Forging a Note Lands Cuthbert in State Prison
Chicago August 1 William Cuthbert once wealthy with half a million in assets after years of brokerage success is sentenced to indefinite imprisonment for forgery. He recounts his father’s debts and real estate ventures and cites a bankbookkeeper theft as a trigger before detailing his scheme. Also Boston racing news notes Patchen and Gentry set for Elks fair match race at Combination Park drawing wide interest and high bets.
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Chicago
William C. Cuthbert
State
Bradstreet
Patchen
Gentry
Boston
Joe Patchen
John R. Gentry
Combination Park
United States
Noted Chicago fugitive Cuthbert describes escapes and past crimes
The account details Cuthbert's travels from Central and South America back to Chicago, evading detectives, meeting an Illinois officer on vacation, and later turning himself in after being pursued in Minneapolis. It notes his forging a $709 check in March 1808, bond issues, family efforts to settle, and a life spent as a wanderer.
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Chicago
Central
South America
Enclewood
Illinois
Minneapolis
Avonsburg
Long Courtship Ends in Blind Couple’s Wedding
After twenty years of courtship and twelve years of regular letter exchange three times weekly, Carrie M Anderson of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin and John H Cummings of Janesville Wisconsin wed without ever having seen each other both being blind. The ceremony was performed by a blind minister and the bridesmaids were sightless. The bride hails from Fort Dodge Iowa while the groom works as a carpet weaver.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Carrie M. Anderson
John H. Cummings
Janesville
Fort Dodge
Customs Officer Arrested In Fatal Blow At St. Vincent
Grand Forks Aug 1 At St. Vincent Minn John O Grady a Warroad Minn customs officer visiting family struck Charles Brown with a billiard cue causing a head wound likely to prove fatal O Grady arrested on the charge described as intoxicated action during the assault with a weapon noted in the report
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Grand Forks
St. Vincent
Minn
John O'Grady
Warroad
Charles Brown
Brown
O'Grady
Cedar Rapids Special Train From Muscatine
Special train fare announced at $1.50 round trip to Cedar Rapids. Departure from Muscatine at 7 00 a m via Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. Open to all riders with welcome invitation.
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Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
B., Co. FP
N. Ry
Porto Rico Switches to American Money in Circulation
Porce Porto Rico announces that Porto Rican silver coins cease as legal tender and American currency becomes the island’s medium. The transition has no fixed deadline, and 25 to 30 post offices and customs houses will be designated as additional exchange sites to ease the process.
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United States
Porce
Porto Rico
Washington
Ex President Harrison May Campaign for McKinley and Roosevelt
Indianapolis August 1 Today Harrison faces a decision on whether to join the Republican campaign and speak in major cities for McKinley and Roosevelt. Close friends expect him to assist, focusing his efforts in the eastern states. San Francisco August 1 An order from the Post Office shifts mail for Hawaiian Islands entirely to American ports, ending Vancouver routing. Honolulu will receive the backlog on the next mail steamer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Republican National Committee
McKinley
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Aue
Post-Office Department
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Vancouver
B. C
Honolulu
Fusion in Dickinson and Clay senatorial convention
Democratic and Populist senatorial conventions for Dickinson and Clay counties meet in Kansas on August 1. They expect a fusion candidate who will win support from both parties at the general election and pledge to back a Democrat for United States Senator if elected.
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Kansas
Dickinson
Clay
United States
Populists Name Governor Candidate at Kentucky Convention
Louisville August 1 Populist State convention met to nominate a governor candidate and map campaign plans. William G. Bish tops the list with likely nomination amid a full delegation in attendance.
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Kentucky
Louisville
William G. Bish
Special Elections In Kentucky
Special elections in Kentucky fill vacancies for Senators Bell Hill and Rep Stout all deceased and Senator Furnish resigned. The vote is seen as a step toward a September special session to amend the Goebel election law.
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Frankfort
Bell and
Hill
Stout
Furnish
No Western Horses at Saratoga Opening Meet
Saratoga attracts crowds for the opening of the meeting with a notable feature the near absence of western horses. Runners are mostly from east of the Ohio line and entries in events are reasonably large.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Ohio Line
Colored Masons in Council Open in Washington
The annual meeting of the Grand Council of colored Scottish Rite Masons opened in Washington with delegates from nearly every state. Key topics include selecting a site for a Masonic Home and arranging for a national temple, along with the reading of many important papers.
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Colored Masons In Council
Washington
Grand Council of
Scottish Rite Masons
Democrats Barbecue Draws Crowds to Concord
Caharrus and surrounding counties hold a barbecue in Concord with a town filled by visitors. Music, speeches, and a big parade mark the day’s program with lively public interest.
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Concord
N. C
Aue
Caharrus
Norfolk Opens Tennis Tournament With Notables Present
The Norfolk tennis tournament began today in Norfolk Conn with players of prominence from New York Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland joining tennis enthusiasts to watch the events.
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Norfol
Conn
Norfolk
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Emancipation Day Celebration by Geneva Colored Community
In Geneva New York on August 1 the colored people celebrate Emancipation Day with enthusiastic participation. The sports program focuses on events for the colored race highlighting community pride and commemorative activities.
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Geneva
N. Y
Convention Forecasts Battling with the Elements in Iowa
Des Moines dispatch reports a fierce Republican state convention in progress with rival factions and a flood of candidate activity at the Savery house. Leaders like Col. Charles A. Clark Capt. Fee and W. W. Morrow vie for supreme judgeships and treasurer, while railroad influence looms as delegates assess district ties and loyalties across Ottumwa Muscatine and Newton.
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Col. Chas. A. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Col. Clark
Ottumwa
Judge Fee
Capt. Fee
Supreme Judgeship
Wapello
Blanchard
W. W. Morrow
Afton
State University of
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
Jim Giesler
W. M. Narvis
James McKee
Chas. H. Reesink
Wm. van Zyl
W. D
Governor Shaw delays Gear’s successor seat until August 16
Des Moines reports Governor Shaw will not appoint a United States Senator for at least thirty days after the death of Senator Gear. Shaw states he will honor the memory of Gear and will not name a successor before August 16, leaving the exact timing after that date undecided. Gear died July 16 at 3 a.m. and Shaw insists on respecting the deceased and the period of mourning.
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Shaw
Gear
Des Moines
United States
Burlington
Advertising Guarantee on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar
A printed card declares a refund policy for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar and a smaller five cent bottle guarantee. Signers include G. A. Retmicke, W. B. Barkalow, Neeper & Co., Jno. J. Havercamp, and J. Teo. Keuchmann.
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Greene
G. A. Retmicke
W. B. Barkalow
Neeper & Co
Jno
J. Havercamp
J. Teo. Keuchmann
New Bank Opens For Greenville Inaugural
The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank began operations today in Greenville Pennsylvania with John W. Vosler as president H M Fetzler as vice president Harry A Beachier as cashier and Samuel D Humteller as an official.
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Greenville
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
John W. Vosler
H. M. Fetzler
Harry A. Beachier
Samuel D. Humteller
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Ad
An old advertisement touts Mull's Light ning Pain Killer as curing any pain instantly whether internal or external. It promises absolute purity and is priced at 25c and 50c at all druggists.
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Mull
Chicago Markets Livestock Receipts and Prices August 1 1900
Chicago markets report hog receipts 19 000 with price range up to 5 45 per hundredweight and gains of 5 to 10 cents for open and close. Cattle receipts 17 000 with steady price. sheep receipts 17 000 up 16 to 19 cents. Western totals include Kansas City hogs 7 000 cattle 8 000 Omaha hogs 5 300 cattle 4 500. Minneapolis Duluth daily and weekly comparisons listed. Liverpool wheat and corn unchanged.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Roosevelt Portrait Sent to Paris Exhibition
A portrait of Governor Roosevelt was shipped today on the steamship St. Louis to Paris for display until the Exposition ends. Afterward it will return to the United States and be placed in the Albany Capitol.
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New York
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Paris
Albany
Porch Confusion: Why Not Build It Closed?
Readers ask why some homes leave porches open with vines instead of fully enclosing them. Experts note architectural taste, climate, light, airflow, and cost influence choices amid outdoor living trends.
Osteopathy Clinic Advertises Treatment in Muscatine
A public notice proclaims Osteopathy offered by practitioners trained at Kirksville Missouri. It promotes the science as drug free and based on natural health with mechanical obstruction as the cause of disease. Free consultation and exam for thirty days. hours 9 am to 5 pm daily except Sunday.
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Muscatine
Kirksville
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans Building
Washington
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