Arrests show hit on Italian blackhand ring in Ohio
United States Attorney William Day says post office inspectors struck at the heart of Italian blackmailers with arrests in Marion and Columbus. Lima, Rizzo, Balazzio and others are detained as secret service probes expand to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and nearby cities.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
William Day
Columbus
Marion
Post Office
Day
Sam Irma
Rizzio
Petrosini
New York
Italy
Blackhand
Lima
Batalizio
Samuel Rizzo
Sebastian Balazzto
Pennsylvania Railroad
Secret Service
Chandler
Rizzo
Balazzio
Toledo
Bellefontaine
Upper Sandusky
Cincinnati
Oldfield
R. M. Hosford
BE. F. Hutchess
Main Street
Newburg
Black Hand extortion network traced to national reach
Cincinnati inspectors reveal vast black hand operation with arrests in Marion Columbus and Dennison Ohio. Letters and ledgers show extortion demands, payments, and a national organization with a central headquarters. Authority officials say evidence spans Ohio New York and beyond and will support prosecutions.
Leader Arrest Highlight in Marion Retailer Case
United States Secret Service agent J. F. Oldfield arrested Sam Lima, a Marion fruit merchant, and seized incriminating papers from Lima's store. The papers, partly in Italian, included skull and crossbones motifs and a heart emblem, indicating connections to an Italian Black Hand Society.
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Marion
Ohio
United States
J. F. Oldfield
Sam Lima
Columbus
Lima
Man Charged With Forged Cleveland Article Signature
Prosecutor plans to prove the article falsely attributed to Grover Cleveland and argue its fabrication harmed the public. The defense cites timing and signature impossibility, while Mrs. Cleveland testifies the signature is fake among numerous Cleveland signatures collected for comparison.
Notice to Farmers About Cotton Collars as Cure
Farmers in Gate City or Langford are advised that cotton collars are advertised as a sure cure for shoulder and neck issues in horses. Seek out a harness dealer for these collars. Henry KI
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Gate City
Langford
Henry
Rivers On Boom Floods Hit Fort Wayne Area
Terrific rainfall sent rivers and creeks to flood stage across Fort Wayne, inundating low-lying land and washing out interurban tracks west of the city. A washout near the Bush farm halted service for hours, with passengers staying in a stalled car overnight. Authorities quickly mobilized construction crews to reopen the line as farmers counted flooded fields and fears of crop damage grew.
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Fort Wayne
Fulton
Gange
Maumee
Mohler
St. Joe
St. Mary's
Interurban Company
Bush Farm
Conductor Short
Huntington
Belden
Boyd Park
Births Recorded In Local Notices
A birth report lists several newborn daughters and sons: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joseph Labo, a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Dean of West Creighton Avenue, a child to Mr and Mrs Christ Kruse of 400 West Butler Street, and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Wallen.
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Joseph Labo
Unknown man drowns in St Marys River at Harrison
The body of an unidentified man, about 50, with blue eyes and a missing front tooth, was pulled from the St Marys River at Harrison street early Monday morning. Initial ID as mason Thomas Otis proved false when a living Otis was found, leaving the dead man’s identity unresolved. A scrap reading L. J. Byers Coldwater Mich. was found, purses held no money, and the body likely surfaced within twelve hours. Authorities seek Coldwater connections as residents view the body.
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St. Mary’s
Harrison Street
Schone
Fred Levine
Schone Morgue
John Fletter
Thomas Otis
West Superior Street
Hod Carriers’ Union
Otis
Walter Daugherty
Crescent Avenue
Forest Park
Purse
L. J. Byers
Coldwater
Mich
Fort Wayne
Angola Student In Critical Condition After Train Hit
Earl Eberst of Fremont Ohio, a student at Tri State school in Angola, was struck by Lake Shore train No 16 on Saturday night near the Waterloo station. He suffered a deep skull fracture and has been unconscious since the accident. Doctors performed surgery Sunday morning to remove bone fragments, but his condition remains very grave as his parents stay at his bedside.
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Earl Eberst
Fremont, O
Lake Shore
Waterloo
St. Josephs Hospital
Boberst
Angola
Hinckley
Hake Shore
Beti
Prill Loses Money and Woman Goes to Court
Isabelle McIntyre testified that her husband is Ed win F Carlton as city court sent her to jail for five dollars and costs. The witness described a messy encounter with Benjamin Franklin Prill, a street scrapper, amid a tale of theft, a medicine show, and a separate assault near Lindenwood cemetery. Other cases included Bert Johnson fleeing with William Kaylor's pants, drunkenness fines for Cyrus Calloway and George Coes, and Alva F Franklin's guilty plea for bad checks with circuit-court bond set at two hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle McIntyre
Carlton
Edwin F. Carlton
Benjamin Franklin “Prill
Benjamin Franklin
Isabelle
Pennsylvania Company
Lindenwood Cemetery
Benjamin
B. F
Bert Johnson
William Kaylor
Cyrus Calloway
George Coes
Alva F. Franklin
Drowned man found near river with hat bearing name Pearce
The body pulled from St. Marys river at Harrison Street is likely Pearce. A Stetson hat with the name Pearce on a pencil label and a neck collar marked P point to a nonresident drowning victim. Fort Wayne officials, including Secretary Sid Hubbard, note a rain check and two unfamiliar men at the ticket window.
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St. Mary's
Harrison Street
Pearce
Schone Undertaking Rooms
Sid Hubbard
Fort Wayne
Hubbard
Ankenbruck
Mrs Gould alimony case on drunkenness and abandonment
In a New York divorce hearing, Mr Shearn argued that drunkenness by Mrs Gould does not justify abandonment. Testimony detailed Mrs Gould’s alleged intoxication and abusive epithets aimed at her husband. The court upheld abandonment as a prima facie case and dismissed cruelty and nonsupport, with further evidence to come.
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Castle Gould
Malloy
Justice Dowling
Gould
Clarence J.shearn
de Lancey Nicoll
New York Police Department
Hawley
Buffalo Bill
McLaughlin
Peabody
Ble” Hawley
Ed” Sholes
Shearn
George
Howard
Howard Gould
Mr. Gould
George J. Gould
Earthquake Death Toll Reaches Near 100 in France
Marseilles reports the latest tremor in Herault and Bouches du Rhone provinces leaves Lambesc with fifteen dead, St. Canfat ten, Rognes twenty, and Puy Ste. Raparade two. Troops aid rescue, food is sent from Aix as villages lose communication and fear grows. Dennelles sees church collapse and a woman dies of fright.
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Marseilles
Herault
Bouches du Rhone
Lambesc
St. Canfat
Rognes
Aix
Puy Ste. Raparade
Earthquake Roils Southern France Towns of St Can nat Rognes
Paris reports say the southern French towns of St Can nat and Rognes were ruined by last night’s quake. Many homes damaged or cracked and at risk of collapse. Shocks were felt along the coast from the Alps to the Atlantic, causing alarm and masonry displacements, with some houses shaken down. Violent hail followed the tremors.
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Paris
France
St. Cannat
Rognes
Alps
Atlantic
Real estate transfers listed for several townships
Land transactions record numerous transfers including Branstratter to Branstratter for a farm in Wayne township, Fort Wayne Trust Co. to Margaret A and F Smith for Drexel Park Lot 167, and Ellen Poinsett to Oliver Poinsett for Drexel Park parcels in Washington township. Amounts range from 1.00 to 5 060 dollars with additional deeds in St Joe and Perry townships and Adams Jefferson and Pleasant townships.
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G. Branstratter
Wm. B. Branestratter
Wayne
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Margaret A
F. Smith
Drexel Park Add
Martha C. McQueen
Ellen Poinsett
Oliver E. Poinsett
Washington
Chauncey
Poinsett
John H. Jacobs
Willard F. Smith
St Joe
Orpha Walbolt
Guardian
W. P. Smith
St. Joe
Henry C. Springer
Et. al
Adelph Springer
Pleasant Township
Jane C
C. W. Bente
Levi and
Francis Huffman
LaGro Reserve
Wayne Township
Jane Crabbs
Zella Crabbs
Lafayette
David N. Fitch
Harvey
Ella Fitch
Perry Township
Oliver S. Hanna
Eliza Hanna Hayden
Elizabeth Eckart
Eliza Hanna
Hayden
St. Joe Road
St. Joe Township
Eugenia Boiteux
Julian
Majena Boy
Jefferson ‘Township
Christina Hockemeyer
Conrad
M. Frosch
Adams Township
Herman F
Ehrman
American Steel Dredge Company
Rockhill, Bros
Andrew
Bottenberg
J KK. Nomma
Perry
F. i ML
Retchelderfer
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América
Black Hand
Secret Society
Postoffice
Holmes
Dennison
Joe Botella
Sam Rizzo
Sam Lime
Joe Rizzo
Antonino Marsisi
Tony Richero
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Pittsburg
Soct
Brandenburg
Burg
Grover Cleveland
City
Ine Bt
Lily
Dale
Low
Excur
St. Mary
Harrison ‘Street
Tle
Sand’ Mra
Stree
Prill
Woman
Callivaty
Guy Phillips
Trust Estate
Dennelles
de J. Heller
Court St
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