Robbers murder Wells Fargo messenger on train
Two robbers killed O. A. Bailey, 30, a Wells Fargo express messenger, on a west bound Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train between Florence and Newton Kansas. They robbed local and through safes of at least 1000 dollars and jewelry before fleeing. A reward of 1000 dollars was posted.
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Newton
Kan
O. A. Bailey
Kansas City
Wells Fargo Expres Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Florence
Messenger Bailey
Bailey
Emporia
Strong City
Missouri Pacific Crossing
Melba Banned Over Milk Bill Then Tickets Concert
Melba faced a milk and butter bill dispute in Ballarat Victoria before a concert. She paid the charges on the spot and gave the officer serving the summons two tickets to her performance, finishing the episode with a gesture of compensation.
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London
Mme. Melba
Ballarat
Victoria
How Chicago Was Reformed
The Hon. Raymond Robins told a New Voters festival crowd at Faneuil Hall how Ward 17's Morris OConnell was defeated years ago. He described starting with pasteurized milk stations, sanitation reforms, and civil service inspections to end bad meat, dirty streets, and polluted tenements. The talk linked public health gains to political reform and community action in Chicago.
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Raymond Robins
Ward 17
Chicago
Faneuil Hall
Morris O'Connell
Robins
Maps-Flake: The careful cooking standard for children
A persuasive defense of a premium wheat food Pleased with long cooking times. The author argues 96 hours are needed to achieve fully digestible flakes. Claims superior taste through maple syrup and single serving packages in hotels, clubs, cafes, and dining cars.
Governor Denies New Trial in Gillette Murder Case
Governor Hughes dismisses John H. Dugan's appeal and refuses respite for Chester Gillette, noting the case shows a brutal murder with a just conviction. He cites new evidence as insufficient to alter guilt, while detailing Grace Brown's death and Gillette's efforts to avoid identification.
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Hughes
John H. Dugan
Albany
Gillette
Big Moose Lake
Cordelle Herrick
Auburn Prison
Henry M. Ravye
Little Falls
E. Anthony Spitzka
Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical College
Dugan
Supreme Court
Implicit in Her Trust Billy Brown Murder Arc Adorns Adirondacks Tale
The trial of Chester Gillette for the 1906 murder of Grace Brown on Big Moose Lake details a boat trip where Gillette allegedly struck her with a tennis racquet and dumped her body after a struggle. The case traces back to Cortland New York where the couple met in 1905 and Miss Brown pleaded for marriage amid a doomed romance.
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Grace Brown
Chester Gillette
Big Moose Lake
Herkimer
N. Y
Billy Brown
Gillette
Supreme Court
Chester B. Gillette
Grace
Billy”) Brown
Chester FE
Adirondacks
Miss Brown
Cortland
Billy” Brown
Chester
Theatrical Man Retires At Keith's Circuit
The Saturday retirement of H D Dupee, longtime resident manager of Keith's Theatre, is announced with health issues cited. George Clark becomes resident manager, Smith A Mowry returns as associate at Keith's, Henry Gustin moves to the Orpheum, and Charles Gladding takes over Bijou Dream duties.
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H. D. Dupee
Keith
B. F. Keith
Dupee
Dorchester
George Clark
Keith's
Smith A. Mowry
The
Orpheum
Henry Gustin
Bijou Dream
Long-lived Peoria Man Robert Kane Dies at 104
Robert Kane aged 104 years 8 months and 3 days died at Bushnell Illinois. Born in Ireland in 1804, his death marks the passing of a centenarian with roots in Ireland and a life spanning the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Peoria
Ill
Robert Kane
Bushnell
Mr. Kane
Ireland
Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey Ad Claims Energy Boost
An advertisement promotes Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey as a tonic to combat fatigue and boost energy. It emphasizes its pure malt composition, sealed quart bottles, authentic proprietors’ signatures, and availability through licensed druggists and grocers at moderate prices.
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Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Alfred Vanderbilt Visits Oakland Farm in Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt arrived from New York in his private car Wayfarer and spent the day at Oakland Farm in Newport Rhode Island. He denied interviews and left at nine o clock to return to New York.
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New York Hippodrome
New York
Herzog
Pepin
Alfred Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
Newport
R. I
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Roosevelt and Fairbanks Club Endorses Unpledged Ward Delegates
The Roosevelt and Fairbanks Colored Republican Club of Ward 18 endorsed the unpledged and uninstructed delegations of the ward committee at their meeting at headquarters. Angelo Fosni, 28, of Hanover Street, was arrested yesterday charged with assault with a knife on Giuseppe Calemento.
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Roosevelt and Fairbanks Colored Republican Club
Ward
Ward Committee
Angelo Fosni
Hanover Street
Giuseppe Calemento
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Salvation Army
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Zion City
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Brown
Love
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Cluett
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Lenna Howe Orchestra
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HFSCO
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