White soldier attack sparks lynching fear in El Reno
Mrs T Clifford and her sister Mrs S W Clarke, wives of two prominent El Reno physicians, were grabbed by a Twenty-fifth Infantry soldier who threw Mrs Clifford into the street and claimed the sidewalk. A manhunt failed to catch him as race tensions run high. Both women say they can identify the assailant and will seek him at Fort Reno.
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el Reno
Oklo
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Clifford
Famine in Central China Faces Relief Appeal
A Victoria dispatch reports China will appeal to Europe and America for 1 250 000 dollars to aid famine sufferers in central China where 10 million people face starvation. Hunger drives looting and brutality as officials fail to curb unrest. A Shangai arrival describes naked, starving villagers and children by roadways amid a worsening crisis.
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Victoria
Rise
Aispatcch
Chine
Europe
America
China
Orient
Shangwai
New York Woman Dies of Hydrophobia After Terrier Bite
Mrs. Teruibe Weeks, 60, of Ste Rochelle New York, died at home from hydrophobia three weeks after being bitten by a fox terrier her husband found in the street. She played with the dog the day it bit her and no rabies signs were noted. she fell ill recently and showed rabies symptoms from the onset.
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New York
S. Charles Weeks
Ste Rochelle
N. Y
British Towns Snowbound Snowbound lands report deaths in Scotland
A Christmas night snowstorm continues across Great Britain with northern districts blocked by snow. Trains halted and roads impassable, isolating rural villages. Several deaths are reported in the bleak Scottish hills as the weather worsens.
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Great Britain
Southern Pacific Firemen Strike Declared Broken at El Paso
Southern Pacific officials in El Paso Texas said on Thursday the firemen strike is virtually broken with trains arriving and freight accepted as usual. Joseph Bedford grievance chairman reports the firemen will still strike the Markman and connecting systems, effectively tying up parts of the network.
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Southern Pacific
el Paso
Tex
Joseph Bedford
Collision Kills Man in Colliston and Injures Several
A Big Four engine collided with an interurban car at Dan sVille NL on Thursday. Charles Burnett of Mattoon was killed. Conductor iGarver of the traction car was seriously injured. Robert Tingler of St Louis was fatally injured. JENjal Watkins of Fithian was seriously hurt.
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Colliston
DansVille
Charles Burnett
Mattoon
iGarver
Robert Tingler
St Louis
Jenjal Watkins
Fithian
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City livestock quotes show top steers at 35.45 and top hogs at 6.20 as Thursday trading results. Local buyers and sellers noted steady demand across cattle and hog categories with moderate price shifts observed.
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Sioux City
Taursiay
Link Teller to Prisca in First National Bank case
William C. Anderson, former assistant paying teller at the First National Bank of Kansas City, pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling funds from the Barth's vaults and was sentenced to four years in the penitentiaryHilary.
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Link
Prisca
William C. Anderson
First National Jbank
Kansas City
Barth
Hilary
Rey Fowler
Aniy Hasgerty
Bower
Poanter
Firemen Get Higher Wages Starting January First
Pay raises for all firemen will average about 1.07 per cent beginning January 1, as reported in the dispatch. In other notes, Officer Rey Fowler received a sentence for a separate case, with consequences linked to a romantic entanglement, while a separate murder and a suspected suicide were noted in scattered local items, including a hospital tragedy and a sleeping arrangement that ended fatally.
Frowns for Ireland and Vatican clash in press
Rome papers publish a Paris Matin summary blaming French clergy, provoking Vatican protest. Osservatore Romano urges caution, saying New York correspondent may misinterpret Archbishop Island of St. Paul. France denies reply to Vatican protest on Montagnini expulsion, while Vatican counters and accuses Paris of misrepresentation.
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Paris
Archbishop Island
St. Paul
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
New York
France
Mgr. Montagnini
al. Pichon
M. Pichon
Mer. Montagnini
Spokane's million dollar subway plan unveiled
Spokane plans a one mile long subway in the business district to connect passenger and freight terminals of the Spokane and Yuiana Empire Railway company. Jay P. Graves, president, says the project would include a $900,000 power shed near Ning Mile Bridge and a line to granite quarries on the Little Spokane river, totaling 240 miles, with operation aimed in two years after franchise approval.
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Spokane
Spokane and
Yuiana Empire Railway Company
Jay P. Graves
Washington
Idaho
Ning Mile Bridge
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway
Tékoa
Wash
Graves
Paris creditors sue Madame Gould over jewels
Three remaining suits by Paris creditors aim to hold Madame Gould jointly liable with the count for jewelry debts. The court said she is not responsible for creditor Seine Ler’s claims but is for jewels valued at 24000 dollars bought from a Odessa intermediary. She is also liable for 57000 dollars of a 137000 dollar Haritz bill if unpaid. Three experts were appointed to appraise the jewelry.
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Paris
Madame Gould
Countess Boni
Castellane
M- Seine
Ler
Primidory
Odessa
Jaw Iels
Haritogs
Worker crushed in Dangeh mixer mishap
H. D. Vankirk of Columbus D died after falling into a sponge mixer he was feeding on Wednesday. He was whirled around until every bone in his body was crushed before the machine was stopped and his body was extricated.
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Gough
H. D. Vankirk
Columbus
Washington summons stir in Japanese question talks
United States Attorney Robert J. Devlin of San Francisco traveled to Washington after a telegram from Attorney General Bonaparte summoned him for consultation. The move appears connected to the Japanese question and ongoing policy discussions.
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Washington
United States
Robert J. Devlin
San Francisco
Bonaparte
Traveler Braps Hom War Smoke at Khar kov Rail Station
An unknown traveler dropped a bomb at a railway station in Khar kov Russia on Wednesday ejecting passengers. Several people were wounded and emergency crews transported James Harris his wife and three children to safety before dawn.
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Kharkov
Russia
Vty Ie
Tua Klashon
James Harris
Fen
Wereise
Oshey
Congo Abuse Report in Mor gin Abbott Appeal to Secretary of State
A letter signed by J Pierpont Morgan and Lyman Abbott plus other New York figures appeals to Elihu Root to use US moral force on Congo Free State abuses. It cites a commission finding flagrant inhumanity including oppressive taxes land seizure sentry brutality child labor and punitive expeditions amid a push for reform.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Lyman Abbott
New York
Elihu Best
Congo Free State
United States
Congo
Stratton estate ends with plans for poorhouse home
Executors of Winfield Scott Stratton's estate, Colorado Springs, announce a final closing report due early 2007. Work will begin on a $1,000,000 Stratton Home for the Poor, to be built near Cheyenne Canyon in Stratton's Park. The estate faces litigation. total suits reach $52,000,000 with $6,000,060 appraised value. inheritance tax by Colorado seeks $359,000.
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Winfield Scott Stratton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Stratton
State of
Colorado
J. H. Rice
Carl Chamberlain
Tyson S. Dines
Trenver
Stratton’s Park
Cheyenne Canyon
Macklin Improves. Robbery Motive Seen in Case
Capt Edgar Macklin of Fort Reno Okla shows steady improvement as doctors say he will recover. Police pursue a negro suspect in connection with the assault, but focus shifts to robbery after the murder theory is discarded. News reports an arrest for cotton theft may have triggered the confusion.
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Edgar Macklin
Fort Reno
Okla
Tenegro
Macklin
Lived Seventy Seven Years in Asylum
A patient named ves Darlos died at Hopkinsville asylum at age 77 after living in state care. Born in the Lexington asylum to a patient mother, she remained there until age five and was later transferred to Hopkinsville where she spent her final years. Her lengthy state care incurred over 10600 in costs.
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Ves Darlos
Hopkinsville
Lexington
Col Watterson to Go to Egypt
Henry Watterson and Mrs Watterson of Louisville arrived in Barcelona Spain and will remain a month before departing to Egypt.
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Col. Watterson
Egypt
Henry Watterson
Mrs. Watterson
Louisville
Eyr
Barcelona
Spain
Sihat City
Turstan Official Discharged for Turkestan Lapse
Lieut Gen Subbotich once governor general of Turkestan has been discharged from the army by imperial order. The action follows noted deficiencies in his governance and marks another punishment for the Turkestan administration led by Subbotich.
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Subbotich
Turkestan
Minneapolis Man Ends His Life Amid Sorrow
A Minneapolis man, despondent over his wife's death, committed suicide by his own act on a Tuesday. Details are incomplete due to fragmented text.
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Minneapolis
Peder Media
Mina
Weebley
Ames Short Course Opens January Exports 1000 Partners
Reports from Ames and neighboring states indicate the Ames short course in stock judging will run Dec 31 to Jan 2 at Town State College. Enrollment may exceed 1000 with equipment surpassing prior years, featuring Ward horses, Shire from Ward's royal stables, Percheron and French coach stock, plus top cattle, sheep, and swine for class work.
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Town State College
Ames
Ward
Jin Ward
Royal Stables
Laughlin Bros
Ohio
Aerica
Danohoe Bros
Holbrook
Iowa Man Murdered Near Lineville After Ride With Strangers
Milo Cravens, 2s, was found dead by the roadside six miles north of Lineville. He was last seen alive in Clio late Wednesday evening entering a covered wagon with a man and woman traveling north. The couple were arrested and taken to Corydon. Cravens was unmarried, the youngest son of B. B. Cravens, a respected farmer, and brother of Len Craver, a notorious escaped convict from Kinnsius penitentiary.
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Lineville
Milo Cravens
Clio
Corydon
B. B
Blaze Guts Perry Block Near City Library
A major fire in Perry gutted the Clement block opposite the city library on Wednesday. Losses are estimated at $15,000 on the block with some insured recovery. total damage above $85,000 with several local businesses affected.
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Pire
Sursiness
Ity Library
Perry
Udo
Clement
Amnby
Bickley Bros
John Dax
Golden Rule
Widow Sued for Slander by Nurse Plaintiff
Mrs Jacob Arnold brings a $10,000 damages action against Mrs John W W Lutz a wealthy widow northeast of Nevada claiming slanderous remarks were made while Mrs Lutz served as nurse at the bedside of Mrs Arnold's sick husband Involved neighbors and a well known farmer family in the area.
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John W.W. Lutz
Nevada
Lutz
Jacob Arnold
Hand Crushed in Shredder at O Laughlin Farm
Nick Hentz was injured while replacing a slipping belt on a corn shredder at the O Laughlin farm near Littleton. A corn stalk pulled his hand into the cog gears, holding him until a crowbar freed him. Indications of blood poisoning are noted.
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O'Laughlin
Littleton
Nick Hentz
Farmer George Greenwaldt Killed in Hay Load Accident Near Marcus
George Greenwaldt a 40 year old farmer died when a hay wagon overturned while hauling hay near Marcus. He fell as the load shifted, striking his head and suffering a fatal skull fracture. He died shortly after the accident.
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Afarous
George Greenwaldt
Marcus
Postmaster Nominee Opposed by Contest in Ida Grove
Congressm an Hubbars recommends W. Scott for Ida Grove postmaster to replace Exirney Johnson whose commission expires in February. Frank Clarkson, editor of the Pioneer and formerly of Des Moines, was a candidate.
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Hubbars
Wloy. Scott
Ida Grove
Exirney Johnson
Frank Clarkson
the Pioneer
Des Moines
Ross Verdict Upholds Letlars Toss Will in Court
Judge Wutehingan opened a sealed verdict in the Letlars case, ruling in favor of preserving the will. The Ross family, Robert and Borson, receive the property valued at £154,608 despite prior challenges from a bully claimant.
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Ross
Letlars
Wutehingan
Robert
Borson Ross
Unclear text about Polo maker Diend dies after illness
A mangled fragment reports the death of maker Diend Polo, linked to Cardi mint and Port Dodge fame, following an illness after a period of rest. The readable portion is severely garbled and provides few verifiable details.
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Michard Polo
Diend
Cardi
Port Dodge
SY Sears
Series Editor Trea, Lewis Dies at Home in Unclear Locale
The note reports the death of Series Editor Trea Lewis at his home, mentions his past role with the Mares News, and notes he was serving on his second term. The text is garbled but indicates his editor positions and tenure.
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Trea
Lewis
Wen
Fire destroys Kamrar business building causing major payout
A Kamrar building burned to the ground inflicting a loss of 10,400 dollars with 300g insurance coverage. The cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Kamrar
Tdayeex
General Star
Unknown Girl Hangs Self Near Ackley Bridge
A young unidentified woman, well dressed and described as refined, was found hanging by a rope from a beam on the Ackley Central Bridge. The body showed signs of a struggle with three apparent suicide attempts. clothing, a satchel, and a small diamond ring were found, along with a purse containing 48 cents. The coroner notified.
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Bita
Acktey
Ackley
Blaze Burns For Years In Clinton Riverbank Waste Field
A stubborn fire has burned for more than three years along Clinton riverbank near former lumber yards and dumps. Despite rain snow and water poured by city firemen the hidden flames persist under the flats by Milwaukee and Northwestern tracks beside the river.
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Clinton
Hants
Milwaukee and Northwestern
Rock Island and Atlantic in water rates dispute over depot service
The Rock Island railroad, angered by Atlantic’s refusal to grant low water rates for depot and train service, proposed a jumping station and drilled one of four wells. Businessmen intervened and seek a joint proposition among city council and railroad officials to supply water. One well reached thirty five feet before the matter paused awaiting city action.
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Rock
Adame
Rock Distand
Atlantic
City
Counel
Road Foremen Bound Over on Payroll Padding Charge
Great Western Roadmaster and section foreman bound over to district court on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretenses. Ben Honenhors of Marshalltown division roadmaster of the Chicasa and Great Western and C J Johnson of Reinbeck section foreman accused of padding the payroll and drawing funds. Bonds furnished.
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Great Western
Ben Honenhors
Marshalltown
Chicasa
C. J. Johnson
Reinbeck
District Court
Fach
Riverside Dedicates New St Marys Church on Christmas Day
The Roman Catholics of Riverside dedicated a fine new St Marys church in the town on Christmas. The structure measures about GE by bY feet with fine interior furnishings. The first mass began at 5 4 in. and a class of thirty three boys and girls participated in their first communion.
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Riverside
St Mary's
Tad to Be Hosted by Connell Tuite in Bluffs
Mayor Macraeef Council in Bluffs announces Sunday saloon closures and assigns patrolmen responsibility for infractions on their beats. Repeated complaints may lead to discharge without explanation.
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Connell Tuite
Tad
Macraeef
Bluffs
Notable resident Gilliland dies in Rock Island yard fire
Lowan Burns in Car. I. Gilliland and a second man burned to death in a car in the Rock Island yards at St. Joseph. Gilliland, moving from Northboro to Martlin, was a well known Page county figure who ran his own firm and was an heir to the Gilliland estate.
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Lowan
Gilliland
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Gillland
Northbore
Martlin
Page County
Barber Survives Suicide Attempt in Marshallstown
Frank Saunders, a local barber, tried to end his life with chloroform after losing his wages and facing family hardship. He told his wife of a Christmas present and was helped by police and historians, who revived him despite his unconscious state.
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Barber
Frank Saunders
Marshalstown
Sonny
Minnesota mill speculation and Christmas fire report
Charles T Peavey cites Minnesota capitalists planning large fouring mills in Cornell Blatts after weeks with state millers. During Christus dinner in Knoxville, Ernest West's residence caught fire, the table deserted as men fought the blaze, damage about 150 dollars, caused by a respark from the tue.
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Fleming
Charles T. Peavey
Raineman
Afinnesota
Cornell Blatts
Peavey
Alinnesota
Steamer Albatross Launched by Dubuque Works
The 305 foot steamer Albatross was launched Thursday at the Dubuque Boat and Boiler works. Built for the Louisiana and Mississippi Railway, it will serve as a transfer boat between Vicksburg and Delta.
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Dubuque
Albatross
Ries Kita! shot by neighbor while hunting in Independence
Local report states Ries Kita aged 6 11 years was accidentally shot and killed by neighbor Ceorre Merlaburs during a hunting incident near Independence. The blow to the head was fatal. Further details were not provided.
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Ries Kita
Thieles Bialet
Ceorre Merlaburs
Rabbis
San Haat Sholdon Sun Receiver Sells on Use Day
In the Sholdon Sun, Ser Slichian San Haat’s paper, under receiver since spring, will be laid on Use 29. An order to this feed was Budge Ip, Gaynor on Che 2d Gust Tt, with prospective purchasers noted and Wille seated wilds understood.
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Ser Slichian
Sholdon Sun
Jane Wee Budge
Gaynor
Five Stechk Cremated In Mitchell Farm Fire
Early Christmas morning a blaze destroyed a barn on the Mitchell farm south of Alason City. Twelve horses ten head of cattle and twenty fowl perished. Grain and machinery were also lost in the fire.
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Mitchell Farm
Alason City
Washington D C lawmakers face housing and transport hurdles
Unprecedented number of Senators and Representatives to live in Washington unaccompanied by families raises worries about housing boarding, transport, and living arrangements. A member with a wife and three children cites rail and lodging costs around 8400. Historic notes recount Ute and Sioux clashes, Long Bridge history, and the Civil War era memorials. Roosevelt wins Nobel Peace Prize. new denatured alcohol law tweaks urged to aid farmers. mint silver output dips. various international and domestic policy items noted.
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Willive Bichetop Myas
Dea Internat
Tion
Winshgton
Amin
Marek
Potoruse
Virginia
Aurmies Muslifed
Menorsy Gouiv
Cnn
Isis
Congress
Unids
Capibet
Bull Run
Roosevelt message air on discharge of Hegre troops
Congress activity centers on a Roosevelt issued message to the Senate regarding the discharge of Hegre troops. Debate postpones action to the next day as the pension calendar clears with over 200 private pension bills advancing. Adjournment occurs after a quorom absence and Christmas recess follows.
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Cannon
National Capital Notes recap of 1908 political shifts
Representative John S Little resigns from Congress as Arkansas governor elect. President Roosevelt hosts Hughes of New York at the White House dinner. Panama Canal bid openings delayed to January. Various bills discussed include railway block systems licensing, immigration, naturalization certificates, and interstate child labor limits. Exports of meat and dairy rise 40 percent in a decade. Domestic political maneuvers include funding for public buildings, judicial appointments, and elections reform.
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United States
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