Congress Adopts Emergency Currency Bill After Senate Action
Congress adjourns after the senate passed the emergency currency bill and the president signed it. The House approved the Aldrich Vreeland currency bill 166 to 140 and sent it to the senate for final passage. Senate and house conferees reached a compromise currency bill amid other minor measures and tariff talks.
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Congress
Senate
Lba
Fayette
House
House Committee
Trust
Philippine Islands
Not Guilty Verdict in Whitlow Sapp Murder Case at Iola
In Iola Kansas the jury returned a not guilty verdict for Samuel Whitlow accused of murdering May Sapp. The report covers multiple other national updates including Grover Cleveland’s illness and return home, military honors for Rear Admiral Crowninshield, and various legal cases and public notices across several states.
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Iola
Kan
Samuel Whitlow
May Sapp
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Princeton
A.S. Crowninshield
National Cemetery
Arlington
J. Thornburn Ross
Port‘land—Ore
Miss
J. W. Hamby
Cleveland
Carrie Nation
Pittsburg
James Baker
R. C. Neal
Edward Y. Hutchinson
Clarington
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Philippi
W.va
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thomas P. Moffatt
la Guaira
Venezuela
Guantanamo
Cuba
Allentown Earthquake Terrifies Residents
Allentown experienced a severe earthquake that left residents terrified and unsettled.
Multiple World News Items From 1909 Era Report
Reports from Brussels note the Red Star liner Vaderland wrecked in dense fog with 1600 aboard though unverified. A trio of youths robbed passengers while being arrested and confess. Other items cite murders in Wisconsin, balloons abroad, Koch at Molokai, and a string of political and natural disaster reports across the U S and Europe.
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Brussels
Red Star
Vaderland
North Sea
Peter Ui_Jetberg
Amherst
Wis
Neenah
England
France
Hurlingham
Eng
Robert Koch
Molokai
Hawaii
William Eidelman
Riverton
N. J
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Mdnton
New York
Theodore H. Price
Frederick A. Peckham
Mosés Haas
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
James S. Young
United States Circuit Court
Pittsburg
Reeceivers—For
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Gould
Wabash
Denver
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United
Indiana
Michigan
Joseph Soderlind
First National Bank of
Kentucky
Hathaway
Boone County
Cincinnati
Queen City
Gallipolis
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Baltimore-&Ohio
Garrett
Myopia Hunt Club
Boston
Mass
Theodore Burton
Ohio
W. H. Taft
Forest Park
Chicago
Illinois
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Snell
Clinton
Ill
Presbyterian General Assembly
W. Hi. Roberts
William Patterson
Ligonier
A. Sargent
Ernest Franks
Kiang-Li
China
West Virginia
Arizona
Bryan
George Clinton
Kingston
N. Y
Samos
Asia Minor
Prince of
Port Arthur
Ont
Camden
Gov. Warner
Carol Newberry
Trial of Gaston Philip for Cab Driver Slaying
Gaston Philip civil engineer and clubman testifies in his own defense accusing cab driver Frank Macaboy of menacing him over a $150 debt. He says Macaboy threatened violence at the Arlington hotel and he fired in self defense after Macaboy attempted harm. Other witnesses describe Macaboy as a fighter prone to unfair advantage.
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Washington, D. C
Gaston Philip
Frank Macaboy
Philip
Macaboy
Arlington Hotel
Billy Sunday Sparks Preacher Controversy in Pittsburg Talk
Evangelist Billy Sunday addressed Presbyterian ministers in Pittsburg on Monday, provoking consternation as some left First Presbyterian Church while others stayed. He attacked modern ministers calling them fuddy duddies and gold seeking, urged tearing down seminaries, and dismissed formal theology as useless to preaching.
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Pittsburg
Indictments Return in Anti-Trust Probes Against Southern Pacific
A federal grand jury handed down numerous indictments in Los Angeles. Three against the Southern Pacific Co allege rebating on shipments from Riverside to eastern cities and rice from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Other indictments target land fraud schemes in Imperial Valley and use of dummy entrymen under the Desert Land Act. Officers with the railroad company must appear in court on June 15 to answer charges.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jtory
Southern Pacific Co
Southern Pacific
Riverside
San Francisco
Texas
Arizona
Imperial Valley
Sandiego County
Happenings of Importance Across Ohio Towns
A roundup of notable events and community news from Buckeye state towns, noting local meetings, openings, and civic activities shaping daily life. Names of towns and officials are highlighted as readable details appear in the column.
Kidnapped Prisoner Refuses Plea In Paving Bribery Case
Columbus reports Nelson Cannon, who confessed to bribery charges in the Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co scandal over East Broad Street paving, claims he was kidnapped from Canadian courts and remains under Canadian jurisdiction. He will refuse to plead and will not implicate others charged in the case.
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Columbus, C
Nelson Cannon
Cleveland-Trinidad Paving Co
East Broad Street
Canada
Mon“yati
Penalties Rise for Unpaid May Reports in June
The secretary of state will enforce penalties more strictly this June on firms with unpaid May reports and law fees. Reports arriving May 31 postmarks arrive, but enforcement tightens due to past laxity.
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Columbus
Willis
Secretary of State
Three Trainmen Fatally Injured In Ontario Wreck
Erie freight wreck on the Ontario line west of Mansfield injures three trainmen. Fireman Geo Leitherman badly hurt and expected to die, engineer Isaac Meyers fatally injured, brakeman Frank Ray wounded as engine and eighteen cars derail after track failure. All witnesses reported at Galion.
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Mansfield, O
Erie
Ontario
Mansfield
Geo.Leitherman
Seal
Isaac Meyers
Frank Ray
Galion
Woman Drowns After Jump From Edgewater Cliff
In Cleveland at Edgewater park a unidentified woman leapt into the lake from the cliff as a large crowd gathered. She drowned amid stunned spectators enjoying the afternoon.
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Cleveland
Edgewater Park
Train Wreck Near Mt Vernon Hits Passengers
A C A Columbus Akron and Cleveland passenger train headed to Columbus wrecked at an open switch near Mt Vernon on Saturday. Engineer William Ahearn of Akron was badly hurt and Fireman Bader of Akron injured. Several passengers suffered minor injuries from being thrown.
Old Soldier Receives Memorial Day Pardon in Ohio
In Columbus and through the efforts of C. L. Winget the former Ohio penitentiary chaplain David Winget a 65 year old veteran serving a life sentence for the murder of John Blankey of Sandusky was pardoned by Governor Harris on Memorial Day.
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Columbus
C. L. Winget
Ohio Penitentiary
David Winget
John Blankey
Sandusky
Gov. Harris
Actor Dies as Theatre Burns in Cleveland Fire
A fire at Keith's theater in Cleveland during a Monday matinee at 2:30 p.m. caused an actor, Eugene Jepson, to die of heart failure in his dressing room as the alarm spread. The audience evacuated orderly after the fire next door was noted.
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Cleveland
Keith
Eugene Jepson
Public Printer Appointed in Ohio
Gov Harris appoints John L. Sullivan of St Marys to succeed J W Johnson of Waverly as state supervisor of public printing. Sullivan was the choice of the Republican state organization and is a master of the Odd Fellows of Ohio.
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Columbus
John L. Sullivan
St. Mary’s
Harris
J. W. Johnson
Waverly
Sullivan
Republican
The
Odd Fellows of
Ohio
Inmates Plunged Into Hot Water In Massillon Hospital
Benjamin Haines, a former inmate now discharged as cured, testified Friday morning that inmates were beaten and then plunged into hot water by attendants at the Massillon state hospital for the insane in Canton Ohio.
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Canton
Massillon State Hospital
Benjamin Haines
Tank Fire Caused by Lightning Hits California Oil Tank
A lightning strike touched a tank of petroleum at Cygnet in Hancock County causing a windstorm related fire. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. reported losses of about $30,000.
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Findlay
Hancock County
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Ottawa farmer dies by suicide found by wife
Ottawa Iowa August Fisher, 36, a farmer north of town, killed himself by hanging in the yard. His wife discovered him early in the morning. No further details available.
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Ottawa
August Fisher
Ohio Officials Plan Active Campaign Against Night Riders
Columbus reports state officials plan stronger action against night riders in the burley tobacco district. Secret service findings suggest possible arrests. Troop B in Columbus to return and two infantry companies from Cincinnati to join, expanding patrols. Militia likely in the field for at least two weeks.
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Columbus
Burley Tobacco
Secret Service
Cincinnati
Tobacco District
Thousands Visit McKinley Tomb in Ohio on Decoration Day
Crowds gathered at the McKinley tomb in Carlton Ohio on Decoration Day though no ceremonies occurred. Secretary Cortelyou sent large wreaths placed at the sarcophagus head. The McKinley home looked deserted with no flowers or flags. recently Rosa Klorer sold the property to the Cleveland Catholic diocese for use as a hospital.
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Carlton
McKinley
Cortelyou
Rosa Klorer
Cleveland Catholic
Columbus men arrested for dynamiting fish near Westmille
William Osborn alerted Chief Fish and Game Commissioner Speaks after three Columbus fishers mocked him and dynamited fish near his father's farm. Deputies nabbed the men as they left. The alleged venue fine starts at 50 dollars with up to 30 days in jail. a black bass out of season in their possession may incur additional penalties.
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Columbus
William Osborn
Westmille
Fish and Game Commissioner
Speaks
New Corporations Form In Columbus And Cleveland
Monday filings show the Foos Gas Engine Co of Springfield increasing capital stock from 150000 to 160000. The C Wiener Co of Cleveland lists 5000 dollars with partners Beulah Shrier J A Robinson Harry Bornstein S C Wiener and Sam Klein. Carnahan Stamping and Enameling Co of Canton increases capital from 300000 to 500000. Whitehall Construction Co of Cleveland lists 20000 dollars with Geo W Hale Roland W White Margaret A Hale F M White and B W Winch. National Chinaware Co of Cleveland 25000 dollars.
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Columbus
Foos Gas Engine Co
Springfield
The
C. Wiener Co
Cleveland
Beulah
B. Shrier
J. A. Robinson
Harry Bornstein
S. C. Wiener
Sam Klein
Carnahan Stamring and Enameling Co
Canton
Whitehall Construction Co
Geo. W. Hale
Roland W. White
Margaret A. Hale
F. M. White
B.W. Winch
National Chinaware Co
Lemert Named to Full Term as Ohio Insurance Superintendent
Gov Harris announced Judge Charles C Lemert will serve a full three year term as Ohio state superintendent of insurance, extending to June 2 1911. Lemert had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of A I Vorys who resigned to join the Taft movement.
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Taft
Miners reach wage scale agreement in Cambridge district
The Cambridge district miners and operators reached a two year wage scale agreement after a session that ran into Saturday night. The scale mirrors the last agreement and requires ratification by both sides before taking effect.
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Cambridge
Agriculture Secretary Fined in Court Case Over Fertilizer Reports
Columbus O T S Calvert secretary of the state board fined 50 dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail for alleged violation of an injunction from Judge Bigger, restraining publication of analyses of fertilizers. The jail term was remitted.
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Agriculture Secretary
Columbus
T. S. Calvert
State Board
Bigger Friday
Smith Agricultural Chemical Co
War drama author dies in Lisbon at 64
Geo M. Connell, a noted author and leader of the G. A. R. stage piece The Fall of Atlanta, died at his Lisbon home Monday. He was 64 and contributed prominently to Civil War drama and veterans theater.
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Lisbon
Geo. M
Connell
Atlanta
Boy in Marysville Dies After Carbolic Acid Ingestion
In Marysville Ivan McClasty, 14, attempted suicide by swallowing two ounces of carbolic acid during a personal crisis. There is little hope of recovery as doctors fight to save him.
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Marysville
Ivan McClasty
Appointed Member to Columbus Board of Review
The state board of Appraisers on Monday appointed A. Clyde Reasoner a member of the Zanesville board of review.
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Board of Review
Columbus
State Board of A&ppraisers
A. Clyde Reasoner
Zanesville
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