Fatal Fistic Duel Over Girl's Love
In St Louis a former pugilist Moriarity dies after a fight with Army Sergeant Ohler over Miss Helen Martin. Martin plans to wed Ohler, who had served in the Philippines. Moriarity ran a candy business and died from injuries sustained. Ohler is jailed.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
John Moriarity
Herman Ohler
United States Army
Helen Martin
Moriarity
Miss Martin
Philippines
Ohler
Moriarty’s
Embassy Official Summoned Over Rome Scandals
Alexander Benson Second Secretary of the American Embassy at Rome will be summoned to Washington by Secretary Bryan after a thorough State Department inquiry into conditions at the embassy. Post Wheeler First Secretary faces charges and other staff may be ordered to explain their roles in ongoing petty scandals and friction.
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Benson
Rome
Sum
Washington
Bryan
Father to Go for Son in Cleveland Theft Case
A Cleveland police representative will not travel to New York to fetch Wilbur Foerste, 17, arrested there for stealing 1400 dollars from a local department store. The boy's father will escort him home after intercession by Charles H. Strong Jr. of the store. Foerste claims he stole to gain entry to Oxford University in England.
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Cleveland
New York
Wilbur Foerste
Charles H. Strong, Jr
Oxford University
England
Reform Leader Thomas Mott Osborne Enters Auburn Cell
Thomas Mott Osborne, chair of the State Committee for Prison Reforms, begins a self-immured stay at Auburn Prison under an alias. He will observe daily routines, dine with convicts, and work in the basket shop to study prison life from within the system.
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Auburn
N. Y
Thomas Mott Osborne
State Committee For
Osborne
Thomas Brown
Murderer's brain tested by stopwatch in court
In New York on September 29 Hans Schmidt the German priest who confessed to dismembering Anna Ammuller and dumping her remains in the Hudson was examined by DA Whitman. George H. Kirby timed Schmidt’s responses with a watch to measure his rapidity of thought. the result was two minutes.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Ammuller
Hudson River
Schmidt
Whitman
George H. Kirby
State Board orders end to exclusive beer contracts
Ohio State License Board, backed by Attorney General Hogan, demands cancellation of all exclusive beer contracts and sale of bar fixtures. Brews with saloon fixtures face loss as breweries must divest ownership and contracts. Weighing costs, several firms admit existing cancellations. representatives include Jung of Moerlein and leaders from Cleveland Toledo and Columbus brewers.
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Harrison Building
Columbus
Hogan
Ohio Breweries
Lcense
State Board
Cincinnati Brewing
Jung
Moerlein Brewing Company
Cleveland
S. Fisher
Cleveland and Sandusky Brewing Company
Albert Panek
Forest City Brewing Company
J. C C. Wolf
Pilsner Brewing Company
Ernest Mueller
Cleveland Home Brewing Company
George F. Gund
the Gund Brewing Company
James B. Peillard
Huebner Brewing Company
Toledo
Carl J. Hoster
Hester-Columbus
Associated Brewers’ Company
Noted New York political figure Woodruff stricken on stage
Timothy Lister Woodruff former Lieutenant Governor and longtime New York political figure fainted from paralysis at Carnegie Hall as he finished a fusion meeting address. He was aided by John Purroy Mitchel and others then taken home with his wife Mrs. Woodruff.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Timothy Lester Woodruff
Carnegie Hall
Mr. Woodruff
John Purroy Mitchel
Mr. Mitchel
Woodruff
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Republican Stat
Mittee
Republicc
Kings County
Brooklyn
Missing pupil sought in rail murder case
Police pursue a man known as Mr Spencer as the key to the killing of tango teacher Mrs Rexroat whose body was found on a railway track. Witnesses including her divorced husband and a Macomb County farmer testified while detectives widen the search to Wheaton and Chicago rail yards for clues.
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Everett A. Rex
Everett A. Rexroat
Macomb
Wheaton
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Victor I. Johnston
Rexroat
Mr. Spencer
Hadley
Dupage County
Doctor Infected by Needle Faces Blood Poisoning
Dr. Robert J. Morrison president of Williamsburg Hospital was pricked by a needle and collapsed with blood poisoning. He had just operated on a baby with gangrene, finishing the wound when the accidental jab occurred. The baby had been treated and was reported improving.
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New York
Rob
J. Morrison
Williamsburg Hospital
British nobility and their courtly prejudices toward Americans
Society writers discuss Lady Tarrington Eleanor Souray and her American heiress snubs at court. The Viscount, a racing enthusiast, served as a page of honor to Queen Victoria and to King Edward, and married at age 24.
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Eleanor Torrington
Lady Tarrington
Eleanor Souray
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Escaped murderer holed up cashier and died in Wilmington
Homer C. Wiggins, 18, who escaped from Eastern Penitentiary, killed himself in Wilmington after holding off police for two hours. Police linked him to a prior car barn robbery at $1,840, finding $560 on him and more cash at his Wilmington home. Relatives and associates were jailed on charges of stolen goods and accessories. Detectives also detained Mabel Lynn and Elsie Miller for questioning.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Homer C. Wiggins
Eastern Penitentiary
Wilmington
Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Company
Lillian M. McDermott
Mabel Lynn
Broad Street
Elsie Miller
Wiggins
Becker murder appeal set for Court of Appeals date
Albany Sept 2 The appeal of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and the four gunmen from the Rosenthal murder sentence will be argued before the Court of Appeals on October 13. Announcement was made today.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Court of Appeals
Bonds and Securities Valued at 1,270,000 Offered for 20
In San Francisco on September 29 Edward McDonald was found with bonds and securities valued at 1,270,000, bought from the Emergency Hospital for 20. He claimed he paid 30 for the lot and was bitten, offering to take 20 or less. He had only five cents.
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San Francisco
Edward McDonald
McDonald
Mistrial Declared Again in Dr. Arthur B. Smith Case
Springfield Ohio September 29 a 7 to 5 acquittal vote ends the second trial of Dr Arthur B Smith charged with poisoning his first wife. After forty four hours of deliberation the jury was discharged amid plans for possible retrial and bail requests by the defense. Prosecutor Ballard suggested docketing the case for January term.
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Springfield
Arthur B. Smith
Hagan
Dr. Smith
Ballard
Malone
Adolphus Busch Decorated by Hess Grand Duke
Adolphus Busch of St Louis was decorated in Mainz with the cordon and cross of the first class of the Order of Philip the Good by the Grand Duke of Hess for his philanthropy to the German people.
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Mainz
Germany
Adolphus Busch of
St. Louis
Grand Duke of Hess
Philip the Good
Senator Lodge Ill After Gastric Perforation Operation
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge lies ill at his Nahant home after a Friday operation for a small stomach perforation. Physicians say he is out of danger, though recovery will take weeks or months and he may not return to Washington soon.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Washington
Frederick Winslow
Rebels and Federals suffer heavy losses after Barrotran clash
At Barrotran near Piedras Negras both sides incur heavy casualties with about 500 dead. As forces retreat to Sabinas, the constitutionalists dynamited the Sabinas River bridge to thwart a federal advance led by General Maas. Refugees cross into Mexico and hospitals fill with wounded as Sabinas may be burned if fighting resumes.
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Sabinas
Rebel Defeat Confirmed In Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch reports the defeat of constitutionalists led by General Gonzales at Barrotran by Federal General Maas and rebels retreating to Sabinas. Rebels burned mining properties and a railroad bridge at Sabinas. News notes unrest in Tobasco and insurgents around Mazatlan pressuring Federal forces.
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Washington
Gonzales
Barrotran
Maas
Sabinas
State Department
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Tabasco
Mazatlan
Rebels Prepare for Fall Campaign in Sonora
Constitutionalists across Sonora mobilize to boost state troops for the fall campaign against the Federals. Captains lead conscription drives as arms confiscations rise. foreigners are not forced to surrender arms though can swap them for Mayo bow and arrow quivers. 800 Mayo Indians recently joined the state troops.
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Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
Americans Accused of Trespassing in Mexico Incident
Juarez officials cite claim that ten U S Cavalrymen of Troop H, Sec omi Cavalry, crossed the border near San Elizario last Saturday and began firing on three Mexican woodcutters. A hat allegedly lost by a U S soldier during the engagement is shown as proof. Mexican line riders reportedly aided in driving the Americans back.
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EL Paso
Tex
Secomi
Mexico
San Elizario
Juarez
Juan N. Vasquez
United States
International Boundary Line
Miguel E. Diebold
Floods Devastate Southwest Louisiana City
Floods in Southwest Louisiana rise to serious proportions with Lake Charles plunged into darkness and streetcar service halted as power plant fails. Rain continues and low areas flood while Southern Pacific cancels trains to New Orleans and three local branch lines suspend service.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Southern Pacific Railroad
New Orleans
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