Foraker Declines Double Honor In Ohio Presidential Tie
Senator J B Foraker declares he will contest the Ohio delegation to the Republican national convention with Taft. He forwards a letter defending his stance on railroad rate legislation and accepts the presidential nomination indorsement while declining to hold both offices. He calls the move a rebuke to reducing the senator’s role to merely registering decrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Taft
Conrad J. Mattern
Ohio Republican League
Foraker
League
Senator Foraker
United States
Foralter
Battle at Oakland firing fifty shots in street clash
A deputy sheriff and special policeman fought a Chinaman and four white men in Oakland park on Thursday night, with fifty shots exchanged. Special Policeman Murdock and Wing Leong were wounded, amid ongoing feuds between the Hop Sing Tong and Bing Kong Tong tongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Murdock
W. M. Ryn
Wing Leong
Hopsing Tong
Bing Kong Tong
Leprosy Cure Trial Planned on Molokai Island
The Hawaiian Board of Health, after a petition from 697 lepers at Molokai, approves J Lere Wallach to attempt treatment of twelve lepers from the settlement. Wallach has long claimed he can cure leprosy, stirring hope among residents amid months of agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Island
Board of Health
Molokai
Hawaiian Islands
J. Lere Wallach
Wallacna
Largest Mexican robbery shocks San Antonio scene
News from San Antonio reports a vast heist during a banker Hugo Seherr's dinner. About $40,000 in jewels and several hundred dollars in cash were stolen from his home, marking one of the era's biggest robberies in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Hugo Seherr
Pythian Leader Dead in Baton Rouge
Leon Jastrenskhi a Confederate veteran and former grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias died Friday at Baton Rouge from paralysis. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Leon Jastrenskhi
Louisiaia
Knights of Pythias
United States
Baton Rouge
Goldfield Robbery Details Seven-Man Gang and Loot
A Goldfield Nev special reports seven men held up the Honopah Goldfield and bullfrog station securing 1200 dollars in cash with agent Brooks losing two hundred. The incident centers on a small band and the loot distribution among the cash taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Goldfield, Nev
Honopah
Bullfrog
Brooks
Judge rules North Lakota liquor seizure law unconstitutional
Judge C P Templeton of the state district court in Grand Forks North Dakota held that the NorthLakota statute authorizing seizure of liquor imported into the state for use as a beverage is unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Templeton
State District Court
Grand Forks
N. D
Sid’s City Livestock Market Quotations Report
Friday quotations from Sids City Livestock Market show top beeves at 6.55, teepe hugs at 4.40 with Sioux Sie Hive market terms scattered in the report.
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Sids City
Fire destroys business portion of Columbus village
A Finxten North Dakota dispatch reports a fire that wiped out the business portion of Columbus, about twenty miles west of Finxtoy. Insurance coverage is listed at 50,400 dollars. The village population is around two hundred.
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Finxten
N. D
Columbus
Finxtoy
Villanga
Doin Mason Dies After Illness in Philadelphia
Doin Mason formerly vice president of Hreel and Pertuget at Philadelphia died Friday after a brief illness. He was prominent in local affairs and aged 72.
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Doin Mason
Dubs Mason
Vicgegrrul
Hreel and Pertuget
Philadelphia
Ead
Oftima
Beast Disease
Treasury plans and limits on new bank note loans
Washington views the certificate issue as ending the money market crisis though final allotment figures remain undisclosed. About 35 million dollars will be allotted, likely using most of the 25 million to back new bank note issues, not creating lasting inflation. Nominal treasury cash may reach 325 million with 50 million in Panama bonds and one year certificates, but bank deposits keep actual working balance low at about 6.46 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Panama
Robbers Loot Tonopah Depot in Nevada Freight Office Raid
Robbers robbed the Tonopah Goldfield and Bullfrog railroad freight depot in Goldfield Nevada at 2 30 am Thursday overpowered the watchman and blew open the safe seizing valuables amounting to several thousand dollars. Agent Brooks says railroad funds were not large but his personal property was substantial. Several suspects have been detained as part of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Goldfield
Brooks
Rallroad
Brooklyn Minister Heroic Deed Saves Woman's Life
Rev. John Clark of Brooklyn married last summer to William Ellis Corey and Mabel Gilman. To save Mrs. John Ladson during a blood poisoning case at Brumswick hospital, he allowed his artery to be opened so his blood could aid her during amputation of her right leg. He risked his life and the operation proved successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
John Clark
William Ellis Corey
Mabel Gilman
John Ladson
Hrumswick Hospital
Burial on the Quiet: New Yorker Ends Life at Home Near Lockport
John Davis aged 82, a retired farmer, died by his own action with a revolver at his Lockport New York area home. Neighbors found a coffin prepared in the room and a note on the lid naming undertakers Taylor and Reynolds. Davis, suffering severe rheumatism, requested burial “on the quiet” near an email apple tree by the fence and asked no curiosity.
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John Davis
Lockport
N. Y
Davis
Gal
Taylor & Reynolds
New York Woman Chooses Death With Song Her Favorite Air
Mrs. Georgia Wittle aged 25 died by her own action at her New York home on Thursday as the gas and phonograph played to the tune In the Wildwoods Where the Bluebells Grow her favorite air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Wittle
New York
Veteran Charlee Paddock Dies in Daneville Home
Charlee Paddock, a veteran of the civic war, died at his Daneville Michigan home. The obituary notes his service and residence, with brief biographical details and date context truncated in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davia
Charlee Paddock
Danevile, Mich
Bank credit centralization urged by speakers at Roosevelt club
Originms Roosevelt Republican club meeting in St Paul featured President A B Stickney of the Chicago Great Western Railway along with Senator Moses EB Clapp and Rep Frederick C Stevens. Stickney argued for replacing antiquated primary banks with a modern credit issuing system to sustain continuous commerce and production, claiming such a system exists in other nations and has proven successful through financial crises.
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Pooeemand
Discustery
Bs Nt
Ms Roosevelt Republican Club
United States
Dream Reveals Murder in Oakland Woman Buried in Lime
Police in Oakland arrest M. A. Wilkins a stationary engineer for the murder of his wife. Her body was found buried in quicklime under a shed in the Wilkins yard after she had given birth and reportedly left for her parents. A friend, Mrs. Andersen of San Francisco, claimed Wilkins tried to seduce her away and later reported the dream of the corpse to authorities. The sheriff uncovered the body beneath an old carpet as described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
M. A. Wilkins
Wilkins
San Francisco
Anderson
French Defeat 1200 Arabs at Maghnia Ambush
French forces repel ten thousand Benis Nassen tribesmen attacking the Maghnia camp in Al evriad. About 1,200 Arabs slain and Lieutenant Rose killed while leading a charge. Troops rallied to crush ambushers and pursued fugitives as artillery bombarded the retreating slopes.
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Maghnia
Alevriad
Rose
Wulihgs
Rider killed by Brien race horse Nerehevni in Tennessee
John Woster, an employee on R. C. Brien's stock farm near Nashville, Tennessee, was kicked and trampled to death by Brien's race horse Nerehevni. The horse, noted winner of the Burns handicap in California and the Cumberland derby at Nashville, has a history of competing in various events across the east and west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woster
R. C. Brien
Nashville
Tenn
Mr. Brien
Nerehevni
California
Castro Era Enforcer Montilla Killed in Barqui Simeto
General Rafael Montilla, long an insurgent foe of the Castro government in Venezuela, was ambushed and slain in Barqui simeto after years of fighting against Castro. His death marks a major blow to anti-Castro resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Rafael Montilla
Venezuela
Barquisimeto
Montilla
Detective watch ends in suicide by Louis Straus
Louis Straus of New York senior member of Louis Straus & Co. Importers killed himself by swallowing poison as detectives arrived to arrest him over a $204,000 cash misappropriation. The case follows personal and financial troubles reported over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Rumors of National Guard probe tied to Kulp court martial
Rumors in Des Moines suggest a full investigation of the National Guard may follow the pending court martial of Capt. Kulp of Davenport. Kulp's supporters claim the proceedings were illegal and signed by a subordinate, with Adjutant General Thrift acting as prosecutor and judge. They warn of wider disputes over promotions and election irregularities impacting the guard, as Davenport backers prepare further charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kulp
Des Moines
National Guard
Capt
Davenport
Gov. Cummins
Adjt
Thrift
Davenport ‘Backeeres
Des Moines Miners Uphold Cash Pay Strike
Two thousand miners crowded the Odd Fellows building in Des Moines to back a cash pay demand. They rejected half cash and half clearing house certificates despite United Mine Workers backing, as mine operators agree to fund payrolls with $50,000 yet to be paid in cash.
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Des Moines
Odd Fellows
John White
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
President White
Onawa Sentinel Sold to Ames Firm Gossards
The Onawa Sentinel, Monona county's leading Republican paper, has been sold by owner W. R. B. Prewitt to T. D. and C. B. Gossard of Ames Iowa. They took possession Monday morning. Prewitt, who has been postmaster since his appointment, says duties as postmaster hinder editorial work and he will retain the government job. He previously bought the Sentinel five years ago and expanded the plant. The paper has been active in county politics.
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Ames
W. Ti. Prewitt
Onawa
Monona County
W. RB. Prewitt
Prewitt
Sentinel
Tiros
Clear Lake man indicted for illegal liquor sales
Clear Lake resident A. F. Larsen was indicted for illegal selling of liquor within the city limits. An injunction sought against his current and former occupied buildings. Nora Nolte had been fined $300 for a similar offense weeks earlier. Patrick Dunlavey indicted for assault with intent to do great bodily harm against George Wood. Dunlavey pleaded guilty. Frank Campbell indicted for obtaining money by false pretenses via a bounced check in Rockwell.
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Clear Lake
A. F P. “Larsen
Nora Nolte
Patrick Dunlavey
George Wood Dunlavey
Frank Campbell
Rockwell
Falls Into Cistern By Boiling Lye Water Injury
Charles Kilpatrick of Harlan was badly burned after a wash boiler of boiling lye water spilled as he stepped back while helping his brother butcher. He fell into a cistern, receiving severe scalds.
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Charles Kilpatrick
Harlan
Butcher
Captain Kulp at Center of Military Inquiry
Fragmentary text shows charges against Captain Kulp in a court martial for insubordination and disobedience over a football exhibition deemed possibly a prize fight. Investigators note significant indiscipline within his company, risking loss of its guard charter. The state may bar Kulp from testifying on prize fight issue, focusing on obedience to orders and misconduct. The report also reflects broader football injuries and evolving rules across schools, with fatalities and severe injuries cited.
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Kulp
Kulpite
Peatert i
Aiwee
Whisky Upsets Verdict at Rock Rapids New Trial Granted
Judge Oliver grants Martin Hasseboerk a new trial for seduction after juror Charles Kelley was intoxicated during deliberations. Despite believing the original verdict just, he warns jurors against drinking in trials and orders a costly retrial. Hasseboerk, a Date Township farmer, faces another round in court.
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Oliver
Rock Rapids
Martin Hasseboerk
Charles Kelley
Kelley
Hasseboerk
Date Township
Principal Accused of Severe Punishment in Mason City
Complaint filed by John Dedma of Plymouth accuses Prof. Ralph, Mason City principal of the schools, of assaulting Frank Dedma, son of the complainant. The suit alleges excessive punishment left the boy marked and in pain. County attorney handles the case. Ralph says the boy deserved the chastisement.
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John Dedma
Plymouth
Ralph
Mason City
Frank Dedma
Dedma
Clear Lake Methodist Church Marks 50th Year
The Methodist Episcopal church of Clear Lake celebrates its fiftieth anniversary from December 1 to 3 with a general home gathering of former members pastors and others linked to the church. Dr W Lewis of Morning Side college is among invited speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Church
W. Lewis
Morning Side College
Prosperous Farmer Derrick Ellers Found Hanged
A well known farmer living seven miles south of Mason City died by suicide Thursday night. He used a rope to hang himself in a barn. his body was discovered at midnight by family after a long search. No material or domestic troubles were evident. he leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrick Ellers
Masonr City
Hip
Fire Threatens Central College Auditorium in Pella
A fire at Central College in Pella damaged the $25,000 auditorium built of fire risk structure. Sparks from a chimney in high wind sparked the blaze at 10 o'clock Monday, but the city fire department and students saved the building. Burglars raided a nearby post office in Fort Des Moines, blowing the safe and stealing $46 in money and stamps from the Baggs grocery location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Pella
Legal Fire Department
United States
Fort Des Moines
Baggs
Transfer of Coal in Des Moines Under Guarded Escort
A large cash transfer involving 31 million dollars moved under heavy police escort from the old Des Moines Bays Inge Bank building to a new site at the Fleming blsetrne Des Moines Savings and National to be Sonwalidaee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Inge Bank
Iene
Mars and planetary evolution as seen by Prof. Lowell
The article reviews Prof. Berciva Lowell’s first paper on Mars and planetary evolution. It notes his view of a largely physicalist framework, linking meteorites and elemental findings to early planetary heat, formation, and internal processes. He discusses heat gain and loss, planetary size, and the contrast of Mars with others, estimating internal heat and surface features.
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Lowell
Berciva Lowell
Jurn
Mars
Abadeig
Gence
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