Two Dead in Saloon Hold Up and Police Killing
Chicago reports Leo mond Smith alias William Fay, a 42 year old confidence man, shot and killed by bartender Larry McGraw during a saloon robbery attempt at 208 West Adams street. Three other suspects wounded or arrested. In New Orleans, Patrolman John J Carroll slain by a knife wielding negro on a Louisville & Nashville train amid a separate shooting spree.
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Chicago
Leomond Smith
William Fay
Larry McGraw
Peter Messinger
West Adams Street
McGraw
Desplaines Street
Harry Gleason
William Newcomer
John W. Dunn
West van Buren Street
Newcomer
Edward McCann
Smith
Far
New Orleans
John J. Carroll
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Carroll
Frank Barroldsford
Cincinnati, Chicago
New York Express
John Scott
Rescues Child by Unique Method Near Fulton
In Fulton Missouri district a frail mother Mrs J B Stephenson ten miles southwest of Fulton lowered herself into an 18 foot well to save her two year old child from drowning. She then climbed out holding the infant by its dress in her teeth ensuring both survived the perilous rescue.
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Fulton, Mo
J. B. Stephenson
Fulton
Confesses to Killing Father in Batavia Ohio
George Vail Jr aged 20 admitted murdering his father George Vail Sr aged 61 who vanished June 10 1907. He told authorities he quarreled with the elder before shooting after he was threatened.
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Batavia
George Vail, Jr
George Vail, Sr
Vail
Former Pastor Out of Jail Elopes and Sentencing Ties
Former South River pastor Frank Cordova, who fled with choir singer Julia Bowne and was later imprisoned, was released from state prison Friday after nearly four years. The case began with elopement and led to a state prison sentence, ending with Cordova’s early release in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Trenton
N. J
Frank Cordova
South River
Julia Bowne
Typographical Union to Hold Next Convention in St Joseph
Delegates at the International Typographical Union meeting chose St Joseph Missouri as the site for the next convention. Ballot results: St Joseph 172 votes, Minneapolis 51, Seattle 31. Delegates from Boston noted Aug 15 as the date of the decision.
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St. Joseph
Boston
International Typographical Union Convention
Two Die in Manhole Blast in New York
Two men died and two were seriously injured when a manhole explosion occurred at Fortieth Street and Eighth Avenue on Friday. The deceased are Michael Muldoon and Peter Collins.
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New York
Forty-Ftth Street
Eighth Avenue
Michael Muldoon
Peter Collins
Count Okuma Talk Sparks Anti Japanese Sentiment
Special dispatches from New York and London printed in Japanese papers say Count Okuma’s remarks linking US naval expansion to Japan’s rise as a world power spark intense indignation in America. Editorials urge an American Chinese alliance to curb Japan.
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Tokyo
New York
London
Okuma
United States
Japan
America
Wu Ting Fang
Yokohama
Operators Spurn U M W A In Indiana Dispute
Indiana Coal Operators association announced resolutions by secretary Philip Penna to end all official relations with the United Mine Workers of America in Indiana after Friday until a settlement is reached at the Hudson mines in Sullivan county. The check-off will also be discontinued during the impasse. National UMWA officers were summoned from Indianapolis. The precise cause of the trouble at Hudson mines is not disclosed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Phil. Penna
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Hudson Mines
Sullivan County
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ira D. Sankey Famous Evangelist Dies at 68
Ira D. Sankey, renowned singing evangelist who toured with Dwight L. Moody, died at his Brooklyn home at age 68. He became blind five years earlier and had lived in retirement. Sankey earned large income from his publications and owned considerable estate. He authored hymns including The Ninety and Nine and When the Mists Have Rolled Away.
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New York
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Sankey
Europe
Dwight L. Moody
River display authorized for G A R encampment in Toledo
The executive committee of the forty second national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic approved prizes for the best electric river display on the Maumee for four miles on September 2 and 3. Sheridan’s ride will be shown with a 200 troop pyrotechnic display on those evenings. The decoration committee may spend more than ever on street and indoor decor in Toledo.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Maumee River
Sheridan
Woolgrowers to Hold Annual Convention in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City hosts the Woolgrowers Association of America annual convention from August 25 to 28. More than 500 sheep owners are expected to attend as an attractive program is arranged.
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Salt Lake City
The
Woolgrowers’ Association of America
Suits Filed Over Darr Mine Disaster Losses
Pittsburg, Pa. August 15. Thirteen damage suits totaling 675000 dollars were filed in U S court against Pittsburg Coal Co. These actions arise from the Darr mine disaster at Jacobs Creek on December 19, 1907, when 2388 lives were lost in an explosion.
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Pittsburg
United States
Pittsburg Coal Company
Jacobs Creek
Practical Joke Costs Life in Fordham Park
Thirteen-year-old Francisco de Basio was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree after a prank involving a fire under a bench in Fordham park left Mrs. Catherine McCormick severely injured and she died from the resulting injuries.
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New York
Francisco de Basio
Fordham Park
Catherine McCormick
American battleships visit Sydney amid calm and clash
American battleships under Rear Admiral Sperry reach Sydney after a Pacific crossing. Auckland crowds praise sailors overall, but a Friday night patrol confrontation prompted police to intervene and escort sailors to safety. Louisiana crew wins Battenberg cup cutter race. Admiral Sperry hosts New Zealand dignitaries aboard Connecticut as Panther Glacier and Relief accompany the fleet.
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Auckland
N. Z
Sperry
Sydney
Sapple
Louisiana
Admiral Sperry
Connecticut
Lord Plunket
New Zealand
Sir Joseph Ward
Roosevelt to greet U S Olympic athletes at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt will not attend the New York reception on August 29 but invites the victorious American team to come to Oyster Bay. Secretary to the President Forster said Roosevelt hopes to greet all the athletes at his house and personally extend congratulations. It is believed the team will travel to Oyster Bay after their New York welcome.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
London
Forster
New York
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Rear Admiral Cogswell Dead in Jacksonville
Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, retired U S N, died in Jacksonville Florida at age 64. Born in Milwaukee he was a schoolmate of Generals Arthur McArthur and Charles King. He joined the famed Oregon voyage with Commander Clark during the Spanish American War.
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Milwaukee
James Kelsey
Cogswell
Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur McArthur
Charles King
Oregon
Clark
Horn
Pacific
Atlantic
HORROR AT LONDON EXPOSITION BALLOON DISASTER
At the Franco-British exhibition grounds two killed and six injured when a balloon owned by Capt Lovelace of the New York Aero Club exploded during preparations. Miss Hill, 18, secretary to Lovelace, was burned to death. Lovelace escaped injury. A lighted match is suspected as the cause.
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London
Cant. Lovelace
New York Aero Club
Miss Hill
Lovelace
Pittsburgh Fraud Case Highlights West Side Far o Scheme
New York hearing details a high stakes faro game in a luxurious upper West Side dwelling. Martin Phillips is held in 1500 bail on larceny charges after Neville R. Moxley testified he lost 600 with Phillips and planned to invest 600 more for a 2 000 payoff. Moxley admitted coming to the city to work a system and was rebuked by the magistrate for his part in the scheme.
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New York
Upper West Side
Martin Phillips
Phillips
West Side
Neville R. Moxley
Pittsburg
Moxley
Officer Fatally Shot in Scranton Erection House Incident
Scranton police respond to an August 15 shooting as officers Benjamin Gilbert and Thomas Jones remove a prisoner from a Ninth Street tenement. Gunfire erupts from upstairs windows. Jones is wounded in the neck and rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The fleeing prisoner is shot in the back and dies.
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Scranton
Benjamin Gilbert
Thomas Jones
Ninth Street
Jones
Fracas Proves Fatal to Two in Crescent Boarding House
In Crescent, four miles from Wheeling, a fight at the A. Toth boarding house left Anton Roko dead and A Barkish fatally wounded after a stabbing. Roko was arrested on murder charges, Barkish died, and five others were detained on complicity charges as the fracas spread among about a dozen participants.
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Wheeling
W. Va
A. Toth
Crescent
Anton Roko
A. Barkish
Roko
Barkish
Former diplomat J R Herod dies in Indianapolis
Joseph Roger Herod aged unknown died Thursday in Indianapolis of gastritis after arriving from his New Canaan Conn home three days earlier. In 1893 he was appointed secretary of the legation at Tokyo and at one time handled U S affairs at Seoul Korea.
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J. R. Herod
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Roger Herod
New Canaan
Conn
Tokyo
United States
Seoul
Korea
Kansas Woman Wing Bible Contest Victory
In Wabash Indiana on August 15 Mrs A Menninger of Topeka Kansas won the annual Bible contest held with the Winona Lake assembly. Miss Lois Tolbert of St Louis was second Mrs Mary Slume of Plymouth third Rev Judson Arrick of Kendal ville Indiana served as inquisitor.
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Kansas
Wabash
Ind
A. Menninger
Topeka
Kan
Winona Lake
Lois Tolbert
St. Louis
Mary Slume
Plymouth
Rev. Judson, Arrick
Kendalville
Hunger Fells Dundee Man in Wisconsin Woods
Fond du Lac August 15 John Pigutz seventy, a Dundee resident, was found dead in the woods after a four hour search. Officials believe hunger and exhaustion caused his death.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
John Pigutz
Dundee
Assault at Home in Springfield Injures Woman
Mrs Earl Hallam wife of a Springfield railway conductor was dragged from bed by a Black man on Friday and taken to a rear garden where she was assaulted. She suffered bruises to the neck and body and remained unconscious for some time.
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Springfield
Earl Hallam
Springfield Consolidated Railway Company
North Fifth Street
Jealous Groom Slays Bride Then Kills Self in Cleveland
In Cleveland on Friday, Stephen Petrik, 22, shot his bride of seven weeks, Marie Petrik, 18, at their home. He then killed himself, ending a jealous, fatal domestic tragedy.
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Cleveland
Stephen Petrik
Marie
Petrik
Confession Tells How He Killed Former Landlady
St Louis Aug 15 Thomas Dewitt 24 in alleged confession to police funday described killing his former landlady Mrs Ade line Miller 44 at her home.
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St. Louis
Thomas Dewitt
Funday
Adeline Miller
Decatur Man Dies by Own Action in Parsons Kansas
Stuart Huntley age 75 committed death by own action Thursday in Parsons Kansas while en route from California to his Decatur Illinois home. He had recently been robbed of money and was divorced, estranged from relatives. Reported to have funds in a Los Angeles bank and an estate in Illinois.
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Decatur
Parsons
Kan
Stuart Huntley
California
Los Angeles
Illinois
Matrimonial Agent Arrested in Fraud Case
Minneapolis authorities arrested Charles A Hudson of Chicago on August 16 for offering marriages via the Keystone Matrimonial Agency. Hudson allegedly promised a $50,000 widow for a fee of $5, aiming to defraud trusting clients. Federal agents believed the schemes unlikely to be fulfilled.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Keystone Matrimonial
Charles A. Hudson
Chicago
Hudson
Murderer Hawkins Executed in Arizona State Prison
Eewin W. Hawkins, who confessed to killing Albert C. Leonhardt of Columbus, Ohio during a holdup on December 22, 1907, was executed in the Arizona state prison at Tucson on Friday.
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Tucson
Ariz
Eewin W. Hawkins
Albert C. Leonhardt
Columbus
Bears In Bronx Zoo Fight Endangers One Injured
In a dramatic battle at the Bronx Zoo two large bears fought fiercely leaving one with injuries that may prove fatal. separate items note a new political party forming in Japan, immigration trends, a drowning rescue in the Hudson, a New York mail chute discovery, a name change dispute in court, and a will contest over a Brookyn million-dollar bequest with heirs to share the estate.
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Bronx
Japan
United States
Frederick Lee Hawthorne
Juan Hawthorne
Coxas
Hudson
New York
Goff
Supreme Court
Lichtenstein
Dr. A. Warner Shepard
Taft Fears Scales After Golf Fitness Claim
Hot Springs Va Aug 15 Taft said he would not weigh in during training for the Cincinnati campaign after noting daily golf has strengthened his body. He believes no other exercise could have benefited him more, though weight loss remains uncertain.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Cincinnati
Interesting Litigation Ends in Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexico August 15 Judge John R McFinn approved the final report of receiver Henry W Leman in the Mexican Southeastern Railroad Company receivership. The court discharged the receiver and canceled his bond, terminating a long standing and highly watched litigation in court history.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Mexican Southeastern Railroad Company
John R. McFin Frida
Henry W. Leman
Democratic State Committee Chooses Rochester for Septem Conve n
The Democratic state committee met in New York and voted to hold the state convention at Rochester on September 15. The action was decided during Friday's meeting, with Rochester chosen as the host city for the gathering.
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New York
Democratic State Committee
Rochester
Markets Close Mixed as Wheat Cakes and Butter Prices Drift
Chicago reports firm flour markets with varied grades and brands. Wheat trends higher for September futures while corn and oats show dull to rallying moves. Butter and eggs list higher retail prices, with creamery butter at 22 to 24 cents and eggs up to 18 to 19 cents for various grades. Potatoes range from 80 to 87 cents, cheese prices mix among Western varieties. Live poultry and geese prices also scored modest shifts.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Grain futures steady as wheat firm after early dip
New York markets show mixed tone with wheat opening slightly lower then rallying as frost concerns appear. Corn moves higher in sympathy with wheat, while September bids hold around 86 to 87 percent and rye remains dull at 84 cents. Prices listed include August at 4.15 and December near 1.03 in a quiet trading day.
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New York
Live Stock Prices From Chicago Market Report Aug Cattle and Hogs
Chicago live stock prices list prime steers to plain, cows and heifers, yearlings and stockers with price ranges. Hog categories include heavy packers, butchers, barrows, sows, and pigs with stated bid ranges. Bulls and calves priced, with throws and cull figures noted.
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Chicago
Godold
Omaha Cattle and Hogs Market Report Mixed Prices
Omaha Neb August cattle market steady with ranges for native stockers and calves. Hogs five to six lower with mixed and heavy weights around 6.10 to 6.15, while sheep market remains steady with yearlings around 4.50 and ewes about 3.25 to 4.00.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Mikado
Great Evangelist
Teddy
President Roosevelt
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Jacksonville, Fla
Berlin
Togel
Washington
Baldwin
Wright Brothers
A. M. Herring
Army Board
Signnal Corps
Frank P. Lahm
Thomas Selfridge
Signal Corps
James Allen
Pittsburger
Crescent, Pa
W. H. Taft
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