Poison Plot Frustrated In Concord Gum Poisoning Case
Aug 7. Jefferson Woods Lee Boyd and Mrs Anna Boyd were arrested in Concord Missouri on charges of attempting murder by poison. Authorities link poisoned chewing gum found at multiple homes to a broader plot risking several children in the community.
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Concord
Fulton, Mo
Jefferson Woods
Lee Boyd
Anna Boyd
Edward McPheeters
McPheeterses
MePheeters
Boyd
W. Hi Ilis
Roosevelt testifies on steel merger role in 1907 crisis
Former President Theodore Roosevelt tells the congressional inquiry he approved the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by the Steel Trust at the White House upon Gary and Frick's suggestion to avert a broader business collapse. He says the panic was stopped and public confidence restored, and that in crises one must act despite potential blame.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Messrs
Gary and Frick
White House
Roosevelt
Juicy Little Plum for West Virginia Reapportionment
The passage of reapportionment by Congress last week adds a West Virginia congressman. With no legislative redistricting last winter, the extra seat will be filled at large, a sought after prize for a patriotic candidate.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Spay Pen Man Executed for Attempted Attack on 10-Year-Old
Eddyville Kentucky August 7 A Spay Pen man, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair for attempting to assault Nancy Jane Rankin a ten year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Stankin of Lincoln County Relatives of the girl attended the execution.
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Eddyville
Spay Penman
Nancy Jane Rankin
al Stankin
Lincoln County
Weather Observations From U S Weather Bureaus
The eight o clock p m observations show temps from New York to Francisco with conditions ranging from clear to cloudy. Most cities report clear or partly cloudy skies and generally fair weather with little temperature change.
Admiral Togo wreaths Washington tomb honors
Japanese naval hero Admiral Togo visits Washington and lays a wreath at a tomb, signaling wartime ties and remembrance. The event gathers officials and veterans.
The Mikado Invited to Join Peace Pacts
Washington reports speculation that Japan may accept a general arbitration treaty with the United States. President Taft expects Admiral Togo to relay Japan’s favorable reply soon, paving negotiations after the Anglo American and Anglo Japanese agreements.
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Washington
Taft
Japan
Mr. Taft
Admiral Togo
United States
Great Britain
Indiana manufacturers urge action on insurer rate cartel
A group of Indiana manufacturers notify Attorney General Honan that liability insurers may have formed a rate-raising cartel. They seek a suit, but Honan requires solid evidence. Reports say some rate increases exceed 100 percent.
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Indianapolis
Honan
Indiana
Duels, strikes, and political deaths in terse telegrams
News briefs note two Havana editors duelings one shot in the neck. Mexican miner strike in El Oro unsettled. Catholic Societies meet in Columbus August 20 to 24. Col. William C. Greene dies in Cananea from pneumonia. Princess Poniatowska dies in Paris. First Catholic press editors convention in Columbus August 24 to 25. Geronimo Trevino possible president of Mexico. Victor Evans posts 10000 prize for Milwaukee to New York flight. Harry Atwood to attempt. Cincinnati police seek Charles Jones over decapitated body. Safecracker at Long Dock Milling in Jersey City gravely injured. Salt Lake bandit attempt ends with injuries and escape. Panama fortifications under military focus. sites approved and preliminaries begin.
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Wiliam C. Greene
Cananea
Mexico
Poniatowska
Prince Poniatowska
Napoleon Iil
Paris
Catholic Press of America
Columbus
Geronimo Trevino
Monterey
Victor Evans
Washington
Milwaukee
New York
Harry N. Atwood
Cincinnati
Charles Jones
Long Dock Milling Company
Jersey City
Salt Lake
Admiral Togo Pays Reverent Visit to Washington Tomb
Japan's naval hero Admiral Togo visited Washington on a trip down the Potomac aboard the Mayflower. He placed a two foot wreath at George Washington's tomb, bowed at the sarcophagi of Washington and Martha, and offered prayers in his native language. He toured the mansion relics and planned to visit Annapolis and be hosted by Secretary Knox and the press club.
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Washington
Japan
Togo
George Washington
Potomac
Martha Washington
Admiral Togo
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Knox
Press Club
Grant
Nichols
Ohio
Botanical Garden
Pennsylvania Avenue
Change of base Germany Eyes Gains in Africa
Le Matin reports a happy prospect in Franco German talks on the Moroccan question. Berlin acknowledges negotiations on African questions, signaling Morocco may no longer be a German demand and that Von Kiderlin Waechter seeks the best recompense elsewhere.
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Paris
le Matin
Berlin
Agadir
Morocco
von Kiderlin-Waechter
Cholera spreads across Italian cities with rising deaths
Rome reports a five day cholera bulletin listing Palermo with 105 cases and 50 deaths, plus 52 cases 24 deaths in Palermo province, Naples 58 cases 15 deaths, Salerno 84 cases 25 deaths, Caserta 30 cases 14 deaths, Trapani 15 cases 3 deaths, Avellino 3 cases, Capobosso 5 cases 2 deaths, and Leghorn 6 cases 2 deaths.
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Rome
Palermo
Naples
Salerno
Caserta
Trapani
Avellino
Capobosso
Leghorn
Wabash Drivers Strike Halts Local Deliveries
All drivers for the Wabash Delivery company walk out after the manager ends his connection with the firm. Shopkeepers report goods unable to be distributed to the retail district, leaving shoppers to carry purchases home. The strike effectively halts city deliveries.
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Wabash, Ind
Wabash Delivery Company
Senate Condemns Third Degree Tactics in Labor Cases
The Senate select committee condemns the use of coercive police methods dubbed legal kidnapping in the labor disputes involving Moyer Haywood and MacNamara. The report criticizes third degree interrogations as unlawful and harmful to rights.
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Washington
Moyer, Haywood
MacNamara
Senate Select Committee
United States
Landowner Near Galesburg Dies by Self Inflicted Wound
N. T. Wrclock, a 1,000 acre landowner near Galesburg Illinois, died by his own hand after shooting himself in the head. The tragedy occurred August 7 and was reported by local authorities. Wrclock owned extensive acreage west of the city and was a prominent figure in the area.
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Galesburg
Ill
N. T. Wrcck
Lyceum Theater Manager Richard M Gulich Dies
Richard M Gulich part owner and manager of the Lyceum theater at Pittsburg and known to theatrical men from coast to coast has died.
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Richard M. Gulich
Lyceum Theater
Pittsburg
Lincoln Beachey Wins $5,000 Air Race NYC to Philadelphia
Aviator Lincoln Beachey won a $5,000 air race covering the distance from New York to Philadelphia. The event showcased early aviation speed and navigation by the prominent flyer.
Senate delays in statehood vote for Arizona and New Mexico
Washington reports the Senate reconvened with statehood for Arizona and New Mexico as the priority. A dozen senators seek debate delaying adjournment, with sessions likely to extend into Thursday. The cotton bill hearings push any finance committee report back.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate Finance Committee
Des Moines Streetcars Resume Service After Injunction
Des Moines streetcars are back in service as Judge Degraff issues a mandatory writ to reinstate Conductor B. T. Hiatt and compel conductors and motormen to return to work. The city cites business demoralization from the strike while the union claims a victory, seeking court arbitration of the issues.
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Des Moines
Degraff
Indianapolis man rescues drowning woman at Winona Lake
William Mick of Indianapolis dressed in street clothes leaped into Winona Lake to save Mrs. McBride of Detroit from drowning. The cottager was exhausted after three submersions and fifteen minutes of revival followed his grab from deep water, witnessed by many bathers who call the rescue remarkable.
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Winona Lake
Ind
William Mick
Indianapolis
Girl Roasted By Prostrate Wire Near Lexington Home
Eva Sloan eight years old, daughter of Patrolman Frank Sloan, was killed when she stepped on a prostrate electric lighting wire in the street near her Lexington, Kentucky home.
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Lexington
Eva
Frank Sloan
Child Dies After Playing With Matches in South Bend
Four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Johs Reffel of South Bend Indiana died from burns suffered while playing with matches. Fire department reported the accident occurred in this city on August 7 with authorities awaiting funeral arrangements.
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South Bend
Ind
Johs Reffel
Sume
Marion County Auditor Leads Drive for Equal Assessments
Indianapolis, Aug. 7. County Auditor Albert Sahm heads a movement to pass a law by the next General Assembly to equalize county assessments and set a valuation basis near 100 percent of face value to lower tax rates. He cites Marion county’s two thirds face value assessment versus other counties at about one half. He supports a Commercial club inquiry into city versus farm land assessments for possible changes.
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Indianapolis
Albert Sahm
General Assembly
Sahm
Marion County
Commercial Club
Brothers Held for Arson and Robbery in Indiana
Cleveland Mercer and his brother Joseph Mercer, aged 29 and 28, are jailed in Hartford City on arson and robbery charges. They allegedly tried to burn the Montpelier home of Mrs. Samuel Murphy and set a barn fire on the Abraham Blankenbaker farm while family members fought the blaze. Police found several hundred dollars of loot in an old vacant house on the city outskirts.
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Hartford City
Ind
Samuel Murphy
Montpelier
Abraham Blankenbaker
Cleveland Mercer
Joseph Mercer
Investigations Hit Former Indiana Oil Inspector Sid Conger
Indianapolis Aug. 7 Governor Marshall’s office will soon receive a report from the state board of accounts on Sid Conger former state oil inspector. The document cites about $5,000 intended for office expenses but allegedly used in violation of an act restricting appropriations to office expenses and prohibiting use for clerk hire.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
State Board of Accounts
Sid Conger
General Assembly
State Board
Trains Off Track In Indiana Harbor Crash
The Pennsylvania Special pulling five passenger cars derailed after the pony trucks under the cowcatcher bounced off the track as the train began moving east from Indiana Harbor. The engine plowed several hundred feet before leaving the rails while baggage and mail cars remained on the rails. The fireman was injured, suffering broken ribs after falling from the cab.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Christian Citizenship Institute Opens at Winona Lake
The annual Christian Citizenship Institute resumes its session in Winona Lake Indiana under the National Reform association. It aims to foster Christian citizenship in America and promotes the view that Christianity remedies the ills of popular government in the United States.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Christian Citizenship Institute
National Reform Association
America
United States
Suspect Arrested Over Revolver Theft Claim in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana August 7 Everett Comstock who paid a fine for carrying concealed weapons after reportedly aiming to shoot a policeman was arrested on a charge of stealing the revolver he had in his possession. He is jailed in default of bond.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Everett Comstock
Marshal Foils Lynch Mob in Howell
Evaneville Indiana August 7 The town marshal freed Bob Rice from the lockup and hurried him into the countryside after a mob formed to hang Rice for fatally stabbing Lemuel Plum mer.
Walcott Bank Chartered In Indiana State Action
Indianapolis Aug 7 Citizens State Bank of Walcott received state charter with 25000 capital. James Blake named president and Charles H Kielet cashier.
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New State Bank
Indianapolis
Citizens’ State Bank of Walcott
State Banking Department
James Blake
Charles H. Kielet
Congress Still Plays Politics in Senate Pushes Broad Reforms
Nevada Senator Newlands urges a nonpartisan legislative program including railroad valuation and control of stock issues, banking reform, and trade commission oversight. Wyoming’s brief Senate history noted with three senators since 1890 and two chairmanships.
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Washington
Newlands
Senate
Nevada
Congress
Wyoming
North Dakota
Montana
Carey
Clark
Warren
Coffeen
Mondell
House
Military suit at Fort Benjamin Harrison stalls compromise
Lieutenant Reed sues Captain Eames's wife for 10000 dollars over slander while managing the post. Efforts to mediate a settlement reportedly failed as officers await whether an apology or withdrawal will occur amid uncertain negotiations.
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Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Reed
Eames
Fkagnes
Fifers
Job Printing Services Highlighted by Tribune Company
The Tribune Company offers complete job printing in the city with top equipment and service. Contact information emphasizes their comprehensive capabilities for all printing needs.
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Tribune Company
Death of Bishop Fitzgerald Shocks Mont Maggie District
Rt. Rev. Oscar Penn Fitzgerald, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died at Mont Maggie, Tenn., aged eighty two. He previously served as California state superintendent of public instruction in the early 1870s and later edited the Pacific Methodist and Christian Spectator.
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Bishop Fitzgerald
Mont Magle
Tenn
Oscar Penn Fitzgerald
Methodist Episcopal Church South
California
Pacific Methodist and Christian Spectator
Mozart’s Notable Memory of the Miserere in Rome
The young Mozart, age fourteen, traveled to Rome to assist during Holy Week. He attended the Sistine Chapel to hear the Miserere by Allegri, secretly copied the work from memory, and later performed it at a concert. The exhibit of his talent drew the attention of Pope Clement XIV.
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Mozart
Ave
Rome
Sistine Chapel
Allegri
Element XIV
National League and American League baseball scores roundup
Baseball scores from Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis games listed with innings and pitchers. Details include Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and Boston results with run totals and key players. American League notes no Sunday games and minor associations standings across Milwaukee Kansas City Columbus Louisville St Paul Minneapolis Toledo Indianapolis.
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National League
Chicago
R.H.E. Brooklyn
Barger
Ergen
Toney
Cole
Ruelbach
Archer
Cincinnati
R.aile
Philadelphia
Alexander
Hurns
Moran
Clarke
Suggs
Fromme
Gaspar
McLean
R.H.E. Philadelphia
American Association
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Thirty years of association think of it in one line
A reader from Oos Cord, Michigan writes about using Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds for forty years. He claims the remedy is the best, offering infallible relief for chest cold and croup symptoms and compares merit over time.
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Thos. Ariss
Ooscord
Mich
Earth
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