Nebraska youths held for parricide in headley murder case
Two Nebraska boys aged 14 and 18 were arrested near Wwaig on a coroner's jury recommendation for murder in the death of their father Jacob L Headley, a wealthy farmer missing a month. His body was found in a creek with a bullet wound, with cash missing. authorities say robbery was the motive and the elder son was in debt.
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Jesse
Noah Headley
Wwaig
Neb
Jacob L. Headley
Strikers Accused of Riddling Check House of the Hanna Property
A hostile attack on the M. A. Tianna Coal Company checkhouse in Dillonvale Ohio saw fifty shots fired from a hill 200 feet away. Four watchmen were present and uninjured as company officials, at a mayoral conference, formed a protective party to safeguard the mine.
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Hanna
sunmKers
M. A. Tianna Coal Company
Dillonvale
Ohio
Eberle
Let Your Baby Sleep Outdoors Sparks Club Debate
A convention speaker at the National Federation of Woman's Clubs in St Paul urged outdoor naps for infants from birth. Mrs. Winona S. Abbott claimed a baby slept outside in 26 degrees below zero and thrived, citing a 26 month old child able to hang on a horizontal bar. Mothers present rejected the idea.
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National Federation of Woman's Clubs
St Paul
Winona S. Abot
Lydia Avery Coonley- Ward
Chicago
Abbott
Solons Fight Fire in Pajamas at Louisiana Capitol
Fire in Baton Rouge damaged the eastern wing of the Louisiana Capitol, started by defective wiring near the Senate chamber roof. Gov. Blanchard and legislators in night clothes helped rescue papers and valuables as the building, dating from 1880 after a Civil War destruction, faced a loss of 50 000 to 100 000 dollars.
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Louisiana Capitol
Baton Rouge
Blanchard
Louisiana
Senate Chamber
Capitol
New Orleans
Senate
Elks
The
Mississippi
Tornado ruins in Grayson County Texas
A tornado swept across Grayson County Texas starting about fifty miles north of Sherman and moving northeast. Ed Smith’s home and three nearby houses were wrecked while residents escaped by sheltering in cellars. Three tornado clouds merged near Kidd ranch causing extensive property damage along crops and buildings. Separate storms produced 300 yard wide destruction and a broad impact region. In San Francisco insurance losses were estimated between 175 and 225 million dollars, with official tallies showing 206 million for 117 companies.
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Grayson County
Texas
Sherman
Ed Smith
Kidd Ranch
San Francisco
Boats for Missouri Freight Service Approved by Club
The Kansas City Commercial Club approves a Missouri river boat service with three vessels of 1000 tons each to haul freight only, a response to rail rate disputes to Missouri river points. Telephone Is Held Naughty by Dunkards at Dayton Convention in Ohio. They ban phones and autos, allow street cars after debate. Two Arrested as Lynchers in Springfield Missouri, Doss Galbraith and Hill Gooch charged with murder in lynching of three black men on April 14, urged by Attorney General Hadley. Entire Town Washed Away at Scottown Ohio. 200 residents displaced and two deaths. Fifteen girls at Teamtune University Minneapolis poisoned by impure milk. three recover. Jesse James Jr passes Missouri bar exam with high marks. Roosevelt and Bryan favored by Washington pundits for 1908 presidential race. Indiana Democrats endorse Bryan for president in 1908. Great dedication as 35000 Christian Scientists attend Boston mother church opening.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Old German Baptists
The
Dunkards
Dayton
Ohio
Doss Galbraith
Hill Gooch
Springfield
Hadley
Open Door Promises for Korea and Manchuria Cited by Japanese Statesmen
Banker Jacob Schiff, returning from Japan, reports assurances from Japan's leaders that Korea and Manchuria will remain open to all nations. He notes no war enthusiasm, with Japanese people focusing on development, commerce, and fair market access. Japan stresses that open door policies will be strictly observed and not restricted to one nation.
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Japan
Korea
Manchpria
Jacob 11. Schiff
Mr. Schiff
Manchurian
Western Canada Boom Draws Major Iron Firms to Port Arthur
Canada Foundry Company plans a large Port Arthur branch for wheel manufacture as western Canada railway expansion spurs industry. Canadian Northern Railway between talks with iron manufacturers to set up works in Port Arthur using local furnace outputs. Mayor Clavet nears agreement on locating a logwood factory.
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Canada
Head of Navigation
Canada Foundry Company
Port Arthur
Ont
James
Canadian Northern Railway
Clavet
HAILSTORM DEATH OF TWO
Two persons are dead and more than sixty families homeless after a wind and hailstorm hit southern Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Sixty farm houses were destroyed, fruit damaged, and cotton acreage devastated across the region. Storms also claim lives in Schenectady, western Pennsylvania, and near Ivy City with a Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse struck by lightning.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Schenectady
Pennsylvania
Ivy City
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Fragmented old news splash of multiple incidents
Beheaded by Acid Blast and dockyard freight wreck in Jersey City injure clerk Charles Gordon. Millionaire’s son Morris Osborne killed in attack. Mabel Page killer Charles Tucker to face execution. Governor candidate Crawford named. betrothal tax stunt by Raphael Weill. Liner La Provence sets Atlantic record. Tornadoes hit Minnesota towns. West Hamlin fire devastates several buildings. Railroads balk at wage hikes amid looming strike.
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Penne
Jersey City
Arles Gordon
Talking Machines Attack Draws Sousa Fire in Hearing
John Philip Sousa challenged talking machines at a Senate House hearing on copyright law in Washington. He warned voice decline and predicted human vocal chords could become useless due to machine use. Sousa cited catalogues listing his works without compensation, while Librarian Putnam noted manufacturers would oppose limiting reproduction without consent.
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Tava
John Philip Sousa
Senate
House
Washington, D. C
Sousa
Putnam
Miners killed by troops in Ernest Pa clash
A dawn confrontation between coal miners and twelve State constabulary at Ernest Pennsylvania left two strikers dead and six wounded. A march from Anita to meet an official from Punxsutawney triggered a gunfire exchange as a revolver fired at troopers was met with a volley, leaving eight strikers down and others fleeing.
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Ernest
State Constabulary
Anita
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney
Toose
Weds and Loses Millions in Pittsburg Heiress Saga
John Moorhead Jr., son of a Pittsburg magnate, ran away with a governess and wife, risking an inheritance of millions. While seeking work in New York, the couple spends their honeymoon at White Plains, as Moorhead Sr., a wealthy, stoic Scot, reportedly refuses forgiveness.
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Pittsburg
John Moorhead, Jr
New York
White Plains
N. Y
John Moorhead
Dare to Leap Miss Dailey Soars From Midway Park
Miss Maggie Dailey of Middletown New York refused a dare and performed a hazardous balloon ascent and parachute leap at Midway park a summer resort near Newfield Her friends watched as she whirled several thousand feet in the air cut loose her parachute and landed about two and a half miles away uninjured but unnerved Also notes South Dakota Democrats back Bryan for president in 1908 with J A Stransky nominated for governor and a platform on municipal ownership of utilities.
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Maggie Dailey
Middletown
N. Y
Midway Park
Newfie
Dailey
South Dakota
Bryan
J. A. Stransky
Lockout Affects 12,000 Carpenters In New York Area
In New York the Building Trades Employers Association four groups voted a lockout of the Brotherhood of Carpenters. The move targets 12,000 carpenters in the metropolitan district and leaves many workers in other trades idle. In Springville New York Fred Percival is dead and Fred Schneider fatally wounded after a sudden ambush from behind freight cars.
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Building Trades Employers’ Association of New York
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters
France Demands Apology Over Tangier Warship Move
France demands apology after sending a warship toward Tangier to seek satisfaction for a French citizen's assassination. The government aims to uphold French prestige in North Africa with no intention of ulterior designs.
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France
Tangier
Morocco
Africa
Slain by His Divorced Wife in Oklahoma City
Lewis Wallick was killed by his divorced wife Indiana Wallick in Watonga Oklahoma when he tried to push into her house. She fired a shotgun through the door panel. coroner’s jury discharged Mrs Wallick amid the case.
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Lewis Wallick
Indiana Wallick
Watonga
Oklo
Wallick
Banker's Son Weds Actress in St Louis Home
Miss Rose Flynn married Frank M. Hartshorn son of a New York banker at her father William C. Flynn's residence in St Louis. The bride is an actress.
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Rose Flynn
Frank M. Hartshorn
New York
William C. Flynn
Carter
St Louis
Tornado Causes Ruin In Minnesota Towns Near St Paul
A Wednesday tornado ripped through Wyoming and North Branch Minnesota about fifty miles north of St. Paul. It destroyed a residence, injured several and likely killed a man. telegraph and telephone lines were down hindering contact with outlying farms. The storm cut a 6500 yard wide path for fifteen miles, with many structures leveled including in Stoddard Wisconsin nearby.
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Minnesota
Wyoming
North Branch
Minn
St. Paul
Lindstrom
Engdahl
Pine Island
Mr. Engdahl
Henry Funk
H. J. Halvorsen
Stoddard
Wis
LaCrosse
Vernon County
Coon Valley
Mormon Coulee
Brinkman
Kansas
Women Club Delegates Debate Suffrage and Men
A Wednesday session of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in St. Paul featured a debate on suffrage with Mrs. Mary G. Andrews of Omaha claiming men are selfish for denying women the vote. Chicago’s Mrs. Robert Hall Wiles defended men, stating they are the most unselfish overall and that women can gain favorable legislation with or without suffrage. Officers were elected including Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker as president and a full slate of officers from various cities. The federation also endorsed Roosevelt’s call for clean meat legislation. Additionally, statistics from the American Grocer cited rising beverage costs since 1901, highlighting per capita and family expenditures on stimulants and the split between tea, coffee, cocoa and alcoholic drinks.
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General Federation of Women’s Club
St. Paul
Mary G. Andrews
Omaha
Neb
Robert Hall Wiles
Chicago
Nebraska
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
Cole
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
Mary Alden Ward
Boston
Mass
Mary B. K. Sherman
Charles , Perkins
Knoxville
Tenn
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
Percy V. Pennybacker
Austin
Texas
Federation
Roosevelt
Congress
American Grocer
Internal Revenue
England
Germany
Antiseasick Bed Promises Steady Sea Comfort
French scientific papers describe a bed suspended on pivots with electric brakes at ceiling corners. When the bed tilts due to waves, brakes engage to hold the occupant horizontal, controlled by mercury contact tubes at the foot of the bed. The invention aims to relieve seasickness by maintaining level positioning.
Peruna praised in letters on kidney and bladder relief
R B Fizer of Sterling Kentucky reports months of kidney pain ended after using Peruna and praises its curative qualities. Mrs. Geo H Simser of Grant Ontario testifies that Peruna and Manalin improved her four year illness and her health. The article asserts kidneys must remove poisons and Peruna helps when kidneys struggle.
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Geo. H. Simser
Grant
Ontario
Con
Manalin
Urgent Call From Banktown Promoter Mishap
Wesley Hanson, a noted promo ter, visits an inventor and learns of a long standing call for his services from diverse trades in Banktown Vermont. He realizes the demand is too loud for him and withdraws quietly.
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Wesley Hanson
Banktown
Vermont
Peddler’s quip leads to a punchy typewriter pitch
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet has a merchant and a peddler discussing a typewriter. The peddler asks if the buyer has one and praises a “regular peach” model, inviting the buyer to see it.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Building food to bring the babies around
A Colorado mother recounts her fifteen month old son recovering from pneumonia and brain fever after a diet change to Grape-Nuts and milk. She notes rapid strength gain, then feeds her daughter the same, claiming both children became sturdy and healthy. The ad cites Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and promotes Grape-Nuts and cream as nourishing for nerves and brain, urging readers to look for the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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