Murdered Wife Then Leaped to Death in Hotel Bellecaire
Brooklyn dealer Joan Whitley shot his wife while she slept on the ninth floor of the Hotel Bellecaire in Manhattan then jumped to his death. He was 60, she 38, and financial troubles were suspected as a motive. A checkbook showed exhausted funds and the couple had lived lavishly despite a Brooklyn home. Abe Hummel is reported gravely ill in Blackwell's Island prison after a Dodge Morris divorce case conviction.
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Joan Whitley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Reliance
Hotel Bellecaire
Broadway
Seventy-seventh Street
Manhattan
Whitley
Thed
Bellecaire
Franklin Trust Company
Abe Hummel
Abraham Hummel
Criminal and
District Courts
New York City
Iit
Blackwell's Island
Dodge- Morris
Hummel
Thirty-One Hunters Die in Open Season Mishaps
Record fatalities in Northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan woods during the 1907 open game season show thirty-one killed since it began, with thirty-seven or more wounded. Most deaths blamed on carelessness or hunting companions. season closed Saturday night.
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Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Jury Secured In Powers Case In Georgetown Ky
Georgetown Ky jury for Caleb Powers trial completed on Thanksgiving Day after circuit court session. The panel includes eight Democrats and four Republicans with eleven jurors from Grant County and one from Harrison County.
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Powers
Georgetown
Morris
Caleb Powers
Grant County
Harrison County
Sousa Illness Forces Milwaukee Poisoning Delay Concert
Bandmaster Sousa is seriously ill at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago from ptomaine poisoning contracted in Milwaukee. He cannot conduct the Chicago concert, confined to his room under a physician and trained nurse care.
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Sousa
John Phillip Sousa
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Milwaukee
Firehouses Inferno Claims Dozen Lives In Kansas City Rooms
A natural gas explosion at a rooming house on St. Louis Avenue and Santa Fe Street in Kansas City Missouri killed or seriously injured many railroad laborers. Seven bodies were burned beyond recognition and the blaze involved around 300 tenants.
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St. Louis Avenue
Santa Fe Street
Kansas City
Three Men Assassinated at Clio Ark Train Exit
Three men were shot as they stepped from a train at Clio Arkansas Monday night. The killer is unknown. One mortally wounded man fled up the tracks. his body has not been found.
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Clio
Ark
Indiana monuments plan at Vicksburg battlefield site
The design for the McGinnis Brigade monument and four infantry command monuments at Vicksburg shows distinct forms for the Twelfth Indiana, One Hundredth Indiana, Ninety-seventh and Ninety-ninth Indiana regiments along with a battery. Three command and two command monuments will accompany them with state seals and similar scale. The First Indiana Light Artillery and Company F Fourth Indiana Cavalry monuments feature adjusted insignia. Estimated cost is 30 000 and the placement aims for prominent views with the troops advancing in the campaign.
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McGinnis
Vicksburg
Indiana
McGinnis Brigade
First
Indiana Light Artillery
Pany
Tatiana
Indiana Commission
Obie
Bindis
Buena
Indiana Game Law Clarifies Licenses and Penalties
The Indiana game law sets license fees at 81 for residents and 104 for out of state buyers. Funds go to the State Treasurer and fish and game department. At least one third of revenue funds live game restocking. Restrictions cover age 14, landowner hunting rights, township rabbit hunting, and limits on quail. Penalties range from seven to twenty five dollars for residents and up to one hundred dollars plus sixty days jail for non residents. Hunting runs from Nov 10 to Jan 1. Rabits and quail are plentiful and laws in Ohio and Kentucky differ but are strict.
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Commissioner of Fisheries and Game
Couny
Efert
Hio
Kentucky
Indiana
Embezzlement Case Reopens for Vanderburg Official
John P. Walker former Vanderburg county treasurer faces a new trial in Rockport on alleged embezzlement of 3000 dollars in county funds. A surety company on his bond disputes the shortage claiming no shortage if acquitted. Walker, known as a donor to friends, also faced losses in Evansville baseball and speculation.
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John P. Walker
Vanderburg County
Rockport
Walker
Evansville
Wet Petite as the Neighbors War House Visit
Mrs Nexdore Prof Adagio visited a local home yesterday amid tense exchanges. The discussion touched on family matters and ongoing disputes, with no injuries reported and neighbors observing the scene.
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Nexdore
Prof. Adagio
War House
The Carmichael finances and a portrait of vanity
Mrs Carmichael faces a large unpaid bill of 1764 pounds with husband Captain Carmichael insisting on retrenchment and questioned extravagance. Their talk reveals social pressures, future poverty fears, and the captain’s calm yet calculating approach amid a fraying marriage and mounting debt.
Captain Carmichael Faces Fall From Wealth Over Debts
Captain Carmichael cuts spending after paying Madame Theodore and selling railway shares. He fears an upcoming call on funds as six years remain before an heiress inherits, threatening Mrs. Carmichael with loss of status and a Tudor mansion.
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Carmichael
Madame Theodore
Lady Mabel Seeks Critic for Poetic Debut in April
In Kensington the Ashbourne family rests as spring returns. Lady Mabel prepares poems for publication under a nom de plume and invites her betrothed Roderick Vandrey for critique. She fears critics will harshly judge a duke's daughter’s verse.
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London
Dovedales
Kensington
Mabel
Roderick Vandrey
Lady Mabel
House of Ashbourne
Moliere
Bejarts
Mabel Ashbourne
Dead Sea Bathing Dangers Warned by Clergyman
A clergyman warns bathers of peril at the Dead Sea noting numbness from brine and bitumen as bathers struggle to float. He cites skin irritation and a so called Dead Sea rash and urges a quick return to river waters for relief and cleansing.
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Dead Sea
New York Tribune
Rooks Build Annual March Nests on First Sunday
An old Lancashire tradition holds rooks begin nest building on the first Sunday in March. Observers note the punctual behavior, suggesting rooks’ timing nearly challenges coincidence.
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Lancashire
Cure of severe skin disease after measles using Cutiremedy
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska states that after measles her head and neck broke into large scaly sores. She tried doctors remedies without relief for six months. After using Cutiremedies she recovered in about three weeks and has remained well for seven years.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Aguinaldo Now Engaged as Shipbuilder in Cavite
Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, operates a shipyard on the Nelmos river near Cavite. His oath of allegiance to American rule is reported, and the aging revolutionary figure is said to be about eight years old in fame, having first risen in 1806 against Spain. He was later active against U S forces and was captured by Funston after opposition to conquest.
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Theodore
Abbey House
Captain Carmichael
Lilangowan
Pamela
Kunstageen Gardens
Red Palace
London
Mabel
Rome
Victor Cousin
Browning
Faustus
Lord Mallow
Dublin
House of Commons
Roderick
Lord Stallow
Mariel
Lady Mable
Mamma
Papa
Mr. Vawdrey
Lord Malon
Aguinaide
Aguinalde
Nelmos
Cavite Veno
Cavite
America
Spain
Montojo
Dewey
Funston
Aguinaldo
Napoleon
Those Delicious Lemon Pies From OUR PIE Prep
An advertisement touts easy lemon pies available at grocers for 10 cents. Three varieties offered Lemon Chocolate and Custard promise no fuss and low cost to make.
Senator Morgan Reflects on Red Rubber and Belgian Report
The late Senator Morgan cites a Belgian report as seemingly harmless yet hiding ominous implications amid a humorous Athens tale. He recalls a miser who refuses cash payments and plans a legacy note, prompting the physician to reconsider the prescription.
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Morgan
Mr Goodwins Tramp Laughs In New York
Comedian N C Goodwin jokes about a celebrated playwright's modesty in a New York routine. He quips the playwright has little trials, noting instead that hawks of us are hauled before magistrates by morning.
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N.C. Goodwin
New York
Mr. Goodwin
Repeated Questions Frustrate Railway Ticket Agent
At the station a ticket agent expresses fatigue over constant inquiries. A passerby remarks the endless nature of common questions, illustrating the monotony of daily work life.
Compliment by Fan-Jack Harkalong during lyric performance
A brief exchange records Fan-Jack Harkalong praising a singer after two numbers. The anecdote notes the librarian’s sinecure at the British House of Lords and cites a Disraeli quip about aristocracy's reading habits.
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Disraeli
Postum Transformation Recited by Texas Teacher
A Texas girl recounts starting coffee at a young age and switching to Postum Food Coffee. She reports improved nerves, complexion, digestion, and overall health after the transition, noting she remained active as a primary teacher and that headaches disappeared.
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Texas
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Nevada
Tonopah, Goldfield & Bullfrog Railroad
Goldfield
Leuleville Traction
Louisville, Ky
Geen
Indiana Monument
Vicksburg Military Camp
Mginnis Hrigade
Vixen
M. E. Staddon
Hampshire
Mrs. Carmichael
Conrad Carmichael
Pauline
Duchess of
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Conrad
Ominons
Athens
Jack Harkalong
Nan
Postria
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