Boston woman indicted in four-fold arsenic murder case
Middlesex Grand Jury indicted Mrs. Mary A. Kelleher of Somerville on four counts for poisoning four relatives with arsenic between 1903 and 1909. Victims include Annie Kelleher, Catherine and William Kelleher, and Mary’s motive tied to life insurance payouts. Husband Stephen and sister Bridget Knowles also died. exhumations pending. Defense may seek sanity review. expert findings support arsenic as death cause.
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Boston
Mass
John J. Higgins
Middlesex County
Mary A. Kelleher
Somerville
Middlesex Grand Jury
Lowell
Annie Kelleher
Mary Kelleher
William Kelleher
Catherine Kelleher
Stephen Kelleher
Mre
Kelleher
Hridget Knowles
East Cambridge
Areon
Andrew J. Lovell
Nelleher
Harry N. Stearns
Kelt
Harvard Medical School
Higgins
W. D. Swan
Mob Hangs Suspect After Whitmer Police Chief Assault
In Tulkine West Virginia Joseph Brown a former convict assaulted Police Chief Scott White at Whitmer then was dragged from jail by a mob and hanged at a telegraph pole. The chief was seriously injured and Brown’s condition is improving in hospital with recovery expected.
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Whitmer
Tulkine
W. Va
Joseph Brown
Scott White
White
Waghipeton White
Brown
Herspital
Tragedy at Father's Grave Shocks Community
Miss Tilia Meyers aged 24 is believed to have ended her life at her father’s grave in the Catinie Cemetery. The tragedy occurred about two weeks ago and local authorities say a man named as the cause was involved, with an unclear motive.
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Tilia Meyers
Catinie
Oriel
Governor's Vehicle Involved in Fatal Accident
Fragmentary report states Governor Comer of Alabama faced a deadly incident involving his automobile near a railway station. Police and officials investigate the event and determine the cause and sequence of actions leading to the fatality.
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Herve
Chang
Gayvoraar
Disease Milk Kills Two Children and Wounds Others
A Ghent Ohio report states that after drinking milk from a diseased cow, Mabel aged eleven died and two others, Clare and May, are dying. Beecher Baxter and wife, the father and mother, are in critical condition. The Trion Depot at Louisville is the source of the milk incident and a financial loss is implied.
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Othese
Ghent
Ohio
Mabel Lint
Clare
Beecher Baxter
Review of Trade Reports Signals Broad Business Improvement
New York City based Review of Trade notes tests of business prosperity show rising earnings and port activity. Bank withdrawals and imports exceed 1906 levels though lagging 1907, while exports exceed 1906. February failures improve toward normal, with March defaults at 54 percent of last year. Western reports remain hopeful about business volume.
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New York City
R.G. Bun’ly ‘Review of Trade
New York
Tom Meree
New ‘York
Market Prices Across Livestock and Grains
New York wholesale market notes live stock and grain rates for beef veal calves hogs and sheep. It lists vegetables fruits and dairy prices including potatoes cabbage tomatoes apples cranberries beans and cheese with ranges for each item and regional variations.
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New York
Maine
Pacife Goast
Baldwin
Cape Cod
Jersey
Chaice
Burst water tanks kill two and wreak havoc in Parkersburg
Two people died and several were badly hurt when two large water tanks supplying Parkersburg, West Virginia, burst and wrecked more than ten houses. Fire and city officials linked the failure to an accidental tank rupture and hastened pumping water directly into the mains to mitigate danger.
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Parkersburg
Paulkersburg
W. Va
Amd
Walter Wagele
John Matoney
Are Furnes
Trustees approve grant to Peabody Fund for Nashville college
The Will Marge Peabody School Trustees vote at a special meeting to give 31 million to the Peabody Adeesion Fund to endow the Peabody Normal College for Teachers in Nashville Tennessee. The fund backs the college and now plans to integrate it into the University of Nashville in Nashville Tennessee.
Rat Saves Woman in Cincinnati Stair Incident
In Cincinnati Ohio Jessie N Stailman of Walnut Hills fell down two flights of stairs. a rat in her bait box supposedly slowed her fall. Dr Poole reported the woman would likely have a skull fracture and death without the rat's intervention, though details are uncertain.
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Cincinnati
Ohi
Jessie N Stailman
Walnue Hills
Poole
Mary McCann Receives Lifesaving Medal in Steamer Slocum Rescue
Miss Mary McCann of New York City received a silver lifesaving medal from Speaker Gannon for saving the lives of mine children during the General Slocum disaster. The Bethsleh Steel Company won a Navy contract for anger piercing sel s. Martha Cameron married Ronald Lindsay of London at the Cameron residence. Representative Gennett proposed first class mail rate and partner post bills with indemnity and insurance. Reports say Richard oe ieren s of Missouri to be named ambassador to Vienna and many diplomatic changes ahead. Italy offered cooperation with the State Department to suppress The Black Hand in Italy. A Rome report says American near Bishop in Paterson faced threats for activities in mining down suspects. Representative Ollie James introduced a resolution on income tax in wake of Detective Petrosino murder. Ways and Means Committee praised for revamping. Secretary MacVey praised Taft on Payne tariff. Bar on Monchenr to be replaced as Belgian minister. A poem fragment about fashion across continents is noted.
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Bethsleh Steel Company
Navy Department
Martha Cameron
Ronald Charles Lindsay
London
Cameron
Gennett
New York
Richard Oe Ierens
Missouri
Amiesador
Vienna
Aml Meana
Nations Pause War For Circus in Acajutia Visit
Nicaragua and Salvador postpone hostilities for a day to allow Acajutia residents to attend a circus. Cipriano Castro abandons plans to return to Venezuela from Europe and will head to Trinidad to consult allies. Belgrade dispatches say Servia may back joint notes for Balkan peace.
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Nicaragua
Salvador
Acajutia
Hogland
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Europe
Trinidad
Fragmented 1900s Dispatches Note Political Strife and Crimes
A garbled set of 1900 era items mentions the Nevada bank bill, Louisiana Boll Weevil Association, Arizona segregated schools veto, Pittsburgh rapid transit charters, a Buffalo wanted man, a Shisave arrest, Southern governors naming delegates for a Child Labor Conference in New Orleans, a Porto Rican student suicide at Valparaiso, Theodore Roosevelt on socialism, a New York Women's League car service campaign, plans for a White House summer in San Francisco, a Kiurment W. C. piano theft, Roosevelt's Africa fate talk, a Polish attack on a white girl, a prairie fire killing four near Newby Oklahoma, Harriman retirement denial, and Stirring jail exit schemes at Hills Island.
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Nevada
Killeg Bank
Boll Weevil Benevolent Association
Shisave
Ted
New Orleans
Women's Atavaiipad League
New York City
Degre
Ity
Newby
Oklo
Edward H. Harrinmova
California
Roissanado
Watchorn
Hills Island
Quotations and quips cross the era in cartoon bursts
A collage of humorous lines from Punch Philadelphia Record and Chicago Daily News mocks manners money and wireless age talk. Witty exchanges touch politics gossip and social foibles with mingled accents and comic misreadings across several newspapers.
Russia's boundary enlargements and foreign wars
Gen Kuropatkin argues in McClure's that Russia’s main 20 year achievement was expanding territories in the northwest and south. He notes centuries of wars, costly losses, and Baltic Black Sea outlets earned by force, yet warns further boundary changes risk deeper internal strife with diverse peoples near a 11 000 mile frontier.
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Kuropatkin
McClure
Russia
Baltic
Black Seas
Pacific
Mohammedan Serenity Amid Fez Crisis Observed
The passage notes that Mohammedan peoples’, especially in Fez, calm acceptance of an ordained future grants them tranquility despite looming danger. It contrasts a poised public demeanor from the Sultan to gatekeepers with a hidden inner worry during a period of crisis.
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Fez
Blackwood
Notable CorreSpondence Curiosity and Stenographer Ads
A humorous 19th century correspondence note discusses an Ark ansas lumber company advertiser and a stenographer position. It includes a mock memo of duties such as dictation filing mimeograph work and a cheeky applicant reply with exaggerated claims and comical self descriptions. The exchange highlights quirky letter writing and job ad culture of the era.
Freight tonnage and railroads shape the nation
Fragmentary lines reference freight tonnage and railroad influence on the country. The terse notes mention mines and produced goods, hinting at economic transport and industrial supply without full context.
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Teall
Japanese racing rules spark debate over attendances
A New York Telegram report notes a government inquiry in Japan into limiting horse racing attendances to prevent disorder. It mentions concerns from officials and a possible license impact on clubs hosting races as Tokio hosts events.
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Francisco
Tokio
Taza
New York Telegram
Sign of Death Reported From Cheltenham Field Work
The note recounts beliefs in signs of death among workers. Mr. W B Couper of Cheltenham shares an instance of a foreman warning of death after a day of haymaking. A man died July 5, shortly after expressing unease and saying he would not return to the garden.
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B. Couper
Cadley
T.b.’S
A Line of Talk Verses Dialogues in Verse Form
A compact item notes a short exchange of lines or verses forming a playful conversation. The fragment hints at a dialogue style piece with a tempo of spoken verse.
Woe Te Byers 1 aganide
Fragmentary text shows a brief note about Te Byers and an aganide, with no clear event or dates. The readable content cannot establish a person, place, or outcome to summarize a coherent news item.
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Lynch
West Virginia
Louteville
FEO
Tietown
Dethia
Marvel
Washington
Mary McCann
Speaker Gannon
Slocum
Japan
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Chuich
S. E. Kiser
Chicago
Record ‘Herald
Fellers
Belgrade
Paris
Austria
Volunteer Corps
Mark Cunningham
Montreal
Plains
White House
Taft
New London
Call
Sagea Assn
Huntsman
Louisville Gourier- Journal
New England
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Record. Mr. Champsoire
Cleveland
Sorghum
Hiram Hornby
Cynthia
Cynthia Sweet
Hiram
Chicago Daily News
Comrox
Washington Star
Ming
Philadelphia Press
Mohammedan
Serenity
Mistres
Anna
Arkansas Lumber Company
Remington
Simith Preimier
Madagascar
Louisiana
Gantiemeo
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