Little Carl McElhinney Confessed In Murder Case
In Wooster Ohio 7 year old Carl McElhinney confessed to Coroner Stepfield Mayor Harold and Marshal Kozier that Tommy Kidd was shot with a borrowed double barreled gun. Doctors debate moral responsibility citing early arson and claimed deliberation and denial as signs of culpability.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Carl McElhinney
Dalton
Thomas Kidd
Stepfield
Harold
Marshal Kozier
Tommy
Roebuck
Carl
Kidd
Charles A. Loch
Seamen Unions To Unite Across Ocean
Delegate M Hugh of the International Federation of Marine Trades in Great Britain meets Agent James H. Williams of the Atlantic Seacoast Men’s Union in New York to discuss forming a Federation of British and American seamen unions. He says rumors of a general seamen strike are misinformation and emphasizes cross union cooperation.
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New York
M Hugh
International Federation of Marine Trades
Great Britain
James H. Williams
Atlantic Seacoast Men's Union
McHugh
Brothers Break Jail From Kentucky Penitentiary
John and George Reeves, brothers and convicts for arson and house breaking, escaped from the Kentucky Penitentiary at 7 p.m. by making a ladder and laddered wall climb with a rope. A posse is in hot pursuit.
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Commercial Tribune
Elnetort
John
George Reeves
Kentucky
Crushed by Panhandle train in Indiana victim dies
Valparaiso Ind Sept 28 James Jones of Kouts was struck by a Panhandle train as he alighted. He died two hours later from injuries sustained in the crushing accident.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
James Jones
Kouts
Shantyboat Romance Ends in Pursuit on Ohio River
A desolate shanty-boat near Wilson Creek carried Samuel Adams his wife and Campbell Johnson. A second raft arrived with a woman and seven children who identified Johnson as her deserted husband. Adams vowed to kill Johnson, fired across the river, and Johnson fled to Kentucky leaving a blood trail.
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Ind
Wilson Creek
Samuel Adams
Inlaw
Campbell Johnson
Pittsburg
McGraw Granted Divorce From First Wife Now In Tennessee
William L. McGraw of Trim Creek received a divorce from Eliza beth McGraw. Marrying before the war he served from 1861 to 1865 and later learned his wife left the country. After remarriage he was later threatened with bigamy claims and pension disputes led to the divorce decree granted today in Portsmouth.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
William L. McGraw
Trim Creek
Elizabeth McGraw
McGraw
Tennessee
Epidemic in Indiana Under Control Despite Early Fears
Indiana health officials report fifteen diphtheria deaths and about fifty cases in Dubois County mostly in Col in Township. Dr Brannock says disease is now controlled after vigorous action, though earlier reports highlighted filthy living conditions and the severity of the outbreak.
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Indiana
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Hurty
State Board of Health
B. B. Brannock
Dubois County Board of Health
Colin Township
Brannock
Free Silver Agitation Prevented Bond Sale for Water Works
Typhoid fever roars through Gib sonburg near Toledo with over 100 cases and five deaths since July. Physicians blame well pollution from vault drainage as the source, while the town's move to issue $30,000 in bonds for a water works system was blocked by free silver agitation, worsening public health.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Gibsonburg
Toledo
Mob Threatens Amite City Over Cotton Family Murders
A 5000 strong mob from Livingston and neighboring parishes advances on Amite City seeking two alleged Black suspects linked to the John Cotton family killings. Officials warn of resistance as Governor Hobson calls up the Hammond Light Guards and local leaders pledge to defend the parish jail.
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New Orleans
Livingston
East Baton Rouge
Washington
St. Tammany Parishes
Amite City
Tangiphoa Parish
Arch. Joiner
John Johnson
John Cotton
Michaels and
Dees
Amite
R. R. Reed
Lowell
Michaels
Goveter
Baton
Hammond Light
Cotton
Palace for a Tomb
Col. M. Muldoon returns from New York where he arranged with John W. Mackey for a mausoleum in Greenwood Cemetery New York. The grand granite exterior will enclose a marble and onyx interior with statues and altars for mass. The project will cost about 400000 dollars and is described as the most elegant mausoleum in the United States.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Col. M. Muldoon
New York
John W. Mackey
Calif
Greenwood Cemetery
Man injured while attempting to rob prominent Chattanooga home
In Chattanooga on September 28 Manuel Gregory, a Black man, was shot while trying to rob Ernest Nail's house. The bullet hit him in the head from twelve feet away and flattened like paste, but authorities say the man is not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Manuel Gregory
Ernest Nail
Gregory
Mistook the Medicine Claims Fatal Morphine Poisoning
Ashland Kentucky September 28 Mrs Jennie Crawford died from morphine poisoning believed to be a mistaken medicine choice. She leaves five children, the eldest nine, all likely to be sent to the poor farm.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashland
Jennie Crawford
Enormous Tracts Owned by Single Men or Families
A historical notice reports that large areas of land are held by individual men or family groups. The article outlines ownership patterns, land sizes, and potential implications for settlement and development. It highlights the concentration of land in the hands of few and notes regional distribution.
Mexico Visit Highlights Labor and Silver Debate
A Commercial Tribune report from Guadalajara describes a persistent labor cost dispute and pro silver movement. It notes workers earning 6 to 371/2 cents daily, owners resisting price concessions, and Mexican hacendados increasingly adopting American farm machinery as they navigate economic tensions. The piece also mentions Irapato as the strawberry station with local trade and references A W Jones, a cultural implement dealer seen in Cincinnati.
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Commercial Tribune
Guadalajara
Mexico
Irapatito
Guarijanto
Mexican Central Railroad
Irapauto
A. W. Jones
Cincinnati
Jones
Free silver talk sparks comparison of fashion and poverty
Edwin Sumner Gill recounts experiences in Argentina Brazil and other nations to argue free silver leads to poverty and beggary. He contrasts beggar conditions with life in the United States and mocks opponents. The exchange includes remarks on clothing and social status among arena crowds.
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Mexico
Argentine
Brazil
Italy
Spain
India
China
States
France
England
Germany
South Africa
Parke
Leach
Edwin Sumner Gill
McKinley Landslide Predicted By 12 Year Old Ohio Fan
Harry Iler aged twelve arrives in New York after walking eight miles from Canton and meeting Maj. McKinley. The boy predicts Ohio will vote two thirds for McKinley and foresees a Republican landslide as he seeks a Senate page or service in Cuba.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Harry Iler
Massillon
Canton
Maj. McKinley
Cuba
McKinley
Ohio
Harry
Oak Street
White House
Senate
Maceo
Gerry Society
Edmund C. Price
After Buford's Scalp Lexington Solicitor Faces Impeachment
Lexington’s City Solicitor H Marshall Buford is expected to resign at a General Council meeting on Wednesday night. If he refuses impeachment charges will be filed amid sensational statements. Buford previously served as judge of the Common Pleas Court before its abolition.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
H. Marshall Buford
General Council
Common Pleas Court
Cincinnati Pair En Route on Tandem Amid Rain
Charles Hanauer and Dr. Stella Hunt married in Cincinnati and began a wedding trip on a tandem bicycle. They stopped in Lexington at the Clarendon Leland Hotel after riding through rain and plans to reach Denver by November 1.
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Lal Tribune
Lexington
Charles Hanauer
Stella Hunt
Cincinnati
Clarendon -Leland Hotel
Hanauer
Wealth Gaps and Labor in Irapauto Described by Traveler
The account portrays scarce land sales, widespread beggary, and low wages in Irapauto with farm laborers earning 18 to 25 cents daily and railroad workers about 37% cents. It contrasts feudal haciendas near Atequiza with palatial owner residences and dire peon housing, then notes San Juan de Dios slums across the river and critiques free silver narratives.
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Irapauto
Republic
Queretaro
Jones
Cincinnat
Atequiza
Guadalajara
Lerma
Death Ends Tie for English Couple After Half Century
In Xenia Ohio on September 28 a 77 year old English widow Mrs Petts died of heart trouble leaving her husband Mr Petts. He had given her money and household goods and gone to the poorhouse after they faced poverty. An effort to aid them via British authorities failed. The husband was taken to the funeral and awaits joining her in the afterlife.
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Tommy
Cleveland
W. K. Kidd
Mary
Anna
Commercial Tribune
Xenia, O
Dayton
Potts
Yale graduate in jail awaiting extradition to Texas
W. C. Wallace a Yale graduate from Fort Worth Texas sits in a San Francisco city jail awaiting extradition to Fort Worth on a 20000 draft forging charge. He is also accused of swindling at Colorado Springs Denver and Kansas City with partner J. T. McKay in upscale hotel entertainment without payment.
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San Francisco
W. C. Wallace
Yale
Ft. Worth
Tex
First National Bank
Wallace
Colorado Springs
Denver
Kansas City
J. T. McKay
Arthur King Dies Former R G Dun Executive at 70
Arthur J. King executive head of R. G. Dun & Co. died at his Bloomfield New Jersey home aged 70. He served 47 years with the firm after starting as a clerk at the News office, then moves to Cincinnati and St. Louis before returning to the News office in 1888. He had been a partner with the firm since 1881.
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New York
Arthur J. King
R. G. Dun & Co
Bloomfield
N. J
R.G. Dun & Co
News Office
Moonshiner Escapes From Lewis County Jail
Steve Welsh and three companions escaped from the Lewis County Jail where they were held for trial. The escape occurred in the Webster County area near Park West Virginia as authorities pursue the fugitives.
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Drews Tribune
Park. W. Va
Steve Welsh
Wilds
Webster County
Lewis County
Lady Maccabees Quarrel Leads to Arrest of Two
Commander Clara Kelly of Alpha Hive No. 14 of the Ladies of the Maccabees had two companions sworn in by Clark Kelly for the arrest of Mattie E Kail of East Fifth Avenue and Fannie P Williams of West Butler Avenue. The affidavit claims the defendants accused the plaintiff of improper conduct.
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Commercial Tribune
Gierk
Clark Kelly
Mattie E. Kail
East Fifth Avenue
Fannie Pe . Williams
West Butler Avenue
Clara , Kelly
Alpha Hive
Ladies of the Maccabees
Gas Well Blaze Near Maysville Kentucky
A gas strike occurred while drilling an artesian well at Washington near Here in Maysville. Gas reached 385 feet, was set alight, and a sixteen foot flame burned twenty five feet around. Town efforts controlled the blaze and saved local mills.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Washington
Fusion fracture sparks contest in Seventh District
In Frankfort Ky on September 28 fusion between Democrats and Populists falters as Populists balk at two electors. W B Bridgeford names two possible congressional nominees L B Johnson or Capt John Sam Roberts amid district revolt and Populist doubts over fusion.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Congress
W.B. Bridgeford
L. 8. Johnson
John Sam Roberts
Poor well turns gusher near Jarvisville
A Payne farm oil well near Jarvisville in Harrison County split Friday and began to gush eight barrels daily, throwing oil over the derrick and flooding the surrounding area as production surged.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Payne Farm
Jarvisville
Harrison County
Mrs Brock Exonerated in Abduction Charge
The sensational abduction charge against Mrs Peter Brock by ex convict Johnson last week was dismissed today and Mrs Brock was honorably discharged. There was not the slightest evidence to support the charge.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Peter, Brock
Johnson
Brock
Couples Ride Tandem Across States In Daring Escape
Mr and Mrs Hanauer narrate a week of adventure after wedding with bicycle costumes and a tandem escape. They describe faking abandonment to mislead onlookers then traveling by boat and rail toward Lexington and Denver while dodging crowds. They carry twelve pounds of luggage and a camera.
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Lexington
Cynthiana
Frankfort
Denver
Harrison Happiness Secret Joy for Ex President
New York report on September 28 states General Benjamin Harrison and his wife celebrate a private independence from public life. The ex president and Mrs Harrison are said to share a quiet happiness as they retreat to their Indiana home amid broad congratulatory sentiment from colleagues and friends.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Rrison
Tragic Wire Accident Claims Madison Boy On Way Home
Charles Maurer a 15 year old son of Policeman Leonard Maurer was killed in Madison when a fallen telephone wire crossed a live electric light wire near Fourth and Mulberry streets. He was on his way home from Cornett & Sons' store where he worked. The current could not be cut off in time. This was the first such accident in the man.
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Commercial Tribune
Madison
Ind
Charles Maurer
Leonard Maurer
Cornett & Sons
Fourth and Mulberry Streets
Maurer
Fighting Local Option Rages in Bellefontaine
Bellefontaine Ohio residents clash as the Liquor League presses to repeal the local option ordinance. A mass meeting addressed the repeal effort and the vote is slated for next Monday, with strong opposition expected and heated campaigning by Bellfontaine citizens.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine, C
Liquor League of
First Electrocution Test On Ox At Columbus Prison
An ox is to be electrocuted at the Columbus Ohio prison to test the apparatus. The event will measure whether the animal dies instantly and without improper suffering as part of an experimental demonstration ordered by prison officials.
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Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Axtline Ft
Farmer in Love Tragedy Turns to Soap Suicide Attempt
Frank Coopler, a young farmer of Aurora Indiana, attempted suicide after a heartbreak from a neighbor's daughter. He wrote letters to the coroner, swallowed three bars of toilet soap, fell ill, was treated by a doctor, and is reported to recover though he expressed ongoing intent to take his own life.
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Commercial Tribune
Aurora
Ind
Frank Coopler
Bear hunt near Aurora ends with large white bear killed
A band of Mexicans traveling with bears and other animals halted near Aurora Indiana. After a bear escaped and eluded capture several weeks, locals organized hunts and killed the white bear near Langberry Creek. Five dogs were killed during the pursuit before the bear was slain and the carcass divided among hunters.
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Commercial Tribune
Aurora
Ind
Brain
Langberry Creek
Belmonts Go Abroad After Newport Social Set Bid
New York society notes Mrs. Oliver H. Belmont seeks to leave the United States with her husband after selling their Madison Avenue mansion. The Belmonts, once eager to lead Newport’s exclusive circle, reportedly feel chagrined at failing to secure lasting social prominence. They sold carriages once owned by Mrs. Vanderbilt, marked with the Vanderbilt monogram.
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Newport
Belmonts
Commercial Tribune
New York
Oliver H. Perry Belmont
Willie’ K. Vanderbilt
Madison Avenue
Seventy-second Street
Vanderbilt
Durland
Murder and Revenge in Political Rally Killing
Gray West Virginia dispatch reports a fatal double shooting following a county schoolhouse debate between Democrats and Republicans. After Estep killed Roberts with a revolver, Roberts' brother King Roberts pursued Estep, shooting him dead near the house. Roberts escaped into Kentucky.
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King Roberts
Winchester
Estep
Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
Gray
Mingo County
T. L. Estep
John Roberts
Roberts
King Robert
Esteps
Kentucky
Murder Claimed in Railroad Tragedy at Market Street
In Vanceburg Kentucky on September 2 1909 a report claims David R. Rogers was murdered and placed on a C and O Freight train on Market Street his body later torn apart by the cars. A man named Charles Harmon of Quincy writes Mrs. Rogers that he witnessed the murder. A bloody club and cigar were found nearby with little blood at the scene and no blood on the cars.
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Commercial Tribune
Vanceburg
David R. Rogers
Market Street
Charles Harmon
Quincy
Dominion Silver Discounted by Sandusky Banks
National banks of Sandusky announce they will accept Canadian silver only at a twenty percent discount. The city has strong Canada trade and this move mirrors actions by banks across the lake who refuse American silver without discount.
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Commercial Tribune
Saanwvubky
Canada
Septuagenarians wed in New Cumberland ceremony
Samuel Troup aged 74 and Mrs Ann Harper aged 72 were married at their home in New Cumberland West Virginia with Elder B Farrell presiding. The couple said they chose to marry rather than live alone and invited a small group of friends to witness the ceremony.
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Samuel Troup
Mrs. Harper
New Cumberland
Commercial Tribune
W. Va
Ann Harper
Elder B
Farrell
Giant Oil Strike Reported in West Virginia Field
Special dispatch from Sistersville West Virginia notes the biggest oil strike in years at Benwood Monroe County. The Holt Fosures area produced about 300 barrels this morning signaling a major find and potential rush.
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Commercia Ae Ee
Sistersville
W. Va
Benwood
Monroe County
Holt
Romantic Bar Harbor Marriage Sparks Local Interest
A quick Bar Harbor romance leads to a private wedding between Mr. Whitney and Mrs. Randolph. The ceremony will be private with few friends present, as Whitney recovers from rheumatism and plans a honeymoon voyage to Japan via Vancouver on the Empress of India. Family ties and social connections are noted, with both families described as having cordial relations and notable relatives in the mix.
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Randolph
Bar Harbor
Whitney
Newport
Mr. Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Vancouver
Japan
A. H. Paget
Adirondacks
Prison Gate Home Opens in Chicago for Ex Convicts
Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army will open Prison Gate Home at 184 North Clark Street on Thursday night. The facility assists ex prisoners released from state and municipal institutions by providing housing and help finding work in their trade, aiming to prevent reoffending.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Booth- Tucker
Salvation Army
North
Clark Street
Paymaster Wilson Dead After West Virginia Robbery
West Virginia special dispatch reports paymaster W L Wilson died from wounds after being robbed of 2100 by Joe Thompson. The hold up occurred on a coal train between Sewall and Clifftop as Wilson prepared to pay miners. Bloodhounds are tracking Thompson who fled into the hills after the assault.
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Commercia
Charleston
W. Va
W. L. Wilson
Joe Thompson
Wilson
Clifftrop
Thompson
Sewall
Cinttop
Thom
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