Thaw Case Ends Evidence Phase as Jury Looms Friday
New York January 29. The second hearing in the Madison Square Garden murder trial ends with no state rebuttal experts. Martin W Littleton will present the defense Monday and Tuesday, with District Attorney Jerome to speak Thursday. Justice Dowling may charge the jury Friday morning.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome
Justice Dowling
Abraham Hummel
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit
Himmel
Thaw
Nesbit Ghrl
Harry Thaw
Asylum For
Matteawan
Italians Ordered to Leave Reeds Station
Italian colony at Reeds Station is warned to vacate by February 20 after warning cards and notices were posted under doors near Buff Ridge quarry. The town suffered a recent major fire linked to arson, heightening the scare among residents.
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Reeds Station
Ind
Beacford
Buff Ridge
Distiller Attacked by Five Masked Burglars
Andrew Staley a wealthy distiller near New Carlisle was beaten by five masked men who ransacked his home and left him unconscious. His eye sight may be destroyed and his condition is possibly fatal. Local authorities investigate the break in.
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Springfield
Andrew Staley
New Carlisle
Staley
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Circulate in Cleveland
In Cleveland on January 29 authorities report dangerous counterfeit silver dollars with a natural ring and a silver coating that defies simple acid tests, prompting government officials to trace the source.
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Cleveland
What Causes Headache From October to May
Colloquial note states colds are the most frequent headache cause. Mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine and nonsensical phrases. Contains garbled terms KE W. Grove onsbex J5c with no clear source or verifiable facts.
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Cage
W. Grove
United States Steel reports record 1907 earnings
The United States Steel Corporation released its report for the quarter ending December 31 1907 showing net earnings of 22653995 for the three months and total 1907 earnings of 160984477 the largest in company history. Unfilled orders stand at 4624553 tons with a quarterly surplus of 3559274 and dividends unchanged at 0.5 percent on common and 1.0 percent on preferred stock.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Meats Evans on High Seas
Argentine Rear Admiral Betbeder reports meeting and escorting the American task force led by Rear Admiral Evans off the coast. The two fleets exchanged salutes after a joint patrol from January 26 to 27, completing operations about 125 miles from Mar del Plata.
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Buenos Ayres
Betbeder
Hipolita Oliva
Connecticut
Evans
Mar del Plata
Washington
Grand Lodges Bankrupt Seizes Montana Order
Helena Mont Jan 29 Robert S Hewey named receiver for the Montana Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen after a district court filing. The lodge faces death claims near 100000 with 1400 in the beneficiary fund and funds in subordinate lodges treasuries. The grand lodge has existed 17 years and paid 1650000 in claims.
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Helena
Mont
Robert S. Hewey
Montana Grand Lodge
The
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Clements
District Court
H. R. Kepner
Grand Lodge
Train Falls Off Trestle Near Hattiesburg
Four cars of the New Orleans and North eastern north bound passenger train No. 4 toppled from a low trestle near Hattiesburg Mississippi and rolled down an embankment. No one was killed or fatally injured though the tender jumped the track and several cars plunged over the side while sleeping cars stayed on the rails.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
New Orleans
Orvnsburg
Alleged Swindlers Arrested In Milwaukee And Chicago
Milwaukee officials report the arrest of F. J. Baker alias W. S. Parker in Chicago and George B. Carter alias C. B. Gregg in Milwaukee. They allegedly ran three fake drug concerns placing large wholesale orders and selling goods across multiple cities before vanishing.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
F. J. Baker
W. S. Parker
George B. Carter
C. B. Gregg
North Dakota Democrats Back Bryan and Johnson Choice
Grand Forks North Dakota January 29 The Democratic state committee decided to hold the state convention to elect delegates to the national convention in Grand Forks March 25 They endorsed W J Bryan for president and Minnesota Governor Johnson for vice president.
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Indorse Bryan
Johnson
Grand Forks
N. D
Democratic State Committee of
North Dakota
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
No Commission for Michigan Public Utilities Proposal
By a 47 to 63 vote the constitutional convention rejected a proposal to create a state public utilities commission covering lighting water transportation and power. Municipalities favored home rule and urged against the plan amid strong opposition.
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Michigan
Public Utilities Commission
Bloomington Man’s Three Year Old Son Dies After Arsenic Ingestion
The three year old son of Ray Hannna of Bloomington swallowed arsenic tablets intended for his mother and died.
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Ray Hanna
Bloomington
Inquest Opens Into Rhoades Theater Disaster At Boyertown
Startling admissions surface at the Boyertown Rhoades opera house inquest after 169 people perished on January 13. Owner Dr Thomas A Rhoades lessee E C Mauger and builder John Sheeler face questions about blocked exits narrow aisles and untrained operator of the calcium light.
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Boyertown
Rhoades Opera House
Harry Fisher
Thomas A. Rhoades
Reading
Dumn
Opera House
E. C. Mauger
Pottstown
Bechtel
Mauger
John Sheeler
Famine in North Lapland Drives Food Distress
A dispatch from Kiruna reports severe famine in northern Lapland's iron district. In Vel Helmina parish residents have begun slaughtering dogs and cats for food to avoid death from hunger.
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Stockholm
Lapland
Dagens Nyhester
Kiruna
Velhelmina
Destructive Storms Hit Porto Rico Railways and Roads
San Juan reports heavy winds and heavy rain in the last two days damaging Porto Rican roads and the new railroad to Caguas. The tobacco crop suffered in the Caguas Cayey district.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Caguas
Caguas-Cayey
Prince of Lippe Dies in Heidelberg
Count Leopold, the reigning prince of Lippe, died in Heidelberg on January 29. The obituary notes his reign and regional significance, detailing his role in the duchy’s history and political standing.
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Prince of
Safe At Kerklin Post Office Robbed Again
The Kerklin post office safe was forced open and items taken during a break in on Monday night marking the third such burglary in a few weeks.
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Kerklin
Lovers Kill Each Other in Ambridge Quarrel
In Ambridge near Pittsburg a jealous pair Mary Cozimi and Dominic Polcina fatally wounded each other during a confrontation in her sister’s house. Polcina broke in after a dispute over marriage plans. a knife mortally stabbed him, and a revolver bullet mortally wounded Cozimi as she fled downstairs. Both died on the kitchen floor or nearby after witnesses reached the scene.
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Pittsburg
Ambridge
American Bridge Company
Here
Mary Cozimi
Dominic Polcina
Italy
America
Polcina
Bank cashier missing as Oklahoma vault tampered
Alva Oklahoma January 29 The Bank of Commerce did not open due to a tampered vault time lock and cashier Louis A Westfall was missing. The safe later yielded 2500 dollars missing while silver was left. Director J D Hunter filed charges of embezzlement and the bank is under state examiner supervision. Westfall held controlling stock. directors say stockholders bear the loss and depositors will be paid.
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Alva
Okla
Bank of Commerce
Louis A. Westfall
J. D. Hunter
Westfall
State Bank
Tug Edgar F Luckenbach Sinks After Collision Off Governors Island
The ocean-going tug Edgar F Luckenbach, owned by Luckenbach Towing, sank Tuesday night after a collision with the steamship Pawnee of the Clyde line between the Battery and Governor's Island. One crewman is believed lost. The remaining 12 were rescued, all injured. The Pawnee escaped with minor damage.
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New York
Edgar F.luckenbach
Luckenbach Towing Company
Pawnee
Clyde Line
Battery
Governor's Island
Coal Carrying Rates Unchanged in Pittsburgh Meeting
At the annual session of traffic officials for coal carrying railroads serving the Pittsburg district and lake ports the existing rates for coal shippers from the past year were renewed for another year.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Gen John Coburn Dies Suddenly In Indianapolis
Gen John Coburn, a lawyer and former congressman, died suddenly Tuesday evening in Indianapolis from heart failure. He had lived in the city for many years. He was 85 years old.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Coburn
Cooks Who Cook Secured Through Reporter Local Columns
Local columns report that cooks who cook are secured through reporter coverage, highlighting community kitchen efforts and the role of unnamed contributors in sustaining neighborhood food programs.
Major city fire and Kansas plant blaze sweep several blocks
A Chicago fire damaged the downtown block bounded by Wabash to Monroe and Madison to Michigan, destroying facilities of Alfred Peats & Co and others with losses around 1.76 million dollars. Kansas City packing plant fires at Nelson Morris & Co caused extensive damage and factory losses, while other fires hit Port Harford oil tanks and a Detroit laundry.
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Chicago
Wabash and
Michigan Avenues
Madison and
Monroe Streets
Alfred Peats & Co
John A. Colby & Son
Edson Keith & Co
Keith House
Gage Bros. & Co
Theo. Ascher Company
Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Co
Kaw River
Kan
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Union Oil Company
Port Harford
Standard Oil Company
Maine
Haytian Revolution Prolonged by Leader Pursuit
Haitian government seeks to seize revolution leaders led by Gen Firmin. They attempt to gain asylum in consulates but will not be allowed to stay in American consulates, according to Haytian Minister Leger and Assistant Secretary Bacon.
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Washington
Leger
Bacon
State Department
Firmin
Man killed by train near Princeton Iowa
Clinton Iowa January 29 George Barlow 32 was killed and two others probably fatally hurt when an Iowa and Illinois train struck their buggy at Princeton Louisiana Tuesday night.
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Clinton
George Barlow
Iowa & Illinois
Princeton
Lafayette Youth Breaks Safe With Hatchet, Escapes Officer
Robert Thoennes of Lafayette used a hatchet to break into a safe and evaded a pursuing policeman in a tense incident. Authorities investigation continues as details emerge from the baffling confrontation.
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Robert Thoennes
Lafayette
Muncie Glass Factory Reopens After Closure
The Charles Bolt glass factory at Muncie resumes operations after a closure since October. Glass toweling is being sold in dry goods stores and the scene suggests a sharp rebound, though restraint is urged in commentary.
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Charles Bolt
Muncie
Indictment for Murder In Muncie man John C. Skinner
John C. Skinner of Muncie has been indicted for murder in connection with the death of Gala Eppard. The report notes the legal action as part of a homicide investigation and identifies Skinner as the defendant in this county case.
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John C. Skinner
Muncie
Gala Eppard
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Szechenyi
Austria
North Lapland
Stalian
Girl
Alva, Okla
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Morris
Detroit
Mich
Grand River Avenue
Griswold Press
Barry & Ince
Anthony Carmella
Coburn
West
Georgia Street
Middle West
Haytian
S. S. S. Blood Poison & Safe Home Treatment
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Swift Specific CO
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Cape
Dio Sermien Co
Finorey
Deaconess
Granny
Tommy
W. H. Porter
Logansport
I Tor
Ineeda
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