Prompt Action Prevents Explosion by Black Hand Threats
Mrs. Camelia Ganzero of Philadelphia risked her life by extinguishing a sputtering fuse at a doorway bomb tied to Nicholas Volarite’s barber shop. Demands for $3,000 in letters signed "Black Hand" preceded the incident. the blast would have destroyed a block. Police seized the explosive device.
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Black Hand
Camelia Ganzero
Eighth
Fitzwater
Philadelphia
Nicholas Volarite
Volarite
Cement Combine for West Form New Holding Plan
The Association of American Cement Manufacturers in Detroit voted to place western cement companies under a holding concern with eastern firms. A new holding company like the East will be formed with headquarters in Chicago or Detroit. No merger, firms retain identities. Distribution of territory aims to curb cut throat competition, not restrain trade or raise prices.
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East
North American Cement Company
Association of American Cement Manufacturers
Detroit
Chicago
Hargis Estate Contested Suit Filed in Jackson Ky
Mrs Evelyn Hogg daughter of late Judge James Hargis sues her mother Mrs Lewellyn Hargis and brother Beach Hargis to place the Hargis department store and all estate property in the hands of a receiver The estate is valued around 150000 dollars.
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Hargis
Jackson
South Carolina Plan Hit by Federal Appeals Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Judge Pritchard's ruling in Fleischmann Company v. South Carolina dispensary commission states that liquor traffic cannot be run as private business by a state.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pritchard
Fleischmann Company
South Carolina
Cholera Death Toll Surges in St Petersburg
Plague reports in St Petersburg show 240 cholera cases and 60 deaths in the 24 hours ending at noon, doubling the prior day’s tally. Officials emphasize rapid rise as authorities monitor the outbreak.
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St. Petersburg
Immigration Figures Fall Sharply in August 1908 News
Immigration data shows a sharp drop from August 1907 with 27 783 arrivals in August 1908 compared to 98 825 in August 1907, highlighting a dramatic decrease in newcomers to the United States. Separate items report Mark Twain robbed in Connecticut, a 15 year old Indian boy fatally shooting a girl in Pagosa Junction, and a man from Oakland committing suicide on the Overland Limited at Grand Island.
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Tank Mowe
Pagosa Junction
Colo
Anne Baker
James Baker
Stebs Self
William Christiansen
Oakland
Cal
Union Pacific Overland
Grand Island
Neb
Dry land crops and hardy alfalfa across regions
Professor G V Piper, chief grass expert for the USDA, discusses dry land farming in arid West and South regions. The department scouts Manchuria and China for drought resistant grasses and legumes, noting promising alfalfa varieties including hardy alfalfa and Arabian alfalfa that thrive in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Kansas, Arizona, and California, while expanding successful cultivation east of the Mississippi.
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G. V. Piper
United States Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Manchuria
China
Piper
Minnesota
Dakotas
Kansas
Valley of the Euphrates
Arizona
California
Mississippi River
Rabies Deaths Rise in New York During July
Three July and August rabies deaths in New York were noted as unusually high. Bacteriologists confirmed hydrophobia by finding negri bodies in brains of victims. The Pasteur Institute treated fewer dog bite cases in the past month, from 38 to 15, with most soon discharged after leash law enforcement began.
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New York
Pasteur Institute
Board of Health
Global unrest and health alerts across nations report
The text lists events: Norwegian school closures due to smallpox. Esperanto congress plans books for the blind and exhibits. Dutch minister expelled from Venezuela sparks protests. 200000+ in Constantinople celebrate constitutional reforms. Katsura retains Terauchi as Japan’s premier with Kōmura to Britain as envoy. new ministry aims at recovery over aggression. Lords amend old age pension bill provoking battle with Commons and Socialist ire. Paris workers clash with troops during sympathy for sandpit workers. Caracas civil court finds French Cable Company guilty in the Matos revolution case with $5,000,000 fine and further damages.
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Christiania
Norway
Dresden
Jonkheer de Reus
Venezuela
Castro
Netherlands
European
Turkey
Constantinople
Katsura
Terauchi
Baron Komura
Britain
House of Lords
Lords
Commons
Paris
Valleneuve
Draveil
Civil Court of First Instance
Caracas
Matos
Wreck on Fort Myer aeroplane injures aviators
Eyewitness report describes the Fort Myer air machine crash that left Mr Wright with fractured thigh and broken ribs while Lieut Selfridge suffered a skull fracture and unconsciousness. Despite the crash the machine’s ascent failed, and the crowd aided in rescue as medical staff attended the injured men.
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Mr Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Fort Myer
Aerial Experiment Association
Aeroplanist
Lieut
Selfridge
Wright Flyer Falls Kills Army Officer at Fort Myer
Aviator Wilbur Wright and Lieut Thomas Selfridge were aboard a two man flight when a propeller blade broke causing the machine to overturn after a 75 foot drop. Selfridge died shortly after. Wright survived with injuries. The incident occurred during a military drill at the Fort Myer grounds near Washington.
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Fort Myer
Washington
Ville Wright
Aeroplanist
Thomas EB
Ridge
Signal Corps
Aren
Selfridge
Wright
Early aviators die trying to conquer the air
The article recalls Lieut Thomas J Selfridge as the first death in powered flight with the US Signal Corps and lists Lilienthal and M Pilcher as early martyrs to heavier-than-air craft. It notes Charles Oliver Jones died in 190? exhibition flight and mentions Count Zeppelin's balloon destroyed by lightning at Echterdengin.
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Thomas J. Selfridge
United States Signal Corps
Lilienthal
M. Pilcher
Wrights Brothers
Charles Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
N. Y
Maine
Count Zeppelin
Echterdengin
Wages and Prices Rise in 1907 Report Shows
The July report of the bureau of labor notes 1907 saw average hourly wages in principal manufacturing and mechanical industries up 3.7 percent from 1906 while retail food prices rose 4.2 percent. Regular weekly hours fell 0.4 percent and employment increased by 1 percent. Purchasing power of an hour wage fell 0.5 percent versus 1906, and the 1907 wage level exceeded the 1890–1899 ten year average by 28.8 percent.
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Bureau of Labor
Bureau
New Creamery to Rise at Ewen in Upper Michigan
A western Michigan creamery is under construction at Ewen to process 10,000 pounds of milk daily into 400 pounds of butter. The National Wool Growers Association seeks central warehouse sites with bids from St. Paul Minneapolis Denver St. Joseph Chicago and Omaha.
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Upper Michigan Peninsula
Ewen
National Wool Growers’ Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
St. Joseph
Chicago
Omaha
Wrights Record Flights At Fort Yer And Hammondsport
Wright and the Aeroplane feats set new marks with solo and two man flights at Fort Yer. Sept 12 saw a 1 hour 14 minute 20 second flight covering 51.3 miles. Earlier flights included 1 hour 2 minutes 15 seconds and 1 hour 5 minutes 52 seconds. Wrights passenger flights reached 6 minutes 26 seconds for 4 miles and 6 minutes for 6 miles. At Hammondsport the June Bug lost its tail but achieved stability and speeds over forty miles per hour with no tail surface.
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Worville Wright
Fort Yer
Wright
Hammondsport
N. C
Wages and food prices rise in 1907 report findings
The report shows a 44.4 percent rise in wages, a 5 percent drop in average weekly hours, and food prices 20.6 percent higher in 1907 versus 1890–1899. Food purchasing power per hour rose 6.8 percent, with cotton goods wage gains at 12.9 percent and other industries varying from 5.8 to 10.1 percent.
Fire destroys stables in Hinton Livery Company include horses
Fire at Hinton West Virginia guts the stables of the Hinton Livery Company burning thirty seven horses and fifty vehicles along with other property totaling thirty six thousand dollars including six thousand for the building. Jail officials in Poughkeepsie New York seek removal of Harry K Thaw from the local lockup citing moralizing influence and disruption as he uses corridors and keeps office fixtures.
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Hinton
W. Va
Hinton Livery Company
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Dun's Review of Trade Signals Stable Growth Amid Holiday Slowdown
Chicago reports labor holiday and heat dampen business but overall optimism remains. Commodity movements soften while bank payments stay low. dry goods and apparel see strong activity with outside buyers at record levels. Purchases rise in food, furniture and hardware as stocks at interior points stay low. mercantile credits improve, money is plentiful in farming areas, and discounts attract buyers. Bank clearings reach 195,553,059 for five days, down 19.5 percent from 1907. Failures total 21 for the week, with six liabilities over 5,000.
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Chicago
Dun
Fall season boosts cereals and cotton trade volume
New York notes advance of fall and larger movement of cereals and cotton to market at good prices. Moderate expansion in jobbing and retail trade and collections, especially in western, Pacific coast and southern centers. Agricultural areas faring better than large industrial centers, possibly due to warm weather and farm price strength. Bradstreet's reports 191 U S failures for week ending Sept 10, down from prior weeks. Canada reports 24 failures.
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New York
Pacific Coast
United States
Canada
Commodity price snapshot across major markets
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. grains and dairy notes from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and clover seed in October. Highlights include cattle $4.00 to $7.55, hogs $3.50 to $7.75, wheat near $1.00, corn 79c to 88c, oats 47c to 52c, butter 19c to 24c, eggs 19c to 23c.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Northwest Weather Boosts Corn and Potatoes
Heavy rains across the Northwest helped corn and late potatoes. A series of early 20th century items follow: fire destroyed Patterson Brothers yellow ware pottery in Wellaville Ohio with losses around 50000. Sailors from President Roosevelt's yacht barred from a Nassau Island hall for wearing navy uniforms. A大 Canadian Yukon suit seeks 17600000 due to canceled mining concession. Portland fur furniture and mattress firm Peters Roberts lose 120000 pounds with 65000 insurance.
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Northwest
Patterson Brothers
Wellaville
Ohio
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Yukon
A. D. Curtis
Portland
Ore
Peters & Roberts
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