Roosevelts Call for Waterways and Trust Reform
In Cincinnati at Music Hall Theodore Roosevelt urged federal oversight of powerful trusts and national planning for waterways. He argued for local autonomy within broad public protection, cited the Northern Securities case, and pressed for deep water channels from the Great Lakes to the Gulf pursued as national policy. He warned against timid good men and praised courage and character.
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Cincinnati
Square
Music Hall
Theodore Roosevelt
Northern Securities
New York
New Jersey
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Col. Roosevelt
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Gulf States
South
Central States
Congress
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cairo
Mississippi
New Orleans
Great Lakes
Gulf
Minnesotta
Puget Sound
Ex-President Hayes Home Offered for Ohio Normal School
Fremont likely to receive the state normal school location with part of the Hayes estate offered by Col. Webb C. Hayes. Competing bids from Chagrin Falls and others, plus claims from Upper Sandusky Fostoria Wauseon Leipsic, are under review by the normal school commission. The commission will tour Fremont before final decision.
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Upper Sandusky
Fostoria, Wauseon
Leipsic
Columbus
Fremont
State Normal School
Ohio
Normal School Commission
Rutherford B. Hayes
Col. Webb C. Hayes
Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society
Fostoria
Wauseon
Chagrin Falls
Canton
Medina
Wadsworth
Warren
Ravenna
Hudson
State Armory Commission
Heart of
New
State Tax Commission
Frank Beal
Mt. Vernon
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Tax Commission
Beal
Mos
Express
United States Express Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Put-in-Bay
Ten Die as Rock Falls in Jersey City Erie Tunnel
A rock slide in the Erie railroad tunnel at Jersey City crushes ten workers and injures nine of twenty eight employed in rock blasting. The disaster follows a blast likely weakening the brick roof and sends tons of rock crashing through the tunnel roof onto workers on an upper rock face.
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Board of Education
State Department of Workshops
Marshall
Collinwood
New York
Jersey City
Erie
Gold bullion stolen in transit from Fairbanks to Seattle
A consignment valued at 57500 pounds 250 weighed gold bullion was stolen en route aboard the steamer Humboldt. Lead was substituted in the strong box when opened at Dawson and the United States Assay office in Seattle confirmed the theft. The gold was insured by the Alaska Pacific Express company.
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Seattle, Wash
Washington-Alaska Bank of
Fairbanks
Ter-Horton National Bank
Seattle
Humboldt
Yukon
Dawson
White Horse
Alaska Pacific Express Company
Express Company
United States Assay Office
Assay
Dog Helps Master After Bee Attack in Pennsylvania
In Williamsport, a Shepherd dog with a broken leg and blinded eye crawled six miles through the woods to find help for Patrick Dolin of Cross Forks. The dog whined at a house, drawing aid for a man unconscious under a tree felled to harvest honey. Colin, likely another injured figure, faced a dire outcome without the dog’s intelligence.
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Williamsport
Bes Stings
Patrick Dolin
Cross Forks
Colin
Record-Breaking Hailstorm Ravages Texas Cotton Crops
A historic hailstorm with high winds and rain hit Brazos Grimes Burleson and Houston counties in Texas, destroying about 240000 acres of cotton and other crops. The hail stripped trees of small limbs and left many planters with almost no cotton remaining in the fields.
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Galveston
Tex
Brazos
Grimes
Burleson
Houston
Former Banker Walter Jenks Ends Life in New York Apartments
Walter Scott Jenks, once a banker and later in real estate, shot himself in his New York apartments. No motive was given for the suicide.
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New York
Walter Scott Jenks
Wholesale Bakery Destroyed in Lancaster Fire
The large wholesale bakery of Christian Gunzenhauser collapsed under flour weight and a fire started by ovens destroyed the plant in Lancaster. Loss estimated at $40,000.
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Lancaster
Christian Gunzenhauser
Fire destroys Joliet prison warehouse in failed escape attempt
Convicts set fire to a Joliet prison warehouse filled with excelsior in a futile escape bid. The blaze started in several spots and destroyed the building. Warden Murphy estimates damage at 4970 dollars.
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Joliet
Murphy
Ohio and Akron notes mix in state news
Reports from Sandusky Akron and Columbus recounts of deaths and crimes. Jacob Hellriegel a Sandusky Civil War veteran is found dead after a missing person case. Col George T Perkins Akron industrialist dies of pernicious anemia. Bishop Weekly criticizes pastors while Cleveland area checks cashing in saloons. A Lake Shore train passenger dies of heart failure near Sandusky and more.
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Sandusky
Baltimore & Ohio
Peter
Jacob Hellriegel
Hellriegel
Co. E
Fourth Ohio Cavalry
Third National Exchange Bank
Akron
George T. Perkins
Perkins Hill
John Brown
Colonel Perkins
B. F. Goodrich
Tarrytown
N. Y
B. F. Goodrich Co
W. W. Weekly
St. Louis
East Ohio United Brethren Conference
Cleveland
Collinwood
Lake Shore Railroad
M. L. Buckley
Church of Christ
Lake Shore
Chicago
St. John
Kan
Hattie G. Morgan
John A. Morgan
Elizabeth
Kirtland
O. Marion
Alonzo
Henry James
Meeker
Canton
Bellefontaine
Elroy
Harry Bowman
Brightwood
Ind
Joseph Wagner
Union City
C. F. Kennedy
Alliance
Jennie Hoover
Harrisburg
Here
Lea St Anthony's
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Louisiana
A.B. Hayes
Fremont Tenders
Normal School
Harmon
Chamber of Commerce
Demand Civil Service
Frank B. Willis
Ada
Burton
Chattanooga
M. M. Carey
Lexington
E. C. Jordan
Adamsville
B. F. Martin
Anna
H. A. Robbins
Hamden
Watch Case Company
Dueber Watch Case Co
Keystone Watch Co
Watch Case Trust
Denman
Thompson
Keystone Co
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Dueber Co
Democratic State Executive Committee
Atlee Pomerene O' Canton
Timothy Hogan
Wellston
Hugh L. Nichols
Batavia
Champ Clark
Missouri
Ollie James
Kentucky
Congressional Committee
Civil Service Commission
HE. L. McCune
Boots
Ohio State Tax Commission
Telegraph and Express
Prohibition Party
Henry A. Thompson
Dayton
F. M. McCartney
Zanesville
Prohibition
Geauga County
Roy H. Cope
Cope
Terrence Reynolds
Pennsylvania and
Norfolk & Western Railway
Brown Township
Alaska
Seattle Bank
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