Self-Defense Theory at Center of Ford Murder Trial
Bloomington trial coverage centers on Edward Ford charged with first degree murder in a November woodchopping shooting that killed Frank and Joel McCoy. Defense argues self defense as Ford claims the McCoys advanced with axes. prosecution notes dying statements and seeks testimony from Ford’s sons and Ford himself.
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Bloomington
Ind
Edward Ford
Frank McCoy
Unionville
Ford
Joel
Joel McCoy
McCoys
Imiilenry Spaan
Indianapolis
McCoy
Spaan
R.L. Morgan
Young McCoy
Ban on bathing suits shocks Tampico colony
In Tampico Mexico the mayor bans certain women’s bathing suits seen as immodest. Colonists defend the outfits claiming they resemble American resort wear. Police threaten arrests if the decree is ignored.
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Tampico
Mexico
America
Seo
Imayor
Robbers Get Big Prize in Post Office Pouch Missing
Reluctant admissions by post office officials in three cities support the belief that a registered mail pouch disappeared within the Kansas City Missouri post office jurisdiction. Private sources say the pouch contained at least $50,000 in currency plus many money packages and valuables potentially totaling more than $50,000 additional.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Post Office
Kansas City
Postal Department
Insurgent Leader Among Sixteen Killed in Korea
Victoria reports that sixteen Koreans including an insurgent leader were burned to death when Japanese troops surrounded a house where the group had entrenched themselves. The information arrived via incoming steamships from Korea.
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Victoria
B. C
Korea
Not Guilty Verdict for Comedian Hitchcock Case
In New York a jury found not guilty of assaulting young girls against comedian Raymond Hitchcock after a trial. The verdict closes the high profile case that drew national attention to the entertainer’s conduct.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Oliver Belmont Dead in New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont aged 50 died at his Hempstead Long Island home after a ten day illness with appendicitis. Grandson of Commodore Matthew C Perry, he had long been inactive in business yet remained popular in social circles in New York London and Paris.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. L
Matthew Galbraith Perry
United States
Japan
Belmont
London
Paris
A Marriage of Midgets Elopes to Marietta Vow
James M. Burnett known as the Bristol midget, the smallest Odd Fellow in America, elopes from Baldwin Mississippi with Lou Nabors the Souths smallest female midget. They married in Marietta Mississippi after evading the girl's mother who opposed the match.
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Richmond
James M. Burnett
Bristol
United States
America
Baldwin
Miss
Lou Nabors
South
Marietta
New York Senate Bans Race Track Gambling in Felony Vote
In Albany the New York Senate narrowly passed a bill making gambling on race tracks a felony with one year imprisonment. Senator Foelker, ill and exhausted after a recent operation, cast the deciding vote amid dramatic scenes as Gov. Hughes secures a victory and opponents vow repercussions.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Senate
Hughes
Foelker
Staatsburg
Senate Chamber
Directoire Dress Causes Mob at Oceanic Arrival
In New York a stylish woman in a pearl gray directoire sheath dresses stirs a crowd at the Oceanic sailing. A mob gathers as journalists describe the cut and a visible stocking as she exits and boards the White Star liner.
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New York
Great Crops Promised
The 1908 crops are projected to be worth about 8 billion dollars according to Department of Agriculture officers. Chief Statistician Clark said the indications point to a ninth consecutive year of big yields and high prices, signaling unprecedented prosperity for American farmers.
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Washington, Special
Department of Agriculture
Clark
Stanford heiress elopes with Nevada ranchman
San Francisco report says Stanford Lathrop, heir to a large fortune via Mrs Leland Stanford, eloped and married Walter Watson a poor ranchman from Napa Valley. The couple wed despite social contrast and wealth disparity.
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San Francisco
Stanford Lathrop
Asudies
Leland Stanford
Walter Watson
Napavalley
Italian driver sets world record at Brooklands track
Felice Nazarro, an Italian driver, set a world automobile record at Brooklands for a distance of two and three fourths miles, traveling at 120 miles per hour.
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London
Cable
Brooklands Track
Felice Nazarro
Judge Landis Grants Reprieve In Billik Appeal
Federal Judge Landis delayed the death of clairvoyant Herman Billik by granting a stay to allow appeal to the Supreme Court. Crowds watched as the hour of execution neared and Father Vatmann proclaimed Billik reprieved amid dramatic scenes.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Standard Oil Company
Billik
Supreme Court of the United States
Father O'Callaghan
Dearborn Avenue
Michigan
T[llinois
Father Vatmann
Wilmette
Landis
Davies
White House Denies Rift Between President and Attorney General
Washington special reports the White House says the President and Attorney General Bonaparte plan to stay in office through March 4 and deny any serious rift. Rumors cited a dispute over removing District Attorney Buick and U S Marshal Rounds of Idaho and over suits against the New Haven and Stratford Railroad. Officials insist Buick and Rounds were to be removed six months ago and no disagreement exists on these issues.
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Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Buick
United States
Rounds
Idaho
Bonenarte
New York, New Haven & Startford Railroad Company
Rise in Indiana Civil and Criminal Cases for 1907
A report by State Statistician Stubbs shows Indiana courts handled more civil and criminal business in 1907 than 1906. Civil filings reached 28 755 and criminal filings 8 579, with 2 224 liquor law cases and 891 convictions. The felony arrests centered on assault and battery with intent, grand and petit larceny, burglary, forgery, and embezzlement. gambling arrests totaled 459 and liquor law arrests 1 791. White women led in grand and petit larceny arrests, while colored theft and larceny exceeded other crimes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stubbs
Indiana
Man Objects to Wifes Rats Hair and Hose Costs
William Morgan chased into court for failing to support his wife claims 21 years of support including weekly carriage rides and a home elevator. He objects to paying 35 for rats for her hair and 2.50 for hose, arguing extravagance in dress.
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Philadelphia
William Morgan
Morgan
Unclear Expression About Church Talk On Bartods
fragmentary sentence notes a woman speaking about Bartods who stays away, reflecting a casual church discussion without clear event or context.
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Bartods
Millers Plan Advertising Push for White Flour
Detroit millers at the mass convention of the Millers National Federation pledge a publicity campaign to defend white flour against patent breakfast foods. They urge trade demand focus, price setting by sellers not buyers, avoiding overproduction dumping, and profit driven output with broader federation membership.
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Detroit
Mich
Millers’ National Federation
Kentuckians Freed Men Convicted in Goebel Case
Gov Wilson grants clemency for Caleb Powers and James Howard after eight years of controversy. Powers and Howard, once convicted on related charges in the Goebel murder case, are released from Georgetown jail and Kentucky penitentiary respectively. the governor’s 3,000 word statement cites petitions from nearly 500,000 supporters.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
James Howard
Wilson
United States
Powers
Georgetown
Howard
William Goebel
William S. Taylor
Goebel
Secretary of State
United States Court
Supreme Court
Franklin Circuit Court
Scott Circuit Court
James
Sloward
Kentucky
New Gunness Victim Found Clarified in Chippewa Falls Report
Mrs. Ole Remel asserts her father Chris ten Hendkleve was murdered by Mrs. Gunness. Letters show he is not in Westby Bloomington Wisconsin or Norway as hoped and not at Laporte where the report claimed. Hendkleve aged 70 had $2000 when he left. Laporte postmaster says Gunness received his mail.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Ole Remel
Christen Hendklove
Gunness
Westby
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Norway
Laporte
Hendkleve
Punishment Fit Crime for Hat and Screwdriver Theft
Easton Pennsylvania article reports Idward Whelan convicted of stealing a straw hat and a screwdriver from a church sexton. Whelan sentenced to ten years in the eastern penitentiary after prior county jail and penitentiary terms.
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Easton
Idward Whelan
Eastern
Frozen in Volcano Crater Near Equator
A German East Africa expedition led by Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg perishes in Branca crater after a severe snow storm. About twenty of the black expedition members die, nearly half of the party, ninety miles south of the equator.
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Berlin
Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
German East Africa
Branca
Equator
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