Shorthorn Bull Kills Man in Stockcar Near Libertyville
Calder was fatally gored by a young Shorthorn bull owned by Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co. in a cattle car near Libertyville. The mutilated body was found by Joseph Flanagan. Calder had previously removed the bull’s eyelids during a frantic escape attempt as the motion of the train agitated the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortham
William Celder
Libertyville
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Calder
Joseph Flanagan
Meeker
Airship Operator Dies After 500Foot Fall at Maine Fair
Charles O. Jones of Hammondsport New York operated an airship at the central Maine fairgrounds when the craft collapsed throwing him to the ground. He died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Jones
Hammondsport
Maine Fair Grounds
Fire Destroys Baker Eye Case Plant in Urbana Ohio
A major blaze wiped out the Baker Eye Case company plant in Urbana Ohio causing an estimated 60000 dollars in damages with 25000 dollars covered by insurance. Fire officials reported the loss as total and investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Baker Eye Case Company
Ohio
Advertising Agent Is Dead In Maine Hotel Tragedy
George P. Rowell of New York, a prominent figure in newspaper advertising, died at the Poland Springs hotel in Poland Springs, Maine after more than a month of illness. Miss Etta Priscilla Grove, noted for a forty day fast in Long Beach, California, has married Grant Barber of Willow Brook, saying his love grew from her determination during the fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Rowell
New York
Poland Springs
Etta Priscilla Grove
Chicago
Long Beach
Cal
Grant Barber
Willow Brook
Hypnotism influences testimony in Hitchcock shooting case
Mrs Charlotte Hitchcock accused of shooting her husband testified through a hypnotist Dr I T Van Gleason who claimed to obtain her initial account in a cell. He stated she described firing three times after her waist caught fire and that Hitchcock then shot himself. The doctor said Hitchcock was insane at the time but sane later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Hitchcock
New York
I. ‘T. van Gleason
Thomas Jefferson Hornady
Reeve Township
Daviess County
Hornady
Scott County
William Reynolds
Bedford
William T. Vanest
South Bethany
East Columbus
Clifty ‘Creek
Ben
Belle Murphy
Ollie Murphy
Murphy
Piatt
Newcastle
Henry Grider
Silver Lake
Grider
Woman in Murder Mystery Taps Scenery Hill Area
Bodies of two men found in dense growth two miles from Scenery Hill Pennsylvania indicate a fierce struggle. A torn ground section and three hats are recovered as investigators probe the case. Farmer Joseph Frederick reports hearing shots and screams after driving near the scene and seeing four men flee while a woman’s hat fragment is uncovered nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scenery Hill
Pennsylvania
Joseph Frederick
Frederick
Bank Drops Federal Charter Becomes State Chartered Bank
Oklahoma bank depositors force City National Bank of Norman to convert from federal to state charter under state guarantee law. First State Bank emerges with $50,600 capital and $200,000 deposits, led by President J. C. Jonas who criticizes the guarantee but complies. State Savings Bank, with $300,000 deposits, forms under the same guarantee statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
City National Bank
Norman
Okla
Capital
J. C. Jonas
State Savings Bank
First National
Roosevelt heeds danger stops runaway horses at Oyster Bay
Kermit Roosevelt saved a woman and two children when runaway horses dragged a carriage after a disabled auto near Oyster Bay. Chasing the team on horseback, he risked serious injury to halt it and avert disaster as Frank Hilton and his family faced peril. Roosevelt accompanied his father on an upcoming hunting trip to Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Frank Hilton
New York
Mr. Hilton
Mystery in Pastor O B Milligan Death in Canton
Rev O B Milligan longtime First Presbyterian pastor in Canton Ohio died from a gunshot wound to the heart found in his study with his gun resting by his chair. Coroner ruled accidental death though neighbors suspect a personal crisis. Milligan had suffered insomnia and his wife was in Waterford Connecticut tending a sick mother. He was known as a pastor and athletics enthusiast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Milligan
First Presbyterian Church
Canton
Ohio
Beer dumped into sewer as law takes effect
Eight hundred barrels of beer valued at $8000 belonging to a local brewing firm were emptied into a sewer in Oklahoma City in the presence of State Dispensary Agent Robert E. Lozier and Internal Collector Charles Howard. Two thousand people attended hoping for salvage as photographers recorded the event after the state law changed the beverage’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert E. Lozier
Charles Howard
Fragmentary Quote Mentions Villien Jr Age Nineteen
A fragment quotes Villien Jr saying he was nineteen years old in a conversation about a distant future. The incomplete text lacks context and clear attribution.
Vermont Governor Prouty Wins in Plurality Battle
Returns show George H. Prouty elected Vermont governor by about 28 000 over James E. Burke as Independence party runs a gubernatorial candidate and national figures watch results. Wisconsin and Nebraska reports hint La Follette opposition loss and Shallenberger leads in early Nebraska figures amid Michigan primaries intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
George H. Prouty
James E. Burke
Bell
Prouty
Burlington
National Committee
Burke
Democratic National Organization
Independence Party
Rutherford B. Iives
Wisconsin
la Follette
Stephenson
Francis B. McGovern
McGovern
Samuel A. Cook
Nebraska
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Omaha
Berge
Bryan
Palace of Elwood swindler tale and river fish stories
Review of Indiana papers describes grafters in Elwood during fair week with a $200 theft, victims chasing the scammer from town. reports on Kanakakee River fish catches, hog attacks on children, barn and roof fires, and various accidents across towns including Noblesville, Evansville, and Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Veterans Parade Illuminates Fort Meigs Dedication In Toledo
Toledo hosts 150000 visitors for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment opening with a Fort Meigs monument dedication. Officials Taft Harris Foraker Whitlock attend reviewing stand as 3000 children form a living flag and a civic parade marks the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
William H. Taft
Harris
Foraker
Brand Whitlock
Burton
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Two-Headed Baby to Lose One Head in New Orleans
In New Orleans surgeons plan to operate within days on a newborn child with two heads. The second head, though imperfect, is covered by hair, and doctors at the Children’s Annex to Charity Hospital say the Murray baby has survived eleven days, a rare case. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John B. Murray consented to the operation to save the child’s life as specialists note such twins usually perish at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Crusie
Lawrenceburg
Alva Chance
Noblesville
Elkhart Poultry Association
C. A. Anderson
New Orleans
New’ Orleans
John B. Murray
Charity Hospital
Twenty-Five Die in Flood Near Folsom New Mexico
A severe flood in the Cimarron region near Folsom New Mexico caused extensive property damage estimated above $100,000. Rail lines on the Santa Fe route were washed out with Southern Railway trains delayed for about forty eight hours. Folsom lies northeast of Raton at about seven thousand feet elevation and is perennially flood prone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimmaron
AOL Southern
Folsom
New Mexico
Raton
Santa Fe
Girl gagged tied to tree at Summerland Beach camp meeting
Miss Josie Culp organist at the camp meeting in Summerland Beach was found bound and gagged to a large walnut tree in Smith's Grove near the hotel. She remained unconscious until morning and could not identify her assailant after being drugged and recalling nothing after 6 o clock.
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Josie Culp
Summerland Beach
Cio
Smith's Grove
Balloon race duel ends with Bennett and Sample claiming cup
After a near disaster in Lake Erie waters twenty miles offshore on the Canadian side and 150 miles from Buffalo, J. J. Bennett and Tom Sample sailed to victory piloting the Queen Louise for Louis Strang in the international balloon races that began in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Buffalo
J. J. Bennett
Louis Strang
Tom Sample
Columbus
Ohio
Tammany Man's Death Puzzle
Philip McGovern a renowned Tammany captain of the Eleventh Assembly District is dead from a fractured skull. His saloon at Forty third Street and Ninth Avenue New York was a favorite rallying place for The McManus followers and friends insinuate he was struck by a blackjack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip McGovern
Eleventh Assembly District
Forty-third Street
Ninth Avenue
New York
McManus
Man swims Hell Gate with nine aboard two rowboats
Julius Leck, doorman at the De Lancey Street police station in New York, towed two rowboats carrying nine people and swam across Hell Gate from near Blackwell's Island to the Cygnet Boat Club on East Eighty Fourth Street. The crossing took about twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Leck
Delancey Street
New York
Hell Gate
Blackwell’s Island
Gossans Killed in Alipur Jail After Turning King’s Evidence
Gossans a native who turned king's evidence in a bomb outrages case was killed by two fellow prisoners in a cell at Alipur jail India. His testimony linked a wide rebellious conspiracy with plans to assassinate Viceroy Lord Minto and other high officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gossans
Alipur
India
Minto
Oldest New York man John Morris dies at Ballston alms house
John Morris, thought to be New York State's oldest man, died at Ballston alms house. He claimed to be 114 and recalled events from a century ago. His wife is alive and over 100, and a son is nearing 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morris
New York State
Ballston
Morris
3000 Wyoming Miners Strike Report
Dispatches from Diamondville Wyoming say 3000 miners in Kemmerer North Kemmerer Diamondville Oakley Glencoe Alger Carney Monarch Kooi and nearby camps have struck under orders from Butte. All engineers firemen and pumpmen stay at work to keep the mines dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Diamondville
Wyo
Kemmerer
North Kemmerer
Oakley
Glencoe
Alger
Carney
Monarch
Kooi
Butte
Two Men Die in Freight Train Collision at Kilgore Neb
In Kilgore Nebraska a rear end collision between Northwestern freight trains killed George Kennedy and Foster Spear both stock men of Norwood Wye. Malcolm M Hawkins was perhaps fatally injured and F S Brower suffered dangerous burns and bruises. all four were stock men from Norwood Wye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennedy
Foster Spear
Malcolm M. Hawkins
F. S. Brower
Northwestern
Kilgore
Neb
Norwood
Wye
Robbers Roar Barnum State Bank Stage but Leave Empty
Five men robbed the State Bank in Barnum Minnesota just after midnight but secured no money. They seized Charles Deipler the hotel proprietor on his way to the station and held him under guard before striking the bank and then fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Minn
Charles Deipler
Private detectives seek stolen Meyer jewelry in Hamilton
A joint private detective and police inquiry has begun to recover valuable jewelry reported stolen from the summer home of Postmaster General George von L Meyer in Hamilton Massachusetts. The theft occurred during the family's dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von L. Meyer
Hamilton
Mass
Bankruptcy Petition of Dr. Leroy Chadwick Filed in Cleveland
Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick husband of Cassie Chadwick, who died in the penitentiary, filed for bankruptcy in Cleveland. He lists personal debts at 1750 dollars, debts from indorsing for his wife at about 650000 dollars, and assets of 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy S. Chadwick
Cassie Chadwick
Cleveland
Dn Chadwick
M rant lynch victim found hanged near Louisville Ga
Vance Williams the man alleged to have murdered R. G. Brown at his home was found hanging from an oak limb one mile from Louisville Georgia with three bullet holes in his chest. No one can be found who knows anything of the lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Williams
R. G. Brown
Louisville
Suspect Cleared in Springfield Assault Riots
The man suspected in the assault that sparked Springfield riots has been declared innocent by the woman he allegedly attacked, and a warrant has been issued charging the son of the man accused in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Cotton crop figures for 1907 08 season reported
Secretary Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange reports the U S cotton crop for 1907 08 ended Aug 31 at 11 571 966 bales, down from 13 510 982 in 1906 07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
United States
Son fatally shoots father amid family dispute near Dover
Five miles south of Dover Kentucky, 45 year old Lewis Bruist was shot five times by his 21 year old son John during a domestic disturbance. Authorities reported the wife had been abused and the son acted in defense. No arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bruist
John
Dover
Lewis
Chinese Government Eyes Recall of Minister Wu Tingfang
Reports from Peking say the Chinese government is weighing the recall of Minister Wu Tingfang over alleged indiscreet talks. The advice comes amid diplomatic tensions and internal reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
Balloon crash at Niagara Falls injures crew and passengers
A balloon carrying Aeronaut A. S. Mueller and two of Charles Gregory's sons of Chicago plummeted at Niagara Falls. All occupants in the basket sustained severe injuries, with responders rushing to aid them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Mueller
Charles Gregory
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Vermont Shifts Republican Yetting Public Support
Vermont on Tuesday went Republican by 28,000 indicating Republicans claim success for the national ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Lexington men form cavalry to chase night riders
A group of prominent Lexington Kentucky business and professional men have volunteered to organize a cavalry company. The unit aims to combat the night riders in the tobacco belt through nighttime patrols and swift action against disruptions to industry and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Tobacco Belt
Robert Hunter Nominated in Sixth District Assembly Bid
The wealthy New York Socialist author Robert Hunter has been nominated to run for the Assembly in the Sixth District. Harvest labor demand rises in North Dakota and northern Minnesota with wages from 1.75 to 3 dollars daily plus board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunter
New York
North Dakota
Minnesota
Peace and Arbitration League backs Roosevelt as honorary president
The Peace and Arbitration League formed from the North Carolina Congress named President Roosevelt as honorary president and advocates building an adequate armament. Senator James B. McCreary leads the league as active president. A New York formed League of Peace seeks a world federation with an international court, interparliamentary union, and world executive dubbed peace maker, using an electoral college of about 100,000 intellectual leaders voting by mail to be counted after the Berlin Interparliamentary Union meeting in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace and Arbitration League
North Carolina
Roosevelt
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
League
New York
League of Peace
Legislative Department
Interparliamentary Union
Berlin
Negro Celebration Forbidden in New Orleans Spelling Victory
City officials refused a permit for a meeting by negro citizens to honor Marie Bolden, the national spelling contest winner at Cleveland. Mayor Behrman cited popular sentiment and intent to prevent race riots. Prominent black leaders mediated to avert demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Behrman
Marie Bolden
National Educational Association
Cleveland
Attorney General Moves Against Coal Railroads in NY
Attorney General K Jackson acting under the state anti trust law obtained a court order for a hearing on charges that coal hauling railroads including Lehigh Valley Lackawanna Reading Delaware and Hudson Ontario and others operate a cartel to sustain high coal prices. Jackson seeks an injunction to end the agreement and halt its continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Jackson
New York
Lehigh Valley
Lackawanna
Reading
Delaware
Studson
Ontario
Jackson
Trade improves as Chicago markets show cautious optimism
Chicago reports rising industrial activity with higher outputs and growing demand in iron, steel, wholesale staples, and freight car contracts. Building, lumber, and millwork show strength while dry goods and food sales rise. Bank clearings fall 49 percent from 1907. local failures stay steady at five with liabilities over five thousand dollars at five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun’s Review
New York Retail Trade Shows Cautious Upturn Across Regions
Buyers grow more evident as western cities and southern centers show renewed activity in fall and winter goods. Chicago reports new stock purchases contrasting with a year ago when caution prevailed. Overall, volume remains below last season with ongoing conservatism and weak retail trade, while manufacturing edges up but lags behind expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Com
Chicago and Other Markets Report Grain and Livestock Prices
Market prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo cover cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices show bid ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed with regional variations and month mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gattle
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Northern
New York
Toledo
Trade and Industry Developments Across the Midwest
Alaska will ship at least eight million dollars in gold to the United States Mint this year. The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association plans a September meeting at Clinton Iowa to form demands for Congress. Eau Claire Gas Light Company opposes a large assessment rise. Standard Oil requests annulment of an extra bond and stock assessment in Minneapolis. Western Elevator Company buys Northern Grain properties including 55 country elevators and 2 terminals expanding to 2000 towns across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and South Dakota with eastern connections.
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Alaska
United States
Upper Mississippi River
Minneapolis
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Sri
Eis
Edward Graminger
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mar" Graminger
Edward
Marchie Schrey Graminger
Winnipeg
Steel ‘Corporation
Mesaba
Northwest
Taft
A. Wilson
Posey County
Ind
Big Farm
William J. “Brya
Wilgon
Wiliam H. Taft
Elizabeth Mohr
Frank’ Mohr
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Tabriz
St. Sabris
Satar
Khan
Ghah
America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Creveland
Saginaw Bay Lumber Company
Keermit
Son
Villien, Jr
Anges
Tilden
James B. Bradley
Fred M. Warner
H. S. Earle
Bradley
Rep
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Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
R. D
McKinley
Peeee
Review OF Indiana
Ninus
Majorie Starr
Charles G. Fisher
Mt. Carmel
Kankakie
M. Short
L. M. Hanna
Greencastle
Walnut
Vine Streets
Short
Sims
Dr. Hanna
Roy Miller
Yorktown
Cammack
Ede
Morocco
Henry Newton
Campbell Street
Evansville
John Downing
Point Isabel
Traverse City
Mich
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Claude Gardner
B. E. Earle
John Stotts
Logansport
Scoth
North Mud Lakes
George Newton
Owensville
Newton
Fred Bales
Linton
Jesse Murphy
Glenwood
Samuel Marks Trepeck
Kosciusko County
William Mabie
Warsaw
Greenfield
Charles Hutchinson
John Caraway
Reynard
Samuel Snell
Sidney
Cyrus Rice
Kentland
Lorenz Tron
Charlie Kern
Kern
Fort Meigs
William Henry Harrison
Proctor
Hull
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Eral Harrison
Foledo
Quebec
Fort. Meigs
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Meyer
Cassie
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Thief River Falls
Twin Cities
Young Men‘s Christian Association of
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Iowa
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Peace League
Coal Trust
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