Fury and Terror as Akron Mob Attacks City Prison
Akron, Aug 23 mob roared through downtown after a colored prisoner Louis Peck was jailed for assault. The crowd searched prisons, fought with deputies, and hurled bullets and dynamite, killing two, wounding many, and burning Columbia Hall. Troops were requested as Cleveland took two prisoners to guard from the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Western Reserve
Louis Peek
Theodore Mass
Peck
Cleveland
Stone
Bilding
Sho Gan
John E. Washey
Glen Wade
John Mc Davilson
Stu Deal
Fred Qtwak
Hopftal
Mull
Expres Capipany
E Sprague
Park Stair
Alonzo Manchester
John Hern
Louis Peck Given Life for Akron Child Ravage
Akron dispatch reports Louis Peck, a Black man, rushed from Cleveland jail to Akron after a four year old girl was attacked, convicted of the crime within minutes, and sentenced to life at hard labor. He was sent to Columbus for imprisonment amid quiet but guarded streets.
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Columbus
Akron
Buckeyes
Louis Peck
Christina Maas
Cleveland
Hfe
D N. Nye
Elyria
Peck
National Guard
Summit County
The
P.a
Brave officer blocks gang while horse thefts plague Creston crossings
In Creston Iowa grave defects at Main Street railroad crossings threaten daily safety as B&O and Erie tracks cross at grade. Officer Murcaraugh encounters three suspects at 2 a.m. after a pistol shot is fired. one attacker is slain. Thieves also steal horses from barns amid a spate of break ins blamed on the same gang. Nearby events note vacationers returning from Wheeling and upcoming church services as harvest begins.
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Creston
Wheeling
W. Va
High Hills
Wayne County
Silver Lake
Erié
Hay
Mur
John ‘Carhaugh
Ele
Arbauugh
WE. Bo
Slaure
Otis Harter
Harter Willorder
MEF
Sears
Shelby
Rev Thomas Bellingham Arrested In Wooster Elopement Rumor
Report from Wooster Ohio details Rev Thomas Bellingham former Church of God pastor being arrested and sent toward Mansfield after a sensational rumor of elopement with Mrs Charles Mangus circulated. Mangus denies elopement, stating Mrs Mangus traveled to Mt Pleasant Michigan with two children. Bellingham claims plans to visit Mansfield and Chicago as lecturer while denying Dowie ties.
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Wooster
John Alexander Dowie
Charles Mangus
Bellingham
Mangus
Republican
Mansfield
Church of God
Chicago
Son
Mansfeld
Mingus
Infirmary Road
Applecreek
Magne
Mr. Bellingham
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Garver
Mantus
Furnure
Manson
Warp Atitets Leave Wooster For Muddy Fork Outing
Wooster Swamp Angels depart early this morning for a week near Jecomville on Muddy Fork. President Rabe Hollowell and secretary John Dettrick organize a fund raising show at Jeromeville town hall featuring Uncle Tom Cabin with all female parts cut. Cast includes Ralph Bower, Harvey Taylor, Harvey Hayward, Enoch Smith, and others. plan a dramatic performance to raise money for expenses.
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Jecomville
Rabe
Hollowell
John Dettrick Transurer
Ralph Bower
Cook Harvey “Taylor
Harvey Hayward
Boward Bloom
Wood Haw
Farl Meeks
Enoch Smith
Jeromeville
Amelia
Tuttva
Wathout
Chan Zariog
Tom Radpe Bowers
Eva Johnny Dietrick
Simon Lagree
Harves Howard
George Harris
Blood-Hound
Rd Bloom
Marl Meeks
Gumption Cute
Will Baker
Four masked robbers rob West End grocer in Mansfield
Caleb Net Ling, a groceryman, was held by four masked robbers who bound him and rifled his store on Saturday. They escaped with about $000 and remain at large, offering no solid clue to the Chipsets.
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Teecram
Lepl Sran Mansfield
Caleb Net Ling
Netting
Gerelock
Typhoid Fever Strikes Family After Alma Visit
Prof J O Notestine returned from Alma with his ten year old daughter Duev who had fever and was diagnosed with typhoid fever. Wartlase Nateb une also fell ill. He remains to care for his eldest daughter Mary as she fights fever. The likely source is traced to a cistern at the Boomington home.
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J. O
Alma
Marth
Duev
Sithhath
Wartlase Natebune
Notantine Oo
Iondas Marning
Vima
Miss Mary
Notesting
Boomington
Cold Spring Township Politics in a Deserted Village
Sparsely populated Cold Spring township in Lebanon County shows a shrinking electorate with 28 residents, only nine voters, and six working locals. Cornelius Reiser is election judge and school director. in 1896 McKinley won all 19 votes, while three Democrats bolted to Bryan. the area remains a near-ghost district with few offices to fill.
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Sol Gerberieh
Burding & Co ‘S
Lebanon Counts
Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
Gerberech
Oliver Goldspaith
Gum Mountain
Cornelius An Sherman Kreiser
Henry
Daniel An Walker Mease
Henry Moyer
Willia Neidig
Joseph Stroh
Felty Wolf Cornelius Reiser
McKinley
Bryan
Moyer
Hili
Isj
Spring Township
English Withdraws Support in Indiana Letter
Captain William E. English resigns as Park Commissioner and abandons the Democratic Party, backing McKinley and Roosevelt. He denounces Populism and the Kansas City platform of 1900, cites unpatriotic principles, and regrets parting from former associates in this Aug 25 dispatch from Indianapolis.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Barn struck by lightning near Wooster causes large blaze
A barn owned by Jot Kianes on the Lattasbuge road about six miles northwest of Wooster was struck by lightning and set on fire late Saturday afternoon. Inside were bay acid praim, a clover hullet and other implements. Insurance coverage was about 100. Loss estimated at unspecified amount.
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Jot Kianes
Lattasbuge
Wooster
Applecreek News Notes Visitors On at Home
Applecreek readers report a host of visitors from Wooster Dayton and West Lebanon stopping by. The Presbyterians invite all to a public meeting next Sabbath evening September 2. Rev George Burns preached a sermon on the cross of Christ in the morning service. Families of Yocum Gray Cross and others visited or hosted relatives and friends this week. An excursion to Wheeling West Virginia drew a good turnout and many locals joined.
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Ramblican
Applecreek
Hackett
Thore
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church
George Burbs
Broken Bow
Neb
Lord Jesus Christ
Savbath
C. M. Yocum
Wooster
Bell Gray
Dayton
Cross
West Lebanon
Burns
A. H. Jameson
Messrs. Forrest
Ralph Casner
U.S. Army
Nancy Searight
Fredericksburg
Sarah
A. Brown
Laura Parker
Mt. Hope
Will Winkler
Braden Bakery
Will
Pry Lass
REO the Meket and the 1894 term paper notes
Fragmentary OCR text references REO the Meket and a 1894 term paper, with scattered names and phrases including Plevel, Michini, and Horm, offering no clear event, dates, or outcomes. The readable fragments suggest a historical notice or column note but lack complete facts for a full summary.
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Vane
Pirman
Michini
Republican Delegate Convention Names County Leaders At Wooster
Judge Frank Taggart presided as Wayne County Republicans held a crowded delegate convention at the City Opera House to nominate candidates for county offices. W. B. Bryson served as secretary, with James Smyser and others urging unity for the November ticket led by William McKinley.
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Frank Tagg
Hex
Jogce Smyser
Wayne County
City Opera House
Thaosel
M. L. Smyser
Chaiman
Frank Taggart
Wooster
W. B. Bryson
Taggart
William Mi Kily
Bryson
Simnyser
Bought a Hash Machine Promises Cheaper Teeth
A New York suburb reports a home device that grinds and cuts food replacing knives and dental work for some households. An elderly woman recalls paying 115 for the teeth machine after hearing of a bargain sale at 83 cents, noting the device saves money and time.
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New York
New York Press
Many to Chicago for National G A R Encampment in 1900s Wooster
Unusually large Wooster and Wayne County turnout to Chicago for the National Encampment of the G A R with many residents listed among attendees and a local count of 128 Buckets sold by Agent Leyda. The roster includes D C Curry and wife Solomon Rickabaugh Mabel [fice James Taggart and wife Geo Law Mrs B W Purdy Charles Fargier John Ames A A Barden Rice David Barnhart and wife and many others.
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Wooster
Wayne County
Chicago
G. A. R Up
Leyda
Pennsylvania
D. C. Curry
Solomon Rickabaugh
Mabel [Fice
James Taggart
Geo.Law
B. W Purdy
Charles Fargier
John Ames
A. A. Barden
Rice
David Barnhart
John F. Hudson
Nina Stevick
Edward Emerich
M Goodman
H. M. Mieffer
John Craven
Harry Trost
Jacob Long Tod
W. C. Myers
Will Me
M. Walters
John McQuigg, Jr
J. C. Ewing
J.P. van Nest
Enos Piersong
Samuel Metzler
Speers McClarran
Wm. Shibley
A. Branstetter
Fred Cladfelter
Ben. Wile
E. G. Lawrence
Will Lawrence
Lawrence
R. J. Cunningham
Jacob Snyder
Irvin McClarran
John Kiobe
John Strauss
Doug McKee
BuLytle and Slaughter
John Kramer
WI McClellana
Jon, Fordey
J. M. Itars
Courhd Lebg
Edsard Bradshaw
Rufus Bucher
John Ackerman
W.C. Hoors Paulus
Miss . Har
Newell
C Pinkerton
Stusior
Annual Reunion Parade of Naval Veterans in Michigan City
Heroes of the civil era flood Michigan City for a grand reunion with 2000 naval veterans, government vessels and private yachts parading on Lake Michigan. Rail passengers surge in by the thousands as reception committees guide visitors to lodging, and a vote for commander chief looms at the Wednesday session.
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Kago
Elestrifa
Naval Arch
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Society of Prisoners of War
Leo Baisseur
St. Lauila
Grand Army
John C. Blair
Illinois
Americans Win Championship at International Regatta
Paris reports the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia won the eight oared race under exposition auspices. A separate item notes the ordnance building at Fort Snelling, St. Paul, struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, nearly destroyed, but the 22 000 pounds of powder in the magazine remained unharmed.
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Paris
Vesper Boat Club
Philadelphia
St. Paul
Minn
For
Snelling
Allied victory near Tianjin. Empress Dowager returns to Peking
Report from Wu-ji describes five hundred American troops joining British and Japanese forces in a decisive battle near Tianjin on Aug 19. The allied army killed many Boxers, captured hundreds of weapons and prisoners, with several wounded among Americans and Japanese. Empress Dowager allegedly fled toward Pekin after news of Yuan Shih-kai’s moves, while Ting Fu-sang appears to push provisional powers to local rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fs Burs
Ten Tsin
Wuirdi
Dorjprand
Tin
Julles
Tung Fu Sangtrou
Alves
Ment
Pekire
China Russia War Tensions Echoed in United States Dispatches
Fragmentary OCR details a report from Washington on reactions to Chinese and Russian actions, with references to a cabinet statement, diplomacy, and fears of territorial division. It notes U S and Chinese positions, warnings against partition, and efforts to prevent escalation and train diversions. It mentions General Grodekoff and reporting on Amur affairs, with ongoing hostilities and negotiations.
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Chicago
Petar Michailovitch Boutevsky
Boutevsky
Siberian
addiSs
United States
The
Statesman
Russia
China
Armour & Company
Pacific
St.lr
Washington
Wis
Manilla
Idzar
Peking
Chi
Russi
HORDES OF BOXERS COMING TO OUTER CITY
Dispatches from Peking and Shanghai report Boxer forces moving toward the outer city walls as allies delay aggressive action pending government instructions. American, British and Japanese troops have repelled a large Boxer force near Tien Tsin, with heavy casualties and reports of decapitated bodies. Dallas records note multiple local crimes with two deaths and several injuries. National Municipal League plans its Milwaukee meeting September 19 and 20 to discuss good city government reforms.
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Hondbn
Peking
Andre
Southendral Dorward
Tien Tasln
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
National Municipal League
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Woodruff
War Developments From the Orient Silence Declares No War Yet
Washington reports no formal declaration of war by Russia or any alliance against China. Officials say Chaffee’s dispatches are limited to casualty lists, while rumors spread of allied sieges near Peking. The United States weighs its China policy and possible invitations to withdraw should war be declared.
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Washington
Russia
Gang
Japan
China
Meng
War Department
Chaffee
Hae
C Fee
Peking Tien
Tsin
Peking
Chefu
Shanghai
Foreign Office of
Uncle Sam
United States
Douth
United
Japs Await Word From Peking Amid Uproar
Ambiguous dispatches from Peking report Japanese forces in the forbidden city and concern over a possible response. The scene notes a tense buildup with military formations observed in the region and growing international scrutiny.
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Church of God In
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Wooster Urday
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Lethie
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Feedlar Army
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Chales Mangus
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W. Funek
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Mr. Lowe
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Savannah Ga
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Chicago Great Western Railway
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Higa Notiorptore
Cama
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Altha M. Rittenour
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Monongahela River
Point Marion
Oung Rittenour
Rittenour
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Empress Dowager
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Dsaim
Division OF China
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Long
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Thrasher
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John Aluort
Aoro
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Li Hun
Chang
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Deksoris
Morgan
Thé
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Tal
Berlin
Amoy
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