Premature Blast Kills 25 at Albany Area Quarry
Twenty five men died when a dynamite blast at the Callanan Road Improvement quarry near South Bethlehem, eleven miles south west of Albany, went off prematurely. Named dead include John Hoyt Callanan and Charles D. Callanan with Leroy McMillan among the casualties.
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Callanan Road
The
Calawan Road Improvement Company
South Bethelhem
John Hoyt Callanan
Charles D. Callanan
Leroy McMillan
Callanan Round Improvement Company
Roosevelt trophies add giraffes leopards from Machakos
In Nairobi on May 18 two giraffes one leopard and one buffalo were slain and two leopard cubs captured, the latest additions to Company Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trophies, according to messages from Machakos.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Machakos
National League Baseball Multiple Games Report
Report covers results from Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia and Chicago games with scores R H E and listed battery lines. Notable totals include Chicago beating New York 7 to 2 and Philadelphia 3 to 2 over Pittsburgh with various pitchers credited.
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Boston
R.H.E. Sdnelngathoo
Lohnhoout
Bourewndgu
Brooklyn
R.H.E. Leuk
Hebee
Lresnahan
Wilhelm
Bergen
New York
R.H.E. Chicago
Overall
Moran
Marquard
Myers
Karger
McLean
Lindaman
McCarthy
Tarnhaim
Philadelphia
R.H.E
Batteries and Teams Across Cities Featured in American Association
Cryptic OCR fragment lists Battery teams and players tied to cities St Paul Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis and others with codes and percentages implying standings or scores. Names include McGlynn Moran Park ard Hughes Hare Carisch Lattimore Clark Abbott Prady Carter Sullivan Bates Jones Shaw Young Kaboe Geyer James.
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McGlynn
Moran
Parkard
Hughes
Art St. Paul
R.hle
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Oo
Abbott
Kansas City
R.H.E. Kansas City
Indianapolis
Betterice
Prady
Carter
Sullivan
Bates
Jones
Shaw
Minneapolis
R.ale
Stata
Young
Kaboe
Geyer
James
McNichols Bill Aims to End Child Exclusion in Housing
Springfield May 13 The house of representatives backed Representative McNichols in advancing a measure to bar landlords from excluding children under fourteen from apartments. Leases restricting young children are declared void and against public policy with fines from fifty to one hundred dollars for violations or for refusing to rent based on a family with children.
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Springfield
House of Representatives
McNichols
Senate
MacNicholse
Britons doubt Americans on meat trade findings
London May 13 The 1908 departmental committee on alleged UK meat trade combinations releases a report focusing on the American beef trust. It notes some US firms act in concert to influence prices, but claims they do not yet dominate the UK market. it warns future Argentine influence could threaten meat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
American Beef Trust
United States
Smithfield
Armour & Company
Swift & Company
Morris & Company
Hammond Beef Company
National Packing Company
Wheat shipment seized for mislabeling in Fort Worth
State Pure Food Commissioner Abbott seized and confiscated a $10,000 shipment of wheat from Paul Baker Grain Co of Kansas City to Fort Worth Elevator Co. The six car lot was mixed with both poor and good grain and sold as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Abbott
Paul Baker Grain Company
Kansas City
Two Men Found Murdered in Abandoned Tallow House
In Gloucester New Jersey on May 13 the bodies of John Purdy and John Whitelaw lay side by side with crushed skulls. Police suspect the victims were murdered by tramps.
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Gloucester
N. Oj
John Purdy
John Whitelaw
Birmingham Killer Sinks Greek Neighbor in Social Plot
Dan Odom a well known man about town shot and killed Harry Blakenson a Greek in a social plot in Birmingham Alabama on May 13. No explanation was given for the killing.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dan Odom
Harry Blakenson
French Postal Strike Mostly Quiet Across France
Paris reports a peaceful first day as postal workers largely do not join a strike. 465 of 11,000 workers in Paris participate while government moves to dismiss 228 state employees and push a bill regulating state employment. Authorities note limited regional impact with protests sparse except in Navre, Lyons, and Chambery.
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Paris
Miners’ Congress
Lens
Chamber of Deputies
Central Telegraph Bureau
Navre
Chamber of Commerce
Bordeaux
Litle
Chartres
Lyons
Chambery
Springfield Debates Local Option Enacting Clause Vote
The house refused to strike out the enacting clause of the local option law by a vote of 81 to 65. Adkins moved to strike the clause arguing the measure nullifies current law while Brown argued it promotes home rule amid further debate.
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Springfield
Adkina
Pratt County
Adkins
Lee O'Neil Brown
LaSalle County
Boy 13 Kills Himself After Harsh Treatment By Aunt
In Nashville on May 13 Peter Paschall aged thirteen living with his uncle and aunt Peter Paschall and wife shot and killed himself at their home after his aunt allegedly whipped him and the boy threatened rock by rock his aunt with language. A police officer arrived after the aunt sent for help.
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Bey
Nashville
Tenn
Peter Paschall
Mistrial Declared In Beasley Murder Case At Mt Vernon
Judge grants mistrial after defense objects following a prayer by Rev. Joe McDaniel. The sermon asked for compassion for Jordan Swain, the defendant, described as a man whose hands are stained by the blood of his fellowman, in the Beasley murder trial here.
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Mt. Vernon
Joe McDaniel
W. C. Beasley
Jordan Swain
Five bite victims amid Bloomington mad dog outbreak
Five persons were bitten by a mad dog in Bloomington Indiana. The report notes the incident as part of a series of local rabies scares and details no fatalities. The item reflects a brief public health alert typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Darwin P. Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Talaat Bey Secures Signature but Abdül Hamid Refuses Keys
Talaat Bey arrives in Saloniki and gains the ex sultan Abdül Hamid's signature to withdraw funds from foreign banks. The ex sultan refuses to surrender the two Yildiz kiosk room keys. Guards reportedly seize the keys after Talaat Bey departs.
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Saloniki
Talaat Bey
Chamber of Deputies
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Metropolitan Handicap Opens Belmont Season at One Mile
New York May 13. The Metropolitan handicap marks the opening of the Belmont park season. Twenty nine top American runners aged three and up enter the classic race worth 5900 dollars, run over one mile.
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New York
Belmont Park
America
Stolypin Wins Final Honors In Imperial Rescript
In St Petersburg on May 13 the cabinet crisis ends with Stolypin triumphant as he securing the czar to sign the rescript he drafted. Reactionaries see only a partial victory as the premier gains the final honors and solidifies his influence.
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Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Florence Nightingale Ninety Celebrated in London
London May 13 Florence Nightingale who has just entered her ninth year has received many congratulatory messages and bouquets. She is very feeble and is now confined to her rooms.
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Florence Nightingale
London
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ad Promotes Wellness
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a safe health aid that benefits kidney and bladder function, calms the blood, and restores strength. It claims no harmful drugs and urges readers to begin use today under D. Knoefel.
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Foley
D. Knoefel
Lighting by Wireless at Omaha Show
The Omaha electrical exposition featured lighting of the big auditorium by electric impulse from a Fort Omaha wireless tower six miles away. The method, developed by Dr. F H Millener, experimental engineer for the Union Pacific, had been used earlier to operate a motor car at a distance.
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Omaha
Neb
Fort Omaha
F. H. Millener
Union Pacific Railroad
Woman Recovers Health After Dyspepsia Fight
Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Maine says twenty years of severe indigestion and insomnia ended after trying Electric Bitters her doctors had given up on. Now age seventy she reports full recovery and renewed appetite, strength, and well being. Sold by Chas D Knoeppel with 500 units available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duncan
Haynesville
Chas. D
Denby Named Consul General to Vienna
President Roosevelt appoints Charles Denby of Evansville as consul-general to Vienna Austria. Denby moves from Shanghai where he has served as consul-general for two years replacing Amos P. Wilder who becomes consul-general at Shanghai. Denby's father served many years as United States minister to China.
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Washington
Charles Denby
Evansville
Vienna
Austria
Denby
Shanghai
China
Roosevelt
Amos P. Wilder
Wisconsin
Hong Kong
State Department
Caldwell in Trouble as Wife Sues for Divorce
Columbus Indiana May 18 Charles W Caldwell an attorney long seeking to oust Knox from Taft's cabinet faces a new case his wife Viola Caldwell sues for divorce alimony and child custody in Bartholomew Circuit Court She alleges sensational charges and the court issues a restraining order preventing Caldwell disposing of property pending the case.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles W. Caldwell
Knox
Taft
Bartholomew Circuit
Viola Caldwell
Caldwell
Monkey fire at Gentry Brothers show in Jeffersonville
A boy tossed a match into the monkey cage during the Gentry Brothers parade. A monkey ignited the match, catching fire and injuring three others while one died. A nearby girl saved the cage with water. The circus had just lost its best elephant in Louisville two weeks earlier.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Gentry Brothers
Louisville
Auto Wreck Near Mattoon Slugs Seven Injured
A seven passenger auto traveling from Oakland to Terre Haute skidded on a steep hill east of Mattoon overturned into a ditch. Chauffeur T J Swinford of Terre Haute fractured arm. Bruce Buckler suffered three fractured ribs. D S Apple hurt about head and spine and is thought fatally injured. Remaining occupants were bruised.
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Mattoon
Hil
Oakland
Terre Haute
T. J. Swinford
Bruce Buckler
D. S. Apple
Dancing Fatality In Chicago Hall Claims Marie Fron
A coroner's jury rules Marie Fron aged twenty died after dancing too long at a Chicago public hall. The frail young woman continued dancing until the final score and collapsed, dying shortly after being carried out.
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Chicago
Marie Fron
Libel Charge Follows North Manchester Post Office Fight
George Overholser of North Manchester was arrested in Wabash on an A and R warrant filed by David Whisler after Whisler’s complaint accusing him of criminal libel linked to the North Manchester post office dispute.
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Wabash
Ind
George Overholser
North Manchester
A&r
David Whisler
Post Office
Whistler
Knights Templars Meet in Indianapolis Conclave
The fifty fifth annual Grand Commandery session of Knights Templars of Indiana is underway in the Scottish Rite Temple in Indianapolis on May 13. The gathering brings together members from across the state for ceremonies and official duties.
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Knights Templars
Indianapolis
Grand Commandery
Knights Templars of
Indiana
Fire Wipes Kinderhook Business District Nearly Whole
A massive fire in Kinderhook Alabama destroyed nearly the entire business section except one storeroom. The loss is estimated at 960000 dollars. Fire officials report quick action saved surrounding structures and there were no confirmed injuries.
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Kinderhook, al
Kinderhook
Ecuador Sees Four Earthquakes Shocks in Guayaquil
Four earth shocks were felt in Guayaquil on May 13. Two were slight and brief. the remaining two caused alarm but caused no damage.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
New Senators Break Traditions In Maiden Speeches
Washington May 13 Special. Many new senators are delivering maiden speeches marking a shift in Capitol debate. Western statesmen push broader influence while eastern leaders yield. Senator Johnson of North Dakota walks during his maiden speech as Dolliver stirs tariff debate. Oscar Straus returns to Constantinople, Nagel hints at southern policy, Lily White driving Virginia Republican shifts. Charles W. Arthur
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Sherman
Merrill
Beck
Bayard
Garland
Edmunds
Vermont
Congress
House
Johnson
North Dakota
Senator Johnson
Eoen
Champ Clark
Bic
Missourian
Clark
Dolliver
Oscar S. Straus
New York
Turkey
Constantinople
Straus
Cleveland
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Virginia
South
Charles W. Arthur
Edwardsville Ice Cream Social and Local Notices
The ladies' aid society of the United Brethren church in Edwardsville plans an ice cream social at Horticultural Hall next Saturday night. New Albany township schools hold commencement at Educasional Hall on May 2 with graduates rehearsing May 21. Rev BE Veet, former Trinity M E pastor at Madison, plans a country home near Blocher and will retire from active ministry. German M. E. missionary society meets at Miss Edna Hartman’s on State Street, aiding education in Okiawa Japan and Korea. Funeral services for Miss Mary S Fowler were held today, burial at Fairview cemetery. Douglass Watts’ body arrived from Central America and funeral held in Milltown, with burial in the family graveyard. Mahala Woodfill sues Charles and Ira Dick for damages. case compromised and dismissed in Corydon. Foley's Urino Laxative advertised for spring cleansing.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren Church
Edwardsville
Horticultural Hall
New Albany
Educasional Hall
Court House
BE. R Veet
Foreign Missionary Society of
M. E. Church
Edna K Hartman
Oll State Street
Okiawa
Japan
Korea
Mary
Fowler
Carrie Haomore
East Elm Street
T H Cleland, Peetor
Third Presbyterian Church
Fairview Cemetery
Douglass Watts
Milltown
Central America
Thie City
Pierce Waite
Five Turpentine Trust Defendants Move for Arrest of Judgment
In Savannah Georgia on May 138 five men convicted in the turpentine trust case have fled a motion in arrest of judgment arguing the jury verdict is incomplete and void and that no valid judgment can be rendered in the United States court here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Turpentine Trust
United States
Submarine ride memory sparks ultramarine boat talk
In Yonkers, Patrice and Patience discuss color inspired by a brief maritime chat. Patrice recalls an ultramarine boat experience, while Patience asks about riding in a submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
New Discovery Aids Glen Oak Man In Cough Cure
Wm Upcharch of Glen Oak Oklahoma describes exile from home seeking mountain air to cure a persistent cough. After six months he returned deathly ill, then used Dr King New Discovery and after six bottles recovered fully. Advertisement claims cures for hoarseness sore throat grip bronchitis asthma and offers free bottle with guarantee by Chas L Knosfel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Oak
Okla
Dr. King
Chas. L. Knosfel
Market Quotations for Wheat and Livestock Across Cities
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices list Wheat No 2 red at 1.40, Corn 75 cents, Oats 55 1/2 cents, Hay prices, cattle 4.50 to 6.85, hogs 4.00 to 7.40, sheep 2.50 to 6.56, lambs 3.50 to 8.00 with receipts of hogs and cattle. Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo Toledo quotes follow with varied ranges for wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
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N. Y
National League
R.H.E Sleveland
Berger
Clarke
Chech
American Association
Ployes
Winess
TERSG
John W. Alexander
National Academy of Design
Frederick Dellman
Porto Rico
San Juan
Kansas
Chicago Board of Trade
Senate Finance Committee
Venezuela
White House
Rising Young
Ital
Denby's
Mahala Woodful
Charles
Ira Dick
Corydon
Harrison
Woodfill
Stotsenbarg & Weathers
O. D. Knoefel
East Buffalo
Aed
Carlton
Cluett, Peabony & Co
Mancre
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Pittsburg
Beth
Finger Bros
West Spring Street
Tobias Hoffer
Hoffer & Klarer
Walter M. Klarer
East Main Street
New Albany, Ind
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