Artist Ferdinand Earle Escapes Mob On Hoboken Pier
New York dispatch reports artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle narrowly escaped a mob at the Hoboken pier as he prepared to sail with his wife and infant son to Europe. Neighbors gathered at Monroe station to witness departure, with some shouting and threats of tar and feathers, but authorities secured safe conduct for Earle and his family.
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New York
Ferdinand P. Earle
Monroe
Europe
Earle
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Hoboken
Sophie Kuttner
Bethlehem
Hamarg-American Co
Rhyndam
Utah
Apostle
Freedom
Georgia Prohibition Law Sparks Church Wine Debate
In Atlanta on September 5, 1907, strict construction of Georgia's upcoming prohibition law is said to bar administering sacramental wine at communion after January 1, 1908. Grand juries urge amendments to protect worship practices, warning indictments for ministers and deacons who distribute sacramental wine.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly of Georgia
man identified after body found along railroad track
A man whose body was found scattered for three miles along the Illinois Central railroad near Clifton was identified as Alfred Steinnemeier, 23, a former patient at the state insane asylum in Kankakee for 12 years. Superintendent J. L. Greene identified him.
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Kankakee
Ill
Ib .Coln Central
Clifton
J. L Greene
Alfred Steinnemeier
Storm Deluges Ft Gaines Area Cutting Wires
A heavy wind and rain storm with blinding electric flashes swept Ft Gaines Georgia and surrounding areas. All wire communication was cut off and no loss of life was reported. The storm covered a wide territory.
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Atlanta
Ft Gaines
Hughes appoints commission on land registry system
Governor Hughes names a commission of unnamed men to investigate the expediency of adopting the Torrens land registration system in New York state and report back by February 1, 1904.
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Athans
N. Y
Gov. Hughes
Torrens
Hindus Beaten as White Mob Expels Indians from Bellingham
In Bellingham Washington a mob attacks six injured Hindus and 400 jailed Sikhs as 750 Indians trek toward Canada along the Great Northern line. Police are overwhelmed while white workers replace blacks in mills and Larson's mill at Lake Whatcom suspends operations.
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Bellingham
Wash
British Columbia
India
Great Northern
Holly Streets
Larson
Whatcom Lake
Larson's Mill
Lake Whatcom
Woman shoots intruder in defense of honor in Atlanta
Mrs. Sarah McDonald fends off a man identified as Paul Rucker who entered her suburban Atlanta home claiming to deliver a message. After a struggle he attacked her. she fired two shotgun blasts to his right leg, nearly severing it above the knee, then fainted. Neighbors found him attempting to crawl away.
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Atlanta
Sarah McDonald
Paul Rucker
Twelve Die as Rock Island Train Telescopes Freight
Twelve killed and twelve injured when a north bound Rock Island passenger train derailed at Norris Siding near Waterloo Iowa and collided with a standing south bound freight. All victims were in the smoking car which was crushed. many injured with severe and fatal burns and crush injuries.
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Waterloo
Rock Island
Norris
P. B. Oliver
Will Goodman
John N. Watson
Waterlo
C. L. Landpherr
Shall Rock
W. Ray Johnson
Dike
B. R. Christy
Minneapolis
Lepovan Toja
Hammond
Ind
W. H. Meyers
Burlington
Edward Steppirre
Trocoe
Crisnen
St. Paul
H. McMahon
Cedar Rapids
Albert Mason
A. J. Welliver
Jarr Kinch
Charles J. O'Keefe
Marble Rock
W. N. Myers
Albert Lea
Minn
O. H. Martin
West Liberty
Thomas Evenson
Nora
Farmer
Jeg
Norris Siding
Cedar Falls
Grand Jury Indicts Standard Oil and Railroads in Rebates Case
Federal grand jury in the Western District of New York returns four indictments against Standard Oil Co and two railroad firms the Pennsylvania Railroad Co and New York Central Railway Co all accused of violating the Interstate Commerce Act by granting or accepting illegal rebates on shipments from Clear to Burlington Ruthland and Bellows Falls Vermont The total counts reach 438 with potential fines up to 20 000 per count yielding as much as eight million seven hundred sixty thousand dollars if convicted.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Standard Oil Co
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
New York Central Railway Co
Federal Grand Jury
Western District of New York
Oil Company
Clear
Burlington, Ruthand
Bellows Falls
Ship Duchess of Bedford Missing on Arctic Expedition
Reports from Athabasca Landing in the Canadian Northwest say the steamer Duchess of Bedford carrying the Mikkelsen expedition has been lost in polar waters. Uncertainty remains whether Captain Mikkelsen was aboard at the time. News came via Hudson Bay Company steamer service.
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London
Athabasca Landing
Canadian Northwest
Duchess of Bedford
Mikkelsen
Hudson Bay Co
Woman Freed After 16 Years In Murder Case
Wilhelmina Bach, imprisoned since age 17 for the murder of Michael Sell, was released from Waupun prison after Governor Davidson commuted her life sentence. Authorities indicated she appeared innocent and she had already served 16 years.
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Madison
Wis
Wilhelmina Bach
Waupun
Michael Sell
Guv Davidson
Bomb Explodes Wounding Attorney General’s Son
In Little Rock Arkansas on September 6 a dynamite device near the front gate of Attorney General F. W. Kirby’s home exploded as five year old Kirby played with it. The boy’s hands were mangled and part of the tube driven into his body. Doctors fear possible fatal wounds.
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Little Rock
Ark
F. W. Kirby
Kirby
Turmoil in Morocco as rival claimants brace for clash
Dispatches from Tangier report Mulai Hafix and Abdul Aziz armies nearing confrontation within days. Europeans in Rabat fear terror after a potential battle, whilepowers weigh recognition and Morocco’s anti European sentiment grows with foreign police at ports.
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Paris
Tangier
Mulai Hafix
Rabat
Abdul Assiz
Morocco
France
Spain
M. Clemenceau
Premier Clemenceau
Algeciras
Conde
Mazagan
Toulon
Drummer Sparks Burlesque Farce With Bass Drum Boom
In a Greater New York stock house the orchestra drummer followed the stage manager’s cue to hit the bass drum each time the leading lady fell. The new act Sapho ended with the actress feigning despair, and the bass drum blasted as she cried out in sorrow, drawing wild laughter from the audience.
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Staten Island
New York
Chess
Sapho
Jean
Fiendish rail plot ends in heroic death at Irwin
Pittsburg report says Francesca Levita, a track walker, died after fixing a tampered rail joint near Irwin Pa. He discovered spikes and fish plates removed four nights earlier and stayed to repair the joint as a fast Pennsylvania train approached. The train passed safely thanks to his sacrifice, averting disaster with about 300 passengers aboard.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Francesca Levita
Levita
Irwin
Sugar Baskets Highlight Gay Dinner Trend At Resort
A fashionable resort dinner featured sugar baskets at each place setting. Drawn sugar baskets with variegated color, flaring edges, and long handles were filled with flowers to match the central table blooms. The gathering was described as very gay with no pets invited.
Veteran mutiny prisoner released from Andaman shores
Moosama Singh, jailed for 1857 mutiny participation, has been released after 48 years in the Andamans and must report monthly to the district police superintendent. The Hindoo newspaper notes the transfer of the veteran prisoner back into civil life.
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Andamans
Hindoo
Moosama Singh
Dining Out Ambition Leads to Ill Service Complaint
A man tries to impress a companion by claiming frequent dining out and demand for top service. He asks to be seated at a table to be properly cared for, recounting a prior poor experience with a waiter who allegedly threatened to eject him for offering a plugged nickel tip.
American Sailors Escape Mob in Hakodate Incident
United States cruiser Chattanooga men narrowly escaped serious harm in Hakodate Japan after a shopkeeper dispute led to a mob chase. Four sailors ran, two leaping into a sampan while police intervened to rescue the rest. Flames erupted later in Charlotte plant fire threatens entire four story Observer Co building and press equipment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Chattanooga
Hakodate
Vladivostok
Charlotte
N. C
The
Observer Co
Synotype
Hoe Press
American Plan Wins Approval for World Court
The examining committee led by M. Bourgeois approved the American proposition establishing a permanent international high court of justice in The Hague on September 6.
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The
Hague
M. Bourgeois
International High Court of Justice
McKinley Monument Dedicated During Old Home Week
Buffalo event marks the dedication and presentation of the McKinley monument to the state by the monument commission as part of Old Home Week celebrations.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Monument Commission
Firemen’s Association Holds Tenth Annual Convention Kickoff
Oklahoma City hosts the National Firemen’s Association of America tenth annual convention as National President James D. McNeil of Fayetteville North Carolina presides at the opening session.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
National Firemen's Association of America
James D. McNeil
Fayetteville
N. C
Avalanche buries Chilean customs house in Juncal
A massive snow avalanche in Juncal, near Santiago, reportedly buried fifty people alive, devastating the Chilean customs house and surrounding area. Violent slide threatens nearby towns as rescue efforts begin.
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Santiago
Chile
Juncal
Murder Foreshadows Wedding in Nacogdoches
In Nacogdoches Texas on September 7 D 1 Owens, a youth, was found murdered near his betrothed Margaret Wilkerson as she prepared for her wedding. A searching party located Owens with a gunshot wound to the head and a rope about his neck. A suspect named a negro. The bride elect’s father is described as wealthy farmer. Neighbors fear Miss Wilkerson may be driven to insanity.
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Nacodoches
Tex
Owens
Margaret Wilkerson
Richarmer
Ming Wilkerson
Boiler explosion Injures Fifty at Temple Gin in Holland
A gin at Holland owned by Sam H. Horton exploded injuring about fifty people in Temple Texas on September 7. Sam Horton and two sons Will and Blake Barton were seriously hurt. Blake is not expected to survive.
Mra Retta Milla Elected Right Worthy Conductor
In Milwaukee on September 7 at the close of the Central Grand chapter Eastern Star, Mrs Retta Milla was elected right worthy conductor. The next Oriental convention is slated for Jacksonville Florida.
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Mra
Milla
Milwaukee
Wis
Central Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Retta Milla
Jacksonville
Fis
British consul general protests Belgian ship protection
Antwerp Sept 9 Mr Hertzleet the British consul general here has formally protested against inadequate protection given British ships during the strike movement. Foreigners suspected of fomenting disorders are the dog expelled from Belgium.
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Antwerp
Hertzleet
Belgium
Epidemic Grows in Vienna Amid Vaccination Push
The amalipox outbreak in Vienna shows no abatement. In recent days 166 000 persons have been vaccinated as public meetings and processions are forbidden to curb spread.
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Vienna
Peruna Cited By Suffering Readers As Stomach Cure
In letters from Miss Mary O'Brien of Brooklyn Henneman of Oakland and Miss Julia Butler readers praise Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the stomach also described as dyspepsia gastritis and indigestion. They claim relief within weeks and regained appetite strength and health.
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Mary O’brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
H. J. Henneman
Oakland, Neb
Julia Butler
R. R
Appleton
Wis
Perria
Pardonable Fault in a Scottish Hen Tale
Dr. Edward Everett Hale reflects on blame in a finicky attack and offers a Scottish tale. An old Scotswoman tries to sell a hen to a neighbor asking if she is faultless. The neighbor learns the hen has one fault she will lay on the Lord's day.
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Edward Everett Hale
Awell
Margot
American Money for Canada in 1906 Immigrant Flows
The 1906 fiscal year shows settlers' effects valued at $1,158,933 transferred to Canada by American immigrants, compared with $11,223 by British immigrants. This reflects a sizable skew in cross border settler movements and financial transfers between nations.
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Canada
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