Powers Will Appeal Time To File Exceptions In Goebel Case
Georgetown Ky Aug 31 The defense in the Powers Goebel murder case has been granted an appeal and time until Oct 8 to file a bill of exceptions. Nov 25 remains the execution date unless the death sentence is affirmed and postponed by the governor.
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Georgetown
Carel Powers
William Goebel
Robbins
Court of Appeals
Powers
Taylor
United States Supreme Court
Waylor
Lami
Commonwealth
Franklin
Roter Convicted and Exposition News From August
In Danville Illinois Winfield Baker formerly of Kentucky was found guilty of assault to murder Sheriff Whitlock and sentenced to one to 14 years. Harmon Mangold charged with inciting a riot was arrested. The eight-strong mob trial began. Bessie Dodge remains ill and untried. In Chicago Secretary Shaw outlined plans for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition with a $5 million government appropriation to follow $10 million spent by the fair company. New York Fashion Show opens at Madison Square Garden with leading figures and 150 European gowns showcased to align American and Parisian styles.
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Kentucky
Danville
Ill
Winfield Baker
Mountains of
Whitlock
James Metcalf
Harmon Mangold
Bessie Dodge
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
St. Louis
Exposition Company
New York
Madison Square Garden
Fornes
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
George B. Cortelyou
United States
C. M. Depew
Two electrocuted in Beaver County farm accident
In Windy Gsoul near Beaver two men Owen Bowen and George Adams were killed when a live power line fell in a farm scene at John Galey’s property. Ernest Bowen tried to rescue Owen and was fatally shocked. a rescue party member who touched the wire also died.
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Beaver
Beaver Valley Electric Power Company
John Galey
Windy
Owen Bowen
George Adams
Ernest Bowen
Crassine
Ernest
Owen
Welp
Adams
Death of Joseph Uneather in Logansport
Joseph Uneather aged 20 was found dead on a pile of ties near his home with a crushed skull. Harry Grace, who previously pursued Myrtle Uneather, faced a warrant after an earlier altercation. Grace was arrested and jailed. Charles Uneather sought charges. The couple returned to find Joseph dead and made no immediate move. No arrests have been made.
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Logansport
Ind
Ange
Joseph Uneather
Charles Uneather
Young Uneather
Harry Grace
Myrtle Uneather
Joseph
Grace
Seven Hurt as Train Collides Near Flat Rock, Ind
Collision on the Cam bridge City branch of the Pennsylvania railroad one mile north of Flat Rock injures seven men. Train No. 270 struck an extra gravel train smashing the caboose three gravel cars and demolishing the regular engine. Conductor Ed Like and fireman Bert Chenlee on the extra were burned escaping steam. injuries to the victor men described as serious.
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Columbus
Ind
Cambridge City
Pennsylvania Railway
Flat Rock
Ed Like
Bert ¢Ieenlee
Dangers As Strikers Pursue Man On Ferry Boat
In Bellaire Ohio on August 21 a nonunion worker Fred Williams fled pursued by striking machinists. Williams fired his revolver as he boarded a ferry but the gangway broke, allowing the mob to flood the vessel. Anthony Holleran and William Pracht drowned in the ensuing chaos.
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Bellaire, O
Fred Williams
Williams
Anthony Holleran
William Pracht
Hunt visit tied to Porto Rican delegates and 1920 ticket rumors
San Juan Puerto Rico August 1 Republican leaders say Hunt met Senator Hanna to settle the admission of Porto Rican delegates to the Republican national convention, to plan rebuttals to Democratic attacks on Porto Rico, and to discuss Governor Hunt possibly running for vice president.
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San Juan
P. R
Hunt
Hanna
Porto Rico
Bryan Cancels Engagements in Ohio Tour
Mayor Johnson reports a telegram from W. J. Bryan canceling his planned engagements to speak in Ohio cities next week. Bryan gives no reason, and Johnson will travel to the cities to speak alone at the remaining events.
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Bryan
Cleveland
Johnson
W. J. Bryan
Ohio
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Bryan
Relance Wins Second Race For Cup Narrow Margin
Relance edges Shamrock III by one minute 19 seconds on a 19 mile triangle course at Sandy Hook. Wind fading in last minutes prevented a course record of three hours, 12 minutes, 13 seconds set by Columbia two years earlier in the Shamrock rivalry.
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Reliance
New York
Relance
Sandy Flock
Columbia
Shamrock Sr
Shamrock III
Schooner Henry F Mason Sinks Off Highlands In Gale
A three masted schooner Henry F Mason carrying 1100 tons of red clay sank about eight miles off Highlands New Jersey during a northeast gale. Crew and two passengers escaped in the boat and were rescued by Captain Paterson and the Sandy Hook lifesaving crew. The vessel is thought to be a total loss.
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New York
Highlands
N. J
Henry F. Mason
Perth Armiboy
N J
Portland
Paterson
Sandy Hook
Tragic Rowboat Accident Drowns Three at White Bear Lake
At White Bear Lake near St. Paul three people Wilbur Carlson his wife and Seth Johnson were drowned when a rowboat overturned in the evening after the group from St. Paul had spent the day at the lake. Aid arrived too late.
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St. Paul
Minn
White Bear Lake
Wilbur Carlson
Seth Johnson
Deafness Cured by Finsen Rays Demonstrated
Dr J H Forrest ex president of the state health board reports deafness forms can be cured with Finsen rays. He cites self and two young patients a 17 year old girl deaf since birth and a boy as successful cases using a modified apparatus induced from static electricity. Insurgents Defeated in Salonica Clash. Bulgarian forces suffered a reverse at Smilovo with about 1000 killed after Turkish battalions stormed a Bulgarian position. Turkish losses were light. Train Collision injures two in Indiana. A west bound Lake Shore Limited collided with a switch engine near Elkhart with four box cars destroyed and the engineer and fireman slightly hurt while no passengers were injured.
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Marion
Ind
J. H. Forrest
State Health Board
Forrest
Salonica
Smilovo
Servet Pasha
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Limited
Vesuvius Erupts With New Fissures Near Pompeii
Naples reports Vesuvius still in eruption on August 31 with three fresh horizontal fissures about 500 feet long. Lava flow toward Pompeii has slowed and caused little damage, while no injuries are reported.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Pompeii
Million-Dollar Swindle Suspects Arrested In Louisville
Louisville detectives arrest Jacob W Geist on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses in a nationwide directory swindle said to total over one million dollars. He is linked to James Fallon and Arthur Hutchard, with similar charges in New York and Washington. Local merchants acceded to the alleged fraud through fake advertising solicitations. Curtis Jett in Lexington, jailed after Cynthiana conviction, receives a letter urging a confession in Cockrill Cox and Marcum assassinations. He maintains innocence and seeks a new trial.
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Louisville
Jacob W. Geist
Geist
National Gazettee
New York
Chicago
James Faljon
Arthur Huutchard
Washington
Lexington
Curtis Jett
Cynthiana
J. B. Marcum
Cockrill
Cox and Marcum
Jackson
Jett
Marcum
Court of Appeals
Poisoning injures three in Louisville household
Mrs Fannie Land faces probable death and daughter Mattie Land along with Enoch and Palmer Gore are seriously ill after arsenic poisoning at Mrs Land's home. An unknown assailant poisoned the coffee during dinner. A younger daughter was spared. In a separate incident, Ernest McQuade attacked Waverly Thomas with a pickax and a crowbar injury deeply wounds Reuben James. both men' s condition regarded as possibly fatal.
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Louisville
Fannie Land
Mattie Land
Enoch
Palmer Gore
Ernest McQuade
Louisville City Railway
Waverly Thomas
Reuben James
McQuade
James
Thomas
Migrating South Foxed by Race Incidents Across Kentucky
Reports from Madisonville Maysville and Benton detail racial displacement and violence. Negro migrants head south amid tensions over race riots in Evansville and other northern towns. A fatal shooting followed a boat collision, and two suspects face charges in a poisoning case linked to W M Cox in Benton.
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Madisonville
Evansville
Ind
Explosion damages store and injures two in Rose dale Kentucky
In Rose dale Carter county a general store owned by W C Horton was wrecked when a can of powder exploded after being struck by a lit lamp. Two clerks were thrown from the building and badly hurt in the Aug 31 incident.
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Owingsville
Rosedale
Carter County
W. C. Horton
Lightning strikes Hazard court house killing man and burning building
In Hazard Kentucky on August 31 lightning hit the court house where John J. Baker was in the doorway and died while six others were stunned as the structure caught fire. Meanwhile in Knoxville Tennessee on August 29 the gas annex of the Knoxville Iron company plant burned and left 600 workers idle.
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Hazard
Court House
John J. Baker
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Iron Company
Consul Magelssen Not Dead After Beirut Shooting
Vice Consul William C. Magelssen, previously reported assassinated at Beirut, Syria, is unharmed. He was shot at but escaped. The error arose from cipher dispatch transmission from Consul Revada, Beirut, and was corrected by United States Minister Leishman in Constantinople.
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Washington
William C. Magelssen
Beirut
Syria
State Department
United States
Leishman
Constantinople
Revada
Oyster Bay
Navy cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco sail from Genoa
The bureau of navigation reports by cable that the cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco left Genoa Sunday morning and are expected to reach Beirut by Friday next.
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Washington
Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Genoa
Beirut
Sudden Barn Robberies Leave Four Dead In Chicago
Two hold up men killed two workers and wounded two others at Chicago City Railway barns after grabbing 3000 dollars. The robbers escaped. three workers in the cashier's office were shot before noticing them, while a motorman sleeping nearby was killed as he rose.
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Chicago
Aus
Chicago City Railway Company
Ten Heat Prostrations in Washington on 103 Degree Day
Washington reports ten prostrations due to the heat with street temperatures at 103 degrees, the hottest since July 1, 1901. None of the cases is expected to be fatal.
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Washington
Major Charles H. Smith Dead At Atlanta
Atlanta reporter states that Major Charles H. Smith known as Bill Arp has died in Atlanta Georgia. The obituary notes his prominence and public profile.
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Bhi
Atlanta
Charles H. Smith
Bill Arp
Tremont hotel fire and other early 1900s items in brief
Fire destroyed the Johnson hotel at Tremont Illinois. A Brooklyn coffee firm failed for 500000. A man killed by a woman with an ax in Springer New York. Seven hurt in a Pennsylvania railway collision near Columbus Indiana. Cuban papers discuss reciprocity with the United States. Several other incidents include suicides, robberies, drownings, rescues, and political events across multiple states.
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Johnson
Tremont
New York
Lou Dillon Breaks Two Minute Mile Trot Record
Boston report notes Lou Dillon, owned by C. K. G. Billings, trotted a mile in two minutes flat at Readville, transferring the crown from King Crescens as Queen Lou. Time splits showed 0:30 4-4, 0:54 half, 1:31 three quarters, final mile 2:00.
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Lou Dillon
Boston
C. K G. Billngs
Readville Track
King Crescens
Queen Lou
Public Printer orders oath for all departments makers
Washington August 27 an order from Public Printer Palmer requires heads of government printing office departments to appear before a notary to take the oath of allegiance as subscribed to by clerks under the civil service law. The move surprised employees and ties to W A Miller case where the assistant foreman was discharged for union issues and later reinstated by presidential direction. Ohio Democrats Nominate for Governor and Senator in Cleveland convention with platform backing Kansas City issues and municipal fare policies.
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Washington
Palmer
Government Printing Office
United States
Civil Service Law
Beokbinders’ Union
Roosevelt
Columbus
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
John H. Clarke
Kansas City
Syndicate Buys Rich Coal Land Near Wheeling
An eastern syndicate led by James Barddock of Mount Pleasant and John M. Stauffer of Scottdale purchased 2 220 acres of Beechbottom coal land about 10 miles north of Wheeling for about 250 000 dollars. The land is described as among the richest in the Ohio valley.
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Wheeling
W. Va
James Barddock
Mount Pleasant
John M. Stauffer
Scottdale
Beechbottom
Ohio Valley
Taft cabinet move to bring Wright as Philippines governor
Oyster Bay reports that upon Judge Taft’s entry as secretary of war succeeding Elihu Root, General Luke E. Wright of Memphis will become governor general of the Philippines. The transfers are planned for early January.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Judge Taft
Elihu Root
Luke E. Wright
Memphis
Fatal Shock During Storm Stuns Evansville Exchange
In Evansville Indiana on August 28 Miss Mabel Earl Meckel twenty died after falling into the lap of the chief operator during an electrical storm. Fright from lightning is believed to have triggered heart disease.
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Evansville
Ind
White
Mabel Earl Meckel
Tragedy Strikes Warren Family in Freight Train Collision
Mrs. James Foster and her two year old daughter Inez were killed near Warren Ohio when struck by a freight train on the Lake division of the Baltimore and Ohio. The accident occurred on August 31 and involved a Warren Indiana family.
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Warren, O
James Foster
Inez
Warren, Ind
Lake Division
Baltimore and Ohio
Market Reports Grain and Stock Prices for Aug 29
Cleveland cattle and hog prices across 1500 to over 1400 pound steers. Chicago and East Buffalo trade ranges for cattle sheep and calves. New York and Cincinnati prices listed for wheat corn oats rye lard bacon hogs and beef.
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Cleveland
Tiki Co
Weber
Chicago
York
Canada
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Boston
Ohio
Toledo
Corm
Oate
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