Fitzgerald Arrested in $173000 Subtreasury Theft Case
Chicago authorities report George W Fitzgerald, former subtreasury teller, arrested after a 1907 theft of $173000. He claims funds were used in egg and stock speculation, detailing a sequence of deals and a $4600 Rogers Park home purchase. Court postpones examination to August 1 as prosecutors gather more evidence.
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Aus
George W. Kittesgerald
Fitzgerald
Congress
Roldenweck
Herbert F. Young
Young Secret Services Agency
Boldenweck
Young
Seggs
Teller
Rogers’ Park
Bolden- Fitzgerald
Pitzgerald
Boldenweek
Gano
Chetlain
Rogers Park
Mr. Fitzgerald
Kinder
Eitzgerald
F.C. Rapactl
Aged Preacher Answers Summons After Long Service
News from Waterios Louisiana dated August 5 reports the death of Rev J E Windsor aged about 40. He organized the Charles City Congregational church in TRG and served as pastor in Waterloo in 19 R10. His father was a minister and did missionary work at Du Duque in the early last century.
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Waterios
J. E. Windsor
LaGrange
sCharles City
Trg
Waterloo
du Duque
Arrests Over Chicago Case Stir National Silence
Chief Wilkie of the United States Secret Service announced that after a consultation with Secretary Shaw and President Roosevelt he personally assumed charge of the matter. A nationwide investigation followed though no arrest had been made in the Fitzgerald case, and Wilkie commented that the Chicago arrest seemed premature and could affect the investigation.
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John E. Wilkit
United States Secret Service
Shaw
Treasury
Roosevalt
Uso
Oli
Washington
Wilkie
Chicago
Fitzgerald
United States District Attorney
Muda
Death of Baron Speck von Sternburg in Heidelberg
Heidelberg Germany Aug 26 Baron Speck von Sternburg aged 66 German ambassador to the United States died last night after illness. He and his wife Miss Lillian Mey Langham of Southville Ky visited skin specialist Professor Czerny who diagnosed lupus rather than cancer. Immediate cause was inflammation of the lungs. Born in Leeds England August 12 1853 he served in the Franco German war and held several diplomatic posts before becoming ambassador to the United States in 1908.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburgs
Serman
United States
Lillian Mey Langham
Southville
Hamburg
Czerny
Sternburg
Herman von Spéck-Sternburg
Leeds
England
Baron Alexander
Shaw Speck
Washington
Ampee Ee
Murderer Confesses to Killing Father Over Abuse
Baltimore authorities report Mrs Bonnie Rosenbloom and daughter Eva confessed the trunk death near Camden New Jersey on August 16 was Samuel J Rosenbloom of Windber Pennsylvania. They say son Alexander killed him after a violent quarrel at home.
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Bonnie Rosenbloom
Eva
Camden
N. J
Samuel J. Rosenbloom
Windber
Alexander
Attorney General in Contempt of Court Discussion
Washington D C August 26 debate grows over whether high authority figures can be held in contempt as the government seeks a review of the Standard Oil case. The petition in the Circuit Court of Appeals names Attorney General Bonaparte and assistants Kellogg Sima and Wilkerson as petitioners in the 29 million dollar matter.
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Washington,d. C
United States
Chicago
Circuit Court of Appeals
Bonaparte
Frank B. Kellogg
Sima
Wilkerson
District Court of Appeals
New Sultan for Morocco Brother Mulai on Throne
Tangier August 27 The defeat of Sultan Abdel Aziz by his brother Mulai Hafid is confirmed. Aziz was seized August 19 after troops deserted amid light firing. Betrayal by Azizs tribesmen largely caused his downfall. Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Tangier and telegraphed proclamation nationwide. Officials who served Aziz in Tangier accept Mulai Hafid as their leader, making him supreme in major cities.
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Tangier
Abdel Aziz
Mulai Hafid
Reypurts
Mulal Hafid
Morocco
Bartlett Drives Over and Kills Boy Near Schmiedebergs
A. C. Bartlett of Chicago driving with his wife and daughter ran over and killed a boy in Schmiedebergs village last Saturday. The boy darted into the road from behind another, provoking a hostile village reaction. Bartlett claimed he swerved to avoid the child and invoked his chauffeur.
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Dresden
Bartlett
Chicago
Schmiedebergs
Hoy
Fight over politics ends in blows at Copeland hotel
At Copeland hotel in Topeka Kansas on August 27, David Mul vane, chairman of the Republican state central committee, and M I Ansarine clashed over a published article. Each struck the other, drawing blood, before bystanders could separate them.
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Topekt
Kan
David Mulvane
Republican Stats Central Committee
M. i. Ansarine
Copeland
Amarin
Archbold Refuses Burial Payment After Fatal Accident
In Bedford on August 2, Archbold declines to pay for burial costs of a boy killed when Archbold's rider fatally injured him. Undertaker fees amount to about $66, with Archbold willing to cover most charges except the cemetery lot, per his lawyers.
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Bedford
Ater
Enna Gliman
Bestalio
Jos
Williams
Tango
Punish Hazer Cadets at West Point Approved
Washington Aug 5 The War Secretary announced that President Roosevelt approved punishment for West Point cadets involved in hazing. Two first class men Russell Jr and Weaver are dismissed from the academy. six third class cadets are suspended without pay for a year. The action aims to maintain discipline at the academy.
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Washington
Wright
West Point
Roosevelt
Buepension
Wim. 2. Russell, Jr
Wm. T. Russell
Enneering Corps
Army
Harry G. Weiver
Illinois
Rossell and Weavers
Former athlete seeks damages from rug factory
Richard Devine, once a boxing and sports champion on Duillitt street, now aged 32, sues Carrall Rogers rug manufacturer for 25000. He claims 12 years of couching and rug work wrecked his health with consumption, rendering him unable to earn a living. He filed suit after consulting lawyers.
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Rug Manufactory
Snake bite survivor fights 66 hours of poison effect
Rodeny Rose, curator of serpents at a Washington zoo, passes through a 66 hour battle against the venom from a diamond rattlesnake. Doctors feared brain damage and kept him awake to stave off the poison, with hope of recovery as he shows reduced arm numbness and easing pain.
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Washington
Rodeny Rose
Rose
Longworth Still Wooing Alice in Roses T
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth visiting Sagamore Hill receives two large boxes of American Beauty roses from her husband. She notes he sends flowers daily whenever she is away, and friends hold a reception in her honor. She jokes the devotion shows a perfect love match.
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Oysters Bay
Nicholas Longworth
Sagamore Hill
Longworth
Evelyn Thaw Not Broke Like Harry in Real Estate Visit
Evelyn Nogabu Thana was seen in a Madison Avenue real estate office seeking a country home, wearing a royal purple gown and feathered hat. She mailed $100 in special delivery to a Pittsburgh address while discussing a potential move near Nordica's place and mentioning a possible vocal audition.
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New York
Evelyn —Nogabu Thana
Madison Avenue
Hudson
Dilla
Pittsburg
Pensioners Granted Free Mail Return of Vouchers
Washington August 25 pensioners will be allowed free use of the mails to return pension vouchers by order of the postmaster general. The measure aims to facilitate veterans and dependents in filing their vouchers.
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Epree
Washington
Mills
Tora
Woman killed by own trap in chicken house
In Maton Ohio on August 25 Mrs Kathrine Christman set a trap gun to deter thieves. She forgot the trigger while seeking breakfast items. When she opened the door the gun fired fatally.
Rehearing Petition Over Standard Oil Case Warps Law
Chicago Aug 4 government seeks rehearing in the Standard Oil Indiana case. Petition argues appeals court misstated trial rulings on shipper ignorance of lawful rates and risks halting rebate prosecutions. Government asserts the ruling impairs the Interstate Commerce Act and urges supreme court guidance to preserve enforceable anti rebate statutes.
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Tne
Paenen
Court of Appeala
Grosscup
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Company of Indiana
Itre Ionta RA
Tuon Pee Eon
Pepearange
Attor
General Bonaparte
Gromacu Aor
Seaman
Baker
Court of
Particulaes Aiy
Standard Oil Company
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Ampeaia
Juan Gronseup
United States
Wife of millionaire commits death by strychnine
Denver reports that Mrs Snellenberg, wife of Snellenberg the Philadelphia department store proprietor, killed herself at the Oakes home by taking strychnine tablets prescribed as medicine. She suffered from melancholia and had been afflicted with a condition described as con membach.
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Denver
Colo
Snellenberg
Philadelphia
Oakes
Mra Snellenberg
FALL WEBWORM A BIG PRODUCER DOES MUCH DAMAGE
Tincoln Nebraska August 24 Assistant State Entomologist Smith appeals for help to save shade trees from the fall webworm. A single female moth could produce about 125000 caterpillars in a season. eggs hatch into tiny larvae that weave cocoons, feed on leaves, and later overwinter in bark crevices. Two control methods are torching with kerosene rags or removing infested branches. cities may buy a sprayer to apply arsenical pollen on affected trees.
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Tincoln
Smith
Lincoln
Omaha
Illinois to Demand Regulations After rising auto crashes
Chicago reports that First Assistant Corporation Counsel Wetten says the next legislature will be asked to enact a law requiring clear machine classifications, driver licensing, and possibly banning cars with high power from city streets to curb speeding.
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Chicago
Wetten
Street Cars Collide Leaves One Dead and One Injured
Omaha Nebraska August 24. A street car collision at Sixteenth and Casa Streets left Dorothy Tulp with injuries that may prove fatal and Mrs W M Prien badly bruised. The crash was blamed on the Sixteenth street motorman who failed to yield to the other car’s right of way.
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Omaha
Neb
Sixteenth
Casa Streets
Dorothy Tulp
W. M. Prien
Trial Details Unfold After Fatal Shooting At Astoria
The jury finds Major Thornton Hains and brother Peter C. Hains involved in the pistol shooting death of Annis. Witnesses describe the moment as the body lay in a kneeling position as the shots were fired. The coroner confirms the bullet wounds as the cause of death. A crowd gathered, and a guard was placed at Port Hancock to protect Captain Hains’ family and children. The murdered man Annis was buried at St Michael’s Cemetery in Astoria.
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Chas. L. Roberta
Flushing
Captain Hats
Annis
Frey
Roberta
Thornton Hains
John Powell Hains
Fort Riley
St Seu
Thornton Tenking
Thornton
Myset
Peter
Port Hancock
Sandy Took
PB. €. Hains
Hains
St. Michaela Hean
Astoria
Worry Over Race Riot Causes Death by Suicide in Alma
Eskridgs Kan Aug 22 grieving over Springfield riot spurred Plato Brakebill a negro of this place to die by his own action last evening at Alma by swallowing carbolic acid. His pockets contained clippings about the riot. Pope is Better. Rome Aug 22 the pope this morning feeling well granted an audience to numerous persons.
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Kan
Springfield
Plato Brakebill
Alma
Rome
Nevernl
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