Widow and Daughter in Ohio Shootout Fatality
In Nelsonville Ohio a disturbance led to Julia Ruby Cullison aged 15 firing four shots at a crowd outside a shanty. Nelsonville youth Nelson Wendell aged 18 or 418 years? was wounded by a bullet to the stomach and rushed to Columbus for surgery. The girl surrendered and awaits hearing in Athens on October 7.
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Nelsonville, O
Ed Wendell
Frank Wendell
Maria Cullison
Ruby
Columbus
Athens
Stay of Execution Delays Fowler's Ohio Electrocution
Columbus reports Ler oy Fowler the Dayton killer in the annex likely to obtain another stay as the state board of pardons meets October 17, fearing insufficient time for a full hearing before the October 18 execution date. The board plans to seek a governor’s stay to allow fuller investigation. The wreck tale from Bellaire cites a tower operator’s switch failure as cause of the B&O yards disaster killing eight and injuring many, with operator Louis Boyce fleeing as details emerge. Engineer Lipscomb, trapped in wreckage, bade help and was killed after his leg was amputated above the knee to save him.
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Columbus, O
Leroy Fowler
Dayton
Annex
State Board of Pardons
Fowler
Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Bellaire
Chicago & Wheeling Express
Michael Heinze
William Shaw
Wheeling
Carl Bereron
Milwaukee
I. N. Galbreath
Newark
F. E. Motz
Harry Seitz
Newsboy
Massillon
H. A. Lipscomb
F. L. Rooe
Arcade
Cleveland
O. Louis
Boyce
Columbus appoints Oscar Sheppard to state school for the blind board
Gov Harris announced former State Senator Oscar Sheppard of West Alexandria as a member of the Ohio school for the blind board of trustees. He replaces H P Crouse of Toledo who resigned recently. Sheppard, a lawyer and veteran, once served as president pro tempore of the Senate.
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Columbus
Harris
Oscar Sheppard
West Alexandria
The
Ohio School For the Blind
H. P. Crouse
Toledo
Sheppard
Senate
Bodies of Harrisville men recovered after Gallipolis yacht disaster
The body of E. H. Brake a Harrisville West Virginia banker was found floating in the Ohio river at Chambersburg after the Gallipolis Island yacht wreck. Postmaster Fiddler and J R Simmons from Harrisville remain missing.
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Gallipolis, O
E. H. Brake
Harrisville
W. Va
Gallipolis Island
Ohio River
Chambersburg
Fiddler
J. R. Simmons
Fatally Shot While Eating Supper In Jamestown
William Clemmer, a prosperous farmer from Jamestown D, was fatally shot at the supper table by a bullet entering through a window from an unknown shooter. He collapsed dying on the floor as his wife and six children witnessed the tragedy.
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Jamestown
William Clemmer
Clemmer
Cincinnati Republicans Name Ticket
Leopold Markbreit editor of Cincinnati Volksblatt was nominated by the Republican convention for mayor. John Galvin attorney formerly assistant city solicitor is the nominee for vice mayor. Fred Spiegel and A C Shattuck are the nominees for judges of the superior court.
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Cincinnati
Leopold Markbreit
Cincinnati Volksblatt
John Galvin
Fred Spiegel
A. C. Shattuck
Superior Court
Ends Life at Dead Lover's Side in Columbus
Mrs Lucy Kelly died in Columbus after learning Howard Rhoades 22 took poison to join his body in a casket at Fisher Co undertaking. Rhoades killed himself with carbolic acid, then Kelly drank the same poison and died at the hospital.
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Columbus, O
Lucy Kelly
Howard Rhoades
Rhoades
Fisher & Co. Undertaking
Miners and Italian Worker Die in Ohio Collapses
In Steubenville area incidents at two mines, George Childs aged 32 died from a stone fall at the Raymond mine while Petchilla Aurego, 24, an Italian, was killed after attempting to board a coal car at Ramsey's coal tipple. At Stewartsville mine George Ewing, 34, also perished from a stone fall.
Toledo rail clerks strike for working agreement across six roads
Two hundred railway clerks from six roads walked out in Toledo demanding a formal working agreement. More workers stayed at their desks. Organizers plan to recruit freight handlers and teamsters to join the strike.
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Toledo
Cigarette Sparks Powder Explosion in Toledo
In Toledo one man is fatally injured and two men and two boys are badly burned after a powder can exploded from a cigarette. Edward Sulewski, 19, suffered severe burns as fragments of the powder can were driven into his body.
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Toledo
Edward Sulewski
Knitting Plant Destroyed By Fire in New Richmond
Dormer Knitting Co. plant in New Richmond was destroyed by fire. The three story brick building suffered about 35000 dollars in losses with partial insurance. The cause remains unknown and the origin of the blaze is a mystery.
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New Richmond
Dormer Knitting Co
West lake gale hits Cleveland area with cold snap
A powerful west wind raged over the lower lake region for over a day. No shipping damage is reported, but frigid temperatures and snow flurries accompanied the storm as it moved through Cleveland and nearby areas.
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Cleveland
Lower Lake Region
Released Under Bond in Ohio Oil Bribery Case
Findlay Ohio L B Williamson was arrested for an alleged attempt to bribe a juror in a Standard Oil trial last June and released from custody under a 3000 dollar bond. No other developments were noted in the case.
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Findlay
L. B. Williamson
Standard Oil
Cus
Explosion in Gas Plant Ruins Power House at Amelia
An explosion at the Interurban Railway and Terminal Co power house in Amelia caused a fire and about 30000 dollars in damage. The power house roof blew off and nearby homes were scorched. Postmaster James R. Hicks was knocked down but unhurt. Firefighters and citizens saved adjacent properties. losses include 25000 to the railway and 1000 for Mrs. McKenzie, who had funds for a home payment. The blast was heard five miles away.
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Amelia
Interurban Railway and Terminal Co
B. B. Cumbiff
Vril Gas Co
James R. Hicks
McKenzie
Indictments Target Harriman Linked Officials Over Freight Rates
Six federal indictments against Pacific Mail Steamship Co and Southern Pacific allege rate discrimination on orient shipments through San Francisco to Chicago. Named figures include Edward Harriman John Stubbs and R P Schwerin. Investigations focus on matting from Kobe and hidden below tariff rates. Witnesses tied to Southern Pacific and Pacific Mail reported subpoenaed while some officials deny service.
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Federal Grand Jury
Pacfic Mail Steamship Co
Southern Pacifio
Edward H. Harriman
John C. Stubbs
R. P. Schwerin
Grand
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Harriman
Chicago
Kobe
Duncan
Japan
Pacific Mail
Southern Pacific
W. J. Hardy
Fourth
Townsend Streets
Hardy
Grand Jury
H. A. Jones
Ohio State abolishes cane rushes after freshman injury
President Thompson of Ohio State University issued a formal notice banning cane rushes at the university citing hazing law compliance. The move comes after freshman J. W. Snyder of Uniontown Pa. suffered severe injuries in a recent cane mish and his recovery was at one point despaired of.
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Columbus, O
Thompson
Ohio State University
J. W. Snyder
Uniontown
Farmer mistaken for burglar shot dead in Ohio
John Wilson of Morgan county, intoxicated and seeking a home, was mistaken for a burglar by Earl White. Lighthizer, another farmer, tried to force the front door at the same house before White, a farm hand, shot Wilson dead. The incident occurred in Zanesville, Ohio.
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Zanesville, O
John Wilson
Morgan County
Earl White
Wilson
Johnson
Lighthizer
White
Put-in-Bay Fire Suspect Jailed in Sandusky Case
John Schmidt arrested near Hamilton on a charge of firing a Put-in Bay house on September 3 was brought to Sandusky and jailed. Investigators say revenge for an act of his uncle John Cameron of Cincinnati, who managed the hotel, is the motive.
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Sandusky
John Schmidt
Hamilton
Put-in Bay
John Cameron
Cincinnati
Tragic Runaway Ends As Street Car Crushes 10-Year-Old
In Marietta Ohio Harry Van Wey, ten, dodged a water hose and ran into the path of a street car. He was struck and crushed, dying almost instantly in front of his 50 schoolmates who witnessed the accident.
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Marietta
Harry van Wey
Ohio Governor Commutes Robbery Conviction
Governor Harris commuted the sentence of Harry Wilson a 10 year robber from Springfield to five years enabling him to go at once to a brother in Chicago. Wilson was 19 years old when the crime was committed.
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Mercy Shawn Wilson
Columbus
Gov
Harris
Harry Wilson
Springfield
Wilson
Chicago
Thought to Be Dying in Hospital in Bellaire
Cass Bisant a Zanesville mail clerk was injured at Bellaire and thought to be dying in a hospital there His wife remained at his bedside noting he had three broken ribs and a fractured skull
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Zanesville, O
Cass Bisant
Bellaire
Zanesville
Fire destroys tenement house at Kyle and Wenner place
A fire in Salem Oregon destroyed a tenement house occupied by the Kyle and Wenner families. Inmates barely escaped, some leaping from windows in their night clothes. Incendiarism is suspected.
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Salem
Kyle
Wenner
Farmer Leister Shoots Self in Mental Distress
Irvin A. Leister, 29, farmer and married, ended his life by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun. His recent poor health and mental derangement are given as the cause.
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Tiffir
Irvin A. Leister
Akron Woman Dies At Home Before Operation
Mrs Martha Cooper 37 of Cuyahoga Falls died at home after tying cloths soaked with chloroform over her nostrils during the night. Her husband woke to find her dead beside him.
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Akron
Martha Cooper
Cuyahoga Falls
Oldest Gallipolis resident burned in bed fire
Mrs Jane Hill, a longtime resident of Gallipolis, was burned to death in her bed when a lamp purportedly fell and set the bedding on fire. Firemen battled the flames as neighbors reported the incident.
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Gallipolis
Jane Hill
Kentucky sharpshooter robbed after stopping train robbery
Frank M. Cecil, a Kentucky sharpshooter hired by the Louisville & Nashville road, was attacked by seven armed train robbers near Rankins while attempting to stop a robbery. They took $42 and a $110 watch, knocked him down, and beat him before fleeing into the dark. Cecil's partner Wm Neeham fired back. Cecil lies in a hospital slowly recovering.
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St. Louis
Frank M. Cecil
Kentucky
Louisville & Nashville
Cecil
Rankins
Wm. Neeham
Neeham
Ferry capsizes on Tombigbee river at McGrew's shoals
A government river crossing ferry at McGrew's shoals near Jackson Alabama capsized in the Tombigbee drowning one white boy, Willie Vermille, 16, and 18 negroes. The dangerous site has long concerned river navigators.
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Movile
Ala
Tombigbee River
Government Works
McGrew’s Shoals
Jackson
Willie Vermille
Oaksdale
Kane County widow killer commits suicide in confessional
In Elgin Illinois on September 27 Cyrus Baldwin aged 85 a wealthiest Kane county resident killed himself by Paris green after confessing he had murdered his wife by smashing her skull.
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Elgin
Cyrus Baldwin
Kane County
Paris Green
Gotham Trolley Victims Report Rising Fatalities
New York city data from September 27 shows a trolley era toll with life lost every 15 hours between August and September 1. The injured include 641 employees and 1,881 others hurt in various ways.
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Gotham
New York
Double Homicide Near Bollinger Reported in Shreveport
Shreveport Louisiana September 27 bodies of G F Delaney and Hawley Williams prominent ? were found on the roadside near Bollinger both had been shot there is no crew.
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Shreveport
Hawley Williams
Nea Bollinger
Whistler Mob Incident Sparks Armed Black Group In Route
A Mobile dispatch reports wharf men from Whistler Alabama armed for an organized act of Black people said to be en route to Whistler to avenge a mob fatality involving a Black person named Des set last Sunday night in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Whistler
Ala
Conductor Held on Attempted Assault Charge in Memphis
Memphis Tennessee September 27 Changer with attempted assault upon Carrie Green 12 daughter of T R Green 1030 Patton Avenue Frank G Bughnell 37 a witness for Central railroad is jailed in Memphis awaiting charges
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Memphis
Tenn
Carrie
T. R Green
Patton Avenue
Frank G Bughnell
Witneis Centra
Floods in Fukuchiyama Rescue by Japanese Troops
Victoria B C reports Japan floods after River Otonashigawa overflow near Kyoto devastates Fukuchiyama. Over 600 dead, 12 000 residents, 50 boats used by 20th regiment and 10th engineers to rescue survivors and recover bodies as Gen Kuroki and Omori narrowly escape drowning.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Fukuchiyama
Kyoto
20Th Regiment
10Th Engineers
Juin
Kuroki and
Omori
Kyotofue
Renewed rain floods Malaga and Granada drive homeless
In Malaga on September 28 heavy rains caused fresh inundations isolating the city, cutting gas and electricity. General Del Rio arrived for King Alfonso to help the homeless as about 12,000 people seek shelter. About 100 bodies recovered in Malaga area. Andalusia wine crop ruined. lower Barcelona flooded. weather easing by Friday night.
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Malaga
Spain
Gen
del Rio
Alfonso
I Diate
Granada
Andalusia
Barcelona
Beaten Nurse Probed After Street Attack Near Home
Mrs Clara Ray a 42 year old nurse was assaulted robbed and left unconscious in front of 3630 Ellis park Chicago. She is believed to be dying. Jeff Miner identified by the victim as her attacker. The case follows the arrest of Richard Walton for the murder of kindergarten teacher Lillian White Grant.
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Chicago
Clara Ray
Ellis Park
Jeff Miner
Richard Walton
Lillian White Grant
Prince Charles Gustave von Thurn und Taxis Dies in Regimental Accident
Potsdam report states Prince Charles Gustave von Thurn und Taxis aged 21, a lieutenant in the Prussian 1st Foot Guards, died after slipping from the top of the mess steps. He announced a slide down the balustrade, then fell to the bottom, fracturing his skull and dying almost instantly.
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Potsdam
Charles Gustave von Thurn Und Taxis
Hay shed fire in New Haven claims four children
In New Haven Illinois on September 28 a hay shed blaze started by children playing with matches killed four people. Charles Ellison Ethel Ellison Leonard Sargean and Mrs Marshall Ellison perished as the roof collapsed during a rescue attempt.
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New Haven
Ill
Trafford Farm
Here
Charles
Ethel Ellison
Leonard Sargean
Marshall Ellison
Tragedy as Toddler Dies After Lye Ingestion
In Sweetwater Tennessee on September 28, three year old Fred die, son of Whit Power, drank concentrated lye and died after a period of great agony.
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Sweetwater
Tenn
Freddie
Whit Power
Cruiser hits Flora S Nickerson off Highland Light
The cruiser Prairie reported a collision with the dismasted fishing schooner Flora S. Nickerson off Highland Light near Boston. All crew aboard Flora S. Nickerson escaped unharmed.
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Boston
Prairie
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Flora S. Nickerson
Highland Light
Jury convicts Dr Samuel Harwood in Evansville operation
In St Louis on September 28 the jury after six hours of deliberation found Dr Samuel Harwood guilty of an alleged illegal operation performed August 5 on Mrs Ross Wright of Evansville Indiana. He was sentenced to one year in jail and a 110 dollar fine.
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St. Louis, Mo
Samuel Harwood
Ross Wright
Evansville
Ind
Judge Morse Stricken On Stand In Ionia Court
In Ionia Michigan on September 28 Judge Allen B Morse a former Michigan Supreme Court justice suffered a stroke while testifying in court. Authorities fear the apoplexy may be fatal and he is receiving medical attention.
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Ionia, Mich
Allen B. Morse
Michigan Supreme Court
Canton to Dedicate McKinley Mausoleum Amid Grand Ceremony
Canton prepares for Monday dedication of the McKinley mausoleum with a living flag parade and crowds filling streets. President Roosevelt arrives in the morning to review the parade and deliver dedicatory exercises, while Helen McKinney will unveil the bronze statue on the south staircase as Gov Harris and staff arrive.
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Canton
McKinley
Rosemary United
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
H. Vanburen Magonigle
Helen McKinney
Andrew L. Harris
Adjt
A. B. Critchfield
Monument to McKinley Unveiled in Canton Ceremony
Canton Ohio October 1 The nation paid homage as a grand monument marking William McKinley’s resting place was unveiled with the president delivering the principal address. More than fifty thousand citizens and visitors, from across the country, gathered to honor a good citizen and brave leader. The monument, funded by six hundred thousand dollars from a broad American appeal, houses the bronze caskets of McKinley and his wife in the sarcophagus, with two small caskets for the couple’s infant daughters Ida and Mary in wall niches.
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Canton
William McKinley
United States
McKinley
Ida
Mary
Black assailant sought after fatal shooting near Rosslyn
In Washington the Alexandria county police hunt a Black suspect after a man named John William Mullen aged 21 was shot in the mouth and his fiancée Amelia Weiss aged 17 was abducted near Rosslyn. The pair escaped after more than an hour in captivity and alerted authorities.
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Washington
Alexandria County
Virginia
John William Mullen
Rosslyn
Amelia Weiss
Mullen
Real Estate Man Frank Mitchener Dies During Hymn
Kansas City citizen Frank Mitchener a noted real estate figure collapsed and died while singing the closing hymn God Be With You Till We Meet Again with his Sunday school class. The sudden death occurred as the hymn ended, leaving the group in shock. Mitchener was known for community involvement and local property dealings.
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Kansas City
Frank B. Mitchener
Rumors of Mutiny Reported in Sebastopol Fleet
Odessa dispatch notes rumors of a serious mutiny in the fleet at Sebastopol with reports that many officers have been killed or wounded, though no confirmation yet.
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Odessa
Sebastopol
Struck By a Street Car In St Louis City
Rev Father William Poland S J philosophy professor at St Louis University and religious writer was struck by a Grand avenue street car and seriously injured in the incident reported from St Louis on September 30.
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St. Louis
Father William Poland
S. J
St. Louis University
Grand Avenue
Vatican Consistory May Name American Cardinal
Rome reports Vatican circles expect a consistory at year end or early January and indicate it is certain an American cardinal will be elevated. The announcement follows preparation within the church hierarchy and signals ongoing U.S. clerical prominence.
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Rome
Vatican
Pacific Fleet Build Seen Essential For Peace
Retired Adm Joseph Coghlan argues in New York that expanding the US Navy is cheaper than war with Japan. He urges building 20 battleships with a $150,000,000 appropriation to deter threats and protect coastlines and trade, comparing naval strength to life insurance for the nation. He says pacific patrols are vital to security and warns against complacency amid European trade pressures.
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New York
Washington
Japan
Pacific
United States
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Army and Navy Club
Europe
Orient
Far East
Atlantic Squadron Storm Dazes Fleet Off Cape Cod
The Atlantic squadron anchored at the head of Cape Cod bay near Barnstable suffered two deaths Lieut John Furse of the Illinois and an ordinary seaman of the Minnesota. A refrigerator ship Glacier dragged her anchor and struck the Des Moines forcing repairs at Charleston navy yard. Over 20 hours the ships rolled in heavy seas with many crew bruised.
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Boston
Atlantic Squadron
Cape Cod Bay
Barnstable
Lee
John Furse
Illinois
Meteor freight derails near Dixon. two dead
St. Louis dispatch reports the Frisco Meteor passenger train derailed and wrecked near Dixon, 135 miles southwest of St Louis. Two persons are killed, one seriously injured and several passengers badly bruised.
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St. Louis
Frisco Road
Dixon
Dock Workers Strike Ties Up New Orleans Riverfront
About 500 longshoremen and teamsters walked off the job in New Orleans on October 1 to boat cotton cargoes from Leyland line and Austro-American line steamers.
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New Orleans
Leyland Line
Austro-American Line
Nine Plague Cases Quarantine In Marseille
The Italian steamer Armenia from Asia Minor ports has been quarantined in Marseille after nine bubonic plague cases developed during the voyage and one death occurred since arrival.
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Marseilles
Armenia
Asie Minor
Treasury Statement Shows Cash and Gold Balances
Washington on October 1 reports general fund balances excluding the gold reserve. Available cash totals 240,211,497 dollars while gold coin and bullion amount to 50,018,747 dollars and gold certificates total 79,587,250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
New Turbine Cruiser Stettin Tops Speed Target
The Stettin, a second class turbine cruiser, reached 25.8 knots during trials on Oct 1 in Stettin Germany, well above contract requirements. The speed marks a notable advance in naval propulsion and showcases the vessel’s performance potential.
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Stettin
Germany
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