Multiple tragedies and incidents sweep across states
A string of incidents reports deaths from car wrecks and fires in Baltimore Cameron and Dorchester Cal Mecca cholera outbreaks in Mecca and Mecca pilgrims spread the disease across Europe Asia and Africa. Fires destroy churches and warehouses and a huge mine disaster at Jacobs Creek spurs an inquest. Royal and political updates include a Prussian noble's death and a Maryland senate replacement. Local gas outages and stock exchange suspensions cast further turmoil.
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George L. Billups
Billups Hotel
Baltimore
H. Vaugham
Hemp Townsend
Seaboard Air One
Cameron
S. C
Julius Marquessee
Janesville
Wis
Charles Dick
New Holland
Marence Livingstone
Pittsburg
C. Lee Ping
Cincinaai
James Donovan Company, Shoe Manufacturers
Everett
Magss
Masonic Temple
Croton
Licking County
Ohio
Vladivostok
Mecca
Europe
Asia
Africa
Second Congregational
Dorchester
Mass
Prince Edward F. I. Zu
Nnhausen Und Knyphausen
House of Lords
Jacobs Creek
Smithton
C. A. Wynn
Westmoreland County
Gary
Ind
John M. Mackey
Cincinnati
St. Mary’s Seminar
Cedar Point
Ireland
Pacific Press
Oakland
Cal
W. B. Coldran
Arthur Covensing
Petersburg
William C Pinkney Whyte
United States
Maryland
Gorman
Frank Nunne
Ardsley
John M. Chapman
R. M Smith & Company
Parkersburg
W. V
Ire B Stett Mn
Liverpool O
Albert Ki
Dunovan
New Rochelle
Brunswick N
Tralia
Mager Vas
Thaw Trial Focuses On Mental State And Family History
New York January reports show Harry K Thaw's trial probing his mental condition with witnesses noting erratic behavior before the Stanford White shooting. Testimony recalls Thaw relatives and eccentricities as Evelyn Thaw and Mrs William Thaw face court deposition amid public morals concerns.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Blake
Thaw
Stanford White
Alfred Lee Thaw
Richmond
Christopher Baggan
Matilda Stein
August Webber
Evelyn Thaw
William Thaw
Paris
Jerome
Bodies of 24 unidentified dead buried in Boyertown
In Boyertown Pennsylvania the remains of 24 unidentified victims of the Rhoades opera house fire were laid to rest in Fairview cemetery. About 10 000 people attended the simple interment in a circular trench marked by plain coffins and brick walls. A monument will later identify those missing. More than 170 died in the disaster.
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Boyertown
Boyerstown
Rhoades Opera House
Fairview
Ohio Postmasters Nominated By Senate Rejected
Washington January 15 Senators Foraker and Dick led the defeat of four Ohio postmaster nominations. The rejected appointees were Jamil H Mases Wapakoneta David C Mahon Denison John F Wetherall Spencerville and George W White Uhrichsville. The post office committee reported unfavorably citing political bargain concerns and warned against patronage.
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Ohio
Washington
Foraker
Senate
Jamil H Mases
Harriman Ordered to Answer All I C C Questions
In a United States circuit court ruling Judge Hough instructs E H Harriman to answer all I C C questions except those about buying Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock in the August 1906 dividend matter Otto H Kahn of Kahn Loeb & Company is likewise ordered to respond to I C C inquiries.
Would Reduce the Army To 35000 Enlisted Men
Washington January 18 Mr Sherwood of Ohio introduced a bill to reduce the enlisted forces of the army after December 1, 1908 to 35000 men. Ten thousand of them would form an artillery corps for coast defenses and field line and staff officers would be reduced accordingly. Ten regiments would retain field and line officers named emergency officers.
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Washington
Sherwood
Ohio
Judge Receives Suspicious Infernal Machine in Mail
In Cleveland on January 20 Judge George Adams of the juvenile court reported receiving a six inch stick of what appears to be dynamite or solidified nitroglycerine in a mailing tube. The device includes a detonation mechanism.
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Cleveland
George §. Adams
Meek Accuses Ohio Board of School Examiners of Trafficking
Senator Meek of Columbus declares an affidavit alleges improper proposals by a state school examiner. He presses for investigation into alleged trading of certificates for influence, naming former commissioner O T Carson as ring boss. Other bills loom including Howe franchise tax, Rose county option, and Atwell referendum. hearings scheduled this week.
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Columbus, O
Meek
Senate
Senator Meck
Meck
Central Ohio Teachers’ Association
Jones
O. T. Carson
Ohio Educational Monthly
Rose County
Senate Committee On Taxation
Atwell
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Committee On Temperance
Judiciary Committee
Fire destroys Wright barn and tobacco sheds near Eaton
Torch Bearers Suspected in arson that gutted William Wright’s barn and tobacco sheds near Eaton Ohio with a loss of about $6000 and $1000 insured. State Fire Marshal Ambrose of Cincinnati to investigate amid Wright’s fear of Kentucky night riders crossing the Ohio River in a tobacco trust campaign.
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Hamilton
William Wright
Eaton
Ohio
Ambrose
Cincinnati
Wright
Night Riders
Kentucky
Ohio River
Tobacco Trust
Two Electric Cars Crash in Fog Injuring Forty in Vitry
In a dense Paris fog today two electric cars collided at Vitry injuring forty people, several seriously. The incident halted transportation as emergency crews tended to the injured and cleared the scene.
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Paris
Indiana Democrat William OBrien Named NDC Treasurer
Lawrenceburg Indiana January 14 William OBrien former chairman of the Indiana Democratic committee has accepted the post as treasurer of the Democratic national committee in Washington.
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National Committee
Lawrenceburg
Ind
William O'Brien
Indiana
Democratic Committee
Democratic National Committee
Market Prices Across Cities for Livestock and Grains
East Buffalo cattle values show steers 4 76 to 6 25, cows 2 50 to 4 25, calves 9 00. Chicago reports cattle steers 4 25 to 6 35, hogs 4 00 to 4 50, sheep 4 00 to 7 35, wheat 1 02, corn 0 57. Pittsburg and Cleveland list varied cattle and hog prices, plus sheep and lambs values. Boston markets show wool and delaine prices. Cincinnati reports wheat corn oats lard and bulk meats. Toledo notes wheat 1 02, corn 0 68, goats 0 58, rye 0 82.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Toledo
Fate of Austin and Emerson Convicted of Court Contempt
Former State Senator L L H Austin of Toledo and former Supreme Court Clerk Lawson B Emerson of Belmont county were convicted of contempt of the supreme court for falsifying court records. Austin got 10 days in Franklin County Jail plus a $100 fine and half the costs. Emerson 10 days and half the costs but no fine. The offenses involved a fraudulent certificate to Austin and falsified journal entries to show he passed the state bar and was sworn in as an attorney.
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Austin
Emerson
Columbus
L. L. H. Austin
Toledo
Supreme Court
Lawson B. Emerson
Belmont County
Franklin County
Taft Favored By Most Ohio Republican Counties
Seventy eight of eighty eight Ohio counties have acted through their county committees and endorsed Taft for the primaries. Only Lake County shows a Foraker ticket. the rest pledge Taft men, making a solid Taft state convention likely unless courts intervene.
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Columbus
Elace
State Central Committee
Lake
Foraker
Taft
Bank Doors Close in Norwalk Ohio Under Voluntary Assignment
The Ohio Trust company in Norwalk closed its doors with a court ordered voluntary assignment. Receivers H L Smith of Cleveland and H U Barns were appointed. Smith has ties to Norwalk Steel and Iron and William Kavanagh companies. Deposits stood at 412000 with 880000 in loans. capital was 30200.
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Norwalk
Ohio Trust Company
H. L. Smith
Cleveland
HU. E. Barns
Mr. Smith
Norwalk Steel and Iron Company
William
Ohio Man Suspected of Murder
The body of widow Marie Kruetza was found near Bremen, and authorities suspect Henry Ludwig Haas of Cleveland, a 53 year old farmer. Haas traveled with Kruetza in Germany and is aboard a North German Lloyd steamer bound for South America. arrest is sought at the first port of call.
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Ohio
Bremen
Marie Kruetza
Spittel
Silesia
Henry Ludwig Haas
Cleveland
Haas
Germany
South America
Havlin Hotel Company Placed Into Receiver’s Hands
In Cincinnati on January 16 the Havlin Hotel company, owner of the Havlin Hotel building, was declared solvent yet put into receivership with W A Bennett appointed. The move came amid money stringency. assets are $225 000 with liabilities of $60 000.
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Cincinnati
Havlin Hotel Company
W A. Bennett
Glassblower killed by blacksmith in Columbus suburb
Raoul Daumery a glassblower from Milo near Columbus was shot and killed by Truman Lewis a local blacksmith. Daumery reportedly attacked Lewis after Lewis sheltered him and broke loose a latch then struck his son. Lewis says he acted in self defense after Daumery assaulted him.
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Columbus
Raoul Daumery
Milo
Truman Lewis
Daumery
Lewis
Woman fatally burned as clothing ignites in Malta home
Mrs. Lydia Showers died from burns when her clothing caught fire near a stove in Malta. Her brother Rev. J M Moody suffered serious facial and hand injuries while trying to extinguish the flames, and a sister was severely burned assisting him.
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Malta
Lydia Showers
J M Moody
Fire in a Village Hits Fairfield County Businesses
Columbus fire department assisted Rushville Fairfield county in a blaze that started in the Sihngs business section. An engine arrived by special train. Two stores and four dwellings burned. Loss set at about $20,000.
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Columbus
Rushville
Fairfield County
Columbus Fire Department
Sihngs
Joas Gs
Counterfeiter Henry Lantz Extradited for Trial
Henry Lantz alias G W Thomas arrested in Mobile on a Lima warrant for making and passing counterfeit silver coins. He admitted guilt and was sent to Cleveland by secret service operatives for trial.
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Cleveland, O
Henry Lantz
G. W. Thomas
Mobile
Ala
Lima
Cleveland
Secret Service
Lantz
Veteran Pedestrian Weston Demonstrates Endurance At 69
The article profiles Edward Payson Weston aged sixty nine showing his continued endurance and advocating open air life as a youth preservative. It recalls his 19th century feats including 520 mile versus 510 mile rivalries with Dan O Leary and long distance walks in 141 hours and 656 minutes.
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Edward Payson Weston
Weston
Chicago
Portland
Dan
O'Leary
Sir John Astley
Blower Brown
Two of a Kind with Hilda Englund at East Side Restaurant
Miss Hilda Englund, famed Swedish actress, recalls incidents from her Stockholm apprenticeship under August Lyndberg. He disciplined late, drunken actor with quiet gravity, prompting a retort from the fellow. The exchange highlights Lyndberg’s stern mentorship.
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Hilda Englund
Ibsen
Strindberg
Englund
Stockholm
August Lyndberg
Lynndberg
Lyndberg
Artor
Carter of Oklahoma Named to Congress in New State
Congress adds Oklahoma as a state bringing five representatives and two senators. Four new representatives and both senators are Democrats, but Congress remains Republican in both chambers. Notable new delegate is Charles Carter of Ardmore a quarter Chickasaw and Cherokee bloodline farmer and stockman.
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Carter
Oklahoma
Sisterhood of States
Congress
Uncle Sam
House of Representatives
Bers
Senate
Charles Carter
Ardmore
Indian Territory
Devoted Life Reflected in Public Traces
A Yonkers Statesman quote praises Mrs. Dearborn for a life devoted to mankind while noting Mrs. Wabash values matrimony, reflecting public sentiment on lasting commitments.
A Favorite at Court Insults and Envious Glances
An anecdote from a Munich satirical publication describes a reception where a person of rank singled out the narrator with a playful insult, asking if they were present, while others watched with envy. The scene captures courtly bravado and social pecking order.
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Splicissimus
Munich
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Iron Pipe and Foundry Companys
Cleveland Yards
John Dill
Southern Railway Companys
Illinois Central
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Maclay & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Kansas City
Union Station
Union Avenue
Union Railway
Yyo
Orn Ohio Music
Bas
O. E
Dayton
H. C. Etridge Franklin
Buckeye News
Eva Nelson
Epward Payson Weston
Charles Qanter
Hart
Litte
Lotion
Stephen J. Hart
Marin
J.D. Ewing
Upper
Sandusky
Ewing's Drug Store
J. A. Smith
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Pal
Carey
Catholdiurch
Heart
Strengl
J. D. Ewing
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