On the Trail of the American Missionary in Ceylon
A travelogue by Reginald Heber surveys Colombo and Kandy showing Christian mission impact in Ceylon. It notes Buddhism and Hinduism alongside Catholic and Protestant presence, Y M C A and Y W C A branches, native Salvation Army work, and the American Board missions at Jaffna with a 1826 founding and 200 dormitory girls.
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Salvation Army
Ceylon
India
Jaffna
American Board
Joseph B. Bowles
President Roosevelt’s granddaughter has appendix operation
Mrs Alice Longworth wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth and daughter of President Roosevelt underwent an appendectomy at the White House. Surgeons Dr Finney Dr Nordhoff Jung and Surgeon General Rixey reported a successful procedure with the patient in excellent condition and later said her progress was very good and her general condition satisfactory.
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Washington
Alice Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
White House
Finney
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Sophie Nordhoff-Jung
Rixey
Navy
Longworth
Man killed on Champs Elysee in traffic death
An elderly man was struck and killed Friday afternoon on the Champs Elysee by an automobile owned by James Watson of Calumet Michigan. Neither Watson nor his French chauffeur was detained, with police ruling it a death by own action.
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Paris
Champs Elysee
James Watson
Calumet
Mich
New York Banks Swindled in Augusta Receipt Scam
Augusta Ga Friday report says New York parties swindled banks there out of a large sum on fictitious cotton warehouse receipts claimed to be from Augusta.
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Augusta
New York
Miners Seize Man in Butte Hallway Kidnapping
In Butte Montana five hundred miners from the local union seized a miner working as a carpenter on the Bell Telephone building and escorted him to their hall. He later disappeared amid fears of a riot as tension mounted.
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Butte
Mont
Miners’ Union
Bell
Veteran River Pilot Dies in St. Charles at 71
Captain Edward L. Fulkerson aged 71 died in St. Charles Missouri from malarial fever. He had served as a Mississippi River pilot since he was 18 years old.
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St. Charles
Edward L. Fulkerson
Mississippi River
New York Banker William H. Wood Dies at Bowery Savings
William H. Wood, president of the Bowery Savings Bank with more than 100 million dollars in deposits, died at his New York residence on Wednesday night from a complication of diseases.
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New York
William H. 8. Weod
Bowery Savings Bank
Hunter and Deer Die Together
The body of George Whitney of Canterbury was found in the woods near Northfield Thursday lying beside a deer he had killed. Death probably resulted from heart failure.
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Tilton
George Whitney
Canterbury
Northfield
Kidnapped Chicago Girl Found Near Momence
Little Lillian Wulff, kidnapped in Chicago last Saturday, was found five miles south of Momence, Illinois. A man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. William Jones were arrested after a farmer’s wife reported seeing them with the girl in a wagon. The child said she traveled under the name Jones and had escaped once en route to Missouri, with signs of neglect observed since the abduction.
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Momence
Ill
Lillian Wulff
Chicago
William Jones
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Jones
Reilly
Wulff
Kankakee
Three Hundred Bodies Out After West Virginia Mine Disaster
More than 300 bodies removed from the Fairmont mine explosion scene in Monongah West Virginia raise the death toll to about 500 as rescuers tally the losses. The coroner’s inquest opens next Monday Gov Dawson will attend to push a strict probe into mining disasters. Relief funds cover immediate needs of widows and orphans but long term support is needed. Bishop Donahue of Wheeling plans to aid orphans leasing property for a temporary orphanage before a permanent home is built.
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P. J. Donahue
Wheeling
Woman Called a Firebug Is Arrested in Secret Indictment
Norwalk Ohio Mrs Martha A Campbell president of the Women s Christian Temperance Union and Sunday school superintendent in Steubenville is arrested in Sandusky on a secret indictment for incendiarism. The charge says she burned a Miss Lou Mather dwelling in October. Miss Mather is indicted as well and the fire insurance company says both plotted to defraud by insurance money to pay mortgage on the home. Both women are on bonds.
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Ceylon
C. A. Adams
Magill University
Islands
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Colombo
Young Women’s Christian Association
Norwalk, O
Oklahoma Senators Elected in 1907
Oklahoma two United States senators were officially chosen in a joint session. Speaker W H Murray announced the Tuesday vote naming Robert L Owen of Muskogee and Thomas P Gore of Lawton as the first U S senators from the new state.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
United States
W. H. Murray
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
Thomas P. Gore
Lawton
Will of Judge Baldwin Quietly Published in Wisconsin
The late Judge George Baldwin's will, made public Friday, leaves $25,000 to a cousin and four daughters in Vermont, with the remainder of an estimated $5,000,000 estate placed in trust for ten years to widow Catherine M. Baldwin and two sons George B. and Charles Baldwin. Land in Washington, Oregon, Michigan, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma are included, and the estate will be divided after the ten year trust period.
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George Baldwin
Appleton
Wis
Vermont
Catherine M. Baldwin
George B
Charles Baldwin
Washington
Oregon
Michigan
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Tragedy in Iowa Town Claims Jefferson Farmer
In Jefferson Iowa a 48 year old farmer D H Reese shot himself after pursuing the wife of a neighbor who initially accepted his advances but chose her family and home over him. The incident follows a turbulent episode recalling rural tragedies.
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Iowa
Jefferson
D. H. Reese
French Museum Robbed of Masterpieces in Amiens Heist
Five prized paintings by Fragonard Boucher and Vanloo were stolen from the Musee de Picardie in Amiens along with a coin and art object collection valued around 50 000 dollars. Police investigation launched.
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Amiens
France
Fragonard
Boucher
Vanloo
Musee de Picardie
Lid on Council Bluffs saloons urged by attorney general
Council Bluffs County Attorney Hess declares liquor law enforcement must be strict and that the lid must go on. Attorney General Byers warned county attorneys to enforce the law or resign, signaling many saloons will close due to shortened hours and restrictions. Public interest also anticipates scrutiny of gambling houses. The grand jury meets five times yearly, starting January 10. Some liquor dealers fear up to a 40 percent drop in business.
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Council Bluffs
Hess
Iown
Byers
Countil Bluffs
Ferren Sentenced to Five Years for Bank Embezzlement
W A Ferren former cashier of the Farmers' State bank of Clearfield pleaded guilty to an indictment and received a five year hard labor sentence at Fort Madison. Sheriff Humphrey arrested him in Kansas City August 24, and the case moved swiftly, ending after ninety days.
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Ferren
Humphrey
Perren
Kansas City
Towner
Fiendish double murder near Muscatine shocks county
Mr and Mrs William Van Winkle were killed in their Port Pier home six miles northwest of Muscatine. Suspect Harry Jones, described as desperate and drunk that night, fled as a posse searched. lynching threats surfaced while authorities kept watch.
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Muscatine
William van Winkle
Puirport
Glen Brewer
van Winkle
Harry Jones
van Winkle’s
van Winkles
Jones
Three Children Drown Near Tama Reservoir Ice
In Marshelltown Tama, three brothers sons of N and Carnal council member drown while skating on reservoir ponds. Bud 14 Kenneth 12 Gerald 10 entered water after Bud broke ice. Gerald 10 and Kenneth 12 perish. Burt Hill 15 nearly drowns, saved by ropes. Wife of heads prostrate, feared of mental collapse.
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Burt Hill
Firstarnal
Bank assets auction yields low bids in Storm Lake sale
At the defunct First National bank asset liquidation in Storm Lake a $37,176 judgment against W. 4H Brown sold for $11 and a $929 judgment against Donald Hill fetched $202 after collateral accompanied the judgments.
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Storm Lake
First National Bank
Brown
Donald Hill
Not Guilty Verdict In Embezzlement Case
The Webster City case against George Rackown is declared not guilty by a jury after a 24 hour deliberation. Judge Evans rebuked jurors for the finding, suggesting sympathy or prejudice affected the outcome. The defense hinged on the company’s insurance claim related to a disputed invoice.
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Guiilty
Fort Dodge
George Rackown
Northwestern Felt Shoe Company
Webster City
Evans
George Maskowa
Yeggm en Trapped After Safe-Blowing Pair Arrested
Two armed men identified as Frank and George Howard were captured in Ottumwa after ripping a safe at a local general store and post office. They fled by handcar, boarded a train, and were arrested when the train stopped at a station near Eldon with Sheriff T H McCarthy in pursuit.
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Ottumwa
Sherif T. H. McCarthy
Eldon
Haskins
Washington County
Webster
Frank
George Howard
T. H. McCarthy
Ee'don
Forty Cars Iowa Sugar Factory First Season
Iowa Falls Fort Worth. Forty cars of sugar and 600 tons of beets produced the state’s first sugar beet factory season. A wet spring cut the beet crop, shortening the run to forty days one third of a full crop. Wages reached fifteen thousand dollars and ten thousand dollars in coal used. Waverly representatives seek more beet acreage for next year to expand operations.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Waverly
Fort Dodge Ruling Bans Free Water Tax Exemption
Judge Evans in Fort Dodge district court issued a permanent injunction blocking the city council from providing Ply mouth Clay Products free water and tax exemptions for ten years. The Plymouth firm recently opened a new sewer pipe factory at the city edge with fifty workers, after the Commercial club pushed for such inducements. This injunction, the first of its kind in Fort Dodge, compels the council to honor existing agreements and stop the incentives.
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Fort Dodge
Evans
Plymouth “Clay Products
Commercial Club
Dubuque Family Poisoned by Old Mince Pie
Mrs James Grue and her four children fell ill after eating mince pie. Elizabeth Grune and another daughter were at risk before doctors stabilized them. The pie used old mince meat, unknown poison identity, and the family survived after several hours of medical care.
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Dubuque
James Grue
Blydenburg Case Fees Paid Echoed in County
The Blydenbergh murder case echoes in this county as the county pays Supreme Court fees of 352 dollars. Reversal by a higher court shifts costs onto the county, adding to a total bill likely amounting to several thousand dollars when combined with district court trial costs.
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Blydenburg
Town Falls
Blydenbergh
Supreme Court
Farmer Shoots Himself In Leg By Accident
Peter Feleksen, a well known farmer near Mason City, discharged a revolver he was handling. The ball entered the leg a few inches below the groin, causing a large jagged wound and possible blood poisoning from the muzzle’s close contact.
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Mason City
Peter Feleksen
Here
Britt Cement Bridge Collapses Over Iowa River
The cement bridge three miles east of Britt collapsed with a crash. Built about three months earlier by a Des Moines firm, the structure had its framework removed days ago and had not been opened for travel or county use.
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Iowa River
Here
Des Moines
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Greenland
Kandy
America
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Co. A. Adams
McGill University
Geyion
Colembo
Momence, IL
Fairmont
Ohio
Iowa State
Ferreen
Clearfield Banker
Tama City
Mackown
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