Wheat Corner In Prospect Again In Pool Led By Francis
A St Louis grain pool led by former Secretary of the Interior David R Francis is again in action, reportedly controlling about eight of 15 million bushels of September wheat. The operation, quiet yet decisive, has lifted prices with a 15 cent rise since July, with last year’s pool earning about 5 million dollars as reference.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
David R. Francis
D. R. Francis Commission Company
Charles F. Orthwein Grain Company
C. H. Spencer Grain and Elevator Company
E. B. White Grain Company
W. L. Green Commission Company
Seth W. Cobb & Co
William T. Haarstick
Amedee B. Cole
United States
Chicago
Messrs. Haarstick and Spencer
France
Paymaster Is Missing Harry Vail Disappears in Boston
Ligonier Indiana police report Harry Vail a longtime Long Distance Telephone Co paymaster who left for Boston four months ago to oversee workers. Last seen Saturday night at his boarding house around six, with company funds in a waist belt. foul play suspected as he disappeared on payday.
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Commercial Tribune
Ligonier
Ind
Boston
Harry Vail
Vail
Cincinnati Prisoner Attacks Guard With Scissors
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Thomas Hale, a Cincinnati colored inmate serving a life term since 1893, assaulted Harry Riggle with scissors and a mallet at the penitentiary. A riot followed as prisoners and guards clashed. Hale was beaten and hospitalized with multiple head wounds.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Thomas Hale
Cincinnati
Harry Riggle
Lawrence County
Hale
Christian Band Loses in Sunday Law Case Postponed
In Muncie Indiana on July 3 the clash between merchants and the Young Men's Christian Band ended with the case postponed indefinitely in Squire Isaac P Gray's court. Several band members lost jobs while charges of assault against Henry O'Meara Dick McGauley and Homer E Bowles, businessmen who attacked church members, remain unresolved but likely shelved.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Squire Isaac P. Gray
Henry O’meara
Dick McGauley
Homer E. Bowles
Saluted the President at Plattsburg visit
The July 30 report from Hotel Champlain in Plattsburg describes President McKinley and party touring local streets and a military post in balmy air. A guard saluted as they passed the Twentieth first Infantry quarters while crowds doffed hats. Mrs. McKinley revived by the breeze. a 35-piece band played for them on the post veranda. Judge C W Raymond attended. Vice President Hobart expected Tuesday night.
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Hotel Champlain
N. Y
Porter
McKinley
Alger
United States Military Post
Twenty-first Infantry
Plattsburg
C. W. Raymond
Watseka
Hobart
Violin Made by H J Jones Reunites With Daughter in Chicago
In Chicago a vintage violin dating to 1848 and made by Cincinnati craftsman H J Jones ends up with his daughter Mrs Hannah Morton after a long trail. Jones originally sold the instrument for five dollars as an experimental piece and recently bought it back for seventy five dollars for his daughter.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
H. J. Jones
Cincinnati
Jones
Hannah Morton
Vincennes
Elephant escape and circus chaos in Omara Nebraska
In Omara Nebraska a circus menagerie caused a daylight panic as an enraged elephant broke its chain and escaped, knocking over a lion cage and charging through the city near Hamilton’s show grounds. An elk smashed a tent wall and gored keeper Johnson was injured. keeper Worthington was hurt by the elephant and several others were bruised. A monkey provoked the crowd by teasing the man-killing elephant.
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Commercial Tribune
Omara
Neb
Hamilton
Onei Johnson
M. Worthington
Jessie
Gets Gold Fever He Was A Forty-Niner
E J Baldwin known as Lucky Baldwin plans a Klondike gold dig, aiming for the quartz ledge rather than placers. He will ship mining machinery to Dawson if he locates a paying claim, believing quartz districts hold riches while placers may exhaust. He travels to Saratoga then plans immediate return to mobilize stock farm and mining ventures.
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Baldwin
Saratoga
N. Y
Klondike
Dawson
Climate of Alaska Described By Weather Bureau Chief
Secretary Wilson directed Chief Moore to release a report on Alaska climate noting stark contrasts between coastal temperate zones and rugged interior regions. The piece details mild Sitka winters, heavy rainfall, frequent cloud and fog, long daylight shifts, and extreme Yukon cold with brief hot summers.
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Washington
Wilson
Chief Moore
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Moore
Pacific Ocean
Dixon Sound
Sitka
Aleutian Islands
Klondike
Mount Relies on Courts Parole Policy Announcement
Anderson Indiana July 30 J A Mount says he cannot consider pardons while serving on the Star Board of Equalization and will defer parole decisions until September He notes he granted a parole to a consumptive inmate last week but stresses he is not entering a wholesale pardoning drive and will rely on court cases and new evidence unless a criminal has very short time to live.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
J. A. Mount
Simon and Davis
Star Board of Equalization
Vision
Gov Bushnell Goes Out To Visit Daughter In Springfield
Special Dispatch reports Governor Bushnell, confined by illness, felt better today and plans to travel to Columbus on Monday. He visited his daughter nearby in Springfield, indicating improvement though still troubled by indigestion.
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Columbus
Springfield
Bushnell
Troops Leave the Fair at Centennial Exposition
Troops at the Centennial in Nashville left for Ft. Thomas by August 1 after two months of daily guard mounts and drills. Major Miner and officers voiced satisfaction with the encampment and visitors enjoyed the demonstrations. A battalion from Ft. Sheridan may replace the departing troops. Notable Cincinnati visitors and attendees from Kentucky and Ohio were listed.
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Commercial Tribune
Centennial
Nashville
Tenn
Sam
Ft. Thomas
Miner
United States Infantry
Ft. Sheridan
Chicago
Cincinnati
John C. Guisey
Mildred Merryweather
F. T. McColgin
C. W. Johnson
George Metcalf
Robert Wise
Frank L. Crepenete
Dayton
Walda
Senteny
Ripley
Laura A. Parker
Chagrin Falls
S. Maguire
W. Brown
Jake C. Brown
Acklan Divorce Suit Settlement Reported
Special Dispatch from Wilmington notes that the $5,000 claim by attorney Josiah against Mrs. Jaura Crocker Acklal of Cleveland for lobbyist services tied to her May divorce bill may be settled. Tribune counsel Mr Byrne and others have signaled continued negotiations with Mrs Acklal’s lawyers and expect resolution soon.
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Wilmington
Josiah
Jaura Crocker Acklal
Cleveland
William Mr Byrne
Tribune
Maryl
Two Preachers Charged as Accomplices in Editor Murder
The grand jury indicted Rev. A J Stokes Rev P Twn Wm Bracy Mace Coleman Calvin Micon and George W Pritchard on murder accomplice charges in the Patte editor case. The verdict named them as co conspirators in the killing.
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Bei
Patte
George W. Pritchard
Plans the Campaign Will Meet Governor Bushnell Soon
Judge George K. Nash Ohio Republican manager met with Senator Hanna and Secretary Dick in Cleveland, conferring on party strategy. He planned to visit Governor Bushnell in Springfield once the governor recovers, to align efforts for the ticket from governor to legislature.
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Bushnell
Cleveland
George K. Nash
Columbus
Republican Party
Ohio
Hanna
Nash
Holienden
Springfield
Wreck Near Thorntown Kills Two on Big Four Express
At Thorntown Indiana the Big Four night express east bound wrecked at a switch near Church street. Engineer Seth Winslow of Greensburg and Fireman Jesse Quickmore of Indianapolis were killed. Injured include Charles Caviner and Henry Priebe of Cleveland. Wreck suspected to be deliberate with a wedged coupling pin found at the switch. Coroner's inquest planned for Monday.
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Engineer Winslow
Quickmore
Caviner
Priebe
Thorntown Ladies’ Relief Corps
No Money for Pleasure Populists Split Over Convention Funds
In Columbus Ohio on July 28, a committee formed by a Populist wing to raise funds for the state convention entertainment at the Auditorium on August 10 and 11 sparks a local dispute. Otto Steimhoff denounces the move, warning Columbus voters against supporting any unauthorized committee and asserting that only middle of the road Populists are legitimate and have not authorized fundraising.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Otto Steimhoff
Rec
Murder on a Train Near Lima Sparks Bloodhound Chase
A Chicago and Erie switching crew was attacked by tramps at the Wapakoneta pike crossing near Lima. George James and Robert Gordon were mortally stabbed. the assailant fled as bloodhounds track the party. Both victims died or were dying through the night.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Chicago & Erie
Wapakoneta Pike
George James
Robert Gordon
Gordon
James
Ex-Senator Camden Deluged By Pro Klondike Letters
PARKERSBURG W Va July 30 The report that ex Senator Camden was organizing a prospecting party to lead into the Klondike was false yet it left him flooded with letters from across the country seeking to join his expedition. He had only sent a telegram to President Hill of the Great Northern asking about rates for a party to which his nephews belong who will sail for the Yukon River in a few days. The rumor greatly annoys the elderly former lawmaker.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Camden
Klondike
Alaska
President Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Yukon River
Democrat Accused of Embezzlement in Kentucky
FRANKFORT Ky July 30 W T Goodwin ex Postmaster at Bagdad Shelby County Ky was arrested here by Deputy United States Marshal Don McCarty charged with embezzlement The alleged shortage is 200 and bondsmen have paid it off Goodwin a Democratic politician and candidate for County Clerk at the recent Democratic primary posted an 800 bond.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
W. T. Goodwin
Bagdad
Shelby County
United States
Don McCarty
Goodwin
BERRYMAN NAMED FIRST DEPUTY IN LEXINGTON
Lexington July 30 Charles H Berryman son of leading local merchant John C Berryman will be appointed first deputy by Collector of Internal Revenue Sam J Roberts The nominee is a Republican and well known in Lexington society with several years at the Lexington Roller Mill
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Internal Revenue
Sam J. Roberts
Charles H. Berryman
Berryman
John C. Berryman
Lexington Roller Millis
Was it private vengeance Greensburg death of engineer
The body of Seth Winslow, a Big Four engineer for 25 years, was brought to Greensburg and laid to rest at his home. He survived a serious earlier accident at McCoy's Station linked to a driving pin sabotage. Winslow, who once ran the Greensburg & Vernon line when Milt Bryant died, leaves a wife.
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Commercial Tribune
Greensburg
Ind
Seth Winslow
Thorntown
McCoy’s Station
Milt Bryant
Greensburg & Vernon
Mr. Winslow
Riaz Pasha Defies Death Sentence in Istanbul
Constantinople War Minister Riaz Pasha refuses to execute a death sentence from a court martial at the Yildiz Palace. He calls for revision by a proper tribunal while Yildiz authorities favor a quicker method. Reports say sixty Turks have disappeared, with claims the secret police silenced alleged liberal agitators.
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London
Constantinople
The
Times
Riaz Pasha
Yildiz Palace
Yadiz
Lberal
Seven Die in Tornado at McDowell Farm San Jose Illinois
A tornado on the Jacksonville Division near San Jose Illinois struck the McDowell farm at 7 PM destroying house barn and walnut grove. Seven people were killed including A C McDowell and his grandson and the Browns wife and three Brownlee children. Injured were Mrs A C McDowell her son Charles and daughter Mary. The storm then crossed the town and Mason City saw the Presbyterian Church spire struck by lightning and set ablaze.
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Commercial Tribune
San Jose
Ill
Jacksonville
Chicago & Altona
A. C. McDowell
Samuel Brownlee
Brownlee
Jessie Groves
McDowell
Charles
Mary
Miss McDowell
McDowell House
Walnut Grove
Mason City
Presbyterian Church
Tramp kills man by throwing between freight cars
John Welch and Harry Lister of Bedford were riding atop a B and O freight when a tramp from Trenton Missouri grabbed Lister, searched him, and threw him between the running cars. Lister died. the tramp was arrested for murder. Welch escaped injury and aided police. Lister’s father works as a lumber buyer for Monon Railway at Bedford.
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Washington
Ind
John Welch
Harry Lister
Bedford
John Williams
Trenton
Lister
Welch
Williams
Monon Railway
Four Year Old Grice Daughter Dies From Coffee Bean
In Muncie Indiana on July 30 a four year old girl, daughter of Edward Grice, suffocated after choking on a coffee bean while outdoors south of Muncie. The tragedy occurred in the early evening as neighbors reported the incident to local authorities. Emergency responders arrived but could not revive the child. Authorities initiated routine inquiries into the accident scene and nearby dwelling conditions.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Edward Grice
Alaska Skeletons From Gold Rush Seen This Year
Alaska expected to be strewn with skeletons of gold hunters as men urge people to head for the Klondike. A Seattle report quotes an Alaska Commercial Company agent warning that mountains and passes from Juneau will be strewn with bodies of the ill advised and hopeful prospectors.
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Alaska
Chicago
Times-Herald
Seattle
Wash
Klondike
Alaska Commercial Company
Juneau
Prentown revival tragedy ends in stabbing death
Princeton Kentucky July 30 At a revival meeting five miles away last night Bill McGregor fatally stabbed Jeaneth Hermon in a violent attack. Police reported the incident and investigated the deadly stabbing, with the suspect in custody.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Bill McGregor
Jeaneth Hermon
Four Train Crew Members Overcome by Foul Air. One Dead
In Hinton West Virginia on July 36 the conductors Ed Bray Sam Hamilton and Ed Womack and fireman Tom Damewood were overcome by foul air in Lewis Tunnel. Bray died Hamilton is in precarious condition and the others are expected to recover. The freight train stalled in the tunnel and the crew were brought to their homes.
Spikes Found on Main Track Near Dillonvale Raised Wrecking Fear
In Massillon Ohio on July, the Wheeling and Lake Erie yardmaster at Dillonvale reported finding a number of spikes on the main line. Wrecking intent suspected as Deputy Marshals were removed from Dillonvale and guards with company personnel now watch the property.
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Massillon, CO
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Dillonvale
Five Lehigh freight crash at Depew Junction claims two lives
Buffalo July 30 report says five Lehigh freight trains collided at Depew Junction early today killing engineer George Ellensbee of Manchester and fireman Charles Eddy of Sayre. Fireman James Ratcliffe of Sayre sustained minor injuries.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Fivo Lehigh
Depew Junction
George Ellensbee
Manchester
Charles Eddy
Sayre
James Ratcliffe
Bridegroom John F Blazier Dies by Own Action
Anderson IndianaJuly 3 Word reached here that John F Blazier a mechanic from Anderson killed himself in Knightstown He had recently married and gone to Knightstown to run a factory The body will be brought to Anderson for burial No cause is known for the death by own action
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
John F. Blazier
Knightstown
Blazier
Sherman Improves Health Ahead of Boston Trip
Word from Secretary Sherman at Amagansett New York says his health has improved significantly since arrival. He plans to leave for Boston within a day or two and will then embark on a sea voyage.
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Sherman
Amagansett, L. I
Boston
Governor Bradley probes Lexington Insane Asylum troubles
Governor Bradley dispatched State Inspector Lester to Lexington to pursue further investigations into the asylum issues. Dr. Scott's son Ethelbert arrived, and Scott discharged two more attendants, Sallie Docker and Annie Toner.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Bradley
Lester
Indian Chief Simon Pokagon Dies at Joseph
ST JOSEPH Mich July 3 Simon Pokagon chief of the Pottawatomie Indians is dying in a local hospital His condition is listed as critical and deteriorating authorities report his health has failed significantly in recent hours Oldest tribal leader and noted orator Pokagon has long been a prominent figure in regional affairs and tribal rights efforts
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Joseph, Mich
Simon Pokagon
Iia
Silver Vein Reported Near Washington Indiana
A drill at Silver Near Washington Indiana by Davis and Cabel reached 500 feet and struck a vein of silver ore. The extent of the find is still a matter of conjecture.
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Washington
Ind
Oil Davis and Cabel
Lawyer Sues Edwin Gould for 3000 in Chicago
Chicago lawyer William B Keep sues Edwin Gould, the New York magnate, for 3000 in legal services. Riverside Match factory in Kankakee is attached as the first step in the suit. Keep refuses to discuss further details and notes he has not been regularly employed for Gould or his properties.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
William B.keep
Edwin Gould
New York
Riverside
Gould
Kankakee
Ill
Keep
Muncie Furniture Man Accused of Receiving Stolen Goods
James A Ward a broker and furniture dealer was arrested on a charge of having received stolen goods. His employee Glendin Gray in Hartford City jail for stealing six livery rigs and other horses says he brought the animals to Ward and Ward disposed of them. Gray wore a silk hat and patent leathers. Ward claims Gray sold him the rigs. Some horses sold for 10 and budgettes for 5.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncite
Ind
James A. Ward
Ward
Glendin Gray
Hartford City
Gray
Den of snakes found in Union Township farm
In Portsmouth Ohio on July 30 a rattle snake den was found on farmer David Jewett's Union Township property. Jewett and John Wiley shot twelve of fifteen sunning snakes in a blackberry patch. The largest specimen measured five feet eleven inches, weighed twenty seven pounds, and bore twenty four rattles and a button. It will be mounted.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
David Jewett
Union Township
Jewett
John Wiley
Fleece Graft Targets State House Officials in Ohio
Former Jackson County representative Van Pelt reports a bogus relief fund for miners duped state officials in Columbus. Governors Bushnell and others were targeted as a forged committee pretended to solicit contributions. The real committee uncovered the scam after finding impostors already soliciting in the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
van Pelt
Jackson County
State House
Bushnell
Governor Bushnell Denies Bogus Minors Aid Committee
Springfield July 30 Governor Bushnell replies to a report of a fake committee soliciting funds for suffering minors. He says he contributed to every committee that asked and hopes the money reached the miners in need, asserting he was unaware of any improper solicitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bushnell
Mob Seeks Lynching Suspect in Cleveland Riot
In Cleveland on Thursday night a mob of about one hundred men attempted to lynch Fred Schroeder after rumors he assaulted Lena Welder. He fled into Ella Grant Wilson’s greenhouses on Jennings avenue before police rescued him. Schroeder pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. Judge Fielder heard the case.
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Cleveland, O
Fred Schroeder
Schroeder
Orange Street
Holmsden Avenue
Jennings Avenue
Lena Welder
Rowley Street
Ella Grant Wilson
Fielder
Nonunion Men Open Fire in Scottdale Pa Riot
In Scottdale Pennsylvania during an iron workers strike, nonunion workers fired on youths and shot at crowds near the station and Geyer House. Homer S Wolfe of McKeesport and George Stitt of Apollo were arrested. a lynching threat arose but subsided after arrests.
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Scottdale
Scottdale Iron Works
Painter
Geyer
Pittsburg
Homer
Wolfe
McKeesport
George Stitt
Apollo
A J
Miners Refuse to Quit Work in West Virginia Strike
Pittsburg dispatch reports a long night of miner meetings at New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, yet dawn found most miners at Plum Creek Sandy Creek and Oak Hill in operation. Despite proclamations, turnout remained mixed with several strikers camped near mines and arrests threatened. leaders vowed further gatherings as deputies patrol Turtle Creek area.
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Pittsburg
New York
Sandy Creek
Oak Hill
Plum Creek
Negley
Tipple
de Armitt
Turtle Creek
Harvey A. Lowry
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Allegheny County
Patrick Dolan
Bolen
M. P. Carrick
Will Aid Starving Miners Mass Meeting At Springfield
Mayor John M. Good led a citizens meeting at Armory Hall Springfield July 30 to appoint a committee and devise methods to help starving miners. The gathering focused on relief measures and community support for miners in need.
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Springfield
Commercial Tribune
John M. Good
Armory Hall
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Lucky Baldwin
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Yukon
Mount
Annou
Nces
Gov. Bushnell
Dispatch
Mrs. Acklan
Lumbus
Hinton, W. Va
Switching Crew
Knights of the Road
Bloodhounds
Murderer
Roberts
San Jose, Ill
Long Island
Sues
Rea
West Virginia
Dolan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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