Magoon to lead Cuba under provisional rule
Magoon sails to Havana as the newly named provisional Cuban governor while Taft and Funston depart for the United States. Amnesties are proclaimed for rebels and political offenses as the US signals readiness to withdraw forces if Cubans can govern peacefully.
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Messrs
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Bacon
Isle of Pines
Cuban
United States
Cuba
Frederick Funston
Gov
Gen. Funston
Havana
Louisiana
J. Franklin Bell
Charles E. Magoon
Cleveland Youths Lover’s Rejection Triggers Schoolhouse Killing
In Cleveland two hours after he killed Miss Shepard, Harry Smith 25 shot himself behind his Watersville home. He had stalked the South Euclid school and shot the teacher after a rejected courtship. Police and armed locals were about to rush him when he died. The motive cited is love and jealousy.
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Virginius Hendricks
Confederate Congress
Virginia
Frankfort
Jane Mitchell
Maryland
Hunt Family
South Euclid School
Cleveland
Harry Smith
Mary Shepard
Warrensville
Smith
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Findley
Goldfield
Nev
New York
Manuel Silveira
Silveira & Co
Havana
New York Company
Carrie Anna Wall
Augusta Ga
Alexander Denham-Estill
Savannah
Augusta
O. J. Wildin
Baltimore
Perian
Gladys
Shields
Seattle
Lalmouth
Eng
South Euclid
Mart’ Shépard
Watersville
Miss Shepard
South Euclid Avenue
Cleveland Girls Enlistment Interest in Navy Catches Attention
A Cleveland girl writes to naval officers urging women to enlist as the navy seeks to expand its enlisted force. Officers plan a cautious reply within regulations. In Ohio, Mt. Vernon Bridge Co branches confess judgment in ouster proceedings, clearing Ohio parties but allowing chartered firms to reincorporate elsewhere.
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Washington
Cleveland
Navy
Uncle Sam
Columbus
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co
Bridge Trust
Bellefontaine
Wright
Ohio
Mt Vernon Bridge Co
Mt.Vernon Bridge Co
New Jersey
Trenton
Jersey City
Train Wrecker Captured After Escape from Ohio Asylum
Tiffin Ohio Grover Baughman the train wrecker who escaped from the State Insane asylum at Toledo was arrested with John Payne another escaped inmate. Baughman allegedly wrecked a Pennsylvania freight train with Mrs Dora Carpenter’s instigation last February and planned to betray him for a reward. Both were sent to the asylum.
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Tiffin
O—Grover Baughman
Toledo
John Payne
Baughman
Dora Carpenter
Pennsylvania
Carpenter
Earnings at Ohio Penitentiary Hit Record September
Ohio penitentiary earnings for September surpassed expenses by 1884.27 dollars, totaling 26090.57 dollars the highest in the institution’s history. At the managers meeting, paroles were granted to Wm. Brown Clinton county 12 years for burglary in 1900 Nelson Stein Pickaway county life as habitual criminal in 1895 T. A. Taylor Monroe county 10 years for manslaughter in 1901 William Black Mahoning county 66 years for burglary in 1905 Charles Cooper Sandusky county 5 years for burglary in 1905.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wm. Brown
Clinton County
Nelson Stein
Pickaway County
T. A. Taylor
Monroe County
William Black
Mahoning County
Charles Cooper
Sandusky County
Eight-year-old siblings renamed after adoption in Ohio
In Springfield Ohio two children aged about eight have undergone multiple name changes. originally the offspring of Mr and Mrs William Cromenan after their father died the boys Herman W and John W were adopted by Mr and Mrs John Shafer. Following the foster mother’s death their biological mother, now remarried, adopts them again and they take the surname Froehl.
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Springfield
Ohio
William, Cromenan
Herman W
John W
John Shafer
Froehl
Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance union convention ends
Marion Ohio reports the thirty third annual convention of the Ohio W C T U at Epworth M E church concluding with a large demonstration. The next meeting will be in Steubenville. Mrs Annie Clark of Columbus was re elected for the tenth straight year as president. Mary H Terrell of New Vienna won the grand diamond oration contest defeating Ray Westerfield Ada Miss Ethel Henderson Canton Martha Carpenter Weston and Adda Westerfield Bradner as finalists.
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Francis
Indianapolis
Saengerbund
Richard Tangye
Tangye
London
Nationals
Gov
Aleman
Santa Clara
Republic
Wood
Spain
Turkey
Selamlik
Persia
John G. A. Leishman
Joaquin D. Cassasus
United States
Diaz
New Madison Square Presbyterian Church
New York
Charles A. Parkhurst
Lock No. 4
Ohio River
Legionville
Beaver County
League of Octoberists
Stolypin
Manuel Silveira
Silveira Bank
Havana
Juan M. Ceballos
Ceballos & Co
System
Order of
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California Development Company
Colorado River
Salton Sea
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
North Adams
Mass
Pittsburgh Railways Company
M. J. Murray
Murray
Senator Cullom
Springfield
Frank Hurd Robinson
Free and Accepted Masons
Hornell
N. Y
Marion
Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Epworth M. E
Steubenville
Annie Clark
Columbus
Mary H. Terrell
New Vienna
Ray Westerfield
Ada
Ethel Henderson
Canton
Martha Carpenter
Weston
Adda Westerfield
Bradner
Steubenville Pilot Oneil Dies at 74 Renowned River Captain
Steubenville O H Captain George E Oneil 74 longtime river pilot and war veteran died He served as first lieutenant in Company G Thirtieth O V I at Antietam where he saved a battle flag single handed He piloted the Silver Wave past Vicksburg batteries at Grant s request earning a congressional medal.
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Steubenville
George E. Oneil
Ohio
Mississippi
Antietam
Vicksburg
Grant
Congress
Policemen Hurt in Gas Explosion at Abandoned Tenement
Three Columbus police officers were seriously burned in an explosion set off by a gas leak in an empty tenement near the Capitol hotel. Tenants had moved out, removing the stove and leaving the gas pipe unblocked. when officers entered to investigate, the blast occurred.
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Columbus
Capitol Hotel
Cornerstone laid at Grant church stolen by thieves
Upper Sandusky O. The corner tone of the new Methodist Episcopal church was laid at Grant west of here last Sunday. It was carried away by thieves. Some contents were found strewn on the ground nearby but the valuable items are missing with the stone.
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Upper
Sandusky, O
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Grant
Here
Father carries child down stairs in fall injuring girl
Ely Doane, while carrying his sleeping daughter Ruth upstairs to bed, overbalanced by her struggles and both fell to the foot of the stairs. The child Ruth is seriously if not fatally injured and the father Ely Doane badly bruised.
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Bowling Green
Ruth
Ely Doane
Fairbanks to Speak in Columbus October 17
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will address Columbus on October 17. The event, secured with the consent of Congressman E L Taylor, is under the auspices of the city's republican businessmen group.
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Columbus
Charles W. Fairbanks
E. L.taylor
Mouser's Condition Improves Amid Hopeful Outlook
Fremont C The condition of Congressman Mouser shows marked improvement. Attending physicians are hopeful they can pull him through. Mouser is described as a game fighter and making a wonderful struggle for life.
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Mouser
Fremont, C
Congressman Mouser
Died From Novel Accident At Roseville Hotel
John Golden proprietor of the Union hotel at Roseville died ten days after a crumb of dry bread lodged in his windpipe and could not be removed. An ulcer formed on his lung and caused death in Zanesville Ohio.
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Zanesville
John Golden
Union Hotel
Roseville
Woodruffs in critical gas poisoning at Marion home
Mr and Mrs John Woodruff were discovered unconscious from gas inhalation in their Marion residence. Their son found them in bed after reporting a premonition something was wrong. Both are in extremely critical condition.
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Marion
John Woodruff
City Saves Big with New Magnetic Light Contract
Toledo's Railway and Light Co. won a ten year contract to illuminate the city with magnetic electric light at 45 dollars per year. The arrangement saves Toledo about 60 thousand dollars compared with last year's lighting costs.
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Toledo
The
Toledo Railway and Light Co
Man Passes Forged Check in Delaware Case
A man in Delaware presenting himself as J. J. Jones deposited a $400 check at Ashley bank signed by B. B. Lewis a Maringo stock buyer. He received $250 in cash and a $150 certificate of deposit before the check was deemed forged. The incident is described as a forgery claim.
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Delaware
O.—A. Man
J. J. Jones
Ashley Bank
B. B. Lewis
Maringo
Englishwoman Mrs. Ernestine Rose Dies in County Infirmary
Mrs. Ernestine Rose, 27, an English Jewess, died in the county infirmary. She left behind $30,000 said to be lost in speculation and had become a clairvoyant. Her son, the only known relative, resides in Chicago.
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Hamilton
Ernestine Rose
Plattsburg Safeblowers Take $150 From General Store
Cambpell and Price general store in Plattsburg was hit by safeblowers who entered while villagers slept and escaped with about 150 dollars in cash. Police likely investigating the break in.
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London
Cambpell & Price
Plattsburg
Here
Canton frost damages celery growers in Ohio region
Extreme cold struck Canton Ohio causing heavy damage to celery crops. Growers reported sudden frost before protective banking could be completed, impacting harvest plans and local agriculture.
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Canton
Ohio Brewers set state convention dates in Ayton
The Ohio Brewers Association executive committee chose October 30 and 31 for the state convention to be held in Ayton. An opening banquet is planned for Thursday evening, October 30, with visiting brewers expected to attend.
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Ayton, O
Ohio Brewers’ Association
Typhoid Grip Threatens Toledo City
Toledo faces a typhoid fever epidemic with about 100 cases reported. Most infections are serious as the city records a daily rise of cases, reflecting a crisis in the metropolis amid its historic upheavals.
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Toledo
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Health and Strength
Mrs Morrison of Pittsburgh credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with lifting after influenza left her weak and anemic. She reports renewed appetite, better digestion, and improved nerves, noting the pills’ blood and nerve effects. The ad claims the pills cure nervous disorders and are sold nationwide by druggists or mail order.
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F. Morrison
Catso Street
Bonth Side
Pittsburg
Dr. Williams
Williams
Mrs. Morrison
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Glum Etiquette Sparks Social Feuds in Eastern Circles
The latest fad in certain eastern society is to ignore introductions and act aloof. A wealthy Italian with letters from prominent figures cannot present them in Newport, while a Pittsburg contractor Charles King shows a 41 year tax receipt history. King, born 1828 in Baltimore, votes Republican and helped build East Liberty since 1857.
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Newport
Charles King
East Liberty
Pittsburg
Mr. King
Baltimore
John C. Fremont
Theodore Roosevelt
What We Owe to Insects The Great Flower Helpers
A summary of insect roles in pollination. Darwin notes insects would limit flower diversity without them and Avebury compares insect selection to a florist. Plateau reports experiments showing insects are guided by scent, not color, challenging some British naturalists. Insects visit many blossoms equally, from bright to modest types like currants lime plane tree nettle and willow.
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Darwin
Lord Avebury
Plateau
Ghent
Quitting Coffee At Seventy Boosts North Dakotan, Postum Endorsed
A 70-year-old man credits a 40-year coffee habit with nervous weakness and health decline, stating he quit abruptly and switched to Postum. Within two months his nerves steadied, strength returned, and he could handle writing and long calculations, endorsing the product and its preparation.
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N. Dak
Postum Co
Battle -Creek, Mich
Wellville
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