Actress in shooting case linked to Terre Haute lawyer
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs. Thomas Metcalf of Terre Haute shot at Samuel R. Hamill, attorney for John R. Walsh, in the federal building. Metcalf, recently a stage performer, had sought legal action for alleged wrongs by Hamill and, declining to stand trial, was held on bond with her alias Beatrice Thomas.
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Ill
Thomas Metcalf
Samuel R. Hamill
John R. Walsh
Federal Building
Anna M. Bradley
Senator Brown
Utah
Metcalf
Hamill
Terre Haute
Ind
Federal
Samuel RR
Muscatine Considers Shutting Off City Lights
Alderman Van Zyl and the finance committee debate city finances and a near lighting cut as Muscatine faces a $25,000 deficit. Contracts with Citizens' Railway and Light run to 1908 09, delaying drastic changes. Opposing plans include avoiding a tax hike while pursuing revenue from unpaid taxes.
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Muscatine
E. M. Walker
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Mulci
Eppel
Alderman Eppel
van Zyl
Finance Committee
West Liberty
Thaw Trial Features New Testimony On Irrational Behavior
New York witnesses testifying in the Harry K. Thaw case describe his eccentricities before the Stanford White killing. Christopher Raggan, steward at the New York Whist Club, recalls Thaw requesting a package be placed in the safe containing three cigarettes wrapped in tin foil. Others, including Miss Matilda Stein and agents of the Grand Hotel, describe Thaw as highly nervous with bulging eyes and irrational conduct.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Christopher Baggan
Jerome
Horatius W. Wood
Philadelphia
Wood
Harriet Alice Thaw
Miss Thaw
Christopher Raggan
Raggan
Littleton
Matilda Stein
Grand Hotel
Farr
Pioneer Resident of West Liberty Called by Death
West Liberty Iowa January 15 Special Mrs D W Gifford a well known resident died at her home at 5 PM age 75 She came to Iowa in 1854 from Morgan County Ohio born December 16 1832 She is survived by husband son Elmer W Gifford of St Paul Minn daughter Mrs Henry Bolders of West Liberty and three grandchildren Judge H S Gifford and Misses Margaret and Louise Bolders Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Christian church with Rev J R Hanley assisted by Rev P H Green
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West Liberty
D. W. Gifford
Iowa
Morgan County
Ohio
Elmer W. Gifford
St. Paul
Minn
Henry Bolders
H. 5. Gifford
Margaret
Louise Bolders
Christian Church
J. R. Hanley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Million steerage passengers in New York 1907 totals
New York reports show 1907 arrivals totaling 1 056 186 steerage, 156 470 second class, and 94 961 first class passengers. German lines carried the highest number of travelers, leading all others.
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New York
Iowa Girl Held for Larceny in Dubuque Case
A 20 year old woman from Dubuque identified as Grace Tilden is jailed in Washington on larceny charges after a jeweler reported a $20 brooch loss. She claims to be the daughter of a wealthy Dubuque man and says she needed funds for YWCA room rent. Police are investigating her background.
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Washington
Dubuque
Iowa
Grace Tilden
Platts Letters in Court as Divorce Case Advances
Mae Wood seeks a divorce from Senator Thomas C. Platt and wins an order directing Platt to turn over all letters and papers in the case for inspection. The papers were submitted to Justice Newburger after the order. Miss Wood claims a 1901 marriage. Platt denies the nuptials.
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New York
Mae Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Justice Newburger
Miss Wood
Platt
Defense given to lumber trade amid trust accusations
The Northwestern Lumber men’s association opened its convention in Minneapolis with a defense of the organized lumber trade against the charge of being a trust. Secretary W. G. Hollis said a “lumber trust” is a made up notion pushed by critics and investigations are demanded. Speakers included R. W. Douglas of Seattle and Eugene Shaw of Eau Claire, Wis.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern Lumbermen's Association
W. G. Hollis
Hollis
United States
R. W. Douglas
Seattle
George W. Hotchkiss
The
Illinois Lumber Dealers’ Association
Eugene Shaw
Eau Claire
Wis
Harrington Fined and Imprisoned in Federal Depot Robberies
Joplin Missouri January 15 Walter Harrington son of former Carthage mayor Charles Harrington a wealthy Jasper County figure was fined 250 dollars plus costs and sentenced to four months in jail by Judge Smith D McPherson after pleading guilty to robbing several depot express offices the jail term was remitted.
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Joplin
Walter Harrington
Charles O. Harrington
Carthage
Jasper County
Smith D. McPherson
Harrington
Shaw Addresses Sphinx Club on Currency Elasticity
Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw told the Sphinx club in New York that banks should issue emergency currency under a tax of at least six percent and retire it when not needed. He opposed a central bank and rejected using municipal and railroad bonds as a basis for bank notes under the Aldrich plan.
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New York
N. Y
Aldrich
Japanese cabinet in crisis as ministers resign
Tokyo reports a political panic as vice minister of communications Nakashoko resigns. Mazuka from the railroad bureau to succeed him. Finance and communications ministers also stepped down, with uncertain forecast for the Marquis Sainoji cabinet amid financial pressure. Immigration issues are said not to have triggered the crisis.
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Tokio
Nakashoko
Mazuka
Railroad Bureau
Marquis Sainoji
Finance and Communication
America
Canada
Dentists' Meeting Closes With Elections At Ottumwa
Dr J T Martin returned from the fifth annual Southeastern Iowa Dental Society meeting in Ottumwa Iowa where attendees found the program engaging A new slate of officers was elected for the coming year President Dr W W Vance Ottumwa Vice President Dr T F Cook Burlington Secretary Dr George Slinzghuff Burlington Treasurer Dr W Creath Ottumwa The next gathering will be held in Oskaloosa Iowa
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J. T. Martin
Southeastern Iowa Dental Society
Ottumwa
Iowa
Martin
Oskaloosa
W. W. Vance
T. F. Cook
Burlington
George Slinzghuff
Dr. W. Creath
Disturbance at Rio de Janeiro Involves Navy Sailors
Admiral Evans reports a minor shore disturbance at Rio de Janeiro by short liberty men. Four petty officers were lightly injured before patrols restored order. Liberty was briefly suspended before resuming as many as 4000 sailors went ashore, receiving cordial welcomes from locals.
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Washington
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Rio de Janiero
South Dakota Battleship Ordered In Commission Soon
The battleship South Dakota has been ordered placed in commission on January 27. The announcement came from Washington on January 15.
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South Dakota
Washington
Morgue Sees 166 Bodies After House Fire
Charred remains found in a house after a theatre fire as families search for loved ones among the 166 dead. Boyertown passes play a role as officials work to identify friends and relatives amid the panic.
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Boyertown
Fourteen Die In Boyertown Theatre Disaster Death Toll Rises
At 2:30 this afternoon 165 bodies were taken from the ruins, with one fireman dead and two others dying, bringing the total to 168. Four temporary morgues opened as hundreds moved through charred remains to identify loved ones. The calcium light caused the fire when a tank overturned and coal oil spread. attempts to assist halted by a jammed exit.
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Boyertown
Henry W. Fischer
Fischer
Strasser
H. W. Fischer
Carlisle
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa expects generally fair skies tonight and Thursday with a colder wave tonight and in the east Thursday. Illinois reports snow flurries this afternoon or tonight followed by fair weather Thursday, with a cold wave coming. Sunrise is 7 17, sunset 4 45, moonset 4 56 a m.
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Illinois
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