Will Henson blamed for dynamite outrages in Portsmouth
A series of explosions near Will Henson’s home in Portsmouth Ohio are under investigation. Authorities link the attacks to his possible vendetta against his sister and local factions. Henson, once in an asylum, was tied to prior fires and a wild man episode. Detective actions and legal moves continue as McKee remains jailed.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Will Henson
Electric Street Railroad
Tenth and
Offmere
Henson
Offaere and
Twelfth Streets
Vickers
Union Mills
Scioto River
Spring Lane Distillery
John Henson
Athens Asylum
Reifsnider
Springfield
Schlessinger
Tom McKee
Wng
McKee
Tragic showdown as Henson dies after trap and gunfire
A frightened suspect lured into confessing to threatening letters is shot and killed when a hidden revolver triggered as he fled down a cellar stair. Officer Williams narrowly escapes, and coroner findings confirm the weapon did not fire on its own. No Confederate involvement found.
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Henson
Burkhart
Sam Williams
Williams
Davidson
Bryan Address Draws Huge Crowd At Chautauqua County Fair
Wm J Bryan spoke at the Farmers Fair in Hornellisville near Jamestown, addressing an enormous crowd that filled more than the hall. He criticized opponents for secrecy and darkness, urged clarity on money standards, and warned that “the Good Book” condemns hiding intentions as evil. The speech ended with a note it would continue on the seventh page.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Wm. J. Bryan
Celeron
Lake Chautauqua
Mr. Bryan
Hornellisville
Bryan
Joseph C. Sibley
Chicago
Hornells
Cuba
Olean
Salamanca
Piattoes
British Warships Bombard Zanzibar Palace Across Harbor
A Times dispatch from Zanzibar says about five hundred natives were killed in the palace bombardment. Sultan Hamoud Bin Mohammed Bin Said is welcomed by Arabs while Said Khalid remains at the German Consulate awaiting Europe’s decision. British sailors clear debris as the St George holds most Sultan batteries. Trade is suspended and Arab loyalists expect confiscation of property.
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Times
Zanzibar
Hamoud bin Mohammed bin Said
Khalid
Europe
St. George
Mother Leaves Two Year Old Tied to Cuspidor That Screams Ten Hours
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 29 Hattie Johnson left her two year old alone at home tied to a heavy iron cuspidor by a line around the waist. After ten hours of screaming neighbors called police who broke in and rescued the child. Officers are seeking the mother.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Hattie Johnson
Powers May Act Interference in Turkey Contemplated
A policy debate centers on possible actions by powers in response to developments in Turkey. Authorities consider options, timing, and potential regional impact as discussions unfold among allied governments and security organs.
Turmoil in Constantinople as Armenians suffer rioting
Rioting in Constantinople leaves fifty bodies in a widening Armenian crisis. Armies patrol streets as Armenian quarters are pillaged while Turks are disarmed. U S officials monitor the crisis with cruiser protection and discussions of a closer American naval presence near Constantinople.
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Imogene
Dolmabagtche
Tophanes
Galata
Pera
Koumkapon
Mussulmans
Louisville Row Ends Over Impeachment Attempt
An Aug 2 Louisville report details Judge Toney sparing Mayor Todd and the Board of Aldermen from jail, granting a week to retract their contempt of court for impeaching the Board of Public Safety. Attachments issued for next Saturday. appeal possible by Sept 15.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Todd
Judge Toney
L. Stone
Con Td
Board of
Aldermen
Ae Toney
Stone
Court of Aupeel
Newspaperman Shot After Gun Discharges While Fence Climb
Bedford Indiana August 29 James C Carleton while out hunting this afternoon accidentally shot himself as he climbed a fence. The weapon discharged causing injury details await further information.
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Commercial Tribune
Bedford
Ind
James C. Carleton
Carleton, Noted Indiana Journalist, Faces Serious Injury
The aging Southern Indiana newspaper veteran, Carleton, accidentally discharged a weapon and may lose part of his left arm. His long career marks him as one of the region's oldest newspaper men.
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Carleton
Indiana
Gas explosion damages Mueller china store in Akron
Early this morning a gas explosion wrecked Joseph C. Mueller’s East Exchange street china store in Akron Ohio. An unlit gas jet left on while a burning jet burned the room. The building caught fire and the sleeping family escaped in night clothes. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Joseph C. Mueller
East Exchange Street
Prominent Politician Reports Sorg Will Accept Dem Nomination
A Montgomery County politician said he read a letter from Mr Sorg stating he would accept the Democratic Congressional nomination. Sorg refused to permit his name to be used. Dr Bundy of the Butler County Central Committee calls acceptance likely. Sorg was wired for a response from the Holland House but gave no reply, leaving friends uneasy.
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Commercial Tribune
Middletown
Montgomery County
Sorg
Bundy
Butler County Central Committee
Terribly Scalded at Bucyrus Electric Works
Anton Gabriel was cleaning an extra boiler at the Bucyrus Ohio electric light works when a steam blow-off pipe connected to another boiler released steam into his working area. He received severe burns but doctors believe he may recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Bucyrus
Electric Light Works
Anton Gabriel
Gabriel
Mrs Rhodes Seeks Divorce in Winchester Court
Mrs Beatrice Rhodes, wife of John L Rhodes a longtime Western Union operator in Cincinnati, files for divorce in Winchester Colorado alleging cruelty failure to provide drunkenness and desertion. Maiden name Beatrice Bayless daughter of Hon Frank Bayless and Cincinnati Conservatory graduate. Couple married September 1885 and have one child.
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Commercial Tribune
Winchester, CO
Beatrice Rhodes
John L. Rhodes
Western Union
Cincinnati
Rhodes
Beatrice Bayless
Frank Bayless
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Ohio Southern Railroad
Mistaken for a Horse Involves Fatal Wounding
Charles Shriver, with darkness causing a misidentification, threw a stone at what he thought was a horse on the Peebles turnpike and struck Andrew Foster in the face, cutting flesh and rendering him unconscious. Foster, talking with a neighbor, may die from injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Peebles
Charles Shriver
Andrew Foster
Foster
Shriver
German ritual ban upheld by Knights of Pythias vote
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias in Cleveland, Ohio, voted 106 to 8 to refuse permission for the German ritual. Lodges had sought to resume use after a prior prohibition at the Kansas City meeting four years earlier. The German Committee report opposing revival was sustained, likely ending the issue.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Kansas City
Supreme Lodge
Schiller
Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
Kansan Railroad Man and Woman Commit Double Suicide
Leavenworth, Aug 29 A Kansas railroader John Harding and a young woman registered as husband and wife at the National Hotel. They shot themselves in the head in the third story room after 4 AM. Harding died. the woman, shot behind the left eye, is unconscious but alive in hopeless condition. An unsigned note hints at a second prior attempt. she may be from Connors Kansas.
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Commercial Tribune
Leavenworth
Kan
John Harding
National Hotel
Harding
Kansas Penitentiary
Connors, Kan
Sawmill Worker Fatally Crushed In Accident
Joseph Bullard a 54 year old head sawyer at Moody and Sons sawmill in Muncie Indiana died after an epileptic seizure caused him to fall onto a carriage lever. He was crushed between the carriage and a heavy timber with his head severely damaged. He left a wife and three children.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Joseph Bullard
Moody & Sons
Tragedy at Talcott Ends With Suspect Slashing Throat
In Hinton West Virginia on August 29 Wm Robbins who killed his nineteen year old daughter yesterday cut his own throat from ear to ear after a posse closed in near the mountains. He was fatally wounded and expected to die.
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Commercial Tribune
Hinton
W. Va
Talcott
Wm. Robbins
Labor Day celebration in Wheeling breaks attendance records
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 29 the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly and unions staged Labor Day events. About 1500 people marched in the parade and the State Fairgrounds picnic drew a crowd large enough to fill the park.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
State Fairgrounds
Shellabarger Will Filed for Probate in Washington
The will of the late Samuel Shellabarger was filed for probate this afternoon. His wife, his children and his grandchild receive the property. John H. Young of Piqua is named executor.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Samuel Shellabarger
John H. Young
Piqua
Eastern Question and Maneuvers Dominate European Dispatches
Diplomatic circles note rising tension as Berlin St. Petersburg Vienna exchange notes amid unrest in Constantinople. Preparations for army maneuvers Sept 4 15 include Czar protection, a Russian detective contingent, and U S military attache Captain Evans to attend.
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Germany
G Provante
Goerlitz
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Constantinople
Prince Hohenlohe
Works
Europe
Silesia
Berlin University
Breslau
R. K. Evans
U.S
U. S
Evans
Antwerp
Poultney Bigelow
Constantinople Districts Show Battlefield Atmosphere
Constantinople Aug 29 reports describe certain districts resembling a battlefield with the Gulf Mare area guarded through the night by authorities as tensions continue in the city.
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Constantinople
Gulf Mare
Ohio Crime Statistics 1896 Prosecutions by Offense
Ohio crime data ending June 30 1896 shows 909 total prosecutions for personal crimes with 858 convictions 3 083 property crime prosecutions and 2064 convictions Murder first degree 42 prosecutions 4 executions and 11 imprisoned. manslaughter 45 prosecutions. burglary 1181 prosecutions with 572 convictions.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Italy Sends Martino on Special Mission to Brazil
Rome reports the government dispatches Signor Martino formerly Italian minister to Brazil on the warship Piemonte to Rio de Janeiro. He carries orders to demand full measures to protect Italy’s dignity and citizens and to settle disputes from recent disturbances and prior claims rejected by the Brazilian Congress.
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Signor Martino
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Piemonte
Italy
Farmers attacked on Ridge road near Parkerburg
Waylaid on Ridge road four miles out two men attacked farmers W J Andrews and Zack Lyons Andrews sent for a surgeon Lyons badly injured and possibly fatally hurt in the assault near Parkerburg West Virginia on August 29.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
W. J. Andrews
Zack Lyons
Andrews
Lyons
Commercial Travelers Rally for McKinley in Canton
Delegations led by Commercial Travelers Association arrive in Canton to praise Major McKinley. Chicago group of 300 parades to the Harford House, backed by Dueber-Hampden workers and the gold standard crowd. George Corey lauds protection and sound Treasury, urging unity to oppose free coinage of silver. McKinley greets the visitors and affirms Republican resolve.
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Canton
McKinley
Commercial Men’s
McKinley Club No. 1
Chicago
Harford
Hobart
Dueber-Hampden Works
Dueber
Rch
McKinley House
George Corey
National Commercial Travelers’ Association
United States
Treas T
Ted
Confidence and commerce rally for McKinley era business
A speech extols Republican principles and the role of commercial travelers as trusted messengers. It emphasizes confidence as essential to national revival, warns against revolutions and repudiation, and praises the Golden Rule in economic practice.
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Caies
United States of America
McKinley
America
Central States
West
Great Northwest
Honest
Wwe
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