Warning to Kentucky tobacco growers over 1908 crop
W B Hawkins long warning to farmers in central Kentucky urges restraint before planting tobacco in 1908. He warns of sheriffs, soldiers and Gatling guns to protect property, condemns those who oppose the Equity as provoking trouble, and cautions that planting could invite upheaval and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
W. B. Hawkins
Fayette County Burley Tobacco Association
American Tobacco Company
Kentucky
Willson
Equity
Attempted assassination of the Shah of Persia in Tehran
In Tehran an assassination attempt targeted the Shah of Persia as his procession moved through a narrow street. Two bombs were hurled from a rooftop. one exploded in the air, the other near the Shah’s automobile, killing three outriders and injuring the chauffeur and bystanders. The Shah escaped by riding in a rear carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Czars Control All Saloon Business Across Russia
The czar acts as proprietor of all saloons in Russia’s vast domains, a unique monopoly described as the biggest trust on earth. Government support for alcohol boosts vodka revenue to over 28,000,000 rubles last year, amounting to more than $369,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Bryan comments on Bradley Senate election
W. J. Bryan stated that electing former Governor Bradley as United States Senator from Kentucky would not affect national politics, but he called it a great misfortune. He spoke from St. Memphis, Tennessee, presenting a viewpoint on the regional political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Diamonds on Pet Poodle Shock Paris Boulevard Haussmann
Paris society sparkled as a famous Parisian beauty drew attention on Boulevard Haussmann with a tiny poodle wearing two diamond earrings. The display came from the dog’s ears, not its collar or fur, creating a high fashion sensation in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cable
Boulevard Haussmann
Bradley Wins in Kentucky Senate Election
Former Governor N O Bradley, Republican, was elected to the United States Senate in Frankfort with 64 votes to 60 for Beckham. Four Democrats joined Republicans. three Louisville Democrats also supported Bradley. Democrats briefly left the hall to contest the tally before verification.
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Frankfort
N. O. Bradley
United States
Senate
Beckham
Allen
Blackburn
Bradley
Louisville
McNutt
Chariton
Mueller
Lillard
Boyle
Re tracted curse ties landlady debt to 1876 case
Philadelphia reports a strange 1876 curse claim between laborer Dennis Comey and landlady Mrs. Mary Costello. Costello recants the heaven curses after Comey inherits money and agrees to pay the $90 debt. The document, signed and witnessed, notes removal of the curse and good will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dennis Comey
Mary Costello
Comey
Atlantic City
Senators Elkins Bourne discuss Roosevelt renomination wager
In Washington at the White House Senators Elkins of West Virginia and Bourne of Oregon debated Roosevelt’s renomination. Bourne claimed the President would be named at Chicago and offered a $10,000 wager. Elkins declined to bet, stating no renominating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Elkins
West Virginia
Bourne
Oregon
White House
Chicago
County Officer Is Indicted In Indianapolis Scandal
Indianapolis special service reports County Commissioner John McGregor was arrested Saturday afternoon on a grand jury indictment charging him with conspiracy to defraud and accepting a bribe. The arrest occurred while he lay sick in a hotel room, the first in the courthouse scandal probe.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John McGregor
McGregor
Court House
Stork's Busy Day in Steubenville Ohio
Five children born to Mr and Mrs George Campbell in Steubenville Ohio. Physicians call the event one of the most remarkable they recall. Three infants died an hour after birth while two survived.
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Stork
Ohio
Steubenville
George Campbell
Campbell
Fatal Scuffle in Terre Haute Ends With Death
Mrs. Mary Bilby was fatally shot during a scuffle with 16 year old Robert Booth over possession of a target rifle in Terre Haute Indiana. The incident is reported as a fatal confrontation involving a private dispute.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Mary Bilby
Robert Booth
First Cousin to an Ostrich Pencil Removed in Wisconsin
Rhinelander Wisconsin special surgeons removed a seven inch lead pencil from August Peterson who swallowed it two months ago. He has recovered the pencil and is now regaining his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Wis
August Peterson
Peterson
McKinley Homestead Likely to Be Sold at Auction
In Cleveland Ohio the heirs of William and Abner McKinley fail to agree on the estate, making the late president’s home likely to be sold at public auction.
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McKinley
Cleveland, O
William
Abner McKinley
President
Jerome 5 Under Fire Over Removal Petition
A New York petition by Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders seeks the removal of District Attorney William T. Jerome. It accuses him of neglecting prosecutions in street railway fraud, alleged jury fixing, insurance case delays, and a 1902 Central Railroad tunnel collision cover up. It also alleges improper campaign contributions and undue influence from associates. Jerome deflects, saying the attacks recur weekly.
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New York
William T. Jerome
County of
Hughes
Albany
Metropolitan Street Railway
William F. King
Jerome
Life Insurance Companies of
Armstrong Committee
Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
New York City Traction
New York Central Railroad Company
James H. Hyde
Silent firearm patented by Hiram Percy Maxim
New York report details Hiram Percy Maxim's patent for a silent firearm. The device uses a piston valve to trap and gradually vent gases, rendering rifle or revolver discharge nearly noiseless with only a slight hiss. Military experts say it could revolutionize warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Maxim
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Plans Short City Absence
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will give up her 446 Park Avenue apartment in Gotham and move elsewhere. She will live out of the city for the summer, weather permitting, and her plans do not depend on her husband’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Park Avenue
Roosevelt and Gladstone Compared in City Address
Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus, president of the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, declared here that Gladstone was a strong man and Roosevelt his counterpart, with both destined to history side by side and to have distinct places in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Gladstone
Roosevelt
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Wealthy Heiress Anne Weightman Walker Penfield Inherits 40 Million
Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker Penfield, married Thursday to Frederick Court land Penfield at St. Patrick's Cathedral, is daughter of the late William Weightman of Philadelphia known as the quinine king. Her fortune is estimated at 40 million dollars and she will share it with relatives who opposed her in Philadelphia court battles over the estate two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne Weightman Walker Penfield
Frederick Courtland Penfield
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Debut is new for Brooklyn male youth
In Brooklyn Heights society circles a 20 year old male deb ute Herbert Dickinson Lewis made his formal debut at 20 Remsen Street hosted by Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis. The party featured a tea table flowers and a receiving line attended by several friends and two young men.
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New York
Brooklyn
Herbert Dickinson Lewis
Lewis
Remsen Street
Thomas Lewis
Licensing Bill Aims to Slash Saloon Licenses in UK
London reports a new licensing bill by Chancellor Asquith seeks a uniform reduction of saloon licenses over twenty years. It taxes density to set one saloon per 750 people in cities and 400 in rural areas, potentially removing about 30,000 licenses and bringing Sunday closing inside limited hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Millonaire
England
Indian Senators Clash Over Five Civilized Tribes Status
In the Senate a heated dispute arose between Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Curtis of Kansas, both part Cherokee. Owen pressed for wording in the Indian appropriation bill referring to Indians of Indian Territory as the Five Civilized Tribes, while Curtis opposed. The debate covered land allotment and government control, lasting about an hour before they shook hands and resumed privately.
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Washington, Special
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Curtis
Kansas
Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes
Daughters Groups Grow Share of Public Attention
Washington notes the Daughters of Senators and Representatives in Congress will gain prominence alongside the Daughters of the American Revolution Colonial Dames and other lineage based societies dependent on an ancestor with notable status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Congress
Daughters of the
Colonial Dames
Easy Mark at Government Printing Office Probe
Disclosures from Representative Landis show half a million dollars wasted at the Government Printing Office. Charles Stillings, suspended as public printer, appears to have been an easy mark for promoters of schemes. The district attorney's office holds several under surveillance and arrests may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Landis
Charles Stillings
A Good Life and the Pursuit of What Lies Beyond
A reflective thought notes that a meaningful life hinges on recognizing there exists something more desirable than mere living. It posits a deeper aim or motive beyond everyday existence.
Fire Sweeps Tampa Wrecks Northern District
A Sunday blaze in Tampa destroys 308 buildings over 55 acres from Twelfth and Michigan to Sixteenth and Twentieth streets. The $600000 loss hits cigar factories, hotels and 200 dwellings, with one death and thousands homeless. The state militia guards the devastated zone as water pressure collapsed and cars halted.
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Tampa
Fla
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Sixteenth
Antonio Diaz
Perez and Castro
Maximo Caras
Tampa Electric Company
St. Joseph’s Convent
Avalanche Hits Berne Hotel Racks Hoppenstein Area
An avalanche near Hoppenstein in Berne crushed a temporary hotel at the Lochburg tunnel mouth killing 13 people and injuring 15. About 30 occupants were seated when the disaster struck as two children shouted the warning and the building collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Hoppenstein
Lochburg
Heiress Sylvia Green to wed Matthew Astor Wilks
New York announces the engagement of Sylvia Green heiress to Hetty Green to Matthew Astor Wilks, a great grandson of John Jacob Astor. The nuptial date is pending, and Wilks is valued at ten million six hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvia Green
Hetty Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
John Jacob Astor
Sylvia
Wilks
Woman Wins $501 Slender Suit For Slander
In St Louis Missouri a jury in the Circuit Court awarded Miss Annie G Kerone five hundred and one dollars against Albert S Black for slander. Kerone had sued for twenty thousand dollars claiming the defendant called her an old hen and an old cat.
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St. Louis
Albert S. Black
Annie G. Kerone
Kerone
Detective Bomb Saves President in Argentina
In Buenos Aires President Alcorta narrowly escaped a dynamite bomb attack as he was out driving. The device failed to explode and four arrests have been made though police withheld details of the plot.
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Buenos Ayres
Alcorta
Giant Mastodon Unearthed at Kobuk River Alaska
A giant mastodon fossil is discovered embedded in ground at Kobuk River Nome Alaska with parts of the skeleton visible above ground. The frame is estimated to exceed forty feet in length and will be transported to Seattle for study.
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Nome
Alaska
Kobuk River
Seattle
Syndicate Buys 35000 Acres of Timber Lands
A syndicate of New York and Pennsylvania capitalists has acquired about 35 000 acres of timber lands in northern California for an estimated 4 500 000. The Portland Oregon special notes the deal and its financial scale.
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Portland
Ore
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Duchess to Visit Us
The Duchess of Marlborough was a passenger on the steamship Lucania which sailed Saturday for New York. Her name did not appear on the passenger list and it was not generally known she was aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cable
Duchess of Marlborough
Lucania
New York
Mexico Denies US Marines Practice at Magdalena Bay
Mexico City reports a government decision denying the United States request to allow American fleet marines to conduct small arms practice at Magdalena Bay. The move limits U S military activities in near shore waters.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Special
United States
Magdalene Bay
Scorns American Offer by Italian Dramatist Gabriele d Annunzio
Berlin reports that Gabriele d Annunzio has declined a $50,000 lecture tour offer from an American manager. The Italian dramatist supposedly favors cigars over the fee, and critics in Berlin harshly condemn his latest play while portraying him as a flamboyant but lazy figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Berlin Post
Beau Brummel
Rome
Pastor Rides Hearse to Read Service in Freezing Town
In Pittsfield Massachusetts Rev. Charles J. Palmer an Episcopal minister rode eight miles inside a hearse to New Ashford to perform the service for one of the town's oldest residents. With the thermometer at 15 degrees below zero and a bitter wind he rode back to Lanesboro after the burial. He expects to have only one more ride of the kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Charles J. Palmer
New Ashford
Lanesboro
Roosevelt Withdraws Sullivan Postmaster Nomination
President Roosevelt unexpectedly withdraws the nomination of Daniel M. Sullivan for postmaster at Cripple Creek Colorado amid factional Colorado politics. Sullivan previously gained notoriety in 1900 for defending Roosevelt during a riot in Cripple Creek when a man struck at the President with a club.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Daniel M. Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Colo
Sullivan
Mr. Roosevelt
Colorado
New Member Thistlewood Sworn In to Succeed Smith
Washington special reports Thistlewood sworn in as a member of the House to succeed the late Geo W Smith of the Twenty fifth Illinois at 12 10 PM Wednesday. Two minutes later he telegraphed his hometown Murphysboro Illinois announcing introduction of a bill for a 75000 public building at that place.
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Washington
Special
N. B. Thistlewood
Geo. W. Smith
Thistlewood
Murphysboro
Million-Point Cribbage Duel Extends Seven Years
In Des Moines Colonel John C. Lopez and Milo Ward continue a cribbage match that already totals 460,234 to 455,234 points. They estimate finishing the contest in 1915 as the game has stretched over seven years.
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Des Moines
John C. Lopez
Milo Ward
Strange Case of Mrs Stage in Marietta Ohio
Physicians study Mrs Frank Stage who had 310 minute glass fragments found at various sites in her body. It is believed crushed glass was placed in her food. Poison was discovered in the well on the Stage property recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Frank Stage
Lincoln’s Enemy Dead in Racine Mob Scene
Nicholas Miller aged 78 a former Democratic leader collapsed and died in Racine Wisconsin. Report says Miller boasted a $100 wager accusing Lincoln’s death. A mob formed with a rope to hang him but allies protected him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Nicholas Miller
Abraham Lincoln
Miller
Brooklyn Youth Kills Father in Family Fight
Constantine Pellegrino aged 18 shot and killed his father Angelo Pellegrino at their Brooklyn home while defending his mother during a bitter quarrel. He was arrested.
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New York
Constantine Pellegrino
Angelo Pellegrino
Brooklyn
Miraculous Escape at Royal Coke Works Chimney Fall
George McAndrews, of Uniontown Pennsylvania, fell 250 feet from a brick chimney at the Royal Coke Works. He survived with a broken leg and minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Royal Coke Works
George McAndrews
Blame Fixed on Colored Soldiers
Eight members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee conclude the Brownsville Texas shooting of Aug 13-14 1906 was committed by some of the colored soldiers of the Twenty fifth Infantry though testimony fails to identify the guilty individuals after two sessions and thousands of pages of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
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