Man Tells Of Crime After Third Degree Ordeal
Ralph J. Dean reports the case from Ashton Illinois where Henry Becker breaks down after a third degree interrogation. Becker confesses witnessing the assault that killed Amelia Braffeldt, a 15 year old Elmhurst girl, and claims a companion did the murder. He recounts seeing the body and says, I did not do it, but the man with me did it. We killed the girl and I ran to the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Braffeldt
Lenry Becker
Elmhurst
New York
Becker
Necker
Role heir to estate insane in London suit
Arthur Delroy, an English barrister, seeks living heirs to the $6,000,000 De Golia estate in England but finds the search nearly fruitless. The bulk of the fortune may revert to the British crown as John Cak died in 1900 in a Washington hospital for the insane and Sarah Cook is confined in a Norfolk hospital. The family originated in England and built a Petersburg jewelry business before tragic insanity struck both children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Delroy
de Golia
England
John Cak
Government Hospital For
Washington
Sarah Cook
Norfolk
Petersburg
Gas Law Is Unfair Ruling on Gas Price Cut
A special master in New York City ruled that reducing gas price from $1 to 80 cents is unfair and potentially confiscatory. The city may seek a Supreme Court review, arguing the plan harms consumers and does not curb excessive profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United States Supreme Court
Mrs McKinley Dies After Stroke At Canton Home
Mrs William McKinley died at her Canton Ohio home after a stroke of paralysis and failed to regain consciousness. President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks attended the funeral Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Theodore Tilton Dies in Paris After Quiet Life
Theodore Tilton, famed plaintiff in a $100,000 libel case against Henry Ward Beecher, died in Paris after a long, reclusive life. Oklahoma Bank Goes Under. Bank Commissioner Smock notified of the failure of the State Bank of Manitou, Oklahoma, with capital of $10,000. May Irwin Weds Kurt Fisbfeldt at Thousand Islands retreat. A Bengal tiger at Twin Falls Idaho escaped, killed a 4-year-old girl, injured ponies and others, then was shot. Presbyterian Church to Raise $1.1 Million for Home Missions in Columbus Ohio. A committee barred pastors from official ties to the Anti-Saloon League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Tilton
Cnll
Menry Ward Beecher
Paris
Oklahoma Bank
Smock
State Bank of
Manitou
Okla
Capital
Circus
Twin Falls
Idaho
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Mrs M Kinley Dies in Canton at 97 Year Life
Mrs McKinley widow of the martyred President died at Canton Ohio Sunday afternoon. Born Ida Saxton June 8 1847 she supported her husband from their early days in Canton to his campaigns and presidency. She endured years of invalidism but remained devoted to McKinley and hoped for the national mausoleum completion before her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley
Ohio
Mc- Kinley
West Lawn Cemetery
National Mausoleum
Monument Hill
James A. Saxton
Ida Saxton
Delhi
N. Y
Cleveland Academy
Brook Hall Seminary
Media
Presbyterian Church
William McKinley
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Grant
Sherman
Shenandoah Valley
Congress
Washington
United States
Fiendish Wreck Plot Destroys Coast Line Limited Near L A
A deliberate wreck on a Glendale trestle endangers and injures many while killing one. Rail bolts and fishplates were removed and replaced with wire, causing Coast Line Limited to plunge sixteen feet into a gulch as cars tumbled from the trestle. The train ran at 35 to 40 mph, engine first, wreckage cascaded with a broad fire of crushed cars. A murderously engineered act near Arroyo Seco suggests a hidden saboteur.
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West Glendale
Los Angeles
Cal
Coast Line Limited
Cali
Southern Pacific
Coast Line
Arroyo Seco
Rar
Mob lynching in Georgia leaves woman and child dead
A mob in Reidsville Georgia killed a white man and four colored people during a pursuit of a colored man suspected of attacking Mrs Laura Moore. Gunfire also struck bystanders and residents, with the assailants abducting prisoners and fleeing as clashes continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Reidsville
Laura Moore
Manassas
Sam Padgett
Hare
Pierson
Daniel
Kennedy
Padgett
Fire Losses and Costs in a Fire Prone Nation
The piece argues that annual U S fire losses plus fire department costs total about $500 million in new buildings and far more in damages. It cites San Francisco’s 315 million dollar fire as an example, noting debris cleanup costs and long recovery time, while insurance payouts are a fraction of losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uemen
San Francisco
Remarkable Notes on Notables and Explorers
Short News Notes mention Gen Funston collecting botanical specimens for the Department of Agriculture. Leopold of Belgium is described as Europe’s richest monarch after the Czar. The Duke of Orleans plans a Greenland northeast coast expedition this spring. The Sultan of Turkey reportedly eats rarely, drinks water chiefly, with supplies sent in sealed barrels.
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Funston
Department of Agriculture
Leopold
Europe
Russia
Duke of Orleans
Greenland
Turkey
Invasion Mexico Boosts American Farm Immigration
More than a hundred U S families moved into northern Mexico in the last month to farm on haciendas, abandoning colony schemes for individual settlement. They live alongside Mexican families and share knowledge, with cotton farming highlighted as especially profitable amid high prices. The trend suggests strong cross border agricultural benefits and stable conditions encouraging American farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Republic
West
Rio Grande
States
Storm and tidal wave devastate Caroline Islands
A Sydney dispatch reports a hurricane and tidal wave across the Caroline Islands with immense property damage and about 200 deaths. The group, Germany-administered in the Pacific, comprises 500 coral islets led by Ienape as government seat. Population is Malay with Chinese and Japanese communities. Copra is the chief export. Francis Emory Warren, born in New England, will represent Wyoming in the Senate for the fourth time. He began as a 17 year old private in the Forty-ninth Massachusetts volunteers and is now a leading stock raiser in his adopted state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Islex
Sydney
N. 8
Francis Emory Warren
Wyoming
Senate
New England
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Secretaries Taft Upholds Canal Wage Levels and Hours
Secretary Taft affirms Panama canal wage rates and hours for aged train engineers and conductors as well as shovel men. Engineers rise to 210 dollars, cranesmen to 250, firemen to 110. he notes higher isthmian benefits, year round work, paid leave, lodging, free medical care, and eight hour days. Taft rejects promised gradual increases but proposes a 3 percent annual rise for skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Panama Canal
May queen in flannels and furs at 59 wedding
A garbled item notes Terry has wed at 59 in a tabloid tone. Mentions a May queen, odd phrasing, and references to other unrelated topics like weather, Central America, and a San Francisco trial. The readable fragment confirms a marriage notice but lacks solid details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Terryble
Central America
France
Trade review notes steady production and high wages
Dun's Review of Trade reports favorable manufacturing conditions with sustained industrial demand into 1908. Rail and equipment orders rise, lumber and hides arrivals exceed last year, and bank deposits reach highs. Grain movements and livestock receipts shift, while breadstuffs fall in demand amid rising prices.
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Chicago
Dun
Trade and iron markets show modest gains in 1908 outlook
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes irregular crop and trade figures in New York with slight improvement overall. Pacific Northwest leads in retail and wholesale gains while central and southern regions trail year earlier. Foundry pig iron firms rise. 25,000 tons of malleable Bessemer sold in Cleveland for 1908 delivery at 22 per ton. basic pig demand remains strong. Weekly business failures total 165, with Canada at 19. prior weeks cited for comparison.
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Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Cleveland
Birmingham
Market Price Quotes by City and Commodities
Stainless list of Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and various grains with figures in dollars and cents. Followed by brief news items: Joseph Milner under arrest after the body of T Sirmans found at Sirmans station Madison county Florida and a Lincoln New Hampshire fire left over twenty homes destroyed and property losses around 100000.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston New York
Washington
American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Des Moines
Denver
Omaha
Sioux City
Lincoln
Pueblo Seees
Joseph Milner
T. Sirmans
Sirmans’ Station
Madison County
Florida
N. H
Williams' Pink Pills Promote Blood Health and Debility Cure
An advertisement touts Williams' Pink Pills as a cure for general debility caused by weak blood. It cites symptoms like poor appetite, breathlessness, and disturbed sleep, claims a tonic remedy can restore health, and notes the pills’ availability from druggists and by mail in Schenectady New York.
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Williams
J. G. Havey
Willow St
Chelsea
Mass
Dr. Williams
Schenectady
N. Y
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Charles Gotschall
Harrisonville
Mrs. McKinley
May Irwin
Kurt Fisfeldt
Star
Thousand Islands
Mrs. M'Kinley
Hoboken
Abe Ruef
Boss Ruef
Peary
North Pole
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Carters
Lila
Iutes
Mica Ax
Grease
Standard Oil Co
Aera
Canadian West
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Ottawa
Canada
Scott
C. J. Broughton
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KR. Paxton ,O
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Ork City
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