Graveyard Murder Mystery Strikes New York Five Victims
An eight year old girl is found murdered in the First Avenue area as detectives link three chilling killings. A ribbon tight around the throat and repeated sexual assault mark the crimes, echoing earlier cases of two women found strangled in boarding houses and alleyways. Authorities push for clues as fear grips residents.
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First Avenue
139Th
140Th Streets
New York City
Katie Pritchler
Thaw Chooses Martin W. Littleton as Chief Counsel
New York dispatch reports Martin W. Littleton, ex-president of Brooklyn, renowned attorney and orator, will head the Thaw defense when Harry K Thaw faces a jury for killing Stanford White. Littleton’s fee is said to be 25000 dollars. He spoke at the last national Democratic convention nominating Alton B Parker.
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Thaw
New York City
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
Harry K. Thaw
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
Passenger Train Derailed Near Jonesboro Ill Fatality Reported
A Mobile & Ohio passenger train derailed between Jonesboro and Mill Creek Illinois. Engineer A A Wilde and four others were injured or killed. Fire damaged one car as wreckage burned before extinguished. Cause under investigation. Engineer Wilde transported to Murfreesboro hospital.
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Mobile & Ohio
Jonesboro
Mill Creek
Ill
Edward Williams
Jackson
Tenn
A. A. Wilde
Mee Wilde
Wilde
Murfeesboro
Wreck on the Santa Fe near Red Rock Okla
North bound Santa Fe passenger train No 116 derailed and left the tracks near Red Rock Oklahoma. Engineer Mack of Arkansas City and his fireman were killed and several passengers seriously injured. A coach chair car and baggage car are in the ditch. Kansas Town Wiped Out by Storm. Marquette Kansas reported destroyed by a tornado and telegraph lines down. Missouri Pacific operator warns Geneseo station nearly destroyed.
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San Pedro
Cal
Pacific Wharf and Storage Company
Santa Fe
Red Rock
Oklo
Mack
Arkansas City
Kansas
Marquette
Kas
Missouri Pacific Railway
Geneseo
Wichita
Elias Baker
Monon
Linden
John Sells
Hammond
Indiana Officeholder Quits
William A. Noyes of Terre Haute resigns from the government bureau of standards where he served as a chemist at a salary of $4,000. The move ends his tenure in this government post.
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Indiana
William A. Noyes
Terre Haute
Ind
Government Bureau of Standards
Fire destroys Kilbuck business district on Holmes County line
Fire wipes out the entire business portion of Kilbuck Ohio on the Holmes County line. Indications point to incendiarism. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars. Powder mill explosion near Birmingham kills two. Explosion at Birmingham powder mills levels corning and glazing mills. John P D Gilham and a negro helper believed dead.
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Kilbuck
Ohio
Holmes County
Birmingham
Ala
John PD
Gilham
Famine Strikes 10,000 in Jamaica's St Elizabeth District
The famine in Jamaica's St Elizabeth district worsens as 10,000 people are reported as victims. Gov Olivier investigates and the local government faces blame for inadequate relief measures.
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Jamaica
St. Elizabeth
Olivier
Nearly 3 Million Acres Opened for Alaska Settlers
The Interior Department opened 2,980,000 acres in Alaska for settlement on Sept. 30. The land near Norton Bay was set aside as a national forest but the project was abandoned to meet strong demand for homesteads. Alaska’s population grows with work in mining and rail projects, and exploration shows promising hay and grain potential in central valleys.
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Arctic Circle
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Norton Bay
Seattle
Susitna
Cook's Inlet
Resurrection Bay
Appointed comasters in Mrs Eddy mental competency case
Alfeniasts for Mrs Eddy name doctors Dr George F Jelly and Dr G A Blumer as comasters with Judge Aldrich to examine Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy. Blumer declines to act and counsel challenge appointments as non residents. Case moves toward New Hampshire Supreme Court.
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Eddy
George F. Jelly
Boston
G. A. Blumer
Providence
Aldrich
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Chamberlin
Blumer
Labor unions and wage trends across cities and nations
Reports show France with 4625 unions and 781344 members, wage hikes for Stockton carpenters, and Chicago freight handlers poised for a $250000 annual wage rise. Other notes cover Longshoremen losses in New York exports, Ontario canning requests, and new formations like the Patriotic Association of Labor Unions in Germany.
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Theittshburg
Carpenters
Stockton
Cal
Atlantic States
Retail Clerks’ International Union
New York
Iowa
Electrical
Cleveland
Ohio
Patriotic Association of Labor Unions
Flamburg, Guermany
Chicago and regional markets for cattle hogs and grains
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and grain prices across major markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Maleds Wiew. It notes price bands for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and related feed commodities with varied No 2 and standard classifications.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St Lenis
Cartle
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Hoosier Happenings and Notable Local Fatalities
A roundup of local tragedies and incidents across Indiana towns. Raymond Goodyear, 5, killed by live electric wire in Hartford City. Myron Staples, 4, dies in coal oil burn. Clayton Fender, 8, kicked by a horse. Will Rowley, 11, drowns in St. Marys River. Bee nest trouble. gas well inflow expected near St Paul. numerous fires, accidents, and legal notices accompany the week.
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Raymond Goodyear
Hartford City
Owensville
Isaac Rance
Thorntown
Clayton Fender
Muncie
Will E. Rowley
St. Mary's River
Fort Wayne
Best Crop of Children Poem by Detroit Parents
A Detroit Free Press poem extols three children Eye Ablaze Wagging Tongue and Tippytoe praising their playful antics and parental love. The verse places the children as gifts from God and highlights joys of family life and the blessing of young ones.
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Roosevelt
Detroit Free Press
Fairy Tale Visit in Fairyland Bed
Paul and Mary dream of becoming big and going downstairs, while a princess longs for love. A visiting child enters sleeping world scenes, meeting a prince and The Wicked One as truth and fantasy blur. The child forgives the villain, and the tale hints at the power of imagination.
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Paul
Mary
Terri-nin-t
Prince Paul
Oklahoma convention locates site for Buffalo county town
The Kansas City Star reports an experimental town to rise at Buffalo in Harper County after a constitutional ruling on county division. George Ford of Guthrie will manage a socialist flavored project supplying county buildings, waterworks, windmill powered utilities, an acetylene light plant, free offices, and plans for a cotton gin and creameries with transit to Ashland Kansas.
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Oklahoma
Buffalo
Woodward County
Kansas City Star
WH. Miller
Harper County
Brule
Ashland
Kan
George Ford
Guthrie
Ford
Miler
Trade in Chicago Holds Steady Amid Heatwave
Despite heat, Chicago reports strong heavy industry output and steady retail demand. July sales were robust with smooth clearance activity easing upcoming inventories. Merchants expect a favorable outlook. farm areas show expansion, visiting buyers rise, and bank clearings reach 230.26 million, up 12.4 percent from 1906.
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Chicago
Market and Crop Trends Foresee Mixed Summer Developments
High temperatures boost crop growth and light summer wear trade with improved reorder activity. Fall samples are prepared, shipments of fall goods rise, and collections improve in markets. Iron and steel segments show a lull, while Minnesota ore strikes lift pig iron demand temporarily. Bradstreet’s notes weekly U S and Canadian business failures rise, with mixed export figures for wheat corn and wool for the period ending July 25.
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Iron and Steel
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Kissing Games Banned for Philadelphia Children
Philadelphia health board prohibits kissing games among children while reports note a 2 cent fare law impact on Pennsylvania Railroad earnings. A relic of Daniel Boone, his powder horn, belongs to Charles G. Shanks of Clayville Indiana. A Cheyenne Tribunes reader condemns Wyoming life for women and horses.
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Philadelphia Health Board
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Daniel Boone
Charles G. Shanks
Claysville
Ind
Cheyenne
Wyo) Tribune
London
Judson Harmon
Cleveland
Bowery Savings Bank of
New York
America
Tomorrow and Forever Promise Between Princess and Child
A tender scene unfolds as a child asks to be put to bed and receive a final kiss. The princess vows to stay with him always, saying they will be together for tomorrow and forever as she carries him to a blossomy bed.
Dan McCarthy Defies Father With River On Fire
Irish migrant Dan McCarthy rises from a twenty dollar a day job to drill a 100 barrel per day oil well at Pithole. His father mocks him with a jibe about never setting the river on fire until a flood spills oil and Dan lights a match to prove him wrong.
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Pithole
MceCarthy
Dan
Emerald Isle
Danny
McCarthy
Dad
A Genius Burglary Quip and Fractured Fables
A collage of humorous quips from old papers features a burglar claiming tricks to open safes and car windows, plus snippets from Father Adam and Mother Eve, a husband and wife city joke, and a remark on work ethics, reflecting light courtly wit and rural humor of the era.
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Steamfitters’ and Helpers
Ontario
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
San Francisco
Great Britain
Dockers’ Union
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Georgia
Mobile
Havana
Cuba
England
Lancashire
Scottish Co-operative Society
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International Union
San Rafael
Pueblo
Colo
San Juan
Porto Rico
Hoosier
William Fields
Evansville
Myron Staples
Logan Staples
Columbia City
Argus Cartmel
St. Paul
Central Trust and Savings Company
Newcastle
Peter Elbermesser
Bedford
The
Consumers’ Gas Company of
Princeton
Greenfield
Hancock County
George Astrike
Jasper
Hosanna Kountz
John Kountz
Shelbyville
Claypool Lumber Company
Claypool
Claypool Bank
W. E. Barnum
Manilla
I. S. Wade
Arlington
Henry Pfeifer
Peter Yoder
Nappanee
Henry Slot
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Charles A. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Richmond
New York Polyclinics College
Physio-Medical College
May Gallman
Cowan
Fred Smith
George Smith
Stilesville
Oscar Rector
Simpson
Terriini
Terrinini
Ily
New York Sun
Father Adam
Mother Eve
Louisville Courier-Journal
Houston Post
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