President McKinley Visits Savannah Colored College
President McKinley tours the Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College for colored students in Savannah. He praises the students and leaders, urges continued learning and character, and notes loyalty to the Union, as crowds greet him and officials attend church services during the southern trip.
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General Wheeler
McKinley
Wesley Monumental Methodist Church
Alger
Shafter
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph Wheeler
NW Wilson
First Baptist
Long
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Smith
Independent Presbyterian
Georgia State Agricultural and Mechanical Nege
Colored
Seventh Army Corps
Macon
Union
Spain
Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Georgia
R. R. Wright
Frank
Burglars Run to Earth in Delaware County Raid
A gang of four burglars who raided Sunbury stores last week has been reduced to one detainee, John Robinson of Middletown, bound over to the court. Police believe a major portion of the group is now captured after a year of countywide crimes. The thefts total over $6,000 in livestock and merchandise.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Sunbury
John Robinson
Middletown
Edward Mason Dead Yale Candidate to Succeed Dwight
Edward G. Mason prominent Chicago lawyer dies at 59 from Brights disease worsened by a head injury from a fall. Yale graduate of 1860 active in university affairs and long rumored as Western alumni candidate to succeed Timothy Dwight as Yale College president. Survived by wife and thirteen children.
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Timothy Dwight
Yale
Chicago
Edward G. Mason
Bright
Mason
Yale College
Army reorganization bill pushed after holiday recess
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Washington reports that after the holiday recess Republican House members will advance the army reorganization and increase bill. Congressman Van Voorhis is named for gubernatorial honors and Representative Bramwell is described as ill with rheumatism and may visit Mt. Clemens.
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Bramwell
Mt. Clemens
Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Hull
Corbin
Alger
United States
Grosvenor
Ohio
Oho
van Voorhis
General Grosvenor
Congress
Captain Stewart M. Brice and His Vast Interests
Captain Stewart M. Brice stands at the center of a sprawling family and business empire with inherited stakes shaping his leadership. The article outlines Brice family influence, trusteeship, and the legacy guiding his decisions in finance and public life.
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Stewart M. Brice
Brice's Ex-Senator Brice lies in state in Lima today
The body of ex Senator Brice returns from New York arriving at 10 40 accompanied by family and notables. A guard of honor of Civil War veterans and a thousand mourners attend the moving to the residence. Today 10 a m to 2 p m public places close and the body rests in state at First Presbyterian Church until 12 noon with funeral at 11 p m led by Rev Dr Thomson assisted by Dr W O Thompson.
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Senator Brice
180Th
W. O. Thompson
Miami University
W. K. Boone
Walter B. Richie
S. Wheeler
C. D. Crites
T. D. Robb
H. A. Holdridge
James B. Townsend
J. B. Vaile
W. E. Hackedorn
Indianapolis
Bernard Layton
Washington, D. C
George W. Hull
Toledo
Oil Well Struck Within Marietta City Limits
A big oil well on the rolling mil lot owned by ex Senator Davis Colonel J H Riley and others reached the cap and began flowing twenty barrels per hour. Investors rush to buy city land as prospects rise for a potential thousand barrel output and a new cow run field near Marietta Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Davis
J.H. Riley
Homeless Boy Killed In Freight Jump At Attica Junction
Attica Ohio December 18 A homeless boy about 14 was killed instantly when he leaped from a moving Baltimore and Ohio freight train at Attica Junction six years after his father ran a local saloon. The tragedy underscores a troubled family history and the boy’s uncertain circumstances.
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Attica, O
Borlin
Attica
Attica Junction
Defi
Plight of Spaniards as Peace Commission Returns to Madrid
Senor Montero Rios and the Spanish Peace Commission arrived in Madrid to a quiet reception. Queen Regent granted an audience to Montero Rios. Cabinet likely to resign after next council as Sagasta faces possible dismissal. El Liberal attacks both parties amid calls for a national government. Carlist editor arrested in Leon with important documents found.
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Madrid
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
Senor Gamazo
Council of Ministers
Senor Sagasta
el Liberal
el, Globo
Leon
Commission Recommends Salary Increases and Fee Abolishment
Morgantown reports a legislative commission proposes changes to the West Virginia constitution. Key reforms raise Governor salary to 7000 dollars and expand judiciary, with Court of Appeals to five judges and higher circuit judge pay, plus abolish fees and shift pardoning power toward the Supreme Court or a pardons board, while limiting Justices of the Peace jurisdiction to cases up to 100 dollars with appeals.
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Commercial Tribune
Morgantown
W. Va
R. E. Fast
Morgan
Assest Bee
Edgar P. Rucker
Court of Appeals
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Superintendent of Schools
Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Commission
Justices of the Peace
Lost $590 Gambling Claim From Circleville Millman
George Darst a 50 year old Circleville millman with a flower brand claims knockout drops at a Columbus gambling house led to a $590 loss. Detectives verified the loss, with Judge Olmstead aiding an agreement for return, but officials find no drugging evidence. collapse likely from heavy drinking.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
George Darst
Circleville
Durst
O’neil
Huber
Darst
Judge Olmstead
Pay for Officers of College Cadets in Kentucky
Lexington dispatch reports State College faculty voted to pay commissioned officers of the college cadet corps. Captains will receive a yearly $25 salary and First Lieutenants $20, with officers to be paid from college funds.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
State College
Jones
Japan Seeks 70 Million Loan To Fund War Expenditures
Washington reports Japan plans a 70 million dollar loan in the United States to cover military and naval costs. The deficit is expected to run about 17.5 million dollars annually for four years. Japan aims to secure funds amid foreign bond placements and to foster better relations with the United States.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Japan
United States
Murder charge in Mrs. Rollinger arson death
Michael Emil Rollinger, an Austrian native, is under arrest for murdering his wife Theresa. The charred body was found in a clothes closet and police say evidence shows he strangled her, poured kerosene on the corpse, and set it ablaze. Mrs. Rollinger owned property in Austria and carried $500 life insurance amid an unhappy marriage and divorce plans.
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Chicago
Michael Emil Rollinger
Austria
Theresa
Rollinger
Missing Hastings Creamery Manager Sparks Search in Sullivan
Sullivan Indiana December 18. Mr W Co Hastings manager of the local creamery disappeared after entering the building for work. His coat was found hanging as if ready for use and search parties have begun tracing him.
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Commercial Tribune
Sullivan
Ind
Needle Comes To Light In Woman After Eighteen Years
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Marion Ohio December 18 1881 Emma J Keener swallowed a one and a half inch needle in 1881 while sewing She later married Jacob W Berry and has six children She had occasional stomach distress but nothing serious For three days she felt a pricking sensation in the stomach culminating last night when a sharp point emerged below the esophageal area She pulled out the broken needle fragment an inch long and wonders where the other piece went and how it broke.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Emma J. Keener
Jacob W. Berry
Fire Rips Through Forster Stable Wrecking Fourteen Horses
East Liverpool Ohio December 18 fire consumes Charles Forster coal dealer stable burning haymow. Incendiary origin suspected as flames trap fourteen horses all perish by strangulation. Loss exceeds 3000 dollars with about 1500 dollars insured. Three years earlier a similar blaze struck this site affecting the same firm.
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Commercial Tribune
East Liverpool
Charles Forster
Wealth from old land grant settles Parker heirs dispute
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Dr. W. W. Parker, now in Richmond, owns 1,100 acres in Wetzel County where Standard Oil wells operate. Parker traced warrants issued when land was wild and Law was divided with Rev. John Lauck. Lauck died and Parker now gains the tract, yielding oil wealth of about $50,000 annually.
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Parker
West Virginia
Dr. Parker
J. W. Horner
Parkersburg
Young Parker
John Lauck
Richmond
Standard Oil Company
Cadets Try Murder at State College Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky rebellious cadets tonight attempted to assassinate their commander Major M B Jones by a musket set to trigger when the office door opened. The shot struck the door panel and glanced into the wall near a hinge. The cadets have not been found. Jones called the act a college prank and said it amounts to nothing.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
State College
M. B. Jones
Jones
United States Army
Sam Swigert
Coasting Sled Collapse Leaves One Dead in Turtle Creek
In Pittsburg area Turtle Creek accident, eight miles from Pittsburg, Joseph West aged 30 dies after a coasting sled collapses at a steep hill bottom. Eleven others injured, two seriously, including W. B. Madey with broken leg and Joseph Conner badly head injured.
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Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Joseph West
W. B. Madey
Joseph Conner
Owensboro Judge's Son Arrested in Assault Case
The son of a local Owensboro judge stands accused of assaulting Miss McDowell. Authorities say the incident involves a sister as part of the alleged wrongdoing and both siblings have been taken into custody for questioning.
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Owensboro
Miss McDowell
Noted Kentucky Society Scandal Ends in Shooting
In Louisville a society scandal erupts as Robert McDowell shoots Free man Little after Little vows not to marry his sister Katie McDowell. Miss McDowell, 18, is in delicate condition. Little, son of the Owensboro Circuit Judge, is jailed on criminal assault charges.
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Robert McDowell
Freeeman Little
Owensboro
Little
Kentucky
McDowell
Louisville
Mr Little
Katie McDowell
Mr. Little
Miss McDowell
Miss.McDowell
Robert
Second
Market Streets
Irvin
Herr
Ittle
Market Street
Gweensboro
Princeton
Cincinnati Runs Aground At Santiago Harbor Rock Strike
The U S cruiser Cincinnati ran ashore on a rock off Santiago de Cuba as it left port at sunset. A buoy had been missing since September after being carried away by the Bessie. Government colliers and the Mayflower labored to pull her off without success. Captain Chester says landmarks were not altered and a large buoy will mark the rock.
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Santiago DE Cuba
United States
Cincinnati
Leonard Wood
Southery
C. M. Chester
Santiago Harbor
Laura Dehority Dies in Gasoline Explosion in Columbus
Laura Dehority Groome, living with foster parents at Lithopolis in Fairfield County, was burned to death in her room in Columbus after a gasoline explosion this afternoon. She had been a tobacco stripper since her foster father hanged himself years ago.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Laura Dehority
Groome
Lithopolis
Fairfield County
Laura
Value of Lexington Property
Lexington Ky December 18 according to the books of the City Assessor M C Foushee the total valuation of the property in the city is 18005794 dollars The valuation of the franchises in the city is named at 3511174 dollars
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
M. C. Foushee
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