Man Deserts Wife Revealed by Witness in Indiana Case
In Laporte Circuit Court Enoch Asbury Stone was convicted of wife desertion after a dramatic witness stand testimony. He was fined ten dollars and disenfranchised for three years. Stone exposed that Harry Knott, living with his wife, was her second husband, mothering eight children. Mrs Stone admitted the charge but denied intimacy since the divorce. She had married four men, twice to Stone, who sailed as J Williamson of Chicago and later in Oklahoma. Stone, a seaman, sailed around the world eleven times and plans a divorce suit.
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Laporte
Enoch Asbury Stone
Stone
Harry Knott
Knott
Citizens Hunt for Brain After Bear Scare
Diske farmers form a posse of 150 to hunt a bear believed escaped from a traveling menagerie. The bear peered into Mrs Betty Holcombe's kitchen as she baked cocoanut pies, causing her to be frightened into convulsions. The bear fled into nearby woods with two pies.
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Diske
Brain
Betty Holcombe
Tornadoes Strike Evansville Injuring Several
Two tornadoes from the south and west struck Evansville causing injuries and unroofed houses. A ninety mile an hour gale felled telephone lines and shattered windows as the courthouse and wholesale district endured damage.
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Evansville
Pleads Guilty to Murder in Jeffersonville Court
Henry Beard, 21, pled guilty in city court to first degree murder for fatally shooting George Crudep after entering his home. Beard, described as intoxicated and bloodthirsty, wounded Morrison and threatened others. he showed no remorse and returned to jail with a cigarette.
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Henry Beard
Jeffersonville
George Crudep
Vans Morrison
Beard
Supreme Court reverses ruling in railroad damages case
Indiana Supreme Court reverses Laporte Circuit Court ruling in Pere Marquette Railroad Company v Strange Benton Harbor Michigan. Judgment awarding $10 000 damages is set aside and case remanded. A separate note reports Pentchoff a Bulgarian anarchist demonstrator to be deported. a fugitive George Duncan is captured in Harrisburg Illinois amid a $25 reward from Northwest mine union.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Jester E. Strange
Benton Harbor, Mich
Laporte
Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Illinois
George Duncan
Union of the Northwest
Jasonville
Harrisburg
Ill
Fire destroys Wohenstein Hartmetz plant in Evansville
A blaze gutted the Wohenstein Hartmetz furniture plant in Evansville causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Local firefighters battled the flames but the building was left a total loss.
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Evansville
Wohenstein-Hartmetz Furniture
Minor State Items From A Pen Murder And Destructive Storm
Funeral services for Mrs. John A. Vash were held in Cammack Friends church when lightning struck the steeple damaging the roof and belfry and injuring several. James Clear pled guilty to assault with intent to kill in Peru and received 14 years. Joel Kester, a mussel shell gatherer, drowned in the Wabash river at Terre Haute. Two women pursued a robber with shotguns in Wabash and helped officers. A Laporte jury found George Winne guilty of manslaughter. Finne, 18, shot neighbor George Priebe as he left a chicken coop.
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John A. Vash
Friends
Cammack
James Clear
Peru
Joel Kester
Wabash
Terre Haute
Wilbur Shepard
Glew Temple
Laporte
George Winne
Finne
George Priebe
Destructive Storms Leave Dozens Dead Across States
A deadly tornado swept southern Nebraska and northern Kansas killing at least twenty three with five fatally injured and many hurt. Towns including Byron, Courtland, Carleton, Geneva, Fairfield and Shickley suffered great losses as homes and churches collapsed. A cyclone near Charles City Iowa killed two and damaged surrounding farms while Montana's Missouri river flood swamped Great Falls and surrounding areas.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Byron
Neb
Courtland
Kan
Fillmore
Webster
Franklin
Thayer
Carleton
Fairfield
Deshler
Shickley
Geneva
Ong
Riverton
Lester Carter
Carter
Shickley Farm
Chester
Kane
Hardy
Ned
Nebraska Line
Charles City
Iowa
Montana
Missouri River
Great Falls
Chateau
Walking Best of Exercise
A reflection on walking as a unique personal art bringing health and happiness. It emphasizes walking as a solitary or shared activity, suitable for all moods, and quotes the Columbia Herald on its irreplaceable value. Sunshine and fresh air nurture peace and health as the soul and body benefit.
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Columbia Herald
Wit and Wisdom From Youngsters Jokes
A collection of light exchanges from children and caregivers with playful questions and punchlines. Snappy lines include a five year old noting a bargain sale on twins, a boy mishearing Lent, and a pupil asking why ships are called she. The humor centers on childhood logic and parental cues.
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Margie
Elsie
Grandma
Tommy
Santa Claus
Fire and Leisure Tightened Lids in Toledo and Mansfield Losses
Telegraphic notices report Toledo beer gardens and dancing halls opened after years. A fire at Ford and Co planing mill in Mansfield caused about 60 000 dollars in damage. Brig Gen Evan Niles retired and veteran of three wars dies in San Francisco. A fire destroyed East Manufacturing Company pipeshop on Twenty Fourth Street Pittsburg with losses around 735 000 dollars.
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Toledo
Ford & Co
Mansfield
Ohio
Evan Niles
San Francisco
East Manufacturing Company
Twenty-fourth Street
Allegheny Valley Railway
Pittsburg
Candidacy in a Scottish Town Ends in Humbling Cabin Ride
A job seeker seeking a public post visited town councilors in a small Scottish town. He first targeted the treasurer in a blacksmith shop, then a joiner, and finally learned the cabman was also Councilor Gray. He paid his fare and withdrew, leaving fate to the councilors.
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Johu
Bisset
Counccllor Maitland
Gray
London Standard
Dreyfus Targeted During Zola Burial Procession
Major Alfred Dreyfus was shot at the Panthéon entrance during Emile Zola's burial ceremonies in Paris. The attacker M Gregori was beaten by the crowd after a failed escape attempt as rioters opposed Zola's glorification. Dreyfus sustained two bullet wounds through his right arm but was not fatally hurt. President Fallieres and other officials helped calm the crowd.
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Alfred Dreyfus
France
M. Gregori
Gaulois
Emile Zola
Pantheon
Paris
Gregori
Wouldbe
Dreyfus
Armand Fallieres
Zola
Fallieres
Henry White
Dubost Brisson
In acquiring a poor actress the stage may have robbed some man
A wry old saying notes that chasing stage life may cost a husband a wife. The remark hints at losses behind theatrical fame and the price paid by ordinary families in pursuit of celebrity.
Pearling Fleet Destroyed in Australian Typhoon
The Manu ka arrived at Victoria B C with news of a typhoon near Thursday Island that wrecked the pearling fleet and claimed about 270 lives, including twenty whites. Survivors spoke of exhaustion, shark attention, and wreckage on the Broome coast as relief steamer Parro aided rescues.
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Manuka
Victoria
B. C
Western Australia
Thursday Island
Parro
Broome
White Wing airship tests at Hammondsport
I W Baldwin directed trials of the tetrahedron aeroplane by Dr Alexander Graham Bell in Hammondsport New York. The first flight covered 273 feet aloft in 3 seconds with the craft under control though weather rain fell during ascents. A second flight ended in a crash breaking the rudder wheel after loss of front plane control.
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I. W. Baldwin
Hammondsport
N. Y
Alexander Graham Bell
Lieut. Selfridge
National politics and campaigns sweep across states
The piece surveys multiple 1908 political moves including Michigan Democrats choosing Bryan delegates, J C Burrows as Republican temporary chair, Taft delegates from several states, Gov Johnson's Richmond cotton convention remark, S P Snider's Minnesota governor bid, Gompers biting at Congress, North Carolina prohibition outcomes, Luke F Wright discussed for war portfolio, and New York race-track gambling votes prompting potential extra session.
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Michigan
Bryan
Denver
J. C. Burrows
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Alaska
Taft
Gov. Johnson
Richmond
Capt
S. P. Snider
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Luke F. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Wright
Philippine
Japan
New York State Senate
Chanler
Hughes
Notable 19th Century Events Across Dates From History Roll
A compact chronology lists events tied to years and places including Rouen burnings, New England unionism, Peter the Great’s birth, battles at the Bay of Biscay Sackett’s Harbor and Richmond, Josephine’s death, Rideau canal opening, Pope Pius X birth, Wisconsin statehood, Sheridan’s advance, Canada card issue, Quebec fires, Garfield Arthur GOP nomination, Fort Worth palace openings and fires, Boston museum closing, Lewis and Clark exposition, Roosevelt mediation, McKinley widow burial, and Waters-Pierce Oil antitrust fine in Texas.
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Sackett’s Harbor
Josephine
Napoleon
Malmaison
Rideau Canal
Pope Vius X
Guiseppe Sarto
Wisconsin
Sheridan
Grant
Richmond
Canada
Quebec
Garfield
Arthur
Chicago
Fort Worth
Boston
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
McKinley
Canton
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Yale Receives Blount Will Amid Probate Contention
Henry Blount of Hertfordshire leaves 465000 for Yale University, probate granted in London as relatives challenge his mental balance. Freshmen and sophomores at Minnesota clash at a Minneapolis dancing academy requiring police and water buckets to quell. Sophomores seek to cut juniors’ hair at a class party. Virginia high school debaters claim 1908 Minnesota State title by defeating top teams including St Paul and Minneapolis. Gold medals planned for team members. Architects Burnham, Cook, and Kenyon begin judging open campus improvement plans for the University of Minnesota. St Paul talks to relocate Minnesota College, a Scandinavian Lutheran institution, to secure room for expansion. Swarthmore College plans cancel intercollegiate athletics for a year. tennis and lacrosse may continue. Cincinnati’s Dabney seeks resignation of philosophy Prof Bawden over private marriage views.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Virginia High School
Minnesota
St. Paul
Swarthmore
Dabney
University of Cincinnati
H. H. Bawden
Department of Philosophy
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