Bank Robber Kills Bank Cashier Then Is Captured After Chase
Thomas J. Hall, 17, identified as the New Albany bank robber, killed cashier J Hangary Fawcett and wounded president John R Woodward and chauffeur John Tucker. He fled via river skiff, was pursued by motor boats, captured near New Albany, and saved from a lynch mob by Capt Adams. He confessed planning the robbery with no assistance.
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Louisville
Merchants’ National Bank
New Albany
Ind
J. Hangary Fawcett
John K. Woodward
Thomas J. Hall
William J. Hall
John R. Tucker
Ohio
Fawcett
Woodward
Tucker
Walter Escott
Kentucky
Adams
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Jamaica Cable Cut Off Triggers Weather Disruption
Kingston weather reports vanish after a submarine cable break, with officials suspecting a submarine earthquake as cause. In New Jersey a hypnotism stunt ends in death as Robert Simpson dies and Prof. Arthur Everton is arrested after failed revival efforts. In Pennsylvania Dunbar Furnace announces a 10 percent price increase effective December 1 affecting about 1,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kingston
Jamaica
West Indian Islands
Weather Bureau
Milk train kills three track workers in fog
A milk train on the Erie railroad struck a gang of track workers in fog at Port Jervis New York. Three men were killed and a fourth was badly hurt as crews rushed to the scene. Local authorities investigated the accident and closures affected nearby routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Local Official A B McDermott Found Dead at Peerless Hotel
The body of A B McDermott of the Muscatine Law Enforcement League, who had provided evidence against bootleggers, was found in the Peerless hotel in Davenport. Authorities believe fear of foul play influenced his decision to take his own life, with death ruled a suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Davenport
A. B. McDermott
Muscatine Law Enforcement League
McDermott
Missouri woman Celia Gibson, 106, dies in Springfield
Celia Gibson, a 106 year old resident of Springfield, Missouri, died Wednesday after a brief illness. The death leaves the city mourning a centenarian with a long life marked by local residence.
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Missouri Negress
Springfield
Celia Gibson
Boy Bandit Kills Two Men in Double Bank Robbery
Earl Bullock a 17 year old from Lawrence Kansas robs the Eudora State bank twice within a month and shoots Fred Starr cashier of Kaw Valley State Bank near Eudora. Accompanied by 15 year old William McKay the pair flee as a mob pursues them across fields. Bullock dies by self inflicted gunshot after attempting to elude capture.
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Eudora
Kan
Earl Bullock
Lawrence
Eudora State Bank
Bullock
Fred Starr
Kaw Valley State Bank
William McKay
Jacksonville
Fla
Starr
Harry Wilson
Kaw
McKay
Acquittal for Mme Steinheil in double murder case
A Paris jury freed Margherita Steinheil of killing her husband Adolph Steinheil and her stepmother Mme Japy after two and a half hours of deliberation. The court erupted in bedlam as the verdict was announced, with cheers and dramatic scenes. A theatre agency immediately offered her 20,000 francs for a one month stage engagement.
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Paris
Mme
Margherita Steinheil
Adolph Steinheil
Mme. Japy
M. de Valles
M. Aubin
Mme. Steinheil
M. Rubin
Mother accused killer clears herself in Chicago case
Clara Brodenheyer, once suspected in the Madison jeweler murder, confessed that her mother killed Henry Brodenheyer and that the two dragged the body to a swamp. The mother, committed to Dunning asylum, admitted shooting her husband amid doubts over her sanity and trial viability. Det. O'Donnell, Atty. Mason, and Sheriff Halbach investigated.
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Chicago
Clara Brodenheyer
Henry Brodenheyer
Madison
Wis
O’donnell
Ireland Mason
John Halbach
Dunning Asylum
Brodenheyer
Mason
Girl Walks Forty Miles From Asylum to Kenosha
Eleanor Joslin a former Denver socialite escaped Wausau asylum walking forty miles to Kenosha in twelve hours. She was taken in by residents, bedded down, and given medical care after an exhausted but non life threatening journey. She was returned to the asylum as her parents refused a religious order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Eleanor Joslin
Wausatosa
Joslin
Miss Joslin
Sinking of La Seyne. 95 Drowned After Collision
The mail steamer La Seyne was sunk by the British India steamer Onda near Singapore. Ninety five people drowned or lost to sharks, sixty one saved after a fierce shark battle. Among the missing are Baron and Baroness Beniczky and six other Europeans. The La Seyne carried Java to Singapore and sank at four o clock in the morning watch.
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Singapore
Messageries Maritime
Onda
Baron
Baroness Beniczky
Ciason
la Seyne
Java
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Helpful Says Helena Man
George Crowell of 1109 Broadway Helena Montana reports disordered kidneys backache and irregular urine. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills his condition improved quickly and his kidneys strengthened. Doan’s sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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George
Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N, Y
A Boy to Admire
A child named Gallant Bob slips from his father’s knee in the car and asks a lady to take his place, a moment capturing a shy, bold impulse in a bustling scene.
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Bob
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Two little girls suffered severe eczema with hair loss and sore arms. After using Cuticura Remedies, their skin became soft and smooth by the second application. Mrs. Charles Baker Albion Me Sept 21 1908. Also notes on a Montgomery Advertiser cartoon and local ads for cold remedies and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem. Ocorp
Sole Props
Boston
Great Meeting of Farmers Des Moines Grange Session
Des Moines Iowa reports the forty third annual National Grange session opening in Hotel Savoy with national master Nahum J Bachelder presiding. Roll call and officer reports mark the routine agenda as state masters and committees present updates. In Washington Countess de Chambrun sister of Rep Longworth suffers a broken arm after a gown trip at the French embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
Des Moines
Savoy
Nahum J. Bachelder
Washington
Countess de Chambrun
Nicholas Longworth
Brandenburg Trial Underway in St. Louis Case
Testimony began Friday in St Louis in the case of Broughton Brandenburg magazine writer accused of abducting young James S Cabanne III. Authorities seek to establish the sequence of events and determine guilt or innocence amid public scrutiny.
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Brandenburg
St. Louis
Broughton Brandenburg
James S. Cabanne III
Body of Slain Man Is Found in Illinois Pond
The body of Adam Werpenie soi was found in a pond near his home at Grape Creek Danville Illinois with a hole in the forehead. Authorities believe he was murdered after he had not been seen for two days.
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Raymond Patterson
Washington
Raymond Albert Patterson
The
Chicago Tribune
Patterson
Raymond
Chicago
Danville
Adam Werpeniesoi
Grape Creek
Werpeniesoi
Hot Springs men finish largest dirigible in U S plan New York flight
Joel T. Rice and John A. Riggs of Hot Springs Arkansas completed the nation’s largest dirigible balloon and intend to sail over New York.
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New York
Joel T. Rice
John A. Riggs
Hot Springs
Ark
Large Distillery in Carthage Burns Almost Completely
The Union Distillery Company plant known as the Edgemont Springs distillery in Carthage near Cincinnati burned Saturday. Loss estimated between 250000 and 300000 insured. All buildings destroyed except the bonded warehouse and engine house. Explosions occurred during the fire and volunteer fireman William Theobald was injured.
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Cincinnati
Union Distillery Company
Edgemont Springs
Carthage
William Theobald
Quack Cures and Advertisements Flood Fragments
A jumble of sensational cures and product pitches appears with claims for a cold curing recipe blending whiskey and pine extract, ads for Resinol Ointment and Hamlina Wizard Oil, baby soothing syrup, a Lewis cigar jab, and social quips highlighting gullibility and vanity.
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NEW Albany Bank
Bandit
Simpson
Connellsville
Dunbar Furnace Company
Boy Bandit
Mme, Steinheil
Bedlam
Toronto
Massey Hall
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Cuticura
North Pole
Allen
F. Cox
Ill
Mia
Winslow
Lewis
Dodd
Guaratty
Tobensen Motor Car CO
Hloomfloid
N. I
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Psi NA
Fraaier
Binkley Medical CO
Nappanee
Lucky Stone CO
Roanoke
Cralle & CO
Crale T Bidg
Washington,d.c
Putnam
Momaye
Uinoy
Illinois
Milne
B.G. Chwhore
N.usbldg
Washington, DC
Old
Wyoming
Banks of the Wabash
Westpuld
Hichard
Dillmore
Philadelphia
TR Sa
Olek Drsamuel
Tie CE Centaur Company
Ana Pes
Gastoria
Bears
Castoria
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. ZL
Douglas
California
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
E. L. Lomax
Omaha, Neb
Medey Vado BR En
Arey
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