Washburn Clinches Postseason Victory Over Chanute Genevils
In Topeka, Washburn college defeated the Chanute Genevils 10 to 0 in a pre Christmas postseason game. The Jets dominated early with a field goal late in the second period and held the Chanute offense in check most of the game. About 1,000 local fans attended, cheering Washburn as they controlled the field position and pace throughout.
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Chanuute
Chinute Genevils
Washburn College
Topeks
Worelinuti
Toeo
Topeka
Eemuinn
Wastburn
Hkick
Seare Geo
Yilayer Uursd
Washburn
Jealousy Declared a Disease by Medical Panel
Paris expert Prof. Marivet of Montpelier told the Academy of Medicine that jealousy is a disease of the brain nerve centers. He described three phases including jealous hyperesthesia jealous moromania and jealous insanity and urged therapeutic use of bromide and other remedies.
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Paris
Academ of
Medici
Marivet
Montpelier
Tres. Maret
Posses Sheth
van le
Mariet
Steady Rise in Heart Disease Deaths Over Twenty Years
Statistics from the New York Board of Health show a 27 percent rise in heart disease deaths in Manhattan and the Bronx during the first eleven months of 1907 compared with 1896. Dr. Thomas Barling links stress, long hours, and neglect of outdoor activity to the increase, urging Americans to adopt a simpler life to curb the trend.
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New York
Dees
Board of Health
Manhattan
Bronx
Thomas Barling
Health Prstes
Dr. Darling
Derember
Prosperity Returns Across the Nation in Year End Reports
Across the country December reports describe improved conditions, revived trade, and holiday spending. Chicago notes freed hoarded money and upcoming dividends. New York cites the year’s record foreign commerce. Boston and Denver see strong trades and easing rates. St. Louis and Minneapolis report cash payments and renewed confidence. San Francisco records bank cash settlements and buoyant outlook.
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Boston
Dee
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Denver
Colorado
St. Louis
San Francisco
Lawyer Stedman Ends Life at Fourteenth Street Subway
Ernest G. Stedman a 61 year old lawyer and president of the American Cushion Elbow Co jumped in front of a moving train at the Fourteenth Street station. The tragedy caused panic among hundreds of waiting passengers during the busy rush hour. Stedman also served as director in other concerns. A family reunion is noted for Mrs. Mary Ingleman with out of town guests C. C. Pingry Pittsburg Kans Ralph Ingleman Ov erbrook Rev Ingleman of Yond Cresk OK and Carl Ingleman of Norfolk VA.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Ernest G. Stedman
Stedman
American Cushion Elbow Company
Mary, Ingleman
Kentucky Street
C. C. Pingry
Pittsburg
Kans
Ralph Ingleman
Overbrook
Rev
Ingleman
Yond Cresk
Oklahoma
Carl Ingleman
Norfolk
Peculiar Case Sparks Chicago Police Raid
Chicago reports say Miss Anna Nolan was allegedly held against her will at home with Denial of medical care due to a conspiracy. Police broke in to remove the 65 year old woman to a hospital as several others including M B R Brown 82 a renowned Chicago lawyer A K Keller a real estate broker and Mrs Ruth E Laughlin were arrested on detaining charges.
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Chicago
Anna Nolan
M. BR. Brown
A. K. Keller
Ruth E. Laughlin
Brown
Personal travel and visits across towns show busy social scene
A flood of personal notices records Frank Ford leaving for Wellington and many friends and relatives visiting Kansas City Topeka Linwood Leavenworth Emporia and St Louis. Names include Barrett Hunziker Whitmer Mackey Moore Sheen Fitch Lillig Johnson Smith Weatherby Powell Sharp Cornell Rising and others with Christmas and family visits noted.
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Frank Barrett
Kansas City
Henry Hunziker
Eudora
S.J. Mackey
New Mexico
Charles Whitmer
Topeka
John Gehring
Frank Moore
H. GC
Mackey
Vinland
George Sheen
Ovyerbreck
Martin Hill
Charles Wheton
Topekac
Regina Lillig
Minnie Dicker
M. Fitch
Linwood
Robert Johnson
Yopeka
C.F. Harrison
Valdez
Alaska
Ed. Penchard
Will
Fred Seiniseh
al Lela
Mes
B.S. Weatherby
Turelington
Walter Jobns
Leavenworth
Joe Sharp
Caldwell
Linton
Miami
Texas
Carl Thuchum
Emporia
Maude
Mary Sandersmy
San Diego
California
Enla Hoffman
Inez Cornell
Miss Cornell
B. F. Cornell
George Rising
St Louis
Kelia Evemonds
W . Watson
Powers Trial Testimony Details in Goebel Case
Georgetown Ky December 26 witnesses gave key testimony in Caleb Powers trial Sheriff White said James Howard lacked a mustache the day he traveled to Frankfort the day Goebel was shot Both White and brother John G White testified Howard went to Frankfort after a pardon note from John G White to Bak er Manchester before the Goebel decision John G White placed Howard at the board of trade hotel when Goebel was shot S A Thomas Frankfort attorney said Youtsey denied knowing Howard at the assassination Howell Scott saw Youtsey in the executive building hall twenty minutes before the shooting and noted odd conduct
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Sheriff White
James Howard
Frankfort
Goebel
White
John G. White
Howard
Taylor
Lalling
Board of Trade
S. A. Thomas
Youtsey
Howell Scott
Defendants Sentenced in Lost Spanish Bullion Stock Fraud Case
In Denver on December 24 Judge ER E Lewis sentenced promoters and others convicted of using the mails to defraud in the Lost Spanish Bullion Mines stock scheme. Sentences ranged from thirty days in jail and $1000 fines for Dubois, Du Bois, and Blackwell to lighter penalties for several others with fines and modest costs.
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Denver
ER. E. Lewis
United States District Court
George &. Dubois
Lea Dubois
C. L. Blackwell
Wm. H. Wilson
W. B. Cameron
A. E. Keables
Arthur Lawrence
Arthur Levan
E. W. Sebben
R. C. Hunt
Danton Pinkus
Bold Thieves Rob Waiting Room at LaSalle Station
Five men robbed two men in the LaSalle street railway station waiting room in Chicago on December 26. One robber carried a revolver. Two attackers were arrested within minutes and a third after two hours. two escaped. Victims were Joseph Schmidt of Crete Illinois and another man. Only fifteen dollars was taken.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Joseph Schmidt
Crete
Ill
Leading scientist near death as lockjaw attack advances
Dr. Joseph Peasden, a noted expert on the disease, lies gravely ill at Chicago Baptist Hospital after a severe lockjaw infection. Physicians had held cautious hope, but the patient now signals his own verdict may seal his fate. If he dies, his expert diagnosis would be borne out. if he lives, doubts about his infallibility end.
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Chicago
Joseph Peasden
Orenpyin
Chicago Baptist Hospital
Peasden
Minister on Trial in Philadelphia Church Court
Rev. Dr. William T. Shaffer, West District head, faces ecclesiastical court for conduct unbecoming a minister. Rev. Geo L. Bickley prosecutes. Rev. ALG Kyneut defends. Anonymous letter alleged to be a forgery may play a key role. outcome could suspend him until March conference or lead to later appeal.
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Philadelphia
William T. Shaffer
Evler
West District
M. E. Church
Geo. IL. Bickley
Atah Street
Dre Alg. Kyneut
Fof Home Missions
Church Extensit
Wally
Martha J. Detehtey
Otown
I .Gnele Palin
Shaffer
Michigan Delegates Hear View On Mortgage Taxation
H M Purdy of New York's tax department tells Michigan constitutional convention economists agree mortgage taxation is unjust. He cites New York’s half percent recording tax and argues taxation should target the property itself, not the ownership document, with railroads and farm mortgages treated alike.
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Ing. Wee
H. M. Puedy
Warner
Department of Taxes and Assessments
Greater
New York
Michigan
Purdy
Train Wreck Near Franklin Causes Derailment
A passenger tube on a Lake Shore branch collided with a light engine two miles north of Franklin Pa. The passenger train derailed and both engines were demolished. Fireman William J Daly conductor Wm Miles and engineer I J Tombs and T Evans were injured with many passengers slightly hurt.
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Ashtalila
Lake Shore Road
Franklin
William J. Daly
Wm. Miles
I. J. C. Tombs
T. Evans
Seventeen Hurt In Denver Trolley Collision
Seventeen persons were injured, none fatally, in a collision between two Denver Tramway Company trolleys on West Twenty-Ninth avenue near Decatur street around midnight. One car failed to take the siding, and the two trains crashed head on.
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Denver
Denver, Tramway Company
West Twenty-Ninth Avenue
Decatur Street
Admiral Dewey Reaches Seventieth Birthday
Washington date line reports Admiral George Dewey turning seventy this day in good health and strong. A birthday dinner crowd last week included many callers, and Roosevelt planned to visit Pine Knot Virginia tonight.
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Washington
George Dewey
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
President and family depart Washington for Pine Knot Virginia
The president and family left Washington at 11 10 today for Pine Knot Virginia the country home of Mrs Roosevelt where they will stay until Monday afternoon next Miss Carew sister of Mrs Roosevelt accompanied the party.
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Washington
Pine’ Knot
Missouri Pacific declares semiannual dividend amid handshake event
In New York on December 26 the Missouri Pacific board announced a 2 percent semiannual dividend payable in stock. President Roosevelt and party arrived in Charlottesville at 2:16 p.m. with a crowd at the station as the director’s action was reported.
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New York
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Sharrottesville
Roosevelt
Wells-Far- Charlottesville
Express Company
Dow
Man Kills Sleepwalking Son Mistaken Burglary
Bertram Somers of San Jose shot and killed his five year old boy early this morning after he mistook the child for a burglar. Police report the child may have been sleepwalking at the time of the tragedy.
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San Jose
Cal
Bertram Somers
Navy rift widens as admiral resigns over surgeon command
Washington reports a furious clash between line and staff factions in the navy over appointing a surgeon to command a hospital ship. Admiral Brownson resigned and the White House refuses a letter copy, signaling a fight likely to reach Congress for resolution on subordination and legality.
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Washington
Navy
Brownson
United States
Hoosevelt
Pacificator
Torogether
Congress
Rixer
Admiral Brownson
No Pensimion Here Christmas Business Brings Big News
Gustafson reports strong Lawrence trade with merchants noting record highs. He says his Christmas sales topped last year and the past Monday and Tuesday were the busiest days in his store’s history, reflecting a generally positive shopping season.
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Lawrence
Gustafson
Question Raised Over 28 Million in Jackson Era Deposits
Representative Victor Murdock seeks a treasury report on unresolved special deposits distributed to states during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. The funds, totaling about 28 million, were placed with state treasuries in 1836 to relieve federal surpluses and remain largely unaccounted. New York reportedly holds the largest share in a separate fund. If due, the interest on deposits could rival Panama Canal construction costs.
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Washington
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Federal Treasury
United States
New York
Murdock
Panama
Bristow Emerges as Republican Governor Hope in Topeka Rumor
Report from Topeka suggests J. J. Ts tow of Salina, ex postmaster general aide, is the likely Republican gubernatorial nominee with Bristow as favored Washington ally. Bristow’s supporters claim high‑level backing while Stubbs is positioned to sacrifice for a senate bid, and Dalley’s boom is viewed as a shield to spotlight Bristow at the right time.
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Topeka
Dec
J. J. Tstow
Salina
Soorts
State House
Diet
Bristow
Calderhead In Critical Condition In Washington
Congress member W. A. Calderhead of Kansas is gravely ill with pneumonia at Congress Hall hotel in Washington. He has been sick about three weeks after a bout with grip and was forced to bed. doctors have barred visitors and fears for recovery remain.
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Washington
Congressan
W. A. Calderhead
Kansas
Congress Hall
National League Schedules Opening Delayed To April Sixteen
The National League will open the baseball season several days later than last year. The New York team will play Yale on April 11 with the first regular Gustafson game set for April 16. Training will be in Texas at Marlin and Springs, with exhibition games against Dallas and Fort Worth.
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New York
Yale
Gustafson
Piled Springs
Texas
Dallas
New Year Wishes and Chili Cheer From P D Quick
A playful note from P D Quick hints at two vows for the new year and invites friends Tom and Dick to enjoy Ewing's Chile as 1908 nears.
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Tom and
Ewing
P. D
Roasters at JAEDICKES Offer Winter Vaseline Line
Genuine Vaseline differs from counterfeit greases seized under that name. Woodward stocks the full Vaseline range for winter use including Borealine hand lotions noted as the cleanest and most fragrant in the class at 2c.
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Woodward
The Lizard East Mosquitoes in New York
New York reports the tjitjak lizard from India arriving by ship. Though small and color changing, the creature provokes riot fears among locals and interest from New Jersey hotel men, who consider studying its mosquito eating potential.
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New York
Knickerbocker
United States
India
Tjujoks
Jongahore
New Jersey
Clairvoyant Woman Dies By Self Immolation in Sioux City
In Sioux City on December 26 Stells Long aged forty eight burned herself to death in her room after saturating clothes with coal oil and igniting them. She had stuffed her stockings with rags and slicks and hung them over her bed.
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Sioux City
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Wiedemann’s
Raymond
K Grove
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Hare! Square
Calderhead
Neville’s
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J. B. Watkins
Ml Tucker
C. A. Hal W. B. Hazen
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C. A. Hil
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Hazen
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Sweeney
Vics
E. J. Hitkey
Merchants National
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Newmark
A. Murka
G. Grovenor
M. G. Manley
W. F
Eben Saldwin
Monroe
MARAT
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Shipa
Post
Boyles
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