Roosevelt Replies To Protests On God We Trust Coins
President Roosevelt publicized a letter rejecting the inscription In God We Trust on coins citing lack of legal warrant and concern that the motto on currency cheapens reverence. He urged Congress to act if needed and warned against using the phrase to provoke levity.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
West Point
Annapolis
Theodore, Roosevelt
Train Dashes Into Crowd Killing Six in Milwaukee
Milwaukee dispatch reports six men killed and multiple injured when a crowd of factory workers crossing behind a northbound train was struck by a southbound Chicago and Northwestern passenger train near South Milwaukee. Names include Charles Kozlowski Joseph Waskowski Michael Waskowski Stanley Oshalski Jacob Jozczak and an unidentified man. Several seriously hurt include Dr H L Nadig and Mrs Lauer Fadel and Gibbons. Police and health officials oversaw rescue and crowd control as grieving families learned of losses.
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Milwaukee
Chicago and Northwestern
South Milwaukee
Kozlowski
Charles
Waskowski
Joseph
Michael
Oshalski
Stanley
Jozcak
Jacob
Nadig
H. Lauer
Daniel
Fadel
George
Gibbons
Bucyrus
Chicago
Sloan's Liniment touted for neuralgia relief
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as a powerful neuralgia remedy and nerve pain reliever. A Marietta South Carolina user, J P Hubbard, reports drastic relief after a twenty five cent bottle, claiming full neuralgia cure and ongoing use. The text notes quick pain relief, improved blood circulation, and a warm comforting sensation, with mention of insect bite use.
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Sloan
Hinkle Acquitted As Barkeeper Faces Accusation
Ernest Hinkle was acquitted in city court for selling liquor to an intoxicated William Crawford. An affidavit was filed against bartender William Betzell. Crawford, arrested after a dynamite incident near Arcade, faced drunkenness charges and was convicted despite pleading not guilty. Patrolman Dickson testified Crawford were intoxicated at Hinkle's saloon.
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Ernest Hinkle
William Crawford
William Betzell
Crawford
Dickson
Hinkle
Will Look Into Books of County Clerk at Kokomo
A Kokomo dispatch reports bondsmen for Howard L. Bull county clerk and associates plan to audit his county accounts while Bull lies ill with nervous prostration in Indianapolis. He has hinted he is heavily involved financially and could be found owing about $8,000 if audited, though no official confirmation exists.
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Indianapolis
Kokomo
Howard L. Bull
Man Robbery Report From Grand Rapids Road Incident
Alfred Cartwright told the sheriff he was held up by two men Monday night November 11 near the Grand Rapids railroad bridge on Main Street. He says he was wounded with a scalp injury and lost $4 in silver and $30 hidden under clothing after being driven from the city to a roadside position where he lay all night. his horse was found the next morning at the gate.
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Alfred Cartwright
Alfred ’ Cartwright
Ingteh
Grand Rapids
Main Street
Cartwright
Brotherhood convention urges restoring motto on coins
Cincinnati November session of the Presbyterian Brotherhood of America moved to restore the motto In God We Trust on United States coins. The meeting elected to council members and approved sympathy resolutions for John W. Foster and Theodore Cuyler who were ill.
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Cincinnati
Presbyterian Brotherhood of America
Brotherhood
S. Edward Young
Pittsburg
E. P. Hill
Chicago
Charles Stelze
Department of Church and Labor
Presbyterian Home Mission Board
New York
The
John Converse
Philadelphia
C. T. Thompson
Minneapolis
John L. Severance
Cleveland
J. D. Husted
California
J. W. Axtell
Nashville
B. W. Johnson
Corsicana
Tex
Howard Ibbotson
Utica
W. E. Stone
Tacoma
Wash
William L. Lanning
New Jersey
Douglas Wylie
Baltimore
A. C. Spear
St. Louis
Ira M. Landreth
Tenn
Schaden Acquitted After Jury Verdict
After twelve hours of deliberation a circuit court jury acquitted William C. Schaden of allowing non-family members in his saloon on October 6. The state relied on Otto Seidel and Frank Cheviron testimony. defense claimed Schaden’s saloon was closed Sundays in summer. Prosecution plans more trials, starting with Henry Hockemeyer, as jurors Ziegler Thiele Harper Beyers Snyder Tiernan Bussard Motherwell Jones Mcintosh Nagle Menefee were seated.
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William C. Schaden
Schaden
Otto Seidel
Frank Cheviron
Good Citizenship League
Nquor
Harry W. Ninde
Henry Hockemeyer
Calhoun Street
Alexander Ziegler
Conrad Thiele
John Harper
John Beyers
John Snyder
Thomas Tiernan
Charles W. Bussard
John Motherwell
William Jones
Benjamin Mcintosh
Conrad Nagle
Oscar Menefee
Mohler Named Fort Wayne Observer for Ohio Weather Bureau
By recommendation of City Engineer Randall, O E Mohler is appointed Fort Wayne observer for the Ohio division of the U S Weather Bureau based in Columbus. Columbus station installed Maumee river gauge to record river stages for Ohio towns. Gauge is on the south side of the east abutment of the Lake side bridge. Flood stage fixed at 15 0, but in March 1904 the reservoir burst floods sent water to 21 60, 750 20 feet above sea level.
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Randall
O. E. Mohler
Fort Wayne
Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
Columbus
Maumee
Lakeside Bridge
Celing
St. Mary’s
Bank Takes All Bonds For Monroeville Township
The Citizens' Bank of Monroeville today took the entire issue of bonds for the township. Details are scarce but the bank appears to have acquired the full bond issue, consolidating financial holdings in the area.
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Citizens’ Bank
Monroeville
Bock Seeks Perpetuation Of Forged Signature Case
William Bock, aged 84, of 1304 Stophlet Street, filed in the circuit court to perpetuate his testimony in a likely suit as surety on four notes dated October 4, 1897. He alleges his signature was forged by William C. Bock Jr. and William Bock Jr. for $325 each, payable to Jacob Klett & Sons. The notes were signed after the junior Bock’s death and the elder Bock asserts ignorance of the obligations.
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William Bock
Stophlet Street
Circuit Court Clerk
William C. Bock, Jr
William Bock, Jr
Bock
Hosey
W. & BE. Leonard
Klett
Had Both Pistol And Marriage License In North Carolina Killing
Asheville reports the killing of William Franklin at White Rock by Clarke Norton, both from prominent families. Norton carried a marriage license and revolver, killed Franklin, then married Elizabeth Gentry, the rival for her hand, at a nearby minister within half an hour. Norton was jailed next morning in Marshall, accompanied by a 17 year old bride who pleaded to accompany him.
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Asheville
N. C
William Franklin
White Rock
Clarke Norton
Norton
George Franklin
Elizabeth Gentry
Franklin
Miss Gentry
Marshall
Aged Woman Wins Challenge to Seattle Will
In Seattle, a jury ruled in favor of Mrs. Elizabeth Melchair of Canton, Ohio, an 89 year old feeble minded woman, challenging the will of her son S. Melchoir who died in Seattle with a $200,000 estate. The will directed funds for a mausoleum for Melchoir and his dog Hobo. Fred Gates, once known as Fred Ricard, is missing and sought as heir to the fortune.
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Seattle
Wash
Superior Court
Elizabeth Melchair
Canton
Ohio
S. Melchoir
Hobo
Fred Gates
Fred Ricard
Fort Jermings
Delphos
Mra
Albert Gates
Powers Letter Demands Honest Jury In Kentucky Trial
Georgetown Ky November 14 The Powers trial resumed with a surprise as defense submitted an open letter from Caleb Powers to Sheriff W C Warring of Scott County. Powers requests summons of jurors from non Democratic and neutral sections, urging deputies to avoid political influence and to read the letter to arriving deputies. Unusual court action followed as objections were raised and the letter was not made part of the record. Democratic legislators from the 1900 session arrived last night.
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Georgetown
Powers
W. C. Warring
Scott County
Harrison County
Caleb Powers
W C. Warring
Kentucky
Bourbon County
P. S
Cynthiana
Franklin
Warring
Commonwealth
Hull makes guess on political future
Des Moines Iowa November 13 Congressman J A T Hull leader on military affairs says after a Washington visit Roosevelt will be renominated and elected for four more years Bryan will be the Democrats nominee and the campaign will be the hottest in history. He notes Hughes may gain strength in New York and if Roosevelt withdraws Speaker Cannon could be a leading candidate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. A. T. Hull
House Committee On Military Affairs
Washington
Roosevelt
Bryan
Hughes
New York
Cannon
Eight-year-old girl feared kidnapped in Greensburg
Greensburg Ind Nov 14 Fear for Flossie Mitchell safety ended when she returned from a neighbor's home. A man in a buggy asked her for directions and she rode with him to a crossroads before stopping at a neighbor's, triggering alarm. The search party traced no trace as rumors spread. Delayed trains kept Bert Stafford from reaching Lagrange for his lecture at Buick opera house until 10 p.m.. the audience waited and he delivered the number.
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Greensburg
Ind
Flossie Mitchell
James Mitchell
New Point
Mitchell
Bert Stafford
Lagrange
Buick Opera House
Two Men Blown to Atoms in Ohio Nitro Plant Explosion
Bradner Ohio November 13 three workers were near the Hercules nitro glycerine factory when a blast tore through the site. W Cisco burned to death John Washburn blown to fragments Henry Easton superintendent likely to die. a nearby residence demolished windows shattered across Bradner and beyond the shock reached Upper Sandusky forty miles away.
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Bradner
Ohio
Hercules
W. Cisco
John Washburn
Henry Easton
Cisco
Upper Sandusky
Fort Wayne men back plan to navigate Maumee River
Toledo resident John Paul Jones writes Fort Wayne booster Charles S. Bush that revival of the Toledo to Fort Wayne waterway concept is practical and feasible. He cites canal widening, locks at Maumee, and past discussions with engineers, editors, and local leaders. A public meeting in the court house assembly room is planned Saturday with Judge R S Taylor addressing.
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Maumee River
Fort Wayne
Toledo
John Paul Jones
Charles S. Bush
Jones
Northwestern Ohio Masonic Relief Association
Bush
Blade
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
St. Joe River
Wabash Canal
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Maumee
Jesse L. Williams
Toledo Blade
Bailey Hitchcock
Toledo and Wabash Railway
United States
Chicago
St. Joe Rivers
Messrs
Edgerton
Ewing
Hoagland
Hanna
Jenkinson
Bowser
McKinnie
Richard Chute
E. V. McMaken
George Dutch
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Sam
Court House
R.S. Taylor
Federation ‘of Labor
Explosion of nitro glycerine shocks many towns
A powerful concussion from a nitro glycerine explosion at Bradner Ohio in Wood county was felt across Upper Sandusky and throughout surrounding towns. Reports say the blast’s shock was perceived in nearly every village within fifty to sixty miles of Bradner.
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Upper
Sandusky
Bradner
Ohio
Wood County
Barneys Death Ends Life of Knickerbocker Leader
New York financial figure Charles T. Barney, 56, former president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, shot himself at his West Twenty eighth Street home. The bank had collapsed in the recent crisis and Barney had long been a prominent financier and social figure in New York. the tragedy follows weeks of reports of his physical and mental decline.
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New York
Charles T. Barney
Knickerbocker Trust Company
West Twenty-eighth Street
Joseph A. Blake
Williams College
Williams Alumni Association
Barney
Wall Street
Copper Kettle Explosion Kills Two at Cincinnati Factory
A 500 gallon copper kettle exploded at the J Weller company pickle plant on Spring Grove Avenue near Alabama Street in the morning, killing two workers. The blast injured others and caused about $500 in property loss as workers fled toward exits. Names of the dead are Fred Halter and John Lackman.
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Cincinnati
J. Weller Company
Spring Grove Avenue
Alabama Street
Fred Halter
John Lackman
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Crawford— City
Presbyterian Brotherhood
State
Ohio Weather Bureau
BANK
Square Deal
Hull
Town
Decatur County
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