Roosevelt Suit Draws Sharp Defense Ruling
In Marquette Michigan May 29 Judge Flanigan ruled in Theodore Roosevelt versus Editor Newett that witnesses can testify to Roosevelt's reputation for insobriety only if they can show the reputation was nationwide. The ruling limits defense claims and requires nationwide proof of reputational impact on damages.
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Marquette
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
Newett
Irom
Flanigan
J. Martin Miller
New York
Bis
John Callan O'Laughlin
Washington
The
Chicago Tribune
Colonel
Robert Bacon
France
Truman H. Newberry
Navy
Gilson Gardiner
Roosevelt
O'Laughlin
Helden
America
United States
Belden
Roose
Pannigan
Roovevelt
Change Charter Debate Prompts City Election
Cincinnati May 2 A council resolution sets July 31 for an election to form a 16 member commission to draft a new city charter. The panel may hire two clerks at 1500 dollars annually. The plan and its changes will dominate the forthcoming campaign.
Strikes Expand in England Demand for Higher Wages
London May reports a wave of labor unrest across the Midlands following carmen strikes to Bradford and Sheffield. About 40 000 unskilled laborers have gone on strike with little notice as coal and iron districts lock out thousands, notably in the Black Country.
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London
Bradford
Sheffield
Midlands
Iom
Coal Industri Dion
Roosevelt Libel Suit Scene Before Marquette Court
Crowds filled the Marquette County courthouse as former president Theodore Roosevelt attended the libel case against editor George A Newett. Judge Richard C Flannigan presided with impartial rulings as Roosevelt appeared with accompanying friends.
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Marquette
Mich
Col. Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Hil
Velt
Richard C Flannigan
Richland County Infant Has Man Ancestors
Shelby May 29 Lucia Grace Spangler 14 months daughter of Mr and Mrs James R Spangler of Shelby had more living ancestors than any other child in Richland County at death Her grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clark Oman of Shelby and Mrs and Mrs W I Spangler east of Shelby Her great and parents are Mr and Mrs J A Brother of Shelby sir and Mre Janae Cole of west of Shelby Mrs James Spangler of Nevada and Mrs J Oman of Houston Tex
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Shelby
Lucia Grace Spangler
James R. Spangler
Richland Trounty
Clark Oman
W. I. Spangler
East of
Mra
J. A
Selby
Janae Cole
Weet
James Spangler
Nevada
J. Oman
Houston
Tex
Engineer forgets orders after wreck near Zour
Canton Ohio, May 29. Louis Clements, veteran Wheeling and Lake Erie engineer, explained I forgot my orders as the cause of the May 20 wreck near Zour. Herman Baker of Lenton, mall clerk, was killed and 42 persons were injured.
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Canton
Louis Clements
Wheeling & Lake Erle
Zour
Herman Baker
Lenton
Drowns in Lake After Tag Gone Wrong
Cleveland May 7 Two boys playing on a pier near the lake edge George Serink was accidentally pushed by playmate Tony Carent into the water and drowned Tony failed to call for help as it was too late Columbus May 29 New deputy warden appointed at the penitentiary Warden Thomas promotes James Woodward of Portage County to assist Buoy resignation effective June 18 Woodward has served four years as guard and storekeeper
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Cleveland
George Serink
Tony Carent
Aticken
Tony
Hern Jantil
Columbus
Thomas
James ©. Woodward
Portage County
Thomas L. Buoy
Pew
Anna Fisher
His Brother Gets a Job in Baltimore
Joseph R. Wile son and brother of President Wilson, has accepted a position with a bond company in Baltimore, dated May 2. The notice highlights a family connection to the president and indicates a start of employment in the financial sector.
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Baltimore
Joseph R. Wileson
Wilson
Premonition Proves True as Father Found Dead
In Bellefontaine Ohio on May 26 Mrs John Whitman awoke her father, W B Richards, after a premonition and discovered him dead in bed at home. Police and family await official confirmation while neighbors recall a worried note in recent days.
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W. 8. Richardsor
Bellefoot Pine
Miller death by own action shocks Cincinnati
Cincinnati May 28 president of Flour company C H Bishop was found dead in his home. Notes indicated he took his own life using chloroform to suffocate himself after business reverses. Kentucky student missing in Owensboro Professor Benjamin C Gibron sought by police after vanishing Saturday.
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Cincinnati
C. H. Bishop
Up Flour Company
Ted
Kentucky
New York
Benjamin C. Gibron
Owensboro
Teachers’ College
Receiver TS Named Dennison Foundry in Court
Dennison O May 24 At the request of Hill and Griffith of Cincinnati the Dennison Foundry and Engineering Company has been placed in the hands of a receiver Hill and Griffiths report a judgment of 193 against the company The company assets are claimed to equal the amount of the judgment also reported is a bizarre skin graft case from Cleveland and a Berlin naval incident involving the Koenig Albert aboard.
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Dennison, O
Hill & Grifith
Cincinnati
Dennison Foundry
Hill & Griffiths
Advisory board to study Toledo to Lake Michigan canal
Cleveland May 20 A report to the war department on a proposed 200 mile ship canal from Toledo on Lake Erie to Lake Michigan will be prepared by the advisory board. The study centers on cost savings of the canal versus the present route, and whether savings justify construction. If built a new ship type passing the New York state barge canal to navigate Lake Erie would be needed. The canal would largely follow the Maumee river with locks near Fort Wayne Indiana to enable a direct water route between New York Chicago and Lake Superior grain and ore ports.
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Cleveland, C
War Department
Toledo
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
New York State Barge Canal
New York
Chicago
Lake Superior
Maumee River
Fort Wayne
Ind
Boots and Bylines in a Meek Tale of Wives
An old French tale about shoemakers centers on meekness to wives and a contest for the best boots. A man claiming fear of his wife refuses to grease boots, another shuns the task and pays double. A Kansas City Journal remark jokes about remedies and slow progress in waiting.
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Kansie City
Livestock and Grain Prices from Multiple Markets May 29
Disjointed price listings from Chicago Cincinnati and Cleveland show cattle hogs sheep and lambs with bids and lots for dairy cattle and calves. Grain notes include Wheat No 2 Red Corn No 4 and Rye No 2 with partial bid ranges amid mixed market activity.
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Mitinestecte
Dairies
Owen
Aghieep
Lamba
Calven
Chicago
Keen
Lamia
Cincinnati
Anna
Culver
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alfalfa boom drives Ohio campaign to spread crop statewide
Thousands of Ohio farmers gathered at Joseph E. Wing’s farm to form the Ohio State Alfalfa Growers Association. Governor Cox and notable speakers urged widespread adoption. The event showcased 100 acres of alfalfa, promising yields of four to five tons per acre across three harvests, with projected profits and soil fertility gains.
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Ohio
Joseph E. Wing
Ohio State Alfalfa Growers’ Association
Obj
Cox
Bis
A. P. Grout
Hl Alfalfa Growers’ Association
A. P.sandies
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Homer C. Price
Department of Rural Economics
O. B.U
Sandles
Ohio State University
Bearden
The
Agricultural College
Columbus
Hall shoots rival by river in quarantine case near Portsmouth
Wilburn Hall, 28, surrendered after shooting and killing Robert Brown, 24, who was with his wife on a log by the Scioto river in northern Portsmouth. Hall, guarding a quarantined family with smallpox, had recently moved from Ironton and Brown hails from Greenup County, Ky.
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Portsmouth
Wilburn Hall
Robert Brown
Scioto River
Brown
Hall
Greenup County
Halla
Ironton
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Inet
Auglaize Power Company
Irenton
Trenton
John H. Gresory
Gregory
Springfield
George P. Johnson
Detroit
Toledo & Irenton Railroad
Thv
Norfolk & Western
Chesapeaks @ Ohio railroad
England
T. R
Lik
Richland County
Miller
Philadelphia
Mintuke
Vettm
Louie Zichnersnan
Berlin
Germany
Mechanicsburg
Farm State Organization
Buckeye
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