Ruef Pleads Guilty to Extortion Charge in San Francisco
Abe Ruef known as Abe Ruef once the dictator of municipal affairs in San Francisco admitted guilty to the extortion charge in Judge Dunne's court. He said his plea was to spare his aged parents and sister from a long trial. District Attorney Langdon faced a motion for substitution of trial judge supported by Mayor Schmitz and others citing bias.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Abe Ruef
Schmitz
Auefs
Ruef
Delmontico
Langdon
Metson, Campbell & Drew
John J. Barratt
C. H. Farrall
Frank H. Dunne
Rudolph Spreckels
Dunne
Roose velt to inspect canal route along Mississippi
President Roosevelt has accepted invitations from governors of many states to travel by river from central Illinois or Iowa to Canton Ohio after the McKinley monument dedication on Sept. 30. He will accompany the inland waterway commission as Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway association hosts the voyage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Middle Ilinois
Iowa
Canton
Gulf Deep Waterway Association
Inland Waterway Commission
Arkansas
Florida
Ilinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennnessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Oust Lighting Plant Suit Aimed at Local Utilities
An ouster suit was filed Saturday in the circuit court by Circuit Attorney Sager against Laclede Gas Light Co. and Union Electric Light and Power Co. The complaint accuses a Missouri anti trust violation and alleges a monopoly on St. Louis lighting utilities. A special commissioner is expected to be appointed to hear the evidence.
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Lighting Plantart
Louis
Sager
Laclede Gas Light Company
Union Electric Light and Power Company
Missouri
Lighting Utilities
St. Louis
Delay In Haywood Trial in Boise Idaho
Witnesses for the state in the Haywood trial for alleged involvement in the Resascipation of former Gov Atayneavers arrived in Boise. Prosecution hoped the trial jury would be chosen by now but two seats in the jury box will not be filled for several days.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Wm. D. Haywood
Atayneavers
Dean's Kidney Pills Boost Patient and Weight Recovery
A testimonial from Mra Charles Ruereabta of Dikland describes rapid improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills for diabetes symptoms including weight loss and sugar in the urine. The ad notes the remedy costs 50 cents a box and is sold by Poster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The piece closes with a separate vignette about a fatal auto collision blamed on a chauffeur in a polar expedition scene from The Last Dash.
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Mra
Charles Ruereabta
Dikland
Dean
All Deaters
Poster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Barlow Trial Ends In Dramatic Testimony At Mason City
In Mason City courts banker J. D. Barlow of Thornton testifies with dramatic pathos about his career and the May 9 1906 assignment. He recounts meeting creditors demands and his later flight to Chicago before signing the deed, while the trial spans two weeks of testimony and scrutiny of Bank of Thornton affairs.
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Evilence Allin
Barlow
Mason City
J. D. Barlow
Thornton
Bank of Thornton
J.D. Barlow
Mazon City
City National Bank
Chicago
Willoughby Case Goes Before Polk Grand Jury in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Dillon C. Willoughby, an Englishman who thrived on high stakes schemes, has been located in London under an assumed name. Efforts will seek an indictment for obtaining $700 by false pretenses from Carmen Layton, alleging forged land ownership claims in Colorado and a Denver Des Moines real estate scam. Extradition papers will follow if grand jury returns an indictment.
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Polk County Grand Jury
Des Moines
Dillon C. Willoughby
London
Polk County
Willoughy
Carmen Layton
Iowa
Jones
Cummins
Willoughby
Colorado
Layton
Hubbard and sculptor Miss Cooper linked in divorce saga
Cedar Rapids scenes unfold as Chicago attorney N. M. Hubbard separates from his wife amid rumors he married sculptor Miss Cooper. Hubbard’s estate near a million dollars, Cooper supposedly wealthy in her own right. Colorado ranch refuge, sisters’ testimonies, and Cedar Rapids denial swirl around the contested marriage tale.
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Chicago Sculptresa Jn
Chicago
N. M. Hubbard
Ce‘dar Rapids
N.M. Hubbard
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Iday Hee
Miss Cooper
Fine Arts
Sacajawea
Portland
Bohemia
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard
Cooper
Cartondale
Cooper Ranch
Charlotte Wilson
Mr. Hubbard
Cedar Ranids
Iowa
The Overstretched Pajama Trance and Starch Advice
An early morning miscue where Chappie discovers his pink pajamas lack creases as his valet Alphonse notes the properly pressed trousers were left at the foot of the bed. The fragment then shifts to a sales pitch praising Defiance Starch for better stiffness with less bulk, promising preserved fabric quality.
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Chappie
Alphonse
HOPES TO FREE THOMAS DESPITE NEW EVIDENCE
Mrs J M N Thomas claims new evidence could exonerate her son in Mable Scofield murder case. She says she will present to the grand jury with ex police detective aid. County Attorney De Graff and officials indicate investigation will follow.
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Des Moines
J. MN. Thomas
Thompson
Mable Scofield
de Graff
BD. Johnson
Che
Thomas
Walter McHenry
Surreme
Thomas de
Chariie
Gheer
Graft Reaches 110000 in Water Works Diversions
Dubuque reports nationwide graft in municipally owned water works. Investigators cite losses approaching 111000 as profits were diverted to thieves. Former plant superintendent Arthur McArthur confesses taking city funds over seven years. shortages mount to about seventeen hundred dollars noted so far. Missing ledger pages include a Great Western Railway payment, with further secret investigations continuing.
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Dubuque
Board of Trustees
Arthur McArthur
Great Western Railway
Detectives Fire On Fugitives At City Intersection
Des Moines police describe a confrontation where a detective shot at a suspect cornered by two Black men near Twentieth Street and the Great Western tracks. The detective fired twice into the fugitive and was struck by shotgun pellets, marking a violent culmination of the chase.
The Shoemaker With Many Trades Hand Bill Satire
A provincial bootmaker’s hand bill praises the shoemaker as learned and skilled, claiming he heels and performs cutting operations, sells soles and heels, teaches understanding, and speaks with engaging, persuasive rhetoric about his craft.
Free Medical Advice at Dinner Party
A London physician at a dinner party is asked what he would do for a man with severe indigestion. He jokes that he would howl with pain too, turning the moment into a light bit of medical humor.
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London
Population figures for Seoul and gender split
The Korea Daily News reports Seoul’s population at 199305 with male female imbalances in certain wards. In Avery Ward north, males total 17000 while females total 60000, a distribution hard to explain by ordinary population theory. Seoul has no female exclusive quarter.
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Seoul
Korea Daily News
Burned With Lime Farm Accident Report
A farmer named Conrad James Young suffered serious injuries when a lime slacking mishap caused an explosion at his site. The incident involved a large apparatus and a small-top device, with debris and fire affecting the worker. Medical aid was sought after the blast.
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Conrad
James Young
Grocer Sees Opportunity in Special Foods Effect
A Cleveland grocer notes an excellent opportunity to study how special foods affect all customers. The remark suggests interest in consumer responses and potential product offerings.
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Cleveland
Fragmented old ad heavy text with health claims
A battered OCR page fragment lists various patent medicines and ads. Mra Winston soothing syrup and Krause Cold Capsules promise quick relief. Garfield Tea and Defiance Starch are pitched as health and home products. The texture resembles late era consumer notices with disjointed claims and vendor cues.
London drama critic offers stage advice to pawnbroker’s son
Walter Howard meets an earnest youth at the theater door who longs for the stage. The would be actor confesses he is an assistant pawnbroker across the street and says his family opposes his ambition but he does not mind the disgrace. Howard warns him to stick to his current job.
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Walter Howard
London Dramaticat
Mr. Howard
Howard
Nervous Prostration Claims Stimulated by Women
A distorted testimonial about nervous disorders in women promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure. The letter cites Nellie Makham of Buffalo and Mrs George A James of Fredonia praising relief from nervous prostration, irritability, and female troubles, asserting the remedy restores health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kara
Nellie
Makham
Morgan St
Buffalo
Afra
Pinkham
Lydia
Laboratory
Lynn, Mass
Geo. A
James
Fredonia
N. Y
Mia
Lydia B. Pinkham
Hans Tromia
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Keleton
de Villiers
Dasher
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Baker
Iowa State News
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Winston
Redaon
Cordelia
Krause
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
NTT
Government Agricultural Experiment Station of
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New York
Boston
Olnctanath
J. Louis
Nellie Makham
Lydia E. Plckham
Geo. A.ijames
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