Long-lost Cincinnati woman may claim $10,000 fortune
Mrs. Margaret Schoenfelder of Cincinnati finds a brother in Beaver Falls and learns a $10,000 sum held in trust by Beaver County Probate Court. Brother William F Huselton, once known as Huselton, confirms a sister and a distant inheritance tied to Bridgewater and a will by John Curry.
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Commercial Tribune
Beaver Falls
Margaret Schoenfelder
Moore Street
Cincinnati
Beaver County
Strayer
William F. Uselton
Fourth Avenue
Uselton
John Curry
Bridgewater
Aselton
Widow Hopes and Finds Brother After 30 Years
Mrs. Margaret Schoenfelder, living at 1510 Moore Street, learns via the Commercial Tribune telegram that her long lost brother is alive. A tobacco packer by trade, she endured poverty after her husband’s death and years of uncertain searches, with neighbors noting her kind, diligent character.
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Commercial Tribune
Brother Lost
Moore Street
Margaret Schoenfelder
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Sharon
Beaver County
Will
Pat Duffy Charged With Church Arson At Madison
Jeffersonville Indiana June 7 Pat Duffy was arrested by Madison Marshal Barnes on charges of burning the First Christian Church at Madison two years ago and stealing five pieces of silverware. He previously served nine years in the Southern Prison for arson alleged to have caused a fire that burned several blocks of houses in Madison.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
Pat Duffy
Marshal Barnes
Madison
First Christian
Duffy
Southern
Still No Change In Mrs McKinley Condition
Washington June 7 Dr Rixey said at 10 30 pm Mrs McKinley rests comfortably and shows no change since this morning bulletin She has not lost ground nor shown any improvement and is just the same as when first seen today.
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Washington
Rixey
White House
Reverend Wade Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit Coin
In Indianapolis on June 7 the Rev. Wm. Wade of Valpin Indiana was sentenced in federal court to the Co. Co. penitentiary for one year and fined 1000 dollars for passing counterfeit nickels.
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Indianapolis
Wm. Wade
Valpin
Ind
Co.Co
Volunteers Gone From Manila Cablegram Dispatch
A War Department cablegram from General Arthur in Manila reports all volunteers have left the Philippines en route to the United States. The message confirms departure details and emphasizes the demobilization progress for overseas forces.
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Washington
War Department
Arthur
Manila
United States
British Princess Betrothed to Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Despatches from Vienna report the betrothal of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar to Princess Alexandra Louise of Cumberland and Teviotdale, planned for announcement soon. The grand duke, who will be nine next Monday, is the sole male heir and a major European match with vast estates and a $20,000,000 fortune. Princess Alexandra is also wealthy in her own right, with anticipation of a substantial dowry or settled estate similar to her sister Marie Louise.
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Vienna
Saxe-Weimar
Alexandra Louise
Cumberland
Teviotdale
Europe
Germany
Austria
Holland
Princess Marie Louise
Prince Maximilian of
Baden
Princess Alexandra
Plucky Georgia sheriff averts mob lynching in Carrollton
Sheriff Joseph Merrill faced a violent mob after a prisoner, Williams, convicted of Otis Ward’s murder, was set for hanging. Armed resistance by Merrill and deputies stopped the attack at the jail. State militia arrived, Governor Candler issued a proclamation, and the negro was moved by special train to Atlanta under guard. One man was killed and two wounded in the melee.
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Carrollton
Georgia
Joseph Merrill
Atlanta
Geo. Bennett
Thomas
Ward
Williams
Otis Ward
Harris
Supreme Court
Bennnett
Thomas Ward
Merrill
Candler
Villa Rica
Temple
Barker
Carnegie Gifts 16 Million in Steel Bonds for Scottish Universities
Andrew Carnegie signed a deed transferring 16 million dollars in United States Steel bonds to Edinburgh and Glasgow trustees for the benefit of the universities of Scotland. Half income funds science study and the rest assists students and education beyond the universities.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Scotland
Earls of Elgin and
Rosebery
Lords Balfour of Burleigh
Kelvin, Reay and Kinnear
Henry Campbell-Bannermann
A. J. Balfour
James Bryce
John Morley
Universities of
2,200-Volt Shock Leaves Lineman Alive in Owensboro
Arthur Selser, a lineman for Owensboro Light Plant, received an estimated 2,200 volts when a wooden plank slip caused him to fall onto a live wire. He was unconscious but doctors say he will recover, a case described as one of the most remarkable on record.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Arthur Selser
Selser
Tesla
Kansas City
Lulu Prince Kennedy
Wofford
Hadley
Kennedy
Bertie Litchfield
Bert Prince
Prince
Mrs. Kennedy
Boy Hypnotist Warned Desist in Pittsburgh Neighborhood
In Pittsburgh Fairmount avenue residents worry about Lawrence Park a fifteen year old who hypnotizes street children. Police investigated after a prominent man reported the danger noting the wand and Park's claims of power. Authorities warned the boy to desist citing risks of coercion in fights and manipulation of peers.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Fairmount Avenue
East End
Lawrence
Kincaid Street
Young Park
Denationalizing Germans To Be Avoided
Berlin June 7 The government says a new law is drafted to allow Germans abroad to retain nationality unless they act to renounce it The bill will be reviewed by the Colonial Council and the Emigration Council before its Reichstag introduction.
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Berlin
Colonial Council
Emigration Council
Reichstag
Southern poetess Xariffa dies in Texas
New Orleans June 7 Mrs. Mary Archey Townsend known as Xariffa a famed Southern poetess writer died today in Galveston Texas her death ends a notable literary career with strong ties to New Orleans and regional letters.
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New Orleans
Mary Archey Townsend
Xariffa
Galveston
Tex
Morgan Emerges Master of Rail and Steel Powers
A Chicago Tribune analysis portrays J Pierpont Morgan as the dominant force unifying rival railroad and steel groups. It outlines Morgan’s leadership in the anthracite coal trust, community of interest schemes, and the Hill and Reading interests, while noting distrust among rail magnates like Vanderbilt, Gould, Harriman, and Hill as they converge in four major blocks.
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Tribune
J. P. Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Republic
Morgan
Europe
America
Mr. Morgan
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Cassatt
Anthracite Coal Trust
Reading
Hill
Hine
Hill Northwestern
Mst
Vanderbilts
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Gould-Harriman
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Lackawanna
Hill-Morgan
Erie
Mrs Kennedy Wept as Doctors Revealed Crime
Mrs Kennedy, wife of a ballplayer, wept in the hospital as doctors informed her of a crime. The incident unfolded after she sought medical consultation and spoke about her husband.
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Mrs. Kennedy
Millionaire dies on wedding tour in Yokohama
Rich Wyoming ex governor Baxters daughter Cornelia Baxter announces via cable her husband Hugh Tevis of San Francisco died in Yokohama on their world wedding tour. Tevis was heir to Wells Fargo founder Lloyd Tevis. Baxter prepared to meet daughter in San Francisco. Kennedy murder case advances in Kansas City with testimony and defense objections.
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Denver
Baxter
Wyoming
Hugh Tevis
Yokohama
Cornelia Baxter
Tevis
San Francisco
California
Japan
George W. Baxter
Col
Hugh
Cornelia
Mr. Tevis
Paris
Cable
Lloyd Tevis
Shelby County
Kentucky
Wevis
Carmella Baxter
Wells Fargo Express
Harvard
Mr.Tevis
Boal
Pitchfork injury wounds boy at Mount Tell
In Mount Tell Jackson County two brothers quarrelled leading Charley to hurl a pitchfork at four year old Frank. The prong entered the eye and a fragment remained in the forehead after the father withdrew the fork. The eye was damaged but the child survived and was recovering.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mount Tell
Jackson County
B. C. Smith
Charley
Frank
Race Talked Between Christopher Columbus and City of Erie
In Cleveland on June 7 reports say a lake race between the Goodritch Line steamer Christopher Columbus and the City of Erie is being discussed. Cleveland and Buffalo backers propose a formal written application for consideration if a match is desired.
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Cleveland
Goodritch Line
Christopher Columbus
Erie
Buffalo
Preferred Death to Life in Prison
Toronto dispatch reports Frank Rutledge chose suicide rather than serve a 21 year sentence for the Aurora bank robbery. He died after leaping from a jail gallery as Fred Rice and Rutledge’s accomplice Thomas Jones faced separate outcomes and Constable Boyd was killed in the escape attempt.
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Toronto
Ont
Aurora
Frank Rutledge
Fred
Lee Rice
Rutledge
Thomas Jones
Kingston
Rice
Jones
Boyd
Boy
Stegar Awarded 25000 Damages Against Board of Trade
Albert H. Stegar an electrician won 25000 damages in Circuit Court against the Board of Trade. His arm was torn off and his thigh crushed by a revolving fan in the Board of Trade Building.
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Chicago
Albert HH. Stegar
Board of Trade
Stegar
Duel in Paris Park Ends After Two Hours of William No Result
In Paris Parc des Princes a sword duel between Max Regis, mayor of Algiers, and Algerian journalist La Berdesque lasted nineteen rounds over two and a half hours with no winner, adjourned to tomorrow. A second duel nearby left a Temps writer wounded in the thigh by a pistol shot.
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Paris
Parc Des Princes
Max Regis
Algiers
la Berdesque
Regis
la Petite Republique
Temps
Machinists Ordered to Return to Work at Depaw
NTO Ontario June 7 The International Association of Machinists ordered the strike machinists of the New York Central at Depaw N Y to return to work while arbitration grievances are pursued.
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Nto
Ontario
International Association of Machinists
New York Central Road
Depaw
N.ii
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