Convicted Financier Morse Sentenced to 15 Years Hard Labor
Charles Wyman Morse, described as a dangerous menace to the U S banking system, is sentenced to fifteen years at Atlanta prison. Once worth as much as twenty two million in 1907, his wealth has dwindled to three to five million. He faces blacklists from national and state banks and Wall Street interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Charles Wyman Morse
Atlanta
New York
Morse
New England
Bath
Mrs Gould Seeks 75000 Year Living Standards in Separation
Mrs Katharine Gould asserts bare living expenses exceed 70000 annually excluding travel and charity in a final separation and alimony case. She claims debts, jewelry liens, and hotel bills threaten her finances while detailing lavish personal expenditures. Her husband Gould contends he has paid 109308.40 for her bills since separation plus 2059 monthly since last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Katharine Clemmons Gould
George Gould
Costliest Parisian styled hotel planned on Fifth Avenue
Carl Berger of the Casino at Newport says a French English syndicate plans a $10,000,000 hotel near Central Park on Fifth Avenue with open-air cafes and terraces. The Ritz like building will be in French renaissance style with sidewalk dining. Berger to run the hotel and cafes after a London conference with syndicate members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Carl Berger
Newport
Gotham
Paris
Berger
Collis P. Huntington
Fifty-seventh Street
Ritz
London
New York
City Budget Becomes Huge Year 1900 Household Expense
The 1900 household expense bill for the city is estimated at about 157 million dollars, up from this year's 143 million. Manhattan gets 2,699,402. Brooklyn 2,329,936. Bronx 1,288,538. Queens 1,286,857. Richmond 772,069, with Brooklyn leader Bird Color receiving a large increase and officials arguing over allocations.
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Board of Estimate
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Queens
Richmond
Bird
Color
Boruch
Indian Queen Mary Eisenhart: Courageous Reporter in Mexico
Mrs. Harry L. Eisenhart once Miss Horace Greeley Mary Perry, famed Spokane journalist, is elected queen of the Zacalpan Indians in Michoacan Mexico. A veteran reporter who worked across the United States, she helped bring justice in the Idaho panhandle and later married mining engineer Eisenhart. She traveled solo through dangerous districts and earned high regard on several American papers, including the Record in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Eisenhart
Horace Greeley
Mary Perry
Coeur d'Alene
Spokane
Gov. Steunenberg
the Tribune
Caldwell
Idaho
Michoacan
Mex
Eisenhart
United States
Panhandle
Harry Orchard
Andrew John
Six Nations of
New York
Denman Thompson
T. M. Perry
St. Peter, Minn
Court of Indian Claims
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific Northwest
New York State
City of
Mexico
Daily Record
Zacalpan
Guerrero
The
Record
W. P. Lampe
Miss Perry
Guatemala
la Corona
Interior
Mexico City
Phelps-Dodge Company
New York Corporation
Sonora
el Paso
Tex
Queen Mary
The Haughty Editor
A young man recounts his failed attempts to join editors at a newspaper and the Express office before accepting reporting work. He describes rebuffs from editors and a carpenter’s rough reception, then resolves to become a reporter as he leaves the street.
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Jacob A. Rilg
Courier
the Express
Eskimo and Greenland Annual Journals Described
The Eskimo Bulletin edited near Cape Prince of Wales prints yearly in Behring Strait village. It claims to be the only yearly paper, but Godthaab and a Greenland station also publish annual sheets with lithographic prints.
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North Polar Circle
Eskimo Bulletin
Cape Prince of Wales
Behring Strait
Godthaab
Greenland
Atnagagdlinit, Nalinginarmik Tusaruminasassumik
Dundee Advertiser
Woman Lost on Barren Island Found After 18 Hours
Mrs. Margaret Olsen of Brooklyn New York visiting Catalina island wandered inland for hours in fear of wild animals and thirst. Exhausted she slept briefly then followed the coastline to White's Landing where a passing boatman spotted her signaling for help. She was revived, brought to Avalon, and sent to San Pedro.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Olsen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Catalina Island
Avalon
San Pedro
Mrs. Olsen
White's Landing
Honeymoon by Rail and Box Car Hokum
John Barker and his bride rode 1650 miles from Lincoln to Seattle by riding the rods and sleeping in box cars. They shaved 8.75 dollars to start and Mrs Barker wore men's clothes to avoid detection. They were arrested at Park City Montana on a suitcase theft rumor but released after a deputy sheriff noted no matching marks.
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Seattle
Wash
Lincoln
Neb
John Barker
Park City
Mont
Unique Arkansas paper published from a farm locale
The White County Pioneer, edited by John M. Harlow, is a monthly paper produced in a farmhouse about twelve miles from Searcy with no town nearby. Published in Bald Knob mail, the eight to ten page issue blends foreign and local ads and reflects Harlow's varied roles as editor lawyer farmer and former teacher.
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White County
Ark
Arkansas
Searcy
Bald Knob
John M. Harlow
Harlow
The Sentential Scribe
A reflective piece on human nature and public sentiment. It satirizes optimists and pessimists while noting press agents often enliven dull performances. It also references the idea that life is a staged production and many seek only to see the ghost.
Talc and soapstone production in the United States 1907 rise
The United States produced 139 810 short tons of talc and soapstone in 1907, valued at 1 531 047 dollars. Output increased 15.9 percent in quantity and 7 percent in value from the previous year.
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United States
Adrift 36 Hours in Open Boat Off Cardiff
Henry Marshall his wife and four children aged six and under spent a day and night afloat in a 14 foot punt with no food after fogged seaward misnavigation. They were spotted by Fred Harris of Flat Holm and brought ashore at Cardiff where he aided their recovery.
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London
Henry Marshall
Cardiff
Marshall
Weston
Holm
Fred Harris
Harris
Mr. Harris
Girl Unafraid of Bears near Menlo
In South Bend Washington Annie Scholtz the 13 year old sister of Mrs Meyer climbed a bear filled apple tree and fired a .22 rifle twice. Neighbor Sherd Vaughn intervened and shot the bear through the ear bringing it down.
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South Bend
Wash
Bullard Place
Menlo
John Meyer
Annie Scholtz
Sherd Vaughn
Canadians Embrace Law and Wheat Riches in West
The Laurel Nebr reports a Canadian observer praising reverence for law in Canada where the governor general veto is rare. He notes strict liquor regulation, strong churches and schools in Western Canada, and wheat fields yielding 40 to 50 bushels per acre. The article mentions 160 acres given away and 160 more at $3 an acre, with rates and details via the Canadian Government Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Fulton
Canada
England
Western Canada
The
Laurel
Charles Dickens
They Don’t Speak Now In The Country Romance Cue
A girl in a white sweater asks about long rambles in the countryside. A young man wearing a green hat with a purple band and buckled shoes replies that nature seems to smile when he goes out in the country. The girl laments and someone remarks she might laugh outright at the scene.
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News of
New York Town
Cromwell
Rhearm
Haffen
Henry Bruere
Bureau of Municipal Research
Ahearn
McClellan
Metz
Finance Department
Washington Herald
Jacob Alis Tella
Newspapers OF North
Catalina
Arkansas Farmer
Family of Six
Dodds
Guaranty
Ensign Remedies CO
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