Hains Trial Opens in Bayside Murder Case
Public interest in the Hains Annis murder case is revived as Thornton Jenkins Hains goes on trial in Flushing New York for the Aug 15 1908 shooting death of William E Annis in Bayside. He faces charges of counselling aiding and preventing a crowd from aiding the victim.
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New York
Hains-Annis
William E. Annis
Bayside
N. Y
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Flushing
W. Y
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
Annis
Murder and duel tragedy unfold in summer boat race scene
Maptain Hains fired at Annis amid a crowd during a boat race while his brother threatened the audience with a pistol. The Hains brothers, sons of General Peter Hains, face murder charges amid marital dispute, divorce filings, and family custody issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wan
Annis
Maptain Hains
Ts Brother
Hains
Hero's Body Unclaimed in Newark Pocket Letter Link
William Hanrahan, a Boxer uprising hero, died in a Newark hospital and no claimant is found. He volunteered at Tien Tsun to aid after the siege and retrieve the dead and wounded. Among his effects were letters from John C. Long, former secretary of the navy in McKinley’s cabinet, found in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Long
Navy
McKinley
Farm values hit record high in 1908 report
Washington data show the farm value of all produce in 1908 reaching a record total of about 1.8778 billion dollars. The report notes corn, wheat, and other crops contributing heavily to the national agricultural value, with industrial products and crude materials forming a large share of the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Pariculture
Melita
Farm industries drive vast value from crops in 1908
The text notes that agriculture-dependent industries use 42 percent of all iron and steel used in all industries. Farm product value rose by 290 million dollars from 1907 to 1908, aided by corn production at 2.64 billion bushels valued around 1.615 billion dollars. It claims such wealth could cover US debt, the Panama Canal, and fifty battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Whisky Production Decrease Cited In Capers Report
Washington reports Commissioner John G Capers of the internal revenue bureau notes a $17 998 072 drop in the last fiscal year versus the year before and a $7 262 238 decrease for the first three months of the current year. Full year revenue is estimated at $250 000 000, down $1 605 000 from last year. During the year 1 120 West distiller feces were seized and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John G. Capers
Internal Revenue Bureau
Guard to get best army order for up to date equipment
Washington dispatch reports the War Department ordered that all requisitions from military authorities for clothing and equipment be filled from army sources with the latest style. This ensures militia units are not issued obsolete or old patterned materiel and will substantially promote Guard interests.
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Army
Washington
National Guard
War Department
Rabbi Defense of Divorce Sparks Liberal View
Philadelphia dispatch reports Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf arguing divorce courts are uplifting and that more liberal laws would reduce social rot. He contends two thirds of divorces are granted to wronged women, urging reforms.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Krauskopf
Racing Promoters Encouraged by Court Ruling
Cincinnati dated report notes Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling that betting on horse races is not gaming under state law. The Latonia management expects profitable meetings with bookmakers in the ring next spring and fall, encouraging turf figures statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Latonia
Fat In Six Day Bike Race Sets New Record
New York December 14 Floyd McFare land and Eddie Moran won the six day bicycle race covering 2,737 miles and one lap. McFare land explained he gained seven pounds during the contest and attributed it to superb condition at the start and a diet of oatmeal and beefsteak. The win beats all prior marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Floyd McFareland
Eddie Moran
Dutch Capture Castro Warship Hoists Flag in Willemstad
Dutch cruiser Gelderland seized the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix inside Puerto Cabello, hoisted the Dutch flag, and towed the ship to Willemstad after sending its crew ashore. Reports say Jacob Van Heemskerk and Friesland are offshore La Guaira, with rumors of revolution in Venezuela’s interior.
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Holland
Willemstad
Venezuela
Curacao
Gelderland
Puerto Cabello
Willemstard
Maracaibo
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
la Guaira
Castro
Will contest over Peter Cooper Hewitt estate in Oswego
Mrs Charlotte Arnot seeks to block probate of her brother Peter Cooper Hewitt estate. Hewitt, cousin of Senator Thomas C Platt, reportedly valued up to 8 million dollars. Residual funds after gifts to relatives under 100 thousand go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
Charlotte Arnot
Peter Cooper Hewitt
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Health exhibition for negroes opens in Tuskegee
At Tuskegee Alabama six day health exhibition begins today aimed at battling tuberculosis among the colored population. Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, welcomed visitors entering the event described as possibly the first of its kind in world history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Young Corbett lauds Ty Cobb after draw with Brock
New Orleans December 14 Ty Cobb the baseball star was moved by generosity when he called Denver fighter Phil Brock’s battle with Young Corbett a draw. Corbett said I bested him in every one of our rounds.
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New Orleans
Corbett
Ty Cobb
Denver
Phil Brock
National Horticultural Congress Opens In Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs hosts a national horticultural congress opening today with fruit and flower exhibits, garden implements, and entries from across the country as Omaha visitors join the corn show week crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Horticultural Congress
Council Bluffs
Council Walls
Missouri
Omaha
American Star Wins Australasian Tennis Titles
In Sydney on December 14 F B Alexander of America and Walter Dunlop of Victoria captured the Australasian doubles championship. Alexander also won the Australasian singles title in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
F. B. Alexander
Walter Dunlop
Victoria
Alexander
Famous Mexican bullfighter fatally injured in ring
Mexico City December 14 Rodolfo Baona renowned as Mexico's greatest bullfighter was fatally hurt when he was pierced in the abdomen by the fifth bull. The famous matador died from the injuries sustained in the arena.
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Mexico City
Rodolfo Baona
President's four rifles for Roosevelt African trip
President Roosevelt has ordered four rifle types for his Africa journey. The first is the most powerful for rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and elephant. The second rifles kill at 1 to 1,000 yards, the third at fifty yards, and the fourth up to 200 to 300 yards for moderate game. Three thousand rounds of cartridges were ordered.
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New Haven
Conn
Roosevelt
Killong
Judge Gary Visits Bowery Mission Aids Indigent Men
New York December 14 Former Judge Gary head of the steel trust visited the Bowery mission which is now several thousand dollars richer. A movement may seek a law to provide transportation for deserving indigent Americans with nine western locations offering positions. The mission serves the so called bread line from midnight to 3 am with about 1590 men nightly receiving hot coffee and ham sandwiches. At the time of the visit 1467 men waited in line. The men spoke of no work and no chance to earn a living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bowery Mission
Tt. H. Gary
Steel Trust
Gary
Fourteen Killed as Dinomite Blast Destroys Canal Site
At Bas Obispo in the Panama canal zone a premature dynamite blast of twenty one tons killed fourteen people, including three Americans, and injured about fifty. An 90 ton steam shovel was destroyed and a wide churn of earth and rock marked the scene as workers searched for bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bas Obispo
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal
United States
Hansbrough Resting Quietly After Operation
Minneapolis December 14 Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota who underwent an operation is not gaining strength rapidly but doctors say there is no additional cause for worry. He spent a fairly comfortable day and tonight was resting easily though he still has considerable fever.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H.C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Congressman Grantif of Ohio in Critical Condition After Train Sickness
Congressman Grantif Mouser of Ohio was removed from a Pennsylvania train to a hospital in critical condition. He is described as uneconsolous and suffering from uric acid poisoning and acute kidney congestion. The incident occurred while traveling to Washington with fellow congressmen.
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Wooster
Bec
Grantif, Mouser
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Taft and Wife to Speak at Civic Federation Dinner
New York December 14 Taft and Mrs Taft will address the National Civic Federation dinner tomorrow on wageworker and employer issues. Gompers Ridder and Carnegie among speakers. Seth Low opens with remarks on federal incorporation and interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Civic Federation
Taft
Seth Low
Andrew Carnegie
Herman Ridder
Samuel Gompers
United States
Rutgers College investigates alleged hazing cruelty
New Brunswick New Jersey December 14 Rutgers college faculty began an inquiry into hazing claims. Two brothers Harry and Samuel Jacobson say their brother Henry was forced to roll pennies across the main street with his nose and endured a beating with pickets as part of the hazing.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers College
Harry
Samuel Jacobson
Henry
Weather Outlook For East Indiana And Midwest
Forecast shows force east winds in Indiana with cloudy skies and warmer temps. Wisconsin and Lower Michigan face probable rain or snow.
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Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lower
Michigan
Ruef in Good Humor Over Murphy Acquittal
San Francisco contends the graft trial impact remains unclear as Ruef allies celebrate the acquittal of Frank J. Murphy, Abe Ruef’s attorney, on bribery charges while attorney A. Newburgh still faces indictment on similar evidence.
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Frank J. Murphy
San Francisco
Cal
Abe Ruef
Newburgh
Ruef
Four Children Die in Hawthorne Fire
William J. Scharff’s four young children all under five perish in a bedroom blaze as parents watch unable to reach them. The fire spreads quickly, denying any chance to save the kids in Hawthorne Ontario on December 14.
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Hawthorne
Ont
William J. Scharff
Husband Kills Bride Then Kills Elevator Agent
In Roadhouse Alabama on December 14 William Barnhart a railroad switchman shot and killed his bride of three months and then went to the Roundhouse hotel where he killed Carl Clapp an elevator agent. He surrendered afterward. The cause is not known. Cleapy had three children.
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Roadhouse
William Barnhart
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Roundhouse
Carl Clapp
Cleapy
Tarnhart
Left on her doorstep for this mother left on her doorstep
Mrs A G Tyson of Livermore California writes that she found a small book about a new method to extract medicinal elements of cod liver oil from the air without the oil taste. She gave Vinol to her five year old daughter with loss of appetite nervousness and fatigue. The child gained strength and rarely catches cold. She urges other mothers to try Vinol.
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A. G. Tyson
Livermore
Cal
Vinci
Work for 1 500 Men in Donora Blast Furnaces
Pittsburg Dec 14 The American Steel and Wire company issued orders to hire 500 idle men immediately and 1,000 more within a week or two. The hires will restart two blast furnaces and six open hearth furnaces at the Donora plant along the Monongahela River, resuming production for the immediate period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ameriecan Sites and Wire Company
Donora
Monongahela River
Mikado Aid-de-Camp Dies and Court Quips
The text reports the death of Tokio Det. Vt. General Okizawa, chief aide to the emperor, with a speculative courtroom exchange about drink. It also advertises Pineules for the kidneys, claiming quick relief from backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue, priced at 30 days trial one dollar, sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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Mikado
Tokio
Okizawa
Sid-De-Scaup
Emperor
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Mrs A A Gates Dies at Texas Home
Port Arthur Tex Dec 14 Mrs A A Gates mother of John W Gates died this morning of diabetes aged eighty seven Her body will be forwarded today to St Charles US on a special train held at Port Arthur for the past week
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Texas
Port Artitler
Tex
A. A Gates
John W. Gates
St. Charles US
Port Arthur
Fire Chief Belt Dead in Washington Fire Dept Loss
Chief William T. Belt of the Washington fire department died suddenly of heart disease. Grief over the tragic drowning of his son weeks earlier is said by the family to have hastened his death.
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Washington
William T. Belt
Washington Fire Department
Bengali Leaders Arrested in Sedition Drive in Bengal
Calcutta reports Dutta, a leading Bengali figure, was seized at Burrisol and taken to an unknown destination. Fellow nationalist Mitra, editor of the Sanjihan, was arrested in Calcutta, while a native paper editor received transportation for sedition.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Dutta
Burrisol
Mitra
Sanjihan
Rockefeller Tooth Pull Briefing in Cleveland Visit
Cleveland on December 14 reports John D. Rockefeller will visit a Cleveland dentist known for pleasing the Rockefeller family. A troublesome tooth prompted his stop, the mogul disclosed after church services, explaining the toothache brought him from New York to Cleveland.
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Cleveland
John TD. Rockefeller
Ofd
Rocckefeller
New York
Woods Liver Medicine Advertises Liquid Liver Tonic
An advert promotes Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form for liver regulation, relief of sick headache constipation stomach and kidney issues, acts as a gentle laxative and gives tonic effects from the first dose. It sells for $1.00 per bottle, containing 2 14 times as much as the 50c size, and is offered by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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Woods
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Suite Nicely Pressed Gu at Mal Les Galena and Van Buren
A fragmentary OCR note describes a scene near Galena and Van Buren with a pressed suit and an unclear reference to Mal les. No coherent event or identities are confirmed in readable text.
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Galena and
van Buren Eee
Delivery Stamp Promoted for Clerks in Washington
Washington December 14 announces the new 10 cent special delivery stamp will go on sale today. The post office department says it remains advantageous to postal employees for instant receipt and sorting of that class of mail.
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Washington
Post Office Department
President of Local Cricket Club Seeks Wood Supply
The secretary reports the erection of the new pavilion is paused due to exhausted wood stock. The speaker urges collective effort to secure an adequate supply, asking members to pool resources and ideas. London sun.
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London Sun
Daily Journal Delivers Weeklong Citywide Service
The Daily Journal announces a citywide delivery for the week covering all neighborhoods. This limited service aims to reach readers across the metropolis with full newspaper access during the period.
Rings Little Liver Pill Advertises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Rings Little Liver Pill as a non gripe remedy for biliousness sick headache and constipation. The pill is sold for 25 cents by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
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Peter Hains
Engineering Corps
United States Army
Thornton Jenkins
United States Navy
Whch
Ndt
Claudia Libby Hains
Pendizn
Captain Hains
Hero
Coast Guard
Arnot
Negro Health Congress
Young Corbett
Canal
Hansbrough
Wife
Gempers and Ridder
Judge Taft
O’connell
John Mitchell
Federation
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Alvly
A. A. Gates
Belt
Rockefeller’s
Britiswick
Mars
Laura Smith
Ter Tse
the Daily Journal
Colums
Nman
Fur Department
Wm. Walton
Santa Clara
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Cereline
Marta Vita
C. G. Schoeffel
Alifornia
California Limited
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Diego
Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon
Arizona
California
Yue
Ace G. T. Gunnip
A.T. GS. F. Ry
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