Perjury Charge Shocks Covington Jury Deadlock Ends Trial
The Brown murder trial in Covington ends without verdict after a 17 hour jury deadlock. Sheriff arrests juror Daniel Hogan for perjury claiming he lied about not being related to the defendant. Hogan, a railroad brakeman, faced a preliminary hearing and bond set at 500 dollars.
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the Commonwealth
Robert Brown
Nicholas Bodkin
Ben Hegener
Court Avenue
Covington
Ed EF. Walker
Tarvin
R. Bellmer
M. D. McInerney
Daniel Hogan
Hogan
McInerney
Commonwealth
Glenn
Frank Tracy
Towers
Joseph McClarnon
Greenap Street
McClarnon
Marooney
Stephens
Oneal
Brown
Joe Mack
Tracy
Joe McClarnon
Liberal Leader Attacks Chamberlain Plan At Perth
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman denounces Chamberlain's scheme as a diversion to shield government failures. He accuses the plan of harming workers under a protective system and undermining old age pensions, urging immediate movement against it.
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London
Perth
Scotland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Chamberlain
Henry
Liberal Party
Jury Finds Ben Wade Guilty of Brutal Murder
In Toledo Ohio on June 5, after a two week trial, Ben Wade is found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Katharine Sullivan three years ago. Brother Al Wade faces electric chair sentencing on June 22, while Ben Landis’s trial is set for next Monday. Johanna Sullivan identified the Wades as two of the assailants after her sister Katharine Sullivan died from blunt force injuries.
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Toledo
Ben Wade
Katharine Sullivan
al Wadé
Ben
Ben Landis
Johanna Sue
Johanna
Sullivan
Johanna Sullivan
Wades
Alleged ringleader gets ten years for arson
Homer Morrison, named ringleader of incendiaries active in the area for nearly twenty years, pleaded guilty to six counts of arson and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. William Davidson also pleaded guilty but awaits sentencing.
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Bryan
Homer Morrison
Wiliam Davidson
Broker James Mito Arrested for Trick Game Conspiracy
James Mito, broker for American Marine Investment Company, with offices in the Alles Bank Building, was arrested yesterday by Detective Callahan on a charge of practicing a trick game. The warrant was sworn out by a woman identified as Mrs Quinn who reported her husband’s name had been stricken from the company’s membership.
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James Mito
American Marine Investment Company
Alles Bank
Callahan
Quinn
Ae Pascal
Priest from Dayton to be ordained in Covington ceremony
Rev Father Joseph Broermann of Dayton will be ordained a priest at Covington Cathedral by Rt Rev Bishop Maes. He is the first priest from Dayton and will celebrate his first mass at St Francis Church Dayton on July 5. He studied at St Marys Seminary Cincinnati and is 25 years old. He will be made subdeacon on July 19 and deacon July 20.
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Dayton
Joseph Broermann
Covington
Maes
Broermann
St. Francis Church
Ayton
St.Mary's Seminary
Cincinnati
Hamilton forgery suspect identified as Henry E Wherritt
Hamilton police identified the alleged check forger as Henry E Wherritt also known as H F Wilson. He admitted guilt and waived examination, held to grand jury in 500 bail. Wherritt, once Cincinnati clerk, faces nationwide pursuit for passing bad checks and is linked to multiple prior incidents across several states and cities.
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H. F. Wilson
Moxey, Howlett & Co
Philadelphia
D. B. Beckham
Hamilton (D
Henry E. Wherritt
Wherritt
Cincinnati
Crawford
Burnet House
Detroit
Cadillac
Louisville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Catlettsburg
New York
Sixth and
Stone Streets
Covington
Versailles
Joseph Bailey
George P. Moxey
Hamilton
Beckham
Atlantic City
Cincinnati Men Buy Covington Foundry Plant
Dean, Watterman & Co. of Cincinnati purchase Covington Foundry Company on Ninth Street west of Washington. Senior partner Morris B. Dean and O J Watterman plan to triple capacity, expand manufacturing to gas engines stamps and other items, with additional nearby property secured.
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Dean, Watterman & Co
Cincinnati
Covington Foundry Company
Ninth Street
Washington Street
Morris B. Dean
Family separation fuels shooting at Ft Thomas residence
Charles Grey, a former Ft Thomas soldier, was jailed in Newport after a rifle shotgun incident at 1211 Linn St Cincinnati. Grey confronted his estranged wife at the Forseills home, was shot in the right knee, and treated at Ft Thomas hospital before removal to Newport City Jail. Police did not arrest Frank Forseills immediately, saying he would be dealt with later.
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Charles Grey
Ft. Thomas
Newport
Frank Forseills
Grey
Linn Street
Cincinnati
Rose
River Road
Hen Sonskamp
Forseills
Newport City
Fort
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Devereaux
James Seeks Court Declaring Bankruptcy in Ohio County
S M James of Ohio County filed for bankruptcy today. Liabilities total 1834.35 with assets 2061.34. All creditors are Ohio County residents. The filing stems from a $1750 damage verdict for breach of marriage promise in favor of Wineman Shields of Ohio County.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
S. M. James
Ohio County
Wineman Shields
Altercation in Covington home ends with injuries
First Sergeant George Yates of Company M and Mathaus Koch a military tailor living at 5 Oak Street near Covington reservoir fought over a family quarrel. Koch struck Yates with shears causing a severe scalp wound and Yates knocked him down and kicked him. The matter awaits adjustment in Squire Arnold's court this morning.
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George Yates
Mathaus
Koch
Oak Street
Covington Reservoir
Yates
Squire Arnold
Celebrated Fiftieth Anniversary of Major Hazen
Major Lawrence Hazen ex Chief of Detectives celebrated his golden wedding anniversary at his Alpine Place Walnut Hills home. A large party attended with many presents and best wishes. Hazen, with fifty years of married life, has had a notably active career in duty and business and remains vigorous despite rheumatism.
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Lawrence Hazen
Secareday
Alpine Place
Walnut Hills
Colonel Hazen
Hazen
Ife
Died Suddenly Joseph Bockelmyer 76 at Colerain Avenue
Joseph Bockelmyer aged 76 of 3728 Colerain avenue died suddenly yesterday morning. Coroner Weaver was notified and autopsy revealed he had been ill for some time with death caused by asthemia.
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Joseph Bockelmyer
Colerain Avenue
Weaver
Bockelmyer
Democrats in Campbell County back primaries in party split
The Democratic Executive Committee in Ft Thomas names John P. Newman, Phil J. Ryan, Thomas J. Michie and M. B. Kendricks as county leaders and endorses primaries over a convention. Judge Hodge opposes. a potential opponent, Judge Otto Wolff, may enter. Primaries set for July 18 with pre-meeting July 6 and a delegate convention favored by all committee members.
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John P. Newman
Phil J. Ryan
Thomas J. Michie
M. B. Kendricks
Campbell County
Democratic Executive Committee
Piabak Place
Ft. Thomas
John Tv. Hodge
John T. Hodge
Judge Hodge
Newman
Ryan
Joseph Betz
Tony Reuscher
Michie
Democratic Party
Kendrick
Hodge
Otto Wolff
Thos. Healey
Second Ward
Smith Keeps Police Chief Post Amid Primary Delays
At Newport the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners postponed removing Chief D Edwin Smith until after the July 18 primaries. A caucus favored installing Harry H Deputy, but Democratic County Executive Committee actions led to delaying any change. The board, majority Democrats, opted to wait to avoid affecting campaign dynamics.
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Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Newport
D. Edwin Smith
Harry
Commercial Tribune
Democratic County Executive Committee
Ft. Thomas
Democrats Indicted on Conspiracy Charge in St Louis
Four Democrats including John P. Dolan and Thomas E. Barrett were indicted in St Louis on conspiracy to violate federal law. An extra perjury indictment was returned against Frank Garrett, with the group charged over naturalization frauds. Each man posted $4,000 bond.
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ST. Louis
John P. Dolan
Democratic City Central Committee
Thomas E. Barrett
Court of Appeals
Frank Garrett
Mounted
John Barbaglia
Twenty-fourth Ward
United States
Garrett
Federal Grand Jury
Train to Leave Isolation Camp Early Next Week
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune Stamford Conn June 56 George Francis Train will leave the city isolation camp Monday or Tuesday of next week. Early this week it was thought that he might be removed today, but some symptoms of the disease which were still in evidence necessitated a postponement. When Mr Train leaves the isolation camp he will go to the home of his daughter Mrs Susan M T Gulager in Third
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Commercial Tribune
Stamford
Conn
George Francis Train
Train
Susan M. T. Gulager
Third Street
Johnson Caughtry Police Capture Murder Suspect
Clarence Johnson wanted for the murder of James Giffin at Henry Prue’s saloon on East Sixth Street was lured by police last night. Sergeant Gibbons,Tracking him on the canal bank between Main and Sycamore streets, cornered Johnson who lives at 4089 East Seventh Street. He stabbed Giffin during an argument over a dinner about two weeks ago.
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Johnson
Clarence Johnson
James Giffin
Henry Prue
East Sixth Street
Gibbons
Canal Bank
Main
Sycamore Streets
East Seventh Street
Giffin
Missing teens reported in local city
The mother of seventeen year old Mattie Case of 957 Martin Street asked police to locate her daughter who left Thursday morning to seek work and has not returned. George Hubner sixteen of 20s Wade Street was also reported missing after not returning home since Tuesday, with his mother noting he had been with a crowd of bad boys.
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Mattie Case
Martin Street
George Hubner
Wade Street
Husband Weds Wife's Companion in Street Altercation
William Hatt, 81, a traction company worker of 4200 Virginia Avenue, was seriously injured when he confronted his wife and her companion Joseph O'Hearn, a conductor. Off duty Patrolman Wronker stopped the fight. O'Hearn escorted Mrs. Hatt away, leaving Hatt to seek a warrant.
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William Hatt
Traction Company
Hatt
Hart
Virginia Avenue
Spring Grove Avenue
Joseph O’hearn
O’hearn
Wronker
Woman Blocks Post Mortem on Husband in City Hospital
Mrs. Elizabeth Perry of 32 East Pearl Street prevented doctors at City Hospital from performing a post mortem on her husband Charles Perry 30 a machinist in the Commercial Tribune Building He had been admitted May 18 with ear trouble from an artificial drum and died yesterday suspected meningitis
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Elizabeth Perry
East Pearl Street
City Hospital
Charles Perry
Perry
Accuse Young Boys of Till Tapping Job
William Pinsack 12 and David Pinsack 13 were arrested on petit larceny charges after Max Abel of 1425 Central avenue reported a till tapping. He says the brothers took $12 while his wife was in the rear room and were spotted on the street near 1628 John street. A past incident involved another brother in a neighborhood fight ending in a dangerous stabbing.
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William and
David Pinsack
Wronker
Max Abel
Nation
Central Avenue
John Street
Kentucky Court rules franchises tax not payable by certain firms
The Kentucky Court of Appeals reverses the Franklin Circuit Court ruling in cases involving 4 tna Life Insurance Co and Fidelity and Casualty Co of New York. The court holds these foreign corporations are not liable for Kentucky franchise taxes. Decisions also overrule petitions for rehearing on governor re election eligibility and a primary election restraining order.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Tna Life Insurance Company
Coulter
Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York
Kentucky
Franklin Circuit Court
Beckham
Meachman
Negro Attacked Young Girl in the Street
In the West End residents report rising street attacks on women after dark. Florence Admiet, 15, 833 Everett Street, was seized by a colored man who tried to drag her into an alley near her home. Bystanders chased the assailant toward Linn Street.
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West End
Florence Admiet
Everett Street
Linn Street
Freiberg chosen president of Wholesale Liquor Men
The eighth annual convention of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association in Baltimore re elected J Walter Freiberg of Cincinnati as president and reappointed officers Samuel Wertheimer of Pittsburgh Marion E Taylor of Louisville and David Stauber of Cincinnati as secretary. Delegates musicians traveled on the steamer Tennessee from Norfolk Newport News and Old Point Comfort. Next year's meeting will be in New York City on June 8.
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Baltimore
Wholesale“Liquor Dealers’ Association
Norfolk
Newport News
Old Point Comfort
Tennessee
J. Walter Freiberg
Cincinnati
Samuel Wertheimer
Pittsburg
Marion E. Taylor
Louisville
David Stauber
New York City
Man charged with wife murder saved from mob in Wisconsin
Samuel Montgomery, accused of killing his wife in Tomah after claiming a runaway caused her death, was escorted to Sparta by freight train to avoid a mob. A coroner's jury ruled the woman died from a broken neck caused by her husband last night.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Samuel Montgomery
Tomah
Sparta
Montgomery
Industrial Bureau Adds Two New Firms to City
The Industrial Bureau directors met in the Union Trust Building committee room last night. Secretary Will L. Finch reported two new companies locating here: Lastz-Kane Fire Company and McGovern Tire-Setting Company. Directors also discussed ongoing city industrial expansion plans.
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Industrial Bureau
Union Trust Building
Will L. Finch
Lastz-Kane Fire Company
McGovern Tire-Setting Company
Pedler Arrested for Petit Larceny in Local Hardware Store
Max Blumenthal of 227 West Sixth Street was arrested yesterday at Kruse Bahiman's hardware store. A clerk alleges Blumenthal attempted to steal a box of knives while he went in to buy curry combs. He faces charges of petit larceny.
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Max Blumenthal
West Sixth Street
Kruse & Bahiman
Cloudburst damages town infrastructure and homes in Maysville
A June cloud burst on the C and O Railroad culvert near Maysville Kentucky caused flooding four to six feet deep. Homes of Mrs Hildebrandt Henry Glenn Watt Fletcher and Mrs Amy Thomas were inundated. Mrs Fletcher carried her children to safety through 500 feet of water. Canady Creek culvert washed away blocking trains. A Mt. Carmel Pike bridge and a pest house were destroyed. Crops on the hillside washed out. Rumor of two drownings unverified.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Here
Hildebrandt
Henry Glenn
Watt Fletcher
Amy Thomas
Breckinridge Placed Under Specialist Care in Court
Paris June 5 The court ordered removal of John C Breckinridge from a hotel for treatment and placed exclusive control with Dr Motet a medical specialist after a panel report on his back injuries from a window jump The lunacy case brought by Mrs Sharon will be heard later and limits on who can supervise remain undecided
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Paris
John C. Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Frederick Sharon
Women and Children For Sale In Kwangsi Province
Hong Kong reports Governor Wong estimates over one million natives starve in Kwangsi. Distress is severe as rice harvests delay four to six weeks. Women and children are offered for sale amid scarce foreign supervision and dwindling relief funds. Tsui Chaus Suen heads to Canton to address the crisis.
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Hong Kong
Wong
Kwang Si
Hongkong
Canton
Tsui Chaus Suen
Twenty Jews Arrested Over Military Exemption Tax
In Tripoli on June 5 a special commission of twenty Jews was arrested for refusing Governor General orders to assess the Jewish community for a military exemption tax. The group argues poverty makes payment impossible and notes Muslims are not taxed or drafted. Jews suspend all business in protest.
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Tripoli
North Africa
Wopsley Says Higginspike Reaction Reveals Exit Plan
A Chicago Tribune fragment hints at a scene between Wopsley and Miss Higginspike about an imminent departure from the city. The dialogue suggests tension and a possible goodbye as plans unfold.
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Chicago Tribune
Hauber Predicts Death Then Crushed at Latonia Plant
Charles Hauber of Latonia Ky forewarned he would quit if alive. He died shortly after a machine accident at Weir Frog Works where a revolving chuck crushed him between a moving platform and the machine. He planned a birthday picnic on Sunday.
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Charles Hauber
Latonia
Hauber
George Kesler
Kesler
Weir Frog Works
Newport
Covington
Madison Road
Millers Seek Parity for Wheat and Flour Rates
At the Millers National Federation final session in Detroit on June 5 the Committee on Resolutions urged parity between flour and wheat in transport rates. The report backed by the British memorial urged rate equality, and advocated classing wheat with its products as a separate freight class. Delegates also urged including London docking charges in flour freight and proposed St. Louis for next year’s convention.
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Detroit
British Flour and Corn Trade Association
Steamship Companies
London
St. Louis
Grave internal China noted as naval forces move in
Washington reports a grave internal China situation as Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans brings the Asiatic Squadron toward Chinese waters. Battleships Kentucky and Oregon and cruiser New Orleans reach Chefoo while Monterey and Pompey go to Shanghai. Gunboat Villabolos sails from Kowkiang to Nan Chang.
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Washington
Robly D. Evans
Asiatic Squadron
China
Kentucky
Oregon
New Orléans
Chefoo
Monterey
Pompey
Shanghai
Villabolos
Kow-kiang
Nan Chang
Warneck Convicted of 166 Abuses in German Army Trial
Berlin June 5 An old Sergeant named Warneck of the Ninety second Infantry has been sentenced to thirty months imprisonment and dismissal from the army after being found guilty of 166 instances of abuse. The man, described as aged, faced a severe court martial and was judged for his offenses.
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Berlin
Warneck
Ninety-second Infantry
Freight Men Dine and Debate as Meeting Ends in Cincinnati
The National Association of Traveling Freight Agents closed its session with a river trip on the Levi J Workum to Glen Park. A barbecue and Kentucky burgoo followed by music and games showcased Cincinnati hospitality. Owensboro Kentucky was chosen as the next meeting site for the group, to be held a year hence.
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National Association of Traveling
Levi J. Workum
First Regiment
Dan Murphy
Emil Schmidt
John Kloecker
Glen Park
Schnaps
Viands
Schmitty
Cincinnati
Sweat
Owensboro
Maritime movement summary from June lists many ship sailings and arrivals
June 5 maritime notices from ports including MARINE New York Browhead Queenstown Lizard Naples Genoa Glasgow London Liverpool Moville Avonmouth Havre Gibraltar Southampton Liverpool Plymouth Broadhead Liverpool and London report multiple arrivals departures and a possible engine accident on the Cedric with the White Star line in Mersey authorities note a wide array of vessels such as Campania Mayflower Statue Dan and Torjan Prince among others sailing to and from New York Boston Liverpool and Montreal with Azores Naples and Cherbourg routes.
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New York
Manitou
London
Cymric
Liverpool
Browhead
Campania
Queenstown
Boston
Boulogne
Rotterdam
Naples
Azores
Palermo
Genoa
Sardegna
Glasgow
Philadelphia
St Johns
N. F
Montreal
Portland
Winifredian
Moville
Wadworth
Avonmouth
Havre
la Gascognr
Gibraltar
Southampton
Hamburg
Cherbourg
Cambroman
Cedric
Marquette
Weimar
Perugia
Fuerst Bismarck
Plymouth
White Star
Lindsay
Mersey
San
Seattle
Tacoma
Legs Crushed in Planer Accident at Weigt Frog Plant
Charles Hovner, a 21 year old employee at the Weigt Frog Company, slipped and fell against a planer yesterday morning. Both legs above the knees were crushed. he was rushed to the hospital and faces amputation. He is single and resides in the local area.
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Charles Hovner
Weigt Frog Company
Shane Beefore
Sonar
Covington Couple Weds in City Ceremony
Frank Gouvion age 27 and Katie McGiven age 2 both of Covington were married yesterday by Rev. J W Mitchell in a Covington ceremony.
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Covington
Frank Gouvion
Katie McGiven
J. W. Mitchell
Pulse Check Warns of Fast Heartbeat
Fragmented note urges urgent care for a fast pulse claiming heart weakness and immediate treatment. text includes garbled phrases and unclear medical guidance.
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Campbell-Bannerman
At Wade
Morrison
Gary
Father Joseph Broermann
Wilson
Covington Foundry
James
Court
Campbell ‘County
Smith
George Francis
Aetna Life and Others
Frieberg
Industrial Bureau Met
Pedler
Mr. Duke
Bobbitt Chemical Co. I
Raleigh
A. Duke
Seaboard Air Line
Bobbitt Chemical Co
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Baltimore, Md
U. S.A
Millers’ Federation
Evans
Owensboro, Ky
Daioe
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