Nation's Navy Growth Marked by Atlantic Fleet Sail
Hampton Roads reports the departure of the great Atlantic squadron for the Pacific, highlighting rapid naval expansion from 0 to 270 commissioned vessels. The fleet includes 13 battleships, modern ironclads, and a massive coal and provisioning operation for 115 days at sea under Admiral Evans.
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United States Navy
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Esek Hopkins
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Terrific mine explosion at Yolande coal mine claims many lives
Yolande Alabama December 17 reports say a massive blast at Nos 1 mine of Yolande Coal and Coke Co killed numerous workers. Estimates range from 40 to 60 dead with twelve white men and seven black men identified among the recovered bodies. Rescue efforts continued as Air and debris slow the effort.
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Yolande
Ala
Virginia City
Here
Yolande Coal and Coke Co
White
Robert Arnold
Will Towe
Tom Newell
A. B. Gurdely
Sam Wright
W.R. Stoves
Neil
Searles
Davis Creek
Brookwood
J. M. Gray
James Hillhouse
Lower Cross
All Loyal to Evans and His Tough Policy
The bluejackets under Rear-Admiral Evans are loyal and encouraged to mix work with play. When police mistreat sailors, Evans supports his men and even challenges authorities. After a boy was struck by a policeman, the admiral ordered 50 strong sailors to go ashore with baseballs, a move that left police surprised by the sailors’ disciplined, peaceful conduct.
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Evans
A Noble Animal
The Rajah Dowlah and followers hunted near Lucknow. Invalids lay in a ravine as the procession approached. The Grand Vizier urged the elephant to pass, but halted when the helpless were in danger. The rajah ordered the elephant to be driven through, yet the beast lifted each invalid in its trunk and moved them to safety.
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Rajah Dowlah
Lucknow
And It Makes No Difference In Love Advice
A short note from Young's Magazine argues a girl should not feel hurt when her sweetheart cannot explain why he loves her. He himself does not know the reason, framing an unsure affection as acceptable.
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Young's Magazine
Accused of incendiarism in Sandusky arrest
Mrs Martha A Campbell president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and superintendent of the Sunday school at Steubenville was arrested in Sandusky on a secret indictment for incendiarism. Miss loa Mather also indicted. Both connected to church work. Campbell is mother in law of Sandusky attorney R B Fisher. Bonded.
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Norwalk, O
Martha A. Campbell
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Congregational
Steubenville
Greenfield Township
Sandusky
Miss Mather
Mrs. Campbell
R. B. Fisher
Postmaster F M McKay Fined For Paying Debts With Stamps
Columbus region report states Logan postmaster F M McKay, a Republican editor and ally of Charles H Grosvenor, was fined 100 by Judge John A Sater after pleading guilty to paying debts with postage stamps. The case carries factional politics as Douglass ally John A White may gain appointment through leadership in Hocking County.
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F. M. McKay
Logan
John A. Sater
United States Court
McKay
Hocking County
Charles H. Grosvenor
Albert Douglass
Chillicothe
Gen. Grosvenor
5. H. Bright
John A. White
Swindler Lee Sentenced Ten Years Refusing to Name Leaders
Akron convict James Lee rejected turning state's evidence in a vast directory swindle spanning several states. He and accomplice James Loughran sold space in a fictitious business directory. Main offices allegedly ran from New York to New Daks. instigators vanished. Lee was defended by "Paradise Jimmie" Oliver, a New York state senator. Loughran awaits trial. Lee's case to be appealed.
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James Lee
Lee
James Loughran
New Daks
Vanis Ia
Oie
Lee Was Defended By “Paradise
Jimmie” Oliver
New York
Loughran
Passengers Hurt In Keystone Express Wreck
In Frazersburg Ohio the first section of Panhandle train No 29 the Keystone express wrecked in the night. About six passengers were hurt though none fatally. The three rear cars left the rails two Pullmans and a day coach with the Pullmans overturning. Wreck likely caused by defective truck or broken rail.
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Columbus
Frazersburg
Alleged Detective in Martinsburg Incident Wins Fine
Ernest Lowe wearing a detective badge entered Mott's restaurant in Washington D. C. and brandished a pistol causing panic. Clem Price threw a brick striking Lowe, who fell unconscious but recovered to be fined $25 for carrying concealed weapons.
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Ernest Lowe
Martinsburg
Detective Agency
Mott's
Clem Price
Lowe
Double Tragedy in Auto Cab in Brooklyn
In New York on December 17 a murder and suicide occurred in a Brooklyn street cab. Elsie Kerlin a 22 year old telegraph operator and Bernard E Wallace 18 formerly with Commercial Cable Co were the victims. Wallace shot Kerlin then killed himself as the cab reached Eastern Parkway.
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New York
Brooklyn
Elsie Kerlin
Bernard E. Wallace
Commercial Cable Co
Wallace
Broooklyn
Eastern Parkaway
Death of Lewis T Heck Cincinnati Telegraph Editor Dies
Lewis T Heck aged 44 telegraph editor of the Enquirer died at his Norwood home Ohio from a brain blood clot. Stricken with illness three weeks ago he was semi conscious for a week before death. Heck was among the best known newspaper men in the profession.
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Cincinnati
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Heck
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The
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Mr. Heck
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Lorain Man Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore, 40, was fatally shot on the Kolbe farm during a hunting outing with a friend. A rabbit was spotted, the companion slipped on a stone, and a shotgun discharged, blasting the charge into Moore's face and destroying one eye.
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Thomas Moore
Kolbe
Moore
Big Steel Plant Deal Merges Norwalk Firms
Norwalk Ohio sees a major iron and steel manufacturing plant project after the Norwalk Tron and Steel Co merges with the William Kavanaugh Manufacturing Co. The deal binds Northern Ohio toward a large industrial facility and future production potential.
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Big Steel
Ohio
Norwalk
Norwalk Tron and Steel Co
William Kavanaugh Manufacturing Co
Lynching of Homer Rogers in Morehouse Parish
In Morehouse parish a traveling minstrel named Homer Rogers was hanged by a mob after he allegedly resented being called a Yankee nigger. His body was riddled with bullets. This marked the third lynching in Moorehouse parish in ten days.
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Shreveport
Homer Rogers
Morehouse Parish
Rogers
Moorehouse Parish
Pension Claims Show Increase in Two Years
Col. W. L. Curry state commissioner of soldiers' claims filed his annual report with Gov. Harris showing 4 591 claims filed in the past two years, the highest total for any two year period.
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Columbus
W. L. Curry
Soldiers’ Claims
Harris
Tranter Verdict Manslaughter in Wife Homicide Case
In Warren Ohio the jury found John Tranter guilty of manslaughter rather than murder in the second degree after eight hours of deliberation. Tranter, wounded, was accused of killing his wife on May 25. he claimed she shot him and then died by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Columbus, O
Otto Schmigler
Caroline Webster
Myrtle Spencer
Webster
Schmigler
Ter
Spence
Web- 24
Warren
John Tranter
Tranter
Friend Appraisement of West Carrollton Plant
Dayton, Ohio reports the Friend Paper Co. plant value at 1 907 616 79 dollars with principal figures including buildings 410 300 machine room 213 385 boiler plant 116 000 electric power 102 725 accounts receivable 146 194 bills receivable 76 514.
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Friend
Dayton
Friend Paper Co
West Carrollton
Disastrous Wreck Narrowly Averted Near Berea
In Cleveland Ohio the Lake Shore's Twentieth Century Flyer narrowly avoided a wreck near Berea when a heavy iron casting slid from a freight train onto the main track. The crew issued a danger signal just in time as the passenger train approached. The train was delayed three hours by the incident.
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Lake Shore
Berea
Suitable Memorial Sought for 97th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
A Zanesville delegation urged Gov. Harris to press the general assembly or the government to place a memorial or tablet on Missionary Ridge in Tennessee honoring the 97th regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Harris
General Assembly
Missionary Ridge
Tenn
97Th Regiment
Bavarian designer Minoff dies after murder attempt
Boris Minoff, a Bavarian designer, tried to kill 13 year old Jessie Schroeder in Cleveland while seeking to study the union of souls through theosophy. He then killed himself, ending the fatal attempt.
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Cleveland
Union of Souls
Boris Minoff
Jessie Schroeder
Tuberculosis commission seeks $350000 to build near Mt Vernon
In Columbus Gov Harris office the state tuberculosis commission voted to ask the legislature for a 350000 dollar appropriation to erect buildings on the Mt Vernon site. The decision reflects a push to expand facilities addressing tuberculosis care and research.
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Columbus
State Tuberculos
Harris
Mt. Vernon
Ex-Treasurer Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Sherbrooke Quebec December 17 A Panderson former treasurer of the Quebec Central railroad pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to five years in prison. The defalcation is expected to total about 185000 dollars.
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Congress
Colonies
Sherbrooke
Quebec
A. Panderson
Quebec Central Railroad
Wealthy farmer dies after burning ten thousand dollars
Marion Ohio farmer John Gordon aged 85 burned ten thousand dollars before his death. Charred remnants of the bills were found by family members in his home, indicating a deliberate act prior to his passing.
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Marion
John Gordon
Riot at Havana strike ends in shootings
In Havana on December 17 a meeting of striking masons sparked violence as protesters attacked replacement workers. Five men were shot and twelve injured in the ensuing riot.
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Havana
Butcher Dies in Brimfield Accident
John Bauman aged 50 of Brimfield was killed while slaughtering a hog. The animal bolted between his legs, collapsing him onto his knife and cutting his abdomen. He died instantly.
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John Bauman
Brimfield
Twin Brothers Duel Ends With Critical Wounds in Hamilton
Twin brothers aged 35, Mont and Linn, fought a savage knife duel in Hamilton. Linn suffered three deep gashes to face and neck with an artery severed, in critical condition from heavy blood loss. Mont was arrested at the scene.
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Hamilton
Mont
Linn
Trust Co and Lazard Freres announce large gold imports
New York on December 17 reports the Guaranty Trust Co. engaged 500,000 in gold for import while Lazard Freres engaged 1,600,000 in gold. The current movement totals 105,350,000 in gold imports.
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The
Guaranty Trust Co
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Child Labor Law Declared Void by Circuit Court
The circuit court sitting here declares the child labor law invalid as provisions contrary to the constitution. The ruling voids the statute and prevents enforcement.
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St -Clairville, C
Six of Saloon Men Escape Indictments Surprise Napoleon
Wholesale indictments for alleged Sunday violations were returned by the grand jury against saloon men, but six escaped. The indictments came as a surprise since public sentiment had favored an open Sunday.
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Napoleon
Columbus Ohio pardons J P Pisciotta on bribery case
Harris of Columbus Ohio granted a pardon to J P Pisciotta who was convicted in January 1907 of attempting to bribe a Cleveland juror. The Hungarian era and his being described as an ignorant Italian show the era's bias and context of the case.
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O.—Gary
Harris
J. P. Pisciotta
Cleveland
Pisciotta
Fire devastates Shawnee Odd Fellows building
A second story blaze at the Odd Fellows hall in Shawnee, Ohio, quickly overwhelmed the local fire department. The fire burned for about two hours and caused an estimated loss of 45,006 dollars.
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Shawnee. O
Odd Fellows
Earthquake Rock Breslau Area Registers Strong Quake
Breslau Frussia reports a violent earthquake at 6 45 pm Sunday recorded by the seismic station. The disturbance is estimated to be 6 500 miles from the recording instruments.
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Breslau
Frussia
Columbus Leader John J. Janney Dies at 96
John J. Janney a longtime Ohio Republican figure dies in the home for the aged in Columbus aged 96. He served as clerk of the Ohio House and was state chairman of the Republican Party in 1862 and 1864.
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Columbus, O
John J. Janney
Ohio
Homse
Ohio House
Youth Confesses Fire Cause After Slap Sparked Incident
In Chillicothe Ohio 14 year old Neal Criftith told Lancaster reform officials he set the fire at Join Mannine's ward. He said the act stemmed from a four year old slapping by Menning's son and a desire for revenge.
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Neal Criftith
Lancaster
Mannine
Anuaid
Menning
Ven
Governor issues requisition for two highway robbery suspects
Gov Harris issued a requisition on the Louisiana governor to return Ralph Scott and Harry Willis from a Miami county jail. The two men are charged with highway robbery and are held in custody awaiting transfer.
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Harris
Louisiana
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Ralph Scott
Harry Willis
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