Desperate Hoffman at Large After Fatal Family Shooting
A Waterloo Missouri man William Hoffman shot and killed his father in law then fled into nearby woods with a Winchester and revolver. He warned pursuers to beware and vowed to kill two more people before ending his own life if necessary. Police and deputies scoured Monroe County homes while families huddled in fear as a nationwide manhunt unfolded.
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St Lewis
Post-Dispatch
Waterloo
William A. Hoffman
Marystown
Mary
Dr Peaudt
Battie
Turdis
Brandt
Herman Papes
Tom Ruen
Hoffman
Sheff Rneh
Rock Cliffs
Monroe County
Hundred Go on Strike in Ky and Indiana Plants
Three bun employed in the freight department at the Jeffersonville Indiana branch of American Car and Foundry walk out for a 25 percent raise. They have from 15 to 3 cents per hour rise sought. A Remarkable Remedy Chamberlains Cough Remedy has a long record of use and success in treating croup. It is safe for babies and adults and is sold by H.R. Palmer and Sons and W. J. Smith and Bro.
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Geonine de Witt
W. S. Leibetter
Shreveport
D-Witt
D Witt
Jeffersonville
Ind
Brancherican Car and Foundry Cement
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY SHOCKS CHICAGO WHOLESALE GROCERS
A Chicago wholesale grocers strike reveals a large conspiracy to steal merchandise. Eight men were arrested as drivers staged a scheme delivering portions of sugar to a retailer then to the wholesale house to hide missing stock. Police seek further arrests and hidden funds.
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Chicago
Fresh Flour All the Time at Wingfield Cash Grocery
The Clifton Flour line is marketed for retail merchants with small quantity purchases ensuring freshness. Bransford's Clifton is aimed at family use and promises bread cake and pastry made with it. Wingfield Cash Grocery keeps Clifton flour in stock regularly.
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Clifton
Bransford
Wingfield Cash Grocery
One Dead and Five Injured in Nashville Fire
A Nashville fire at Coleman Tompkins & Co wholesale grocery caused one death and five serious injuries. Flames started on the third floor and spread to adjoining buildings. walls collapsed later, burying workers and firemen. Total loss and $125,000 damage with $75,000 insured.
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Nashville
Tenn
Coleman, Tompkins & Co
Coleman-Tompkins
Broad Street
Joe Winter
Bob Burk
George R. Faris
Sam McHenry Colored
Charles Meadows
Stith Derickson
F Ho Smith
S. S. Wharton
Smith & Bro
Jor. Smith
Wis
Wharton
Editor's House Dynamited at Berne Indiana
The home of Fred Rohr editor of The Berne Witness was nearly demolished by dynamite early today. Rohr and his family escaped with minor injuries. The paper has led opposition to licensed saloons. An accompanying testimonial extols King’s New Discovery for lung ailments, claiming cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis coughs colds and grip with guaranteed and trial bottles advertised.
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Berne
Ind
Fred Rohr
Berne Witness
Rohr
W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Son
MEETING AMERICAN BANKERS Elaborate Train Run to West
General Passenger Agent Anderson of the Southern Pacific says a specially equipped train will run from New Orleans to Los Angeles and San Francisco for the American Bankers Association meeting October 20 to 23. New York bankers will reach New Orleans October 12 and join the Orleans delegation leaving October 13, then by vestibule train to San Francisco. A testimonial from Judge W T Holland of Greenburg, Ky praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and sleep.
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Los Angeles
New Orleans
Anderson
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
American Bankers’ Association
New York
Southern Pacific Ateamer
Batio
W. T. Holland
Greenenburg, Lr
Skin and Blood Purification Treatments Promoted
Purported cure advertises Cuticura remedies for skin and blood disorders including eczema rashes and hair loss. Claims rapid relief and cures with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, detailing use instructions and global availability. Product names and prices listed with depots and drug company contact details.
Ships make quick passages set records for speed
The Philadelphia line steamer Philotelphias lowered its passage time to thirteen hours and thirteen minutes from New York, beating its best previous eastbound mark by eight minutes. The French line steamer La Lorraine arrived Havre at 3 a.m. from New York, with a westbound time of six hours and forty seven minutes, also lowering its record.
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Philadelphia
la Lorraine
New York
Havre
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Easy Digestion Relief
The advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet, offering a never failing cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It states all ingested food tastes good and nutrients are assimilated, with sale through all druggists.
Surveyors Return from Alaska Magnetic Study
Professor Barnett of California University and Stanford led a survey along the Alaskan coast to investigate unusual magnetic disturbances affecting navigation. Samuel Jackson Barnett returned after months of field work near Skagway where compass needles deflected steadily due to an abundance of magnetic screw, a near magnetic pole.
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Barnett
California University
Standford University
Cal
Samuel Jackson Barnett
Alaskan
Skagway
Theft Charge May Prove Fatal in Chicago Woman Death
Mrs. Janie Stewart Hoyesen of Chicago, once accused of stealing in North Carolina, died from nervous shock after a mistaken search during a robbery in White Sulphur Springs. She had four years of tuberculosis and was active in North Side club circles, writing songs and poetry.
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Chicago
Janie Stewart Hoyesen
North Carolina
Hoyesen
Asheville
White Sulphur Springs
Neighbor strings life back with medicine tale and race for alderman
Mercer and Summer counties West Virginia news item recounts a neighbor saving a man from severe diarrhea by using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, with the patient recovering in under a day. The piece also notes a local candidate, O W Cooper, declaring for alderman from the first ward, subject to Democratic party action.
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D. P. Dougherty
Mercer
Summer Counties
W. Va
Chamberlain
H. R Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Democratic Party
O. W. Cooper
Panamanian revolution plan linked to canal treaty fallout
In New York and Bogota, representatives of interests on the Isthmus discuss action to back a revolution and independence in Panama. They oppose Bogota’s canal treaty failures and see value in a new republic on the Isthmus that could negotiate directly with the United States.
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New York
Panama
Cilom
Bogota
United States
Merchant Miller McKinney Killed by 11 Year Old Boy
Spartanburg S C Sept 10 Miller McKinney a leading country merchant near Tucapan was killed on the public road by Harry Dean an 11 year old son of a local farmer and nephew of the police chief Dean surrendered to the sheriff in Spartanburg after the shootings motive linked to an alleged debt dispute.
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Stamford
Genn
Woodside Park
Oberlin Carter
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Canada
B. D. Green
John F. Gaynor
McKinney
Spartanburg
S. C
Miller McKinney
McKinney & Sloan
Tucapan
Harry Dean
Dean
Duncan
Motnney
Itty
Mayoralty race narrows as Chambers withdraws
Chattanooga race narrows to Chambliss and Moyses after Captain Chambers withdraws. Democratic primary rules set, entrance fee at one dollar, with nominations to occur by October 1. Also notes a Marconi Demonstration Station site near Art Hill at the World’s Fair grounds for wireless telegraph demonstrations to distant shores.
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Chattanooga
Tent
Hoa Chambers
Board of Aldermen
Crotest
A. W. Chambliss
Sol Moyses
Infelt
Marconi
St. Louis
Art Hill
Marcon
Farmer Loses Arm in Cotton Gin Incident at Blythe
Sept 10 A Blythe Georgia farmer named Wyldes suffered a severe arm injury when his limb was caught in a cotton gin belonging to Merritt Newman. The injury required amputation to save his life.
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Blythe
Wyldes
Merritt Newman
Williams Sent to Scaffold in Madison Case
Harmony Grove Georgia September 10 Williams, a 4 Estonian convicted of murdering Snegiv Wena at a hot supper last winter, in Madison Superior Court was sentenced to be hanged on October 9.
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Williams
Harmony Grove
Wiliams
Snegiv Wena
Madison Superior Court
Bu Langed
Paris Woman Seeks Divorce Over Cruel Nose Graft
A Paris woman seeks divorce alleging cruelty by her husband after skin taken years earlier for a nose graft led to ridicule and a hospital scandal. She cites two decades of hardship and social ostracism as the basis for the court action.
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Paris
Sherwonkin
Sympathy and a Nervous Wife Speech to the Cook
A humorous London Punch exchange shows a wife complaining to the cook about her master’s constant criticisms of soup fish and joints. The cook responds with mock sympathy for the difficult living conditions of a gentleman of that sort.
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Taum
London
The Neuron and the Hunt for a Forgotten Name
Joseph Walsh explains the neuron as an independent brain unit with multiple processes enabling action beyond a single nerve. He likens the recall struggle to a telephone operator searching memory connections, describing how the right word emerges after a lengthier search.
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Cayal
Ty Joseph Walsh
Booklovers: Magazine
The Elusive Lead Pencils Mystery
The article ponders what becomes of lead pencils as few are used up or consumed. It jokes about journals and penholder habits, noting most pencils never reach half length before vanishing. It speculates on children chewing pencils and questions where the vast supply goes.
Sentries at Buckingham Palace Exchange Silent Stare
London Chronicle reports a brief, tense moment between two sentries outside Buckingham Palace. A nearby American observer interjects with quips as the pair continue their patrol, a muted confrontation amid cordial chatter. The incident ends without incident, leaving readers pondering the exchange.
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Buckingham Palace
London Chronicle
Minera May Be Called Out In Pueblo Visit
District organizer John Geke of the United Mine Workers passed through Pueblo on his way to Trinidad to complete organization of miners in the district in preparation for an anticipated strike for the six hour day and bi monthly pay days. It is estimated that a strike could involve about 20 000 coal miners.
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Minera
Pueblo
Colo
John Geke
United Mine Workers of America
Trinidad
A Cabmans Retort from London Tit Bits
A comical exchange from a London periodical shows a cabman and passenger arguing pace and purpose. The cabby declines a funeral and a fire, while a narrator notes an orator or author grows by simplifying his words rather than expanding ideas.
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Cabby
London
Emer
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Versaille
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H. R. Palmer & Son
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