Benedict Gimbel’s suicide attempt after arrest in New York
Benedict Gimbel Philadelphia merchant former detainee on charges of improper influence and attempted bribery survived a self-inflicted wound spree in Hoboken after release on bonds. He was found bleeding in a Palace hotel room with throat and wrist injuries, later locked inside his room. doctors say his condition improved and his wife and doctors stayed at his side.
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New York
Benedict Gimbel
Philadelphia
Tyer Clark
St. Mary's Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Grindel
Palace Hotel
Hls
Glmivel
Ferryco Hoboken
Wilson Heldge
Trenton
Gimbel
Wits Fordil
Otmbel
Ian
Daniel O'Reilly
Gimbels
Glabel
Hieludlog Uonoulet Gimbel
Bank chiefs convicted in Chicago bank fraud case
Abser Smith former Cook county circuit judge was found guilty of conspiring to clear aut defraud Bank of America stockholders and depositors. sentenced to up to five years in prison and a $1800 fine. Gustav Sorrow, bank vice president, and Jerome Pierce also convicted with similar penalties. Creelman acquitted. Rhode Island legislature faces adjournment and potential U.S. senator results after eight ballots with no clear winner.
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Chicago
Abser Smith
Cook County
Bank of America
Gustav T. Sorrow
Hiity
Smith
Jerome ¥. Pierce
F. E. Creelman
Heavy Snowstorm Sweeps Western Kansas Regions
Yopeka reports a heavy snowstorm Friday night across extreme western Kansas. Lakin is buried under two inches of snow and the snowfall continues. Telegraph lines are impaired, and the Santa Fe line has only one operational wire west of Dodge City.
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Kansas
Yopeka
Kan
Lakin
Santa Fe
Dodge City
Fires devastate Manila native quarter and other midweek items
Fire destroys a large portion of Manila's native quarter while other brief notes report Sir George Armstrong's death in London, the torpedo boat Atela sinking near Valetta with one drowning, Columbia student William Sandler drowning at gym pool, William Havers disappearing with 7000 in Chicago, China ordering 2 million rifles via a German firm, William January's return to society after a 12 year prison escape.
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Manila
Sir George Armstrong
London Globe
London
Atel
Valetta
Malta
William Sandler
Columbia University
Willam T. Havers
Independent Packing Company of
Chicago
Shanzhai
Riots at Free Will Baptist Church in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth QO on Sunday a faction opposed to Rev Freeman Chase tried to depose him and use another minister. Fights broke out among followers. women fainted and people fled. Police declined to intervene until order was restored by the minister and elder withdrawal. Chase has withdrawn and leads the church independently.
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Portsmouth
Freeman Chase
Free Will Baptist Church
Chase
Tragic French Girl Ends Life Over Love in New York
Isabelle Bouttelot, a Paris born actress, died by self inflected gas asphyxiation after fearing losing her lover Louis Bellevikly of Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera House. He found her body Sunday morning in a boarding house on Twenty eighth Street, a letter declaring life no longer worth living.
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New York
Isabelle Bouttelot
Louis Bellevikly
Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
Sweettwart
Robbers hold up Baker home and nearby sites
Three burglars robbed W. L. Baker postmaster of Dyer Indiana at his house early Sunday before blowing open a safe. They escaped with 100 dollars in cash and 70 dollars in stamps. They also stole 12 dollars from the Michigan Central depot and looted Henry Batterman’s blacksmith shop for a sledge hammer.
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Chicago
W. L. Baker
Dyer
Ind
Michigan Central
Henry Batterman
Fire destroys Menominee church and damages others
A fire Sunday destroyed the Methodist Episcopal church in Menominee Michigan. High winds spread flames to the Baptist church and Dr. Philips residence, causing further damage. The falling steeple injured two men.
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Menominee
Mich
Methodist Episcopal Church
Phillips
Murdered by Robbers in East St. Lewis
The body of John Lapinsky, watchman at Bessemer Wash Coat, was found at the company’s office in East St. Lewis, shot through the head and heart. His purse containing about $100 is missing, and robbers are suspected.
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East St. Lewis
John Lapinsky
Bessemer Wash Coat
Alice
Sawmill Destroyed by Fire in Northampton
The Connecticut River timber company mill at Mt Yom village in Northampton burned Sunday. The plant, with a daily output of 700000 feet of lumber, was destroyed and logs valued at about $160000 were lost.
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Northampton
Mass
Connecticut River Timber Company
Mt ‘Yom Vilage
Jamestown Tercentennial Opens Amid Incomplete Structures
Jamestown fair preparations promise a grand naval display on Hampton Roads with President Roosevelt set for the opening program. Despite remaining debris and unfinished buildings, officials insist the 90 percent completion and the major ship exhibits will outshine the gaps, drawing global attention to the Atlantic fleet under Admiral Evans.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Nere
United States Navy
Evans
Hampton Roada
Kennedy's body found in South Brooklyn waters
New York April 22 the body of Per J Kennedy a prominent theatrical manager who vanished December 28 was found Sunday night in South Brooklyn His coat and hat were recovered on a ferryboat landing at Thirty eighth Street from the Battery Manhattan A note from Kennedy to his wife said he planned to drown himself Also James Gilbert son of a wealthy tobacco man in Murray Kentucky shot himself aboard a Memphis-bound train after wintering money was found on him No motive given for the act Swedish minister to Washington M De Lagercrantz arrived in New York with Nis Wie en route to Washington
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New York
Per J. Kennedy
South Brooklyn
Kennedy
Thirtyeinth Street
the Battery
Manhattan
Self
Fulton, Ky
James Gillbert
William Gilbert
Murray
Memphis
M. de Lagercrantz
Washington
Norway
Sweden
Nis Wie
Amerika
Colorado Fruit Loss Mounts in Cold Snap
A weekend cold snap slashed fruit prospects across Colorado with 14 above zero in Denver and Pueblo and a 30 degree drop at Grand Junction. Officials warn fruit damage may reach several million dollars while other crops gain from additional moisture. In Omaha early fruits suffered but grain crops could benefit overall from the heavy March snow and recent cold.
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Denver
Weather Bureau
Pueblo
Colorado
Grand Junction
Continental Divide
Omaha
Neb
Marvin relative debunks kidnap claim over sighting
Myles Standish, uncle of Dover, Del. child Horace Marvin Jr., arrived in Gloversville to inspect a boy held on suspicion of being the kidnapped Marvin boy. After a half hour of play, he reported clear physical differences including facial shape, eye scar, hair shade, teeth, and footprint, convincing Chief Smith the boy is not Horace Marvin Jr.
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Cloversville
Horace Marvin
Chief Smith
Marvin Doy
Roane
Chinese to Get 50 Million Gift for Education
Rev Dr Cerveer Melm Jones, pastor at Treadway Baptist in Loulaville Kentucky, said during a mission sermon that a near complete plan by John D Rockefeller for a 50 million dollar gift to educate Chinese is true though details were not disclosed. He indicated the money would fund mission schools.
Delegation to Hawaii Opens Travel from Chicago to San Francisco
A congressional party invited by the Hawaii legislature plans a preliminary assembly in Chicago on April 26. They will travel by special sleepers to San Francisco and sail aboard the transport Buford on April 30 to inspect conditions in Hawaii.
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Washington
Hawaii
Chicago
San Francisco
Overland Limited
Buford
Benedict Gimbel Clinging to Life in New York
Benedict Gimbel, Philadelphia merchant, who attempted suicide in Hoboken Friday night, remained critically ill in New York late Sunday. Doctors said his condition could not improve and he might not survive the next few hours.
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Benedict Gimbel
New York
Philadelphia
Hoboken
Captain dies of broken heart in Genoa aftermath
Captain Piccone, commander of the Sirio, which struck Hortigas island rocks last August causing 200 drownings, died in Genoa Sunday from a broken heart.
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Genoa
Piccone
Navigazione Italia Line
Sirio
Hortigas Island
Spain
Safe Brewers Steal Diamonds in Salt Lake Burglary
Diamonds valued between 12000 and 15000 dollars were placed in a safe blown open by burglars at John Daynes and Sons in Salt Lake City on an early Sunday morning. The article notes the burglary and the estimated value of the diamonds.
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Salt Lake City
John Daynes & Sons
Jawslerg
Leader of Camorra Suspect Escapes to America
New York police raid uncovers Eurico Alfano known as Erricone head of the Camorra, the Naples crime syndicate. He faces murder charges as rival Cuncelo and his wife were killed after being lured to a forest. Alfano claims political arrests in Italy drive his U.S. visit while New York’s Italian community held him in honor before detectives closed in at the East Side den.
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New York
East Side
Rob Roy
America
Eurico Alfano
Erricone
Cammorristi di Napoli
Oc Camorra
Cuncelo
Alfano
Cuocola
Alfane
Bie
Naples
New Yorks
Camorra
Mafia
Pattrochi
Petrosini
Archiopolis
United States
Iaty
Sunday Ball Games Roundup From Weekend Contests
Sunday results from major leagues show St Louis crushed by Pittsburg 11 to 5 in a high scoring NL game while Cincinnati edged by Chicago 5 to 3. Chicago’s St Louis matchup opened the day with 9 to 2 in favor of St Louis. American Association and Western League play featured varied scores at multiple venues, including Lincoln and Des Moines, with totals ranging from tight pitchers duels to blowouts.
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St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Laws
American Association
Lautyville
Loutavilé
Minneapolis
Falls Dead at Telephone Columbus Gas Chief Dies at Home
John Orson Johnston president and general manager of the Columbus Gas and Fuel company collapsed dead at his residence after finishing a call with his family physician. He had been in ill health for a year due to over work and died Sunday in Columbus Ohio. Louis Meyers a stock yard foreman shot and killed his former roommate John Maklaska 26 mistaken for a burglar at a boarding house on Ashland Avenue Chicago Illinois early Sunday morning. Cubans Pray for Rain in Havana prayers in churches across the island for rain six months without shower nations face drought cattle die and fires devastate regions.
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Telephone
Columbus
Ohio
Orson Johnston
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
Jisteo
Johnston
Chicago
Louis Meyers
John Maklaska
Ashland Avenue
Havana
Bank Robbery and Fires Strike Across Towns
Robbers dynamited a bank safe in Bixby I T and got several thousand dollars. The Hotel Campbell in Athens Pa burned down, with one man killed. A fire in St Louis destroyed about 100 cars, causing town losses near $225 000. Ex-Congressman John V L Findlay died at 67 in Baltimore. Safeblowers wrecked a Weston Tl bank and fled with $2000. Typhoon and famine kill 230 Ululthi natives in Caroline lands. Policemen shot 10 horses to end their suffering in an A M Forbes Cartage barn fire in Chicago. Huntington Ami B Todd and Fred Hoyt convicted in Omaha for conspiracy to defraud public lands.
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Bixby
I. T
Campbell
Athens
Caroline
A. M. Forbes Cartage Company
Chicago
Gremen
Thomas M. Huntington
Ami B. Todd
Fred Hoyt
United States Court
Omaha
Canadian Miners Go on Strike in Western Canada
In Vancouver and eastern British Columbia and Alberta nearly all coal mines close as 3000 workers quit. Rumor claimed UMWA President Mitchell ordered Sherman to recall miners, but Sherman denied it. A dispatch from Mitchell reportedly ordered men back to work, while many quit but halted full work to avoid Dominion law penalties. CN and CPR warns only perishable freight moves through Kelowna. Winnipeg Board of Trade did not seek cheap Chinese labor.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Alberta
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Sherman
Kindsey
Craws Nest Cost Company
Carnadian Pacific Railway
Kooenai
Winnipeg Board of Trade Freday
New Constitution Adopted by Oklahoma Convention
Gotha Oklahoma April 29 The constitution for the proposed state of Oklahoma was adopted Friday afternoon with 27 of 5 delegates present not voting and one Republican delegate Cloud opposing. President Murray announced the work consummated amid prolonged applause as Murray signed the document.
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Gotha
Okla
Oklahoma
Murray
Cloud
Markets Grain Flour and Wheat Prices Amid Weak Grain Trade
Chicago April 19 1207 Flour Market weak Spring wheat brands quoted at 4.45 Minnesota hard patent jute 3.70 to 4.00 export bags 2900.20 Wheat premiums May 71 Ke July Hawk Corn Dal May 47 47ige Oats steady Butter steady Creamery 1b Me ws 1s dairies 50c Live poultry steady Turkeys 9c Chickens 12c Eggs steady fresh 7e dozen New York April 19 Flour firm but slow Spot firm No 2 patent No 1 northern Duluth 9.40 No 2 hard winter 4c May 9 1 2c Soybeans July 65c closed Wheats etc.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Live Stock Market Report Chicago Apr 29 1907
Market notes cattle Hog and Sheep prices across grades and stockers. Cattle ranges from common to prime steers and cows with calves and bulls listed. hogs show mixed packing and shipping bids. sheep steady to market at multipliers and lamb figures. Highlights include heifers and yearlings and regional buyers.
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Pau
W.aioy
Sendy
Neuve Aigers
Hong
Heidvy
San Oh Mearlingy
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