Death by Own Action Follows Fiances Tragedy in Marion
Marion Ohio reports a second suicide in a tragic sequence following Miss Cora White’s death. O G Johnston, 27, shot and ingested carbolic acid after sealing a gas stove, leaving letters to loved ones. He had been jealous of neighbor Merly Meily and feared Miss White’s influence, tying the two deaths in a suspected pact.
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Marion
O. G. Johnston
Cora White
Johnston
Johnson
Columbus
Weidman Meily
Miss White
Meily
Charles Johnston
Chicago
N. J. White
Merly
Edna Shunk
Los Angeles
Mises Shunk
Shunk
Mr. White
Hartje divorce case teems with new alleged letters
Pittsburg July 24 Assistant District Attorney Robb signals sensational developments in the Hartje divorce. He expects arrests in the courtroom if testimony shows Madine's trunk was broken into. Handwriting experts testify that letters including Dear Edith Dearest Edith Susie Wagner were written by the same person, with more arrests anticipated after the trial.
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Pittsburg
John S. Robb
Hartje
Madine
B. B. Smith
Edith
Edward G. Hartje
Negress
Silas Canady
Washington, D. C
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Hartjes
Freeman
Helen Scott
Schenley Park
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Allegheny
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Grey
Persifer Frazer
Philadelphia
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Chicago
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Mary Scott Hartje
Festus King
Robb
Prof. Drake
Susie Wagner
Assault Here Halts Alimony Trial in Denver
George Canfield, facing $25 000 alimony suit from his wife, seeks delay after claiming his son Walter was recently assaulted in Cincinnati, breaking his jaw. A medical student set the injury, preventing Walter from testifying. Canfield complains his son must have jaw reset. Mrs. Canfield accuses him of long-term neglect and notes his ownership of the Railround Boy Mine.
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Denver
Col
George Canfeld
Mullins
Walter
Cincinnati
Walter Canfield
Walter Canfield Admitted After Denver Assault
Walter Canfield was admitted to City Hospital on June 30 with a broken jaw and minor injuries after an assault reported from Denver. A preliminary dressing was applied and doctors awaited further developments before his jaw could be set, which he postponed on July 2 to have his own physician treat the fracture.
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Walter Canfield
Denver
Canfield
Man Hunt Ends as Suspect Captured Near Glouster
In Perry County Ohio an eight year old girl was seized while picking berries. Her brother's cries sparked a neighborhood posse that hunted through the woods overnight. Lew Eblin surrendered after a bloodhound was wounded. he is being taken to New Lexington.
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Zanesville
Perry County
Glouster
Charles Hammers
Misco
King
Lew Eblin
New Lexington
Russian reactionary leaders Trepoff and Vladimir in czar’s conference
Trepoff and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch head opposition to constitutional government in Russia. Trepoff, 54, ex governor general of Moscow and St. Petersburg, charged with tyrannical rule and palace guard control, survived multiple assassination attempts. Vladimir, uncle of the Czar and war provocateur for Japan, faced an attack while returning from Madrid. his sons Cyril and Boris are noted as prodigal, while his wife’s Lutheran faith draws church opposition.
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Maha Duke
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Czar
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Empire
Vera Zassalitch
Treppe
Vladimir Alexandrovitch
Japan
Czarovitz
Madrid
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Boris
Mecklenburg
Plehve
Bouligin
League of Russian Men
Dismissed Guard Star Witness In Refuge Hearing
The mayoral commission continued the House of Refuge inquiry into cruelty charges against Superintendent Allison and Assistant Superintendent Costello. Witnesses described brutal whipping of boys, including a case where a boy named Pente cost was beaten severely with improvised tools.
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Max Senior
George A. Thayer
House of Refuge
Allison
Costello
Harry Courtney
Lucy Do. Bunte
Effie Foster
Canada
Bell
Pentecost
Chairman Smith
Heirship Edge Unearths Death Wreck Will Clauses
Dayton file reveals Eleanore Smith per a May 1 will left 5000 dollars to Miami Valley Hospital for a homeless girls room if she, her mother Belle Smith, and brother Gerard die together. Remaining estate funds Western College Oxford, Dayton WCA, and Dayton WCA. Belle Smith left 30000 to Harvey Mitchell in trust with broader distributions for other relatives. Total estate valued about 100000 with Gerard’s 30000 estate unused by a will.
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Dayton
Eleanore Smith
Belle Smith
Gerard
Salisbury
England
Miami Valley Hospital
Western College
Oxford
W.C.A
Harvey Mitchell
Bessie Barnett
Claude Barnet
Fannie Carr
Henry P. Smith
Richard and
Mayo Smith
Man Arrested After Dressed-For-Arrest Stunt in St. Louis
Policeman Carpenter disguised as Mrs. Theresa Bornero to trap Johann Hoppe, who sent a threatening letter demanding 500 dollars. The staged meeting ended with Hoppe fleeing and being captured in an ash bin. Hoppe, claiming two weeks in the city and eighteen days in the country, refused to speak.
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ST. Louis
Theresa Bornero
Carpenter
Johann Hoppe
Hoppe
Train Kills Couple Crossing Tracks in Columbus
William Zinn aged 72 and his wife Elizabeth aged 65 were struck and killed by the Twentieth Century Limited Big Four train while crossing Grandview Avenue west of Columbus. The couple were instantly dead and their bodies were mangled.
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Grandview Avenue
William Zinn
Elizabeth
Armed bosses whip workers at Jackson Lumber camp in Alabama
United States Deputies head to Lockhart Alabama to arrest officers of the Jackson Lumber Company amid charges of peonage and brutal abuse of about 100 emigrants, mostly Germans. Germans who escaped reached Pensacola report being paid only one dollar per day after February promises of three to five dollars, and claim they were beaten and forced to labor. The company, a large Southern lumber concern with Michigan and Wisconsin capital, allegedly enforced harsh control in the camps.
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Commercial Tribune
Pensacola
Fla
Jackson Lumber Company
Lockhart
Ala
United States
South
Michigan
Wisconsin
Longworths Arrive in Karlsbad Among American Colony
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth arrived in Karlsbad this afternoon and were welcomed at the Hotel Savoy by the American colony. Lord Westbury hosted a dinner at the hotel tonight with Princess of Teck in attendance.
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Karlsbad
Nicholas Longworth
Savoy
Lord Westbury
Princess, of
Teck
Bryan Plan for Arbitration Gains Unanimous Support
At the Interparliamentary Union session in London the Bryan rider to the model arbitration treaty was recast to require international inquiry or mediation before hostilities if a dispute falls outside arbitration. The amendment was unanimously adopted with Bryan praising its aim to widen arbitration to national honor and peace. D'Estournelles de Constant urged limits on armaments, while Granger, Bartholdt, and Burton were elected to key council posts.
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London
William J. Bryan
International Council of the Interparliamentary Union
International Commission of Inquiry
the Interparliamentary Union
Commerce von Plener
Bryan
Hig
Baron D’estournelles de Constant
Germany
United States
Europe
D. L. D. Granger
Rhode Island
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
T. E. Burton
Ohio
International Council
Czar Orders to Crush Revolt Amid Russian Turmoil
Secret council in St. Petersburg unites factory delegations to back a central strike command across Russia. Stolypin proclaims war to the knife with orders to crush revolts while targeting liberals and progressives. War Office readies troops as railway workers threaten early walkout amid censorship and turmoil.
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Czar
International Conference names Root and Branco honorary presidents
At the session of the International American Conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 24 Baron Derio Branco the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary Root were elected honorary Presidents. The conference will reconvene July 26.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Derio Branco
Root
Filipinos for Hawaii Plan Approved by Philippine Commission
The Philippine Commission adopted a resolution backing the Hawaiian Planters Association scheme to move Filipino laborers and their families to Hawaii to work in sugar fields.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Hawaiian Planters’ Association
Hawaii
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