Woman Claims Murder in Newark Neighbor Plot
Mrs. Carmine Amore, 34, confessed to killing neighbor Michael Martella at 36 Drift Street to stop threats to elope and steal her husband’s jewelry. Police rearrested Amore after new letters surfaced. husband Carmine and records point to potential other involvement.
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Carmine Amore
Newark
N. W
Michael Martella
Drift Street
Josephine Amore
Carmine
Amore
Martella
Ampre
Idominick A. Valentino
Mrs. Amore
Mariella
Amores
Martellas
Grafting Skin May Be Fatal After Railroad Wreck
William Schaffer of York Pennsylvania was injured when a train struck his wagon at a grade crossing. Surgeons grafted skin from his leg to cover his amputated arm stump, but his leg worsened and he remains critically ill while he is jailed on incident suspicion. In Chenango Bridge New York Fred C Niles attempted suicide by hammering a nail into his brain and survived after the nail was removed.
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York
William Schaffer
Schaffer
Stoner
Chenango Bridge
N. Y
Fred C. Niles
German Satire on Scientific Experiments and a Drowned Herring
A Harper's Weekly excerpt notes how biologist Herr Professor Schilzer conducted habitat experiments on a herring. He gradually replaced sea water with fresh water until the tank was dry, then placed the fish in a ballast, later a cage, and finally forgot to provide water. The herring drowned after falling into a dish of water.
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Map of Science
Germany
Professor Schiltzer
Ile
Harper's Weekly
Camel Attacks Turkish Rider Near Beersheba
In Harper's Magazine Norman Duncan recounts a Turkish soldier in Hebron traveling with a young camel. A night attack by the beast nearly killed the rider who vows to sell the animal in Beersheba, declaring the camel is in God’s hands.
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Hebron
Hobrob
Mohammed
God
Beersheba
Norman Duncan
Harper's Magazine
A Great Way Off and Mr Miles in Royal Tale
The piece recalls William Miles, late Rochester cathedral verger and model for Mr Tope in Edwin Drood, a favorite of Dean Hole. On a verger birthday anniversary the dean quips about mothers and siblings noting Miles is the eldest of twelve and joking that Miles had seen his youngest brother with ten miles between them.
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William Miles
Rochester Cathedral
Tope
Edwin Drood
Dean Hole
Mr. Miles
Miles
Court criticizes retainer handling in divorce case
A Kansas City Newsbook excerpt shows a court rebuking a lawyer for taking retainers from both spouses in a divorce. The proceedings reveal the husband first hired counsel, then the wife sought equal representation amid concerns of impropriety and fairness in legal talent.
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Kansas City Newsbook
How Do You Get Along With the Men
A clipped quotation appears from Cleveland Leider in which Maude responds that she treats the men as fools and expects no disappointment. The exchange captures social dynamics and character tone from the era.
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Maude
Bate
Jupiter Its Jovian Inhabitants and Moons Explored
Detroit News Tribune describes Jupiter’s rapid rotation creating 250 mph equatorial winds and a light gravity field that would let a 200 pound human feel lighter. discusses Jovian life forms, moon colors, and possible aerial and submarine travel for its satellites.
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Jupiter
Mars
Equator
Earth
Detroit ‘News-Tribune
Notable Deaths and Disasters From August 1 to August 7
A sequence of brief notices reports Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell dying from gasoline stove burns after an explosion, and Mrs. Anna Lynch after elephantiasis. A Cranston man, Leonard Hendricks, killed his wife and two daughters with illuminating gas. Chicago police kill stray dogs. a mob near Terry, South Dakota, nearly beats a man accused of beating his wife. Brooklyn’s Bird B. Coler seeks the New York governorship. A teen boy dies after an accident at Moosic Pa. Bethlehem steel pays more than prior paydays. Roosevelt will skip a veterans encampment in Boston. Deaths in July include 669 Chicago infants. heat causes several fatalities in New York and Chicago. A New York bank clerk, Charlies Westerfeld, commits suicide. Baltimore’s Joseph Horner found dead. Porto Rico’s Robert H. Todd nominated for resident commissioner. Other notes: Westinghouse airbrake pioneer George F. Larimer dies. drownings in Lake Nabaganon. English middleweight Henry Cartwright dies. Farmingdale’s Robert Burr ends his life after broodings. August 7 brings shootings in Elgin and Jersey City, plus notable figures Captain Purse and Governor Stuart moving memorial actions.
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Thomas O'Donnell
Woodbury
N. J
Anna B. Lynch
State Road
McKeesport
Leonard Hendricks
Cranston
R. I
Ann
Lillie
Chicago
Terry
George Corey
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
New York
Moosic
John Golden
Taylor Hospital
Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel Works
Charlies W. Westerfeld
Produce Exchange Bank
Joseph D. Horner
J. D
Ofice
Porto Rico
Washington
George F. Larimer
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
R. J. Hume
Eau Claire
Wis
Lake Nabaganon
Henry Cartwright
Edward
Prince of Wales
St. Louis
Anna
Robert S. Burr
Farmingdale
Elgin
Ill
Victor Swanson
Regnon Nelson
Henry Thiele
Jersey City
D. G. Purse
Savannah
Stuart
Market Quotations The Latest Closing Prices in Principal Markets
Philadelphia flour rates steady with winter extras around 3.40 and 3.55 per barrel. Corn remains firm with No 2 held around 60 to 64 cents. Oats steady at No 2 around 67 to 68 cents, hay quiet at 15 dollars per ton. Pork cuts firm at 18.50, beef hams steady, live poultry unchanged with old roosters at 10 to 14 cents. Butter and eggs show mixed pricing with creams and prints higher, eggs firm around 18 to 19 cents for Mary and Penna grades.
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Philadelphia
Anny
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Live Market Update From Pittsburg Cattle Hogs And Sheep
Market report from Pittsburg shows cattle steady with prime and choice levels around 6.30 to 6.50 and calves at 4.0 to 4.6. Hogs steady with heavyweight bids near 2.06 and middle weights around 2.50 to 2.70. Sheep steady with prime wether bids near 4.70 and culls weak.
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Pittsburg
Union
Niea SR Rawah
Fugitive Harvey Green Captured in New Jersey
After two years on the run Harvey Green a colored man from Welsh Mountain is in custody. He was arrested in Greenwich New Jersey and will be brought to this state on requisition papers. In 1906 Green shot at Constable Hess during a chase for theft of chickens harness and meat from Adam Reed of Sadsbury township. Green had escaped arrest but was found in Cumberland county New Jersey.
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Harvey Green
Welsh Mountain
Greenwich
N. J
Green
Constable Hess
Adam Reed
Sadsbury Township
Cumberland County
New Jersey
Markets Report from New Hoxutanp August 7 1908
Market notes from Philadelphia and surrounding yards describe light cattle run and steady sheep values. High grade stock commanded premiums with Western cattle arriving for slaughter and Ohio Virginia Texas offerings on sale. Calves arriving freely while better grades remained in inquiry. cows and undergrades softer as demand was fair for steers and lambs with mixed prices across ranges.
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Philadelphia
Shieeves
West Phila
North Phila
Ohio
Virginia
Texas
A. Avy Vance
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New Holland Clarion
New Holland, Pa
Rockers
Sota
N. C. Henninger
Hershey's Lumber Yard
Seaman Place, PA
Harry K. Hershey
New Holland
New Hoxutanp, Pa
Cash Store
Oxfords
B. F. Lehman
Potato Diggers
A. B. Groff
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Paten Communications
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