Port Huron Police to Question Tramp Slayer
Police in Port Huron Michigan plan to identify and question a tramp from Ontario suspected in the brutal murder of Ethel Kincaide, a 23 year old woman, in her home last Thursday. Investigating officers from Ontario and local authorities will coordinate as the suspect, described by witnesses, is found. The crime occurred in a quiet house where the intruder fired five shots after confrontation in the dining room.
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Huron
Mich
Atian
Nide
Canawill
Imurder
Iris
Ani Nable
Younh
Amp
Ethel Kin
Volvet
Kincaide
Revolutionary Days Letter From Jonathan Trumbull Found
A dated Revolutionary era letter found dated August 11 1776 in Lebanon and addressed from Jonathan Trumbull to Lieutenant Colonel Johnson. The document discusses Washington Clinton and Hessian movements toward Staten Island and New York, with orders for a march to New York or New London and preparations to seize a decisive blow for the present. The letter notes troop movements and imminent engagement as General Washington prepares the army.
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Jonavan
Washington
Rm Army
Clinton
Staten Ist
New York
Ham
Nor
New London
Nor‘baggrage
Junathan Trumbull
Praises for President Jeremen Send Resolutions Issued
A conference here passed a set of resolutions tendered to the White House expressing high esteem and gratitude toward President Jeremen Send and President Roosevelt. The resolutions describe his leadership as a progressive force shaping moral and social progress.
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Jeremen
Bishop Gillespie Passes View of Western Michigan Faith
Rapids Mich March 1. George D Gillespie bishop of Western Michigan diocese is dangerously ill at his very advanced age nearly ninety. He has led the diocese for six years and is respected figure in church circles. His condition is described as general debility and his illness is causing concern among congregations and clergy alike.
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Highlead
Western Michigan
Rapids, Mich
George D. Gillespie
Locege
Western A
Thia
Copper quits 308 pinman Hassett to become gent man
Chicago's richest Michael Hassett will lead the club today and be a key figure in the team’s bid for a win. The report notes a 10 percent stake but details are unclear.
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Michael Hassett
Genceman
Lelaure
Chicago
Ichael Hassett
Wealthy Official Ties to Boosted Real Estate Profits
A self governing official guards his wealth but admits it when asked. His brother officers at the station track his holdings, estimated to exceed 150000 dollars. He bought switch yard real estate when cheap and profited as values rose.
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Hiim
Switch Yards
Valuable Serpent Dead In Ten Months For Fer de Lance Medicine
The second specimen of the fer de lance snake, captured in South America, has died at the Bronx Zoo. Since last April, six extractions yielded about half a teaspoonful per operation. Venom is diluted with sugar of milk and will supply medicine for years to come.
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New York
Bronx Zoological Park
Ethel Roosevelt Said to Be Engaged to William Phillips
Boston March 1 Friends of William Phillips do not deny Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of the president is to be his bride Phillips refuses interviews Formal announcement expected after Easter Miss Roosevelt twenty last season at the White House has been a social triumph Washington March 1 Denial issued from the White House that the president's younger daughter Miss Ethel is engaged to William Phillips third assistant secretary of state
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Boston
William Phillips
Ethel Roosevelt
Phillips
Miss Roosevelt
Wendell Phillips
Harvard
White House
Alice
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Ethel
Quits racing for Realty Jockey Miller to Sell Homes
New York March 1 Walter Miller plans to switch from jockey to real estate agent. Few at his school desk know him as the Walter Miller who won $400,000 for James R Keene in 1907. Miller earned about $50,000 racing and saved 85 percent of his earnings.
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Jockey Miller
New York
Walter Miller
Miller
James R. Keene
Steamer Heredia Ashore Off Cape Gracia Bend
Nicaragua March 1 The steamer Heredia carrying fifty five passengers and a large cargo is ashore at Cape Gracia Bend fifteen miles from here. All passengers are reported safe. The ship suffered a double hit but only the outer hull was smashed.
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Nicaragua
Heredia
Cape Gracia Bend
University Of Oregon student driven to insanity by hazing
Portland reports that Ralph R. Bristol a University of Oregon student is claimed to be insane due to ice water hazing suffered in December. The case outlines alleged hazing practices and their alleged impact on his mental state.
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Portland
Ore
Ralph R. Bristol
University of Oregon
After the grippe Vinol restored this man’s health
A Maplesville Alabama man recounts severe grippe followed by cough and bronchitis. After trying many remedies, a druggist recommended Vinol, using three bottles to achieve full relief. The testimonial touts Vinol as the greatest boon, claiming it cures chronic coughs and pulmonary troubles by supplying nutrients from natural elements. Brand and pharmacist name appear among details.
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Vinci
Maplesville
Ala
Veogien
Sfier Vinoi
Freeport
Joueph Eanpoert
Government plans to store waters in West head to final stage
Chicago reports outline a vast reclamation program by the federal service. Contracts for 104 600 barrels of cement have been placed, supporting the Roosevelt dam in Arizona and the six mile Gunnison tunnel in Colorado. The works will boost irrigation to about 800 000 acres, turning sagebrush into productive land.
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West
Gunnison
Arizona
Chicago
Government Reclamation Service
Hst
Roosevelt
Colorado Mountain
Wyoming
Idaho
Colorado
Negro admits killing girl in Ottumwa
John Junken a colored man confessed the murder of Clara Rosen in Ottumwa after stalking her to her sister’s home then striking her with a fist and crushing her skull with a rock. He said he took her purse and jewelry and led authorities to the stolen items found in Frank Weaver’s Ottumwa attic. Weaver is jailed. Junken will be kept in Des Moines under guard.
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Alicia
John Junken
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Junken
Miss Rosen
Ant
Frank Weaver
Weaver
Des Moines
FUGITIVE SOLONS STAND PAT
Eight Democratic senators who fled to Kentucky to block Republican participation in the election of Democratic primary election commissioners say their aim is to prevent arrests and that they will stay away from Tennessee for a year if needed. Their action followed a quorum break in the Tennessee legislature.
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Nashville
Hopkinsille
Sky
Tennessee
Kentucky
Carnegie foundation pension list grows with retirees
New York march 1 the third annual report of the president and treasurer of the carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching shows that seventy eight names were added to the retiring allowance roll at a total cost of seventy six thousand dollars this included pensions to fifteen widows of professors.
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Carnegie
New York
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Poisoning Husband Arrest Report by Scientist
Mrs Henry Kauffman arrested after report by scientist alleges poisoning of husband Henry Kauffman. Chicago analyst Dr Jlavis states stomach contained large quantities of strychnine and Mrs Kauffman vigorously denies administering any drug.
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Henry Kauffman
Rockford
Mareh l
Lora Kauffson
Jlavis
Chicago
Chinese Joins Cornell Frat Phi Beta Kappa at Cornell
Tonfu Hu from Wa Chengh Sien China has been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at Cornell University in Ithaca New York on March 1.
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Cornell
Tihaca
N. Y
Tonfu Hu
Wa Chengh Sien
China
Weather forecast across states shows mixed precipitation
Illinois and Indiana forecast fair with a chance of rain or snow tonight, then fair Tuesday. Lower Michigan sees fair today ahead of a colder Tuesday. Wisconsin and Town local expect snow today, then generally fair tomorrow.
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Ilinois
Indiana—Fair
Lower Michigan
Wisconsin
Town
Pudding Dilemma at Luncheon Table
A family lunch scene shows Willie receiving some of the cold pudding while his mother declines to enjoy hers until Willie shares. She urges him to take Elsie’s portion, prompting a tense moment as he ponders the share.
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Mamma
Willie
Blsfe
Elsie
Longtime Senators Mark Absences as Congress Opens
Washington March 1 Twelve senators and seventy six representatives who are members of the present congress will be absent when the sixty first congress assembles on March 11. The reelection of Albert A Hopkins in Wisconsin and Isaac Stephenson in Wisconsin has not taken place, possibly lifting absences to fourteen. Retiring representatives include W P Hepburn of Iowa and James Sherman of New York, who becomes vice president, each with twenty years in service. other long terms include Robert G Cousins of Iowa Marcus Smith of Arizona John J Jenkins Wisconsin Sam B Cooper Texas Jesse Overstreet Indiana John Sharp Williams Mississippi and B J Acheson of Pennsylvania with fourteen, sixteen, or four teen years respectively. Senator Teller of Colorado remains the senatorial elder, having served since 1876 with various party alignments. Senator Platt of New York joined in 1881 and reentered the senate in 1897 after Roscoe Conkling’s resignation. Representatives Hepburn and John Sharp Williams plan to enter the senate in the future. J Adam Bede of Minnesota and Bourke Cochran of New York also retire.
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Washington
Congress
Sixty First Congress
Albert A. Hopkins
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa
Jamess. Sherman
New York
Robert G. Cousins
Marcus Smith
Arizona
John J. Jenkins
Sam B. Cooper
Texas
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
John Sharp Wiliams
Mississippi
B. J. Acheson
Pennsylvania
Teller
Nestor
Colorado
Senate
Arhur
St. Louis
National Monetary Commission
Williams
Senator Platt
House
Roscoe Conkling
Garfield
Platt
Representative Hepburn
John Sharp Willams
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bourke Cochran
Snap Bean Farm to be bought for Haris memorial home
In Atlanta on March 1 the Snap Bean Farm and the Stew of the Wren's Nest, styled after Joel Chandler Harris, will be purchased by friends of Uncle Remus and given to the public as a memorial to the noted author.
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Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
France in Grip of Blizzard: Paris Snow Buries City
Paris reports forty eight hours of snow with a blizzard of unprecedented proportions sweeping the country. Many deaths attributed to exposure as cold peppers communities. Weather dangers intensify across France with emergency measures and rescues underway.
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France
Paris
Posure
Promises to Last Weeks in Carmack Trial
Nashville march coverage notes the Cooper Sharp trial over former Senator B L Carmack with about sixty defense witnesses and fifty-two for the state. Arguments likely two weeks away, possibly lasting a week as many attorneys seek time with the jury. The jury of farmers is kept outwardly restrained. Judge Hart orders twice daily outdoor walks by the twelve jurors.
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Titel
Nashville
Tewn
Ifn
Cooper-Sharp
United States
BL. W. Carmack
Hart
Mock wedding shocks Navy circle at Fort Monroe
At Fort Monroe March 1 midshipman Robert S. Young Jr of the North Carolina and Miss Margaret Connel were involved in a mock wedding rumor. The incident caused concern as serious newspaper notices appeared, and a lieutenant was named Chaplain Allen, a figure said to be nonexistent in the Navy.
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Fort Monroe
Chamberlin Hotel
Robert S. Young, Jr
North Carolina
Margaret Connel
A. J. Connel
Scranton
Leutenant
Allen
Navy
DIES AS FAVORITE HYMN ENDS AT SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL
Samuel A M Burdett, 62, retired carpet maker, collapsed and died of heart disease in Tioga Presbyterian Church Sunday school rooms in Philadelphia on March 1 as the hymn Sunshine In My Soul concluded.
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Philadelphia
Samuel AM. Burdett
Tioga Presbyterian Church
Boston to Pittsburg Run Sets Speed Record
A special train traveled 755 miles from Boston to Pittsburg in 17 hours 30 minutes, using multiple lines including the Boston and Albany and Lake Shore. Fifty two minutes of prior best time between Buffalo and Pittsburg were cut, with a 65 mile leg from Youngstown to Pittsburg completed in 67 minutes. The consist included five baggage cars, five Pullman sleepers, a diner, and a coach, with two engines, maintaining about 60 mph when engine changes were excluded.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Albany
New York Central
Lake Shore
Lake Nine Roads
Buffalo
Youngstown
Lakes Erie
Senate to vote on Tennessee Coal and Iron merger
Washington March 1 The senate committee on judiciary will vote on reports from the subcommittee that investigated the merger of Tennessee Coal and Iron with United States Steel. The majority says the merger appears illegal and that the president overstepped authority. The minority argues legality or illegality should be decided by the courts.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Proposed Short Session Appropriations Likely Record High
Washington reports the planned short session appropriations may surpass 1,008,000,000, potentially setting a record as only one of fifteen general bills has reached the president for signature. Also notes difficulty in exact totals while awaiting passage. In St Louis, a ninth suicide attempt by Elizabeth Lowery ends her life by carbolic acid amid long despondency and chronic self harm. The report includes a quip about a gypsy fiddler who abused her.
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Washington
Congress
Germa
St. Louis
Elizabeth Lowery
Roosevelt Attends Last Church Service as President
President Roosevelt attends Grace Reformed church for the final time as chief executive and meets with President-elect Taft at the White House. They hold a two hour conference after Roosevelt issues a proclamation calling Congress into extraordinary session on March 4 to receive executive communications, including possible cabinet nominations.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Taft
Grace Reformed Church
Senate
White House China Closet for Presidential Tableware
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt has prepared a catalogue for the presidential china and tableware collection on display in the east wing corridor. One copy goes to Mrs Taft, another to the superintendent of public buildings, with pieces representing every president except Van Buren to Fillmore.
President Roosevelt Landau and Stable Goods Sold
In Washington on March 1 the presidents stable equipment was sold at auction. The landau brought 250 dollars and the brougham 130 dollars. A carriage whip and several blankets sold for small sums.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Bryan to Speak at Nebraskan Dinner in Pittsburg
Taft receives honors at Washington inaugural ball while W J Bryan is slated for a celebratory dinner in Pittsburg. Reported plan suggests he will restate his campaign convictions from the 1908 presidential race.
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White Taft
Pittsburg
W. HH. Taft
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Taft to Take Oath on Century Old Supreme Court Bible
Washington March 1 reports William Howard Taft will take the oath as president on the century old Bible owned by the Supreme Court. The ceremony will formalize his inauguration and place the historic binding at the center of the event.
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Washington
William Tw, Taft
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Rockefeller helps to pay fares for inaugural parade
Augusta Ga March 1 By a contribution of 300 from John D Rockefeller here the Richmond Hussars will be enabled to participate in the inaugural parade in Washington.
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Rockefeller
Augusta
John BP. Rockefeller
Richmond Hussars
Washington
Preacher Attacks Theater as Hell’s Mouth on Earth
The Rev. J F. M. Koster, pastor of the Third Reformed Presbyterian church in New York, denounced the stage in a March sermon urging that the public dramatizes vice and sin. He warned that if hell has a mouth on earth, it opens in the theater.
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Hell
New York
J F. M. Koster
Third Reformed Presbyterian Church
Girl 15 Dies for Love in Philadelphia
Fifteen year old Eleanor Fink killed herself with poison after being forbidden to see a boy she loved. The tragedy highlights family pressure and youth romance in a Philadelphia context.
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Philadelphia
Eleanor Fink
Laxative Syrup Sold for Colds and Coughs
Colda contracted at them of the year are quickly followed with Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. Ita laxative quality rids the system of the cold, Filegiant to teke. Best for children for coughs, colds, croup ing, whooping cough. Sold by H. J. Ose' and . P. Guenther.
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H. J. Ose
P. Guenther
Pineyles for the Kidneys Trial Offer
A vintage health ad touts Pineyles for the kidneys as tiny golden globules that purify the blood. It promises quick relief for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue with a trial offer priced at one dollar. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Burbank Sings of a Teacher of Pique at Grove Studio
Fragmentary OCR notes name Harriet M. Burbank as a teacher of pique with a Grove Street studio reference. The text is incomplete but implies a personal or professional listing for a Polo or fencing instructor, centered on a Grove location. Further context is missing to confirm activity or dates.
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Arriet M. Burbank
Grove Ws
Suite Nicely Pressed at M Le'e Galore and Van Mores
A readable fragment notes a stylish suite at a venue nicknamed M Le e Galore featuring Van Mores. The text emphasizes attire and presentation in a social setting with minimal additional context.
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Galore
van Mores
Daughters praise Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in letters
Winchester Indiana resident Mrs May Dea says doctors warned of irregularity yet after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered. The company reports hundreds of similar letters from girls and mothers praising relief from painful periods backache and related symptoms.
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Winchester
Ind
Mrs. May Dea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
An Ideal Oath on Bathing Practices
An essay argues for balanced bathing, recommending tepid water first and a cold bath after. It warns against both overly cold baths and excessively warm, lengthy soaks. For those who fear cold immersion, sponge the throat and chest with stimulating cold water to ease chills and aid cold symptoms.
Word of Honor Cartoon Exchange in Cleveland Leader
A humorous dialogue frame features a woman torn between engagements, insisting an engagement is sacred while admitting she is pledged to two men. The exchange plays on notions of honor and propriety in a light, editorial tone.
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George
Clevelam& Leacer
Woman Declines Marriage Claim Over Idealized Vision
New York World reports a woman states she will not marry, explaining she has not yet met a man matching her ideal. A cryptic remark hints at an unseen suitor or standard she believes must be fulfilled before commitment.
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Ainvbe
Vst
New York World
Freeport Resident Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
A Freeport woman, Mrs Adam Marker of 34 Ordway Street, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for weak kidneys claiming relief from rheumatism headaches and back pains after using the product bought at Hmerts Drug Store. The advertisement notes the pills cost 50 cents and are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sale agents for the United States.
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Sica
Dean
Adam Marker
Ordway Street
Hmmert
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
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