Safe emptied as ex banker’s flight leaves no valuables
The Cincinnati Commercial describes an empty safe opened by a Hall’s expert revealing only agency books and papers. It questions whether the former operator fled due to business collapse or criminal flight, with suspicions of missing collections. Pastor Warman corrections deny prior church leadership roles and downplay debts, citing $1,800 secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
P. R. Warman
Lockwood
First Baptist Church
Warman
Monument Commission forms contract plan for Rebisse
Harrison Monument Committee met with all members present except Follett. It agreed to pay second and third premiums totaling 150 from treasury funds and allocate 250 to Job Stevenson for injunction expenses. A three member panel was formed to draft a contract with the artist Rebisse and to approve a pedestal design within budget. Albert Netter seeks injunction to block Col Jones and his car from a potential contract.
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Harrison Monument
John F. Follett
Messia
Hickenlooper
Follett
Simpkinson
Rebisso
O'Conner
Allegations of improper award sway in monument vote
Mr Netter claims Colonel Jones favored Rebisso to block competitors. He alleges Jones' vote settled the matter for Rebisso. Judge Moore issued a temporary restraining order with a $500 bond.
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Netter
Colonel Jones
Rebisso
Moore
Gladstone’s Disestablishment Move Sparks Church Clash
London reports Gladstone declares time has come for disestablishment of the Church of England. The premier’s ultimatum seeks a Home Rule majority and provokes widespread comment among the public and clergy. Catholics and Wesleyans wary of endowments. impact on Gladstone and the Home Rule party unclear.
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London
Gladstone
Nottingham
Church of England
Home Rule Party
Numerous incidents from recent telegrams in brief
Reports include Dwhat Rockers and Charles D Smith injured by a gas well blast near Sandusky, Herbert Steffas jailed for a 20 year crime against a girl in Minneapolis, and the American Humane Association electing officers at Rochester with Chicago as next meeting. Also notes New York city cost projections for 1888, Josefa E Hamilton’s vast Texas inheritance, a St Cloud poisoning case, a Milwaukee cabinet-maker stabbing, a Carriage Builders meeting on public schools, and street railways developments.
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Herbert Steffas
Lillie Bischoff
Minneapolis
The
American Humane Association
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Labor Party Gains Ground in Tuscarawas County
Special dispatch from New Cornerstown Ohio reports strong Union Labor organization across Tuscarawas County with expectant cheers for election day. Editors warn old parties fear impact while predicting a notable fall sweep and a future shift toward reform in national government.
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Evening News
New Cornerstown
Wall Street
Union Labor ticket nominates new Cambridge slate
Cambridge Ohio October 21 The Union Labor ticket presents a slate including Representative L A Sigman farmer Clerk of Courts E B Grant merchant Probate Judge J M Cook merchant Commissioner J C Waters farmer Infirmary Director Joseph Perry and Coroner J F Grimes physician They expect to win four seats and possibly all eight amid anti monopoly sentiment.
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Evening News
Cambridge
Ohio
Union Labor
L.A. Sigman
E. B. Grant
J. M. Cook
J. C. Waters
Joseph Perry
J. F. Grimes
Davidson accused as shifting party allegiance
A prominent Democrat claims Mr. Davidson, the Republican candidate for County Solicitor, previously posed as a Democrat and served as law partner to Banning while backing a ticket against the Democrat candidate for governor. The critic says Davidson switched parties for profit.
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Davidson
Banning
Ninth Ward
Labor Lecture by Rev M C Lockwood Draws Coalton Crowd
A large Coalton meeting at the Opera House heard Rev M C Lockwood discuss Labor and Politics. The packed audience included many leading citizens and the lecture reportedly swayed voters, signaling a strong Union Labor party showing in town. The Labor party previously influenced the town to go dry under the Dow law.
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Coalton
Opera House
M. C. Lockwood
Union Labor Party
Labor Party
Union Labor Holds Large Hancock County Meeting in Findlay
Special dispatch from Findlay Ohio reports the Union Labor party held a mass meeting at the Wigwam. Speaker Hon J F McDonald candidate for Lieutenant Governor addressed the crowd. Hancock County Union Labor vote expected to be at least five hundred.
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Findlay
Union Labor Party
Ohio
Wigwam
J. F. McDonald
Hancock County
Estate of J R Randal Leaves New York Tangle
Former New York City resident and Ohio patent owner J R Randal died at the Grand Hotel fourteen months ago. His family, seeking administration, discovered a deposit box in this city containing life insurance, stocks, bonds and notes amounting to several thousand dollars. Jas A Grat was appointed administrator after a delay in action.
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J. R. Randal
New York City
Ohio
Grand Hotel
New York
Jas. A. Grat
Bandal
Vaults Opened to Reveal Empty Safe at Deposit Company
At 9 30 this morning an expert from Hall s opened a vault box in the presence of the administrator and found it empty indicating the box had remained unopened during the entire period.
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Ity Deposit Company
Hall’s
Outlaws Overwhelm Vigilantes in Indian Territory Fight
In Indian Territory a clash near Little Rock on October 21 ends with sixteen killed. Trainers gang of outlaws defeats Arkansas vigilantes in a brief sharp confrontation.
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Arkansas
Indian Territory
Little Rock
Arx
Trainer
Voters Registered and Local Robbery Reported In Town
Twelve thousand voters registered yesterday as Governor Foraker’s affidavit elevates him in Precinct H Second Ward. Civil Service exam for letter carriers began at the Custom House with sixty examined and about 175 more today. Archbishop Elder urged High Mass for the Pokes Jubilee on October 30. W. S. Marks reported his wife’s $100 diamond ring stolen from their kitchen. Leo Sports, a milliner’s porter, fled with $82 total cash and a Louisville check, leaving a stolen valuable hat behind.
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Foraker
McClung
Custom House
Archbishop Elder
W.S. Marks
W. Ninth
Leo Sports
M. A. Taylor
Fourth Street
Louisville
Sports
Labor Meetings Rally Voters Across City Wards
A series of labor meetings across wards includes Sixth Ward grand mass meeting at Government Square, Mount Pleasant event with J W Schrage and E A Weier, and open air gatherings at Fifth and Stone and at Clinton and Cutter streets. English and German speakers addressed crowds. new voters joined unions.
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Government Square
Mount Pleasant
J. W. Schrage
Ernst A. Weier
Stevenson Club
Twenty-third Ward Union Labor Club
Ben Wredes’ Place
Western Avenue
Liberty Street
Nineteenth Ward
Labor Lab
Fifth and
Stone Streets
Sixth Ward Union Labor Club
Eighth and Broadway
E. M. Davis
Thos. J. Molloy
Jacob Haas
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P. BR. Warman
Cincinnati
Hall's
Frank Zumstein
the Monument Commission
Mr. Rebisse
Rockers
Charles D. Smith
Sandusky
Tuk
Josefa E. Hamilton
Waco
Texas
California
Mr. Hamilton
St. Cloud
Minn
Joseph Jacques
Milwaukee
August Rothe
Jacques
Carriage Builders’ Convention
Washington
Columbus
American Street Railway Association
Philadelphia
Moses Humphreys
Concord
Mass
John Maguire
Mobile
Charles van Depoele
Dubuque
Iowa
Catherine Beck
Eliza Olinger
Thut
Tuscarwas
Guernsey
Tenth Ward Union Labor Party
Fourteenth and
Central Avenue
J. E. Wolverton
A. C. Cosner
Oswald Deitz
Clinton and
Cutter Streets
Harry M. Ogden
Ogden
Munson
Taz Newa
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