Funds of Cuba Exhausted Signal Crisis for Republic
Havana reports Cuba teeters on financial collapse as the treasury runs dry and the government faces mounting deficits. The July sewer, water, and contractor debts threaten payments, with receipts from customs and the lottery dwindling. The government’s ability to meet upcoming contractor claims remains uncertain while speculation grows about General Mario Menendez's presidential prospects.
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Havana
Republic
Cuba
Speyer
Ha ‘Vana
United States
Judge Dillon Orders Carter Reinstatement in Police Chief Row
In a Bling today order, Judge Dillon directs Mayor Karb to reinstate Charles B. Carter as police chief, setting the stage for renewed circuit court contention over the disputed appointment. Roosevelt resignation accepted by New York Republican club executives, omitting the usual phrase with regret. Ulster churches intensify Home Rule prayers and vow to support the covenant at a large forthcoming meeting.
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Dillon
Karb
Charles B. Carter
Omer
Roosevelt
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
Republican Club
Belfast
Ulster
Eight Die in Excursion Train Collisions Across Two Incidents
Paris reports eight killed and twenty injured as one excursion train collided with another on local tracks between Caen and Cobourg. In Buffalo two killed and twenty injured when an excursion train hit a freight train at Niles on the Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern line, blamed on misinterpreting orders. W. A. Harris of Fillmore and Grace Marah of Portville, both named, killed themselves in separate incidents. Harris cited incurable disease as motive in Marietta Ohio.
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Paris
Caem
Cobourg
Buffalo
N. Y
Niles
Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad
W. A. Harris
Fillmore
Mies Grace Marah
Portville
Editor Fred York Sues Mayor for 5000 Over Imprisonment
Kenton Sept 28 Fred York editor of Alger sues Mayor Aus York for 5000 damages alleging false imprisonment for two days after criticising his enforcement of Sunday blue laws. He was arrested on a minor charge and held in jail.
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Kenton
Fred York
Alger
Aus York
York
Mellrath Found Guilty in Auto Fraud Case
Benson Mellrath was found guilty of defrauding Dr. H. R. Brownlee and sentenced by Judge Nef to two years in the penitentiary. He and his former partners are accused of swindling many people out of automobiles through alleged fraudulent land contracts.
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Cleveland
Benson Mellrath
H. R. Brownlee
Nef
Common Pleas
Mellrath
Money Washing Machines to Clean Old Notes at Treasuries
Washington reports rapid success of money washing machines that scrub, rinse, and dry old greenbacks. Bailey and Ralph foresee widespread use in treasuries, banks, and department stores, saving about 500000 dollars annually. Two operators cleaned 25000 notes daily on a Burgess W. Smith machine.
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Washington
Robert ©. Bailey
the Treasury
Burgess W. Smith
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Militia Tightens Lines as Conference Fails in Mine Strike
Charleston, Sept 23. State militia tightens martial law lines in Kanawha district as officials from Governor Blamcock onward prepare for a long war in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek coal strike areas. The failed conference led to new edicts and division of martial law zones. Dock laborers in Balboa also strike over wage questions, delaying some steamship sailings.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Blamcock Down
Glasscock
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
Hele. Mert
Churlen
Elliott
Panams
Balboa
Sensational Hygiene Exhibit Draws Thousands at Congress
Washington on September 23 1900s visitors packed the exhibition for the International congress of hygiene and demography. The sex hygiene exhibit drew intense interest with nearly 500 lectures noted while leper model displays also attracted attention. Campus displays included campfire girls Red Cross units army field hospitals cooking school and Boy Scout activities drawing crowds.
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Washington
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Red Crows
Army
Army Cooking School
Boy Scout Colony
Burned to Death in Bonfire Accident
Massillon Ohio on September 28 a three year old girl Alice Clarin daughter of Louis Clarin was burned to death after her clothes caught fire from a bonfire her brother had built at their home. New York jeweler shot robbery description details reported. George Richman proprietor of a jewelry store on 111 Second Avenue was found slain on his store floor after two men robbed the shop taking 94200 in diamonds and jewelry.
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Massillon
Alice Cle
Louis Clarin
Jeweler
New York
George Richman
Second Avenue
Rehman
Accidental shooting and two fatal mineyard and river deaths
In Millersburg a Melvin Alexander Glenmont youth was accidentally killed by his brother during squirrel hunting. In Toledo an 18 year old, John Richer Haugh, was crushed beneath a coal car at G H and D docks while carrying an umbrella. In Cincinnati a farmer’s son Henry Malone, missing since Sept 28, is believed to have jumped from a bridge over the Ohio River after leaving a note threatening suicide.
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Millersburg
Melvin Alexander
Glenmont
Toledo
John Richer Haugh
Cincinnati
Henry Malone
West Union
Malone
Bomb exploded under sidewalk. fourteen hurt in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 23 a rejected lover detonated a dynamite bomb beneath the sidewalk of Margaret Modna's home, partly demolishing the house and an adjoining home. Fourteen people asleep in the two houses escaped with light injuries as police detained Charles Pacaan as a witness.
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Cleveland, O
Margaret Modna
Poice
Charles Pacaan
Waldo Defends Graft Inquiry Amid Department Rumors
New York dispatch reports friends of Police Commissioner Waldo deny graft ward hints, saying he has run a secret probe targeting inspectors and captains tied to gamblers. The effort, aided by First Deputy Daugherty mentions, aims to expose crooks while Waldo evaluates progress with aides. In Cambridge, Harvard Medical School unveils a distant heart beat monitor using warm saltwater and wired signals to relay readings from faraway patients.
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New York
Friends of Police
Waldo
District Attorney's
Rosenthal
Daugherty
Ward
Cambridge
Mar
Harvard Medical School
Paul
Knox Sails for Home After Mission Impresses in Japan
American mission work leaves a favorable impression in Japan as Knox returns home. The report notes cultural exchanges and goodwill fostered by the mission, highlighting continued cooperation between the two nations.
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Japan
Knox
United States
Yokohama
Philander C. Knox
Live Stock and Grain Prices Across Markets
Chicago reports cattle and hog receipts totaling thousands with prices for calves, heifers, and cows. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh show varied bids for feeders, bulls, and lambs while grain futures list No 2 red wheat and corn futures. Overall, mixed market activity across major grain and livestock centers.
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Chicago
Heaven
Stocker
Owen
Aroha
Bi Oort
Pitisburg
Pattie
Prime
Holfera
Calven
BU. Po and
Lambe Supply
Pennsylvania tragedy ends in Vincennes murder suicide
Mine May, 17, a Knickerbocker Stock Company actress, was shot by Thomas Mary Davies from Chicago after he stalked her for days and learned she had a husband and child in Pennsylvania. Davies shot May at the Bavoy restaurant, then killed himself in jail shortly after.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wile May
Knickerbocker Stock Company
Wws
Arty
Thomas Marry Davies
Chicago
Harry Hector
England
Davies
Vinecennes
Mien May
May
Bavoy
Mian May
Penosylvania
Miss May
Ashland Prosecutor Fre Under Fire By Special Committee
The Ashland special committee report accuses Prosecuting Attorney George J Fre of two year vulgar name calling toward Common Pleas Judge William T Devore and of abusing Clerk of Courts Frank Baker and his deputy.
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Ashland
George J. Fre
Ashland County
William T. Devore
Frack Baker
Serious Charge Involving White Slavery Case
Cleveland woman Mrs Ames faces a serious charge in county court as she allegedly aided a white slavery scheme. Readying to depart for Cleveland with two young girls, she denied the accusations and feigned illness to avoid arrest. The alleged events include injury as she bit her lips, causing blood to flow while in custody.
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Columbus
Mimelle Ames
Cleveland
Twe
Mary Leigh A Scrapper Plans Mountjoy Jail Assault
Miss Mary Leigh, refused admission to Mount Joy prison for illness, says doctors, is not too sick to resume violence. She sent a letter to a suffrage meeting vowing to lead an assault on Mount Joy if fellow prisoner Mrs Gladys Evans is not released in a few days, with outcome to be decided by victory or death.
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Mountjoy
Dublin
Mary Leigh
Mount Joy
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Charles H. Bates
International Cigarmakers’ Union
BEPT
Kroomley
Atoore
Elfers
Neifore
Culver
Lodo
Lola
Harry Davies
Aangs
Pennsylvania
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