Bold attempt to kidnap Bethel pastor’s son thwarted
A 9 year old and his 11 year old brother were approached by a man about 19 as they delivered papers on Woodland Avenue Fort Wayne Indiana. The man grabbed the younger boy and promised rabbits and money to coax him away. The father and neighbors pursued and recovered the child, who described the kidnapper, who offered a quarter then a half dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rarey
C. D. Rarey
Bethel
Fort Warne
Iind
Woodland Avenue
Wildwood Avenue
Webster Street
Rarey
Joy Riders Come to Grief In Cincinnati Auto Chase
Joy riders speeding through Walnut Hills Cincinnati lost control on Forest avenue. They struck a mounted officer and horse, breaking the horse’s back then fleeing. Alf pursued, a chase ended with Joe Schmalz and W. G. Vogler jailed for speeding violations.
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Forest Avenue
Walnut Sills
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alf
Joy Riders
Joe Schmalz
F. A. Spencer
W. G C. Vogler
Exoneration of Tom Taggert Clears DNC Ties in Chicago
Tom Taggert of French Lick Ind former Democratic National Committee member was fully exonerated after testimony by Ella Gingles the 18yearold lacemaker. Attorney P H O Donnell and Taggerts own testimony stated there was no connection to the case. Suicided After Seeing Wifes Body Walter J Honaker a Louisville shoe dealer identified his wifes body believed to be suicide and took his own life.
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Tom Taggert
Thomas Taggart
French Lick Springs
Ind
Democratic National Committee
Taume
Ella Gingles
Trish
Brentano
Chicago
Taggart
P. H. O'Donnell
Gingles
Ohio River
Louisville
Walter J. Honaker
Auto racers killed at Blue Bonnets track Montreal
Two drivers died at the second annual Canadian Automobile Club races held at Blue Bonnets track in Montreal. C. K. Batchelder of Newport VI and J. T. Twohey of Montreal were killed in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Batchelder
Newport, VI
J. T. Twohey
Montreal
Canadian Automobile Club
Blue Bonnets Track
Fatal Fight Over Horse Trade in East St Louis
William James of Brooke lyn Illinois was shot dead and Frank Byrne and William Rice were wounded in a street gunfight over a horse trade in East St Louis. Byrne of Olney Illinois shot in the thigh. a second line notes a separate shooting of a sleeping child in Galion Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Brookelyn
Tariff Bill 16 Passes Senate by Narrow 45 to 34 Vote
The Senate approved Tariff Bill 16 by 45 to 34 after late-night drama. Ten Republicans broke ranks led by Beveridge Crawford Bristow Brown Dolliver Burkett La Follette Clapa Nelson to oppose Aldrich’s bid. Conferees named include Aldrich Penrose Hate Mulvain Cullom Burrows Daniel Bailey Money.
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Senate
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Beveridge
Ind
Crawford
S. D. Bristow
Kansas
Mummings
Iowa
Brown
Nebraska
Dolliver
Burkett
la Pollette
Wis
Clapa
Minnesota
Nelson
Suffragists Pick Anna Shaw for National Association Post
The National Woman Suffrage Association at Seattle elected Rev. Anna H. Shaw of Moylan Pa as President. Other officers include First Vice President Rachel Foster Avery Swarthmore Pa Second Vice Florence Kelley New York Corresponding Secretary Kate M Gordon New Orleans Recording Secretary Bila Stewart Chicago Treasurer Harriet Taylor Upton Warren Oh First Auditor Maia Clay Lexington Ky Second Auditor Alice Stone Blackwell Boston. Gordon accepted re election reluctantly with possible resignation after months. Leaders hope Frances Squire Potter may join as corresponding secretary at the New York HQ.
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Seattle
National Woman Suffrage Association
Seaattle
Anna H. Shaw
Moylan
Rachel Foster Avery
Swarthmore
Florence Kelley
New York
Kate M. Gordon
New Orleans
Bila 5
Stewart
Chicago
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Jtiaura Clay
Lexington
Icy
Alice Stone
Blackwell
Boston
Gordon
Frances Squire Potter
University of Minnesota
Tramp Murders Four in South Dakota Farm
A farmer J W Christie near Rudolph South Dakota is killed by an unknown tramp who then murders his wife and daughter aged 18 and a visiting neighbor Roy Maine. Authorities suspect robbery of several thousand dollars was the motive. Suspects flee as farmer posses organize pursuit.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Richford
Tioga County
N.Y
Mr. Rockefeller
J. W. Christie
Rudolph
S. D
Christie
Roosevelt Resumes Hunt in Sioux Country
Theodore Roosevelt travels to Sioux country to resume hunting while global news reports a mix of political turmoil. Dr. Theodore Barth, a German Reichstag faction leader, is dead. Alfonso of Spain sprains ankle during polo. Casablanca case favors France over Germany on deserter dispute. Venezuelan government buys American steamers Nanticoe and Dispatch for Lake Maracaibo service. Darwin centenary celebrations draw scholars from 235 universities. British MPs air fear of German arms depots in central London with large ammunition stocks.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sotik
Theodore Barth
Alfonso
Spain
France
Casablanca
Germany
Crerman
Nanticoke
Dispatch
Lake Maracaibo
Castro
Old College
Cambridge
England
Charles Darwin
All America
Darwin
Joh Barlow
House of Commons
London
Senate Vote Shows Path to New Corporation Tax Plan
The Senate recorded votes on a corporate tax package including a 2 percent levy on net earnings over 5000 and annual corporate reports. Supporters backed substituting the tax for income tax and exemptions for charitable bonds, while opponents resisted exemptions for educational and religious groups. The bill outlines confidentiality of reports, penalties for false filings, and federal enforcement through the internal revenue framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeas
United States
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Fight for the Pennants. Standings and a Louisville car crash
A Louisville interurban motorman Richard T Hyland failed to stop at Morrison Jtd. and continued to Holman six miles beyond Jeffersonville where his car struck the Dixie Flyer head on. Five men were injured in the collision shaping standings in the principal base leagues.
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Morrison
Jtd
Richard T. Hyland
Louisville
Louisville and Indianapolis Traction Company
Holman
Jeffersonville
Dixie Flyer
Indianapolis
Carpenter Sues Harriman Over Lost Finger
Willis Gilow of Turners Orange County New York files a $10 000 suit against EB H Harriman claiming a dangerous workplace caused the loss of his little finger while working at Harriman’s house. The suit alleges Harriman failed to provide a safe place to work.
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Pinger
Wardman
Willis Gilow
EB. H. Harriman
Turners
Orange County
N.Y
Harriman
Gingles Girl Testifies of White Slavery Plot in Chicago Trial
Ella Gingles, an Irish lacemaker, describes on the stand a supposed conspiracy by Miss Agnes Barrette and Mrs. Cecilia Kenyon to frame her as a thief. She recounts being drugged, gagged, and tied to a bathtub at the Wellington Hotel, robbed, and assaulted before midnight release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Gingles
Chicago
Agnes Barrette
Wellington Hotel
Cecilia Kenyon
Miss Barrette
Wellington
Miss Kenyon
New York Racing Expands as Gravesend Leads Four-Day Track
The piece notes New York racing near certainty, Gravesend expanding to four racing days, and St. Paul set to boast the finest park in the American league. It highlights athletic directors, boxing figures, and Kentucky Futurity entries as well as races at Terre Haute and a marathon champion’s setback.
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New York
St. Paul
Gravesend
Johnny Conlon
George Siddell
Fox Lake
Wis
Jimmie Kelly
Chicago
Association
Terre Haute
Ind
Johny Hayes
Kansas City
John Svanberg
Sweden
Alice D. Mermed
St. Louis
Missouri State Sportsmen’s Game and Fish Protective League
Congress Accepts Corporation Tax in Tariff Bill Battle
The House voted 59 to 11 to make the corporation tax part of the tariff bill and the substitution vote stood 45 to 31. Senate action set a 25 percent maximum duty with a 90 day lead time and March 31, 1910, in effect. The debate featured Aldrich and others and included amendments exempting certain charities from the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich— Contrery
Senate
Aldrich
Heyburn
Hughes
Cummins
Newlands
Rayner
Brandegee
Root
Daniel
Virginia
House
Finance Committee
Clapp
Minnesota
la Fallette
Deer kill count tops five thousand in Louisiana season
President Mil ler of the Louisiana Game Commission reports 5 500 deer slaughtered in the recently closed season. Adolph Deutsch Sr of New York defies a children's court order to whip his son as an alternative to a fine and pays the fine under protest. A knife duel on the Colville reservation leaves Little Tom dead, Bill Allen nearly severed.
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Frank M. Miller
Louisiana Game Commission
Adolph Deutsch, Sr
New York
Children’s Court
Colville
Washington
Little Tom
Bill Allen
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