Warner Reveals Secrets on Train About Senate Candidacy
A railroad passenger overheard General A. J. Warner discuss the Ohio Democratic race for senator. He said he might run if the party wins the state, criticized McLean for pledges to candidates, and noted campaign mismanagement. Warner expects a Canton keynote on McKinley’s greenback stance amid party doubts.
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Commercial Tripune
Marietta
Cleveland & Marietta
A. J. Warner
Columbus
Cambridge
Warner
McLean
Senate
Cincinnati
General Warner
Canton
McKinley
United States
KNUCKLE KY CANDIDATES IN POLITICAL FIGHT
Jacob Howard a publican nominee for Circuit Clerk of Lan County was killed in a political fight on Straight Creek. John Milton a Democratic candidate for Jailer was mentally wounded.
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Knuckle
Jacob Howard
Lan County
Straight Creek
John Milton
Embezzler Charged in Over 100000 Short Government Funds
Francis J. Kieckhofer, former Disbursing Officer of the State Department, faces three indictments from a District grand jury for embezzling over 35000 in 1895 and misappropriating 15000 in government bonds. He denies guilt, claiming the shortage stems from poor bookkeeping. His 1896 trial was postponed due to other cases on the docket.
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Washington
Francis J. Kieckhofer
State Department
Kieckhofer
Gambler Shoots Wife Then Self in Kansas City
Edward McElroy, a Kansas City gambler, shot his wife Ida McElroy and then killed himself in their hotel room. Mrs McElroy, formerly Ida Morris of Boston, had threatened to leave him. Both were gravely wounded. there is little chance of recovery. McElroy had come from Toronto, Canada.
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Kansas City
Edward McE . & Gambler
McElroy
Toronto
Canada
Weyler Rally In Havana Supports Recall Stand
Friends of Captain General Weyler held a large rally at the Spanish Casino Havana to oppose recall to Spain. Wealthier Spaniards attended as resolutions endorsing Weyler were adopted and a cable to Madrid was sent by trading, mercantile, and industrial representatives.
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Havana
General Weyler
Spain
Madrid
Hotel at Lindsay Park collapsed in fatal windstorm
A large hotel under construction at Lindsay Park Charlevoix Michigan collapsed in a fierce gale. Two workers Pierce Kendall and Guy Hamilton died, several others injured, and rescue teams freed victims within an hour. Officials say improper bracing on lower walls caused the disaster. The site faced thousands in estimated losses but rebuild is expected.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Lindsay Park
Northern Michigan
Pierce Kendall
Guy Hamilton
Grand Rapids
Charles Heintzleman
James Gillett
Sy Cain
C. W. McNeill
Willis Silsby
Traverse City
Wm. Phelps
Wm. Wood
F. A. Smith
A. M. Hall
Charles Gabriel
Won His Own Coffin A Election Wager Burial Tale
Shelbyville Indiana Oct 5 John Deitzer longtime resident buried in a coffin won on a political wager. In 1872 he bet Undertaker Joseph Cummins thirty dollars that Thomas M Browne would be elected governor of Indiana if Hendricks won Deitzers coffin was to be his if Hendricks won. Cummins kept the walnut casket at his shop until Deitzers use. The final burial used the coffin three years ago after Deitzers death.
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Commercial Tribune
Shelbyville
Ind
John Deitzer
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Thomas M. Browne
Deitzer
Joseph Cummins
Cummins
Residence of A. Pritchett destroyed by fire
A. Pritchett’s home six miles west of Lexington burned yesterday after a grass fire started by a passing train spread to the house. Loss is $2,000 with partial insurance.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
A. Pritchett
Spain’s cabinet moves to act on Cuba and Philippines
Spain plans prompt Liberal measures for Antilles autonomy and firm war strategy. Sagasta says Weyler may resign or be recalled, and quickest action will be in the Philippines amid war conditions. Woodford met Sagasta at the Foreign Office. officials cite the cabinet’s cautious stance.
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Madrid
Senor Moret
Antilles
Cuba
United States
Stewart L. Woodford
Foreign Office
Sherman
Sagasta
Spain
Phillipine Islands
Senor Sagasta
Weyler
Phillippine Islands
Legation
Woodford
General Gomez Foresees Spanish War Effort Failing
In a letter from General Gomez to Tomaso Estrada Palma he argues Weyler’s successor would need 200000 troops and 100000000 dollars and still fail. He says Cuban forces are hopeful and Las Villas campaign a ruin, while Calixto Garcia praises the dynamite gun for terrorizing Spanish troops.
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New York
Tomaso Estrada Palma
Gomez
Weyler
Cuba
Las Villas
Calixto Garcia
Las Tunis
Rére
Castellanos Says Good-Bye to Weyler Cabinet Shakeup
Retiring Colonial Minister Senor Castellanos sends cable to Captain General Weyler announcing a new Sagasta cabinet and bids farewell to Spanish authorities, army, volunteers, and royal officials in Cuba.
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Havana
Senor Castellanos
Weyler
Senor Sagasta
Cuba
Mysterious River Body Found Wrapped in Carpet in Louisville
A man about 40, well-dressed, is found floating in the river near Riverside Park with his head and feet bound in carpet and stones tied on. The left skull is crushed, pockets emptied, and police seek identification while the case remains a mystery at the morgue.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Riverside Park
Prairie fires threaten Chicago suburbs as engines spark
Firemen battled prairie blazes across Chicago outlying areas. The worst near Grand Trunk tracks at Forty third and Ashland damaged sidewalks and fences, forced evacuation of Elsdon School, and scorched blocks along Belt Line, Clarkdale, Hoyne and other streets. No buildings burned.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Tracks
Forty-third Street
Ashland Avenue
Elsdon School
Archer Avenue
Ridgway Street
Seventy-ninth Street
Clarkdale
Hoyne Avenue
Seventh-fourth
Seventy-fifth Streets
Ninety-third Street
Indiana Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Madison
Monroe
Saginaw Street
West Fortieth
Congress Streets
Prairie fire in Chicago Junction eats celery crop and threatens homes
A sudden south breeze drives a growing muck fire northward, destroying about ten acres of Lindley Brothers celery and risking several houses. The Lindleys estimate losses at around $1,000 for the crop and equivalent land value. The Chicago Celery Company assigns its muck lands to attorney W. Severance as assignee. assets and liabilities are unknown.
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Chicago Junction
Cpt
Lindley Brothers
ChiCelery Company
W. Severance
Poison in the Water The Nature of the Disease Revealed
An autopsy of Herman Markley’s death at the Boys' Industrial School in Lancaster confirms typhoid as the cause of illness affecting forty people. Water supply remains unproven as contaminated. wells draw from a valley stream near the institution, with a sewer outlet two miles upstream. Dr Probst ordered strict sanitary measures, and Governor Bushnell urged prompt action before the Emergency Board considers a new water source.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Boys’ Industrial School
Herman Markley
Mansfield
Probst
Bushnell
Robbers Try to Take Family Strong Box in Montpelier
Steven Lish and his wife with two sons were corralled by two burglars at a farm near Montpelier Ohio. The younger son fired at one thief when he saw the intruders and the robbers fled leaving the strong box. Blood marks tracked the thieves a short distance.
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Commercial Tribune
Montpelier
Steven Lish
Lish
Had ten wives at once bigamy case shakes Springfield
Dr William Six pleaded guilty in Sangamon Circuit Court to bigamy and drew an indefinite sentence under the new law to Chester Penitentiary His latest victim was Miss Katie Hornung of Berry Indiana, whom he married after living with ten other undivorced wives in Illinois Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas He is about 40 and described as fairly good looking
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Springfield
William Six
Sangamon
Chester Penitential
James Hornung
Katieornung
Berry
Inl
Inn
Missouri
Kansa
Oklahoma
Texas
Horeeee
Luetgert Murder Trial Ends Defense Nears Win
Luetgert defense rests as state plans rebuttal in the famous Chicago sausage maker murder case. Rings found in the vat and alleged to be glued by flesh are questioned while witnesses discuss Luetgert’s potential testimony and the impact on the jury.
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Chicago
Luetgert
Deneen
Henry J. Cox
United States Weather Bureau Service
Cox
Mary Charles
Wm. Charles
Fred Miller
Kenosha
Wis
Lake Zurich
Vincent
Chicago Brewer's Syndicate Prepares Price War
The Chicago and Milwaukee Brewers Association, with forty three breweries, plans deeper price cuts to crush independent brewers led by Tosetti Brewing. An immediate drop from 4.80 to 4.00 a barrel is rumored, with a possible further move to 2.00 if needed, as independents push another 0.50 cut tomorrow.
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Ecial
Commercial Tribune
Chicago and
Milwaukee Brewers’ Association
Tosetti Brewing Company
Association
Tosetti Company
Tosetti
Preparing Terms for Peace in Tirah Campaign
London reports Sir William Lockhart's forces will begin the Tirah advance from Peshawar next Friday in three columns. The Mullahs of Tirah, warned of the move, are said to consider terms for Afridis Mohmands and Malakand tribesmen as they prepare to oppose the British expedition.
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London
William Lockhart
Tirah
Peshawar
Colum
Almost Admits Guilt Letter to Martin Thorn About Ending Lives
Mrs Nack in jail on Long Island for complicity in the Gulden murder sent a German letter to her prisoner ally Martin Thorn. The note suggests they could end their lives and mentions her attorney and strong evidence against Thorn, found torn and partly swallowed after a struggle by Sheriff Dobt and a guard.
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New York
Martin
Belle Freeland Kidnaps Child After Prison Term
Belle Freeland alias Albright, known for passing raised currency and a pardon by President Cleveland, has fled Terra Alta with her child after serving two terms in the penitentiary. Authorities search woods for mother and child while the husband holds custody.
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Uncle Sam
Commercial Tribune
Kingwood
West Virginia
Terra Alta
Albright
Marsh fires spread in Kankakee Valley
Valparaiso Ind Oct 5 The marsh fires in the Kankakee Valley spread rapidly despite farmers working night and day to confine the blaze by plowing around it. Since Sunday night eight houses and numerous cattle hay and fences have burned. Smoke fills the valley and drives residents from their homes as thousands of acres burn timber and vegetation.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Kankakee Valley
Gold by registered mail reaches New York from San Francisco
Gold imported from Australia to San Francisco is arriving in New York by registered mail. A bank received $100,000 and a private banking firm $40, in small canvas bags of $1,000 each. The government refused to transfer gold by government express or pay currency, so importers chose registered mail with insurance against loss.
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New York
San Francisco
Australia
Complications of Marriage Involving Parkersburg Woman
Miss Rena Skidmore of Sutton married Worthy Davis by Tuesday last linking her as wife to her uncle and making her mother sister-in-law and her father brother-in-law. She becomes her own aunt with brothers and sisters now nephews and nieces, creating a tangled family relation.
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Dispatch
Commercial ‘Tribune
Parkersburg
Rena Skidmore
Sutton
Worthy Davis
Fever Returns To Grip City With 31 New Cases
Yellow fever reports surge with 31 new cases and three deaths as doctors warn no epidemic. Dr. Olliphant says strict reporting and strong health corps curb spread. Orleans/New Orleans remains less risky than prior years. Dispatches note two more cases on Dr. Saunders’ plantation and a suspicious case linked to Ocean Springs.
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New Oale
Board of Health Office
New’ Orleans
Board of Health
Bekert
Wenshaw
Mra. Montgomery
Thall
John H
Elizabeth
Nagel
BE. A. Reppert
Archie Selph
Miss Eustis
Maggie McDing
Duffy Sky
Thomas V.shago
Willie Weber
E. P. Habers
Cecil Speiss
Baptiste Salomon
Morris Jacobs
Solomon Obemeyer
Hugo Gréenold
Adelina Rogora
John Dean
Bauman
Frank H. Mullen
Hattie Kinabreen
Richard Bordeaux
John Lennie
Willie Bordeaux
Flood
Henry Boorman
Bila Lennie
Bill Beattie
Cecile Spies
Baptista Salomon
Nellie Scannell
Miss Scannell
Patterson
Ocean Springs
Fever cases in Mobile show hopeful progress
Mobile Alabama health officials report 24 hour totals with new cases listed as Eugene Eastburn and Mrs W P White. Deaths include G F Steiner and F B Kling. Cumulative totals reach 95 cases, 15 deaths, 52 discharged, 27 still under treatment, as the fight to curb the fever continues.
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Mobile
Ala
Goode
Eugene Eastburn
W. P. White
G. F. Steiner
Kling
No Quarantine in Indiana Despite Louisville Fever Fears
Indiana officials state there is no yellow fever in Louisville and no quarantine plan against Louisville or other cities. The State Board of Health explains the meeting reviewed South health matters and refugee inspection funds, with Governor to supply if needed. Henry Jameson and J N Hurley sign the report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
W. White
Louisville, Tey
State Board of Health of
Indiana
Henry Jameson
J. N. Hurley
No Occasion for Alarm Quarantine Steps Explained
Indiana officials faced protests from New Albany and Jeffersonville leaders and trade boards over proposed quarantine. Governor’s secretary Charles B. Wilson stressed there is no need for immediate action as state health officials weigh options. The governor did not authorize a quarantine and the matter continues under study.
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Indianapolis
Charles
Wilson
New Albany
Jeffersonville
New Albany Board of Trade
C. C. Mengal
Louisville Board of Trade
J. N. Hurry
State Fee of Health
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F. J. Kieckhofer
Philippine Islands
Marshal Ramon Blanco
Azcarraga
Hendricks
Castellanos
Louisville Police
Phalen
Tuthill
Loetgert
William Charles
Sis
Syndicate of Breweries
Martin Thorn
Belle Freeland
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