Deadly Runaway at Funeral Crackdown in Lima
In Lima Ohio a hearse carriage carrying pallbearers for pioneer Jacob Wool crashed after the pole broke. Driver John Redrup had internal injuries and three broken ribs. six pallbearers and several bystanders were injured as the carriage toppled into a tree. One horse was shot. livery damage around $1,000.
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Lima, O
Jacob Wool
Wood‘lawn Cemetery
John Redrup
Fred Muelbaur
Peter Weller
Gus Heitzler
Jacob Armbruster
Peter Leffier
Fred Heegner
Parks
The Stork's Work: Cleveland Couple's Big Family
The Yates family on Blaine Avenue has a long history with 23 stork visits over 35 years. Mr Yates, 69, recalls slave days with a Confederate planter and aiding a Northern officer to escape before fleeing himself. Twelve years in Cleveland, he notes 17 sons and 8 daughters, with 16 sons present today and all children described as hardworking.
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Cleveland
Stork
Yates
Blaine Avenue
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Bellevue Slap Incident Involves Traveling Gum Salesman
In Bellevue Ohio a Lansing Michigan gum salesman H M Snope faced local girls who sent him painful lessons after he wrote notes to several prominent village women. He fled into Louis Cook's home where Mrs Cook called her husband who expelled him. A mob of pursuing girls mauled Snope before releasing him.
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Toledo
H. M. Snope
Lansing
Mich
Bellevue
Snope
Louis Cook
Probate court declares Lester Harbour dead in missing case
The Urbana probate court on relatives petition declared Lester Harbour dead after seven years missing. His $1500 deposit at Citizens Bank of Degraff was divided among relatives. A letter signed Leater Harbour from Marquette Michigan claimed his health and marriage. bank officials asked the post office to investigate.
Robbery attempt at Br&O station foiled in guard fight
Three would-be safe blowers battled Br&O station agent Robert Kennett. They were beaten back as they opened fire, one fell, and the others fled through a window after volleys were exchanged.
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Wimin N, O
Robert Kennett
Br& O
Fires and accidents swirl through Michigan and Ohio reports
Reports describe a barn fire at Tetmgérance Michigan after a fatal shooting. A mine roof collapse near Glawness leaves prisoners unconfirmed and feared injuries. Earlier, Sam Williams dies in a car incident. In Bellefontaine Ohio a boy from an orphanage disappeared while searching for relatives in Cincinnati.
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Glawness
Sam Williams
Arbitration proposal amid wage disputes prompts citizen interest
Fragments indicate a call for arbitration to resolve employer conflicts. Citizens are urged to submit differences to an arbitration board for a fair hearing, with a focus on wage issues and equitable treatment.
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Wealthy Cincinnati clerk shoots brother-in-law in Bond Hill
Edwin Hopkins, a Cincinnati post office clerk, shot and killed James Matthews at Matthews home at Burgoyne and Reading road in Bond Hill. Hopkins claims self defense. Hopkins, 45, is brother to William Hopkins, set to be chief deputy to Treasurer-elect Charles Roth, and to Harry and Walter Hopkins who run a Mt. Adams grocery. Matthews, formerly president of the St James Medical Association, was wealthy and lived in one of Bond Hill’s finest houses.
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Cincinnati, O
Edwin Hopkins
Cincinnati
James Matthews
Matthew
Burgoyne and
Reading Road
Bond Hill
Hopkins
William Hopkins
Charles Roth
Board of Library -Trustees
Harry
Walter Hopkins
Mt. Adams
H. F. Hopkins
Eden Park
Matthews
St. James Medical Association
Fifth and
Elm Streets
Dayton Telephon eGirl Reports Brother's Fatal Crane Accident
Miss Shuttleworth, a Bell Telephone Central operator in Dayton Ohio, receives a Cincinnati message that Kenneth Shuttleworth, a Dayton brakeman, was crushed to death at Ivorydale. He lived with his mother and sisters in Norwood flats and was brought home by a Cincinnati brother.
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Dayton
Bell Telephone Central
Shuttleworth
Cincinnati
Kenneth Shuttleworth
Ivorydale
Norwood Flats
Cimeinnati
Alone in Sage Brush Fatal Shot Wound Near Saratoga
Frank Burdick of Toledo Ohio was found dead in sage brush near Saratoga Wyoming from a gunshot wound in the right leg. He had wandered from the Cheyenne ranch of his brother C W Burdick and was found with his gun and sage chickens beside him. His leg wound severed arteries and he attempted to staunch the bleeding with a handkerchief. The body was sent to Toledo accompanied by his brother.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank Burdick
Toledo
Saratoga
C. W. Burdick
Cheyenné
Burdick
Man Returns from Pandovia for Brother's Suicide in Ohio
Marion Ohio resident Christians Steiner traveled to take charge of his brother Elias Steiner’s body after receiving a telegram about his suicide by hanging. He recounted a dream predicting the death, which his wife dismissed as imagination.
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Marion
Christians Steiner
Pandovia
Elias Steiner
Steiner
Farmer Escapes Death as Express Slams Wagon
George Gurr a huckster from Waynesville Ind miraculously escapes death when the westbound Chicago express crashes into his team at Millville pike crossing of the C H and L. The near horse is killed and the off horse is dropped onto Gurr’s lap but the wagon is shoved back allowing the farmer to reach safety.
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Hamilton, O
George Gurr
Waynesville
Ind
Millville Pike
Chicago Express
Gurr
Trial delayed in Dye murder case to post election
Prosecuting Attorney Eugene Carlin postpones the murder trial of Thomas Dye’s alleged killers from Orrville until after the November election. He expects White Everhart and Miller of Alliance to be indicted at the September grand jury session.
Rockefeller bulbs win prize at national gladioli show
In Cleveland a vase of gladioli grown from bulbs donated by John D. Rockefeller to Rosedale school children won the school prize at the National Gladioli Exhibit organized by the Euclid Garden club. The report notes funds are ample for rehabilitation work and references a message from James D. Phelan, chair of the Red Cross finance committee in San Francisco, urging balanced accounts and reports to be sent.
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Harris
James D. Phelan
The
Red Cross Society
San Francico
Rockefeller
Cleveland, O
John D. Rockefeller
Rosedale School
Euclid Gardeporn’ Club
Altgear Named Head of Columbus Deaf Institution
Columbus appoints Harry Altgear as steward of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb succeeding Dr. B A Tarhart. Altgear previously served as head painter at the asylum and hails from Brown County.
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Columbus
Harry Altgear
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
B. A. Tarhart
Asylum
Brown
County
Bryan faces tariff reform test in coming campaign
The New York Times questions if William Jennings Bryan will make tariff reform his main issue or dodge it. The piece argues Bryan is a skilled tariff reformer and will likely push reform as the Democratic rallying cry in 1908, with Protection still opposed by Republicans who prefer moderation.
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Bryan
New York Times
Congress
John Sharp Williams
Impartial tariff stance urged amid German pressure
The San Francisco Chronicle argues against yielding to German tariff demands, insisting the United States must maintain strict impartiality in customs. It cautions that German inducements would violate separation of powers and notes concerns over price invoicing and undervaluation.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Secretary Root
Germany
Root
United States
Herr Bueck
San Francisco Chronicle
Tariff Debate Threatens Cattle Industry Recovery
The Denver Republication blasts the idea of lowering hides tariffs as unpardonable and says producers will bear the cost. It argues Congress must counteract the publicity damaging the cattle sector and that packers hold producers between strong pressures from both sides.
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Congress
Denver Republican
Roosevelt and Bryan clash over 1908 outcome
The New York World argues Bryan mistaking stubbornness for consistency risks handing the presidency to Republicans in 1908 and clouds Democratic prospects in the coming congressional campaign. It asserts Roosevelt's re election would become certain if trends continue.
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House
Roosevelt
New York World
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