Widow Guilford Dudley Hurt in Broadway Auto Accident
Mrs. Guilford Dudley 60, widow of a Toyott banker from Kansas, was struck on Broadway at Forty-fifth Street by Harry Raymond’s car. She suffered a fractured skull and brain injury, underwent two operations, and remained unconscious with poor prospects of recovery. Mrs. Edward Wilder of Kansas City accompanied her. the driver’s car number was recorded.
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New York
Guilford Dudley
Toyott
Kan
Broadway
Dudley
Edward Wilder
Kansas City
Martha Washington
Forty-fifth Street
Harry Raymond
Deficit Outlook as November Receipts Rise Against Expenditures
Washington data show November 1908 receipts at 48 002 690 versus 45 529 325 a year earlier. Expenditures reached 57 938 133, up from 42 362 208 in November 1907. Using seven months as a base, the current fiscal year deficit likely ranges from 112 000 000 to 115 000 000.
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Washington, D. C
Three Shot in Ardmore Oklahoma Killing Sparks Longstanding Feud
In Ardmore Oklahoma Luther Ford aged 12 was fatally shot while William Ballew also died and Policeman Smith Redman was seriously injured. John Foshee attempted to kill Ballew with a shotgun. Foshee is in custody. The feud traces to a year ago when Ballew killed Foshee's brother in a street duel.
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Ardmore
Luther Ford
William Ballew
Smith Redman
John Foshee
Ballew
Foshee
State Sues Camden Estate Over Forfeiture Tax
West Virginia filed suit in Parkersburg circuit court against the estate of late U S Senator Johnson N Camden to recover 1 770 452 93 under the forfeiture clause of the new tax law. The law allows 20 percent of the amount withheld when property value is not reported.
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Sies
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
Johnson N. Camden
Big Wheat Contracts Attract Chicago Board Interest
Contracts for over 20 million bushels of wheat are reported owned by J A Patten William H Bartlett George W Patten and Frank B Frazier with Chicago board of trade members watching closely as the deal unfolds in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Illinois
J. A. Patten
Willam H. Bartlett
George W. Patten
Frank B. Frazier
Board of Trade
Roosevelt Attends 60th Anniversary of Francis Joseph
President Roosevelt attended a solemn service at St Patrick's Church in Washington DC to honor the sixtieth anniversary of Emperor Francis Joseph’s accession to the throne of Austria Hungary. The ceremony began at 11 a.m. with notable dignitaries and church officials present.
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Francis Joseph
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Austria-Hungary
Emperor Francis Joseph
St. Patrick's Church
A New Tribe of Negroes Discovered in Guiana
Lieutenant R H Wymang reports a strange tribe of Africans with a language of their own from unexplored Dutch Guiana. The party’s expedition reached New York after their travel from the South American region.
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New York
R. H. Wymang
South America
Chicago primary election hailed as disgrace by grand jury
The special grand jury report alleges ballots from non residents and even the dead were cast in Chicago last August. It indicts two score or more politicians and clerks, calls the primary a disgrace, and urges voter machines and broader civil service to reform.
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Chicago
IN CLEVELAND'S HONOR
Notable exercises in memory of Grover Cleveland opened in Cleveland as the Association Life Insurance presidents met. Paul Morton of Equitable Life Assurance read addresses, with Dr. John H. Finley of the College of the City of New York presiding, and letters from Stevenson Hoke Smith and Hillary A. Herbert read.
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New York
N. Y
Grover Cleveland
United States
Association Life Insurance
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
Exvice
Stevenson
Hoke Simith
Hillary A. Herbert
Steamer Soo City Lost in Newfoundland Gale
Wreckage on Cape Ray confirms the Soo City went down with its crew in a gale off the Newfoundland coast two days this week. The exact crew count is uncertain though 18 men are confirmed aboard and reports say the crew recently rose to 28.
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St. Johns
N. F
Cape Ray
Soo City
Great Lakes
New Foundland
Dead Senator's Son Declared Insane in New York
Stewart M. Brice son of late United States Senator Calvin S. Brice of Ohio was declared insane after a hearing before a commission and a sheriff's jury in New York, deemed incapable of managing his own affairs.
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New York
Stewart M. Brice
United States
Calvin S. Brice
Ohio
Has Castro Deserted Venezuela
Paris newspapers express belief that President Castro has deserted Venezuela permanently. They allege he has been sending funds abroad for years and estimate he has about 60 million dollars deposited in England and France.
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Castro
Venezuela
Paris
England
France
Canton McKinley Club Postpones Birthday Celebration
The Canton McKinley club postpones the birthday celebration for the late President McKinley as President elect Taft could not attend. The event is deferred to next year.
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McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Taft
Canton McKkinley Club
Wyandotte County Owes State Back Taxes Highlight
State Auditor J. M. Nation labeled Wyandotte county a slow payer after examining back tax rolls. The county owes Kansas $0,585 with portions due for three to four years and some on 1907 taxes, discovered Friday in Topeka.
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Wyandotte County
State
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. M. Nation
Retired Army Officer Dies Suddenly in New York Office
Captain Robert Hanna U S A retired died suddenly Friday in the office of Dr. George E Brewer in New York City.
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New York
Robert Hanna
George E. Brewer
American Dead in Mexico City Leader F W Baldwin Dies
F W Baldwin a Vermont native and general superintendent of Mexico's national railways since 1903 died at his home in Mexico City on Friday after a two year illness Brights disease noted as cause.
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Mexico
City of
F. W. Baldwin
Vermont
National Railway Lines of
Bright
Gift to Mrs Longworth from China Empress Dowager
Mrs Nicholas Longworth daughter of President Roosevelt received a jeweled bracelet pair as a gift from the late empress dowager of China. The elegant present underscores diplomatic courtesy between nations during that era.
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Longworth
Washington, D
Nicholas Longworth
President Roosevelt
Empress Dowager of
China
The Language of the Plante and a Canteloupe Reply
A fragment recalls a secret marriage scheme with a running vine and a canteloupe response. ED GEERS praises a respected figure known as the grand old man for honesty in horse racing. An ad touts SPOHN S DISTEMPER CURE for horses with price 50c and 1 a bottle from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind.
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ED Geers
Ile
Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Capitol Pride Reflected in State Capitols
Troy Record notes that every great nation and state honors its capitol or city hall with lavish adornment, emphasizing that the chief municipal building houses business of every citizen and underlines civic importance.
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Union
Troy
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces. It is advertised as a non quack prescription from top physicians. Send for testimonials. price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Fortune Teller Exchange Sparks Grim Year Prediction
A brief exchange shows a fortune teller warning of a death within a year and a client reacting with shock. The teller pins the danger to a year but hesitates on the exact calendar. The dialogue echoes superstition and curiosity in a concise domestic scene.
Made Roaches His Friends Ward Tales From Cleveland
George W. Kelcey recalls Artenming Ward, a Cleveland journalist, recounting a night when Ward noticed roaches in his room. Ward told of rescuing a roach from a bowl, making a boat with a walnut shell and toothpicks, and later releasing it after kindness. He joked his home is now full of roaches.
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George W. Kelcey
Cleveland
Artenming Ward
Living Advertisement Postum touted by Tennessee reader
A Tennessee woman credits Postum with reversing long term coffee harms and improving her health. She reports weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds, relief from indigestion nervousness and insomnia, and says she now helps friends switch from coffee. The letter promotes Postum with the brand and a slogan.
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Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Atere
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Health Improvement
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver writes that after years of female troubles and an operation she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with backache bearing down and periodic pains to try the remedy that has aided thousands and invites advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
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Atally
Special Grand Jury
Roaches
Artemus
Glow of
Postum
Gunther's Confectionery
State Street
Ill
Canada
Hudson Bay
Western
Ottawa
J. S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Missouri
America
Wosten
Wade & Butcher
Sheffield
William Elliott
THE
Bair Razor Co., Limited
Agts
Shiel Ridg
Tadianapolis
Tad
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Central West
Seattle Central Business Property
Frank T. Hunter
the Trustee Company
Wash
Sloan's Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
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