Breaks Grow With Mississippi Flood at Marion Arkansas
Mississippi River declines at Memphis to 37.0 feet as new levee crevasses widen near Sans Souci. In Arkansas the town of Marion is submerged with every house surrounded by water and multiple breaks along the Kansas City Railway causing rapid flood waves. No loss of life reported.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Osceola
Ark
Sans Souci
Arkansas
Vicksburg
Modoc
Helena
State of Kansas
White River
Coachmi County
Miss
Kansas
The
Big River
Marion
Kansas City Railway
Cairo Citizens Rally To Aid Flood Sufferers
Cairo and district mobilize to ship provisions and stock feed to flood victims as rivers threaten higher levels. Government steamer Vidalla and barges head south to assist, with the Minnetonka to follow, while rail lines brace for rising waters and locals stockpile earth and timber.
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Commercial Tribune
Cairo
Mil
Tennessee
Cumberland
Levee
Big Four
Cache River
Vidalla
Sturtivant
Minnetonka
Expected That Street Car Travel May Resume Today
Nashville reports the Cumberland River at 48 feet and falling since morning. Mills and factories on the East Side will be slow to resume even with no more rain. Lumber yards were endangered by backwater but gains in river level relief help. Some streets still suspended but cars to resume on additional streets tomorrow. Rail links to Memphis remain cut.
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Memphis
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
New Orleans
Lakeview
Illinois Central South
Kansas City
Birmingham
Charleston
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Big Hatchie River
Tennessee
Iron Mountain
Tenn
Cumberland River
North
Alabama
Itinerant Traders Drowned in Forked Deer River near Jackson
Louis Schultz of Alton NL and Albert Flick of St Louis were swept away when their boats swamped in the Forked Deer River at Jackson Tennessee. Schultz drowned while Flick reached the shore after drifting downstream. No fatalities reported locally today.
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Louis Schultz
Alton
Albert Flick
Deer River
Jackson
Tenn
Schultz
Flick
Ice Jam Destroys 75 Feet of Milwaukee Foot Bridge
Flooding along the Milwaukee River subsided except north of the city as an ice jam broke loose. A 75 foot section of the North Avenue foot bridge toppled when ice piled against the dam pillars, with losses estimated between 200000 and 300000 dollars. The river rose to near its record high and backed up sewer levels.
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Milwaukee
Wis
State Tonight
Milwaukee River
Sauxville
North Avenue
Vast Sheet of Water Engulfs Nebraska River Valley
The Missouri River rose near Omaha Nebraska on March 21 with flooding extending from Norfolk to Pierce. The North Fork of the Elkhorn overflowed its banks as residents awoke to warnings to rescue stock and protect property from the advancing floodwaters.
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Omaha
Neb
Norfolk
There
Pierce
Northwest Is Waterbound Report From Yankton
The two Mississippi River gorges at Yankton South Dakota are firm tonight and the entire Northwest remains waterbound. Railroads are in bad shape as flood conditions continue to disrupt transport and travel.
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Yankton
Mississippi River
Engine Blast Kills Two On Fast Lake Shore Train
The locomotive hauling the Chicago and Boston special on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad exploded, killing engineer Alexander Franks and fireman Edward B. Smith of Chicago. Franks was hurled 200 feet into telegraph wires, his right leg torn off, while Smith suffered numerous broken bones after being thrown against a cattle car.
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Chicago
Boston
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Alexander Franks
Edward B. Smith
Lake Shore Road
van Buren Street
Exiglewood
Five Die in Missouri Family Tragedy
In Orrick Missouri B Rainwater killed his wife his mother in law sister in law and his step daughter then killed himself at the Artman home Sheriff Green went to the scene Rainwater allegedly acted from suspected jealousy as he visited the Artman residence intending mass murder.
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Richmond
Orrick
Here
B. Rainwater
William Artman
Jas. Thurman
Ethel Gentry
Crete Blockade Deepens as Pillaging Goes On
In Canea Crete the blockade has begun and food supplies run short. Turkish soldiers raided Halepa, fired on gendarmes, and one attacker was killed. Officials doubt Colonel Vassos can hold out much longer due to scarce provisions. No friction is reported between Admirals and Consuls.
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Halepa
Vassos
Crete
Windy Aegean Powers Hamper Crete Blockade
London dispatch reports a strong gale across the Aegean hinder ing naval blockade efforts as Greek and Turkish forces mobilize on Crete. Admirals reportedly allowed provision ships to land at Akrotiri while calls grow to remove Turkish troops and avert famine.
Greeks Arm for War in Aegean Islands
Constantinople dispatch reports Greek islands arming and drilling for revolt as war looms. Berlin telegram notes two Greek lieutenants arrested in Turkish camp at Elassona and sentenced to death as spies.
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London
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Berlin
Berlin Post
Elassona
Greek sharpshooters clash near Pramanda sparking tensions
In Athens on March 21 Greek sharpshooters at Pramanda opened fire on Turkish troops. Greek officers intervened to avert a full conflict. Frontier activity continues as Kopramna authorities seize 1,000 sacks of flour bound for Turkish forces at Sangora.
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Athens
Pramanda
Kopramna
Sangora
Fifteen Battalions Ordered to Salonica Immediately
Constantinople reports the Servia Government has called reserves and militia to the colors for maneuvers near the Turkish frontier. The Porte orders railway stock kept ready to move troops to the Servian frontier. Fifteen battalions will concentrate at Salonica with quarters in mosques and public buildings prepared.
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Constantinople
Porte
Salonica
Negroes riot after arrest attempt at Brookside
Birmingham March 21 Deputy Sheriff Armstrong jailed Henry Johnson after a Brookside riot in which Jake McKenzie was killed, City Marshal Glen Tethrow wounded, and Charles Sellers fatally shot. Johnson seized the Marshal’s pistol provoking gunfire from deputies and local Negroes.
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Commercial Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Armstrong
Henry Johnson
Brookside
Glen Tethrow
Burgin
Charles Sellers
Tethrow
Johnson
Jake McKenzie
Sellers
Lieutenant Governor Jones Hurt in Streetcar Runaway
Lieut Governor Jones and his guest Hon John Hall of Akron were thrown from a spirited team when it frightened at a street car in Youngstown on March 21. Hall escaped injury while Jones sustained severe bruises.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Jones
John Hall
Akron
Hall
Long Lost Ship Found After 259 Days at Sea
The American clipper T. F. Oakes, missing since July 4, 259 days at sea, with six deaths from scurvy and a dying crew, was towed into New York by the Kasbek after a voyage from Hong Kong via Cape Horn. Captain Reed and his wife kept the vessel afloat through typhoons and dwindling supplies until rescue.
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New York
T. F. Oakes
Hong Kong
Kasbek
Muir
Reed
The
Oakes
Recov
China Sea
North Pacific
Cape Horn
Cape of
George King
Governor Robie
Melbourne
Trinidad
Poisoned by a Spoon In Verdigris Case Near Kokomo
Saturday the family of John Goyer nine persons living three miles east of Kokomo were poisoned at breakfast. Three children lay at the point of death. The poison came from a brass spoon in a gravy dish. The spoon had been lost and lay on the ground accumulating verdigris.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
John Goyer
Ex President Cleveland Attends Quiet First Sunday in Princeton
Ex President Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland spent their first Sunday in Princeton quietly attending morning services at College Chapel led by Rev Dr Richards of Plainfield New Jersey. They explored the town in the afternoon and did not return for church as the Revolutionary War era battle site drew their visitors attention.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
College Chapel
Dr. Richards
Plainfield
N.J
A Fifteen Year Old Hero Louis Gabelmann
Evansville Indiana March 21 a fifteen year old lad Louis Gabelmann was run over by a P D E switch engine. The injury required amputation of his right leg. He remained conscious and did not complain of pain and refused narcotics.
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Louis Gabelmann
Mrs McKinley to accompany family to Atlantic City
It is stated that Mrs William McKinley and the President's mother will join Mr and Mrs Abner McKinley in Atlantic City tomorrow. They have secured quarters at the Hotel Dennis.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlantic City
N. J
Wm. McKinley
Abner McKinley
Hotel Dennis
Cuban President Dies and Succession Reported in Cuba
Reports from Camaguey say Salvador Cisneros is dead with Vice President Bartolomé Massó to succeed him. Dr Capott, former Havana University professor, is named as future Vice President. Weyler faces health issues as insurgent activity grows near Sancti Spiritus.
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Havana
Key West
Camaguey
Salvador Cisneros
Bartolome Masso
Capott
Havana University
Quintin Bana
Sancti Spiritus
General Weyler
Jad Nelson
United States
Robert Emmet Scully
Somerville
N. J
Ynateene
State Department
Spain Promises Fair Inquiry Into Ruiz Death
The State Department expects the inquiry into Dr. Ruiz death in a Cuban prison to begin soon. It will be held in Havana or at the place of imprisonment with Consul General Lee present or represented to protect the Ruiz family interests. Secretary Sherman said the investigation will be thorough and fair, with assurances from the Spanish government.
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Washington
State Department
Ruiz
Havana
Lee
Sherman
Filibuster Expedition Delayed and Ship Rerouted
From Punta Gorda Florida on March 21 the expedition sailed no earlier than midnight Saturday as the tug Fearess leaked four miles offshore. Its engineer abandoned ship, leaving the tug to Fireman Horton who brought the vessel ten miles out and shifted arms and crew to a waiting steamer bound southward.
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Commercial Tribune
Punta Gorda
Fla
Fearess
Horton
Fearless
Mississippi Flood Reaches Quincy With Major Rise
In Quincy Illinois on March 21 flood waters from the north push the Mississippi over two feet in forty eight hours. The river is out of its banks with lowlands unprotected by levees inundated and crops damaged amid one of the heaviest rises for the period.
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Quincy, Ill
Mississippi
Disorders Reported in Tokat Amid Armenian Turkish Tensions
Reports from Constantinople say serious clashes occurred in Tokat in the Sivas district of Asia Minor. Many Armenians and Turks are reported killed with details on the outbreak still pending. Tokat sits on the Yeshil Irmak River, about 60 000 residents. The government has built copper refining works tied to Arghana Maden mines near Diarbekir. The area lies in the historic Armenian heartland.
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Constantinople
Tokat
Sivas
Asia Minor
Yeshil-Irmak
Arghana- Maden
Diarbekir
Armenia
American Charles Scott Released After Guamabacoa Case
Havana report says Charles Scott, the American once charged by a Guamabacoa military court and later dismissed, was released today and likely to depart for the United States on Wednesday.
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Havana
Charles Scott
Guamabacoa
United States
War Department bars civilian access to U.S. fortifications
An order from the War Department forbids commanding officers at all posts from admitting anyone who is not an army or navy officer. The move follows suspicion that European agents may be secretly inspecting United States fortifications.
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Commercial Tribune
Niagara Falls
N. Y
War Department
United States
Elder Z T Sweeney Resigns From Columbus Church
Elder Z T Sweeney resigns as pastor of the Christian Church of Columbus after twenty six years. He has not decided his new location and recently became Indiana Fish Commissioner appointed by Governor Mount. He previously served as Consul to Turkey under the Harrison administration. The Columbus church is described as the largest denomination church in the world. He says he resigns to pursue work in another field.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ind
Z. T. Sweeney
Christian Church of Columbus
Sweeney
Indiana
Mount
Turkey
Harrison
Christian Church
Miners Strike Over Wage Cuts Hit Norfolk & Western Divisions
Welch West Virginia miners on the Tom's Creek and Clinch Valley divisions of the Norfolk & Western Railroad walked out in protest of wage reductions proposed by mine operators.
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Commercial Tribune
Welch, W. Va
Tom’s Creek
Clinch Valley
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Battle in Philippine Province of Manila reported losses
Government troops stormed insurgent trenches in the Manila province. Insurgents suffered about 300 killed and many wounded, while government forces suffered fewer than twenty killed and wounded.
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Manila
Madrid
Philippine Islands
Earlham Alumni Banquet Highlights Chicago Ties
President J J Mills of Earlham College attended the third annual Chicago Earlham Alumni Association banquet at the Victoria Hotel. The event drew over eighty members and featured Mills as one of the speakers.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
J. J. Mills
Earlham College
Chicago Earlham Alumni Association
Victoria Hotel
Flood plains brace for Cedar and Shell Rock crest
Cooler weather halted river rises in Dubuque. Cedar River at Charles City shows four feet gain while Cedar Falls mobilizes workers and teams to build dikes against combined Cedar and Shell Rock floods threatening lowland communities.
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Dubuque
Charles City
Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Victim of a Raised Check in Caledonia Case
Marion Ohio March 21 John Hanly a Caledonia merchant was victim of a check forgery. A farm laborer named John Brown raised a check and Hanly cashed it.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion, O
John Hanly
Caledonia
John Brown
Hanly
Italian general election results in progress in Rome
In Rome on March 21 the general elections show ministerialists leading with seventy two seats, constitutional opposition sixteen, radicals six and socialists eight. Elected figures include Crispi, the Marquis di Rudini, Admiral Brin, Luzzatti, Gianturco, Sonnino, Guicciardini and Branoe.
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Rome
Sig
Crispi
Marquis di Rudini
Admiral Brin
Sig. Luzzatti
Gianturco
Sig. Sonnino
Sig. Guicciardini
Sig. Branoe
Hopkinsville man shot at dance near city
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on March 21 George Bullard was shot in the breast at a dance held several miles east of town He had gone to break up the event and was seriously wounded what may be a fatal injury recorded by local police and witnesses
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
George Bullard
Man Known as Joseph Blanther Dies in Jail
In Houston on March 21, Joseph Blanther the San Francisco murderer held on a $1,000 reward died by taking morphine in the county jail. He had been teaching school at the time of his arrest.
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Houston
Tex
Valley Mills
Joseph Blanther
San Francisco
Woolen Mills Run Full Time in Pittsfield Revival
Pittsfield Massachusetts March 21 there is a great revival in the woolen business in this city and vicinity all the mills are running on full time and have more orders than they have had any spring before in a long time
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Pittsfield
Mass
Ladies of the G. A. R. organize circle in Richmond
Richmond Indiana March 21 The circle of the Ladies of the G A R was organized here yesterday by State President Mrs Etta Tobey of Logansport Mrs Alonzo Marshall was chosen President.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Etta Tobey
Logansport
Alonzo Marshall
Bradley May Quit Not Authorized Kentucky Governor Implies Resignation
Frankfort dispatch reports Governor Bradley hinted at leaving office after the Legislature adjourns amid joint ballot campaigns. Hunter forces push for victory with Republican leaders and silver coalition promoters active. Bradley denies a fixed time but says resignation, if any, would not be tied to the Senate race.
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Commercial
Tribune
Frankfort
Silver Republican Coalition
Bradley
Blackburn
Baird
Stout
Norman
Elmore
Noe
Holloway
Blackburn-Bradley
Ed Parker
Lexington
Bronston
J. W. Parker
John G. White
Clay County
William I Memory: German Army to Wear Cockade and Medal
Berlin reports an Emperor William I commemorative program for March 22, 1897. The Army will wear the German cockade as a symbol of duty and patriotism, with a new medal cast from captured cannon bronze to honor worthy soldiers. The day includes church services, a royal procession, and color transfers at the William I Palace.
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Berlin
Army Gazette
William
Empire
Germany
William I
William the Great
Luitpold
Bavaria
Emperor William Memorial Church
Faber
Potsdam
William I. Palace
Pingree Ends Mayor Run, Stays Governor for Term
Detroit March 21 Governor Pingree will not resign nor seek the Detroit mayoralty in the April 5 special election. Advisers at a long meeting urged him to finish his term, not allow Lt. Gov. Dunstan to succeed him. The group recommended Captain Albert E Stewart, Detroit vessel owner and Legislator, to be nominated for mayor.
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Supreme Court
Dunstan
Albert E.stewart
Fpingree
Sad scenes at the prison in Jeffersonville Ind
Crowds fill the guard hall as prisoners are to be moved to the Northern Prison on April 1. Mary Gaylor, widow, had mortgaged her farm to support her son serving a life term for complicity in Druggist Counts murder, begs the warden to allow a visit. The warden cannot grant exceptions. Families unable to travel bid farewell.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mary Gaylor
Reelsville
Hert
Michigan City
Quay Fights Panther While Guard Slays It Over Tarpon
Senator Quay on a fishing trip near his Florida home engages a hungry panther that attacks a tarpon carried by Seminole Jim and Sam Burke. Jim uses a club and Burke a knife, Quay fires, and the guide delivers the fatal blow to the famished animal. The panther’s hide will be mounted for Quay’s library.
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Commercial Tribune
San Luce
Fla
Quay
Washington
Seminole Jim
Sam Burke
Jim
Burke
Beaver Falls
Dragged by Horse Kills Veteran in West Virginia
John Jeffers, an aged Grand Army of the Republic veteran from Standing Stone Wirt County, was dragged nearly a mile in Elizabeth after his left foot caught in a stirrup causing his horse to bolt. He died from head and shoulder injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Jeffers
Standing Stone
Wirt County
Elizabeth
Jeffers
Murderer Edward Born Kills Self in Son's Presence
In Columbus Ohio Edward Born a carpenter with a violent record killed one man and attempted another then drove his wife and daughter from the home and shot himself before his eight year old son. A prior street violence linked to political aftermath is noted with a policeman wounded.
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Edward Born
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Newport
Cleveland
Blaine Born
Pat Doyle
Prolific West Virginia Farmer Joseph Haines Dies at 8 Years Old
Fayettteville reports the death of Joseph Haines of Russellville aged 8? No, 8 years old is misread. He was married twice and fathered 28 children with 115 grandchildren 198 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren totaling 357 descendants. He leaves his family well to do.
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Commercial Tribune
Fayetteville
W. Va
Joseph Haines
Russellville
Fire Causes Fatal Burns to Two Children in West Virginia
This morning in Cornwallis West Virginia two children of Charles Frederick a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman poured oil on a fire and caused an explosion that left both children badly burned and they cannot live. Neighbors saved the house.
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Commercial Tribune
Cornwallis
W. Va
Charles Frederick
Baltimore & Ohio
House to Debate Dingley Tariff Under Five Minute Rule
Washington dispatch describes ten days of tariff debate in the House starting with the Dingley bill at 10 am The discussion will largely be party line with possible amendments before the March 31 final vote The Senate is expected to make amendments but not drastically alter the established lines. the sugar schedule faces likely attack amid trust considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Dingley
Dill
Bailey
McMillin
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
tariff debate schedule outlined for House and Senate
Washington March 21 The tariff dispute plan for the House sets a long daily session from 10 am to 11 pm with a dinner break 5 to 8 pm The general debate ends Thursday and amendments are read under the five minute rule through March 31 The Ways and Means Committee holds priority to amend and may supersede individual member amendments Dingley will open the debate with Bailey or McMillin to reply Senate focus shifts to the Anglo American arbitration treaty and possible changes to appropriation bills as party leaders spar over vacancies and seating amid tariff policy disputes
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Washington
Committee On
House
Dingley
Ways and Mearis
Bailey
Texas
McMillin
Tennessee
Ways and Means
Senate
Richter Wins Mayoralty in Canton Republican Primary
J. G A Richter, former National Commander of the Jr. O U A M, and a shopman, secured a large majority in the Canton Ohio Republican primary for mayor. Attys John C. Bothwell and Frank Kibler trailed. Incumbents renominated include City Solicitor Harry B. Webber, Marshal W. H. Reed, Water Works Trustee Durfee B. Orden, Street Commissioner Harry H. Hill, Market Master B. F. McCloud, Board of Education members S. L. Hodgon, A. P. Gould, Frank F. Evans.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
J. G A. Richter
John C. Bothwell
Frank Kibler
Harry 8. Webber
W. H. Reed
Durfee B. Orden
Harry H. Hill
B. F. McCloud
Board of Education
L. Hodgdon
A. P. Gould
Frank F. Evans
Funeral of Rabbi Ignatz Grossman in New York
Funeral services for Rabbi Ignatz Grossman of Detroit were held at Temple Rudolph Sholom in New York. The sanctuary was filled with members of the congregation and friends from this city and Brooklyn.
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New York
Ignatz Grossman
Detroit
Rudolph
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Prof.Capott
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McKinley
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