Kermit Roosevelt Goes Afoot after Desertion From Cavalry
The Elgin Echo reports Kermit Roosevelt son of the President deserts from the Thirteenth U.S. Cavalry during a long hike from Fort Meavenworth to Chicago. A woman’s intrusion into his tent precipitated the escape amid heavy attention from officers who say they lost track of him in transit. Authorities suspect a hunting trip may follow in Chicago or nearby.
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Fort Meavenworth
Kon
Sheridan
Kermit Roosevelt
Thirteenth United States Cavalry
Joslyn
Shim
Roosevelt
Teuts
Philip Sheridan, Jr
Witzhugh Lee, Jr
Chicago
Obleago
Branding of Clubs in Principal Base Ball Leagues
Ambiguous figures show team standings across the American and National leagues. The fragment lists performances for Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg Cincinnati New York Benton Philadelphia St Louis Detroit Boston Cleveland St Louis Chicago Washington and others, with partial win percentages and records, reflecting pennant races.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Benton
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Phil'delphia
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Train wreck at Scotthaven and Suterville halts express
Wreckers removed spikes on the east bound line near Scotthaven and Suterville sixty miles east of Pittsburg. The New York express passed. a fast freight for Philadelphia and New York derailed the following engine and twelve cars. Fireman and engineer escaped. Norwegian composer Grieg dies after brief illness in Bergen while en route to Christiania.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Philadelphia
New York
Found Dying Along Road In Philadelphia Area
Edward J. Wallis vice president of Dalton Cigar Company died in a Philadelphia hospital from injuries suffered Saturday. He was found near his Cynwyd home with his skull crushed, believed struck by an automobile. Harvester Combine Pays Fine. International Harvester Company of Wisconsin pleaded guilty to a Texas anti trust violation and was fined 35000 dollars and ordered to a perpetual injunction against operations in Texas.
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Edward J. Wallis
Dalton Cigar Company
Philadelphia
Mr. Wallis
Railroads Ordered to Adopt 2 Cent Fare in Kansas
Topeka officials on the state railroad commission ordered Kansas railroads to implement a flat 2 cent fare starting October 1. The board's decision was unanimous, though the railroads did not indicate what actions they might take in response. The report also notes details about the McKinley Monument unveiling in Buffalo with Governor Hughes as principal speaker, and mentions a string of drownings in the Mississippi River area including the missing man Dernard Sheridan of Winona, Mina.
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Topeka
Stats Board of Railroad Commissioners
Railroads of
Kansas
Dernard Sheridan
Winona
Mina
Mississippi
Whido
Strike Oil Near Topeka Farm Hits Oil at Depth
A heavy oil strike occurred on the George Manders farm three miles southwest of Topeka Kansas. The well reached a significant depth, signaling a major local discovery and potential production expansion for the area. Local officials report strong interest from oil companies and possible jobs for residents.
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Kansas
George Manders
Topeka
Kun
Prilove Ari Pal Arrives in San Francisco for Hawaiian Nuptials
Wilfred Queen Li Prilove Ari Pal of Tabithaw reaches San Francisco en route to Honolulu for marriage to former Queen Guluokaloal of Hawaii. He shows reticence about the approaching wedding, though he confirms the announced engagement as a significant union.
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Wilfred Queen “Li" Prilove Ari Pal
Tabithaw
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guluokaloal
Hawaii
Terror in Odessa as Black Hundreds Attack Jews
Rioting and killings erupt in Odessa after Union of Russian People resolution to annihilate Jewish self defense. Black Hundreds, aided by Cossacks, target Jewish districts and the cemetery, killing an actor and a girl, injuring many including children, while police stand by. A bomb report sparked the violence, though officials say the bomb was dropped accidentally by an artillery officer.
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Odessa
Union of
Central Police
Aution
Jawiah
Tago
THIRTEEN DEAD AND MANY MAIMED IN ILLINOIS INTERURBAN WRECK
Thirteen people killed and many injured as a Charleston and Mattoon interurban line train and an empty express car collide head on near Charleston Illinois at 10 30 Sunday morning. The crash occurs on a sharp curve causing a tangled mass of wreckage and a scene of appalling suffering. A telephone miscommunication is blamed for the catastrophe.
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Illnois
Charleston and Mattoom
Charleston
Ill
Mnce
Tragedy at Ocean Grove Hotel Ends in Firearm Fatalities
Wealthy Ocean Grove hotel proprietor Robert Gravatt shot his wife Irene and daughter Mollie during dinner, then killed himself. The 47 year old killed himself after wounding his wife and child in the dining room, with domestic trouble cited as the motive. Gravatt also owned a store in Asbury Park.
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Ocean Grove
GN. J. House
N. J
Robert Gravatt
Irene
Mollie
Gravatt
Gravitt
Asbury Park
Pioneer Consul Is Drowned In St Louis
The body of 76 year old Broer B Haagsma Dutch consul in St Louis was recovered from the river. Identification was made by his son A R Haagsma who doubts accidental death and notes his mother’s mental illness. Haagsma arrived in 1835, served in the Holland American circle, and held local consul duties signed by President Lincoln.
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St. Louis
Broer B. Haagsma
A. R. Haagsma
Netherlands
Hangsma
Lincoln
Railroad Bridge Blown Up Near Darby on B and O
A new Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Darby a Philadelphia suburb was blown up at about 1 am by unknowns. A southbound freight train was approaching and was warned by two policemen. The bridge is under construction by Youngstown Construction Co. Police suspect enemies of the firm. William Howard Metcalf, secretary of the Navy’s son, was involved in a recent elopement and marriage to Vida Bavans. Water famine looms as White Lake hotels sell scarce water at 25 cents a quart. A Cheboygan mother spanks her son, causing a dynamite cap to detonate in the boy’s pocket. he is not expected to live and the mother is badly injured.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Darby
Philadelphia
Youngstown Construction Company
William Howard Metcalf
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Oakland
San Rafael
Onl
Vida Bavans
White Lake
Cheboygan, Mich
Plague Kills 200 Daily In Chinese Regions
Cholera epidemic sweeps lower Yangtze areas with about 200 deaths daily in Wa Hu Nean Hwei and Kin Kiang Klang Si. Also reports a flood in Alamo Creek Bierra County New Mexico drowning mother and seven children. Food damage estimated at $60,000.
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Yangtee
Wa-Hu
Nean-Hwei
Kin-Kiang
Klang-Si
Louisa Hill Carabejal
Alamo Creek
Bierra County
New Mexico
Will of Mansfield Reveals Smaller Estate and Shared Heirships
The Mansfield will, dated 1804 and publicized by Irving Dittenhoaffer, leaves the entire estate to Mrs. Mansfield as executrix, with George Gibbs as heir if the father died intestate. Insurance cited at 260000 but clarified as 80000, leaving most to the widow and the estate valued around 50000. House at 310 Riverside Drive and Connecticut farms transferred to the wife. plays, manuscripts, and Richard Mansfield stock go to the widow.
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Richard Minefield
New York
Irving Dittenhoaffer
Mr. Meanafield
Mr. Mansfield
Dittenhoeffer
Mansfield
Wireless Phones for Fleet Introduced on Battleships
North Atlantica Squadron and other battleships of the North Atlantic fleet will be equipped with wireless telephones. Instruments tested on the Louisiana and Virginia. Admiral Evans gains long distance voice capability between ships up to five miles. Details kept secret by the Navy Department to avoid foreign exposure. Interference remains a concern but overall these devices promise great peacetime and wartime utility.
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North Atlantica
North Atlantic
Louisiana
Virginia
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Elopement on Eve Upset at Ithaca Wedding
Miss Marie Noble of Ithaca elopes with Yale junior David White amid wedding plans with Cornell graduate David D. Kline of Williamsport. Kline threatens violence, Noble’s mother is distressed, Grace Miller White appears unconcerned as Noble defies engagement after two years.
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Ithaca
Cornell
David D. Kline
Williamsport
Marie
Noble
N. Y
David White
Yale
Kline
White
Miss Noble
Statehood Fight Dropped as Arizona New Mexico Vote Final
Roosevelt accepts the November vote in Arizona and New Mexico as final and ends administration efforts to seek joint statehood. Oklahoma and Indian Territory likely to adopt state constitutions during the September 17 election, amid a broader regional pattern.
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Roosevelt
Arizona
New Mexico
Garfield
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Yasui brothers assassinated in ez after ruling Morocco
The Yasui brothers who dominated the Sultan of Morocco to enrich themselves and are blamed for the country’s ruin have been assassinated at ez. Their deaths mark a dramatic turn in the country’s political turmoil and may trigger further upheaval among rival factions.
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Yasui
Morocco
Bryan to Be Candidate for Democratic Nomination
William J. Bryan indicates he will seek the presidential nomination at the Democratic convention next year. His spokesman says there will be practically no opposition to the Nebraska strongman.
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Bryan
William J. Bryan
Oraskaz
Monument to McKinley Dedication in Buffalo Obelisk
A marble obelisk eighty six feet high was dedicated in Niagara Square Buffalo built by New York State to honor President William McKinley. Governor Hughes gave the principal address as the commission handed over a completed monument featuring a tiled promenade ornate parapets and splashing fountains.
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Buffalo
William McKinley
State of New York
Costs of Cuban pacification army reach over two million
The annual report of General Aleshire shows the U S army spent 2 554 970 for the Cuban pacification in the fiscal year 1007 with 1 015 383 for transportation Ten percent of the force consisted of nine officers and 200 post quartermaster sergeants plus 76 line officers Aleshire urges more commissioned officers and a general service corps for the department He notes unit building costs should rise from 20 000 to 60 000 and cites lumber and coal price increases for trans Pacific operations Nagasaki coal imports and rapid loading of ships, up to 8 064 tons in a ten hour day.
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Army of Pacification
Aleshire
Quartermaster's Department
United States
General Service Corps
Gen
Aleshira
Congress
Nagagaki
Japan
Government compromise raises army pay but not pay raises
President and Congress reach a compromise increasing army pay while denying a raise in the alee. In New York, eighteen men were rescued after an eight‑hour confinement in the McAdoo tunnel flood. A rainfall accident injured workers. In Syracuse, two foreign nationals fluent in no English were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attempt to wreck a New York general train at Jordi.
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Congress
McAdoo Tunnel
New York
Syracuse
N. Y
Jordi
Gary City Rising on Lake Michigan Shores
The Gary Indiana project grows from sand dunes to a steel town built for United States Steel Corporation. Broadfront development promises 20 000 workers and a Polish dominated population with English as a discount in a fortress like factory city on Calumet river front facing the lake.
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Gary
Ind
Steel Trust
In- Gana
Michigan
Broadway
Svil
Hey
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Witch
Sirthea
Garyla
United States
Calumet
Hla
Shich
Train Crash Near Seabrook Injures Several Passengers
Notes of current events report a head on collision of two Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio trains near Seabrook Texas injuring several people. Other items include Yale dormitory Sachem Wall badly damaged requiring rebuilding and a $200000 loss at Monitor Truck and Storage building in Toledo. The International Harvester Company suffered the heaviest losses as wartime actions rise. Pennsylvania authorities mobilize state constabulary against the Black Hand.
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Harrisburg
San Antonio
Seabrook
Texas
Sachem
Yale University of New Haven
Gre
Monitor
Tm ‘Loledo
International ‘Harvester Company
World chronology of historic events and figures list
A dense catalog of dates and names spanning 1621 to 1902, including Cortes in Mexico, New France governors, New Amsterdam to New York, British attacks, explorations, revolts, and cultural milestones. It piles battles, treaties, dissections of empires, and notable deaths, with scattered mispellings and garbled phrases.
Platt Replies to Critten on Express Co Earnings
Senator Platt, as president of United States Express, mails a circular to stockholders showing first half 1907 earnings down from the prior year. He estimates net income at 7 percent for 1907, replying to minority demands for surplus division and allegations that books were inflated. He denies rival representation on the board and diversion of business to competitors.
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Platt
Critten
United States Express Company
Martyr to Experimenta Doctor Dies After Carbolic Acid Tests
Dr Seneca, a faculty member at the ate Medical School, conducted experiments in medical science by swallowing lethal doses of poison and using alcohol as an antidote. Many tests occurred in class with students present, marking a risky approach to research.
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Seneca
Ate Medical School
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