Woman to study monkey talk in Africa voyage
Ida Y Simonton sister in law to Morris Goulden sails for Africa with Prof R L Garner to study apes and language. They will travel up the Kongol river and cage themselves for months to observe monkeys while seeking social relations. Simonton is a Thaw case witness who claimed Stanford White sent her to London to persuade Evelyn Nesbit and her mother to return to America.
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New York
Ida Y. Simonton
Morris D. Goulden
Joseph A. Goulden
Bronx
Africa
Misa Simonton
R .L. Garner
Hach
London
Stanford White
Miss Nesbit
America
Evelyn Nesbit
Thay
Continent
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Constitutional Cure
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims to cure constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for failures. Cited Toledo Ohio manufacturers Cheney claim efficacy and promote accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Sciome
Hall
Cheney
Toledo
Standard Oil Cuts Refined Oil Price by One to Two Cents
The Standard Oil Company announced a reduction of 1 to 2 cents a gallon on all grades of refined oil on Thursday morning. There is no change in gasoline prices.
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Standard Oil Company
BR. & G. Scia
Maby
U. Hague
NX. P, Wooster
70 Bodies Found in Wreck Interior of Sirlo
Cortusana reports diver says he saw 70 bodies inside the salvaged interior of the wrecked Italian steamer Sirlo wedged between rocks and listing 43 degrees to starboard. Attempts to raise the Mile failed while salvage funds rise to 28000 dollars from destitute survivors’ relief drives, with theater benefits assisting. John D. Rockefeller’s isolation and public curiosity are noted as his wealth grows distant from world affairs.
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Cortusana
Nasista
Sirlo
Hohnale
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fatal Bolt Leaves Picture in Pennsylvania
A Aug 9 report from Torrisburg Pennsylvania states an examination of the body of Charles Rich shows a bolt imprint on his shoulder matching the tree under which he stood. The print appears bright red, with miniature branches and leaves visible on the skin, suggesting a shocking phenomenon surrounding his death yesterday.
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Torrisburg
Charles Richwit
Hehtalng
Homely Virtues Lady Curgon Rise and Death Enduring Love
English society writers note Lady Curgon as proof an American girl can rise high and shape a husband’s fortune. A devoted wife and partner, she shared ambitions, kept pace with his success, and kept home life central. The story begins at Grosvenor House where she met him in London.
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Lady Curgon
Grosvenor House
Love sparks fatal shooting over landlady dispute
Aug. 10 report from Dima describes Charles Wheaton's shooting of 55 year old farmer Michael Troxet after an assault on Wheaton by Troxet. Troxet died or was injured, Wheaton was wounded, both Wheaton and Mrs. Troxel arrested, Wheaton claims self defense, and he later surrendered to deputies.
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Dima
Charles Wheaton
Michael Troxet
Wheaton
Troxels
Hoe
Goon
No Doubt of It in Sage’s Race for Coin
Russell Sage is described as having simply outpaced rivals equally determined to seize the money. The narrative portrays him as having moved ahead of others who would have guarded the fortune as tenaciously if they had succeeded, underscoring a fierce contest over wealth.
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Russell Sage
Thief Steals Jewelry From Cleveland Home
I J Lehman an architect from Cleveland and his wife away at dinner. A burglar forced entry at 1948 Tilden Avenue and stole 2000 dollars in jewelry including 23 diamonds an amethyst and pearl pin two diamond rings and other pieces. Neighbor Miss Anak Loebler surprised him at the back door and he claimed he was waiting for the family. Earlier Mrs C Karter reported a man trying a back door at a neighbor's home. Police later arrested Philip Garner for petit larceny of 53 Bolivar Street. Henry Walters age 12 raised the alarm at Mrs Harris store 214 Lake Avenue. Walter Simons age 17 was captured after a chase two miles out Detroit Street charged with petty larceny.
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I. J. Lehman
Cleveland
Tilden Avenue
Anak Loebler
C Karter
Billings Avame
Philip Garner
Bolivar Street
Detroit Street
Dream predicts grim fate for freight conductor Robert Moore
Sterling August 10 Robert Moore a freight conductor died in a manner he dreamed of the night before He recalled a vision of being ground to death under the Overland Limited He asked for a vacation but was refused due to staffing He was killed ten hours after the dream while near his engine
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Sterling
Robert Moore
Overland Limited
Congress Charters From O Congress Create National Bodies
Congress last session passed numerous measures incorporating organizations that previously relied on state charters. The Great Council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Archaeological Institute plus child labor committees were incorporated nationally. The trend makes these entities corporate but offers little advantage over state charters. It has become fashionable to secure national incorporation even when inappropriate.
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Congress
Great Council of the
United States
Improved Order of Red Men
Archaeological Intaitate
Child Labor Committee
Petersons Ointment Promises Quick Cure for Old Sores
An 19th century style advertisement claims Petersons Ointment will positively and quickly cure old sores. It instructs readers to write for a free sample and lists Peterson Bros in Buffalo NY. It mentions Rays Mixture as another cure and urges all druggists to stock.
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Peterson Bros
Burfalo
Would Mark Hanna Be A Standpatter In This Year Of Our Lord
A fragmented political column questions if Mark Hanna would be a standpatter today and whether Mr Dover, a Republican insider, would follow Hanna’s stance. It notes tariff revision looming as a likely 1908 issue while urging party leaders to ponder the crossfire between standpatters and reform. It ends with a trivial note about a silver bell in Alhambra signaling water and matrimony prospects.
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Winner Dover
Dover
Mark Hanna
Mark
Vanna
Mark Hanns
Ulill
Mr. Dover
Griggs
Alhambra
Spain
Liga
Dassi
Niagara Falls Excursion From Elyria via Lake Shore R R
A Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad low rate excursion advertised for August 14 to Niagara Falls Toronto Alexandria Bay and Montreal. Tickets via regular train No 2 from Elyria to Cleveland then on a special train to the falls with round trip fares cited and five day return validity. Also notes a Bay and Montreal trip on August 24. Then appears a separate, large, dense financial filing from the Ohio Insurance Department with annual statements for the National Life Insurance Company and Allegheny Fire Insurance Company, including assets, liabilities, and capital details.
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Niagara Falls
Toronto
Alexandria Bay
Montreal
Tike Shore Railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Elyria
Cleveland
Alexandra
Lake Shore
State of Oho
Insurance Department
State of
Ohio
National Life Insurance Company
Vere Mort
State of Ohio
Columbus
T. A. I. Vorys
Ineaurance
Allegheny Fire Insurance Company
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Eigh
Hardyfood claims offer long life from simple eating
An advertisement extolls Hardyfood as a common sense, digestion friendly product. It touts a secret processing method that removes grain impurities while preserving brain, bone, muscle, and nerve nourishment. The copy promises pure, cheap nutrition with 10 to 15 meals per package for under a cent per meal.
Man Kills Wife In Beheading At Georgetown
Georgetown Ohio August 10 Willi am Clark murdered his wife by nearly severing her head with a razor. She was sixty six and he sixty two. The couple moved here six weeks ago from Beaver Falls Pennsylvania Clark escaped.
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Georgetown
William Clark
Beaver Falls
Clark
Low Rate Excursion to Milwaukee Announced by Rail Line
Fraternal Order of Eagles event offers tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin and return on August 10 11 and 12. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway cites very low rates with return valid until August 22. Inquiries to ticket agents. Reporter Want Ad.
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Order of Eagles
Milwaukee
Wis
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry
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