Battlefield friendship renewed after Civil War reunion
Two aging veterans, Albert Walters of Massachusetts and William Austin of South Carolina, reunited at pier 5 after 45 years. Wounded in Gettysburg they, once enemies, clasped hands and recalled the war as they walked arm in arm toward Walters’ sister’s home in Peoria and Austin’s lodging in Manhattan.
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Pier 5
Gettysburg
Austin
Walters
Albert J. Walters
Twelfth
Massachusetts
William Austin
South Carolina
Atrugele
Dix
Dying in Shame A Former NY Insurance Chief
Geo. Preston Sheldon, 67, ex president of Phenix Fire Insurance Co., faced a state inquiry accusing him of misusing funds over years. He allegedly overdrawn nine months pay, loaned funds to officials, and steered the company away from state oversight for two decades. He died after being poisoned by poisons in scallops as the examiner’s report surfaced. The examiner urged criminal action and handed details to the district attorney.
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Geo. Preston Sheldon
Phenix Fire Insurance Company of
New York
Sheldon
State Insurance Inspection Department
Pto Maines
Puble
Playwright Eugene Walter Hands Panhandlers A Lesson
New York December 14 Two panhandlers were jailed for two months in the workhouse after attempting to shake down playwright Eugene Walter The men Ralph Sears and Edward Bruckner told a tale of misfortune before Walter spotted them and summoned police They previously escaped justice for theft from Walter in West 44th Street and were recognized today at Friars for a fresh approach.
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New York
Eugene Walter
Bhegging
Waller
West 45Th
West 44Th
Panhandlers
Friar’s
Ralph R. Sears
Edward Bruckner
Newsboy Returns Five Diamond Rings to Owner
In San Francisco on December 14, William Donnelly the newsboy recovered a purse containing five diamond rings valued at $800. He found the purse, watched for the owner’s advertisement, and was rewarded handsomely by Mrs. Mackey wife of a city detective sergeant.
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United Freee
San Francisco
Cal
William Donnelly
Mackey
Young Donnelly
Happy Old Bird of Oakland Builds Aerial Glider
In San Leandro near Oakland a seven year old boy, John Driver, a trustee of the town, has taken up aviation as study and recreation. He has earned a local reputation as an inventor after crafting a glider from a barn workshop and soaring down a ridgepole in a bird like machine, describing it as a test of lines for a power aeroplane.
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Oakland
Cal
el Hty
Osler
White
John Driver
San Leandro
Driver
Drowning Causes Most Navy and Marine Deaths in 1908
Navy and Marine Corps annual report shows drowning led all causes with 47 deaths out of 805 total for 1908 and an average strength of 62 013. Tuberculosis caused 30, pneumonia 24, and heart disease 21.
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Washington, D. C
United States Navy
Marine Corps
P.M. Rixey
Navy
Bothwell Seeks Republican Nomination for City Comptroller
William J. Bothwell, Spanish War veteran and Seattle resident since 1890, seeks the Republican nomination for city comptroller. He has not held office but counts prominent businessmen and veterans among his supporters and is backed by several organizations including the Grand Sons of the Republic.
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William J. Bothwell
Mr. Bothwell
Scotland
America
Seattle
George H. Fortson
Io One
Brady's The Regeneration Barred by Toledo Library
The Toledo library refuses Brady's The Regeneration calling it sensational and pandering to vice. The action reflects local puritanical standards shaping which books reach shelves.
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Brady
Toledo
Ohio
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Child’s Coat Sale
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Oregon
Larne Prunes
Alze
Wednes
Iland White
Brigit Fornia
Fayneday
Perrin
Paris
Son
Geo, Preston Sheldon
Gene Walter
Newsboy
University of Texas
Bothwell
Ghirardelli
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