Mrs Beckham in peril as septicemia threatens life
Kentucky governor's wife Jean Fuqua Beckham, mother of five days old daughter, battles septicemia and nephritis after a high fever. Doctors describe her condition as almost hopeless, with a key operation and specialist care arranged in Frankfort.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Jean Fuqua Beckham
Kentucky
Beckham
A. M. Cartledge
John Cripps Wickliffham
Owensboro
Beckhams
Sp.m. Co
C. Owens
F. C. Simpson
B. E. Hume
Gas Explosion Kills Five Men at Crib No 3
In Cleveland on August 21 five workers died after a gas explosion in Crib No 3 during construction of the Lake Erie tunnel. James Williams and Plum mer Jones perished as others were injured or evacuated. Mayor Johnson ordered safety measures and boat signaling equipment while work resumed with safeguards.
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Crib NO
Cleveland, O
New and Works
Lake Erie
Crib No. 3
Crib No. 2
No. 2 Crib
James Williams
Plummer Jones
Williams
Johnson
Pastor launches crusade against late hours for lovers
Indianapolis August 21 Reverend Thomas Vance of the Christian Church plans a public reform targeting late night courting. He cites his daughters Mae and Mabel and recounts a rule that callers must leave by 1030 PM. A confrontation with Mae's suitor Oscar Holmes led to a shooting scare but no charges.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Vance
Christian Church
Mr. Vance
Mae
Mabel Vance
Oscar Holmes
Delaware Street
Holmes
Miss Mae
Mr. Holmes
Vance
Irvington
Commercial Tribune
Conger Arrives at Peking on Despatch from State Dept
The State Department today received a dispatch from Minister Conger confirming his arrival in Peking. The note was sent from Washington on August 21.
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Conger
Peking
Washington
State Department
Kept Her Secret Even to the Grave
Louisville report reveals a clandestine marriage between Georgia Shallcross and Herman L. Ward in Jeffersonville on February 19, 1900. The couple wed without family knowledge. the magistrate was sworn to secrecy. Shallcross died soon after, of peritonitis, while traveling with her mother. Captain John H. Ward, a Louisville capitalist, is the bridegroom’s father.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Herman L. Ward
Georgia Shallcross
Louisville Society
Jeffersonville
Hauser
Young Ward
John H. Ward
Europe
Russia
Czareditch
Margaret
Duke of Connaught
Edward
England
Patricia
Germany
Frederick William
Victoria
Nicholas
Greece
Alexandra
Revenue Commissioner declines to recognize cigarette tax rebate
Washington reports Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes refused to receive or acknowledge any claim for a rebate of cigarette taxes under the act of March 2, 190. The directive affects pending rebate requests and clarifies the department’s stance on the law.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Indiana professor fined for fish net at station
Prof. Carl Higenman head of Indiana University Biological Station in Winona was arrested by a deputy fish commissioner and fined five dollars plus costs for possessing a fish net at the station used by students for scientific study. He appealed the case.
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Warsaw
Ind
Carl H. Higenman
Indiana University Biological Station
Winona
Indiana Scientific Society
Harris
Eigenman
Shaffer outlines plan to end great strike in Pittsburgh
President Theodore J. Shaffer announced plans to end the steel strike by provoking a crisis between the Steel Corporation and the Amalgamated Association to force a settlement. He denied any imminent arbitration or mediation and suggested disinterested arbitration only if public figures were involved. Rumors said the Demmler plant in McKeesport might start with nonunion workers, but nothing occurred.
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Pittsburg
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Steel Corporation
Shaffer
Archbishop Ireland
Potter
Seth Low
Association
Demmler
McKeesport
Buhrstones Explode Killing Two Mill Hands
In Big Springs Johnson Mill Calhoun County West Virginia two workers George Richards and Jake Knight were killed when buhrstones exploded as bulbs ran and grain ground. Charles Harris and John Reese were seriously injured. Mill wrecked. explosion blamed on running buls too fast. A deaf mute named Wilson present reports dynamite in grain but cause favored remains overloading.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tramp Fails to Secure Marriage License in Kentucky
Garrett Graham and Rebecca Grimes aged 18 and 14 were denied marriage licenses in Lexington and Versailles Kentucky. They were chased through towns and a telegram offered funds for a hasty marriage and return home. Constable Harrod pursued them to arrange a ministered ceremony before they escaped to the countryside.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Garrett Graham
Rebecca Grimes
Lexington
Versailles
Mr. Grimes
David Harrod
Wilmore
Jessamine County
Harrod
President McKinley Proclaims Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The president proclaims an international exhibition to be held in St. Louis Missouri from May 1 1903 to December 1 1903 inviting nations to participate by sending exhibits showcasing resources industries and progress in civilization The proclamation is signed in Washington with Secretary of State John Hay witnessing.
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William McKinley
United States
St. Louis
Missouri
Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Washington
J William M’kinley
John Hay
Pot of gold with over $20,000 found in Madison County
Frank Jackson, a poor farmer, uncovered a cache of gold valued at just over $20,000 in a remote Madison County precinct on Tuesday. Police believe the treasure was secreted during the Civil War era.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Frank Jackson
Luke Hough Hanged by Mob Near Wadesboro
A mob in Wadesboro North Carolina hanged Luke Hough a Black man accused of assaulting Miss Lena Keith and breaking a chair over her head before attempting to cut her throat. After his admission the crowd shot him multiple times. The Keith family is locally prominent and the search spanned hours.
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Charlotte
N. C
Tnuke Hough
Wadesboro
Lena Keith
Keiths
Abduction Charge After Forced Runaway In West Virginia
Maggie Marple of St Clairsville Ohio was abducted by George Angus who claimed a marriage license and threatened her with a revolver. Angus was arrested in Wheeling after the girl was found in Bridgeport and the abduction charge, threats to kill, and perjury were filed by her father William Marple.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Maggie Marple
St. Clairsville
George Angus
Angus
William Marple
Press-Post in Columbus Publishes With No Reporters
The Presse Post, Columbus evening paper, published today without reporters or a city editor after four reporters were fired by owner Clarence M. Jones. The staff relied on Citizens to send local items by phone while Jones and his small staff produced headlines and telegraphic content, leaving the noon edition nearly devoid of local news.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Auk
Presse Post
Newswriters’ Union
Clarence M. Jones
Mr. Jones
Ellis O. Jones
E. D. Kniesle
Thomas A. Cooper
Telegraphic News
Jones
Press-Post Abolishes Newsroom Moves to International News Union
The Press-Post announces its newsroom is abolished and all cable telegraph and local news will be provided by the International News Union Company. Their local bureau rents space at 20 East Broad Street Hayden Building Columbus.
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Press-Post
International News Union Company
Columbus
Press- Post Printing Company
Hayden Building
East Broad Street
International News Union Company Formed In 1900
The International News Union Company is incorporated with $10,000 authorized capital to supply metropolitan news to daily publishers. The Union News Bureau will operate under George H. Atchinson with ten circuits for local reports and direct telegraph cable links to New York and Chicago. Minerva’s image is invoked as a sign of wisdom for a modern, college-educated staff.
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International News Union Company
Union News Bureau
George H. Atchinson
International
New York
Chicago
Minerva
Jeve
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