Voice From Grave: Defaulter Held Prisoner in Texas
Henry E. Agar of Princeton Indiana long believed dead after vanishing in 1907 is now arrested in Texas. He confessed to forgeries and embezzlement totaling about 125000 and prompted multiple life insurance disputes with his family. Agar aided by Capt. Ross reportedly signaled help as he fell overboard during a river trip near Mount Carmel.
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Princeton
Ind
Henry E. Agar
Texas
Wabash
Mount Carmel
Gibson County
Agar
Capt
Ross
Texas Rangers
Indiana
Agars
Lafayette
Corm
Harrington
Ivy Tie
Jess Caine
Union Central of
Cincinnati
Reserve Loan Life of
Indianapolis
Intermediate
Evansville
Mob Hangs Murder Suspect at Greasy Creek Kentucky
In Wayne County a mob dragged Elmer Hill from jail at Vale to Greasy Creek and hanged him from a tree after giving him a moment to pray. No shots were fired and the crowd dispersed quietly. Hill had been accused of murdering Mary Welnick and killing his cousin earlier.
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Adair
Rus-sies
Caii
Hill
Greasy Creek
Mary Welnack
Notice to University of Illinois Students on Street Etiquette
A Champaign Illinois special notice urges awareness for students about working girls in the area. It warns against unwanted attention from male students and advises cautious behavior and respectful interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign. Ll
University of Illinois
Champuis
Snowball Fight Turns Fatal as Teen Hit in Head
In New Haven Connecticut a snowball fight escalated when Frank Nuzzo allegedly struck Tony Demnarasso aged 17 in the head with a snowball weapon, resulting in fatal injuries. The incident centers on the youths involved and the circumstances leading to the boy's death.
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New Haven
Conn
Frank Nuzzo
Tony Demnarasso
Big City in Peril In Roestov On The Don
Fragmentary report from St Petersburg Cable states a large force is attacking Roestov on the Don. The center of the town is destroyed and another quarter is wrecked. Several inhabitants are said to be lost.
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St. Petersburg
Roestov-on-the-Don
Dash to South Pole Expedition Reaches South
The French steamer Pourquoi Pas reaches Chile carrying crew and a large supply cache for a South Pole voyage. The vessel undertakes preparations to pursue the polar expedition with the on board personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Arenas
Chile
Proofreader to Blame Sparks Butte Strike Talk
In Butte Montana the Daily Miner faces a dispute over a proofreader blamed for an ad error that cost the advertiser money. Printers debated supporting the proofreader but resumed work while awaiting the International Typographical Union's decision. The editor was asked to pay three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Butte Daily Miner
International Typographical Union
Ruler Who Grants Constitution Cheered as He Marches in Constantinople
In Constantinople the Sultan Abdul Hamid led the first Ottoman Parliament in a grand procession to inaugurate constitutional rule. The crowd cheered without disorder as delegates from Albanians Syrians Arabs Greeks Armenians Bulgarians and others gathered in a diverse assembly. The new parliament aims to fulfill the bloodless revolution’s constitutional goals.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Sofia
Europe
Jerusalem
Mecca
Indian Ocean
Hayti Elects New Ruler Gen Antoine Simon
Port au Prince reports Gen Antoine Simon, leader of Hayti's last revolution, elected president by the Haytian congress after ten days of his triumphal entry. A large crowd cheered as salutes from forts and gunboats fired. Other rivals withdrew amid fears of American intervention.
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Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Hayti
Nord Alexis
Sanity Examination Sheds Light on Mrs Kelleher Case
Cambridge inquest ordered by District Attorney Higgins investigates six mysterious family deaths linked to Mrs Mary Kelleher of Somerville. She faces arson charges amid reports life insurance payouts to the woman.
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Somerville
Mass
Mary Kelleher
Cambridge
Higgins
Foot Disease on Decline Reported in State
Reports to the State Live Stock Sanitary Board indicate that the foot and mouth disease is being stamped out with no new cases in several days across eastern counties. More than 2,500 cattle and swine have been affected.
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Harrisburg
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Liquor Barred From Malls Washington Special
By amendment to the penal code the House makes depositing liquor in United States mails a prison offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United
Sia
Man of Mystery: Norwegian Woman Lived as Lumberjack Billy Williams
Ingeborge Wekan born Hallingdal Norway died in Manhattan after living over 50 years as Sam Williams and Billy Williams. She worked as a cook and lumberjack in Eau Claire and nearby camps, chose male attire after a broken engagement, and moved between towns while hiding her gender. Her body to be returned to relatives in Iowa.
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Manhattan
Mont
Ingeborge Wekan
Eau Claire
Wis
Sam Williams
Frontier
Plains
Hallingdal
Norway
Sven Norem
America
Waukon
Allamakee County
Norem
Ingeborge
Billy Williams
Anderson Broters
Eau Claire Logging
Billy
Wauk
Billy Cook
Iowa
Rubber ball stunt aims Niagara Falls ride by Robert Leach
Niagara Falls Ontario special reports Robert Leach plans a June attempt to descend the Niagara River in two nested rubber balls. The outer will be 13 feet and the inner 11 feet in diameter, held by four springs with oxygen supplied for a slim life margin. Leach previously rode whirlpool rapids and dived 75 feet at Arlington New Jersey.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Robert Leach
Leach
Niagara River
Chippewa
Cohoes Falls
Albany
Arlington
N. J
Michigan Trade Paralyzed Amid Cattle and Hay Quarantine
Detroit faces a heavy hit as Michigan cattle and hay quarantine disrupts wholesale and retail trade. Officials note weekly losses grow by a quarter million, with cash shortages killing smaller city retail, and country visitors during Christmas season taking a downturn. Meanwhile Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania is slated to become Secretary of State under Taft, per Taft headquarters in Augusta, Georgia.
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Detroit
Special
Michigan
Man fights bobcats in Mogolion mountains snowslide
Tom Galbraith was attacked by two bobcats while bear hunting in the Mogolion range. He rolled 600 feet down the mountainside with the cats as the snow avalanche loosened around them. He killed one cat at the bottom while the other was buried in snow and disappeared.
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Arizona
Mogolion Mountains
Tom Galbraith
Galbraith
Bear
United Naval Rules Aimed at Prize Court Conduct
London and Washington align with London and Tokyo to craft international prize court laws guiding warfare at sea. Ten powers will attend a Hague tribunal backed congress to decide enforcement. The proposal seeks to exempt coastwise fishing vessels and clarify capture rules for enemy ships and neutral protections amid Russo Japanese War context.
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London
Cable
America
Great Britain
Japan
International Prize Court
Hague Tribunal
Thabié
Wall
United States
Deserter Surrenders to Aurora Police Chief
Lawrenceburg Inc special report states 18 year old N Webster from Boonecaffity Kentucky deserted U S Navy. He surrendered to Aurora Police Chief Buchanan claiming he feared authorities everywhere and could not endure the service. He had planned to visit a theater before turning himself in.
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Lawrenceburg
Inc
Warren N. Webster
Boonecaffity
Kentucky
United States Navy
Buchanan
Aurora
Hentuck Hess
Remarkable 143 Year Old Led Grand March in Oakland
A fragment notes a benevolent event in Oakland California featuring Captain Goddard and Miss Marie Montreth. The text mentions a 143 year old participant leading a grand march and hints at a 100 year old related figure, with limited readable details.
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Oakland
Cal
Goddard
Marie Montreth
Congress Cut Fleet En Route In Dispatches Of 1908 Week
Washington dispatches report adjournment signals in late 1908 with nationwide political intrigue. The battleship fleet sails from Colombo toward Suez while the Pacific cruiser squadron heads from Magdalena Bay to Chile. Trials unfold as T state races heat up with Foraker and Knox seats, Taft and Bryan featured in week’s front-page narration.
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Washington
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Colombo
Suez Canal
Pacific Cruiser
Magdalena Bay
Panama
Chile
Sue
Hampton Roads
Wi Pene
Tokyo
Santiago de Che Thifore
Vene Timues
Pelicy
Holland
Durham White Stevens
Rch
Quentin Rankin
Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee
Abraham Reuf
Sir Francoiseé
Nash- Calees
Tere “Lemar
Wright Sets New Ne Record In France
American aviator Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio set two new records in France during a Michelin cup flight. He stayed aloft one hour 53 minutes 59 seconds in a heavy storm and then reached a height of 350 feet, earning the Sarthe Aero Club prize.
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le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Mr. Wright
Sarthe Aero Club
Mars Hughs Honeymoon Sparks Suit Drama in Chicago
Two women, Marian Mettes and Anna Murry, press $25,000 promise suits against Hugh Crabbe, once confidential clerk to Joseph Leiter, amid his honeymoon with Miriam Pain in Chicago. The case centers on alleged broken hearts and the disputed past.
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Mars Hugh
Chicago
Hugh Crabbe
Joseph Leiter
Miriam Pain
Crabbe
Marian Mettes
Anna Murry
Lame Ducks to Dine in Mourning Dinner for Indiana Politicians
Washington papers describe a grim dinner by the Indiana delegation, a mournful event with black drapes and muffled music. Guests must show a sad face as names of departed Indiana figures are mentioned, with toasts lamenting Congress and Democratic fortunes.
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Washington, Special
Washington
Waterloo
Indiana
Washington Times
Hemenway
Susie’s Strenuous Life Leads to Oil Lease Excitement
In Muskogee Oklahoma a Cherokee girl around Mrs. Pao’s age is involved in an oil lease dispute with an oil company. The case touches her possessions and a legal matter over the lease. The town buzzes as the incident highlights local economic interests in oil.
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Oklahoma
Pao
Oil Company
Life Sentence in Delph Case Sparks Indiana Jury
In Laporte Indiana the jury found William W. Delpheasé guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to life. Delph killed Mrs. Sarah Meacham during a quarrel with his brother in law Edward Meacham after arming himself with a shotgun and pursuing him.
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Laporte
Ind
William W. Delpheasé
Delp
Edward Meacham
Sarah Meacham
Delph
Hunter Slays Massive Local Mountain Lion Near Santa Rosa
Jeff Smalley of Cloverdale killed a large mountain lion near Santa Rosa. The big cat measured 6 feet 9 inches from tip to tip and stood 33 inches high at the hips, making it one of the largest seen in years.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Jeff Smalley
Cloverdale
Congress Adjourns for Holidays
Congress adjourned Saturday after noon for the holidays until January 4 1909. The action pauses business in both houses as legislators take a recess.
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Congress
Washington
Special
Argentine Naval Plans for Dreadnoughts and Destroyers
The Naval Commission advised the Argentine Legation in London to seek estimates for two Dreadnaughts, six 650 ton torpedo boat destroyers, and twelve 450 ton destroyers, as part of Buenos Ayres navy expansion.
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Buenos Ayres
Naval Commission
Minister of Marine
London
Woman gets life sentence in dynamiting case
Oakland California Mrs Isa bella J. Martin convicted of conspiracy in the dynamiting of Judge Ogden home in this city sentenced to imprisonment for life in the state penal system.
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Oakland
Cal
Isabella J. Martin
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Naval War Rules
Great Britain and
Carnegie, Taft and
Bryan
House of
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Joseph Benson Foraker
Philander C. Knox
Taft
Tai
Augus Ga
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Wright
Susie
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