Powers in Ill Health Amid Goebel Case Trial
Caleb Powers, ill and weakened from confinement in the Franklin jail, appears at court with Dr. C K Wallace noting his fragile health. Wharton Golden testifies about conspiracies to murder Goebel, while Judge Sims questions him. Judge Hazelrigg expected to testify for the state on Powers health and alibi matters.
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Frankfort
Golden
Commercial Tribune
Gagetown
Caleb Po
C. K. Wallace
Powers
Reed
Wharton Golden
Goebel
Cantrill
Caleb Powers
John L. Powers
Governor Taylor
Taylor
Henry Youtsey
Tom Campbell
Arthur Goebel
Commonwealth
Franklin
Youtsey
Robert Noakes
Sims
William Goebel
Jim Horan
C. O. Reynolds
James H. Hazelrigg
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Hazelrigg
Franklin County Grand Jury
Jim Howard
Howard
Five Britons Die in Brisk Cape Town Battle Near Piquetberg
In a brisk fight at Twenty four Streams near Piquetberg Captain Bellew and four others were killed with several wounded. British surprise camps and Boers shift camps by night as columns advance into Orange River Colony finding maize fields and cattle stores as Boer forces retreat.
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Cape Town
Piquetberg
Bellew
Orange River Colony
Majority in Favor of Plain Turrets Leads Navy Report
Washington October 17 A Naval Board report on two new battleships and two armored cruisers will present a majority favoring plain turrets. Admirals O Neil Melville Bowles endorse plain turrets while Admirals Sigsbee Bradford push for superposed turrets. Compromise efforts failed. The majority argue seven existing ships with superposed turrets show the design has not proven its supremacy in battle.
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Washington
Naval Board of Construction
Congress
Long
O'Neil
Melville
Bowles
Sigsbee
Bradford
Expel Pastor for Lack of Patriotism in Marysville
In Marysville Kansas on October 17 the Baptist Church ousted Rev F J Rice for alleged lack of patriotism after his church failed to deliver a McKinley death eulogy or prayers mentioning the president. He is away at the Baptist State Convention in Kansas City.
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Marysville
Kan
F. J. Rice
Baptist Church of
McKinley
Mr. Rice
Kansas City
McKinley Autopsy Details End of Death and Diet
New York medical notes publish full surgeon report on President McKinley. Autopsy finds diseased cardiac muscle and details the post operative diet, wound healing, and eventual fatal decline on September 14. X rays not deemed necessary to locate the bullet.
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New York
New York Medical Journal
William McKinley
Buffalo
Gaylord
Robbery of Bookkeeper in Middlesboro Fails to Halt Pay Day
P T Colgan, bookkeeper for Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Co, was robbed of 2100 dollars on pay day in downtown Middlesboro Kentucky. He saved his life with a head duck after a pistol was leveled at his temple. 1500 dollars in currency remained after the robber fled into nearby woods pursued by a mob. Detectives with bloodhounds from Knoxville arrived to help hunt the thief and possible conspirator.
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Commercial Tribune
Middlesboro
P. T. Colgan
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Colgan
Manufacturers’ Bank
Bigwayman
Knoxville
Mythical Rival Wrecked Her Life in Ohio Romance
In Bowling Green Ohio on October 17 Mrs. Alice Myers, once engaged to Myers, is taken to Hancock County Poorhouse after a troubled romance dating from prior to the Spanish War. The couple wed then separated within a day amid suspicions of infidelity, leaving her broken and destitute.
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Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green
Alice Myers
Hancock County
Six Points
Myers
Cuba
Italy May Expel the Spanish Pretender Don Carlos
A Rome despatch to La Liberté reports Italy plans to expel Don Carlos from Venice over alleged frequent talks with Spanish party leaders tied to Spain's current unrest.
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Italy
Paris
la Liberte
Rome
Don Carlos
Venice
Spain
Aided by Son He Shoots Enemies in Court at Reed Station
In Henderson County Kentucky during a jury deliberation for John A Oldham and Enoch Clary a son James Clary reentered the courtroom with a shotgun and rifle and shot Oldham fatally. The elder Oldham a Spottsville citizen and race horse owner and Clary a well regarded farmer fled the scene with his son.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Justice Johnson
Reed Station
Henderson County
John A. Oldham
Enoch Clary
James Clary
Oldham
Spottsville
B. O. Reed
Kentucky
Indiana
Clary
Brigham Heads Exposition Managers
Washington October 17 The Government Board of Management of the St Louis Exposition organized today and appointed committees to discharge tasks J H Brigham of the Agricultural Department named chairman William M Geddes disbursing officer and W W Cox secretary The Executive Committee includes W H Hills W DeC Ravanel F W True and J G Scofield Subcommittees were named for By Laws Buildings and Plans Allotments Funds and Space Installation and Decorations and Outlying Possessions headed by various members.
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Washington
Government Board of Management
J. H. Brigham
Agricultural Department
William M. Geddes
W. W. Cox
W. H. Hills
W. Dec. Ravanel
F. W. True
J. G. Scofield
By Laws
Michael
Strong
Scofield
Ravanel
Brownslow
Fox
Peters
Hanger
True
Dawson
Hills
Vanderbilts May Become Owners Of Midland Road
Marion Ind Oct 17 It is reported that a deal is on between President Crawford of the Chicago Southeastern Railroad known as the Midland Route to sell the system to the Vanderbilts for 1 000 000 The road runs from Muncie Ind to Brazil Ind It has not been operated the last few days due to a wage strike now ended Andrew Stevens General Traffic Manager intervened for the company to pay wages and restore regular payments All employees will return to work and the mall train began running at noon with a first trip out.
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Crawfords
Convicted of False Passport Case In Lublin
A man claiming Chicago origin and the name Schultz was found guilty in Lublin of using a false passport under the name DeGadoff. He received four years penal servitude and deportation to Sakhalien. He says he was born in New York in 1876, son of Philip Schultz, died in Chicago in 1890, and alleges he came to Russia via Germany with faulty American passport proof.
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ST. Petersburg
Chicago
Schultz
Lublin
Poland
DeGadoff
Sakhalien
New York
Philip Schultz
Russia
Germany
Columbus Railway Declares Quarterly Dividend for Employees
The Columbus Railway Company declared a quarterly dividend for its employees payable November 1, in the same percentage as the dividend paid to preferred stockholders.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Columbus Railway Company
Edward S. Stokes Not in Serious Condition
Relatives say Edward S. Stokes is ill but not in danger, able to drive, after reports of serious condition. The update comes from New York on October 17.
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New York
Edward 8S. Stokes
Governor Nash Urges Work for Legislature in Ohio Campaign
Governor Nash arrives in Toledo with top aides for a county party meeting. He warns a Democratic Legislature could impede Roosevelt and urges support for five legislative candidates while promoting his own candidacy if time allows. He notes uneven registration but predicts a strong nominal vote and addresses Waite School pupils.
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Joseph B. Foraker
United States Senate
National House
Roosevelt
Nash
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Waite School
McCarroll Dies at Evansville After Shootout
Henry McCarroll, an alleged safe blower shot by Evansville police, died in a hospital refusing to name any suspects. His brother in law William Dumm, also shot, was released to accompany the remains to Nashville. Police doubt McCarroll and Dumm were involved in the robbery as a grand jury prepares to investigate. The men were Nashville residents en route to St. Louis for work.
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Henry McCarroll
Howell
Inlaw
William Dumm
McCarroll
Nashville
Dumm
Grand
St. Louis
Trusts Refuse to Thrive in Russia
London reports from St. Petersburg that attempts to form iron and steel syndicates fail with firms unable to agree on terms. The Glass Syndicate dissolves, glass prices fall 2 percent, while only the Sugar Syndicate remains, keeping prices twice London levels.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Mail
Glass Syndicate
Russia
Sugar
Magnificent Crew Casts Fittings Overboard in Protest
In Berehaven Ireland on October 17 the Magnificent crew reportedly threw gunsights and fittings into the sea to protest a righting of action and air the crew's complaints. The Magnificent sails as flagship of Rear Admiral Sir William Acland, second in command of the Channel Squadron.
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Berehaven
Ireland
Magnificent
Sir William Acland
German cruiser Falke ordered to Central American waters
The German cruiser Falke has been sent to Central American waters as of October 17, with orders to operate in the region. The move reflects Berlin's naval posture in the area amid regional tensions.
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Berlin
Falke
French Canal Pioneer Seeks Top Price for Isthmian Work
Maurice Hutin, head of the French Panama Canal Company, says he will submit an offer and credentials to sell the accomplished Isthmian work to the Panama Canal Commission. He claims $150,000,000 spent with $100,000,000 in value, while American engineers estimate $50,000,000. The conflict with Nicaragua route, Roosevelt's stance, and treaty points are outlined as major factors.
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Maurice Hutin
Panama Canal Company
Panama Canal Commission
Hutin
American Canal Commission
American Commission
Panama
Admiral Walker
Canal Commission
Nicaragua
Roosevelt
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Found and Returned $23,000 Indorsed Checks
In Indianapolis on Oct 17 two Lafayette men Elmer Bennett and R A Murray found a bundle of $23,000 in checks payable to the State Treasurer and returned them to Treasurer Levy at his hotel. Levy said the checks belonged to his office and suggested his son Henry Levy, Deputy State Treasurer, was likely responsible for the loss.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Indiana
Levy
Elmer Bennett
R. A. Murray
Lafayette
Henry Levy
Ambassador Tower Leaves Berlin for St Petersburg
Charlemagne Tower United States Ambassador to Russia and Mrs Tower depart Berlin this morning heading to St Petersburg. United States Consul General Mason also leaves on a fortnight trip visiting Belgrade Sofia and Constantinople.
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Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Russia
Missionary Society backs anti-canteen law enforcement
The American Christian Missionary Society passed a resolution urging strict enforcement of the anti-canteen law. It denounces methods used by opponents to undermine the measure and calls on the President to uphold it.
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Minneapolis
American Christian Missionary Society Today
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