Seventeen Dead in Wreck on Chicago and Alton Line
Seventeen are dead and several others critically hurt after a head on collision between a passenger train and a live stock train near Norton Missouri at 7 am. The wreck sent injured to Kansas City hospitals including St Josephs and University Hospital.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Norton
I.S. Rogers
Chicago
United States Express
Gilman
Goodland
Ind
D. W. Hooker
Syracuse
N. Y
C. W. Snyder
Jasper
G. L. Roy
Wilmington
Bank
Sydney Jones
St. Joseph's Hospital
Daniel Donnelly
Mexico
San Francisco
McAnna
Slater
Marshall
University Hospital
Emma Dickson
Eli Walker
Louisville
Katherine Walker
Anna Morrison
Valparaiso
E. C. Bray
Lottie Still
Hornellisville
Hilda Hayslip
Chenoa
Ill
E. M. Hayslip
United States
St. Joseph's
University Hospitals
Dowie Followers Face Evanston Riot Over Sermon
About 200 Dowie adherents clashed with Evanston residents as police charged and a fire engine sprayed the crowd. Elder Piper was arrested amid disorder as dozens more Dowieites were taken into custody. The crowd vows a larger return.
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Piper
Elder Piper
Dowie's Church
Downettes
Evanston
Mysterious death of 18 year old Homer Reed near Orleans
Special Despatch reports Homer Reed aged 18 from near Orleans Indiana fell while crossing a footlog over Lost River at noon. He was found in the stream with a broken neck and no marks on the body, the cause of death unknown.
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Commercial Tribune
Orleans
Ind
Homer Reed
Lost River
Saloon raid ends with hammer clash in Knightstown
Mrs. John T. Girty of Knightstown confronted Rusty Roberts the saloon keeper after learning he sold liquor to her husband despite orders. She smashed a beer bottle and two glasses with a hammer and nearly struck a large wall mirror before Roberts intervened. She vowed to attack all saloons if liquor sales continued. The incident centers on a prominent local couple and a $100 mirror loss.
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Commercial Tribune
Knightstown
Ind
Rusty Roberts
John T. Girty
Carrie Nation
Roberts
Immel Ordered to Withhold Dismissals in Columbus
Judge Bigger of the Common Pleas Court issued a restraining order preventing Director Immel of the Department of Public Improvements from removing any of his officeholders until charges are filed and sustained before the Civil Service Commissioners. The injunction was sought by forty four employees whom Immel had named.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bigger
The
Common Pleas Court
Immel
Department of Public Improvements
Civil Service Commissioners
Salen Squelches Bryanites After They Helped Him
Flushed with an unexpected victory Salen threatens to withhold campaign support unless McLean pledges aid. Johnsonites, emboldened by the result, may refuse further contributions and press the fight. Bernard Allowed Cuya hogans to steal the convention while attempting to save Joe Dowling.
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Salen
Bryanites
M’lean
Johnsonites
Joe Dowling
Bernard
Cuyahogans
Convention
Norton Says Ohio May Turn For Democrats In 1904
Columbus dispatch quotes Congressman James A. B. Norton after a party convention. He predicted Kilbourne would be nominated and backed Anthony Howells as a strong miner ally. Norton voiced cautious optimism about electing the ticket, noting Ohio's Republican tilt and possible campaign education to undermine bank instability.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
James A. B. Norton
Kilbourne
Anthony Howells
Ohio
McLean
Tom Johnson
Three Youthful Burglars Caught While At Work
In Indiana a trio of youths tied to a Colfax store robbery were captured. Harry Smith and Martin Beck of Indianapolis, both 18 and 17 respectively, were jailed in Frankfort for complicity. Ernest Roberts, 18, was wounded but taken in Indianapolis. A posse surrounded the scene after a shot was fired. two suspects were captured nearby by bloodhounds, a third in Indianapolis, with one making a full confession.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Indi
Harry Smith
Martin Beck
Indianapolis
E. H. Johnson
Colfax
T Here
Ernest Roberts
Darlington
Leaves Poorhouse To Meet His Bride
William W. McCook, an 81 year old inmate of Boone County poorhouse, travels to South Bend to wed Mrs. Jennie Vincent, a 56 year old widow with property in South Bend and two nearby farms. They met in Montgomery County three years ago and have corresponded since. The wedding is set for tomorrow with County Commissioners providing suits of clothes and funds for expenses.
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Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
Ind
William W. McCook
Boone County
South Bend
Jennie Vincent
McCormick
Vincent
City
Canada
Montgomery County
Kan
Dallas Democrat Nominates for Sixth District Seat
Dudley G. Wooten of Dallas was nominated by the Democrats of the Sixth District to fill the Congress seat made vacant by the death of Judge R. F. Burke. The convention met for a week and the nomination was made on the 4 046th ballot.
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Dallas
Tex
Dudley G. Wooten
Sixth Congressional District
R. F. Burke
Banner of Bryan Got Only Kicks at Republican Convention
Ohio reporter describes a Bryan banner carried to Kansas City for the Republican convention. John H. Newman hoisted it. delegates ignored it as a Hamilton County man kicked it aside. The piece notes the convention’s shift on issues including railroads and United States Senate selection, with tensions among McLean supporters and Kilbourne mentions. Local politicking details involve Col. Kilbourne, Judge Follett, and Cleveland figures like Salen and Young.
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Bryan
Ohio
Kansas City
John H. Newman
Miami
Newman
Hamilton County
Leager
McLean
United States
Kilbourne
Philbrick
Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Dayton, CO
Dowling
Dayton
Colonel Dowling
Frank S. Breene
Lindemuth
John R. McLean
Jonson
Cuyahoga County
John Follett
Tom Johnson
Lewis Bernard
Johnson
Salen
Heath Brothers Viewed as Victims in Bank Scandal
Washington reports a high authority says Perry Heath, secretary of the Republican National Committee, and his brother Fletcher Heath, former bank directors, will not be prosecuted. Criminal proceedings may soon start against other bank officials over the $1,600,000 loan to Marquand & Co., which failed.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Perry
Heath
Republican National Committee
Seventh National Bank
New York
Fletcher
Heaths
Marquand & Co
Disposed Property of Late John Sherman Recorded in Ohio
A deed filed by executors Myron M Parker and Winfield Kerr from Mansfield conveys fifteen lots in Washington to John Paul for 40 000 dollars with a stipulation that no liquor be sold on the premises.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Myron M. Parker
Winfield
Kerr
Mansfield, O
John Sherman
John Paul
Dowling Downfall Shocks Dayton in State Convention
Dayton reports Dowling’s defeat in the State convention ends his long domination. McLean faction and Bryanites faced off with Kilbourne and Salen maneuvering for platform control. Johnson’s camp gains ground as McLean seeks ironclad promises on future Senate and campaign leverage.
Mrs. Alderton Granted Alimony in Ohio Case
Judge Badger of Charbery Court orders Mrs. Mary Alderton to receive $200 in a lump sum and $35 monthly alimony. She alleged desertion by Joseph W. Alderton, cashier of the First National Bank in Woodsfield, accusing him of bringing a mistress to her Washington home.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Badger
Charbery Court
Mary Alderton
Alderton
Joseph W. Alderton
First National Bank
Woodsfield
Washington
Miss Fry
Democratic Ticket for Ohio statewide offices
The platform lists Col. James Kilbourne of Franklin for Governor Anthony Howells of Stark for Lieutenant Governor Joseph Hidy of Fayette for Supreme Court Judge Harry R. Young of Cuyahoga for Clerk of the Supreme Court M. B. McCarthy of Lucas for Attorney General R. P. Aleshire of Gallia for Treasurer and James B. Holman of Brown for the Board of Public Works.
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James Kilbourne
Franklin
Anthony Howells
Stark
Supreme Court
Joseph Hidy
Fayette
Harry R. Young
Cuyahoga
M. B. McCarthy
Lucas
R. P. Aleshire
Gallia
Board of Public Works
James B. Holman
Brown
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