Secret Gem-Crypt Looted at Bourne Mansion Heist
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne's Oakdale country mansion yielded jewels worth over 50 000 dollars stolen from a treasure room. The theft involved pieces worn by Bournes daughters at social events and was uncovered after the family returned from Dark Island. Private detectives pursued leads as 100 workers repaired the home after the burglary.
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Bchieves
Commodore Bourne
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Oakdale
S. 1
Commodore Bolurne
Bourne
Indian Neck Mall
Dark Island
St. Lawrence
Goethals Optimistic on Panama Canal Completion Time
Col Goethals, engineer in charge of the Panama project, believes the canal can be finished in five years and at lower cost than anticipated. He is expected to inform Secretary of War Wright during a visit from the isthmus next month, during which they will discuss next year’s estimates for Congress.
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Panama Canal
Co. Goethals
Wright
Isthmus
Col. Goethals
Congress
Six Children Burn to Death at Schultz Ranch Fire
Six children died and two others were seriously burned at the I. W. Schultz ranch between Colfax and Palouse Washington while parents were away harvesting and mothers attended a theater performance. Two of the dead children belonged to W. W. Fox, a brother in law.
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I. W. Schultz
Colfax
Palouse
Wash
Schultz
W. W. Fox
Kidnapped Girl Escapes Marries Stanford Professor in California
Ethel Ludwig formerly of Morris Illinois who had been spirited away by her mother eludes the chase and travels from Chicago to Sacramento where she reunites with Professor Fred P. Fitzgerald of Stanford. They marry shortly after and depart for Palo Alto to begin their life together.
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Miss Ludwig
California
Ethel Ludwig
Morris
Palo Alto
Cal
Fred P. Fitegerald
Stanford University
Sacramento
Prof
Fitzgerald
Cuming
Chicago
Sorrow Kills Man in Jail After Spree
Robert Shankey a north side Pittsburg bookkeeper died of a broken heart in the county jail while held under an assumed name to sober up after a spree Friday night. A friend failed to inform his relatives, and a search for the missing son proved fruitless until just before his father's burial. Shankey cried I my heart will break and died before the jailer could unlock the door.
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Shankey
Thirteen Hurt by Blast on Detroit River Drill Vessel
Thirteen men injured when dynamite exploded under the drill vessel destroyer in the Detroit River near the Livingston channel. Six may be fatally wounded. all but two injured men are Amherstburg Ontario residents, with two from Detroit. The destroyed vessel lay wrecked with boilers upright and decks scattered with injured workers. tug Columbia rushed them to Amherstburg.
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Detroit River
Livingston Channel
Amherstburg
Ont
Elmer Carpenter
John Morey
Detroit
Columbia
Klondike Town Left to Ruin Describes Copper Center Abandonment
Edmond Coleman returns to Butte Montana with news that Copper Center, once a thriving Klondike town, is empty. About a thousand buildings stand vacant and no residents remain after a gold deposit failure triggers a mass exodus.
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Klondike
Edmond Coleman
Butte
Mont
Alaska
Copper Center
Coleman
Grant's Cousin in Poverty Seeks Aid at Cincinnati Hospital
James Grant aged 77 cousin of General A. 8. Grant was admitted to Cincinnati Hospital as a charity patient. His main ailment is old age. He has lived for years in a dilapidated shanty at Manhattan Beach, a suburb along the Ohio River, and earned a meager living with odd jobs nearby.
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Grant
James Grant
General A. 8. Grant
Cincinnati Hospital
Manhattan Beach
Ohio River
Woman Killed as Husband Is Held in Cincinnati
Mrs. Jennie Roberts, 45, died at home after a nighttime attack. David M. Roberts, her husband, is held on suspicion. He is brother of Edward Roberts Jr, head of Roberts Lumber Co., and stands to inherit a sizable estate from his father.
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Jennie Roberts
Cincinnati
David M. Roberts
Roberts
Edward Roberts, Jr
The
Roberts Lumber Company
Earthquake Shakes Eureka California Early Tuesday
Two sharp shocks rattled Eureka at 3:00 and 5:45 AM. The first quake caused wall damage to old buildings and alarmed sleeping residents while Crockery broke in many homes. no injuries were reported.
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California
Eureka
Cal
Gas Explosion Kills Laura Walley in West Etna Kitchen
In West Etna near Pittsburg a gas explosion as sisters Laura Walley 10 Sarah 17 and Mildred 16 opened a kitchen door. Laura died, Sarah severely burned with inhalation injuries, Mildred and the mother Mrs Alexander Walley and others severely burned. Carpenters Gus Alperman Gustav Brown acted to help and were burned as flames spread through the house. The cause is believed to be gas from an old well ignited by a light.
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Laura Walley
Sarah
Mildred
Alexander Walley
Gus Alperman
Gustav Brown
Valley
West Etna
Pittsburg
Alperman and Brown
York
Laura
Artificial legs save a life by freeing man from live wire
Police alarm operator Harry Pinkerton of Wittsburg saved William Wilson from a 1,500 volt trolley line that had broken loose. Pinkerton, a double amputee with artificial legs, grabbed Wilson and pulled him clear before the current could reach the ground, preventing a fatal electrocution.
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Harry Pinkerton
Wittsburg
Pinkerton
William Wilson
Wilson
Japanese Suspect Held in Pittsburg Trespass Case
Sam Fla a Japanese national is jailed in Pittsburg on trespassing charges at a railroad site. Authorities hint the case serves to hold him for possible espionage probes involving secrets of the McKeesport area Firth Sterling plant.
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Sam Fla
Pittsburg
Fla
Firth-Sterling Steel Company
McKeesport
Foul Murder Mystery Hints at Revenge Motive
Police suspect revenge after Arthur Neidlander and his wife were found dead near Colum bus Ohio. Arthur 34 and wife 19 were shot and stabbed. the wife possibly shot in the store then crushed through a glass door to the street. The cash register was robbed. an 80 year old painter, John Newkirk, was arrested after threatening to kill the couple over a dog bite incident.
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Arthur Neidlander
Western Corporation
Columbus
Ohio
John Newkirk
Neidlander
British Navy Eyeing 500 Million Loan Proposal
The London Telegraph reports Britain plans a large loan of 500 million dollars to finance fleet needs amid rising foreign naval competition. Financiers of high standing would arrange the funds on nominal terms to avoid disrupting budgets or burdening the current generation. The plan hinges on uncertain future shipbuilding trends and signals a commitment to a two power standard.
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London Telegraph
London Daily Telegraph
Slayer Surrounded in Woods as Desperate Battle Likely
William Dunn the alleged slayer of Samuel Frederickson is cornered in timber near Spearfish South Dakota with posses surrounding his hiding place. He is described as desperate and well armed and may not be captured for days. The report notes two others were mysteriously shot in separate incidents.
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William Dunn
Samuel Frederickson
Spearfish
Various early 20th century incidents and military events
Reports of clashes between troops and rioters in Springfield, a fatal mine blast in Wigan with only a few rescued, approaching Fort Myer aeroplane trials featuring Wright brothers aircraft, a German shipyard lockout ending with 8 000 riveters returning, a steamboat boiler explosion near Leland causing deaths and injuries, T Jenkins Hains defending a crowd in New York, Admiral Evans retiring with praise, Japanese seal poachers captured off Alaska, and a balloon explosion at the Franco British Exposition killing two and injuring six.
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Lovelace
New York Aero Club
London
Sherman Nominated for Vice President by Republican Leaders
Utica New York correspondence notes James Schoolcraft Sherman accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination. He spoke from a flag covered stand before his home, endorsed Taft principles, and faced a brief speech to party leaders from across the country.
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Utica
N. Y
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Republican Party
Sherman Heads Roosevelts Program at Utica Rally
The nomination was tendered by a Chicago committee chaired by Senator Julius C. Burrows. Secretary Root and Hamilton College president M. W. Stryker spoke as crowds gathered in Utica. Sherman pledged allegiance to Taft and Roosevelt policies and argued the people rule.
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Chicago
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Root
M. W. Stryker
Hamilton College
Sherman
Thomas Wheeler
Tilea
Charles 8. Symonds
Optié
Mr. Sherman
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Syracuse
Utica
Frank H. Hitchcock
Timothy L. Woodruff
Highest Tower Good Advertising at Madison Square Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company plans a tower over Madison Square in New York that will be the world’s tallest. Clippings about the project total 8,746 pieces, equaling 1,469,328 agate lines or 104,052 inches. Advertising value at current rates would run about 440,708 dollars.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Madison Square Building
New York
Frank A. Burrelle
Chicago Trade Improves as Bank Rates Hit Low
Dun's Review of Trade notes steady commercial credit, few failures in Chicago district, and broader demand lifting industries. Rain eases corn fears, steel, iron and hardware outputs rise, building activity improves, and payrolls grow. Money markets quote 4 1 4 percent, lowest in years with favorable banking supporting manufacturers.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Trade and crops improve as buyers stay cautious
New York notes fair trade volume and crop progress aided by rain. Markets show large buyer activity but cautious, with continued uneven output in iron, steel, lumber, and textiles. Wool remains strong. business failures in the U S rise to 249 for the week ending August 13, with Canada at 31.
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United States
Bradstreet
Grain and livestock prices across major markets report varied ranges
Chicago cattle and hogs show broad price bands from $4.00 to $7.75 and $4.00 to $6.80 respectively. Indiana, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo list mixed cattle hogs sheep and grain prices with No 2 wheat around 74c to 99c and corn 77c to 89c.
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Lee Pittsburg
Cincinnati Arai
New York
Boston
Chicago
Thooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
American Association
L. W. Louisville , Ao
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Toledo
The First Dozen Historical Firsts
A compact list traces early milestones from coal mining in 800 B G to windmills, handkerchiefs in 1743, a balloon by a French priest in 1620, Wynkyn de Worde issuing a 1495 music book, and the first surname tracing back to Edward the Confessor.
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Wynkin de Worde
Edward the Confessor
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