Munger Kelsey Family Reunion At Robison Park
The annual Munger and Kelsey reunion gathered about forty relatives from Piqua Wa bash Milton Connersville and Bentonville Ind and this city. Descendants of Edmund Munger born in Revolutionary day a War of 1812 general, and of James H Kelbor were present. Felix Munger displayed old General Munger artifacts including a perpetual almanac. An excellent dinner followed a highly enjoyable gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munger
Kelsey
Robison Park
Piqua
Ohio
Wabash
Milton
Connersville
Bentonville
Ind
Edmund Munger
Connecticut
Hull
Detroit
Felix Munger
George Kelsey
Ellis Kelsey
Zainesville
Elva, Wherles
William Smith
James H. Kelror
Fiorence Neariman
Edison’s New Plug Draws Cigarette Controversy at Office
Thomas A. Edison bans smoking in his presence and posts a signed notice about a lost cigarette packet near his private office. The incident ends with a man taking the packet, replacing it with chewing tobacco, and Edison’s stance on tobacco being reiterated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Edison Works
Cox Elected Trolley Magnate In Cincinnati Vote
Hamilton Ohio September 1 stockholders of the Cincinnati Dayton and Toledo traction lines chosen directors including George B Cox W Kelsey Schoepf J B Foraker Jr C Richardson Claude Ashbrook Louis A Ireton of Cincinnati and M J Mandelbaum H C Lang W C Shepard of Cleveland Cox will become president replacing Mandelbaum and offices move from Cleveland to Cincinnati 33962 shares voted in a heated contest from 35000 shares
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo Traction Lines
George B. Cox
W. Kelsey
Schoepf
J. B. Foraker, Jr
C. ©. Richardson
Claude Ashbrook
Louis A. Ireton
Cincinnati
M. J. Mandelbaum
H. C. Lang
W. C. Shepard
Cleveland
Cox
Mandelbaum
Cox and
Stationary Engineers Hold National Convention in Evansville
Twelve hundred stationary engineers from every state attend a national convention in Evansville Indiana. Attorney General Miller for Governor Durbin welcomes them as delegates arrive. The session begins tomorrow with a planned week of entertainments. The note adds that Washington Richmond and Los Angeles contend for the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Miller
Durbin
Indianapolis
Hemenway
Funkhouser
Cevert
Washington
D. C
Richmond
Los Angeles
Cal
Crowned Queen of Turf in Cleveland Derby
Crowned queen of the turf Lou Dil Jon finished second to 2:00 in a Cleveland race announced Sept 1, with the event held in the afternoon and witnessed by spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Lou Dil Jon
Insurrection Proclaimed and Turkish Arrests Rise
Reports cite the attempt to assert insurrection with calls to protect American institutions. Fifty Armenians including Professor Tenekdjian face charges in Kharput. prison conditions worsen for him as trials loom. Diplomatic efforts push for settlement, with U S warships Brooklyn and San Francisco poised near Beirut to press for compliance and relief.
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Porte
Kharput
Tenekdjian
American College
Fresses
Leishman
Tripoli
Syria
Beirut
Cotton
Genoa
Italy
United States
Turkey
Turks wipe out a village in Bulgaria massacre
A Turkish infantry cavalry and artillery force attacked Stoilovo near Malkoternovo and massacred the village after insurgents retreated. Prince Ferdinand arrived at Euxinegrade and was joined by Premier Petroff and plans to stay.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stoilovo
Malkoternovo
Ferdinand
Euxinegrade
Petroff
Turmoil in Macedonian Front as 300 Supposedly Killed
Reports from Constantinople say 300 insurgents were killed or wounded in last week's fighting near Monastir. The porte notes Sofia mass meeting calls for fresh bands into Macedonia and arms shipments via ships to the coast near Imiada. Consular dispatches confirm widespread Christian village pillage and burning in Dibra district near the Servian frontier. The sultan resists full military control, while a new land tax burdens all adults over eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Vilayet
Monastir
Porte
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Imiada
Prishtin
Dibra
Cicero
Baron Marshal von Bieberstein
M. Zinovieff
Sudden Death of Miss Mayme Wessel at 17
Miss Mayme Frances Wessel daughter of Mrs Caroline Wessel 518 St Martins street died suddenly from heart trouble at 10 pm Monday after recent illness. She was 17, a St Peters graduate survived by mother sister Gertrude and brother John Wessel. She belonged to St Peters Young Ladies sodality. Funeral 8 45 am Friday from residence and 9 am at St Peters Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Frances Wessel
Caroline Wessel
St. Martin’s Street
Miss Wessel
St. Peter’s School
John Wessel
Seventh Ward
Gertrude
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Death of Four-Year-Old Sauerteig
Edwin Sauerteig, four, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Sauerteig of 12 Centlivre avenue, died at 7 this morning after a long illness with breathing difficulty. A post mortem will determine cause of death. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Sauerteig
Fred Sauerteig
Centlivre Avenue
Wounds of the heart and fatal outcomes
The article explains that heart wounds cause death mainly by bleeding into the pericardial sac, leading to suffocation. It cites the Austrian empress case as a graphic example, notes varying lethality by entry point, and discusses historic and modern views of heart injury and surgical advances in American medicine.
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Austria
Admiral Villeneuve
Marriage Licenses and Local Notes
John W. Wilson and Lizzie M. Carter obtain marriage licenses. William Hosack and Cora Polson also secure licenses. Miss Nannie Williams is visiting Chicago for a few days.
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John W. Wilson
Lizzie M. Carter
William Hosack
Cora Polson
Nannie Williams
Chicago
Board selects Carroll acting superintendent of school
The board announced the appointment of Mr. Carroll as acting superintendent, keeping the board in control and planning no permanent selection this year. Carroll, 34, native of Jennings County Indiana, has lived in Indiana most of his life and has been connected with the institution since ten years ago after moving from Indianapolis. He pledges to support a future expansion of the school’s usefulness and excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Carroll
Jennings County
Indiana
Kentucky
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Lipton’s Agony Prolonged In Foggy Race Start
Sir Thomas Lipton aboard the Eriu voices doubt about racing due to thick haze and light breeze as Reliance and Shamrock begin near the Hook. The wind shifts to northwest and remains only a zephyr as the start unfolds. Lipton plans to sail for England in two or three days after these races.
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England
Reliance
Hook
Shamrock
Pigeon owners report shooting of four carrier birds
Four valuable carrier pigeons belonging to William Keyser of Pontiac street were shot by boys while feeding in a vacant lot. Keyser aims to identify the culprits and prosecute. Other Homing Club members report similar losses.
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William Keyser
Pontiac Street
Keyser
Cat Digestive Study Reveals Simple Mechanics
A brief note outlines how the cat digests food, mentioning a professor in Teteek and describing the process in plain terms. The fragment hints at basic anatomy and dining behavior without detailed experiments.
Granite Columns Signal Grand St John Cathedral Rise
Giant blocks of granite for the cathedral of St John the Divine arriving in New York show the scale of the project. Two granite columns from Rockland Maine, each with a six foot diameter lower section and a forty five ton upper piece, will form an arch near the altar. A steam hauled wagon with twenty inch tires and eight by seven inch solid steel axles will transport the pieces, while Oregon pine shears move them into position. The work is expected to take six weeks to complete installations.
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St. John the Divine
New York
One Hundred and Thirteenth Street
Rockland
West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street
Oregon
Gambling Tales Boosted Wolcott in 1895 Senate Bid
E C Wolcott of Colorado faced opponents who invoked a Long Branch gambling story to undermine his bid for re election. The tale claimed a $22000 loss but backfired, elevating his image as a bold, unfazed candidate who openly risked money and won at the races.
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West
E. C. Wolcott
Colorado
Senate
Long Branch
Wolcott
Long Branch Club
Wnese
Getz Denies Diamond Swindle After Counterfeit Theft
Joe Getz fights back at sensational report of two swindlers swapping phoney diamonds for $200. He says he confronted the crooks, showed glass pieces to Dallas Green, and refused to lose a cent. Getz returns from Chicago with family, while store petri dishes of offers and con games flood his shop.
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Joe Getz
Mr. Getz
Chicago
Mrs. Getz
Dallas Green
Green's
Freight handlers strike in New Orleans at 40 cent demand
About 550 freight handlers, organized into a union, walked out in New Orleans on September 1 seeking forty cents an hour after being paid thirty. The action also involved the interior electrical workers demanding forty five cents, up from thirty, disrupting work on new city buildings under construction except one.
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New Orleans
Cnt
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Interior Electrical Workers Union
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Beater
Ignatz Bedwarnach
Feldman
Sauerteig
Thomas Cats
Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Eriu
Teteek @ aie
Decatur
Central States
George Tricker
T. H. Harris
Webber
City Carriage Works
Fort Wayne, Ind
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