Maine Republicans win with narrow margins in 1908 vote
Maine voters re elect Gov William T Cobb Republican on a platform defending prohibition by a margin under 8000 in a year marked by Labor opposition led by Samuel Gompers. Congressmen Littlefield Burleigh Powell and Allen also win reelection as Republicans claim a two safe margin for the coming legislature.
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William T. Cobb
Rockland
Maine
Cyrus Davis
Waterville
Hgbor
Charles H. Littlefield
Littlefield
Samuel Gompers
theAmerican Federation of Labor
Gompers
Republcan
Taft
Lodge
Beveridge
Federation of Labor
Littleeld
Edwin C. Burleigh
Llewellyn Powere
Ames L. Allen
Repubican
The Raffles Legend In Newport Society Thefts
The Newport theft of $850 from Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish fuels suspicions of a social figure dubbed Raffles at work. A string of jewel and money robberies over three years has never been explained, with victims reportedly protecting suspects to avoid scandal.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Newport
R. I
Newhart
Innocent Man Freed in Wilmington Murder Case
John Boozer alias Charles Thorne, a colored man from Wilmington Delaware, condemned for the 1897 murder of George D Ferra, has been pardoned by Governor Les on a pardon board recommendation. Boozer’s counsel argued misidentification as a key factor. a reprieve had been extended until next Friday, with Judge Ball presenting testimony Boozer was employed at Pinnars Point Virginia when the crime occurred.
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Wes
John Boozer
Wilmington
Charles Thorne
George Dferra
Les
Boozer
Ball
Pinnars Point
Panic at Chicago junior high as fire rattles pupils
A fire in a building adjoining the John M Smyth school in Chicago caused panic among about a thousand pupils, with several slightly injured in the rush to exits while teachers struggled as parents shouted Fire Bloux. City live stock market quotes list butcher, top hogs, and other prices.
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Chicago
John M. Smyth
Chior
Bloux
City
Sioux City
Locomotive Firemen Meet Opens in Milwaukee
The tenth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen opened in Milwaukee Monday with 1700 delegates. It is expected to continue three weeks. The sessions are secret.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Milwaukee
Ice Ingwry at Omaha Grand Jury Asked
District court judges in Omaha announced on Monday they will convene a special grand jury. Reports say coal dealers may face scrutiny as part of the panel’s focus.
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Omaha
District Court
Ull
Massacre of Poles and Jews in Siedlce Sparked by Terrorists
A Western Poland dispatch reports a Saturday night massacre beginning with terrorists shooting two soldiers guarding an alcohol store in Siedlce. Troops then attacked civilians including Jews, Christians, and police, destroying homes as hundreds are killed or wounded and the town burns. a regiment was sent from Diela to restore order.
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Stedice
Poland
Atrecta
Warsaw
Siedice
Diela
Siedl¢e
Death by action ends life of Chicago executive
Clarence K. Wooster, 48, vice president of the People's Gas Light and Coke Co., of Chicago, committed death by own action at his home 3500 Ellis avenue. He cut his throat with a razor after a period of heat prostration and illness, dying before a physician arrived. The unmarried man was reportedly insane at the time.
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Mr. Wooster
ASK PROTECTION. State Dept Urged to Investigate Mexican Incident
The Gulf Fisheries company dispatch urged action to protect American fishing vessels in the Gulf of Mexico following the Hatteras incident. The Hatteras reported being halted by a Mexican gunboat off the Gulf of Campeche and boarded by armed marines who demanded papers and cargo details. The State Department will refer the case to the solicitor for investigation and report.
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State Department
Washington
Gulf Fisheries Company
Gulf of Mexico
Hatteras
Galveston
Gulf of Campeche
Frye's First Wife Freed in Bigamy Case
Former Chicago educator Prof Chas H Frye, once head of Cook County Normal School, is released after his wife Mrs Goddard of Harley South Dakota secures a divorce claiming she married him twenty years ago under the name Goddard without knowledge of his Chicago marriage. Frye had faced bigamy charges and, upon divorce, plans to marry in Hammond Indiana.
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Chicago
Chas, H. Frye
Cook County Normal School
Goddard
Harley
Frye
Eleven Firemen Injured In Grocery Store Fire
Eleven firefighters were hurt when a gas line exploded while fighting a grocery store blaze in St. Louis Missouri. The blast wrecked the building and injured Assistant Fire Chief Harney severely.
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St. Louis
Harney
Morocco Revolt Viewed as Overstated by Informed Circles
Reports of a Moroccan revolt at Mogador are believed exaggerated in well informed circles. No official confirmation of troubles there has been received.
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Mogador
Morocco
Big Planing Mills Burn Destroys Sumpter Lumber Mills
A Sunday fire destroyed the planing mills of the Sumpter Lumber Company in Sumner D C causing an estimated loss near 190000 dollars. Fire crews battled flames through the day and investigators await cause findings.
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Sumpter Lumber Company
Sumner
D.C
Post office Inspector Drowned in Bayou Grande Incident
Post office Inspector Frank Voges of the post office department was drowned Sunday at Bayou Grande, Fila. Voges resided in Shawnee, Okla, leaving four widows and a son. The body has been recovered.
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Postofice
Frank Voges
Postoffice Department
Bayou Grande
Fila
Voges
Shawnee, Oklo
Extreme Heat in Duluth Causes Five Deaths
Five deaths attributed to extreme heat occurred in Duluth on Saturday. Thermometers along the main street registered 96 degrees in the shade from 2 PM until sundown, highlighting the severe heat wave sweeping the city.
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Duluth
Shaw Warns Banks On Public Deposits Use
Secretary Shaw cautioned national banks and depositaries about placing public moneys in New York call loans for speculation. He urged return of excess funds to the treasury or place them where they aid local communities, insisting depositories loan at regular rates or not at all. Public funds should support legitimate local business, not speculative ventures.
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Shaw
New York
Lam
Arizona Parties Name Congressional Candidates at Bisbee Conventions
At Bisbee Arizona both Democratic and Republican conventions named candidates for congress. Mark Smith of Tucson was chosen Democratic candidate, W C Cooper of Globe was chosen Republican candidate. Both parties opposed joint statehood with New Mexico and urged autonomy for Arizona. The Democratic platform praised Congress delegate Mark Smith for his work and backed equal taxation of all property in the territory.
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Arizona
Bisbee
Ariz
Mark Smith
Tucson
Congress
W. C. Cooper
Globe
New Mexico
Asleep Forty-Seven Days Puzzle Baffles Doctors
In Converse Indiana Misa Maud Snow has been in a trance for forty seven days. She shows minimal consciousness, can eat more but stays awake only minutes at a time. Attempts to walk end with sleep, even wild car drives fail to keep her awake. Physicians blame stomach issues, others disagree. the condition remains a medical puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Misa Maud Snow
Body Found Crushed Under Woodshed in Ripley Home
The body of D. A. Wile was found Thursday hidden under a woodshed at his Ripley residence. The skull showed crushing injuries and he had likely been dead for days. A blood trail ran from the writing room to the kitchen and toward the woodshed. He was last seen Sunday in Erie, where his wife has lived for years.
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D. A. Wile
Ripley
Erie
Labor Leader Discharged Amid Printing Office Shakeup
The government printing office saw a shakeup on Saturday as acting foreman of binders suspended Jacob Hale, a bookbinder and officer in the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, amid workforce dissatisfaction. Western League baseball games at Sioux City run September 11 to 13 as part of the Interstate fair, with Sioux City vs Des Moines and daily 10 AM start at Mizzou Park to attract fairgoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hale
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Hale
Sioux City
Des Moines
Crusade in Tock Island Ends with Milk Case Fine
Aaron Swenson of Rock Island Florida was fined 26 dollars for selling adulterated milk. The case marked the first of ten initiated after chemists tied to the state food inspector’s office gathered evidence. Charlestown Indiana celebrates 100th founding at the Old Settlers’ annual meeting in Clark County.
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MU Crusade
Tock Island
Aaron Swenson
Rock Island
State Food Inspector’s Office
Charlestown
Ind
Old Settlers’ Association
Clark Gaunty
Rocker Guilty of Murder in First Degree at Southley
In a 15 hour jury deliberation the Rocker murder trial ended with Charles Rocker found guilty of first degree murder. The jury recommended life imprisonment and the case involved the August 1900 murder of Kirst Schroeder in Lyon County. Rocker had previously been convicted in 1904 and sentenced to hang, but a new trial followed.
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Charlies Rocker
Kirst
Dee Bree
Rocker
Sthley
Charles Ooker
Tfe
August Schroeder
Lyon
Schroeder
Rock Raplida
Supreme Court
Wellman’s Esteemed Resident John C. Lynch Ends Life
John C. Lynch aged 70 a well known Wellman citizen and former hotel keeper died by self inflicted gunshot Thursday morning after a period of rheumatic illness. An attorney had just left the house when the shot was heard and entry found him dead. He left behind a daughter Maude who was in Des Moines.
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Wellman
John C. Lynch
Lynch
Maude
Des Moines
Garretson Succeeds Clark as O R C Chief Conductor
A. B. Garretson became grand chief conductor of the Order of Railway Conductors in Cedar Rapids succeeding Clark. Garretson joined the order in the early 1880s, elected grand senior conductor in 1887, assistant grand chief conductor in 1890, and has been repeatedly re elected at successive conventions, making him one of the oldest grand officers in the order.
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O. Th
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Garretson
Order of
Railway Conductors
Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
New Orleans
The
Order
Cupid Beats College Elopement Shocker in Des Moines
A Des Moines girl eloped to marry her girlhood sweetheart Frank Howard. Parents planned college transfer to Ames with new clothes and funds for a dormitory stay. The couple married and are honeymooning in Mankato, Minnesota. The girl is from a wealthy Park County family. her parents objected to her fiancé, son of a Saylorville miner.
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Des Moines
Schoak
Jozeph Tiara
Des Mines
Ames
Frank Howard
Mankato, Minn
Park County
Saylorville
Answer to Charges In Traction Fund Case
Ottumwa lawyer B. Sax replies to claims in a district court bill of accounting regarding the disposal of stock of the Ottumwa Traction Fund Light company He says he entered into an agreement with Bullesby & Co to try to deliver stock at a set price and that the labor and travel were substantial Mahon received a share for his labor and Iyllesby & Co paid the amount claimed
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Ife
B. Sax
Ottumwa
J. H. Merrill
W. Garner
Calvin Manning
Plaintife
Traction Fund Light Company
Sax
Bullesby & Co
Iyllesby & Co
Mahon
Yeomen Settle Suit For 6800 In Des Moines
A $85,000 suit against the Brotherhood of American Yeomen brought by J. B. Gossage of San Francisco for commissions and damages was settled in Des Moines Monday with a $6,800 payment agreed in a two party compromise. Clinton Sugar Plant Expansion Ready For 8300 Workers In Des Moines the Clinton Sugar Refining Co will soon raise crew to 8300 and have the plant operating by January first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeomen
J. B. Gossage
San Francisco
Des Moines
Clinton
Clinton Sugar Refining Company
Toint
Towa
Two Men Die in California Flyer Tragedy at Fairport
In Fairport six miles east of Muscatine two men, Ing Keck and Lafe Sylvester, were struck and killed Monday afternoon by a California flyer of the stack Taland rand. Keck is described as a rich farmer and bachelor.
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Truly
Ing Keck
Lafe Sylvester
Fairport
Muscatine
Keck
Railroad Settles Damages in Wreck Case
Mrs. Cather ine Dvorsky of Milwaukee brought damages claim for injuries from a Rock Teland wreck. The railroad company paid 95 250 in costs at Town city roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Dvorsky
Milwaukee
Reclusive Nashua Doctor Dies of Heart Failure
One of the oldest Nashua physicians, Dr. Billings, withdrew from society years ago after building a large practice. He lived a recluse, seldom leaving his home, and died at age 68 from heart failure while at a breakfast. He leaves a brother and sister in Be, Louis, Missouri.
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Qrieo
Bok
Xeirdom
GC. B
Aua
Louis, Mo
Mrs Sparks Settles Cast After Northwestern Accident
Mrs Sarah A Sparks of Algona received 2000 in full settlement from Northwestern after a July 1 fall between Webster City station platform and a car, ending hospitalization. She remained unable to walk and was cared for at home with a special car provided, no suit filed.
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Northwestern
Sarah A. Spurts
Algana
Webster City
Algona
A. H. Sparks
Northwestern Company
Union Labor Protests Over State Binder in Chicago
Representatives from the State Federation of Labor and the Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly filed with Secretary of State Martha a protest against Tedford binding 25 000 copies of the town official register in Chicago. They contend the contract violates law requiring in state work and involve about 2100 dollars. Mr Martin Prespected Service said the matter will be adjudicated when the side binder submits the bill for the work.
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Blinder Wis
Chicago
Marth
State Federation of Labor
Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly
Tedford
Martin
Slde
Keokuk Man Drowns In Missouri Sink Hole
Keokuk bookkeeper and deputy revenue collector Harry P Bisbee, a noted athlete and Keokuk County club member, drowned after diving for a bird on a fin outing at Gregory Missouri. He stepped into a sink hole, cramps struck, and he disappeared before his body was recovered ashore hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry BP. Bisbee
Harry P. Bisbee
Keokuk
Tife
Farmer Shot by Stray Rifle Ball Near Charter Oak
Fred Stoner was struck Monday morning while working near Charter Oak when a stray 38 caliber rifle ball entered just above the temple and lodged near the skull. He was not seriously hurt as the ball glanced out two inches from entry. The shot reportedly occurred while depot agent Terne was yelling at a dog nearby.
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Charter Oak
Aleum
Fred Stoner
Terne
Stender
Fire Ravages Havelock Businesses Causing Major Loss
An early Monday blaze in Havelock damaged much of the buginess section. The General Store of W. S. Cox was a total loss while Moffatt’s hardware store and Otto Lentz’s restaurant suffered severe damage. About 418,000 in damage was caused before flames were checked. The fire’s cause remains unknown and was spotted by a freight train crew who alerted the town.
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Havelock
Cox
Moffatt
Otto Lentz
Monks Grow State's Largest Summer Apple Crop
Monks at the monastery of the Catholic mans at New Mallory in Dubuque county report a record summer apple crop. To harvest the perishable fruit twenty five workers are hired to gather, market, press into cider and vinegar for sales.
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New Mallory
Dubuque County
Thant
Woman badly burned trying to hasten kitchen fire
Misa Oia Sutherland of Wall Lule was badly burned on the face and arms when she poured kerosene on a kitchen range to hasten the fire. Her clothing caught fire. prompt aid prevented worse injury. Doctors think she may recover but scars may remain.
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Misa Oia Sutherland
Wall Lule
Tragedy at Muscatine Leads to double shooting suicide
At Muscatine on Monday night John Holstein shot his daughter Bessie for keeping company with a man he disliked. He fired twice at her head then killed himself. Seth is expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
John Holstein
Bessie
Seth
Lawsuit Filed Over Breach of Promise in Burlington
A Burlington man and Mary Bean housekeeper to 3 Y Denny and a wealthy Burlington land owner sue for breach of promise. The filing names the plaintiff and defendants and seeks redress for alleged broken agreement.
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Burlington
Mary Bean
3. Y Denny
Ae Ag
Government reports on department payroll and census plans
Secretary Wilson outlines a computation showing a 50 million dollar investment to staff the Agriculture Department for a year. The piece notes payroll, literature distribution, and new inspections, plus census plans on marriage and divorce statistics, and expansion of uniform divorce legislation. It also covers bank deposits growth, fingerprinting for identification, a postmaster fraud case, irrigation funds, isthmian canal bids, and a War Department security issue.
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Round & Smith, Publishers
Beland
Biedica
Massare
Co. K. Wooster
Freed
Nankera
Tim
Joan OC
Clark
Cupid
College
Mrs. Sparks
Keokul
Pann
Wilson
Risyontios Hough
Agviurttare
Met
Lnter
Drisis
Tereafter
S Ainsworth
Postmaster General
Vinetto Company of
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Isthmian Canal Commission
War Department
Siske &. Robinson
Tt Ia
Ite Intad
Baltmnore
Mali
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