G A R Encampment to Be Held in Toledo in 1908
42nd National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic scheduled for Toledo Ohio from August 31 to September 5 1908. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers greatly reduced fares from all lines with sale dates August 27 28 29 30 and return by September 15. Austin to Toledo round trip fare 18 70 with special sleeping car service. Inquiries to nearest ticket agent or F A Miller John R Cook. Westunion.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo
Ohio
Austin
Arraignment Postponed in Bayside Yacht Club Shooting
Witness accounts describe Captain Peter Hains and his brother Thornton after the Bayside Yacht Club float shooting that killed William Annis. The case adjourned to Queens county jail with both brothers in custody as District Attorney Darrin reviews threatening letters found on the victim.
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New York
Peter C. Haina, Sr
William Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Bayside
L. L
T. J. Haina
Peter C. Hains
Long Island City
Flushing
Smith
Thornton Hanna
Captain Hains
Queens County
Annis
Darrin
Charles H. Roberts
Thornton Hains
Willie
Peter Hains
Hannis
Murder in Chicago: Woman killed by boarder in Dearborn home
In Chicago on August 17, 65 year old Mrs Lucy Briggs colored was murdered at 2212 Dearborn by Clayton N Williams colored. Williams beat her with a rock ing chair then barred himself inside a bedroom after dragging her from the kitchen where she cooked. He was arrested after a brief struggle. Police say he believed Briggs was possessed by evil spirits amid Springfield race troubles. The chair used was found splintered and bloodstained behind the barricade.
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Chicago
Nexro Rerdence
Lucy Briggs
Dearborn Street
Clayton N
Williams
William
Springfield
Educational quotes on happiness and knowledge
Herbert Spencer, Sydney Smith and Sir John Lubbock are cited on education. Spencer links education to complete living, Smith emphasizes happiness as a driver of learning, and Lubbock notes knowledge as both pleasure and power guiding truth through study.
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Herbert Spencer
Sydney Smith
John Lubbock
Milton
Aged Minnesota Woman Slain in Grand Rapids Yard
Mrs. George Cochran aged seventy one was murdered in her Grand Rapids Minnesota home. Found by Ben and Michael Lieberman after midnight she lay in a blood soaked yard with wounds from a knife. Evidence suggested a violent struggle but no clear motive or suspect yet.
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Duluth
George Cochran
Grand Rapids
Minn
Ben
Michael Lieberman
Cochran
Liebermans
Mr. Cochran
Hibbing
Baseball Scores From American Association and National League
Scores from the American Association include St Paul 3 Louisville 4, Kansas City 6 Columbus 12, Minneapolis 5 Indianapolis 0, Milwaukee 0 Toledo 7, and Milwaukee 3 Toledo 0 in rain halted play. National League results show Chicago 0 Philadelphia 1, St Louis 6 New York 5 with a second St Louis 3 New York 2. Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 5 Proo lyn seven innings called to allow a train.
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St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Proolyn
E.n
Minneapolis Des Moines
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices From St Paul
Minneapolis wheat quotes show Sept and Dec contracts with mixed futures prices. Northern and No 2 Northern oats priced around $1.23 to $1.25 and $1.20 to $1.21. In St Paul cattle ranges, steers up to 46.00, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, calves 3.50 to 6.00. Hogs 5.00 to 6.20. Sheep ranges include wethers 2.75 to 4.25 and yearlings 4.00 to 4.50 with spring lambs 3.00 to 4.50.
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Minneapolis
Aus
Northern
St. Paul
Chicago
Texas
Grain Prices and Contracts Report from Duluth
Wheat and flax market update lists arrival and on track status with price quotes for No 1 hard and Northern wheat, Sept and Dec futures, plus No 2 Northern. Flax prices shown for Sept Oct Nov and Dec contracts with fractional cent details.
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Duluth
Northern
Grain and livestock price snapshots from Chicago market
Chicago market notes list wheat with September 3 1 4 cents, December 94 94 and May 99 cents. Corn September 55 cents, December 63 63 and May 62 62. Oats September 45 0 0 cents, December 46 and May 48 54 cents. Pork September 15 07 percent, October 15 52 and January 16 07. Butter creameries 19 220, dairies 17 20 cents. Eggs 1 6 cents, poultry turkeys 14 cents, chickens 10 1 2 and springs 15 cents.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hogs Prices at Chicago Stock Yards Report
Cattle and hog price ranges listed for Chicago Stock Yard sales including Texas and Western steers, stockers and feeders, cows and heifers, calves, and various hog classifications. Sheep and yearlings also noted with price ranges. Also a brief Washington Star anecdote about a writer paying for a German translation of his own electromagnetism paper.
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Washington
Berlin
Washington Star
Cyclist Sonny Bridge Dies Testing Motorcycle in Crowded Stadium
In Paterson New Jersey on August 17 Sonny Bridge a former lightweight athlete was killed instantly when he was thrown from a motorcycle he was testing on the Clifton Cycle stadium track. He had been scheduled to race twenty miles with James Moran.
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Paterson, N. J
Clifton
Sonny” Bridge
Bridge
James Moran
Two Drowned in Delaware Bay Bathing Tragedy
Clarence Dutton aged 25 and Nellie Nickerson aged 20, both of Chester Pennsylvania, drowned while bathing at Bowers Beach on Delaware Bay near Wilmington on August 17.
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Delaware Bay
Wilmington
Del
Clarence Dutton
Nellie Nickerson
Chester
Bowers Beach
Fright in Midair of an Acrobat Replacing a Parachutist
An acrobat recalls a perilous balloon ascent at a large country fair. Money lured him to substitute for a parachutist, then fear and a delayed parachute opening nearly cost him his life before a saved landing.
Fashionable Thief Breaks In Through Window
A well dressed stranger entered a wealthy Chicago neighborhood home by forcing a window after trying a door key. An officer misinterpreted the scene, but later the owner returned to find jewelry and valuables missing, with the thief having departed.
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soIneone
Bess
Chicago Tribune
Little Joe Reading Dialogue Sparks Family Debate
In a playful exchange, a fictitious character named Little Joe questions an aunt about being real. The aunt confirms the idea of fakery, framing a lighthearted family moment in a Chicago News style.
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Little Joe
Chicago
Newa
The Old Standby and the Boarders Question
A brief quip from Tandlady’s son debating a stand by to repel boarders. Mr Newcome sighs over his dessert as he answers with stewed prunes. Judge remarks pivot on a playful exchange.
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Tandlady
Pardner
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