Long Legal Fight Ends With Hanging Sentence in California
Mark A. Wilkins, convict in the 1907 poisoning murder of Vernie Carmin near Elmhurst, California, is to be hanged in February after a prolonged appeals battle. He was tried in 1908 and sentenced to death, with courts up to the state Supreme Court upholding the verdict despite a lengthy, well-publicized struggle.
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Gakland
Cal
California
Mark A. Wilkins
Wilkins
Vernie Carmin
Elmhurst
Coupe
Wilkine
Taft to Name Howard Minister to Peru
President Taft will nominate H. Clay Howard of Paris Kentucky to succeed Leslie Combs of Lexington Kentucky as minister to Peru, according to dispatches from Washington dated December 21.
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H. Clay Howard
Paris, Ky
Leslie Combs
Washington
Taft
Paris
Lexiston
Peru
United States Steel Announces 1900 Bonus Plan
New York December 21 The United States Steel Corporation has announced its plan to distribute a bonus to officers and employees of the corporation and subsidiary companies in line with its annual practice. The total amount for 1900 is about 2,700,000.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Sbsidiary Corporation
Subscription Terms for Corporation Stock Offer
The notice outlines stock options at $124 for preferred stock and $90 for common stock. This year shareholders may subscribe at $114 per share for preferred and $70 per share for common stock.
Endowment Rejected By Washington and Jefferson College
Washington and Jefferson College declined a $40 009 endowment after trustees feared acceptance would reduce the donor's widow and six children’s support. President Moffat announced the decision at today’s board meeting, citing possible estate depletion and overestimation of the estate’s value.
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Washington
Washington and Jefferson College
Moffat
Aldrich Under Knife For Injured Hand
New York December 21 Senator Aldrich underwent successful operation for an injured hand at Roosevelt Hospital and will be confined for a few days.
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New York
Aldrich
Roosevelt Hospital
Never Lied To His Wife Ends In Tragedy Kirksville Man Dies
Kirksville Missouri obituary notes Howard Sheeks aged eighty nine who claimed never to lie or quarrel with his wife and who had planned his seventeenth wedding anniversary with his ninety year old spouse. Sheeks says their long marriage survived without cross words and lies. His death comes as his wife is prostrated.
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Kirksville
Howard Sheeks
Missouri
Sheeks
SHUT POOR BEAUX OUT
In Atlantic City New Jersey the Girls' Sorority hosts an annual subscription dance. Members exclude fifty popular young men by consulting society standing character and wealth. The dissident clubmen accuse exclusivity, and the girls have resigned from the club.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Family as Shoplifters Plunder Found in Roxbury Home
Police recover over five wagon loads of goods valued at more than 5000 dollars from 34 Newark Street Roxbury. Suspects include Elizabeth Knabler 63 and her children Margaret 24 Lillian 19 and Frank 23. Some items appear stolen up to twenty years ago.
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Boston
Mass
Newark Street
Roxbury
Elizabeth Knabler
Margaret
Lillian
Frank
Strikers Damage Cars Across Winnipeg Suppressing City
In Winnipeg Manitoba on December 21 strikers and their sympathizers damaged numerous street cars across the city. The unrest disrupted transit in several districts as workers protested. Police reported property damage but no major injuries.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE CURE CLAIMS ONE DAY Relief
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee by F. W. Grove. Each box bears signatures and is priced at 25 cents.
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F. W. Grove
Blazing Yule Log Tradition Dies in London Christmas
London residents abandon old Yule log customs as families flee to hotels and fashionable resorts. The royal family to spend Christmas quietly at York Cottage amid mourning, while trade slows due to political campaigns and strikes reducing purchases. Boar's head and plum pudding feature in limited royal provisions.
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London
Royal Household
Edward
York Cottage
Norfolk
Sandringham
George
Cubbedge and llicks Offer Hand Bags and Umbrellas
E H Easley Insurance Agency guarantees fixed values on purchases of Hand Bags Folding Umbrellas and Cellar Bags from Cubbedge and llicks. The notice appears dated 11 18.
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Cubbedge & Llicks
E. H. Easley
Insurance Agency
Banks or Sure Thing Now Ill Never Be Without Dr King Pills
An advertising blurb touts Dr King’s New Life Pills with a bold claim of lifelong reliability. The succinct copy implies personal dependence and strong satisfaction from the product.
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Banks
Dr. King
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