General Strike Not Proposed Urges Sympathetic Meetings
Labor leaders meeting in Wheeling WV on July 27 discussed aiding the miners during the strike. A plan to mobilize sympathy mass meetings nationwide on August 5 was urged, with Samuel Gompers named temporary chair and a five member committee to draft action. Debates, addresses by Ratchford and others followed as the conference adjourned for meals and resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Organized Labor
Ratchford
H. Wilkins
Chicago
Grand Ct
Sargent
Peoria
Ill
Bizpatrick
Columbus
Lewis
Bridgeport
E V. Debs
Ican Railway Union
Fox
Cincinnati
Iron- Union
Carey
Nashville
Phical Union
Pers
Bie
Gompers
Mahon
Debs
West Virginia
Iece Rangi
Frog crossing dispute halts rail traffic at junction
Special Dispatch reports at Crawfordsville Indiana last night the Big Four tore out a frog at the Big Four and Chicago and Southern junction claiming owner Harry Crawford failed to repair a dangerous crossing. Big Four men hauled away the frog, the track is spiked and guarded, traffic on Crawford's road is blocked except mail and express transfers at the junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Crawfordsville
Ind
Big Four
Chicago & Southeastern
Harry Crawford
Chicago
Crawford
Stabs His Successor In Violent Arrest Fallout
In Moundsville West Virginia July 27 ex policeman A F Evans who had become the town officer two weeks earlier faced a fatal attack when former officer William McGill resisted arrest. McGill drawn a knife stabbed Evans and then cut his throat. Evans is reported to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Moundsville
W. Va
A. F. Evans
William McGill
McGill
Evans
Horse Kicks Boy Into Thrasher. Fatal Injury in Indiana
Delmar Duncan, 18, of Ervin Township, Indiana, was kicked into a thrashing machine while at work. The force mangle his arm and he is reported to die from the injuries. The incident occurred in Kokomo on July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Delmar Duncan
Ervin Township
Duncan
Rhoades Misappropriates Funds At Indiana Loan and Savings
FT. WAYNE Ind July 27 The Indiana Loan and Savings Association once led by A A Purman faces collapse as C E Rhoades secretary flees after misappropriating funds totaling about 18000 transferred from loan accounts to expense and paid with worthless notes. A warrant for his arrest is out and stockholders claim losses will run into thousands affecting farmers across Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Indiana Loan and Savings Association
A. A. Purman
C. E. Rhoades
R. C. Bell
Rhoades
Grand Rapids
Canada
Indiana Loan
Band Boys Clash After Sunday Saloon Fight in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana July 27 a clash occurred after a Young Men's Christian Band fight with local businessmen at Elmer Botkins law office. Authorities report assault charges moved to Circuit Court with defendants named as business figures. A 1500 signature petition seeks to discharge band members from employers amid boycott threats, while a switching committee vows to monitor affidavits and pressure band leader President Hubbard to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Elmer Botkins
Messrs. McGauley
Bowles
O'Meara
Johnson Block
Hubbard
Band
Canada
Doolittle Dies at 82 After Bright’s Disease
Ex Senator James Doolittle of Wisconsin died at 9 30 this forenoon at his daughter's Edgewood home near Providence Rhode Island. He was 82. Born January 3 1815 in Hampden New York he later served two terms in the U S Senate resigning in 1869 over Johnson impeachment. He led national party conventions in 1866 and 1872 and had practiced law in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Doolittle
Wisconsin
Edgewood
Bright
James R. Doolittle
Hampden
N. Y
Geneval College
New York
United States
Henry Dodge
Judge Doolittle
Johnson
William Pitt Fessenden
Maine
Lyman Trumbull
Illinois
Chicago
Child of Gypsy Camp Dies After Global Journey
In Portsmouth Ohio on July 27 a 15 month old girl named Katie Williamson died in a gypsy camp near the city. Born in Scotland she traveled with her family since infancy, visiting Eastern Canada the Atlantic coast the southern states and the Mississippi Valley before dying in Portsmouth.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Scotland
Katie Williamson
Canada
Atlantic Coast
Southland
Mississippi Valley
Uncertain Federal Move on Alaska Troops
Legal questions cloud plans to send a company of U S troops to Alaska’s Klondike to maintain peace. The President’s authority and possible orders from a distant Sitka governor or local judges remain unresolved as Cabinet and Secretary Alger discuss a solution before the President departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alaska
Klondike
Sitka
Alger
White House
State of California Steamer Departs North with Miners
San Francisco crowds greet the State of California as it sails north from Spear Street dock. About 1,200 people watch the departure. 347 board the steamer, including 243 cabin passengers, with the ship fully loaded with freight and supplies for the journey and prospectors heading to new opportunities.
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San Francisco
Spear Street
State of California
Gold Fever at Richmond Sees Wilke Plan Alaska Trip
In Richmond Indiana on July 27 the gold fever spread as several locals including F. A. Wilke a businessman announced plans to travel to Alaska. Wilke will investigate opportunities to form a syndicate and open a large claim backed by capital. He intends to take the Seattle Juneau route.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Alaska
F. A. Wilke
Wilke
Seattle
Juneau
Daughter-In-Law of Secretary Reports Alaska Gold Harvest
Mrs. Eli Gage, daughter-in-law of Secretary of the Treasury, arrived in Chicago after a three month Alaska stay with her husband, North American Trading Company representative at Dawson. She says reports of a rich gold harvest are not exaggerated and notes hardships but no famine is feared for the winter.
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Chicago
Eli Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Alaska
North American Trading Company
Dawson
Railroad to Gold Field Surfaces in Alaska Route Plans
Seattle July 27 James Kelley reports a survey for the first Alaska railroad from Dyea over White Pass to Lake Tagish Lake Allen and headwaters of Hottlinqua River into the Yukon. George Garside leads for a Canadian British syndicate. The route avoids White Horse Rapids and Mills canyon and aims to reach Dawson by steamer. Two routes exist Seattle to Klondike: overland via Dyea and river boats or direct sea route to St Michaels, with Dawson access by river steamers.
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Commercial Tribune
Seattle
Wash
James Kelley
Alaska
Topeka
Dyea
White Pass
Lake Tagish
Lake Allen
Hottlinqua River
Yukon
George Garside
United States
Garside
Yukon Basin
Tagish Lake
Three Mile River
Aalin Lake
Dawson
Hottlinqua
White Horse Rapids
Mill's Canyon
Kelley
Klondike
St. Michaels
Portland
Steward River
Eldorado
Bonanza
Junea
Yugon
Cleveland
North America Company
Burned with the Lock-Up Supreme Court Case
A Lake County petition to the Ohio Supreme Court stems from a 1898 incident in which fisherman Dennis Enright was jailed in an unsafe wooden lockup shanty that burned after a stove fire. Enright perished, leaving parents who sued for 10000 dollars, but lower courts ruled for the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
Lake County
Dennis Enright
Common Pleas
Circuit Courts
Priests G A R Post Formed at Notre Dame in Indiana
In LaPorte Indiana on July 27 State Commander Dodge approved a G A R post for Notre Dame University. The post will consist entirely of Catholic priests, giving Notre Dame the nation’s only Grand Army unit of priests who have distinguished service records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Dodge
Notre Dame
Notre Dame University
United States
Women Drive Out Dancers in Kentucky Bonfire Protest
In South Portsmouth, Kentucky, women readers clashed with rowdy dancers after weeks of disturbances. They dispersed the dancers in the grove, split up the platform, and burned the fragments in a bonfire as a civic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Athens girl chosen to fill Latin post at Girls High
Miss Anna Pearl MacVay of Athens Ohio won a competitive exam for the Latin teacher vacancy at Philadelphia's Girls High School. Eight applicants competed and the Board of Education committee, after a brief dispute, awarded MacVay the highest average 83.. her salary starts September 8 at 1060 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Anna Pearl MacVay
Athens
Ohio University
Bryn Mawr College
Girls’ High School
W. D. Rover
Board of Education
Board of Revision of Taxes
Morton
Miss MacVay
Mr. Lukens
Dr. Morton
Powderly Named Commissioner General of Immigration
President nominates Terrence V. Powderly of Pennsylvania for Commissioner General of Immigration. The Senate had not acted amid lack of committee quorum, reflecting sectarian opposition. Reappointment follows historic precedent allowing nominees to await the next session. Powderly and others face confirmation again next December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Terrence V. Powderly
Pennsylvania
Powderly
Senate
McKinley to Take Rest on Lake Champlain Outing
President McKinley will depart for a Lake Champlain outing to seek complete rest from duties. Few appointments will be made during the trip as White House letters are mailed to Washington unopened. Executive clerk Benjamin F. Montgomery will oversee White House affairs in his absence.
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Washington
Lake Champlain
White House
Benjamin F. Montgomery
Mr. McKinley
Whipped the Conductor on Avondale Street Car Line
Conductor John Lake was assaulted by Carrie Pugh on July 26 in Muncie Indiana after refusing to allow a pet dog on the car. Carrie struck him with a broken umbrella, then threw a shower stick handle at him. The dog was later removed and Carrie faced a police court defense cost of 21.20 dollars for the pet’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
John Lake
Avondale
Carrie Pugh
Carrie
Germany Holding Out on Greek Indemnity and Thessaly
The Cologne Gazette reports that Germany and several powers oppose demanding Thessaly evacuation without Greece paying or guaranteeing indemnity. With a loan deemed impossible, international control of Greek finances appears the only feasible option, and Germany may block the peace treaty with Turkey unless a guarantee is included.
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Berlin
Cologne
Germany
Thessaly
Turkey
Greece
Four hundred men sued in Wooster over unpaid railroad stock
In Wooster Ohio on July 27 nearly every male resident is named as a defendant in a civil action brought by B Barrett's sons. They seek money from individual stockholders who subscribed for the Lake Erie Wooster and Muskingum Railroad project. About 400 citizens are involved due to an unsatisfied prior judgment of nearly $1,000.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster, O
Wooster
Ohioan Finds Gold Claim Nets 38000 In Peru Prospect
Wallace Hardison of Lima reports via letter that his first Peru gold claim yielded 83000 in June and that he has purchased mines in Peru and Bolivia with a railroad line plans. Former Pennsylvania State Senator Hardison contrasts Peruvian fields with Klondike prospects and cites strong funding from Devonian Oil backers in the region.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Wallace Harrison
Sam Finch
Hardison
Peru
Chas. Hardison
San Francisco
California
Charles Hardison
Wallace Hardison
Molando
Lake Titicaca
la Paz
Bolivia
Pittsburg
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Devonian Oil Company
Premium on Gold Reaches Unprecedented Levels in Mexico
Mexico City July 27 The continued silver decline has driven gold premiums to 118 to 120 percent the highest ever recorded. The market panic unsettles business leaders and raises doubt over exchange directions. European traders on long credits face losses as they must pay for goods sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mexico City
Mex
Death claims Consul Otto Muenchmyer in San Salvador
In Parkersburg West Virginia Otto Muenchmyer American Consul at San Salvador is reported to have died by suicide Sunday though confirmations are not yet received. The death marks the fourth family fatality in two years following Fred Muenchmyer death from yellow fever and subsequent losses in Lou Stephenson and relatives.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Otto Muenchmyer
San Salvador
Fred Muenchmeyer
Cleveland
Fred Muenchmyer
Lou Stephenson
Jeffries
Otto Munehmyer
Washington
Wed in Deaths Chamber Funeral and Bride Unite Before Rites
Putnam Connecticut reports Mrs. D. K. Olney died at her residence Sunday. Her daughter Miss Clara Belle Olney married Burt L. York Jr at 8:30 in the room where the mother lay, with Rev. F. D. Sargent officiating. The ceremony followed the funeral and mirrored a Norwich wedding scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Putnam, Conn
D. K. Olney
Clara Belle Olney
Burt L. York, Jr
Yale Theological Seminary
Mr. York
Miss Olney
Kimmer Couple Mark Sixty-First Wedding Anniversary
Dublin Indiana notes Mr William Kimmer and his wife Mrs Catherine Haycock Kimmer celebrated their sixty first wedding anniversary yesterday. Mrs Kimmer was born near Hagerstown in 1829 and Mr Kimmer was born in 1815 in Bracken County Kentucky.
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Commercial Tribune
Dublin
Ind
William Kimmer
Kimmer
Catherine Haycock
Hagerstown
Bracken County
Cry of Holy War An Uprising Of Swatis Near Simla
A dispatch from Simla reports a sudden Swati uprising in the Swat Valley after months of calm. Mullah gathers armed followers for a holy war, strikes Malakand area at night, tribesmen repelled, Colonel Meiklejohn seeks reinforcements from Chakdara to defend Malakend and resist expansion toward the Tochi Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Simla
Chitral
Swat
Swatis
Malakand
Phana
Chakgara Bridge
Mullah
Tribesmen Repulsed But Troops in Great Danger
A Simla dispatch reports a night attack on Camp Mala end in Chitral by 1000 tribesmen led by Mad Mullah. Private Leonard Manby of the Fifty-fifth Sikhs was killed, Private Taylor wounded, Major Herbert and Lieutenant Watling of the engineer corps seriously hurt. Cavalry with guides pursue the enemy as reinforcements rush to the scene.
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London
Simla
Malaend
Chitral
Leonard Manby
Taylor
Herbert
Watling
Engineer Corps
Mad Mullah
Corpse Turns to Stone From Grave in Indiana Cemetery
In Hartford City Indiana a petrified body was exhumed from the old Baptist Cemetery. The 400 pound body is that of Mrs Geo W Smith buried about ten years ago. The body remains remarkably well preserved and looks natural. The casket decayed while surrounding soil stayed dry. This is the second petrified body removed from the cemetery, following Miss Mary Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hartford City
Ind
Old Baptist
Geo. W. Smith
Mary Lemmon
Deboe Visits Louisville Amid Tariff Talk and Appointments
Senator W J Deboe arrived in Louisville and was greeted by Insurance Commissioner D N Comingore and other Republicans. He said Comingore would be appointed Collector of the Sixth District in September and C E Sapp would be Collector for the Louisville District. He predicted Kentucky would elect a Republican Clerk of the Court of Appeals and that the tariff bill would aid the campaign before leaving tonight for Marion to campaign statewide.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
W. J. Deboe
Washington
Galt House
D. N. Comingore
K. J. Hampton
State Central Committee
United States
James
Comingore
Sixth
George D. Todd
C. E. Sapp
Deboe
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
Marion
Balloon sighting in White Sea may be Andree’s craft
A July 17 sighting reported by Captain Lehman of the Dutch steamer Dordrecht describes a curious object in the White Sea that looked like a balloon. He notes it was neither a ship nor a dead whale and suggests it could be Andree’s airship.
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White Sea
Rotterdam
Lehman
Dordrecht
Andree
Harris Girl Dies at Home After Illness
Miss Gardia A Harris aged 18 only daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Harris died at 11 15 Sunday evening at the home of her parents from consumption Just before dying she asked someone to sing and play the piano for her.
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Commercial Tribune
Bucyrus, O
Gardia A. Harris
George W. Harris
Moerlein Agent Pear son Faces Financial Trouble
Mobile July 27 Robert J Pearson Mobile agent for the Christian Moerlein Brewing Co Cincinnati is in financial trouble and cannot be found. Attachments filed against him total 22 000 by Moerlein Co eight Cameron Co Cincinnati 648 and local firms 2 000. He runs a beer agency two saloons a wholesale liquor store and is tied to several small groceries. His woes stem from poor collections and overexpansion with limited capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mobile
Ala
Robert J. Pearson
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
Cincinnati
Moerlein Company
8. J. Cameron & Co
Pearson
Pentecost Bands Hold National Harvest Home Camp Meeting
In Indianapolis 150 ministers and over 1,000 lay members attend the United States Pentecost bands annual camp meeting at Broad Ripple Park. Continuous revival services fill a 5,000 seat tent as crowds march the streets singing hymns from morning to night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
United States
Broad Ripple Park
Jamestown Postmaster Denies Embezzlement Charge
Allen T. Gardner, Jamestown postmaster, has been charged by a Post Office inspector with embezzling money order funds and was removed from office. Gardner denies the charge and pledges a full investigation, noting his prior good reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lobanon
Ind
Allen T. Gardner
Jamestown
Post Office
Gardner
Handy Not Allisons Appointment Is Temporary at Paris Exposition
Washington July 27 One recess appointment by the President fills the Paris Exposition post with Moses P Handy of Chicago named as Commissioner. James Allison once led Chicago’s Manufactures Building efforts and sought the post but Handy’s assignment is temporary under a 25000 deficiency bill. More commissioners may follow when the main appropriation bill passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Cincinnati
Moses P. Handy
Chicago
United States
James Allison
Cincinnati House of Refuge
Handy
Senate
House
Allson
Emigrant Japanese to Honolulu Arrive with Arms
A July letter from a Japanese official to a former officer in Los Angeles states the government will send 1,500 Japanese emigrants to Honolulu in late July. The garrisoned Neogata soldiers will land as citizens but be ready for military service. Ships chartered by Japan will carry arms and stores, with three large warships prepared to sail from Yokohama to meet the landing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Japan
Honolulu
Neogata
Yokohama
Delegation Appeals to SC Governor to Stop Lynchings
A group of African Americans delivered a protest paper to Governor Ellerbe in Columbia, urging action to end lynching in South Carolina. The Governor condemned lynch law, pledging to suppress it, while the delegates argued that all criminals deserve punishment by due process, not mob justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellerbe
South Carolina
Commercial Tribune
Olumbia
D. C
American heirs poised to win Williamson estate in France
American heirs seem favored to inherit the late Williamson’s property after French courts dismissed claims by French claimants alleging a common-law marriage with a Frenchwoman. The case hinged on cohabitation being treated as marriage under some U.S. state laws, without a ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Williamson
France
Oldest Gotham Lawyer Carpenter Dies in New York
New York July 27 William Cookson Carpenter oldest practicing lawyer in New York died here today at age given. He had practiced in New York for nearly seventy years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Cookson Carpenter
Findlay school enumerators report 4958 children listed
FINDLAY O July 27 The school enumerators finished their work and the results show a total of 4958 children of school age an increase of 100 over the enumeration a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Judge Nash Chosen To Chair Ohio Republican Campaign
Columbus dispatch details Judge Nash being selected as campaign chairman for Ohio Republicans. Colonel Dick met Highland contestees and–amid multiple county delegations from Highland, Allen, Logan–confirmed Fleischmann and Nash as core appointees while advising ant i-Parmenter factions to form unified county delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Nash
Highland County
Daugherty
State Central Committee
Nash
Lon Marble
van Wert
Northwest
McConville seeks fusion with silver Republicans and Populists
Columbus O July 2 Chairman Dan McConville of the Democratic State Executive Committee met with silver Republicans and Populists to push a general fusion of silverites in the state. Towne Harper Warner and Roberts attended. Towne will address the Populist State Convention August 10 to urge endorsement of the state ticket. McConville will name associates to the committee, opposing non Democrats and aiming to avoid a renamed party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Dan McConville
Democratic State Executive Committee
A. J. Towne
Silver Republican National Committee
C. C. Harper
Onio
A. J. Warner
American Bimetallic League
J. C. Roberts
Springfield
Towne
Eiler Republicans
McConville
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Labior
Trades Assembly Hall
Samuel Gompers
Washington City
American Federation
Frank Morrisan
P. H. Morrisey
Grand Master Brotherhood
W. D. Mahon
Ereign
Sulphur Springs
Ark
Knights of Labor
Jas. H. Sullivan
Baltimore
International Association Painters and Decorators
Brotherhood of Painters
G. W. Perkins
Tobacco, Workers’ S Union
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers
W. H. H. Riley
Stogie and Cigar Makers’ International Union
H. E. Jackson
Tobacco Workers’ National Union
I. K. Thomas
National Pattern Space Union
Gome Gree
Trades Union
Amer
Horse
Boy
Indiana Loan Association
Band Boys
Senator Doolittle
Little Wanderer
Mrs. Gage
G. A. R. Post
Indiana
Philadelphia Girls’ High School
Anna MacVay
T. V. Powderly
McKinley
M'Kinley
Wanis International
Fields
Mexico
Connecticut
Yale
Sewatis
Meiklejohn Wires
Malak
Malakend
Meiklejohn
Chakdara
Marklejohn
Chakdera
Tochi Valley
Sapp
Moerlein
Allison
Cincinnatian
Mr. Handy
Hawaii
Lexington
Republican County Committee
Gotham
Republican Committee
Fleischmann
Hanna
Boxwell
S. M. Taylor
Glasgow
J. C. Bonner
George Ketcham
Toledo
J. W. Stillwell
Troy
C. W. F. Dick
Ak- Tran
Wikoff
George K. Nash
John R. Maltoy
Wm. F. Burdell
Allen
J. Wikoff
Ed Wi Ironton
Philo Clark
A.myers
Wert
Allen County
Central Committee
Highland’s
Highland
D. Q. Morrow
H. Davis
Davis
Henry A. Pavey
Major Dick
Logan County
Lake Zering
Campbell
M’conville
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