Stop Sale of Papers Cigar Dealers Warned to Close
Springfield faces a Sunday closing now as the Liquor League moves to close all cigar shops and halt newspaper distribution. Detectives visit drug and cigar stores, warrants expected, and saloons prepared to enforce a blue law as law and order leagues raise funds for arrests and affidavits.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Liquor League
Cincinnati
Columbus
Liquor’ League
Law and Order League
Clark
Loree Heir to $14 Million Estate in Kentucky and Virginia
Humboldt Neb Oct 6 Charles Loree long time county employee is heir to coal iron ore and timber lands in Kentucky and Virginia valued at 14 million dollars with about one tenth of the estate allotted to him. The vast property covers nearly four million acres and has been tied up in litigation until a settlement led by John Loree of Cleveland Ohio who is also an heir.
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Humboldt, Neb
Charles Loree
Kentucky
Virginia
John Loree
Cleveland, O
Two Moodwine Boys Save School and Capture Vagrants
In Kokomo Indiana on October 6 two of Jacob Moodwine’s sons aged 9 and 7 saved a local school house from a night fire and captured six tramps who had started the blaze. After putting out the fire the boys kept watch over the men with a Flobert rifle while one rode to town to summon police who jailed the incendiaries.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Jacob Moodwine
Flobert
Chinese Basel Mission De destroyed in Sing Ning District
A dispatch from Hongkong to the Times reports another Basel mission destroyed in the Sing Ning District. The movement is described as resembling the Boxer rising and the unrest echoes past anti foreign uprisings.
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Basel
London
Sing Ning
Hongkong
Times
Dayton Woman Arrested on Arsenic Poisoning Suspicions
Mrs A J Witmer of Liberty street was arrested after a post mortem on her sister Mrs Anna C Pugh. Coroner H H Hatcher ordered the arrest amid suspicions of arsenic poisoning in multiple sudden deaths linked to her as housekeeper and former wives. Police note several related deaths, including four husbands and four children, with two sons in the Philippines.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
A. J. Witmer
Liberty Street
H. H. Hlatcher
Anna C. Pugh
Witmer
William Stover
Pugh
Detroit
Mich
Venezuelan Nationalists Say Castro Won't Provoke War
Dr. Alejandro Urbaneja, exiled Venezuelan Nationalist leader, tells AP in Curacao that Castro will not seek war with Colombia. He cites Congress timing, internal dissent, and imprisonment of Nationalists as factors shaping a possible conflict and stresses hope for peaceful Gran Colombia through nonmilitary means. He also notes El Mecho remains imprisoned but healthy under harsh conditions.
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Willemstad
Island
Curacao
Associated Press
Alejandro Urbaneja
Nationalist Revolutionary Party
Urbaneja
el Mecho
Hernandez
Crespo
Urbanejas
Castro
Colombia
Venezuela
Gran Colombia
Bolivar
United States Posts Mail To World’s Northernmost Post Office
Postoffice inspector John P. Clum reports Alaska mail service in Yukon Valley excellent with weekly mail to towns. He established the northernmost U S post office at Point Barrow with Rev Dr H Richmond Marsh as postmaster. The remote settlement will receive weekly mail by revenue cutter and publish the northernmost newspaper once a year.
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Washington
John P. Clum
Alaska
Yukon Valley
United States
Point Barrow
H. Richmond Marsh
Nttle
United States Revenue Cutter
Missionary Miss Stone Ransom Urgency Spurs Public Appeal
Boston reports the American Board Prudential Committee appeals for a nation wide subscription to raise the ransom for Miss Stone held by Bulgarian brigands. President Capen and Rev Judson Smith met President Roosevelt and State Department officials, while Kidder Peabody tracks funds. Receipts reach 4325.75 with pledges adding 640. Chelsea church members contribute 1500.
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Boston
Miss Stone
Bulgaria
Prudential Committee
American Board
Samuel B. Capen
Judson Smith
Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Miss*Stone
Capen
Kidder, Peabody & Co
First Congregational Church
Chelsea
Resigns Pastorate to Become a Fireman in Ohio
Rev E L Davis longtime West Liberty M E Church pastor resigns to join Panhandle Road as fireman from Bradford to Indianapolis. He served three years at 1st Liberty M E Church and was highly regarded by his congregation and West Liberty residents.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine
E. L. Davis
M. E. Church
West Liberty
Panhandle
Bradford
Indianapolis
Armies Waiting for Word as Venezuelans Gather Near Front
Caracas dispatch says 8,000 Venezuelan troops between San Cristobal and Cucutal and 6,000 on guard near the frontier have not fired on Colombian forces under General Valencia. Government pauses for Colombia’s response to a note. About 3,000 Venezuelans also massed at Guajira.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Associated Press
San Cristobal
Cucutal
Valencia
Venezula
Colombia
Guajira
Edward Brav es Weather at Grathis Church
Aberdeen dispatch notes stormy conditions as Ki Edward attends a last class at Grathis Church with the King looking well despite the weather.
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Edward
Aberdeen
Ki Edward
Last Words of McKinley Read At Ohio Tribute
Ohio-born Washington residents gathered at Chase’s Opera House to honor the memory of President McKinley with remarks by notable figures. The event featured the Marine Band, a draped portrait, and readings including a physician’s account of McKinley’s final words.
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Washington
McKinley
Ohio
P. J
Chase
Opera House
Ohio Republican Action
Marine Band
J. H. Brigham
J. J. Muir
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Church
Thomas H. Anderson
Alphonso Hart
D. K. Watson
Simon Wolf
Farmer Shot From Ambush Near Bloomington
John Cole a leading farmer north of Bloomington was waylaid and shot in the back while returning from town. He lay near his daughter about two miles from home and is likely to die. The attack stems from a neighborhood feud. Cole's sons were previously imprisoned. No clue to the assassin, who escaped in darkness.
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Commercial Tribune
Bloomington
Ind
John Cole
Cole
Captain Connell Warned Before Balangiga Massacre Claims
Major Morris C. Foote says Captain Connell had been warned and took precautions. A priest relayed plans of attacks by pacificos at Balangiga and Basey. Orders to demolish a cockpit and post extra guards followed. The massacre spurred broad military indignation and calls for vigilant garrison security across the archipelago.
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Manila
Morris C. Foote
Ninth
United States Infantry
Samar
Balangiga
Company C
Connell
Major Poote
Major Foote
Basey
Pacificos
Baulan
Caldocan
Batangas
Archipelago
Woods Named Chief Engineer for Ft Wayne & Southwestern
Robert Woods former Buffalo City Surveyor and Indiana lines official is appointed Chief Engineer of the Ft Wayne & Southwestern Railway Company and other lines. He will begin duties immediately with headquarters at Fort Wayne.
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Wabash
Ind
Robert Woods
Buffalo
N. Y
Ft. Wayne & Southwestern Railway Company
Hig
Ft. Wayne & Southwestern
Central Traction Company
Shelbyville & Indianapolis
Foraker Plans Extensive Ohio Speaking Tour
Senator Foraker mapped a seventeen stop itinerary across Ohio for his campaign with State Chairman Dick Governor Nash and Senator Patterson. He will address audiences in Delaware Findlay Kenton Youngstown Toledo Dayton Cleveland Greenfield Chillicothe Logan Athens Marietta McConnelsville Mt Vernon Akron Sandusky and Cincinnati with Depew and Henderson possible on November 2.
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Senator Foraker
Nash
Patterson
Senator Patterson
State Committee
Porto Rico
R. J.mauck
Gallipolis
Aaron E. Price
W. H. Moore
Athens
Foraker
Hanna
Cleveland
Ohio
Mason
Illinois
Putnam County
Ottawa
Forraker
Kilbourne
Cincinnati
Chauncey Depew
David B. Henderson
House
Delaware
Findlay
Kenton
Youngstown
Toledo
Dayton
Greenfield
Chillicothe
Logan
Marietta
McConnelsville
Mt. Vernon
Akron
Sandusky
Shafroth Concludes Asian Trip With Philippine Currency Plan
Congressman John F. Shafroth returns to Denver after four months in China and the Philippines. He reports peace in Philippine islands aside from Samar insurgency and argues retention is costly. proposes reopening Manila mint and free coinage of Philippine silver. He notes rising U S China trade, possible policy shifts when the exclusion act ends, and continued Chinese exclusion in the Philippines.
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Denver
Col
John F. Shafroth
China
Philippines
Samar
United States
Shafroth
Congress
Manila
Beloit College Student Forced to Run Gauntlet Unclad
George F. Stockwell, a Beloit College preparatory student, was lured from his room by classmates at dawn. He was stripped, forced to walk ahead of about twenty students, and his clothes tied to a flagpole before being allowed to return home. The incident caps a year of class fights, with faculty expected to refrain from action due to unclear motives.
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Beloit, Wis
George F. Stockwell
Beloit College
Eaton
Stockwell
Hava Takan Genta
Pope Threatened by Anarchist Plot in Rome and Milan
Rome reports the arrest of Glavinovitch an arriving anarchist who threatened the Pope and Cardinal Rampolla. Boschieri was arrested in Milan. London anarchists held a Tottenham Court Road meeting praising McKinley’s assassination. Enrico Malatesta defended the act as heroism while H Kelly argued it stemmed from worker oppression. The Standard condemned the methods.
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Rome
Glavinovitch
Dalmatia
Cardinal Rampolla
Pontifical
Boschieri
Milan
London
Tottenham Court Roads
McKinley
H. Kelly
New York
Standard
Kelly
Leopold de Povitz Faces Trouble in Mexico Case
Louisville figure Leopold de Povitz is reported in Mexican authorities’ custody. Carlos Villegas, Mexico City police chief, asked if De Bovitz is desired in Louisville. De Bovitz allegedly sought land for Roumanian Jews, shaping persuasive tales that swayed President Diaz. locals recall past felony arrest and multiple complaints.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Leopold de Povitz
Carlos Villegas
Mexico
Captain Sullivan
De’Bovitz
de’ Bovitz
Sullivan
de Bovitz
Diaz
New York
Wedding quarreling leads to fine in Indiana court
Orla Stratford was fined $18 in Ramseyer's court for thrashing his father in law W. T. Id at his daughter's wedding. The dispute over the best man role sparked the fight after which Stratford appealed to the Circuit Court. Three of Mr. Seward's Tibs were broken in the clash.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Orla Stratford
Ramseyer
W. T. Id
Stratford
Mr. Seward
Kidnapped Woman Forcibly Robbed in Philadelphia
A woman was abducted in Philadelphia and forced at a deserted house to sign checks. The assailants fled with valuables after the crime, with authorities investigating the case as a severe robbery and kidnapping incident.
One Man Confesses In Kidnapping Scheme In Philadelphia
A quartet including two newspaper men a stenographer and a barber are jailed charged with kidnapping a Philadelphia woman Mrs Mabel Goodrich for four days robbing her of jewels and forcing her to sign bank checks Police say Sloan the unemployed reporter Findlay the stenographer and Dunlap the barber implicated by Findlay planned the operation and staged roles in a Germantown scheme with a fake warrant and a ride through Fairmount Park through to a North Twelfth Street address.
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Philadelphia
Central Police Stationary
Howard K. Sloan
Henry Wallace
Society
J. Knight Findlay
Wayne
Oscar 8. Dunlap
Mabel Goodrich
North Tenth Street
Ft. Wayne
Findlay
Gibbon
Germantown
Wallace
Dunlap
Sloan
Ee Mn
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T. M. Sullivan
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John Cole Kilie
Claims
Priest
Bolomen
Indiana Lines
Columbus Bureau
Columbus, O
J. B. Foraker
The
Philippine Isles
Beloit
Wis
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Red
Czolgosz
Able Crime
Fairmount Park
D. Clarence Gibbons
Law and Order Society
Third National Bank
Tenth
Poplar Streets
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