Cassie Chadwick dies at Ohio penitentiary ward
Mrs Cassie Chadwick who orchestrated vast forged loans and bank losses across Ohio and Michigan died in the women's ward at Columbus State Penitentiary at 10 PM after a comatose spell. Her son Emil Hoover was summoned and her past include a Carnegie forged notes scheme and multiple bank loots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cassie Chadwick
Oberlin
Coaster, Chadwick
Elizabeth’ Bigley
Woodstock
Canada
Toledo
Madame Deviere
Ihs
Richard Brown
Youngstown
Gleveland
Hoover
Leroy 8
Chadwick
Cleveland
Ara Reynolds
Wade Park Bank
Andrew Carnegie
Reynolds
Mrs. Chadwick
Carnegie
Mgh
Newton
Brook Stn. Mixs
Charles Beckwith
A. B. Spear
Natonal
Obertin
Mia
Beckwith
Spear
Emil Hoover
Arithmetic and Canistry Puzzles For Farm and Paint Jobs
A letter from J L Kennedy Valhalla outlines arithmetic and canistry problems. It presents a farmer fattening three hogs sharing pens, straw and care, with three feeding plans and asks for duration weight, cost, and profit. It also poses a pigmentry problem and a barn painting offer among three painters with fixed bids.
Sister Plays Ghost Endanger Child in Reedville Fatal Fall
In Ashland on October 17 Clara Osgood leaped from a second story window at a Reedville home after being frightened by her sister Annie Osgood who wore a sheet as a ghost. Clara died instantly from a broken neck while Annie, overcome with grief, is watched to prevent self harm. The item also promotes Bee's Lucative Cough Syrup with claims of easing colds and coughs, sold by Dr J W Bell in Valhalla and W J Lunhey in Seneca.
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Ashland
Clara Osgood
Reedville
Annie Osgood
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunhey
Seneca
W. J. Lunney
Debt of Sixty Years Debt of Sixty Years
A Dubuque story notes $50,000 of Russell Sage money owed to Ezekiel Oliphant’s heirs, tied to an 1844 salt business debt. Oliphant fled to the West, his family later joined by Slocum’s daughter who became Sage’s wife. the debt grew with interest and is now discharged by Sage’s heirs. Bee’s Laxative Cough Syrup ad follows.
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Chicago
Tribune
Dubuque
Russell Sage
Ezekiel Oliphant
Oliphants
Des Moines
Dubuquet County
Jones County
Joseph
General) Slocum
Oliphant
Syracuse
N.Y
Olphant
Slocum
New York
Left Portene to Woman in Mexico Fortune Case
Milwau kee woman Lydia Paeschke inherits 100000 from Senor Juan Joe Manda of Mexico after the dying man left his fortune to a photograph of her he admired and never met. With no heirs, the will may grant Mrs Paeschke the money once the estate is settled. She recently divorced and has custody of her two year old daughter. Dean's Regulats advertised.
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Lydia Paeschke
Milwaukee
Wis
Juan Joe Manda
Mexico
Paeschke
Will
Simple home kidney remedy recipe advertised as life saver
An eminent authority in a New York daily newspaper promotes a home made mix ture for kidney trouble. The formula combines Fluid extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparina with nightly and after meals dosing. A local pharmacist endorses safety and efficacy claiming it cleanses the kidneys and relieves pain and rheumatism.
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New York
Bright
Own
Ansel and Blease in South Carolina politics race talk
A Greenville interview discusses Governor Ansel considering a U S Senate bid against Latimer and Senator Cole L Blease's gubernatorial aspirations. The exchange recalls the 1906 campaign platform and long standing political principles as speculation swirls about next year’s race.
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Ansel
Senate
Cole L. Blease
Newberry
South Carolina
United States Senate
Latimer
Greenville
Explosion devastates Fontanet Indiana Dupont plant ruins town
Fontanet Indiana reports a massive Dupont Powder Company explosion destroying much of the town of about 1000 people. Estimates of casualties range from twenty five to forty five dead and over 600 injured as seven mills detonated in quick succession. Rescue efforts continue amid fires and dangerous debris as soldiers guard the survivors and the town reels from the disaster. The blast shattered houses two miles away and damaged a passenger train four miles distant with glass injuries. An Old Stone Church meeting follows the tragedy with rededication services planned.
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Fontanet
Ind
Dupont Powder Company
Big Four
Horses and cotton woes touch South Carolina markets
Columbia horse dealers report unusually strong cattle and horse sales despite cotton slowdowns. Farmers holding back cotton limit stable numbers while central location invites buyers from towns in three to ten horse lots. Critics urge more stock raising as a boost to state economy. In Kings Tree area, Sam Fein, a Black man, was killed in a road duel with two white men, Alex S Spivey and Richard Spivey, after a dispute over right of way. Eleven wounds found on the victim. the assailants sustained injuries.
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Columbia
Columba
Richland County
South Carolina
South Carolin
Columbia State
Sam Fein
Kingstree
Alex
Spivey
Richard Spivey
Richard Splvey
Farrell
Urino Lixative Fruit Syrup Ad Promises Cure All Family Ailments
An advertisement touts Urino Lixative Fruit Syrup at 60 cents claiming it cures constipation sick headache and stomach trouble for every family member. Dr J W Bell endorses the product and underscores home health value over moneyed comforts.
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J. W. Bell
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Madras
Anay
Furniture Inc
J. L. Kennedy
Devor
Dovoe & Co
J. W. Bell, Valhalla
Senvca Mercantile Company
Sencea
Sister
Ghost
Dean
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Ashe
Dupont
Meeting Stone
Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association
Old Stone Church
W. H. Mills
Fort Hill Presbyterian Church
Y. J. Lewis
N. Brackett
Dr. Thomas
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