Lone Robber Holds Up Fort Worth Bank for 8200
A masked highwayman robbed the Wagoner Bank and Trust Company on Main Street Fort Worth taking 8200 in currency. The bandit escaped in an automobile. officers pursue. Cashier Walter E. King was alone at the time as the thief demanded money and warned of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagoner Bank and Trust Company
Main Street
Fort Worth
Texas
Jane
Walter E. King
King
Mr. King
Child Bonfire Tragedy In Bellefontaine Ohio
Four year old Gladys Evans, daughter of Mrs Harry Evans of Bellefontaine, fell into a bonfire while playing near it. Her clothing burned away and she is not expected to live. Nine tourists drowned at lower Killarney Lake Ireland when a boat carrying nine tourists and four boatmen swamped. all tourists and two boatmen perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riple
Columbus
Ohio
William Reed Puyear
West
Puyear
Gladys
Harry Evans
Bellefontaine
Killarney
Killarney Lake
Ireland
Landslide Derails Great Northern Oriental Limited Train
A landslide derailed the Great Northern west bound Oriental Limited near Ural Montana on the Kootenai river. Thirty passengers were injured and none killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Oriental Limited
Ural
Mont
Kootenai
Painter Gregor Dies at Great Marlow
Edward John Gregor R A president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors died at Great Marlow England. He was born in 1850.
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Painter Gregor
Edward John Gregor
R. A
The
Royal Institute of Painters
Great Marlow
Eng
Former Preacher Sentenced in Miss Gleason Death Case
Clyde Gow a former Methodist preacher was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary at Mexico Missouri. A jury found him guilty of being an accessory in the death of Miss Elizabeth Gleason of Elsberry about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Gow
Mexico, Mo
Elizabeth Gleason
Elsberry
Orphan Boy Killed by Freight Train Near Steubenville
Sixteen year old James Monahan was running in front of a C. P. railroad freight train in Mingo Junction near Steubenville Ohio when he was struck and killed. The incident underscores dangers near rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monahan
Mingo Junction
Steubenville
Ohio
Inaugural West Auto Meet Crowds Cheer Victor Matson
About 35,000 spectators witnessed Joe Matson win the Indiana Trophy stock chassis race on the Crown Point Lowell course. He averaged 14 4 miles per hour in 4 31 21, starting last and finishing third. George Robertson took second in a Locomobile, with A Monson third in a Marion car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Matson
Crown Point-Lowell
George Robertson
Falk
A. Monson
Marion
Burman
Buick
Chevrolet
Louis Chevrolet
Billy” Bourque
Knox
Locomobile
Bourque
Lacomente
Fener Teen
Broddwea
Dayton
Engelbeck
Strang
Stoddard -Dayton
Miller
Apperson
Lytle
Teen
Chicago harness racing may return to Harlem track this summer
QOS BENDS-SPOR reports Chicago horsemen hope to race at Harlem track using the new East betting system. Marshalltown Driving Club forms to host biweekly harness events at local fairgrounds. Rapid City wins interscholastic Black Hills meet by one point.
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Chicago
Harlem
East
Marshalltown
Iowa Driving Club
Black Hills
Belle, Fourche
S. C
Rapid City
Deadwood High School
Nine Killed in South Shore Railway Wreck at Samuel's Crossing
Nine men died and at least a dozen people injured in a head on collision between two heavy cars of the South Shore Electric Railway at Samuel's Crossing Indiana. The crash occurred shortly after 9 o'clock as a west bound car sped down a hill beneath Lake Shore railroad tracks.
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South Shore Electric Railway
Samuel’s Crossing
Ind
Lake Shore
Balloon Tragedy Kills Russian Court Figures in St Petersburg
A balloon ascent from the military balloon park near St Petersburg ends in tragedy as Court Chamberlain Palitzin his wife and Count Rostof die when a General Wannowski balloon crashes. Four officers had a prior fatal mishap in a similar craft. Captain Korhe commanded the ascent.
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Palitzin
Rostof Itseff
Empress Alexandra
St. Petersburg
Wannowski
Army Department
Korhe
Ministers Oust Foster From Chicago Baptist Conference
The Chicago Baptist Ministers' Conference voted 40 to 10 to drop University of Chicago professor George Burman Foster from its membership over alleged heretical beliefs in his book The Function of Religion. The action ends only his fellowship in the group, not his status as a Baptist minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burman Foster
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
University of Chicago
Foster
Johnston Myers
Myers
Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Chicago
Fire on ship near czar sparks imperial greetings
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern carried Kaiser Wilhelm and Emperor Nicholas as ships dressed and manned for a Thursday morning incident. A British steamer Northburg was fired upon near Pitpikas Bay after a Russian torpedo boat warned it off, wounding one crew member. Russian torpedo boats have patrolled the bay in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohengollern
Agi Sie Ali
Emperor Nicholas
Hohenzollern
William
Pitpikas Bay
Two Trains Crash Near Hill End in Fatal Wreck
A westbound car collided with an eastbound train at a hill crossing killing its motorman and injuring several passengers from Porter and Michigan City. Rescue teams spent hours extricating victims, with injured moved to nearby farmhouses and sent by special cars to South Bend and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Michigan City
South Bend
Balloon accident ends with Count Rostofftseff’s mishap
A balloon drifted near the city at about a mile high. Near the outskirts Count Rostofftseff pulled the rip cord by mistake. Gas escaped and the craft descended rapidly. the car landed in a country house garden. Captain Korbe suffered a broken leg.
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Count Rostofftseff
Korbe
Snake Worshipers Under Scrutiny In Hutchinson Meeting
A request to County Attorney Helinger seeks action against a religious sect of snake handlers in Hutchinson Kansas. Thirty three members call themselves the true followers of Christ and claim grace through handling venomous snakes. A township official says two women and one child were bitten in a meeting with one child reported critical. authorities require a death before action is possible.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Helinger
Christ
Grubbs
Fight for the Pennants Standings in Major Leagues
The standings summary shows National League leaders with Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis near the top and New York Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston trailing. American League lists Detroit New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis and Cleveland in pursuit. American Association records Milwaukee Minnesota Indianapolis Toledo Columbus Kansas City Louisville St Paul in tight race.
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W. Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Wash’gton
American Association
Milw
Kee
Minn'polis
Ind‘n'p'Hs
Toledo
Columbus
Kaw
Slain Man Found In Akron Box Car After Robbery
Unidentified man about 40, murdered and robbed, found dead in a box car in Akron. Skull crushed, pockets rifled. Car had been received from Hammond, Indiana. A note to J. M. O'Lear mentioned Fairfield elevated to La Grange and Ogden avenue, later believed to reference a Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Hammond
Ind
J. M. O'Lear
Fairfield
la Grange
Ogden Avenue
Chicago
Navajo Boy Admits Killing Four Relatives in Utah Court
Dan Tso Ac, 17, pleaded guilty in Salt Lake City federal court to murdering his aunt, uncle, sister, and cousin. He received a ten year sentence at Leavenworth prison in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Tso Ac
United States District Court
Salt Lake City
Leavenworth
Kan
Youth Identifies Slayer in Bersin Murder Case
Joe Totaro the 14 year old New York boy who exposed the Bersin murder named Sigmund Goldberg a painter as the man who had hired him to guard the two bundles later found to contain the headless body of Samuel Bersin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Totaro
New York
Samuel Bersin
Sigmund Goldberg
Bersin
Noted British Artist Edward Gregory Dies in England
Edward John Gregory RA president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, died at Great Marlow England. Born in 1850, the noted British artist's passing is reported from the era.
Wealthy NY undertaker's son shoots girl then kills self
In Erie Charles Ulray reportedly shot Beat Rice Kelly 18 then killed himself. Kelly survived with injuries while Ulray died by his own hand. Ulray's father is described as a wealthy New York undertaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ulray
New York
Beatrice Kelly
Erie
Jealous Husband Kills Wife Then Takes Life in Brooklyn
Richard Beffly a Brooklyn steamfitter shot his wife Margaret 18 in a jealous frenzy mortally wounding her then fired two bullets into his head and heart dying instantly in the same incident authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Beffly
Brooklyn
Margaret
Five Die in Duluth Livery Barn Fire and 68 Horses Perish
A late Saturday blaze at the Board of Trade Livery Barn in Duluth caused the deaths of five men and 68 horses. The unknown origin fire damaged the building, owned by Barrett & Zimmerman of St. Paul, with losses estimated at $30,000. Firemen found the charred remains near the rear entrance after extinguishing the flames.
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Board of Trade
Duluth
Barrett & Zimmerman
St. Paul
Bride Drowned After Buggy Plunges Over Cliff
Mrs. Jacob Kammardiner, a week married, was dragged from a buggy over a forty foot drop at Kittanning Pennsylvania into the Allegheny River. The horse spooked by a passing train caused the accident and her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Kammardiner
Kittanning
Allegheny River
Frison for "Black Hand" sentence in Ferrie case
Joseph Rameira formerly of Chicago was found guilty in Ferrie after a Black Hand practice. He received a fourteen year prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frison
Acta
Joseph Rameira
Chicago
Ferrie
B. C
Senate Expands Print Paper Duty Amid Tariff Maneuvers
The Senate backed a 4 dollar per ton duty on print paper over the House proposal and defeated free print paper. It adjourned at 7 pm as Bailey pressed income tax moves and Aldrich planned further action on lumber and linoleum. The House did not sit.
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Senate
Finance Committee
House
Brown
Lorimer
Bailey
Aldrich
Adrich
Beveridge
Bishop Bonacum Driven Out of Ulysses Nebraska by Mob
In Ulysses Nebraska a mob drove Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln and two priests from town after a church conflict with Rev. William Murphy. They were escorted from the hotel, loaded into a livery rig, pursued, and finally hidden at a farmhouse before continuing toward David City for safety.
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Ulysses
Neb
Bonacum
Lincoln
William Murphy
Seward
Father Murphy
Rome
Fathers O’brien
Kline
Father O’brien
David City
Notable early 20th century brief items from New York and beyond
Charles Miller a longtime Astor House waiter resigns to tour Europe after saving about 200000 dollars. George Baglin of United Copper jailed for failing to produce company books. Edgar Serber sixteen shot by Jesse McPherson aged fifteen in Nashville Techn. James J. Hill comments on Patten and wheat prices amid a 620 million bushel annual U S consumption. NY Central engineer stops a train for a child near Medina New York. four cars wrecked. Harry Heath presumed dead in Montana found alive in Casper Wyoming after a hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Astor House
New York
Europe
George Baglin
United Copper Company
Augustus Heinze
Tombs Prison
Edgar Serber
Nashville Techn
Jesse McPherson
James J. Hill
Seattle
James A. Patten
Flannigan
New York Central
Medina
N. Y
Harry Heath
Unionville
Mont
Caspar
Wyo
Minneapolis
Minn
Helena
Birth of a Spanish princess reported by royal court
Queen Victoria of Spain gives birth to a daughter at 6 25 am Tuesday. Fifteen guns announce the birth as rejoicing spreads. The new princess is blonde and healthy though smaller than her brothers Prince Alfonso born May 10 1907 and Prince Jaime born June 23 1908. The heir and his younger brother show distinct looks linked to dynastic lines.
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Victoria
Spain
King
Prince Alfonso
Jaime
Growth in Western Canada Population Rise
Government census estimates western Canada at 1,100,000 with Manitoba 500,000 Saskatchewan 350,000 and Alberta 275,000. The total marks a 300,000 increase in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Teaneck Contractor Arrested After Fatal Shooting
William Westervelt, a Teaneck New Jersey contractor, rushed to a neighbor’s home shouting I have just killed my wife God help me. Police found Mrs Westervelt dead from a gunshot wound in the neck. Westervelt said the shooting was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Westervelt
Teaneck
N. J
Fire destroys Missouri Kansas and Texas shops in Denison
Fire sweeps through the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad shops at Denison Texas causing an estimated loss of eighty thousand dollars. Fire officials say portion of the facilities were ruined and damage extended to several adjacent structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Demand broadens in industries amid heavy finance and rising output
Dun's Weekly Review notes financiers pushing broader demand across industries with strong retail absorption and rising fall deliveries. Heavy contracts boost outputs in iron steel wood and leather while machinery and rail needs grow. Chicago district weekly failures rise to 26 with liabilities over five thousand dollars at nine cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Chicago
Dun’s Weekly Review
New York Sees Gains in Trade And Industry Slant
The report notes improving tendency in crops, manufacturing, fall bookings, and a broad retail upturn. Weather irregularities persist but jobbers see stronger order flow. Industrial operations expand with wage cuts largely restored and wider employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
National Market Summary of Livestock and Grains
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati and New York. Includes wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy items with No 2 grades and mixed lot classifications. Prices listed per bushel cwt and ton with varying quality grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
Cincinnati
New York
Railroad President Plans Corn Propagation Across Plains
Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad secured 6000 kernels from prize corn at a national show. He will plant some on his farm and give others to carefully chosen farms in Minnesota North Dakota and Montana for propagation. State Pure Food Commissioner Abbott at Fort Worth seized 10000 dollars worth of wheat saying it was mixed but sold as pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dicey
Majestic Airdome
Fort Wayne
Ind
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Abbott
Fort Worth
Tex
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Albion, Ind
Q. Ca
Indiana Bankers In Convention
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Anthony Hotel
Charles McCulloch
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Mar
Matson
Indiana
QOS
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Kenton
Court of Appeals
Middle West
George Sutton
George Slosson
Crown Point
Lowell
Edanville
Indorpoli
Ron Chicago
Scalz-Kileii
Czar
Edward John Gregory
Royal Institute of Painters In Water Colors
England
Work of Congress
Senate Committee On Finance
Warren
Wyoming
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Page
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Beef Trust
Bishop
Nubbins
Alfonso
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