Collision on Broadway and Cass Ends In Fire
A report describes a night collision between a street car and wagon at Ninth Street near Broadway and Cass Avenue. Fire crews responded as the wagon ran to the fire, but the driver and guard escaped without major injuries while authorities investigate theft and related duties in the area.
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Thomas Ww. Awis
Hla
Harry Endins
Rucker
Gt Broadway
Cass ‘Avenue
Ninth
Unclear fragmentary death report at Fourteenth Street area
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a death on a street corner near Fourteenth Street and First Avenue. A witness named Iung recalls the incident, mentioning an agent and two men who escaped, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
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Fourteenth Street
Iung
Baeas
Millersburg Clerk Active Naval Service Reported
In Millersburg a clerk in active naval service is noted amid scattered details. The Savannah and neighboring vessels are referenced, with mentions of submariner ships and a major company at Woonsock closing a trade deal. An industrial plant is reported to have 1,200 employees.
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Millersburg
Age
Savannah
Gethen
Iber Boor Hill
United Gr Company
Woonsock
Longest jury trial in Pa history convicts four in capitol fraud
In Pennsylvania, John H. Sanderson, William B. Snyder, W. T. Mathuer, and J. OH. Shumaker were found guilty of defrauding the state in furnishing the new capitol. The case followed the 1908 political upheaval that brought Democrat William H. Berry to state treasurer. Maximum penalty is two years in prison and a $1000 fine for each defendant. Only Sanderson and Snyder were present for verdict. motions for new trials were denied.
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Avery
Jthe
Pennsylvania
Wiliam H. Berry
Secretary Straus clarifies Buckshop inquiry scope
Secretary Straus issued a statement to quell rumors about a broad probe of bucketshops. He said the president referred the matter to Commissioner of Corporations Smith to review specific bills and report his views, not to initiate a general stock exchange investigation.
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Corporations
Smith
Straus
Department of Commerce and Favor
Walsh faces five year term for bank misapplication
Federal Judge Anderson denied Walsh's motion for a new trial. John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National Bank, was sentenced to five years in Fort Leavenworth, the minimum penalty. Defense lawyers moved for arrest of judgment, but the judge overruled them after a brief hearing.
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Anderson Friday
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Ban
Walsh
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Hart
Anderson
Husbands Shot Wife In Burglary Frame
Hollis, a Washington treasury clerk and former private secretary to the Internal Revenue Commissioner, shot and killed his wife at home Friday after she woke to a child’s cry. He awoke later and knew nothing until awakening, having long held an excellent reputation.
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Hough Hollis
Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Hollis
Ord
Divorce Papers Served on Thaw at Asylum
Divorce papers emerged in the suit of Byelyi Nesbit Thaw for the annulment of her marriage with Harry K. Thaw were served upon Thaw at the throne asylum Thursday night. A copy of the summons and complaint was delivered to Superintendent Lama of the asylum.
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Byelyi Nesbit
Harry K
Throne Asylum
Lama
Asylum
Derengunt
Labor Strike Closes New Orleans Cotton Mill
Fifteen hundred workers were affected by the closing of the cotton mill in New Orleans as a demand for cotton goods was given as the reason for the shutdown. The action occurred Friday and caused widespread disruption among operatives and related industries.
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Ouse
New Orleans
Winnipeg grand jury clears official in kidnapping case
A Winnipeg grand jury returned a verdict on Wednesday charging United States official Foulkee with kidnapping farmers. Announced resignations detail T. J. Tiadwon stepping down as general treasurer manager of Trinolw Central with no immediate successor named.
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Grand Jury
Winnipeg
Dminuyt
United States
Mitsen Restos
T. J. Tiadwon
Trebhe Maniger
Trinolw Central
Mr. Hudson
Omee
Bie
Abyished
Brewery Driver Walkout Shakes Old Reliable Beer Union
In Saint Louis a dispute within the Old Reliable faction of Beer Drivera union No 48 led to a Friday walkout as brewery wagon drivers protested staffing and conditions. Members rallied, pressing for better tonnage cards and changes in duties.
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Blelice
Notleen
Louis
Apo Yrewery
Beer Drivera Union No. 48
American fleet sails to Magdalena Bay for target drills
Read Admiral Robby D leads 18 000 miles for a Pacific fleet move from Hampton Roads to Magdalena Bay for naval target work. Ships anchor near Salt Rock and Redondo, establishing a protecting harbor the cove. Plans include target ranges off lower California and two annual practices, with record practice earning four trophies.
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Batteship
Robby’ D
van Screamed
Magdalena Bay
Redondo
Pantiata
Mora Bay
Hampton Roads
Magdalena
Ue Paoltie
San Francisco
Lower California
Eyana
Strait of Magellan
Callag
Ntmy
Pallet Swearer and Grace Henry's Chicago Romance
Rev F Lloyd Swearer and Grace Henry wed in Chicago after a romance with a dramatic rescue tale. The ceremony occurred at 2024 Armour Avenue with Rev C A Kelly officiating. Swearer, 26, and Grace, 21, planned their Pittsburgh honeymoon before authorities pressed for details of the unlikely tale.
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F. Lloyd Swearer
Chicago
Pittsburg
Grace
Henry Underlying
Armour Avenue
C. A. Kelly
Wasbash Avenue
Kelly
Ite
No blame found in Collinwood dinaster fire
Coroner Burke concluded that existing conditions caused the Collinwood school fire with no fault assigned to any person. Janitor Fred Hitter was exonerated. fire started in a closet under the front stairway from overheated pipes. Death attributed to faulty construction. recommendation to fireproof all school buildings and install automatic life safety devices.
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Collinwood
Talks in Pekin on Tatsu Maru incident
A Friday conference in Pekin brought Japanese minister Baron Hayashi together with Na Tung and Yuda Shih Kai from the Pekin government to discuss the Tatsu Maru incident. No final agreement was reached and talks will continue.
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Baron Hayashi
China
Na Tung
Yuda Shih Kai
Pekin
Defeated factions clash in CommonsEngine house fray
Sochmint reveals a clash in the Engin house of com mons on Friday amid influence from a speech by Lord Roweber ry's in Jaye Thursday aeninet woclalien The Thera cast overboard the unemployed workmen's LT at the labor party by a majority of 149.
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Nberale
Fochuizis
Engin House of Commons
Lord Roweberry
Labor Party
Held for Murder of Officer in Oklahoma City
A man charged with killing Patrolman J. F. Marvey in Muxkages Oklahoma was held for murder at the Nret degres hearing. The defendant claimed the act was justifiable. City treasurer Elijah Meyer of Michigan Clis was noted in connection with an accounting inquiry. Wallace quitted Thursday.
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Hleld
Volleeman
Terve Cox
J. F. Marvey
Muxkages
Okla
Nret Degres
Dle
Accpeed
Elijah Meyer
Michigan Clis
Ind
Wallace
Tragic Filicide suicides reported in terse local note
A brief, damaged clipping reports a woman named Sigrud Thompean allegedly killed her two children, aged four months and two years, then inflicted self harm by slashing her throat. The younger child died. the elder survived in unclear condition. Names and details are fragmentary.
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Theo Af
Sigrud Thompean
Havaria Regent Celebrates Birthday Amid Bavarian Nobility Weather
Prince Lufipold regent of Havaria marked a birthday for Ghntvergary Thureday as Bavarian nobility observed a prILugal weathering. ET reported the event in a grand, formal gathering headlined by noble houses and regional authorities.
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Pring Pultpald la
Lufipold
Havaria
Lydia Pinkham Patent Remedy Endorsed by Sick Women
A Denver Republican fragment praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing cure for female ailments with a reader letter from Mrs Hanson of Columbus Ohio describing relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms. The text then shifts to a stereotype filled account of Squaw housekeeping and traditional dress, contrasting with a beaded dance outfit and household scenes near a tribal camp.
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Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
From October to May. Cords'are neat causeot Readache
A imprecise Harper's Weekly excerpt describes a store shipping department drama. The penurious manager borrows a knife, while one dependable boy Tommy Breen explains his single pair of pants limits knife storage.
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B. W.G
Tommy Breen
Tommy
Harper's
Telltale Bible Dealers and Hidden Birth Records
A New York Post item notes a Bible dealer selling secondhand Bibles to families who want birth records, especially ages of women, as documentary evidence. It contrasts past eras of wandering family Bibles with modern affluence that spurs frantic gathering of records. Austrian mines now have rescue chambers underground with food and conveniences for miners in case of accidents.
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Telltale Bibles
Henes
New York Post
Truth and Quality Appeal for Well Informed Readers
A fragment touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative. It claims it cleanses and relieves without debility, with natural effects and physician approval. The ad urges buying genuine California Fig Syrup products from leading drug stores.
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Ita
California
Iowa Prospectors Fortune Near $11 Million In Australia Roots
A Dubuque, Iowa, tale recounts the Goodman brothers who left Iowa in May 1862 seeking fortune in Australia. Their Australian wealth, estimated at about $10.9 million, survived decades of hardship and now awaits distribution among heirs. Attorneys are advancing claims, with James Finney of Dubuque traveling to Spokane to confer with relatives and their attorney as proof of the family’s rights to the fortune.
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Nuu
John Mh. Needham
James Pliner
Dubugne
Goodman Brothers
Iowa
Australia
Dubuque
Bookine
Wash
Sydney
America
James Finney
Cassville
Spokane
Cummins names committee for Iowa Nebraska corn exposition
Gov. Cummins issues proclamation urging Iowa farmers and business men to prepare and promote a large corn exposition in Omaha December 10 to 19, 1908. Appointed committee includes Jonas Pret Hudden Cameron Wallace Turker Atkinson Baville Success Klopping Melborne McFarlin Wilkes Kone and others to plan exhibits and coordinate state participation.
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Cumming
Fowa
Tawa
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Cummins
Iuwna
Jonas Pret
P.Q. Hudden
Cateman
Charles A. Cameron
Desa Mealies
State Board of Agriculture
John Cownle
Tale Bord
Tenry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
A. Turker
Town Corn Growers Associntiany Tas
Atkinson
Towd
Wilkes Kone
Nathouml Correspoultion
Ind’ Ora
G. Hotden
Jail as School Por Chime Reformers Probe Clinton Jail
Reformers from the American Prison association in New York City study Clinton County Jail to argue overcrowding makes county jails a crime incubator. They cite fetons awaiting trial and youths held for minor reasons, ahead of a vote on a new county jail in November.
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Hassie
Clinton Jill
American Prison Association
New York City
United States
Clinton
Clinton County
Death by own action at Iowa City reported
An elderly resident of Iowa City, John Jiricek, reportedly died by action at his home on 534 North Dodge Street on a Saturday evening. He left a wife and two daughters. the incident involved a pin or trap in a door hole and resulted in his fatal fall. The report also mentions multiple local incidents and arrests, including a prison pardon, a detective shot, and injuries to several individuals, with further details and forthcoming meetings of regional authorities noted.
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Iowa City
John Jiricek
Towa
City
Hid
North
Dodge Street
Tie
Tragic Drowning Near Marshall Town Report
In Marshall town on Wednesday afternoon a girl identified as Dilea Bandield, daughter of William Bandield of Boones County, jumped from a boat during a rowing exercise in a swift current on the river. She surfaced twice and disappeared after a struggle while her friend Miva Hanteld tried to assist. The boy Ford retrieved a boat paddle and the other girl remained in the river as rescuers reached the scene.
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Mas
Gor
Boululy Banifold
Mgud
Eine Pleyedean
Ford
Syd
Dilea Bandield
William Bandiield
Boones Gounty
Ingiq
Escaped suspect in Independence beating case
John Hurtt, alleged in a club beating of Mrs. Wesley Stace, fled Independence after a crowd gathered threatening violence. He traveled to Manchester then Waterloo, later surrendering at a police office as officers calmed the mob. His wife remained in custody.
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Mack
Independence
John Wort
Murder charge after wife dies in Des Maines case
Davin Arroet Gon charged with murder after his wife Mrs Teste Collins Davin of Des Maines died from a gun wound to the right leg. The couple’s dispute near February 18 led to an attempt on City Physician Miller at the hospital. The husband was arrested but released on bond of 6900. Davin, a university man under 40, died after weeks in illness and a medical battle.
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Slonthanly
Davis
Kim Ur. James
Teen Innit
Hha Wit
Miller Innuw
Davin
TheodoiIe Illick Drowned In River Tragedy
Theodore Uliek a 22 year old prominent Waelington young man drowned when a sailboat overturned by a gust of wind two miles north of town. His elder brother Warren Uliek aged 18 escaped but Theodore remained entangled and was not recovered. He graduated from Atos University in 1906 and was a socially prominent local figure.
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Theoore Ulek
Ron
J. T. Uilick
Wurrington
Wensen
Warren Wilek
Theotore
Fxhermen
Ole Hudy
Atos University
Fawn City
Libel suit dismissed amid public apology and damages
The libel action by Mia Coulee and others against several farmers from Dallas County was dismissed after a public apology in local papers and reimbursement of expenses. Also noted are brief items on burned barns, a slander case dismissal, a veteran treasurer’s long service record, a death in Inyo, pirates stealing a ferry, and the Iowa Independent Telephone Association meeting in Cedar Rapids with over 600 attendees.
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Avengers
Mixa
Louisa Dulch
Mias Coulee Juléh
Hinton
Agniiatoo
Bender
Josaph Janer
J. Urehm
Farmera
Dlymouth
Yrat
How to know pure paint and detect lead content
A damaged wartime style notice discusses testing white lead paint for purity. It explains the ineffectiveness of the blow pipe test and promotes a safety test kit offered by National Lead Company via a mail request for a trial kit and booklet from Woodbridge Building New York City.
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Netonar
Apg
Palatine
Woodtridge
New York City
Fragmentary Verse On Trust And Treachery In Dark Times
A fragmented poetic reflection hints at loyalty and betrayal amid danger. It speaks of friendship, love, and the worth of those who never valued papers or shared burdens, urging steadfastness when enemies gather and the heart is tested.
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Miveratty
Tim
Music Students Endure Nervous Strain Over Practice Hours
A medical testimonial from Dr. Doatum Co cites the nerv ous system strain on music students facing long daily practice. A student recalls spending seven to eight hours plus two hours of harmony. another needed to pause for a year to care for family, risking loss of study. Postum is recommended as a substitute beverage by a physician for steady nerve posture and daily routine.
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Nervas
Nus
Herven
Welles
Hervous
Mary
Muntekins
Doatum Co
Battle Crook
Mick
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