Luetgert Gives First Oath Statement In Death Case
Adolph L. Luetgert, jailed after the trial, swore to an affidavit denying murder and predicting his wife will return home. The jury split on verdict with three for acquittal and nine for conviction, and bail likely at 15 000 with bonds up to 20 000.
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Chicago
Luetgert
Adolph L. Luetgert
Vincent
Judge
Arnold
Charles
Heickhold
Boyd
Bibby
Mahoney
Behmiller
Hosmer
Shaw
Franzen
Fowler
Harley
Holabird
Barber
Deneen
Tuthill
Indictments Expected Ahead of Luetgert Trial
Testimony from two defense witnesses will be presented to the grand jury for an investigation. More than two could be named in the grand jury list, but indictments are likely against two: William Charles, Luetgert’s business partner, and Mary Siemmering, the household domestic.
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Luetgert
Wm. Charles
Mary Siemmering
Farmer shoots his son in mistaken rescue
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports Pr iceton Indiana farmer John McCrea shot his twelve year old son Charles while checking chicken coops after night noises. He fired when he saw a moving figure and wounded his own boy with shot to the chest. The boy lies in a precarious condition as the father grieves the tragic error.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
John McCrea
Charles
McCrea
Young McCrea
Yerkes Telescope Presented to University of Chicago
Charles T. Yerkes formally presented the observatory and its forty inch lens to President William R. Harper at a two hour ceremony in Williams Bay. The Yerkes telescope is now in the possession of the University of Chicago and ready for use by astronomers worldwide.
Three Miners Buried in Cleveland Lake Shaft Mine
In Ishpeming Michigan on October 21 three miners were buried by falling rock at noon in the Cleveland Lake Shaft Mine. Gust Carlson was rescued but fatally injured. Gustav Murtenan’s body was recovered and another miner Gus taf Sartula remains under rock pending extraction before morning. All three were married with large families.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Cleveland Lake
Gust Carlson
Gustav Murtenan
Gustaf Sartula
Widow of lynchers aids case in Indiana dispatch
Special dispatch reports Governor Mount hopes to arrest leaders of the Ripley County mob that hung five Osgood robbers. The widow of William Jenkins allegedly supplied names of prominent Ripley County men who aided the lynching, including a county official and an ex legislator.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Mount
Ripley County
Osgood
Wiliam Jenkins
Versailles
Small Riot at Holgate In Fire Scene
Special dispatch from Holgate Oregon reports a fire at Shelly Bros. factory where firemen and workers drank and clashed with high school boys viewing the blaze. Water was sprayed on youths, clothes damaged, a riot ensued with four firemen and a firm employee pursuing Henry Fish and police making several arrests.
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Commercial Tribune
Holgate
Shelly Bros
Henry Fish
Standers
Bank Robbery at Wakarusa Ends With Silver Heist
Three masked men cracked the Wakarusa bank safe in Lagrange County early today and stole an unknown amount of silver. They fled on a double team and survey after arousing an elderly resident, who was deterred by an armed guard. Police suspect professional criminals.
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Commercial Tribune
Lagrange
Ind
Wakarusa
Bryan to stump Ohio amid protest from Democrats
Colum,bus Ohio reports that Bryan will join Ohio campaigns late in October, a move kept secret by Democratic leaders to avoid energizing business interests against the ticket. The tour targets close legislative districts with speeches in Defiance Van Wert Knox Licking Perry Fairfield Vinton Jackson and others with McLean funding and pushing Bryan to aid Senate prospects.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bryan
Ohio
Dan McConville
W. H. Williams
State Executive Committee
Ross
Allen O. Myers
Robert Hough
Democratic Committee
McLean
Senate
Defiance County
van Wert
Knox County
Licking County
Perry County
Fairfield County
Vinton_County
Jackson County
Darke County
Hanna
Foraker
Bushnell
Mt. Vernon
Newark
Shawnee
Logan
McArthur
Jackson
Waverly
Greenfield
Cincineo
Nebraska
Chapman Jis
Oil Tank Cars Explode Up Track Near New Albany
Five oil cars, plus shipments of cornmeal flour potatoes and barney, exploded and burned on the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville line two miles north of New Albany. The blast rattled tall Louisville buildings and shattered windows as authorities fought the blaze and kept the line closed. No injuries were reported.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Chicago, Indianapolis &, Louisville
New Albany
Ruins Seven Hundred Acres In Indiana Fires
Special Dispatch from Ligonier Indiana reports that over seven hundred acres of Noble Huntington and Wells County farming land burned in a large brush fire. Origin traced to brush set by Erie Railroad workers along the line ten days earlier. Erie agents are settling with affected farmers. Hoover village narrowly saved. Rain is hoped to quell the blaze as eight or ten farmer houses burned.
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Tribune
Ligonier
Ind
Noble
Huntington Wells
Erie Railroad
Erie
Hoover
Plain Statement of Facts Denies City Auditor Shortage
Cincinnati letter to the Commercial Tribune from October 21 1897 denies rumors of a $20000 shortage in ex City Auditor Brown s accounts. The writer explains the treasury payment process and asserts only the City Treasurer receives city funds, seeking public suspension of judgment until accounts are examined.
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Enquirer of Today
Brown
Desperate scheme to hurt Hanna exposed in Ohio politics
In Columbus on October 21 a McLean Democrat allegedly proposed paying a Chicago printer to mass produce $10,000 worth of small American flags bearing Senator Hanna’s image and the slogan This is my flag. The plan aimed to mislead voters and damage Hanna during the campaign closing days. The printer refused. Myers reportedly sought another printer.
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Chicago
Columbus
Allen C. Myers
Myers
Senator Hanna
Hanna
Hawaiians plan Washington commission to block annexation
Honolulu reports a five member Hawaiian commission will travel to Washington to oppose ratification of the annexation treaty. J. O. Carter is slated to lead. German sentiment on Samoa talks emerges with some favoring amalgamation and equal rights to absorb Samoa, citing capital invested in Hawaii and Samoa by Germans.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Washington
J. O. Carter
Germany
Samoa
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Schroeder Case Referred to Pope for Final Say
The Catholic University of America Board of Directors decided to refer Mgr. Schroeder's case to Pope Leo XIII for final determination. Schroeder, longtime theology professor, has clashed with colleagues over policy and his German clerical stance. The board expressed regret at charges against him and noted his planned resignation in Germany.
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Washington
Catholic University of America
Mgr. Schroeder
Pope Leo
Vatican
Rome
Papal
Mgr. Conaty
Mer. Schroeder
Germany
Holy Father
Schroeder
Keane
Dr. Schroeder
Killed His Brother In Law In Lawrenc County
Simon Glass shot and killed his brother in law Joel Meyers at their adjacent homes in Lawrence County Illinois. Meyers had threatened Glass prompting the fatal confrontation. Glass surrendered to Sheriff Rodrick in Lawrenceville after the shooting.
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Commercial Tribune
Vincennes
Ind
Simon Glass
Joel Meyers
Lawrence County
Ill
Meyers
Glass
Lawrenceville
Rodrick
Neighbors Find They Are Brothers After Dream
Charles Reynolds of Bridgeville and William Reynolds of Milford, separated by eight miles for forty years, discovered yesterday they are brothers. Their parents died when they were young and the boys were placed with different families in Maryland. They will now live together.
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Commercial Tribune
Bridgeville
Del
William
Maryland
Wholesale Grocers Row Threatened by Rate Cutting
The Ohio Wholesale Grocers Association meets in Toledo to resolve disagreements stemming from the coffee price war between Havemeyers and Arbuckles. A committee sought talks with Wolson Spice, but no results emerged as members report dealers cutting rates after signing Arbuckle contracts, risking disruption of the association.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Ohio Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Li Te
Havemeyers
Arbuckles
Wolson Spice Company
Quarantine Tightens as Trains Run With Guards
In Birmingham on October 21, the city enforces strict quarantine rules. The depot is crowded with people attempting to leave while trains require windows shut and armed guards stand at coach doors.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cyclone Ravages Leyte Island Killing Hundreds
Leyte in the Philippines is struck by a cyclone with Tagloban and Hernani wiped out. About 400 people are said dead and extensive property damage reported. Carigara Burago and Samar also affected as waves inundate coastlines. Damage estimated at 7.5 million pesetas.
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Madrid
Leyte
Philippine Islands
Tagloban
Hernanion
Manilla
Carigara
Burago
Samar
Imagined assault ends with tire explosion in Lima Ohio
Miss Della Baker of South Warsaw felt pursued by a cyclist named McCormick. A loud tire burst prompted fear of an attack and shooting, sending neighbors on a nightlong search with bloodhounds before learning the incident was a false alarm.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Death Among Fishermen of Gloucester Year Losses
Gloucester Mass October 21 The annual roll of fishermen lost this year ends September 30 reporting 59 men and 11 vessels lost versus 74 men and 13 vessels in 1896 The Lizzie J Greenleaf crew of eighteen likely perished with their schooner The total value of lost vessels amounts to 65830 dollars
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Gloucester
Mass
Lizzie J. Greenleaf
Cisneros Arrives in Washington and Hosts Reception
Evangelina Cisneros, the Cuban girl, arrived from New York and stays at the Arlington under Mrs. J. Elien Foster. She hosted an informal reception in the hotel parlors this evening and received many callers. A public function in her honor is planned for Saturday.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Evangelina Cisneros
New York
Arlington
J. Elien Foster
Hanna and McBride Frye Hold Ohio Mining Campaign Trail
In Wellston Ohio on Oct 21 Senator Hanna leads a mining tour with Senators McBride and Frye joining him in Jackson and Wellston. The trio speaks to about 3 000 in Jackson praising Hanna and denouncing Democratic attacks while Maine and Oregon figures bolster support. The Wellston rally draws about 4 000 with a large local delegation amid strong mining town prosperity.
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McBride
Oregon
Frye
Maine
Jackson
Commercial Tribune
Wellston
Hanena
Old Fairgrounds
United States
Hanna
Ohio
Senatore McBride
Pacific Slope
Atlantic
Mark Hanna
United States Senate
Athens
Chas. H. Grosvenor
M. Allen
Athens County
A. D. Alderman
R. C. Dawes
Washington County
Republican Committee
Marietta
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston
Kinley Club
Little Hocking
Portsmouth
Waverly
Beaver
Coalton
Glen Roy
Pomeroy
Stephen Morgan
Oak Hill
Senator Hanna
John James
National Miners’ Association
Andrew Roy
Roy
Hocking Valley
William McKinley
Major McKinley
John R. McLean
Albert Douglass
Chillicothe
Committee On
Jackson County
Oblast
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