Heinze Indicted Over Certification of $400000 Bank Checks
Augustus Heinze, former president of Mercantile National Bank, indicted for over certifying checks totaling over 400000 drawn by Otto Heinze & Co. He surrendered to federal authorities and posted 60000 bail. Indictment cites misentries and alleged bookkeeping error as cause.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Otto Heinze & Ico
Mercantile National Bank
Augustus Heinze
Mer
Cantire National Bank
United States
Shields
Heinze
Chatfield
Circuit Court
Edward Lauterbach
Otto Heinze & Co
Lauterbach
Andi
Mercantile Nation@l bank
Tase
Oenander
Merande National Bank
Heav
United Copper Company
Charles W. Morse
Mercantile
Heinze seeks sixty day stay on $20000 contempt fine
Counsel for F Augustus Heinze asks the federal court for a sixty day delay in collecting the $20,000 contempt fine so he may appeal to President Roosevelt to remit the penalty. He also seeks remission of $1000 fines against two of his superintendents.
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Helfa
Mont
F. Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Roosevelt
Chicago Wheat Market Dips on Profit-Taking
The Chicago wheat market weakened as traders took profits after declines in major European grain centers. The move reflected broader selling pressure across futures as concerns over global supply and demand dynamics persisted.
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Chicago
Cod Liver preparation without oil promises health boost
A New Albany Indiana druggist promotes a cod liver product free of oil, claiming it improves health for the elderly, delicate children, and the weak after illness, colds, coughs, bronchitis, and throat and lung troubles with a guarantee.
Verbal Pyrotechnics Liven One Day's Congressional Stunt
Washington reports a lively session as the house debated the presidents annual message with speeches on God we trust, naval matters, currency, and party politics. Willett blamed Roosevelt for the panic while Hardwick urged Taft as nominee. Aldrich’s currency bill sparked finance talk. In New York, the Thaw trial neared a panel core with three jurors sworn as the box prepared for more challenges.
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Washington
Jan
Sheppard
Texas
Willett
New York
Japan
Roosevelt
Hardwick
Georgia
Taft
Morris
Nebraska
House
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Senate
Scranmer Cudherson
Janus
Charles FE. Gremmels
Arthur R. Naething
George W. Cary
Endicott Buys North Jacksonville Street Railway at Auction
Henry M. Endicott Jr of Boston purchased at public auction for 70000 the property of the North Jacksonville street railway and town improvement company known as the Negro street railway. The sale satisfies a foreclosure mortgage judgment with W P Haarnett as trustee. The road, built years ago by black capital, was the only line in the United States owned and operated by negroes.
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Jacksonville, Fla. Jan
Henry M. Endicott
Boston
Mass
North Jacksonville Street Railway and Town Improvement Company
Negro Street Railway
W. P. Haarnett
Negro Capital
United States
Recount Narrows Chicago Court Bench Gap for Lantry
A recount of last November's municipal court votes in Chicago shows Judge Thomas Lantry gaining 267 votes while Ferdinand L. Barnett loses 243. Barnett petitioned for the recount alleging fraud and error in the original tally.
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Chicago
Jan
Thomas Lantry
Ferdinand L. Barnett
Municipal Court
Lantry
Barnett
Mrs Wowling Credits Electric Bittera For Stomach Relief
Mrs Mary Wowling of San Francisco testifies to electric Bittera easing acute indigestion and aiding stomach and liver troubles. She says the remedy invigorates the system purifies the blood and helps female weakness. Available at Chas D Knoefel's drug store.
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Mary Wowling
8Th Ave
San Francisco
Chas
Fins Job Printing a Speciaity at This Office
An office advertises specialized job printing services offered locally. The notice highlights custom press work and quick turnaround for business cards and forms.
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Fins
Priest Clashes With Hibernians Over Funeral Rights
In Philadelphia on January 8 the rector of St Marys Church, Rev D I McDermott, barred a Daly funeral from including Ancient Order of Hibernians members citing alleged ties to the Molly Maguires. The widow revoked the invitation and the service proceeded without Hibernians. McDermott claims to possess damaging memorials and opposes disclosure, while Archbishop Ryan declines to discuss the issue.
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Philadelphia
Order of Hibernians
D. I. McDermott
St. Mary's
John Daly
Father McDermott
Hibernians
Daly
Order of
Nly Maguires
Molly Maguires
Baltimore
Corcoran
Ryan
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop Ryan
Gillette's Murder Appeal Set For Court of Appeals
Albany N Y Jan 8 The appeal of Chester Gillette condemned for the murder of Grace Brown of Otselic Chenango county by drowning in Big Moose lake Adirondacks in 1906 will be argued in the court of appeals tomorrow Gillette was sentenced to death but the appeal has acted as stay.
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Albany
Chester Gillette
Herkimer County
Grace Brown
Otselic
Chenango County
Big Moose Lake
Adirondacks
Court of Appeals
Gillette
Couple Found Dead in Carbondale Home After Quarrel
Clarence Snyder and his wife were found shot in their bedroom in Carbondale Illinois. The wife was shot through the heart and the husband through the heart and right temple. Authorities believe Snyder killed his wife and then killed himself. Snyder worked in the bridge department of the Illinois Central. The couple had argued and planned to separate.
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Carbondale
Clarence Snyder
Snyder
Sinois Central
Why I Lost My Job
A distressed worker explains that job loss stems from personal troubles and worry, arguing mental and physical health erode usefulness. He credits stomach issues, indigestion, and stress for poor performance, then praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure and urges readers to request a free sample.
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Andeo
Stuart
Theo
Stuart Co
National figures and disasters headline era brief
The news item notes a White House dinner for President Roosevelt, a New York grand jury beginning work on financial institutions, and the death of Commander Harry H. Hostey. Tragedies report a boiler explosion in Sedan killing Jesse and John Thompson and injuries to others. Stamford lawyer O Samuel Fessenden dies, and Prince Stanislas Ponistowski dies in Paris. Illinois Central Railroad sheds 3000 to 4000 workers amid financial strain and Viscount Aoki sails home from Washington.
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Harry H. Hostey
United States Navy
Dewey
Manila
Jesse
John Thompson
Sedan
Samuel Fessenden
Connecticut
Republican Party
Stamford
Prince Stanislas Ponistowski
Paris
Illinois Central Railroad
Viscount Aoki
America
Washington
Manchuria
Dr Kings New Discovery Praised For Coughs And Colds
W V Henry of Panama Mo extols Dr Kings New Discovery as the best medicine for coughs colds throat chest and lung diseases with 38 years of proof. The ad notes it prevents pneumonia when used timely and offers a trial bottle free at Ober Kane Co drugstore and 81.00 price.
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Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
Guacentes
Ober. D. Kanefel'e Drug Store Co
Change of Venue in Ambia Fowler Bank Receiver Case
State auditor insists on change of venue from Judge Saunderson in the Ambia and Fowler bank receiver matter. Disputed picks for receiver include L A McKnight or E G Hall, with an agreement to use Senator Wood as special judge. Judge Saunderson delays, while Judge Vinton handles other cases. local depositors favor McKnight, others favor Boyer.
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Lafayette
L. A. McKnight
E. G. Hall
Benton County
Saunderson
Wood
Vinton
McKnight
Bank of Heaton County
Ambla
S. B. Boyer
Logansport
Jude Saunderson
Bloomington post office clerk arrested for stealing letters
Frank Lease a 23 year old Bloomington post office clerk was arrested after a decoy letter was taken from the Monon mail and later found to contain marked money. He confessed to taking letters and money since last September and an investigation expands.
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Bloomington
Ind
Frank Lease
Moore
New Albany
A. Susong
Louisville
Lease
Pickpockets Strike At St Josephs Church In South Bend
While kneeling during mass at St Josephs Catholic Church two women pickpocketed Miss Margaret Joyce sister of former Councilman Patrick Joyce a well known merchant. Joyce caught them as they ran from the church pursued for a mile until exhaustion ended the chase. A purse jewels and 24 dollars were taken.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Margaret Joyce
Patrick Joyce
Tragic Electrocution At Mayer Bakery In Marion
Patterson a 24 year old United Telephone worker died after a telephone wire he held touched a high tension line in the alley behind Mayer's bakery. About 2000 volts passed through his body as he stood on the ground and worked on the line.
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Marion
Kemper Patterson
United Telephone Company
Otto Mayer
Patterson
Mayer
Governor Hanly Visits Muncie Over Strike Situation
Governor Hanly arrived in Muncie to examine the strike and rioting. He will study the matter and, if warranted, recall the troops. A rumor ties the local political scene to the unrest and possible troop deployment.
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Muncie
Ind
Hanly
Missing Hosinski brothers alarm South Bend parents
Robert and Edward Hosinski eight and six years old vanished from their front porch in South Bend Indiana on January 8. They are the sons of Polish merchant John Hosinski and are described as very handsome. Authorities fear they have been kidnapped for ransom and are investigating.
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South Bend
Ind
Robert
Edward Hosinski
John Hosinski
Mount Royal Returns to Queenstown After Storm Glory
The Mount Royal was sighted at Queenstown with all crew safe after being forced to return to port due to severe storms. The vessel faced weather challenges en route before securing safely offshore.
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Mount Royal
Queenstown
Three Killed as Collver Special Wrecks in Georgia
The Callver special from Cleveland to St. Augustine wrecked on a trestle near Copper Mine Creek between Dallas and Hiram Georgia. Seven cars plunged into mud. about 200 passengers, mostly Ohio residents, suffered injuries though fatalities included Engineer Edwards Road Foreman Snapp and a negro fireman.
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Atlanta
Cleveland
St. Augustine
Fla
Dallas
Hiram
Southern Railroad
Copper Mine Creek
Ohio
Edwards
Snapp
Collver
Florida
Cuba
Lonergan San Francisco Official Dies of Heart Disease
Thomas F. Lonergan former San Francisco supervisor under the Somitz regime dies at home from heart disease after months of illness. He previously confessed to taking bribes in trolley and franchise deals and returned to pie wagon driving after leaving office. He was forty nine and an Ireland native and served as a key graft prosecution witness.
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San Francisco
Thomas F. Lonergan
Somitz
Lonergan
Unison Labor
Burts
Ireland
Lchmitz
Glass
Ford
New Japanese Ambassador to Washington Named
The foreign office admits the decision to appoint Baron Takahira as Japanese ambassador to the United States. Instructions have been sent to announce his nomination to the state department, succeeding Viscount Aoki.
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Tokio
Baron Takahira
Italy
Viscount Aoki
Washington
Foreign Office
State Department
Baros Takahira
Hoch to Call Special Session on Currency and Rates
Topeka Kansas Governor Hoch will convene an extra legislative session on January 16 to consider measures on currency issues primary election reforms and rate regulation.
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Hoch
Topeka
Kan
Missing Bank Funds Shake Merida in Mexico
Reports from Merida say the Bank of Yucatan is missing seven hundred forty thousand dollars in new notes. Sub-director Fernando A Rodriguez and ex-cashier Mateo Ponce, plus ten others, were arrested. Two keys guarded the safe, one with the sub-director and one with the cashier. Additional arrests include P G Ponce and Eduardo Ponce, tying twelve prominent locals to the case.
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Mexico City
Bank of
Yucatan
Merida
Fernando A. Rodiguez
Mateo Ponce
P. G. Ponce
Eduardo Ponce
Bo Nelson's Death Mystery Stirred by Grim Joke
In a Harper's Weekly quip, Bo Nelson is said to be dead and the joke questions what caused it. The line implies dark humor about a man with one foot in the grave and a prank about pulling his leg.
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Bo Nelson
Harper's Weekly
Grand Canyon Vision Sparks Artist Honeymoon Revelation
A narrative recalls an artist and his bride atop Bright Angel trail at the Grand Canyon. Blindfolded, she gazes on the red vastness below, overwhelmed by the sublime scene and vows to leave him if he ever dares to paint it. Narration from William Allen White in McClure's.
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Bright Angel
Grand Canyon
William Allen White
McClure
Olden Time Debt Letter From White's Town 1753
A 1753 letter from WM. Green near Oriskany creek to Dostader near Fort Plain requests payment of 12 dollars 18 pence for goods and mentions nine barrels of rum to be paid later. The note reflects courteous insistance and offers purchases of rum axes log chains and heavy boots.
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White's Town
WM. Green
The Dog's Sleep
A Loyal Howler? The piece notes dogs sleep variably from light to heavy, resisting disturbance when content but springing awake instantly at stimuli like the word walk or a gun lock, ready for action. It highlights dogs’ drowsy behavior and sharp responsiveness depending on mood and cues.
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Loudon Spectator
Collaring Usage Traced From Early English Texts
The term collar used transitively to seize or capture dates back to the early seventeenth century. Examples include Steele in Guardian No S14 with collaring advice, Gentleman's Magazine 1762 describing a lord collaring a footman, and Marryat in Peter Bimple noting two French soldiers collared a man.
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Steele
The
Guardian
Gentleman's Magazine
Marryat
Peter Bimple
Laughing in London Frames English Stoicism
An American asks a waiter if anyone laughs in a London restaurant. The waiter replies that laughter occurs only as complaints, highlighting English reputation for taciturnity versus occasional humor.
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The
London Globe
Hat Conundrum Baffles Couple In Quirky Banter
A couple exchanges a playful line about a hat that seems to defy straightness. She asks if it is aligned, he replies with a puzzled remark that it appears crooked when straight and straight when crooked, capturing a humorous moment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Midnight Ghost Haunts Butler House in Cucumber Season
A London Tit-Bits note describes a nightly apparition at the Butler Hand residence appearing at midnight with groans and wringing of hands. The item humorously suggests the specter died in cucumber season, linking supernatural activity to seasonal work lore.
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London
Republican Call for Precinct Meetings in New Albany
Officials outline dates for ward and township Republican gatherings on January 10 1908 in New Albany Indiana to elect precinct committeemen and delegates to the district convention with multiple wards and townships listed. Regional meetings include Indianapolis area mentions and grain and livestock prices and market receipts.
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Nen
Albany
New Albany
Indiana
Totom
Torsnay
Albans
Brerklio
Olocs P.m
Georgetown
Greenville
Galena
Caid
Lafayette
Mooresville
Township
Delate
M. Bert Touran
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State Auditor Insistent
Fowler
Judge Saunderson’s Court
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the Grand Canyon
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