Insurrection in Cuba Moves to Havana West Provinces
The government reports Pino Guerra and other revolutionaries are directed by a Havana veterans’ committee. Insurgent bands operate daily in western provinces, with 7,000 to 10,000 men under arms in Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara, while towns fear attacks and leaders clash with government forces. The unrest sparks arrests and diplomatic unease as tensions rise across Cuba.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Las Lajas
Palma
Mendez Capote
Alfredo Zayas
Liberal Party
Perez
Guerra
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Consolacion del Sur
San Juan del Martinez
Pino Guerra
Estrampes
San Antonio de Los Banos
Nunez
Sleepless Vigil by the Casket Haunts Financier Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson, financier, is urged to travel for rest after the death of his wife on August 5. He refuses treatment, spends days by the steel casket at Dreamwold, drives at night, and has slept little for 30 years. Friends fear for his health as grief clouds his reason.
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Thoms W. Lawson
McSweeney
Lawson
Hatless and in bare feet in atonement decree
Chicago, Aug 28. Rabbis decree J Liebling editor of the Jewish Daily Press must enter the synagogue barefoot and bare headed and on his knees seek pardon before 2,000 worshipers for accusing orthodox Jewish priests in the ghetto of being thieves and grafters. He was excommunicated and denounced as a renegade at a mass meeting the day prior.
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Chicago
Ghetto
J. Liebling
Jewish Daily Press
Liebling
Ships Sell for 103 Dollars in Dewey Capture Debris
Three Spanish hulks sold by the navy department for 103 dollars after being captured at Manila Bay on May 1 1898. Advertising costs totaled 28 dollars. The vessels namely the Albay Mindanao and Mindanao were stripped of movable gear and now sit as old wrecks.
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Washington
Adm. Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy Department
Asiatic
Albay
Manileno
Mindanao
Unidentified man shoots himself after forcing attache to street
An unnamed man about 35 entered a Kansas City pawnbroker shop, compelled the attache to go outside, then fatally shot himself in the head. He died within minutes.
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Kansas City
Derailment Kills Two In Swift Montana Train Crash
Reports to the Great Northern railroad from St. Paul say an east bound mixed train derailed near Swift Montana. A passenger coach overturned, killing two passengers and the brakeman.
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St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Swift
Mont
Earthquake Shakes Valparaiso. City Plans Rebuild
A heavy quake struck Valparaiso on August 28 but caused no damage. Prominent citizens met to discuss rebuilding plans. President-elect Montt attended the gathering.
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Valparaiso
Montt
Delegates Arrive on Special Train for Press Clubs Meet
A special Chicago train carrying 200 delegates to the International League of Press Clubs convention arrived in Denver on August 28. Dozens of tied automobiles ferried visitors around the city for tours and greetings.
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Denver
Chicago
International League of Press Clubs
Tragedy in Butte as Bartender Kills Actress Then Self
In Butte Montana on August 28 Eli Sutherland a bartender shot and killed May Jackson an actress on a public street in view of many spectators and then shot himself. He is dying. The quarrel between the pair prompted the incident.
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Butte
Mont
Eli Sutherland
May Jackson
Hamburg Man Cleared After Robbery Charge
Ewald Konrad alias Paron Santos von Dobrowski Donnersmarck, linked to deserting a wife in Paris with jewels and cash, was arrested on a robbery charge but discharged in Hamburg on August 28. The case named an American wife and an $8,000 value.
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Hamburg
Ewald Konrad
Paron Santos von Dobrowski
Donnersmarck
Paris
Pan-American Conference Closes in Rio de Janeiro
The Inter national Pan American conference concluded in Rio de Janeiro with a farewell address by Brazil's foreign minister Gen Rio Branco. He stated the conference would be a great contribution toward world peace.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio Branco
Brazil
Raft High Man Arrested for Train Tampering in Ashtabula
In Ashtabula Ohio, Cliff Truesdale was bound over to the grand jury on $1000 bail after witnesses said he tampered with a coal train’s angle cock entering the city. He was moved from the city lockup to Jefferson county jail amid protests as authorities cite prior car robbing in his past with the same company.
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Ashtabula, O
Plymouth Hill
Lake Shore Co
Cliff Truesdale
Grand Jury
Truesdale
Jefferson
Accidents in Coal Mines Prompt Inspector’s Rebuke
Columbus Ohio State Mine Inspector Harrison blamed mine bosses operators and miners for a July surge of fatalities in Ohio coal mines. He said at least 15 lives were unnecessarily sacrificed and many maimed or crippled, attributing the disasters to criminal negligence and disregard for mine laws and orders.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harrison
Swoons When Placed In Jail For Accidentally Killing His Sister
Springfield Ohio report says David A Nelson living at 145 South Mechanic Street shot and killed Nora Nelson 17 in what officials deem an accident. A child sat on Nora's lap as the gun discharged. Nora was to marry E Barber next month. Nelson fainted when jailed.
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Barber
Davis
Nelson
Police Chief Killed in Greenville After Capture Attempt
Greenville Ohio chief of police William Marker, about 35, was killed after arresting a man on the fair grounds. As the suspect fled in a speeding car, Marker tried to recapture him, fell and struck his head, dying within minutes. He leaves a wife and family. the prisoner was later captured and jailed.
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Greenville, O
William — Marker
Fair Grounds
Windy” Griffith
Marker
Maniac after drinking poison over sweetheart affair
In Sciotoville Portsmouth Ohio Alma Kemp a telephone operator sparked jealousy in lover Louis Radabaugh a livery man who drank carbolic acid. Physicians saved him but he is jailed for safekeeping as he feigns mania. Efforts continue to prevent self harm.
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Portsmouth
Sciotoville
Alma Kemp
Louis Radabaugh
Governor selects subcommittee for Athens state hospital probe
Gov Harris announces Jesse N Oren of Wilmington and C E Burton of Zanesville will form a subcommittee of the board of state charities and corrections to investigate charges against Jerry Carpenter steward at Athens state hospital. Harry McFadden was excused for business reasons. The panel plans a meeting in Zanesville to set up the broader inquiry.
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C. E. Burton
Zanesville
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Athens State Hospital
Harry McFadden
Death of J C Morse Brother-in-Law to Senator Hanna
J C Morse of Cleveland died at his Lake Shore boulevard home after a two year illness. He was long linked with iron and vessel interests and helped organize Pickands Mather & Co. He later led Union Iron Co in Chicago and Illinois Steel Co. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs Arthur C Ely Wheaton Ill.
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Carried on Pilot in Collision with Train
Canton Ohio near home Andrew Myers and his rig were struck by a Pennsylvania train. Myers was carried on the engine pilot for a distance before regaining consciousness in an ambulance asking for his partner. A search found no dead man. Myers suffered only slight bruises.
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Canton, O
Andrew Myers
Myers
Frog hunting tragedy near Cedar Bridge claims Labbe life
In Canton Ohio Cornelius Labbe 15 of Canal Fulton was accidentally killed by Harold Rhoades during frog hunting. Rhoades tried to shoot a frog Labbe had sighted, fired early and struck Labbe in the neck severing the jugular vein. Labbe died before aid arrived. Rhoades is frantic.
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Cornelius Labbe
Canal Fulton
Harold Rhoades
Cedar Bridge
Rhoades
Labbe
Fourteen-year-old in Canton charged with manslaughter
Harry Jaeggs, fourteen, appeared before Mayor Turnbull in Canton to answer manslaughter charges for causing Adolph Meyer’s death by striking him with a plow last Sunday. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $500 bond for his appearance.
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Canton, O
Harry Jaeggs
Turnbull
Adolph Meyer
State Examiner Finds One Illegal Payment in County
State Examiner George Marshall reports after examining all city village and township districts in the county that only one payment was illegal. Moulton township faced criticism for approving 16.50 to four school board members and the clerk for viewing schoolhouses.
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Wapakoneta
George Marshall
Bureau of Inspection of Public Accounts
Moulton Township
Youth dies crossing river for bet in Malta
Emmiett Hotchkiss aged 17 from Malta Morgan county was killed in Zanesville while crossing the Muskingum river hand over hand on a wire for a wager. His feet touched a highly charged electric light wire during the stunt.
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Zanesville, O
Emmiett Hotchkiss
Malta
Morgan County
Muskingum River
Akron Senator Dick Delays Reply to Daugherty Attack
Akron, D Sen Dick has not yet digested the attack by Harry M Daugherty in a Cleveland speech. When asked if he would reply, he said no comment yet. The exchange frames ongoing political tension between the two figures in Ohio politics.
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Akron
Harry M.daugherty
Cleveland
Oil Well Drills Near Bladensburg Sparks Knox County Excitement
Mt Vernon Ohio reports a massive oil discovery by Lupher Brothers near Bladensburg. The new well produces about 300 barrels daily, marking the fourth well in southern Knox county.
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Mt. Vernon
Knox County
Lupher Brothers
Bladensburg
Gasoline Blast Tears Rummell Plant in Toledo
A noon blast at the A. J. Rummell Arms Co plant on Albion Street Toledo destroyed the sulphur grinding building when 100 gallons of gasoline exploded. No injuries were reported.
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Toledo, O
A. J. Rummell Arms Co
Albion Street
Man with broken spine after fall in Akron hospital
Bernard Lyman, ill and dizzy, fell from a second story window in Akron. He fractured his spine and was taken to the city hospital. Doctors said he could not live till morning, yet he remained conscious though unable to move or speak.
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Akron
Bernard Lyman
City Hospital
Riicuess
Speeding to Death: Youth Run Down by Train Near Sidney
An 18 year old named Michael, identified as a speedster from Quincy, was struck by a Big Four passenger train while riding a speeder on the track near his home in Sidney and killed.
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Sidney
Michael
Quincy
Man leaps from train narrows escape at Gallipolis hospital
Charles Gelles, in charge of Deputy Sheriff Charles Kicks of Cuyahoga county, jumped through a car window while being taken to Gallipolis state hospital. Recaptured, he threw himself before a moving train and suffered a badly cut wrist.
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Columbus
Charles Gelles
Charles Kicks
Cuyahoga County
Gallipolis State Hospital
Heat waves claim several lives across Northern Ohio
Torrid weather persisted in Cleveland and surrounding areas with three deaths in the city and reports of additional fatalities in nearby towns. Numerous prostrations were noted as the heat wave continued to affect residents across Northern Ohio.
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Cleveland, O
Ohio
Woman Struck Dead Plucking Flowers Near Lima
Cora Logan aged 22, daughter of S. S. Logan, was struck dead in front of her sister and mother while picking garden flowers for a dinner party in Lima Ohio during a thunderstorm. The accident occurred southeast of the city.
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Lima
Cora Logan
S. S. Logan
Heatwave Strains Toledo as Insanity Cases Rise
Toledo records two more insanity cases in probate court amid a heat wave. Mrs. E Harvey and Lucy Taylor are named as victims. Three infants also succumb to the oppressive temperatures as the city battles the extreme heat.
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Toledo
E. Harvey
Lucy Taylor
Zanesville gathers thousands to celebrate G A R election
In Zanesville Ohio a crowd of about three thousand gathered to mark the election of a new commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Speeches were delivered by several prominent figures at the event.
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Zanesville, O
R. B. Brown
Grand Army of the Republic
Burglars Shoot Saloon Keeper. Police Notified
In Galion Ohio C S Bittner a saloon keeper was shot six times by masked burglars late last night and crawled to a telephone to call the police before fainting from blood loss. He is reported in critical condition.
Coxey's Aid Nutting Killed by Train at Mt Vernon
William Nutting aged 45 a former general Coxey's aide de camp during his Washington march was fatally injured by a fast Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Mt Vernon Ohio authorities reported the accident occurred as the man attempted to cross the tracks Nutting's connection to Coxey's march was noted in dispatches from the scene.
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Coxey
Mt. Vernon
William Nutting
Nutting
Washington
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