Engineer Suffers Setback in Canal Dredging Plan
The Miami and Erie canal below Dayton may halt dredging after October 1 as Chief Engineer James R. Marker reports Baldwin resignation leaves no engineer for the Miami canal work. The state board trimmed staff, citing economy, and Marker may need to appoint a replacement himself.
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Columbus
Dayton
James R. Marker
H. C. Baldwin
Bernard W. Baldwin
State Board of Public Works
Marker
Baldwin
Miami Canal
Perkins
Delegates tour Ohio reform school after Niagara Falls stop
International Prison congress delegates from abroad and American escorts visited the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for breakfast and a guided inspection led by Supt. J. A. Leonard and the board of managers. The visit followed a day at Niagara Falls and came at Governor Harmon’s invitation.
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Mansfield
Niagara Falls
International Prison Congress
Harmon
Ohio
America
Reformatory
Supt
J. A. Leonard
Board of Managers
Fremont
Toledo
Normal School
Business Men’s Protective Association
Chambers of Commerce
Perrysburg
Cincinnati
Grand Jury Room
Youngstown
High Court
Independent Order of Foresters of
M. C. Burrier
William Willfeld
Cleveland
Zanesville
W. G. Tock
B. F. Hannum
William G. Wright
Massillon
A. E. Clampton
Beach City
Clampton
Ravenna
L. C. Dodge
Dodge
East Liverpool
Clara Fladbarth
James Mulligan
Longworth and
Central Avenues
Mulligan
James Casey
New York
F. Jackson Co
American Express Co
Three-train collision toll includes Stepp family
In Cleveland area, Mrs Lillian Stepp Dr Morris Stepp and two children were killed when their car was struck by a westbound baggage car on the Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern Traction line near Kamm's Corners. The Stepps were en route to celebrate the Stepp anniversary. A separate Indiana accident at Ressler Crossing near Tipton left six dead in a head-on crash between a northbound limited and a southbound freight car on the Indiana Traction line.
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Cleveland
Lillian Stepp
Morris D. Stepp
Morris
Marie
Tipton
Ind
Limited
Indiana Traction Co
Ressler Crossing
Automobile Hits Electric Train in Gloucester City
An automobile collided with an electric West Jersey & Seashore train at an unguarded crossing in Gloucester City New Jersey killing three people and injuring two severely. Five travelers were returning home when the crash occurred. The driver said there was no warning and the view of the crossing was obscured by houses.
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Gloucester City
N. J
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Schweinfurth Death Shocks Early Beekmanite Years
George Jacob Schweinfurth once led a religious colony on the Weldon farm near Rockford Illinois and as a long-time Beekmanite died in Chicago on July 20. He had assumed Mrs Beekmans mantle in 1880 and retired from the Rockford colony in 1898 after a string of sensational events. He lived quietly in Chicago for years under the name G J Furth.
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Chicago
George Jacob Schweinfurth
Weldon Farm
Rockford
Church Triumphant
G. J. Furth
Wreck Victims Die After Train Collision in Terre Haute
Two men die from injuries after a passenger train collided with a work train last week in Terre Haute Indiana. Engineer John Cornutt and car inspector William Bile succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Cornutt
William B. Bile
Fatal Snooze on Track in Delaware County
Delaware farmer Russell D. Riddle aged 25 was run over and killed by a special car on the Delaware Columbus and Marion line after he fell asleep on the track. The accident occurred five miles below Delaware.
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Delaware
Russell Riddle
Delaware, Columbus & Marion
Aviator Poillet Killed in Flight Over Charles France
Aviator Poillet died during a flight with a passenger who escaped with minor injuries. At 90 feet altitude a canvas section tore from the wing causing the crash.
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Charles
France
Poillet
Dr Ruckers Case Dismissed in Milwaukee Civil Suit
Cath erine Heisdorf filed against Health Commissioner Dr W C Rucker of Milwaukee, charged with a statutory offense. The civil case was dismissed by the court.
Peculiar Nervous Disease Roams Lorain County
A five year old boy William Bradwell has suffered 18 months from a mysterious nervous illness. At Elyria Hospital he could neither walk nor talk. after 15 months of treatment he still lacks use of his limbs though can speak briefly. He stiffens when excited.
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Elyria
Lorain County
William Bradwell
Elyria Hospital
Columbus
Harvester
Newark
William Bolton
Louis Bolton
Carl Etherington
Grace Langdon
Coney Island
N. Y
Toledo
Whitlock
J. J. Mooney
William Patterson
Summit Street
Cincinnati
Harry A. Rheinstrom
Edna Loftus
Oakland
Cal
Rector’s
New York
Dayton
Simms Station
Orville Wright
Mad River
Akron
H. S. Davidson
John Zimmerly
Zimmerly Bros. & Co
Lyman D. Triplett
Triplett
Cleveland
Frances Puelo
Kenton
John Wood
Alger
Ralph Parlette
Wellston
Isaac Wickline
Wainwright
Wickline
Elmer B. Gillingham
Washington
D. C
Canton
Cambridge
Oberlin
Henry Churchill King
Lima
Erie
Conneaut
Samuel W. Ferguson
Ferguson
Daniel McGriff
Cincinnati Live Stock Market Report
The market lists cattle prices for shippers and butchers, with ranges for cows, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs. Grain prices cover wheat, corn, oats, hay, barley, rye, butter, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and tobacco receipts in Clarksville Tennessee with price ranges for trash to leaf grades and no offerings for fine or the best leaf.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Mixed York business outlook hints cautious recovery
R. G. Dun reports a mixed business outlook with large crops and political uncertainty restraining enterprise. Rail rate disputes dampen activity while some signs of progress appear in iron and steel pricing, dry goods improving in silks and ribbons, and footwear showing modest gains in demand and new business. Oak sole leather sales rise notably.
Weekly United States and Canada business failures and grain exports
Bradstreet reports 190 US and 22 Canada business failures for the week ending September 22, down from prior weeks. Wheat and flour exports from both countries total 1,583,668 bushels that week, with 17,534,362 bushels exported in the 12 weeks. Corn exports reach 266 bushels that week and 4,062,262 bushels in the 12 weeks.
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United States
Canada
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J. M. Maylorie
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Patterson
Secretary of State
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George W. Bright
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