McKinley Campaign Rally Draws Thousands At Canton
In Canton Ohio on October 24 crowds gather at the McKinley home for a major rally. Charles Emory Smith and other speakers praise protectionist doctrine and call for nationwide support of McKinley amid debates over currency and prosperity.
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Canton
Charles Emory Smith
Russia
North Market Street
Mecca
New York
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
McKinley
Equal opportunity under the starry banner of the free
A speaker urges older and younger generations to pursue equal privilege and opportunity through the American system. He calls for citizens to support protection, reciprocity, sound money, and the supremacy of law, praising the nation and encouraging travel to show devotion to government.
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Free
Death of Hon W K Miller Canton elector dies after stroke
Hon W K Miller longtime Republican elector from Canton Ohio dies from apoplexy at about 8 PM following a stroke he suffered at the First Methodist Church. He had resigned from the ticket earlier in the week. His son Charlie R Miller was named by the Congressional Committee as elector. Major McKinley visited the family to pay respects.
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Major McKinley
Ational
Jones
Cleveland
Missouri
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
McKinley
Republican Party
Citzens
W. K. Miller
Majo McKinley
Congressional Committee
Charlies R. Miller
Mille
Senate
United States
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Australia
Enraged Bryanites Egg Train of Republican Tour
A special train carrying Congressman David K. Watson ex state auditor Poe and other speakers was pelted with eggs at Pickerington Fairfield County this afternoon during a Twelfth District tour. Authorities described the protest as incited by success of the Republican demonstration.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
David K. Watson
Poe
Pickerington
Fairfield County
Uwone
Century old woman Catherine Cushenberry dies in Chillicothe
Special Dispatch reports Catherine Cushenberry a colored woman dies in Chillicothe at age 116 born in Fauquier County Virginia in 1780. She was purchased as a child and later freed by her son George Herbert who bought her freedom in 1862 for 125 dollars. She lived in Pendleton County West Virginia before moving to Chillicothe where she has resided with two sons. She has been blind thirty years yet maintained her mind until three months ago.
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Chillicothe
Catherine Cushenberry
Fauquier County
Crailgen
Moorefield
West Virginia
Sarah Dyer
Oendleton County
W. Va
George Herbert
Pendleton County
Mayor Proclaims Hornblowing Ban Through Election Day
Noblesville Indiana October 24 0 4 The mayor has posted a proclamation forbidding hornblowing until after the election.
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Commerial Tribune
Noblesville
Ind
Mrs Nat Goodwin Replies Counter Charges in Court
Mrs Nat C Goodwin sets forth a legal defense in San Francisco against her actor husband using New York affidavits. She denies habitual intemperance and recounts a $15 000 maintenance victory, then accuses him of infidelity naming co-respondents Sadie Thorne and Mabel Amber in theatrical circles.
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San Francisco
Nat C. Goodwin
New York
Goodwin
Herusband
Sadie Thorne
Mabel Amber
William Dickman Golden Wedding in Celina
Mr and Mrs William Dickman celebrated their golden wedding in Celina Ohio with over two hundred guests. They married in Cincinnati in 1846 and moved to Celina in 1852. He served as Celina postmaster under Lincoln and Grant. The couple has ten children twelve grandchildren and one great granddaughter/child.
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Commercial Tribune
Celina
William Dickman
Mrs. Dickman
Cincinnati
Dickman
Lincoln
Grant
Yes
Outrage By Democrats in Springfield Rally
Springfield Oct 24 a Democratic rally provoked an outraged report as a mob in a procession attacked a Stars and Stripes banner. The account claims Frisco Sound Money Club banners were involved and describes sharp clashes with cheering crowds.
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Springfield
Commercial Tribune
Stars and Stripes
Frisco Sound-Money Club
Want Barr's Name Off Populist Mandamus Case
The Populists file a mandamus in the Ohio Supreme Court to remove William F. Barr from the party's electoral ticket. Secretary of State Samuel M. Taylor is named. the court will hear the writ Monday. The piece notes only Congress outside Ohio could alter the state's 23 electoral votes.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
Samuel M. Taylor
William F. Barr
Ohio
Final Returning Board
Congress
Money Enough To Complete Ohio Masonic Home
Warren Ohio reports Hon John M Stull president of the Ohio Masonic Home board says funds now available to complete the institution at a cost of 170000 dollars. State Masons will cover running expenses this year with fifty cent contributions from about 40000 Masons.
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Commercial Tribune
Warren
John M.stull
Ohio Masonic Home
Springfield
Chase and lynching scare as Peter Laws jailed in Seymour
In Seymour Indiana Peter Laws a Black man accused of assaulting Hazel Stevens seven years old fled pursued by a large mob. Authorities routed the lynchers redirecting Laws to Brownstown then Jennings County jail Vernon before a court arraignment. The mob violence extended to a Pickerington train stop where eggs and missiles injured passengers.
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Seymour
Ind
Peter Vs
Hazel Stevens
Brownstown
Hoover
Bryan Causes Scuffle at Peoria Bryan Rally
In Peoria Illinois W J Bryan drew a large crowd at the Tabernacle last night A man in a macintosh and scarf attempted to force through police line and collided with Officer Herman Damm The officer tossed him back and apologized as Bryan reacted with good humor.
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Commercial Tribune
Peoria
III
W. J. Bryan
Tabernacle
Herman Damm
Aed
Bryan
Warner
Ian
Slander suit filed by Berlin wife against son in law
Mrs Euretta A Flagg the wife of a wealthy Berlin farmer sues her son in law Frank Hartwell for 10000 in slander alleging he wooed her adopted daughter Emma Flagg away from her and threatened to relinquish 20000 in property. The dispute stems from a Memorial Day meeting after Emma left home.
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Commercial Tribune
Berlin
Mass
Euretta A. Flagg
Frank Hartwell
Emma A. Flagg
Flaggs
Hartwell
Emma
Hon. G. P. Thomas Campaign Stop Marred by Altercation
Princeton Kentucky October 4 Republican congressional nominee G. P. Thomas spoke to county residents. An ensuing altercation between two men led to a bystander being shot and danger to life amid the political gathering.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
G. Pp. Thomas
Congress
Holland
McKinley Poles Cut Down in Kenton
In Kenton Ohio on October 24 Democratic destructionists cut down both McKinley poles set up by the colored club. Indignation runs high and no arrests have been made yet.
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Commercial Tribune
Kenton, O
McKinley
Colored Club
Georgia Honors Ex-Speaker Crisp in State Capitol Procession
The body of ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisp lay in state at the Georgia State Capitol after arriving from Dr Holmes Sanitarium. A militia guard protected the rotunda before an escort of citizens. The body will move to Americus for interment with a funeral planned for 3 PM. Governor Atkinson and state officials attend.
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Atlanta
Crisp
Holmes
State Capitol
Americus
Atkinson
State House
Victims Named in Cockrell Fraud Trial Across Cities
H. C. Cockrell of Lebanon Kentucky faces a U S District Court trial for using the mails to defraud. This second trial follows a hung verdict at the first. Victims span Cincinnati and St Louis with Louisville merchants J W Bridges McDowell Co W Mayer T H Wathine Norton Son Oles Breinfeld Curran Co and others. Cincinnati firms include Duhme Clemens Oskamp Alms Doepke Mable etc.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Lebanon
U. S. District Court
Cockrell
Cincinnati
St. Louis
J. Wee Bridges
McDowell & Co
Wm. Mayer
T. H. Wathine
Norton & Son
Oles Breinfeld
F. Curran & Co
Duhme & Co
Clemens Oskamp
Alms & Doepke
Mable & Ante Ay Os
Caranys Arqua Toy Company
Rage Knopf
Booth's Daughter in Want Sparks Court Case
New York Oct 24 Actor Bryan Douglas was jailed in Yorkville Police Court for failing to support his wife and child. His wife Mrs Marion Douglas, daughter of Junius Brutus Booth and Ed win Booth niece, claims reduced means and rent arrears. Douglas, member of several major companies, was rehearsing in Dr Belfgraf when arrested. he asked for time but she refused.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Bryan Douglas
Yorkville
Marion Douglas
Junius Brutus Booth
Edwin Booth
Douglas
Palmer’s
Charles Frohman
Brady's
Os Wilter Lackaye
Dr. Belfgraf
Following Father’s Fate: Son Dies by Gunshot After Rally
In Tipton Indiana Ed Bowlin 18 ended his life with a double barrel shotgun after returning from a Democratic rally and drinking. He placed the gun to his forehead and pulled the trigger. His father killed himself in Indianapolis two years earlier by poison.
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Commercial Tribune
Tipton
Ind
Ed_ Bowlin
Indianapolis
Tragic Train Accident Injures Barney Davis in Saratoga
In Saratoga New York on October 24 Barney Davis also known as Picea was struck by a train in Mechanicsville and seriously injured. The incident prompted medical attention and an investigation by local authorities.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Barney Davis
Picea
Mechanicsville
Political Bulletin Sparks Rally and Protests Across Kentucky
Bourke Cockratt was cheered as Carlisle was denounced for being egged. Carlisle was pelted with bouquets by Bowl ing Green ladies. Railroad men rallied in Louisville with speakers Sherman Bushnell Hoyt and Nevin. Gov. Bradley killed to speak in Bellevue. Grand Marshal Hickenlooper lists parade divisions. Covington citizens to meet in Odd Fellows Hall to express indignation over Carlisle’s treatment.
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Lex
Carlisle
Bowling Green
Louisville
Sherman
Bushnell
Hoyt
Nevin
Dayton
W. C. Bradley
Balke
Opera House
Bellevue
Hickenlooper
Covington
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Sailing Fleet Celebrates McKinley Rally Along New York Harbor
A grand procession of nearly 200 ships from 130th Street to the Battery lit with lanterns and fireworks. Bands played as whistles blew and cheers rose along both shores in a tribute to McKinley and honest government.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
America
McKinley
North River
130Th Street
Battery
Fairyland
Crusade Against Goats in St John’s Streets
In St John’s Newfoundland on October 24 goats in the city streets are declared a nuisance. After council debates the ruling orders that every goat found in the streets be lassoed impounded and deported by railways far into the interior to be set free.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Heir to Six Millions Vanishes. Wife Fears Murder
Henry Offermann, 40, chief bookkeeper at Equitable Assurance and Real Estate, is missing from his home at West 134th Street. Though he is heir to a fortune reported at six million dollars, his wife has searched New York hotels and hospitals for a week with no sign. She suspects foul play.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Henry Offermann
Equitable Assurance and Real Estate Company
Wee Wee
West 134Th Street
Offermann
Divorced and Remarried in Ironton Matrimonial Case
Edward B. Walburn wed Jessie C. Skelton in Ironton Ohio this afternoon Rev E B Moran presided. They first married in November 1895 and Walburn once sought a divorce claiming coercion. A perjury indictment against Walburn his brother and Arnold related to divorce affidavits had been returned in Logan Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Ironton
Edward B. Walburn
Jessie C. Skelton
E. B. Moran
Common Pleas Court
Walburn
T. R. Walburn
di Cc. Arnold
Logan
Us Nd
A Gotham Highwaywoman Accused in Yorkville Assault and Robbery
Michael Dillon, a driver, testified in Yorkville Police Court that Mrs. Maggie Curtis knocked him down, beat him, and robbed him after entering his room at No.14 East Sixty-third Street. Curtis, denying the charges, claimed Dillon was intoxicated. She was held on $1,000 bond.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Yorkville
Maggie Curtis
Michael Dillon
Dillon
Friction at City Hospital in Indianapolis prompts leadership change
The State Board of Charities concluded an investigation at City Hospital revealing flimsy charges on both sides but significant quarrelling between nurses and medical staff. Dr John D Nichol was retired as superintendent and replaced by Charles F Ferguscon after the meeting in Indianapolis on October 24.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
State Board of Charities
State Board
John D. Nichol
Charles F. Ferguscon
Cooper Opposes Bryan in Indiana Flap
Indiana ex congressman George W. Cooper of Columbus caused a stir by declaring opposition to William Jennings Bryan during a political event in Indianapolis on October 24. The remarks referenced a controversial plan and drew attention from local figures including the Hon. Al Louisville.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
George W. Cooper
Columbus
Fifth
Louisville
Pabst Wins Divorce From Margaret Mather on Cruelty
Chicago date line reports Gustav Pabst secured a divorce from Margaret Mather on cruelty. Judge Johnson granted the decree Wednesday amid the case date and testimony describing the wife using a whip.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Gustav Pabst
Margaret Mather
Johnson
E . le
Frisco Railroad Employes Flagrow Stirs Canton Crowd
A Democratic procession led by Senator George O West faced a banner of Frisco Railroad Employes Sound Money Club across the street by the Ozark Hotel. An arson attempt failed but a torch ignited the Stars and Stripes provoking anger as 700 strong was jeered and calls for protest spread.
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Ozark Hotel
Frisco Railroad
Ameriga Sp
George O ‘West
Canton
Major McKinsey
Louisiana for McKinley Republicans Unite in Louisiana
Republican factions harmonized and signed an address urging Louisiana voters to back the fusion agreement. The Howell Committee and Lily White Sugar Planters dropped their tickets. both sides will back one ticket, aiming to elect two Republican Congressmen in the First and Second Districts.
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Special
Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Louisiana
Howell Committee
Romain
Legendre
McKinley
Louisiana Faces Likely Election Ballot Chaos
In New Orleans on October 4 a report cites widespread problems from the Australian ballot rollout in Louisiana. Officials struggle to print 1,125,000 ballots for 1,200 precincts as only six days remain before the election, risking invalidation of the statewide vote.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Louisiana
Baton R Ouge Lama
Robbers Hold Up Saloon in Chicago District
Five armed men robbed Fred Ziegler’s saloon and restaurant on Canal Street after 6 pm, seizing $41 from the proprietor and two customers. They fled before police could reach the scene though a rapid alarm was sent, and the culprits remained at large.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Fred Ziegler
Ziegler
Canal Street
Desplaines Street
Quickest Divorce On Record In Scioto County Court
In Portsmouth Ohio on October 24 a divorce was finalized in Scioto Common Pleas Court in a record time of four minutes involving Mary and her spouse. The terse ruling cites uncontested separation and immediate legal dissolution.
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Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth, CO
Scioto Common ‘Pleas Court
Mary
False alarm ends in stray revolver shot at grave
Stephen Stahl Faden, 67, went to his wife’s grave in Jersey City with his son’s revolver and fired a shot at his temple. Grave-diggers and police responded. he survived with a minor flesh wound, the weapon found to be loaded with blank cartridges.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Stephen Stahl
Jersey City
Stohl
Baby Bones Found in Well in Springfield Ohio
Miss Helen Morrow visiting relatives near the Electric Light Works drew water from a well and found three bones and a baby finger with nail and flesh still attached. Health Officer Seys and police are investigating as the well, about twenty feet deep, is pumped for clues.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Helen Morrow
Kenton, O
Electric Light Works
H. H. Seys
Columbus Flags for McKinley and Hobart Day
Columbus celebrates flag day with Republicans and sound money Democrats joining in. High Street is hung with flags from end to end as a tallyho bearing the Fourteenth Regiment Band moves southward. Cannon booms accompany the unfurling of each flag inscribed with McKinley and Hobart and sound money.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
High Street
Fourteenth Regiment
McKinley
Hobart
Blind Colonel Scott Votes From Bed for McKinley
In Columbus Ohio on October 24 Colonel Scott of Delphos aged 101 and blind will be carried to the polls to vote the Republican ticket for McKinley. He has voted Republican since voting began and recently dictated a letter to Major McKinley promising his support.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Scott
Delphos
McKinley
Fred Blenkner
House of Representatives
Miners to Gain Winter Work at Ishpeming Mines
G W K Matteson of Boston president of the Lake Superior Iron Company says the mines at Ishpeming will run with full forces through the winter, providing steady employment for over 1,000 men. The Pittsburg and Lake Angeline Mine, which normally employs about 600, may resume next month.
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Commercial Tribune
Ishpeming, Mich
G. W. K. Matteson
Boston
Lake Superior Iron Company
Pittsburg
Lake Angeline
City of Sheffield Sinks in New Madrid
A private dispatch reports the St. Louis and Memphis packet City of Sheffield sank at New Madrid Missouri yesterday evening. No further details are provided.
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Memphis
TAMGUD PI CAPTURE GM Olly Sherman and Bushnell at Dayton
Hon Chas Hoyt E W Doty and R M Nevin spoke. Local report notes capture of GM Olly Sherman and Bushnell at Dayton with remarks from officials.
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Chas. Hoyt
E. W. Doty
R. M. Nevin
Sherman Speech At Dayton Rally Calls 60 Era Key to Prosperity
Thousands packed Dayton Fair Grounds to hear Senator Sherman and Gov. Bushnell speak for McKinley. Sherman warned of Democratic rule, touted sound money, and urged victory to secure national prosperity and a 100,000 plurality for Ohio’s favorite son.
Actors Counted Ties In Ada Escape
William Staub and his wife left Kennedy and Kenard's circus at Ada Ohio and walked forty miles to Marion seeking aid to reach home. The pair hoped to secure assistance after severing ties with the circus entity.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
William Staub
Kennedy and Kenard
Ada
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