Atlantic City Crisis Fuels Martial Law Threats
Governor Fort contemplates ordering militia and a special legislature session to enforce excise laws in Atlantic City. Proclamation attacks saloons and vice, claims grand jury members’ conflicts, and warns of swift action if officers fail to uphold the law. Local officials respond with cautious uncertainty as the scene darkens.
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New Jersey
Fortinis City
Gaya
May's Landing
Grand Jury
Adiciona
Atlantic City
Grend
Dectres
Firet
Atlahtle City
Gort
New Jerday
Aheriff
Supreme Court
Higbie
Somers Point
N. J
Atlante City
Mystery shooting on Rhode Island boardwalk shocks crowds
On Rhode Island during a seaside supper outing two people, Roberts and Mrs. William, rode a cafe promenade chair when a masked man demanded their hands. A gunfire followed, Roberts hit in the side as the revolver bullet passed through his body and lodged in the chair, the assailant fleeing into the night along the beach.
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Ahot
W. F. Withiachd
Rhode Island
Ayédiné
Robstes
Williame
Roberts
Bordentown Man Slain on Street
Edward Ford, a Pennsy railway carpenter, was shot twice by neighbor Joseph Hoover after a confrontation on the street. Ford died days later in a Trenton hospital. Hoover, arrested and held for a Mount Holly hearing, is described by friends as mentally unbalanced. Ford leaves a widow and two children.
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Bordentown
Bcal
Pennsylvanie Rafrokd
Joseph Hoovich
Hoover
Ford
Mre
Trenton
Mount Holly
Concrete Block Residence for Sale by Henry Wittekind
A two story concrete block home with basement and attic features a shingled roof and eight by sixteen inch blocks. The design highlights warm dry construction, lower cost than brick, and solid appearance with oak hall, living and dining rooms, four bedrooms, one bathroom, and built in pantry. Estimated cost $3,100.
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Costa Tesa
Henry Wittekind
Airship line planned for Africa to London trip in twelve days
A new airship fleet aims to run between Pretoria and London, completing a round trip in twelve days. German inventor Heinze claims the craft will carry 12 to 14 passengers, be 908 feet long, 43 feet wide, with 15 000 cubic feet of hydrogen and four 100 horsepower motors. The project, backed by South African financiers, promises weather control and birdlike maneuverability.
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Wondon
Covmuoda
Pretoria
Tondon
Transvaal Weekly
South Africa
Heinze
Helozo
Nowise
Zeppelin
India
Blackmail Attempt on Roosevelt Queried at Court Martial
Camile Marquet of the military ambulance corps faced court martial on charges of attempting to extort President Roosevelt. He allegedly demanded 2000 francs for services rendered during the presidential election and followed with threats of a scandal against the Roosevelt family if unpaid. The court sentenced him to six days’ imprisonment with first offender relief.
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Bordeaux
Camile Marquet
Roosevelt
Marquet
Portugal
Miet
Flood Recedes as Augusta Prepares for Heavy Losses
Savannah river flood near Augusta, Georgia reaches forty feet, rivaling 1888 damage with estimates between 750000 and 1000000 dollars. city bridges, canal banks, and private property suffer. thousands of mill workers face months idle and potential relief struggles loom as water lingers two to three days.
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Augusta
Sig
Savannah
Escaped Convict Captured After Exciting Chase
John Berger, who escaped from the eastern penitentiary by scaling a 30 foot wall, was captured in Chester fifteen miles away after an exciting pursuit in which he was shot in the hand by a policeman. He rode a trolley in prison clothes through Philadelphia and claimed Albert Edwards aided his break for liberty. Both were serving sentences for robbery. Also, Fred Lenz and Renny Miller, notorious criminals, were captured in Camden while robbing Deputy Revenue Collector Harry L Jones's home, after police observed them closely. A separate inquest in Philadelphia found death by suicide for Hernia Walter, aged 65, found dead in his kitchen with the verdict of self-inflicted death while temporarily detained.
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Chester
Chave
Philadelphia
Berget Atil
Jeer
City Hall
Chexter
John Edwaards
Promlaine
Mberal Doanglal
Yoyattiéa
Camden
N. J
Fred Lenz
Renny Miller
Washington County
N. Y
Harry L. Jones
Jones
Walter, Sr
The Liquor Man Turns on a Bank Teller Tale
In Rutland Vermont two men shared a name, one a bank teller, the other a saloon keeper. The teller, later found to have vanished with 15000 dollars, was captured in Denver and returned for trial. The paper notes the saloon keeper’s public denial of any connection to the teller.
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Ruth Mand
W. O. Jonen
Vermont
Eivery
Jonea
W. O. Jones
Mourg
Rutland A Bank
Denver
W. O. Jone
Canopus Shines Brighter Than Sunlit Sea In Distant Stars
Government astronomer notes some stars lack measurable parallax. Canopus is thousands of times brighter than the Sun. Debates persist over exact brightness figures between 5,000 and 20,000. Rigel and Bocca, first magnitude stars, are also immeasurably distant yet far brighter than the sea.
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Canopus
Rigel
Bocca
Woman charged with kidnapping own daughter in Harrisburg
Harrisburg police hold Mrs Meyme Hisaner for a hearing on kidnapping her four year old daughter Dorothy May. Authorities in Harrisburg Reading and Lebanon pursue the abduction case while Dorothy stays with Hisaner relatives in Lebanon. Colombia orders tinting of coins with 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper, replacing peso notes.
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Harrisburg
Mra
Meyme Hisaner
Focal
Dorothy Mey
Qed
John H. Palm
Thie City
Reading
Lebanon
Dorothy May
Colombia
Frederick Market Prices From Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations dated August 28 1908 list prices for corn oats wheat and various feeds. Prices cover red and yellow corn ear and shelled, oats, timothy hay, clover, barley, bran and dairy feeds, cotton seed meal, potatoes and other farm staples with per bushel or per ton figures.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
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