New York Unveils McKinley Memorial in Buffalo Dedication
Buffalo holds solemn dedication of a white marble obelisk in Niagara Square honoring President William McKinley. Gov. Hughes accepts the monument after Bishop Walker’s invocation and Mayor Adam’s eulogy, while two Canadian regiments march in the ceremony enhancing international interest. Flags of England and the United States adorn the event.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Wm. McKinley
Hughes
Niagara Square
New York
Ohio
England
America
Wm. B. Walker
Adam
Trueman Avery
FE. H. Butler
Monument Commission
Fire Chief Shoots Prisoner Then Becomes Maniac
William H. Miller assistant fire chief shot and killed Joseph Littler a prisoner in the city jail yesterday. Miller claims Littler wrecked his home and for this reason he killed him. Immediately after the shooting Miller became insane with mentions of his wife and three children. He is now in the county jail at Lebanon.
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Franklin
Sept. S
Wm. H. Miller
Joseph Littler
Lebanon
Miller
Littler
No wine for communion tables in Georgia
Under Georgia Prohibition law to take effect January 1 1608 it will be unlawful to administer wine at communion tables. The law’s strict construction has caused land protests and prompted calls for legislative change.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Busy Burglar Stole Jewels and Trapped Nurse in Closet
Chicago on September 1 police hunt for a burglar who broke into the home of S. B. Sexton. He stole jewels worth 1000 dollars and stabbed, gagged and confined Elizabeth Habbis, a professional nurse, in a closet before fleeing.
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Chicago
S. B. Sexton
Elizabeth Habbis
Adopted Child Warrant Not Read to Mrs Phillips in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 5 the guard remains over Mrs Charlotte Phillips widow of J J Phillips coal merchant shot in his home Monday. Warrant charging Mrs Phillips with second degree murder has not been read. Inquest continues with 12 year old Ethel Clarke as key witness confirming the adopted mother’s account.
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Cleveland,c
Charlotte Philips
J. J. Phillips
Trial to revoke Standard Oil charter postponed to Sept 1
From New York Sept 5 the government case to dissolve Standard Oil Co of New Jersey was delayed again to Sept 1 to allow attorneys time to prepare a statement of information sought from the corporation’s books, avoiding a long volume of evidence.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph at Vienna
A report from Vienna dated September 5 states an assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph failed as he remained uninjured and in command at Klagenfurt during autumn maneuvers. Officials deny the incident while a claim persists that an elderly peasant with a walking stick sought to petition him and a second version names a laborer as the would be attacker.
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Vienna
Frances Joseph
Kklogenturt
Cupid's Prank Delays East Liverpool Bride-To-Be
Miss Dolly Hazlett of East Liverpool, a 26 year old warehouse worker, traveled to Parkersburg after an engagement by mail to T. M. Deem of Ritchie county. Plans for a ceremony failed when the couple failed to exchange photos, Dolly rejected Deem at the arrival, and she returned home by train. Deem vows to persevere. Nearby items note other local visits and arrivals including Howard Dossett, James Maxwell, Mrs. Bery Lowman, a newborn at Ben Swartz, and various relatives visiting or traveling to Columbus and Mt. Clemens.
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Parkersburg
Dolly Haslett
Liverpool
Down River
Miss Hazlett
Smith & Phillips Pottery
Dolly Hazlett
East Liverpool
Dolly
T. M. Deem
Ritchie County
Deem
Howard Dossett
Pittsburg
James Maxwell
Columbus
Bery Lowman
George
Vaughn
Cleveland
John C. Graham
Ben Swartz
Wilson Hawkins
Unionport
Mina Wilson
Kilbuck
Holmes County
Ohio
TJ. Brown
Lone Woman Assaulted and Safe Recovered in City
A lone woman was attacked by a gang of toughs and a large safe was found at Bloom's Junk Shop. The 800 pound BW safe was hauled away in broad daylight, later located on Court Street after being gutted by the junk man in two days. An investigation is underway into the theft and other missing items from a city yard.
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Metterberger
Court Street
Steubenville
Bloom
Outlaws Arrested for Assault on Mrs. Gamble on Stanton Boulevard
Police identify and arrest two suspects in the assault of Mrs. Alice Gamble of Chester, West Virginia, around 11 p.m. Tuesday on Stanton Boulevard. William Lynder and William Boyer are in custody, with Gamble naming Snyder and Boyer among her attackers. The report details the attempted robbery of Gamble’s watch, a car stop, and witnesses who aided police in identifying the men.
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William Lynder
Alice Gamble
Chester
W. Va
Stanton Boulevard
Mrs. Gamble
Wiliam Boyer
Snyder
Boyer
Gamble
Briggs
Caligan’s Crossing
Boger
North End
Young Boyer
New Finley M. E. Church Planned on Lincoln Avenue
The Finley congregation prepares a larger brick one story church with finished basement on Lincoln avenue. They have purchased extra yard space to widen frontage and expect the contract to be awarded soon after specifications are completed. Sundays school rooms will be on the west, with a basement kitchen and needed rooms. Under Rev. Boyer the church has grown, prompting the new building.
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Finley M. E
Lincoln Avenue
Finley
Lincoln School
Boyer
Finley Church
Damaged Personal Property Suit Over Bridge Obstruction
Edward and Nannie Martin sue US S. Coal Co and W. L. B. Rev. Co for 3359 damages. They reside in Smithfeld township amid Dry Fork creek and a railroad branch crossing their farm. A bridge or piers allegedly obstructed water flow causing flooding, washing out four acres of corn, damaging house, barn, furniture, trees, and plants. Mansfeld and Merryman attorneys for plaintiffs. The Weather. Washington report notes Ohio generally fair tonight and Friday.
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Edward
Nannie Martin
US S. Coal Co
Smithfeld Township
Dry Fork Creek
Mansfeld & Merryman
Suspicious Italians At Ferry Landing Prompts Alarm
Sammel Marshall, ferry operator at New Cumberland, overheard two well dressed Italians speaking English at night about dynamiting a house. He notified authorities and vows to eject them at shotgun point if they hold another secret conference near the ferry landing.
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Sammel Marshall
New Cumberland
Mr. Marshall
Discharged While Handling Shotgun Wounds Man
Richard S. Fair a well known resident on Wheeling Island had a close call when a shotgun he was handling discharged striking his wrist. A physician treated injuries not expected to be serious though the shot narrowly missed his head and damaged ceiling plaster.
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Richard S. Fair
Wheeling Island
Fair
Seven Men Die and Dozen Injured in Lightning Strike
Raleigh Sept 3 The Phoenix Construction Company crew is struck by a lightning storm at Buckhorn Chathan County. Nineteen to seven men killed and about twenty injured as a cement house collapses during a storm forcing seventy men to seek shelter inside.
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Raleigh
N. C
Buckhorn
Chathan County
Phoenix
Remains Scattered Along Track Near Clifton
A body found scattered for three miles along Illinois Central tracks near Clifton is identified as Alfred P B Steinmaier, 23, an epileptic and 12 year asylum inmate who had escaped. Superintendent Greene of the state insane asylum confirms the identification and suspects a seizure caused the fall along the railroad.
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Kankakee
Ilinois Central
Clifton
Greene
State Insane Asylum
Alfred PB. Steinmaier
Steinmaier
City Sues Over Water Flow Damaging Nelson Property
Thomas H. Nelson sues the city of Steubenville for 500 damages claiming a bridge abutment on Mars Run directs water onto his land. He alleges five years of water washing soil and causing land erosion and loss of value. Mc Clave and McClave represent him.
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Thomas H. Nelson
Steubenville
Permars Run
McClave & McClave
Bryan to Tour New York Under Progressive Democratic League
Announcement states William J Bryan will begin a October tour of speechmaking in New York state under the auspices of the New York Progressive Democratic league.
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Bryan
New York
Wiliam J. Bryan
New York State
New York Progressive Democratic League
Pittsburg Capitalists Eye Folansbee Plate Glass Plant
Pittsburg capitalists with attorney E F E Carter of Wellsburg visited Folansbee to inspect a site below the Jefferson Glass Works for a potential plate glass factory. They have negotiated for weeks and say a satisfactory agreement could lure the plant to town, boosting commerce.
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Pittsburg
E. F E. Carter
Wellsburg
Follansbee
Carter
Jefferson Glass Works
Quietly Married in Dillonvale by Wabash Bride and Groom
Thomas Morgan a well known sight watchman at the Follawsbee Tin Mill married a prominent widow in Dillonvale on Labor Day. Returning with his bride, the couple settled at the groom's home on the Wabash east of town. News spread as congratulations poured in.
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Thomas Morgan
Follawsbee Tin Mill
Dillonvale
Wabash
Follansbee Notes Arrivals and Local News
Miss Anna Hutchinson of Avonmore Pa visits Mrs. McBane on Virginia Avenue. Mrs. Thomas Baron of Steubenville visits Fol lansbee. Mrs. Emma Reese of Wheeling visits Mrs. James Wamsley. A foreign mill worker suffers a severe left foot laceration from falling iron. Miss Reese of Martins Ferry visits Mrs. Walters. Col F H Curtis sells Main Street house and lot to A Tveskey for 650 dollars.
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Follansbee
Anna Hutchinson
Avonmore
McBane
Virgina Avenue
Thomas Baron
Steunhenville
Folannsbee
Emma Reese
Wheeling
James Wamsley
Miss Reese
Martin's Ferry
David Walters
North Orchard
Col
F. H. Curtis
Andrew Delewsky
Main Street
A. Tveskey
Miller Named Leesville Postmaster After Adair Resigns
Newslets reports K H Miller appointed post master at Leesville to succeed Adair who resigned. Also noting Jesse Howel of Wellsville, formerly of Steubenville, died in Lisbon on Sept 3 and his remains were brought home for interment with Rev Luke White officiating. A Teddy Bear famine is foreseen due to Teddy Bear wearers surpassing dolls as children’s playthings. The last excursion to Rock Springs Park departs Steubenville tomorrow at 7 pm with a vaudeville bill led by Dunbar’s Goat Circus. A buggy horse frightened by a streetcar on Market Street, causing a dash halted by the motor man and the horse entering the National Exchange doorway, was led away past a frightened cat.
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K. H. Miller
Leesville
Adair
Jesse Howel
Wellsvile
Steubenville
Lisbon
Luke White
Rock Springs Park
Dunbar
Goat
Healin
Kalmo’s
Dave
Lee
Market Street
National Exchange
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