Convicted Murderer Abraham Martin Dies Fourteen Years After Crime
Washington Pennsylvania report notes Abraham Martin, once freed, convicted in 1897 for murder after a long lapse of time. He faced an Allegheny county indictment and was sentenced to five to twenty years. In Youngstown Ohio a furnace accident wounded seven workers, killing two and burning five.
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Washington
Abraham Martin
Pénare Mall
Martin
McKeesport
Allegheny County
Mull
Youngstown, O
A_ stij
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Kipling Warns Canada on Reciprocity Pact
Ottawa reports Rudyard Kipling writes the Montreal Star warning Canada has nothing to gain and much to lose from the proposed reciprocity treaty. He argues the United States squandered its resources and seeks a cheaper northern frontier, fearing loss of national integrity if Canada commerce adapts to US standards.
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United States
Virgin Fields
Rudyard Kipling
Montreal Star
One Daring Aviator Atwood Sets Records In Four Months
Boston youth Arry Nelson Atwood, 27, crowned king of aviators for rapid feats. From Memorial Day to August 25 he completed a string of cross country hops including flights to New London New York Atlantic City St Louis and Governors Island with his mechanician onboard. He contemplates retirement, believing safety limits are not yet perfected for pilots.
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Arry Nelson Atwood
Boston
New London
Atlantic City
Washington
St. Lewis
New York
Atwood
Hudson River
Governors Island
Miss Dorothy Whitney Weds Young American in Geneva
New York heiress Miss Dorothy Whitney marries a young American in a Geneva ceremony. The nuptials unite prominent New York society circles with a groom identified in society notes. Details note a formal reception following the ceremony.
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New York
Geneva
Whitney Wedding Simple Display Lacking In Geneva
Sept wedding of Miss Dorothy Payne Whitney to Willard B Straight in Geneva with civil ceremony at City Hall and a later church ceremony at American Church. The bride, daughter of the late William Whitney, secretary of the navy in Cleveland’s cabinet, was given away by Harry Payne Whitney. Straight, son of a missionary and Morgan Rankine syndicate representative.
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Geneva
Dorothy Payne Whitney
Willard B. Straight
William 8. Whitney
New York
Navy
Grover Cleveland
City Hall
American Church
T. A. Jagear
Harry Payne Whitney
Morgan Rankine Syndicate
Felon Caught At Home After Nine Weeks On Run
Uniontown Pennsylvania reports the arrest of B. Frank Smith a double murderer who had escaped nine weeks ago He walked to his home on the outskirts disguise bold and surprised his wife while outlawed in the mountains between Uniontown and Cumberland The sheriff's posse raced to the residence after a tip from onlookers.
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Uniontown
B. Frank Smith
Smith
Cumperland
Admiral Osterhaus Praises Atlantic Fleet Gun Work
Admiral Osterhaus expresses satisfaction with the gun performance of the Atlantic Fleet. He commends accuracy and readiness during recent exercises, noting rapid mobilization and coordinated firepower across ships.
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Atlantic Fleet
Beattie Trial Sparks Bookmaking Odds in Richmond
Richmond residents bet on the Beattie murder verdict as jurors near a decision on whether the defendant will be convicted or hung. Prosecutor Wendenburg cites a last minute Chicago witness as possible leverage if the jury disagrees, while the public speculates on the outcome.
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Beulah Binford
Metropolis
Chesterfield
Beattie
Richmond
Wendenburg
Chicago
Midlothian Turnpike
Polie
Luther Scherer
Peattie
Battleships Sink Airplanes in Atlantic Fleet Gun Tests
U S Navy gunners aboard the battleships Louisiana and Mississippi and cruiser Salem destroy five aeroplanes while ships Virginia New Hampshire North Carolina and Connecticut claim seven more. The test uses a three inch gun designed to destroy airships at heights up to 1,200 feet with night and day shots aided by searchlights. Admiral Osterhaus hails the high gunnery scores as the fleet readies to include Washington in the tests.
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Virginia
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Connecticut
Louisiana
Osterhaus
Washington
Robbers’ Victims Found On Mountain
In Pottsville on September 8 two men, Joseph Zehner and Samuel Watkins, were found dead in their carriage atop a mountain between Lansford and Nesquehoning. They had been shot in what appears to be an ambush. A box containing about $3000, intended for Nesquehoning coal strip workers, was missing. No clues to the murderers exist.
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Pottsville
Joseph Zehner
Samuel Watkins
Lansford
Nesquehoning
Probing Milk Prices in Ohio Under State Inquiry
State Dairy and Food Commissioner Strode began investigating milk and cream price rises in Ohio cities. The inquiry will determine if farmers selling to retailers are getting more money post September 1 while noting that the drought no longer affects pastures.
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Columbus
Dairy and Food
Strode
Ohio
Strode Saya
Woman mayor threatens city work with unpaid female aides
Hunnewell mayor Kila Wilson warns she will place women in charge of city affairs after the council refused funding for officials next year. She says unemployed women can serve and do the work as well as men. In Gainesville Senator Bailey says he will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate.
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Kansas City
Kila Wilson
Hunnewell
Judge Seis Tomorrow Morning For Passing of Sentence
Columbus Ohio September 8 Attorneys for the defense in the Rodney Diegel case have been notified by Judge E B Kinkead to remain in court for sentence tomorrow morning. No capias has been issued and officials expect Diegel to appear voluntarily. The penalty for soliciting and accepting bribes is up to five years in prison and a $500 fine or both. Wolves Bother Illinois Farmers. Kewanee Illinois September 6 Wolves have become so numerous in La Salle county that many farmers have given up sheep raising.
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Columbus
Rodney J. Diegel
E. B. Kinkead
Diegel
Capias
Franklin County
Illinois
Kewanee
la Salle County
Pullman Hit For More Tax Increase In Ohio
Ohio tax officials certify a rise in capital stock for sleeping car and freight firms to 2,496,763 with Pullman showing the largest jump. Stock figures reach 1,287,847 for Pullman, up from 928,663 in 1910 as 700 workers stand at attention. The Utah battleship is noted in the same report.
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State Tax Commission
Fullington
Ohio
Pullman Company
Sleeping Éarry
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Yankee Naval Marksman Riddle
Willi
Norfolk, Va
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Mississippi
Salem
Bailey
Gainesville
Tex
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Senate
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Pullman
Utah
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