Ford murder trial at woodchopping ends in self defense debate
Bloomington special reports Edward Ford faces trial for first degree murder in the November Unionville woodchopping killing of Joel and Frank McCoy. The defense argues self defense as Ford contends the McCoys attacked with axes. prosecutors prepare to call Ford and his sons to testify.
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Bloomington
Ind
Edward Ford
Frank McCoy
Unionville
Ford
Joel
Joel McCoy
McCoys
Henry Spaan
Indianapolis
McCoy
Spaan
R. L. Morgan
Young McCoy
Ban on bathing suits shocks Tampico colony
In Tampico Mexico the mayor bans women beachwear deemed immodest. American colony women protest claiming suits resemble those in US resorts. Officials warn arrests will follow if the decree is ignored.
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Tampico
Mexico
America
Robbers Net Big Prize In Missing Mail Pouch Case
Postoffice officials in three cities admit the disappearance of a registered mail pouch within the Kansas City jurisdiction may top the department in value. Private sources say the pouch carried at least 50,000 dollars in currency plus many letters and valuables, with total losses possibly reaching higher. An Angeles California dispatch hints at broader details yet.
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Postoffice
Kansas City
Postal Department
Angeles
Cal
Reluc
Burned Koreans in House in Korea Rebellion
Sixteen Koreans including an insurgent leader were burned to death when Japanese troops surrounded a house where rebels had entrenched themselves. The report came via steamships arriving in Victoria from Korea.
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Victoria
B. C
Korea
Hitchcock Not Guilty Verdict in Comedy Case
New York special report states Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, was found not guilty by a jury on charges of assaulting young girls. The case drew wide attention as details of the alleged offenses were argued in court.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Oliver Belmont Dead in Hempstead New York
Oliver H P Belmont aged 50 died at his Hempstead home after a ten days illness with appendicitis. He was a grandson of Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry and had a long social prominence in New York London and Paris. He had not been active in business recently but remained popular in club circles.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
S. 1
Matthew Galbraith Perry
United States
Japan
Belmont
London
Paris
Smallest Odd Fellow James M Burnett Weds Miss Nabors
James M Burnett the Bristol midget known as the smallest Odd Fellow in America eloped from Baldwin Mississippi with Lou Nabors said to be the smallest female midget in the South. They were married at Marietta Mississippi after eluding the girl's mother who opposed the match.
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Richmond
James M. Burnett
Bristol
United States
America
Baldwin
Miss
Lou Nabors
South
Marietta
New York Senate Bans Race Track Gambling in Felony Vote
In Albany New York the senate passed an anti race track gambling bill by 26 to 25 making gambling in violation a felony with one year in prison. Governor Hughes hailed the win as Senator Foelker who had just undergone surgery cast the decisive aye after a dramatic journey from Staatsburg. The scene in the senate chamber drew loud cheers and mourning as lobbyists warned of repercussions.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Senate
Hughes
Foelker
Staatsburg
Bdfl
Senate Chamber
Directoire Draws Mob at Oceanic Departure
New York report notes a fashion sensation as a young woman in a pearl gray directoire sheath with matching accessories causes a crowd to gather at the Oceanic sailing. She is escorted as onlookers stare, the crowd following her to the gangway and beyond.
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New York
Great Crops Promised
Washington reports 1908 crop values near 8 billion dollars based on Agriculture Department figures. Chief Statistician Clark notes sustained prosperity with nine consecutive years of large yields and high prices, indicating another strong harvest ahead.
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Washington, Special
Department of Agriculture
Clark
Jennie Lathrop Elopes With Poor Ranchman Walter Watson
Jennie Stanford Lathrop has wed Walter Watson a Napavalley ranchman. She brings a large fortune and a million dollars from her aunt Mrs. Leland Stanford's will to the marriage.
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San Francisco
Jennie Stanford Lathrop
Leland Stanford
Walter Watson
Napavalley
Italian driver sets 120 mph world record at Brooklands
Felice Nazarro of Italy drove two and three fourths miles at Brooklands in a world record pace of 120 miles per hour. This marks a notable achievement in automotive speed history with Nazarro securing the record under the London racing events atmosphere.
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London
Cable
Brooklands Track
Felice Nazarro
Judge Landis grants stay of execution in Billik case
Federal Judge Landis after hearing arguments granted Billik an appeal to the Supreme Court and issued a stay of execution at 11 10 giving time to seek relief. The scene outside the jail on Dearborn avenue drew thousands as Father Watmann proclaimed Billie lives reprieved. The judge ruled the prisoner's right to appeal is absolute and inalienable.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Standard Oil Company
Billik
Supreme Court of the United States
Father O’callaghan
Dearborn Avenue
Michigan
Illinois
Father Watmann
Wilmette
Father Vatmann
Billie
Landis
Davies
Bonaparte
White House Denies Serious Differences Between Him and President
Washington special says the President and Attorney-General Bonaparte plan to stay in office through March 4. Rumors of a cabinet rift are denied. Officials insist Buick and Rounds removals and a suit against the New York New Haven Hartford were settled six months ago with no real differences between the President and the attorney-general.
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Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Buick
United States
Rounds
Idaho
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Increase in Civil and Criminal Cases in Indiana in 1907
Indiana statistics show total civil filings 28 755 and criminal cases 8 579 in 1907, with 2 224 cases for violation of New York liquor laws and 891 convictions. Felony arrests centered on assault and battery with intent, grand and petty larceny, burglary, forgery and embezzlement, plus 459 gambling arrests and 1 791 liquor law violations. White women led in grand and petty larceny arrests. more colored individuals were arrested for larceny and theft.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stubbs
Indiana
Man Refuses Support Over Hair Rats and Hose Costs
Philadelphia special reports William Morgan challenged court for failing to support his wife while claiming 21 years of support, weekly carriage rides, and an elevator in their home. He objected to paying 35 dollars for rats for her hair and 2.50 a pair for hose, arguing extravagant dress.
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Philadelphia
William Morgan
Morgan
Woman Finds Comfort in Church While Speaking Freely
A woman explains she enjoys church because it offers a place to talk openly about anyone who stays away. She values the community and the chance to share thoughts in a familiar setting.
MBGHT ON BREAKFAST FOODS Will Be started By the Flour Millers
Detroit special reports millers at a mass convention of the Millers National Federation plan a campaign to promote white flour over patent breakfast foods. They urge closer trade study, price control, avoiding overproduction dumping, and boosting federation membership.
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Detroit
Mich
Millers’ National Federation
Kentuckians Freed: Powers and Howard Pardon Proclaimed
Gov Wilson granted clemency in the Goebel murder case, freeing Caleb Powers from Georgetown jail and James Howard from the state penitentiary. The governor reviewed decades of trials and said no excuse exists for the crime that toppled Kentucky politics and stirred national interest.
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Frankfort
Caseb Powers
James Howard
Wilson
United States
Powers
Georgetown
Howard
William Goebel
William S. Taylor
Goebel
Secretary of State
Caleb Powers
United States Court
Supreme Court
Franklin Circuit Court
Scott Circuit Court
James B. Howard
Kentucky
New Gunness Victim Found in Wisconsin Letters Claim Murder
Mrs. Ole Remel says her father Chris ten Hendklove was murdered by Mrs. Gunness. Letters indicate he is not in Westby Bloomington Wisconsin or Norway as rumored, since a Laporte report circulated. Hendicleve, 70, left with $2000. Laporte postmaster says Gunness received his mail.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Ole Remel
Christen Hendklove
Gunness
Westby
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Norway
Laporte
Hendicleve
Punishment for Straw Hat Theft Sentences Youth
Edward Whelan, convict in Easton, Pa, was sentenced to ten years in the eastern penitentiary for stealing an old straw hat and a screwdriver from a church sexton. He is described as a young man with prior jail and penitentiary terms.
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Easton
Edward Whelan
Eastern
Disaster in Branca Crater Halves Mecklenburg Expedition
An expedition led by Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg in the Branca crater in German East Africa is struck by a blizzard. About twenty of the black contingent perish, roughly half the party, ninety miles south of the equator, in the snow.
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Berlin
Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
German East Africa
Branca
Equator
Bryan Nomination Moves Through Fairview Circles
I J Dunn of Omaha will present William J Bryan’s name at the Denver convention as Lincoln, Nebraska reports rapid Democratic activity. Visitors including Col Henry Watterson and Senator Charles A Towne praise Bryan while he stays mostly at home tending his farm and delivering frequent speeches.
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Lincoln
Neb
Fairview
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Denver
I. J. Dunn
Omaha
Dunn
Nebraska
F. W. Brown
Committee On Resolutions
Col
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Charles A. Towne
New York
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Col. Watterson
Mr. Bryan
Watterson
State University
Lincoln Bryaz Ube
Toads Stampede On Cleveland Streetcar
A panic on a Superior avenue car in Cleveland erupted as three toads escaped from a paper bag and hopped across the floor. A man carried them to deter garden bugs, a stout woman found a toad on her lap and screamed, forcing a stop after three blocks with passengers fleeing at the first chance.
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Cleveland
Superior Avenue
Sneezing on Street Car Ends With Snuff Short Chase
In St. Louis on the Tower Grove line a southbound street car halted for 10 minutes to clear a sneezing fit among shoppers. Conductor John Burns collected a fare from a stout woman who mocked the chorus of achoos. A young man nearby sneezed too hard and hurled snuff on the car floor, eluding capture as the car resumed.
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St. Louis
Tower Grove
John Burns
Avenue
Choo
Governor Hanly Picks Berth 14 For Chicago Nomination Trip
In Indianapolis the Governor avoids deferring his trip to Chicago and sleeps in berth No. 14 after considering berth 13 as unlucky. His private secretary chose the more comfortable option to support a smooth presidential nomination effort for Fairbanks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Hanly
Fairbanks
Spiritual Assault Trial Involves Elijah Skaggs In Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas Elijah Skaggs claims to be the reincarnation of Elijah and faces an assault charge after Dallas Texas resident Mrs Margaret Irene Taylor testifies the attack was spiritual not physical. She recounts a covenant to prove divinity and offers a rope if hangings occur. Skaggs admits heart assault but pleads not guilty. The jury hears dramatic courtroom moments as witness and defendant describe religious ecstasy.
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Ft. Smith, Ark
Elijah Skaggs
Elijah
Margaret Irene Taylor
Dallas
Texas
Skaggs
Skages
Taylor
Four-Bagger For Golofsky
Abram Golofsky and his wife welcomed four newborn boys at their farm near Troy Hill New Jersey. The doctor announced four, but Golofsky noted three thirty five. The record lists births from 1892 twin 1895 triplets 1896 twins 1897 twins 1898 twins 1899 one 1900 one 1901 twins 1902 one each year 1903 1904 1905 triplets 1906 twins 1907 quadruplets 1908 totaling 30 children, 14 living.
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New York
Abram Golofsky
Troy Hill
N. J
Golofsky
Potatoes Rise While Rumors Plague Royal Family Plot
Prices for old crop potatoes rose 13 cents a bushel and new stock up five cents with top fancy at 1.35 while old stock wholesaled near 96 cents. Wet weather disrupts shipping in the South. Police thwart a plot by the Society of the Black Cross to bomb the Lisbon royal family during a June 18 religious fest.
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Chicago
Lisbon
Society of the Black Cross
Markets Record Steer Prices Seen Since 1902
Market reports show a 15 to 26 cent rise in choice to prime steers, the highest since 1902 amid a beef famine, while Texas and grass cattle shift weights south and west causing a setback for plain and grassy steer grades. Tangier dispatch notes Mulai Hafid leading a 13 000 strong insurgent force with about 20 000 followers in Morocco.
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Chicago
Texas
Fez
Tangier
Morocco
Mulal Hafid
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