Swindler C Emmett Gibson Nabbed For Bogus Checks
New York police report C Emmett Gibson also known as George A Sherrin is a top hotel and bogus check swindler. He allegedly forged checks and defrauded Henry Clews and John Wanamaker, with losses around 400000 over four years. He operated nationwide from an office in the Mills building before his arrest.
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Beat Clews
New York
C. Emmett Gibson
George A. Sherrin
Gibson
McCluskey
Henry Clews
John Wanamaker
Mills
Akron Street Railway Company
Clews
Deadly Prairie Fires Hit Canadian Villages
Ottawa reports Casselman South Indian and Cheney destroyed by prairie fire starting near Casselman on Tuesday. Twenty five square miles burned, five hundred residents homeless in each village, seven known dead including two children and five women. Separate Manitoba fires near the border cause many fatalities and threaten North Dakota. Also noted labor dispute at Christiana Window Glass Company in Wrimixatos Del where glass workers face wage concessions after union dispute.
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Canada
Ottawa
Croker Yields to Tammany in New York City
New York City observers report on October 4 as the political scene shifts with Richard Croker yielding to Tammany influence amid a series of notable events yesterday, signaling tensions within party leadership and local governance.
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Croker
Tammany, New York
Ding
Richard ‘Croker
Three Valuable Books Given Away
An offer from Wells, Richardson & Co. Burlington VT promotes three titles Fancy Work and Art Decorations Nursery Rhymes and Home Dyeing as a bundle. Readers sending the coupon receive a free copy, with Diamond Dyes praised for home dyeing and color reliability. The note emphasizes the dyes suit cotton and wool and claim decades of popularity.
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Goa
Trey
Th Gazetr
Wells, Richardson & Co
Buriington, Vt
Laurence the Ta
Dss
SENT BACK TO AFRICA. Africans return from canal work ordeal
In Conox Columbia via Galveston Texas 500 Africans embark for Sierra Leone aboard the Holyrood six hundred of the natives had arrived a year earlier under contract but many died or absconded along the Micarigas Canal route from Beriberi. The captain disarms the group to prevent unrest while crossing the Atlantic and the canal company complains of costly and unreliable labor.
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Micarigas Canal
Conox
Columbia
Galveston
Texas
Colon
Boung
Sierra Leone
Holyrood
Africa
Beriberi
Atlantic
Canal Company
Marylander’s Crime Kills Father-in-Law in Ednor Shooting
A man from Kensington, William Timmons, shot and killed his father-in-law William Hinton and wounded his wife Elizabeth and her sister while visiting the Hinton home near Ednor, three miles from Sandy Springs. Timmons fled. authorities had not yet arrested him. The couple had argued recently, leading to the separation plan when the attack occurred.
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Wasuiseron
Sandy Springs
Ednor Post Office
William Timmons
William Hinton
Elizabeth Timmon
John Hinton
Jon
Ednor
Howard
Timmons
Kensington
Endor
Hinton
United States merchant marine tonnage hits postwar peak
The annual report by Navigation Commissioner Chamberlain shows US documented tonnage on June 3, 1897 at 4,769,220 tons, the highest in 21 years except 1893. The fleet’s speed and trips outpace sailing ships, making the merchant fleet very efficient. Also reports two Chinese miners in Cassiar, BC, arriving in Victoria aboard the Seattle with $40,000 in drafts, fueling excitement in Chinatown.
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Chamberlain
Commissioner of Navigation
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Rich
Victoria
B. C
Cassiar
British Columbia
Seattle
Hudson Bay Company
Chinatown
Horses Burned In Fire At Marietta Stables
Dr W T Frady near Marietta loses stables and forty three horses in a Thursday blaze with eight of his own horses. Total loss estimated at more than $25000. Reported from Exorisu Ind Oct 11. A separate note mentions J W Donaldson a wealthy St Louis broker arrested for drunkenness and held eight hours, and a Montevideo dispatch about a serum curing yellow fever baccillus by Professor Laurelli.
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Exorisu
Ind
W. T. Frady
Marietta
Frady
Alllonaire
Carcano
J. W. Donaldson
St. Louis
Harrison Street
Lompon
The
Times
Montevideo
Laurelli
Weyler Recalled as Blanco to Govern Cuba
The cabinet ordered General Weyler recalled from Cuba and named Captain General Blanco y Arenas governor general with 20,000 troops to reinforce him. Weyler denied resisting removal and pledged loyalty to the government, while the reforming plan includes Arderine as vice governor and a staff led by Gonzalo Palma. The queen regent will sign the decree today.
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Blanco
Cuba
Weyler
Sagasta
Turaco
Cape Antonio
Senor Bagasta
Ramon Blanco Y Arenna
Valerano Weyler
Philippine Islands
Spain
Havana
Fever breaks a record in New Orleans as cases surge
New Orleans reports as many cases by 6 a m as the previous peak day with forty six cases by that hour and five deaths, while several patients remain in critical condition. Earthquake in Missouri is felt in New Maplin with no damage. Old New Madrid records recalled. floods from the Mississippi noted. Woman held for murder in Smawaxes Oklahoma. charge alleges accomplice to crime. Klondike gold returned by Tobe Smith from Nevada Missouri. harsh winter and scarce food noted. Seven declared insane at Jefferson City asylum after examination of penitentiary prisoners.
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New Orleans
Missouri
New Maplin
New Mailind
Mississippi
Drought in Arkansas Hits Timber and Water Supply
Great Lost. Little Rock reports a severe drouth and raging forest fires across Arkansas as sixty days pass without rain. Thousands of dollars in timber and property burned, stock suffer from water scarcity, and some areas lack drinking water while fires spread through tinder dry forests and vegetation.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Millions Sent to India Famine Relief Fund
London reports show the Indian famine relief effort raised 37,746,500 in subscriptions at a Mansion House meeting. Lord Mayor Sir George Faudel Phillips announced 1,506,000 people received relief. Overall funds from Britain, the United States, soldiers, and India totaled 7,500,000 with famine costs exceeding 40,000,000.
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Lons
Famine Relief Board
London
Lonpox
Get
Indian Famine Fund
Mansion House
George Faudel Phillips
Great Britain
United States
India
War Cloud Has Passed Away In Choctaw Nation
Indian Agent Wisdom reported to Interior that war clouds in the Choctaw tribe have passed. Disputes over council organization are adjusted and the general council will remain with a small majority backing Governor McCurtain. Reforms include Dawes agreement ratification.
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Wasnixetox
Wisdom
Tuskiahoma
Ind
Interior Department
General Council
McCurtain
Burned Husband and Wife Mystery in Ohio Home
In Cantox Ohio residents reported screams and found a man named De Puyster in a rear yard blaze beside his wife who died from severe burns. Neighbors say the couple quarreled all night and De Puyster was arrested on suspicion of murder amid rumors of arson. An opponent to Mrs Lease in New York politics surfaced as Mrs J Eden Foster, president of the Women’s Republican Association, plans for a March debate.
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Apylgo
Cantox
Ohio
Tenderloin
Bayton
William de Puyster
Mr. de Puyter
de ‘Puyster
de Puysster
de Puysters
Lease
New York
Mary Ellien Lease
Henry George
Greater New York
J. Eden Foster
Women’s Republican Association
Foster
Tracey
Republican
Greenville
William Eliof
Sidney Duart
Ekof
M. L. Hutton
Hutton
Lakin Dies Promoter of Santa Fe Railway
L Lakin promoter of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad died yesterday in Torrka Kansas from cerebral hemorrhage. He came to Kansas in 1844 and served as Santa Fe director 1870 to 1878 with a gap of three years. He was treasurer in 1864 and 1868 and left a widow and five children. Other brief items note Antarctic expedition plans from Christiana, postmasters appointed in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma, Rear Admiral John Mellen Brady Clintz death, and grasshopper damage in Dickinson County Kansas.
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I. Lakin
Torrka
Kan
Oet
L. Lakin
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway
Lakin
Kansas
Santa Fe
Clintz Dowd
St Elizabeth Asylum
John Mellen Brady Clintz
Germany Rejects a Consul for Cologne Nomination
Brauix Oct. 7 The German government refused to recognize Ferdinand Neuman of Illinois nominated by President McKinley on May 28 to be United States consul at Cologne, signaling a diplomatic snag in the exchange.
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Germany
Brauix
Ferdinand Neuman
Illinois
McKinley
United States
Cologne
Spain to recall Weyler and dissolve Cortes this December
Madrid reports Captain General Weyler will be recalled from Cuba this month and the Cortes are expected to be dissolved in December with a new parliament to be convoked in March. The cabinet, led by the queen regent, will issue a united reply to the US note on Cuba. The plan also calls for a changed war strategy and improved care for sick and wounded soldiers.
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Mapi
Woyier
Cuba
Senor Sagasta
Men
Spain
United States
Duke of Tetuan
Stewart L. Woodford
Imparcial
McKinley
el Heraldo
Salos
Firemen Injured After Kansas City Stable Fire
Eight firemen fell with a burning barn roof collapse at the Kansas City Transfer Company stable at Fourth and Broadway. Serious injuries were Dennis Hennessy and Robert McElroy, while Mike Connora William West L J Connors and John Hand suffered lesser injuries. About eighty horses burned. loss estimated between 20 900 and 25 000.
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Kansas City
Horace
Kansa City Transfer Company
Fourth and Broadway
Delock
Dennis Hennessy
Robert McElroy
Mike Connora
William West
L. J. Connors
John Hand
Guiteau’s Pistol Found in Garfield Case
Washington police report finding what they believe to be the pistol used to kill President Garfield. It is a 44 caliber British-made revolver with a bone-less handle, once held by a prior possessor and recovered after vanishing in 1888. The weapon was kept at police HQ for safekeeping.
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Washington
Garfield
Guiteau
Sylvester
Titun
Gare
George B. Corikhill
Fine Church Burned Lavaretti Ind Oct
Fire destroyed the new Second Presbyterian church in Lavaretti Indiana today. The three year old building cost about 75000 dollars and was noted as the handsomest in the city.
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Lavaretti
Ind
Second Presbyterian Church
Queida Indian Chief Sken Adore Dead at Age
Siquore Wisconsin October 7 Chief Sken adore of the Queida Indians died after a daylong illness. He was one of the most famous chiefs in the West and his passing leaves a notable void in regional leadership and Indigenous history.
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Siquore
Wis
Skenadore
Queida
Ile
West
Timely Friend Salvation OU Liniment Praised
A reader from Ashland Virginia reports Salvation OU rapidly eases rheumatism and neuralgia when other remedies fail. The testimonial notes relief of ankle pain, reduced swelling, and overall cure, with praise for the liniment over prior treatments. The piece also promotes county news readership in Douglas County.
Twelve Reasons Why Readers Should Read The Republic
The St. Louis Republic offers twelve compelling points to attract readers. It highlights global coverage with a cable news service, European correspondents, a New York and Washington bureau, and Western U.S. correspondents. The paper notes AP membership, world market reports, a Sunday color magazine cover, a rich roster of writers and artists, and a popular women’s pages section. It promotes a four page Sunday comic section and lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, plus a twice weekly option. It ends with an advertising pitch for a patent remedy section and a money refund note.
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St. Louis Republic
The
Republic
Civilized World
St. Louis
Europe
New York City
Washington, D. C
United States
Associated Press
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