Pair Arrested in Sharon Kidnapping Case in Cleveland
A man and a woman were arrested Tuesday night in Cleveland for abducting Willie Whitla of Sharon Pennsylvania. The woman planned the crime and carried $9,790 in her skirt lining, with only $40 remaining unrolled. The pair fled but were captured after two shots were fired by a detective. They deny knowing each other and claim no prior trouble. Both face arraignment in police court on abduction charges.
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Cleveland, Q
Sharon
Willie Whitla
Whitla
Norman Shattuck
Frank Wood
Wood
Indifference of Death Row Inmate After Clemency Denied
Gov Hughes refused to commute the death sentence of Mrs Mary Farmer for the Watertown murder of Mary Brennan. Warden Benham delivered the news in Auburn prison cell and Mrs Farmer showed no emotion. She did not seek a farewell with her husband or request to see her child.
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Auburn
N. Y
Minister Slays Preacher in Missouri Telephone Feud
In Russ near Lebanon Rev M D Johnson shot and killed Rev Solomon O Dell after a dispute over telephone service efficiency. Both are Lebanon ministers, with Johnson a Free Will Baptist and prominent landowner and head of Laclede County Telephone Company. Johnson, a wealthy businessman, has been arrested.
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Lebanon
M. D Johnson
Solomon O’dell
Russ
Johnson
O'Dell
Cumberland Presbyterian
Laclede County Telephone Company
Shackleton Near Pole With Nimrod Expedition
British Navy officer Lieut. E H Shackleton led the Nimrod expedition returning to Invercargill New Zealand after reaching latitude 88.23 and longitude 162 east. The team came within 111 miles of the South Pole after a 126 day 1708 mile sledge journey beginning from England in 1907.
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London
E. H. Shackleton
Invercargill
New Zealand
England
Explorera
Expert Advice Interruption Delayed for Deputation
A stage vignette features Butler telling the crowd to go home quietly while His Excellency drinks champagne. The dialogue mocks reliance on work and distills a social satire about employment and public order.
Harried child cured by Cuticura remedies in 1908
A six year old girl's hive like rash persisted two months after contact with affected children. After hot baths with Cuticura Soap and application of Cuticura Ointment, itching eased and the disease disappeared. Customer: Mrs George L Fridhoff Warren Michigan. June 30 and July 13 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Sole Props Boston. Breaking the News Gently notes a government notice to Charles James Fox. Other ads tout Lane's Family Medicine and Pazo Ointment for piles and teething relief.
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George L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Charles James Fox
George the Third
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