Floods devastate Behar district and bank robbery in Oregon
The Behar district in India faces widespread flooding with nine feet of water in lowlands and destroyed crops. In Oregon, Cashier P W Van Aucher was tied to a table during a daylight bank robbery at Rainier. robbers escaped with 2000 to 2500 dollars in gold. The Hungarian agriculture minister released yearly crop estimates, and news from Dribiloff islands reports five Japanese seal poachers killed amid ongoing poaching tensions. unclear if Americans or Japanese provoked the incident.
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Behar
India
P. W. van Aucher
State Bank of
Rainier
Ore
van Aneher
Japan
China
Dribiloff Islands
Notable Miscellany of 1908 Political and Crime Briefs
Short items report Norman Queelrichs dying at sea en route to the U.S. Vermont GOP wins a plurality below normal. Bryan visits Chisago and criticizes Roger Sullivan. Dr James McDonald Wilson commits suicide in Washington. Sen La Follette loses ground as Gov Davidson wins Wisconsin. Fire wipes out Stent Colorado with 30 buildings, $75 000 loss. Minnesota Gov Johnson re nominated for Bryan ticket. Packers labels rule extended to Oct 1 per Wilson. Mrs Frank Palgrove dies by suicide after killing husband and children. Kansas seeks anti rust law checks by Coleman. Pryve linked to South Dakota wife, bigamy case. Elmore rules Mrdinan law unconstitutional. Frank Young freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Chisago
Roger ©. Sullivan
James McDonald Wilson
Andrews
N. C
Washington, D. C
Senator la Follette
Gov
Davidson
Wisconsin
Stent
Colo
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bryan
Wilson
Frank Palgrove
Piggott Clay County
Ark
Arkansas Insane Asylum
International Harvester Company
Do. ¢. Coleman
Kansas
Charles I. Pryve
Chicago
Goddard
South Dakota
Jegally
Hipple Theft Scandal Shocks Philadelphia Church Circles
The receiver claims Frank K. Hipple former president of Real Estate Trust Co stole securities worth 65000 and lent 5000000 to Adolph Segal on unsafe security. The affair shocks Hipple’s Presbyterian circle and raises questions about directors’ oversight. Segal stays silent through his lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Earle
Frank K. Hipple
Adolph Segal
Hipple
Presbyterian Church
Trust Company
Death of Omaha editor Edward Rosewater shocks city
Edward Rosewater proprietor of the Omaha Bee and longtime political and business figure in Nebraska was found dead in his desk area of the Bee building after an evening in the office. Authorities attribute his sudden death to heart failure following a long campaign and a speech trip to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Omaha
Nebraska
Dis Viet
Bee
Wtosewater
ED W. Rosewater
Wbosewater
Waterloo
Neb
Dee Building
Rosewater
Troup
Mr. Rosewater
Charles Rosewater
United States
Met Life announces voluntary dividend plan for policyholders
Metropolitan Life introduces an elaborate dividend system for industrial policy holders. The plan adds five percent to five year policies six percent to six year policies and one percent per year up to twenty seven percent. Including other policy classes the distribution is expected to total about two million dollars for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life
Southern Lyncher Halk Convicted in Salisbury Lynching
George Halk, identified as one of the mob that hanged three Black men in Salisbury North Carolina last week, was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary. The prosecution noted it as the first lynching conviction in the state's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Halk
Salisbury
N. C
Wall
Gov. Glen
Clerk Byerley Wins Out In Panama Bond Bid
Samuel Byerley, a New York express clerk, earned an award of 5.8 million in Panama bonds by a two cent stamp bid. He reportedly sold the award to a banking house on terms that would leave him about 10 thousand dollars profit after cash deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Byerley
New York Express
Panama
Fee Bill Shocks Field Estate in Millionaire Case
Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago sent a $25,000 bill to the Field estate for seven days of service in the late millionaire merchant case. The amount is viewed as the largest fee in the country for a nonoperative period during a prolonged legal matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Billings
Chicago
New York
Marshall Tfield
Missionary Graft Charge Over Alaska School Aid
Dr. Sheldon Jackson, general agent of education in Alaska, is accused of giving government reindeer to a Presbyterian mission school and of padding the rolls of government supported schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tey
Sheldon Jackson
Alaska
Presbyterian Mission School
Next Quake for Mexico
Dr. C Willard Hayes of the geological survey says the next country to be visited by an earthquake will be Mexico. The continent's backbone mountain system is said to be stricken by meningitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Willard Hayes
The
Geological Survey
Mexico
Bryan Returns Home to Ovations After World Tour
William J. Bryan lands in New York aboard the Princess Irene greeted by cheering crowds, bands, and Nebraskan delegates. He tours the harbor reception with Omaha Mayor Dahlman and friends, then prepares for a Madison Square Garden welcome by Democrats.
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New ‘York Bay
New York
William J. Bryan
Irene
Madison Square Garden
Bevan
Goltra
St. Louis
Mr. Bryan
Fire Island
Nebraska
Jim” Dahlman
Omaha
Bryan
Dahlman
Dawes County
Billy
Dahiman
Mrs. Bryan
Bryan Leads Democratic Push for Public Railroads and Tariff Reform
William Jennings Bryan returns to American shores amid a Madison Square Garden welcome and calls for government ownership of railroads to end tariff privileges. He links trusts with tariffs, endorses arbitration, an income tax, and popular elections, signaling a radical new phase for 1908.
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William Jennings Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Manhattan Isle
New York
Philippines
Congress
Senate
Democratic Party
Tso
Roosevelt
Platte
Robert Burns
Cotter
Mr. Bryan
Europe
Bryan and Taft Diverge on Policy Issues in Debates
A compilation of William Jennings Bryan's views on colonial policy, Congress procedures, direct senatorial elections, income tax, arbitration in labor disputes, eight hour workday, gold and bimetallism, campaign finance and corporate influence, antitrust stance, federal licensing for corporations, tariff reform, and public rail ownership. The remarks contrast populist reform with constitutional and market concerns across taxation, labor, currency, and government control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Congress
United States
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Tarife
Underpaid Maine teachers revealed by association report
A Maine Pedagogical Association committee surveyed 4378 elementary teachers and found most women earn 6 to 9 dollars weekly, with half under 200 dollars a year. Compared to cotton mill workers, teachers earn slightly more weekly on average, though training costs and living expenses suggest the pay is inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Pedagogical Association
Maine
Grand Central redevelopment pushes multirail system plans
The article reports more than 120 million dollars in Manhattan rail projects for the New York Central, New York New Haven and Hartford, and Pennsylvania Railroads. It notes Philadelphia style electrification, a double deck track system, major excavations, and multiple enlargements of Grand Central over 46 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Manhattan
New York Central
New York, New Haven and
Startford
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
New
Slaven Road
42D
57Th Streets
Vorald Square
Washing day dispute outside the door
An old soldier on the doorstep mutters about washing day while a sharp faced woman grows angry and snatches her hands from a steaming tub. He laments losing his leg, she retorts she has not got it, and the door bangs shut at the Philadelphia Telegraph scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Telegraph
Worn to a Skeleton A Pennsylvania Restoration Sensation
Mrs Charles M Preston of Fikland Pennsylvania reports dramatic recovery after using Conan s Nitney Pills. She describes fatigue weight loss thirst and sugar in urine before finding relief. Claim cites rapid improvement and regained health with pill use. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Preston
Fikland
Conan
Key
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cock-A-Doodle-Doc and a Polecat Tale Dated
A muddled fragment notes Frank Stockton’s Rudder Grange days with chickens, naming chicks after literary friends, and a quip about Mary Mapes Dodge. It also mentions a polecat trapped in Amatteres Ard eny Toss-shire, a curious local detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stockton
Rudder Grange
Plymouth Rock
Stocktent
Minty Mapes Dodge
Purie
Mapes Dodge
Thomas Bailey Addvici
Everybody’s Magazine
Ardeny
Toss-shire
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Complete Formula Transparency
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with ingredients printed on bottle wrappers and sworn attestations. It highlights glycerine as a key component and claims cures for indigestion, dyspepsia, liver and bowel disturbances, and chronic catarrh. It also advises using Sage's Catarrh Remedy for nasal issues and cautions it cannot cure advanced consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Nature
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Clinton Plaindealer
Vaughn & Vansest, Publishers
Clinton
Diana
W. L
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Sr. Louis
Phil'delphia
American Association
Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Vaul
Indianapolis
Norman Queelrichs
Vermont
FL. DD. Proctor
Ammissioner Elmore
Montgomery
Ads
Frank Young
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Clerk Byerley
William J, Bryan
Cock-A-Doodle-Doc
Lane
Soc
Boston
Toronto
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