Actress Seeks Government Help To Recover Robbed Jewelry
Miss Cavanaugh, an actress, asks President Roosevelt to aid in recovering jewelry and property valued at 15000 dollars she says was lost on government property near Mail Street behind the general posts office in New York. She was injured two years ago when struck by a car on Mail Street and alleges robbery of 3000 dollars worth of jewelry and 7000 dollars in checks.
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Government Street
Misa Wet, Cavanaugh
Roosevelt
Mail Street
New York
Broadway
Park Row
General Posts Office
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Newlands
Nevada
Tillman
Indian Territory
Lloyd
Missouri
West Office Department
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Hospital Fire Quelled at Piqua Memorial Ohio
Flames swept the basement of Piqua Memorial Hospital forcing rapid patient removal. Firemen lifted patients and nurses through windows as smoke filled corridors. The building survived, with neighboring homes turning into makeshift wards during the blaze.
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Piqua
Piqua Memorial
Ohio
Theft of Secrets Srew. Projectile Firm Arrests Brooklyn Mechanic
The ER W Bliss Company of New York says mechanic William Esser of Brooklyn stole brass models of torpedo parts now in secret government manufacture. Detectives expect more arrests as officials pursue sales of projectile secrets abroad. Esser, a German immigrant, arrived in 1902 and worked for the firm until 1906.
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Projectile Company
ER. W. Bliss Company
New York
William Esser
Brooklyn
Gale
Esser
Germany
Minster
Tragic Lakeview School Fire Kills Dozens in Ohio Suburb
A devastating blaze at Lakeview Public School in North Collinwood Cleveland suburb Ohio on Wednesday traps hundreds of students on crowded floors. Fire spreads quickly through the brick building as exits fail and students are trampled while attempting to escape. Firemen battle the flames with limited access and many bodies are laid out as frantic parents search for missing children amid a scene of sobbing and horror.
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Lakeview
Collinwood
Ohio
Cleveland
Colllawond
Vanin
Tony
Cuba Doubts V 8 Integrity and Economic Strain
February Havana customs receipts fell to 1 004 780 dollars the lowest since the Spanish evacuation except September 1000 after the revolution. January 1908 customs took 2 225 042 dollars as merchants plead bankers refuse credit and fear of American republic return. Hartje acquitted of conspiracy in Pittsburgh case involving Mary Scott Harte. others acquitted. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers rejects wage cut, noting a 80 percent wage reduction already in effect.
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Havana
Cuba
Wavena
Hartje
Augustus Hartje
John 46
Welshons
Clifford Hope
Trink
Pittsburg
Mary Scott Harte
Brotherhood of Locomotive ‘Engineers
F. A. Bis Sess
Indian Woman Firefight At Kansas City Eatery
Indian woman Callie M Long fired five shots at a negro who entered her Kansas City restaurant and saluted with How do honey. Two bullets struck. the assailant escaped. The report notes Mrs Longia of Indian blood.
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Callie M. Long
Kansas City
Longia
War on Anarchy in Chicago Unites Officials to Quell Plots
Federal, state, and municipal authorities unite to stamp out anarchist activity in Chicago after Lazarus Averbuch, a youthful anarchist tool, killed Police Chief George M. Shippy. Authorities say Averbuch plotted to kill Shippy and other officials, with many leaders fled or arrested, literature confiscated, and public meetings dispersed. President Roosevelt commends Shippy’s actions. press praises decisive measures to prevent a repeat of the Haymarket era.
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Chicago
Federl
Lazarus Averbuch
George M. Shippy
Waymarket Square
Averbucb
Hil
Skippy
Olga Averbuch
Washburnie Avenue
Miyor Busse
P. D. O'Been
Detective Bureau
Averbuch
Haymarket
Roosevelt
Shippy
Shippy and Beys
Chief Shippy
Ant Rebate Act Upheld Supreme Court Case Note
The Supreme Court upholds a $15,000 fine against Great Northern for 20 cent oats rebates on shipments Minneapolis to Seattle. The ruling extends to cases from 1905 and challenges defenses in the Alton rebates matter. The decision, unanimous, holds repeal does not erase penalties unless stated by law. Water detected on Mars via spectral analysis at Lowell Observatory. Four women musicians under YMC A auspices sail to the Isthmus of Panama for canal zone entertainment.
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United States Supreme Court
Aikins
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
Seattle
Elkins
Standard Oil Company
Chacourt
Denver Auditorium Aims To Host Democratic Convention
Denver planners say the vast auditorium will be ready by mid June for the Democratic national convention opening July 7. The fireproof, permanent structure costs 550000 and seats 12500, surpassing Madison Square Garden. Railrates are set for heavy travel as Denver expects record attendance and lavish hospitality by Grand Army, Elks, and Eagles groups with city and state funding.
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Denver
Iiditoriual
Madison Square Garden
New York
The
Grand Army
Elks
Eagles
Nutty French Actor Confined as Napoleon Delusions Persist
Across reports from Europe and the Americas, varied events unfold. Ernest Coquelin, a French actor, is confined to a private sanitarium for hallucinations of being Napoleon. Russian forces maneuver at the front with 5,000 troops across five nations, while Venezuela’s High Court fines New York Bermuda Asphalt Company 200000 dollars. Finland’s Gov Gen resigns, Gen Bekmann rises, signaling repressive policies. Admiral Evans leads a Chilean armada past Valparaiso toward Callao. Japan names Baron Kogoro Takahiro ambassador to the United States and vows peace between powers. An American diamond find in Mexico is revealed after a refused gold payment of 100000. The boy king may depart to Claustral for months, amid injuries from clashes between troops and protesters commemorating Giordano Bruno.
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High Federal Court of Venesuela
New York and Bermuda Asphalt Company
Gerhard
Finland
Bekmann
Grand Duchy
Evans
Mexico
Ulsbon
Clatra
Indian appropriation bill dominates Senate agenda
Congress debates the Indian appropriation bill and currency measures as the Senate and House proceed with various fiscal and military provisions. Discussions include army pay increases, private employment restrictions for musicians, and scrutiny of railroad bonds in Aldrich currency legislation.
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Reed Scot
Senate
House
S‘pater
Lis Nola
Hepburn
Aldrich
Mophins
Sims
Tennessee
Burleson
Messie. Chaney
Inediana
Lindberg
Minnesota
Mer. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Alaska Territorial Government Bill Introduced In Congress
National Capitol notes report a bill by Cale Melegate of Alaska to establish a territorial government in Alaska. James Speyer, banker, met the President on business, Flo declined to discuss interview details. Whistlewood sworn in as representative from Trinola’s Twenty-fifth District. Marine recruits drownings inquiry deemed accidental. Eight Pittsburg Allegheny bridges deemed not to be valed, future bridges must sit 47 feet above water. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition government exhibit bill favorable in committee. Bill carries 760000 dollars.
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National Capitol
Cale
Melegate
Alaska
James Speyer
Flo
B. Whistlewood
House of Representatives
Trinola
George W. Smith
Boyal Board
Frank Fletcher
Steenerson
McIntosh
Marine Corps
Newport
St. 1
Allegheny River
Pletsburg
Taft
Humphrey
Washington
Seattle
Waals
Louse Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
Cuticara Remedies Restore Woman After Severe Eczema
Robert from Hydropolis Lu Jax testifies his wife suffered years of eczema affecting a hand and eye. After using Cuticara Soap and Olmnt, eczema returned briefly. Full relief came with the complete Cuticara Remedies. he highly recommends them to his parish. Dated Sept 4, 1900.
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Caticara Remedios
Cuticara
Robert
Hydropolis
Heated Gambling Denounced by Wife and Husband
In a dramatic exchange at Brown's, a husband reveals his purse and admits gambling losses as he offers money to his wife to buy a dress. The wife, though reluctant, accepts the amount while urging Henry to quit card gaming after enough winnings to complete her wardrobe.
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Brown's
Henry
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Well Man at 61 and Other Oddities
A 19th century column mixes personal health anecdotes with patent remedies and distant royal gossip. It recounts a Virginia man's recovery using Donn's Kidney Pills and features a claim of restored health at 81, plus brisk notes on headaches, water use by locomotives, and a light tale about a Czar and Czarian betrothal offering. The piece blends medical quackery with royal romance to reflect era tastes and concerns.
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Virginia
Daniel
Quen
Burrélt Street
Salem
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Outspoken French marquise records guests’ notes in register
A French marquise hosting a hunting season crowd contemplates using a bound register to record guests’ desires and criticisms. Entries accuse Count de R- of owing 95 dours and mention burned peas as well as the Baroness M- Alris’ misfortune. The register is reportedly withdrawn.
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Buch Ag
Count de R
M—— Alris
Ime
Cri de
Paris
Grape Nuts touted by doctor for digestion cure
A patient recalls how a doctor prescribed Grape Nuts to treat indigestion and biliousness. Within two months energy and mental clarity returned as health improved, credited to the cereal from Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan.
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Thia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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