News of the Week in Epitome from The Standard
Washington reports betting on horse races and newspaper betting ads. Senator Clapp seeks to reduce Minnesota forest reserve area by about 60 000 acres near Cuss Lake. Representative Steenerson proposes Crookston public building costs rise to 90000 dollars. Taft pledges U S Cuba withdrawal by spring 1909 in a letter confirming Magoon report. Taft favors widening Panama Canal locks to 110 feet at an estimated 5 million dollars. North Dakota battleship keel laid December 16. launch planned next December. Loftus and La Follette seek 25 percent cut in lower berth rates and halves for upper berths in a national railroad petition.
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Adi
Minn
Steenerson
Taft
Cuba
Ereretary
Panama Canal
North Dakota
Fore River
Loftus
St. Paul
Senator la Follette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pwiman Company
United States
Pioneer figures and disasters across nations fade in 1910s notes
Pilul McKeey dies in Marshalltown after a heavy weight and residence claim. George B. Lockwood declares run for Indiana eleventh district congress seat. Rabbi Bernhard Fennenthal, famed Hebrew scholar, dies in Chicago after ten days of illness. William Livingston Alden dies in Buffalo. former consul general in Rome and knighted by King Humbert. A train wreck near Machachi Ecuador claims twenty lives and injures forty. Bavaria’s prince regent to halt death warrant signings. President of the republic hosts admirals at breakfast in PetroPollu. garden party at the imperial legation follows. Edward Henry Strodel dies in Bangkok after long illness. Prof. Stroebel’s death seen as Siam loss. Minas de Rio Tinto Spain faces subsidence threats. 400 homes evacuated as ground sinks due to copper mine cave-in.
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Pilul McKeey
Iowa
Marshalltown
George B. Lockwood
Fairbanks
Wee
Indiana
Bernhard Fennenthal
United States
Chicago
Llness
William Livingston Alden
Buffalo
N.Y
Rome
Cleveland
King Humbert
Mary
Machachi
Pinchincha
Ecuador
Bavaria
Bia
Republic
Penna
Petropollu
Edward Henry Strodel
Siam
Hangkok
Prof
Stroebel
Minas de Rio Tinto
Spain
Amador Hanged in Deming for Wife’s Murder
Martin Amador was hanged in Ponty jail at Deming New Mexico for murdering his common law wife. He calmly faced execution, smoking a cigarette as authorities prepared. A large theft tied to the case involved forged checks and cash totaling about $400.
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Martin Amador
Ponty
Deming
N. M
Turbulent Crime Wave and Political Moves Across Nations
A long dispatch details a string of violent and criminal events from Detroit to Joplin. It notes suicides, murders, robberies, and a palace attack in Bokhara, with a minister of finance killed and large sums stolen. Separate items cover theater violence in Lynn Mississippi, a fatal duel in Oakland, and a fatal gas explosion in Detroit. Also listed are train accidents, fires, legal actions, and political developments including elections in Honduras and appointments to the Democratic National Committee.
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Thomas E. Robinson
The
Odd Fellows
Detroit
Bokhara
Bank of
Adair
Tod Hazel
Toledo
Carvey Hazel
Willard Hi. Myers
National Save Deposit and Trust Company of
Washington
D. Francis
Inx Plas
Lynn
Miss
George Monroe
Monroe
Heritage
Mrs Thaw Testifies In Paris Story Of Son’s Conduct
In New York Evelyn Nesbit era a series of surprises unfolds as Mrs Willan Thaw testifies, recounting the life story her son Thaw told in Paris. The district attorney moves to exclude those most involved from court. defense attorney Littleton cross examines, and Judge Dowling weighs admissibility while the elder Thaw testifies to her illness and her memory of events.
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New York
Evelyn Tha
Willan Thaw
Thaw
Paris
Jerome Arose Wal
Martin W. Litueton
Ahield
Easl
Bisiyas
Justice Dowling
Jerome
Evelyn Nesbit
Question of Propriety of Canal Newspaper Publication
Washington notes a Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee hearing on issuing an official Canal Record for Panama progress. Col Goethals defends the paper as informative and morale-boosting, promising cost figures, while Culberson hints promises were not kept from two years prior. Senator Flint supports the publication.
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Washington
Jun
Isihimian Cana Commission
Panama
Senate Committee On
Culberson
Col. Goethals
Flint
Canal Record
Committee
Guilty in Second Degree Verdict in Matthews Case
Minneapolis jury returns guilty verdict on second degree murder for William S. Matthews in the killing of Galenous Jones on November 6, 1907. Conviction ends lengthy trial with jurors finding Matthews accountable for the fatal act.
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Minneapolis
Matthews
William 8. Matthews
Tolored
Galenous Jones
London Jewelry Robbery Suspects Linked to Merced Arrest
Merced California January 19 a Scotland Yard detective reports arrest in this city last Sunday of two men accused of a 200000 jewelry heist in London nearly five years ago.
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Merced
Cal
Scotland Yard
London
Mystery around Hartfield ship near Vancouver Island
Geattle Washington January 19. The revenue culture Perry and Thetic lt Beattie tested last night for possible capture of the British ship Hartfield believed to be just off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Geattle
Wash
Cultere Perry
Thetic
Beattie Tast
Possibis
Hartfield
Vancouver Island
Rescued From Hell Hole After Long Mine Cage Cave-In
Five men trapped eighty five feet below the surface in a pit shaft survived a cave in at the Bhatt mine. Ba il ey McDonald and Brown climbed rickety ladders amid falling timber while Greek workers were knocked from their ladders. Food and drink were sent through a six inch pipe from surface after tapping it to signal life.
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Ely
Nav
Tay
Bailey
Kourbel
McDouall
Brown
Bniles
Hell Hole
Arthur
Fred McDonald
Eine
George
Gavein
McDonald
Slaughter and fire attack on Macedonian village festival
Report from Sofia dated January 21 describes a massacre at Den gosh near Monaeth in Macedonia. A Greek band attacked villagers during a festival, forcing them into houses and setting buildings on fire. Women and children were among the victims, with fatalities estimated between twenty five and forty five.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Dengosh
Monaeth
Macedonia
Duluth Man Arrested in Vallejo Voter Case
A Duluth marine, M. & Kane, was arrested at Mare Island on a Duluth warrant charging illegal voting. Warrants were issued for Ernest Morgan Oscar Dombre and John Carver for the same offense. All four came from Duluth and joined the marine corps. Morgan Dombre and Carver recently deserted.
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Vallejo
Cal
M. &. Kane
Mare Island
Duluth
Ernest Morgan
Oscar Donbre
John Carver
Marine Corps
Morgan
Dombre
Carver
Haitian Towns Blockaded by Warships at Ports
Government warships patrol Port Saint Marie and Gonaives held by revolutionaries as Haitian forces push to surround rebel territory. Dispatches report continued troop movement and maintained calm elsewhere as the conflict unfolds.
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Fort al Price
Porth St Marie
Gonaives
London
Alio
Plot to destroy American fleet alarms Paris and Rio
Reported conspiracy to blow up part of the U S naval fleet in Rio Janeiro harbor sparked warnings and skepticism. Officials in Paris and Washington circulated vague intelligence with few solid details as police probe suspected foreign organizers. Brazilian authorities hosted a banquet for fleet officers as investigations continued.
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Paris
Francilo Fameiro
Uae
Rio Janeiro
Mugedlai
Rio Ani
Washington
Ed John Pedder
Rio
Porto
Manty
Administration Cireles
Ro Janeiro
Focal
Baron Rio Branco
Aimer Cap
Manly
18 LYNCHED MAY LIVE Grover Branklin in Dothan
In Dothan Alabama Grover Branklin was hanged from a tree by a mob and later cut down by Sheriff Butler and deputies. He survived the attempt and is in jail under guard with a chance of recovery. The mob failed to remove him outside town and left before authorities arrived.
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Tree
Dothan
Dan
Grover Branklin
Fon Sherift Butler
Jaw
Citzen
Burglars Rob Depot in Downsville Wisconsin
Burglars broke into the St. Paul railroad depot at Downsville on January 22 stealing 250 dollars in cash and 100 in time checks. No clues as to the burglars’ identity exist.
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Chipnews Falls
Wis
St. Paul
Downsville
Bank Officers Arrested in Rocky Ford Bank Scandal
President John A. Gidding, cashier B. C. Smith, and assistant cashier G. Tarkley, formerly of the defunct State Bank of Rocky Ford, were arrested January 22 for taking deposits after knowledge of insolvency. Authorities say they knowingly accepted deposits while the bank was insolvent.
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Rocky Ford
John & Gidding
Smith
Ansistant
Tarkley
State Bank of
Iowa Farmer Hans Hass Dies Flying Near Schaller
Sac City report says Hans Hass, a farmer, dropped dead while doing chores near Schaller Iowa, January 22. The cause was paralysis, and the incident occurred while he was flying near his farm.
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Iowa
Sac City
Hans Hass
Schaller
Reign of Terror Feared After Mohawk Mine Outrage
A deadly assault at the Mohawk mine injures a sleeping infant and wakes families across Antora. Nicholas and wife, five children, escape. perpetrators unidentified. Rumors of a terror campaign prompt guards and police mobilizations as a manhun t begins, with two Italian men and two Tradians suspected of involvement.
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Mini
Jae
Thomas Nichels
Yo Molawk
Newt Antora
Rave
Nicholas
Ming
Beating May Kill Boy Arrests Edge of Death in Wisconsin
In Greenville Wisconsin James Cotter fifteen and Francis Farrel sixteen face assault and battery charges after allegedly attacking thirteen year old Lloyd Koehnke as he left the school. Koehnke lay between life and death at home with internal injuries. a death could lead to manslaughter charges.
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Greenville
Wis
Appleton
Jin
Lloyd Koehnke
James Cotter
Francis Farrel
Koehnke
Hoya
Eouville
Cater
Farrell
Missing Daughter Des Moines Seeks Jesse Walker
Des Moines police seek Jesse Walker of Sioux Falls after his daughter disappeared last Wednesday. An anxious mother awaits news as authorities fear foul play in Des Moines.
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Jessie Walker
Sioux Falls
Des Moines
Jesse Walker
Prychasi
Rustlers plead guilty in Montana cattle theft case
Fred H Eggleston and Walter Williams, arrested near Terry for cattle stealing, pleaded guilty in district court in Miles City Montana and were sentenced to five years each in the state prison.
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Miles City
Mont
Fred H Eggleston
Walter Williams
Terry
Missing Boy Clarence Morben From Barnesville, Minn
Clarence Morben, fifteen, son of R Morben of Barnesville left home Saturday night with twenty cents in his pockets and has not been heard from since. He was last thought to be in Crookston Minnesota as search efforts continue.
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Barnesville
Minn
Clarence Morben
R. Morben
Crookston
Tragic Hunting Accident Blows Off Hunter’s Head
William Reimer was hunting Sunday afternoon when his gun discharged while crossing a wire fence in Towa. The accidental discharge blew off the top of his head. Emergency responders reported the fatal injury at the scene.
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Blader
Towa
William Reimer
Boy Dies After Tumble Into Boiling Water in Brownsville
Four year old Ralph, son of Moses McDonald of Brownsville Minnesota, fell into a pot of boiling water while playing on the kitchen floor and died.
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la Crosse
Wis Don
Ralphr
Moses McDonald
Brownsville
Minn
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