. Distinct visitors include ex-Lt. Gov. Stewart and Paris sculptor Bracany. Major McKinley likely to issue formal acceptance letter around August 2.
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Cleveland
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William McKinley
McKinley and
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Hobart
Greece
J. M. Evans
Carterville
M. Lander
Gov
Stewart
L. Woodford
Brooklyn
N. Y
John H. Beacam
Third
U.S. Infantry
Ft. Snelling
Minn
M. Leopold Bracany
Paris
Chicago
Major McKinley
Hanna Leaves for New York to Handle Republican HQ Affairs
Cleveland Ohio August 17 Mr Hanna departed for New York City to oversee duties at the Republican headquarters there. He reiterated that he would not resign as claimed in some reports.
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Hanna
New York
Ae Renven
Commercial Tribune
Osborne
Hanna Toddy
Warner .Miller
Miller
Farmer dies after accidental gun discharge during chase
Rising Sun Indiana August 17 Joseph C Turner a farmer was shot in the heart region while placing his Winchester rifle in a buggy during pursuit of a horse thief. He died about eight hours later after the accident yesterday afternoon.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Joseph Co. Turner
Cretan War Sparks Island Upheaval and Loyalist Divide
A large Christian-led rebellion on Crete grows with a 35,000 strong force and funding from Egypt and the United States. Turkish forces, outnumbered, suffer guerrilla casualties as atrocities provoke international concern. Provisional government forms in Athens amid calls for autonomy or union with Greece.
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London
Isle of
Crete
Cuba
Mediterranean
Sorer Straits
United States
Greece
Wipe Out Turks Voices in Crete Crisis
Choussein Bey, Mussulman Deputy for Canea, warns the Sublime Porte against Christian proposals and vows to fight. He says Muslims would rather die than submit to Christians and calls for 50 000 more troops. Athens Crete committee seeks to be left alone to wipe out Turks.
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Choussein Bey
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Sublime Porte
Mussulmens
Athens
Prominent St Louis merchant commits suicide with strychnine
Martin D. Barnes a noted St Louis commission merchant died this evening at his home after taking strychnine. An ambulance was summoned but there was no chance of recovery. The report gives no stated reason for the deed.
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St. Loowis
ST. Louis, Mo
Martin D. Barnes
Yellow fever outbreak and poor sewerage in Havana
Health Officer Alvah H. Doty reports from Havana that yellow fever and small pox are rampant amid filthy sanitation. He notes sewage dumped into the bay near Rigna docks and the military hospital, with 300 cases and 106 deaths in the preceding two weeks worsening with unacclimated troops.
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Alvah H. Doty
Havana
Cuba
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Rigna Docks
Military Hospital
Ex-Congressman Paige Talks Plans After New York Visit
An Akron businessman reports a long talk with ex-Congressman David R. Paige. Paige says he has been in the United States since May 1 and expects soon to settle affairs to take up $50,000 of the Huntington paper, with over $600,000 already redeemed, then visit Ohio before returning to South America for railroad contracts.
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New York
David R. Paige
Paige
Huntington
Ohio
South America
Bryan Campaign Plans Senate Leaders Conference in Washington
Senator Jones head of the National Democratic Committee convened with Senators Faulkner and Bacon and Representatives McMillin and Richardson to map a limited campaign, leaning on Democratic clubs for effort and separating Bryan Sewall clubs from Republican led groups. Chauncey Black awaited to organize details while McMillin drives executive work and Wilson may leave office. Jones will head to Chicago to locate main headquarters and launch the push.
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Georgia
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Tennessee
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania
Association of Democrati Clubs
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Chicago
Man is whipped for wife beating in Elkton court
John Boots and his wife from Chesapeake City had a quarrel over their separation. Boots admitted guilt and was ordered to receive ten lashes at the whipping post and thirty days in jail. Sheriff will erect the post and administer the sentence with a cat o nine tails.
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Elkton
John Boots
Chesapeake City
Wilmington
Del
Boots
Groves
Mackey
Sailor Rides A Whale Near Grand Bank
Israel Meisner of the Arcan a schooner from Lunenburg tells how his dory rose in a stiff breeze and rode the back of a huge whale surfacing to blow. He escaped unharmed as the whale sank without striking.
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Halifax
N. S
Israel Meisner
Arcana
Lunenburg
Grand Bank
Meisner
Jealous Chicago Man Shoots Wife and Child
Charles Nelson shot his wife at their home 918 Northwestern avenue and then fired at their three year old daughter, wounding her slightly. Nelson fled but was arrested minutes later.
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Charles Nelson
Northwestern Avenue
Nelson
Four Boys Die as Thresher Boiler Explodes
In Bloomingdale Clark County Kentucky an explosion on Thomas Allens thresher kills four boys Travis Haggard eleven Dallas Haggard twelve Alexander Berryman thirteen and William Turpin sixteen The engine was left in charge of Alex Berryman while Tobin dined and the boiler ran low on water on Rogers Haggards wheat threshing farm near Winchester.
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Winchester
Bloomingdale
Clark County
Thomas Allen
Tobin
Alex. Berryman
Rogers Haggard
Travis Haggard
Hamilton County Liquor Settlement Loses Saloons
Hamilton County completed its semi annual liquor settlement with Ohio showing 1.91 saloons and 10572767 paid to the State Treasury. Total receipts for all purposes reached 35242762 with a noted decline in saloons from 2286 last year to 2067 this January. The drop is blamed on hard times and a higher liquor tax from 250 to 350, though receipts rose overall.
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Columbus, CO
Hamilton County
Campaign Warming Up Across Ohio State
Charles L. Kurtz leaves Columbus for New York with Mrs Kurtz and daughter to return home in a week Captain Matthews takes charge of the state headquarters during the absence Shermans speech spread as a campaign document as demand for literature roars from Republicans and Democrats alike Local campaigns in counties begin with speaker allocations set to start within ten days published in Columbus Ohio August 17
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Columbus
Charles L. Kurtz
New York
Indianapolis
Archer
Big Cuba Expedition Heads for Start under Dr Stevens
Dr J Herbert Stevens believed dead by Boston papers is found in Rochester hiding with his wife. He will command a large expedition from the United States to Cuba, aided by a noted New York publisher, with a fast yacht and nurses to join the insurgent hospital project. Stevens will proceed to New York before the three week preparations.
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J. Herbert Stevens
Cuba
Steyvens
W York
Stevens
New York
Electrocution Outfit Planned for Criminals in Ohio
In Columbus on August 17 the electrocution system for criminals is projected at about $4000. Henry L. Canfield of Xenia drafted plans and will supervise bids from six electrical firms, though bidders’ names remain confidential to avoid consumer objections. The electrocution chair will be built by convicts at the State Prison.
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Columbus
Henry L. Canfield
Xenia
Teo
Rentil
Wreck Train Tragedy Kills Bray at Windham Ohio
Will Bray was killed and Al Cole and J C Brown seriously injured on an Erie Railroad wreck crew at Windham. A chain broke during clearing 20 derailed cars from a draw-head failure. Cole and Brown suffered broken ribs and internal injuries. Cole's son was killed recently. P W trains run all night.
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Kent, O
Will Bray
al Cole
J. C. Brown
Windham
Here
Erie Railroad
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Brown
Grover to Greet Chang on Naval Reception Plan
Washington delays mark the Li Hung Chang visit as officials weigh whether the Chinese Viceroy will be hosted in New York Harbor aboard the Dolphin or on a naval vessel. The President prefers New York City and may move the reception from shipboard to land if conditions allow.
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Li Hung Chang
United States
New York Harbor
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North Atlantic Squadron
Whitlington
Gray Gables
Cleveland
New York
Brice and Maggie Cline Plot Newport Social Swiftly
New York society is abuzz over Senator Calvin Brice and singer Maggie Cline as Brice seeks a Newport flank. Cline agrees to three times her salary to aid his social rise and offers free introductions to any influential Newport guests.
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New York Society
Calvin
Brice
Maggie Cline
Maggie
Newport
Miss Cline
Senator Brice
Man Killed in Clay County Churchyard Grudge Sparks Lynch Threats
In Clay County during a Dunkard service at Dog Run Joe Bragg was shot by his cousin Early Bragg within twenty feet of the church. Twenty shots fired, no congregants harmed. The killer is described as desperate and reportedly has killed others. he remains at large with threats of vigilante justice.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dunkard
Clay County
Joe Bragg
Early Bragg
Veterans Back McKinley and Sound Money Drive
Gen Cyrus Bussey predicts veterans will back McKinley in 1896 while Gen Osborne Hanna plans a New York stop before Westward moves. Bourke Cochran may tour Maine Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois Virginia Maryland for the sound money campaign as Ohio Republicans anticipate a strong GOP majority helped by Democrats.
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Cyrus Bussey
McKinley
Bourke Cochran
Bavarians To Meet In Wheeling Convention Opens
The National Bavarian Society of the United States begins its three day annual convention in Wheeling on August 18. About 200 members are already present and 1,500 more are expected. National President C. H. Clemmens of New York and Vice President Strauss of Baltimore attend with delegates from Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati Toledo Buffalo and St. Louis. Mayor Caldwell will welcome guests and a big parade and picnic are planned Wednesday.
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W. Va
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C. H. Clemmens
New York
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Baltimore
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Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Buffalo
St. Louis
Caldwell
Anti-Saloon Rally Aims to Form West Virginia League
In Parkerburg on August 31 the anti-Saloon Association Executive Committee led by Revs R B Smith W S Winans Jr and J W Crook invites ministers and laymen to organize a state anti-Saloon League auxiliary to the American anti-Saloon League.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
R. B. Smith
Winans, Jr
J. W. Crook
anti-Saloon Association
West Virginia
Old Woman Killed Near Moore's Hill by Train
Mrs. Martha Beebinger sixty five an old resident of Moore's Hill Indiana but living with her son in Indianapolis was killed by mail train No 2 of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad tonight at 440 she had come to visit friends and had boarded No 17 to Milan when she was struck walking back toward her destination.
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Moore’s Hill
Ind
Martha Beebinger
Indianapolis
Milan
Nansen Sets Course After Barking Dogs Lead to Camp
Dr Nansen left Vardo Norway for Christiania after learning of a barking dog signal that guided him and his companion to a camp where they would meet the English explorer Jackson. The town of Yarde has been feted and decorated for Dr Nansens return.
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Norway
Nansen
Christiania
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Yarde
Umpire in Arkansas Baseball Fight With Fatal Shootings
In Poplar Grove, Helena, two Negro youths died and four were wounded after a game between Polk and Lowdy plantation teams ended in a shootout. Umpire William Griffin, backing Polk, handed out pistols to Polk players triggering the melee. Israel Tate of Lowdy fired, killing four Polk men and wounding others during the clash.
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Ark
Poplar Grove
Polk
Lowdy
William Griffin
Griffin
Israel Tate
The Fourth Victim Dies From Torch Collision
Grant Oberly, the fourth victim of the Torch collision, died at the Belpre Hotel in Marietta Ohio. He suffered severe burns and inhaled steam, his wife, mother, and brother nearby as he passed. Oberly’s burial is planned in Chillicothe this year.
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Marietta, O
Geo. Thompson
Belpre
Johnson
No. 1
Amending the Discipline at Friends Yearly Meeting
Wilmington Ohio hosts the largest Friends Yearly Meeting attendance on record. Rev John Ralston presided as discipline corrections, removing repetitions and useless terms. Rev Kittrell spoke at noon, while committees reviewed reports before Christian Endeavor societies led evening services.
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Wilmington
Friends’ Yearly Meeting
John Ralston
Kittrell
Christian Endeavor Societies
City Council Ex‑Officer Salo W Roth Charged in $42,000 Embezzlement
Chicago August 17 Salo W Roth former City Council member arrested on embezzlement charge for 42000. Patrol Building and Loan Association officers file the case with Roth once its secretary.
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Salo W. Roth
Patrol Building and Loan Association
Roth
Suicide of Preble County lawyer Shaffer with laudanum
Eaton Ohio Aug 17 John M Shaffer a long time Preble County Bar member living in Winchester nine miles southeast of here committed suicide last night by taking laudanum He had planned the act weeks ago but medical aid arrived in time to save him The county bar met in the room this morning and passed resolutions of respect.
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Eaton
John M. Shaffer
Preble County
Winchester
Here
Coun
Trouser theft and cash missing shock Lexington bar
Lexington Kentucky August 17 Dan Reagan a bartender reported his trousers and gold watch stolen last night. He recovered other trousers with keys in the pocket and found the cash drawer robbed along with two bottles of whiskey.
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Lexington
Dan Reagan
Eagan
Democratic Party Calls National Convention at Indianapolis
The National Democratic Executive Committee issued a call for a National Convention in Indianapolis on September 2. The document defends the party’s century-old principles, bulk of it defending individual liberty, the rule of law, free trade, and limited government, while criticizing rival proposals and alleging missteps by a previous Chicago delegation.
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