Uprising in Cuba Dominates Week's Global News
A broad survey notes Cuba's rebellion grows shakier yet demands govern ment action. Surrender of insurgent leaders in Matanzas and Santa Clara is offset by rising sentiment in countryside districts. Other items include Bryan's New York rally, strikes in Texas, rail and labor disputes, and international tensions.
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Santiago
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Palma
Mendez Capote
Senor Capote
Foul Ends Historic 42-Round Fight in Goldfield
In Goldfield Nevada on September 4, Joe Gans defeats Battling Nelson by foul in the 42nd round of a long, hard bout. Nelson fouls Gans with a groin blow leading referee Siler to award the victory to Gans amid crowd approval. Gans fought mostly left handed after breaking his right hand in the 3rd round.
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Joe Gans
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Larry” Sullivan
Herman Oelrichs Dies Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
Herman Oelrichs of New York died at sea on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse while en route to Newport Rhode Island. He was a longtime New York manager for North German Lloyd and a noted athletics figure and club member. Born in Baltimore, his death was reported via wireless to Mrs. Oelrichs.
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R. I
Herman Oelrichs
New York
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North German Lloyd Steamship Co
Baltimore
Filipino Conspirators Arrested in Luzon Plot
A conspiracy suppression in Iloces Horte Province Luzon led to 150 Filipinos being arrested. Documents identify the Bardo brothers as principal conspirators. While followers claimed a revolution, robbery appears to be the main objective. leaders were captured.
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Ilices Horte
Luzon
Bardo Brothers
Cruiser Boston Runs Aground on Orcas Island
The cruiser Boston ran aground in fog on Orcas Island in the San Juan group while en route to the Straits of Georgia for target practice. It was refloated at high tide without damage or injuries.
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Seattle
Wash
Orcas Island
San Juan Group
Straits of Georgia
Woman Found Hatcheted to Death in Philadelphia Lodging House
Philadelphia reports a woman identified as Annie was found dead in a lodging house. She had shared a room with a man named Dutch Fred Keyser. The corpse shows signs of hatchet violence, indicating homicide.
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Annie
Fred’’ Keyser
Warrenton Society Figure Joan D. Hope Dies by Own Hand
A hatless horseman raced through Warrenton announcing that Joan D. Hope, a noted society member and horseman, killed himself at his suburban estate. The report identifies Hope as a prominent Clubman and horse fancier from Richmond.
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Richmond
Warrenton
Joan D. Hope
No Hope For Wrecked Ship Sheridan Near Honolulu
Dispatches from Honolulu report the transport Sheridan wrecked off Oahu cannot be saved. She lies on the rocks with water flooding her hold and her engines flooded and useless.
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Washington
War Department
Honolulu
Sheridan
Oahu
Four Men Die In Explosion On Rurik Cruiser
London report says four men were instantly killed and eight seriously injured when an explosion occurred on board the Russian armored cruiser Rurik at the Vickers-Maxims works in Barrow. The vessel was under construction and the incident raises questions about safety at the shipyard.
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Rurik
Vickers-Maxims
Barrow
Hammell, the Dayton Murderer, Won’t Die in Chair
Dayton murderer Hammell will not be electrocuted on September 6. The State Board of Pardons recommended commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment, and Gov. Harris issued the order within moments. Hammell, uneducated and Italian, rejoiced at the news and prays for pardons. His attorneys Kumler and Fiorini argued no premeditation and liquor influence. Butler Styles remains scheduled for execution on September 14.
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Wm. Hammell
Ayton
State Board of Pardons
Harris
Hammell
Ammell
Charles Kumler
Albert Fiorini
Dayton
Butler Styles
Guard Morehouse
Brave Girl Jumps to Rescue Three Drowning Bathers
Miss Iva Taylor, 18, acted alone to save Alberta and Grace Neilson of Washington and C. A. Foote of Toledo from Maumee river near Pioneer. Alberta sank first, Grace and Foote followed after, and Taylor rowed a boat to the scene to pull each to safety. All were successfully resuscitated.
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Iva Taylor
Maumee
Pioneer
Alberta
Grace Neilson
Washington, D. C
C. A. Foote
Grace
Foote
Miss Taylor
Fudge Laughter Leads to Short Jail Time in Ohio Court
In Cleveland Judge Whelan scolded a prisoner for using a crude exclamation. Oscar Fudge, a vagrant, sparked mirth in court before the judge sentenced him to 24 days in the workhouse for disorder.
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Judge Whelan
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New Teeth Constructed by a Convict in Prison
In Columbus Ohio a colored convict named Charles Bennett at the state penitentiary has made artificial teeth for himself after pulling his decayed teeth with a primitive method. He crafted two teeth and plans five more using beef bone plaster casts and simple tools. Bennett, a natural mechanic and carpenter, created grooved teeth that fit the gums and adjacent teeth.
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Columbus
Charles Bennett
Ohio
Bennett
Monster cat terrorizes Liberty Township farmers
In Bowling Green Ohio the so called monster cat prowls after dark, emitting blood curdling screams and bounding away with a young sheep or pig. Residents report a tawny gray creature as large as a dog with short ears and a long tail, while old hunters identify it as a lynx and a hunting party forms.
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Liberty Township
Car Door Followed the Motor Explosion Four Badly Hurt
Four people injured as overheated streetcar motor exploded on a downtown corner in Toledo Ohio. Several bruised and cut others. an unknown woman jumped through a glass window to the street but was uninjured. Injured include Florence Noonen Mrs A Scranton Mrs Charles La Point Erie Michigan and Anna Pess Fort Wayne Indiana. Panicked passengers trampled as exits opened. Noonen was unconscious for hours.
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Guided Auto Into a Standing Train Dead and Injured
In Bowling Green Ohio Miss Imogene Reynolds 28 was killed Burton Gamble fatally injured and Mrs G A Gorsuch seriously hurt when an automobile collided with a standing freight train Gamble who drove the car escaped uninjured and vanished A party of Toledo notables were aboard including Gamble manager of the Toledo Motor Co and Mrs Gorsuch wife of a prominent physician.
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Woman's dash saves infant in critical choking incident
Mrs. Joseph Skel of Marion raced five miles with her choking baby in her lap to Dr. J. M. Hoskins. A piece of candy lodged in the windpipe was removed, saving the infant's life. The mother, exhausted, had driven the horse at full speed into town.
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Joseph Skel
J. M. Hoskins
McKinley Monument Trustees Meeting Called in Canton
Secretary Frederick K. Hartzell of the McKinley National Memorial Association issued a call for a trustees meeting in Canton on October 4. Vice President Fairbanks Postmaster General Cortelyou and others are expected to attend.
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Frederick K. Hartzell
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Fairbanks
Cortelyou
Cheese Exports Set Price Record At 12 1 2 Cents A Pound
Canal Dover Ohio reports that factories in the county sold upwards of 622000 pounds of Swiss cheese to New York buyers at a record high price. Most factories received 12 1 2 cents per pound, a new peak for the market.
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NEW York Tribune
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New York
Milwaukee swindler arrested in Toledo bond hustle
W. H. Buettner alias W. H. Fisher of Milwaukee was arrested on a swindling charge. He advertised for a collector who must post a cash bond, then proposed a brokerage partnership and produced worthless checks as his capital share.
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W. H. Buettner
W. H. Fisher
Milwaukee
Boy Drowns While Alone on Mad River Near Snyderville
In Springfield Ohio six year old Jonathan Ridder, son of A A Ridder, fell from a boat into Mad River near Snyderville and drowned. He was alone when the accident occurred.
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Ohio Rail Fatalities Prompt Grim August Toll
Columbus report shows 74 lives lost to reckless rail incidents in August. No passengers died, but 29 railway workers were killed. Additionally 40 trespassers and five walkers on the highway perished.
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Ohio
Prominent Urbana Grain Dealer Dies at 86
Stephen B. Payne, age 86, a leading Urbana grain dealer, was found dead on his bedroom floor by a housekeeper. The death was caused by a stroke. He was a nephew of former U S Senator Henry G. Payne.
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Stephen B. Payne
United States
Henry G. Payne
Two Die In Boat Upset At Yellowstone Lake
Helena Montana dispatch reports two fatalities from a boat upset on Yellowstone lake. Victims are W B Taylor of Bozeman Montana and a Cincinnati Ohio soldier named Allen.
Oil Well Strike Hits Jefferson County Farm
King Oil Co. backed by Pittsburgh capitalists drilled a 25 barrel oil well on Thomas George’s farm near Provo Jefferson County. The well produced oil as the drill penetrated the Big Injun sand without blasting a shot.
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King Oil Co
Pittsburg
Thos. George
Provo
Jefferson County
Lightning strikes destroy homes at Norwich and Bisomdale
In Zanesville Ohio W H McLaughlin’s house at Norwich was struck by lightning and wrecked. McLaughlin was stunned and remains unconscious. Nearby Frank Henry’s barn near Bisomdale was also struck and destroyed by the bolt.
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W. H. McLaughlin
Norwich
Woman killed by lightning at New Berlin Reform church
In Canton Ohio Mrs James Lebau wife of a carpenter was instantly killed by a lightning strike at the Reform church in New Berlin. Mrs Frank Fohl seated nearby was badly burned and a shoe was torn from her foot.
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New Berlin
James Lebau
Frank Fohl
Found Son After Four Years in Canton Ohio
George W. Horah located his five year old son in Canton after a long search spanning several Ohio and Pennsylvania cities and took possession of the child.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
George W. Horah
Shot at His Door in Youngstown Leaves Man Wounded
James Clemens, 50, was shot and likely fatally injured near his Youngstown home after a confrontation with Wilder Richards and three other men who bumped into him and sparked a fight while he sat with his son.
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James Clemens
Wilder Richards
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Richards
Veneer Plant Destroyed in Athens Fire
The Athens Veneered Door Co. plant suffered total loss from a blaze. Fire crews arrived late, and the estimated damage is about $15,000 with $11,000 insured.
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Athens, O
Athens Veneered Door Co
Hartford men killed by train on railway ties
Winnie Wells and Clyde Spade two Hart ford Guernsey county youths sat on the end of the railroad ties along the Eastern Ohio branch of the B and O when a train struck the pair Wells was killed and Spade will probably die as a result of the collision.
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Winnie Wells
Clyde Spade
Hartford
Guernsey County
Ohio
Wells
Spade
Died of Starvation In Cleveland Woman Passes At Charity
Mrs. Alice Waters aged 70 died at Charity hospital Cleveland as a result of starvation. She owned property and carried a considerable amount of money on her person when found.
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Alice Waters
Charity Hospital
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