Mrs Holman Stays Silent on Stanford White Letters
Pittsburg dispatch reports Mrs C J Holman mother of Mrs Harry K Thaw will not comment on letters alleged to be written by her to Stanford White. She refuses to see reporters at the Brookline home and declines discussion on the topic. Roger O Mara, former detective now hired by the Thaws, visited but offered no remarks.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
C. J. Holman
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Holman
White
Young Thaw
Thaw Passes Quiet Day in Tombs
Harry K K Thaw spent a calm day in the Tombs jail in New York. He left his cell twice for exercise and did not attend the morning religious service, declining to answer a keeper's question.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Harry KK. Thaw
Wade
Widow of Dr Ridout identified as Anna George in Ravenna tragedy
Ravenna, July 2. Mrs Anna George Ridout, widow of Dr. Ridout who hanged himself, is revealed as the Canton woman who faced twelve jurors for allegedly murdering George Saxton, brother of Mrs William McKinley. Dr Ridout died after a harness strangulation. he had threatened his wife and recently changed residence from Canton to Ravenna with his spouse.
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Commercial Tribune
Ravenna
A. C. Ridout
Ridout
Anna George
Canton
George Saxton
William McKinley
Brocton
N. Y
Dr. Ridout
Rev
J. C. Ridout
Groton, N. Y
Irvin Miller 46 Noted Patent Lawyer Dies in Springfield
Irvin Miller aged 46, a leading patent lawyer in the Middle West, died suddenly this morning in Springfield of Hodgins disease of the throat. He was born in Keokuk Iowa, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Samuel H Miller. A Cornell graduate, he served as secretary and disbursing officer to the Sioux Indian Commission in 1859 and helped negotiate vast land sales. He later judged awards at the Chicago World's Fair and left behind a large family.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Irvin Miller
Middle West
Hodgin
Keokuk
Samuel H. Miller
United States’ Supreme Court
Lincoln
Cornell
Sioux Indian Commission
George Crook
Foster
Ohio
Major Garner
Missouri
Miss .An- Heiney
Gurtain Locates on the Last Scene in Russian Tragedy
The report notes that the final act hinges on the army's involvement in a Russian tragedy. It highlights military influence shaping the ending and potential repercussions for the storyline.
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Gurtain Loca
Russia Disbands Parliament as Petersburg braces for conflict
St Petersburg teeters after the Imperial ukase dissolves Parliament and shifts to extraordinary security. Troops fill the capital and arrests rise as police and gendarmes sweep up agitators. Martial law-like powers concern citizens while national turmoil spreads beyond the city.
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ST. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Russia
Ukase
M. von der Launitz
M. Zinovieff
Jealous Husband Slays His Wife in Helena
Charles D Schmidt an assistant bookkeeper for the Helena Water Works shot and killed his wife after learning of a letter implicating her with a man at Ft Assiniboine He then attempted suicide badly wounding his left arm and breast Lipmidt 27 and his wife 18 were involved in the tragedy in Helena Montana on July 22.
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Commertal Tribune
Helena
Mont
Charles D. Schmidt
Helena Water Works Company
Schmidt
Ft. Assiniboine
Lipmidt
Federation of Labor Enters Political Field
The American Federation of Labor announces a campaign plan urging organized labor to back political candidates favorable to labor. The program argues lawmakers have neglected measures beneficial to workers and calls members to act as both workers and citizens to advance labor rights.
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Federation OF Labor
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor Today
Organized Labor
Council
United States
American Federation of Labor
Twenty killed in head on Rockingham wreck
A head on collision near Hamlet North Carolina involving passenger train No 44 and an extra freight resulted in about twenty deaths and many injuries. Rail officials blamed telegraph delays and dispatched crews to the scene. Engineer F B Lewis and Fireman Tom Hill died in the crash.
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Commercial Tribune
Charlotte
N. C
Rockingham
Hamlet
Seaboard Air Line
Florida
F. B. Lewis
Tom Hill
13 Soldiers Killed in Letje by Filipino Rebels
In an engagement at Duraen Letje Sunday morning 13 constabulary soldiers and Civilian Scout McBride were killed as 600 Jujul anes attacked. Major Nevill moved a Twenty-fourth Regiment company to the scene with reinforcements. insurgents estimated from 400 to 1000 strong. Lieutenant Worswick a University of Kansas graduate killed in his first battle.
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Letje
Worswick
Constabulary
Tary
Twenty-fourth Regiment
Liquor Missing Inquiry Ordered by Army
Military investigation and a grand jury inquiry are ordered into the disappearance of nine wagon loads of liquor from the Moulder Depot Warehouse bound for Jefferson Park Hospital storeroom. Major General Greely directs Lt Col John P Wisser to trace every bottle sent for relief that passes through army stations.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Moulder Depot
Jefferson Park Hospital
Greely
Department of the Pacific
John P. Wisser
Carriage Upsets Injuring Several in Valparaiso
In Valparaiso Indiana a carriage driven by Attorney Alvin D Bartholomew was frightened by a passing automobile and ran away. Gerald Pierce of the Record Herald Chicago sustained a dislocated left hip and injuries to head and body. Mrs Bartholomew fractured right wrist while Alvin Bartholomew and Mrs Bartholomew’s husband were bruised. Pierce's wife and daughter escaped with minor injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Alvin D. Bartholomew
Gerald Pierce
Record-Herald
Chicago
Skipper Charged in Manslaughter Over Inlet Collision
Vancouver report says Captain Griffin, skipper on the Chehalis when struck by the Princess Victoria in Burrard Inlet, was arrested on manslaughter charges but later released on bail. The vessel then sailed to Victoria and Seattle under Captain Hicket. no trace of missing passengers has been found.
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Commercial Tribune
Vancouver
B. C
Burrard Inlet
Seattle
Griffin
Victoria
Hicket
Lightning Kills Five At Wisconsin Ball Game
A fierce electrical storm struck Manitowoc on July 22 just before a local game against Plymouth. A bolt hit the grand stand, killing five spectators and injuring several others as the crowd fled for shelter. Rescuers worked amid the storm while families searched for missing relatives.
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Wisconsin City
Commercial Tribune
Manitowoc
Wis
Plymouth
Grand Stand
Murder charges loom for Bonanza crew in Ironton
Seven crew members of the steamer Bonanza were arrested in Ironton on murder charges linked to the deputy sheriff's shooting. Captain William Agnew and six others were held after a police raid in the Second District. Further charges are expected for wounding four additional men aboard the boat.
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Agnew
Ironton
William Agnew
Frank Agnew
Barney Connell
Pete Finley
Bat Mannaway
Chippie Minard
Sheeny” Meyers
Corbin
Hueftlein
Pflug
O'Neil
Herman and
Womacks
Second District
King
Marshal Sanders
Murder Suspect Lodged in Jail in Harrodsburg Ky
Howard Watts accused of murdering Mrs. Tobisa Sallee was arrested at his brother’s home and jailed. A second inquest found death due to exposure and morphine overdose while Cordie Sallee testified Watts killed her mother. Watts claimed a brakeman aided their ride from Ludlow to Burgin.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrodsburg
Howard Watts
Tobisa Sallee
Ludlow
Burgin
Craig
Cordie Sallee
Watts
Mrs. Sallee
Exhume Baby for Coroner Inquiry in Kentucky
The body of the four weeks old child of Mrs. Etta Griffith was exhumed this afternoon. The stomach was removed and turned over to the Coroner for examination. Mrs. Griffith is jailed on murder charges by poisoning. The body was disinterred to determine the poison. The mother will be heard in court Thursday. She protests her innocence.
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Lexington
Etta Griffith
Russell Sage Dies Suddenly at Cedarcroft Home
New York financier Russell Sage dies at his Lawrence country home after a sinking spell. Heart failure due to old age complications, he would have turned ninety on August 4. Executors named are Mrs Sage and Colonel J J Slocum. Funeral set for Wednesday at West Forty second Street church. interment in Troy.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Russell Sage
Cedercroft
Lawrence
Mr. Sage
Mrs. Sage
Colonel Slocum
Sage Showed Business Sagacity at an Early Age and Piled Up Millions
New York reports on Russell Sage born in Verona New York to Elisha Sage and Prudence Risley Sage. He started in Troy grocery trade, formed a wholesale business with John W Bates, shifted to flour grain pork and beef, and built wealth. He later held local office as Alderman and County Treasurer and supported General Taylor in 1847. He rose amid a Whig faction, gaining prominence before national fame.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Troy
Elisha Montaguy Sage
John W. Bates
Hudson River
Albany
Rensselaer County
Taylor
Zachary Taylor
United States
John A. Wool
General Wool
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