Disparate 1900s News Items Span Exoneration to Births
District Attorney Jerome is exonerated by a gubernatorial investigation commissioner. George W. Fitzgerald, Chicago sub treasury teller, faces arrest over a $173,000 disappearance. Senator Beveridge’s Indiana son born in Manchester Massachusetts. N A Alston of Stevenson Bank reportedly short in accounts by 20,000 to 24,000. John D Rockefeller gives cousin Gertrude Rockefeller 50 dollars for a wedding gift. Annie S Peck the climber returns safely to Lima Peru.
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Jerome
John D. Rockefeller
Gertrude Rockefeller
Oklahoma City
Okla
Annie S. Peck
Lima
Peru
Indictments in Springfield Mob Case and Across Nation
The grand jury in Springfield Tl indicted six mob leaders. In Kankakee Private Klein of Chicago freed on 10000 bail for Earl Nelson murder. Gov Deneen recalls state troops except Seventh Infantry and First Cavalry. Fire of reports on mob leaders Abraham Raymor and Kate Howard. Yellowstone Park bandit robs eleven coaches of about two thousand dollars. Railroads lose in federal appeals on safety appliance law. Large NYSE trading to be investigated for possible manipulation. Kern nominated for VP by Democrats in Indianapolis Colosseum. Bryan speaks. Union Distilling loses injunction on imitation whiskey labeling. Christiania schools closed for smallpox outbreak. Ellaville bank cashier Alonzo Walters commits suicide to avoid arrest. Fires destroy parts of Lowry and Alaska towns in SD. English rancher Herbert Fryer kills himself near Ventura. Pacific fleet sails to Hawaii and Samoa. MN court awards forty thousand to Western Union for back taxes. German banker Geltermann commits suicide after embezzling one hundred twenty five thousand. Carroll IA shoots fourteen horses to prevent burn. Belgian Parliament adopts Congo annexation treaty. Peoria insane asylum patient William Finney dies after assault. Chicago widow Mary Cassidy kills husband and dies by leaping hospital window.
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Springfield
Kankakee
Klein
Chicago
Earl Nelson
Yellowstone Park
Park
Federal Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Denver
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Bryan
Thompson
United States Court
Cincinnati
Union Distilling Company
Christiania
Alonzo Walters
Ellaville
Lowry
Alaska
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Walworth County
South Dakota
Herbert Fryer
Ventura
Cal
San Francisco
Hawaii
Samoa
Minnesota
Western Union Telegraph Company
Herr Geltermann
Metteldeutsche Credit Bank
Frankfort
Carroll
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Free State
Leopold
Africa
William Finney
Peoria
Inl
Mary Cassidy
Multiple global incidents and personal tragedies reported
A wide array of events spans accidents deaths and crimes. A Chicago man and family cause a fatal crash near Schmiedeberg. Prohibition and political turmoil ripple across nations with riots, treachery, and revolutions. Individual suicides occur in St Louis Paris Bournemouth and San Francisco, while notable figures face legal or moral peril.
Kern Replied to Sherman at Indianapolis Campaign Rally
Democrat John W. Kern accepted the Denver nomination for vice president before about 15 000 at the Coliseum on the Indiana state fair grounds. The event featured Theodore Bell delivering Kern's notification, with William Jennings Bryan and Indiana candidate Thomas R. Marshall present. Bryan and Kern addressed trusts while Kern answered Sherman's Utica acceptance and posed Shall the people rule.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern
Denver
State Fair Grounds
Theodore EB. Bell
California
Kern
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mack
Denison
Fair Grounds
Coliseum
Mr. Bryan
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Utica
Sherman
Highwayman Robs Yellowstone Stagecoaches Near Old Faithful Inn
A masked bandit held up seven Yellowstone Park stage coaches near Old Faithful Inn, taking over $6,000 from passengers at gunpoint. He escaped on a company horse, while soldiers from Fort Yellowstone raced to pursue him.
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Old Faithful Inn
Thumb Station
West Gallatin
Park
Fort Yellowstone
Readville Harness Race Establishes New Era With Allen Winter Victory
Readville Massachusetts 20 000 harness fans witness M H Reardons Indianapolis stallion Allen Winter win the 50 000 handicap over 33 starters in a novel format based on past performances The purse spread 30000 to winner 10000 to second 5000 to third 2500 to fourth 1500 to fifth 1000 to sixth The field included Prince C San Francisco Geers Teasel and Sweet Marie with Sonoma Girl and Sweet Marie scratched.
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Readville
Mass
M. H. Reardon
Indianapolis
Allen Winter
Lon McDonald
Bernaldo
Prince C
San Francisco
Geers
Teasel
Andrews
Sweet Marie
Sonoma Girl
Two Railroads Fail to Impair Safety Appliance Rulings
United States circuit court of appeals in St. Louis upholds government against Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Denver & Rio Grande, invalidating common law of reasonable care. The court holds the federal safety appliance law imposes an absolute duty to keep coupling devices operative.
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St. Louis
Tower Courts
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co
Denver & Rio Grande
Court of Appeals
Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Congress
Eight Men Killed as Wall Buries Chelsea Workmen
A 15 foot brick wall collapsed in Chelsea Square on Tuesday burying 30 workmen. Eight died at once or en route to hospitals, about 20 injured with 11 hospitalized in serious condition. Police arrested two Gordon and Seegal firm members on a manslaughter warrant.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea Square
Gordon & Seegal
Chicago and Alton Railroad Earnings Slip Under 2 Cent Fare Law
The Chicago and Alton railroad reports 12 months of operation under Illinois two cent passenger fare law with a 12 percent rise in passengers carried but a 6 percent drop in earnings. The figures reflect the impact of the fare policy on revenue and ridership.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Illinois
Brokers Fail After Firm A. O. Brown & Co Collapse
The brokerage firm A. O. Brown & Co failed with losses estimated over $1,000,000. The event sparked a nervous reaction in the New York City stock market Tuesday.
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New York City
A. O. Brown & Co
Women confess murder of Windber man in New Jersey trunk find
Baltimore women Bonnie Rosenbloom and daughter Eva admitted that the body in a Belle Mawr trunk near Camden New Jersey on August 16 was Samuel J. Rosenbloom of Windber Pennsylvania husband of the elder woman. They say he was killed by Alexander Rosenbloom at their Windber home about November 12. They were arrested at their Baltimore residence.
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Baltimore, Md
Bonnie Rosenbloom
Eva
Belle Mawr
Camden
N. J
Samuel J. Rosenbloom
Windber
Alexander Rosenbloom
Panic and Five Fatal to Three in Brooklyn Fire
In New York City a gas stove exploded in a Brooklyn home on Monday causing a fire that burned three year old Joseph Abruzzo to death. Mrs. Mary Abruzzo leaped from a third story window after throwing the infant Charles from the same window, both mortally injured by the fall. Firemen put out the flames.
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New York City
Mary Abruzzo
Brooklyn
Joseph
Charles
German envoy Baron Von Sternburg Dies in Heidelberg
Baron Speck Von Sternburg, German ambassador to the United States, died of cancer in Heidelberg on Sunday. He was accompanied by his wife Miss Lillian May Langham of Louisville Kentucky at the end.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Firebugs Raid Five Towns Destroy Business Districts
Aberdeen Maryland reports that the business portions of Lowry and Alaska on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad were destroyed by fire. The damage is attributed to a raid by several mounted men.
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Aberdeen
M. D
Lowry
Alaska
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fire destroys mill and store in Eagle Rock
A large mill and a general store owned by the Grandin Lumber Co. at Eagle Rock were destroyed by fire.
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Oil City
The
Grandin Lumber Co
Eagle Rock
Sharon Child Dies After Olive Seed Choking
Mildred Evans aged 10, daughter of Stephen Evans, died when an olive seed became lodged in her windpipe, causing fatal asphyxia in Sharon. The incident prompted a medical examiner’s review.
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Sharon
Mildred
Stephen Evans
William McCoy Dies in Street Car Accident in Sharon
William McCoy formerly of Canfield aged 50 who twice served as recorder of Mahoning county Ohio was instantly killed by a street car in Sharon. He had been living in the area and his sudden death shocks local residents. The incident is under local inquiry and authorities review the accident scene.
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Sharon
William McCoy
Canfield
Mahoning County
Storm Burns Two Barns in Plum Creek Township
During a severe electric storm in Plum Creek township the barns of Samuel Gibson and William Cauffman were struck and destroyed.
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Kittanning
Plum Creek Township
Samuel Gibson
William Cauffman
Fire destroys Mars livery stable and several businesses
Fire swept Railway Avenue in Mars destroying the J. A. Criswell livery stable Dale Walters' undertaking establishment and B Pier sons plumbing shop. Firefighters battled the blaze but the buildings suffered total loss with property damage and investigations pending.
Sneak Thief Steals Church Guild Collection Box
In Kittanning a thief took the collection box from the vestibule of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church just before services ended. The box belonged to the Ladies Guild and valuables inside are missing. Police investigated the theft.
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Kittanning
Ladies Guild of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Franklin execution of Mike Holka ends fatal police captain case
Mike Holka who killed Police Captain Edward Meehan last November was hanged in the county jail in the presence of about 60 people.
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Franklin
Mike Holka
Edward Meehan
Severest storm shocks Beaver county court house
An intense electrical storm swept Beaver valley and struck the Beaver court house. Every person inside the building was shocked, with the event described as the severest in years.
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Beaver
Beaver Valley
Independence farmer dies in well cleaning accident
Washington reports George W. Keenan a well known citizen of Independence township drowned after being overcome by gas while cleaning an old well on his farm.
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Washington
George W. Keenan
Independence Township
Exposition Park tragedy at Conneaut Lake
Emmett Billmeyer son of George G Billmeyer manager of Philadelphia Life Insurance Co in Pittsburg died by drowning at Conneaut Lake. The incident notes the family and location of the death in a brief obituary style report.
Corry Man Hurt In Freight Train Fall Near Pine Valley
Homer Prather of Titusville fell between freight cars of an eastbound train near Pine Valley on the Erie. He sustained injuries from which recovery is doubtful.
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Corry
Homer Prather
Titusville
Pine Valley
Erie
Koontz Injured in Auto Crash at Ligonier
Greensburg report says H. H. Koontz of Ligonier was struck by a car driven by H. H. Morris of Pittsburgh, who is spending the summer at Ligonier. Koontz may be fatally injured.
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Greensburg
H. H. Koontz
Ligonier
H. H. Morris
Pittsburg
Farmers National Bank of Emlenton Reopens After Reorganization
Oil City reports the Farmers National Bank at Emlenton, closed last April by the comptroller of the currency, has reopened with C. F. Stevenson of Pittsburgh named as cashier and head of the reorganized institution.
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Oil City
Farmers National Bank
Emlenton
C. F. Stevenson
Pittsburg
Blind for Three Months Woman Regains Sight at Deathbed
Mrs. Gertrude Meh ler aged 82 years in Sharon regained her sight a few hours before death and recognized all her children at her bedside, recounts her final moments.
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Sharon
Gertrude Mehler
William Seybert Dies at 88 in Pittsburg
Pittsburg remembers William Seybert, a local Republican organizer and 1856 national convention delegate, who died at age 88. His long public service linked to early party activity in the city is noted.
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Pittsburg
William Seybert
Bellevernon Sees Multiple Fatalities In Street Car Incident
In Bellevernon two people drowned and one was killed after being struck by a street car, with several others injured in the collision including a serious case. The day's fatalities and injuries mark a deadly stretch linked to the street transportation incident.
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Bellevernon
Greenburg Victim Ed Altman Shot Twice at Hotel
Ed J. Altman of Madison died at Westmoreland hospital after being shot twice through the back at the Hempfield hotel in Madison, six miles northwest of Greensburg.
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Greensburg
Ed J. Altman
Madison
Westmoreland Hospital
Hempfield Hotel
Majer Arrested in Embezzlement Case After Brownsville Bank Closure
Uniontown reports the arrest of Joseph G. Majer cick on embezzlement charges filed by Attorney T. P. Jones for depositor V. Janeko. Majer cick had recently closed his banking house at Brownsville.
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Uniontown
Joseph G. Majercick
Brownsville
T. P. Jones
V. Janeko
Clothing Store Robbed and Firebombed at Homer City
The Homer City clothing store proprietor smelled burning clothing and rushed to the shop finding it robbed and set on fire. A large portion of the stock had been stolen by the thief.
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Indiana
Homer City
Birth During Funeral Lights Up Gilpin Township
In Gilpin township Kittanning during the funeral of Mrs. Hettie Grantz aged 79 a daughter was born to the deceased's daughter in law in an upper room of the same house this unusual event occurred as the service proceeded in a downstairs chamber.
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Kittanning
Hettie Grantz
Gilpin Township
County fair ends gambling era after Civic League drive
In Kittanning the county fair operates without gambling or fakirs for the first time. The Civic League pressed the district attorney to seek a detachment of the State constabulary to enforce the law.
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Kittanning
Civic League
Woman Shoots Self After Sunday School Departure
Mrs. D. Wood Dunlap, 39, died by self-inflicted gunshot in the temple with a Flobert rifle. She persuaded her husband to take the children to Sunday school, then ended her life while they were away.
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Altoona
D. Wood Dunlap
Woman trampled by cow in Independence herd attack
Mrs. W. D. Cunningham of Independence was knocked down by a cow and gored. A second cow in the herd charged the initial animal, allowing Cunningham to regain her feet and escape to safety.
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Washington
W. D. Cunningham
Independence
Fire destroys Moore and Son machine shop in Kittanning
The Edward Moore and Son machine shop in Kittanning was burned out, causing an estimated loss of 5000 dollars with 3000 dollars covered by insurance.
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Kittanning
Edward Moore & Son
Joe Nushura Falls 60 Feet in Shaft Incident
Joseph Nushura aged 21 suffered fatal injuries after a 60 foot fall in the Lackawanna shaft at Olyphant. Every bone in his body was broken according to early reports.
Beaver Thieves Loot J C Majors Home for $150 in Jewelry
Thieves raided the residence of J C Majors stealing four gold watches several rings brooches and stick pins valued at 150 dollars. Police investigate the break in and search for suspects.
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Beaver
J. C. Majors
Fire destroys Italian section housing in Freeport
More than one hundred Italians were left homeless after a blaze consumed five double houses owned by the Westmoreland Coal Co in Freeport. The fire damaged multiple residences and displaced families living in the workers’ housing complex. Firefighters battled the flames for hours, with authorities investigating the cause and extent of the damage.
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Freeport
Westmoreland Coal Co
Drowning in Monongahela River Near Monessen
John Young and William Randel, identified as a Black man, drowned when their skiff capsized while rowing near Monessen on the Monongahela River.
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Monessen
John Young
William Randel
Monongahela River
Here
Nellie Buck Detected Suicide Attempt in Lockup Cell
Nellie Buck aged 25 attempted self harm in the lockup by weaving a blanket rope and hanging from cell bars. She was cut down in time and reportedly rescued by officers.
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Altoona
Nellie Buck
Blair judge rules on pure food law in first state decision
Hollidaysburg report states Blair county Judge Martin Bell declared the pure food law unconstitutional and went on record with the first decision in the state courts on the new legislation.
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Hollidaysburg
Martin Bell
Blair County
Indian cave found by plowman in South Franklin township
While plowing a field in South Franklin township M. M. Moore discovered an old Indian cave about six feet high. Arrows and stone implements of warfare were found inside.
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Washington
Franklin Township
M. M. Moore
Body Found In Reservoir Supplied Spangler Town Cambria County
The body of an unknown man was recovered from the reservoir that supplies Spangler in Cambria county. The corpse had been in the water for several weeks.
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Altoona
Spangler
Cambria County
Miner Morris Bender Found Dead After Violent Beating
In Pottsville Morris Bender aged 40 a well to do mining man from Orwin county was found along a public road with his throat cut and his skull crushed by rocks. His son discovered the body. PoliceInvestigation is underway into the brutal killing and surrounding circumstances.
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Pottsville
Morris Bender
Orwin
Knights of Pythias Concludes PA Grand Lodge Session
After installing officers for the coming year, the Grand lodge Knights of Pythias of Pennsylvania ended its session in Connellsville and prepared to meet in Wilkes Barre in August 1909.
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Connellsville
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias of Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Robbers Loot Court House in Washington County
Washington County detectives search for thieves who broke into the court house looting desks files and cabinets leaving wreckage. Thieves took a large quantity of stamps and a small amount of money.
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Washington
Washington County
Child Killed by Wagon Wheel After Petting Horse
Viola Eckenrode aged 3 stepped into the street to pet a dog and the animal pulled away but a wagon wheel passed over her chest causing her death shortly after.
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Altoona
Viola Eckenrode
Tragic River Crossing Ends in Two Deaths
Three Burlington youths visiting Bristol attempted to row home across the Delaware river when 19 year old John Huggs fell in and drowned. Another diver, 17 year old Elvin Smith, perished while trying to save him. Local authorities investigate the accident.
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Bristol
Burlington
N. J
Delaware River
John Huggs
Elvin Smith
Farmers' patrol armed to deter thieves in Amwell and Franklin
In Amwell and South Franklin townships farmers suffer heavy theft from gardens hen houses and orchards. They form a day and night patrol armed with orders to shoot on sight to protect property.
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Washington
Amwell
South Franklin
Hearing Restored For Altoona Hotel Proprietor After Storm
James Gorsuch owner of the Leonard hotel in Altoona was left partially deaf by scarlet fever as a baby. A recent storm brought a sharp flash of lightning and a stinging ear sensation that appeared to restore his hearing completely.
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Altoona
James Gorsuch
Leonard Hotel
Gorsuch
Tragic Blast Cripples Worker Ayers in Pipeline Site
Benjamin Ayers of West Virginia was fatally injured when a dynamite charge under a stump exploded as he stepped on it while directing a section gang building a pipeline near Harrisburg. His head and body were severely torn, a stone hurled through his torso.
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Harrisburg
Benjamin Ayers
West Virginia
Ayers
Four Moveable Farm Schools Planned for Winter
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Martin announced four moveable schools for farmers this winter. Locations are Meadville Erie Port Alleghany in the west and Bloomsburg in the east. Meadville and Bloomsburg will run six days, the others four days.
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Harrisburg
Martin
Meadville
Erie
Port Alleghany
Bloomsburg
Crabs Cause Death of York Alderman Aughenbaugh
York reports Alderman John E. Aughenbaugh died after eating hardshell crabs at night. The indigestion from the meal led to his death, marking the passing of a well known city figure.
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York
John E. Aughenbaugh
Aughenbaugh
Thousands of dead fish line Loyalhanna after mine water spill
Sulphur polluted water from a Ligonier Valley mine drained into the Loyalhanna creek from Kingston to Millbank. Thousands of fish lie dead along the banks and authorities fear the entire stream may be depleted.
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A. C. Bartlett
Karlsbad
Dresden
Schmiedeberg
Eads
Abd-el-Aziz
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Tangier
Minneapolis
Walter Miller
Fort Madison
Folge Fonden
Skoneviks
Stamboul
Constantinople
Wilifred Parsons
America
Paris
Sydney
Tommy” Burns
Bill” Squires
Detroit
Lucien P. F. Tull
New Amsterdam Gas Company
New York
Richard W. Meacham
Dayton
National Cash Register Company
John Stansberry
Columbus
Daniel Rhoeder
Streator
Ill
William H. Wright
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Joseph Mackey
John H. Converse
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Alice W. Page
Roosevelt
West Point
Landis
Grosscup, Seaman and Baker
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Treasury Department
O. D. Earl
Morrillton
Ark
Earl
J. D. McCreary
Lexington
Jack’ Gardner
Emily Crane Chadbourne
Theodore Norman
Avon-on-the Sea
N. Y
Rudolph Spitzer
Sternberg
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Bismarck Tower
Heringsdorf
Prussia
John Pedman Reid
Bournemouth
England
Edward H. Hacker
McCall Pattern Company
Hague
Holland
Castro
Venezuela
John Stoltz
Armour, S. D
the Fair Grounds
Lone Bandit
Railroads
Baron von Sternburg
Steeke
Pennsylvania
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