Wall Street Victim Runyan Fled with 96317 in Suitcase
Chester Runyan, Windsor Trust teller, allegedly packed 56317 of company funds into a suitcase and walked from the bank. He is believed aboard a sailing vessel and may kill himself to avoid arrest. Authorities offer 200 reward plus a share of recovered funds. His illness and a failed stock tip spurred the plan. In a separate item, Miss Carrie Wilkenson, 53, was struck and killed by a car in Indianapolis after alighting from a streetcar. the driver was arrested.
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New York
Chester B. Run- Yan
Windsor Trust company
Runyan
trust company
Wall street
kisney
south seas
H. Ward Ford
Indianapolis
College avenue
22d street
Carrie Wilkenson
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League morning games saw Philadelphia edge Boston 5 to 4 while Brooklyn topped New York 1 to 0 in 12 innings. In afternoon action Pittsburgh beat St Louis 4 to 0 and Chicago defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1. American League morning results include Boston 3 Washington 1 and Detroit 9 St Louis 4. New York Athletics split with the Athletics 7 to 3 in the second game and Chicago beat Cleveland 7 to 1. Tri State League morning results show Harrisburg 2 York 1 and Trenton 1 Wilmington 0 in seven innings. Afternoon totals include Harrisburg 15 York 3 and Williamsport 11 Lancaster 2 in the first game. Atlantic League action lists Pottsville 5 Reading 0 forfeited, Allentown 3 Easton 0, Newark 2 Chester 1, Elizabeth 6 Brooklyn 3, and Pottsville 6 Reading 0 with Newark 9 Brooklyn 7 in game two and Elizabeth 4 Chester 8 in 14 innings.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Athletics
Harrisburg
York
Johnstown
Altoona
Trenton
Wilmington
Williamsport
Lancaster
Pottsville
Reading
Allentown
Easton
Newark
Chester
Elizabeth
Story and Half Cottage
Henry Wittekind presents Story and Half Cottage a magazine style tale published in 1907 set in Chicago. The work blends domestic themes with light humor in a period voice reflecting early 20th century urban life.
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Henry Wittekind
Chicago
Kissing Games Banned In Philadelphia Schools
Philadelphia officials move to ban kissing games in public school playgrounds to curb disease spread. Board of education and medical inspectors push strict rules, citing germ prevention amid modern recreational forms. Snake attack reported in Boonton New Jersey where Miss Marietta Wilson being helped by her brother freed from a large black snake while picking strawberries.
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Philadelphia
board of education
William 4. Stechler
Boonton
N. J
Marietta wson
Brooklyn
Mogtville
Frederick
Notable Naval Officer Farquhar Dies in Washington
Rear Admiral Norman V. H. Farquhar, retired, died in Washington from apoplexy. Also noted is the death of Connie McGeechan, a well known baseball player, who succumbed to tuberculosis at Hazleton Pennsylvania.
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Norman V. H. Farquhar
Washington
Connie McGeechan
Hazleton
Motorman Died of Injuries In Allentown Incident
Allentown Pennsylvania July 5 Howard B Bailer 23 single motorman for Lehigh Valley Transit died at Allentown hospital from injuries after his car struck an eight ton disabled car near Rittersville. His car telescoped with the one ahead pinning him in wreckage. No passengers injured.
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Allentown
Howard B. Bailer
Lehigh Valley Transit company
Allentown hospital
Rittersville
Bailer
Missing $3900 From Boston Sub-Treasury
Press reports detail a $3900 disappearance from the U S sub-treasury in Boston during June. The missing sum followed a $370,000 cash shipment on June 7. Investigators have kept findings secret for weeks and no culprit named.
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Sub-Treasury
Boston
United States
treasury
Washington
Riis Urges Immigration Review in Iowa Audience
Jacob Riis, addressing about 10,000 in Shenandoah, urged examining immigration to move Russian Jews and other foreigners from New York tenements to town farms. He cited President Roosevelt weighing the issue and promising recommendations to Congress. Riis' remarks met resistance to importing foreigners into Iowa.
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Shenandoah
Jacob Ritts
New York
Chautauqua
Roosevelt
Imva
congress
Riis
Iowa
Son Killed Father In Saluda County Shooting
News from Columbia reports a fatal shooting in Saluda county where William Taylor beat his wife and son Simon intervened. The son then shot and killed his father, the event unfolding as the mother pleaded for mercy.
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Columbia
Saluda
William Taylor
Simon
Ife
Major Knowles Collapse at Pittsfield Golf Club
Major Charles R. Knowles of Albany New York collapsed and died on the first tee at Pittsfield Country Club while starting a golf round. The sudden death is attributed to heart disease as witnesses report he placed his hand over his heart and fell.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Charles R. Knowles
Albany
N.Y
Pittsfield Country club
Major Knowles
Peart
Rockefeller to be questioned in Chicago federal court
John T. Rockefeller leaves Minsfield for Chicago to be interrogated in federal court about Standard Oil affairs. He aided children at his son in law E Palmer Prentice’s home to light fireworks during the Fourth.
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John D
Chicago
Pitsfieil
Mass
John T. Rockefeller
Minsfielt
Standard Oil company
Min Rockefeller
E. Palmer Prentice
Buena Vista Lake Levee Breaches Flood 6000 Acres in Bakersfield
The Buena Vista Lake levee broke causing one million dollars in damage and flooding about 6000 acres near Bakersfield California. The Sunset Rahway pipeline is blocked cutting oil fields from the city. A New Way will bring four back.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Tuly
Buena Vista Lake
Sunset Rahway
The Sunday School Lesson on Exodus and the Living Bread
A 1907 commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns explores Israel’s wilderness journey as a type of the believer’s life from redemption to rest, focusing on manna, obedience, and daily reliance on God. It ties Passover, Red Sea deliverance, and Jordan death to Christ, urging trust in God’s daily provision and the Word as nourishment.
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American Press Association
Israel
promised land
Christ Jesus
Canaan
heaven
Jordan
Red sea
Christ
Col
Marale
Moses
John yi
Aaron
David
God
Tihn
Josh
Harvard House Restoration at Stratford Preserves Shakespearean Relic
The John Harvard house in Stratford on Avon has been restored to reveal original oak woodwork and Elizabethan fittings after years of neglect. Nelson Morris of Chicago funded the project with Miss Corelli coordinating the effort to safeguard the mother of Johns Harvard founder. The building will become a public institution potentially hosting an American club, remaining a key Stratford sight.
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American University
Harvard
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Sigh street
corn exchangee
John Harvard
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
London Chronicle
Nelson, Morris
Chicago
Corelli
Toby Harvard
Stratford
Shakespeare
Man shoots wife and daughter then flees to mountains
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on July 5 Andrew Obwum of Larksville shot his wife and daughter, likely fatally wounding them before escaping into the nearby mountains. State police and local authorities launched a manhunt to apprehend him.
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Wilkes-Barre
Andrew Obwum
Larksville
Indigestion Relief Promises by Kodol and Flodal Remedy
Advertised remedies claim to cure sour stomach indigestion and dyspepsia by using natural digestive juices and reconstructive properties. The ad cites a testimonial from S. S. Ball of Revenswood West Virginia and notes distribution through E. DeWitt & Co. and Clinton E. Main at Carrer’s Modern Pharmacy.
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S. S. Ball
Revenswood
W. Va
sagar
Roel
yar
ste
DeWiTT & CO
Clinton E. Main
earre
miodern Pharmacy
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Rehoboth
Del
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Bather
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N. Y
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Joseph Husson
Goodbread
John Flanagan
Trish
Strondsburg
Edward Mengle
Melthaney
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M. Stearns
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Generals
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