Archbishop Benson Dies After Service at Hawarden
The Archbishop of Canterbury died after a stroke suffered during morning services at Hawarden Church. He collapsed while kneeling in the chancel. doctors failed to revive him. He was 11:15 am death, with Mrs. Gladstone and the rector Stephen Gladstone among those present.
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London
Canterbury
Hawarden
Archibald Farrar
Stephen Gladstone
Hawarden Church
Archbishop of Canterbury
Ireland
Archbishop Benson
Henry Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
All England
Ngdom
University of
Cambridge
Oxford
Tait
Benson
Dodo
A Victim of Kleptomania in London Case
London dispatch reports Walter M. Castle of San Francisco and his wife Mrs. Castle arrested. Their solicitor Michael Abrahams claims Mrs Castle suffers mental illness including kleptomania with memory loss and delusions. He says a bail request will be made next Wednesday, and a month to six weeks for a decision.
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New York
London
Walter M. Castle
San Francisco
Castle
Michael Abrahams
Archbishop Bilder confirms 400 Catholic children
Special Dispatch reports in Springfield Ohio that Archbishop Bilder of Cincinnati confirmed 400 Catholic children here today. The event underscores ongoing diocesan efforts to reinforce Catholic education amid postwar growth.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bilder
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. H. Mernedee
Neonaa
Boys Capture Fugitive After Frontiersman Chase
Chief Vicar led ten to twelve boys aged ten to fifteen in pursuit of William Richardson of Toledo wanted for firing a shot at a Jeffersonville marshal. A fifteen year old borrowed a shotgun, the crowd closed in, Richardson was forced from cover and shot pellets sprayed his legs. He was taken back to town where Dr. Bogess removed many but several pellets remained.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington Co. H
Wm. Richardson
Toledo
Jeffersonville (O
Richardson
Cin
Sid Ireland
Dr. Bogess
Indiana Election Outlook Shapes McKinley Victory Chance
Indiana pols see a narrowing race as 60 70 thousand voter polls shift. National Democrats expect 40 50 thousand votes with about 90 percent going to McKinley. Republicans anticipate carrying all thirteen congressional districts and a tight joint ballot. One vote may decide whether Voorhees’ successor is silver or Republican.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Indiana
National Democrats
Bryan
Pickens
National Democratic Movement
McKinley
Pope
Voorhees
Bray Homicide Yields Confession After Fatal Family Slaying
Albert Bray, who killed his wife and two children near Noblesville Indiana, revived enough to confess before dying. He claimed melancholy and loneliness overwhelmed him while staying rational. The four bodies were buried in one grave, drawing a vast crowd at the funeral.
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Bray
Commercial Tribune
Noblesville
Ind
Albert Bray
Eyin
Circus Sold for Paper Debts Falls to Cincinnati Firm
Frank Lemon and C E McKee owners of Lemon Bros circus file a bill of sale with Ohio State Printing Co of Cincinnati, transferring all circus property to satisfy a $12,500 paper debt. The circus will operate next season under the printing firm’s management.
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Kansas City
Frank Lemon
C. E. McKee
Lemon Bros.’ Circus
Ohio State Printing Co
Cincinnati
First Christian Church in Muncie Dedicates New Structure
The First Christian Church in Muncie Indiana was dedicated today. Rev D A Long from Yellow Springs Ohio preached the dedicatory sermon. The new frame structure cost about the cost of the building.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
D. A. Long
Yellow Springs
McKinley Visits Canton as Week of Demonstrations Begins
Major McKinley attends church and visits his mother in Canton Ohio as a record week of demonstrations unfolds. Delegations from various regions arrive and schedule a packed lineup through October 17 with clubs, laborers, and civic groups among those offered welcome crowds.
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Monongahela Valley
Coal Center
Roscoe
Lehigh Valley
Sandusky
Cuyahoga County
O. McKinley
Hobart
McDonald
Hobart Sound
Cumberland
Cleveland
Cambridge
Allegheny County
Bellaire
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Huntington County
Commercial Travelers
Toledo
Columbus
Republican Clubs
Perry County
Ashtabula County
Republican Sound Money Club
Jackson
Mich
Hocking Valley
Oliver Bros
Pittsburg
McKinley and
Hobart Workingmen’s Clubs
South Fork
Russian and Spanish Loans Stir London Finances
London reports impending £40,000,000 Russian loan and Spanish loan expected. Continental demand for gold remains steady and money rates look firm. Renewed exports unsettle stocks while Paris mining troubles depress sentiment. Spanish securities slide as American cover trades on election confidence. Week’s price drops 1 to 2 points across markets.
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Londo
Paris
Multiple Holdups Trigger Chicago Police Pursuit
In Chicago Town Thoroughby on Harrison Street, half a dozen robberies occurred within two hours. William Holt and Fred Treag were arrested at 2 a.m. while attempting another hold up on Clark Street near the station. Victim John Wilder was badly beaten.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Harrison Street
William Holt
Fred Treag
John Burk
Clark Street
John Wilder
Expert committee finds larger shortage in Henderson case
Richmond Indiana October 11 The expert committee examining the alleged shortage of J W Henderson former Secretary of Woodward geof ad Fellows has found a longer list of shortages than first thought. The case goes to a hearing in the morning before Mayor J S Ostrande.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
J. W. Henderson
Woodward Geof Ad Fellows
Ostrande
Murder Over on Main Street Rocks Ardmore
Wyatt Williams a former cattle king known in Chicago St Louis and the West was murdered on Main street at midnight by Bud Watkins a 24 year old half blooded Indian. Watkins was captured after a sensational chase and taken into custody.
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Ardmore, I. T
Wyatt Williams
Chicago
St. Louis
West
Main Street
Bud Watkins
Archbishop Ireland Links Chicago Platform to Secession Threat
Archbishop Ireland voices as a citizen against the Chicago convention platform. He denounces its secession implications, warns of socialism, calls for strict constitutional order, and urges peaceful reform amid a silver currency dispute. He cites Grover Cleveland and fears a national panic if silver is issued at 16 to 1.
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Archbishop Ireland
Chicago
Uest
United States
Appomattox
Grover Cleveland
America
Europe
Ireland
Terrible Northeast Gale Destroys Vessel Near Cape Henlopen
Three lives were lost when the American schooner Luther A Roby struck near Cape Henlopen during a fierce northeast gale. Five crew members were rescued after the ship broke apart on the sands. The dead include Harry Milby Thomas Simes and an unknown Norwegian sailor.
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Lewes
Del
Luther A. Roby
Schiverie
Nova Scotia
Philadelphia
Cape Henlopen
Harry Milby
Thomas Simes
Northeast Gale Strikes Atlantic Seaboard
A severe northwest storm raged along the coast from early morning, with winds near 55 miles per hour. The Government life crew reported no shipping disasters, but Atlantic City endured considerable storm damage as the seaboard gale continued.
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N. J
Oct
Gale Rages Along Atlantic Coast With Vessels Anchored
A severe north easterly gale and rain sweep the Atlantic coast tonight. Two dozen vessels are anchored inside the Delaware breakwater off Lewes Delaware as crews brace for rough seas.
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Lewes
Del
Atlantic
Delaware
Tragedy in St Louis: Zimmer Kills Sweetheart then Self
In Carondelet at 7823 Polk Street, Philip Zimmer 24 shot Celia Vietz in the left side then killed himself. Celia Vietz was wounded and sent to City Hospital where she is not expected to live. Zimmer also shot at her sister but did not hit. Zimmer’s body was sent to the Morgue.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Philip Zimmer
Celia Vietz
Polk Street
Carondelet
Zimmer
Count Ballestes Shot Dead by Resident in Monterey
A Monterey dispatch reports artist Count Ballestes was accidentally shot and killed by his house companion Ahiger who will be arrested. Both men are well known. the incident occurred last night in Monterey with ties to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Monterey
Count Ballestes
Ahiger
Berlin
Missing Alpine Safe salesman from Cincinnati eludes pursuit
Fred Lester, a rep for Alpine Safe Company of Cincinnati, arrived Tuesday morning in Cindy Batavia Ohio, registered at the Hamilton House, claimed to work for Chattanooga Medicine Co, then disappeared Friday leaving his horse and buggy. He spoke of Balti more Maryland as residence and mentioned Keely cure for head pain. last seen toward East Liberty. He was about 32, five feet tall, with a dark bay horse and a whitechapel buggy.
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Commercial Tribune
Batavia
Fred Lester
Alpine Safe Company
Cincinnati
Dr. Bunn
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Hamilton House
Lester
A. W. Ashburn
East Liberty
Here
Baltimore
Ess & Co
Hth Street
Robe O
F. Wm. Tle
South Street
Franco Russian Coalition Prefers Peace in Review
St Petersburg reports on October 11 that Russian newspapers agree the czar reviewing French troops at Chalons shows a pacific stance by France and Russia. They contend both powers can secure respect through strength and unity.
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ST. Petersburg
Chalons
Comely chorus girl attempts suicide on train
A young chorus girl from the Lillian Russell Opera Company on a train from Springfield to Dayton attempted suicide after learning of her New York millionaire admirer’s marriage. Miss Russell intervened, a South Bend man gave an emetic, and the life of Lady Martino was saved. The incident was kept quiet by managers and Miss Russell.
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ST. Louis
Lillian Russell.Opera Company
Springfield
Dayton
Russell
New York
Lady Martino
Cincinnati
Miss Russell
A. Z
South Bend
Ind
Tumbler of Whisky Ends Fatal Night in Philadelphia
Thomas Cloud died at his home near Seventh street and Paschall avenue after drinking a full tumbler of whisky with four neighbors. The temperate man collapsed minutes later. his wife had died years earlier and their child witnessed him in distress before he died.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Thomas Cloud
Seventy-third Street
Paschal] Avenue
Cloud
Michael McGauley
Teenager Grooms Attempts Strychnine Suicide in Muncie
Arthur Grooms aged 16 attempted suicide in Muncie Indiana by swallowing strychnine after an earlier pistol attempt. His mother called a doctor who used a stomach pump to treat him. The incident occurred on October 11.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Arthur Grooms
Treaty of Alliance Reported Between France and Russia
Paris dispatch says The Evenement reports a 1889 treaty of alliance between France and Russia was drafted and on May 27 signed by M De Monte and the late Prince Lobanoff, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Paris
Evenement
France
Russia
M. de Monte
Bello
Prince Lobanoff
Supreme Court to rule on physician certification law
Columbus Ohio October 11 The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a law requiring all practicing physicians to obtain a certificate from the State Medical Board. Dr Leatherman of Columbus has been arrested for noncompliance and will appeal to the high court to settle the issue.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
General Assembly
State Medical Board
Leatherman
Supreme Court
Traveling Man Identified by Coat Collar Inscription
A dispatch from Youngstown reports a lone stranger found dead by his own hand four miles west of the city. The only clue is an inscription inside his coat collar reading George H. Edgar made by Spero Brothers Nassau Street New York September 9 1895. Traveling salesmen cannot identify him or his residence. Remains held pending full identification.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Here
George H. Edgar
Spero Brothers
Nassau Street
New York
Georgia Man Returns Home After Striking Abduction Tale
Lucien Miley arrived at his father’s house near Hahira Ga with his hands tied and gagged, claiming memory loss since Tuesday night. He worked for Georgia Southern at Lake Park and the Express Company, boarded a train to visit family, then vanished before reaching Hahira. Authorities investigated and found no foul play in his explained absence. Miley is a married son of farmer James B Miley.
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Commercial Tribune
Hahira
Lucien Miley
Georgia Southern Road
Lake Park
Express Company
Hahijra
Railroad and Express
Jas. B. Miley
Self-inflicted gun accident ends Newberry Postmaster’s life
In Newberry District Oct 1, Rebt Moor man died when a gun in his double seated buggy discharged. He was Post master of Newberry during Harrison’s administration and a popular Republican. His brother served as Columbia Supreme Court Librarian.
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Commercial Tribune
Newberry
D.C
Moorman
Harrison
Supreme Court
Columbia
Lattimer
Congress
Ebster
Memory of Parnell Wreaths Mark His Grave
In Berlin on October 1 a large procession marked the anniversary of Charles Stewart Parnell’s funeral at Glasnevin. Dublin Mayor, city officials, and all Parnellite MPs participated, laying hundreds of wreaths on the grave. Parnell’s mother Mrs Delia Stewart Parnell and her granddaughter Mrs Dickenson joined the procession.
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Berlin
Charles Stew Parnell
Glasneven
Dublin
Corporation of Dublin
Mr. McDermott
Farmer Struck by Train Near Salem Ohio
Charles Groner, a farmer, was struck by a moving train on the Niles and Lisbon Railroad while returning home with a horse wagon. He died at the scene. The accident occurred last night near Salem, Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Salem
Charles Groner
Niles and Lisbon
Perces
Groner
Mexicans Live Poorly and Americans Richer, Trade Report Says
The Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly committee report to Mexico details stark poverty and low wages for Mexican workers. It contrasts tenement life with American labor conditions, noting long hours, hacienda exploitation, and minimal pay for peons while rail and factory workers in the United States earn higher wages.
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Committee of the Trade and Labor Assembly
Mexico
Paso
Tex
Juarez
el Paso
Dl Paso
Jimenez
Torreon
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