Upper Sandusky Negro Ticket Petition Slated on Australian Ballot
A list from Wyandot County shows 150 signers for a petition to place the Afro-Americans ticket on the Australian ballot. Every signer identified as white and Democratic, including names from Upper Sandusky and Carey such as Dr. S. W. Cliffe, Sheriff Pontius, County Clerk Sterner, Judge Clayton, and many others, with extensive local officials and merchants represented. The gathering underscores alleged racial and political misrepresentation in the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky and
Carey
W. Cliffe
Democratic Executive Committee
Pontius
Longabaugh
Sterner
Sterling
Shumaker
Anselm Martin
Board of Election Supervisors
Fleck
Vogle
Marshal Myers
A. Billhardt, Jr
W. G. Maskey
Board of Education
H. M. Smith
Jacob Greek
Drum
C. B. Hare
Clayton
Parker
R. C.mckelly
S. L. Walter
Stephan
Stutz
Schoenberger
W. A. Gibson
Board of
Deaf and Dumb _ Institution
Truax
Oscar Billhardt
P. J. Allenberger
J. F. Longabaugh
Jonathan Moffett
H. A. Shumaker
Stephen
John Schmidt
Joseph Pearson
Jake Snider
F. J. Orian
Frank Voelker
Marvin Fisk
Adam Beenbicht
Theo Bolish
Charles H. Sterrer
John Snyder
Fred Sterrett
Fred Wiedeman
Matt Oreans
George Wolfrum
Charles Hinkleman
Paul Brauns
E. A. Brauns
Leser W. D. Mitten
A. W. Truth
A. M. Smith
A. Grundlisch
Charles Tschanen
B. Ayers
E. T. Snyder
John Stephan
John Clinger
George A. Pontius
Ingan
L. Walter
Judge Gibson
A. W. McConnell
J. H. Slemmer
Payne
E. N. Garn
Fayette County Colored Voters Denounce Democratic Petition
In Washington D C on October 11 colored voters of Fayette County denounced a Democrat backed petition to print a Negro Protective ticket on the ballot. The petition bore over 200 white Democrat names, none from colored electors. A Bushnell and Hanna club of hundreds of colored voters formed as resolutions declared the Seekers of the ticket are demagogues and pledged to act independently when they choose political action.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington D. H
Fayette County
P. H. Williams
African Baptist Church
R. W. Christian
Cincinnati
Gena Tun
D. I. Worthington
Kristian
Bushnell and Hanna Club
Earnest Thornton
Ohio
Girl Accidentally Shoots Lover to Death in Car
In Parkersburg West Virginia on a Sunday morning Dyson Mitchell, a farmer near Clarksburg, went to his sweetheart for a drive to a friend's home. He carried a gun to shoot squirrels but a foot strike triggered it, the charge piercing his side and killing him instantly. The woman is prostrated by the tragedy.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dyson Mitchell
Clarksburg
Mitchell
City of Duluth Plans Tax Seizure and Sale of Property
Duluth authorities announce all city assessments for public improvements must be paid or property seized under a new state law. About 1.1 million dollars is due, with roughly 600 thousand on improved property. Tenants will be directed to pay rents to the city, and all properties are to be sold or leased for the city's benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Bondsmen Desert Him In Indiana Treasurer Case
Goshen Indiana October 11 The county treasurer W H Holderman is declared vacant amid a $19 000 shortage found by county commissioners Bondsmen refuse to renew and the commissioners elect Delos N Weaver of Elkhart to fill the unexpired term for the county treasury during the emergency bankruptcy of the office and the bond collapse described in the news report
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Commercial Tribune
Goshen
Ind
W. H. Holderman
Mrs Atkinson Trial Nears Midnight Testimony in Forgery Case
In Glenville West Virginia on October 11 the Mrs Atkinson trial resumed. Defense witnesses cast doubt on Owens finances and past conduct while Owens testified he bought land from Judge Camden with receipts written at Camden's dictation. Mrs Atkinson then testified about her marriage to Camden and her control of his money as the cross examination continued past midnight.
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Commercial Tribune
Glenville
W. Va
Camden
Atkinson
Owens
Handcar Derailed on 45 Foot Trestle Tragedy
At Oldham's Station on the C M Railway nine section crew men were on a hand car crossing a forty five foot high trestle when a claw bar fell before the wheels causing derailment. Six fell into the ravine. three clung to the trestle and were saved. Two men died, four injured. All victims taken to Cambridge for treatment. injuries expected to recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Newcomerstown
Oldham
Here
Samuel Geary
Robert Price
Gadd
Price
Wilson
Brades
Whitacre
Geary
Barnett
Dawson
Shrivers
Cambridge
Yellow fever crisis grips New Orleans as cases rise
Oct. 11 report from New Orleans shows rising yellow fever cases with 30 to 40 new infections and 4 to 6 deaths daily. Health boards push strict reporting and isolation while citizens resist, highlighting Kinston-like confusion amid hospital transfers and new cases at Jewish Home and Hotel Dieu.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Jack Frost
Albert Hite
Hite
Henry Boorman
Arthur Ledrut
Ginnechi
Robert Hite
H. M. Freeman
D. Fessard
Morris Weiss
Natah Davis
Max Markowitz
Lara Ballentine
Thomas J. Hartnett
Miss Jones
Annie Murphy
Joshua Pierce
Mamie Nelson
Frank McConnell
Miss Roberts
Carrie Dennett
Hartwig Moss
J. P. Becker
Pace
Touro Infirmary
Hotel Dieu
Algiers
Guiteras
Galveston
Dr. Oliphant
Texas Health Officers
City opens doors to fever refugees in San Antonio
The City Council adopted a resolution inviting yellow fever refugees from Galveston and other coast cities to come to San Antonio during the outbreak. It notes that in fifty years no yellow fever has developed here despite many refugees arriving from infected points.
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San. Antonio
Tex
San Antonio
Galveston
Yellow fever case reported in Galveston
Dr. C W Trueheart, member of the Advisory Committee of the Board of Health, reports a well defined but mild yellow fever case in Galveston. The patient is Alonzo Chandler of Sixteenth Street and Avenue A. No passenger trains are running. fumigation plans target mails and outbound trains. Railroads still bring freight, ships to load cargoes, and cotton receipts are near normal.
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Galveston
Fla
C. W. Trueheart
Board of Health
Alonzo Chandler
Sixteenth Street
Avenue A
New Cases At Edwards Report Limited Due To Material Shortage
State Board of Health issued reports from Nittayama Clinton and Edwards. Dr Dunn notes five new cases, one white and four colored, with two deaths including Mrs R. S. Withers at Rob Roy Plantation and Mr. Robert Farr nearby. Dr Birchett adds five new cases, one white and four colored. Rain fell yesterday totaling .92 inches.
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Jackson
Gct. i
State Board of Health
Nittayama
Withers
Rob Roy Plantation
Here
Robert Farr
Boy Saves Child From Eagle Near Holgate
Robert Ingle, while hunting east of Holgate Ohio, stunned an American eagle attempting to carry off Michael Moore's wandering young son. He saved the child, then brought the stunned eagle to town where it is on display. the bird spans 9 feet 4 inches tip to tip.
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Commercial Tribune
Holgate
Robert Ingle
Michael Moore
Ingle
Naumkeag Mills Return to Full-Time Work
In Salem Massachusetts on October 11 the Naumkeag Mills resumed full-time operation across all departments after a year of four-day weeks. About 1,500 skilled operators are employed by the company.
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Salem
Mass
Naumkeag Mills
Improvement at Mobile Five New Cases No Deaths
Mobile Alabama reports a very light noontime tally with five new cases and zero deaths. Names include Lucy A Buckley Matilda Smith Mabel Bidgood Mrs A L McDonald and Emma Discher. Total 126 cases 2 deaths 67 recoveries 39 under treatment Bluefields Nicaragua imposes nine day quarantine against Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Lucy A. Buckley
Matilda Smith
Mabel Bidgood
A. L. McDonald
Emma Discher
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Miss Helm Found Dead in New York Hospital
A Kentucky girl, Miss Marence Helm of Louisville, died at Roosevelt Hospital after taking morphine in her room at 38 West Sixty-fifth Street. Relatives are reported in Kentucky and Missouri. her brother lives in Richards, Vernon County, Missouri. The case remains a personal tragedy with limited family details and unresolved identity.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Marence Helm
Roosevelt Hospital
Kentucky
Louisville
Missouri
West Sixty-fifth Street
Richards
Vernon County
Washington
Sheriff's Son In Stripes Sentenced For Shooting Incident
Bruce Wiseman son of Wirt County sheriff was sentenced to ten months in jail after a shooting incident in which he barricaded himself in a bathhouse office and defied a mob. The case followed a confrontation with Tom Haggerty and others who threatened lynching. The verdict was delivered in Parkersburg West Virginia on October 11.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Bruce Wiseman
Wirt County
Eliza
Sherif
Tom Haggerty
Wiseman
Giant Whisky Trust to Consolidate Kentucky Whisky Interests
New York dispatch reports a proposed whisky trust to consolidate Kentucky distillers with the American Spirits Company. If formed, the group would command over fifty million dollars in capital and aim to control all Kentucky spirit output and elite brands from other states. Promoters include A M Rice of American Spirits and Louisville firms Sherley Wathen Roch & Co Cardoza Meyer Co, seeking to dictate prices and steer the industry.
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Coal Tribune
New York
Whisky Trust
Kentucky
M. Rice
American Spirits Company
Amalgamated Trust
Came Home Insane After Prison Stay
Patrick O Malley of Gordon Avenue asked the Probate Court to commit his 19 year old son Edward to the State Hospital for Insanity. Edward had just been released from Columbus penitentiary last March after a one year sentence for stealing $1.25. The father said Edward became maniatic and violent after release, smashing dishes and windows, and blamed harsh treatment at the idle house for his condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Patrick O’malley
Gordon Avenue
Edward
State Hospital
Columbus Penitentiary
O'Malley
Columbus
Car rolls down a bank. one killed, one fatally hurt
A Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Line trolley car plunged over a thirty foot embankment three miles from Cedar Falls Iowa. One Myers a traveling man was killed, W H Morton of Chicago fatally injured, twelve others seriously hurt. The injured will recover.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Myers
W. H. Morton
Chicago
Senorita Cisneros Arrives in New York Shrouded
United States readers report that Senorita Evangeline Cisneros, the Cuban girl who escaped Havana, may have reached New York. Her arrival is disputed by the New York Journal, as officials say she cannot be located. Friends escorted her by train from New Orleans. she was received at 56 New Street by Cuban sympathizers, then kept out of sight. A torchlight parade was urged by a local Cuban paper to honor what is described as her delivery.
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New York
Senorita
Evangeline Cosio Y Cisneros
Casa de Recogias
Havana
Ciy
New Orleans
Jersey City
Miss Cisneros
New Street
Junta
New York Journal
Senorita Cisneros
City
Bell County Mines Resume in Bell County Kentucky
In Middlesboro Kentucky on October 11 miners from Mingo Bellance Fork Ridge and Bryson Mountain will resume work in the morning. No mine in Bell County is idle now and the regional strike has ended.
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Middlesboro
Mingo
Bellance
Fork Ridge
Bryson Mountain
Bellanty
Tragedy Deepens As Victim Fades After Shooting
Wilmington Delaware October 11 1889 report George McMillan shot by Cliff Martin Saturday last remains alive but sinking with little hope of recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Wilmington
George McMillan
Cliff Martin
Yellow Fever Expert Visits Houston. Finds No Fever
Yellow Fever Expert Gulleras arrived in Houston today and visited the hospital and several private residences but found no yellow fever cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Gulleras
Attacked the Wrong Man Tragedy in Arkansas County
In Arkansas County near Dewitt two would be killers died at the hands of their intended victim. John Gray and John Burton were killed. Robert White is in sheriff custody charged with the killings. The vengeance stems from a Gray White family dispute among prominent county residents.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas County
Dewitt
John Gray
John Burton
Robert White
Sheriff Smith
White
Gray
Eight-Year-Old Robber Sent to School
In Washington Indiana on October 11 8 year old Harry Ferris who robbed a Baltimore and Ohio western box car was sent to the school today.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ind
Harry Ferris
Baltimore & Ohio Thwestern
Independent Republicans Supporter Withdraws From Movement
Cincinnati October 11 1897 communications to the Commercial Tribune reveal prominent gentlemen opposing the Independent Republicans. George B Harte secretary withdraws his name to endorse the Committee of Twelve ticket praising its honesty and harmony. He urges Hamilton County Republicans to back McKinley Hanna and sound money. Albert Mayer states Theodore Mayer and he did not sign the call and did not authorize use of their names. They support the Citizens' Republican Committee ticket.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Geo. B. Harte
J. G. Schmidlapp
Hamilton County
William McKinley
M. A. Hanna
John H. Frey
Theodore Mayer
Enquirer
Citizens’ Republican Committee
Riots in Rome Turn Violent Over Tax Dispute
A large Rome procession led by the Pro-Syndic and Chamber of Commerce head to the Interior Ministry to protest higher taxes. Police clashed with the crowd as stones flew and revolvers were fired. about 40 injured and 24 arrests reported. The Prefect ordered dissolution of the Roman Socialist Union as authorities struggle to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pro-Syndic of
Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Rudini
Roman Socialist Union
Prosyndic of
Provocateurs
Costa Rica Involved as Nicaragua Suppresses Opposition
In Managua on September 26 the revolution was suppressed as President Zelaya tightens control. Suspects are being jailed in chains and fined, with Costa Rica’s Consul Beche arrested amid rising tensions. Costa Rica declares war probable. ex leaders Cardonas and Pais have fled to Costa Rica.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Senor Beche
Cardanos
Costa Rica
Pais
Jomeioas Bureau Tat
Fort Sheridan Private Dragging Case Ends in Solitary
Charles Hammond, a private, began a fourteen day sentence of solitary confinement with bread and water after a summary court found him refusing to work. Lieutenant Colonel Bainbridge delivered the finding, approved by Colonel Hall. Captain Lovering faces no investigation despite civic and army protests.
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Chicago
Charles Hammond
Ft. Sheridan
Hammond
Bainbridge
Robert H. Hall
Lovering
Hall
Hamburg editor sentenced for lese majeste against King Leopold
Hamburg notes that Rheinbold Stenzel, Hamburgs editor in chief, was tried and convicted of lese majeste for articles claiming King Leopold of Belgium habitually gambled and protected gambling saloons at Ostend. The sentence followed a request by Belgian Minister Baron Gréindel at Berlin.
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Hamburg
Boho
Rheinbold Stenzel
Leopold
Baron Gréiiedel
Berlin
Ardennes
Ostend
Nash Sees Meisson Works for Entire Ohio Ticket
Chairman Nash arrived in Cleveland and met with Senator Hanna and Mayor McKisson to discuss support for the straight Republican ticket. Mayor McKisson, also visited by Chairman Everett, declared his full backing for the ticket and past service to its success in Cuyahoga County.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Nash
State Executive Committee
Cleveland
Hanna
McKisson
Everett
Republican County Committee
Baptism Set For Marlborough Baby At St James Palace
The son of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, born September 18, will be baptized Saturday at the Chapel Royal. The Prince of Wales will serve as sponsor and the Princess of Wales will attend if she is in London.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Chapel Royal
St. James Palace
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Stabbed Companion in St Louis Over Gin Rickey Feud
A stabbing affray in a saloon on Friday night ended with W Hyde Rickey slashing W Courtney Moffett. Moffett, son of L A Moffett, was badly cut in a conflict linked to the inventor of gin rickeys, Colonel Joe Rickey. The incident was hushed by police as one man disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Commercial Tribune
Ceals
W. Courtney Moffett
L. A. Moffett
W. Hyde Rickey
Joe Rickey
Lightning Strikes Worshipers Near Winston Salem Church
Lightning hit a tree in front of Union Ridge Church near Winston, injuring 99 E. Huntman and his wife as they alighted. Mrs. Huntman died shortly after and several others were seriously shocked with poor prospects for recovery.
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Winston
N. C
Union Ridge Church
Here
E. P. Huntman
Klondike dreams fade as relative’s will reaches Wales found
Sanford Pitt man receives word from Wales that $500,000 was left by a distant relative death. He had planned to head for the Klondike as he learns of the inheritance and prepares for travel.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
Sanford Pittman
Wales
Klondike
Weather map shows relief from drought in central region
Washington reports relief from long drought as a Weather Bureau map indicates rainfall across the central country and parts of the East. Heavier rain fell west of the Mississippi and along the southern Pennsylvania coast to the Atlantic, with Florida spared and New England likely to see rain today.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Florida
Minnesota
En New England
Middle Atlantic States
Pennsylvania Line
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Mississippi
Chattanooga
Tenn
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Graund Haven
Ake
Green Bay
Wis
Alpena
Mich
Detroit
Wichita
Kan
Four Weeks of Rain Forecast In Ohio
A special dispatch reports drought relief as heavy showers move through Columbus and Central Ohio. The last rain on September 16 followed by drought destroyed thousands of acres of sprouted wheat. Today's rain sprouted more seed, and forecasts call for four weeks of rain with general precipitation extending to Missouri, easing the drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbo
Ohio
Missouri
Kentucky Drought Ends as Showers Reach Statewide
Rainfall after a long drought relieves parched fields across Kentucky. Western counties receive downpours while central regions see modest totals. The state averaging 1.5 inches in September, still short of needed moisture, leaves crops and pastures needing more rain though relief is noted. officials warn benefits may be limited without heavy falls.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Garrard County
Madison County
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Burke
Prayers of Thanksgiving in Kankakee Valley
Drought broken in Kankakee region as rain falls ending thirty days of fires. Churches across six counties rang bells while residents offered prayers of gratitude. Total losses from the fires approximate 200000 dollars as marsh and forest fires come under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Kankakee
All Texas Is Thankful as Heavy Rains End Drought
Heavy rains across Texas end an eight week drought that has slowed farming and stirred relief among residents. Dallas dispatch reports soaking storms bringing new hope, reviving crops, filling rivers, and easing water restrictions. Local officials warn rains may be intermittent but welcome steady relief for farmers and communities statewide.
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Wyandot County
McLean
Fayette
Masse
Fayette Co
Colored Voters
Holterman
San
Antonio
Edwards
Hunter
Miss Helm
Giant Whisky Trust
Boy
Penitentiary
Evangeline Cisneros
Bell County
McMillan
Albert Mayer
Fraditor Stenzel
Meisson
Lilly
Duchess of Marlborough
Kankakee Valley
Dallas Tex
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