Pinkerton expose on Mrs Lawrence in Herrick extortion plot
Pinkerton reports reveal that Marie Ivers Lawrence of 898 Warren Ave orchestrated a London birth claim to blackmail Governor Myron Herrick. The scheme involved James Bateman and Orrin Potter, with proofs tying a Bateman child to Mrs Lawrence and disputing her presence in London at the birth.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Marie Ivers Lawrence
Warren Avenue
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Orrin W. Potter
Lake Shore
Joseph H. Schumacher
Pinkerton Bureau
Lawrence
Pinkerton
William Rollin Bateman
Edward James Comfort
St. George the Martyrs
Somerset House
London
James Bateman
Printers to Strike Across 100 Cities in Weeks Ahead
In Indianapolis and nationwide union officials warn of a broad printers strike this week. Walkouts begin tomorrow with all city job offices run by Typothetae members to join by Saturday. President Lynch predicts major trouble in St Louis and Cincinnati as eight hour demands test employers.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
Typothetae
Lynch
St. Louis
Cincinnati
National Typothetae
Citizens’ Alliance
Woman shoots husband in Dertrick mining hamlet
Mrs. Bedow surrendered at Glouster after shooting and killing Thomas Bedow during a quarrel in Dertrick. Neighbors found signs of a struggle. a boy claims Bedow held a small hammer. Authorities consider self defense if not proven, with trial planned and possible transfer to Athens jail.
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Commercial Tribune
Glouster, CO
Thomas Bedow
Dertrick
Bedow
Tragic Love Rejection Ends in Double Suicide Attempt
In Thurmont Maryland Lee Weddle aged 17 shot Nellie Eichelberger after she refused his marriage proposal. Maud Davis was wounded in the arm as Nellie suffered critical shoulder injuries. Weddle then killed himself, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frederick
Lee Weddle
Nellie Eichelberger
Maud Davis
Miss Fichelberger
Tornado Kills Two In Oklahoma Town
A small tornado near Walter, twenty miles south of Lawton, Oklahoma, last night killed two people and severely injured nine. The dead are Mrs. H. M. Childers and John Ross as several houses were blown down.
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Oklahoma Territory
Lawton
Commercial Tribune
Okla
Walter
Here
H. M. Childers
John Ross
Quartet Drowns in River as Father Fails to Save Son
Four persons drown in the Concheco River at Dover New Hampshire. Thomas Keenan and George Jones seamen aboard a small schooner fell overboard and drowned. Ware Durkin lost his life attempting to save his son who fell from a rowboat. the child also drowned.
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Commercial Tribune
Dover
N. H
Concheco
Thomas Keenan
George Jones
Ware Durkin
American Officer Leaves Residence in Tangier Suburbs
Samuel R. Gummer, the American Minister, and several European residents fled to the town center at Moroccan authorities request amid unsettled districts. Severe fighting rages between Raisuli's followers and other tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Samuel R. Gummere
Massive Fire Devastates Chattanooga Rail Yard
A blaze in Chattanooga Tennessee destroyed the Cincinnati New Orleans Texas Pacific freight depot and its contents including forty two freight cars two mail cars two baggage cars and the superintendent M W Maguire's private car. Loss is estimated at four hundred thousand dollars as firefighters battled flames for four hours amid thieves and guards on duty. The depot used by multiple railways stood beside the Central Depot and near several factories. A police force protected property while winds fanned the fire.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company
M. W. Maguire
Cincinnati Southern
Alabama Great Southern
Central of Georgia Railways
Central
Man Hit By In-Law In Alleged Self Defense Case
At 133 Sycamore Street William Weddell 23 was arrested at Hammond Street Police Station on assault to kill after striking John Cunningham 50 on the head with a bottle fracturing his skull. Cunningham's wife Annie and others lived in the same building. Weddell says Cunningham drew a knife and he struck in self defense. physicians say Cunningham cannot live.
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John Cunningham
Sycamore Street
Annie
William Weddel
Weddell
Hammond Street
Cunningham
Weddel
Annie Cunningham
City Hospital
Autonomy Granted to Russian Universities
An imperial ukase publishes a measure granting autonomy to Russian universities pending permanent regulations. The move is viewed as ensuring the opening of universities on September 14 and the resumption of educational life after a stoppage with students and professors on strike since February.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Russia halts extra duties on American goods after talks
At Oyster Bay Roosevelt and M. Witte announce the Emperor orders the discontinuance of higher Russia US duties on American products. The move aims to equalize tariffs, addressing a 1901 sugar differential and sweeping iron wares and machinery into the scope of changed policy.
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Commercial Tribune
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
M. Witte
Russia
United States
Refusal to Buy Drink Leads to Fatal Stabbing
William Carter a 35 year old colored man was stabbed in the left side after a quarrel over paying for another drink outside a Broadway saloon shortly after 11 PM. He was found bleeding and taken to City Hospital where doctors fear he cannot live. A second man is held as the accused assailant and a description is on file. Carter worked with Dr. Henry Snow of Norwood and had entered the saloon with another man before the conflict.
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William Carter
Broadway
Newport
Carter
Henry Snow
Ashland Avenue
Norwood
William Young
Langdon Court
City Hospital
Child and Youth Involved in Niles Bank Heist
A six year old boy named Parks was found in the Dollar Savings Bank in Warren Ohio after a weekend break in. He is linked to the robberies at the First National Bank of Niles, where $700 was taken. The youth did not obtain any money this time.
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Commercial Tribune
Warren, O
Dollar Savings Company
Niles
Parks
First National Bank of Niles
New Cable Service Open Between Canso and Port au Basques
The Commercial Cable Company laid a new trans Atlantic link between Canso Nova Scotia and Port au Basques Newfoundland for the Newfoundland Government. Messages exchanged between Premier Bond in London and the Colonial Cabinet confirmed the inauguration.
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Canso
Nova Scotia
Port Au Basques
Newfoundland
Commercial Tribune
ST. Johns
N. F
Commercial Cable Company
N. St
Bond
London
Colonial Cabinet
Eight Hour Day Clash Looms For Printers In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati both sides in the print trade push for an eight hour day as unions weigh a possible general strike. The Typographical Union held a secret session while the Typothetae maintained resolve against concession. John McGill, former billiard hall owner and politician, died by self-administered carbolic acid after a brief struggle with illness, witnessed by his wife and mother in law. He left a history of business and political involvement in Cincinnati. No funeral arrangements announced.
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Typographical Union
Cincinnati
John McGill
Sixth Street
Lodge Alley
Great Western Billiard Hall
Julia DeVine
Shillito Place
McGill
Mrs. McGill
Mrs. DeVine
Cincinnati Hospital
Mr. McGill
Cameron
Ireland
America
West Sixth Street
Vine
Pontifical Mass Opens Central Catholic Verein Jubilee
A packed Music Hall crowd views a Pontifical Mass and city leaders praise the Central Catholic Verein. Governor Herrick lauds the order as Mgr Falconio delivers Pope Pius X’s blessing after a day of church rites and a grand parade.
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Mgr. Falconio
Pius X
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Cincinnati
Governor Herrick Heads Home Amid Reception in Cleveland
Governor Myron T. Herrick arrived from Columbus at 5 30 after a Pennsylvania Railroad trip and was met by a Central Catholic Verein committee. He stayed at the Burnet House for an impromptu reception as citizens paid their respects. He dismissed an alleged plot to extort money as cheap blackmail by outsiders.
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Myron T. Herrick
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Catholic Verein
Burnet House
Verein
the Commercial Tribune
Pontifical High Mass Opens Central Verein Jubilee
A large crowd attended the Pontifical high mass at Holy Trinity Church marking the Golden Jubilee of the Central Verein. Apostolic Delegate Diomede Falconio led the ceremony with other dignitaries as a 30-voice choir sang Te Deum and the congregation shared in a solemn rite. The procession and rites drew visiting and local worshipers in a deeply reverent atmosphere.
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Central Catholic Verein
Holy See
United States
Selmon
Roman Catholic Church of America
Holy Trinity Church
Verein
Diomede Falconio
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