Martin Thorn Found Guilty in First Degree Murder
Martin Thorn was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of William Guldensuppe at Woodside Inn on June 25. The jury foremen announced guilt after three hours of deliberation. Thorn admitted guilt to police and indicated Mrs. Augusta Nack’s possible innocence. The death sentence was deferred until next Friday morning.
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York
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
Augusta Nack
Woodside Inn
Thorn
Guldensuppe
Mrs Nack
Howe
Maddox
Melted savings hide in stove by wife in Ohio
Mrs A L Hughes of Springfield concealed nine dollars in silver in a stove inside her West End home. Her husband, unaware of the stash, started a fire melting the coins. The incident was reported as a curious tale of thrift and luck in the Commercial Tribune dispatch.
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Erecial Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Mre
A. L. Hughes
West End
Vessel on Fire Sinks Off Sardinia Coast
Heavy gales swept the Sardinian coast as a vessel on fire was seen off Sardo Island. The ship soon foundered and no trace of her crew has been found.
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Sassari
Island
Sardinia
Sardinian
Sardo Island
Missionary's Wife Dies After Native Intrusion in Nicaragua
Horatio Jones, who arrived on the Atlas liner Alone from Port Lisbon, reports his wife at San Carlos, Nicaragua, was frightened by a native's intrusion into their bedroom to see their newborn. She died from the shock, though the native meant no harm.
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New York
Horatio Jones
Port Lisbon
San Carlos
Nicaragua
Striker clash injures workers at Bourbon plant
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports severe clashes between police and Bourbon Horseradish Manufacturing Company strikers in Bourbon Ind today. The main office glass shattered and workers Clarence Tyrrell and A Calvert were badly injured by falling debris.
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Tribune
Bourbon
Ind
Bourbon Horseradish Manufacturing Company
Clarence Tyrrell
A. Calvert
McKinley Tariff Boosts Indiana Sheep Venture
Captain H. H. Stewart of Kokomo after McKinley’s election bought 170 ewes for 493 dollars total, sold wool for 21,250 dollars and reared 168 lambs. He now could sell all sheep at seven dollars each, netting 2,366 dollars, plus wool income totaling 2,578 dollars from a 493 dollar investment in one year.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
McKinley
H. H. Stewart
Society Boys Arrested In Logan County Burglaries
Bellefontaine Ohio November 30 Harry Hare a Bellefontaine High School graduate and society boy Will McMillen, with John Bedel and Louis Baer of Buffalo, were arrested. Police allege Hare and McMillen burglarized two Rushsylvania stores last night, while Bedel and Baer burglarized Cooke and Wilson stores in West Mansfield. The goods were found in a hay stack.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine, O
Harry Hare
Bellefontaine High School
Will McMillen
John Bedel
Louis Baer
Buffalo
Rushsylvania
Cooke and Wilson
West Mansfield
Burning His Buildings Near Elwood Farm Exposed
James Adams, a farmer east of Elwood, reports repeated fires at his property with barns and a smokehouse burned in the night. His cattle and hogs are driven off, and his wife found the house on fire after visiting a neighbor. The incidents span several weeks, signaling a troubling persecution.
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Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
James Adams
Factories Use Corn Cobs as Gas Fails in Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana November 23 All manufactories using gas were ordered to shut off gas from furnaces as the local gas company cannot meet demand. Some plants are using corn cobs as a temporary fuel while awaiting coal supply.
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Noblesville
Commercial Tribune
Ind
Deadly wood alcohol poison sale blamed on two farmers
In Maplesville Alabama seven men died and seventeen more were gravely ill after drinking a mix of wood alcohol and cheap whisky bought in Selma by Phil Anderson and another farmer. The tainted drink was sold to workers on the Mobile and Ohio extension under the label "For mixing with paint only." The two men who sold it were among the dead.
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Maplesville
Ala
Selma
Phil Anderson
Mobile & Ohio
Anderson
Ketcham Heirs Busy in Toledo Property Fight
Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, ex wife of a Toledo millionaire, may witness in the probate dispute over John B. Ketcham's estate. George H. Ketcham has Brown & Geddes defending the family. Attorneys refused to disclose bases of claims but expect a strong contest, possibly challenging the will on grounds of the decedent's state of mind. Attorney Purnell of Chicago has been dismissed.
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al Tribune
Toledo
Minnie Wallace
Ketcham
John B. Ketcham
George H. Ketcham
Brown & Geddes
Purnell
Chicago
Mrs. Nettie Ketcham Joins Cleveland Will Case
Mrs. Nettie Poe Ketcham arrives in Cleveland to testify in the will dispute over Toledo millionaire John B. Ketcham. She is living with F. P. Root in Glenville and plans to be a key witness in the suit to break the will.
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Toledo
Cleveland
Will
Commercial Tribune
Nettie Poe Ketcham
John B. Ketcham
Chicago
F. P. Root
Glenville
John. B. Ketcham
Teeth Filled with Pearls Skeleton Reveals Prehistoric Dentistry
Charles Noel studying Indian mounds near Portsmouth Ohio unearthed a skeleton from a Feart farm mound on the Scioto River. The skull remained largely intact, showing the aborigines practiced dentistry with pearl fillings in two teeth despite the remainder crumbling.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Charles Noel
Feart Farm
Scioto River
Harries Appointed Brigadier General to Succeed Ordway
The President named George H. Harries of Washington to be Brigadier General of the District of Columbia militia, succeeding the late General Ordway, former commander of the District National Guard.
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Washington
George H. Harries
District of Columbia
General Ordway
District National Guard
Omaha Arrest Ties Chicago Murder Suspect Chris Merry
Omaha police arrest a man believed to be Chris Merry, sought in Chicago for the murder of Mrs. Merry. Her disappearance drew parallels to the Luetgert case until the body was found buried in a deserted prairie.
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Omaha
Neb
Chris Merry
Chicago
Merry
Luetgert
Lonesome Prairie
New Department of Statistics Debate in Ohio State Government
Discussion in Columbus centers on creating a state statistics department under Secretary of State jurisdiction. The plan would place gathering and compiling data under law, with past lax reporting by local assessors cited. Delegates from Cincinnati plan to travel to Columbus later this week to seek suitable quarters.
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Commercial Tribune
Department of State Statistics
Department of Labor
Statistical Department
Secretary of State
Bureau of Statistics
Office of State Statistican
Department of Secretary of State
EB. “D. Mansfield
The
Cincinnati Gazette
General Assembly
Galbraith
Massachusetts
William Lay Dead After Voluntary Demolition of Brewery
William Bay a long time Columbus resident died at his Third Street home at midnight after a fourteen year illness. He arrived in 1843 from England with brothers and started Bay's Ale. When temperance crusades began he sold the ale to private families and later tore down the brewery. He suffered an apoplectic stroke about fifteen years ago.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
William Bay
North Side
Bay “Avenue
Say
England
Charles
Joseph
James
Bay
Woman lawyer bid for Paris bar admission rejected
Paris court decision denies Mile. Chauvin admission to the French bar. She argued the absence of a bar code against some women and claimed entitlement to the license, replying to the government's objections with a clever defense.
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Paris
Court of Appeals
Chauvin
Eral
Wilson the guest of honor at Tuskegee opening
The new agricultural building at Tuskegee Institute was formally opened today in a ceremony with Booker T. Washington present. Secretary of Agriculture Hones Wilson and Governor Joseph F. Johnston spoke at the event in Tuskegee Alabama.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tion
Booker T. Washington
Ae and Industrial Institute
Hones Wilson
Joseph F. Johnston
Freight Car Hold Up On Georgia Convict Camp Run
A state House committee touring a convict camp was halted in a freight car by two men posing as railroad officials in the Ok Swamp near Atlanta. They forced the lawmakers to pay 1.60 per person, and again demanded more before the trip continued for the return journey.
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Atlanta
State House of Representatives
Regresen
Ennis
Thomas
Craig
Bun
Boynton
A Drive for asonLife and a Mother's Dash for Help
Mrs. Alice Stevens drove ten miles over a rocky road to Louisville City Hospital to save her 15 year old son Ermine Stevens after a hunting accident. His left arm was blown off when a gun discharged on a frosty log at Hays Station ten miles away. The boy was weakened by blood loss and doctors feared for his life.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Alice Stevens
Ermine Stevens
Hays Station
Mercy Plea Fails as Ex-State Auditor Moore Is Sentenced
Lincoln Neb Nov 30 Ex State Auditor Bug Moore found guilty of embezzling 23000 of state funds was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary. The judge cited lack of extenuating circumstances and reduced the possible term from ten years due to his wife and children. Moore’s attorneys plan an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Neb
Bug
Moore
Supreme Court
Indianapolis Robbery Ends in Death After Night Ambush
Harry Stewart aged 50 was held up by footpads early this morning in Indianapolis. The robbers escaped with twenty cents. Stewart died from his injuries, marking a fatal outcome in the street attack.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Harry Stewart
Stewart
Invalid Falls on a Hot Stove Chronicle
Miss Mary Frec, an invalid resident of Canfield in this county, fell on a stove today and was burned to death in Youngstown Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown, CO
Mary Frec
Canfield
Haitian Government Willing To Arbitrate
Haiti signals readiness to accept arbitration amid a grave political crisis. Officials say they will participate in mediation efforts to resolve tensions and restore stability, outlining terms and timelines for an international panel to handle disputes.
Marblehead Ordered to Caribbean to Protect Americans
The Marblehead is sent to the West Indies amid Haitian German tension. Haiti declares the German Charge d Affaires persona non grata after a hostile meeting with Haiti's president, demanding reparation. Secretary Long directs the cruiser to Port au Prince to deter any provocation and uphold international law.
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State Department
Haiti
Marblehead
Port au’Prince
United States
Germany
Theilian 5 Eee
Long
U.S. S
Navy Dominates Reichstag Speech In Berlin
The Reichstag opened in the Royal Castle with Emperor William delivering the throne speech. He stressed Germany’s naval needs, its overseas interests, and the aim to project prestige while maintaining peaceful European development. He noted China missions and ordered a squadron to Kiao-Chou Bay for reparations.
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Berlin
Royal
William
Germany
Peterhof
Budapest
Europe
Kiao-Chou Bay
China
Asia
Germany Abandons Warship Dispatch to Haiti
Berlin reports the German government will not send the warship Gefion to Port au Prince to enforce indemnity demands. The ship will instead reinforce the German fleet in Chinese waters. The decision follows concerns over the Haiti incident and shifts in German foreign posture.
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Haiti
Berlin
Gefion
Port Au Prince
Emil Lueders
Baron von Bulow
Germany
Ravages of Consumption One Seventh Deaths in City
Dr. Biggs of the Board of Health told the Board of Estimates that one in seven New York deaths are from tubercular consumption. He said the rate among workers is about a quarter. The health board seeks a $60,000 grant for a special tuberculosis hospital and will push a resolution at the next meeting.
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New York
Biggs
Board of Health
Board of Estimates
Tramps Suspected in Allegany County Fatal Fire
In Cumberland Maryland Mrs Caroline Norris and her grandson Samuel Norris died from burns in their log cabin near Piney Plain Allegany County The isolated area delayed news of the Wednesday night fire Police suspect three tramps in Martinsburg jailed for robbery tortured Mrs Norris for money and may be linked to the deaths
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Cumberland
Caroline Norris
Samuel
Piney Plain
Allegany County
Norris
Martinsburg
Slayer shoots Sturgeon over attentions to mother in Rockville
Rockville, Ind. Nov 30 James T Sturgeon a farmer and stock buyer in eastern county was shot and killed this morning by 16 year old Harry Porter The youth says he objected to Sturgeons attentions to his mother Sturgeon leaves a wife and a large family.
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Rockville
Ind
James T. Sturgeon
Harry Porter
Sturgeon
Lottery Will Not Stop Amid Legal Lag In Enforcing Supreme Court Order
FRANKFORT Ky Nov 30 The Frankfort Lottery once struck down by the Supreme Court in Washington will likely continue operating for two to three months. The court mandate will be filed with the Clerk of the Court of Appeals then with Louisville Law and Equity Court where the final order must come. Meantime Rosermen Taylor thinks the company owes state taxes on its corporate franchise and may sue for five years of taxes. Lottery people also plan to sue the city for the original grant price of 97000 and seek to cancel the bond secured by payment.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Supreme Court
Washington
Court of Appeals
Law and Equity Court
Louisville
Lottery
Rosermen Taylor
Old Man Dies for Love in Boston
Joseph Young a 70 year old doortender in Hanover street, Boston, collapsed and died of heart failure. A pocket letter reads I die for Miss Boyd of 16 Bolton street Somerville and asks that his body be sent to his brother in East Pepperell Mass. Neighbors say the letter predates the death and Miss Boyd rejected him, leaving him to pine away.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Joseph Young
Hanover Street
Miss Boyd
Bolton Street
Somerville
East Pepperill
Mass
Secretary Alger to Reprimand Captain Lovering
Secretary Alger announced that he will approve the court sentence of reprimand for Captain Lovering. Papers must pass to the Judge Advocate General of the War Department then General Miles for indorsement before action, delaying final confirmation by a few days.
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Washington
Alger
Lovering
War Department
Miles
Relief for gold hunters in Klondike considered by Cabinet
Washington November 30 The Cabinet discussed relief for the Klondike prospectors after a telegram from Portland Chamber of Commerce warned of destitution and suffering There is a offer to supply food if the government handles transport The message mirrored prior warnings from the Northwest and the Cabinet reviewed possible actions and funding options.
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Washington
Klondike
McKin
Portland
Ore
Aaron F. Shriver Dies After Heart Neuralgia
Winchester Colorado November 30 Aaron F Shriver age 64 longtime postmaster under Grant Hayes and Garfield administrations died this morning from neuralgia of the heart at his home.
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Commercial Tribune
Winchester
Aaron F. Shriver
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Double suicide by gas inhalation in Lowell
In Lowell Massachusetts on November 30 Frank A. Keith and Maggie Godfrey, both penniless, killed themselves by inhaling gas in a room. The two had no funds or means.
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Lowell
Mass
Frank A. Keith
Maggie Godfrey
Pension Fraud Scheme Near Capitol Exposed
Washington details a sweeping fraud portrayal where a Cleveland impostor posed as a pension examiner, promising government jobs to Republicans in exchange for deposits. Officials report no arrest of the woman, while a separate fake commission letter scheme targeted hopeful applicants. A crazy suspect in Cleveland is held, and McCulloch's removal from the Post Office is confirmed after departmental review.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Pension Bureau
Anna May
Cleveland
Admiral Porter
S. Poole
Whittaker
Evans
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