Assassination of Dominican Republic President Heureaux
General Ulysse Heureaux, president of the Dominican Republic, was assassinated in Santo Domingo at 4 30 this afternoon. Ramon Caceres is named the murderer and a rapid pursuit has begun. Vice President Wencesario Figuerola assumes affairs and calmness remains in the republic. The president's body will be taken to the capital for funeral services.
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Mingo
Ramon
Cape
The
Republic
Assassination at Santo Domingo Stirs U S Reactions
Washington reports no consular information by 9:30 pm on the assassination of President Heureaux in Santo Domingo. Officials consider no formal action yet. Secretary Hay praises the late leader. Secretary Long notes no U S Navy ships present. A future U S warship may be sent to protect American interests.
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Washington
United Sates
Santo Domingo
Meureaux
Wiliam E. Powell
Haiti
Santo Dominégo
Republic
Campbell L. Maxwell
John A. Reed
Heureaux
Hay
Long
United States Navy
Sues Ohio Southern manager for seven thousand dollars
Springfield Ohio July 26 Prominent railroad man Benjamin Norton of the Ohio Southern is sued in Common Pleas Court by his brother Harry C Norton to recover 7000. The petition lists two notes a 6500 principal due in one year from March 18 1897 and a 500 receipt note to be repaid by March 1899. No payments are shown and interest on the 500 is claimed from February 27 1899.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Benjamin Norton
Ohio Southern Railroad
Common Pleas Court
Harry C. Norton
John L. Plummer
A Cincinnati Man's Task
A meeting in Richmond Indiana gathered claimants to the Andrew Valentine House estate near Harper's Ferry Maryland. The property valued at 250 million dollars or more may revert to heirs under Maryland law after a 99 year forfeiture period for failures to improve streams. An organization formed with Charles Ellison as president and Herman Marckworth as attorney to pursue legal action.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Andrew Valentine
Harper's Ferry
Maryland
House
Charles Ellison
Noblesville
L. R. Adams
Herman Marckworth
Cincinnati
Bogus War Comrade Returns To Massillon
Albertus Blusser, mourned as dead by his parents, arrives in Massillon claiming to have joined Cuban insurgents. A year earlier a man told the Slussers their son died in battle and asked a comrade to convey the news. Blusser says he was never in Cuba and served three years in the navy on the Iowa, writing letters that were never delivered.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon, CO
Albertus Blusser
Massillon
Slussers
Slusser
Cuba
Navy
Traction Engine Accident Causes Deep Neck Wound
Peter Bradley of Sanders was injured while climbing a hill with a traction engine and thrashing machine. He was caught between the two machines and suffered a deep neck wound that might be fatal.
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Commercial Tribune
Warsaw
Peter Bradley
Sanders
Treaty Negotiations Stall Over Financial Control in China
Peking reports that a Japanese admiral and four officers have arrived to push treaty talks with Prince Kemura and the Chinese government. The main obstacle is the extent of financial control Japan would receive for reorganizing the Chinese army. Chinese leaders including Prince Ching and the Dowager Empress favor the pact but fear potential foreign entanglements.
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Peking
Ta Ku
Gulf of Pechi-Li
Kemura
Japan
Prince Ching
China
Toledo Invites President Diaz to Visit in October
Mayor Jones forwards Toledo invitation to General Porfirio Diaz asking him to visit the city in October. The note praises Diaz for advancing civilization, promoting arts and democracy, and seeks to honor him with a guest visit by the people of Toledo.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Jones
Diaz
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Common Council
Dick Leaves for Columbus to Direct Campaign
Akron Ohio July 26 Colonel Charles Dick chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee departed for Columbus with his family to direct campaign efforts. He announced recommendations for Census Supervisors including his own Eighteenth District and three for Senator Hanna in Democratic districts reassigned from Foraker. Names listed include Charles B Brotherton Ashtabula Henry A Williams Columbus Alexander Kiskadden Summit County addition J W Little Akron.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Charles Dick
Republican State Executive Committee
Columbus
Merriam
Hanna
Foraker
Charles B. Brotherton
Ashtabula
Henry A. Williams
Alexander Kiskadden
Elyria Man Named Census Supervisor in Ohio
L. B. Fauver of Elyria Ohio has been appointed Census Supervisor for the Thirteenth Census District of Ohio in Washington on July 2.
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Washington
Weyler Censured in Madrid Over Army Bill Debate
In Madrid the Senate clashed over the army bill as General Weyler warned of possible revolution if forces were reduced. Senor Dato rebuked Weyler for threatening rebellion, citing failure to quell Cuba. The chamber applauded Dato and the army bill was adopted.
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Madrid
Senate
Weyler
Senor Dato
Interior
Seven Kinder Surprise as Local Couple Welcomes Quadruplets
Mrs. George Hackett of Brownsville Pa gave birth to seven children six boys and one girl. Four boys survived and are healthy while three siblings died shortly after birth. The mother and four healthy babies weigh about thirty two pounds combined. Names chosen Dewey Sampson Schley and Captain Charles Coghlan.
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Dren
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Charles Coghlan
Shoemaker in Cincinnati Arrests Details St Louis Murder
St Louis 22 year old James O'Connor, arrested in Cincinnati, tells police the hold up and murder of Charles A. Brant on Locust and Twenty second streets. He implicates Edward Hillman and Harry Morris, recounting the robbery and shooting after a night of drinking. He fled to Cincinnati after the crime and will face his two alleged confederates soon.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
James O'Connor
Campbell
Charles A. Brant
Twenty-second
Locust Streets
Brant
Edward Hillman
Harry Morris
O'Connor
Cincinnati
Shevlin
Gallagher
Union Station
Desmond
Tam
Des
Indianapolis
Louis
O’connor
Hillman
Rogers
Jefferson City
Ed Hillman
Delanex
Morris
Locust Street
Walnut
Market Streets
Delaney’s
John O’connor
Clark Avenue
Imperial government prepared 10000 troops for South Africa
Simla reports that the imperial government considered war with the Transvaal imminent and planned to dispatch 10,000 troops to South Africa on brief notice in anticipation of improved conditions.
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Imperial
South Africa
Simla
Transvaal
Walcott Nominates Judge Bmisimes as Chief Justice
Boston governor Walcott nominates Oliver Wendell Bmisimes to replace the late Walbridge A. Field as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Boston
Mass
Walcott
Oliver Wendell Bmisimes
Walbridge A. Field
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Ripley Gets New Postmaster Jennie Gardner
The President named Jennie L. Gardner as postmaster at Ripley Ohio after a July 26 appointment announcement. Gardner succeeds the prior postmaster and takes over pending formalities.
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NEW
Ripley
Washington
Jennie L. Gardner
Ripley, O
Ambassador Choate Sees Unbroken Peace Between Nations
United States Ambassador Joseph H. Choate told the Staffordshire Agricultural Society luncheon at Whiver hampton that no issue could disrupt the eighty five year peace between Britain and the United States. He urged continued mutual support and shared spirit of civilization justice and freedom as the basis for both governments.
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London
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Staffordshire Agricultural Society
Whiverhampton
Great Britain
Funeral of Czarevitch in St Petersburg Cathedral
The Czarevitch was buried today at the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul with the Czar, Dowager Empress, other imperial family members and Prince Waldemar of Denmark in attendance.
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ST. Petersburg
Czarevitch
Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul
Czar
Waldemar
Denmark
Poisoning case ties landlord and widow in Indiana
In Fort Wayne Indiana prosecutors and police linked Mrs Martha Hazelfuss to poisoning her elderly landlord Carl Westenfeldt. A drug clerk testified he sold 480 grains of arsenic to a strange woman five days before Westenfeldt’s death and identified Hazelfuss in jail. Chemist Drayer found eighteen grains in Westenfeldt’s stomach with a pattern of small-dose administration over days. Hazelfuss denies seeing the clerk and denies buying poison while a judge barred her from disposing of $5 000 in notes Westenfeldt allegedly left her.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Doughman
Martha BE. Hazelfuss
Carl Westenfeldt
Lawrence Heinry
Pellen & Pastel
Westenfeldt
Hennry
Mrs. Hazelfuss
Drayer
Monument to Justus Rathbone Dedicated in Utica NY
A monument honoring Justus H. Rathbone founder of the Knights of Pythias was dedicated in Utica New York. A 2500-strong parade accompanied the ceremony. Dignitaries included Grand Chancellor Charles T. Goodrich John Young and Supreme Chancellor Thomas G. Semple, with 14000 dollars contributed by lodges nationwide.
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Justus H. Rathbone
Utica
New York
Justus H.rathbone
Knights of Pythias
Sarah D. Rathbone
Washington, D. C
Lucetta
Rathbone
Alexandria
Newburg
N. Y
John Young
Rochester
Thomas G. Semple
Allegheny
W. B. Ritchie
Lima
Doctor Edwins Endangered Self with Poison After Suicide Attempt
In Elwood Indiana Dr. Stanley W. Edwins, Panhandle surgeon and longtime county legislator, attempted suicide by swallowing poison after locking himself in a family vault. Stonemasons helped prevent a gunshot. He is in precarious condition but improving. friends say mental strain may have driven the act.
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Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
Stanley W. Edwins
Deharity
Edwins
West Main Street
Panhandle
Epworth League Board Creates Junior Office and Passes Resolutions
The Epworth League Board of Control adjourned in Indianapolis with thanks resolutions approved and the creation of the General Superintendent of the Junior League. The treasurer reported a $912 balance. A new Christian Pennon device was adopted, featuring a triangular bunting with red border, white ground, and a blue Greek cross with yellow rays.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Epworth League
Junior League
Riots on a Cleveland bridge amid nonunion attack on streetcar
A nonunion crew beat motorman and conductor on a Cleveland streetcar near the bridge to South Brooklyn. Troops dispersed rioters after 160 men from Born Steel Range Company attacked the car. Militia patrols, armory duty, and a boycott of troops continue amid heat and tense conditions. The coroner opened an inquest into Henry Cornwell’s death as witnesses dispute the cause. Adjutant General Axline assumes command as appointments are announced.
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Brooklyn
Born Steel Range Company
South
Newark
Windemere
Euclid
Farley
Euclid Beach
Barna
Henry Cornzwell
Ralph Hawley
Axline
Charles XX. Zimmerman
Harry W. Morganthaler
Battalion of Engineers
Henry H. Taylor
Ohio National Guard
John C. Spokes
Fred E. Wiley
Euclid and
Arndale Avenues
Walker
Little Consolidated Company
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees
Big Consolidated
Shells Explode Wounding 16 Year Old in Belt Accident
In Youngstown Ohio John Klingensmith aged 16 was leaning on a shotgun when the stock slipped the weapon exploded firing eight shells in his belt and mangling him severely He lived six hours afterward fully conscious and directed his funeral arrangements.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown, CO
John Klingensmith
Klingensmith
Concert by Cincinnatians in Warsaw program
In Warsaw Indiana on July 26 the Winona Assembly hosted a busy day with Mrs. George C. Hitt from Indianapolis delivering a lecture on Memories of England and the English. That evening the Cincinnati College of Music presented a concert while the Woman's Club met and heard Mrs. Hitt. A public athletic meeting was also held to boost local interest in athletics.
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Warsaw
Ind
Winona
George C. Hitt
Indianapolis
England
Cincinnati College of Music
Woman’s Club
Prisoner Mrs Rich Granted Visitor Access After Mexico Detention
In El Paso, Governor Ahumada orders Mrs Rich to be kept incommunicado for 48 hours but allows visitors two days weekly and accredited reporters at all times. The trial starts in six weeks. Since detention in Mexico she has refused to eat and remains sullen.
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EL Paso
Tex
Colored Men to Meet in Cleveland Delegates Welcome
A call for an extraordinary session of the National Federation of Colored Men of the United States invites delegates from every state to Cleveland on August 10. The meeting will address welfare and rights, and patriotic women may attend as delegates if properly elected.
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Chicago
National Federation of Colored Men of the
United States
Cleveland
William Gray
James A. Ross
John G. Jones
Common Brotherhood of Man
National Federation
Convict Mutiny Over Tobacco Ration at Two Prisons
The State Board of Control ordered a drop in weekly tobacco rations from four to two ounces and added butter. Convicts at Anamosa Penitentiary refused to work after the first butter delivery, with about 500 in cells and most of the rest idle. Warden Hunter opposed the change, but the board pressed on, proposing further reductions.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Anamosa
Hunter
Firemen Leader Appeals for Strikers in Peoria
Grand Secretary and Treasurer Frank A. Arnold urges union men in Peoria not to take Cleveland jobs during a strike. He warns Cleveland streetcar firms would not treat veterans fairly and calls Peoria a city of peaceable unionists. Agent Shirley declined further comment.
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Peoria
Ill
Frank A. Arnold
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Labor Organizations
Cleveland
Shirley
Motorman Bowen to Receive Reward for Saving Life
Philadelphia July 26 Motor man Owen Bowen of the Union Traction Company is to be given a gold watch a gold chain and 100 in cash as a reward for saving President John Atkinson of the Master Builders Exchange on June 30 Bowen reversed the trolley current leaped onto the step and pulled Atkinson off the tracks a bicycle rider knocked him down before Bowen acted The assembly of gifts will be presented by Union Traction Company officials to the recipient with a commemorative letter from donors.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Owen Bowen
Union Traction Company
John Atkinson
Master Builders’ Exchange
Exchange
Eighth and
Dauphin Streets
Harkness
Paris General Zurlinden Removed From Supreme Council of War
An evening paper reports General Zurlinden former Military Governor of Paris will be removed from the Supreme Council of War as General De Negrier was yesterday.
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Paris
Zurlinden
Supreme Council of War
Genéral de Negrier
Terrible family massacre shocks Brazil Indiana
In Denmark, Indiana, Charles Warnfangel killed his wife and two daughters with an axe and then wounded himself, dying beside his wife. Neighbors found bloodstains and a grisly scene as the elder daughter survived, prostrated with grief.
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Charles Warnfangel
Commercial Tribune
Brazil
Ind
Denmark
Alex. Paye
Here
Mr. Paye
Warn‘faugel
President Spitzer Resigns as Ohio Centennial Co President
At a directors meeting in Toledo on July 26 S C Scheneck likely to be named successor as President and director of the Ohio Centennial Company. Spitzer resigns without condition and cites no reasons beyond no comment. Rumors say some directors may also resign.
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Special Dispatch Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Ohio Centennial Company
Spitzer
Scheneck
S. C. Scheneck
Co. M. Spitzer
Admiral Dewey Replies to American Correspondence
Admiral Dewey spent July 26 in Trieste replying to his numerous American correspondents and receiving visitors. Rumors of politicians arriving to seek his support for the U S presidency are unfounded.
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Trieste
Dewey
United States
Dewey to Visit Havre after Algiers leg
Havre dispatch says Admiral Dewey will join the Olympia at Algiers and proceed to Havre for a port visit. The Journal of Havre reports preparations completed for his arrival.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Havre
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Algiers
Feudists prepare for peace as Baker trial nears
In Barbourville Kentucky on July 26 both White and Baker factions converge for the Baker trial set to begin tomorrow. White faction members John E White Dough White and James F Marcum arrive amid rumors of a peaceful settlement and that Jim and Wiley Baker may avoid prosecution. Alleged walking arsenals reportedly carried by the Whites are missing.
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Commercial Tribune
Barbourville
Baker
John E. White
Dough White
James F. Marcum
Jim
Wiley Baker
Montrepal Bank Official Pleads Not Guilty in Arrest
Chief Accountant Lemieux of the Villa Marie Bank, arrested last night, pleaded not guilty today. He was jailed awaiting a preliminary trial date. He stated in jail that he would make sensational statements later.
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Montrepal
Lemieux
Villa Marie Bank
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