Assailant and Rescuer Wounded in Palatine Bank Attack
Frederick J. Filbert the Palatine Bank cashier lies near death after a man identified as Walter Lawton attacked him with a tack hammer. Henry Plagge intervened, was wounded, and Lawton was shot in the abdomen during the struggle. Police doubt Lawton's claim of a personal motive.
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Chicago
Frederick J. Filbert
Palatine Bank
Palatine
Ill
Walter Lawton
Henry Plagge
Lawton
Filbert
Plaggo
William Garrs
Garms
Garris
Farmer Plaggo
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Thirty First Regiment Faces Smallpox Quarantine
Two new smallpox cases appear in the Thirty first Regiment Cornelius Wiram and Edward Tomlin of Company M are ill and isolated in the pesthouse. Eleven more suspects are held in the House of Detention as quarantine of the regiment continues uncertain.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Cal
Cornelius Wiram
Edward Tomlin
Guerin Arrives at Prison for Brief Pretrial Examination
Paris Sept 20 M Guerin head of the Anti Semite League surrendered to police and was placed under a brief examination. The High Court continued its secret review of documents in treason conspiracy cases.
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High Court
Paris
M. Guerin
Cheap Labor in Hawaii Planters Eye Japanese Imports
In Vancouver Island dispatches Hawaii planters move toward wholesale Japanese labor imports after a small Italian import run. With 9,310 laborers aboard the Empress of India and accompanying women, total Japanese emigration may exceed 10,500. The surge follows American capital investments in Hawaii, while Japan promises strict Diet restrictions next session.
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Victoria
B. C
Ramon
Hawaii
Japan
Yokohama
Diet
Poison in Watermelons Kills Thief and Injures Worker
In Racine West Virginia on September 20 George Jarrell of Chap admitted placing poison in prized watermelons to deter thieves. An employee named Harper entered the patch and was poisoned. Harper is in critical condition and Jarrell is not expected to recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Racine
W. VA
George Jarrell
Harper
Jarrell
Mason condemns war against the Philippines in Senate interview
Senator Mason of Illinois denounces the war against the Filipinos, says he would resign over the treatment of Filipinos, calls U S expansion by force wrong, questions necessity of the war, and warns of flag doubts in Cuba if promises are broken. He advocates fair expansion and self-determination.
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Washington
Post
Mason
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Philippines
Cuba
Eth Epg
Queen Regent gifts 600 books to Tampa Spanish Casino library
The Queen Regent of Spain sent 600 books to the Spanish Casino in Tampa as thanks for the kind treatment of Spaniards during the recent war. The books arrived aboard the Havana steamer on a Sunday.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Spain
Tampa
Havana
Tighe Settlement Divides Heirs Over $600000 Inheritance
In New York a settlement ends court disputes over the Sir Richard Tighe will. Legatees, mainly relatives of Tighe's wife, accept the heirs at law in Ireland and England and will share about $600000 of the estate. The total estate valued over $2 million.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Richard Tighe
Tighe
Cannon fired at reunion injures many on train coach
A cannon packed with gravel exploded in a Huntington and Big Sandy line coach during a soldier reunion at CEREDO West Virginia. More than a dozen people were injured by flying missiles and broken glass. Harry Zeigier and Mrs. Henry Smith were hurt but not seriously as every window in the coach shattered. The event is described as one of the most peculiar accidents on record.
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Commercial Tribune
Ceredo
W. Va
Huntington
Big Sandy
Harry Zeigier
Henry Smith
Central City
Probable murder at Kalida saloon ends with blade attack
James Foley stabbed Anton Schoemacher, a Kalida barkeeper, during forcible ejection from a saloon near Ottawa. Foley fled and remains at large. Schoemacher wounded in face and stomach, lanes of death feared as authorities search.
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Commercial Tribune
Ottawa
James Foley
Anton Schoemacher
Kalida
Foley
Schoemacher
Mark Twain Cancels Princeton Winter Stay
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain has canceled plans to stay at the Princeton Inn and will spend the winter in London, after recently writing from Princeton to secure a suite for the season.
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Princeton
N. J
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Princeton Inn
London
Britain Ready for War as Boer Conflicts Heat Up
London dispatch describes Britain's military buildup at Royal Arsenal and Woolwich, with double forces and transports ready for Cape operations. Advices from Cape Town say Transvaal will not yield, and Orange Free State plans align with the Boers.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Spain
England
Transvaal
Lord Salisbury
Hatfield House
Mr. Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Royal Arsenal
Cape
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Langer
Stock Exchange
Pretoria
Orange Free States Volksraad
Boers poised for war as rain delays advance in Natal
The Morning Post dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports the Boers, confident after two days of rain on the veldt, ready to begin hostilities. It details border preparations by Orange Free State officers and notes Majuba Laing's Neck and Newcastle to be seized immediately.
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Majuba
Laing
Newcastle
London
The
Morning Post
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Orange Free State
Hatfield Sentenced for Railroad Slaying in Gray
Clias Hatfield was sentenced to twelve years in prison by Judge Doolittle for killing HE, Eilison on a Pullman sleeper at Gray near Williamson, West Virginia last July. Trial ended last Saturday with a guilty verdict and appeals efforts seek a new trial and stay of execution.
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Commercial Tribune
Williamson
Clias Hatfield
Eilison
Gray
Here
Doolittle
Hatfield
Court of Appeals
Puerto Rico Board Reports 11 713 in Work Force Stats
The Board of Charities tabulates 11 713 workers in Puerto Rico. In San Juan the first provisional court jury trial convicted prisoner Francico Trapaga of larceny, sentencing him to six months imprisonment and to pay 500 dollars plus costs.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Board of Charities
Francico Trapaga
Aged Woman Mary Baird Dies in Albany Suicide
Miss Mary Baird aged 62 a sister of Dr Baird and longtime Albany resident died by self inflicted poisoning with carbolic acid at Muncie Ind Her distress followed a Civil War era betrothal to a young man who enlisted and never returned leaving her despondent until the fatal act was discovered after screams drew attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Mary Baird
Law Is In Question Over Missouri License Collector Case
In St Louis on September 20 Judge Zacritz issued a restraining order against Hugh J Brady from enforcing the department store law pending further hearings. The move targets Brady who was named License Collector. dry goods firms join the petition seeking to block the act as unconstitutional due to delegation of fixing fees and a 15 employee threshold. Brady must appear October 4 to show cause.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Hugh J. Brady
Zacritz
F. N. Judson
Brady
Judson
Ramapo Water Company Faces Ingreham Witness Questioning
New York Sept 20 The Assembly committee probing city government explored the Ramapo Water Company plans for a 200 million dollar contract. Counsel H C M Ingraham failed to name stockholders and refused to produce engineer Nostrand, calling him unavailable and likening introductions to an assassin. Moss then seized the contracts and related papers.
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New York
Assembly
Ramapo Water Company
H. C. M. Ingraham
Ramapo Company
Mr. Nostrand
Another Strike at Cramps Shipyards Demands Nine Hour Day
In Philadelphia 150 ship joiners walked out at Cramps ship building yards after demanding a nine hour work day and thirty cents per hour pay instead of a ten hour day at 27 1/2 cents per hour. They gave Cramps until 10 am to respond, and no reply was received.
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Philadelphia
Cramps
Charity and Taxation Topics Dominate Municipal Meet
Delegates to the League of American Municipalities convention in Syracuse discuss municipal charity and the special assessment system for public improvements as sessions get underway.
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Syracuse
N. Y
The
League of American Municipalities
Earthquake Devastates Aidin in Asia Minor
An earthquake struck Aidin on the Mender 81 miles southeast of Smyrna causing hundreds of deaths in the Valley of the Menderes this morning.
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Smyrna
Asia Minor
Aidin
Mender
Menderes
Anchor marked Andree Polar Expedition found on King Charles Island
Afton bladet reports a telegram from the Martha Larszak master saying an anchor and a buoy marked Andree Polar Expedition were found on September 9 off the north coast of King Charles Island. The discovery ties to the historic polar expedition.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Martha Larszak
King Charles Island
Andree Polar
Dreyfus Declares Innocence and Calls for Public Judgment
Paris dispatch notes former Captain Alfred Dreyfus will publish a declaration proclaiming his innocence and demanding a definitive judgment. He states liberty without honor is useless and says he seeks reparation for what he calls a grave judicial error. He vows to persist until all French consider him innocent.
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Dreyfus
Paris
The
Aurore
Republic
France
Dreyfus Reported Gravely Ill and Offered Riviera Health Aid
The Paris Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Captain Alfred Dreyfus is dangerously ill and may live only a few months. The government promises protection and recommends he reside on the Riviera, with a villa offered during the trial by the Prince of Monaco.
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London
Paris
The
Daily Telegraph
Dreyfus
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Luggage for Maile ceeyfus Arrives in Liverpool
The Times reports luggage arrived in Liverpool from Havre and Folkestone addressed to Mme. Dreyfus marked New York. Rooms were taken at a local hotel and it is believed Dreyfus plans to travel to America.
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Havre
Folkestone
Mme. Dreyfus
New York
Dreyfus
America
Dreyfus Escapes Prison in Rennes for Nantes Return
Early morning departure of Captain Alfred Dreyfus from Rennes prison goes unseen as he is released by order of the Minister of War. He travels with Mathieu Dreyfus to Nantes after a quiet walk to the Vernon train, while Rennes sleep and spectators disperse. Mme. Dreyfus leaves Rennes later with associates.
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Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Vern
Nantes
M. Viguie
Secret Service
M. Dureault
Dreyfud
Dreyfus
Maitre Labori
Alfred
Mathieu Dreyfus
Dreyfus Leaves Rennes For Nantes With Viguier Nearby
Dreyfus and his brother Mathieu arrive in Nantes from Rennes with M. Viguier the chief of the secret police and a police officer. They travel as ordinary passengers and separate later at the first stop, while Viguier returns to Paris. The brothers reportedly continue toward an unknown destination.
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Nantes
Dreyfus
Rennes
Mathieu Dreyfus
Secret Police
M. Viguier
Dreyfus Brothers
Bordeaux
Three Travelers Arrive in Bordeaux Claim Dreyfus Presence
The Petite Gironde reports three travelers reached Bordeaux from Nantes with one identified as former Captain Dreyfus. They lodged at a hotel and signaled plans to take the Nice express.
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Dreyfus
Bordeaux
France
Petite Gironde
Nantes
Dreyfus’ Foe Dismissed in Paris Revision Inquiry
Paris report states M. Menard, clerk of the Court of Cassation, is dismissed after 31 years for giving information to M. Quesnay Beaurepaire that harmed Dreyfus during the revision inquiry. Major Hartman of the artillery is noted as a witness.
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Paris
M. Menard
Court of Cassation
M. Quesnay Beaurepaire
Dreyfus
Hartman
Artillery
Promotion at Puteaux Gun Factory Named Assistant Manager
A favorable testimony for Dreyfus at Rennes court martial leads to promotion of the subject to assistant manager of the army gun factory at Puteaux.
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Dreyfus
Rennes
Army
Puteaux
Judge Grosscup to Sail for Europe for Four Months
Ashland Sept. 20 Judge P. B. Grosscup has nearly recovered his health and will depart Thursday for New York City. On Saturday he sails on the Lucania bound for Europe spending four months mostly in Italy. His daughter Catherine and private secretary Marshall Sampel will accompany him.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashland
Grosscup
New York City
Lucania
Europe
Italy
Catherine
Marshall Sampel
Havana Strike Expands as 12000 Workers Walk Out
Havana reports a growing strike with twelve thousand men from various trades out already. If the threatened walkouts by hackmen stevedores and cigar makers occur, another four thousand may join, signaling serious proportions for the city.
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Havana
Chief of Police Killed in Dalton Moonshine Raid
John L. Hanna, Dalton chief of police, was shot and killed at 10 this morning while attempting to arrest three moonshiners. A posse of 125 men pursued the suspects, and a special train with detectives and bloodhounds left Chattanooga at noon for Dalton to aid in the capture.
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Atlanta
John L. Hanna
Dalton
Chattanooga
Gas Pipeline Fight Reaches Court In Indiana
The Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company, also known as Chicago Pipe Line, faces three injunctions to halt piping gas outside Indiana. A Kokomo official says Supreme Court rulings void state restrictions on marketing natural gas beyond state lines. Pipeline work advances with a new ten inch line to Chicago and a pumping station at Fairmount, costing about two million dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company
Chicago Pipe Line Company
Chicago
Haynes
Chicago Corporation
Supreme Court
Indiana
Chicago Company
Fairmount
Grant County
Jail Riot Fears Prompt Sheriff to Seek More Troops
Marion Illinois dispatch reports Sheriff Gray asking for 25 more soldiers after warning of an attempt to free imprisoned miners. New arrests: Sam Arns charged with riot. seven Carterville miners detained. Coroner's jury returns sealed verdict on Carterville killings pending state attorney review.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ill
Gray
Colonel Bennett
Brush’s
Sam
Carterville
Sisney
Dick Kelly
Morley Shadowen
Robert Hatfield
Frank Grider
Jack Nungless
Jasper Bettz
Robert Winning
Hersch
Ohio National Guard to New York Dewey reception
Adjutant General Axline announced the state will pay $9 per man for transport and expenses to the Dewey reception in New York. Because rail rates were not favorable the allowance is insufficient, and the Fourth and Eighth Regiments plan to cover the difference and attend. Governor Bushnell and his staff will go.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Axline
Ohio National Guard
Dewey
New York
Bushnell
Catholic Young Men's Societies seek McKinley action on Manila desecrations
At a Newark session the National Union of Catholic Young Men's Societies adopts resolutions urging President McKinley to investigate reports of church desecrations by American soldiers in Manila and to punish those found guilty.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
National Union of Catholic Young Men’s Societies
Newark
McKinley
Manila
Legal hearing set for Captain Carter case
Wayne Mac Veagh counsel for Captain Carter met with the Attorney General at the Department of Justice and arranged a final hearing to be held next Wednesday.
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Washington
Wayne MacVeagh
Carter
Department of Justice
Cardinal Talks About Reports of Desecration at Churches
President McKinley weighs Westward trip amid Chicago strike, may skip Chicago dedicatory ceremonies. Cardinal Gibbons and Father Stafford visit to discuss Philippines, religious freedom, and unrest in island authorities. Also notes political appointments and military moves in Washington.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Chicago
Aberdeen
Sioux City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
D. J. Stafford
Philippines
Otis
Dr. Stafford
The Attempt To Drag the Administration in Is Embarrassing
The article portrays a public effort to pin blame on the administration as clumsy and politically risky. It cites officials and commentators expressing frustration over partisan tactics and the tactical missteps of those directing the drive.
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