Thompson backs county option in Ohio temperance debate
In a letter to Rev. Homer P. Smith, Speaker Carmi A. Thompson declares his support for county local option and temperance legislation aligned with the Republican platform. He cites his House record and speaks from his position as presiding officer, signaling alignment with anti saloon league sentiment.
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Outlook
Columbus
Onto
Commercial Tribune
Carmi A. Thompson
Homer P. Smith
Delaware
Antisaloon League
S. A. Hoskins
Thompson
Ohio
Platt Ready 10 Ad as a Wife to Obtain a Divorce
New York October 5 Senator Thomas C Platt and his wife show no prospect of reconciliation His friends say if Mrs Platt sues for divorce he will not defend or thwart it He is prepared to offer liberal alimony to avoid further exposure He is feeble ill and marital disputes worsen his health Mrs Platt denounces false reports and vows the full truth will come in time to clear her name and end calumny She remains at Tioga Lodge Highland Mills while he stays at Hotel Gotham
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Thomas C. Platt
Senator Platt
Gotham
Platt
Tioga Lodge
Highland Mills
Peebles Corner
Terracotta Worker Climbs to Safety After Fifteen-Story Fall
John Michaelson, a terra cotta worker, fell from a fifteen story building in Kansas City on October 5. He grabbed a dangling rope fifty feet down and saved himself, climbing back to safety unhurt. The incident is described as an unprecedented escape.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
John Michaelson
Explosion at Dutchman Coal Mine Kills Fifteen Near Blessburg
Special Dispatch reports an explosion at the Dutchman Coal Mine in Blessburg near Raton New Mexico. Fifteen miners are believed dead with three bodies recovered. Rescue teams search the shaft for further casualties.
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Blessburg
Commercial Tribune
Raton
N. M
Dutchman
Wheel and Rider Drown After Car Crash in San Jose
A touring car owned and driven by E. L. Peacock collided with an unknown Japanese cyclist in front of Agnew Asylum. The wheel and the driver were thrown into an irrigation ditch where the cyclist was submerged and died. Major and Mrs. Braslin Adele Pieper and H N Earl of Philadelphia were aboard.
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Commercial Tribune
San Jose
Cal
E. L. Peacock
C. P. Braslin
Adele Pieper
H. N. Earl
Philadelphia
Agnew Asylum
Burglar William Southgate Nabbed By Police At Shoe Factory
Patrolmen Lang and Buck arrested William Southgate 30 of 316 East Third Street at the Behring Company Shoe Factory near Sixth and Sycamore streets. Recognized as an escaped Longview Asylum inmate, he surrendered after police covered him with revolvers. Southgate, with a burglary mania, had escaped three weeks earlier and is to be returned to Longview.
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Buck
William Southgate
East Third Street
Behring Company
Sixth
Sycamore Streets
Second District
Longview Asylum
Southgate
Longview
Mutual Life May Lose Kentucky Licenses After Hindman Dismissal
Kentucky Commissioner Henry R. Prewitt sent notice to Mutual Life Insurance President Peabody to appear in Lexington by October 13 to explain the dismissal of Colonel Hindman as manager. If accounts are correct, Prewitt may revoke the company’s Kentucky licenses.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Kentucky
Hindman
Henry R. Prewitt
Peabody
Frankfort
Prewitt
Mutual
Millionaire Weds Nurse in New York Ceremony
Charles Halliwell First Vice President of American Tobacco Company married Ruth A Cole a trainee nurse who cared for him during a long illness His wealth is estimated at twenty million dollars and he ranks second in importance to James B Duke within the company The wedding took place Tuesday in New York City Oct 5 report says
Two Clerks Fall to Death in Fourth Story Fall
In Cleveland Ohio on October fifth two Lake Shore Railroad clerks J. W. Bunts aged 30 and Harry Wilfred aged 17 clashed in an office altercation. They fell from the fourth story window and died on impact, still holding each other as they plunged to the pavement.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Lake Shore Railroad
J. W. Bunts
Harry Wilfred
Bunts
Wilfred
Infernal device found in Pennypacker mail in Harrisburg
A suspicious three inch square package labeled infernal machine was found in Governor Pennypacker's mail at the Executive Mansion. Clippings tied with yellow ribbons. clerk Lynch soaked it in water for hours before opening to reveal a cartridge shell shaped case with black powder intended to explode when lid removed.
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Executive Mansion
Lynch
Desertions Rise as Eleventh Infantry Prepares for Cuba
Cheyenne Wyoming October 5 reports many desertions from the Eleventh Infantry at Fort D. A. Russell after orders to sail for Cuba. One private shot through the hip by artillery squad member wounded last night is in the post hospital as the regiment departs today for Newport News Virginia.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Eleventh Infantry
Ft. D. A. Russell
Cuba
Newport News
McCarren to Back Hughes as Hearst Defies Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren and the Kings County Democratic machine will likely back Charles E. Hughes for governor. Hearst, speaking in Chatham, repudiated McCarren and said independent tickets would be named in all Brooklyn districts. A Kings County executive meeting may adopt a repudiation of Hearst, signaling Hearst’s anticipated defeat by 50,000 to 75,000 in the county.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County
Democratic
Charles E. Hughes
Tomorow
William R. Hearst
Chatham
McCarren
Brooklyn
Hearst
Democratic Organization of
Democratic Party
Hughes
Despairing Appeal From Socialist Leader Jaures
Paris on October 5 M Jaures the Socialist leader appealed to his followers for funds else Humanity the newspaper must cease publication.
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Paris
M. Jaures
Humanity
Ambassador Leishman Presents Credentials in Constantinople
In Constantinople on October 5, Ambassador Leishman became the first United States envoy to Turkey. Haireddin Bey introduced him at the American Embassy and escorted him to the palace amid ambassadorial pomp. Accompanying Leishman were Lewis E. Einstein and other embassy members, plus Consul General E. H. Ozman’s staff. The chilly weather required overcoats over evening dress.
World Going Mad Says London Doctor
London physician Dr Forbes Winslow predicts a rising global insanity rate. He cites statistics claiming lunatics may soon outnumber sane people and questions the value of education bills versus addressing the supposed surge in madness.
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London
Forbes Winslow
Walnut Hills Protest Urges Gilbert Avenue Viaduct Vote
Citizens from Walnut Hills and surrounding districts packed the council chamber to denounce Mayor Dempsey's veto of the Gilbert avenue viaduct ordinance. Speakers urged the Appropriation of Property Committee to recommend passage, citing safety, reduced travel time, and uptown development.
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Walnut Hills
Tme
Dempsey
Gilbert Avenue
Adams
Council
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