World items and trials mix in death and unrest
Stricken by remorse a San Francisco killer ends his life in Los Angeles amid earthquake frenzy. Trials proceed in Kansas City and Omaha as verdicts spark appeals. A Chicago mother survives a gasoline fire in Los Angeles, and a dangerous blast kills and injures workers in New York and Pennsylvania.
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San Francisco
William O'Connor
Los Angeles
A. L. Hlarpster
Lansing, Kan
Martin Julian
Ponca City
Cole Ward
Enid
William Maloy
Kansas City
Maloy
Anna Newkirk
Abbie
Acc
United States District Court
Burlington Galdons
New York
Cudahy & Co
Germany
Interstate Commerce Commission
Notable British meeting as Longworths greet King Edward VII
Brevities recount the reception in London where Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth meet King Edward VII. Reginald De Stoven, the composer, is confined for recovery after a breakdown from overwork. Richard Tighman, a Philadelphia manufacturer, dies from mistaken poison. A Kansas City expert notes 42 poison doses per meal. Fire devastates East Liberty Home Dressed Beef in Pittsburg with $20,000 loss.
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Nicholas Longworth
Edward VII
London
Reginald de Stoven
Richard ‘Tighman
Philadelphia
Arry B. Walmsley
Jansas Cty
East Liberty Home Dressed Beef Company
Pittsburg
Frank Crosson
Silver Creek
Pottsville Hospital
Sodus
N. Y
Chas. D. Gaylorda’s Bank
Myer's Hospital
Frank Hildreth
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Cynthiana
James Cockrill
Jackson
Dr. B. N. Cox
James B. Marcum
Western states politics and storms dominate era news
West Kansas saw storms including tornadoes with no deaths reported. Governor Hoch named A W Benson to the U S Senate seat after Coburn declined. Across the country, fires, drownings, murders, and political moves shape a wide 1908 era timeline.
Obstruction Fatality Prompts Auto Club Action
Morris Osborne, son of a wealthy coal and steamshipman, died after colliding with a road obstruction set by a farmer to trap motorists. The Cleveland Automobile Club hires lawyers to prosecute the farmer. arrest possible as coroner determines responsibility on a potential manslaughter charge.
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Morris Osborne
Doss Galbraith
Hill Gooch
Springfield
Hadley
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
South Dakota
Bryan
J. A. Stransky
John Miller
R. A. Beard
Compton Lemmon
Hygeia Ice Company
Toledo
Cleveland Automobile Club
There
Summary of violent crime and legal actions across states
A compilation reports lynchings of James Davis in Florida and Wood Ambrose in Mississippi, arrests for counterfeiting in West Virginia, a Kentucky indictment for Dr J B Cox’s murder, a Louisville stabbing death of John Shall, and exoneration of Nannie Nuckols in Kentucky. It notes a tax judgment against Continental Tobacco and a dramatic Baton Rouge saving of the state capitol from fire with substantial damage.
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James Davis
Mr. Russell
Pelicia
Inverness
Fla
John Miller
Bernard King
Bluefield
W. Va
Hargis
Breathitt County
Kentucky
J. B. Cox
Jackson
Wood Ambrose
Prentiss
Ambrose
John G. Shall
Louisville
Ife
William Woolfork
Nannie Nuckols
Viana Black
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Continental Tobacco Company
Baton Rouge
Blanchard
Louisiana
Roosevelt backs radical reform after packinghouse report
President Roosevelt sent the bureau of animal industry report on the Chicago packing houses to the House committee and renewed calls for strong legislation. The committee refused to hear Upton Sinclair and chose not to visit Chicago.
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Roosevelt
House Committee
Bureau of Animal Industry
Chicago
Upton Sinclair
New Liner La Provence Breaks Transatlantic Record
The La Provence defeated the Deutschland in a race across the Atlantic and set a new record from New York to Havre. Political observers in Washington project a Democratic drift toward Nebraska based on recent state conventions, narrowing the 1908 presidential contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Provence
Atlantic
New York
Havre
Roosevelt
Bryan
Washington
World and Local News Highlights From A Busy Era
Pope Pius X warned by Dr Lapponi about grave danger if he does not follow a strict regimen. The International committee led by M Pallavi drafts regulations for the Moroccan state bank. Lord Northcotte announces a bill to preserve Australian industries and curb monopolies. Premier Moret resigns all ministry members to King Alfonso. Lusitania launched as world’s largest liner in Glasgow with crowd turnout. Gov Ide to form Manila province for local representation in the Filipino assembly. Manila police reduced to 500 officers with 200 Americans and 300 Filipinos, 100 American officers to be dismissed within three months.
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International
M. Pallavi
Bank of France
Lord Northcotte
Australia
Madrid
Moret
Royal
Alfonso
Cunard Line
Clyde Bank
Glasgow
Gov. Ide
Manila
District of Columbia
Naational Assembly
Congress rate bill sent back to conference amid House debate
The Senate pressed the Niagara water control bill and adjourned after a busy day in which Mr Brundage assailed executive department items while Mr Grosvenor defended appropriations. The House debated the President’s policies, passed sundry civil, naval and diplomatic measures, and adjourned after lengthy sessions on District of Columbia and pension legislation.
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Senate
Niagara River
Brundage
Ark
Executive Department
White House
Minor Morris Case
Grosvenor
Ohio
Aly. Morgan
Isle of Pines
Perkins
District of Columbia
Troan
Keifer
Reeset Lands
Washington
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
Watson
Salzor
N. Y
la Follette
Spooner
Tillman
Simmons
Plopkins
Aldrich
Committee
Finance
John R. Walsh
William Pinkney Whyte
Maryland
Iouse
House
Cuba
China
Naval Academy
Congress
National events move through 1920s political actions
Secretary Shaw joins a Washington country club and takes up golf. The National League of Women’s Organizations meets at the Willard Hotel urging Reed Smoot’s expulsion. The House delays codifying criminal laws, sending the issue to a House Senate subcommittee for the next session. Root and Taft refuse to appoint American supervisors for Panama elections. Conference on the army bill unites. Senate adds 1 million dollars for saber maneuvers with state militias, with 150000 for barracks and 650000 for transportation.
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Shaw
Washington Country Club
National League of Women's Organizations
Willard Hotel
Reed Smoot
Senate
Teaders
United States
House
Root
Traft
Panama
sSaichon
Republic
Peruna Promises Kidney Relief From Long-Standing Ailments
Letters from Mr. C B Fizer of Sterling Kentucky and Mrs. Geo Simser of Grant Ontario recount lasting kidney and bladder troubles. After three months on Peruna and related remedies both report pain relief and improved health. The ad touts kidneys as blood purifier and promotes Verona as assistive in kidney function.
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C. B. Fizer
Sterling
Geo. N. Simser
Grant
Ontario
Con
Verona
Bill Talk and Grafters in the Legislature
Satirical exchange notes that a legislator introduces a bill to curb grafters who previously wrote reckless checks. The dialogue mocks the timing and focus of reform efforts, contrasting prior corruption with proposed legal remedies.
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Puck
Grape-Nuts Helped a Sick Baby Recover
A Colorado mother credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength to her fifteen month old after pneumonia brain fever and teething convulsions. After visiting Kansas City they fed him Grape-Nuts and milk then the cereal itself, leading to rapid improvement and a healthy, sturdy child. The ad notes Postum Co Battie Creek Michigan as the source and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Prigs
Weilville
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Vaughn & Vansest, Publishers
Linton
Indiana
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Charles L. Tucker
Charlestown
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Parks Ritchie
Uni-v. 4Versity of
Minnesota
Dertha Binne
Edgewater
Keston
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Guffalo
William Judson
Grand Rapids
Llewelyn Randolph Snowden
Gillette
Croning
Weby Croning
Chinbridee
Misa
Oareck Mir
Toston and Alaine
Fred Vercival
Fred Schneider
Springville
N.Y
Sclomecurdy
Pennsylvania
Ivy City
Brotherhood of Carpenters
William Wyatt
Pensylvania Hospital
Richard Hart
Maggie Dailey
Middletown
Midway Park
Dailey
Joseph Boyer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
Beyer
A. W. Gil Bs
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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Anita
Jefferson County
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American Association
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Milwaukee
Les de Louisville
St. Paul
Western League
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Sioux City
Denveree
Lincoln
Omaha
Pueblo
Western
F. W. Coburn
Kansas
Gov. Hoch
A. W. Benson
F. H. Richards
Tron Mountain
Mengo
Holder
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Benjami Stewart
Joseph Imholte, Jr
Clear Lake
Elk River
Minn
Wyoming
North Branch
James R. Wylie
Sioux Falls
Coe I. Crawford
Robert J. Gamble
Palace
Waurika
Comanche County
Ucross
Cloud Camp
Muskogee
Ind
Yukon River
Alaskan Steamship Company
Dolphin
Seattle
Nerbert Ostrander
Anna McKee
Findlay
William C. Flynn
Indianapolis
Pythias Wall
Dugan Block
Ashley
Jesse James
Missouri Board of Bar Examiners
Itis
Goessel
Jillsboro
Kan
Minneapolis
John Kennedy
Virymouth Avenue
Mississippi River
Edgar All
Lake Minnetonka
Montana
Northern Pacific
Rocky Work
Thomas T. Walsh
Boyer
Colo
Colorado Midland
Fra. Cunningham
Tim Callahan
Dewey
Charles Ishelman
J. J. Knowles
Ishelman
Wamline University
Southwest
Terreislante
Theodore Bruere
St. Charles Savings Bank
Bruere
Anton Mispagel
Southern
Pope Pius X
Rome
Lapponi
Lepeee
Pene
Paderewskis
Sfusiens Geithoy
Rosamond Jolson
Cele and
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Paderewski
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