Fugitive Leopold Sought Near Bureau Junction as Town Forms Posse
Chicago dispatch reports Leonard Leopold believed to be an accomplice in the Palace Hotel murder of actress Margaret Leslie. Villagers and farmers form a posse near Bureau Junction Illinois and plan to scour rural areas along the Rock Island Railroad toward Spring Valley after reports of sightings Wednesday night. Police Lt. Morgan Collins directs search efforts.
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Palace
Leonard Leopold
Howard Nicholas
Bureau Junction
Rock Island
Spring Valley
Leopold
Morgan Collins
Chicago
Lasalle
Collins
Frank Adams
James Hicks
Adams
Nicholas
William Corrigan
Corrigan
Towa
Davenport
Hoffman
Cummings
Leslie
Life preservers wash ashore near Cape Hatteras mystery
A flood of life jackets and wreckage appeared on the Cape Hatteras coast near Big Kinnakeet after a possible maritime disaster. Investigators pursue leads on a suspected Chicago fugitive while noting the marks on jackets from ships and the likelihood of a wreck off the coast.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras
Big Kinnakeet
Caswitz, Rettungsurcer
Hooe Case May Bring Out Other Criminal Suits
In Pittsburgh on October 25 Assistant Attorney John S. Robb said more criminal suits linked to Augustus Hartje and Mary Scott Hartje may follow Clifford Hope's perjury trial. Detective Edgar Ray testified Hope confessed to a $5000 payoff and a late confession, while Alderman King said Hope was cautioned before making his statement.
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Hooe
Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
John S. Robb
Augustus Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Clifford Hope
Hartje
Edgar Ray
J. Scott Ferguson
Ray
Liverpool
Ohio
Hope
Allegheny
Harry Mair
East Liverpool
Pittsburo
Alderman King
William Johnston
Clifford Schneider
Calhoun Street
Fred Meinze
Sycamore Street
Meinze
Quote from General Grosvenor on Democratic voting history
A fragment quotes General Charles H. Grosvenor warning that it is a poor time for a young man to join the Democratic Party and a good time for an old man to review fifty years of voting not for Democrats.
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Charles H. Grosvenor
Matthews
John W. Early
Walnut Street
Elliott Pendleton
Troops Mobilized Over Ute Stand to End Wyoming Siege
Troops from Ft. Meade rush to reinforce Ft. Robinson as Ute Indians 300 strong resist surrender near Powder River. Major General Greely orders two more troops from Ft. Robinson to support a surround and possible attack if surrender fails. Reports of cowboys killed and cattle herd raid also noted.
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Commercial Tribune
Sioux City
Iowa
Ft. Meade
Ft. Robinson
Wyoming
Commercal Tribune
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States Cavalry
Little Powder River
Gillette
C. H. Griers
Tenth Cavalry
A. W. Greely
Powder River
Brooks
Thee Injured in Two Cuban Duels
Havana reports two duels with three injured. City Councilman Ramon Mendoza, aiding General Leonard Wood, challenged Eduardo Alonzo of El Mundo for offensive editorials. both suffered arm wounds. Dr Manuel Secades, ex-insurgent, challenged Captain Poey over a personal insult. Poey received a deep sword thrust injury.
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Havana
Ramon Mendoza
Leonard Wood
Eduardo Alonzo
el Mundo
Manuel Secades
Poey
Gas Kills Three Miners at No 1 Mine Near New Philadelphia
Three foreign miners died from gas inhalation at the James Mullen Mine No 1 near New Philadelphia Ohio as the day shift arrived. The mine is owned by Cleveland interests and the men were identified only by payroll numbers.
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Commercial Tribune
New Philadelphia, CO
James Mullen
Cleveland
Five men survive wreck after Florida Keys houseboat disaster
Five survivors recount a hurricane tragedy off the Florida coast. Adrift on wreckage from Houseboat No 4, 150 men faced death as timbers struck and one crewman leapt overboard. Captain John Grieves rescued the raftsmen aboard the Heatherpool the next morning near Norfolk.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
Florida
Heatherpool
John Grieves
New Orleans
Rotterdam
Frank Revely
Marianna
Fla
Gus Johnson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ben Clarke
Somerville
Abner Bell
Kissimee
John Campbell
Philadelphia
Florida East Coast Railway
Florida Keys
Grieves
Matthews Petitions Questioned Over Illegal Signature Tactics
The Board of Elections probe into Citizens' Municipal petition signatures for Circuit Court Judge Stanley Matthews opened with heated exchanges. Pro testers presented evidence that signatures were secured unlawfully, with several signers underage or unaware of the petition’s purpose, raising questions on the ballot placement.
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Citizens’ Municipal Party
Board of Elections
Sone Eeroes
Stanley Matthews
First Judicial District
Hamilton
John Rolsen
George A. Gohen
Clermont County
C. Co. Ely
Fritz W. Thomas
Butler County
Bert S. Bartlow
H. H. Haines
Clinton County
Orange Frazier
Mahara D. Barns
Warren County
John W. Tucker
C. W. Deckers
Peck
Matthews
Grosvenor's Praise of Goebel Stirs Ohio Politics
Extract from Congressman Grosvenor’s address lauding Goebel as a loyal, capable public servant on the Post Offices committee. He urges Cincinnati to keep Goebel, argues a new Democrat candidate would harm Ohio’s interests and postal reform gains.
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Goebel
Ohio Valley
House
Postoffice
House of Representatives
Ohio
Cincinnati
Congressman Grosvenor
Japan protests U S over San Francisco school exclusion
Viscount Aoki, Japanese ambassador, urged Secretary Root to secure full treaty rights for Japanese subjects including school access for children in San Francisco. He called exclusion of Japanese children a serious indignity and noted Alaska sealing incidents being investigated.
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San Francisco
Sion
United
London
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
Viscount Ssuzo Aoki
Washington
Japan
United States
Japanese Press Sobers Down
Japanese observers in Tokyo assess American anti-Japanese sentiment as limited to labor groups and not reflective of national policy. They warn against allowing momentary uproar to damage a long standing friendship between the two nations and stress the deep roots of U.S.-Japan ties.
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Tokyo
Luke E. Wright
United States
Kentaro Kaneko
Privy Council
Japan
America
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Bureau
Ill
Margaret Leslie
Trixie Vera
Stave Street
Revenue
Hartie Coachman
Ohio Town
Tack
Alternative
Challenger
New Philadelphia
Into
Sea
May Scott Hartje
Mr. Thorndyke
Thorndyke
Jacob Detzel
Victor Matteoli
Covington
Grosvenor
Action OF
California
Golden State
Aoki
Root
State Department
Alaska
Viscount Aoki
Mr. Hani
Ers
Pribeloff Islands
Seal Islands
Wright
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