Two Indiana Tragedies Shake Towns In 1890s Style
Features describe two violent incidents in Indiana. Claude Dodson, 30, killed his aunt Mrs. June Harrison, 70, at Mint Dodson’s Oxford home during a sudden insanity attack. Nearby, Mrs. W L Berk of Scimersburg shot her son in law Daniel Schiller over alleged wrongs to her daughter.
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Indiana
Claude Dodson
June Harrison
Mint Dodson
Oxford
Ind
W. L. Berk
Scmersburg
Jeffersonville
Daniel Schiller
Five Die in Wreck on Grand Trunk
Five Grand Trunk trainmen died when passenger train No. 5 crashed a southbound double-header freight half a mile north of Wilcox Michigan in dense fog. A baby passenger was slightly hurt. passengers escaped injury. All deceased trainmen resided in Detroit.
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Grand Trunk
Meadow
Wilcox
Mich
Detroit
Portland Mayor Claims Japanese Spies Mapped City
Mayor Harry K. Lane of Portland Oregon told the National Guard Association that agents of the Japanese government had secured precise maps of Portland including all roads and water pipelines. He said he learned of the spies after their work was done and notified Washington for details of the operation.
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Portland
Oregon
Harry K. Lane
Ore
National Guard Association
Lane
Washington
Shooting at Muncie Ends in Death of Gala Eppards
John Skinner a Muncie saloon keeper shot and killed Gala Eppards 26. Skinner claims self defense after Eppards and companions attempted a hold up. Skinner jailed on murder charges. Roy Eppards and Grover Gillian arrested, alleged impli cated in planning a separate robbery as Skinner passed by.
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Muncie
John Skinner
Ind
Gala Eppards
Skinner
Eppards
Roy Eppards
Grover Gillian
Children’s Home Fire Near Seattle Claims Two Young Lives
A blaze at the Washington Children’s Home south of Seattle destroyed the building. Two children died from burns while the matron Mrs Minnie Meyers and nurse Miss A L Hill were injured. Others escaped in night robes. Hill suffered minor burns and bruises from jumping to safety. Meyers was seriously burned in the rescue effort.
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Washington
Seattle
Wash
Minnie Meyers
A. L. Hill
Oil Gusher Strikes Jennings Louisiana Field
An oil gusher erupts at Noble Company's No 1 well in Jennings Louisiana on a new tract near the proven field. Oil experts estimate production at least 5000 barrels per day as excitement grows with the strike of another pool nearby.
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Louisiana
Noble Company
Jennings
Two Students Die in School Fire in Monterey Indiana
A gasoline lamp exploded during a school play rehearsal at the Roman Catholic school in Monterey Indiana. Students Clara Karmes and Margaret Fox aged 15 died from fatal burns inflicted by the blaze. They lived only a few minutes.
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Monterey
Ind
Clara Karmes
Margaret Fox
Famous Painter John Lambert Dies at 46 in Philadelphia
Renowned portraitist John Lambert died at his Philadelphia home aged 46. The artist, noted for his studio work and public commissions, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of portraits spanning several decades.
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John Lambert
Philadelphia
Women and Children Burned in Ohio House Fire
Mrs. Boyer and one child were killed and another child badly burned when a fire destroyed their home near Hamden in Union County Ohio. The blaze left a second room badly scorched and neighbors fought to save the family.
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Boyer
Hamden
Union County
Ohio
Orientals Riot Victims In Lethbridge Restaurant Firestorm
Rumor of the murder of rancher Larry Smith triggered a mob raid in Lethbridge Alberta as 1500 men attacked the Oriental quarter. Restaurants and laundries were smashed and storefronts wrecked until mounted police restored order. two Orientals were arrested for murder though no one was hurt.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Larry Simith
Smith
Robbers Captured After Camden Point Bank Robbery
Three men robbed the Bank of Camden Point Missouri taking 2 58. They exchanged gunfire with citizens during a pursuit and fled. A posse captured the trio near Edgerton Junction at noon after a college president spotted a bank light and raised the alarm. Explosions damaged the safe and interior during the break in.
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Bank of
Camden Oint
Camden Point
St. Joseph
Edgerton Junction
Tharhan
Camden Mount College
Raid on Murder School Ends With 17 Apprehensions
Seventeen members of the Black Tiand band were surprised by fifty detectives in a nationwide raid planted by Pittsboro authorities and assisted by others. After a desperate battle the group, with instructors expert in stiletto used, was brought to Littsburg police station.
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Black Tiand
Pittsboro Palies
Ttaliatt Band
Littsburg
Lovers Drown Trying to Ford Flooded Creek Near Sycamore
William Tetter of Caves Ophio and his sweetheart Catherine Traple, both of Sycamore, attempted to ford a flooded road after a Timocher creek flood. The horse drowned, the buggy overturned, and the couple’s bodies had not been found by the next morning.
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William ‘Tetter
Caves
Ophio
Catherine Traple
Sycamore
King Alfonso to Visit America, Latin Trip Suggested
The article notes King Alfonso of Spain is likely to visit the American continent next year from Mexico to Argentina. It claims the journey will counter past errors, show Western Latin progress, and illustrate the race’s growing world influence and supremacy potential.
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Alfonso
Latin America
EL Imparcial Ape
Mexico
Argentina
Isis
President Roosevelt Receives Worcester Boy’s Christmas Gift
President Roosevelt sent a letter and a ten dollar bill to Jacob Kriesfeld a 14 year old of Worcester Massachusetts in appreciation for a Christmas gift the boy sent. The gift is a calendar adorned with an American eagle and a scroll bearing the President’s name.
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Roosevelt
Jacob Kriesfeld
Worcester
Mass
Denver Woman Weds Pueblo Chief in Santa Fe Nuptials
Word from Denver reports Miss Cora Arnold married Albina Claverria, a full blooded Pueblo chief, in Santa Fe. Claverria and his tribe were camped in Denver during the mountain and plain festival five years ago when Miss Arnold first fell in love.
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Denver
Cora Arnold
Santa Fe
Albina Claverria
Chavarria
Mountain and Plain
Miss Arnold
Rail Mistake Costs Five Lives in Lenox Michigan Collision
Five men died when a Grand Trunk fast passenger train failed to heed a signal and struck a stationary double-header freight in Lenox Michigan. The crash left three engines piled in a heap and the wreck exçxpected to halt traffic for hours.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
Lenox
Mich
Two Months Granted For NYC Hoboken Tunnel Opening
The firm building tunnels beneath the Iudion River to link New York City and Hoboken receives an additional two months before the tunnels must open. The original franchise set a January 1 completion deadline.
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Iudion River
New York City
Hoboken
Root Buys Old Homestead in Clinton NY
Secretary Loot purchases the Slem Jacks homestead on College Street Clinton from Anna Day Root widow of Dr. Oren Root of Hamilton College for a sum of forty thousand dollars. The deal transfers ownership of the Root family property formerly held by Oren Root.
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Root
College 1M
Clnton, N.Y
Anna Day Root
Oren Root
Hamilton College
Five Die in Watertown Fire at Clark House
Five members of the Clark family were burned to death when their home in Watertown, a suburb of Doston, burned to ashes. The blaze left no survivors in the house of Tul Clark.
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Tul Clark
Watertown
Doston
Clark
Governor Entertains Evans in Port of Spain Ceremony
British governor Sir Thomas Moore Jackson hosted Rear Admiral Evans with a formal port of Spain reception. toasts honored King Edward and President Roosevelt and the United States navy in a display of allied cordiality.
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Thomas Moore Jackson
Evans
Port of Spain
King Edward
Roosevelt
United States Navy
Abandonments and Infant Deaths Reported in St Petersburg
Police records indicate numerous infant abandonments and discovery of dead infants. The reports also note disappearances of several school aged boys and girls in St Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
New York Port Posts Record Year Despite Low Trade Mood
New York port authorities report a record year with eleven months of data and December estimates. Imports of foreign merchandise totaled about 887602787 for the period, while exports of domestic goods reached 706,? with notable figures for wood and other categories. Duties collected are expected to total around 22,707,125.
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New York
Tula
SNOOTS TWO IN A CAFE IN PHILADELPHIA
William Pateans a former waiter at Stern and Tardarts cafe on Ninth and Filbert streets fired at John C. Witcher the manager and Frank Roseman the head waiter after being refused a job. Both men were seriously injured and a fourth shot misfired. Pateans then attempted to shoot himself but the weapon misfired and he was overpowered by patrons and restrained until police arrived. The cafe is in the shopping district and the incident caused a panic.
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Willian Pateans
Stern & Tardarts
Ninth
Filbert Streets
Philadelpha
John C. Witcher
Frank Roseman
Pateaus
Tatenas
Teynaed Linn Everted
Immigration gains a fourt in november figures
Statistics show immigration increased in November compared with a year earlier. Data from the Department of Immigration indicate more people arrived at major ports during November and similar rising totals across all countries, with a notable rise in the total for the period.
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United States
Nevers
Yas
Tytin
Zbo
Rhcanstein Fim
Sis
Farmers nefeit new field with denatured alcohol
Farmers prosper from a new field opened by the denatured alcohol bill. The internal revenue report notes only ten stills in operation as pamphlets show that farmers can cheaply produce denatured alcohol at home from refuse and by products, much of which is wasted. Barrel lots denote denatured alcohol at 36 cents a gallon.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Department of Agriculture
Internal Revenue Bureau
Local Saloon Verdicts In Separate Ohio Cases
Thomas Chianales of Sigea saloon in Chicasales charged with Sunday opening and liquor sales was found not guilty after an eleven hour jury deliberation. In Daxton Ohio the Markowitz murder case concluded with a no verdict for Laxton Times. Pbines confessed to killing Atta Markowits and Abe Colluth and is suspected in the Dona Gilman murder.
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Thomas Chianales
Sigea
Chicasales
Chanales
Markowitz
Daxton
Ohio
Laxton Times
Negra
Dee
Anevey
Pbines
Atta Markowits
Abe Colluth
Dona Gilman
Man shoots wife in New Castle Vin and flees
Charles Grimby aged 27 shot and likely mortally wounded his wife in New Castle Vin before escaping. The marriage had faltered a year earlier after they separated and his wife had been living with her sister Dora Dadrwesther. Grimby had been employed at a local restaurant. The two women were on their way to work when he confronted them and fired without warning.
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Charles Grimby
New Castle Vin
Counle
Dora Dadrwesther
Quimby
Attempted bombing of bridge under construction near Newark
An attorney attempted to blow up the new steel structures of the Penistania Railroad Company. The blast torn a hole in the center of a bridge above the Erie wrecks near the Passaic River in Newark New Jersey. No arrests have been made.
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Penistania Railroad Company
Erie Railroad
Plackensack River
Newark
N. J
Fire Alarm Sparks Narrow Escape for 250 Children
A blaze broke out among tinsel and Christmas trees atop the Cringled Children wing on Lexington Avenue New York. Superintendent Bartine and nurses spotted the flames early preventing injuries as 250 children narrowly escaped harm.
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Lexington Avenue
New York
Bartine
Corey Seeks Legal Separation and Remarriage Plan
Pittsburg rumors say W. B. Corey intends to pursue a legal separation from Marielle Gilman and attempt to remarry his first wife. The report notes community attention to the potential split and forthcoming actions.
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Corey
Pittsburg
W. B. Corey
Marielle Gilman
Will Put 50,000 Men to Work by January 1908
The Pittsburg district mills including Mekesport Glassport Duquesne and up the Monongahela valley to Monessen will be fully operating by January 1908. More than 50,000 men will have returned to work by that date.
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Pittsburg
Mekesport
Glassport
Duquesne
Manonzahela Valley
Monessen
Grain crops show gains but overall shortages loom
Government data reveal a sharp rise in prices pleasing farmers while total crops fall short by 755 million bushels versus 1906. Corn leads the loss with 385 million, oats 211 million, and wheat 103 million. Hay offset gains offset some losses with higher tonnage.
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Department of Agriculture
Vieriance
Jeff Davis Debut in Senate Breaks Traditions
United States Senator Jefferson Davis of Arkansas addresses colleagues on trust control of business after nine days in office. The event follows a shift in apprenticing time set by Beveridge, with Davis aiming to set a new record. he previously served as Arkansas Attorney General and Governor. Davis is described as tall, restless, devoted to family, bookish, and a keen student of men, with his daughter as constant companion and stenographer. He is the nephew of the famed Southern figure sharing his name.
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United States
Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Beveridge
Senate
Davis
Two New Battleships Heading for Pacific Navy
Concurrently with the Athindeed’s departure for the Pacific, keel plates were laid at Quincy Mississippi on the North Omikota battleship. Officials expect the vessel to surpass the current fleet under Rear Admiral Ievans in power, with a displacement around 20,000 tons versus about 16,600 tons for the Pacific bound ship.
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Pacific
Inia
Quincy
Miss
Ievans
Farm crop values rise with 1907 totals reported
Crop production totals show 1907 value at 3.404 billion dollars, up 428 million from 1906. Corn, oats, and wheat figures released include acreage and yields. North Dakota battleship details project a 510 foot length with launch planned next October and keel nearing completion as the ship advances toward Delaware class sister ship status.
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North Dakota
Delaware
Bull
Newport News
Desperate Desert Farming Boom Reaches Death Valley
The Lomestaking craze targets Death Valley for colonization with planned irrigation systems and barnish tracts. A railroad from Greenwater runs to the borax works of Borax Smith with a stage line through the valley. Piping water from Telescope Peak across Funeral Range is even considered.
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Death Valley
Great American Desert
Creenwater
Borax
Borax” Smith
2¢Mule Team Fame
Funeral Range
State Court Holds Waters-Pierce Case Jurisdiction
Texas Supreme Court asserts final jurisdiction over the Waters-Pierce Oil Company receivership. Attorney General Davidson seeks appointment of a state receiver to manage the property during penalty and ouster proceedings. Col A S Colgar, 90, Nashville noted jurist and Confederate congress member, dies at his Tennessee home.
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Waters-Pierce Company
Texas Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Davidson
A S. Colgar
Nashville
Teno
Confederate Congress
Oddball Thoughts Overflow On Hard Times And Satire
A string of satirical observations on economic woes and public life hits varied targets. Jabs at a penny-pinching banker, rising living costs, and fashionable fads mix with jokes about divorce suits, stock hoarding, and a supposedly ex convict heiress.
Trade outlook shows gradual improvement amid bank easing
The year nears end with inventories and repairs ahead as conditions improve. Banking stabilizes with smoother exchange to New York and cheaper local discount rates while Christmas trade gathers momentum. Manufacturing remains constrained though pig iron and structural steel inquiries rise. Chicago district failures total 22, over $50,000 in losses.
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New York
Mercantile
Chicago
Luo
Trade Quiet as Year End Disbursements Hit New York
New York trade remains subdued as year end disbursements add pressure to a cautious retail and wholesale sector. Mild weather hurts clothing and footwear sales while many firms report delayed shipments. Canada shows fewer failures than last week, while U S failures rise slightly in the weekly tally.
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New York
Christa
United States
Tod
Canadien Faillures
Gradstreet
Commodity Prices Across Cities Hit By Market Trading
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Milwaukee with wheat corn rye oats and barley values. It notes bid ranges for beef pork and lambs and notes dairy butter prices in New York and Buffalo, plus clover seed value in Toledo.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Souadh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cartir
Ste. Petroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Davis seeks third term amid anti-Dailey issue in Texas
Attorney General Davis of Tewns after a Dallas conference announced a bid for a third term opposing the Dailey faction. The schooner Jesse Barlow collided with Pollock Rip lightship off Cape Cod. six crew members escaped unharmed. Seth Low was elected president of the National Civic Federation to succeed August Belmont at a New York meeting. Admiral Dewey hosted a Washington dinner for his birthday on December 26 so the president could attend. Ex Senator W A Clark of Montana mediates in Butte between unions and the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company. The national arbitration board met in Indianapolis with publishers and the International Typographical Union to discuss the Chicago printers’ wage scale.
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Davis
Tewns
Dallas
Jesse Barlow
Cape Cod
Seth Low
Columbia University
National Civic Federation
August Belmont
New York
Admiral Dewey
Washington
W. A. Clark
Montane
Butte
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
National Board of Arbitration
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Chicago
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Old Homestead
N. Y
Snoots
Waiter
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Jeff Davis
Senator Davis
WWE Tolson
Berley
BOS
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Aurora
Sprybuck
Cortelyou
James J. Hill
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