Belmont Page feud grows with fence across from window seat
Washington reports Perry Belmont and Thomas Nelson Page in a legal like quarrel over a triangular yard. Belmont bought the lot opposite Pages home and built a high wire fence and a rock wall, isolating Page from the Belmont property. Rumors say Belmont plans a grand house on his side with no shared access.
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National Capital
Perry Belmont
Thomas Nelson
Page
Washington
Thomas Nelson Page
Mr. Belmont
Mr. Page
Belmont
P. Belmont
Treasury Shifts From Thousand to Ten Dollar Bills
Secretary Shaw secured 60,000 ten dollar notes by replacing 600 one thousand dollar bills in circulation. Financial experts say the surge in demand for tens signals broad prosperity, with the public preferring higher denominations as wages and spending rise.
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Shaw
Treasury
Treasury Department
Jack Greenway Declines Federal Land Office Post
Capt Jack Greenway a Yale football star and close Roosevelt ally declines the commissioner general of the land office job after offering him the post to succeed William A Richards. He cites obligations to Minnesota iron mining ventures and pledges to his employer. The ex soldier and athlete has long been a friend of the president and led Yale to victories over Harvard.
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Jack” Greenway
President Roosevelt
Cuba
The
Land Office
William A. Richards
Greenway
Minnesota
Lleages
Ee Yale
Roosevelt
Yale
Harvard
Capt
John E. McIilhenny
Civil Service
South
McIlhenny
Washington
Federal judges face criticism over constitutional rulings
The piece argues that federal judges overturn laws on constitutional grounds, noting several former congressmen now serving on the bench as life appointees. It suggests many were placed to secure retirement jobs and questions the role of lame duck justices, amid Roosevelt era critiques.
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Congress
Evans
McCall
Quarles
Dayton
West Virginia
House
Roosevelt
Diplomat’s gilt flourish at president’s reception
A renowned South American diplomat attended the president’s reception with conspicuous gold lace. He wore no gloves and discreetly carried a wrapped package. Near the end of the line he unwrapped it and tied a ribbon before placing it back in his pocket for the next reception.
Ideal Tariff Bill Push for Immediate Reform by Progressives
The piece urges "progressives" to draft a comprehensive tariff reform bill led by Governor Cummins and others. It proposes a volunteer tariff commission to study Dingley rates, name experts, and deliver a readable bill to Congress without delay.
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Cummins
Guild
Massachusetts
Mr. Foss
McCall and
Ames
John Sharp Williams
Champ Clark
Rourke Cochran
The
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Tariff Commission
House Committee On
House Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Industrial Growth Drives Farm Prosperity Across Decades
Richard H. Edmonds notes in the Review of Reviews that U S agriculture expanded from 6 0 to 11 5 million workers between 1870 and 1905 while farm property rose from 9 0 to 26 57 billion and farm product value climbed to 7 0 billion by 1906 The piece attributes prosperity to massive industrial growth and a booming domestic market rather than foreign demand.
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Richard H. Edmonds
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
Review of Reviews
United States
Mr. Edmonds
Europe
Patent Pill Peddler Outwitted by Uncle Sam
A witty line from a 19th or early 20th century page mocks a patent medicine peddler. The narrator questions the legitimacy of dosing while invoking Uncle Sam to dismiss the supplier, implying enforcement or exposure of quack remedies.
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Uncle Sam
Indictment Sparks Juvenile Court Clash in Steubenville
In Steubenville a confrontation erupted after the indictment of Fred Fairbanks and alleged illegal licenses. Prosecuting Attorney W R Alban clashed with ex Probate Judge F H Kerr over a witness examination. Mayor Scott intervened to prevent Kerr from striking Alban.
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Steubenville
Fred Fairbanks
W. R. Alban
F. H. Kerr
Kerr
Alban
Scott
Fire and water ruin Bell Dana Co. stock in Columbus
Practically the entire stock of the Bell Dana Co. on North Third street was ruined by fire and water. The stock is worth about 75000 with losses totaling 40000 covered by insurance. The six story building shared with E O Schoedinger suffered considerable damage. Fire likely started from defective electric wires.
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Columbus, O
Bell Dana Co
North Third Street
E. O. Schoedinger
Pinning in Toledo Train Engine Trapped Three Hours
Lake Shore passenger No. 28 derailed at Tower K in Toledo due to a derailer. Engineer J. W. Brunswick of Detroit was pinned beneath the engine for three hours with a broken leg and mangled arm as temperatures hovered around zero. He was finally removed to St Vincent's hospital and may recover.
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Toledo
Lake Shore
Tower K
J. W. Brunswick
Detroit
Brunswick
St Vincent’s Hospital
Mle
Secretary Thompson appoints Hirseh to clerkship in Ohio office
Secretary of State Thompson named Howard W. Hirseh to the last remaining clerkship, noting Hirseh is Dexter Agler’s opponent in local Republican circles. Thompson says the party organization promised an appointment and he simply kept his word.
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Columbus
Thompson
Howard W. Hirseh
Dexter Agler
Hirseh
Republican Central Committee
Dick and Foraker
Money to Burn and Tax Surplus Forecast
The piece discusses a potential $58,000,000 surplus from income and inheritance taxes and questions how to spend it. It contrasts President Arthur’s troubles with President Roosevelt’s imagined revenue streams and contemplates tariffs and internal imposts. The author doubts enactment this winter or next.
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Arthur
Roosevelt
Congress
Frederick D. Grant
Louis
What Germany Covets in Trade Policy
The article notes Germany’s dissatisfaction with the tariff omission in the president’s message and explains Germany’s aim to limit its imports while expanding exports. It highlights U.S. exports rising about 22 million dollars year over year and stresses Germany’s need for American agricultural products to feed its industrial classes. It mentions U.S. commissioners in Germany awaiting tariff findings and Roosevelt’s restraint on tariff discussion.
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Germany
United Sates
United States
Makeeir
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Middletown Firm Organized to Manufacture Culverts
Middletown Ohio reports the Arkansas Corrugated Metal Culvert Co was incorporated under Arkansas law with a $25,000 capital to build a patent corrugated metal culvert plant in Little Rock. The local officers are C. C. Fouts president W. H. Johnson vice president J. P. Lang secretary E. L. Steuber treasurer and directors Hugh Morris C. Putney and R. R. Williamson.
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Middletown
Arkansas Corrugated Metal Culvert Co
Arkansas
Little Rock
C. C. Fouts
W. H. Johnson
J. P. Lang
E. L. Steuber
Hugh Morris
C. Putney
R. R. Williamson
Cleveland Women Rally to Help Deserted Sailor
Prominent Cleveland women organize a fund to support Frank Lucas who deserted the navy two years ago to be with his wife and children and was betrayed by his brother John a month ago. The group aims to raise money to bring Lucas home and establish the family.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Frank Lucas
United States Navy
John
Lucas
Defeat of Mc Cleary and Lacey Stirs Tariff Debate
The Adrian Times notes with satisfaction opponents of protection celebrate the defeats of Mc Cleary of Minnesota and Lacey of Iowa in Congress. It recalls McKinley and Harrison as leaders who suffered for tariff reform, suggesting history may repeat itself to teach the tariff cause.
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McCleary
Minnesota
Lacey
Iowa
Congress
Republican Party
William McKinley
Ohio
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Harrison Shail
Adrian, Mich
Times
State emergency board approves aid for homes and flood relief
The board authorized fire protection for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' home at 6,500 dollars, relief for flood victims at Manchester and Aberdeen at 2,500 dollars, and salaries for reformatory officers at 291.67 dollars.
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Columbus
State Emergency Board
Soldiers' and Sailors
Adjutant General's Department
Manchester
Aberdeen
Cincinnati M E conference appoints delegates to next meeting
After the M. E. Conference Cincinnati delegates Dr. Davis W. Clark W. B. Melish William C. Herron Dr J B Young and E P Marshall were appointed by the Cincinnati M E church committee to bring the next general conference to Cincinnati They will travel to New York to appear before the book committee.
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Cincinnati
Davis W. Clark
W. B. Melish
William C. Herron
J. B. Young
E. P. Marshall
M. BE
New York
Book
Big Four circuit outlines fall racing programs
The Big Four speed organizations met in Bucyrus to plan fall racing events at locations including Bucyrus Marion Sycamore and Mt Gilead. Wednesday programs were left to each association to arrange.
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Bucyrus, O
Bucyrus
Marion
Sycamore
Mt Gilead
Tommy West Located in Hamilton Near Dayton Trip
Tommy West once sought as missing is located in Hamilton. He and his wife left for Dayton, Quebec, after a four weeks engagement at the Bijou theater, ending inquiries about his disappearance.
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Hamilton
Louisville
Tommy
West
Dayton
Bijou
Fearful confession dispute in McIntosh murder case
Akron prisoner Thomas McCaskey now says police forced his confession with a revolver at his head. He told Rev. A M Bailey he did not place the infernal machine. Bailey plans to seek an investigation of the detective department.
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Akron, D
Thomas McCaskey
Andrew McIntosh
McIntosh
McCaskey
A. M. Bailey
First Baptist Church
Mr. Bailey
Waverly couple charged in barefooted torture of niece
George Hervey and his wife, both colored of Morgantown, are jailed after Rosa Hervey, 13, was forced to stand barefoot in a ditch until frostbite and gangrene required amputation. The preacher Hervey admits mistreatment and blames his wife, as a mob crowds the hearing.
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Waverly
Rosa Hervey
George Hervey
Morgantown
Hervey
Dreamed Cousin Died Sparked Kir Chad Vision
Kent, Ohio. Claudia Lemmons, 21, told parents in Akron two months ago to bury her in a white dress with a red and white rose on her breast if she died. Her father Amos reportedly dreamt of her death, and a nephew in Kent verified the warning. Claudia died suddenly on the way to work, was buried, and her wish was honored.
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Kent
Claudia Lemmons
Akron
Amos Lemmons
Alva Lemmons
Nephas
Claudia
Gas plan to supply Cleveland from West Virginia field
Cleveland, D. A. $8. White of New York for the Columbia Co. proposes city natural gas from the same West Virginia field that will supply Cincinnati. He says Cleveland could get better service at lower prices by using natural gas. The Columbia Co. and the East Ohio Gas Co. are claimed to have nothing in common.
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Cleveland
Feuding families clash at all-night Slavish ball
In Stenhenville O A the Muka and Lotkiza feud flared at a Mingo Junction ball after Annia Muka danced with Mike Lotkiza to defy the feud. A knife fight left three men dead John Lotkiza John Evan and John Hendick and five others wounded. Two arrests followed and a third fled to West Virginia.
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Stenhenville, O
Muka
Lotkiza
Hungary
Mingo Junction
Annia Muka
Mike Lotkiza
John Lotkiza
John Evan
John Hendick
Andy Lotkiza
West Virginia
Buckeye Tobacco Chewer Promoted By Veteran Leader
Dayton, Ohio veteran Adam Stine, president of the soldiers relief board, proclaims himself the state’s champion tobacco chewer. In his 78th year he asserts he has chewed over 99 000 ounces in 62 years, plans to dispose of about eight acres of tobacco, and believes the habit has prolonged his life with costs exceeding a well located city lot.
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Dayton, O
Adam Stine
Soldiers’ Relief Board
Buckeye
New York Five Defeat Piqua Y M G C A 16 to 11
In a fast rough game New York defeated Piqua Y M G C A by 16 to 11. Piqua fouling was costly while their shooting was weak and the visitors showed superior passing at times.
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Piqua, O
New York
Piqua Y., M. GC. A
Piqua
Creditors Lose Insurance on Absent Cincinnati Broker
Referee Greve rules that life insurance policies issued on the late A. L. Rich belong to Mrs. Rich. Policies have a face value around 45000 dollars, leaving creditors unable to claim the policies secured on Rich's life.
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Cincinnati
A. L. Rich
Greve
Mrs Mary Ellen Mygatt Dies After 30 Years With W T U
Mrs Mary Ellen Mygatt longtime Cincinnati suffrage temperance worker died at her home 741 Kenyon Street after years of public service. She reportedly held temperance meetings in her delirium and addressed imaginary audiences. The obituary notes her thirty year involvement with the W T U in Cincinnati. Provided details indicate a local civic figure passing.
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Cincinnati
Mary Ellen Mygatt
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