Cincinnati Looks to Southern Exposition for Peace and Growth
Cincinnati business leaders push a semicen tennial Southern exposition to celebrate national peace and unite North and South. The plan cites Cincinnati as gateway, transport hub, and potential metropolis with new depot and river and rail projects by 1915. A committee and fund are planned with strong backing from the Chamber of Commerce and local dignitaries.
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Sion
Cincinnati
Puget Sound
Northwest
United States
Ohio
West
Union Depot
New City Hospital
Park Boulevard
Cairo
Kanawha District
Toledo
Miami and Erie Canal
Chicago
Defiance
Kentucky
Sunshine Club
Striker Killed by Deputies in Blue Creek Clash
A confrontation twenty miles south of Birmingham between deputies and Black miners in the Blue Creek area of the Louisville & Nashville line left one miner dead and two deputies Newsom and Whatley seriously wounded. Troops were deployed with Gatling guns placed at Republic and Blossburg to ensure rapid mobilization.
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Birmingham
Ala
Blue Creek
Birmingham Mineral Division
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Newsom
Whatley
Republic
Blossburg
Prisoners Beg for Work in Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln Neb July 21 prisoners in the Nebraska Penitentiary idle for over a month beg for tasks. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings met but did not assign work. A prison labor contract expired and contractors refused the higher rate of twenty five cents per convict per day.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Butler County GOP rejects Third District committee member
The Butler County Republican Executive Committee at a called meeting declined to select any Butler County member of the Third District Congressional Committee appointed by Charles W. Bieser of Dayton. The action would leave Butler and Preble with one member each and Montgomery with three, arguing the Eaton nominating convention committee is regular and valid to fill Catrow's vacancy.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Butler County
Republican Executive Committee
Third District
Congressional Committee
Charles W. Bieser
Dayton
Bieser
Butler
Preble
Montgomery
Congressional
J. E. Harding
Eaton
Catrow
Factory Inspector Named in Ohio
State Shop and Factory Inspector J. H. Morgan announced the appointment of the department's remaining inspector. J. A. Robinson of Canton was chosen. he previously served as the legislative agent of organized labor at the last General Assembly session.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
J. H. Morgan
J. A. Robinson
Canton
General Assembly
Obituary for Albert Humphreys and Lewis Utz
Albert Humphreys longtime local insurance figure dies at 2706 Woodburn Avenue Walnut Hills in his sixty first year He served in the Civil War and was pensioned The funeral is planned for tomorrow afternoon Lewis Utz dies at seventy five from an acute gastritis episode He led the Thread Agency at 811 Camore Street and long worked in the city leather trade His daughter Emma Utz is a Juvenile Court Probation Officer Surviving widow and three daughters noted in the notice
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Albert Humphreys
Woodburn Avenue
Walnut Hills
Mr. Humphreys
Blue Ash
Joseph B
Mary Ludlow Pendery Humphreys
Lewis Hutz
Maiden woman overpowers mad dog in porch struggle
In Memphis on July 21 Mrs. Mary E. Forrester of Bunton avenue in the Eighteenth District killed a dangerous mad shepherd dog that attacked her after it had bitten Miss Mamie Ditto. The ten minute battle ended with the dog dead on the porch.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mary E. Forrester
Bunton Avenue
Eighteenth District
Night riders lash two farmers in Mason County tale
A Louisville dispatch reports night riders visited Perry Dillon in Mason County. they dragged him from his home and gave him severe lashes after alleging he abused his wife. Mrs. Dillon tried to intervene, but the charge was deemed untrue. The gang then went to Bogie Humphreys's home, seized him, and beat him, warning him not to repeat alleged stories. No arrests were recorded.
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Lexington
Perry Dillon
Mason County
Dillon
Three Kentuckians in Race for Ninth District
Commonwealth Attorney M J Hennessey campaigns for Democratic nomination in Kentucky's Ninth District. With E E Lawrence and Charles Kitchen withdrawn, J N Kehoe and E W Hager, both of Maysville, join Hennessey of Augusta in the contest. Ashland hosts the August 5 nominating convention noting Congressman Joseph B Bennett seeks reelection as Republican nominee.
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Commercial Tribune
Augusta
M. J. Hennessey
Congress
E. E. Lawrence
Charles Kitchen
J. N. Kehoe
Maysville
E. W. Hager
Ashland
Joseph B. Bennett
Whale Drowns On Shallow Ogon Flats
In Portland Maine July 21 a 70 foot whale beached and died after thrashing in shallow water as 200 summer residents watched. The creature reportedly chased a school of fish into the bay and ran onto treacherous flats a hundred yards from shore as the tide ebbed and left it immobile.
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Portland
Ogonquit
Giant Porpoise Kills Boy Off Tybee Beach
In Savannah on July 21 a fifteen year old boy, Harry Lovell, son of John G Lovell, was struck and killed by a giant porpoise three quarters of a mile off Tybee Beach while swimming with Wyllie Brunner the son of Dr and Mrs W F Brunner. The body has not been recovered.
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Savannah
Harry
John G. Lovell
Wyllie
W. F. Brunner
Gould heir leaves wealth for West mining study
Kingdon Gould son of George Jay Gould departs New York for a study trip to mining camps in the West. He plans to live simply in corduroys and hobnail boots, trading his valet and town clothes for frontier attire while he looks for surface indications and explores shafts in the interior.
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New York
Kingdon Gould
George Jay Gould
West
Rockies
Taft Banner Repeats Display in Bryan Campaign Visit
In Bryan’s town the Taft banner flung across a Bryan era street persists amid vandalism warnings with an American flag on each side. Bryan speeches use phonograph records to broaden reach as talks roll out nationwide. William L. Douglas poised as Democratic National Committee chair with party support and tariff stance aligned to pro labor, pooling political experience and wealth.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Bryan
Douglas
East
Canal Zone 3 Well Governed Improvements Made
Convict labor used to build road from Front Colon to La Boca in the Canal Zone. Government reports outline progress on improvements and infrastructure projects within the zone.
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Canal Zone
Colon
la Boca
Wealthy Brooklyn Surgeon Accused of Killing Wife
Andrew D. Cropsey a 47 year old veterinary surgeon from Brooklyn is jailed after allegedly shooting and killing his wife Gertrude from whom he has been separated since last fall. Cropsey, a wealthy man, claims his wife was unfaithful and awaits Coroner action.
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New York
Andrew D. Cropsey
Brooklyn
Gertrude
Cropsey
Bath Beach
Two Men Die in County Shooting Standoff
In Harrodsburg Kentucky Henry Moore shot Bud Crystal through the heart during a crew target shooting incident. Moore surrendered after the fatal confrontation. both men were 24 and had never met before.
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Harrodsburg
Henry Moore
Bud Crystal
Moore
McCrystal
Two Killed in Fight in Frog Section Virginia
In Lee County near Frog Section, Virginia, Neil Sutton and William C. Williams, both young men from Lee County, died after a pistol quarrel today. Williams died after several hours. Sutton died instantly. No arrests were made.
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Middlesboro
Lee County
Virginia
Frog Section
Neil Sutton
William
C. Williams
Sutton
Williams
Foresters elect officers at St Paul convention
The United Order of Foresters annual convention in St Paul elected officers led by Supreme Ranger R. C. Sherrard of Chicago and Supreme Vice Ranger J. B. McGilligan of Duluth. Others include Supreme Secretary George W. Bloom Milwaukee and Supreme Treasurer William A. Stolz Indianapolis. Most officers were re elected.
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ST. Paul
Minn
United Order of Foresters
R. C. Sherrard
Chicago
J. B. McGilligan
Duluth
George W. Bloom
Milwaukee
William A. Stolz
Indianapolis
James Schoonmaker
T. A. Richman
H. A. Loomer
Prominent Illini Lodgeroom Seeks End in Hall
Prwin Withey, secretary of a Springfield Odd Fellows lodge, was found dead in the lodgeroom of the Odd Fellows Hall. He died by self poisoning using carbonic acid, with mental derangement cited as the likely cause.
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Springfield
Ill
Prwin ‘Withey
Lodges of
Odd Fellows
Parole Granted to Ohio Woman from State Penitentiary
Clara Griffith becomes the first woman paroled from the Ohio Penitentiary. Sentenced to one year for grand larceny in Jackson County, she now falls under supervision of Chief Parole Officer Harry Ogle as required by the new law.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Clara Griffith
Jackson County
Harry Ogle
New Cincinnati Public School Buildings Feature in Magazine
Cincinnati announces construction of several new public school buildings across the city. Next Sunday the Illustrated Magazine will publish photographs of these schools, along with stories and features of local interest, free with The Sunday Commercial Tribune.
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Cincinnati
Illustrated
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Plot Thickens in Gould Gase Plot Thickens in Gould Gase
Police arrest Mrs. Ben Teal Henry S Mousley and Mrs Julia Fleming in New York as part of a probe into a plot against millionaire Frank J Gould The case centers on Mabel D MacCauslan who gave information to the District Attorney and may testify in Goulds divorce suit about alleged conduct with an actress.
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Ben Teal
New York
Frank J. Gould
Henry S. Mousley
Julia Fleming
Breach suit tied to Eleanor Toomey once of St Paul
Mrs. Eleanor Toomey later Mrs. Ben Teal, former wife of William C. Toomey and secretary to James J. Hill, filed a $50,000 breach of promise suit against Dr Joseph W Bettingen in Ramsey County. the trial, a sensational matter, ended with a loss for Toomey after her divorce.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ben Teal
Frank J. Gould
Eleanor Toomey
William C. Toomey
James J. Hill
Joseph W. Bettingen
Ramsey County
Postle Obtains Own Marriage License in Columbus
Miss Frankie Wilson, who had secured a license to wed Columbus attorney Fred W. Postle, learned Postle swore he did not authorize her license and instead married Elsie S. Ashton at Reynoldsburg. Wilson refused to explain, three efforts to annul the second license failed, and Postle and Ashton left for a lakes trip after the ceremony.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Frankie Wilson
Fred W. Postle
Postle
Wesley Hatcher
Hamilton
Black
Wilson
Elsie S. Ashton
Reynoldsburg
Miss Wilson
Gus Yeager
West Lane Avenue
Mrs. Yeager
Attorney Postle
Morris
Miss Ashton
Postle- Ashton
Lakes
Crash injures forty on interurban near Aurora
A head on collision between two Aurora Elgin Chicago interurban cars near Lovedale Station leaves forty injured and eleven in severe condition. Motorman S Bell of the Elgin car failed to stop at the switch, causing the crash on a single track line four miles north of Aurora.
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Chicago
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
Lovedale Station
Aurora
Lovedale
Elgin
S. Bell
Woman Fulfills Prophecy by Suicide in Jamestown
Mrs Léroy Noble predicted she would die on June 28 and did so. The coroner reported a chemical analysis showing she poisoned herself with strychnine, confirming the prophecy in Jamestown New York.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Léroy Noble
China and United States Begin Arbitration Treaty Talks
Washington on July 21 reported that China will enter arbitration treaty negotiations with the United States. Preliminary talks are underway following the pattern of treaties already made with Britain, Germany and other European nations.
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Washington
China
United States
Geen
Gamble Arson Trial Opens as State Targets Major Fires
Bellefontaine Ohio July 21 The Gamble arson case opens in what may be the state’s most significant prosecution. George R. Gamble faces charges for burning a county mill in October 1906 to collect insurance. The State Fire Marshal leads the case with witnesses from Illinois Indiana Colorado and others aiming to prove a seventeen fire pattern. Former Fire Marshal H D Davis appears as state counsel with C E Ellis assisting.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine
George R. Gamble
W. S. Rogers
Gamble
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Colorado
California
George Letcher
King Bee
Williams County
Letcher
Baby athlete saves life after fifth floor fall
New York reports 20 month old Helen Graf, trained by father as an athlete, falling from a fifth floor window. She caught the fire escape railing while two stories below, held on, and was rescued by 14 year old Joseph Colombo who pulled her to safety as onlookers watched.
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New York
Helen Graf
Joseph Graf
Helen
Graf
Joseph Colombo
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