Ruthven’s Wife Confesses to Robbery Suspect Murder
Special despatch from Ohio Penitentiary details Lizzie Ruthven’s claim she shot Policeman Shipp to save her husband Ed Ruthven who denied guilt. Charles Jacobs blamed by police. Ruthven embraced religion before execution at 12:10 AM with both black and white friends present as witnesses.
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Commercial Tribune
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Lizzie Ruthven
Ruthven
Charles Jacobs
Lucking
Shipp
Deugier
Lizzie
Mrs. Ruthven
Annex
W. J. Starr
W. Longford
Springfield
Dr.Townsend
Mr. Hamilton
R. Plimmer
John Lanman
Policeman Shipp
Heaths control Seventh National Bank leads to suspension
Wild rumors of bank failures sweep Wall Street after the Seventh National Bank suspends payments. Henry Marquand & Co. says it has no connection, while Clearing House work continues and officials consider resuming after managing debt of 644,108.95. The Heath interests face scrutiny over bank management and deposits.
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Marquand & Co
Wall Street
Henry Marquand & Co
Kilburn
Seventh National Bank
Raynor
the Sun
Seventh National
Tappen
Gallatin National Bank
Clearing House Committee
Clearing House
Thomas
Edwin Gould
William Nelson Cromwell
Ruthven Executed for Killing Cleveland Officer Shipp
Ruthven, aged 31, was executed for the May 6 1900 fatal shooting of Cleveland Police Officer John Shipp. He fled to Indianapolis, was captured, and convicted while his wife Lizzie received prison time for receiving stolen goods. Ruthven’s life included a Nashville birth, yellow fever losses, circus years, dock work, and alleged links to thirty seven burglaries.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ruthven
John ’ Shipp
Cleveland
Shipp
Henry W. Lucking
Charles Street
Indianapolis
Lizzie Ruthven
Nashville
Jeffersonville
Ind
Lizzie
Drowned Heroic Rescue Ends in Tragic Death
In Knoxville Tennessee Samuel Logan son of Judge T. Logan drowned after saving Miss H. L. Guion of New Orleans from drowning. A boat yawl capsized near a stern wheel steamboat as a crowd of young society members rode the river. Logan pulled Miss Guion to the boat but sank exhausted before rescue could reach him.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Samuel Logan
T. Logan
Tennessee River
H. L. Guion
New Orleans
Guion
Logan
Refused Marriage License in Dayton Probate Court
Clair B. Wells aged 21 and Miss Gertrude L. Weis aged 23, both Lima residents, applied for a license but was refused due to nonresidence. The event occurred in Dayton, Colorado on June 27.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton, CO
Clair B. Wells
Gertrude L. Weis
Lima
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures General Debility
Mrs Mary Yverhart of Shanesville Ohio credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with reversing general debility and fatigue after she suffered loss of appetite and energy. She reports rapid improvement after three bottles and calls it the best tonic she has tried.
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Hood
National Banks and Postoffice Depository Shift
The article notes a June decision naming Seventh National Bank as the authorized depository of all Postoffice funds in New York City replacing Chase National Bank. It mentions connections of bank leaders to political figures and the Postmaster General’s plan to select a new depository in coming days.
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Heath Syndicate
Pne
Perry S. Heath
Fletcher Heath
Josiah Uincy
Poston
John McAnerney
Heaths
Wm. H. Kimball
National Bank Examiner
McAnerney
Seventh National Bank
New York City
Chase National Bank
Platt
National City Bank
Chase Michal Bank
H.W. Cannon
Garfield
Harrison
Cornell
Perry
Senator Clark
Montana
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
van Cott
New York
Treasury
Seventh National Bank of New York Suspension Rumors
Local financiers in Cincinnati report the Seventh National Bank of New York’s suspension caused speculation but no immediate impact here. They note the bank was in a tight pinch, with no local correspondent bank arrangement completed, and expect no effect on the Cincinnati market.
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As Seventh National Bank of New York
Third Street
Weire
Seventh National
New York
Cincinnati
Assets Too Valuable to Sell Says Marquand Co
New York June 7. Marquand & Co founders of the Pittsburg Shawmut Northern Railway report high value in holdings. John Byrne asserts no loss to bondholders or stockholders despite speculation. The road runs through populous regions with coal lands and mines. property cost about 6 million and is not for sale.
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New York
Byrne
Marquand & Co
Mariquand & Co
Gould
House of Marquand & Co
Gen Orr among stock buyers who faced Seventh National loss
Piqua Ohio June 27 General W P Orr of this city who bought $250000 of the Seventh National stock in New York, which failed today, said the bank failure would not affect other institutions. He praised the enterprise, noted a $2600000 loan, and said he would follow the group on any future move.
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Post Office
Seventh National Bank
Frank Poor
Henry Marquand & Co
Commercial Tribune
Piqua, O
General Orr
Federated Board selects officer for railroad telegraph
The Federated Board of C. H. & D. Railroad Employees met at the Dennison Heel in Cincinnati and chose John W. Wenk of Glendale, Ohio as Secretary and Treasurer to replace S. W. Lewis of Lima, Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
Dennison
Cincinnati
John W.wenk
Glendale
S. W. Lewis
Lima
Dental office robbed in Hamilton. $50 in teeth stolen
Thieves entered the office of T. T. Good at noon and stole $50 worth of teeth. Police believe a ring for selling stolen dental goods operates on High Street, marking the fourth such robbery in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
T. Good
Iy High Street
Postum touted as coffee alternative in public demo
Hamden Connecticut resident reports coffee worsened nerves and health while Postum improved wellbeing after two years of use. A New Haven clergy wife also notes relief from nervousness and fuller appearance after switching to Postum. Public demonstration on food coffee and Grape-Nuts announced at Government Square store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Postum
Jxkate Austen
Hamden
Conn
Ium
Joi
R. Peebles’ Sons Co
Government Square
Ot Square
Pressure to revise tariff and reciprocal treaties noted
Washington reports strong push to reopen Dingley tariff amid Russian and Italian reprisals. Republicans oppose tariff changes while reciprocity treaties, many unratified, spark friction with Rome and St. Petersburg as unrest grows over failed bargains and shifting banking ties in New York.
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Washington Bureau
Commerce
LO Eatsone
Washington
Burrows
Congress
Sena
Senate
Cne Sy
Jamaica
New England
Russia
Italy
Rome
St. Petersburg
United States
House
Executive
Hamilton Bank sees Fletcher Heath dropped from affairs
The town learns Fletcher Heath is severed from the Seventh National of New York and is not connected with local banks. Colonel Whitaker resumes the presidency of the Miami Valley National Bank citing trust and conservatism. Directors Thomas M. Boyd and Frank H. Ray, known locally, face the fallout from the Seventh National suspension with sympathy for their recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh National
New York
Heath
Colonel Whitaker
Miami Valley National Bank
Fletcher Heath
Hamilton
Butler
Thomas M. Boyd
Frank H. Ray
Boyd
Butler County
Colonel Ray
Paul J. Sorg
Middletown
Sheet iron scale talks fail. 15,000 at risk
Pittsburg June 27 two day conference for sheet iron scale settlement adjourned without result. No further meeting arranged and with bar iron scale to be considered tomorrow there seems little chance of settlement before Monday. If no agreement mill workers face closure, threatening over 15,000 jobs.
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Pittsburg
Bagg Arrested and Released on Bond in Fergus County Case
In Helena on June 27, C C Bragg of Cincinnati, a defendant in the Central Montana Mines Company dispute, was arrested in Ubet on a grand larceny warrant and transported to Lewistown. The case moved to federal court, and Bragg was later released on bond after a preliminary hearing.
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Commercial Tribune
Helena
Mont
Central Montana Mines Company
Fergus County
C. C. Bragg
Cincinnati
Ubet
Lewistown
C. C. Brags
A. 8
Wright
R. C Kellogg
Bragg
Slater
Fergus
Manchester Duke of Manchester Creditor Proposal Approved
Unsecured creditors approve the Duke of Manchester's plan offering twelve shillings sixpence per pound. Other creditors will be paid in full when accounts settle and the bankruptcy will be annulled.
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London
Duke of Manchester
Six Girls Injured In Carriage Runaway Accident
Six young women returning from a Sunday shop picnic near Wapakoneta Ohio were thrown from a carriage when the horse ran away. Stella Moore suffered a broken arm Georgia Moore was severely hurt and Florence Botkin sustained a long throat gash.
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Wapakoneta
Stella Moore
Georgia Moore
Florence Botkin
Factional Fight In Steubenville Democratic Convention
In Steubenville Ohio on June 27 the McFadden and Burns factions wrangled over a Ki corpe resolution. The McFadden group won the endorsement, but the Burns side completed the delegates who may vote for Tom Johnson in the county convention.
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Steubenville, O
McFadden
Burns
Tom Johnson
Suspension of Seventh National Bank Rumor Reaches Oxford
The news from Oxford Ohio dated June 27 reports the suspension of the Seventh National Bank amid no trouble anticipated at the First National Bank of Oxford. The report notes market reactions and seeks clarity on banking stability in the region.
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First National Bank of
Oxford
Commercial Tribune
Seventh National Bank
Caring for Needy Flood Sufferers in Bluefield
Bluefield West Virginia June 27 3000 laborers repaired washouts for temporary use toward Vivian relief train reached Elkhorn supplies given to the needy railroad will reopen Saturday night many destitute families leaving the field list of dead compiled by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph includes 35 named victims with more bodies believed in debris and driftwood
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Bluefield
Vivian
Elkhorn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
John Lewis
Nellie Smith
Anna Smith
McKay
Mary McKay
Chas. Shelly
Sam Poindexter
John Ballard
Bettie Brown
William Trigg
Jacob Riflin
John Bannister
Mary Foster
T. B. Christian
Bertha Anderson
William Cheatham
Guy Gatinés
A. L
Downpour in Pocahontas Causes Rail Damage
Roanoke Va June 27 The heavy rain in Pocahontas flooded streets with water up to three feet in parts. No loss of life reported though railroad tracks suffered most of the damage from the downpour.
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Roanoke
Pocahontas
Columbus Gas Enjoined Over Shutoffs Amid Charter Fight
Columbus citizens face a halt to gas shutoffs July 1 as the Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company loses an injunction covering all but one home, Judge Dewitt C. Badger exempting his own. Attorney General Sheets to pursue action attacking the company charter.
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Columbus
Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company
Dewitt C. Badger
Washington Gladden
Sheets
Citizens’ Committee
Special Train to San Francisco from Chicago
Special train to San Francisco via Chicago and North-Western Ry leaves Chicago Tuesday July 9 at 11 59 p m Stops include Denver Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake City en route with famed Sierra Nevada scenery Limited to a small party under personal direction of Tourist Department Fare 50 round trip with return route choices Send stamp for illustrated map to W B Kniskern 22 Hirth avenue Chicago
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San Francisco
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Chica
Denver
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake
Sierra Nevada Mountains
W. B. Kniskern
Hirth Avenue
Chicago
Duel Follows Senate Altercation Over Laur-Saluces Trial
In Paris on June 27, Senators Leprovost-Delaunay and Aucoin dueled with pistols after a secret deliberation in the High Court session regarding the Marquis De Laur-Saluces case. Shots were exchanged without injury or result.
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Paris
High Court
Senate
Marquis de Laur-Saluces
Leprovost-Delaunay
Aucoin
Paris Berlin auto race opens with single woman competitor
The Paris to Berlin auto race begins from Champigny near Paris with about 2,000 onlookers. Only one woman, Gast, competes, while M. Fournier leads the field at Aux-La-Chapelle by 2:30 p.m. and Foxhall Keene survives a tire burst incident.
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Paris
Ft. Champigny
Berlin
Champigny
Danhart
Gast
Foxhall Keene
M. Fournier
Aux-La-Chapelle
Rheims
M. Bragzier
Fournier
Foxhall
Coroner's jury holds Considines in Meredith murder
Seattle June 27 Coroners jury returns verdict that William L Meredith was murdered by John Considine aided by Tom Considine. Warrants issued charging both Considines with murder.
Krell Considers Moving Cincinnati Piano Factory to Springfield
Springfield leaders study lure of A. J. Krell, noted Cincinnati piano maker, relocating his factory. Krell proposes a company with significant capital and plans to take a fifth of the stock. He visits East Street Shops to evaluate site suitability.
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Dayton
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
A. J. Krell
Cincinnati
Board of Trade
Krell Peyosee
Ager
Tr. Krell
East Street
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Edward Ruthven
Dne
General Samuel Thomas
Alexander McDonald
Standard Oil Company
Crawford Fairbanks
Indiana
Continental Tobacco Company
R. W. Jones
American National Bank of
Kansas City
Guy G. Major
American Linseed Company
General W. P. Orr
Citizens’ National Bank
Piqua, C
E. Bissell
Ffood
Gen. Orr
John Wenk
G. W. Lewis
Lime Systems
America
France
England
Spain
Roan
McKinley
Fletcher 8. Heath
New York Bank
First National Bank
Hamilton Bank
Bagg
Manchester
Steubenville
Heath’s
Uneeda
Vinjer
Wayfer
Uneeda Jinjer Waufer National Biscuit Company
Uneeda Biscuk
West Virginia
Air
Keene
Sport
Mr. Keene
Associated Press
Eea
Dayton and Return
Sour
Mtral Union Station
Ohio
John Uri Lloyd
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