Real Estate Transfers Reported in Local Records
Land transfers in Concord Clinton and Elkhart townships include Henry Kreps to W H Mann Lumber Co for 1 600 Charles Bunger to C S Boyer 20 acres priced 1 400 George Grove to Olivia Olive area for 1 000 and related deeds among multiple families including Brodrick Kline and Beardster additions in Elkhart plus small Lot sale and railroad parcel transfers with prices ranging from 189 to 1 750.
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Henry Kreps
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
Concord
Charles Bunger
C.S. Boyer
Harrison Tp
H. A. Boyer
Mary
Jane Kline
George S. Grove
Olive To
Joseph Franklin Kline
Olivet
Josephine A. Brodrick
Charles B. Brodrick
Beardsley Add
Elkhart
Charles B. Brodrick, Jr
Beardster’s Add
Benimin F. Dewey
Clinton
M. Sivero Willard C. Stivyer
North Elkhart
Ira S. Johns
Noah M. Long
Sarah A. Wolf
Harry W. Bales
Wolf
Noah At
Ladies' Air Society to Meet and social events noted
Zion news reports the Ladies' Air Society will meet with Mrs A J Walts on Tuesday November 28. Social reminders include a chicken-nie social and sale at the home of Mr and Mrs Gust Yohn on December 2. Various visits and guests are listed from Elkhart Toneka and nearby families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
John Wells
Ben Long
Straight
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ard
Gust Yohn
Anna Kegerreis
Lottie King
Rev. Good
Catholic Entitles Convert to Free High Schools
The report notes many Catholic entities shifting to free high schools. Initiated by the rector of the Catholic University of Washington and later advanced by Bishop Conay, the movement gained momentum starting in 1909 with support from Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Fampolla.
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Catholic University of Washington
Conay
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Fampolla
Pirenln Pasesvon Responds to Summons in London Case
A Mey spelling of a name appeared in a recent court summons in London. The response to the summons was filed by the individual identified.
Supreme Court Grants Leo Spivey New Trial
The Missouri supreme court reversed Leo Spivey’s murder conviction in Pemiscot county and ordered a new trial. It ruled trial judges may not inquire into witnesses’ character in affdavits and must grant a venue change when properly requested.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Leo Spivey
Pemiscot County
Spivey
Young Roosevelt Under the Knife
Theo dore Roosevelt Jr underwent nasal surgery in Cambridge after a Saturday freshman game blow broke his nose. He watched practice from the sidelines following Tuesday afternoon operation.
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Young Roosevelt
Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Whaling Schooner Gotama Returns After 42 Day Voyage
The whaling schooner Gotama arrived in San Francisco after a 42 day voyage from the Okhotsk sea. Her cargo totaled 1350 pounds of bone and 125 barrels of oil.
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San Francisco
Gotama
Okhotsk Sea
King Haakon VII Plans First Official Visit to Stockholm
London dispatch says Haakon VII of Norway plans his first official trip to Stockholm after becoming king. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail reports the intended royal itinerary and official visit sequence.
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Stockholm
London
Haakon VII
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Terrific Race With Death Ended By Electric Bitters
Ralph F Fernandez of Tampa Massachusetts describes a fearful health battle with liver trouble and heart disease. He credits Electric Bitters with a three day improvement and claims to be cured. Sold at Houseworth Bros. drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Fernandez
Tampa
Houseworth Bros
Bristol Town Talk High School reception reported a jolly evening
Attendees at the High School reception in the opera house last Friday enjoyed a merry time. Be Atkins is in Phoenix, Artz oversees mining interests, and Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Kelsey left for California for the winter. B. Case bought from Al Freemyre a billiard and pool room. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carter welcomed a son born last Thursday.
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Opera House
BE. Atkins
Phoenix
Artz
California
B. Case
al. Freemyre
Donald Carter
Hanny
Canadian banks seek clerks for English and Scottish youths
Canadian banks report sufficient demand as they recruit clerks to hire a number of English and Scottish youths for positions. The move reflects ongoing efforts to fill clerical roles across branches.
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Prew
Depew's Friend and Insurance Donations Scrutinized
New York news reports Senator Platt admitting Equitable society contributions of 10000 dollars a year to the Republican state campaign fund. Witnesses describe Manning as Depew's rambunctious friend and detail payments to influence legislation, plus Tarbell's agency system defense.
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New York
Republican State Campaign Fund of
Equitable Society
Thomas C. Platt
Legislative Insurance Committee
W. S. Manning
Depew
Nichols
Manning
Senator Platt
Republican State Campaign Fund
State Committee
Platt
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton
Andrew C. Fields
Albany
Equitable
John A. Nichols
Port of New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Kerr
Special Session Called by Gov La Follette on December 4
A Madison dispatch reports Gov. La Follette has ordered a special session of the Wisconsin legislature for December 4 to address issues including the United States senatorship, governorship, capitol repairs, primary election law, ballot forms, railroad rates, tax and license changes, fishways, bridges, grain inspection, university funds, and reforms against abuses by public service firms.
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Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
la Follette
United States
Railroad Rate Commission
Grain Inspection Commission
Post Office Budget Seeks 1907 Increase Despite Cuts
Postmaster General Cortelyou sent the 1907 postal service estimates to the treasury showing a total department cost of 193 million dollars with reductions where possible. Salaries are requested at 1.461 million, 44 thousand less than last year, while rural delivery and railway mail services need major funding to extend and operate. The 1905 deficit stood at 14.572 million, with expectations the 1906 deficit will be smaller and revenue for 1905 slightly above 1904 expenditures by about 500 thousand.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Railway Mail
Saloonkeeper Furnished Bail for Krup
New York reports reveal John F. Pickett a Third Avenue saloon keeper provided 5000 dollars bail for John Krup who vanished last week on the day set for his illegal voting trial in the eighteenth assembly district. Krup's counsel Charles F. Dillon appeared before the grand jury after refusing to answer questions. Recorder Goff directed him to testify.
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New York
John Krup
Eighteenth Assembly District
John F. Pickett
Third Avenue
Woman killed at home near Oskaloosa Iowa
Mrs Will Hughes was mysteriously killed Tuesday afternoon at her home in Hvans west of Oskaloosa. A bullet shattered a window and struck her in the neck severing her jugular vein. There is no clue to the perpetrator.
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Oskaloosa
Will Hughes
Hvans
Norwegian Bark Bidderside Calls In For Crew Poisoning
The Norwegian bark Bidderside under Capt. Hansen arrived in Bahia Brazil after sailing from Newport News on September 3 bound for Buenos Ayres. Four crew members are dead and others ill with symptoms likely beri beri or ptomaine poisoning, prompting medical aid in port.
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Bahia
Brazil
Bidderside
Hansen
Newport News
Buenos Ayres
Wealthy Marquis Heir Accused of Stolen Kiss Worth 10000
Miss Ella Hamilton sues Hayden Marquis claiming a Kiss she alleges he stole is worth 10000. Petition filed in Des Moines district court sets January term for trial. Marquis is son of millionaire C W Marquis.
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Kiss
Des Moines
Ella Hamilton
Hayden Marquis
Marquis
C. W. Marquis
Elected Bishop Coadjutor at Milwaukee Diocese
Milwaukee November 22 Dr Walter W Webb president Nashotah College unanimously elected Bishop coadjutor to Bishop Isaac Lea Nicholson of the Milwaukee Episcopal diocese on the first formal ballot.
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Milwaukee
Walter W. Webb
Nashotah College
Isaac. Lea Nicholson
Milwaukee Episcopal
Thief Kills Girl in Chicago Home Invasion
Miss Maud Reese, 25, was confronted by a burglar she surprised in her Evanston Avenue flat. After a struggle through dark rooms, she died from a heart wound in the front entry. The killer fled through a rear window to a vacant lot.
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Chicago
Maud Reese
Evanston Avenue
Tragedy in Philadelphia Ends in Double Self Destruction
David E. Rowe was shot four times by his son in law Caspar Cooper in West Philadelphia. Rowe survived after being rushed to hospital, while Cooper shot himself dead nearby. The couple's marriage had ended eight months earlier amid alleged ill treatment.
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Philadelphia
David E.rowe
Caspar Cooper
Cooper
Rowe
Betsy’s Freak and the Golden Carriage Dream
A slave mistress Betsy Betsy fights hunger and faith as her family endures a day of breakups and a stalled heavenward plan. The narrator recalls Betsy’s fevered vision of a gold carriage, a feast of breakfast, and a collapse of reverie as evening returns.
May Remit Taxes on Distillery Fire Loss
Secretary of the Treasury may grant abatement of internal revenue tax on destroyed spirits from the Overholt distillery fire in Bradford Pennsylvania. Abatement would be partial or full if the loss is proven accidental and without fraud. Tax due ranges from seven hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand dollars.
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Mistis
Betsy
Dar
Jake
Eloes
Solumn
Lucy
Marriah
Granny Betsy
Debbits
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Bradford
Bank Robbery Near Denver Steals 2000 From Bank
Two masked gunmen blast into the South Denver bank and compel cashier Gabriel Jones to surrender all the cash in the safe, about $2,000, as a man and woman onlookers are forced to face the wall with hands up before the robbers flee in a buggy.
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Denver
Col
Gabriel Jones
South
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Obie
Tarbell
Gage E. Tarbell
Equitable Life
América
James K. Apgar
Westchester
Hyde
Thomas D. Husted
Husted
Apgar
Fields
Tom
Yellow Jane Dew
Paul
Faljah
Meter
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de Lawd
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Vikiick
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Marster
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