Thaw files voluntary petition in Pittsburg action amid disputes
Harry K. Thaw through counsel files a voluntary petition in Pittsburg with assets listed at 128012 and liabilities at 463140. He disputes claims from lawyers and doctors while political and social notes from Taft to Roosevelt and others are mentioned in a scattered news digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Thaw
Taft
Greenbriar County
White Sulphur Sprince
W. Va
Greenbriar
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Shah of
San Franccisco
Frederick Dorr
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichahafen
Mayence
Robert Kaatman
New York
Chicago
Fallleros
Paris
Amanda Murphy
Lima
George Vall, Jr
George Vall
Batavia
Multiple Global News In a Turbulent Period
Wester Passenger association refused reduced rates for a Bryan notification meeting in Lincoln. Boston faced severe storm damage. Mile End officials convicted for g rates. National Anti Asiatic immigration league formed in Washington. Capt Baldwin completed ten mile test in army dirigible. Italian boy in Newton shot after milk theft dispute. Steamer Premier burned at Warren’s Landing with casualties. Kinney charged with patricide near Jamestown. Pittsburg Cincinnati Packet failed due to low Ohio River. Frisco train derailment near ArnodenArk killed three. William Sherwood died of lightning at age seven. Young Turks triumph forms new cabinet. sultan relinquishes war minister naming. Hawaii National Guard unit sails for Camp Perry clash. Midway Kentucky whisky warehouses destroyed. Bus liability case in Wisconsin. Drowned couple in Lake Nebagamee. Eastman & Co stock brokers firm suspension announced.
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Wester Passenger Association
Lincoln
Wewton
Masa
Warren's Landing
Lake Winnipeg
Robert Kinney
Jamestown
Coleman Kinney
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet
Ohio River
Tmboden
Ark
William W. Sherwood
New York
National Guard of
All Claire, Wie
Nebagamee
Wis
Eastman & Co, Alock Brokers
Consolidated Plock Exchange
Isto Mra
Annie Ta Lowry
Philinduphia
Toledo
Charles Holacher
Ruina
Polacher
Canadian Pacific Railway
Musivm
Mylvin
Briehven
Faley
Greahland Sind
Meat National Bank of
Belle Plaine
Minn
National Tanter
Frank O. Hicks
J.G. Lind
Paria
John Trivbey
Rushville
Ind
James Soreymer
Zanesville
Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati
Hva Jones
Abbotsford
Mylius Ericksen
Greenland
Robert Turnbull
Elizabeth Barnett
Bay City
Mich
Ty” Cobb
Charlotte Lombard
Ausgusta
Virginia
Puget Sound
Wash
Warsaw
Count Zeppelin
Hohterdingen
Arimonk
William Speed
Miami
Cann
Poxha
Jemalledin Effendi
Sheti-ultetam
Kiomil Pasha
Omcal
Charles W. Westerfeld
Produce Exchange Bank of
Membre
Black Hand
Knights of Pythias
Boston
United States
Baker
Washington
Liberty
N. C
Fernie
D. C
Ruuny Eldew
Bank of Austin, Nev
National Rendering Company
Hasimond
Parla
Archie
Bert McMaster
Chicago
Galena
Grand Rapids
James Ryan
Pratt City
Ala
Ded Moines
Turbulent Year with Fires Strikes and Bank Closures
A chaotic batch of reports details a fire and explosion destroying homes in Toledo and a presumed broker dead in ruins, mass railway strikes paralyzing Canadian Pacific shops, a bank in Belle Plaine Minnesota insolvent leading to its president’s suicide, public upheavals, and multiple accidents. The era’s instability spans politics, finance, labor, and peril across cities from Philadelphia to Grand Rapids and beyond.
Explosion Kills Eight Men at York Mill
A boiler explosion at a York pa mill killed eight men and injured about twenty others, with extensive property damage to the mill and nearby Broomal Schmidt Steacy Co plant. Names listed include John Clancy and Alfred Struck among the dead. workers were repairing a boiler when it blew without warning.
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York
PaSight
John Clancy
Yorke
Benjamin Bremer
Harry Seachrist Paull Puel
Alfred Struck
John Sloanman
Harry Peger
Columbia
Baward Vitler
Marietta
York Hospital
Broomal, Schmidt & Steacy Co
Collision costs five lives near Sidney Ohio
A head on crash between two Wester Ohannes limited cars between Sidney and Piqua caused five deaths and 23 injuries. Victims include William Baley and William McClelland, with other unidentified passengers. The wreck happened at 630 p m Monday on a curve near the Shelby county infirmary, due to a misordered schedule and speed, and rescue efforts were delayed by the remote location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wester Ohannes
Sidney
Piqua
William Baley
William McClelland
Lockington
James Koht
Detroit
Mich
George Robinson
W. Hummelhouse
Shelby County Infirmary
Bailey
Hughes Sues Sheriff Over Saratoga Gambling Charges
Gov Hughes seeks removal of Sheriff John Bradley of Saratoga County after charges of neglect of duty for not suppressing alleged gambling at Saratoga Springs. Ben Smith, Gov Hughes confidential stenographer, served the papers Monday night. Dr Walter Laidlaw chaired the anti race track gambling campaign committee with offices in New York.
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Hughes
Saratoga, N. Y
Saratoga Springs
Opillee
John Bradley
Saratoga County
Ben Smith
Walter Laidlaw
New York
Sixty Arrests Reported After Birmingham Train Shooting
More than sixty people were arrested in connection with a shooting at a train carrying strike breakers near Blocton on Sunday. Three men were killed in the incident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sgh
Blocton
Three Men Die in Tonopah Train Wreck Near Garfield
A passenger train plunged into a chasm after a washout on the Tonopah and Nevada road near Shoxbone Cal Sunday night. Three men were killed in the accident. The line and exact location are being investigated.
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Garfield
New
Tonopah
Ndewater Road
Shoxbone
Cal
Train attack leaves several dead in Alabama strike violence
A special strike train bound for Blocton mines was ambushed by striking miners near a cut outside Blocton Alabama. Three men were killed instantly and eleven injured, with two likely to die. The attack shattered windows and wounded crew and guards as the train, under soldiers and deputies, continued to Blocton. Police arrested eight suspects as investigations continue.
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Birminghin
Ata
Pao Benger
Birmingham
Blecton
Dem
Joseph T. Collins
O. Z. Dent
Willard Howell
Sudenly
Hota
Blocton
Keene
Trion Quarters
Doubly Fatal Auto Crash Near Sylvania Ohio
On Mitchaw road two and a half miles west of Sylvania Ohio an automobile plunged over a steep embankment Sunday afternoon. Charles W Pohlman a Cleveland importer and merchant tailor and Father George J Vatey pastor of St Columbkilla Cleveland were killed instantly. Mrs Charles W Pohlman Florence and F C Dietzel Cleveland dentist were unharmed except for relief from the car using the back of the tonneau as protection.
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Toledo
Mitchaw Road
Sylvania
Charles W. Pohlman
Cleveland
George J. Vatey
St. Columbkiil'a
Florence
F.C. Dietzel
Disaster at sea sinks Magele and May after collision
The Gloucester fishing schooner Magele and May, Captain Eric McCarthran, was sunk 60 miles southeast of Halifax by the German school ship Freya, Captain Hans, in dense fog. Eight crewmen including Captain McCathran perished, four were rescued as the Freya, moving at eight knots, altered course but could not avoid impact. The Freya then struck the British vessel Hide of the Sebing Venadl, nearly splitting it in two, with many laborers believed killed instantly in their bunks.
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Halifax
N. S
Gloucester
Mass
Magele
May
Eric McCarthran
Freya
Hans
McCathran
Dover Resigns Key GOP Posts in National Committee
Dover resigns as secretary of the Republican National Committee and will serve as secretary of an advisory group to work with George S. Sheldon, treasurer, and William Hayward of Nebraska, who becomes national committee secretary and heads western headquarters at Chicago in Hitchcock’s absence.
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Dover
New York
Imer &. Dover
Ohio
Republican National Committee
George R. Sholdon
William Hayward
Nebraska
Cig
Ned
Aivon
Chicago
Hitchcock
Toledo Hosts Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
The 42nd national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Toledo from August 1 to September 6. All 44 departments of the GAR will have representation, with headquarters established in the city to cover the event and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Department of Oregon
Grand Army of the Republic
Thin City
Noronal
Auniet
Mail Clerk Arrested in Harrisburg District
Harrisburg railway mail clerk J. Holly was arrested Saturday night and placed under $1,000 bail on charges described as wife and property related. The report notes an alleged wrongdoing connected to mail handling in the Harrisburg area.
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Harrisburg
J. 1. Holly
Chain of roads to connect cities across Ohio planned
Buckeyedom reports outline an ambitious interurban road program linking Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh with extensions toward the Ohio valley and Parkersburg. Northern Ohio capitalists back a Bellaire to Zanesville route to complete Pittsburg Ohio Valley links, while A D Derate of New York eyes a Wheeling to Parkersburg line. A grand shooting tournament opens at Camp Perry with hundreds of contestants from all states. In Painesville a tragic auto explosion kills Mary Rawdon and Rose Beckwith, injuring Fred Beckwith and badly injuring Bessie Beckwith two miles south of town.
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Wellevilly
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittburg
Oho Valley
Pomeroy
Ohio
Bellaire
Zanesville
Pittsburg
Ohio Celtics
A.D. Derate
New York
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sandusky
Ohio Life Range
Camp Perry
Port Clinton
Union
Hawaii
Philippines
National Guard
Painesville
Here
Mary Rawdon
Rose Beckwith
Windsor
Fred Beckwith
Bessie Beckwith
Beckwith
Automobie
Stickney Hill
Switzer seeks writ to force ballot certification in Gallia
Columbus O on Monday R M Switzer of Giantpolis filed a petition in the supreme court seeking a mandamus to compel the Gallia county board of elections to certify for place on the ballot the Republican ticket nominated at a recent primary held by the county committee of which Switzer is chairman. The elections board had recognized a rival committee led by Sherman Eagle and refused to accept the ticket from the Switzer Primary.
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Columbus
R. M. Switzer
Giantpolis
Supreme Court
Gallia County
Brokers Are Held to the Grand Jury in Chicago
Federal grand jury in Chicago lacked jurisdiction to indict George H. Stapely and John A. Payne over mail fraud tied to brokerage dealings of the insolvent George H. Stapely Co. Judge Thompson announced the ruling in federal court Monday, denying the motion to transfer the case to Chicago.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
George H. Stapely
John A. Payne
Commission
Burlneys
George H. Stapely Co
Thompson
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Cincinnati Legislative Case
The case challenging the validity of the Cincinnati legislative investigating committee was filed in the Supreme Court on error from the Hamilton County Circuit Court. The docket lists 3 B. 8. Gayman, a Franklin County senator, and H. S. Rullson, Hamilton County prosecutor, as parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cincinnati
Distillers Seek Injunction Against Internal Revenue Order
Distillers in Cincinnati filed in federal court on Monday for a temporary injunction to block Internal Revenue Collector Bettman and his agents from enforcing an order. The action targets whisky distilled spirits and a named eight compound that would be branded imitat on whisky, challenging the department guidance and branding requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue
Bettman
Few Candidates for Ministry At Local Seminaries
Rev Jesse Johnston of the Xenia seminary faculty warned at the United Presbyterian Church pulpit that there are not enough men entering Allegheny and Xenia theological seminaries this year to offset the losses by death among United Presbyterian churches during the year.
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Steubenville
Allegheny and
Xenia
United Presbyterian Church
Jesse Johnston
Xenia Seminary
Meeting of Editors Planned by Democratic Leader
Columbus Ohio Chairman Finley of the Democratic state executive committee calls a meeting of Democratic editors for next Monday to discuss campaign plans. The state committee will meet Thursday of the following week to set a date and place for the campaign opening.
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Columbus
Finley
Democratic State Executive Committee
State Committee
Found Gold on His Farm in Tebanon O field Discovery
Gold was found on Augrunt Hoppe's farm near Foster by the Lit River Minn area. Hoppe found a stone with a nugget of the precious metal during a walk. Authorities and experts are traveling from Louisville to verify the claim as prospectors offer high prices for the land or its lease.
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Tebanon
Foster
Ue Minn
Hoppe
Loulaville
Attorney General Miller Reports Update on Mr. Bille
Columbia reports Attorney General W. H. B. Miller returned from Cinehad Thoreday to Columbus Friday with news that Mr. Bille continues to improve. He has a fine color, has gained, a dened appetite and sleeps fairly well. Miss Ella expected to depart soon for a point on the Atlantic coast for a month. The location is undecided but will not be Avante City or any popular resort.
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Columbia
W. H B. Miller
Cinehad Thoreday
Columbus
Bille
Mtr
Ella
Avante City
Oils Steel Co. plans $600,000 Cleveland plate mill
Oils Steel Company announces immediate construction of a $600,000 plate mill at its Cleveland plant to produce 12 inch plate. Only one other 12 inch mill exists in the country, at Contaville Pa. George Bartol, the general manager, says contracts are being let and work will move quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Oils Steel Qo
Conteaville
Great Homestead
George Bartol
Ole Company
Hocking Valley Railway Plans Telephone Train Operations
Columbus officials study installing a telephone plant to run trains between Columbus and Athens by voice rather than telegraph. General Superintendent Connors inspecting systems using telephone control praised the results and favors the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hocking Valley Railway Co
Athens
Connors
City Docke Vote Nears Passenger Dock Negotiations
At a Friday morning conference Mayor John son City Solletter Baker and W J Springborn president of the board of public service a tentative ordinance releasing the city docks at the foot of Erie street to passenger boat companies was agreed to A copy will be submitted to the boat companies It will form the basis of negotiations for the new passenger docks.
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City Bi Docke
Cleveland
Johnson
Solletter Baker
W. J. Springborn
Board of Public Service
Erie Street
Despondent Trader Found Dead After Fire At Home
In Toledo a fire destroyed the home of Charles Polsch a broker living at 324 Fourteenth street. Fire occurred early Friday morning and Polsch was found dead in the ratina with the coroner theorizing death by his own hand due to despondency and open gin jete.
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Toledo
Charles Polsch
Ratina
Polsch Waa
Fourteenth Street
New Ohio Incorporations in Columbus and Cleveland
The Pando Coal Co of Canton increases common stock from 50000 to 75000. Traders Baking Co of Cleveland lists key figures Max Lotul, Hen Weiss, Albert C. Goerke, Geo D. Hile and Wim Hi. Millen. The Women’s Relief Corps of G. A. R. amends its charter moving headquarters from Columbus to Obvelin.
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Ohio
Columbus
Pando Coal Co
Canton
Traders* Baking Co
Cleveland
Max Lotul
Hen Weiss
Albert C. Goerke
Geo
D. Hile
Wim. Hi. Millen
Women’s Relief Corps of
Ghln G. A. R
Obvelin
Police sought on missing wife and child case in Sharon
Two Youngstown girls told police they knew the whereabouts of the wife and two year old daughter of Frank Milnt of Sharon. Milnt offered a $10 reward for information. The girls would not provide the address and the money was turned over to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Frank Milnt
Sharon
Tekaya
Flint
Bridge on two rails halts auto over Market Street
Dr. Harry Mc Garvey hurried to treat a sick patient and drove onto the raised Market Street bridge in Youngstown. With girders 60 feet high the auto risked falling as the floor had been removed during repairs. He narrowly avoided disaster by stopping on the rails before the car wedged.
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Croases
Youngstown
Harry McGarvey
Market Street Bridge
Burglars Flee After Post Office Break In
Avon Ohio at midnight Friday Frank Allen observed three men prowling the post office. They fled in a buggy when he reported the broken front window. Neighbors pursued, catching sight of the men holding matches as they sped away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon, O
Frank Allen
Tey
Governor Harris to leave for Preble County farm
Governor A L Harris did not attend the Cedar Point legislators meeting. Returning from his Paton home he failed to gain expected progress and will depart for his Preble county farm where he plans to remain indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. L. Harris
Cedar Point
Paton
Preble County
Revival of Columbus Forestry Bureau Seeks Resource Review
In Columbus officials discuss reviving the state forestry bureau as part of a broader conference on national natural resources. Governor Mary Friday proposes renewed attention to forest management and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Forestry Bureau
Columbus
Ams
White House
Olf
State Forestry Bureau
Taft to Visit Camp Perry During National Shoot
Adjutant General A. B. Critchford plans a Taft visit to Camp Perry Ohio during the national shoot of the army navy and national guard in the week beginning August 24. The move aims to secure presidential presence at the event and boost morale and support for military programs statewide.
Mothe rArrested in Cleveland After Knife Incident
Authorities detain Mome Wolf for assault and battery after claiming her mother wounded him in the back with a knife. The incident occurred Friday morning at 2610 North Thirtyeighth Avenue.
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Cleveland
Mome Wolf
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