Murder at 17 Mott Street Bow Kim 21 Jewish Chinese Victim
Bow Kim a 21 year old Jewish Chinese woman, arrived from San Francisco with Chin Len 21, was found dead from multiple stab wounds in a second floor room at 17 Mott Street. Chin Len alarmed bystanders and police. Three men were arrested, six women identified as wives of Chinamen were detained, no charges yet. Len held as material witness on bail of 5000 dollars.
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New York
Aig
Chinatown
Bow Kim
San Francisco
Chin Len
Matt ‘St
Otairs Ava
Anil Ajao
Yuen Chin & Co
Kim
Len
Zee Sing
Sing
Bow
Welock
Mott St
Gas explosion kills seven at Wirlek Moving firm building
An explosion of natural gas wrecked the four story Wirlek Moving and Storage building in Cleveland injuring seven men and three women, two possibly fatally. Firemen saved nearby structures. property loss is placed at $100,000.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wirlek Moving and Storage Company
Skunk as Pet In Tilden Draws Attention
Miss Lucile Bliss of Tilden keeps a pet skunk that follows her like a kitten. The animal was captured as a newborn and has a diet of worms bugs and frogs. Neighbors watch the skunk closely while the pair remain inseparable in daily outings.
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Tilden
Neb
Lucile Bliss
Miss Bliss
Skunk
Persch Indicted for Grand Larceny in New York
Two indictments for grand larceny were returned against Donald J. Persch a note broker with bail set at 50 000 held at the Tombs prison. Charges involve sale of collateral securities through M M Joyce broker and Wind sor Trust company. The Oberammergau passion plays are set for next year from May 1 to September 25. A burglar noted last week to grow hair long.
Census Employes to Let Politics Alone
President Taft warns that any census worker who engages in political activity will be dismissed. He directs that Census regulations prohibit political involvement by supervisors and enumerators, aiming to keep the 13th census nonpartisan while continuing staffing from recommended candidates. Northwest and Nebraska districts list appointed supervisors pending final confirmations.
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Beverls
Mass
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
United States
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Governors to join Taft on Mississippi River trip
Sixteen state governors accepted invitations to travel with President Taft on his October Mississippi River voyage. The federal party will include cabinet members, about 40 congressmen, and delegates from river towns for the New Orleans convention. The flotilla is expected to surpass Roosevelt’s 1903 escort in size.
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St. Louis
Taft
Mississippi River
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
New Orleans
Roosevelt
B. E B. Comer
Alabama
G. W. Donaghry
Arkansas
C. S. Deneen
Illinois
T.R. Marshall
Indiana
A. E. Wilson
Kentucky
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
E. F. Noel
Mississippi
Hls. Hadley
Missouri
A. C. Shallenberger
Nebraska
J. F. Fort
New Jersey
G. Curry
New Mexico
Ic. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
R. S. Vessey
South Dakota
M. R. Patterson
Tennessee
I. M. Campbell
Texas
G. H. Prouty
Vermont
Farmer Recovers From Coyote Shootout With Pig Injury
August 16 report from Reliance North Dakota details Olot Magnuson waking to a barking dog, shooting a coyote that had seven chickens in its stomach. The bullet pierced the manger wall and hit a pig, passing through its hind quarters. The item ends with a riddle about where the farmer should spend money.
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Reliance
Olot Magnuson
Magnuson
Lack of Husband No Worry to Her
Grace Greenquist drawn No 4 in Uncle Sam lands lottery at Coeur d Alene Idaho replies to Judge James Vi Witten that she can manage a home stead with a dog a cat and a cussing parrot. She says she may share her claim with the right man, valued by timber crushers at 10000.
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Spokane
Washaug
Grace Greenquist
Uncle Sam
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d’Alene
James Vi Witten
New York Divorce Pending for Gould Wife of Frank J Gould
Helen Jelly Gould will seek a final decree of absolute divorce from Frank J Gould in the New York Supreme Court within days. Evidence showed Gould's misconduct with actress Rose Winter at the Shoreham hotel on West Fifty-eighth Street.
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New York
Helen Jelly
Gould
Frank J. Gould
Supreme Court
E. G. Whitaker
Jay Gould
Shoreham
West Fifty-eighth Street
le ‘Ton
Rose Winter
Winter
Frank Gould
Muayzal
Silver Service Now in Storage
Washington reports Captain James T. Smith of the armored cruiser South Dakota can request relocation of a grand silver service gifted to the ship by the South Dakota people. The piece, presented after plans for a big cruiser, was boxed and stored in the New York navy yard since January 1908.
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Washington
James T. Smith
South Dakota
Silyer
New York Navy Yard
Polish Soldiers Bayonet Crowd in Chicago Riot
A company of about 20 Polish sharpshooters returning from a picnic charged a crowd with bayonets after a captain struck a boy. The crowd, including women and children, overwhelmed the soldiers. police arrested five of the attackers as injuries mounted to at least twenty.
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Chicago
Montana Man Wins the Big Land Prize
In Coeur d Alene Idaho on August 18 the Spokane reserve land draw selected Allen Newton of Helena Montana as the top winner among 99 807 applicants. Dainties Harriet Post chose the blue envelope. Other high numbers included Mabel D Micle of Chicago Fay Snoddy of Miller South Dakota and David Mentzer Springville.
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Comir d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane Reserve
Spokana
Columbia Rivers
Dainty Harriet Post
Frank T. Post
Spokane
Allen Newton
Helena
Mont
James Whitten
Mabel D
Micle
Chicago
Fay
Snoddy
Miller
David
Mentzer
Springville
Clifford C. McCoskey
Piedmont
David Kruhl
Ord
Neb
Earthquake Toll Rises in Central Japan
Reports from central Japan after a Saturday quake indicate at least 20 dead and 82 injured. Emergency services say 262 structures including many temples collapsed or severely damaged, with over 4,000 more buildings seriously damaged.
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Japan
Balloonists for Guard Organize Detachment in Signal Corps
Aug 18 report from Jefferson City says Adjutant General Frank M. Rumbold orders creation of an aerial detachment within Missouri National Guard as part of the signal corps. Aug 11 in Chicago notes aldermen inaugurate Colonel Laroy Steward as chief of patrols succeeding George M. Whippy. Steward formerly ran the oil delivery service in Chicago.
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Ballonists
Jefferson City
Frank M. Rumbold
National Guard of
Missouri
Signal Corps
St. Louis
Chicago
Laroy Steward
Paties
George M. Whippy
Steward
Explosion on Russian Submarine Shakes Neva Scene
At Petersburg on January 17 a serious accident on a Neva river submarine trial injured 30 to 46 people, with a dozen machinists and workers trapped inside. The vessel remained afloat though its shell was slightly damaged and fears of asphyxiation by fuel fumes linger.
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Petersburg
Jan
Neva
Frenzy Over Flying Machines Grips Paris
Paris crowds swarm as aviation fever explodes with models, photographs, cinema shows and journal domes. Aviators like Bleriot Latham and Farnum draw immense attention while Rheims preparations and auctioned prizes of 400 000 francs lure national interest.
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Paris
Achoothoys
Bales Vardhers
Var Rious
Bleriot
Latham
Farnum
France
Rheims
Republic
Wrights
Champs de Chalons
Labor Troubles in Chicago End After Peace Contract
Chicago officials and unions settled a three and a half year labor accord ending a threatened citywide strike. Wages rise progressively from 21 to 28 cents over terms, with current workers retaining 23 cents to start. The pact runs to February 1, 1913, with staged increases thereafter.
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Chicago
Otf
J. M. Roach
M. E. Buckley
Wight
South Side
Veteran Clerk of Treasury Dies in Washington
William F. MacLennon longtime chief of the bookkeeping and warrants division of the treasury department died in his apartments after lingering illness. He was a well known veteran expert frequently consulted by Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon on treasury legislation.
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Washington
William F. MacLennon
Treasury Department
Aingering Ilincen
MacLennon
Treasury
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Cannon
Congress
Seven Soldiers Awarded Medals of Honor
Washington reports the War Department awarded medals of honor for gallant conduct under fire in the Philippines or Cuba. The recipients include five officers and two enlisted men: Captain James Church Major Paul EB Straub Lieutenant Geo C Shaw Lieutenant Charles G Beckman Lieutenant Charles B E Littbourn signal corps and privates Peter H Quing and Seth Ewald.
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Washington
Philippines
Cuba
War Department
Lator James Church
Pail EB. Straub
Medical Corps
Geo, C. Shaw
Charles G. Beckman
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Charles BE. Iitbourn
S Lgnal Corps
Peter H. Quing
Seth Ewald
Privat
Revolutionists Shot In Montjuich Torture Ring
Paris reports from Cerbere near the Spanish border that 25 revolutionaries were shot on Wednesday in Montjuich for their role in the Péyolt plot. The Montjuich executions follow earlier clashes as garrison forces suffered fatalities in Barcelona and San Martin de Provensals.
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Paris
Matin
Cerbere
Montjuich Tortroax
San Martin de Provensals
Barceiona
Tragedy Linked to Alleged Negro Blood in Wife
Columbus report details eight years of married life ending after Bla pit found to have Negro blood in her veins. Haberman, a white man, traveled with his wife to Washington seeking relief. The case centers on racial claims and a domestic tragedy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tife
Bla Pite
Haberman
Washington, D
Flaberman
Van Sant Leads Grand Army Officers Amid Contested Vote
Salt Lake City August 11 Samuel Fi Van Sant of Minnesota elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic after three ballots. Other officers elected include Senior Vice Commander W H Bostaph Ogden Utah and Junior Vice Commander Alfred Beers Bristol Conn. Daughters of Veterans name Guittard Alliance Ohio president to succeed Hoover.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Samuel Fi ‘van Sant
Mininegata
Yanterday
Whilass ii
van Sant Tur
Grand Army
Order of Bhatnses
Yeatoring
van Sant
W. H. Bostaph
Ogden
Tunner
Juslee Alfred Beers
Brintol
Conn
Burgeon General
W. H. Lemon
Lawrence
Kaw
East Lake City
Ratte
Pennsylvania
William Bostaph
Daughters of Veterans
Minute Trescott Guittard
Alliance
Ohio
Clara F. Hoover
Lone bandit robs Farmers and Merchants Bank in Franklin
A lone bandit dressed as a farmer robbed the Farmers and Merchants bank in Franklin, Michigan, taking 1500 from the cashier’s box and 1000 from the drawer before escaping with a revolver point. One suspect has been arrested. identity not proven. The alarm came from a bank employee held at gunpoint. A posse formed to pursue the thief. The bank was insured against robbery.
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Jacksonville
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Franklin
Quehiera
Enahier
Bank Wa
New York Broker Lands in Jail Amid Copper Stock Larceny
A new arrest joined the case surrounding Donald Porach, accused of stealing $110,000 in copper stocks used as collateral for a $50,000 Windsor Trust loan. W. A. Clark, representing Joyce, faced charges for $19,000 profits from a curb sale and was released on bail. Persch, charged with theft of $344,000 profits, was rearrested but could not post $50,000.
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New York
Donald Porach
Windsor Trust Company
M. M. .Joyce
F. Agustin Heinze
W. AL. Clark
Joyce
Persch
Jones
Clark
Perac
Perach
Habras Corpu
District Attorney
Awindip
Strikes Turn Violent as Stockholm Rail Line Damaged
In Stockholm on August 16 the general strike sees first property damage as a dynamite stick planted on a streetcar line was found and defused before detonation. Police say unions are involved and no injuries reported.
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Stockholm
Old Soldier Saffey Found Dead in Leavenworth Gully
In Leavenworth South, Thomas Saffey an elderly veteran was found dead in a gully after apparently falling from the embankment. He had been living in the Soldiers home but recently moved, with death occurring hours before discovery.
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Leavenworth
Res
Thomas Saffey
South Leavenworth
Safley
Four Story Fall Creates No War To Baby By Fall
A child fell from a fourth story window in New York but survived with bruises after a metal shed and a crate slowed the drop. The mother shouted for help as bystanders intervened. The child was rushed to Flower Hospital for observation. doctors reported only bruises and a cautious prognosis.
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New York
Sara
Maryimer
Donovan
Catherine
Herman Schumacher
Henry Schoenheit
Seely
Murray
West Sixty-elebth
Griffin
Lucky Holders In Flathead Drawing
The Flathead Indian reservation drawing begins today in North Western Montana to select 2608 land claims from a large pool of applicants. Early names include several from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin as the process proceeds with thousands of letters in the pile. applicants from various towns are listed among the first names drawn.
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Cosur
Alene
Montana
Christina Donlan
Trici Gles
Roser
Minn
Will Zuehtke
D. Brownell
Alfred Wallin
Prine Duchiem
Ralph KR
Tower
Bigneton
Rte Cruseer
Morris
Ae Smock
Shenandean
Minneapolis Gets Printers Next Year
St. Joseph Missouri August 14 Minneapolis won the bid to host the International Typographical Union convention next year with 129 votes against Salt Lake City 16 and Atlanta 80. The day centered on a dispute over Los Angeles representation with W L McLernon and Arthur A Hay urged for removal as I T U delegates sparking a long running LA Times feud. Local union No 174 seeks control of the matter in Los Angeles.
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St. Joseph
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Atlanta
Bale Lake City
Los Angeles
W. In. McLernom
Arthur A. Hay
Los Angeles Times
Evelyn Thaw Demands Half Million From Husband’s Family
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks a six figure settlement as attorney Charles Morschauser says the demand centers on about $500,000. He notes threats of divorce failed and says she has been negotiating with District Attorney Jerome and his alienists to push the case.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Charles Morschauser
Harry K. Thaw
Morachauser
Jerome
Taft to Make Few Appointments in Recess of Senate
In Beverly Massachusetts on August 14 President Taft announced a policy to make only a few recess appointments. He stressed vacancies on the general bench will be filled only in districts where a judge is clearly needed. He opposes appointing men to benches without Senate confirmation.
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Taft
Senate
Beverly
Mass
Taft Han
Palicy
Fort William Dock Strikers Fire on Police Officers
Strikers at Fort William Ontario fired on police on arrival of strikebreakers. Several officers were shot including the chief, with fatalities reported. Armed crowds and militia were called. The situation described as tense and dangerous amid the labor action.
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Fort William
Ont
Belogy
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