Schmitz in Jail Vetoes City Budget and Permit Clash
From the County Jail Mayor Schmitz vetoed the San Francisco budget of 720000 for Geary street reconstruction and opposed a 20 cent city tax. Acting Mayor Gallagher defended Schmitz’s right to review the budget while Chief Dinan refused to recognize Gallagher’s signature. Promoters needed Schmitz signed permit for a boxing bout at Dreamland Rink. A habeas corpus bail application by Schmitz awaits Appellate Court decision next Monday.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Schmitz
Board of Supervisors
Geary Street Road
Geary Street Railway
Gallagher
Dinan
Gallager
Central Athletic Club
Dreamland Rink
Eugene E. Schmitz
Appellate Court
McKinley Estate Suit Seeks Undoing 1904 Canton Transfer
R 8 Shields as administrator sues Anna Allen and her daughter Mabel McKinley Baer to set aside a 1904 real estate transfer to Abner McKinley’s wife. The petition claims insolvency and that the transfer defrauded creditors owed about 60 000 dollars. The estate lacks funds to pay all creditors, though a one fifth share of the William McKinley estate may cover claims.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
S. Shields
Abner McKinley
Anna Allen
Mabel McKinley Baer
William McKinley
Big Railroads Report Higher Earnings in June Two Weeks
U S railroads show total gross earnings for the two weeks of June at 14 949 662 a 14 2 percent rise from the same period last year May two weeks total 14 866 940 up 14 7 percent. The report lists earnings by region and line with gains across most groups though cotton movement in the South weighs on some totals.
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United States
P.c
Baltimore & Ohio
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Northern Pacific
P.c. Trunk Eastern
Southwestern
City Club Adjourns Season After Open Meeting
The last open meeting of the season was held at the Burnet House. The Board of Governors decided to adjourn until September. President Jerome B. Howard announced that a speaking program for next season will soon be distributed.
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Burnet House
Board of Governors
Jerome B. Howard
City Gas Works Not Reopened. Natural Gas Delayed
The Board of Public Service ruled not to reopen the city gas works until natural gas is introduced on January 1. The city will continue purchasing gas from the Hamilton Gas and Electric Company at sixty cents per 1,000 feet, up from thirty five cents.
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Tal Tribune
Hamilton
Board of Public Service Today
City
Hamilton Gas and Electric Company
DAYS WIN IN ASHLAND LOCAL OPTION VICTORY
Ashland Ohio voters approve local option by a 314 majority in a hotly contested election. The margin exceeds two years ago when the dry position won by 270, signaling a lasting settlement for Ashland. The petition was driven by the saloon element.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashland
East Liverpool Votes Dry In Local Option
East Liverpool voters choose prohibition for two years starting July 22 by 294 to 2001 with 293 majority. Breweries and wholesalers stay open. Dry campaign cited religious meetings and tax changes. Wellsville nearby geoes next vote to determine cross border liquor trade.
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East Liverpool
Commercial Tribune
Ohio
Wellsville
Obituary notices of notable figures across three states
Jefferson Brunnback a pioneer Kansas City lawyer died at a sanitarium near Kansas City aged 79 he served as a Brigadier in the Union Army during the Civil War. R R Russell a Carlisle Kentucky leader died after a long illness aged 47 he held multiple posts in fraternal and civic groups and church and school boards. D W_thrasher Kennedy Heights resident and longtime Republican died of paralysis leaving a widow and one son in Los Angeles. Parry L Wright Luxfer Prism Company executive died after a golf course collapse near Chicago born 1858 in Indianapolis widow survives.
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Jefferson Brunback
Kansas City
R. R. Russell
Carlisle
Grand Lodge of
Kentucky
Free and Accepted Masons
The
Maccabees
Knights Templar Lodge
Los Angeles
Parry L. Wright
Luxfer Prism Company
Homewood Country Club
Chicago
Mr. Wright
Indianapolis
Robert F.campbell
el Paso
Tex
Pythian Officers Appointed in Ohio Districts
Word in Pythian circles reports A. E. Kerns Grand Chancellor of Ohio appointing William Schuchart as Deputy Grand Chancellor for the First Pythian District and Colonel E. Tucker as Deputy Grand Chancellor for Hamilton County Ohio. The Grand Lodge convention at Zanesville amended laws to bar liquor interests from joining, excluding hotel keepers liquor dealers and brewers from membership.
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A. E. Kerns
Ohio
William Schuchart
Pythian
E. &. Tucker
Hamilton County
Grand Lodge
Zanesville
Cheer Boys in Blue Prepare for Annual Encampment
The First Regiment O N G departed for its LaCarne encampment, witnessed by a large crowd at the Armory. Couples of soldiers watched as the men, in full marching order, formed two sections under Colonel Hake and Major Frank Ward. A Dayton stop added companies, and tents are to be pitched at Camp Perry at 6 am.
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LaCarne
Hake
Frank Ward
Dayton
Camp Perry
Monster turtle captured near San Diego by fisherman
A 1.92 pound giant turtle with a 5 ft 2 in shell was captured by Julius Solissa in San Diego. The shell bears the inscription Sea Brine August 12 1883 and a notice to notify Thomas Fletcher in Riv ington England, suggesting the reptile was released after marking in the South Pacific decades ago.
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Commercial Tribune
San Diego
Cal
Julius Solissa
Thomas Fletcher
Brawley Road
Rivington
England
South Pacific
County Clerk’s Daughter Quietly Marries in Illinois
Edna Feutz, deputy to Madison County Clerk Edward Feutz, wed Albert L. Steiner and kept the license out of records for over three months. The surprising union was confirmed when the clerk received a letter about the marriage.
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Illinois
Commercial Tribune
Edwardsville
Edward Feutz
Madison County
Edna Feutz
Thistles Bother Farmers In Missouri County
The County Court is asked to aid township road overseers against the Canadian thistle now spread in many communities. Seeds likely came with goats bought in Chicago, and the fluffy balls drift widely. Missouri law imposes a $10 fine for first offense and requires action against noncompliant landowners. costs when owners live outside the county fall to the land.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Chicago
Missouri
Society Leader in Prison Sentenced for Forgery and Embezzlement
Daniel F. Raum once a prominent Peoria attorney and society figure, son of Green B. Raum former Pension Commissioner, was sent to Joliet Penitentiary to begin an indeterminate sentence after his forgery and embezzlement conviction. Mrs. Raum will join him in Joliet to offer support during his incarceration.
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Commercial Tribune
Peoria
Ill
Daniel F. Raum
Green B. Raum
Joliet
Woman Attempts Suicide Over Husband’s Late Return
A woman named Jennie McLean of 914 Fine Street attempted to stab herself with a hat pin last night near her home after her husband did not return home promptly. Passersby heard her cry and observed the couple. the scene ended when the husband appeared and she began beating him for staying out late.
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Jennie McLean
Fine Street
Municipal milk shops incur heavy losses in London
London reports reveal 1900 first milk shop at St Helens operates yearly at a heavy loss. The latest parliamentary paper shows a loss of nearly 95000 dollars for the last year, attributed to operating costs.
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London
E A. Ridsdale
John Burns
St. Helens
Chanute Girls Playful Postal Matchmaking Scandal
Chanute Kansas girls received names of eligible bachelors from a Kansas City matrimonial bureau and wrote letters as a prank. Some funds flowed from 10 cents to 10 dollars for lists, letters were burned or kept, while boys fear real affection could follow.
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Frisco
Ebersole
Ud Dar. Q
Witets
Lon;er A
Playhre- Gelgeertgen
Apiano, &C
Middle West
P. E. P. Care
Smith & Nixon Piano CO
East Fourth St
S P. Mi
CLUB
Mehlin*krell
Royal
Krell
Wegman
Erhardt
Tway
Bonney
Arell Piano CO
West Fourth ST
Ohio Town
Cheer Boys IN
BLUE
Depot
Monster
Society
Ti. Smith - Seeevegereson OD
Silas
John Teat
Saetewee Fultz
Kansas
Chanute
Kan
Browning, King & Co
Madras
Broadway
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