Kidnaping convict Boyle after brief Sharon to Cleveland trial
James Boyle was quickly convicted in Mercer County for kidnapping Billy Whitla from Sharon Pennsylvania. Witnesses traced his movements from Sharon to Cleveland, identifying him in court, with no defense offered. The jury verdict came after a few hours, and the sentence was deferred pending further action.
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Sharon
Lad
Cleveland
Ohio
Mercer
James Boyle
Billy Whitla
Hom
Boyle
Billy
Billy” Whitla
Mr. Jones
Charles Flowers
J. P. Whitla
Theoney
Whitla
B. A. Hendrickson
Hayes
Storage Egg on Trial in California Supreme Court
In Los Angeles a test case seeks to define a cold storage egg under the new ice food law. Inspectors threaten arrests for selling refrigerated eggs as fresh, while dealers claim no distinction exists between eggs stored briefly or for a month. Consumers, however, can tell the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Supreme Court of
Five Found Guilty in Mail Fraud Bucket Shop Case
Louis W. Foster, John Gorman, W. J. Campbell, A. C. Baldwin, John Scott and Edwin F. Heil were found guilty by a Cincinnati jury in the U S District Court for using the mails to defraud in operating a bucket shop. The verdict covers all six defendants.
Higher Priced Cotton Trade Cautious On Current Rates
With traders largely predicting possible higher cotton prices, and crop prospects uncertain, buying now carries minimal risk. The market view centers on potential futures while current prices remain a focal point for buyers and sellers.
Policeman's Victim Dies After Accusation
Louis Prober of New York City died after being shot by Policeman James F. Dillon. Prober had accused his assailant of a wanton attack before succumbing to his wounds.
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Louis Prober
New York City
James F. Dillon
Rise in wheat prices and crop outlook report
The Department of Agriculture reports May 1 crop conditions show winter wheat at 3.5 percent average, rye at 88.1, with 2.4 million fewer winter wheat acres harvested than 1908. Meadow lands and pastures weaken, spring plowing and planting lag, and wheat futures rise despite expectations of a crop report impact. Corn and oats hit new seasonal highs as futures close mixed, with May corn around 73 cents and oats at notable levels.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Ill
Grand jury frees Jessie Brown and R A Humphries in double cases
In Jacksonville Florida two sensational killings were closed by a grand jury. Jessie Brown was freed after she shot Earl P Adams who announced engagement to another woman. R A Humphries killed his young wife and Thomas McManus when he found them together. his mother died by her own hand from grief.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jessie Brown
R. A. Humphries
Prison terms imposed in Pittsburg graft cases
In Pittsburg, Judge Frazer sentenced seven men in municipal graft cases. W. W. Ramsey received 1 year 6 months and a $1000 fine for bribery. Captain John F. Klein 2 years and a $1000 fine on bribery plus 1 year 6 months on conspiracy. Joseph Wasson and William Brand each 1 year 6 months and $500 for conspiracy. H. M. Bolger 2 years and $500 for bribery. Charles and John Colbert two years and $500 each for attempting to bribe a jury. Vilsack pleaded nolle contendere to bribery. Brand is a former council president. Ramsey a former bank president. Clarence Burleigh sought writs of supersedeas ahead of Superior Court decision. Ramsey urged clemency or postponement. his attorney presented a petition with 1500 signatures.
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Pittsburg
Criminal Court
Robert S. Frazer
W. W. Ramsey
John F. Klein
Joseph C. Wasson
William Brand
H. M. Bolger
Charles Colbert
John Colbert
Ramsey
Brand
Common Council
German National Bank
Vilsack
Nolle Contendere
Clarence Burleigh
Colbert Brothers
Blakeley
A. Vilsack
Chester 6 Jordan guilty of first degree murder in Somerville
Cambridge report states Chester Jordon found guilty by Middlesex County Superior Court jury after over nineteen hours of deliberation for murdering his wife September 1. The dismembered body was found in a trunk. defense claimed epileptic insanity. Sentencing to death by electric chair.
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Cambridge
Mass
Chester
Jordan
Middlesex County Superior Court
Jessie L. Livermore
New York City
Mr. Pratt
Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Somerville
Boston
Slater Guilty of Murder
Oscar Slater alias Otto Sands, extradited from New York, was sentenced to death for murdering Miss Marion Gilchrist in Glasgow. The trial in Edinburgh heard defense alibi efforts and questioned the hammer used in the alleged stabbing. Slater collapsed in the dock as the sentence was pronounced.
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New York
Edinburgh
Scotland
Oscar Slater
Otto Sands
New York City
Marion Gilchrist
Glasgow
Slater
Miss Gilchrist
Japanese Sealer Kaisen Seized Near Sitka
Sitka dispatch reports the 70 ton sealing schooner Kaisen with 30 crewmen seized for violating sealing laws. Marines in two gasoline launches pursued the vessel after it tried to flee, claiming it sought shore shelter from a storm. Ten skins were found aboard. all ten Japanese are jailed in Sitka Federal custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Sitka
United States
Shoup
Kaiser
New Attack on Railroads in Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri Attorney General Major filed quo warranto proceedings in the state Supreme Court against sixteen railroads. He seeks forfeiture of charters and fines for conspiring to fix passenger rates and to violate anti trust laws. An alternate writ is returnable June 1 en banc. The action follows railroads’ push to restore a three cent passenger fare after Judge McPherson ruled Missouri laws confiscatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Major
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri
McPherson
Jilted girl keeps ring in Norfolk case
Justice Andrew Dalton reversed Justice Denning in a Norfolk, Virginia case. J. D. McFarland claimed the $55 ring after Lula B. Short rejected him. The judge ruled that engagement rings are gifts and are not given on condition of marriage, and ownership rests with the giver unless the betrothal is fulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dalton
Norfolk
Denning
J. D. McFarland
Lula B. Short
Dalton
Pfanstiehl Wife of Local Pastor Dies During Speech
Mrs A A Pfanstiehl wife of the pastor at Second Reformed Church Somerville N J collapsed from heart disease while addressing the Foreign Mission Society in the chapel and died without regaining consciousness She was 55 years old Rev A A Pfanstiehl had recently moved to the church from Highland Park Chicago The attack occurred during the society gathering and she appeared in good health moments before the collapse
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
A. A. Pfanstiehl
Second Reformed Church
Foreign Mission Society
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Lightning Strike Kills Student at Shelter
James Merrigold of Woodstock Ontario died when lightning hit a tree sheltering him and Edgar Knight of Burks Falls was fatally injured. Thirty other students had just left the shelter when the crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Merrigold
Woodstock
Ontario
Edgar Knight
Burks Falls
Benedict Village Fire Destroys Maryland Settlement
Fire swept Benedict on the Patuxent River destroying the Methodist Church hotel and Johnson's store and all other buildings except four shorefront licenses and Thomas Shorter's residence. No damage estimate given. The village, once Lord Baltimore's planned Baltimore site, had long been a summer resort for Maryland and Washington residents.
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Baltimore
Benedict
Patuxent River
A. M. Bowling
Johnson
Thomas Shorter
Lord Baltimore
City of
Washington, DC
Baltimore Saloons Shut After License Hike
Baltimore news reports five hundred saloons closed as license fees rose from 500 to 750 dollars yearly. Many unable to pay were German beer saloon owners in poorer districts. Paul Mang had run a saloon for twenty years. City revenue was expected to rise by about 1 million dollars, but failures to license may dampen gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Paul Mang
Missouri Senate backs statewide prohibition amendment
The Missouri Senate approved a resolution to submit a Statewide prohibition Constitutional amendment to the people. It passed 18 to 15 with a tax rider to double tax rates to cover loss of saloon license fees, and final passage stood 23 to 8 with two Senators voting absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Senate
House
Morse Says He's Penniless In Tombs Testimony
Charles W. Morse testified in supplementary proceedings at the Tombs in New York City that he is penniless owning no bonds stocks land or property and that no one owes him any money. He claimed to be worth $30,000,000 two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Charles W. Morse
Tombs
New York City
Minister Ends Life at St Alban’s School
The Rev Arthur W Benrens aged 35, canon of St Alban’s Boys’ School in Galesburg Illinois, committed suicide amid gossip reportedly about his conduct. The report notes gossip surrounding his behavior as a probable factor in the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Benrens
St. Alban’s Boys’ School
Galesburg
Ill
Uncle Joe Cannon Celebrates Seventy Third Birthday
In Washington D C Speaker of the House Joseph G Cannon commonly called Uncle Joe marks his seventy third birthday He remains as gay and chipper as he was twenty five years ago according to observers close to the Capitol This portrait highlights his enduring vitality and public presence after decades in politics.
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Uncle Joe
Joe” Cannon
Washington, D. C
Daughter Dies at Mother's Funeral in Pittsfield
During the funeral for Mrs. Carl Glander on Briggs Avenue in Pittsfield Massachusetts, Edith Glander daughter of the deceased collapsed and died from shock-induced prostration as guests gathered for the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Glander
Briggs Avenue
Pittsfield
Mass
Coeds Seek Pool Tables in Eve's Hall at Wisconsin
At the University of Wisconsin Madison some female students request the installation of pool tables in the Women’s Hall known as Eve's Hall. The move reflects student desire for recreation space within campus housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Auto tragedies spur donations to churches in France
Paris, France. M. Gilbert, a retired merchant, says speeding automobiles ruined his later years and leaves his entire fortune to churches in certain French cities for masses for the souls of victims of the “diabolical machines.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
M. Gilbert
Elizabeth Brigham bequest to hospital totals 1.5 million
By will of Miss Elizabeth Brigham and sister of the late Robert B. Brigham, 1.5 million dollars is left to the Robert B. Brigham Hospital for In curables in Boston. Mrs. Augusta S. Cogan of Chicago receives 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Brigham
Robert B. Brigham
Robert B. Brigham Hospital
Boston
Mass
Augusta S. Cogan
Chicago
Neca
Rebels Executed Bodies Displayed in Constantinople
Thirteen rebel corpses were publicly displayed in conspicuous spots across Constantinople for ten hours, as part of a crackdown by authorities against Young Turk opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Turk
Recima
Constantinople
Turkey
New Law Creates Misdemeanor for Immoral Shows in New York
Gov Hughes signs Murphy bill adding a section to the Penal Code. It declares advertising, presenting, or participating in immoral or impure dramas or exhibitions a misdemeanor. Managers or owners of venues feature liable for such entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
C. F. Murphy
Jersey City lawyer attacks rival in home confrontation
Warren Dixon corporation counsel of Jersey City smashed down a door at his wife’s residence and attacked a man named as a co respondent in Dixon’s divorce suit whom he found there. The confrontation occurred as Dixon pursued his spouse, highlighting a dramatic domestic dispute connected to the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Dixon
Jersey City
N. J
Dixon
Steel Prices Jump as Trust Lifts Rates by One Dollar
Steel prices rose by the Trust one dollar a ton while quarterly earnings topped forecasts by two million dollars. The move signals broader market strength as producers report solid demand and improved margins.
Household Tips On Cleaning and Care
A compilation of domestic hints covers radiator brushes for dust removal, foot scrapers and mud mats for clean entry, and silk washing rules. It advises lukewarm water, minimal soap, bran water for light soils, and vinegar rinse, followed by pressing between dry cloths and a warm iron.
Talcum Powder Cases as Simple Gift Prizes
The New Haven Register describes inexpensive talcum powder gift boxes wrapped in cretonne or ribbon. Simple two-piece cases fit the powder container, with optional edges bound by a thin gold galloon, and a top that extends down the sides, either separate or attached at the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Register
How to boil water and make tea or coffee properly
A reader explains the right method to boil water using a clean kettle and fresh water. Boil quickly to preserve taste, then serve immediately for best flavor. Recipes for chocolate creams follow with cream and sugar, rolled into balls and coated with melted chocolate.
Prune and Pepper Egg Delicacies From a Mischievous Kitchen
A collection of old time recipes details prunes soaked in hot water with gelatin and a custard sauce served over peppers, mulligatawny soup with ham and curry, egg and caviar canapes, peppermint drops, and poached eggs with butter. It preserves neutral cooking steps and vintage pantry terms.
Misreading English and a Blouse Fit Controversy
A Chicago Record-Herald quote shows a woman struggling to be understood as she asks for more light and blinds to be raised while her companion misreads her intent. The fragment also cites a 1908 trade figureabout manufactured goods worth $100 million and US earnings in Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Chicago Record-Herald
Eat What You Need and Digest It With Kodol
The ad emphasizes eating a sufficient amount of wholesome food to gain strength and maintain health. It cautions against dieting and urges thorough digestion, recommending Kodol as the aid that helps the stomach digest food when weak, and to give the stomach rest when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodol
Guarantee Offer On Kodol Dollar Bottle Promo
The advertisement promotes a refund offer on a one dollar bottle of Kodol from E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago. It promises a full refund if the user cannot claim any benefits after using the entire bottle, and covers the pharmacist payout for the bottle price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
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United States Navy
Edmund Waddill, Jr
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Maryland
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New York Times
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Chile
W. A Hayes
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