Murder Farm Tale Shocks Marengo Illinois Police
Detectives search a Cherry Valley area for bodies after an abandoned auto linked to John Betford’s farm raises murder suspicions. Police recount missing visitors Minnie and Mary Kelley and report knives and weapons found in a wall as they pursue leads on a alleged Jekyll and Hyde killer amid fears of more victims.
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Marengo, Lll
Tyler
John Betford
Cherry Valley
Betford
George Keltz
Belvidere
Keltz
Oscar Hoganson
Minnie
Mary Kelley
Hoganson
Marengo
Desford
Nebraska
Betford Jekyll and Hyde
A. G. Kavanaugh
R. L. Reynolds
South Road
Reynolds
Kavanaugh
Receivers Appointed for Cleveland Cars
Judge Taylor of the federal court appointed Warren Dicknell and Frank A. Scott as joint receivers for the Municipal Traction Company and the Cleveland Railway Company. Each receiver will furnish a $100,000 bond and will operate the traction system under court supervision. The fare rate will be kept as low as possible while ensuring good service.
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Cleveland, C
Taylor
Federal Court
Warren Dicknell
Frank A. Scott
Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland Railway Company
Former Alaska miner ends life after throwing money orders
Albert Berger, a former Alaska miner, killed himself at Canyon Ferry after tossing $2,000 in post office money orders payable to himself in a Helena store. He claimed the money was now in government hands and no one would quarrel over it after his death.
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Self
Helena
Mont
Albert Berger
Alaska
Canyon Ferry
Two Men Arrested After Littlewoods Wreck Toll
New Orleans reports that in the wake of the Littlewoods station collision on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, which killed 11 and seriously wounded many, two men have already been arrested as a result of the wreck.
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New Orleans
Littlewoods Station
New Orleans & Northeastern
Prosecution Eyes Slaying of Four in Gunness Case
In Laporte Indiana the Lamphere murder trial plans to prove the killer also killed three children found in the ruin and suggests Mrs Belle Gunness may still be alive. A subpoena for Gunness is returned as she is not located in her bailiwick. A New York suit claims a mistaken identity with Gunness caused damages to Cora B Heeren and her mother after a train incident.
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Smutzer
Belle Gunness
Worden
We R
Lamphere
New York
Cora B. Heeren
New York Central Railway
Larotte
Utica
N. Y
Heeren
Brooklyn
Terrific blast at Excelsior Springs powder cellar
A massive explosion in the glazing house of the Excelsior Springs Powder Cellar at Dodson, ten miles south of Kansas City, caused major property damage. One man died, 35 others were injured, with 34 sustaining non life threatening injuries. A Kansas City Southern passenger train nearby had its windows blown in as the blast occurred.
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Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Dodson
Herman Kline
Grazing House
Kansas City Southern
Emperor of China Near Death In Peking
In Peking the emperor of China is gravely ill and sinking despite Western medical care. Legations report to their governments as circumstantial death rumors spread. The patient suffers chronic nephritis for ten years, now complicated by diabetes and gelatin degeneration, with suspected brain involvement. His infant brother has been brought to the palace.
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Peking
China
Prince Chun
Quarrel Ends in Killing of San Diego Merchant
In San Diego on November 13 a gunman about 22 years old, said to act over the widow of the dead man, shot and instantly killed L. N. Madison, a well known local merchant. The killer identified as C. B. Barnes faces investigation into the quarrel rooted in affections.
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San Diego
Cal
C. B. Barnes
L. N. Madison
Andree Report Disbelieved in Arctic Expedition Claim
Stockholm authorities doubt the Arctic discovery report stating the grave of Prof. S. A. Andree has been found on Labrador’s coast. Andree, the Swedish explorer, perished in 1897 during a balloon ascent aiming to reach the North Pole.
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Andree
Stockholm
A. Andree
North Pole
Labrador
Chinese Boycotters Fined in Hong Kong
Hong Kong on November 13 reports the registery general fined all Chinese shopkeepers who displayed signs urging customers not to buy goods made in Japan. The move targets calls for boycotts against Japanese goods amid wartime tensions.
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Hong Kong
Registery General
Hundreds Dead In Teuton Coal Pit Tragedy
Rescue parties entered the Teuton coal mine as fearful scenes unfolded at the shaft mouth after nearly fifty bodies were brought to the surface. Officials reported hundreds dead and squads struggled to reach those still underground.
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Teuton Coal Pit
Explosion in Radbadh mine leaves heavy loss of life
In Hamm Westphalia Germany on November 13 a fire damp explosion trapped 800 miners. About 45 corpses recovered and 18 survivors severely injured. Rescue efforts faced extreme danger as fire spread and walls collapsed. Officials cordon off the area amid despairing crowds.
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Hamm
Westphalia
Germany
Radbadh
Courrieres
France
Six Chinamen Drowned in Buffalo Boat Wreck
In Buffalo on November 13 a boat carrying ten Chinamen struck the breakwall near Michigan Street. Six men were wedged on the rocks and died from fractured skulls, while four survivors with scalp wounds were detained at West Seneca Street station. One survivor said he commanded the boats and that no Americans were aboard.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michigan Street
West Seneca Street
Missouri Feels Quake Tremors Hit Sedalia
Sedalia Missouri felt two slight shocks on Thursday believed to be earth tremors. Windows and doors were violently shaken but no damage occurred.
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Missouri
Sedalia
Manila Water System Completed
Manila reports its new water system built over three years at an outlay of 2 million dollars is now completed in the city.
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Manila
Postmaster General Pushes Rural Parcels Post Plan
Postmaster General Meyer urged Congress to create a local parcels post for rural routes to cut the postal deficit. He cited over 39,000 rural routes serving about 18 million people and estimated potential annual revenue of about 1.8 million if five cent first pound and two cents per additional pound up to 11 pounds. He said revenue would be a clear gain with no railroad transport, limited to bona fide merchants and rural patrons.
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Washington
Meyer
Post-Office Department
Congress
Tragedy on Brooklyn Elevated as Wind Sweeps Man
William F. Shanley, 23, a worker for a Brooklyn newspaper, died after a strong westerly gale caused him to lose balance while reaching for his hat, and he was swept from an elevated train platform under an approaching train.
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New York
William F. Shanley
Brooklyn
Five Children Burned to Death in Gas Explosion
An explosion of gas in the Beverly home of barber F. E. J. Rice killed his five children and burned the house to ashes before rescue could reach them. His wife escaped unharmed as neighbors and emergency crews battled the flames on November 13 near Elkins West Virginia.
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Elkins
W. Va
FE. J. Rice
Beverly
Here
Fast Train In Accident Near Rochester Delays Two Hours
Passengers on the New York Central Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago arrived in New York City uninjured after a two hour delay at Rochester due to an accident. Officials reported no injuries among the passengers.
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New York
New York Central
Chicago
Rochester
Wattersons Son Killed In Wall Street Fall
Harvey W Watterson, 30, lawyer and younger son of Henry Watterson of the Courier Journal, plunged from the nineteenth floor of his 87 Wall Street office to the roof of a adjoining ten story building. Death was instantaneous from multiple injuries, apparently an accidental fall while adjusting a window. He was junior partner at Wing Russell and Watterson and had earlier run for the assembly on the Tammany ticket.
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New York
Harvey W Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wall Street
Mr. Watterson
Wing, Russell and
Watterson
Louisville
Columbia University Law School
Wing, Russell & Watterson Law Firm
Hut
Assembly
Tammany
Upper West Side
Woman Kills Man After Insult in Memphis Court
In Memphis on Thursday Mrs. A. W. Bonds declared I killed S. P. Craig after he insulted me. Police found Craig's body in a vacant lot as she said. She claimed her husband had threatened to kill Craig if he stayed in the city and she shot him when he followed her home.
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Memphis
Tenn
A. W Bond
Accused of Carmack murder in Nashville
John D Sharpe former sheriff of the county was arrested in Nashville on charges of murder and aiding and abetting in the killing of Senator Carmack last Monday. Witnesses placed Sharpe near the scene shortly before and after Carmack’s fall, and he was jailed immediately after arrest.
Bar-room Altercation Ends in Fatal Fist Blow
In Youngstown on Thursday, cab driver Frank Welz struck William Dowd with his fist during a bar-room altercation, killing him instantly. Dowd, believed from Oil City, Pennsylvania, was a railroad man.
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Youngstown
Frank Welz
Willam Dowd
Dowd
Oil City
Train wreck injures over a hundred near Butler
A southbound passenger train on the Berkshire & Lake Erie railroad ran at 40 miles per hour and wrecked five miles north of Butler Pennsylvania. More than 100 passengers escaped with slight injuries as rescue crews responded to the crash on November 13.
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Butler
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Here
Postmaster General Reports Postal Deficit in 1908
Washington reports Postmaster General Meyer cites a 1908 year ending June 30 deficit of 16.9 million dollars with receipts 191.5 million and expenditures 208.4 million. The rise includes 9.9 million added for Congress approved pay increases for railway mail, rural and city delivery staff. He urges Congress to consider a local parcel post to aid rural routes and achieve self sustenance for rural delivery.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
Post Office Department
Congress
Castro Prepares Venezuelan Defenses at La Guaira Seaport
President Castro orders mountain artillery moved into strategic spots around La Guaira to repel potential landing by Dutch warships. Venezuelan army navy merchants coordinate during a tense standoff with large European imports and stockpiled salt and flour signaling readiness for possible conflict.
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Caracas
la Guaira
Holland
Venezuela
Castro
Europe
Nominee Is Unwilling in North Carolina Victory
New York report says John Motley Moorehead, a wealthy woolen mill operator, refused to campaign and did not expect victory yet defeated Aubrey Brooks by over four hundred votes in the first district. He travels to Washington to arrange a residence for his family and maintains he is a "business fan" ignorant of politics.
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New York
North Carolina
John Motley Moorehead
Aubrey Brooks
Washington
Shercliffe's Family Sticks
R W Morris of Melbourne Ia brother of the prisoner known as Frank J Shercliffe on a robbery charge and facing a fifteen year murder sentence in Colorado arrived in Minneapolis yesterday to employ an attorney in defense of Shercliffe. Shercliffe's Iowa family will stand by him.
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Shercliffe
Minneapolis
Minn
R. W. Morris
Melbourne
Frank J. Shercliffe
Colorado
Morris
Shercliff
Iowa
New Arrest in Carmack Case in Nashville Tennessee
Nashville Tenn Nov 13 John D Sharpe sheriff of this county was arrested here yesterday charged with murder and abetting in the murder of Senator E W Carmack last Monday afternoon.
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Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
John D. Sharpe
E. W. Carmack
Root Denies Candidacy for Senate Seat
Boston November 13 Secretary of State Elihu Root in an interview with an afternoon paper said he is not a candidate for the United States Senate.
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Root
Boston
Elihu Root
United State Senate
Train wreck at Be semer and Lake Wire line near Butler
A southbound passenger train No. 11 on the Be semer and Lake Wire line wrecked nine miles east of Butler, Fa. More than 100 passengers escaped with slight injuries as crews worked to assist and assess the damage with the line temporarily out of service.
Gen Dodge Re-Elected President of Army Society
St Louis November 13 Gen Grenville Dodge was re-elected president as the Society of the Army of Tennessee concluded its sessions in the city. The meeting closed after reaffirming leadership and reviewing recent activities.
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Gen. Dodge
St. Louis
B Society of the Army of Tennesse
Gen. Grenville
Dodge
Winds Bond Measure Wins in Chicago With Limited County Returns
Chicago voters show support for a $20,000,000 bond issue to fund a deep water construction project. With figures from only three counties in, the measure appears to have won by a small majority at the secretary of state's office.
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Chicago
Ill
Secretary O States
Emperor of China Very Sick Still Refuses Western Medical Aid
In Peking Emperor of China reportedly remains gravely ill and will not accept Western medical attendance. The outlook is uncertain as officials report the situation to be serious and ongoing.
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China
Peking
Wester
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