Greene and Gaynor on way to Savannah trial
Montreal dispatch reports the Green Gaynor case advancing as Canada transfers the two prisoners to United States marshals for trial in Savannah, Georgia on embezzlement and conspiracy indictments from 1899. Departure delayed to Sunday to pass New York quietly and avoid service of papers.
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Montreal
Green Gaynor
Canada
United States
Savannah
Thibeaudeaux
Doyle and
White
Attorney General
Quebec
Gaynor
Greene
New York
Jolly Bandits Executed After Showy Confessions
Shanghai Times correspondent reports on the July 27 execution of three Chinese bandits at Dahashum midway between Kaop angize and Sinmintun. Wong and Liu argued over the posthumous order, with a third man executed first. Wong claimed to spy for Japan and boasted of raids and loot as his back bears lacerations from torture.
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Shanghai Times
Dahashum
Kaopangize
Sinmintun
Wong
Liu
Sinmintan
Chicago
Nowa
Davison and Lowes Offers Wide Range of Fabrics and Goods
A long catalog of fabrics and dry goods from Davison & Lowes features suits and waists at 59c to $1.25, new taffetas and silks, percale and lawn fabrics, drapes, quilts, table linens, towels, and an extensive line of patterns. Yardage, premiums, and discounts emphasized with emphasis on value and variety for dressmaking and home needs.
Printer A Prophet Seeks White House on Spiritual Ticket
Washington Post reports Earl Count Courtney, a self styled dream prophet and Millennium Club head at the government printing office, announces a 1908 presidential bid on a spiritual platform. He criticizes moneyed aristocracy, plans a referendum driven reform, and envisions a cabinet chosen by occult methods with a policy to curb trusts.
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Earl Count Courtney
Charles V. Barton
Dream Prophet
Millennium Club
Shaw
Wiliam J. Bryan
Limpty Giggen
Vinegar Hill
Democratic Club
jEari
White House
Lincoln
McKinley
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bam
Earl Court
Barton
Government Printing Office
Seattle
Wash
Denning
United States
Millennium League
Trusta
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any failure to cure, with mail-order details and drugstore availability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Ga
Toledo
He Raises Cats at Large Profit
The Minnesota Tribune reports on Holbe Tortgen, a Seattle area cat rancher on Puget Sound island. He breeds black cats for fur markets, plans cat fur for imitation seal, and uses sulphur fumes to euthanize animals to keep skins intact. He employs seven workers and sees growing demand for cat skins in fur markets.
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Old Maid's Paradise
Puget Sound
Iman
Minneapolis
Young Tortgen
New West
Washington
Seattle
Mr. Tortgen
Neal
Minneapolia Tribune
Hughes Named by Republicans for New York Mayor
New York October 7 Charles H. Hughes principal counsel for the committee to Investigate insurance affairs was unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor by the city convention in Carnegie hall. Richard Young Brooklyn for comptroller and James L. Wells of the Bronx for president of the board of aldermen were also nominated.
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New York
Charles H. Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Richard Young
Brooklyn
James L. Wells
Bronx
Board of Alder
Crowe Tin Pot Kidnapping Confession Targeting Rockefeller
In Butte dated Oct 7 a renewed Crowe confession claims he planned to abduct John D. Rockefeller at Forest Hill near Cleveland to demand a 2 million dollar ransom. He recalls scouting the estate after the Eddie Cudahy case and says a partner balked, prompting a delay and flight to New York and South Africa. Crowe notes Rockefeller’s vast influence. Women gather at the jail as crowds fill streets outside.
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Butte
Mont
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Young Cudahy
Crowe
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Cudahy
Eald Crowe
Fey
Baldwin Eyes Early Start On Athens and Jefferson Road
George J. Baldwin of Savannah visited to push right of way for the Athens and Jefferson road project. He said construction could begin promptly once the county secures the needed rights and urged the Chamber of Commerce committee to finalize the settlement per local agreement.
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George J. Baldwin
Savannah
Athens and
Jefferson
Baldwin
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Athens
Water abundant. Athens Electric power restored on river supply
Rain last Tuesday boosted Middle river flow allowing the Athens Electric Railway to resume regular streetcar service and power for industries. The new steam plant is under rapid completion and expected to be ready soon, with power likely to falter if rain does not continue.
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Middle River
Electric Company
Athens Electric Railway Company 9
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Castoria
Ready TO Wear
Moria
Armure
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Mesaline
Plaid
Big
Aline
Migses
Panama
Navy
Dren
Shetland
Canton
Presidency
Washington Post
Mil
Pation
Ip Family Pilla
Conatt
Greater New York
Pine
South Africa
MR. Baldwin
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