Washington Notes and Crises Across Nations
Washington notes report Col. Charles S. Smith to brigadier general on Gen. Godfrey’s retirement. Ambassador Leishman buys premier embassy property in Europe. Obituaries include Julius Belker and Alexander Fox. Sudden deaths mark business leaders. violent crimes and accidents fill the week with multiple fatalities and investigations.
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Washington
Charles S. Smith
Ordnance Department
Godfrey
Leishman
State Department
Nccel
Europe
Via Bosporus
Death of Lord Brompton in London 1817 birth noted
Foreign reports state Lord Brompton known as Sir Francis Hawking is dead in London. He was born in 1817. The dispatch notes other international matters including papal nuncio appointment cancellations and a Russian demand about Tolstoi’s book.
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Lord Brompton
Francis Hawking
London
Mer. Della Chisa
Madrid
Count Tolstoi
Tokio
Russia
France
Spain
Morocco
Accidental Happenings and Workplace Fires in Midwestern Towns
Fire destroyed the Collins and Burgier store works in Marengo Illinois causing about 100000 dollars in loss with 35000 believed insured. In Trenton Missouri a three year old boy shot by accident killed a mother Mrs Milton Pond. In Kansas City a new 10 cent store opened drawing about three thousand people, causing a partial panic with several injuries and one baby trampled but unharmed. In Pratt City Alabama an explosion at Mine No 7 of Tennessee Coal and Iron Railway and two roof cave-ins trapped four miners including the bank boss, feared dead.
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Collins & Burgier
Marengo
Ill
Milton Pond
Trenton
Kansas City
Tennessee Coal & Iron Railway Company
Pratt City
Ala
Andere
Multiple 1908 General News Items From North America
Samuel Barb is arrested in Fort William Ontario for forgery tied to a crime in Duluth. Three prisoners escape a Cincinnati county jail by digging through a wall with iron from beds. Bell Telephone builders in Great Falls Montana strike halting work. Frederick Boebmann, a German, sentenced to fourteen years for murder in Chicago. October 20 set for regar service halt on electric streetcars in Port Dodge. Levi Jones and William Carpenter die after a duel in Pillsbury from knife and ice pick wounds. Rowland murder verdict acquittal in Raleigh. Dr and Mrs Rowland charged with poisoning Charles K. Strange. William Burts shot by mob at Cumberland after killing officer August Barter. Battleship Kentucky floated after stranding near Lambert's Point to avoid collision. Canal tonnage exceeds 8.5 million in September. season total over 40 million. Auto production 65,000 for 1908, up from 45,000. Chicago & Alton appeal denial rebated fine in circuit court. No foundation for successor to Tower at Berlin. Henry Johnson almost lynched in Memphis after assaulting a child. Grand Master Hanrahan calls rail labor meeting in Buffalo to standardize pay and rules east of Chicago. Lipton plans 1908 cutter to beat White Heather II in British regattas. Convicts escape Tobolsk escort. 22 killed, 11 prisoners escape with rifles.
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Samuel Barb
Fort William
Ont
Sergt Wuthin
Duluth
Cineinnaii
Bell Telephone
Great Falls
Mont
Frederick Boebmann
Toury Mathias
Chicago
Port Dodge
Des Moines & Southern
Regar
Levi Jones
William Carpenter
Pilsbury
Rowland
Raleigh
N.C
David Rowland
Charles K. Strange
William Burts
August Barter
Cumberland
Kentucky
Lambert's Point
American Motor Car Manufacturers* Association
Grosscup, Baker and Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
K. M. Landis
State Department
Robert Ba“con
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
Tower
Henry Johnson
Leonard Broadway
Memphis
John J. Hanrahan
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Buffalo
Thomas Lipton
Tobolsk
Siberia
Tyumen
Tells Wild Tales of Cannibalism Horrors in Canada
A northeastern Canada region is described with alarming cannibalism tales. The report portrays graphic, sensational accounts tied to local communities and unexplained deaths, prompting questions about origin and credibility of the tales.
Cannibalism and Feud Reported in Northeastern Canada
Fort Francis editor J. A. Osborne reports tales of cannibalism, famine, and deadly feuds among peoples between James Bay and Labrador. He describes a local famine driven by deer and rabbit scarcity, a village wiped out by heavy snow, and a feud between halfbreed families that cost thirteen lives after two troopers killed a hunter carved as a bear.
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Man
Canada
James Bay
Labrador
J. A. Osborne
Fort Francis
Moose Factory
Oshorne
Mali
Lusitania praised as Queen of the Seas in Atlantic crossing
New York reports the Lusitania docked amid cheers after a record Atlantic crossing from Daunt's Rock to Sandy Hook in four days, nineteen hours, and fifty two minutes. Three hundred twenty three firemen fed between 950 and 1,000 tons of Welsh coal daily to power the Cinarder toward the feat.
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New York
Daunt's Rock
Saidy Hook
OUSTER LAW OPPOSED BY Fed Court Injunction
Judge McPherson of Red Oak Iowa granted a temporary injunction to prevent Secretary Swanger from forfeiting the charter of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. The case stems from Missouri’s law prohibiting railways from transferring damage suits from state to federal courts, raised by C M and P. Kansas City dispatch.
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McPherson
Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Iowa
John EB. Swanger
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Missouri
Wounded Actress Sings After Accident in Theater
Miss Tex as Guinan, leading actress with a touring company in Gallapolis Ohio, accidentally shot herself in the side during a theater performance. The revolver’s loading remains a mystery. she finished the song and was carried off stage. Doctor warns of possible blood poisoning if infection develops.
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Gallapolis
Ohio
Texas Guinan
Operator Arrested for Interfering With Commercial Messages
In St. Joseph Missouri on October 13 Joseph Powers a Burlington telegraph operator from Waldron Missouri was arrested by United States authorities on charges of interfering with commercial messages and train dispatching. Officials expect further arrests. The operator admitted harassing Western Union and Associated Press operators who had taken the strikers places.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Joseph Powers
Burlington
Waldron
United States
T 'I Said
Western Union
Associated Press
Bloodhounds Trail Ohio Robbers
Bloodhounds pursue robbers who looted the Wharton bank in Upper Sandusky Ohio and several nearby stores last night. Authorities say a large sum of money was stolen and bloodhounds are tracking the culprits through the area.
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Ohio
Upper Sandusky
Bank of Wharton
22 Lives Lost in Lake Disaster Near Rior
A lake calamity near Rior claims twenty two lives as rescuers comb the waters for missing persons and secure the site. Officials say weather conditions contributed to the incident and investigations are ongoing. Local authorities urged calm and offered assistance to families.
Only One Left After Cyprus Sinking Near Deer Park
Second mate J Pith recounts the Cyprus disaster off Deer Park as the freighter sank in a gale. Twenty two crew members perished, four rode a life raft, and one survivor crawled ashore after hours of exposure. Cause cited: failure to tarpaulins hatches, allowing water ingress.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Head of the Lakes
Lorain
Olio
Aus
Cyprus
Superior
Dorr Park
J. Pith
Deer Park
Ihe
Hayek
Whitefish Point
Mate Pitt
The
Six Die in Fire at Gloversville Home
In Gloversville New York Solomon Frank and his five daughters suffocated when their house burned early yesterday. The father died while trying to save the family the mother escaped with two young sons. Firemen found the other victims. a social gathering had just ended and a December wedding was planned. The fire’s origin is unknown but thought to be a defective chimney.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Solomon Frank
Robber Kills Policeman in Peoria Shootout
In Peoria Illinois a patrolman Ed Barrett was shot and killed during a pistol duel with a burglar who had robbed a residence of diamonds and cash earlier. The gunman escaped after the exchange of shots early yesterday morning.
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Peoria
Ed Barrett
Pratt Acquitted in Iowa City Self-Defense Murder
Himer Pratt was acquitted of the murder of William Connell in Iowa City. Pratt testified the killing occurred in self defense after a long standing feud flared up at a public house last summer.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Himer Pratt
William Connell
Pratt
Father and Two Sons Drown in Cumberland River
Nashville Tennessee October 16. While attempting to cross the Cumberland River a short distance below the city in a skiff T. J. Warmack and his two sons were drowned.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
T. J. Warmack
Desperate Milan Strikes Threaten City Amid Violence
Italy faces a grave crisis as Milan strikers demand government guarantees against troop use. Communications falter, trains and post halt, cab and tram services stop, and hooligans roam as police fail to curb violence. Military protects banks and public buildings amid growing panic.
Cubs Are World's Champions After Fourth Straight Win
Chicago Nationals defeated Detroit 2 to 0 at Bennett Park on October 15 to claim the World's championship. Mull and Brown pitched well for Chicago as they scored two runs in the first two innings while Detroit failed to score. Attendance was 7,270 in raw, cold weather.
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Chicago Nationals
Detroit
Chicago
Bennett Park
Rooters
Michisin Avenue
Mull
Brown
Mullin
Archer
King
O'Day
Sheridan
Emperors Condition Worsens. Doctors Fear Lobular Pneumonia
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph’s health deteriorated after a brief improvement, with physicians fearing lobular pneumonia. Fever rose, mood low among aides, sleeping potion used, and the emperor, aged and frail, remains under close medical care. air exposure denied.
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Francis Joseph
Vienna
Wrecked Lumber Barge Saxon Strands. Three Drowned
A Cape Henry dispatch reports the barge Saxon laden with lumber, towed by the steamer Katahdin, stranded about thirty miles north of Cape Hatteras at midnight October 12. The captain and two crewmen drowned.
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Baltimore
Cape Henry
Maritime Exchange
Georgetown
D. C
New York
Cape Hatteras
Farmers organize elevator at Castle Rock Minn
Farmers in this vicinity organized a farmers elevator company. Directors elected were MN Holt F C Pryor I N Gill B K Ousbye G H Wood A J Lasby and EB Ruh. Application for incorporation papers has been filed.
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Castle Rock
Minn
Farmers’ Elevator Company
MN. Holt
F. C. Pryor
I. N. Gill
B. K. Ousbye
G. H. Wood
A. J. Lasby
EB. P.ruh
Slayer of Children in Asylum Case Committed
Mrs Bertha Gund was committed to the hospital for the insane in Buffalo New York on October 15 for strangling her three children three weeks earlier.
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Asylum
Buffalo, N. Y
Bertha Gund
Child Wife Slain Husband Missing After Tragedy
A local report notes the death of a wife and the husband missing following the incident. Police cordon the scene as investigators search for the absent spouse and determine a probable cause. Neighbors report a troubled marriage and prior disputes. The event shocks the community and prompts a safety inquiry.
Murder at 1215 Third Street North
Minneapolis police probe a strangling of 17 year old Mrs. George Patons found dead in an upstairs room. Husband George Patons, missing since Oct 6, is the prime suspect in a case marked by blood on a pillow and throat impressions. Neighbors heard nothing as the crime occurred and a sister reports rumors prior to the marriage.
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Minneapolis
George Patons
Third Street North
Patons
WA. Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Patous
Liane Kinessy
Phe Nisedy
Annie Krinpski
Eleventh Avenue
Mabmere
Great Northern Held Liable for Rail Death
Coroner's jury in Rugby North Dakota finds Great Northern criminally negligent after Andrew Iverson Haugen is killed crossing railroad tracks in a buggy. One horse also killed when a switch engine strikes the vehicle. Haugen dies instantly. jury verdict assigns responsibility to the railroad.
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Great Northern
Rugby
N. 1
Andrew
Iverson Hangen
Haugen
Train Crash Damages Caboose By Elevator in Vermillion
An eastbound stock train of fifteen cars collided with a caboose on the main line near Vermillion on October 15. The impact wrecked the caboose and two cars and pushed the Truax elevator four inches from its foundation. no one was killed.
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Vermillion, &. C
Stout Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Iowa Trial
Waterloo Iowa Oct 15 The William Stout murder trial at Vinton ends suddenly by mutual consent as the charge is reduced to manslaughter and Stout pleads guilty He faces sentencing next week in the same case developing from a first degree murder charge in a Waterloo related matter
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William Stout
Waterloo
Iowa
Vinton
Woman dies from sulphuric acid poisoning in St Paul
Mrs Minnie Wolcott, staying with a sister at 57 Twelfth Street, died at St Joseph's hospital from sulphuric acid poisoning. She drank the poison about 11 o'clock in the morning and suffered terribly afterward. She had come from Chicago last August seeking treatment for nervous trouble.
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St. Paul
Minnie.Wolcott
Twelfth Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago
Fire destroys Kneeland barn and contents in Huron
In Huron Oct 15 a new barn and contents including a survey and harness were burned behind E G Kneeland’s residence. Loss estimated at 590 dollars. The fire is attributed to children playing with matches.
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Huron
Kneeland
Registration closes on Lower Brule lands in South Dakota
Pierre October 15 registration for Lower Brule lands closed Saturday with the last filing number 4 250, slightly above the estimate.
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Pierre, S. D
Girl Cleared in Attempted Murder Case at Janesville
Florence Dugan was found not guilty by a Janesville jury in the case charging her with trying to kill her sweetheart George Schumaker. The court freed her after deliberations in the Oct 15 proceeding.
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Janesville
Wis
Florence Dugan
George Schumaker
Fouhier
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C. C. Knappen
South Dakota
Julius M. Belker
Ward
Alexander M. Fox
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
C. A. Wilson
Sussex
N. J
Sioux City
George Boardman Taylor
Baptist Mission
Italy
Dr. Taylor
Stonewall Jackson
Franklin Square
Austin GriMth
Key West
Anton Eschman
Clhelnall
Peter Garrity
Qgarrity
Aind
Garrity
Albert Medier
Brownsville
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Martin W. Littleton
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Mr. Littleton
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Samuel Hamilton Shaw
Port Huron
Shaw
Hyer
Fores
Boltol
Eng
Thomas J. Dupes
Broadnax & Co., Jewelers
Memphia
Thomas Bertram
Altoona
James Jackson
Bridgeport
Joseph Barbusi
Stanley Gerrity
J. F. Portney
Gary
Ind
South Rocky Mount
N. G
Lusitania
Tunfea, Miss
Lake
Supe
Rior
Milan
Romie
Malyim
CUBS
Hatteras
Slayer
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