Gunmen Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie Seized in Brooklyn
New York reports Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie, two Rosenthal gunmen, were found living with their wives in a Brownsville Brooklyn flat since Aug 15. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and detectives arrested them. they were taken to police headquarters as the case moves toward trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gyp the Blood
Lefty Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Brownaville
Brooklyn
Dougherty
Cemails Slenst Toucherty
Discovery of Last Uninhabited Country by Stefansson
Arctic explorer Vahijalmar Stefansson reports finding a previously unseen land on Coronation Gulf during a four year Arctic stay. He describes about 1,000 people with caribou and musk ox food, no fishing nets, no exposure to cloth or firearms, and limited counting ability. He contrasts them with the Eskimo as healthier and better dressed but less intelligent, noting their curiosity toward whites and rapid learning potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mys
Happ
Vahijalmar Stefansson
New York
Myr
Stefansson
Coronation Gulf
Rulers Body Put In Tomb In Japan
In Kioto on September 16 the late emperor Mutsuhito was interred at Monoyama mausoleum near Kioto after a formal procession. Local authorities joined ritual displays and prayers as ancient war implements and ceremonial ornaments were borne behind the casket.
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Kioto
Japan
Mutsuhito
Monoyama
Duluth Strike Is Broken Traction Resumes Service
Duluth Minnesota September 18 street railway service resumes with about 75 percent of cars in operation manned by strikebreakers. No bricks were thrown as Sheriff Meining holds guards at key points to deter disturbances. Some strikebreakers are University of Chicago students seeking the promised 26 dollars a day.
Croatians Demand Freedom in National Society Resolutions
In Kansas City on September 18, the National Croatian society adopted resolutions urging freedom from Austria-Hungary and endorsing union with Servia. The organization represents about 600,000 Croatians in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Austria-Hungary
National
Global and domestic turmoil sweep 1908 headlines
Lorn Churchill favors multiple Parliaments in the United Kingdom echoing US systems as Russia dissolves its duma. Elections start Sept 22, new duma opens Oct 28. Major General Leonard Wood orders a general supply post in El Paso. Wilson and Bryan to speak from Lincoln Oct 5. Portland shops strike for higher wages and rule changes.Horse plague losses in Kansas estimated at six million dollars. Buffalo dealer George Hunner fatally shot. wife wounded near Tonawanda. Lynching of H Murphy after assault accusation in Alton, Illinois. Dublinary clashes at Celtic park injure sixty. two critical. Reports from San Andres on Bickerdike murder. US Motor Company receivers appointed. Hayes found guilty of false police statement. dismissed. Saxony army victory per Emperor William. British aviator casualties lead to monoplanes suspension. US intervention in Santo Domingo planned. Revolt jeopardizes American and other interests. Multiple accidents including St Joseph line crash. Mrs. Jack Johnson dies from injuries after shooting. Attorney Burton Gibson vows defense. Alaska coal claims voided amid Ballinger Pinchot ties. Nogi couple commits suicide after imperial ceremonies. NC freshman Will Rand killed in hazing incident. Britain cautions China on a new loan. Forage fungus probe sent to Kansas and Nebraska. Puget Sound Railway injunction upheld. Keil couple found dead in Idaho cabin. husband shot wife then himself.
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Lorn Churchill
United Kingdom
United States
Duma
Leonard Wood
Army
el Paso
Tex
Woodrow Wilson
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Portland
Ore
Kansas
George Hunner
Buffalo
Virangh Tonawanda
H. Murphy
Alton
Pia
Celtic Park
Chicago
Joseph I. Bickerdike
San Andras
California
Juan Trees
United States Motor Company
Cornelius G. Hayes
New York
Waldo
Saxony
William
British Army Flying Corps
Santo Domingo
Amiricain
J.B. Johnson
St. Joseph
G. J. Withiavnson
Goshen
Jesa Menschik Szabo
Alaska
Interior Department
C. W. Stevens
Westfield
Olaf Olson
Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
Clay Center
Kas
N. G. Barton
Ong
Kaa
A. Brown
Inwood
English Township
John Reese
William R. Caylor
Stratford
Boone
Union Electric Company
James Gibson
Corning
Martin Emberg
Slater
Frank Kearsey
Glinton
Gearney
John Swan
Story City
Upper Town University At
Fayette
Esther McGuigin
Montezuma Republican
St. Paul
George H. Pauli
Iowa
Texas
T. 3
Stewart
Dunlap
Meyers Assesor
Waterloo
John Johnson
Ben de Garmo
Anamona
M. C. Matern
Towa
Last of Allen Gang Captured in Des Moines Virginia Outlaws Arrested
Des Moines reports arrest of Allen clan leader from Hillsville Va and his nephew Wesley Edwards en route to Virginia after surrendering extradition. Allen captured in West Eleventh Locust room. Edwards detained on a street car after a failed escape attempt. Miss Maude Treler arrives as detectives raid the Locust street residence. Reward of 38700 hinted for the young mountaineer’s cooperation.
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Des Moines
Sidna Allen
Allen
Carroll County Court House
Hillsville
Wesley Edwards
Virginia
West Eleventh
Locust Streets
Edwards
Maude Ireler
West Locust Street
Forty-seventh Street
Ingersoll
Avenue
Conference 40 Years Old Northwest Iowa Planed
The Northwest Iowa annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Storm Lake on October 2 to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. Rev George Whitfield of Estherville will chair the opening program, with Rev A McBurney already hosting 324 delegates registered and daily additions. A vigilance committee in Monroe County offers a $50 reward for acts of arson against Henry Stewart’s crop, amid several fires thought to be deliberate.
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Northwest Iowa
Stoma Lake
Methodiat Episcopal Church
Storm Lake
Conference Historical Society
Rey
George BR. Whitfield
Estherville
A. McBurney
Des Moines
Monroe County
Henry Stewart
Murder charge against Willeford in Des Moines
Des Moines police hold T. M. Willeford of Mount Pleasant after authorities dispute Williams death with a bullet found in the skull from a post mortem. Officials say the fatal blow caused the death though the prisoner claims the bullet was the cause.
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Willeford
Des Moines
John Williams
T. &. Willeford
Mount Pleasant
Plans Big Improvements for Fort Dodge Line
Fort Dodge des Moines and Southern Railway reports purchase of 80500 dollars in electrical gear for Boone power house East Fort Dodge substations mines Ogden and Plymouth Gypsum mills. A turbine and a new electric locomotive are en route, the latter the largest in the state, boosting freight by electric power.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County Recorder
Fort
Rand
Kidnap Case Tops Des Moines Crime News
A bold kidnapping attempt near West Second and School streets ends when abductors release a girl after realizing she is not the intended witness for a district court case. Chief J. W. Jenney leads the probe with arrests unlikely so far as the search continues. Prohibition candidate Trigene W. Chafin outlines a three day Iowa campaign starting Oct. 1 with singer Captain Stanley. other notes report insurers denying licenses for low rates and a state seed storage initiative.
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Des Moines
St. Monica's
West Second
School
J. W. Jenney
Wandland Cemetery
Jenney
Trigene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Iowa
Prohibition State Committee
Kay
Ghafin
Captain Stanley
Washington
Minnesota
Des Moines College Receives $6000 Gift
Mrs Lorinda Champlain of Waterloo presents six thousand dollars to a Des Moines college to fund a dormitory for male students. The gift supports building a new dormitory for young men attending the college.
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Des Moines College
Lorinda Champlain
Waterloo
Des Moines pickle plant burns in devastating fire
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Mennig Blazer company pickle and wine plant in Des Moines. The loss is estimated at $125,000.
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Mennig-Blazer Company
Nekle
AfsDes Moines
Iowa Pres bytery fall meeting and county notes
The Iowa Pres bytery held its fall meeting while Ida Grove s chautauqua left a $432 balance. Kossuth county fair runs September 17 to 20 at Algaun. Many local items follow including deaths, marriages, business openings and county incidents across Waverly Iowa City Des Moines Onawa and other towns.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Monona County
Onawa
A. L. Lofgren
Clinton
Vinton
State School For
Haitz
Mornick
de A. Aitken
Sioux City
William Waterman
William Rethder
William Albreche
Discher
German Luthern Church
Wall Lake
N. Mass
Town City
M. Rowena Morse
Kenosha
Wis
Sarah Lodge
Fonda
Manning
Sloan
GW. Mammen
Aad Roads Club
Plymouth County
Spencer
Henry Peters
Everly
J. H. Wolf
Primghar
D. E. Miller
Marion
Everett Varley
Bethany Ladies’ Seminary
Mankato
Minn
W. F. George
Webster City
Storm Lake
H. K. Forsyth
Griswold
C. E. Mis
Joseph Higgins
Emmetsburg
Mis
Lill Patton
Palo Alto
Chicago
W. H. Totten
Gilbert Bank
Ames Savings Bank
Ethel Tank
Mixa Mae Conaidy
Clear Lake
Herman Bruene
Battle Creek
Frank Smith
Knoxville
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Gyp the
Lefty
Louie
Brooklyn Flat
Rosenthal Gang
Whitman
St. Louis
Hot Springs Ark
Sam Schepps
Rosenthal
Tett Lowe
Surial
Duluth
Maresuke Nogi
Countess Nogi
Tokyo
Matsuhito
Willam Rand
North Carolina University
China
Sir John N. Jordan
Great Britain
London
Charles Thom
Bureau of Animal Industry
Nebraska
Bureau
Cushman
Renton
Seattle
Puget Bound Traction, Light and Power Company
Charles Keil
Minneapolis
Murray
Ida
Kell
Hia Braina
State Federation of Women's Clubs
State Suffrage Association
Bey Bandit
Washington, Ia
William R. Salts
State Board of Control
Southern
Chafin
Annual Report On Insurance
John J. Bleakly
Bleakly
Uure
Greater
Robert D. Wall
James J. Gibson
Ufe
Harry Rice
St. Vincent's Hospital
Miller
Mills County
Corning Fair
Nab
Grane
Clear Wake
PF Crane
North Town
Mason City
Dew Moines
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