Madden to file startling papers in custody battle
Lexington legal action centers on John E. Madden accusing ex wife Annie Louise Madden of fraud in Ohio divorce and seeking custody of Madden boys Edward and Joseph. Madden contends he had no knowledge of Cincinnati petition and asks relief from alimony judgment. Petition drafted by Senator William Lindsay, Charles J. Bronston, and Judge J. R. Morton.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
John E. Madden
Ohio
L. V. Bell
Edward
Joseph
Annie Louise Madden
Madden
Cincinnati
William Lindsay
Charles J. Bronston
J. R. Morton
Fighting Suspended as Cuba Seeks Peace
Havana reports a de facto halt in fighting and informal peace talks. Delegates for insurgent leaders visit field camps to outline acceptable terms, while government officials consider amnesty and new election laws. Liberal leaders push for wider concessions and accountability before any lasting settlement.
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Ais
Spain
Cuba
Prisoners Refuse to Eat in Regina Jail
Fourteen prisoners in Regina Jail reportedly refuse food and are force-fed by police with liquid nourishment under medical supervision. They are described as leaders of nude pilgrimages and are confined to stop marches through public streets.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Regina
Woman Dies From Dream in Columbus Frenzy
Miss Annie Morgan, 37, died after a frightful dream in which she believed a colored man aimed to kill her. She cried out and collapsed, dying within minutes despite a physician's arrival.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Annie Morgan
Confederate Flag Sparks Tense Reunion Incident
Colonel Horace Welch of Jefferson Texas sparked a near riot at the Memorial Hall in Columbus Ohio when he waved a Confederate flag before fifty Union veterans during the Fourth Ohio Regiment reunion. Cheers and shouts of Shoot it and Fire on the flag followed as Welch presented resolutions from the United Confederate Veterans camp in Jefferson Texas asking Northern veterans to visit Texas.
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Columbus
Horace Welch
Jefferson
Tex
Fourth Ohio Regiment
Memorial Hall
Welch
Dick Taylor Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Texas
Aeronaut Falls 125 Feet at State Fair Grounds
Carl Smith of Brockton Mass a professional aeronaut fell 125 feet from a balloon at the State Fair Grounds in Lewiston Me this afternoon He began descent on a trapeze attached to a parachute when a rope broke and he landed fatally injured expected to die from his injuries
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Lewiston
Carl Smith
Brockton
Mass
Addicks Flops to Burton's Support
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Dover Del September 5 The renomination of Rep Hiram R Burton by the Republican State Convention was settled before the meeting after a conference with J Edward Addicks Addicks had opposed Burton but withdrew opposition in exchange for Burton aiding his bid to succeed U S Senator Allee whose term ends next March The convention named the Joint Harmony Convention and marks the first joint regular and Union Republican gathering in Delaware in years
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Commercial Tribune
Dover
Del
Hiram R. Burton
Burton
J. Edward Addicks
Addicks
United States
Allee
Airship accident claims two by crowd at Dayton Fair
On September 5 in Dayton Ohio a airship display led to a fatality and injuries when a freight engine struck two bystanders near Union Station yards. Lehman died instantly while Trake was knocked down and taken to St Elizabeth Hospital in critical condition with severe injuries.
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Dayton, O
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Fair Grounds
Aisirship
Harry ‘Uehman
East Second Street
J. 8
Trake
Green. Street
Lehman
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Taft Addresses Maine Crowd On Unions And Trusts
Secretary of War Taft spoke to a large audience in Bath Maine outlining views on wealth and capital, antitrust laws, and Roosevelt era reforms. He defended corporate regulation, praised the Sherman act, and emphasized the 1905 economic gains and labor relations amid national politics.
Fagin Loses in Only Fight For Republican Delegates
In Cincinnati last evening 15 828 votes were cast in the Republican primaries down from 20 899 last year as few contests drew workers away. Fagin clashed with Troskey men in the Fourt Ward and lost the State and county delegate contests by about 400 votes, with Fagin losing in most precincts and several clashes at polling places. The County Committee remains in the hands of the old crowd while caucuses ahead will nominate candidates for the County Convention.
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Fagin
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Iliff
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John W. Wood
Franken
Fred Gruebe
Robert Matthews
Graebe
George Schlee
Anthony Busche
Martin Richardson
Peter Whitelaw
Allison
the Commercial Tribune
Balloon tragedy ends fatal burn of Jack Leroy at M'Pherson
In M'Pherson Kansas on September five Jack Leroy was fatally burned when a balloon exploded during fueling. He was employed by J C La Perl who recently fell from a Wichita balloon and was injured. La Perl also employed Mrs May Napier, killed in Wichita similarly last week.
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Wichita
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May ‘Napier
Strike Ends as San Francisco Carmen Return to Work
The carmen strike against United Railroads ended practically after a mass meeting voted to return to work and refer wages and hours to arbitration. President Calhoun had insisted on workers resuming duties before negotiating, signaling a victory for his stance.
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San Francisco
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Calhoun
Miss Hutchinson 18 Shoots Self in Nashville Home
Miss Myrtle Hutchinson aged 18 shot and killed herself this afternoon at her North Nashville home. Grief over a separation from her closest girlfriend is alleged as the cause. Her intimate associate Miss Madeline Hide recently married Joseph Carter of Decatur Illinois and Hutchinson had appeared inconsolable since.
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Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
Myrtle Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Madeline Hide
Joseph Carter
Decatur
Bigamist Frye Freed on Bond in Chicago Case
W H Frye released on bonds signed by Clara A Goddard after returning from a 31 year absence. Goddard, whom Frye wed in South Dakota as Goddard, faced a pending divorce suit by Frye’s legal wife in Cir cuit Court. Goddard and her ten year old daughter Jessie revealed Frye’s double life since meeting her in Spencer Iowa in 1877.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
W. H. Frye
Clara A. Goddard
Frye
South Dakota
Goddard
Foraker Defeats Taft in Warren County Indorsement Fight
Warren County convention near Lebanon Ohio approves indorsements plus a sweeping endorsement for Joseph Benson Foraker as President in 1908. Resolution lauds Foraker as a farm bred, war veteran leader with international law and statecraft expertise. Delegates named Tibball King Haney Gilchrist Stoops Conklin.
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Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
United States
S. S. Tibball
George King
A. D. Haney
Willis Gilchrist
James Stoops
Edward Conklin
Wolfe Pays Cox Visit In Ohio Reform Fight
Columbus reformer Robert F. Wolfe met with George B. Cox in Cincinnati to enlist the retiree in his battle against the two United States Senators. Wolfe reported Cox urged caution while Wolfe pressed for Cox to reenter politics and aid Taft’s presidential effort amid Ohio party reform.
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Burton
United States
Robert F. Wolfe
George B. Cox
Wolfe
Mr. Cox
Cox
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Taft
Akron
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