Tragic double act ends in suicide after beating wife
In Lafayette Indiana the 34 year old Harry Barton Julien killed himself with a ten gauge shotgun after assaulting his wife during a drunken quarrel at their home on Heath Street. Their 14 year old son called police after witnessing the assault. The officer found Julien shot dead beside his wife in bed amid a gruesome scene of blood and scattered brain matter. The wife fainted. she was aided by her father as police investigated.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harry Burton Julien
Heath Street
Julien
Officer Brown
Ninth Street
Mrs. Julien
Brown
Debt Growth in February 1908 Declines to Deficit
The monthly debt report shows public debt at February 28 1908 excluding cash at $900 421 746, up $4 783 109 for the month. Certificates and treasury notes total $1 292 409 869 offset by equal cash. Treasury cash stands at $418 845 804. February receipts totaled $48 324 899 and expenditures $56 730 007 creating a monthly deficit of $8 405 118.
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Washington
Treasury
Pastor for Sunday Baseball Sparks Boston Uproar
The Rev. William H. Van Allen rector of the Church of the Advent in Boston advocates Sunday baseball amid a local uproar. He says recreation is essential and he would umpire a game on Sunday if needed.
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Boston
Mass
William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Massachusetts
Gleanings of the Theatrical World at Dowling
Large audience enjoyed the Hutton-Bailey company in A Russian Nihilist praised as high grade with strong production and many fine specialties. Upcoming showings include A Little Princess and The Power of Friendship with free admission for reserved early, plus notes on stars and venues across the circuit.
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Hutton-Bailey
Moving Pictures Start at the Nelson This Week
The Nelson opened with moving pictures and illustrated songs at the matinee yesterday and will continue all week with a Thursday matinee change of program. Large crowds praised the pictures as the best ever shown in Logansport. Miss Claudia Swihart scored a hit with the illustrated songs. Subjects this week include The Mad Musician The Janitor's Tea Party The Squaw Man's Daughter and the Electric Belt. Swihart sings Twilight Star and Common Sense.
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Nelson
Logansport
Claudia Swihart
Miss Swihart
Bill Shines as Impersonator Dancer at Crystal
Dave Weston impersonator at the Crystal this week performs as a dancer of extraordinary ability. The eBnaus present their absurdity titled Wise and Otherwise with clever humor and stage craft.
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Dave Weston
the Crystal
eBnaus
Nelson Britt Boxing Clash Draws Record Los Angeles Crowd
In Los Angeles on March 3 Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt drew a large crowd with a strong training showing. Betting even money, both fighters weighed under 133 pounds. Nelson promises a whirlwind attack aiming to KO Britt in five rounds, while Britt relies on speed and ring generalship to counter.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nelson
Jimmy Britt
Foxy Willis Britt
Elever
Jimmy
Bat
Britt
Prayers Lead to Divorce in Detroit Case
Detroit March 3. Mrs. Rachael Barratt wins divorce from Isaac Barratt in Wayne county court after he devoted almost all waking hours to prayer following his conversion from Judaism to Methodism by a missionary. The three year period of prayer dominated his life.
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Detroit
Mich
Rachael Barratt
Isaac Barratt
Wayne County
Barratts
State News Flashes Record Regional Happenings
Cincinnati man John Raesckel was badly bitten by two cogs near Terre Haute. Marion librarian Miss Lyle Harter resigned and Miss Edith Baldwin took her place. Alfred West of Columbia City died by self inflicted gunshot. Kenndalville wards 1 and 2 vote dry. third ward fights. Richmond candidate George B Harris seeks state statistician post. William Geier held in Evansville for shooting Arthur Beckey. Carnegie offers Bicknell a 500 library grant with 50 yearly upkeep. Dunkirk petitions for 25000 schoolhouse. De Kalb County towns Waterloo and Auburn go dry. three wet townships remain. Luther Thornton acquitted for lack of evidence in Bass shooting. Anderson citizens raise 54000 factory fund.
Pittsburg Ball Player Wagner Names Salary But Refuses To Sign
Pittsburg reports that Hans Wagner is the only baseball figure who can name his own salary yet will not sign the contract before the season. Haas holds Wagner’s current deal as secretary Locke expects him to join the team southward. Swadina, accused of collusion for higher pay, faces waiver requests and possible return to a minor league club.
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Pittsburg
Hans Wagner
Haas
Locke
Wagner
Waivers
St. Louis
Swacina
WIFE IS WHITE ASKS DIVORCE IN OHIO
Henry Edwards, a Negro businessman of Lima, files for divorce claiming his wife, who he says told him she was white and had negro blood, deceived him before their Lexington Kentucky marriage five months ago.
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Lima
Ohio
Henry Edwards
Common Pleas Court
Lexington
Minister Rides In Hearse After Funeral
Pittsfield Massachusetts March 3 After officiating at the funeral of Elihu Ingraham in New Ashford Rev Charles James Palmer of Lanesboro rode from the Ingraham house six miles to his home in the hearse He said it was a novel experience and that he never expects to ride in a hearse again Palmer Harvard graduate now Berkshire county missionary who logged 8000 miles around the county last year and 75000 miles in ten years of service
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Pittsfield
Mass
Elihu Ingraham
New Ashford
Charles James Palmer
Lanesboro
Ingraham
Mr. Palmer
Harvard
Berkshire County
Parents of Diptheria Victims Held on Death Charge
Danville Illinois March 2 John and Sophia Conrad are jailed in Vermillion county on charges they caused Eunice Conrad nine by refusing medical care for diphtheria. The couple, members of the Church of God at Anderson Indiana, say prayer and faith saved past children and God willed Eunice’s death this time.
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Danville, II
John
Sophia Conrad
Vermillion County
Eunice Conrad
Conrads
Church of God
Anderson
Ind
Eunice
Conrad
English
Canals Overseer Tightens Overtime Rules At Panama
Major Gallant acting chief engineer of the Panama Canal prohibits overtime for canal workers except in extraordinary emergencies or alien labor cases. Overtime is limited to fifty hours per employee per month after reports of excessive hours.
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Washington, D. C
Major Gallant
Panama Canal
Traction Strike Ends After Late Vote
Amalgamated Association street and electric railway workers in Muncie Marion and Anderson end their January 1 strike against Indiana Union Traction after a member vote. About 140 workers were out earning 5 dollars weekly. officials cite $800 in losses to the union and unspecified business impact.
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Indiana Union Traction Company
Muncie
Marion and Anderson
Amalgamated Association
Black corn from Durango sparks agricultural buzz
In Denver on March 3, reports say a black corn discovered by Louis Smith in Aztec ruins near Durango yields high sugar content and superior quality. A sealed earthen jar preserved kernels for centuries, and last year an acre was planted with promising results. Farmers plan more seed for next season.
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Denver
Col
Durango
Louis Smith
Miss Cornelia Harriman Weds Robert Gerry In New York
Miss Cornelia Harriman daughter of Edward Harriman marries Robert Livingston Gerry son of Commodore Elbridge Gerry in New York. The bride is twenty three, an avid horsewoman and golfer. the groom, thirty, owns a Newport home. The article also notes a separate dramatic event about a Portuguese royal assassination and a fleeting reign before Luiz is recognized.
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New York
Cornelia Harriman
Edward H.harriman
Robert Livingston Gerry
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
Newport
King for Fraction of Second in Portuguese Tragedy
Lisbon reports that Crown Prince Luiz was king of Portugal for the shortest reign in history before being killed. An assassin fired from behind the carriage as the monarch rode, nearly two feet away when the shot was delivered.
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Luiz
Portugal
Lisbon
Carlos
Noisy Exchange Over Names Sparks Tease
A clipped dialogue shows two men trading wry barbs about insults. One asks if he was called a drunkard, the other denies it and retorts with a pun about a tankard. The exchange captures a humorous, curt street moment.
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