Brutal murder near Dayton linked to Markowitz family
Anna Markowitz, 24, found dead with evidence of strangulation and brutal assault near a lonely road by the Soldiers Home after walking with Abraham Gordon. Her sister Bertha and brothers James Jacob and Bertha Markowitz are detained. confessions suggest family tensions and pursuit of Gordon followed the crime.
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Dayton, O
Anna Markowitz
Abraham Gor @on
Indianapolis
Dayton
James
Jaccob
Bertha Markowitz
Dana Gilman
Trom
Abraham Gordon
Cohan
National Soldiers
Bertha
Gordon
Anna
Markowitz Brothers
Alabama Governor weighs use of state troops against Southern Railway
A Birmingham conference among Governor Comer Attorney General Garber and AG lawyers aims to decide how to poursuit the Southern Railway after its license was revoked for removing a civil suit to federal court. Officials warn arrests may follow and militia could be used, with a possible extra legislative session to seek receivership if defiance continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Comer
Garber
Southern Railway
Tragic Jealousy Ends Lancaster Wedding Plans
On the eve of their wedding in Lancaster Pennsylvania Agnes Caruthers stabbed fiancé John Nehr after handing him half a lemon. He ran to a hospital while she followed, then inflicted twenty knife wounds on herself in her uncle's yard. She is near death from loss of blood. The tragedy stemmed from nearly insane jealousy. the couple were to wed within days.
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Lancaster
Agnes Caruthers
John Nehr
Alderman Nehr
Evrl
Wen
Tribesmen Withdraw From Magagan Areas Near Morocco
Advices from Rabat dated Aug 1 report disquieting conditions near Rebat as tribesmen move around the town. European residents warn that without a warship the French garrison may be forced to abandon Rebat due to inadequate troops.
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Magagan
Morocco
Rabat
Rebat
Service details for Moroccan legion troops
The record notes a Moroccan legion unit with 2400 infantry and two artillery batteries. Some troops will sail from Oran aboard cruisers while the rest embark at Algiers aboard transports for deployment.
Standard Oil Earnings and Pricing Under Scrutiny
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith reports to President Roosevelt on Standard Oil, accusing the company of using market power to raise oil prices. He cites 1896 to 1904 profit growth of over 27 million dollars and total dividends of about 552 million from 1882 to 1906, arguing earnings and prices harmed consumers.
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Wash
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard Oil Company
Smith
Standard
Island dispute over Isle Royale flag raises no concern
Washington officials say the 1842 treaty designates the Isle Royale channel as the boundary, securing American title to Isle Royale. They note no Canadian challenge to sovereignty has been heard, and any trespass on private property would be handled under Michigan law.
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Washington
State Department
Captain Young
Isle Roydle
Lake Superior
Isle Royale
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
United States
Manitoba
Canada
Young
Michigan
Oil firm denies price hike claim by rival official
New York reports Charles M. Pratt secretary of Standard Oil says the company has no plan to raise oil prices. Pratt challenges statements attributed to Mr Chamberlain of a rival firm and demands the source of the misinformation be disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Pratt
Standard Oil Company
Pratt
Chamberlain
National Petro
Preparations for Chicago and Aug Investigation
Fragmentary OCR notes describe federal land jury actions related to charges against Chicago and Alton rail lines over rebates to the Standard Oil company. The text references Indiana and ongoing investigative steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Land Jury
Chicago and Alton
Standard Oil Company of
Menced
Arkansas Rights Battle Opens With Railroads Victory
A judge issued an injunction restraining Arkansas from declaring state powers and from taxing the railroad company under state law. The case centers on state rights versus federal constitutional authority, with the outcome potentially setting a nationwide precedent.
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State
Willias
United States Circuit
Anne
Arkansas
Ings
Railroad Company
North
South Carolina
Cummins Defends Tariff Fights Against Agitator Label
Governor Cummins denounces agitator charges while criticizing railroad overcapitalization. He brands Chicago and Alton and Rock Island as examples of watered stock and calls for a halt to such practices. He cites Rock Island stock rising from 75 million to 412 million and Alton from 33 million to 113 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Alton
Rock Island
Cummins
Alton
Steel plant work starts at Head of the Lake site
Duluth August 6 The first actual work on the steel corporation ten million dollar plant at the Head of the Lake has begun. Contractors Viergusz and Millen begin clearing the Duluth side across Spirit Lake for the project and plans are drawn for fifteen houses to be erected nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Steel Corporation
Viergusz and
Millen
Spirit Lake
Notable Obituaries and Events From Brief News Bits
Surveys for the Erie to Ohio canal are finished. Christine Nena dal, 24, killed her children in Baltimore. Louis M. Levy, retired Little Rock Jew, committed suicide. Alonzo Greene Smith, former Indiana lieutenant governor and attorney general, dies in Indianapolis. Teamsters International union opens in Boston with record attendance. John H. Lozier, “fighting chaplain,” dies at 78 in Mount Vernon. Thomas Myler dies off Courton while practicing to swim St George channel. Lithographers’ strike ends as union quits. Augustus Saint Gaudens dies at Cornish after long illness and nervous breakdown.
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Lake Erie
Ohio River
Baltimore
Christine Nenadal
Louis M. Levy
Little Rock
Ark
Alonzo Greene Smith
Indiana
Indianapolis
Teamsters’ International Union
Boston
John H. Lozier
Mount Vernon
Thomas Myler
Santiago de Cuba
Courton
Ireland
St. Georges Channel
National Association of Employing
Union
Augustus St. Gaudens
LL. D
America
Cornish, N. H
Five Mysterious Assaults Leave Four Dead in Chicago
Chicago reports six violent attacks across the city, four men killed and one fatally wounded. Eusario Rocco died from two stab wounds, Edward Smith was shot near his home, John L Barbour perished on Illinois Central tracks after a train severed his head, John Naughton died after an assault, and William Donovan succumbed to a gunshot wound. Police have found no clues at the crime scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eusario Rocco
Edward Smith
John L. Barbour
Illinois Central
Thirty-first Street
Barbour
John Naughton
Thirty-seventh Street
Lowe Avenue
William Donovan
Donovan
Hermitage Avenue
Victim of an Assassin in Pilatigorsk
General Karakozoff ex governor general of Odessa was shot and killed in the center of Pilatigorsk Caucasus. The assassin escaped. Karakozoff had banished Odessa mayor Yaroschanko in 1805 and ordered harsh measures against disturbances. Kaulbars succeeded him in October 1905.
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Karakozoff
Odessa
Pilatigorsk
Caucasus
Lubna Dragoons
M. Yaroschanko
Moscow Zemstvo
Kaulbars
Judge Landis dissolves church and school furniture trust
In Chicago on August 6 Judge Landis of the U S district court ordered the dissolution of the church and school furniture trust. The unit had been fined a total of 43000 dollars for admitted violations of the anti trust laws and the court made permanent injunctions against the companies restraining them from further trust agreements or conspiracies to monopolize or restrain trade in violation of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Church
Mines on Mesaba Range Return to Activity
Duluth reports the Mesaba range strikes are over with mines back in active operation and no signs of further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ange
Duluth
Mesaba Range
Wheat Quotations and grain prices on Aug fifth
Minneapolis reports market quotations for wheat with Sept at 96 5 8 cents and Dec at 97 1 8 cents On track prices show No 1 hard at 1 02 and No 1 Northern at 1 01 No 2 Northern at 98 1 8 and No 3 Northern at 94 6 cents
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Minneapolis
Northern
Livestock Prices Reported for St Paul Market
St Paul market results list cattle from good to choice steers five fifty to six twenty five dollars, cows and heifers three fifty to five, veals four fifty to five twenty five. Hogs run five seventy to six twenty. Sheep range from five to five fifty for wethers and six fifty to seven for spring lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Wheat and flax price report from Duluth
Wheat arrives and on track with No 1 hard at 1.00 percent, No 1 Northern 99 for cents, No 2 Northern 97 to 99 cents, Sept 99 cents, Dec 9 cents. Flax on track with Sept 1.1554, Oct 1.145, Nov 1.14, Dec 1.12 dollars per bushel.
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Duluth
Northern
Grain and livestock price quotes from Chicago market
Chicago market notes list wheat for Sept and Dec with 91 91 and 95 95 declines, corn for Sept and Dec at 55 52 and 54 55 cents, oats at 44 42 cents, pork near 16 4, butter at 21 23 and 18 22 cents, eggs at 13 15 cents, poultry at 12 15 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cattle and hog prices listed for Chicago market
Aug 5 market notes show bid prices for cattle including cows heifers calves and stockers and feeders with ranges from 1.40 to 7.75 and hogs around 6.00 to 6.55, with sheep and lambs listed at 3.50 to 7.68.
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Chicago
Spectacular blaze drives crowds from Lower Broadway
A fierce fire in a Fulton street paint shop threatened two large offices, including the Western Union and Evening Mail buildings, as flames leaped five floors and caused mass evacuations. Fire Chief Croker and Deputy Hanson led a large police and fire response, crowd control, andDiversions blocked Broadway while thousands fled in safety. The AP offices in Western Union were spared, but the stock and gold ticket service in Wall Street stalled amid the panic.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Fulton Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Evening Mall
Western Union
Croker
Hanson
Seneg
Broadway
Evening Mail
Wall Street
Associated Press
Haywood Returns to Denver After Boise Acquittal
William D. Haywood, secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, is met by supporters at the federation headquarters in Denver. He praises the Boise acquittal and greets crowds from the Colorado Springs demonstration as he resumes his duties, noting he is thirty pounds lighter.
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Denver
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Federation
Boise
Haywood
Colorado Springs
Long Island Railroad Officials Held on Deaths At St Albans
Ralph Peters president of the Long Island railroad and General Manager McCrea were found criminally negligent by a coroner's jury over the deaths of Dr Gallagher and Miss Madigen in a collision at St Albans crossing. Peters faced arrest in Jamaica with 16000 bail while McCrea was jailed on 10000 bail awaiting grand jury action. Bail was provided.
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New York
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
McCrea
Dr. Gallagher
Miss Madigen
Long Island
St. Albans Crossing
Jamaica
Ambler
St. Albans
Emperor Williams sails with Nicholas in Baltic maneuvers
Swinemunde Prussia Aug 6 Emperor William boarded the Russian yacht Standart and took Emperor Nicholas aboard the German battleship Deutschland flagship of Prince Henry of Prussia. Thirty warships battleships and cruisers followed seaward for a series of maneuvers.
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Swinemunde
Prussia
William
Standart
Emperor Nicholas
Prince Henry of Prussia
New York Crime Wave Spurs Calls for Gov Hearst Action
Mob violence in New York grows as crimes against women and girls spark fear. Central Federated Union urges the mayor to curb attacks on children and warns Governor Hughes may be asked to deploy the militia if authorities fail to act. Police deploy 1000 plainclothes officers to protect congested areas.
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New York
George Kestner
Conela
Wey He
Minat
An- Saults
Central Federated Union
Hughes
South
Turkish Raid Hits Persian Town Near Urumiah
Turkish forces cross the frontier into Persia near Urumiah with 6 000 troops and artillery. The village of Mavaneh is destroyed and 78 people are killed, many of them women and children. A Persian camp is captured and Turkish troops establish a foothold, with reports of a large Persian cavalry joining the invaders. The raid threatens Urumiah, a Christian center with missions and schools. Russia and Great Britain may intervene to pressure Turkey.
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Teheran
Persia
Urumiah
Mavaneh
Lake Urumiah
Tabriz
Fiske Seminary
Urumiah College
Russia
Great Britain
Turkey
Strenuous Chicago Life Forecasts Adamless Eden
Health Commissioner Evans reports in an official bulletin that Chicago men die at a much higher rate than women due to the strenuous life. He notes about 12 000 male deaths versus 8 000 female in the first seven months of 1907 and cites quick lunches exposure and carelessness as contributory causes.
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Chicago
Evans
Coach Drowns Passengers in River Crash at Les Ponte-de-Ce
In Angers France a train derailed when the locomotive left the track and plunged into the river fifty feet below. A conductor and the fireman saved some lives while all third class passengers perished in the flood.
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Angers
France
Afide Lee
Les Ponte-de-Ce
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Pennsylvania
Casa Blanca
Prench Expeditionary Force
Standard Oil
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Judge Landis
School Furniture Trust
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