Reverend Cooke and Whaley Found. He Seeks Quiet Life
Rev Jerre K Cooke and companion Proretta Whaley and their baby were located in San Francisco. Cooke said he will return when able to travel and wishes to marry Whaley. He spoke of a troubled marriage, admitting weakness and asking to be left alone to live as a painter and ordinary citizen.
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San Francisco
Jerre K. Cook
Proretta Whaley
Cooke
Miss Whaley
Jere Knode Cooke
Floretta Whaley
Ooke
Yale
Wrong Woman Alive in New York Real Estate Office
Mrs De Young, once thought murdered in Harrison New Jersey, is alive and working in a Madison Avenue real estate office. She says she knows Mrs Hull who identified the body as hers and questions why Mrs Hull told police she was murdered.
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New York
de Young
Harrison
N. J
Madison Avenue
Hull
Hoyt Company Boots and Shoes Reopen in Manchester
The F. M. Hoyt company factories in East Manchester resume operations after several weeks of closure. About 750 workers were idle since the shops reopened on Monday.
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Manchester
N. H
F. M. Hoyt Company
Hospital News: Mrs Thompson Discharged From Burnett Street
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson of No 5 Burnett street was dismissed Monday. Miss Inzia Livingston was discharged and returned home with Mrs Walling of Buckeye street.
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Elizabeth Thompson
No. 5
Burnett Street
Inzia Livingston
Walling
Buckeye Street
Taft Delivers Boston Speech At Merchants Banquet
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke at the Boston Merchants Association banquet promising a moral awakening in the American people. He blamed wasteful investments and extravagance for the recent panic and urged enforcement of anti trust laws to secure a square deal and restore confidence and industrial growth. He also defended the Roosevelt administration against stockholder deception charges amid the political climate.
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Boston
United States
William H. Taft
Boston Merchants’ Association
Hotel Somerset
Jerome Jones
Sherley
Kentucky
Eben S. Cramer
Massachusetts
John F. Fitzgerald
William Lawrence
Taft
Roosevelt
London men nabbed after diamond theft in Findlay store
Joseph A. Laborn and J. C. Moran of London England asked to view diamonds at Thompson jewelry in Findlay. They struck Mr Thompson as trays were ready and attempted escape with 3000 pounds worth of stones. A crowd pursued them and captured both within blocks. most gems recovered with two missing.
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Findlay
Ohio
Joseph A. Laborn
J. C. Moran
London
England
Thompson Jewelry Store
Mr. Thompson
All Women Barred From Thaw Trial Courtroom
Justice Dowling orders all women except Thaw family members and women reporters to stay out of the courtroom for the second Harry K. Thaw trial. Seating is cut to about 150 spectators, aiming to prevent curio seekers from crowding the venue. The trial starts next Monday.
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New York
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Dowling
Hidden $6000 Found by Relatives in Indiana House
Relatives of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Means discovered six thousand dollars concealed in three syrup cans while moving household effects in Shelbyville Indiana. The money had been set aside for years and was previously unknown to relatives.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Elizabeth Means
Richmond Man Struck by Lightning on Way Home
Harper Porter, a well known Richmond resident, was struck by lightning while returning home. The bolt traveled along his arm from an umbrella and burned his clothes and shoes before he lost consciousness. He survived with severe burns and is expected to recover.
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Richmond
Ind
Harper Porter
Tragic Death of Joseph Riegert in Sunday Train Incident
Reports confirm Joseph Riegert Jr died after being struck by north bound train No 88 Sunday evening. Witness Carl Fiemeyer and a youth called Mike say they planned to jump off north of Busenbark. Funeral for Riegert is set for Thursday at St Joseph’s Church.
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Democrat Sun
Joseph Riegert
Riegert
Carl Fiemeyer
Walnut Street
Mike
Fiemeyer
Busenbark
Middletown
Hamilton
Young Riegert
Democrat-Sun
Young Fiemeyer
Griesmer-Grimm Co
Josep Riegert, Jr
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Stephen’s Cemetery
Explosion rocks Rome stock exchange in December chaos
A dynamite bomb exploded in central Rome near the stock exchange, wounding eighteen and leaving many more under ruins. The motive and total casualties remain uncertain as authorities assess the attack intended to disrupt month-end liquidations.
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Rome
Italy
Stock Exchange
Oldest Ohio Twins Die as Frederick Dennis Passes
Frederick Dennis aged 84 died at his Maumee home after sharing a life with his twin Jacob Dennis who remains on the Monclova Township farm four miles from Maumee.
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Toledo
Ohio
Frederick Dennis
Maumee
Jacob Dennis
Monclova Township
Local plants restart after holidays in Pottstown
Stanley G. Flagg company begins one department at its plant and others plan to resume. Bramcote Dye Works and Champion Silk Mills restart after holiday shutdown. Schuylkill Valley Bridge Works expected to begin operations soon.
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Pottstown
Stanley G. Flagg Company
Bramcote
Champion
Schuylkill Valley
Farmer Edward Zeigler ends life with chloroform and gun
In Peru Indiana on December 31 Edward Zeigler a 54 year old farmer poured chloroform into a slipper and rested it to his nose. After waking an hour later he shot himself through the heart and died instantly. Ill health was given as the cause.
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Peru
Ind
Edward Zeigler
Layton Hines Sentenced to Life at Hard Labor
Dayton Ohio December 31 Judge Martin imposed a life sentence at hard labor for Layton Hines the day after he was taken to Columbus. The double murder of Anna Markowitz and her escort Abraham Cohan at Mc Cabe's park on August 4 led to the verdict and merciful recommendation.
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Dayton
Layton Hines
Columbus
Martin
Hines
Anna Markowitz
Abraham Cohan
McCabe’s Park
Williamsburg man ends life after children’s party
Joseph B. Ford of Williamsburg shot himself after leaving a Christmas party. He had brought candy to the gathering and, shortly before his death, said the merriment of the children reminded him of his deceased wife and the broken home her loss caused.
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New York
Joseph B. Ford
Williamsburg
Ford
Beers Pour Out After Oklahoma Joins Union
In Oklahoma City 2300 barrels of beer valued at 17500 dollars were poured into the sewers by U S internal revenue collector Charles Howard. The beer was brewed before statehood and could not be sold or shipped from the new state.
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Oklahoma City
State Brewery
United States Internal Revenue
Charles Howard
Oklahoma
Roses Bloom at Delaware Flower Garden
In Dover Pennsylvania Railroad's garden the mild days and a springlike Christmas week prompted roses to bloom. Two rose bushes opened with beautiful colors yesterday.
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Dover
Del
Dee
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Spring Weather Sparks Dandelions Across Penn Fields
Spring like weather in Fork Penn Dee 31 has caused numerous dandelions to crop up and bloom in fields and yards, bringing a bright, sunny feel to the area.
Work For A Thousand Resumes In Ky Mills
Morehead Kentucky December 31 The Snyder Construction Company and Clearfield Lumber mills owned by the same interests will resume work January 1 employing over 1000 men for the new year.
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Morehead
Snyder Construction Company
Clearfield Lumber Company
Miller sentenced to seven years for manslaughter in Lebanon
Wm. I. Miller, convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Joe Littleler, the spoiler of his home at Franklin, was sentenced Monday to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary. His lawyers moved to suspend until the January term, but Judge Clark denied the motion.
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Lebanon
Wm. I. Miller
Joe Littleler
Franklin
Ohio
Clark
Skate out the old year at the Colosseum
Community event closes the year with a skate session at the Colosseum arena. Local skaters, families, and organizers welcome all ages for a festive night of skating, music, and countdown activities. Proceeds support neighborhood youth programs.
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Coliseum
License System For Liquor Traffic In Toledo
James F. Pilliod of Toledo Huebner Breweries advocates a license system to regulate liquor trade. He urges amending Ohio constitution to require bonds and good conduct evidence from dealers, arguing that character laws are better than taxation, and condemns the Anti-Saloon League as dishonest.
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Toledo
Ohio
Dee
Anti- Saloon League
North
England
Europe
Pennsylvania
James
FE. Pilliod
Toledo Huebner Breweries
Pilliod
Guilty Of Keeping Saloon Open On Sunday
John Stienman a West Chester saloonist was tried before Mayor King in Oxford for keeping his saloon open on Sunday. The court found him guilty, fining $25 plus costs after testimony by Anti Saloon detective. The case followed a crowded courtroom and legal proceedings led by Prosecution Attorney Crabb and defense by Williams and Burns.
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Democrat-Lan
Oxford
John Stienman
West Chester
Anti-Saloon League
Suneday
King
Crabb
Columbus
Williams
A Wati
M. O. Burns
Steinman
Year of Disasters Tallied in New York Accidents
The Tribute lists 57 910 killed or injured in the year with categories including earthquakes and landslides 21 512 killed 3 002 injured. explosions and mine disasters 3 086 killed 2 721 injured. storms and floods 4 209 killed 1 563 injured. railroad wrecks 811 killed 2 639 injured. automobile accidents 229 killed 704 injured. firearms 197 killed 3 978 injured. shipwrecks and drownings 2 269 and 492 respectively.
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New York
Suicide by Carbolic Acid Ends Life of Miss Jennie Gregg
Springfield Colorado records the death of 18 year old Miss Jennie Gregg from carbolic acid poisoning. A posthumous letter arrives from her fiancé John Bowser of Pekin Newfoundland stating plans to marry when she was ready.
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Springfield, CO
Jennie Gregg
John Bowser
Pekin
Negotiations Opened for Ohio Sun Sale to Foraker Camp
In Columbus on December 31 negotiations began for selling The Ohio Sun, a morning persuasion newspaper, to Senator Joseph Benson Foraker or to backers steering his campaign to secure Ohio delegation support for the presidential nomination at the next national convention.
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Columbus
Ohio Sun
Joseph Benson Foraker
Foraker
Ohio
Criminal transcripts filed in common pleas court
Transcripts filed in the common pleas court name Squire Morton Mrs Myrtle Stanley Moore and Mayor Thomas Will Wallace with assault attempt to kill and George Scott charged with robbery in a tense court session.
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Squire Morton
Myrtle
Stanley Moore
Thomas
Will Wallace
George Scott
Henry Heintein Sued For 175 Dollars In Farm Dispute
Ambrose Hensler sues Henry Heintein for 175 dollars claimed due on a farm loan. The filing notes a long-standing farm debt and references various train schedules and the firm B. MacDOUGAL in the surrounding transit context.
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Henry Heintein
Ambrose Hensler
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