Bond forger Z T Lewis dies after pardon in forgeries
Z T Lewis, once a leading bond forger who forged large numbers of county and school bonds, died in Michigan and was buried in Adams County. He built a loan system using forged bonds as collateral, evaded detection by coupon clipping, and was paroled for health but later died in Ann Arbor.
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Boston
Ohio
Lewis
Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company
Detroit
C. R. Looker
Adams County
Commercial Tribune
Mechanicsburg
Kenton
Hardin County (O
Adams County (Co
Chase of a Bond Forger Ends in Parole and Ruin
The death of Z T Lewis near West Union Ohio recalls his eight month pursuit across Ohio West Virginia and Mexico by Detective Ralph Crawford. A banker and bond dealer he forged about 230000 in bonds including Hardie Adams and Tippecanoe counties. Arrested in Ypsilanti he was sentenced to eight years but paroled after less than two due to ill health.
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Lewis
Michigan
Mechanicsburg Bank
Dayton
Z. T. Lewis
West Union
Cincinnati
Ralph Crawford
Mexico
Urbana
Hardie County
Adams County
Tippecanoe County
Ypsilanti
Mich
Surprise Sprung in Ferrell Trial
The defense sought to discharge the jury due to juror Shirk's measles illness, but Judge Melhorn overruled the motion and adjourned court until Wednesday morning. Ferrell's attorney Cameron submitted a Columbus physician's certificate stating that witnesses Mrs. Margaret E. Peters and Miss Hazel Peters are ill with measles and cannot appear soon, aiming to appeal.
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Commercial Tribune
Marysville
Ferrell
Shirk
Melhorn
Jesse L. Cameron
Columbus
Margaret E. Peters
Hazel Peters
Beek Barton Tragedy Witness Emma Swift Ends Own Life
Greensburg Indiana report states Emma Swift, an eyewitness to the Beck Barton tragedy at Waynesburg, committed suicide this morning by cutting her throat with a razor. The incident follows the earlier Beek Barton event and involves lingering shock in the community.
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Commercial Tribune
Greensburg
Ind
Emma Swift
Waynesburg
Lynching of Barnes by mob in Vicksburg county
Gloster Barnes a colored man killed his wife and wounded another after a drunken rampage in northern Warren County Mississippi. After a rifle duel with a white arresting party he was captured and shot dead by a mob of African Americans while being escorted toward the county jail.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Gloster Barnes
Barnes
American troops depart from Peking in October retreat
Fourteenth United States Infantry leaves Peking escorted by American troops. Royal Fusiliers also depart as the army withdraws from the Chinese capital.
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Fourteenth U.S. Infantry
Peking
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Voter Registration Totals in St. Louis Reach 135,111
Complete registration figures for St. Louis show 135,111 voters registered. The update appears in the Commercial Tribune dispatch dated October 23.
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Voters
ST. Louis
Commercial Tribune
Bank teller flees with 700000 in New York defalcation
Charles L. Alvord Jr a trusted note teller at First National Bank of New York is a fugitive charged with a 700000 defalcation. His long running scheme involved falsified entries and he likely used mail access to steal drafts and money. His lavish Saratoga spending and “Happy Alvord” nickname are noted as context.
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First National Bank
Wall Street
Alvord
Mount Vernon
Chester Hill
Aly
Mr. Alvord
Chiester Hill
Five Men Arrested Over Paterson Girl Death Mystery
Miss Jennie Bosschester of Paterson New Jersey died after what police say was a premeditated assault using knockout drops. Five men confessed to luring her from a Kent Avenue area to a roadhouse then to a riverbank where her head was struck and she was left by the roadside.
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New York
Jennie Bosschieter
Paterson
N. J
Schulthers
Susie Bosschieter
Dramatic Details of Miss Bosschieter Death Outlined
A cab and four men pursued a deadly assault on Miss Bosschieter in Paterson New Jersey. Dr Townsend refused to aid a dead woman. The group transported her body to Bergen County before discarding evidence along the Passaic and at a rocky riverbank. The hackman was paid ten dollars.
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Cab
Hackman
Townsend
Bergen County
Thirty-third Street
Alicas Mills
McAllister
McAllis
Strike Near End As Operators Offer 10 Percent Boost
President Mitchell in Pottsville said the strike should end by next Monday if operators post notices guaranteeing a 10 percent raise until April 1. Several rail and mining firms signed on, and a canvass by the United Mineworkers will determine any formal action. A meeting of superintendents in Scranton approved a new fairness notice for miners powder pricing and charges.
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Mitchell
Pottsville
United Mineworkers of America
Scranton
Lackawanna and
Wyoming Valley
Temple, Iron Company
Ohio pays tribute to late Senator Sherman in Washington
Ohioans in Washington hold a mass meeting to honor John Sherman with a resolutions committee led by Thomas H. Anderson. Frank L. Campbell Alphonso Hart and others praise his life, noting his wartime service and role in the 1879 resumption of specie payments. A special train and governor Nash's proclamation accompany tributes.
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Washington Bureau
Commercial
Washington
Internal Revenue
Wilson
John Sherman
Anderson
Sherman
Ohio
Frank L. Campbell
Colonel Boane
F. W. Parks
National
Union
Congress
Gold Purchase Offer in Bryan Victory Scenario
King and Tracy, Toledo lawyers, post an offer to buy 10,000 in gold at 10,200 if William J. Bryan is elected president. Delivery due 30 days after election. Offer open ten days with a 200 certified check guarantee.
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Toledo
Bryan
Commercial Tribune
King & Tracy
William J. Bryan
United States
Burglar alarm aids capture ends in tragedy
In Minneapolis Father Andre of the Notre Dame des Lourdes church fitted the poor box with a burglar alarm after a robbery. He chased the thief M. Landry a cigar maker and handed him to police. Landry killed himself about an hour later in his cell.
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Iminneapolis
Minn
G.andre
Landry
Mrs Palmer Declines Legion Honor Offer in Debate
Mrs Palmer explains she declined the Legion of Honor after a committee selection led to honoring others, saying the men had done more and she did not wish decoration. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived with Potter Palmer of Chicago and the Palmer party aboard.
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Order of the Legion of Honor
United States Commission
M. H. de Young
San Francisco
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