Bank chief Howard Maxwell commits suicide in Brooklyn
Howard Maxwell former head of the Borough Bank of Brooklyn died by suicide after being released on $30,000 bail while facing grand larceny and forgery indictments. Indicted November 21 with ex cashier Arthur Campbell and director William Gow, Maxwell cut his throat and wrists in his Brooklyn home bathroom and died at Long Island College Hospital. He left no children and was 49. His collapse followed courtroom isolation as bondsmen refused to stand for him.
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New York
Howard Maxwell
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Long Island College Hospital
Maxwell
Arthur Campbell
William Gow
Borough Bank
State Banking Department
Campbell
Gow
Czar No More Autoctrat: Duma Rejects Title Autocrat
The St. Petersburg Duma voted 112 to 246 to drop the title autocrat for Russian emperors, signaling a shift from the old regime. The decision followed a heated constitutional debate and was hailed as a victory for Constitutional Democrats led by Prof. Paul Milukoff, amid chaotic scenes and cheers.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Conatitu- Popal Democrats
Paul N. Milukoff
Toll
Woman Slayer Convicted By Jury At Adams Farm
R Meade Shumway was found guilty of killing Mrs Sarah Martin near Adams on September 3 and the jury recommended hanging. The victim, wife of Shumways employer, was killed while her husband attended a primary election. Her body was found mutilated on the farm. Shumway fled with about 20 cents missing.
Kulp Lawyering Amid Army Ruling Echoes
Davenport captain faces court martial for disobeying orders to halt a legal boxing event. Regular Army Judge Advocate General Davis rules the president must issue lawful orders and officers must refuse unlawful commands. Acting War Secretary approves. Attorneys Ralph Williamson and William Chamberlin will defend Captain Kulp, asserting the entertainment was lawful.
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Des Moines
Oo. W. Kulp
Davenport
Regular Army
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Davis
Judge Advocate
Oliver
Inter Ocean
Kulp
Ecourt
Ralph Williamson
William Chamberlin
Prige
Cummins
Thrift
Williamson
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Chamberlin
Guard
Towa
Cummins at Davenport Urges Obedience to Law
Governor Albert B. Cummins spoke to Davenport audiences at Burtis opera house and a large Presbyterian church mass meeting. He praised Davenport as one of the world’s best cities and warned that local officers must perform their sworn duties or risk displacement. The evening crowd neared 2,000, with many turned away.
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Davenport
Albert B. Cummins
Burtis Opera House
Order of Elks
First Presbyterian Church
Des Moines Woman Shot Dead Near Railroad Yards
Mrs. Martha Pickering was killed by a bullet late at night near East Fourth and Des Moines streets after leaving the Empire theater. Accompanied by her sister Mabel Adair and soldier Alexander McIntosh, the trio encountered a gunman in a soldier’s uniform who fled after the shooting. McIntosh believed the shot targeted him. detectives noted local concerns over Pickering’s associations with soldiers.
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Des Moines
Empire Theater
Martha Pickering
East Fourth
Mercy Hospital
McIntosh
Pickering
Pattee
Bank Must Pay Judgment in Iowa Falls Case
Judge Reed affirms a $16,000 judgment against the State Bank of Iowa Falls in a Cedar Rapids case brought by Hawkeye Gold Mining. The decision, rendered after trial and taken under advisement, will be appealed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St Paul. If affirmed, stockholders of the old State Bank organization must pay. The ruling does not affect the State National Bank’s business.
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Reed
Iowa Falls
Hawkeya Gold Mining Company
State Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Crault Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Old State Bank Organization
State National Bank
Pottawattamie History Archive Formed With Appointed Officers
The Pottawattamie County Historic Society is organized to preserve county historical material. Officers elected include President John M. Galvin, Vice President Charles M. Hart, Secretary William J. Leverett, Treasurer H. W. Binder, Historian Mrs. Charles M. Hart. It is the eighth such society in Iowa, with others in Lucas, Decatur, Madison, Linn, Jackson, Washington and Poweshiek counties.
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Pottawattamie
Council Dblufle
Pottawattamie County
Villisca Seeks Interurban Extension to Atlantic
Dr. McNaughton of Villisca met Atlantic Northern and Southern Railway directors about extending the line south next year. He pledged Vil lisca’s financial support in taxes and stock, pending the economic recovery as directors plan action after the financial flurry ends.
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Villisca
Atlantic
McNaughton
Villigen
Atlantic Northern and Southern Railway
State astonished by bank forgeries and theft
Iowa authorities uncover extensive forgeries at Corwith State Bank after cashier J H Standling fled. Bank examiner Leland Windsor reports forged paper totaling over 60 000 and notes circulated by Standling using farmer names. Receiver appointed to protect remaining assets as investigations continue.
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Dea Moines
J. H. Standling
Corwith State Bank
Leland Windsor
Welke
Corwith
Standling
Crocker
Chariton
Fire Threatens College Auditorium In Pella
Fire in Pella threatens Central College auditorium a $25 000 building with damage from water and flames estimated at $500. Sparks from a chimney during a high wind caused the blaze. The local fire department and students fought the fire to save the building.
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Pella
Central College
Found Hanging In His Barn Dietrich Hilers Farmer
The body of Dietrich Hilers a prosperous farmer who lived south of the city was found shortly after midnight hanging by a rope from a barn rafter. He was last seen at 8 p m after finishing chores. He leaves his parents a wife and four children. He was 48 years old.
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Mason Cay
Dietrich Hilers
Iie
Mayor revokes saloon licenses in Keokuk
Keokuk mayor Shimbach revoked the licenses of two saloons for Sunday openings. It marks the first revocation under the Sunday closing law. He had warned saloonmen a week earlier that any Sunday opening would cost their license.
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Keokuk
Shimbach
Counterfeit Gem Defies Reproduction in Delicate Data Case
A singular gem remains unmatched by counterfeiting as fragile data resist replication. The case centers on a unique artifact whose value hinges on its irreplicable integrity, challenging standard methods of authentication and duplication.
Judge Bradwell Dies A Pioneer Of Chicago
James B. Bradwell a former county judge and publisher of the Chicago Legal News died at his daughter's home after a long illness. He arrived in Chicago in 1834 and was noted as an Indian fighter and early settler. He is survived by two children and a grandson. His wife Myra Colby Bradwell was a pioneering woman attorney, first in the United States. Born in 1828 in Loughborough, England, he came to America as a child and traveled via Illinois to Chicago, sharing legends of hardship and frontier life.
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Chicago
James
Bradwell
Chicago Legal News
Laws
J. A. Helmer
Thomas Bradwell
Thomas Bradwell, Former Justice of the Peace, and Mrs. Helmer
James B. Bradwell
Charles BE. Kahlke
Myra Colby
Worman Falwyer
United States
Legal News
Loughborough
Ithaca
N. Y
Familly
Jacksonville
Lake Shore
Randolph Street
Bradwells
Desplaines River
Wheeling
Lmits
Fort Dearborn
Mexican witness poisoned in Los Angeles case
Trinidad Vasquez a Mexican secret services officer and chief government witness in the Magon Villareal and Rivera revolutionary cases was poisoned Friday in Los Angeles. He had feared for his life after Monday’s big arrest and was with detective Thomas Purlong when he collapsed but is expected to recover.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Trinidad Vasquez
Secret Services
Ment
Magon
Villareal
Rivera
Thomas Purlong
Big Robbery Reported in Mexico City
Mexico City police disclosed a major jewelry heist at a dinner hosted by Hugo Scherer. Thieves took about 40 000 dollars in jewelry and several hundred dollars in cash from the residence last Sunday.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Judge Rules North Dakota Liquor Seizure Law Unconstitutional
Judge Templeton of the state district court ruled that the North Dakota statute authorizing seizure of liquor imported for beverage use is unconstitutional. The decision challenges state power to seize imported alcohol and affects enforcement within North Dakota.
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Grand Parks
N. D
Templeton
State District Court
North Dakota
Turns on Gas and Music and Dies
Mrs Georgie Tittle aged 35 died by her own actions at her New York home after turning on gas and a phonograph simultaneously. The incident occurred as she played a recording of In the Wild Woods Where the Blue Bells Grow.
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New York
Georgie Tittle
Farmers wealth peaks in 1907 harvest report
Washington reports the farm products value for 1907 at 7.412 billion dollars, a record year for crops. The 1907 crop is ten percent higher than 1906 and double the value of 1889, with farmers having more money to spend and invest despite Wall Street fears.
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Washington
Wall Street
Chicago
Wilson
la Salle Street
Alnols Central
Harriman
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Waterway Bill Elevates Des Plaines to Navigable Status
Springfield debates a measure dubbed the Allen party bill declaring the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers navigable. Gov. Deneen urged swift passage with an emergency clause. the Senate approved 41 votes to two. The House already passed it and it goes to the governor for signature as a step in Gov. Deneen’s effort to limit Economy Light and Power’s rights over a Dresden Heights dam.
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Springfield
Senate
Des Plaines
Illinois
Deneen
House
Denvey
Economy Light and Power Company
Des Plaines River
Dresden Heights
Illinois Rivera
Fulton French Acquitted in Kentucky Feud Case
Lexington reports the jury found B Fulton French not guilty in the murder of James R Marquam. Acquittals also cleared Judge Hargis and Sheriff Caldwellhan, tied to the same feud case in the Kentucky mountains. Also noted is the death of W H S Wright, a leading Mason and former railroad official, at age 65 in St Paul.
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Lexington
Beattyville
B. Fulton French
James 3. Marcum
French
Kentucky
Hargis
Howard Callahan
Jackson
Woman Reaches 106 in North Oxford
Mrs Catherine Suay of North Oxford turns 106 on a Friday birthday at home. She is bedridden nearly blind and paralyzed on one side for years and has smoked a pipe since age ten, reflecting a long life marked by hardship and habit.
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Oxford
Mass
Catherine Suay
Nightingale Decorated by King as First Woman Merit Recipient
Florence Nightingale, English philanthropist, receives the order of merit from the king. She becomes the first woman honored with this distinction.
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Florence Nightingale
London
The General Demand for a Gentle Laxative
The Well-Informed seek a simple pleasant and efficient remedy. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Plixtr of Senna as a known wholesome laxative. Buy the genuine product to obtain beneficial effects and gentle action. Bottles sell for fifty cents and are available through druggists.
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Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Waiter Receives Five Cent Tip Cited As Start
A restaurant scene notes a modest luncheon and a first customer tipping five cents. The waiter accepts the coin with polite thanks and views it as a promising start for his shift. The column urges Defiance Starch for crisp white goods and home laundering tips to maintain fabric beauty.
A Fascinating Game
A precocious girl living on a crowded city street gazes from a window watching traffic flow, while her mother asks what holds her interest. Her reply: watching the cars go back and forth. The piece blends anecdotes from Harper's Weekly and London Globe about autos reaching Abyssinia and German lines.
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Gladys
Harper'’s Weekly
Splendid spectacles and rising professionalism in English athletics
The North China Herald notes that English athletics tilt toward refined professional standards, dimming hopes for the average amateur. The piece laments the drift toward trained expertise while suggesting the public fears mediocrity and the field’s openness to skilled competitors.
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England
Feld
North China Herald
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