Four Chicago Society Women Arrested for Trespassing
Four wealthy Chicago women were arrested in Crown Point for trespassing on a farm property after luring farmers away to watch for a rumored aviator. They pleaded guilty, were fined twenty dollars each, and released as charge of larceny was not pursued.
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Chicago
Frere
Connecticut
Crown Point
Tad
Halps B. Hayden
Mattie Jennings
Laura Jennings
A. Dressner
Nicholson
Charles Ab Riley
Grant
Little Girl Hailed for Phoning Fire Dept in Pueblo
Florence Brown a five year old girl phoned the fire department to report a blaze in a vacant lot on Wabash avenue fearing nearby houses would catch fire. Firemen found only a large bonfire in a lot where men were burning autumn leaves and weeds and cleaned the area.
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Pueblo
Colo
Florence Brown
Pesabanien
Wabash Avenue
Art dealers charged with fraud in customs tax case
New York October 3 federal officers seized the Duveen Brothers art firm and arrested Benjamin J Duveen. Henry J Duveen was arrested on the Lusitania arrival. They are charged with defrauding the government of over $100,000 in customs duties through false consular invoices.
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New York
Duveen Brothers
Benjamin J. Duveen
Henry J. Duveen
Lusitania
Rescuers Overcome after mine disaster in Starkville
Eighteen bodies have been removed from the Kville mine in Starkville with four more found today. Three were buried in Trinidad today. Rescue teams labor on despite exhaustion from the demanding tasks.
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Starkville
Kville
Trinidad
Pretty Girl Hoodoo Drives Burglar To Custody
Oct 13. Chicago burglar Joseph Novak, famed for stylish dress and fast money, taunted a girl’s photo as police tied his crimes to rooming house and hotel burglaries. He was committed to Buena Vista reform school after being located in the Oxford hotel and later pardoned to stand trial in Chicago for a $3,000 stolen auto.
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Joseph Novak
Novak
Chicago
Joly
Chicago Force
Debolivay Koehler
McNeill
Oxford
West Side Court
Buena Viets
Dr. Lewia
Novaksia
Reformatory
Expensive Public Jaunt by Wyoming Officials
A 1909 Wyoming trip by state geologist Edwin Hall and modernization agent W Williams cost taxpayers 594.65 dollars. Vouchers show complex reimbursements for gas, oil, railroad fares, laundry and hotel meals during a multi state journey, raising questions about results and value returned to the public purse. Williams resigned soon after. Hall remained in post.
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Taxpayer
State of
Wyoming
Edwin Hall
W. Williams
Montana
South Dakota
Williams
Hall
Fremont
Lander
Roosevelt Backs Beveridge in Indiana War of 1908
President Roosevelt waged a vigorous Indiana campaign to reelect Albert Beveridge, praising Beveridge and the tariff plank while urging Republicans to support the ticket. The speech framed the race as a test of party unity and honesty.
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Richmond
Ind
Col. Roosevelt
Albert J. Beveridge
Conaire
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Wen
Taft to Inspect Panama Canal Plans Adopted
Taft approves Maine raising plan by army engineers to finish by February 25 and to inspect fortifications canal tolls coal sale and wages questions. Taft will sail to Panama from Charleston after conference with Col Goethals.
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Beverly
Taft
Maine
Army Engineers
Army
Coffer
Goethals
Panama
Charleston
Secretary Ballinger Injured in Vehicle Wreck
Secretary Ballinger suffered injuries in a night wreck near Cincinnati while en route to Washington. He was hospitalized after the collision and is said to be recovering as details emerge.
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Ballinger
Cincinnati
Ki A
Owe Head Om
Way One
Paul
Mr. Ballinger
W. Washington
Arrest of Redeemable Investment Co. Manager in Mail Fraud Case
Federal officers arrested Charley H. Brooks manager of the Redeemable Investment Co on charges of using the mails to defraud. The company, an ABC Oklahoma holding firm with ten million dollars capital, claims control of Santo Doming Mining and Norman Piass Lumber and has assets in British Columbia Canada Wheat Land and Okenogan Development. Authorities seek President Norman Sting and allege Brooks has ties to land frauds and Roosevelt-era investigations.
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Boston
Charley H. Brooks
Redeemable Investment Company
ABC OK
Santo Domingd Mining Compan
Norman Piass Lumber Company
Brit‘ish
Colombia
Bostom
Canada Wheat Land Company
Canada and Okenogan Development Company
Norman Sting
Westburn College
Jopeka
Nidvipe Balliover
Tate Justice
Curtley
Kan“se
Brooks
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Burton
Public safety item incident leads to arrest in Long Beach
Julia Ward Gibson daughter of a Pasadena pastor was arrested in Long Beach after chasing Nevada mining magnate A D Myers from his apartment with a public safety item and forcing him to take refuge nearby. She was jailed in Los Angeles on $3000 bond to answer an incident charge connected with a planned immediate marriage proposal.
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Long Beach
Cal
Julia Ward Gibson
Pasadena
A. D. Myers
Nevada
Myers
Miss Gibson
Los Angeles
Long Head
Nevers
W. EF. Gibeon
Union Condemns Typographical Union Over Los Angeles Explosion
New York October 1 The National Association of Manufacturers adopted resolutions condemning the Typographical union for the Time explosion in Los Angeles and extended sympathy to General Otis. The board calls the act destruction of life and property in line with criminal unionism policy.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Typographical Union
Los Angeles
Otis
Tragedy in Center As Man Fires On Livery Proprietor
In Center Colorado a dispute over a livery charge ends with William W McCoy a pioneer and Republican nominee for assessor shot six times by Denver carpenter Talbott five shots hitting McCoy and one hitting a horse. Talbott arrested by Sheriff Monteith and jailed for safekeeping amid talk of possible lynching if the incident occurred later. An inquest is planned as few townsfolk were on the streets at the time.
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Monteith
Saguache
McCoy
Lorrower Shippey
Bonanza
Hald
Center
Talbott
Valley
Sey
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Ima
Penses
Williamix
Mr. Hall
Williamms
Teddy
Panama Canal
Pioneer
Carpenter
Democratic Rally
Capitol Ave. Theatre
Joseph M. Carey
Karl Whedon
Rose Bird
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