Rise and fall of John Woltz the Cincinnati plunger
The article traces John Woltz's rise from penniless arrival in Cincinnati in 1887 to rapid fortune building in real estate and ventures across Ohio and beyond. It notes his swift collapse within three years, leaving him in comparative poverty on his death in New York, and highlights his paradoxical generosity to the poor amid dramatic speculations and failures.
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Cincinnati
John Woltz
New York
Mr. Waltz
Queen City
Waltz
Mr. Weitz
Toronto
Weitz
Winnipeg
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jacob Bontell
Woltz
Scott
Cavagna
Cleneays
Elsmere
Silverton
Mayor Fleischmann Denies Lawyer Dean In Ulster County Tale
Special Dispatch reports New York Mayor Fleischmann denying any knowledge of a lawyer named Dean. He says he never hired anyone to defend him or his brother and calls the Cincinnati tale a tissue of misstatements. He was aboard his yacht Hiawatha near New York and criticized distorted Reuters-style telegrams.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Fleischmann
Hiawatha
New York Harbor
New York Yacht Club
Anchorage
East Twenty-sixth Street
Ulster County
Business Men’s Club
Cincinnati
Dean
Preston
Freischmann
Long Island Sound
Max
Canada
Buffalo
The
National Manufacturers to Hold Reciprocity Conference
The National Association of Manufacturers Executive Committee approves a reciprocity convention to be held in a Western city with time and place to be decided. Officers will arrange details and form a general committee. Cuba trade relations discussed. next convention set for third week in April in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
Philadelphia
Search
Theo. C. Search
Charles A. Schieren
BE. P. Wilson
Daniel C. Ripley
Pittsburg
Richard Young
New York City
P. E. Montanus
Springfield
George M Sargent
Chicago
George T.coppins
Boston
Hamilton Carhartt
Detroit
Charles F. Brooker
Torrington
W. B. Hitchcock
Muncie
Benjamin Atha
Newark
Jucien Sharpe
Providence
August Vogel
Milwaukee
Summerfield Baldwin
Baltimore
John J. Converse
Robert Laidlaw
Cincinnati
Ludwig Nissen
William J. Carroll
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
W. C. Jones
Louisville
Kentucky
Cuba
Indianapolis
Woman Bound and Gagged by Burglar in Anderson
Mrs. L. R. Lindley was robbed after withdrawing $60 from a bank and later assaulted by a burglar at her home in Anderson. She fought back, was knocked unconscious, and found bound to the banisters two hours later when her husband returned. No clue to the suspect was reported.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
L. R. Lindley
Governor White Escapes Arrest in Parkersburg Incident
In Parkersburg West Virginia on September 4 Governor A B White witnessed a street collision caused by reckless driving. A police officer warned a passerby with a gay remark that nearly led to an arrest. The Governor accepted the apology and joked about his standing with the police chief.
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A. B. White
West Virginia
Musicians threaten boycott over festival outsiders
The Musicians' Protective Union plans to urge all labor groups to boycott the Fall Festival if outsiders and nonunion workers are hired. They will meet this afternoon to hear reports and may refuse to march in festival parades. They cite the Labor Day parade as proving they can supply enough union bands, even from other cities if needed. They are part of the Central Labor Council and warn of action via that body.
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Musicians’ Protective Union
Central Labor Council
London Bridegroom and Louisville Bride
Miss Rosa Green of Louisville will marry Telemaque Kessanly of Geor Newnes Limited London in Louisville. The bride will retire from the concert stage and the groom will depart with her tomorrow for England.
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Telemaque Kessanly
Rosa Green
Louisville
Geor
Newnes, Limited
London
Miss Gree
Dr. Kessanly
England
Turkish ambassador Munir Bey ordered to return home
Munir Bey, the Turkish Ambassador to France, has been ordered to return to Constantinople. The government action signals a notable shift in diplomatic stance amid ongoing developments.
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Constantinople
Munir Bey
France
Expiatory Mission In Potsdam Strains German China Ties
Emperor William receives Prince Chun amid ceremony recalling the murder of Baron von Ketteler. The Chinese envoy shows embarrassment as the Kaiser emphasizes that expiation alone cannot secure pardon and future conduct will judge China.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Prince Chun
Potsdam
Garde du Corps
Hosars
Chun
William
Baron von Ketteler
Peking
China
Prince Henry
Germany
Chun-Tsai-Fong
Ney
Chinese mission to Tokyo on murder of Japanese envoy
The Chinese mission of expiation for the murder of Sugiyama Akira, Chancellor of the Japanese Legation in Peking before the Boxer uprising, will arrive in Tokyo tomorrow to await arrangements by the Japanese Foreign Office for reception by Emperor Meiji.
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Yokohama
Sugyima Akira
Peking
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Mutsuhito
Bigamist Leighton Captured After Fraudulent Marriages
Charles M. Leighton, a noted bigamist, was captured in Buffalo New York. One victim, Nettie Gilman a virgin school teacher, he allegedly swindled out two thousand dollars. He reportedly married rich older women and sought funds to support his first wife.
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Charles M. Leighton
Buffalo
N. Y
Nettie Gilman
Rgin
Seagrass
Severa
Leighton
Leighton’s Victims Is Said To Have Been A Mrs. Hyacinth Guild
London
Battle at Bocas del Toro Expected Any Moment
Sunrise chartered by Herr Beckman arrives in Colon to push for US gunboat Machias at Bocas del Toro as government troops close within a mile of Provision Island. Colombian troops mobilize from Panama to Gatun with 1000 more arriving from Honda for Rio Hacha. A liberal leader Lorenzo online threats and past murder record noted.
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Colon
Colombia
United Fruit Company
Sunrise
Herr Beckman
Bocas del Toro
United States
Machias
Egin
Provision Island
Panama
Gatun
Barranquilla
Honda
Rio Hacha
Pinzon
la Negrita
Victorian Lorenzo
Liberal Party
Lorenzo
Ostrich Wound Stitched In Freight Car Rescue
In Indianapolis on September 4 two local physicians and a wrestler treated a giant ostrich injured in transit to Hot Springs. The bird lay in a Brightwood freight car after a hard struggle by two keepers. the neck wound was stitched, and the ostrich later attacked the wrestler, scraping his leg. The bird may die from its injuries.
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Indianapolis
Hot Springs
Brightwood
Popcorn Vendor Displays Salvation Themed Sign in Findlay
Sam McMichaels, a popcorn and peanut vendor and Salvation Army leader in Findlay, displays a sign at the courthouse site reading Fresh Popcorn and Peanuts Come to Jesus and Be Saved. The public message ties his business with religious outreach in the city on September 4.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay, O
Sam McMichaels
Salvation Army
Jesus
Doctor Claims Appendix Secretory Function Sparks Debate
Dr. E. P. Hershey told the Rocky Mountain Interstate Medical Association he has found a secretory function for the vermiform appendix, to lubricate the cream and begin the large intestine. Other doctors contested the theory as not being supported by facts, prompting protests during the discussion.
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Commercial Tribune
Denver
Col
E. P. Hershey
Rocky Mountain Interstate Medical Association
Koch
Wright
Salt Lake City
Sheriff Tracing Hulwick's Moves in Murder Case
In LaPorte Indiana Sheriff Elliott of Elkhart County investigates clues into the murder of Rufus Hulwick Goshen saloon keeper whose body was found in a Lake Shore gondola car near Toledo. Hulwick left Chicago Friday last seen near Chesterton with an unknown companion. A $200 reward is offered for evidence leading to the killer.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Elliott
Elkhart County
Rufus Hulwick
Toledo
Hulwick
Chicago
Chesterton
Russian icebreaker Hrmak reaches Tromsoe after voyage change
The Hrmak arrived at Tromsoe Norway on September 4 1916 after abandoning a voyage from Nova Zemlia to the Yemisel mouth due to ice barriers. It charted unlisted islands on the southeast Franz Josef Land coast and mapped Wova Zemblea.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Hrmak
Nova Zembia
Yemisel
Franz Josef Land
Inkstand Blow Sparks Prison Cell Fight in Kentucky
In a jail at Frankfort Kyle Howard struck ex Assistant Secretary Caleb Powers with an inkstand over a $32 debt. Powers suffered a deep head wound and concussion. Dixon, the witness, aided the injured man as Howard paced the corridor awaiting his trial next Tuesday. Howard paid the physicians. Powers expected to recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Jim Howard
Caleb Powers
Howard
Powers
Dema- Tee
J. K. Dixon
Jim
Dixon
Deserter McDowell Heads Farm Posse Hunt
A posse led by Samuel Leonard heads to Yorktown and Gilman to locate Claude McDowell the Philippines deserter. He has escaped military custody three times and is said to be with three other deserters hidden in woods between Yorktown and Gilman. McDowell has risked outings to see friends in Yorktown.
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Ft. Thomas
McDowell
Aged Woman Beaten by Tramps in Princeton
Mrs. F. D. Bennet an aged woman in the country was assaulted by a tramp and is in a serious condition. She found two tramps ransacking her home after returning from a neighborhood visit. One tramp knocked her down kicked her in the abdomen and beat her with his fist. The unconscious woman was locked in a closet as the two ran away. Mrs Bennet was found nearly dead about an hour later.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
F. D. Bennet
Dotterer dies from shooting in Kokomo
Benjamin Dotterer, a wealthy farmer shot by masked robbers Monday night, died today. The community hunts the gang amid threats of lynching if suspects are found. six men were implicated, authorities claim a clew and say the gang may be landed tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Benjamin Dotterer
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