Mighty Waves Bring Death Across Texas Coast Disaster
A Houston style dispatch reports deadly flood and wind across Port Arthur Sabine Pass Sabine Winnie and nearby ranches. Death toll estimates range from eight to forty as wind driven tides flood Sabine Lake area and cut off rail lines. Rescue trains with Beaumont aid reach the coast but early reports show widespread ruin and missing persons.
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Commercial Tribune
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Port Arthur
Sabine Pass
Sabine
Beaumont
Winnie
Corpus Christi
Jefferson County
Sabine Lake
Neches
Gulf
M. M. Allen
Post Office Street
Sabine Hotel
W. A. Green
Sa‘bine
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Webb
Seabreeze
Cheek
Fannette
Elopers Interrupt Sermon to Wed at Church Door
In Parkersburg West Virginia on September 13 a couple halted a Presbyterian sermon to wed at once. The couple Lowery Roach and Miss Id Paugh paid the minister and fled after the ceremony, the bride shouting that her father should confirm the witness.
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Commercial
Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lowery Roach
Miss Id Paugh
Bernhardt Narrowly Escapes Death on French Cliff
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt had a narrow death escape at Belle Isle-en-Mer when a cliff broke away as she clung to a boulder. A bather who aided her was seriously injured while Bernhardt was only slightly bruised. They rolled into the sea and were rescued by a passing boat.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Belle Isle-en-Mer
Department of
Morbihan
Mme. Bernhardt
Mme. Earnhardt
McKinley Signals Cuban Policy to End War
President McKinley has signaled a decisive Cuban policy aimed at ending the war and protecting American interests. A Cabinet meeting is set to discuss the note to Spain and the impact on U S Spain relations while stressing the urgency of halting Cuba's conflict.
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Spain
Woodford
United States
Cuba
President McKinley Returns From Somerset With Cabinet Visit
President McKinley arrived in Washington this afternoon from Somerset Pennsylvania accompanied by Attorney General McKenna and Mrs McKinley. Secretaries Bliss Wilson and Gary attended with Executive Clerk George B Cortelyou and Miss Endslie. The reception was brief and the President spoke of unity prosperity and peace before the Marine Band serenaded him at the White House.
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Washington
McKinley
Somerset
McKenna
Miss Endslie
George B. Cortelyou
Here
Baltimore & Ohio
Bliss
Wilson
Gary
Pruden
White House
Cumberland
Lowndes
White Mouse
Fanciulli
Democratic Factional Struggle Shapes Ohio Campaign Power
Disorder at Democratic State headquarters centers on Allen O. Myers and Bob Hough gripping funds and oversight. General A. J. Warner visits Columbus to study anti McLean maneuvers and the funding split. police and fire department assessments trigger broad party tension as Williams is sidelined.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Allen O. Myers
McLean
Myers
W. H. Williams
State Committee
Mr. Williams
Myers-McLean
Bob” Hough
Williams
McConville
Ross
Ross Myers
Jimmy Ross
Jimmy
Billy
Bob Hough
A. J. Warner
General Warner
John R. McLean
Marietta Free-Silver Statesman
Warner
McLean’s
Man Escapes Mob Burning After Alibi Proved
In Griffin Georgia Sept 13 a mob with dogs captured Henry Tark a Black man accused of assault on Mrs Ma haily Gibson They planned to burn him but he prayed then appealed for life and proved a clear alibi The mob scattered and searched for another trail later tonight
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Griffin
Henry
Mahaily Gibson
Hill
Stark
Jumped Through a Window and Escaped Assault Suspect
In Portsmouth on September 13 Isaac Hare aged 34 allegedly tried to assault Albert Aldridge's eleven year old daughter near Shultz Kentucky. Arrested and before Magistrate Hunt during the examining trial he broke away leaping through a window and fled. He is a cousin of the child's father and is believed to be in hiding in the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Isaac Hare
Albert Aldridge
Shultz
Sayles Family Tragedy At Morenci Sees Deaths
In Morenci Michigan on September 13, eighteen year old Geo Sayles shot himself. His stepmother became violent and his father reportedly lost his reason. The elder brother died two years earlier by chloroform. The remaining children are under neighbor care. The cause cited is temporary insanity after years of weak mind.
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Sayles
George Sayles
Labor cheers McKinley as Pittsburg furnace reopens
Workers in Pittsburg paraded to Laughlin & Co after repairing the Soho Furnace on Sec one avenue. The plant, closed for three years, reopened and drew cheers for McKinley and better times, even in a Democratic precinct where many had voted the prior fall.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Laughlin & Co
Soho
Secone Avenue
McKinley
Farmers Clean Up Debts as Drought Hangs Over Blue Grass
In Lexington on county court day farmers from across the Blue Grass region paid off notes and left larger balances. Drought cuts expect tobacco and corn yields, half the tobacco to barns by week end, and livestock and farm produce prices surge over the past month.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Blue Grass
Big mine and ditching train open up jobs in Ky
The big k crusher at Tyrone four miles east of La Enceburg Ky will start this week after a year idle, employing 100 men. The Southern Railway added a ditching train today providing 36 more laborers with work.
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Commercial Tribune
LA Enceburg
Tyrone
Here
Southern Railway
Southern Ohio farmers see wage gains for farm workers
Washington C. H. MH dispatch notes a marked rise in farm hand wages and prices in Southern Ohio over the past few weeks, signaling improved labor market conditions for agricultural workers.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington C
Ohio
Randall Ends Life in Waynesville Ohio Suicide
Jacob Randall a leading citizen and Township Secretary a Thirty-third Degree Mason died at his Fourth street home after shooting himself this morning. His death followed a period of ill health and he was known as a prominent figure in Masonic circles across the state.
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Commercial Tribune
Waynesville
Jacob Randall
Randall
Ohio
Drowns self in barrel in South Berwick
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports 74 year old Mrs. Sally Keniston found this morning by her son in South Berwick Maine kneeling beside a half submerged barrel of water with her head and shoulders in the water the barrel slightly tipped the death appears to be self inflicted and occurred at about 5 30 a m The body was discovered by her son early today
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Commercial Tribune
South Berwick
Sally Keniston
Will Aid Hanna Joins Ohio Campaign
A Nixon period report notes the National Republican League tendering its services to Senator Hanna for his United States Senate bid. The tribute, delivered by John J Sullivan and Melville Hayes in Cleveland, lauds Governor Bushnell's administration and aims to unite Ohio Republicans behind Hanna and a GOP Legislature. Senator Thurston plans Ohio talks to push pro prosperity messaging and rail freight growth.
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Cercial Tribune
Cleveland
Natonal Republican League
Panint
United States
Senate
M. A. Hanna
John J. Sullivan
Melville Hayes
Hanna
Hayes
Senator Hanna
National Republican Committee
National Republican League
Chicago
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Isaac M. Hamilton
Illinois
Ohio
Crawford
Kentucky
Leary M. J. Dowland
Minnesota
Ohio Republican State League
National League
Foraker
Asan S. Bushnell
United States Senate
Ohio State Republican League
National Committee
Hanng and
Sullivan
National ‘Republican’ League
Ciabane
Dowling Resigns From National Republican League
Secretary Dowling of the National Republican League tendered his resignation at a Chicago meeting after acting without consulting the President. The move followed a Cleveland session where the league offered services to Senator Hanna and Ohio Republicans. Resignation acceptance is expected by league members.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Dowling
National Republican League
Chicago
National League
Cleveland
League
Hanna
Ohio Republicans
Bronston Opens Silver Democrats Campaign in Lexington
State Senator Charles J. Bronston opened the silver Democrats campaign with a two hour address at the Lexington opera house. Colonel W C P Breckinridge led the National Democrats in the opposing effort and had a stenographer record Bronston's remarks.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Charles J. Bronston
Opera House
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Ida Shoemaker Seeks Divorce From Prison Bound Husband
Ida Shoemaker files for divorce from Frederick Shoemaker in Circleville Ohio court claiming grounds based on his prison confinement for horse stealing. He has been in the penitentiary for years.
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Commercial Tribune
Circleville, O
Ida Shoemaker
Frederick Shoemaker
Court of Common Pleas
Woman Dies At Montreal Hotel After Escorted Stay
A well dressed young woman registered as Miss Warner of New York at the Cadillac hotel in Montreal after being escorted from the Delaware and Hudson train by a male companion. She was found dead in bed with a carbolic acid vial on the dresser, the bottle half empty and the place of purchase erased. No identification. Her belongings were high quality.
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Panion
Montreal
Que
Delaware & Hudson
New York
Cadillac
Miss Warner
Bear Attack Injures Lincoln Park Zoo Superintendent
The Lincoln Park Zoo superintendent De Vry was attacked by a Russian grizzly during a visit to the bear den. The bear bit his leg and arm as spectators watched a tense struggle. He escaped the cage, but fainted at the doorway from blood loss.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
DeVry
Lincoln Park Zoo
Widow starves herself after exile and $8,000 in savings
Mrs. Laura Armitage widow of the son of an English nobleman died in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin after refusing to use her annuity of 400 dollars a year for staying away from England. She starved herself to death having saved the money to eight thousand dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Atkinson
Wis
Laura Armitage
England
Notorious prisoner Howard escapes Ohio Penitentiary
Rev G F B Howard alias William Lord More alias many aliases, a Tennessee swindler, walked out the front door of the Ohio Penitentiary no guard noticed until breakfast. He had long sought a pardon or release after nine years. A $100 reward was issued. Seen in Toledo at 1 PM, likely headed toward Canada.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
G. F. B. Howard
William Lord More
Tennessee
Howard
Ohio Penitentiary News
Coffin
Washington Authority 4
Bright
Clarksville
Tenn
Jackson
United States
England
Robert Lincoln
India
Warden Coffin
Toledo
Canada
Columbus High hazing case ends in fines and court altercation
Three Columbus High School freshmen were fined five dollars plus costs for hazing Raymond McCormack. The incident followed a hazing party near Crump's field with blindfolds, restraints, and blows. McCormack's father then clashed with attorney Albert Kocourek, resulting in a court altercation.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ind
Columbus High School
Raymond McCormack
Carson George
Edward Cobb
Herbert Hogue
Hazers
McCormack
Crump's
Albert Kocourek
Kocourek
Four Drowned Bathing Party In Cedar River
In Waterloo Iowa Rev Scott Hyatt his wife Royal McQueen and Miss Mae Tibbets drowned during a Cedar River excursion. Hyatt and McQueen were found in a deep pool clasped together and Mrs Hyatt later recovered 300 yards downstream caught in a barbed wire fence. The party entered the water after which the men attempted a rescue.
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Waterloo
Scott Hyatt
Royal McQueen
Mae Tibbets
Cedar River
Waverly
Hyatt
McQueen
Miss Tibbets
Ninth yellow fever case shocks New Orleans district
The Board of Health reports nine cases of yellow fever in New Orleans and notes extended quarantines along rivers and towns from Ocean Springs to Memphis. Officials warn of more sporadic cases as river traffic thins and authorities tighten containment while caring for isolated patients with protective gear.
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Dunn
Leake
Illinois Central
Hunter
Quinn
Mississippi
New Orleans
Memphis
Board of Health
Crescent City
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
Helena
Ark
Board of Health of
Monroe
Carter
Marine Hospital Service
Ocean Springs
Barkley
Httle
Eduard McGinty
McGinty
Woods
Illness of Surgeon at Ocean Springs Reported
Washington Sept 13 Surgeon Wasdin who has cared for fever patients at Ocean Springs fell ill this forenoon. Surgeon Murray did not specify the illness but Dr. Wyman suspects yellow fever. (Continued on Third Page.)
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Ocean Springs
Washington
Wasdin
Murrray
Wyman
Murray. Kasen
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