Crippen Hunted as Coroner Digs Up Evidence of Murder
London reports Dr. Hawley Crippen American dentist sought by Scotland Yard over Belle Elmore murder. Similar to Charlton case, Crippen possibly sails for the United States. Body found in cellar buried in quicklime. a forged Belle Elmore letter spurred suspicion. Crippen trained in Indiana and Michigan and practiced in multiple cities.
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London
Hawley Hary Crippen
Scotland Yard
Chise
United States
Coldwater
Mich
Indiana
Crippen
Charlton
Lakemo
Italy
Porter Charlton
Hoboken
Counos
Doctor Crippen
Hilldrop Crescent
Belle Elmore
Music Hall Artists’ Guild
Mrs. Crippen
Belle Ellmore
Vaudeville Artists’ Guild
Los Angeles
Cal
Middle West
Michigan
Cleveland
New York City
Detroit
San Diego
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Millionaire real estate dealer shot self after quarrel
Charles W. Rigdon a 65 year old real estate figure and father of Jay A. Rigdon assistant cashier of the Hibernian Banking association shot and killed himself in John Fetzer's Bedford building office after a quarrel with two women He fired on them fatally wounding Emma Dubex who was taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment Mary Wilson escaped injury The dispute over money matters was cited as the cause of the shooting
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Chicago
Charles W. Rigdon
Jay A. Rigdon
Hibernian Banking Association
John ©. Fetzer
Bedford
Emma Dubex
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mary Wilson
Portland Big Blaze Claims Two Lives and Major Damage
A fire in central Portland Oregon on July 15 destroyed about ten acres near the business district. At least two people died F R Price foreman of United Cartilage and a helper named Prude. Several injured and property losses reach about 300000. The blaze consumed a large portion of the area and caused extensive financial damage.
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Portland
Ore
F. R. Price
United Cartilage Company
Prude
Demand for Irrigated Land Grows in West
July 16 report from Washington cites drought in the west boosting demand for irrigated land. Director Newell of the reclamation service notes higher inquiries and shifting land-use interest amid arid conditions.
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Washington
West
Newell
The
Reclamation Retvios
Madriz Creates a Reign of Terror in Nicaragua
Washington reports indicate Madriz has imposed terror in western Nicaragua where four fifths of the white population resides. An American prisoner, William Pittman, endured starvation in a filthy Managua cell before transfer to a better one. Germany and Britain protest the reign of terror amid threats to foreign residents.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
England
Germany
State Department
Madriz
Republic
William Pittman
Greytown
Managua
Olivares
Pittman
Great Britain
Indicted in Risk Probe Targets Fraternal Tribunes Officials
Seven in dictments charging 13 people with conspiracy embezzlement and perjury stem from a grand jury probe of fraternal insurance frauds in Rock Island Illinois. Indicted include Dr A L Craig Robert Rexdale OC F Hatfield M J Franckel Margaret McElwain Harold A Weld Otto L Caldwell M B Garber George W Kenney K M Whitham and others. Bail posted by Weld Whitham and Dr Craig totaling $36 000.
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Rock Island
Ill
A. L. Craig
Chicago
Fraternal Tribunes
Robert Rexdale
The
OC. F. Hatfield
M. J. Franckel
Margaret McElwain
Auburn
Harold A. Weld
Supreme Treasurer
Otto L.caldwell
Springfield
M. B. Garber
Washington
Thomas W. Wilson
C. H. Walters
McIlvain
George W. Kenney
K. M. Whitham
H. M. Whitham
Doctor Craig
Roosevelt Seeks Solid Republican Unity in NY
Theodore Roosevelt declares he is working for full Republican unity nationwide and will not link his actions to the administration. He says his NY gubernatorial stance aims to back the best man acceptable to Republican rank and file and independent voters, and to support that candidate.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York State
Audi
Cattle Ranges Ruined Prompt Massive Livestock Shipments
Bellefourche South Dakota July 16 due to a severe drought cattle and sheep raisers plan to ship all available livestock to markets. The exodus will begin within two weeks with many cattle cars already ordered for herd movement across South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Bellefourche
8. D
South Dakota
Wyoming
Tng
Newark’s Suspended Mayor Resigns to Acting Mayor
Herbert Atherton of Newark submitted his formal resignation to John Ankele, the acting mayor, saying he did all he could to prevent last Friday night’s lynching.
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Newark
Herbert Atherton
John Ankele
Atherton
Oil Combine Untermyer Makes the Deal
London reports the formation of the largest oil combine yet to challenge Standard Oil. American financier Samuel Untermyer leads with $20 million subscribed, including $5 million cash from English members. Plans target Oklahoma oil lands and a vast pipeline, with California properties already yielding revenue.
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Oklahoma
California
London
Standard Oil Company
Samuel Untermyer
America
Untermyer
Ritz Hotel
Brussels
Carlsbad
Wisconsin Democrats Name State Ticket for Primary
Milwaukee July 14 Burt Williams was the unanimous choice for United States senator by the Democratic state convention. The ticket includes Governor Adolph J Schmitz Lieutenant Governor M J Scholey and Harry L Bolens Secretary of State George W Thiesen and John M Callahan Treasurer B Zimmerman Attorney General John F Doherty Insurance Commissioner John J Hastelwood. Resolutions favored home rule direct vote for senators conservation and public campaign funds and a strict corrupt practices law. Aldrich tariff condemned. Borough President Arrested in New York Lawrence Gresser, Queens, was arrested following an indictment for maladministration.
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Milwaukee
Burt Williams
Adolph
J. Schmitz
M. J. Scholey
Kenosha
Harry L. Bolens
Port Washington
George W. Thiesen
Mayville
John M. Callahan
Neenah
B. ©. Zimmerman
Walsat
John F. Doherty
la Crosse
John J. Hastelwood
Jefferson
United States
Aldrich
Zion City of Dowie Sells to Voliva Oversee
Chicago July 16 Zion City passes under Wilbur Glenn Voliva as Judge Landis accepts bid by Cobe and McKinnon for John Alexander Dowie estate assets. Receiver Guy D. Thomas authorized to transfer to Tealty dealers for 700000 who will move title to Voliva for 900000. A 50000 depository is applied to the price. Investors seek trust to keep land within Zionite holdings. The Dowie estate includes farm lands Zion City factories and Chicago property.
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Chicago
Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Kenesaw M. Landis
United States Circuit Court
Cobe & McKinnon
John Alexander Dowie
Guy D. Thomas
Tealty
Voliva
Investors’ Association
Zion City
Royal Arcanum Ruling Limits Assessment Increases
New York July 16 Justice William J. Kelly of Brooklyn rules the Royal Arcanum cannot raise assessment rates without member permission. The decision limits the society’s power to increase charges and warns such actions could expel members. The ruling also says admission agreements binding members to past laws do not authorize higher future assessments.
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New York
Supreme Court
William J. Kelly
Brooklyn
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Kelly
Beef freight rates stand on Chicago to New York
ICC announced tariffs increasing cattle rates to 38 cents per hundred pounds and dressed beef to 60 cents per hundred from Chicago to New York. Existing rates are 28 cents for cattle and 45 cents for dressed beef, with increases becoming effective August 1 after a New York business inquiry.
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Washington
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Chicago
New York
Shale Rock Case Ends With Not Guilty Verdicts
In Chicago on July 16 Judge Albert C. Barnes presided as jurors acquitted Contractor Michael H. McGovern and former assistant city engineer Ralph A. Bonnell of conspiracy to defraud the city of $45,984.20 over shale rock extras in avenue sewer payments. The trial ended with the defense aligning to the not guilty verdicts.
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Chicago
Michael H. McGovern
Ralph A. Bonnell
Albert C. Barnes
Sewe
German aeronaut Oscar Erbsloeh dies in airship explosion
Oscar Erbsloeh, winner of the 1907 St. Louis balloon race, and four companions were killed when the dirigible Erbsloeh burst during a final test near Opladen. The benzine tank exploded causing the gondola to tear apart and the craft to plunge to the ground.
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Oscar Erbsloeh
St. Louis
Leichlingen
Erbsloeh
Hiberfeld
Opladen
Erbsleek
Night assault by bandits at Lake Shore camp in North Olmsted
On July 16 in North Olmsted Ohio three bandits attacked a Lake Shore railroad construction camp. Forty workers faced gunfire as robbers demanded pay envelopes. One man died two were wounded and other casualties feared.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore
North Olmsted
Here
Trapped on Burning Ship Near Kherson
Odessa dispatches report 106 people perished on a burning steamer after a collision with the Wampoa near Kherson in the Black Sea. The Looki sinks as boilers explode, many victims including Jewish fugitives, after 16 minutes no trace remains.
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Odessa
Kherson
Black Sea
Wampoa
Looki
START NEW BEEF INQUIRY BEGINS IN CHICAGO
Subpoenas served on auditors bookkeepers and other attaches of the Chicago packers as federal grand jury opens the beef trust inquiry. District Attorney Sims returns from Sagina w bay and takes charge assisted by James H Wilkerson and Kenyon- aide attorneys general.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
Beef Trust
Sims
Michigan
Saginaw Bay
James H. Wilkerson
Kenyon
Sima
Tragic double tragedy in Geneva man kills wife then himself
Shelby Young, a 37 year old Chicago street car conductor, shot and killed his wife Anna, 23, on a street in Geneva Ohio and then killed himself. The couple had separated.
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Killa
Self
Geneva
Shelby Young
Chicago
Anna
Voice Mix-Up Ends Poker Night Tale About Shields
Confidential friends recount a Columbus state convention tale where Louis B. Shields mixed up voices during a late poker game. A neighborly prank escalated to a call from Shields declaring the distinct night voice and confusion resolved as he laughed off the coincidence.
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Louis B. Shields
Columbus
Cuyahoga County
Shields
Coan
Cuticura Remedies Offer Hand Care and Protection
Soft white hands are preserved and redness roughness and chapping prevented by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. For corrosive work or rough occupations bathe hands in hot creamy lather, dry, then apply Ointment, and wear loose gloves at night to protect clothing. Cuticura Remedies sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Masa
Dirt Good for Boys Some Say
The piece argues dirt is harmless for boys but highlights the mother’s laundry burden. It promotes Easy Task laundry soap as easing washing, claiming it halves wet work and halves labor, priced at five cents a cake and described as the best nickel’s worth of soap.
Original libretto miscue causes pronunciation debate
A manager mocks an overdone village scene in a libretto and a poet laments the lack of original craft. The quarrel centers on how a line should be spoken with a soft g turning "happy and gay" into "happy and jay."
Five Men Befriend Woman After Hat Incident
In a dramatic turn at the nickelodeum, five men once angry over a woman not removing her hat end up inviting her to shelter from the rain under her hat after the show.
A Mean Man Foretells Love Through Fortune Trick
A man bribes a fortune teller to warn his wife about a slim blonde rival entering his life. The scene hints at controlling behavior and a wish for the unseen future. The dialogue exposes a clash between the husband’s manipulations and the consequences of denying personal freedom.
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Europe
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Erissadimpurtiaha Adage Notes
An odd historical item notes Mrs Winslow’s soothing product and a claim of 2 5 palm cures. The text mentions mortgaging a ship for all it’s worth before surrender, indicating financial distress linked to the product line.
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