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A condensed report covering Roosevelt's Cuba initiative with Taft and Bacon, Cuban congress actions granting broad powers to Palma, naval movements around Havana, filibustering fears, and various political, legal, and civil events including crimes, natural disturbances, and social upheavals worldwide.
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Taft
Bacon
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Cuba
Palma
Denver
Havana
Legation
Washington
Des Moines
Florida
McKinley monument dedication halted by crowd panic
In Washington a stampede of about 50 000 gathered at the capitol grounds halted the McKinley monument dedication after Mrs. Nicholas Longworth unveiled the statue amid frenzied scramble for a glimpse. Other items note anti Jewish tension in Warsaw and various international incidents.
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Capitol
Nicholas Longworth
McKinley
Longworth
Warsaw
Herr Daszynski
Reichsrath
Christ Burmaster
Burlington
Zacatecas
Mexico
David Ross
Illinois State Bureau of Labor
Edinburgh
Scotland
J. J. C. Simpson
Mount Olive
Mr. Simpson
Consolidated Coal Company
Rock Island Road
Peoria
Robert Murray
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Ethel Roosevelt
Elk Creek
Tecumseh
Neb
Hudson River
Mr. Ferry
Oberon
Vesuvius
Ferry
Grand Cclrcult
A. L. Thomas
Main Sheet
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Daniels
New York A. C
St. Louis
New Yorker
Hass
Chelina- Torahim Pasha
Yildiz Palace
Constantinople
Salvador
Republic
First Congressional Matriot
Tennessee
John H. Caldwell
Bristol
The
Red Cross Society
Hicks
Valparaiso
Col
Jakovioff
Aguapain
Assassin Lurks Along Riverfront. McDonough Shot Dead
Cincinnati city salesman George J. McDonough was murdered near the east approach to the West Street Bridge while escorting schoolteacher Daisy Wilder home. A man in a black slouch hat sprang from woods, fired twice, and fled. McDonough died 15 minutes after reaching the hospital. Authorities have no lead on the killer.
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Cincinnati
George J. McDonough
Queen City Coal Co
Henrietta
West Fourth Street
West Street
McDonough
Daisy Wilder
Harrison
Sedamsville
Miss Wilder
McDon
Deception and nose-pulling at Deaf and Dumb institution
Columbus reports a sensational incident at the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb where Storekeeper W. H. Ainsworth allegedly stretched and pulled his nose in the old-fashioned way, assisted by Dr. E. A. Earhart the steward who has resigned. The event arose during testimony in an investigation, with Tetlow named as accuser and a Civil War veteran central to the dispute.
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Columbus
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
W. H. Ainsworth
E. A. Earhart
Ohio penitentiary board reappoints eight managers
The Ohio state penitentiary board reappointed J. S. Chambers Adams county William Cheney Clark county Dennis McKinley and J. R. Buskirk Franklin county W. H. Hawk Gallia county Dan IL Evans Jack son county W. W. Short Sandusky county and Martin Townsend Vinton county while George W Adams Columbiana county is a new selection. The board granted paroles for George Rhodes Clermont county shooting to kill Pat Jones Clinton county cutting to kill John Linnicum Carroll county criminal assault C E Thomas Fulton county assault to rob and John Harvey Lawrence county criminal assault.
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Columbus
Board of Managers of
Ohio State Penitentiary
J. S. Chambers
Adams County
William Cheney
Clark County
Dennis McKinley
J. R. Buskirk
Franklin County
W. H. Hawk
Gallia County
Dan IL. Evans
Jackson County
W. W. Short
Sandusky County
Martin Townsend
Vinton County
George W. Adams
Columbiana County
George Rhodes
Clermont County
Pat Jones
Clinton County
John Linnicum
Carroll County
C. E. Thomas
Fulton County
John Harvey
Lawrence County
Waynesfield man bound over in false pretenses case
Grant Ellison of Waynesfield was arrested in Wapakoneta on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. He allegedly forced Dr. J. M. Day at gunpoint to surrender $20 cash and sign $200 in notes, with Day later recovering the notes and Ellison jailed after failing to post $1,000 bail.
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Wapakoneta
Grant Ellison
Waynesfield
Ellison
J. M. Day
Dr. Day
Woman Sets Fire After Carbolic Acid Suicide Attempt
Ethel Williamson of Muncie Indiana, 24, believed her lover unfaithful and drank carbolic acid in her Toledo Palace hotel room. She then doused herself with kerosene and set fire to her clothing, dying later at Toledo hospital from extensive burns. Alarmed guests rushed to help as flames engulfed her body from shoulders to waist.
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Toledo
Ethel @Williamson
Muncie
Ind
Palace Hotel
Roof of House Tragedy Sparks Akron Non-Support Case
Mrs. George Otis and her two young children were found on a roof above a rear business block in Akron in a dying condition. The mother, abandoned by her husband two weeks earlier, lived there in semi-nude condition and is charged with non-support. Authorities hope nursing will save the patients.
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Akron, O
George Otis
Otis
Nervous Wreck Prompts Pink Pills Promise Strength
A testimonial from Mrs. B. A. Green of Franklin Georgia describes long lasting weakness and stomach trouble improving after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She recounts weight gain from 104 to 180 pounds and regained ability to walk half a mile. Pills sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Williams
A. Green
Franklin, Ga
Jilted Heiress to Wed Gilchrist of Gilchrist Line
Miss Mabel Hart daughter of Frank W Hart millionaire milliner will wed John Gilchrist of the Gilchrist fleet on the Great Lakes. The couple were once engaged, Hart fled with Philip McAbee, was kidnaped by her father, and later divorced before resuming the engagement.
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Cleveland, O
Mabel Hart
Frank W. Hart
John Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Great Lakes
Hart
Philip McAbee
Painesville
Man Driven by Canal Debate Falls Ill in Cleveland
Charles Scanlon, exposed to Panama canal controversy in Cleveland, Ohio, became temporarily insane after reading numerous articles. He absorbed opinions of senators and representatives on the canal question at his fingertips and eagerly devoured related reports.
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Cleveland
Panama Canal
Charles Scanlon
Scanlon
Canal
McKinley Statue Unveiling Noted in Canton Dispatch
Word from Canton says Mrs. William McKinley cannot attend the unveiling. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth will officiate. Mrs. Luther Day, McKinley’s niece, will represent her at the ceremony.
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Columbus
Canton
William McKinley
McKinley
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Luther Day
Fire destroys Moore E. Peers store and Finley building
A lively fire in Marysville O Peoria damaged Moore E Peers general store where it started and damaged Robert Finley’s building housing the post office telephone exchange and Postmaster Frank Finley’s household goods. Total loss estimated around 20000 dollars.
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Marysville
Peoria
Moore E. Peers
Robert Finley
Frank Finley
Gov Harris names Taft judge and Copeland trustee
Columbus Ohio Governor Harris appoints Frederick L. Taft of Cleveland as judge of the common pleas court succeeding the resigning Duard H. Tilden. He also selects G. D. Copeland of Marion county as a member of the board of trustees of the Massillon state hospital.
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Columbus
Harris
Frederick L. Taft
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Duard H. Tilden
G. D. Copeland
Marion County
Massillon State Hospital
Tailor from Cincinnati Arrested for Theft in Toledo
Charles Abbey, a Cincinnati tailor, was arrested in Toledo and given ten days and costs for stealing a coat from a local printing shop. He entered asking for help and fled with the coat when the proprietor's back was turned.
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Toledo, O
Charles Abbey
Cincinnati
Abbey
Indy club claims Arista De Haven for Johnny Carr
Springfield officials protest after manager Watkins of the Indianapolis club drafts Arista De Haven, left fielder of the local club, in exchange for Johnny Carr, the shortstop, who returns to the Hoosiers.
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Springfield
Watkins
Indianapolis
Arista de Haven
Johnny Carr
Hoosiers
Canton Akron line plans massillon to wooster extension
Canton Ohio reports the Canton Akron lines will be taken over by Northern Ohio and extend from Massillon to Wooster. The Brookville interurban from Massillon will extend to East Greenville and Wooster.
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Canton, O
Canton-Akron
Northern Ohio
Massillon
Wooster
Brookville Interurban
East Greenville
Ohio Governor Seeks Return of Defendants From New York
Governor Harris issued a requisition to New York authorities for the return to Cincinnati of Samuel Rosenfeld and Frank Kirs. They are accused of obtaining money and goods under false pretenses based on an affidavit by Mrs. Emile L. Heine.
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Columbus
Harris
New York
Cincinnati
Samuel Rosenfeld
Frank Kirs
Emile L. Heine
Oil and gas strike under Rockefeller Skyscraper report
In Cleveland Ohio oil and gas were struck beneath the Rockefeller Skyscraper. If the finds prove plentiful preparations will be made to use them to supply fuel and light for the gigantic building.
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Cleveland, O
Rockefeller
Tragic accidental shooting in Aberdeen claims elderly man
In Aberdeen Abraham Tomlin 14 attempted to lift a shotgun from a buggy and accidentally shot his brother in law Omar Campbell 80 in the breast. Campbell died instantly from a pierced heart.
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Aberdeen, O
Herman Tomlin
Omar Campbell
Campbell
Boy Fatally Stung By Bee Hive Attack
Five year old son of W W Woodruff pushed over a bee hive at home in Marion Colorado The swarm attacked him his body covered with bee stings and doctors say death is certain
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Marion, CO
W.W. Woodruff
Ravenna Gun Club tournament awards diamond medals
In Ravenna Ohio Lee won the diamond medal with a score of 20 and Kelso took second with 19 as wind dampened scores. Cups were permanently awarded and organizers plan a new tournament on the fourth date in October under tough conditions.
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Ravenna
O.—Lee
Kelso
Ohio Man Hurt In Street Car Incident At Convention
Edward C. Brant of Chillicothe Ohio was struck by a street car in Milwaukee while attending the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention and suffered internal injuries.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Edward C. Brant
Chillicothe
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hidden Virtues Amid High Prices
A reflective quotation contrasts honesty with price and notes happiness shines when unbroken, as Longfellow suggests. The lines imply moral integrity measured against material cost and the colorless nature of lasting joy.
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Longfellow
Virtue Found in Old Clothes Says Artist
An artist argues that modern garments lose ease and grace unless aged. He believes people act more freely in worn attire and that true style emerges only after clothes mellow with use. A family gathering in evening dress illustrated the change in demeanor.
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Knight of the Palette
Doctor endorses Postum as coffee substitute for health
A physician reports in a letter that he switched his family to Postum five years ago and now prescribes it to patients for indigestion nervousness and convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid. He notes stores in town began stocking it and considers it a household necessity.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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