Burned Indiana murderess and victims shock town
Laporte officials link Belle Gunness to at least 11 deaths, including her husband and two of her children. Bodies found in a back yard after a fire, with identities including Andrew Helgelin and Jennie Olson Gunness. Ray Lamphere accused as accomplice in killings and arson.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Holmes Castle
Chicago
Ray Lamphere
Smulzer
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
S. D
Los Angeles
Corn Reaches High Price On Board of Trade
Chicago markets saw corn on the Board of Trade climb to 70 4 1/4 cents for the May option, the highest price since 1902. Reportedly led by actions of the tin plate crowd led by John W. Gates and others with James A. Patten and W. H. Bartlett driving the bullish move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
John W. Gates
James A. Patten
W. H. Bartlett
Baroness Kills Husband in Berlin Chateau Tragedy
Baroness von Ruex leben shot and killed her husband at their Buddenberg chateau near Dortmund as he prepared to retire. She then wounded herself but survived. No motive or explanation has been released.
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Berlin
Baroness von Ruexleben
Buddenberg
Dortmund
Evangelist Cates Predicts Christ Second Coming
Temple Texas special reports Evangelist George Cates preaches a remarkable sermon declaring the second coming of Christ is imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Tex
George C. Cates
Diamonds in Canada report richer than South Africa find
A Quebec riverbank diamond field near the Nottaway River between Lakes Mattagami and Shabogama is described as richer than South Africa. Discovered by John MacKenzie and guide Indian Joe last summer, they wintered in a dug-out before reaching New Liskeard and Toronto with stones valued at about $10,000.
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Toronto
Ont
Nottaway River
Mattagami
Shabogama
Quebec
South Africa
John MacKenzie
Joe
Lake Mattagami
New Liskeard
Mackenzie
Investigation Into Hotel Fire Cites Criminal Carelessness
Ft. Wayne coroner Dr. J A Kesler condemns the New Aveline Hotel fire as a death trap and plans a thorough probe into causes and inspector delinquencies. Porter William Burke testifies about elevator shaft flames, urging reform of building laws and fire department equipment to prevent future disasters. Local papers demand safer stairways and modern firefighting gear.
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Ft. Wayne
J. A. Kesler
Allen County
Aveline Hotel
William Burke
Charles Baird
Burke
the Sentinel
Sentinel
Hope Diamond Sold in Paris for 400000
The famed blue Hope diamond once owned by H. T. Hope and later by Joseph Frankel's Sons Co. of New York has reportedly sold in Paris for 400000. The jewel, weighing 44 1 4 karats, was once linked to the Sultan of Turkey and long tied to Tavernier's 112 1 2 karat rough.
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Paris
Joseph Frankel’s Sons Company
New York
Turkey
H. T. Hope
Tavernier
Louis XIV
Bryan Jr. Defeats Crowe in Kidnap Plot Report
Houston police say Pat Crowe planned to kidnap W. J. Bryan Jr. from a Bayside resort. The younger Bryan evaded capture by altering plans and moving with a small group under guard.
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Houston
Texas
Pat Crowe
Kidnay W. J. Bryan, Jr
Bayside
Statesman James FF to be United States minister
Former Peru and Indianapolis resident James FF Statesman will be appointed by President Roosevelt as a United States minister in the foreign service with a salary of 10000 dollars a year. He will serve as minister to Nicaragua or to Honduras.
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Washington
James FF. Statesman
Peru
Indianapolis
United States
Roosevelt
Foreign Service
Statesman
Nicaragua
Honduras
Brooklyn Waiter Dies After Receiving Large Tip
William Jenkins, a roadhouse waiter in Brooklyn, served a dinner to a man and woman. The man finally left a $3 tip and Jenkins collapsed and died.
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New York
William Jenkins
Brooklyn
Jenkins
China Prepares Reception for American Fleet Visit
Pekin cable reports China arranging entertainment for the American fleet. Admiral Sah orders Shantung and Chi Fa officials to cooperate in planning a reception program.
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China
Pekin
Admiral Sah
Shantung
Chi Fa
Fire rips New Aveline Hotel in Fort Wayne killing ten
A blaze swept the New Aveline Hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana igniting after a fuse blew trapping guests on four floors. Ten dead three missing and many injured as ladders failed to reach higher windows and flames spread through wooden interior. Hotel elevator and fire alarm systems faltered while guests crowded windows and stairs.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Aveline
D. J. Leahy
Charles Baird
Leahy
Hipson
Ancient Assyrian Love Letter Shown in Brooklyn
In New York special coverage Prof Gabriel Oussami presented a 3,000 year old love letter from Ashur. The clay tablet records a swain lamenting missed meetings and sorrow caused by his beloved. It was excavated years ago by German students exploring Assyria.
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New York
Gabriel Oussami
Brooklyn
Fair
Ashur
Assyria
Re united After 31 Years Everett Robling Returns
Everett Robling, once married to a Logan township wife, reunites with his spouse after 31 years apart. He has come from Kansas City Missouri to spend his remaining years with her in Petersburg Indiana.
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Petersburg
Ind
Everett Robling
Logan Township
Kansas City
Corpse Wore New Boots on Stepney Barge
In London on a Stepney barge a steerer was found drowned as the widow questioned suicide since he wore a new pair of boots. The incident raises questions about the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the barge tragedy.
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London
Stepney
Interracial Marriage Remarks Spark Controversy in Brooklyn
Henry Watterson criticized interracial dating at a Cosmopolitan Club dinner in Brooklyn, saying some women might be happier with negro husbands and suggesting they be allowed to mate with monkeys. The remarks drew outrage and highlighted racial tension in St. Louis reporting.
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St. Louis
Henry Watterson
Cosmopolitan Club
Brooklyn
N. Y
Central American republics prepare for hostilities
The report from Mexican diplomatic representatives says Central American states are pushing preparations for fighting among themselves. They fear U S interference and especially Mexican involvement. Nicaragua is a focal point of jealousy amid the tensions.
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City of Mexico
United States
Mexico
Nicaragua
Ingenious Prisoner Free After Ad for Liberty
Oklahoma City readers funded a 25 cent want ad that offered to aid a prisoner seeking release. Silber, jailed since May 17 1907, secured parole after lawyers, lawmakers, and a governor pressed for clemency following the ad’s display. He then left for Lincoln Nebraska to seek work as a switchman.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Daily
Oklahoman
Silber
The
John H. Silber
Kay County
Newkirk
A. E. Moroney
R. M. Conway
R. E. Kroh
Burwell, Crockett & Johnson
J. E. Burns
Burns
House
Senate
Lincoln
Neb
J. C. Wheeler
J. E. Moore
Santa Fe
Bert Jones
Hinkle Acquitted in Bloomington Murder Case
After 48 hours of deliberation the jury found Harvey Hinkle not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of John R. McClintock on the night of August 8, 1907. McClintock was escorting a young woman home when he was killed.
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Bloomington
Ind
Harvey Hinkle
Hinkle
John R. McClintock
Massachusetts Towns Go Dry in Prohibition Push
Boston Special Prohibition has swept three key Massachusetts saloon towns Worcester Haverhill and Lynn. Worcester stands as the largest U S city where local vote established prohibition, marking a major national gain for the movement within a year.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
Worcester
Haverhill
Lynn
United States
Beveridge Plans Summer Residence in Massachusetts
Special Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana will spend summers in Boston after the Washington season. He has bought a grand North Shore estate and will move his family there when the season ends.
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Beveridge
Tony
Boston
Mass
Aobert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Massachusetts
North Shore
Washington
Queens Oppose Duke Abbruzzi Marriage to Miss Elkins
Court insiders report continued royal resistance to the match between the Duke of the Abbruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins. Observers note ongoing disagreement within the entourage over the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cable
Duke of the
Royal Swedish Prince WIlhelm Weds Grand Duchess in Tsarskoe Selo
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Sweden married Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna at Tsarskoe Selo in a ceremony combining Orthodox and Lutheran rites. The palace celebration featured a 101 gun salute and a large procession with Russian and foreign dignitaries.
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St. Petersburg
Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
America
Marie Pavliovna
Russia
Paul Alexandrovitch
Tsarkoe Selo
Europe
St. Peter and St. Paul
Great Palace
Tsarskoe Selo
Stolypin
Douma
Council of State
Empire
Olga
Greece
Grand Duke
Hesse
Ferdinand
Marie
Roumania
Prince Nicholas
Prince Andrew
Prince Christopher
Prince Carl
Emperor Nicholas
Titania
Lund
Whisky prescriptions dominate Charlotte drug trade in 1907
In Charlotte 1907 doctors wrote 39,645 whisky prescriptions filled by 14 drug stores paying $1,400 in liquor licenses. Whisky sold at about $1.25 a quart, totaling roughly $43,760 to stores. doctors earned around $20,000 from writing scripts.
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Charlotte
N. C
Kurdish Massacre Reported Across Urumiah Region
Dispatches read in Tehran Parliament describe Kurdish killings across 36 villages near Urmia, Armenia region, with reported massacres and forced pillage affecting local populations.
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Teheran
Persia
Urumiah
Armenia
Irty
Poni Peoneges
Death by own action in Wisconsin doctor’s care
Miss Dvelyn Murphy aged 22 daughter of John J. Murphy a Woodstock banker committed suicide at Pennoyer Sanitarium Kenosha Wisconsin. She was suffering from an incurable nervous disease and ended her life by self inflicted means.
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Kenosha
Wis
Dvelyn Murphy
John J. Murphy
Woodstock
Iic
Pennoyer Sanitarium
Mother Town for Roosevelt Petition Urges Nomination
Atlanta special citizens of Roswell sign a petition urging the Republican National Convention to nominate Mr. Roosevelt, praising the home of President Roosevelt's mother as a rallying point.
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Roosevelt
Atlanta
Roswell, Ga
Richest Royal Catch Berlin Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm denies plans for Princess Victoria Louise to marry soon yet court chatter lists Prince Adolph heir to Schamburg Lippe as a match. Adolph, 25, Hussar lieutenant, rules a small state with under 45 000 people and 131 square miles. Dowry for Victoria Louise cited at 25000 dollars.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Victoria Louise
Adolph
Schamburg- Lippe
Prussia
Hussars
Bonn
German Federation
Romance of a Trooper Brings English Bride to Colorado
Miss Gertrude Wearn of Southampton meets her fiancé A. H. Griscourt Boer war trooper on the Oceanic in New York after six years apart. Griscourt sent a ring as a token and wooed her during his South Africa campaign. He prospered at Pine Cliff Colorado and sent for his bride after the war.
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New York
Gertrude Wearn
Southampton
England
Griscourt
Miss Wearn
South Africa
Pine Cliff
Colo
Two Ocean Giants Planned for White Star Line
Liverpool Cabling reports two new White Star steamers to be laid down at Belfast next June. They will measure about 840 feet long and 78 feet wide with gross tonnage near 45 000 to 50 000. Powered by combination turbines and reciprocating engines, they are guaranteed at least 21 knots. The ships will be named Olympic and Titanic.
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Liverpool
White Star Line
Belfast
Olympic
Titanic
Judge Landis Fines Railroads Under 28-Hour Law
In ninety-five government cases against six railroad companies charging violation of the twenty eight hour law for cattle transport, Judge Landis in U S District Court imposed fines totaling 158150 dollars.
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Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Destructive Antipolo Fire Destroys 400 Homes
A disastrous blaze in Antipolo Manila Province Morong practically destroyed the town with four hundred houses burned leaving hundreds homeless. The famous shrine was saved. Lightning caused the fire. Antipolo has 3 500 inhabitants.
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Philippines
Manila
Cable
Antipolo
Morong
Boy Sentenced to Gallows in Whitesburg Murder
Floyd Frazier, a boy from Whitesburg Kentucky, has been sentenced to be hanged on Friday July 3 for murdering Polly Flanery by cutting her throat. This marks the first legal execution in the county's history.
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Whitesburg
Floyd Frazier
Polly Flanery
Ferry Boat Sinks Killing 120 on Dnieper Crossing
At Bikhoff Mohileff region a ferry boat carrying 150 peasants and many children returning from church capsized on the River Dneiper. The tragedy leaves 120 drowned and the rest rescued or missing as authorities investigate.
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St. Petersburg
Bikhoff
Mohileff
Dneiper
Poisoner Jack in Philadelphia Targeted Child
Police hunt a dangerous criminal dubbed Jack the Poisoner after giving poisoned cake to a five year old girl on the street leaving her near death. Authorities warn the public and seek tips to identify the suspect.
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Philadelphia
Jack
Child Drowns In Five Inches Of Water
In Murphysboro Illinois the five year old son of Ernest Dillday drowned after falling into a jar holding five inches of water. The water barely covered his head in the jar.
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Murphysboro
Ernest Dillday
Balloon photographs of Pike's Peak planned from balloon
Special Manager C. W. Sells of the Pike's Peak Dog Railway signed a contract with a Chicago photographer to take three photos of Pike's Peak from a balloon 1000 to 1500 feet above the summit.
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Dizzy Heights
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. W. Sells
Pike’s Peak
Sale Proof Rule Shocks Petersburg Tradesmen
In St Petersburg authorities demand proof of genuineness from tradesmen before advertising any sale. Police require sellers to furnish verification to confirm the legitimacy of the sale.
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St. Petersburg
Petersburg
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