Circling the globe and distant global woes
Fire destroyed 100000 dollars worth of lumber at Saginaw Bay Lumber Company yards in Cleveland. Europe trembles as William demands Mulai Hafid be recognized as Sultan of Morocco. A wrecked vessel was reported near Point Arena. Six women and one man died in a Penobscot Bay sailing tragedy. Police report Czolgosz's insanity and a Sharon workhouse sentence. A mix of international and local headlines from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw Bay Lumber Company
Cleveland
Europe
William
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
San Francisco
Point Arena
Golden Gate
Penobscot Bay
Fort Merer
Washington
Pocomoke
Don Harper
Lima
Ohio
Edwin B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Cieneva
Wis
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Atlanta
Empire Printing and Box Company
Madosin Avenue
Peters Street
John Czolgosz
McKinley
Sharon
Czolgosz
McKee
Lord” Barrington
James P. McCann
Jefferson City
Lillian Gates
St. Louis
McCann
Vermont Votes Republican By 28 000 In State Result
Vermont's Tuesday vote swung Republican by about 28 000, seen as a win for the national ticket by party backers. The report also notes various biographical and crime items from the period, including notable deaths and incidents across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Daniel Sage Mackay
Unclear historic crimes and accidents dominate headlines
John Hopkins hanged in Miami Ohio for January murder of Lena Craig an 18 year old teacher. A lynching victim’s attacker cleared by the victim. warrant issued for son of hanged man. Scientists sail from Los Angeles to study currents 300 miles down the California coast. Chicago woman and two children drown on Delavan Lake after being run down. State Bank of St Paul and Citizens Savings Bank closed by Public Examiner over clearinghouse dispute. Wellington Kansas explosion kills George Bailey and Lida Dans. several others injured. Kilgore Nebraska crash injures Malcolm Hawkins and F B Brower. stock men from Norwood Wyoming among casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Mueller
Charles Gregory
Chicago
Niagara Falls
George P. Rowell
New York
Poland Springs
National Bar Association
Seattle
Wash
Henry Wade Rogers
Yale University Law School
Philadelphia
Annie H. Riddle
Bayville
Frank Hilton
J. W. Rice
Lexington
Morehead
Rice
Mcllowan
L’ostmaster
George von L. Meyer
Hamilton
Mass
John Morris
New York State
Ballston
Morris
Atlantic City
H. Walker
Gloucester
N. J
Egg Harbor City
Julius Leck
Delancey Street
Hell Gate
Blackwell's Island
Cygnet Boat Club
East Eighty Fourth Street
John Hopkins
Miami
Ohla
Lena Craig
Hopkins
Springfield
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Delavan Lake
Wis
Emil Anderson
Viola
Milton
State Bank of
Schaefer
St. Paul Clearing House Association
George Bailey
Lida Dans
Wellington
Kaw
Bailey
George Kennedy
Foster Spear
Malcolm M. Hawkins
Brower
Northwestern
Kilgore
Neb
Norwood
Wyo
Tragic Dover County family shooting shocks Kentucky
Lewis Bruist aged 45 was fatally shot by his son John aged 21 at their home five miles south of Dover Kentucky. Report says the father beat his wife and the son intervened firing five times. no arrest reported. Also noted are cotton crop totals for 1907-08 at 11,571,966 bales versus 13,510,082 prior season, a Memphis pawn swindle arrest of 14-year-old David Steinberg, and a major New Orleans fire on Bienville and Chartres destroying multiple wholesale and manufacturing buildings with about 2 million dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Barnum
Minn
Charles Deipler
Frederick Proctor
Ox‘aloma
Kansas
Lansing
Proctor
Haskell
I. B. Milligan
First Presbyterian Church
Canton
Ohio
Etta Priscilla Grove
Chicago
Long Beach
Cal
Grant Barber
Willow Brook
Barber
Diamondville
Wyo
Kemmerer
North Kemmerer
Oakley
Glencoe
Alger
Carney
Monarch
Kooi
Butte
Darby
Mont
Bitter Root
Tanner Hotel
Lewis Bruist
John
Dover
Lewis
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
United States
David Steinberg
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Hide and Fur Company
New Orleans
Bienville
Chartres
Conti Street
Royal
Indian unrest at Salmon Arm over fishing rights clash
News briefs cover Indigenous protests in Salmon Arm British Columbia over potential fishing rights loss, plus freight rate hikes from the Pacific Northwest, strike negotiations at Canadian Pacific, and a London Ontario factory fire. Also noted are a Boston arrival with a wild animal menagerie, a St Eustache bank robbery, new Great Lakes freighters resuming service, and official honors from US veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon Arm
B. C
Pacific Northwest
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Packing Company
Pottersburg
London
Ont
Port Huron
Mich
Boston
St. Eustache
Montreal
Canada
United States Steel Company
National Society of the Sons of Veterans
Edgar Allen, Jr
Washington, D. C
J. Vasceline
Paterson
N. J
L. W. Alexander
Buffalo
H. H. Hammer
Reading
J. L. Rake
Panama Republic
Augusto Boyd
Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia
Manuel Amador
Roosevelt
Florida
Utah
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Lake Erie
J. J. Bennett
Louis Strang
Tom Sample
Columbus
Ohio
Vermont Governor Prouty Wins Plurality In 1st State Ballots
Early returns show Vermont Republican Lieutenant Governor George H. Prouty elected Governor by about 28 000 over James E Burke with Independence party ahead of Prohibition and Socialist nominees. Wisconsin and Nebraska also report La Follette forces and Omaha mayoral rivalries shaping the contests while Michigan shows Bradley leading in GOP gubernatorial previews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
George H. Prouty
James E Burke
Bell
Prouty
James K. Burke
Burlington
National Committee
Burke
Democratic National Organization
Independence Party
Rutherford B. Hayes
Wisconsin
la Follette
Stephenson
Francis F. McGovern
McGovern
Samuel A. Cook
Nebraska
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Omaha
Dallman
Berge
Bryan
Volunteers Form Cavalry to Combat Night Riders in Lexington
A group of prominent Lexington businessmen and professionals have volunteered to organize a cavalry company to counter the night riders in the tobacco belt area. The initiative aims to deter violent acts and protect peaceful operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Tobacco Belt
Nominated Socialist Author Robert Hunter for Assembly
Robert Hunter a wealthy New York Socialist author has been nominated for the Assembly by the Sixth District. North Dakota and northern Minnesota call for thousands of harvest hands at wages from 1.75 to 3 dollars per day and board. Elevator workers north of Thief River Falls pledge to deliver 1,500,000 bushels of wheat to the Twin Cities and other wheat centers this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunter
New York
North Dakota
Minnesota
Thief River Falls
Twin Cities
Trade tone brightens as conditions improve in 1908
True Trade generally shows a cheerful tone amid improving conditions with rising outputs and new demands in leading industries. Iron and steel orders, freight car contracts, and wholesale staples activity strengthen, while dry goods, apparel, and millinery purchases grow. bank clearings stand at 21,649,490 dollars, down 4 percent from 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Business climate improves but retail dull across regions
NEW YORK reports buyers increasing at western and Pacific coast points and some southern centers, fueling expanded business. Western cities see renewed southern merchant activity in fall and winter goods, while Chicago purchases contrast with last year’s cautious mood. Overall retail trade remains dull nationwide though industry grows slowly. weekly US failures total 22, with Canada at 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Chicago Markets and Grain Prices Across Regions
A dense roundup of commodity prices by city lists cattle hogs and sheep values for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Includes wheats corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed with varied No 2 and mixed grade listings and per bushel or weight quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lw
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St Louis
Washington
Cleveland
New York
American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Buaterr
Choice Creamery
Tle
Indianapolis
Ste
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Toledo
Trade and industry notes on gold shipment and meetings
Alaska will ship at least eight million dollars in gold to the United States mint this year. The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association will meet in Clinton Iowa from September 22 to 24 to draft demands for the next Congress session. Eau Claire Wisconsin Gas Light Company contests a property assessment rising from eighty three thousand to two hundred fifty thousand dollars and plans to challenge the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
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Bessemer Herald
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Pessemer
Michigan
William G. Haas
Erie
Hans
Damascus
Medina
Holy City
Imperial Mission
Constantinople
Mexico City
Republic of Honduras
Bravo
Puerto Cortez
J. TD. Burke
Albany
N. Y
Philippines
War Department
La~ture
Western League
Wv & A
Denver
Sioux City
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines
President Roads
Japan
Naval Department
Russia
National League
W. L
Pittsburg
Brooklyn Ad
Louis
Phil'delphia
Theodore Max Obilitch de la Zarre
Deerfield
Kan
Henry Weiber
John H. Briggs
Attica
Ind
Briggs
135Th Indiana Volunteers
Leroy
Chadwick
Cassie Chadwick
William J. Bryan, Jr
Helen Berger
W. J. Bryan
Miss Berger
William, Jr
Parsons
John Williams
Math Matthews
Matthews
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Cimmaron
Folsom
N. M
Colorado and Southern Railway
New Mexico
Raton
Santa Fe
Josie Culp
Summerland Beach
Buckeye Lake
William Culp
Smith's Grove
Newark
Miss Culp
John Sprouse
Louisa
Cherokee
Charles Cooper
Cooper
N. B. Scott
Wheeling
W. Va
G. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Augusta
Carolina
Savannah River
John B. Murray
Charity Hospital
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
Dominador Gomez
Manila
Hekla
Aarhus Bay
Berlin
Crown Prince
Germany
Gossans
Alipur
India
Southern
Poles
Hayes
Electoral Commission
Democrats
Tilden
James RB. Bradley
Fred M. Warner
H. 8. Earle
Bradley
Garfield
Larrison
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