Coburn Sentenced to Ten Years at State Penitentiary
In a crowded courtroom at the Tombs the judge finds Joseph Coburn guilty after a swift trial. Coburn, a bricklayer of 101 West Twenty-second Street, receives a ten year hard labor sentence and is led away peacefully as a large crowd follows.
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Joseph Coburn
General Sessions Court
Sutherland
Coburn
Colonel Spencer
Edgar M. Chipman
Charley Brooke
Judge Curtis
Tite
Sing-Sing
Rollins
Jeffies
Tobias
Joe
West Twenty-second Street
State Penitentiary
George Woodruff
Court of Common Pleas
van Wert County
O. A.S
van Wert
Ohio
Towit
Main Street
Section Fourteen
Fred Billman
Clark & Darnell
Russian Princes in Paris Exchange Debt for Gingerbread Joke
A Paris letter notes two Russian princes famed for lavish incomes and debt. In the first tale a prince borrows 10,000 francs, scams payment with a night’s losses at a club, then settles by giving 20,000 francs to a lender who tears the note and calls it a debt of honor. In the second, a revolt leads to threats and violence, ending with repayment plus interest and a gingerbread note.
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Paris
France
Recruiting for Sitting Bull’s Army in Sioux Country
The San Francisco Chronicle outlines Sitting Bull’s recruitment method, noting he draws followers from crime-implicated Indians who flee white authorities. It explains reservations doubt his leadership and detail how he welcomes those who have committed offenses to join his camp. The piece includes a satirical aside from Graphic urging balanced work and leisure.
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Sitting Bull
San Francisco Chronicle
United States
Black Hills
Lake Titicaca the World’s Highest Freshwater Lacustrine Spotlight
The article notes Lake Titicaca as the highest fresh water body, sacred as Inca legend hub, with ruins on nearby islands and pre incan towers at Tiwanaku. It describes Bolivian shore cliffs, non freezing waters, steamers fueled by llama dung, and a Bolivian steamboat concession. It cites Prof. Orton correcting altitude to 12,493 feet after Arequipa Railway levelings.
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Lake Titicaca
Manco Capac
South America
Humbolt
Tiauanaco
Silustani
Ontario
Sorata
Puno
Bolivia
Titicaca
Rio Desaguadero
Lago Pampa
Orton
Arequipa
Pacific
Woman as the decisive partner in farm life and governance
A Country Gentleman correspondent urges farmers to seek wives noting that wives solve troubles with quick instincts. The piece extols female intuition and confidence sharing, arguing it saves homes and fortunes and makes a man better able to navigate life.
Oriole: From mournful bird to cheerful house pet
An observer notes a domesticated oriole trained from a young age may be a delightful, tractable pet. It sings sweet tunes, aids in small tasks, and enjoys a varied diet from fruit to insects, returning to its cage after liberty.
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Nestle
Curious Discovery of Silver in Camp Creek Mines
In Wasco county Oregon miners report large silver values from soap wells at Camp Creek near Pineville. Early assays show $9500 per ton in Portland and $450 to $3000 per ton elsewhere, with several assays above $300. A consolidated company lists stock at $300,000 as engineers plan Cascade locks fifty miles downstream.
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Oregon
Camp Creek
Wasco County
Portland
San Francisco
Consolidated
Postoffice
Pineville
Cascades
Columbia
The Dog Doctor's Secret Revealed in London Field
An exposé of cruel dog killing methods by a former kennel man who fattened dogs before starving them and administering poison. He describes tying dogs to a crab tree and feeding only water, earning up to three pounds annually while claiming dogs showed no gratitude.
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California
Joseph P. Dow
London
Abernethy
Tome
Ohio Is Well Taken Care Of In National Posts
The Philadelphia Record notes Ohio to be well represented at top national levels with the President, the General of the Army, a Lieutenant General, the Chief Justice and an Associate Justice, plus a high Cabinet officer. It highlights Ohio’s multiple embassies and the potential mission for Stanley Matthews to England or France.
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Chicago Tribune
London Times
Times
Returning Board
Congress
Electoral Commission
Commission
Stiles
Sherman
Amerca
Washington
John Doe
Richard Roe
France
Billingsgate
Chicago Times
South America
Spain
United States
Philadelphia
Ohio
Supreme Court
England
Stanley Matthews
Frances L. Hafner
Charles Hafner
van Wert
Court of Common Pleas
Epson & Bropnix
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Supreme Bench
New York
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Anthony South
Thomas C. Kinsler
George Longwell
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Charlotte Reese
Frederick Sheets
Sarah J. Youltzee
William L. Baxter
G. I. Hight
Jean Flager
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Mary E. Flager
Florean Wilhelm
Ann
August Stippich
John Medaugh
Ephram Shaffer
William C. Shaffer
Christian Shaffer
J. H. Wilmore
Eckfelt & Helmstetter
A.W. Baker
Sherife
Andrew
Thos
Redrup
Fort Wayne and Bucyrus State
van Wert State Company
Andrew Moebus
John Kear
J. M. Barr
L. W. Moss
O. J. Comer
Joseph Slater
John Kling
of Common Pleas
van Wert Wool En Mills
James H. Day
Court House
Jam H. Day
Price & Shissler
Pl’ff
Welling House
J.H. Thomas
le Post
J. B. Husrepd
Rens
County
N.Y
U.S
Canada
Post
Rogers & White
Walnut St
Phila
C. N. Crittenton
Sixth Avenue
N. Y
Wilson Sewing Machine Co
Chicago
Broadway
Hubbard Brothers, Publishers
W. Fourth St
Cincinnati
Milton
F. Stockman
Bond St
Court of Com. Pleas
Auglaize County
Aliso
Gleason
Samuel Engleright
Samuel Miller
Glenn & Porter
Shlerife
van Wert, O
Rnodehamel & Brother Court of Common Pleas
L. W
Walnut Street
W. C. Johnson
John A. Baumgardner
Nathan Durbin
Wiltshire
Alexander & Saltzgaber
Sheriff’s Sale
the van Wert Co
Bank Ve
Samuel Miller Et al
Julia Cook
A. Moebus
Miller
T.S. McKim
Sheriff's
Joseph Gleason
Court of Common Vs. Pleas
U.S. Wise
T.l.lehew
Fred. Billman
Fred. Billman , Sheriff. Sheriff’s Office
A. J. Porter
Sheriff
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne &Chicago
Jos. Gleaton
Town Creek
A. Warren
Jos. Bevo
Sheriff's Office
Davis Johnson
C. A. Court of Common Meisheimer Pleas
van Wert Vs
J. E. Noble
Fred Biluman
Alexander
van Wert B. L
Court of Common Association, Pleas
G. M.saltzgaber
James H. Sims
Ohi
Wiltshire Township
Fred
Billman Sherif
Andrew P. Linn
Benjamin A. Welch
Court of Common
Alexander & Saltzgabehr
Van Wert Co. Bank Court_of Common vs. Pleas
van Wert Co
John T. Johnson, C
Uhief
Court of Common Pleas of
van Wer County
J. H. Foster
Bulletin
van Wert Ohio
van Wert Bulletin, News and
Severiff
Com- Loan and Savings Association
Mon Pleas
John McDonald
Sherifer
Smith & Curtis
THE
van Wert County Bank
van Wert, Ohio
Capital
Isaac N. Alexander
C. A. Melshnimer
O. D. Swartout
O. P. Bonewitz
D. A. Johns, E. W. Wilson
I. N. Alexander, Charlesggermann
P. H. Miller
F. J. Aeitz, Jacob F . A. Melsheimer, B. Gleason
Egge Swartwout
Richey
S. B Price
F. Richey
Old Country
S Salf
Robert Balski
Michael Hetrick
W.J. Beers
A.p.mcconahay
Dhall Jin
A. P. McConahay
East Main Street
F. F. Weed
Adelia R. Grayam
Lansing, Mich
Andrew S. Burt
Sheriff’s Office
James M. Barr
GMA Shine Co
Toledo
R. P. Fap
Weed Sewing Machine Co
Summit 81
F. F
Norice
Weed
Michigan
Indiana
G. C. Graham & Co
Burt Court of Common Pleas
George W. Moltz
Jefferson Street
Said Street
Owen Lewis
Lafayette Brewer
Owenewis
Horace Kohn
Middlepoint Building Loan and Saving Association
Middleoint
Id Out
Fayette Brewer
Horace Fred Billman
Kohn
Lenates
Claren Son
Washington St
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