Papke and Kelly Fight Ten Rounds to a Draw in Milwaukee
Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Billy Papke of Spring Valley dueled ten rounds at the Badger Athletic club in Milwaukee on December 31. Both men exchanged heavy blows, with each scoring knockdowns and blood drawn, ending with a spirited draw as the bout concluded.
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Milwaukee
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Billy Papke
Spring Valley
Badger Athleti Club
Kelly
Papke
Adame Moved Toward Telluride Murder Trial
In Grand Junction Colorado on December 31 Sheriff Fitzpatrick and Deputy Hicks, with Steve Adame in custody, traveled under assumed names to prevent rescue efforts. They head to Telluride where Adame faces trial for the five year old murder of Arthur Collins, superintendent of the Smuggier Union mine.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Fitzpatrick
Hicks
Telluride
Steve Adame
Adams
Arthur Collins
Notable figures struck by illness and law ruling in 1890s era notices
Ned Hanlon once world champion oarsman lies dangerously ill at his Toronto home. Wisconsin Chief Justice J B Cassaday dies in Madison after bladder surgery. Walter Phillips of Princeton football is dangerously ill with typhoid at his Scranton home. Douglass county Nebraska upholds Omaha blue laws and enforces Sunday closing. Geologic Society of America meets in Albuquerque with about seventy five delegates. Samuel Galvin of Iowa elected president.
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Ned Hanlon
Toronto
J. B. Cassaday
Wisconsin State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
Walter Phillips
Princeton
Scranton
Douglass County
Neb
Geological Society of America
Albuquerque
N. M
Samuel Galvin
Iowa
Market Quotations Wheat Prices In Minneapolis
Market report from Minneapolis on December 30 shows May wheat at 1.11 and 1/8 dollars with price ranges for on track No 1 hard at 1.10 1/8 dollars No 1 Northern at 1.08 1/8 dollars No 2 Northern at 1.06 1/8 dollars and No 8 Northern at 1.03 dollars.
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Minneapolis
May
Wsay
Northern
Livestock Prices Reported for St Paul Market
St Paul market notes on December 30 show cattle prices with good to choice steers at 5.00 to 5.76 dollars, cows and heifers 3.00 to 3.78, veals 3.75 to 5.76, hogs 4.40 to 4.60, sheep wethers 4.25 to 1.60, and lambs 6.00 to 6.35 dollars.
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St. Paul
Market Wheat and Flax Prices in Duluth Report
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.09, No 1 Northern 1.07, No 2 Northern 1.05, Dec 1.065, May 1.121, July 1.12. In store No 1 Northern 1.06, No 2 Northern 1.04. Flax to arrive and on track 1.14, Dec 1.14, May 1.80, July 1.21.
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Duluth
Northern
Chicago Grain prices and dairy quotes for December
Chicago market notes show wheat May 1.01, July 1.05. corn May 58 1 4, July 58 4c. oats May old 64c, May 82 4c, July old 48c, July 46 4c. Pork Jan 31.45, May 13.12. butter and creameries quoted 20 29c and 18 25c. Eggs 21 23c. Poultry Turkeys 10c, chickens and springs 9c.
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Chicago
Market Prices in Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Report
Chicago markets show cattle and calves with varied prices including cows and heifers at ranges around 3.50 to 6.75 per unit, Texans and Western cattle noted, stockers and feeders around 4.25 to 4.68, hogs priced from 3.85 to 4.80, and sheep with yearlings and lambs priced from about 4.60 to 6.80 as of December 30.
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Chicago
Man Hangs From Bridge Span After Snowstorm
In Minneapolis on Dec 31 Henry Allison, 45, angered by his son’s pleas to quit drinking, climbed fifty feet onto the steel arch bridge by the Union Depot. He fastened a wire to the structure, placed his head in a noose, and hanged himself. The wire nearly severed his head as he plunged downward.
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Minneapolis
Henry Allison
Mississippi River
Minneapolis Union Depot
Camp Meeting John Allen in Maine Methodist lore
Camp Meeting John Allen, grandfather of Mme Nordica, was a longtime Maine Methodist minister admired for his plain speech. A Lewiston quartering encounter shows his quick wit as he quips about keeping the family record.
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John Allen
Mme. Nordica
Maine
Lewiston
Sever
John
Cleveland
Taft Addresses Boston Merchants Banquet
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke at the Boston Merchants Association banquet, avoiding presidential talk while criticizing financial panic causes. He blamed mismanagement by some corporate leaders for public distrust and urged business leaders to not weaponize resentment. The event drew 600 guests including Gov. Draper, Mayor Fitzgerald, and Bishop Lawrence. Taft’s only presidential reference came jokingly at the Elysium club.
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Boston
United States
William H. Taft
Peston Merchants’ Association
Hotel Somerset
Taft
Roosevelt
Prysium Club
Samuel Carr
Jerome Jones
Boston Merchants’ Association
Sherley
Kentucky
Draper
Massachusetts
John F
Elysium Club
Japanese Ambassador Leaves With Regret For America
Washington reports Viscount Aoki the Japanese ambassador expresses kindest feelings toward America and its people as he leaves for home with Viscountess Aoki. He cites hopes for amicable immigration talks and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States before sailing January 7 from San Francisco.
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America
Washington
Japan
Viscount Aoki
San Francisco
Aoki
United States
Nevada Governor Calls Extra Session to Resolve Goldfield Labor Dispute
Governor Sparks of Nevada calls an extra legislative session to convene January 14 1908. Dispatches from across the state urge action to settle labor troubles between miners and mine owners at Goldfield by legislation.
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Carson
Nev
Sparks
Nevada
Goldfield
Five-Story Building Destroyed by Fire in Chicago
A blaze gutted a five story building at 126 Jefferson Street causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Parsons Chemical Company Chicago Sporting Goods and owner Fred Rateéch suffered most of the loss.
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Chicago
Jefferson Street
Parsons Chemical Company
Chicago Sporting Goods Company
Fred Rateéch
Attempted assassination at St Apn s Catholic Church
Spring Valley Illinois December 31 an alleged attempt to kill Father Voliias pastor of St Apn s Catholic church occurred as he slept three bullets shattered his bedroom window but he escaped injury
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Spring Valley
Father Voliias
St. Apn
James J Hill Talks at Minneapolis Real Estate Banquet
About 250 guests from Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth attended the Minneapolis Real Estate Board banquet headlined by President James J Hill. Hill spoke on Minnesota and the opportunities of the Northwest citing regional growth fueled by local resources. Archbishop Treland and Louis W Hill were among the notable attendees.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
St. Paul
Duluth
Northwest
James J. Hill
Minneapolis Real Estate Board
Hill
Great Northwest
Great Northern
Archbishop Treland
Louis W. Hill
Witness Claims Capuzzo Confessed to Buffalo Murder
Eugene Di Potti testified in New York that Giusseppi Capuzzo alias Charles Davis confessed strangling Sophie Kehrer of Buffalo and killing other women. Capuzzo, on trial for Kehrer’s murder, denied involvement though he said he lived with her and was with her the night she died.
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New York
Eugene di Potti
Court of General Sessions
Giusseppi Capuzzo
Charles Davis
Sophie Kehrer
Buffalo
di Potti
Capuzzo
Earthquake Shocks Hit Laibach Observatory
A sequence of violent earthquakes lasting four hours was recorded at Laibach Austria observatory. Professor Belar says the tremors likely centered on the mainland between Mexico and Colombia and caused substantial effects.
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Laibach
Austria
Belar
Mexico
Colombia
Tragedy on the Rails St Paul Engineer Crushed
Stunned and helpless on the frozen ground, William Altier, engineer on the Northern Pacific, was crushed by his own locomotive after a head end collision between two engines. Fireman William Benton was injured by escaping steam and severely scalded.
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St. Paul
William Altier
Altier
William Benton
Turbulent 1907 Panic Brought Stability Despite Crisis
A year of serious strain on American finance ended with stronger conditions. The report recalls sharp market drops in Amalgamated Copper, American Smelting, Reading and Union Pacific, bank runs at Knickerbocker and Lincoln Trusts, and the rescue actions led by Cortelyou and Roosevelt. Public money and bond sales helped restore confidence and bank-note relief curtailed the panic.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Amalgamated Copper
Reading
Union Pacific
United Copper
Morse-Heinze
Clearing House
Ter
Trust Company of America
Lincoln Trust Company
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Protests to Washington Over Dakota Official Action
Secretary of State Scott of Canada seeks U S government inquiry into a North Dakota officer who stopped Canadian farmers at Emerson forced them into U S territory and coerced one farmer to sign an affidavit of wheat smuggling. He argues the act violated international law and urges compensation if damages are proven.
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Ottawa
Ont
Scott
Washington
United States
North Dakota
Emerson
United Sates
City Worker Aims for Farm After Salary Advance
A city laborer, grateful for an advance in pay, envisions saving to buy a farm. An agriculturist studies his season’s wheat check and contemplates moving to the city after another good crop.
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Philadelphia
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Austin, Minn
Knickerbocker Trust Company
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