Carmichael Case Deepens In Midwest Pursuit
Detroit Lieutenant Eli Baker and Michigan deputies traced Rev. J. H. Carmichael from South Chicago to Carthage amid reports he fled to river after a murder and hid in hotels and saloons. Witnesses described a lamed man matching Carmichael and police seek the suitcase alleged to hold the slain minister’s legs.
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Carmichael
Chicago
Eli.Baker
Detroit
W. D. Moore
St. Clair County
Mich
Carthage
J. H. Carmichael
Baker
2Nd Street
Ernest Nehls
Battle Run
Alfred Hendrickson
Michigan
Gideon Browning
Browning
Lawyers to Attend Potts Company Versus Schnell Case in Madison
Attorneys E. C. Higbee and George Bunge depart tomorrow for Madison to participate in Potts Company versus Schnell over the purchase of a brick machinery lot. Higbee will attend sessions at the capital city, compelled by official duties to take part in the trial.
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E. C. Higbee
George Bunge
Madison
Potts Company
Schnell
Medical claim links dyspepsia to consumption in post mortem data
A New York medical authority asserts that unchecked dyspepsia can lead to consumption, especially in TB-prone individuals. The piece promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets by O T Erhart of La Crosse as a cure, offering a guarantee and a twenty five cent box for fifteen days, with sale limited to La Crosse.
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New York
O. T. Erhart
la Crosse
Four Pollet brothers Executed in rapid Belgian tragedy
Hungry graves found empty coffins as Abel Pollet and three accomplices were executed at the prison. Headsman Deibler led the quartet to the scaffold in quick succession, the four bodies later shipped to Lille for postmortem examination.
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Deibler
The
Republic
Abel Pollet
Pollet
Vromant
Deroo
Abel
Geriston
Vromont
Auguste
Lile
Hundreds buried as church collapses in Swiss village
Berne Switzerland Jan 11 An ancient church in Naix near Sion collapsed during divine services burying hundreds of worshipers. Rescuers pulled forty bodies and sixty survivors from the rubble many injured and some fatally.
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Berne
Switzerland
Naix
Sion
Firemen Pension Board Re-Elected Trustees
Chris Hansen Fred Colton and H C Van Berg were re elected as trustees in charge of the fire and police pension. The mayor comptroller and the city treasurer also serve as officers on the board.
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Chris Hansen
Fred Colton
H. C. van Berg
Rev John Stoke Dies After Long Paralysis
The Rev Father John Stoke pastor of Holy Cross church in La Crosse died Saturday night at the parsonage after a prolonged illness due to paralysis of the nerves. Born in Poland in 1859, he came to America in 1884 and served as pastor in Alberta Minnesota for 18 years before further duties in Duluth and La Crosse. His death leaves a vacancy hard to fill and his funeral is planned with a Pontifical high mass in Winona.
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Father John Stoke
Holy Cross Church
Ferry Street
Father Stoke
Rev
Stoke
Poland
Alberta
Minn
St. John’s College
St. Cloud
Seidenbach
Duluth
la Crosse
Schwebach
Winona
Northwestern
St. Wenceslaus Church
R. L. Kenyon Company Moves Store to 110 South Second
The R. L. Kenyon Company announces its store has moved to 110 South Second and increased working capacity to ensure prompt service. Customers are advised to call or telephone New 340 for contact.
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South Second 81
R. L. Kenyon Company
Dr Kirke Stanley Sues Rich Old Lady for Marriage
Dr. Kirke Stanley of New York arrives in Chicago to press a $150000 breach of promise suit against Mrs Jeannette Deere Chapman. More than fifty letters allegedly from Mrs Chapman are in evidence with attorney Robert E Cantwell. Letters reportedly recount romance and talk of a union with a man of her choosing.
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Chicago
Ill
Kirke Stanley
New York
Jeannette Deere Chapman
Stanley
Card of Thanks to Park Store Helpers and Management
Miss Irma Frankenstein extends gratitude to friends who assisted her during the doll contest at the Park store and to the Park store management for numerous courtesies. Irma and Mrs. Frankenstein.
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Irma Frankenstein
Irma
Mrs. Frankenstein
Henry Stewart returns with gold for friends in Newton
Henry Stewart, 58, stopped in Newton after a London voyage to share gold rewards with locals who befriended him. Once a California vagrant who walked east, he claims a fortune left him in England and plans to walk back to California to repay kindness.
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Newton
Mass
Henry Stewart
London
California
England
America
Navy to Build $29 Million Boost of Fleets
Washington D C Jan 11 The house naval committee approved a navy increase totaling 29 million dollars plan calls for two battleships of 26000 tons five torpedo boat destroyers four submarine boats three colliers and one submarine surface boat The navy department had sought 75 million dollars for four battleships and extra vessels to reach that amount
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Washington, D. C
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Fowler Confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington D C January 11 The senate judiciary committee took feverish action on the nomination of James A Fowler of Tennessee to be an assistant attorney general of the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jas. A. Fowler
Tennessee
United States
Admiral Sperry Set to Visit Rome for Courtesy Call
Admiral Sperry plans a day trip to Rome to pay courtesy calls on the king unless the king visits Naples where the Connecticut is anchored.
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Sperry
King
Washington, D. C
Rome
Naples
Tillman Attacks Roosevelt in Senate Speech
Senator Tillman railed at Theodore Roosevelt in a Senate address, invoking franking privilege jests and likening Roosevelt to living in a glass house. The chamber erupted in laughter and applause as the vice president warned against further interruptions before adjourning for a ten minute recess.
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Ananias Club
Tillman
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Roosevelt
State Hairs Hard Arguments Tuesday Trial Testimony
A jury trial unfolds with contested arguments and a key witness, Mrs. Harvey W. Rockwell, detailing events as she testified she ran down on the float and fired the first shot. Thornton Hains appeared visibly nervous as the witness described the confrontation, while other rebuttal witnesses offered minor testimony.
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Thornton Hains
Harvey W. Rockwell
Annis
Rockwell
Police seek anarchist novel tied to Russia plot
Police search for a manuscript by an anarchist author described as a Rubinwitch girl who came from Russia two years ago. The book centers on a young female anarchist who assassinates the czar and triggers a revolution, with Bertha Yablowsky named as a close friend.
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Rubinwitch
Russia
Bertha Yablowsky
Miss Yablowsky
Frisco to Give Heney Public Reception Tonight
Frisco plans a public reception for Francis J. Heney, the graft prosecutor, on his return from the east. The Calhoun case opens tomorrow morning, drawing intense interest as Heney is idolized after the attempted assassination and supporters plan a demonstration at the case opening.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Calhoun
Heney
Morris and Mac Off for Madison
Senator Thomas Morris and Assemblyman J. E. McConnell depart for Madison to attend pre session caucuses at the capital and be ready for the opening of the session. Assemblyman E. J. Kneen of Bangor also travels to attend the opening session.
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Thomas Morris
J. E. McConnell
Madison
Ciut
E. J. Kneen
Bangor
Chief Webber Receives Gold Sitar from Police Force
Chief of Police John Webber was presented with a gold sitar by department members as a token of special esteem on the eve of the department of the year 1908.
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John Webber
Uge
Department
Stuyvesant Fish Advocates Rail Route To Portland Port
Stuyvesant Fish, former Illinois Central president, testified at the merger hearing that for competitive purposes transcontinental traffic could be moved by rail to Portland Oregon and then by boat to Pacific coast points, contradicting Paul Morton and other ex Southern Pacific officials.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Hariman Board of Directors
Harriman
Paul Morton
Edwin Hawkey
Southern Pacific
Portland
Ore
Taft Elected as President by Electoral College
The electoral colleges of all states met and cast their votes for president and vice president for the next four years, confirming Taft's victory in the national election.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
States of the Union
U. S
It Can Become Irksome to Do Anything by Duty
An old reflection notes how viewing tasks as mere duties can sap motivation and drain energy making even simple actions feel burdensome and tedious for anyone seeking authentic purpose.
Interstate Commission Report on Harriman Case and Rail Earnings
The Interstate Commerce Commission transmitted its 1908 report to Congress. It argues Union Pacific is a public service, not private, and Harriman’s control should trigger accountability. It urges criminal prosecutions and notes railroads’ gross earnings rose over 1906 by 98.9 million despite a dip from 1907.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Harriman
Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Commission
Judge Fruit On His Way Home To Resume Duties
Judge J. J. Fruit is returning home to resume his duties as judge of the Sixth judicial circuit. The La Crosse county circuit court opens with Clerk Russell D. Smith and adjourns until February 1 after being informed by his wife of his favorable sojourn at French Lick Springs.
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la Crosse County
Russell D. Smith
J. J. Fruit
French Lick Springs
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Coach Morris Howlett Plans 4000 Mile San Francisco to New York Trip
Morris Howlett the well known whip announced plans to drive from the Place Hotel San Francisco to the Holland House New York a nearly 4000 mile journey The coach Magnet will be used and he expects about 1500 horses and ninety days to complete the adventure.
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New York
Morris Howlett
Place Hotel
San Francisco
Holland House
Turko Austrian War Probable After Indemnity Rejection
Constantinople January 11 Turkey rejects Austria's indemnity offer prompting a feared crisis. The move ends hopes for a peaceful settlement between the porte and Austria. Austria deems Turkey's new demands impossible and war seems imminent. Austrian reps plan to return to Vienna to report the breakdown of negotiations.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Austria
Vienna
Foreign Office
Christmas Funds For The Orphans Collected In City Churches
A total of 600.18 was raised by Catholic churches for the Orphans during Christmas time, 53.07 more than last year. Donations by St. Josephs, St. Marys, Holy Trinity, St. James, St. Wenceslaus, St. John Baptist, Holy Cross and other congregations are listed with specific amounts.
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St. Joseph's Catholic
Cathe- Berek’ i
Aida Hee
St. Mary’s Congregation
Holy Trinity Catholic
St. James’ Catholic
St. Wenceslaus Catholic
St. John Baptist Catholic Congregation
The
Holy Cross Catholic
Keewes
record gold reserve in Germany tops prior totals
Imperial German bank reported gold holdings of 202 million dollars on January 7. The figure marked the bank's largest reserve to date and exceeded the Bank of England's holdings on the same date by about 50 million dollars.
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Berlin
Imperial German Bank
Bank of England
Letter Carriers Elect At Annual Meeting Tonight
The annual meeting of the letter carriers is held this evening in the United States court room. Court action by Commissioner Harrison will transact offers for the coming year.
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United States Court Room
Harrison Will Ashess
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Market Street
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Interstate Commission Talks
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