Bookwalter Declines Politics as He Discusses Finance
Democratic Senate hopeful John W. Bookwalter spends time at the Chittenden Hotel and refuses to discuss platform details. He touts farming and manufacturing, noting 300 farms across four states and several business interests as he returns from New York.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John W. Bookwalter
Chittenden
Springfield
New York
Bookwalter
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
Man Claims $12,000 Gambling Losses in Suit
Michael Dumler, a City Water Works clerk, files in Common Pleas Court alleging losses of $12,000 from March 1, 1903, to June 6, 1903, through the O'Dell Commission Company. He names W. J. O'Dell George H Stapely and J. W. Ballmann as defendants and seeks $500 exemplary damages. Dumler resides at 3070 Durrrell avenue.
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O'Dell Commission Company
Common Pleas Court
Dumler
City Water Works Department
Durrell Avenue
Hailstorms Ruin Vast Corn Crops in Indiana
Special Despatch reports two counties in Indiana, Southern Miami and Northern Fulton, struck by remarkable hailstorms. Thousands of acres of corn ruined as storms blew crops down or cut them. hail stones reached seven inches in circumference. Hail drifts formed at Walnut and dense fog hid visibility. Some livestock died near Miami.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Miami County
Fulton County
Walnut
Miami
Prince from Cameroon Arrested Over Unpaid Hotel Bill
Mundo Akwai, a Cameroonian calling himself a prince, was arrested in Kiel Hamburg for not paying a $1,750 hotel bill. He spoke English and German well and claimed to work for an audience with the Emperor to gain credit.
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Mundo Akwai
Cameroons
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Hamburg
Cameroon
Oriental Seminary
Marine Minister Pellatin Marries In Paris
Paris reports Marine Minister Pellatin wed Mile. De Niese a former public school teacher. Premier Combes served as best man at the ceremony held today in the French capital.
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Pellatin
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Lord Salisbury At Deaths Door
London Aug 20 A bulletin at 10 tonight said Lord Salisbury remains in critical condition with little hope of recovery. Bright's disease of the kidneys and severe nervous prostration are noted as the major factors. He rallied briefly after a near breathless moment and later showed no change in condition when the latest bulletin was issued.
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Lord Salisbury
Bright
Prisoner Prays Aloud as Jury Deliberates in Chicago
John Francis, in Maxwell Street Police Court, fell to his knees and prayed for mercy. The jury convicted him of disorderly conduct and imposed a $5 fine plus costs. Francis celebrated the verdict shouting his prayer had been answered, saying he would have faced $100 without prayer. He was arrested while intoxicated.
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Chicago
John Francis
Maxwell Street
Francis
Monument to Chester A. Arthur Dedicated at Fairfield
A granite monument marking the birthplace of Chester A. Arthur was dedicated in Fairfield Vermont today. A drizzly rain and limited rail access reduced attendance to locals who could drive. Former Senator William E. Sesep of New Hampshire and Secretary of the Navy Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago delivered remarks.
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Chester A. Arthur
William E. Sesep
New Hampshire
the Navy
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Chi
Love of Midget Causes Divorce in Cincinnati
Judge Caldwell grants divorce to Benjamin B. Moore proprietor of a Main street restaurant after alleging a more than platonic relation between his wife and John Henry Geisman the midget waiter in Cincinnati Geisman known as the man in the case stands about 36 inches tall and weighs about 70 pounds while the defendant weighs about 140 pounds. Geisman had a prior divorce from a large handsome wife with one child citing cruelty.
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John Henry Geisman
Cincinnati
Geisman
Bank Promoter Vanishes After Amanda Bank Incorporation
J O Thomas, promoter of the recently incorporated Bank of Amanda in Fairfield County, disappears after securing little stock. About $1000 in his personal checks drawn on the bank surface in Southern Ohio and West Virginia. Creditors attached bank furniture as a search for the missing man begins.
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Amanda
Ohio
West’ Virginia
British Destroy Town After Desperate Battle
Despatches from Zunguru Northern Nigeria dated August report Burr city destroyed by a British force of thirty whites and 500 native rank and file. Eleven British killed including one officer and sixty two wounded. Enemy losses around 700 killed and a fierce house to house resistance.
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Senator Addicks linked to Bay State Gas stock fraud suit
In Wilmington a U S Circuit Court filing by George W Pepper receiver of Bay State Gas accuses U S Senator J Edward Addicks and others of an unlawful stock issue valued at 75 million dollars. The bill seeks cancellation of 1 500 000 shares and an accounting of damages with Addicks and others to answer by November. Edwin M Post named as broker allegedly handled the stock.
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United States Circuit Court
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
J. Edward Addicks
United States
J. Frank Allee
Addicks
Edwin M. Post
New York
Death ends career of postal official in Cincinnati
Merwin Asher High born 1859 in Cincinnati died yesterday before noon at 1530 Chase avenue after months of illness. He served as Assistant Superintendent of Delivery at the Cincinnati Post Office after earlier work with messenger companies and a resignation to enter postal service in May 1894. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Merwin Asher High
Cincinnati
Chase Avenue
Mr. High
Storm of Oil Covers Woodpecker Fields Homes
Residents in the Woodpecker gas and oil fields awoke to smeared and spotted paint as a dense fog of gas and oil swept northward from the south. The slick caused extensive paint damage to homes and prompted alarm about ensuing lawsuits.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Woodpecker Gas and Oil Fields
Lord Roberts to Visit America on Mayflower Cruise
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his staff will sail from Liverpool to Boston aboard the Dominion Line steamer Mayflower on September 23.
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Boston
London
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Genuine Stradivarius Found Among Coachman’s Effects
A dilapidated violin discovered among the coachman Strassburg’s effects, who wed his late brother’s wealthy widow and fled to Russia with another woman, was authenticated as a genuine Stradivarius. It sold at auction for 383 500 for the coachman’s creditors.
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Hamel Buried After Fatal Shootings In Oshkosh
Special dispatch from Oshkosh reports Frederick Hamel who killed Thomas R Morgan and died by suicide was buried in the potter’s field. His wife refused to attend the burial and the city covered the burial expenses in Milwaukee.
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President Roosevelt Assessed at Forty Thousand Value
Tax assessors in Oyster Bay Township finish records for the year showing President Roosevelt with a $40,000 valuation. William C. Whitney tops the list at $260,000.
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W. C. Whitney
New York
Oyster Bay Township
Roosevelt
William C. Whitney
Shamrock Trails Reliance as Race Offs at Sandy Hook
At Sandy Hook the yacht Shamrock III trailed Reliance after the race was called off due to failing weather. Light winds and rain limited racing, but Reliance led from the start and widened the gap before officials halted the 15 mile course.
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Independent phone system eyed for Cincinnati
W Gilbert Thompson of Lebanon, a major Ohio telephone investor, says independents will launch an automatic system in Cincinnati seeking 2 million dollars to build and equip. Subscriptions already exceed 1 million, and the plan would remove exchange girls by letting subscribers connect directly and dial their numbers.
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Powers Declared Innocent In Goebel Murder Trial
In Georgetown Kentucky on August 20, Caleb Powers was declared innocent by ex Governor Taylor after a session noting no major events until deposition readings. Taylor testified he knew nothing of mountain army plans, denied conspiracy and said Powers deserved a pardon for Goebel’s murder while asserting no contact with Jim Howard before Goebel’s death.
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Commercial Tribune
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Golden
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Bowen Defends Von Sternberg in Berlin
Minister Bowen denies unusual stance in The Hague case and defends Baron Von Sternberg. He says he represents the weak against the strong and questions German press attacks on the German diplomat. Bowen praises Sternberg as clever and upholding German interests.
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Germany
Secret agreement on Congo Free State pledged by France
A Brussels dispatch reported by the Daily Telegraph claims France has agreed not to permit aggression against the Congo Free State or any violation of its territory.
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Brussels
Daily Telegraph
France
Congo Free State
Bananas Jump In Price After West Indies Hurricane
New York on August 2 reports banana prices rising from 75 cents to a dollar per bunch due to the recent West Indies hurricane.
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West Indies
Turkey Agrees to Grant Every Russian Demand
Turkish stance aligns with Moscow on coastal concessions. Powers ready for vigorous intervention if needed. Plan centers on restoring Turkish sovereignty once peace returns.
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Turkey
Austria Likely to Act on Land as Russia Guards Bosporus
Constantinople Aug 20 Twefik Pasha Turkish Foreign Minister met the Russian Ambassador and said Turkey accepted Russia's demands and asked for withdrawal of the Russian squadron. Widely awaited Russian fleet arrival stirs European opinion for decisive action ending half measures amid Balkan unrest. Insurgents hold Krushevo Merihoro Florina with base in Peristeri Mountains near Monastir. Women and children are spared by the fighters.
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Aged Capitalist John Carlisle Very Ill Again
John Carlisle a Cincinnati Southern trustee and noted capitalist is gravely ill with heart trouble. After a spring illness he seemed to recover and resume duties, but symptoms have returned, and his doctors fear it may take weeks before he can resume active affairs.
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The
Cincinnati Southern
Carlisle
Sunbonnet Saves The Wearer Life In Accident
In Richmond Indiana Mrs John Brown of Brinley narrowly escaped serious injury when a mill der rick toppled weights struck her head. Her sunbonnet protected her skull and she remained unconscious briefly before showing signs of recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
John Brown
Brinley
Brown
Prison Sentence for Cruel Officer in Berlin Case
Berlin Aug 20 Sergeant Breidenbach of the Eleventh Infantry has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for mistreatment of soldiers under his command. He faced multiple charges after he allegedly whipped a recruit so severely the man killed himself, case drawing wide attention and Breidenbach's arrest.
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