Old Frank Harter's War Horse Honored With Monument
At Upper Sandusky Ohio on June 26 Captain John H Harter and the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry unveiled a monument to Frank the war horse. The Kentucky colt ridden by Abe Conger aided in long campaigns including a notable ride with a rebel flag and devotion to the flag. Hundreds of veterans attended the dedication at a rugged rock monument marking a famed battlefield grave site.
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Commercial Tribune
Upper Sandusky
John H. Harter
Twelfth Ohio Cavalry
Frank
Harter
Oceola
Abe Conger
Company A
Jeffavis
Hugh
Marquis De Lur Saluces Sentenced in Treason Trial
Paris June 26 The Senate as a high court of justice returned to hear the treason case of Marquis De Lur Saluces. The Public Prosecutor Bernard resumed his speech. the Marquis was found guilty of conspiracy 71 to 51 and banished for five years 72 to 2. He leaves Paris tonight. The trial saw a near duel between Senators Aucoin and De Launay after exchanges during deliberations.
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Paris
Senate
High Court of Justice
Marquis de Lur-Saluces
M. Bernard
M. Falliere
M. Aucoin
Provost de Launay
M. de Launay
Charreyon
Bride of Sturla Fight After Bigamy Suit in Court
The Sturla divorce case and a bigamy charge against Cornelius Sturla, inspector of internal revenue, come up in the New York Supreme Court. Sturla says he never married the plaintiff in Cincinnati in 1881 and details a past acquaintance with Grace Lewis in Louisville. He claims the woman caused him ongoing annoyance and vows to present sensational testimony if needed.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Sturla
Supreme Court
Cornelius Sturla
Internal Revenue
Anna Wilhelmina van Dohnen
Cincinnati
Louisville
Grace Lewis
Speed
St. James
Mobile
Ala
Nelal
McKinley Son Dies in Live Wire Shock Incident
In Fort Wayne Indiana on June 26 Raymond McKinley age 22, son of Wm McKinley of this city, grabbed a live wire and crossed a trolley line. He was instantly killed. He was unmarried.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Raymond McKinley
Wm. McKinley
General Wood Improves After Illness in Havana
General Wood, long plagued by grip and malaria fever, is declared better today but remains confined to his Havana home as he recovers.
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General Wood
Havana
Strikers Repulse Nonunion Miners at Thacker
Riot at Thacker pits strikers against nonunion miners at the Maritime mines. Strikers held the entrance, fired near nonunion workers, who dispersed without injuries. Operators absent. deputies and Lambert expected back tonight to enforce the writs, though strikers show resolve for further clashes.
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Commercial Tribune
Thacker
W. Va
Maritime Mines
Lambert
Charleston
May Women Claim Immunity Under Unwritten Law
A long account details the Hunley murder case with Nan cy Hunley and her daughter Phoebe King. It covers their capture in Norton Virginia and return to Somerset, the husbands alibi, and local perceptions. The report notes an attempted divorce and alleged borrowed money amid a tense trial atmosphere.
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Erset
Chattanooga
Somerset
Mosquito Plague Drives Inhabitants From Mexican Village
A vast swarm of mosquitoes infested San Gabriel near Nogales, forcing villagers into the mountains. The pests reportedly spread disease and a smallpox epidemic in Northern Mexico, with outbreaks in Yacqui and Globe as well. John Henderson aided residents by teaching traps and evacuation to higher ground. The issue follows unusually wet spring conditions and receding Colorado River waters.
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Commercial Tribune
Phoenix
Ariz
San Gabriel
West Range
Sierra Madré
Nogales
Haivan
N Mountains
John Henderson
Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Oesere
Globe
Tucson
Lynch John Considine Wanted 10
Seattle June 26 John W Considine shot and killed ex Chief of Police W L Meredith and gave a statement claiming a letter from his attorneys provoked the attack A mob formed briefly near the jail then law and order prevailed An examination of Merediths skull showed the blows would have caused death even without the later shooting
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Seattle
Wash
John W. Considine
W. L. Meredith
Meredith
Isbel
The
Times Today
Clonsidine
Concei
John Considine
Tinplate workers sign new wage scale in Cleveland
The American Tinplate Company and Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers reach a new wage scale effective July 1. Workers gain a 2 percent raise after seeking 10 percent, benefiting nearly 30,000 men. Independent manufacturers likely follow the Tinplate Trust action.
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Cleveland
American Tinplate Company
Amalgamated Association ‘of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Tinplate Trust
Arrests Declared Practically A Mistake In Florida Case
Warren A. Stoner and Conklin Jones, two Southern youths, were arrested Monday afternoon on charges of mail fraud at the instance of William A. Pinkerton. They were discharged by Justice in Harrison Street Police Court, with Pinkerton claiming the arrest was a mistake. Both men threaten suits for damages.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Warren A. Stoner
Conklin Jones
William A. Pinkerton
Mary
Justic
Harrison Street
Pinkerton
Stoner
Jones
Grain Dealers Exfel Samuel Born Expelled From Association
Lafayette Ind June 6 The Western Indiana Division of the National Grain Dealers Association reports that charges against the Samuel Born Company and the Lafayette Elevator and Mill Company for false grain reports are supported by evidence. A committee unanimously recommends expelling the Samuel Born Grain Company. The firm says it will sue for 200000 damages claiming conspiracy by involved parties.
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Lafayette
Ind
Western Indiana
National Grain Dealers’ Association Today
Samuel Born Company
Lafayette Elevator and Mill Company
Berlin Banks Not Affected By Ipziger Failure
Berlin dispatch reports from a reliable AP source that the Berlin banks have not been affected by the Ipziger Bank failure, despite yesterday's announcement.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Ipziger Bank
Heat Dies From Heat Prostration in Evansville and Newburg
Two farm hands near Newburg died of heat prostration in Evansville Indiana. Mrs Anne Charlotte Walker widow of James Walker and mother of Dr Edwin Walker died this morning aged 89.
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Evansville
Ind
Newburg
Anne Charlotte Walker
James Walker
Edwin Walker
Mornig
Another Great Storm Hits West Virginia Coal Fields
A Pocahontas yard report confirms a cloudburst with water three feet deep washing property away. Roanoke meanwhile confirms another heavy rainstorm in the West Virginia coal fields threatening railroad repairs and noting Pocahontas sustained greater damage than the prior Saturday.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Roanoke
West Virginia
Cincinnati Man Survives Narrow Flood Crossing
An Associated Press correspondent reports from Sager West Virginia on the Dry Fork Tug River flood scene. He describes miles of washed railway, downed telegraph lines, starving valleys, and many presumed dead with bodies being pulled from drifts as rescue work continues.
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Tug River
Bradshaw
Rages Slous
Pink Storms
Walter Rawson
Son
J. W. .Kliness
Cincinnati
Dry Fork
Alice McCoy
William Richter Lumber Company
Tom C. Beavers
Ohio
Frank Samuels
George Crigger
White
Indiana man to be released from insane hospital after dynamite attack
Michael Pulley, 80, of Anderson Indiana, who tried to blow up his wife’s Elwood home with dynamite a year ago, will be released from Richmond insane hospital next week after a three month stay. A clairvoyant wife and their disputed divorce preceded the attack and sale of their farm, ending with Mrs Pulley surviving a house blast.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
Michael Pulley
Elwood
Richmond
Pulley
Indiana
Wife of Murderer Tries to End Life in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Ruth ven wife of Edwin Ruthven sentenced to be electrocuted Friday cut her throat in prison using a penknife stolen from the assistant matron. Four minor cuts failed to end her life and she may have swallowed poison. She planned to die with her husband and will be guarded to prevent a second attempt.
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Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Brown
Annex
Will s confession on deathbed ties to Pryor Creek murder
George Will s, dying at Pryor Creek Idaho on a deathbed confession, admits aiding in the murder last September. The notice cites Smith and Green of Sweden Mo as sources.
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Vinitia
I. T
George Wills
Pryor Creek
Smith and Green Smith
Sweden
Gas Shutoff Threat Clouds Columbus Capital
Columbus faces possible cold meals as Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Co plans to end gas delivery July 1. The city debates a new ordinance raising natural gas prices while the company threatens five day notices to shut off gas. An injunction and quo warranto action are expected as residents switch to coal, gasoline stoves, or electric lighting.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company
Council
E Company
McClung On Trial For Wife Murder In Ohio
In Lebanon Ohio John McClung of Mason faces a first degree murder case. His wife was killed in her bedroom at daybreak on April 12. The trial before Judge Milton Clark and a jury draws a crowd as circumstantial evidence mounts and public opinion is split.
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Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
State of
Ohio
John McClung
Mason, O
Court of Common Pleas
Milton Clark
van Dyke
Mfe
McClung
13 Killed In Wreck At Cass Station
A deadly railway wreck near Cass Station results in 13 deaths. The missing train was last reported passing New Waverly ten miles east, causing delays as Peru dispatchers and local crews coordinated rescue. Relief trains from Danville and Lafayette arrived too late. morgue and Peru hospital received victims. Traffic halted for hours as repairs began and alternative routes were used via Bunker Hill to Peru.
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Peru
New Waverly
Logansport
Lafayette
Danville
Ill
Wabash
Bunker Hill
Panhandle
Lake Erie & Western
Wreck Scene Leads to Robbery Charge in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana David Tucker and Ernest Zimmerman were charged with robbery after a wreck tied to a plan to steal money and valuables. Two officers were at the scene before the crowd could become involved.
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Logansport
Ind
David Tucker
Ernest Zimmerman
Eden
Railway Excursions From Cincinnati to Three Destinations
Passenger fares listed for round trips to St Paul Minneapolis Black Hills and Utah via Chicago and North Western Ry. Prices 10.85 25.00 40.00 with travel dates July 1–9 and September 1–10. Purchases at any ticket agent or 435 Vine street Cincinnati Ohio.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Black Hills
Utah
Chicago & North-Western
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Good Road Plans Under Way in New York
Otto Carmichael argues for nationwide road improvements led by city, state, and federal money. He says Greater New York may spend over 150 million for better roads, tunnels, bridges, and transit while praising the link between motor vehicles and rural road upgrades. He contrasts city needs with farm access and notes that good roads unlock motor vehicle use and economic exchange.
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EW. York
Greater’ New York
Greater New York
State of New York
United States
Greater
New York
Mississippi Valley
Battery
Brooklyn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Badger
Brooklyn Bridge
Des Moines
Senet
Kalamazoo
Rookly Bridge
City of New York
Upper Broadway
Venice
Otto Carmichael
Radway's Ready Relief Promises Quick Pain Cure
For headaches nervous pains toothache neuralgia rheumatism lumbago and back pains Radway's Ready Relief offers immediate ease and ongoing use for a few days is said to provide a permanent cure.
A Cure for All Summer Complaints
A compilation of testimonials praising Radway's Ready Relief for various pains and ailments. Letters from Justice of the Peace in Melbourne Ontario and residents across North America claim permanent cures and ongoing use, calling the medicine the best for internal and external pains and malaria prevention.
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Messrs. Radway & Co
Xenetela
Radway
Justice of the Peace
Melbourne
Ont
Canada
Radway & Co
Charles Co
P. Jurgensen
Patchogue
N. Y
Canal Boat Electric Line to Start July 15
Warren M. Bicknell will supervise construction of an electric canal boat line from Cincinnati to Dayton with Miami and Erie Transportation Company. Engineers and contractors visit Middletown to plan the project. Work begins simultaneously in Cincinnati Dayton and Middletown about July 15.
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Canal Boat Electric Line
Commercial Tribune
Middletown
Warren M. Bicknell
Miami and Erie Transportation Company
W. H. Little
J. H. Kessler
Dayton
George Ways
Miamisburg
John Kirchner
Antown
Cincinnati
Healthful breakfast routine with Grape-Nuts and Postum
An advertisement promotes a light morning breakfast of baked fruit, Grape-Nuts Food with cream, and Postum Food Coffee. It cites benefits for digestion and nerves, sharing user stories from Mrs. Riley of Camden NJ and shoe seller Shoe, and advises serving Grape-Nuts without cooking and boiling Postum to maximize flavor and nutrition.
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Riley
Chestnut Street
Camden
N. J
Shoe
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R. A. Williams
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Lope
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