Confessed Killer Layton Hines Faces Death In Electric Chair
Dayton Ohio October 3 The confessed murderer and ravisher Layton Hines awaits execution in the electric chair after a formal confession to the crime against Anna Markowitz and the slaying of Abe Cohan. Sheriff Bees confirms the statement and a 32 caliber revolver found in Hines trunk matches the postmortem bullet. A rally day program at Congregational Sunday School is set for next Sunday at 9 30 with glee club addresses and an orchestra.
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Dayton, O
Layton Hines
Anna Markowitz
Covington
Abe Cohan
Bees
Montgomery County
Congregational
President Roosevelt Speaks in Cairo After Memphis Visit
President Roosevelt arrived in Cairo at 9 a.m. and met Mayor George Parsons who introduced him to Governor Deneen. In his Cairo speech he defended democracy, praised local autonomy, and urged liberty with duties while promising government aid to protect the weak and uphold equal rights.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
St. Mary’s Park
George Parsons
Deneen
Memphis
St. Lens
St. Louis
Itland Waterways
Thrilling Fourth Street runaway driver heroically controls team
A cab runaway on South Fourth Street escalated into a wild chase through the business district. Kay Faust, a known colored driver from Lindsay's Livery Stables, remained on the box amid crashes and two-wheeled maneuvers, stopping the team at Logan Street without serious injuries to Faust or the horses.
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Fourth Street
Kay Faust
Lindsay
South Fourth Street
Jack and
Fourth Streets
Faust
Market Steet
Market Street
Washington Street
North Street
Dock Street
Logan Street
Gallo's Victims Hanged After Fatal Railroad Camp Attack
Delero Carlos Rodelli and Celione were executed in Lancaster for the August 30 1906 murder of Plato Albanez at a Gap railroad work camp. Albanes woke sleepers, fought back with a revolver, and was slain as thieves ransacked the group. Authorities reported the grim clearance followed.
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Lancaster
Judge Morris Picked to Try Caleb Powers in Goebel Murder
Frankfort Oct 3 Judge James Morris of La Grange Oldham County has been selected to try Caleb Powers on an accessory before the fact charge in the murder of William Goebel. Morris was a leading member of the last General Assembly and has served as a Circuit Judge and Commonwealth Attorney.
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Frankfort
James Morris
la Grange
Oldham County
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Morris
General Assembly
Missing Allegheny librarian Percy Bigby found in river
Pittsburg on October 3 reports the body found floating in the Ohio River, identified by a bank book bearing the name Percy Bigby, the law librarian of Allegheny County who had disappeared last Friday.
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Pittsburg
Percy Bigby
Allegheny County
Ohio River
Borah Acquitted in Idaho Timber Conspiracy Case
Boise crowd bursts into cheers as United States senator William E. Borah is acquitted of conspiracy to defraud Idaho timber lands. Jury needed one ballot. Borah thanks supporters from the cabo hotel as bells ring and a brass band plays Hail to the Chief amid paradelike streets.
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Boise
Idaho
United States
William E. Borah
Government of
Idaho Timber Lands
Cabo Hotel
Engagement of Miss Vanderbilt and Austrian Count Expected
Newport Oct 3 formal announcement expected soon of the engagement of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt daughter of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt and Count L A Dislaus Secheny lieutenant in the Imperial Hussars of Austria. The count is visiting at the Vanderbilt home here the breakers.
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Newport
R. 1
Gladys Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
L. A. Dislaus Secheny
Imperial Hussars
Austria
Vanderbilt
John Mitchell to Undergo Appendicitis Operation
Indianapolis Oct 3 John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers will return to his Spring Valley Til home tomorrow for an appendicitis operation. He is reported seriously ill.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
The
United Mine Workers
Spring Valley
Til
Mitchel
Four Steubenville Women Fined and Banished from Follansbee
Four women from Steubenville and Wellsburg were arrested in Follansbee for running a disorderly house on South Fifth Street. Annie Kiefer Mamie Moodev Cora Jones and Hanna King were jailed. King paid bail and left town. The other three pleaded guilty and received heavy fines plus a ban of thirty days to depart and avoid return. They had previously been run out of town.
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Follansbee
Riff-Raff
Steubenville
Wellsburg
Ad Barnes
Annie Kiefer
Mamie Moodev
Cora Jones
Hanna King
Fist
Wellsburz
King
Mahon
Wreck Blocks Main Line After Freight Collision Near Solo
A west bound Pan Handle freight rear ended a stopped freight near Solo Wednesday morning. Six cars an engine and a caboose wrecked. The caboose was crushed and the rear engine overturned. No crew injuries reported. Dennison wreck crew responded and cleared the line.
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Solo
Dennison
Scio
Fate of Ben Dickerson Court Decision Soon
The fate of Ben Dickerson will be known in a few days as the Ohio supreme court delayed announcing its ruling on the Coshocton county murder case. Though many cases were reported, the Coshocton standing case was not among them and a decision is expected next Tuesday morning October 8. The case has drawn wide interest in Columbus due to the prolonged defense and the unusual sequence of events surrounding the murdered man.
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Oquawka
Ill
John Hathaway
Suetff
Posse
Ben Dickerson
Supreme Court
Cohocton County
Oshocton
Columbus
Whitaker vs Dennison Injunction Won Case Against City
Judge W G Shotwell delivered a ruling Wednesday in the Whitaker versus Dennison matter and signaled opposition to Hughes in the case against the city. The decision clarifies procedural standings and potential actions moving forward.
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Whitaker
Dennison
W. G. Shotwell
New La Belle Well To Be Sunk At Old Fair Grounds
The La Belle Tron Works plans a second gas well in the vicinity after a failed drill at Altamont Station on the Mingo pike. A rigging setup is under way at the old fair grounds, recently owned by La Belle, to begin drilling there.
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Altamont
Mingo Pike
la Belle Tron Works
Fair Grounds
la Belle
Riverside workers injured as scaffold collapses at furnace
Two men, KE E Bond and John Rowan, fell about 25 feet when a scaffold broke loose at the Riverside Blast Furnace on Wednesday afternoon. Bond suffered a dangerous scalp wound and facial lacerations while Rowan injured his spine. Both were treated by Dr. W W McMillen and sent home. Also, conductor William Brockel injured his left arm and side when squeezed between trains on the S M and O line this morning and may be off duty for days.
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KE. E. Bond
John Rowan
Rowan
W. W. McMillen
Mingo
William Brockel
S. M
Brockel
Poultry and Horse Exhibits at Burgetts Town Fair Impress
A large crowd attended the Burgetts town fair despite rain. Washington county livestock displays are full with recent arrivals straining space. Cattle thrive while poultry and horse sections lag behind. fair supporters see growth across the region. The early governing board includes William M. Lee and Ly cander Patterson. Committees were named to study grounds and draft bylaws, with John Stevenson noted as author of the constitution.
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Burgettstown
Washington County
William M. Lee
Hollidays Cove
W. Va
Lycander Patterson
Cross Creek Township
John $. Doncan
John L. Proudfit
John B. Phillis
John
Duncan
Tysander Patterson
Josiah N. Patterson
John Stevenson
R. P. Stevenson
One More Victim Dies in Bellaire Railroad Wreck
William Zinner of Cambridge died from injuries suffered in the BR and O wreck last week, raising fatalities to ten. I. F. Rowe, a Clevelander, remains unclaimed in the morgue in Bellaire, Ohio, as of October 4.
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Bellaire
William Zinner
Cambridge
BR & O
I. FE. Rowe
Promoters Plan Gas Wells Across River Field Test
The article notes operations moving from the old well to a new field of operations. Drilling is expected to start in a few days. Promoters believe strong gas potential on this side of the river mirrors the Follansbee field and intend to drill several wells as tests.
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Follansbee
Steubenville Ohio W C T U Convention Opens
The Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds its state convention in Steubenville October 22 to 25 1907. Judge Artman of Lebanon Ind delivers the annual address on October 23 focusing on the legal view of temperance. Dr E O Taylor discusses scientific temperance with credentials from Chicago and Havana, praised by John G Woolley for his reform work and potential influence.
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Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union
E. D. Ledgard
North Fifth Street
E. R. Johnson
West Market Street
Sara Huntsman
Elizabeth Wallace
North Third Street
Sara Bygate
Ross Street
E. C. Chandler
North Fourth Street
Nettie Erskine
Clara Lindsey
Clinton Street
Luella Mahon
North Sixth Street
Emma Campbell
J. Milen Robinson
R.L. Irvin
Steubenville
Artman
Lebanon
Ind
E. O. Taylor
Taylor
University of Chicago
Union Theological Seminary
House of Representatives
Kansas
Mary H. Hunt
Bahamas
Havana
Cuba
Carolinas
John G. Woolley
Local court fines for drunken conduct and loitering
Judson Snyder was fined 50 dollars and costs by Mayor Scott for profane drunken behavior. Mrs. Weinlein, keeper of a disorderly place, paid 50 dollars and costs while Emma Lohman Campbell was fined 20 dollars and costs for loitering. A. Q. Steverhart was jailed for drunkenness with 25 pints of whiskey in a suitcase intended for Burgettstown fair. Two plain drunks were in the lockup.
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Judson Snyder
Scott
Weinlein
Emma Lohman Campbell
A. Q. Steverhart
Burgettstown
Weather: Rain Tonight Then Cooler Friday
Washington reports rain tonight and likely Friday with cooler temperatures arriving Friday.
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