Fire Rips Through New Aveline Hotel Killing Dozens
In Fort Wayne Indiana a blaze trapped guests on four floors of the New Aveline Hotel. Ladders failed to reach upper windows as victims cried for help and fell from burning stairways and windows. Ten known dead, many missing, and numerous injuries reported as flames consumed the wooden interior.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Aveline
D. J. Leahy
Charles Baird
Leahy
Hipson
Love Letter From 3000 Years Ago Unveiled In Brooklyn
Professor Gabriel Oussami presents a 3000 year old Assyria era clay letter in Brooklyn spectators gaze as the writer laments a missed meeting and emotional sorrow to his beloved in Ashur. The artifact was unearthed years ago by German students exploring Assyria ruins.
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New York
Gabriel Oussami
Brooklyn
Fair
Ashur
Assyria
Re united After 31 Years in Petersburg
Everett Robling, once a Logan township resident, has returned from Kansas City Missouri to live with the wife of his youth for the rest of his days after 31 years apart.
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Petersburg
Ind
Everett Robling
Logan Township
Kansas City
Barge Steerer Found Drowned in London Town
In Stepney a barge steerer was found dead with new boots on his feet. The widow dismissed suicide as a possibility noting the fresh footwear. The inquest or police inquiry was reported in the London dispatch.
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London
Stepney
Musing on Intermarriage Sparks Shock in Brooklyn Dinner
The Cosmopolitan Club dinner in Brooklyn drew controversy as Henry Watterson praised racial equality and suggested some women might be happier with Black husbands. He remarked that certain women could be allowed to mate with monkeys, provoking outrage in St Louis and elsewhere.
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St. Louis
Henry Watterson
Cosmopolitan Club
Brooklyn
N. Y
Little Republics Ready to Scrap
Central American republics mobilize preparations for hostilities as Mexican diplomats report. States show willingness to fight among themselves but fear intervention by the United States and in particular by Mexico. Nicaragua faces general jealousy amid tensions.
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City of Mexico
United States
Mexico
Nicaragua
Ingenious prisoner frees himself via want ad in Oklahoma City
In a historic stunt, John H Silber, jailed at Kay County Newkirk, won a pardon after the Daily Oklahoman offered $3 for the most original liberty ad. The ad read WANTED YOUNG MAN IN JAIL WANTS OUT and sparked legal aid from Oklahoma City lawyers, paroling Silber. He later moved toward railroad work in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Daily
Oklahoman
Silber
The
John H. Silber
Kay County
Newkirk
A. E. Moroney
R. M. Conway
R. E
J. E. Burns
Burns
House
Senate
Lincoln
Neb
J. C. Wheeler
J. E. Moore
Santa Fe
Bert Jones
Hinkle Acquitted in Bloomington Murder Trial
After 48 hours of deliberation the jury found Harvey Hinkle not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting death of John R. McClintock on August 8, 1907. McClintock escorted a young woman home when Hinkle, who had shown interest in her, opened fire.
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Bloomington
Ind
Harvey Hinkle
Hinkle
John R. McClintock
Massachusetts Towns Embrace Dry Law In Three Key Cities
Special Prohibition in Massachusetts has secured three leading saloon towns Worcester Haverhill and Lynn within a year. Worcester is noted as the largest U S city under local prohibition.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
Worcester
Haverhill
Lynn
United States
Beveridge Plans Summers at Magnificent North Shore Estate
Special Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana will spend summers in Massachusetts. He has bought a prime north shore estate and will move his family there after the Washington season ends.
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Beveridge
Tony
Boston
Mass
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Massachusetts
North Shore
Washington
Queens Oppose Duke of Abruzzi Marriage in Rome
Court entourage report that both Queens resist the union of the Duke of Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins amid ongoing royal opposition in Rome.
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Rome
Duke of the
Japanese Cruiser Matsushima Sinks Hit By Explosion
The Matsushima training cruiser sinks off Pescadores Islands after a sudden blast in the after magazine. Only about 141 of 300 aboard survive, including officers and naval instructors. Boats from Itsukushima and Hashidate rescue many. American Secretary Newberry sends condolences.
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Tokyo
Japan
Matsushima
Pescadores Islands
Marine
Noshimatsu
Pescadores
Baron Chinda
Foreign Office
Field Marshall Oyama
Itsukushima
Hashaidate
China
Newberry
Washington
Tokio
Whisky Prescriptions Run In Charlotte In 1907
Reports show Charlotte drug stores filled 39 645 whisky prescriptions in 1907. The total whisky received by stores amounted to about 43 760 dollars with physicians earning roughly 20 000 dollars from writing 39 645 scripts. Fourteen drug stores paid 1 400 dollars in liquor licenses.
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Charlotte
N. C
Roosevelts Third Term Plea Grows Amid Reform Drive
The Washington Special reports an upsurge of letters urging Franklin D Roosevelts reelection. Many writers insist he must run again to continue reform crusades and prevent failures in governing reforms, despite questions of willingness.
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Washington, Special
Roosevelt
Big Lumber Merger previsto in South with 4 million acres
St Louis reports special lumbermen from major companies with holdings totaling about 4 000 000 acres of yellow pine timber in the south held a conference. The aim is to form a holding corporation or merger capitalized at 300 000 000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Five Inch Water Death Drowns Dillday Child
In Murphysboro Illinois a five year old boy, son of Ernest Dillday, drowned after falling into a jar holding five inches of water. The water barely covered his head.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Ernest Dillday
Strange Mode of Sulcite Miss Murphy Takes Own Life
Miss Evelyn Murphy aged 22 daughter of John J Murphy leading Woodstock banker killed herself at Pennoyer Sanitarium Kenosha Wisconsin due to incurable nervous disease.
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Kenosha
Wis
Evelyn Murphy
John J. Murphy
Woodstock
Ill
Pennoyer Sanitarium
Mother Town for Roosevelt Headline in Georgia
Atlanta residents in Roswell sign petition urging the Republican National Convention to nominate President Roosevelt. The move centers on Roosevelt’s mother’s Roswell roots, highlighting local support for his candidacy.
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Roosevelt
Atlanta
Roswell, Ga
The Honeymoon Bride’s Father Pays Then Pays Not
Mrs William J Ryan formerly Miss Helen Gambles of Philadelphia tells how her husband paid 200000 for marriage to her The father William Henry Gambles millionaire banker of Philadelphia objected He wrote a check for 200000 to his daughter then tore it up In the end the couple agreed to marry at the Plaza hotel New York during their honeymoon
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New York
William J. Ryan
Helen K. Gambles
Philadelphia
Plaza Hotel
Ryan
William Henry Gambles
Gambles
Burglar Poses as Uncle to Rob Chicago Girl
A ten year old girl in Chicago unknowingly entertains a burglar posing as her long lost uncle for two hours. The man shows her the home, chats warmly, and gathers valuables claiming they were his property. He leaves with a bundle of clothing jewelry and silverware as police hunt the suspect.
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Chicago
Rosie Barcelli
Alexander Barcelli
Wells Street
Rosie
Mother and sisters arrested in Potocki murder case
The mother and three sisters of Siczinski, who killed Count Potocki, governor of Lemberg, have been arrested. The mother confessed she urged and funded the crime, claiming Potocki oppressed Ruthenians. Siczinski, 21, praised by Ruthenian students, is the offender. Potocki held vast estates and $10 million in Bank of England deposits. His 11 year old son studies in England.
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Vienna
Siczinski
Potocki
Lemberg
Iczinski
Count Potocki
Bank of England
England
China Prepares Reception for Visiting American Fleet
Admiral Sab orders Shantung and Chi officials to cooperate in planning a formal reception for the American fleet visiting Peking. The effort aims to showcase hospitality and orderly ceremonies.
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China
Peking
Gable
Sab
Shantung
Chi Fa
Milton Broker Charles Coster Linked to Million Dollar Loss
Friends of Charles Coster, the broker, seek reason for his death by suicide after being engulfed in stock market losses believed to total around one million dollars. Few close associates suspected his heavy involvement.
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Milton
Sip
New York
Brest
Sneek Ulations
Charles
Coster
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Weds Grand Duchess Marie Pavliovna
In Tsarskoe Selo, Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, second son of King Gustaf, married Grand Duchess Marie Pavliovna daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich. A royal ceremony combined Orthodox rites at the palace chapel with a Swedish Lutheran marriage in an ante-salon.
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St. Petersburg
Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
America
Marie Pavliovna
Russia
Paul Alexandrovitch
Tsarkoe Selo
Europe
St. Peter and St. Paul
Great Palace
Tsarskoe Selo
Stolypin
Douma
Council of State
Empire
Olga
Greece
Grand Duke
Hesse
Ferdinand
Marie
Roumania
Frigce Nic
Prince Andrew
Prince Christopher
Prince Carl
Emperor Nicholas
Titania
Lund
Richest Royal Catch Berlin Cable
Kaiser Wilhem denies plans for his daughter Victoria Louise to marry but court gossip says Prince Adolph of Schaumburg Lippe, 25, Hussar lieutenant, may wed the Prussian princess. He rules a tiny realm yet is touted as the continent’s richest royal match amid a modest dowry of 25,000 dollars.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Victoria Louise
Adolph
Schamburg- Lippe
Prussia
Hussars
Bonn
German Federation
Floyd Frazier Sentenced to Hang for Slaying Polly Flanery
In Whitesburg Kentucky Floyd Frazier the boy who killed Polly Flanery by cutting her throat has been sentenced to be hanged on Friday July 3. This marks the first legal execution in the county history.
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Whitesburg
Floyd Frazier
Polly Flanery
Baroness Kills Husband Then Gorges Self in Germany
Berlin reports Baroness von Ruexleben shot and killed her husband at their Duddenberg chateau near Dortmund as he prepared to retire. She then shot herself but survived the self inflicted wound. No motive or details released.
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Berlin
Baroness von Ruexleben
Duddenberg
Dortmund
Evangelist Cates Predicts Christ's Imminent Second Coming
In Temple Texas a remarkable sermon by evangelist George Cates argued the second coming of Christ was imminent, reflecting a strong belief in prophecy and end times.
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Temple
Tex
George C. Cates
Romance of a Trooper Unites English Bride and Boer War Hero
Miss Gertrude Wearn of Southampton meets A. H. Griscourt, a Boer war trooper, aboard the Oceanic in New York. The couple, separated six years, had exchanged a engagement ring as a recognition token. Griscourt wooed Miss Wearn with his regiment in South Africa, later prospering at a Pine Cliff Colorado ranch before sending for his bride.
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New York
Gertrude Wearn
Southampton
England
A. H. Griscourt
Griscourt
Miss Wearn
South Africa
Pine Cliff
Colo
Two Sea Monsters Planned By White Star Line
Liverpool reports White Star line will lay down five new Belfast built steamers next June. Each vessel measures about 840 feet long 78 feet wide with 45000 to 50000 gross tons. They will use combination turbines and reciprocating engines and run at least 21 knots. Names given as Olympic and Titanic.
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Liverpool
White Star Line
Belfast
Olympic
Titanic
His Idea of Roosevelt in Citizenship Inquiry
In Newark during a Court of Common Pleas citizenship examination Giuseppe Gentile offered a peculiar view of government calling Roosevelt the emperor. When asked how long he would rule he replied until he dies.
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Newark
N. J
Court of Common Pleas
Giuseppe Gentile
Roosevelt
Actress Mabelle Gilman Corey's Private Theater Plan
Mrs. W. E. Corey formerly Mabelle Gilman sails with her husband on the Deutschland to Paris to study the operatic stage and plans a private theater in New York to feature operas by American composers lacking hearing opportunities.
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New York
W. E. Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Paris
Actress to Wed Indian Chief at New York nuptials
St. Louis actress Miss Hazel Moran who starred in the "Louisiana" spectacle of the World's Fair has been won by Sioux chief Henry Standing Bear. Standing Bear, the United States interpreter for the Ogalala, is racing to New York to claim his bride.
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St. Louis
Hazel Moran
Louisiana
Henry Standing Bear
United States
Standing Bear
New York
Washington official balks at arrest of Roosevelt daughter
Special Policeman Morris of the sixth district attempted to arrest Mrs. Alice Longworth for speeding. Assistant Corporation Counsel Pugh refused a warrant of information against the president's daughter, stating the violation was not flagrant.
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Washington
Morris
Alice Longworth
Roosevelt
Pugh
Poisoner Jack Targets Philadelphia Child
Authorities hunt a dangerous criminal dubbed Jack, the Poisoner, after a five year old girl who met him on the street was given poisoned cake and lies gravely ill.
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Philadelphia
Jack
Pike's Peak Balloon Photos Set From 1000 Feet
Colorado Springs scene reports C W Sells manager and Pike's Peak Dog Railway signing to hire a Chicago photographer for balloon photographs of Pike's Peak taken from 1000 to 1500 feet above the summit.
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Dizzy Hesights
Colorado Springs
Colo
Spenfais
C. W. Sells
Ofs
Pike’s Peak
Unclear Listing Prompts Proof of Genuine Age
Fragment describes a request to prove genuine age for advertising in Petersburg trade matter. Reader is asked to furnish proof of age authenticity before advertisement. No clear names or dates given.
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St. Petersburg
Petersburg Tradeamen
de Ee
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