Thaw Trial Drama Shifts as Testimony Is Dissected
In New York Evelyn Thaw and Mrs William Thaw testified amid courtroom clashes as District Attorney Jerome objected to much of Evelyns past life narrative. Judge Dowling paused proceedings for a possible exclusion of spectators. Elder Mrs Thaw testified on Thaws boyhood while Evelyn, under Jerome scrutiny, faced a barrage of rulings as the defense pressed its case.
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New York
Criais S'unday
Evelyn Thaw
William Thaw
Thaw
Paris
Jerome
Justice Dowling
Justice Dow- Ung
Teara Evelyn
Congent
Gotham Banker Indicted In Bank Overdraft Case
New York special grand jury indicted William R. Montgomery president of the Hamilton bank on two counts arising from overdrafts and over certification while he was vice president. The bank suspended October 23 and receivership was not made permanent. Montgomery pleaded guilty with reserve in criminal court. bail was $5,000 posted by director William H. Birkmire. First indictment: August 20 check for 12,950 to jeweler B F Strassburger, overdraft 12,869. Second: September 6 check for 21,000 to Dr L C Warner with only 5,918 in maker’s balance. balance dropped to 3154 when paid three days later.
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New York
William R. Montgomery
Hamilton Bank
Montgomery
B. R
O. P. Thomas
White
Supreme Court
William H. Birkmire
B. F. Strassburger
Maiden Lane
Real Leap Year Wedding in Minneapolis Jail Ceremony
Miss Emily Steger of Minneapolis and Charles Eakin moved to wed while he serves a five month jail term on grand larceny charges. The couple, lifelong friends, planned a jail wedding to mark Minneapolis first real leap year ceremony.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Emily Steger
Fourth Avenda South
Charles Eakin
Eakin
Steger
Bakin
Miss Steger
Rent Riot In New York Sees 2000-Strong Crowd
A Friday rent protest in New York City drew more than 2000 tenants and sympathizers who clashed with police. The disturbance prompted precinct reserves to be called out. four women and several men were taken into custody. The marshal halted further dispossess warrants for the moment.
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New York
Upper Dagt Side
Fails to Indorse Hughes as New York GOP adjourns
New York county Republican committee adjourned at midnight with no presidential endorsement after a bitter fight over a tabled resolution backing Gov Hughes. The meeting was adjourned for one month. Also reported are a Maple Leaf villa fire at Kenora Ontario destroying an elevator and 300,000 bushels of wheat with estimated losses near 1 million dollars, and the death of O. J. Bisson a noted Wisconsin Grand Army veteran and pension agent at age 62 in La Crosse.
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Hughes
New York
New York County Republican Committee
Kenora
la Crosse
Wis
Bisson
Wisconsin
Northwest
Lumbermen Indictments Upheld in Fraud Conspiracy Case
In Minneapolis Judge William Lochren upheld indictments against 19 prominent lumbermen. The men were charged with conspiracy to defraud in a federal district court decision handed down on Friday.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federal District Court
William Lochren
Work Weakens Kidneys A Man’s Experience Mirrors Thousands
Bernard P. Woods of Jackson street Lonaconing Maryland reports fifteen years of fatigue stiff limbs dizzy spells and headaches from kidney weakness. After using Deans Kidney Pills he improved steadily and felt cured. The ad notes the product being sold by dealers at 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Bernard P. Woods
Jackson Street
Lonaconing
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Beyond Limit of Patience in Seventh Avenue Incident
Policeman Kneirem from the Tendar Join precinct found an old man beating a small boy on Seventh Avenue. The man claimed he had sent Isaac to the delicatessen with two quarters to buy bread and fish, asking which was for which. Kneirem approved the older discipline, noting he once faced similar parental concerns.
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Kneirem
Tendar
Seventh Avenue
Isaac
New York World
Itching Humor On Boy Healed By Cuticura In Four Days
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana shares a cure story for a boy plagued by itching sores that began on his hands and spread over the body. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for four nights, the child was entirely cured. The account dates to September 16, 1907.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Italy Holds World's Largest Churches Landmark Trio
A historical note claims Italy owns the three largest churches: St. Peter's in Rome, The Duomo in Milan, and St. Paul's at Rome. The odds and ends include ads for lemon pie mix, asthma relief, nerve restorers, and various goods, all echoing early 20th century commercial copy.
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Italy
St. Peter’s
Rome
Duomo
Milan
St. Paul's
Woman Endorses Lydia Pinkham Remedy for Female Ills
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years of illness and an unsuccessful operation Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The letter promotes relief from backache bearing down pains and irregularities, noting the remedy has aided thousands and inviting others to write for advice from Lynn Mass. Des Moines No 4 1908.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence
Denver
Col
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia 1. Pinkham
Lydia i. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
New Seed Catalog Promises Rare Varieties for 12 Cents
A mail-order notice offers a 12 cent annual subscription to a seed collection with a catalog touting 47.76 dollars worth of vegetables and seeds at 314 percent return. It lists carrots, cabbage, cucumber, lettuce, onion, melon, radish and flowers with prices per package and promises extra bonuses for larger orders. The John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin signs the appeal, with K. & W. collaboration implied.
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I Inois
la Crosse
John A. Salzer
Ring Watches Popular Across English and American Markets
Swiss watchmakers report strong orders for finger ring watches in England and the United States. The simplest ring watch is a plain gold band with the watch inserted, priced around 100 dollars, while diamond or other gemstone settings can reach 5000 to 10000 dollars. An old London firm manager recalls seeing them more than 14 years ago and Queen Victoria is said to have owned several.
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London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It touts Wall's Catarrh Cure as a premier internal medicine, formulated by top physicians and designed to act on blood and mucous surfaces, with a free testimonial offer and pill suggestion for constipation by Hall's Family Pills.
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Bota B
de Oneney & CO
Toledo
Q. Ald
Toko Hall
Why Poems Return No Stamps Spark Newed Marriage Joke
Mrs Newed laughs at Henry Newed as she reveals the magazine policy that responses are not returned unless stamps are included. Henry, a would be poet, lamely accepts the quip about his own habit of sending stamps.
Peruna Lucky Day Almanac Reaches Millions of Homes
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac is a fixture in over eight million homes and free from all druggists. Inquiries should be made early as the 1908 edition is already published and supplies will soon be exhausted. Do not delay and speak for one today.
First Nobel Prize and its Bridgewater origin
The Nobel prizes were suggested by the eighth earl of Bridgewater, son of the bishop of Durham. He left $40,000 to be paid to the author of the best treatise on "The Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation." The judges divided the money among eight persons.
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Earl of Bridgewater
Durham
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