Taft calls Sherman retirement absurd in ticket reshuffle
Hot Springs and Cincinnati dispatches report Judge Taft denouncing Congressman Sherman’s retirement as the Republican VP candidate and Governor Sheldon of Nebraska as successor. In Lincoln, Bryan blasts the Independence party platform as designed to defeat reform and aid the Republicans, arguing it harms the Democratic National ticket.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Sherman
Sheldon
Nebraska
Cincinnati
Lincoln
Wm. J. Bryan
Independence Party
Hearst
FURNACES 10 BE FIRED EARLY AT LOCUST MINE RAID
Sheriff Carman and deputies raided Locust Grove mines near Colliers on Tuesday capturing six foreigners for illegal whiskey sales. One escaped at the depot. The five detainees were jailed in Wellsburg under $100 bond. Attorney Cohen defended the group.
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Carman
Welleburg
Locust Grove
Colliers
Wellsburg
Cohen
Prominent New York Lawyer Killed in Auto Crash
Alfred Lauterbach aged 27 son of Republican leader Edward Lauterbach died in an automobile accident in New York today. His car, carrying friends, crashed into a temporary bridge approach, crushing him severly.
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New Yorks
Alfred Lauterbach
Edward Lauterbach
Lauterbach
Harris Confidence Maintained Despite Illness
Governor Harriss reports from Eaton Ohio that rumors of a serious illness are exaggerated and he will likely be able to participate in campaign activities within a week or two. He states he is not bedridden and the main issue concerns stomach trouble.
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Eaton
Harris
Republicans plan hard drive for October votes in New England states
Washington reports a vigorous push by Republican leaders to win large majorities in October state elections in Maine and Vermont. National Committee Chairman Hitchcock will outline the campaign strategy at an August conference with New England national committeemen and state chairmen.
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Washington
M Mine
Vermont
Hitchcock
National Committee
Newngland
Mystery of Woman Found Burned in Greenpoint
New York detectives search for clues after a woman’s body was found in a blazing far in Greenpoint. Authorities have not identified the victim or located any trace leading to her killers.
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New York
Greenpoint
Man Accused to Seek Release Over Gunness Case
Rey Lamphere’s lawyers plan to file for habeas corpus release in Laporte Indiana, arguing a Chicago doctor’s report on Mrs Belle Gunness stomach contents shows arsenic strychnine and morphine. They contend Gunness may have killed herself, seeking bail or new hearing.
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Laporte
Ind
Rey Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Haines
Chicago
Gunness
Revision sought after conference on Standard Oil case
Lenox Massachusetts July 30 After an all day conference of government prosecuting officers and Frank B Kellogg it was announced by Attorney General Bonaparte that a revision of recent United States circuit court of appeals decision in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana case would be sought An application for a re argument and a modification of the opinion will be submitted at the earliest possible moment while prosecutions charging rebates are pushed to trial
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Lenox
Mass
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Bonaparte
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Company
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Lynching of Leander Shaw in Pensacola violence
In Pensacola Florida on July 30 a lynching followed a deadly confrontation after Leander Shaw attacked Miss Lillian Davis. Deputies fought to halt the mob but were overpowered. Over 500 bullets struck Shaw as he swung from an electric light pole, leaving several fatally wounded and three dead.
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Pensacola
Fla
Leander Shaw
Lillian Davis
Former Governor James H. Budd Dies at 57 in Stockton
Stockton Alabama July 30 Former Governor James H. Budd aged 57 died here today. His term ended in 1808. He led the famous Buck board Campaign touring the state and refusing to ride trains in the anti railroad fight.
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Stockton, al
James H. Budd
Rockwell Considers Probate Judge Run After Withdrawal
Judge David L. Rockwell seeks renomination for probate judge in the county after signaling withdrawal from the Democratic lieutenant governor ticket for Ravenna. He would stay in the race locally if the state ticket steps aside.
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Ravenna
David L. Rockwell
Chicago Grain and Pork Closing Prices Report
Grain futures close with wheat at 9 05 8, corn 7 61 4, oats 5 41 2. Pork bid at 15 77 per unit as markets end trading for the day in Chicago on July 30.
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Chicago
Min go oil war over Vankirk lease in vale north of Mingo
The Vankirk lease between Miller and Brettell wells and the Lavelle drill site draws oil operators. Paul Collins and M A Spellacy claim valid two year lease from John Vankirk. Emmet McKee seeks to defeat it by injunction, with Judge Pollock to hear the case in St Clairsville. See also North Hill wells and Mingo field activity as promoters push for leases. Carnegie Steel deemed not owning North Hill property.
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Vankirk
Mingo
Brettell
Lavelle Place
Paul Collins
M. A. Spellacy
Emmet McKee
Collins
Spellacy
Pollock
St. Clairsville
Ollins & Spellacy
John Vankirk
McKee
P. A. Gavin
Mansfield & Merryman, Lattorneys
North Hill
McLister
Lavelle
Harriman Gains Rescue for Wheeling & Lake Erie
In Cleveland circuit court receiver B A Worthington seeks an order directing Wheeling & Lake Erie to pay 8 million dollars of five percent general mortgage bonds. Erie, Wabash Terminal and W L E join forces with Harriman and Gould to finance the repayment and provide a Pittsburg terminal, double tracking, and Lorain steel development.
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Circuit Court
Cleveland, O
B. A. Worthington
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Worthington
New York
Harriman
Gould
Erie Road
Pittsburg
Erie Railroad
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Lorain Steel
Lorain
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania
Wabash- Pittsburg
Maryland
Gould Properties
Wall Stret
Carter Wins South Bout In National Theater Match
Steubenville wrestler Blaine Carter defeated Billy Jenkins, champion of the South, at the National theater last evening. Jenkins won one fall in thirty minutes but failed to fulfill his contract, leaving Carter the winner. Brickey Hughes and Thomas Whitney opened with a two fall bout, the local securing both falls in four and seven minutes respectively.
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Blaine Carter
Steubenville
Carter
Jenkins
Brickey Hughes
Thomas Whitney
Bridgeport
Weather forecast for Ohio and Washington
Washington reports fair weather in the north of Ohio with rain in the south tonight. Expect Friday showers as a weather system passes.
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Washington
Ohio
Wells to be sunk by plant workers at private lands
Report notes several employees of the plant own land nearby and plan to sink multiple test wells. The move indicates private resource testing in the area as operations progress. Local authorities have not issued formal approval details.
Italian lad injured in sand cart accident
Johnny Dicara a 12 year old Italian boy from 119 North Seventh Street sustained serious injuries while playing near a sand cart in the Panhandle yards. He fell while jumping and the shock fractured his left arm and caused cuts to his face head and left leg.
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Johnny Dicara
North Seventh Street
Big Decrease Of Saloons In Ohio Under Akin Law
Ohio records show a sharp drop in saloons after the Akin law while liquor license revenue climbs. January to July collections indicate a $397,207.21 fall in revenue, and saloons fall by 458 since January. total annual revenue increases despite fewer licensed outlets.
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Ohio
Local horse Ted B stars at Shenley Oval matinee
The Gazette-Times showcases Ted B marked at 2 16 1 4 owned by ex sheriff John G Burns who reportedly refused 4000 dollars. Ted B. is highlighted as a matinee race star at Shenley Oval.
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Gazette-Times
Ted B
John G. Burns
The
Shenley Oval
Amnesties Proclaimed For Political Prisoners In Turkey
American Ambassador J. G. A. Leishman reports to the State Department that a broad amnesty has been proclaimed in Turkey, with the release of political prisoners underway.
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Washington
J. G. A. Leishman
Turkey
State Department
Resumption of Mingo Steel Plant Brings Jubilant Hope
The Carnegie Steel plant at Mingo Junction will resume four-fifths of operations on August 6 with two furnaces lights and major departments restarting. Officials organized cleaning and repairs, workers return, and sewer work accelerates. The town, long idle, anticipates revival and renewed prosperity as Mingo regains activity.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Mingo Junction
Herald-Star
Edward Weisner
Mingo
Pittsburg
Recevvng
Carnegie Company
Fire damages bridge area near Cumberland branch
Sparks from a locomotive caused a fire on the Pan Handle railway bridge over Middle Run on the Cumberland branch late Tuesday afternoon. Arner & Bowers livery workers nearby spotted the blaze and extinguished it before serious damage occurred to the bridge framework.
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Middle Run
Cumberland
Arner & Bowers
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E. H. Harriman
Locust Mine
LY Ill
Maine
Standard Oil
GOV. Budd
Rockwell
Grain Market
Erie, Wabash Terminal
Mingo Steel Plant
New Cumberland
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