Elevator tragedy claims Kinsey Company worker at city building
Harry P. Johannigman 27, an assistant buyer for the Kinsey Company, fell fifty feet from the fourth floor into the cellar of the B A Kinsey Building at 331 West Fourth Street. Companions heard his cry and found the crushed body as the coroner scheduled an inquest.
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Harry P. Johannigman
Clifton Avenue
B. A. Kinsey Company
West
Fourth Street
J. D. Meade
Grand Hotel
Johannigman
Kinsey Company
Cornelius McGreeve
Riverview Place
Adams
McGreeve
Stanley Smith
South Crescent Avenue
Pred Putnam
Mill Street
Jury instructions outlined for Powers Goebel case
Judge Morris reads detailed conspiracy instructions for Caleb Powers trial. Arguments set to begin Monday with S. M. Wilson for Powers and State's Attorney Robert B Franklin to close as court awaits jury verdict.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
S. M. Wilson
Lexington
Robert B .Franklin
Commonwealth
Morris
Court of Appeals
Woman Sues for Runyan Reward in Windsor Trust Case
Laura M. Carter sues Windsor Trust to recover 7950 as a reward for turning in Chester B. Runyan who fled with 96000. Windsor Trust counters with a 25000 suit claiming conspiracy and reward lavishly given by Runyan. Runyan hid in Carter’s apartment, was arrested after she notified police. Carter was acquitted, Runyan later pleaded guilty and received seven years in Sing Sing.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Laura M. Carter
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Trust Company
Runyan
Death by Poison Ends Lincoln Politician Worrell
Thomas Worrell a Lincoln political figure and author of The Grain Trust Exposed died by his own hand in his office. He left a letter to Democratic State Central Chairman Allen stating head pain drove the act. Worrell, 45, had long pressed against the alleged Nebraska Grain Trust and supported William J. Bryan.
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Commercial Tribune
Lincoln, Neb
Thomas Worrell
Allen
Democratic State Central Committee
Allen Worrell
Worrell
Nebraska Grain Trust
Tobacco Trust Plans Abandonment of Frankfort Field
Special Dispatch from Frankfort Kentucky reports the American Tobacco Company has ordered its Frankfort warehouse to close and cease business temporarily while awaiting further notice. Analysts differ whether this signals withdrawal from Burley tobacco purchases or a broader halt to buying.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
American Tobacco Company
Burley Association
Winchester
Burley
Crop movement gains strong response from canvassers in Scott County
Canvassers reported to the Scott County Board of Control that the 1908 crop movement met with great success. Independent buyers were petitioned to purchase, and no more crops remain unsold.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
K.3
Scott County Board of Control
Duel on public road leaves two men dead in Kentucky
A Louisa dispatch reports Hood Gearhart and Logan Davis killed each other in a pistol duel on a public highway. Witnesses say alcohol played a role and a quarrel sparked the fight.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Louisa
Lawrence County
Hood Gearhart
Logan Davis
Mrs. Nellie Shera Granted Uncontested Divorce
Cincinnati woman Nellie Bradbury Shera was granted an uncontested divorce from Charles G. Shera in Butler County Court. The decree cites neglect. Charles is described as a member of a prominent Oxford family. The ruling was handed down in Hamilton Ohio on December 28.
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Cincinnati
Butler
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Nellie Bradbury Shera
Charles G. Shera
Oxford
Roosevelt Goes Turkey Hunting Near Green Mountain
President Roosevelt joins Dick McDaniel for a wild turkey hunt on Green Mountain in Charlottesville with plans to attend Christ Church service tomorrow. Yesterday the hunt yielded no birds due to a strong wind while Mrs Roosevelt rode horseback with Joseph Wilmer.
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Green Mountain
Money Panic Misnomer and the Bank Credit System
The piece argues that panics aren’t caused by hoarding money but by credit expansion through bank lending. It explains that banks treat deposits as credit rather than cash, with loans funded by created credit and required cash reserves guiding how much credit they may extend. It cites historical reserve ratios and stress on demand loans leading to squeezes and price drops, asserting excess credit, not money shortage, triggers crises.
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New York
New York Exchange
Congress
Governor Harris Nears Finish of State Address
Columbus Ohio December 28 The message of Governor Harris to the General Assembly is nearly complete with minor items unfinished The issue of county local option looms large while national anti saloon leaders Baker Russell and Wheeler hold talks The governor remains noncommittal and hints at no definite declaration on temperance.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Harris
General Assembly
Baker
Russell
New York State
Antisaloon League
Ohio
Wayne B. Wheeler
Dying Statement Reunites Family in Springfield
In Springfield Ohio a dying statement by a woman he called mother connects George Clark of Cincinnati with his father and sister in Springfield and a sister and brother in Columbus. His parents split when he was two and he was raised by another Clark family in Indiana. After the foster mother’s burial in Urbana he sought his relatives, and his uncle Jacob Gieser traced him to Cincinnati to relay the news. The Columbus brother is James Clark and the sister Mrs Viola Stein.
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Mary Johannigman
John Johannigman
Johannig
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
George Clark
Cincinnati
Columbus
Clark
Indiana
Urbana
Jacob Gieser
James Clark
Viola Stein
Nevada Governor Must Call Legislature for Extra Session
President Roosevelt urged Nevada Governor Sparks by telegram to convene a special legislative session within five days. Federal troops in Goldfield would stay three more weeks to keep peace amid armed labor capital clash. Dialogue cites domestic violence and need for State action, noting prior resistance and the Texas Spies inspired constabulary plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Sparks
Nevada
Goldfield
White House
Carson
Nev
Washington, D. C
Texas
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Senate
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