Workmen's mob seizes town amid Lake Superior riot
In Sault Ste. Marie on September 28 rioters discharged from the Consolidated Lake Superior Company besieged the office, smashed windows, and forced control of the ground floor while police and militia restored order. The mob, largely immigrant groups, targeted official Mr. Coyne as tensions rose and bars were ordered closed.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Sea
Consolidated Lake Superior Company
Efforts to Save Tafel Homestead From Foreclosure
Colonel Gustav Tafel, former mayor and noted German citizen, faces foreclosure on his Fairview Heights homestead over about 15 000 in debts. Gustav R. Werner and friends issued a circular seeking funds to cover all claims by next June when the property may be sold. Werner says pension hopes and a legal practice may sustain him, and subscriptions are collected by Werner as trustee.
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Gustav Tafel
Gustav R. Werner
Colonel Tafel
Fairview Heights
Purcell
Werner
Tafel
Wsre
Congress
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Oyster Bay Visit
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington at 4 pm aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad special train from Oyster Bay after a thirteen week absence. He is accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt Miss Alice Roosevelt and family members plus Private Secretary Loeb and is greeted by hundreds of cheering onlookers and officials including Postmaster General Payne Colonel Lyoms and Chief Wilkie among others.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alice Roosevelt
Loeb
Payne
Lyoms
Wilkie
Ciass
Dowager Countess of Rosslyn Declares Bankruptcy
In London on September 28 the bankruptcy court announced the failure of Blanche Adeliza Dowager Countess of Rosslyn mother of the present Earl James Erskine who uses the stage name. Her liabilities are reported to exceed 250000 dollars.
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London
Blanche Adeliza
Suicide of Asa Boynton in San Antonio
Asa Boynton of Haverhill Ohio committed suicide in San Antonio on September 28, with ill health given as the cause.
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San Antonio
Tex
Asa Boynton
Haverhill, O
Oakley Park opens Grand Circuit meeting amid brisk crowds
A large, representative crowd attends the Grand Circuit trotting meet at Oakley Park with five races run in jig time. Weber's military band plays in the grand stand while betting is active in the sheds. Four of five favorites win. McKinley loses heat one due to seeming soreness.
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Oakley Park
Weber
Ethel's Pride Wins Stake In Clever Style
Ethel's Pride, a bay filly by Directum owned by Dr. J. C. McCoy, won the Horse Review Stake for three-year-olds with direct heats. Scott Hudson rode the filly to a 2:1 first heat and cleanly led through all three heats, beating Barongale and Delight. The second race featured McKinley in the 2:11 trot with surprising results as the public favored a different outcome.
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Horse Review
Dr. J. C. McCoy
Ethel’s Pride
Directum
Fred Hyde
Hyde
Scott Hudson
Hudson
Barongale
Delight
McKinley
Columbus
Four Men Injured Jumping From Window
Four men leaped from a window during a workplace incident injuring several. One man was seriously hurt after a fall of about twenty five feet. Emergency crews responded and transported victims to a hospital for treatment.
Four Diehards Jump From Inferno At Wagon Works
During a morning fire at J H Louis wagon works on East Ninth Street twelve workers were on the scene. Four men leaped from the fourth floor to an area way about twenty five feet below escaping flames. Henry Altgeyer was seriously hurt with both legs broken. Rogg Heidrecker and Weber suffered cuts and bruises. Keyes incurred a back strain while running with a Babcock extinguisher. The blaze started from a stove on the second floor and quickly spread through turpentine and oils. The Cedarville College building owner faced about 8000 dollars in stock loss and 2000 in damages to the structure. all insured.
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J. H. Louis
East Ninth Street
Henry Altgeyer
Thomas P. Rogg
Henry Heidrecker
William Weber
Weber
Allgeyer
Rogg
Cedarville College
David McKinney
Cincinnati
Teva Geneus Insurance
Ano
Southern Pacific fight ends as Keene interests quit
A conference ends the Southern Pacific suits in Cincinnati as Keene interests quit the contest with Harriman. The withdrawal leaves Harriman in control of the Southern and Union Pacific, with terms kept secret and no details disclosed.
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Keene
Harriman
Lawrence Maxwell Jr Says Lawsuit Dropped In Southern Pacific Case
Lawrence Maxwell Jr of counsel for Harriman asserts the case in the Circuit Court of Appeals is to be dropped. The dispute centered on Union Pacific stock ownership in Southern Pacific and whether Lurton erred in denying an injunction stopping voting rights. Directors’ election had been postponed. the settlement hints at Keene interests receiving some form of benefit.
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Lawrence Maxwell, Jr
Harriman
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lurton
Union Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Keene
Southern
Union
Union Pacific
Kentucky
Lauterbach
Augustus E. Willson
Humphreys
Louisville
Evarts
New York
Messrs. Talbot
Stock Exchange
South Pacific
Southern ‘Pacific
Marion showman forced to flee as crowd burns tent
Ralph Bailey, a Marion showman, fled Van Buren after mobs burned his show tent and all property including wardrobes of female performers. He had sold $1 tickets to about three hundred men, alleging a racy act. Bailey escaped across open country to a nearby town.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ind
Ralph Bailey
van Buren
Bailey
Moody Lifts Smoking Ban for First Class at Naval Academy
Secretary Moody, on the recommendation of Commandant H Brownron, has authorized the discontinuance of the rule prohibiting smoking for members of the first class at the Naval Academy. The secretary deems these cadets old enough to be relieved of the restriction.
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Washington
Come Sci H. Brownron
The
Naval Academy
Moody
Will Pope Pius Leave Vatican Says He Will Open Jubilee
In Rome on September 28 the Tribuna reports Pope Pius X told the abbott of Monte Cassino that they would meet there soon and that all things are obtained by prayer. He also hinted at opening the jubilee of the Immaculate Conception, hinting he may leave Vatican precincts some day.
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Vatican
Cava del Tirriene
Salerno
Woodruff
Mrs. Garrett
Garrett
Mrs. Davis Recovering in Buffalo Hospital
Mrs Jefferson Davis passed a comfortable night in Buffalo and shows improvement today. Her son-in-law J A Hayes and his son have arrived at Castle Inn, as relatives and friends express renewed hope for her recovery.
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Buffalo
Jefferson Davis
J A. Hayes
Castle Inn
Deputy Sheriff Seizes Receipts at Garrett Seance
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Cormany attended Mrs. Garrett’s Lincoln Inn seance to collect a debt and seized more than $190 from about 500 attendees. The event featured “Oath” Woodruff who challenged Garrett’s powers and exposed methods of the seance.
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Garrett
Woodruff
Tillman Goes on Trial for Gonzales Murder in Lexington
James H. Tillman former South Carolina Lieutenant Governor stood trial in Lexington Circuit Court on charges of murdering N. G. Gonzales editor of the Columbia State. Judge Frank B. Gary presided with a large defense team and about 200 witnesses named. testimony opened with police witness G F Boland describing Tillman's statements and clothing linked to Gonzales.
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Lexington
S. C
James H. Tillman
South Carolina
Lexington County
N. G. Gonzales
Columbia State
Frank B. Gary
J. M.thurmond
Tillman
G. F. Boland
Columbia Police Force
Columbia
Tonzales
Gonzales
Bishop Scannell Replies to Typographical Union Oath
Right Rev Richard Scannell of the Omaha Diocese says his stance has been misunderstood and his actions misrepresented He did not condemn the Typographical Union nor deny sacraments to its Catholic members He explained that the oath could not be lawfully taken by a Catholic and that his opinion on the wording remains unchanged.
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Omaha
Neb
Richard Scannell
Catholic Church
Lynch
Typographical Union
Scannell
Governor Nash Faces Election Jurisdiction Question
Governor Nash has referred to Judge Advocate General Henry M. Taylor the issue of whether the governor can settle the First Regiment election dispute. The law is silent on post election conditions, granting only authority to impose election regulations, making the governor's powers in this context uncertain.
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First Regiment
Judge Advocate
Taylor
Columbus, CO
Nash
Henry M. Taylor
Guard Around Governor Mansion Fears Kidnap Plot
Lincoln dispatch reports heightened security at the Governor's mansion after an alleged plot to abduct Governor Mickey's child. Four younger children stay indoors with guardians while police, acting on a convict's 4 description, search the penitentiary for clues and the ex-convict involved.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mickey
Exsconvict
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Aiken
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