Girl Confined in Dungeon 18 Years by Father in Geneva
A Swiss man Adrian Thoney held his daughter Marie in an underground dungeon for 18 years from age 15, infested with rats and darkness near Geneva. Marie’s lover Paul Chapins learned of the tale and his suicide followed a brutal decapitation method using a threshing machine in a field, while the father faced arrest for imprisoning his daughter.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Bregorias
Adrian Thoney
Hensant
Marie
Con
Paul Chapins
Alence
Wilen
Mrs Rockefeller climbs ladder at New York mansion
Greenwich Conn Mrs Percy Rockefeller wife of John D Rockefeller's nephew known as Miss Stillman and formerly daughter of the president of City National Bank of New York climbs a near vertical workers ladder to the top story of her husband's Lake avenue residence. The ascent halts work as silence falls and she reaches the top rung with composed smile amid stunned mechanics.
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Greenwich
Conn
Percy Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Stillman
City National Bank of New York
New York
Lake Avenue
A Gure Way to Stop Divorce Says Houston Poet
A Houston poet argues that reducing divorce requires a strong leader to make divorce unfashionable and curb the growing evil. He proposes a social shift driven by a decisive moral stance from a prominent figure.
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Houston
Pastor Shown as A Peeper In Utica Case
A Zanesville presbytery panel found Reverend Boyd Gay guilty of unministerial conduct after secret sessions in Utica. He admitted a mistake and pledged to quit, while Gay’s supporters say rivals pursued him over salary and personal feuds. Four prior hearings were informal. Gay is married and educated. witnesses cited alleged indiscretions.
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Utica, O
Zanesville
Gay
One-Legged Kentucky Hen Amazes Paducah Yard
A Paducah resident Miss Lindaryan owns a pullet hatched with a single leg. The one legged hen hops to cover ground and outpaces others in the yard. She balances by extending a wing and digs with her lone leg, entertaining neighbors with her wobbly stride.
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Kentucky
Paducah, Kye
Lindaryan
Etleb
Wolf Attack Near Greenville Endangers Child and Rescuer
A raging wolf broke its chain and charged through Greenville, biting 2-year-old Luther Rogers in the leg before Abe Simynon, a large Blacksmith, arrived to strike the beast with a decisive blow. The animal's rampage alarmed pedestrians as onlookers watched in horror.
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Greenville, & Coa
Luther Rogers
Abe Simynon
Diagnosed Tommy Father and the perfect gentleman
A riddle framing a perfect gentleman as a man who listens without interrupting when you share your troubles, contrasted with the speaker’s father who interrupts with his own tales. The dialogue questions traditional notions of courtesy and support.
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Tommy
Father
Utah State News Highlights Utah Marches Through 1906
Utah dairy and mining sectors show high outputs with total mine production at 40 million dollars and dairy value near two million. Salt Lake births 1683. deaths 868. city valuations top 54 million. various civic notes include police court slot machine ruling, Christmas charity by Salvation Army, and a Brigham Young descendant found dead in East Lake City.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Manufacturers and Merchants’ Association
Utah State Fair Association
Real Eatate Association
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Beott Clawson
Brigham Young
Clawson
East Lake City
Mines And Mining News From Utah And Nevada
Ore finds and mining progress dominate Utah and Nevada reports. Manhattan Broncho hits four feet of ore at 200 feet valued at $200 ton while Cumberland Ely Copper issues 100,000 new shares at $12.60. Nevada districts Buckskin and Seven Troughs show strong results as Salt Lake publishes Nevada ore exhibits. Copper output totals and smelter debates frame a busy year in western mining.
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Manhattan
Cumberland- Ely Copper Company
Nevada Hills
Fairview
Utah
Salt Lake County
Juab
Beaver
Tooele
Summit
Box Elder
Millard
Morgan
Piute
Wasat
Montana Leads States In Sheep and Coal Production
Montana leads all states in sheep numbers with over five million head. Wyoming coal output reached about 4.5 million tons in 1908, up 100,000 from 1907. Other Wyoming and Montana figures show economic gains, mining safety, grazing plans, and notable incidents across the region.
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Montana
Wyoming
Numerous World Events From A Turbulent Period
Five Alton merchants fined for child labor violations. Paris and French politics note Cadellane election upheld. Rev. B. L. Holder assassinated in Troy Tennessee. Premero sinks near Corunna. crew losses. Kansas Christmas brawl leaves fatalities and injuries. Cudahy Packing doubles capital stock to 12 million. Moroccan forts around Tangier. Raisall orders issued. New York improver aid Christmas dinners aid 37 thousand poor. Panic at Cleveland park sparked by a firearm incident. St Louis shooting and suicide follows quarrel with landlady. Kaulbars moved from Odessa over union ties. Drownings at Rayville and Heater WV cremations after fire. Stabbing in South Bend. self-harm. Vienna notes Archduke Leopold seeking divorce. Maple Grove Minnesota shooting further details. Birmingham Christmas tragedies list. Rallisull defies governor. Kabylos protection in mountains. NYC Central & Hudson buys Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw line. Missouri river drownings near Norfolk. Immigration drive to Siberia amid famine. Kokoyoff allocates 3 million for colonization. Virginia deaths at Crimstead town. puzzles and losses.
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Rockefeller
Ohio
Guily
Wolf
Utah State News
Diehl
Myron Eardley
James W. Eardley
Haker City
Ore
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Lester Earl Moreton
City Recorder
J. &. Moreton
West Point
Weber River
Ogden
Andrew Anderson
Anderson
Martin E. Mulvey
Fifth Ward
Edmund G. Hines
Flobert
A.C. Glazier
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Judge O. W. Powers
Anna Hradley
Arthur Brown
Jon A. Bagley
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Judge Powers
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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Bonanza
Anaconda Copper Company
Pearl
Idaho
St. Jon Company
Bingham
United States
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Grand County
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Jack Bell Gold Mining Company
Red Top
Salt Lake Real Estate Association
Heston Consolidated Mining Company
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The
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Marshall
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Julia Bignami
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Bignami
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Town State Teachers’ Convention
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France
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Morocco
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B. L. Holder
Troy
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Tangier
Raisall
Ccnme
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Galvation Army
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Lawton
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Herr Woefling
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Maple Grove
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Jobe
King
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bin Men
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Aln
New York Central & Huson River Railroad Company
Chicago, Kalimanon & Saginaw Railroad
Hastings
Woodbury
Missouri River
Norfolk
Nob
Herbert Coshman
el Slate
Damiel Slate
Siberia
Inted
Kokoyaoff
Oli
Hamud Pypor
William Grimstead
Crmstead
Mamn
Neck
Pyner
Grimstend
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