Arrest of John King Van Rensselaer in Newport extortion case
Sir John A Van Rensselaer son of Mrs John King Van Rensselaer and a New York brokerage figure was taken into custody in Newport charged with attempted extortion. Police say he wrote a threatening letter to his mother demanding funds, referencing murder and a large loan, with bail discussed and the suspect observed closely. The Van Rensselaer family is noted as prominent, tracing to colonial leaders and Civil War aide Brig. Gen. Henry Van Rensselaer.
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New York
John A van Rensselaer
John King van Rensselaer
Crowley
Newport
van Rensselaer
Lawrence Lee
Frances
Harold
Europe
J. A. van Rensselaer
Lee
van Rensselear
Mannion
Colonial Dames of America
Henry Bell van Rensselaer
Winefield Scott
van Rensselaers
Jeremiah van Rensselaer
Colonial Assembly
Mother Kills Three Children in Insanity Plunge
In Buffalo Nova Scotia on July 18, Mrs Charles Schiem of 210 Gray Street fatally poisoned her three children aged two months to five years with paregoric then ingested poison herself. All children died. Mrs Schlom was taken to the German hospital in a dying condition.
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Buffalo
NS. Y
Charles Schiem
Gray Street
Mra. Schlom
Thaw Moved Into General Jail Quarters in Poughkeepsie
Sheri Robert Winthrop Chanler reordered Harry KThaw’s confinement. Thaw now occupies the jail proper on the upper tier with other prisoners, stripped of outside access and a telephone, and barred from casual meals with staff. Visits limited to specific hours amid tense jail changes.
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Poughkeepsie
N. J
Sheri
Robert Winthrop Chanler
Millonaire
Harry K Thaw
Thaw
Revelation of Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Lung Trouble
A reader testifies that Foley’s Honey and Tar cured lung trouble and stopped coughing. LM Ruggles Reasner of Iowa credits the product with halting hemor rhages and lung pain, restoring health as the lungs became sound. GEO S Alcorn.
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Foley
LM Ruggles Reasner
Iowa
Geo
S. Alcorn
Quebec Awaits Prince of Wales Arrival in Naval Celebration
Que bec prepares for the Prince of Wales as he sails in aboard the Indomitable to inaugurate Quebec’s Champlain anniversary. A vast naval pageant forms the backdrop with British French and American ships, while Field Marshal Roberts and other dignitaries join the festivities. The prince will lodge in the citadel as plans unfold for a grand ceremonial period.
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Quebec
Que
Prince of Wales
Albemarle
Russell
Dancan
Venus
Arrogant
Leon Gambetto
Admiral Aube
United States
New Hampshire
Prince of Wales Squadron
Indomitable
Minotaur
Lord Roberts
Duke of Norfolk
Canada
Thrush
St Lawrences
Samuel Gompers Returns to Washington From Erie Stop
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was en route from Erie to Washington after attending the Denver convention. He prepares a full statement outlining his positions for the presidential and congressional campaigns to appear in the Federationist in about a week.
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Washington
Semuel Gompers
Americaan Federation of Labor
Erie
Denver
Gompers
Federationitat
Federation of Labor
Taft Guards and Protests Highlight Campaign Safety
July 18 Hot Springs Va. Republican William H. Taft seeks to reassure friends that threats against him may require protection while he plans a Cincinnati camping trip. Taft rejects secret service guards though Roosevelt’s anti anarchist stance fuels safety concerns. He recalls a Jersey City plotted train wreck during a February tour, which led to shadowing by security.
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Hot Springs
William H. Tah
Jama
Buckeye Statesman
Taft
Cincinnat
West Point
Kansas City
Jersey City
Secret Service
Bryan to Shift Campaign Style with Written Appeals
Columbia July 20 The State editor William E B Gonzales says Mr Bryan will add a major feature to his campaign by using written arguments and signed editorials. He plans a few speeches in New York and Midwest states then mainly work from home drafting letters and articles. The West shows strong encouragement and Bryan appears buoyant.
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Columbia
S.C
Mr. Bryan
Indiana
West
Bryan
Fatal Carbolic Acid Toast Ends Tragic Romance in Kentucky
In Frankfort, 20 year old Mrs Josie Winters Joslin formerly of Owenton drank three ounces of carbolic acid in Crawford's restaurant after a quarrel with William Rose 25 with whom she had lived. She had threatened suicide earlier, was in Lexington all day, then returned and killed herself after the dispute over clothing and a ring. Blaming infidelity, she toasted Rose with the phrase Here's a long life to you BL before drinking.
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Frankfort
Josie Winters Joslin
Owenton
William Rose
Rose
Lexington
Jone
Rubber Combine Restores Wages to Workers
New York July 20 Fifteen thousand employees of the United States Rubber Company and related factories have been told by the trust that wage reductions will be rolled back. The restoration covers back pay from July 1 and aims to offset losses suffered during six months of reduced hours and pay. John J. Watson Jr. stated the action follows improved business activity and clarifies that workers were on shorter hours rather than permanent pay cuts.
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New York
United States Rubber Company
Rust
Trust
John J. Watson, Jr
Watson
Mob fears rise in Batavia over jail murder case
July 20 Batavia residents fear mob violence as John Hill 19 and Edward Wilson face a brutal murder charge in the death of George Washington Good. Hill fled to Chickasha Oklahoma and blamed Wilson. Wilson countered Hill was the conspirator. Sheriff Rapp may move prisoners to Cincinnati due to rising mob sentiment.
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Batavia
John Hill
Edward Wilson
George Washington Good
Wilson
Hill
Rapp
Cincinnal
Revered Williams Testifies For Foley Kidney Remedy
Rev I W Williams of Huntingdon IVa testifies stating he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and lassitude and is free to say the remedy will do all that is claimed by the advertisement. The testimonial is signed by Geo S Alcorn.
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W. Williams
I W. Williams
Huntingdon
IV. Va
Foley
GEO. S. Alcorn
Burford Suffers Major Loss in Federal Building theft
A suitcase valued at $10,000 containing stocks bonds and other securities was stolen from John Burford of Chattanooga while he attended a United States Court trial in the Federal Building. A 14 year old boy was identified by police as the thief.
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Chicago
John Burford
Chattanooga
Federal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Oath 1886 Toledo
State of Ohio Toledo verifies that senior partner J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6 1886 with notary A W Gleason. Cure taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Prank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
All Druggiste
Taft Becomes Union Laborer in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 19 Judge William H Taft will join the International Society of Steam Shovel Men with T J Dolan of Chicago as president His induction will occur July 29 as he heads to Cincinnati for presidential nomination He may not attend State fairs before the election and plans to stay in Cincinnati after September 1 Willis Moore chief of the Weather Bureau will visit to discuss labor policy Taft will speak at the Germantown court opening and Gen H C Corbin with Mrs Corbin are guests of Taft.
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William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Republican Party
International Society of Steam Shovel Men
T. J. Dolan
Chicago
Taft
Panama
Taft Hag
Wnrn
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Moore
Germantown
Hot Sprites
Administration’ of Justice
H. C. Corbin
Mrs. Corbin
Another Guinness Victim Identified in La Porte
In La Porte Ind July 16 the identity of another victim of Mrs Belle Gunness was practically established by a report from EB Faye acting Norwegian consul in Chicago that Lonnas Pederson Lien of Rutherford Minn was murdered by the woman in April 1907 the month the Minnesota man left for La Porte with 1900 dollars to marry as he told friends a wealthy widow owning a large farm Action will be brought again at the Gunness estate for 1000 dollars Subscribed for The Hernia
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LA Porte Ind
Belle Gunness
EB. Faye
Chicago
Lonness Pederson Lien
Rutherford
Mrs Longworth Sings to Braves in Denver Parade
In Denver July 20 a Taw man y delegation returning from a national convention and Yellowstone Park stirred a crowd by hearing Mrs. Longworth sing and lead a Tam many crowd in a line around the coach. She seized her husband’s cane and directed the singers with strong voice while the crowd followed in rhythm. Congressman Longworth sat front onlookers and did not join the singing.
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Denver
Col
Yellowstone Park
Alice Roosevelt
National Park
Longworth
Tragic New York Drowning In East River Case
In New York a mother and her two young children were found drowned in the East River after she sought peace for all, driven by fears about their health. Reports say she left with the children on Wednesday and the bodies were recovered today.
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New York
Gare
East River
Benson
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Peaceer
Dobbins & Ewing
West 7Th Street
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