Sale of Detroit and Lima Northern Railroad Nears Haskell Plan
In Lipo Ohio September 23, word spreads that Charles N. Haskell and W B Strang are purchasing the St Marys division of the Detroit and Lima Northern railroad. The move implies a new Columbus to Chicago line and strong Ohio territory taps with Toledo connections. Haskell declined to confirm but railroad circles expect the deal to proceed and the Lima Northern to undergo complete reorganization, shedding obligations and rivaling the Pennsylvania line.
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Detroit and
Lima Northern Railroad
Haskell and Strang
To.Lipo
St. Marys
Detroit & Lima
Charles N. Haskell
W. B. Strang
Columbus
Chicago
Haskell
Thurday
Pensylvania
Ohio
Toledo
Detroit
Lima Northern
Union Committee Seeks Grievance Paving With Senator Hanna
A committee from the Street Railway Men's union met in secret with Senator Hanna, president of the Cleveland City Railway Co. The members said they were received courteously and that the Big Consolidated line strikers had grievances that should have been settled, though no demand for union recognition on Hanna's road was made.
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Cleveland, Q
Street Railway Men’s Union
Senator Hanna
Cleveland City Railway Co
Beekeeper Dies From Bee Stings In Ohio Apiary Incident
John Carson, 65, of Newton Falls, Ohio, was stung by hundreds of bees after attempting to quiet them with sulphur. He staggered to his house and collapsed, dying hours later. In Columbus, Judge Geo. K. Nash replied to Toledo Mayor S. M. Jones who challenged all gubernatorial candidates to a debate on the relevance of political parties, Jones declining.
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Atliance
John Carson
Newton Falls
Carson
CoLlumBus
Geo. K. Nash
S. M. Jones
Toledo
Jones
Poems and politics and a family quarrel in Ohio
Iriving Thorsley, colored, left his white wife to husk corn and his wife became insane, breaking up the house with an ax. Miss Marvian Wildman, daughter of Judge S A Wildman, won a 250 prize for the best college poem written in 1898 by a graduate with a BA. Mayor Jones to file a non partisan gubernatorial petition in Ohio with claims of 100000 names. Lake Carriers Association raises Great Lakes vessel wages by ten to twenty percent for about 16000 workers.
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Galluipolis
Irving Thorsley
Norwalk
Marvian Wildman
S. A. Wildman
Woman’s College
Cleveland
TopEpCo
Jones
Secretary of State
Ohio
Explosion damages street car near Cleveland city line
A Consolidated street car on the Wade Park line was dynamited Friday night near the Cleveland city limits. The blast smashed a front wheel, derailed the car with two passengers unharmed. No suspects were seen and no crew was available. In Cincinnati, Isaac J. Turpen, 52, a traveling salesman for Seasongood Troy & Krouse, died by suicide by leaping from a fifth-story window onto McFarland street while awaiting customers.
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Cleveland
Consolidated
Wade Park
Cincinnati
Isaac J. Turpen
Seasongood, Troy & Krouse
McFarland Street
Trouble With the Yaqui War Grows in Mexico
Reports from Ortiz Sonora indicate Yaqui warfare worsens with guerilla tactics. Mexican troops under Gen Torres fragment into small scouting bands, while rurales are requested to bolster action. Dozens of skirmishes kill soldiers miners flee, leaving the region terrorized as Americans evacuate.
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Austin
Tex
Ortiz
Sonora
Mex
Majeran
Torres
Mexico
Mexican War Department
Life Case Referred to Ohio Conference Committee
Rev J M Life chaplain of the 7th O W I had been tried and suspended by a Hebron church committee on Miss Rose Burchs charges. On Wednesday the Ohio M E conference sent the case to an 11 member panel to review the testimony from the former trial.
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Columbus, O
J. M. Life
Hebron
Rose Burch
Ohio M. E
Life
To Manufacture Artificial Lumber in Barberton Plan
Sept 26. Mark Williams of Chicago promotes a company with Chicago and New York capital that will manufacture artificial lumber. The plant will be at Barberton and the corporation will be capitalized at 1,200,000 dollars.
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Axon
Mark Williams
Chicago
New York
Barberton
Tragedy on Erie Track Ends Two Lovers' Night Ride
On September 26 at Garton Ohio an Erie excursion struck Fred Dutchel and Miss Pearl Money smith as they walked along the railroad. Miss Money smith is fatally injured, while Dutchel loses his right arm. The tragedy reshapes the couple’s plans and prompts a railway inquiry.
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Garton
Fred Dutchel
Miss Pearl Moneysmith
Erie
Miss Moneysmith
Emancipation Day Parade and Celebration in Dayton
Dayton colored citizens celebrated Emancipation Day with a Friday street parade in the morning followed by afternoon and evening programs of literary and musical numbers.
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Dayton
Local Knights To Erect Memorial At Orphans Home
Dayton Ohio Sept 24 local Knights of Pythias plan a memorial for the Springfield orphans home and named representatives on a general committee. Nearby items include a prison escape in Columbus. an elderly woman fatally burned in Dayton. the Eighth Regiment not going to New York. and a prisoner in Xenia who attempted suicide.
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Dayton, O
Knights of Pythias
Springfield
Dayton
Catharine E. Connell
Lincoln Street
New York Weekly Tribune
Harrison
Foundry firm reorganizes takes over Buell plant
Albron C Sept 22 Pennsyl vania Foundry & Manufacturing Co of Pittsburgh reorganized in Chillicothe with 100 000 capital. It bought Buell Manufacturing Co plant in South Akron and will move its works from Pittsburgh to Chillicothe. In Chillicothe Denny Gallagher and Kid Moore fought 25 rounds to a draw in a 130 pound bout. Elsewhere Abel lefontaine Apple tell Sept 22 Howard Moore Degraff killed by falling apple while picking fruit.
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Dayton, C
Miami Valley Telegraph & Telephone Co
Dayton
Cincinnati
Albron
Pennsylvania Foundry & Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Buell Manufacturing Co
Akron
Chillicothe, O
Denny Gallagher
Chillicothe
Kid Moore
Mansfield
Abellefontaine
Howard Moore
Degraff
Sausage Poisoning Strikes Two in Chillicothe
Mrs. Anna Rovecamp and Miss Casadette Thatcher in Chillicothe Ohio are critically ill from ptomaine poisoning. Doctors suspect the illness came from tainted sausage and warn the case may be fatal.
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Chillicothe, O
Anna Rovecamp
Casadette Thatcher
South Lima oil tops dollar mark at Findlay market
Findlay Ohio September 23 for the second time in its history South Lima oil prices have risen above the dollar milestone. The current price is 1.01 dollars per barrel while North Lima crude sells for 1.06.
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Findlay
Lima
Diaz Cancels Chicago Visit as Illness Delays Diaz
President Diaz cannot travel to Chicago because of Mme Diaz illness. Lic Ignacion Mariscal, minister of foreign relations, is named as his representative. The illness and uncertainty delayed plans for the northern journey, prompting a senate vote to raise the appropriation for the trip to 150000 dollars in gold, up from 100000 in silver.
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Mme. Diaz
Ding
Lic Igncion Mariscal
Diaz
Senate
Filipino Congress to free American prisoners in Manila
Filipino congress reportedly resolved to surrender 14 American prisoners on Wednesday or Thursday. Two Englishmen, freed at Angeles, stated they had no word on Captain Charles M Rockefeller’s location. They also claimed three Americans captured by rebels serve as insurgent officers. Dr Herman Wadsworth Hayley was found dead in his hotel room in Boston from self-inflicted throat injury after battling fears of mental decline.
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Manila
Angeles
Charles M. Rockefeller
19Th Infantry
Herman Wadsworth Hayley
Boston
Wesleyan University
United States
Dewey Parade Prep as Vessels Fit for Hotel Overflow
New York sows flags across Broadway as Dewey Week begins with a Sandy Hook salute aboard the cruiser. Floating hotels including coasters and U boats offer state rooms and meals for guests, with a reception plan featuring Maj. Gen. Miles and Adm. Schley alongside city officials. Irish volunteers protest a parade exclusion, calling it hostile to their regiments in admiration of Manila's hero.
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New York
United States
Dewey
Sandy Hook
Thury
Harlem
Fifth Avenue
Aleady
West Indies
North Atlantic Squadron
Miles
Adm
Schley
Miller
Municipal Assembly
Regular
Olympia
Adm. Dewey
Levi P. Morton
William C. Whitney
United Irish Societies of
Peace Congress at The Hague Treats War Code Progress
Capt. Crozier of the ordnance bureau, a Hague Conference member, returns to duty and describes the negotiations. The talks produced a draft international code of civilized warfare based on the 1868 No 100 order, detailing treatment of soldiers, guerillas, noncombatants, and property, with Red Cross rules extended to maritime war.
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Washington
Crozier
Ordnance Bureau
Hague
War Department
United States
England
Red Cross
New Torpedo Boat Craven Launches at Batu Me
The torpedo boat Craven was successfully launched Monday afternoon at Batu Me. Miss Amy Craven of Philadelphia, granddaughter of the late commander, christened the vessel with American champagne.
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Batu, Me
Craven
Amy Craven
Philadelphia
Boy, 16, shoots 15-year-old during game in Indiana
In JockPorRT Indiana on Monday morning Robert Montgomery aged 16 shot Isaac Baker aged 15 above the heart with a shotgun while playing Wild West Baker may recover.
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Jockporrt
Ind
Robert Montgomery
Isaac Baker
Baker
Turmoil in Venezuela Tense as Revolution Nears Battle
Reports from Ponce Puerto Rico dated September 26 describe Venezuela in a critical state as revolutionaries advance on Victoria for the next clash. Citizens seeking to reach Puerto Cabello on the Gulf of Trieste face restrictions amid widespread government distrust and unpopularity.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Caracas
Venezuela
Victoria
Puerto Cabello
Gulf of Trieste
Loss of another schooner in gale rocks St Johns
St Johns Newfoundland report says another schooner foundered during the recent gale with six men dead, raising shipping losses to 53. Remote island sections confirm fears of extensive destruction to shipping property and vessels.
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St. Joans
N. F
Kipling Plans Australia Visit En Route South Africa
London reports that author Rudyard Kipling intends to visit Australia and may stop briefly in South Africa on his way. He will travel by sea and his itinerary is subject to change. The potential stop adds interest to his planned literary and travel schedule.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Australia
South Africa
Mobilization fears prompt urgent government note
A Pretoria dispatch says Volksraad members urge immediate adjournment and warn Great Britain that further mobilization will be viewed as unfriendly. Trenches and sandbag defenses rise around the capital as forces muster.
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London
Pretoria
Volksraad
Great Britain
Carr Town
Piet Joubert
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Natal
Vanderbilt daughter born to Cornelius Jr wife
A daughter arrived at midnight to the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. Mrs Vanderbilt came from Newport on Sunday to welcome the newborn in New York.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Newport
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