Clarke County Republicans brace for stronger support in 1898
Clarke County Republicans expect a larger plurality this year driven by four ticket lines including Populists and Prohibitionists. Republican candidates Chase Stewart and Stacey Rankin are popular, align with Senator Hanna, and face a divided opposition. Democrats, led by McLean foes, show weak fight, hoping to keep party unity as Brice supporters pander to discipline and Chicago platform values.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Clarke County
Chase Stewart
Stacey B. Rankin
South Charleston
General Assembly
Stewart
Senatort Foraker
Hanna
Clark County
Bushnell
Senator Forrker
Western Reserve
T. D. Wallace
Democratic County Committee
Wallace
Clarke
Champaign
Madison
J. L. Plummer
Senate
McLean
Brice
Chicago
Geeg
Prohibitionists push repeal of local option law
Prohibitionist petitions circulate in Nicholasville asking Kentucky lawmakers to repeal the local option clause. The present rule allows a county to vote liquor out if all precincts vote against, except one. petitions seek repeal to remove licenses if a majority of precincts vote against the question. If not repealed, the law’s constitutionality may be tested in court.
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Commercial Dispatch
Nicholasville
House
Senate
Won't Hold Silver Reserve Bank of England Drops Question
The Times reports the Bank of England is not expected to pursue holding silver as part of its reserve. The article decries the governor's letter and quotes an unnamed American manufacturer criticizing the proposed policy as aligning with Bryan's position.
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London
Times
Bank of England
Bryan
Populist Hopeful Kills Man in Texas Lunatic Asylum
J R West a law student at the State University in Austin went insane believing he would be Texas governor. He choked fellow inmate Thomas C Denge to death in a lunatic asylum cell as attendants struggled to intervene.
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Austin
Tex
J. R. West
State University
Texas
Thomas C. Denge
Denge
Assails Judge Bullock as Herald Threats Stir Kentucky Race
A Lexington Herald editorial accuses Judge Bullock and associate supporters of intimidation at the newspaper office. It threatens continued bold coverage and declares only multiple murders would alter its course. The Herald backs the pro sound-money Tobin ticket against Bullock’s silver Democratic bid for county judge.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
The
Hérald This
James Owens
Judge Bullock
Herald
Bullock
Sheriff Fears No Mob In Fatal Shot In Indiana
Frank Coryell, jailed in Jackson Township after killing Mrs Helen Banks at her Brownstown home. He claims the shooting was accidental, saying he aimed to tease her at the door, lost balance, and the gun fired. Sheriff Clark expects no mob but prepared security for the prisoner.
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Commercial Tribune
Brownstown
Ind
Frank Coryell
Helen Banks
Jackson Township
Clark
Viola Banks Reveals Coryell's Life Threats
Seymour Indiana October 10 Viola Banks thirteen year old daughter of the dead Mrs Banks says Coryell came to her home intoxicated two weeks ago and fired a revolver the ball lodged in the ceiling board Mrs Banks was buried this afternoon Coryell confessed saying I killed her as he faced the judge and legal counsel pending ninth court actions
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Commercial Tribune
Seymour
Ind
Viola
Banks
Frank Coryell
Indianapolis
Coryell
Woman burned to death after alleged arson by husband
Canton Ohio October 10 1900 police suspect Wm Depeyster killed his wife by pouring oil on her while setting her night robe ablaze Neighbors say the couple quarreled all night Maggie Greathouse a witness recalls a previous murder attempt by Depeyster and warns of a dangerous pattern
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Wm. Depeyster
Placeg
Maggie Greathouse
Depeyster
Weyler Returns and Philippines Reinforcements Ordered
Madrid dispatch reports Captain General Blanco to sail for Cuba on the 15th and Weyler to return to Spain at once General Castellanos to direct affairs in Cuba until Blanco arrives Marquis de Ahumada resigns from Weylers staff Cabinet orders reinforcements to the Philippine Islands Marshal Primo Rivera to be recalled from the Philippines The notice notes leadership shifts and planned troop movements across Cuba and the Philippines
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Madrid
Blanco
Cuba
Weyler
Spain
Castellanos
Marquis de Ahumada
Philippine Islands
Marshal Primo Rivera
General Blanco
The
Philippines
Exiles Return to Cuba Under Weyler Decree
Havana Oct 10 General Weyler issues decree allowing the return to Cuba of Senor Gonzales Lanuza as Havana Supreme Court judge and university professor along with Emiliano Nunez Alfredo Zayas Adolfo Diaz Ignacio Lamas Manuel Castro Palomino Juan Ensenat and 121 others expatriated. Secretary General Gamundi resigns.
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Havana
General Weyler
Senor Gonzales Lanuza
Supreme Court of Havana
Emiliano Nunez
Alfredo Zayas
Adolfo Diaz
Ignacio Lamas
Manuel Castro Palomino
Juan Ensenat
Adolfo de la Cueva
Miguel Ferro
Jose More
Jose Gay
Antonio Daumy
Antonio Bello
Victor Miranda
Julian Carbo
London Papers on Cuban Situation Forecasts War and Autonomy Debate
The Times and The Standard weigh Spain's Cuba policy amid U S pressure. Editors warn Sagasta to pursue bold reforms or risk backlash, while noting potential for more fighting and negotiations. Washington Cabinet faces caution as Spain guards its rights and Cuba’s autonomy prospects remain unclear.
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London
the Times
Senor Sagasta
Cuba
General Weyler
Standard
Weyler
America
Woodford
Washington
Spain
Honor
General Fitzhugh Lee Registers in Washington Shoreham
General Fitzhugh Lee, Consul General to Havana, arrived in Washington at night and registered at the Shoreham. The move is believed to be for receiving final instructions from the President before departing for his Havana post.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Shoreham
Lee
Poe
Diphtheria Quarantine Lifted. Schools to Open Tomorrow
Diphtheria quarantine ended in SEMA Ohio after Health Officer Dr. Laudick announced the public schools will open tomorrow. The city reported seven deaths among sixty one cases, marking a sharp drop in fatalities.
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Commercial Tribune
Sema
Laudick
Joe Horton in Amity Shootings The Kentucky Suspect
Report says Joe Horton shot Albert Dunn at Amity and fled toward Kentucky. Hounds and officers White and Owens pursued the suspect from Amity to Columbus and into Brown County before the chase paused amid exhaustion. Two Edinburg youths are jailed for allegedly helping Horton escape.
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Tribune
Joe Horton
The
Kentucky
Coohey
Albert Dunn
Amity
Midni
White
Owens
Columbus
Brown County
Tildernesse
Edinburg
Horton
Forest Fire Alarm Near Delaware City
Delaware Hose Company answered a double alarm for forest fires near the city. Fire units fought flames on a farm belonging to Mrs. Anna, with considerable damage reported in the late hours yesterday.
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Delaware Hose Company
Commercial Tribune
Delaware, CO
Anna On
Nationalist Parade Turns Parnell Death Anniversary Into Triumph
Dublin marks the sixth anniversary of Charles Stewart Parnell with a large Nationalist procession to Glasnevin Cemetery. Five thousand participants carried ivy and shamrocks, avoiding flags and formal speeches, highlighting Ireland's poverty and emigration while wreaths were laid on the grave.
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Dublin
Charles Stewart Parnell
Glasnevin
Ireland
Limerick
Parnell
Jailbreakers Captured Hidden in Hayrick Near Marion
Albert Briggs Charles OBrien and Harry OBrien escaped last night and were found hiding beneath a hayrick twenty miles from Marion Ohio with bloodhounds from a local company. The dogs tracked the scent from sheets used by the prisoners and followed the trail around the hayrick. The trio had altered the fence and hay to conceal themselves before capture.
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Marion, CO
Albert Briggs
Charles
Harry O’brien
Dépew Arrives in Nashville for Vanderbilt Statue Ceremony
Chauncey M. Dépew reaches Nashville to deliver an oration at Vanderbilt University for the Commodore Vanderbilt statue unveiling. He arrives with a delegation including St. Clair McElway of the Brooklyn Eagle and Margaret Sangster editor of Harper’s Bazaar, plus representatives from the Brooklyn Bridge Company and the Brooklyn Times. The visiting party, joined by New York State Guards, will stay three days.
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Nashville
Tenn
Chauncey M. Dépew
Commodore Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University
New York
Brooklyn
St. Clair McElway
Brooklyn Eagle
Margaret Sangster
Harper's Bagdar
William Berri
Brooklyn Bridge «Company
Bernard Peters
The
Brooklyn Times
New York State Guards
Ten-Year-Old dies in Field Fire Near Huntsville
Bertha Davis the ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Davis of Huntsville was burned to death in a field of burning stumps last evening. Her dress caught fire while she was alone in the field and she was found near the rear door of her home conscious but in agony. She died soon afterward.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine, O
Bertha Davis
John Davis
Huntsville
Man Killed In Hunting Accident Near Camden on Gauley
Samuel Plummer of Camden on Gauley was instantly killed by a youth named Garrett while hunting wild turkeys. The pair separated and Garrett, mistaking Plummer’s cap for a turkey head, fired. The incident occurred Thursday in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Samuel Plummer
Camden-on-Gauley
Garrett
Plummer
Yellow fever in New Orleans reports surge in cases and deaths
New Orleans officials log 37 new yellow fever cases and five deaths today raising totals to 577 cases and 61 deaths. Infections appear citywide with several fatalities in Carrollton and Algiers and new cases linked to households including Mrs. Sampsell and her family.
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New Orleans
Rosseau Street
Soraparu
First Streets
Algiers
Miss Caselar
Carrollton
Yello fever cases rise in Mobile with two deaths
Mobile reports seven new yellow fever cases in twenty four hours with two deaths in the city and one at Magazine Point. Three recoveries bring total to 121 cases, 20 deaths, 6 recoveries and 36 under treatment. Names listed include Charles Kirkland Frank Cox C A McKellar Wm Chizola J Thornton Bidgood J T Ahrens and C Snyder. Deaths are Jesse Patcher George L Brown and Max Semmelner at Magazine Point.
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Mobile
Magazine Point
Charles Kirkland
Frank Cox
C. A. McKellar
Wm. Chicazola
J. Thornton Bidgood
J. T. Ahrens
Yellow fever surfaces in Galveston reports
Late last night Surgeon General Wyman received a dispatch from Dr. John Guiteras the yellow fever expert announcing five cases in Galveston Texas with three more suspected. He said he does not apprehend serious trouble but dengue causes confusion and will report to local authorities.
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Washington
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
John Guiteras
Galveston
Tex
Withers Stricken by Yellow Fever in Edwards Mission
Lexington reports S R Withers once of this city and son of General W T Withers has yellow fever. His wife contracted the illness days ago and remains in serious condition in Edwards Mississippi.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Edwards, Miss
S. R. Withers
W. T. Withers
Scientist Claims Curative Serum for Yellow Fever
A dispatch reports that the professor who discovered the yellow fever bacillus announces a newly found curative serum. The claim asserts a breakthrough against yellow fever and outlines potential treatment implications.
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Seae
Sascpulcles
Pa Ae
Detroit Millionaire Thomas McGraw Dies After Accident
Thomas McGraw 73 a Detroit capitalist and owner of the McGraw Building was fatally injured on Woodward Avenue when an electric streetcar struck him as he crossed the tracks near his home. He had just alighted from an up car and was crossing toward his residence when struck.
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Detroit
Thomas McGraw
McGraw
Woodward Avenue
Three Men Found Guilty in Delaware Highway Robbery
Michael Con nell was found guilty of highway robbery yesterday. The cases of Richard O Keefe and Richard Bennett will be investigated Monday. The three men held up a student last winter and have spent twenty six weeks in jail awaiting trial.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware, O
Michael Connell
Richard O’keefe
Richard Bennett
Tamany Leader Adams Dies in Brooklyn at 75
Thomas William Adams longtime Tamany Society figure and chairman of the committee that escorted President Monroe's body to Richmond has died at his Brooklyn home at age 75.
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New York
Thomas William Adams
Tammany Society
Monrod
Richmond
Brooklyn
Two Hundredth Anniversary of Sleepy Hollow Church Observed
In Sleepy Hollow New York the 200th anniversary of the Old Dutch Church was celebrated in its historic building near where Washington Irving is buried marking a notable bicentennial event for the famed site associated with Irving.
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New York
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Own
Runaway children injure siblings near Grafton
Kinney sisters of Baltimore & Ohio conductor Peter Kinney took a horse and cart from Dr Warder’s stable in Grafton with their younger brother. The buggy was struck by a train at Fetterman, throwing all three children and injuring them seriously. one girl may die. The girls are under 14. the train was halted by the emergency brake.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bes‘Isle
Kinney
Peter Kinney
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Warder
Grafton
Fetterman
Tramps Fire Grass Beside Little Kanawha River Destroys Rail Cars
Tramps set grass ablaze along the bank of the Little Kanawha River this afternoon. The fire spread over more than an acre and reached the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards, destroying three cars. Railroad workers acted quickly to prevent greater loss while over a hundred cars stood in the yard.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Little Kanawha River
Baltimore’ & Ohio Railroad
Murderous Crutch Attack Kills Buffalo Man in Detroit
William G. Miall of Buffalo died at Emergency Hospital Detroit after an assault by Charles Woodbeck a cripple who struck him with a crutch following a saloon dispute Miall was in Detroit seeking work when the fatal injury occurred on October 9.
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Detroi T
Mich
William G. Miall
Buffalo
Charles Woojbeck
Miall
Detroit
Woordeck
MiaJl
Geyser In New York Floods Manhattan Fashion District
A Croton water main burst at Madison avenue and Forty Eighth street causing widespread inundation. Ten million gallons spilled into streets and basements over five hours, damaging homes and the Y M C A Knickerbocker Clubhouse with losses estimated from five hundred to two thousand dollars per property and a mininmum fifteen thousand at the club.
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New York
Croton
Madison Avenue
Forty Eighth Street
Sixth’s Avenue
First Avenue
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
J. Hooker Hamersley
William Eustace
J. Talbot
The
Delta Phi
Thieves Make Big Steal at Orange Home
Thieves robbed the home of Francis H. Scott in Orange New Jersey seizing apparel and household goods valued at about 10000 dollars. Three men and one woman Mary Rogers alias Chicago May were arrested with two revolvers found. Cyrus Hyland and George Bennett alias The New York Kid are charged alongside. The trio await arraignment after police court remand.
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New York
Francis H. Scott
Century Magazine Company
Orange
N. J
Mary Rogers
Chicago
Cyrus Hyland
George Bennett
Indiana
Harrison
Hook Taw Arrested in Forged Letters Conspiracy
Victoria British Columbia Oct 10 Hook Taw a Chinese man was arrested for forging letters used in a Port Townsend investigation. The letters implicated collector Saunders and Wee Gee the customs interpreter in a plot to admit Chinese into the United States. Authorities say the letters are in Hook Taw s handwriting.
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Victoria
B. C
Hook Taw
Port Townsend
Saunders
Wee Gee
United States
Iners
Cherry Trees Bloom in October Near Lexington Farm
Cherry and plum trees are in bloom at the farm of H. F. Hillenmeyer in this county, according to a dispatch to the Commercial Tribune.
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Cial Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
H. F. Hillenmeyer
Long drought broken as blessing reaches ten farmers
The parched land that resisted plowing is now becoming usable for ten farmers. A drought relief effort has delivered aid and guidance, enabling these farmers to break the long dry spell and begin preparing fields again.
Snow and rain help grain as drought ends in Midwest
Reports from Illinois Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Arkansas say soaking rains end a long drought and boost winter wheat germination and acreage in most areas. Nebraska sees late rain but aids already planted. Arkansas notes rain too late to help. Crystal Falls Michigan reports over an hour of snowfall.
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Nebraska
Arkansas
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Crystal Falls
Mich
Rainfall Revives Parched Missouri Fields After Ninety Day Drought
Missouri received a heavy rainfall across eastern central western and northern regions on October 10 restoring hope for crops. Crops stalled by drought showed signs of revival as soil moisture returned and pastures gained new vigor after long dry spells.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Missouri
Rainfall Spreads Across Kansas and Nearby States
A broad rain event drenched Kansas with widespread showers from light to heavy. Wichita recorded three inches while Independence Emporia Hutchinson Concordia Greenleaf Frankfort Stockton and Atchison also reported good rains. MissouriArkansas Nebraska reports noted heavy values at Springfield Little Rock Siloam Springs and Nebraska City.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
Wichita
Independence
Emporia
Hutchinson
Concordia
Greenleaf
Frankfort
Stockton
Atchison
Springfield
Little Rock
Siloam Springs
Ark
Nebraska City
Neb
Drought Ends as Arkansas Sees Rain Across State
In Little Rock on October 10 the Weather Bureau reports the worst drought ending as temperatures drop 12 degrees and a slow drizzle continues. Rainfall is indicated to be general across Arkansas.
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Commercial Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
Weather Bureaue
Rain Begins to Break Drought Near Cincinnati
At 1 o'clock this morning a gentle rain ended the drought near Cincinnati. The shower was light enough to barely lay the dust, but overcast skies suggest more rain to come today.
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Cincinnati
Whalers in Hard Luck in Arctic Return
San Francisco reports whalers wintered in the Arctic face poor luck this season. Only one sailing vessel killed a whale. fleet returns will yield small profits. Ice blocked ships from leaving Herschel Island area forcing crew to endure winter in ice ridden waters.
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San Francisco
Cal
Arctic
Herschel Island
Mary Hume
Jesse Freeman
Newport
Fearless
Trial Motion Filed in Dynamite Stabbing Case
In Delaware on October 10 a motion for a new trial was filed for Harry Lockwood found guilty of an attempt to kill his mother in law Mary Clouse by plugging stove wood with dynamite on her premises. The verdict also covered threats against his wife and baby.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Harry Lockwood
Mary Clouse
Elwood Dispatch: Glass Plant Expands at Swayzee
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports the Swayzee glass plant near Elwood is expanding its facilities with larger tanks. Employment climbs from 22 to 225 workers as the plant enlarges its operations.
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Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
the Glass Company
Swayzee
Jackson May Run for President on Prohibition Ticket
Judge John Jay Jackson, known for injunctions, is boomed by state papers as a prospective presidential candidate on the Prohibition party ticket in the next campaign.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Jay Jackson
Fisherman Drowns In Scioto River Accident
Morris Callahan aged 40 unmarried laborer fell from his boat while fishing off Gift street in the Scioto River and drowned.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Morris Callahan
Scioto
Gift Street
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