Attorney Miller Charged With Accepting Bribe in Post Office Case
Washington dispatch reports D V Miller Assistant Attorney General of the Post Office Department was dismissed and arrested on bribery claims. He allegedly took 5000 from agents of turf speculator John J Ryan, with trial set for Cincinnati in fall. A second suspect is sought as warrants issued in connection with the case.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
D. V. Miller
Post Office Department
John J. Ryan
Cincinnati
Post Office
Department of Justice
Miller
Indiana
St. Louis
James N Tyner
Tom Campbell
Ryan
Arnold Get-Rich-Quick Concern
Secret Service
Terre Haute
Ind
James N. Tyner
Fulton
United States
Fuller
Robb
Fourteen States Endorsed Roosevelt for 1904 Renomination
Washington May 25 The Republican record shows fourteen states last year endorsed President Roosevelt and backed his renomination. Iowa Kansas Connecticut Massachusetts Missouri New York Pennsylvania Alabama Arkansas Minnesota Rhode Island Texas Utah Wyoming and others followed. Illinois may join. Michigan Kentucky Wisconsin California and more reportedly would back Roosevelt if conventions were held. Indiana shows clear opposition, the only Northern state with such a stance.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Hanna
Ohio
Platt
New York
Pennsylvania
Quay
Alabama
Arkansas
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Dakotas
Montana
Oregon
Indiana State Central Committee
Indiana
President Delivers Ohio Issue Statement
Secretary to the President Loeb released a statement in Walla Walla stating the President did not seek support nor raise the Ohio issue. He added that supporters will endorse, opponents will oppose, and he was touched by Canton county's backing of President McKinley.
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Ohio
McKinley
Canton
Cow Nurtures Orphan Pig in West Virginia Foster Bond
In Marion County a cow from Union District acts as foster mother to a pig after its dam died. City Attorney Amos O. Stanley photographed the unusual care as the pig nurses at the cow. The pair roam the pasture together with a curious bond forming between species.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Romulus
Remus
Rome
S. H. Ruddy
Union District
Marion County
Amos O. Stanley
Fairmont
Mmea
Will of B F Jones filed for probate in Pittsburg
The will of Benjamin F Jones prominent steel magnate was filed for probate before Register George H Stengel. The estate is valued by insiders at not less than 60 million dollars. Executors are Major George M Laughlin Willis L King and B F Jones Jr. The widow receives income from most of the estate with the remainder to four children. Upon Mrs Jones death income to be shared by the children and the trusts to continue until the last child dies, then grandchildren receive principal equally.
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Pittsburg
Benjamin F. Jones
George H. Stengel
George M. Laughlin
Willis L. King
B. F. Jones
Village destroyed after long battle with insurgents
The Salonica despatch reports insurgents seized Smerdesh on Lake Presba, Turkish forces besieged the village for about thirty hours, rebels threw explosive bombs burning houses, and 150 insurgent bodies were found in the ruins.
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Smerdesh
Presba
County Republicans to vote on delegates in Columbus
In Columbus on Wednesday Republican primaries select delegates to the county convention which names state delegates. Polls open 4 to 7 pm. Delegation aims for harmony at the State convention and there is strong belief Roosevelt will be endorsed for 1904.
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Hamilton County
Indorse Roosevelt
Party Leaders Rebuff Roosevelt Indorsement at State Convention
At Circleville Ohio on May 2 party leaders refused to endorse President Roosevelt at the State convention. The debate over endorsing Roosevelt drew remarks from Circuit Judge Festus Walters and Common Pleas Judge Charles Dresback among others. Some officials favored endorsing him, while others urged holding for next year. the amendment proposing endorsement was defeated.
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Commercial Tribune
Circleville
Rosevelt
Indorse
Roosevelt
Pickaway-Franklin
Charles E. Groce
Committee On Resolutions
Murder Indictments Loom In Feud News Of The Day
Jett and White are indicted on murder charges as soldiers guard other killings. An official witness is to be investigated, while Even and others testify. Tom Cockrill may not appear. Three attempts have been made thus far to solve the latest murder.
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Tom Cockrill
J. B. Marcum
James Cockrell
Dr Cox
Cockrell
Cox
Jett
Marcum
Temple of Justice
Negro suspect in Kaiser case freed after mob threat
Louis Everson alias Black Ponto, held on suspicion in the Kaiser murder at Manchester Station, was released from the Lawrenceburg County Jail after a telephoned warrant withdrawal. A mob tailed him, stoning and firing shots as he fled toward woodland near Aurora. Police report no incriminating evidence. widespread tension and calls to discharge colored workers accompany ongoing local searches.
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Commercial Tribune
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Louis Everson
Black Ponto
Rosa Kaiser
Martin Kaiser
Manchester
Black Panto
Axbey
Rising Sun
Everson
Kaiser
Seymour
Indl
John Fraiser
George Schmidt
Weisburg
Harmon Station
Manchester Station
Lawrenceburg Junction
Sunman
Louis Kaiser
Ponto
Kaisers
Marshal Edward Meagher
Glendale
Rose Kaiser
Arrest of Walter Orr in Manchester murder probe
Walter Orr, a man described as tall and very dark, was arrested by Patrolman Tehan on Price Hill and taken to the Ninth District Police Station on suspicion in the Manchester Indiana murder case. His home is listed as Batesville Mississippi, and his description does not fully match the man wanted.
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Walter Orr
Batesville
Miss
Ninth District
Manchester
Ind
Tehan
Price Hill
Orr
Kaiser Sarcastic on Cathedral Statue Plan
Berlin on May 2 reports stirred by a proposed statue of Charles V in the new cathedral. Emperor William wrote a joking marginal note listing Diocletian Nero Torquemada and Alva alongside the figure and quipped Lucifer could be placed in the pulpit or the Emperor's box.
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Berlin
Charles V
William
Diocletian
Nero
Torquemada
Alva
Lucifer
Judge Redwine Urges Breathitt Jury to Indict All Suspects
Special Despatch from Jackson Kentucky May 25. Circuit Judge Redwine addresses the Breathitt County grand jury urging thorough investigation of the Marcum Cockrell and Cox killings. He warns of the county’s crime tide and demands indictments against all involved, with witness protection and secrecy in the grand jury room.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Redwine
Breathitt County
Daughters in Court as Kentucky Murder Case Moves Forward
A Jackson Kentucky jury indicted Curtis Jett and Tom White for the murder of James B. Marcum as state militia guards the courthouse. Deputy Sheriff B J Ewen testified he saw the assassin and revolvers in the killer’s hands. Witnesses include Nellie Marcum and relatives while missing witnesses Tom Cockrill and Moses Feltner face pursuit as indictments prepare for transfer to a neighboring county.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Maess
United States
Curtis Jett
Tom White
James B. Mar
Redwine
B. J. Ewen
Marcum
Ewen
Nellie
J. B. Marcum
James B. Marcum
Tom Cockrill
Lexington & Youd
Beattyville Junction
Hargis
Doug Hays
James Spencer
Krill
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