Ben Dickerson Trial Delivers Probing Jury Arguments
The McDowell Adams and Daugherty teams argue before a crowded courtroom as the Ben Dickerson case enters a dramatic late stage. Judge Eason adjourns and reopens the April term, with the state urging a three-fact verdict and defense contesting key points. McDowell paints Dickerson as a killer of Kate Hughes, urging jurors to “follow me.”
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Ben Dickerson
McDowell
Adams
Daugherty
Eason
Dickerson
Dury
Kate Hughes
Miller, State Board of Agriculture Secretary, Dies
Columbus Ohio reports the death of W W Miller secretary of the state board of agriculture. Aged 64 he succumbed to apoplexy at his Castalia farm after ear pain worsened. He leaves wife and children Amos Miller of Chicago and Mrs Paul S Kreible of Pennsburg. A Civil War veteran who served four years with the Highth Ohio infantry Army of Potomac.
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Columbus
W. W.W. Miller
State Board of Agriculture
Castalia
Erie County
Amos Miller
Chicago
Paul S. Kreible
Pennsburg
Miller
Highth Ohio Infantry
Army of Potomac
Strike Turbulence in Havana and Cuba Trade Figures
Plavana April 3 strike scene shows 1 000 workers dispersed by mounted police as leaders are jailed and calls to unite intensify. Separate item notes U S Cuba trade ranking in 1905 with exports and imports values amid a shift to American money in wages.
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Havana
Plavana
Cuba
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
America
Canada
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Professor McCurdy Hurt In Runaway Buggy Crash
A team of horses frightened by an auto at Fourth and Walnut streets threw Prof W A McCurdy and Rev C E Clark from a buggy Sunday. McCurdy suffered facial fractures and possible skull injury, now resting at a physician's home, while Clark escaped with minor bruises. The buggy wrecked. the horses were mostly uninjured. Dr. Clark later preached a campus sermon, and school officials arranged for temporary services. The auto driver Charles Heiman aided the injured and kept power off.
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C. E.' Clark
W. A. McCurdy
Fourth and
Walnut Street
Prof. McCurdy
Corray
Dr. Clark
West Bedford High School
Fourth Street
Electric Light
McCurdy
West Bedford School Board
Shook
Chas. Heiman
Robbins Defends Ohio Operators In Forceful Statement
F L Robbins of Pittsburg Coal Company disputes Ohio Coal Operators Association resolutions as misrepresenting facts. He says interstate movement ended March 30 and miners were asked to allow operators in any state to run mines on 1903 scale if no general settlement exists, asserting Ohio actions block willing operators and violate policy.
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Pittsburg
F. L. Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Winder
Ohio
Cal Smith
Ilinois Operators’ Association
Cleveland
Olio
Robbing
Dowie Addresses Zionists In San Antonio Hall
In San Antonio on April 9 the Dowie train was delayed and Zionists seized the moment for a meeting. Preacher Hall proclaimed that every Texan connected to Zionism endorsed Dowie and his actions, as the audience rose and sang a hymn when Dowie entered.
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San Antonio
Tex
J. Alexander Dowie
Preacher Hall
Texas
Dowie
Old Vesuvius Pictures Shown In Local Window
In 1900 Charles F. Gosser, then visiting Italy, photographed Mt Vesuvius. Two of his shots, now displayed in Burns & Gosser's windows, include a distant view fifteen miles away of the smoking dome and a close view of the crater with constant smoke puffs. These are among the few good crater photos taken.
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Old Vesuvius
Italy
Mt. Vesuvius
Coshocton
Naples
Charles F. Gosser
Burns & Gosser's
Gosser
Billy Wilson Opens Season With Acrobatic Bicycle Act
Billy Wilson known as Cyclone Wilson opens the season as a leading feature of the Spelman shows from May 1 to Sept 1. He will travel to fairs and state events, making two leaps daily, with Spelman arranging extensive advertising and porters. Wilson recently shipped his bicycle and plans to perform at Coshocton and the Ohio state fair.
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Billy Wilson
Gap
Cleveland
Wilson
Frank P. Spellman
Spelman
Billy 2
Ohio State
Pattison’s Condition Reported By Physicians
Cincinnati april 9 physicians attending Governor Pattison state he had a very comfortable day and showed decided improvement. Bulletin issued at 10 p m reports pulse 90 temperature normal respiration 18 and overall satisfactory progress.
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Pattison
Cincinnati
Columbus Young Lady Whistles At Coshocton Church
Miss Hazel F. Huber of Columbus will present a whistling entertainment at the Eleventh Street Church of Christ next Friday evening. Known as a warbler of bird songs and old melodies, she is joined by Mrs. Kerlin Miss Mary Mortley and Miss Lillian Cairnes. Mrs. Drummond's class sponsors the event with proceeds for the church building fund.
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Eleventh Street Church of Christ
Hazel F. Huber
Columbus
Huber
Kerlin
Mary Mortley
Lillian Cairnes
Drummond
Vesuvius Still Violent Rips Naples and Coast
Mount Vesuvius remains highly active causing evacuations from Torre Annunziata to Naples. The eruption disrupts railways, damages observatory facilities, and prompts mass fear as tremors, lava flows, and toxic fumes threaten residents and rescue efforts.
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Great Trin
Mr. Adams
The
Age
Atty. McDowell
Ints of Law
Board of Agriculture
M’curdy
Rev
Mr. Clark
Young Lady
Hazel Huber
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Boscotre Case
Torre Annunziata
Gulf of Naples
Torre del Greco
Signor Matteucci
Mfe
Earth
San Sebastiano
Oregon
George Nosker
Famly
Portland
Roscoe
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