Tillman Threats Highlighted in Gonzales Murder Trial
Johns ton editor C J Terrell testified that James H Tillman threatened to kill Batter Gonzales and give him no show, saying he would go to Edgefield to confront him and would kill him like a dog. The witness added another threat occurred on a train to Columbia with O L Black present.
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Lexington
D. C
James H. Tilman
Batter Gonzales
C. J. Terrell
Johnston, & C
Tillman
Gongales
Columbia
Black
Mr. Black
Mack
Gales
Watter
Gunter
Gantt
Mr. Watson
Tilman
Colonel Tilman
Watson
B.C. L. Adams
South Carolina
Impeachment Fear Ties To Lieutenant Governor In Hearings
Testimony recounts Tilman threats against an unnamed opponent. Witnesses describe discussions with officials in Columbia about impeaching a rival, with references to defiance and a gun shown to warn off attackers.
First Chinese Baby Born in Joliet
The first Chinese baby born in Joliet arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Man Long a Chinese couple and Central Presbyterian church members. The infant girl weighs six pounds and the parents celebrate proudly.
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Joliet
Man Long
Central Presbyterian Church
Debt fund for Iowa Wesleyan university reaches goal
Mount Pleasant Indiana October meeting votes to raise the remaining portion of a $100,000 fund to extinguish the Iowa Wesleyan debt and establish an endowment.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mystery Linked to Death at Lonely Tawas Home
Mystery points to probable murder in the death of 78 year old John Copeland at his lone house on the outskirts of Tawas. He died from an ugly head wound suffered in his residence and neighbors report he lived alone as authorities investigate the case.
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Tawas
Mich
John Copeland
Copeland
Death of Copeland Follows Suspected Foul Play
In October 1903 Copeland was found injured in a Baker neighbors’ home after a severe blow to the head. He was moved to bed, later unconscious, and died from brain concussion. Neighbors reported calling for help and there is suspicion of foul play as an investigation begins.
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Mra. Baker
Copeland
Gates
Suspected Murder Case in East St Louis Area
Louis Beckman a wealthy farmer and church member near Alhambra thirteen miles from Edwardeville died after a head wound. Officials differ with coroner’s verdict of skull fracture unknown cause while sheriff deputies suspect murder. Reported Oct 3 in East St Louis and Oct 5 in Indians polt.
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East St. Louis
Louis Beckman
Alhambra
Edwardeville
Crowe
Carnegie Library Dedication Opens in Waukegan
The new public library at Sheridan Road and Washington Street in Waukegan opens after completion costing 27000 dollars funded by Andrew Carnegie. The building was formally dedicated on October 3 in the city.
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Waukegan, I
Public Library
Sheridan Road
Washington Street
Andrew Carnegie
Nationale Triumphs Over Americans 5 to 1 in Chicago
In Chicago on October 3 the Nationale defeated the Americans 5 to 1 in the second game of the post season series among the city clubs.
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Chicago
Nationale
Local Louisville Firm Sues Bricklayers Union for Damages
The Hydraulic Brick company of Louisville sues the Bricklayers International union for 50000 dollars alleging a boycott against its products began last August and seeks damages.
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Louisville
Hydraulic Brick Company
Bricklayers’ International Union
Weather forecast for Midwest shows showers and warmth
Illinois and Indiana expect showers with warmer conditions in the north and southerly winds. Lower Michigan faces threatening showers with warmth and brisk east winds shifting to south. Wisconsin records showers with fresh southerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Chicago Board of Trade Rotations and Live Stock Prices
Markets show wheat and corn quotes with October and December futures. Live stock receipts and bids cited for Chicago and East Buffalo with cattle hogs and lambs prices and grade ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
It Ae AG
Lee
Roya
Iespi
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Parks Defeats Buchanan Backing at Iron Workers Meet
At the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers session in Kanan City Sam Parks delivered a pivotal speech as an amendment banning officeholders from convention and executive roles was voted down 15 to 32. The clash pitted Parks against President Buchanan over Assemblyman Butler, with Parks praising Butler and urged unity in the union. Further debate on South organization was shelved as delegates opposed rapid action. A separate disturbing scene described three women watching as men set fire to a brush pile, revealing charred bones later identified as human by Prof A C Miehback.
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Kanan City
Sam Parks
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
J. Dugan
Chicago
Buchanan
Richard J. Duller
Butter
Union No. 2
Parks
Tutler
Bouth
South
A.C. Miehback
Gompers Defends the Hoycott Mitchell on the Mine Situation
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, justifies the boycott in the Federationist editorial. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, says the coal mining dispute remains peaceful with few disagreements and no strikes. Chicago officials deny a pending lockout as pressmen and related unions resist demands for higher wages.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
Union Labor
Gompere
United States
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Chicago
Daniel C. Shelly
Chicago Typothetae
Franklin Union of Preesfeeders
Shelly
Discovery of a forgery in state claim payments
Auditor Coulter unearthed a forged batch of claims presented to the state auditor for payment in the Caleb Powers trial at Georgetown. Attorny J. Tewis Cobb of Richmond submitted about 2700 dollars in claims. inspection shows 1000 dollars due to the claimant and the rest forged. Cobb will prosecute the forger. W T Coulton, a Commonwealth witness, facilitated the forgery.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Coulter
J. Tewis Cobb
Richmond
Cobb
W. TL Coulton
Chicago Mayors Presidential Boom Sparks Speech
Chicago’s Mayor Seth Low receives a rousing welcome in Kent Hall as President Harper introduces him. Harper notes past presidents from McKinley Roosevelt and praises Low as a potential national leader. Students erupt in cheers at the momentous moment.
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Chicago
Oct
Harper
Univerality of
United States
Seth Low
New York
University
Kent Hall
McKinley
Roosevelt
Shaffer Censured Over Absence at Sheet Workers Convention
Semi official reports say the board probing President T. J. Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers voted to censure him for missing the sheet workers convention in Pittsburg. Other charges were not supported by the testimony.
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Pittsburg
Oct
T. J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Dun's Review of Trade Reports Mixed Activity Rise
R G Dun & Co notes blast furnace output trimmed about 20 percent to curb stocks while manufacturing plants remain active and footwear reports show encouragement. Wholesale trade stays strong with higher city volumes. foreign trade at the port improves as exports rise and imports fall versus last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Indictment in Greencastle for Wife Murder
Greencastle Indiana October 8 Henry Seward indicted by the grand jury charged with the murder of his wife in a case that has drawn local attention and surveillance by authorities.
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Greencastle
Ind
Henry Seward
Dusk Carriage to Dark Woods With Seven Persons
At night a closed carriage rushed to the woods south of here. Four men and three women alighted from the carriage near Frederick Kruimp's property and entered a dense clump of bushes.
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Brazil
Ind
Frederick Kruimp
Here
Bende
Absolutely Pure There Is No Substitute
Consumers face unmet orders as immediate ship requests rise while supplies run low. Data shows U S weekly numbers tracking demand against prior weeks and year, with varying figures for Palluree and Creda products.
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Tommege
Palluree
United States
Cancellation of Policy Sparks Iowa Insurance Case
Henry Winger sues the Molnes company to cancel a nine year policy after two months, paying one fourth of the cost for a short term, with the insurer refusing cancellation. The case hinges on whether the policy can be annulled and could affect similar policies in Iowa counties.
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Eldora
Lex Molnes Tnsurance
Hiemry Winger
Winger
Lowa
Siege of a convent at Arman lis interrupted by crowd
Civil officials with gendarmes besiege the convent of Arman lis as hundreds mob, led by a former mayor, hurl stones and block progress. Beehives guard entrance. barricades fall and monks and civilians are arrested. In Castres Sur L Agout a large seminary chapel and library are destroyed by fire suspected as incendiary.
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Paria
Cet
Armanlis
bt-Vilaine
Castres-Sur-L’ Agout
Department of Tarn
Catfish drags fisherman to drowning on Mississippi
A man in a skiff, William McClain, hooked a giant catfish in the Mississippi River at Muscatine Iowa. The fish pulled him from the boat and the line tangled around his body, leaving him unable to reach shore and he drowned amid the swift current.
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Muscatine
Mississippi
William McClain
McClain
Franking Privilege Ended for Porto Rico Officials
Washington reports that a conference between the president and Postmaster General Payne led to ending the franking privilege for Porto Rico officials. Attorney General Tobr opined territorial and local officers are not U S officials, nullifying free mailing. The move follows a Porto Rico inspection showing heavy abuse and excessive free matter burdening postal revenues. A Cuban reciprocity push seeks to keep the treaty effective at the earliest date, with no move to convene an extraordinary session.
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Washington
Payne
Porte Hico
Tobb
Porte Rien
Department of Justice
Torre Teo
Post Office Department
United States
Porto Rico
Island
Carnival of Ak Sar Ben Opens in Omaha Nebraska
The Knights of Ak Sar Ben held a street festival opening with grand parades planned for next week and a court ball on Oct 10 crowning the King and Queen of Quivera and the Seven Cities. The event draws thousands, aided by low railroad rates, as Omaha welcomes the carnival season.
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Omaha
Neb
Knights of
Ak Sar Ben
Quivera
Cibols
Knights
Chicken theft arrests in Michigan and market news
Flist Michigan reports Melix Wines and Clarlan Hall from Saginaw confessing to chicken stealing after a hired riot kit was returned bloodied. In St Joseph the grape market opens at 17 to 18 cents as major commission houses bid aggressively. Also notes a possible congressional probe into Professor Langley's airship and Salvation Army dispatches from Kentucky. Queen Charlotte of Wuertembeg receives anarchist death threats. Packard National Bank of Greenfield and Bolivar Nable allied interests mentioned.
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Mich
Melix Wines
Clarlan Hall
Saginaw
Wines
Cilo
Charles Price
Dell French
St. Joseph, Mich
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Salvation Army Cavalry
Kentucky Feud
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Queen Charlotte of
Wuertembeg
Bohemia
Packard National Bank
Greenfield
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