Witwer Bound Over for Murder in Arsenic Case
Dayton Ohio October 23 Mrs Mary Belle Witwer was bound over to the Common Pleas Court on a first degree murder charge for allegedly poisoning her sister Mrs Anna C Pugh. Doctors and chemists found arsenic in Pugh stomach. witness testimony covered rat poison powders and embalming questions.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Mary Belle Witwer
Common Pleas Court
Snediker
Anna C. Pugh
L. G. Long
Witwer
Long
Dickson
Mr. Long
McBride
Hatcher
Curtis C. Howard
Russell Elliott
W. A. Gugel
John J. Witwer
Liberty Street
Witwer House
Elliott
Witwer Home
Howard
Starling Medical College
Columbus
A. Perry
Troops Besieged Rumors Rise From Samar Island
Manila reports three days of silence from Samar as typhoon disrupts telegraph lines and mail. Admiral Rogers warns guards after Balangiga massacre. Reinforcements reach Weyler. Sumner sails with 350 infantry. New York departs with 330 marines. General Chaffee says no further disasters expected.
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Manila
Island of
Samar
Admiral Rogers
Ninth Regiment
Balangiga
Pambujan
General Smith
Calbagoya
Weyler
United States
Sumner
Twelfth Infantry
New York
Waller
Chaffee
Sathar
Central Filipino Committee
Malvar
Lieutenant Preston Brown Case Draws Kentuckians Warily
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune reports Judge Advocate General transmitted verdict to Secretary Root in the Preston Brown second infantry case. Brown, son of a former governor, faced a Manila shooting incident and possible dismissal. Louisville figures Knott and Basil W. Duke arrived to press for saving his position as Brown awaits transfer to San Francisco.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Preston Brown
Second Infantry
Louisville
Jar “Root
Brown
Goebel
Manila
Richard W. Knott
Basil W. Duke
San Francisco
State Automobile Clubs Form in Columbus Ohio
Representatives of automobile clubs from Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Dayton formed a state organization in Columbus. E L Strong of Cleveland was elected president and Rutherford H Cox of Cincinnati secretary. The group expects 50 to 500 automobile owners statewide to join and plans to push for favorable automobile legislation with the next legislature.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columibus
Dayton
E. L. Strong
Rutherford 'H. Cox
Rains May Drive Out the Brigands
Cold rains fall in the brigands hiding in the mountains holding Miss Ellen M. Stone the American missionary. Brigrands may release the captive once ransom is secured and disperse homeward. W W Peet treasurer of the mission remains hopeful awaiting the gold shipment weighing 300 to 400 pounds.
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Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
W. W. Peet
Mr. Peet
Wealthy oil man goes to penitentiary
Dallas, Oct 3 The jury found C H Alexander guilty of arson in a December 1895 Dallas fire, sentencing him to five years in a state penitentiary. He was a former head of the Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway and heads a major Beau mont oil concern.
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Dallas
Tex
C. H. Alexander
Alexander
Ae & Man
Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway
Beaumont Oil
G A R Circular Seeks Aid for McKinney Memorial
Commander in Chief Eli Torrance of the G A R issues a circular requesting contributions to fund the erection of a Canton, Ohio memorial honoring Comrade William McKinney.
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Minneapolis
Eli ‘Torrance
Canton
William McKinney
Foraker Speaks at Youngstown Rally in 1900 Canal Quarrel
Sen Foraker opens Republican campaign in Youngstown Ohio affirming two issues protection and expansion. He jokes Democrats will dig the canal while Republicans boss the job and praises Roosevelt for welcoming a colored man at the White House. He urges full Republican turnout to show Ohio support for McKinley principles.
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Senator Foraker
McKinley
Isthmian Canal
Roosevelt
White House
Ohio
Hanna Proclaims Republican Unity In Ohio Campaign
Senator Marcus A. Hanna arrived in Newark after brief stops in Zanesville and New Lexington. He urged Ohio voters to reelect Governor Nash and a Republican Senate, attacked Tom Johnson and his single tax theory, and touted conservative business policies as the path to prosperity.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Marcus A. Hanna
Zanesville
New Lexington
Crooksville
Roseville
Elmer Dover
Buckeye Band
Jones Opera House
Ohio
McKinley
Roosevelt
George’ K
Nash
Joseph B. Foraker
Senate
Tom.Johnson
Republican Party
Opera House
Hana
Hanna
Denison University
Mr. Hanna
J .K.richards
J. J. Sullivan
Warren County
Ottawa Republican candidate overhears Foraker speech by fire escape
Calvin Godfrey of Ottawa reached Findlay to hear Senator Foraker while the opera house filled. Unable to enter, he climbed a fire escape to a window on the stage and remained there through the speech, later chatting with the senator about his unusual listen.
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Calvin Godfrey
Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Ottawa
Foraker
London Agog Over Buller's Disgrace
London reports a storm of comment on General Buller's dismissal with wide sympathy for him. It is claimed Lord Roberts wished Buller to resign after Pretoria, and for a week pressed the issue without success. Military men show strong feeling as the rank and file side with the dismissed commander.
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London
Buller
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
James R Wood Reported Dead Now Recovering
James R Wood, Claim No. 1 in the Lawton District, was reported dead but is now recovering from a dangerous illness. The Oklahoma City item notes his condition has improved after the scare.
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Oklahoma’ City
James R. Wood
Lawton
Carnegie Gives Library in Dundee Funds
London October 3 report Andrew Carnegie donated 37000 pounds to establish libraries at Dundee and surrounding communities. The gift aims to expand public access to books and education in the region.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Dundee
Government says Gutierrez defeats insurgents near Ambalema
The Colombian government reports General Pompilio Gutierrez defeated insurgent forces from Tolima and Cundinamarca near Ambalema on the Magdalena River after a three hour fight. The insurgents suffered 100 killed including General Vicente Lombano and many captured. government losses exceeded fifty.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Pompilio Gutierrez
Ambalema
Magdalena River
Bogota
Tolima
Condinamarca
Marin
Duran
Vicente Lombano
Booker Washington Dines With Yale Treasurer at Bicentennial
Booker T. Washington attended Yale University events as part of the bicentennial celebration and was a dinner guest of Morris F. Tyler the university treasurer at his residence. Former Postmaster General Bissell also joined the dinner and met Washington, with invitations issued about ten days earlier before Washington dined with President Roosevelt in Washington.
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New Haven
Genn
Booker T. Washington
Yale
Morris F. Tyler
University
Tyler
Bissell
Washington
U V A Approves Dining With Booker T Washington
Resolutions adopted at the national encampment of the Union Veterans Union praise President Roosevelt for dining with Booker T. Washington at the White House. The encampment also extols President McKinley. The Woman's Relief Union, auxiliary to the Union Veterans' Union, met all day with a new ritual shown and officer reports heard.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
White House
Union Veterans Union
McKinley
Woman's Relief Union
Union
Vterans’ Union
Dr Von Siemens Dies After Extended Illness
Berlin reports the death of Dr. Von Siemens a founder of Deutsche Bank and longtime Reichstag and Prussian Diet member after several weeks of illness.
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Berlin
von Siemens
Deutsche Bank
Reichstag
Kilbourne Denounces Protective Tariff in Bucyrus Campaign
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Colonel Kilbourne used a Bucyrus speech to label the protective tariff legalized robbery and press a anti protection platform. He contrasted with reciprocity and tied his stance to a historic local figure, while Columbus factions clashed and Johnson supporters prepared distribution of Kilbourne’s speech.
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Bucyrus
Kilbourne
James Kilbourne
Columbus
Hinkle
John J. Lentz
Lentz
James R. Kilbourne
George Kilbourne
Colonel Potter
Charles W. Baker
Cincinnati
Daugherty
Hotel Royal
Tom Johnson
Judge Blandin
Cleveland
Johnson
Colonel Kilbourne
Delaware
Duckworth Club
Uncle Sam Club
Mansfield
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Wu Ting-feng
China
WU "Ting-Fang
U. S
Automobile Clubs
Sen. Hanna
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Youngstown
Lause
Cmap
Eaker F
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Senator
Bobs
Genera
Carnegie
Booker Washington
Veterans of Rebellion
DR. von Siemens
State Committee
Allan E. Beach
Little America
Mark Hanna
McLean
Abe Patrick
Tuscarawas
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