Judge Dismisses Another Count in Morse Curtis Trial
In New York on November 3 the court struck out the misappropriation counts tied to a $100,000 Calvin Austin loan. The defense argued the National Bank of North America suffered no damage and Judge Hough accepted that view. Closing arguments followed as counsel urged the jury and warned of appeal if needed.
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Bank of North America
Calvin Austin
New York
Charles W. Morse
A. H. Curtis
Austin
Morse
Hough
National Bank of North America
Littlefield
Mr. Littlefield
Four more plead guilty in Boston contract collusion case
In Beaton city contracts case, four more defendants from the James Russell boiler works Cunningham iron works Hodge boiler works and Atlantic works pleaded guilty in Superior Criminal Court. Each man was fined 500 dollars. Restitution to the city of 1100 dollars was paid covering alleged profits from the conspiracy.
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Bostorn
City of Beaton
John B. Lymeh
Hodge Boiler Works
Duncan B. Russell
James Russell
Charles F. Koopmen, Jr
Cunningham Iron Works
Bdward P. Robinson
Atlantic Works
Superior Criminal Court
Attorneys seek delay in Hains murder trial over mental fitness
New York November 3 affidavits by counsel for Captain Peter C Hains and brother T Jenkins Hains claim the defendants are not mentally fit to stand trial for the killing of William J Annis A postponement of one week was granted by Judge Aspinall to weigh the expert affidavits indicating diminished capacity
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New York
Peter C. Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
William J. Annis
Dains
Aspinall
Battleship Fleet Arrives for Target Practice at Manila
The flagship Connecticut with the Vermont Nebraska Kansas and Georgia of the First squadron of the Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at Manila from Olongapo for coal and stores. Gun calibration is nearly complete and the squadron will begin target practice soon.
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Manila
Connecticut
Vermont
Nebraska
Kansas
Georgia
Olongapo
Zeppelin’s airship circles lake with Duchess aboard
Count Zeppelin completes a one hour voyage around Lake Constance in a new airship. He is joined by Duchess Vera of Württemberg and his daughter, with several women aboard for the trip.
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Lake of Constance
Vera of
Wurtemberg
Violent Board Bill Dispute Turns Fatal in Eveleth
In Duluth a boarding house keeper Marco Roma alleges he was shot five times by John Demino of Eveleth after Demino refused a $26 board bill payment. Demino is hospitalized in Eveleth and is not expected to survive.
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Duluth
John Demino
Eveleth
Marco Roma
Gilbert
Demino
Sampson's Nephew Shot Near Palmyra
Rochester N Y Nov 3 Harry Sampson a nephew of the late Admiral Sampson was found shot to death in his residence near Palmyra Relatives doubt the initial reports that he killed himself Inquest likely to follow amid family uncertainty
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Rochester
N. Y
Harry Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Palmyra
Copper miners threaten general strike in Ris Tor to
Reports from Madrid say copper miners in the Ris Tor district plan a strike. Cavalry, infantry, and gendarmes are deployed from Huslva to the harbor area to maintain order.
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Madrid
Ris Tinto
Huslva
Mrs Claudia Hains Denies Forged Letters In Hains Case
Mrs Claudia Hains declares Captain Peer C Hains Jr and his brother T Jeuning Hains seek to ruin her reputation to influence a murder trial. She says letters purporting to be hers were forged and garbled and calls the attacks a bid to win public sympathy. Her response notes she may testify depending on coping with abuse.
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Boston
New York
Claudia Hains
Peer C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annie
Murderer Kyrka Confesses to Hatchet Slaying of Half Brother
Detroit reports John Kyrka a teamster confessed to killing his half brother Anthony Schultz. He described a quarrel, the hatchet blow, and moving the body in a dump wagon across the city to a western woods spot where it was found. He said Mrs. Schultz aided in hiding the body.
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Detroit
Mich
John Kyrka
Anthony Sehbultz
Kurka
Schultz
Pessthie
Kurta
Fire Destroys Shea Livery Stable and 98 Horses In St Paul
A fast raging blaze at the Angus hotel livery stable in St Paul destroyed John C Shea's property and the Igo Express stables nearby. Ninety eight horses cremated and forty thousand dollars in losses reported. One man Olaf Johnson is missing, believed dead in the flames. Panic nearly broke out among hotel guests as flames spread quickly.
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St. Paul
Anilo
Angus
John C. Shea
Olaf Johnson
fMumes
Anaus
Lvery
Shea Livery
Igo Express Company
Theatrical Man Badly Hurt In Indiana Accident
A Detroit party's car crash in Brownstown Indiana leaves B. C. Whitney skull fractured in two places. He is at the Falk hotel in critical condition after a Halloween prank pole and guy wire were knocked loose by the impact.
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Brownstown
Ind
Detroit
Mich
B. C. Whitney
Falk
Hallowe’en
Mr. Whitney
River Flood Threat Forces Jefferson County Officials To Move
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a rapid Arkansas river rise has caused high banks to cave in threatening the business district. The caving reached the rear of the Jefferson County courthouse prompting county officials to prepare to move out.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jefferson County
Minister's Wife Ends Life Jumping From Bridge
Cleveland reports that Mrs. A. Rothenburg wife of the Franklin Circle Disciple church minister aged 24 jumped from Abby Street bridge to railroad tracks eighty feet below causing her death. The motive is not stated.
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Cleveland
A. Rothenburg
Franklin Circle Disciple
Abby Street
Copyright notice restricts reprinting in 1908 period
A 1908 copyright notice from C. M. Barnitz states that articles and illustrations cannot be re printed without special permission. The statement underscores rights held by Barnitz and applies to all content in the issue.
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C. M. Barnitz
American Ostrich Farming Prospects and Plumes Debate
An article extols American ostrich farming across California Arizona Arkansas and Florida, arguing for no foreign feathers on hats. It details breeding and care, feather value, age growth, and possible profits, noting costs for feed and enclosure, and potential yearly returns per ostrich at various ages.
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Uncle Sam
California
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Ahis
Poultry Breeding Advice from a Reputable Poultryman
Beware patent medicines and seek expert advice by mail. Preserve breeding charts to raise pedigreed birds and plan ahead for breeders and feed. Cull excess stock to manage costs and avoid wasteful practices.
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Ijis
The Birds at Church Hymn of a Golden Robin
A verse sketches a May Sunday where a robin’s song fills a church grove. The speaker hints the bird nests in the choir while noting fashionable hats place birds on display and urging piety over wild song.
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Robin Gay
Robin
Robin True
Heaviest egg breed queries and fowl care advice
Reader asks which breed lays heaviest eggs and provides weights per dozen for various hens and pullets. Advice covers Leghorns, Brahmas, feeding burnt wheat, scams, fattening Leghorns, egg tinting in Minorcas, and duck leg cramps with care notes.
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Kurios
Korrespondentl
S.C. Brown
Squab Craft Company
Feathers and eggshells poultry notes and oddities
A house of lords bill seeks international action to protect birds, contrasting with Audubon Society aims. The piece blends poultry farming tips, beekeeping notes, hawk deterrence, alfalfa feed benefits, and curious incidents from Petaluma to Pittsburg, including duck shipping profits and cabbage myths.
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House of Lords
England
Audubon Society
West
Yakfia Valley
Washington
Took Mountain
New Jersey
Enlish
Johnny Bull
Petaluma
Lethorn
California
Pittsburg
Stowe Township
The Common Brick and Its Place in U S Mineral Resources
The geologic survey highlights brick as a near inexhaustible natural resource with broad clay availability across all states. In 1907 New York and Illinois led production at about three billion bricks valued at 13.5 million dollars, bricks average six dollars per thousand nationwide.
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Geologic Survey
Union
New York
Illinois
German plan aims to boost taste for literature at home
The German proposal to deliver gradually higher quality novels to readers for a nominal fee seeks to elevate public taste. Critics note the danger of replacing genuine literature with sensational dime novels while acknowledging potential for uplift if readers progress to substantial works.
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England
Germany
Leap Year Slaughter Echoes in School and Politics
A fragmented passage notes Chicago children facing hunger as the city grows. It comments on a record year for air travel and says defeated candidates should not blame fate. It wryly observes bachelors as poor diplomats and links this to a leap year context.
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Chicago
Home Press
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