Embezzlement case ties Austin Tidd to Covington arrest
Austin W. Tidd a guest of the Sinton Hotel in Cincinnati was arrested in Covington Kentucky on an embezzlement warrant alleging about $8000. The case centers on a Smith Envelope Company venture with George Ellerhorst. Tidd is linked to Kate Smith and Dan Smith through marriage and business ties. Tidd claimed the charges were a misunderstanding and offered to return to Kentucky without requisition papers.
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Covington
H. P
George Ellerhorst
Dalton Street
Seventh
Ellerhorst
Stephens
Tidd
Kate Smith
Newport
Daniel Smith
Norwood
O. Smith
Arizona
Smith Envelope Company
Madison Avenue
Austin W. Tidd
Cincinnati
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Dan Smith
Everhorst
Houillion
Linton
First District
Kentucky
Idd
Nee Smith
Bond
Fourth Trial of Caleb Powers Opens in Goebel Murder Case
Georgetown Ky July 23 Special Judge Robbins will start the fourth trial of Caleb Powers former Kentucky Secretary of State for complicity in the Goebel murder. Witnesses include W S Taylor Indiana officials oppose a fair Kentucky trial while Henry Youtsey and James Howard are in play. A $100000 reward remains for Goebel’s killers.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
Robbins
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
William Goebel
Indiana
Scott
Franklin
Owen County
Powers
W.S. Taylor
Indianapolis
Kentucly
Goebel
Taylor
W. H. Culton
West
Zachariah Steele
Commonwealth
Henry Youtsey
James Howard
Youtsey
Secretary of State
Frankfort
Howard
State House
Million Dollar Fire Ravages Coney Island in New York
A major blaze at Coney Island in New York destroyed seven blocks of the amusement district including Tilyou's Steeplechase Park and about twenty hotels. Wind shift toward the sea helped firemen shield Luna Park and Dreamland, with total damage around $1,000,000. Three people injured including fireman Gottfried Messerli. several workers and attractions were wiped out as fires consumed Steeplechase Park structures and nearby amenities.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Coney Island
Tilyou
Luna Park
Dreamland
Gottfried Messerli
George Frost
Frost
Bowery
Surf Avenue
Steplechase Park
Lanty
Arthur Lee
Steeplechase Park
Mr. Tilyou
Tauren
Gottfried Serli
Bornice
Sylvester Mead
Frank Franklin
Memphis Fire Ruins Several Buildings on South Front Street
A morning blaze on the eleventh floor of the Memphis Cold Storage building in construction killed Fireman Joseph Hiskey and seriously injured Lt. John Curry and Pipeman William Kehey. The fire destroyed seven-story Oliver Finnie Grocery, Behr Cale Grocery, Memphis Paper, and Memphis Cold Storage plants. other structures were damaged. Loss estimated at $600,000 with 50 to 75 percent insured.
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Memphis
Commercia Tribune
Tenn
Memphis Cold Storage Company
Joseph Hiskey
John Curry
William M. KeHey
Oliver-Finnie Grocery Company
Behr- Cale Grocery Company
Memphis Paper Company
Memphis Cold Storage
South Front Street
Chism. Bros
Green House
Earthquake Shock Awakens Victoria Residents
At 2 20 this morning a distinct quake was felt in Victoria British Columbia awakening many from their beds. The tremor caused no damage but prompted a wide response as residents checked for effects and aftershocks were not reported.
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Victoria
B. C
Newspaper Circulation Notice, The Commercial Tribune
The Commercial Tribune asks readers to update vacation addresses for mailed copies and to notify the Circulation Department promptly if the paper fails to arrive regularly and on time.
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Commercial Tribune
Commercial Tribune Circulation Department
Troops Defeat Baisuli’s Forces Near Tangier
Sheerefian troops attacked a Kamas village near Tangier, burning and looting it, killing many inhabitants and taking numerous prisoners. The operation aimed to pressure Caid Sir Harry MacLean, believed held prisoner by Baisuli, with his location now seen as more precarious.
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Tangier
Sheerefian
Baisuli
Caid Sir’Harry Maclean
Caid MacLean
Fourteen Italians Die in East Side Tenement Blaze
A blast and fire at 222 Christie Street on the New York East Side killed fourteen people and injured many as a six story tenement burned. The building housed about 100 residents, mainly Italians, with panic, collapsed walls, and falling debris trapping and injuring occupants.
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Christie Street
Deathbed shooting at Paris home shocks Huntington family
Henry Huntington, son of Douglas St George Huntington, was arrested after shooting his two sisters Edith and Elizabeth and two brothers Alonzo and Douglas at their father’s deathbed in Versailles. The father, 60, Mr Huntington Sr., lay dying of pulmonary congestion and survived the initial attack, but is not expected to live many hours.
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Francesco
Versailles
Henry Huntington
Douglas St. George Huntington
Paris
Elizabeth
Henry
Mr. Huntington, Sr
Edith
Alonzo
Douglas
Huntingtons
Douglas Huntington
Korean Troops and Mob Destroy Japanese Homes
Korean troops and a mob attacked Japanese houses in Chinnam, wounding seven Japanese as old residents fled by boat. A large gendarmerie detachment was sent, Japanese troops were deployed to Seoul, and railway security was tightened amid ongoing tension ahead of expected imperial reforms.
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New York Herald Co
Commercial Tribune
Seoul
Chinnam
North Palace
Haywood acquitted after 21 hour jury delay in Idaho
William D. Haywood, defendant in the Western Federation of Miners conspiracy and murder case, is acquitted of the Steunenberg murder. The jury deliberated 21 hours before delivering a verdict as Governor Gooding vows continued prosecution of Moyer Pettibone and Adams. Orchard declares readiness to face punishment.
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Commercial Tribune
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George Pettibone
Denver
Gooding
Moyer
Harry Orchard
State Penitentiary
Orchard
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O. N. van Duyn
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