Oil Magnate Rog ers Paralyzed Court Dismisses Motion
Boston September 17 The lawyers say Henry H Rogers suffered a stroke last July leaving him unable to attend to business. Judge Ham Mond ruled it would be cruel to compel attendance and dismissed a motion to compel his testifying in a $50 million suit against him for alleged royalties related to petroleum production. Witnesses note Rogers is greatly changed while confirming he has been seen in public.
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Boston
Henry
Rogers
Hat Rogers
Ham. Mond
Supreme Court
Raymond
Charles P. Pratt
New Hedford
New Bedford
Fairhaven
New York
Standard’ Oil
Munch
Winsor
First National Bank
Proof of His Illness in Rogers Case Delays Testimony
Four witnesses testified to Rog ers illness claiming he could not appear. Urban H Broughton son in law to Rogers described severe facial and bodily impairment and his inability to conduct business since July 22. Norman Nesbit and Dr Pratt offered medical opinions while Judge Hammond dismissed the motion after brief review.
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Rogers
Urban H. Broughton
New York
Broughton
H. E. Rogers
John D. Archibald
Standard © Oi
Henry H. Rogers, Jr
Lo Bild
Norman W. Nesbit
New Bedford
Pratt
Massachusetts
Standard Oil Company
Hammond
Modernism Condemned as Heresy by Church Note
The observatory column quotes Roman pontiff condemning modernism as an amalgamation of all heresies. It cites agnosticism and immanentism as erasing the distinction between man and God and warns that pantheism is its normal result.
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Man
God
Papa
Eheyciica
Ercuses
Observatore Romano
Marooned on an Island: Revered Jamieson Drowns
Rev Cyril Reginald Jamieson drowned near New Ontario after a storm forced him, his wife, and a companion to seek refuge on a remote island. The boat was swept away and he disappeared while the women were later rescued by a passing launch two days afterward. Jamieson’s parents live in Birmingham, Michigan.
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Toronto
Jamieson
Birmingham, Mich
Bottle attack on umpire leads to murder charge
In St Louis on September 17 Hugo Duessenberg, 17, was charged with assault to kill after throwing a bottle that seriously wounded umpire Evans. Assistant Circuit Attorney Johnson filed the information, sworn by police under Captain Schoppe. Authorities call the act rowdyism and demand it stop. The bottle shattered on impact.
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St Louis
Evans
Hugo Duessenberg
Johnson
Schoppe
Polar expedition pilot confident airship can reach pole
Tronhjem Norway Sept 17 Walter Wellman of the Wellman Chicago Record Herald polar expedition arrived from the north. He told Associated Press reporter that despite not completing plans he had given his airship a thorough trial and believes it can reach the pole and return under favorable weather in a normal year.
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Tronhjem
Norway
Walter Wellman
Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Associated Press
Indians Repatriation Shake Sees Hin dus Move Toward Canada
Ottawa dispatch reports 400 Hindus driven from Bellingham are marching toward Canada near the boundary. An additional 300 to 400 Hindus are heading toward Seattle as they seek asylum away from the United States tensions.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mounted Police
British Columbia
United States
Bellingham
Canada
Seattle
Balloons From Brussels Race Land Across Belgium
Several smaller balloons that departed Sunday in the international balloon race organized by the Belgian Aeronautic club landed in southern Belgium. The larger airships are expected to descend in Spain.
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Brussels
Belgian Aeronautic Club
Belgium
Spain
Men to Fill Strikers Places in St Paul Lines
One hundred ten men secured in the east to fill the places of striking boilermakers on the five St Paul lines arrived in St Paul and were taken to the Great Northern Dale street shops.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
Dale Street
Street Railway Men to Strike Over Pay Rise
LaCrosse street railway employees about 300 workers threaten a walkout unless a 22 cent an hour raise is granted. A conference is in progress to resolve the dispute.
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Street Railway
LaCrosse
Wis
LaCrosse Street Railway
Baseball scores from the leagues today
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS Chicago September 17. League games include Brooklyn and Philadelphia finishing fourteen innings with Philadelphia winning 5 3. The second game Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 0 seven innings. Boston and New York split with New York 1 Boston 3 eight innings in the first game and Boston 2 New York 3 eight innings in the second. American league action shows Philadelphia 8 New York 2 in Philadelphia and Washington 8 Boston 2 in Washington with a second game Boston 6 Washington 6. Cleveland 2 St. Louis 5 then St. Louis 2 Cleveland 2 ten innings in the second game. Darkness halted Detroit 8 Chicago 0. Association games: Minneapolis 6 St. Paul 4 and Kansas City Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 7 five innings with Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 1 in the second game.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Saving of Four Cents Against Your Uncle Sam
Miss Alma Busbee of Oakland washed ink off two cancelled stamps to mail letters and was fined $50 plus costs totaling 124.06 after pleading not guilty and going to trial. A crowd of Oakland youths threatened the US marshal. a wealthy uncle paid the fine. In Danville, Mrs Zeiter suffered burns from an exploded gasoline stove while cooking, her husband assisting. A Holliness camp meeting at Sharon, Illinois, was quarantined for two weeks due to scarlet fever among members.
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Danville
Alma Busbee
Oakland
United States
Bushee
Miss Bushee
L. J. Love
T. A. Love
Federal Court
Wright
Miss Busbee
Douglass Willams
John Zeiter
Zeiter
Sharon
Railroads clash with two cent law sparks repeal vote
Springfield reports railroads claim passenger earnings fall under the two cent law and push to repeal at the coming legislature session. Burlington ears flagged injury while Wyoming and Mendota show increases. Supporters counter that Sundays and short trips would not boost earnings. Public opposition to restoring the eight cent tariff grows as the three months trial ends September 30.
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Springfield
Hllnois
Burlington
Wyoming
Mendota
Indian corn crop outlook in Illinois boosted by rains
Charleston Illinois reports seasonable rains promise one of the state's largest Indian corn crops. Only a severe early frost could reduce the yield. Many fields are under contract for delivery once husked, with prices rising from 40 to 50 cents per bushel.
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Charleston
Ilinois
Horse Race May Be Fatal In Wing Crowd
Two horses raced on a public highway in Wing caused injuries to several bystanders. Brothers William and George Bell of Chatsworth were seriously hurt and likely to die from their injuries.
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Bloomington
William and
George Bell
Chatsworth
Do Your Own Plumbing Advised in Springheld
In Springheld, UK on Sept 17 Attorney General Stead stated any person may lawfully perform plumbing work in their own home without a state license. The opinion followed a query from Charles & Clyne.
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Springheld
Ceneral Stead
Charles &, Clyne
Mother Desertion Believed to Cause Babe Death
Sept 17 An inquest jury found that desertion by Mrs. Joseph Ganghauser led to the death of her two month old child and urged prosecution. Jail and court actions to follow based on coroner's verdict and local law.
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Jack Island
Joseph Ganghauser
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Offers Gentle Cure
Nearly all cough cures contain opiates and constipate. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and acts gently on the bowels. Pleasant to take. Sold by Wm. F. Kungkunz, 5 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Kungkunz
Stephenson &T
Emerick's Jewelry Store Slaughter Prices Begin At Dawn
Sale begins at 7 a.m. at Emerick's Jewelry with drastic markdowns on all items. Store-wide reductions include fine jewelry, watches, and accessories. Customer lines form early as prices drop across categories.
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Emerick
Daily Journal Delivery Rates Across City
The Daily Journal announces home delivery to any city area for 10e per week.
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Daily Journal
Admiral Walker Dead at York Beach after long service
Rear Admiral John G Walker died at York Beach Maine at age 72. He directed the Isthmian Canal Commission from 1899 to 1901 and helped lay groundwork for the canal project. Earlier he served eight years as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and was noted for Civil War service.
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Washington
Navy
John G. Walker
York Beach
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Commission
Bureau of Navigation of
the Navy
Peace Congress No Good at Devonport Battleship Push
The admiralty ordered dockyard authorities in Devonport to commence immediately a 20000 ton battleship with eight 18.5 inch guns. The urgent instruction aims to accelerate construction as the fifth Dreadnaught in the original programme. The delay was linked to the Hague peace conference results, whose failure is now believed to shift the schedule.
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Devonport
England
Admiralty
the Hague
New Prefect Goes to Sleep in Odessa Riot Funeral
Odessa September 17. Despite the proclamation of new Odessa prefect General Novitsky street outrages resume during a police official's funeral. Black Hundreds fire revolvers pillage Jewish homes and beat residents. Two Jews killed and many injured.
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Odessa
General Novitsky
Odd Fellows Reject Exclusion Of Liquor Dealers
The sovereign grand lodge of the Odd Fellows, in its first business session, defeated a constitutional amendment to exclude wholesale liquor dealers from membership. Retail liquor dealers have been barred from membership for ten years.
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Odd Fellows and
St. Paul
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows
State health board bans passes for employees of agency
Lincoln Neb Sept 17 The state board of health adopted a resolution prohibiting any employee or appointee from carrying a pass. Two secretaries will have to resign or give up their passes.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Board of Health
Ottawa Talks on Japan Immigration Limit
Japanese Consul General Nosse arranged with Sir Wilfrid Laurier for a meeting with Ishii to discuss Japanese immigration. Canada maintains a limit of 600 arrivals per year, with disputes over Honolulu arrivals under the US flag. Ishii notes Japan's adherence to old arrangements but acknowledges treaty amendments are difficult. Messages between Laurier and Vancouver Mayor Bethune discuss housing Hindus in a drill hall and sanitary concerns.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nosse
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Ishii
T’remier Laurier
Canada
Japan
Honolulu
United States
Sir Wilfrid
Ishit
Wilfrid
Bethune
Wilfrid Laurier
Vancouver
Itindus
Death Thought Suspicious
Kansas City coroner bars burial of Cyril O Neal 19 who died under Dr George W Fraker care amid Bright s disease suspicion An inquest will determine the death cause O Neal came from Evanston Washington last December and was cared for by Fraker who once vanished from Excelsior Springs after cashing life insurance claims.
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Kansas City, Mo
Beily
Cyril O'Neal
Bright
George W. Fraker
Fraker O'Neal
Evanston
AA Hospital
Dr. Fraker
Fraker
Kixcelsior Springs
Lfe
Minnesota
International convention opens in Indianapolis with 82 delegates
Reports show the eleventh annual convention of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers opening in Indianapolis with eighty two delegates in attendance. Other items note a wrongful incarceration exoneration, massive Pennsylvania industry payroll, Odd Fellows ceremonies in St Paul, furrier strike arrests, Casablalance peace hints, a Carlist general’s suicide, Kentucky fair crowds, fatal stable fires, a Boston wool dealers assignment, milk congress child protections vote, and Coney Island Mardi Gras kickoff attracting about sixty thousand attendees.
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International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Indianapolis
San Quentin
Cal
William Evans
Pennsylvania
Sovereigen Grand Lodge
The
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Central Presbyterian Church
St. Paul
New York
Casablanca
Morocco
Drude
Marquis del Valle Cerrato
Don Carlos
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Elmer Thompson
Stanley Howard
Moundsville
W. Vu
Henry ‘T. Dobson
G. Fred Wilde
Summer Street
Boston
Dobson & Wilde
Brussels
International Union For the Protection of Child Life
Coney Island
Gorky and Mme Andrieva Marry in Capri Report
Harold MacGrath reports that Maxim Gorky and Mme. Andrieva have married. The couple were living on Capri when the news reached New York via Dr. MacGrath and his wife who observed the couple there while staying on the island.
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Gorky
Mme. Andrieva
New York
Maxim Gorky
United States
Europe
Harold MacGrath
Dr. MacGrath
Capri
Two Earthquakes Recorded at Austrian Observatory
Laibach Austria September 17 two earthquakes were recorded at the government observatory. Distances were calculated at 8,750 miles and 4,880 miles respectively.
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Laibach
Austria
Paul Beats Her Cattle Record
St Paul reports a record cattle run at South St. Paul with noon receipts estimated at 20 000, breaking all prior marks by a wide margin.
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T. Paul
St. Paul
South St. Paul
German woman buys mummy filled with papers
A German lady in Assant purchased a mummy of a sacred cat for a sizable sum from an Arab dealer who was pleased with the price. She opened the mummy and found it stuffed with the London Daily Mail, revealing a curious hoax.
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Assant
Mexico Day Celebrated at James Town Exposition
Norfolk Va September 17 The first general celebration at the James town exposition marked Mexico day with much pomp and pageantry.
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Mexico
Norfolk
Cotton in ears urged to prevent swimming deaths
In a Nashville Tennessee tirade a Tennessee preacher claims drownings from cramps occur when water floods the ears and paralyzes brain nerves. He contends cotton in the ears would spare many deaths and urges bathers to protect themselves.
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James 1
Rose
Martin, Tenn
Nashville
Death of Evangelist Felix Lawrence in Louisville Mission
Evangelist Felix Lawrence of Nashville died suddenly from heart disease after speaking at the Hope Rescue Mission in Louisville. Seven years earlier he was converted at the same mission under Rev. W. Brice, began a successful career of religious work, mainly in Nashville, and returned to Louisville for a mission reunion where he collapsed in his chair after recounting his testimony.
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Louisville
Felix Lawrence
Nashville
Hope Rescue Mission
Eighth
Jefferson Streets
Lawrence
W. Brice
Tragedy On Allegheny River Barge Sinking Drowns Six Workers
In Pittsburg six Draye Contracting workers on US government dam No 2 at Aspinwall jumped into the Allegheny River as a barge sank. Six men died, all but Frank Verman were Italians.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Draye Contracting Company
United States Government
Aspinwall
Thia City
Frank Verman
Shaw Denounces Prison Congress Sermon as False
Chicago presbyterian pastor Rev John B Shaw denounces at Prison Congress the Sunday sermon claiming money and influence often determine a prisoner's employment and cites inhuman treatment. In Puerto Rico Governor Post orders compulsory vaccination with six hundred thousand vaccine points established.
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Chicago
Congress
John B. Shaw
Second Presbyterian Church
San Juan
Porto Rico
Executive Council
Oklahoma voting on constitutional ratification and officials
Voters in Oklahoma City on September 17 participate in one of the state’s most heated campaigns. The ballot asks ratification of the constitution and selection of state and county officials amid a tense political climate.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
O.f
Navy buys Welsh coal for 100000 tons in 1908
London report says the United States Navy Department contracted with Welsh firms for 100000 tons of the best steam coal to be delivered through 1908. Price details remain secret.
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Wales
London
United States Navy Department
New Railway Opens Between Honda and Ambleman in Colombia
Bogota September 17. The new railroad linking Honda and Ambleman ports on the Magdalena River opened with President Reyes in attendance. The line strengthens Colombia's transport along the river system and marks a milestone in national infrastructure development.
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Colombia
Bogota
Honda
Ambleman
Tavo
Magdelena River
Reyes
Market quotes from Chicago Board and East Buffalo
Wheat, oats, pork and lard prices listed with opens highs lows and closes. Live stock quotes include cattle, hogs, sheep and calves with receipts and price ranges from Chicago and East Buffalo markets.
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Chicago
Timothy
Iinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
ENen Ways of the Waves
Waves are deceptive. water remains fixed while motion travels. In great storms waves reach forty feet with crests moving fifty miles per hour. The base of a wave is about fifteen times its height, so a twenty five foot wave spans 876 feet.
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Wells
Done
Eyme
Clergyman
Humphreys Medicine Co
William and Johy Streets
Humphreys
Druggista
Humphreys’ Mec. Co
William & John Sts
N. Ve
Noti
Coste
Uncle Sam
Illinois Railways
Admiral Walker
Jetimian Canal
Rear Admiral Walker
Peace Congress
John Bull
Mikado
Evanston, Ill
Shaw
Shipman
Firet Clase Dealera
National. Lead Company
State. Street
Lil
Majestic Theatre
Grand Opera House
Joseph Conyers
Constable
C. P. Guenther
Lottie Blair Parker
C. P. Gullythere Drug Store
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