Ohio Democrats race for governor at Dayton convention
Campbell leads Neal in early polling for Ohio gubernatorial nomination with Klein fading. Dark horse possibilities include Frank Hurd or Lt Governor hopeful John E. Monnot while Calvin Brice plans to attend, denies U S Senate candidacy and defends oil and gas ventures.
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Ohio
Dayton
James Campbell
Lawrence T. Neal
ColumBus
Gem City
Campbell
Neal
Klein
Cuyahoga
Butler
Hamilton
Frank Hurd
Toledo
John E. Monnot
Canton
Charles C. Davidson
Sullivan Benefit Fizzles at Oak Island Plans
A Boston style clash blocks John L. Sullivan’s Oak Island benefit. Revere and Boston officials demand 30 guards or 50 cent admission. Boston police refuse to send help outside city limits, scuttling hopes to allow a 1 per friend handshake event. Sullivan remains at the beach through Monday.
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John L. Sullivan
Oak Island
Selectmen
Sullivan
Boston Lice
Boston
Revere
Boston Ter
Rockwell Confesses in Burnett Ranch Murder Case
A telegram from Laramee reports Dwight Rockwell, arrested for Robert Burnett’s murder, confessed. He and George Black shot Burnett in his cabin, moved the body two miles, then cremated it at a wall. Rockwell was brought in by Sheriff Yund and had shown signs of distress prior to the confession.
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ATOM
Denver
Laramee
Dwight Rockwell
North Park
Robert Burnett
George Black
Burnett
Black
Ockwell
Yund
Mae
Michigan
Wyoming
Asbury Park Leader Calls For Republican Liquor License Reform
In Asbury Park New Jersey on August 24 the Daily Journal publishes a letter from founder James A. Bradley arguing for a Republican liquor license law. He claims the current statutes fail and urges reform affecting hotels and saloons.
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Titz Dispatch
Asbury Park
N.J
James A. Bradley
Daily Journal
Bradley
Thad
Legitime Accepts Terms and Embarks on French Vessel
August 24 report from Rear Admiral Gherardi notes Legitime accepted terms and left Thursday afternoon aboard a French corvette. Hippolyte's forces threaten Friday, with U S officials scrambling to manage diplomatic and security implications as the Galena sails to Hayti and Minister Douglass hit uncertainty over accreditation and capitulation terms.
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Walker
Gherardi
North Atlantic
St. Nicholas Moe
Legitime
Hippolyte
Diplomatic Corps
United States
Galena
New York
Hayti
Gulf Stream
Haytian
Department of State
Douglass
State Department
Cowardly Regulators Detain Man In Baxcroft
John Smith, a long-time local wanderer suspected of crimes, was abducted by masked men last Tuesday night. They dragged him from bed tied him to a rail and forced a five mile walk before a rope noose was placed around his neck in a covered bridge. After prayers from one conspirator Smith was released with the condition he not be seen in the area again.
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Baxcroft
John Smith
Smith
Firepot Explosion Injures Workers at Oyster House
A firepot exploded at Tate and Winebrenner's oyster packing plant in Baltimone this morning. Four workers were seriously injured and one fatally. Injured include Edward Flemming badly burned, Henry Pheffer with burns and cuts, Charles Waulaly severely burned and Mary Haualia with cuts.
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Baltimone
Tate & Winebrenner
Edward Flemming
Henry Pheffer
Charles Waulaly
Mary Haualia
Flemming
Made the Judge Smile. A Committment Which Helped a Prisoner Secure His Liberty
Emory Bratcher colored was released from the House of Correction after six months from August 10. Magistrate W. W. Rickard of Caroline county committed him, with Sidney Hall of Ruddel attending. The commitment was curiously constructed, and Judge Duffy smiled when it was read as the State found no offense or evidence of conviction.
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Dispatch
Baltimore
Emory Bratcher
House of Correction
W. W. Rickard
Caroline County
Sidney Hall
Ruddel
Bratcher
Duffy
Soldiers at Mt. Pleasant hold peace as guards prepare
One company of soldiers remained at Mt. Pleasant to preserve peace amid rumor of a riot by black residents. The Montgomery Guards and the Volunteers were ordered to stand by, rifles and Gatling gun detachments ready if needed, while ringleaders of yesterday’s attempt were jailed for trial.
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Charlestox
8. C
Mt. Pleasant
Montgomery Guards
Ogilvie Freed After Pardon Keeps Citizenship Right
Arthur Ogilvie, noted Newark Episcopal vestryman, was released from State prison after a last minute pardon linked to preserving his citizenship. He allegedly wrecked the Dime Savings Bank of New Brunswick and took over $80,000 from needy depositors. Return to New Brunswick expected with friends to aid him.
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Newark
N. J
Arthur Ogilvie
Episcopal
Dime Savings Bank of
New Brunswick
Confessed to Crime That Caused Another's Death Penalty
Perry Thrall died at Macon Missouri after confessing on his death bed to the 1864 murder of William Vanderventer and wife near Florida Missouri. The crime had led to the execution of Bill Daly in Paris Missouri shortly after the tragedy. Thrall's admission links him to the same case that previously sent Daly to the gallows.
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Mexico
Perry Thrall
Macon
William Vanderventer
Florida
Bill Daly
Paris
Thrall
Fatal duel ends in Highland after quarrel
Frederick Missouri August 4 William Hooper and J W Shaw two farmers at Highland quarreled over a trivial matter Shaw visited Hooper and was shot at then Hooper drew a revolver and attempted to shoot Shaw but missed Shaw then obtained a gun and killed Hooper Shaw was forced.
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Frederick
William Hooper
J. W. Shaw
Highland
Shaw
Hooper
War Preparations and Czar Visit Sights Abroad
German papers say the Czars visit will not alter the European balance while Russia seeks an alliance with Turkey. Berlin sees no change, but Britain edges toward caution. Osbornes trip sparks German expansion sentiment, with anti radical measures shaping Reichstag talks.
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Berlin
Russia
Cologne Gazette
Osborne
England
Germany
Hamburg” Cormeen
Hamburg
Novoe Vremya
Reichstag
Bismarck
Herr Oelschlaeger
Soc Lawa
Silesian Garretts
Bavaria
William
Expert robber Sharp eludes detectives after famous Nevada jail break
San Francisco reports Anthony Sharp a Missouri born bandit once jailed for a Carson City stage holdup. Detected in the city after escaping Nevada penitentiary, he allegedly robbed over 50 stages, carried about $25,000 in gold, and escaped multiple times including breaking iron bars at Carson City before disappearing.
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Dispatch
San Francisco
Anthony Sharp
Cait
Nevada Penitentiary
Sharp
Ourv Ae
Confrere
Ninego Sharp
Jones
Carson City
Aurora
Ney
Guthrie Emerges as Growing Boom Town in Oklahoma Territory
Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, now a city of 16 000 acres and rapid growth, features six active banks led by Bank of Guthrie with over 150 000 in vaults just after the town’s birth. Four daily papers publish locally while streetcar and electric light lines are planned and gambling activity remains widespread as Guthrie vies for territorial capital.
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Oklahoma Avenue
Division Street
Guthrie
Guthrie News
Oklahoma Capital
Daily State Herald
Daily Optic
City Water Works
Guthrie Street Car and Electric Light Company
Edmond
Kilrain Plans Another Fight After Sullivan defeat
Kilrain, under Deputy Sheriff Childs, arrived in Birmingham at 7 30 P M and left for Purvis Mississippi at 3 45 P M. He expects the same sentence as Sullivan and will appeal to the Supreme Court. Kilrain says he is anxious for another fight with Sullivan and would challenge him if possible, planning no more Mississippi bouts.
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Sullivan
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
Jake Kilrain
Childs
Purvis
Mise
Jake
Baltimore
Supreme Court
Kilrain
Lean
Family stricken in Seitzville by suspected poison
In Easton on August 24 several Uriah Dean relatives were seriously ill after a physician suspected poisoning. Dean and one daughter remain critical. investigators found a large parish- tied substance on the premises, suggesting criminal intent.
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Easton
Uriah Dean
Seitzville
Prison Wagon Robbery Catch Sparks Police Turmoil
William Williams of the Southside Patrol wagon is arrested on a larceny charge after Inspector McKelvey exposes a sting to trap alleged prisoner robbers. The plan involved a staged drunk and a marked six dollar bill with a torn corner and scratched silver as the haul. Williams allegedly pocketed $8 before hiding the loot under a wagon seat and was later jailed with $1,000 bail.
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William Williams
Southside
McKelvey
Williams
Nick Bendle
Bendle
South Thirty-fourth Street
Keystone Brewery
Stewart
Rollin
Beadle
Torocoter
Jo Brokaw
Wil
Twenty-eighth Ward
Central Station
Fulton
McCallin
Benevolent Brown and the Electric Chair Debate
New York, Aug 24. Harold P. Brown figures prominently in the push for death by alternating current for murderers. He has lectured, written, and conducted animal experiments asserting speed and painless death. State authorities have adopted his electricity method, and a forthcoming local charge alleges Brown profited from electric firms and secured dynamos for state executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold P. Brown
Brown
Pera
Guillotin
France
Westinghouse
Thompson-Houston Company
Threshers Battle Copperhead Den. Dog Injured
A group of threshers working on John Hawkewell's grain found a den of copperheads among stacked wheat. They attacked the snakes with hoses and tools, and a large copperhead bit a valuable hunting dog on the nose then was killed. The dog swelled badly hours after the encounter.
Cherokee lands sale act found by Cherokee Commission judge
Judge A M Wilson of the Cherokee Commission said records from 1872 show an act authorizing the sale of Cherokee lands west of the Arkansas river. The act, approved by the governing chief, may speed negotiations as no further vote or legislative session is needed to empower Chief Mayes to sell. Wilson noted Chickasaws and Arapahoes are agreeable to a fair sale price.
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Mayes
Wilson
Chickasaws
Arapahoes
Husband at Canadian club careless gaze spurs wife’s shock
Detroit Tribune reports a city figure, known as Gus, was seen with a friend while his wife traveled by steamer to join him. She arrived to find him openly with a lithographic print of a tobacco figure, leading to a tense confrontation before peace returns at home.
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Detroit Tribune
Gus
Death linked to chloroform in ring removal case
Mrs. David Jasper, sister in law of Police School Superintendent Jasper, died at Bayonne New Jersey after chloroform was used to aid removing a swollen gold ring from her finger. Dr Stillwell and Dr J T Field assisted. death occurred days after an hour and a half of chloroform use.
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New York
David Jasper
Pulice
Jasper
Bayonne
N. J
Stillwell
Centerville
J.T. Field
Anid
Mia. Jasper
Imperial German tourists greet Emperor and Empress in Metz
Metz August 24. The Imperial party left for Berlin last night amid veteran associations, banners, and illuminated streets. Crowds cheered as the Emperor and Empress passed and at Münster the bells rang and arches were erected in holiday mood.
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Metz
Berlin
Muenster
German Captain Wissmann Advances in East Africa
Captain Wissmann, commander of the German East African expedition, has moved from Dar es Salaam to Bagamoyo and repulsed native forces along the Kingani river.
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Wissmann
Zanzibar
Daroes Salaam
Bagamoyo
Kingani River
Feaming American Artisans Banquet In Europe Tour
August 24 report: The Lord Mayor invites American artisans currently touring Europe to a banquet. The event signals recognition of American craft and international cultural exchange.
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Europe
Secretary Halford Kicks Special Telegram to Pigs
A Washington telegram reports E. W. Halford, the President's private secretary, has begun a suit against cigarette manufacturers to stop using his daughter Jean's photograph on packages and advertisements. The message notes no such image has appeared in Indianapolis and cites a legal action initiated to stop unauthorized use.
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Indianapolis
Washington
E. W. Halford
Jean
William Tre gisee shoots burglar near Gilberton
In Pottsville August 24 William Tregisee of Gilberton fought a burglar at 3 am. After a chase he shot the man who fled across the street. The wounded burglar, identified as Thomas Goard of Wisconsin, 42, carried a revolver stolen from Reading station a year ago. He fired at Tregisee, who will recover.
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Pottsville
William Tregisee
Gilberton
Thomas Goard
Wisconsin
Reading
Tregisee
Glassblower James Malone Falls to His Death at Soho Cliff
James Malone a 27 year old single glassblower died after slipping from the Fifth avenue cliff at Soho near Boston street. He was walking with Joseph McSwigan and Ephraim Bell who witnessed the fall. Malone died from a broken neck and his body was taken to the morgue.
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James Malone
Fifth Avenue
Soho
Boston Street
Malone
Joseph McSwigan
Ephraim Bell
Bailey's Bad Luck In Thousand Islands Canoe Race
Pittsburg competitor Reed W. Bailey led the five lap unlimited canoe race for the International cup at Thousand Islands before a mid race accident derailed his chances. The event drew 15 starters with 12 main contenders and 3 others from the Begsite Committee, final placings included Ford Jones and Brockville, with Bailey among the early leaders when a break near the middle of the fourth lap forced him to concede progression.
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Reed W. Bailey
Thousand Islands
Brock
Wile
Canoe
Ganack
Paul Butler
Lowell
Fily
Dow Anes Shean Menowanka
Moon
Vile
Nacib
Goddard
DG Gage
Colin Ane
Aceage
Drews
Rochester
Wats
ALC
Vaux
New York
Truthful fortune teller alarm in Athens tale
An Athens resident recounts a Wisconsin check loss case where a fortune teller allegedly foretold the missing check and two unexpected visitors. The empty envelope arrived next day, two French uncles appeared, the Wisconsin thief was identified, and the money was eventually recovered after effort. The story ends with belief in the fortune teller.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Athens
Wisconsin
France
Ex-State Auditor McCabe to contest for House caucus seat
Was Hisnoton August 24. It is an id that ex State Auditor McCabe of Kansas a colored man will contest before the Repub House caucus for one of the four chief posts in the organization. He has not decided what position he will apply for.
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Hisnoton
McCabe
Kansas
Repub— House Caucus
A Fortune for a Wife
In Charlotte two figures court an unlikely match as Squire James Anderson aged 74 marries Anna Nevins 17 at the groom’s new home. He displays lavish presents and an ante nuptial agreement casts her as his sole heir.
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Xewnna
Squire James Anderson
Anna Nevins
Kansas City Slaying Ties Miles Brothers to Brunswick Killing
James and Henry Miles were implicated as brothers in a Brunswick murder near Kansas City where William Miller was shot and killed instantly. The crime follows a year after Miller killed Jon Miles in an unsolved feud.
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Kansas City
James
Henry Miles
William Miller
Brunswick
Miller
Jon Miles
Raid on poker room nets ten arrests at Point and Fort
Special Officer Denniston raided a poker room at Point and Fort streets last night. Ten men were captured with the proprietor Paddy Nee. Four decks of cards and a box of poker chips were seized. The prisoners were taken to the Central station house.
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Denniston
Point and
Fort Street
Paddy Nee
Central Station
Hibernian Rifles Enjoy Pleasant Picnic at Wheeling Island
The Hibernian Rifles held a cheerful gathering at Wheeling Island yesterday. Many attendees joined with the St. Vincent's congregation for a relaxed outing and communal time.
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Hibernian Rifles
Wheeling Island
Vega
Hill Will Vie Cleveland in Adirondacks Visit
PLATTSBURGH N Y August 24 Governor Hill today entered the Adirondacks to pursue campaign engagements and meet local supporters as part of a broader effort to challenge Cleveland in the upcoming political contest.
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Hill
Cleveland
Plattsburg
N. Y
Governor Hill
Adirondacks
Sailor Fails to Cross Ocean From Boston to Paris
Captain Charles T. Rogers of the yacht Nickelodeon, sailing solo from Boston to Paris, was rescued by the schooner Martha Bradley after drifting blind and exhausted. He landed at Gloucester and returns home to Duxbury, noting partial sight restoration and delaying future attempts.
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Glovuc EsTes
Mass
Charles T. Rogers
Boston
Paris
Martha Bradley
Duxbury
Norton
New York
Neversink
Bradley
Bar tous. Tes Breech and tools
Unclear fragment mentions Breech Loaders and tools with scattered prices. No coherent event or entities readable.
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Calvin Brice
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Dares
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Revere Selectmen
Haiti
Kall
Sear Oyster Packing Establishment
Ogilvie
New Brunswick Savings Bank
Emperor William
Czar
Russa
Turkey
Scorrnia
WYTHE
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Strasburg
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Westphalia
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Peterhof
Schuveloff
Count Neaselrode
Count Herbert Bismarck
Brettin
Potsdam
Farmer
Paris Green
Wm. Williams
Southside Patrol
Inspector McKelvey
Lin
Benevolent Brown
Eliren
Detroit
Halford
Gilverton
Bailey
Pittsburger
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Henry Winford
Salisbury
Henry
Lynch
Captain Rogers
Allie
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Piussors
Cam Yean
Edward Groetzinger
Epwakp Grorrzinozar
Penn Avenue
EK. Smatt
Liberty St
Col. Smithfield
BR. P. Wallace & CO
Wood St
ST. Charles
Pickering
Houss
Tenth Street
Pickerings
OLD Reliable Furniture Bazaar
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U. S
Rockies
Donald McKay
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