Illinois primary returns show Deneen leading governor race
Returns from 88 of 102 counties place Deneen ahead of Yates for the Republican governor nomination by about 11 254 with 181 509 to 170 225. Hopkins leads Foss 117 822 to 99 709 for senator, with Mason at 71 655. Democrats nominate Stevenson for governor and Stringer for senator as results trickle in.
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Illinois
Deneen
Yates
Hopkins
Foss
Mason
Chicago
Cook County
Friends of
Lawrence B. Stringer
Adlai E. Stevenson
Car Plunge Kills Pohlman and Priest on Mitchaw Road
A car plunged over a steep embankment on Mitchaw road two and a half miles west of Sylvania Ohio killing Charles W. Pohlman a Cleveland merchant tailor and Father George Fahey pastor of St. Columbkill’s parish. Mrs. Pohlman Florence and F C Dietzel survived. The priest died from a crushed head and Pohlman from chest injuries after being crushed in the steering gear.
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Mitchaw Road
Sylvania
Charles W. Pohlman
Cleveland
George Fahey
St. Columbkill’s
Florence
F. C. Dietzel
Pohlman
Many Workmen Buried in Szegedein Chimney Collapse
A thunderstorm struck Szegedein Austria on Saturday causing a factory to collapse. A tall chimney under construction fell onto a heating house where about 100 workers were present. At least seven men died and thirteen were injured. A lunching mother assisting two sons was killed.
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Szegedein
Austria
Posse Hunt for Negro in New Jersey County Areas
Armed posses under Sheriff Allen search Salem and adjacent counties for a black man who assaulted Stella Lawrence, 12, daughter of Oscar Lawrence, a Washington township farmer. The attack by the suspect prompted the statewide manhunt and intensified rural safety concerns.
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Allen
Salem
N. J
Stella Lawrence
Oscar Lawrence
Washington Township
Chicago Population Reaches 2 425 000 in 1908 Directory
Chicago records a population of 2 425 000 in the 1908 city directory issued Monday. This marks a gain of 58 000 residents from the previous year.
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Chicago
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Saturday quotations from the Sioux City market include Reeves at 6.00 to 7.00 per unit and top hogs at 6.40, reflecting current farm commodity pricing.
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Sioux City
Reeves
Thaw Declares Bankruptcy in U S Court
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed after 8 p m Friday in the U S court for Harry Thaw of Pittsburg Pa now in Dutchess county jail. Assets listed at 128012 38 liabilities 453140 43 receiver Roger O Meara detective of Pittsburg bond 200000 securities John Newell James W Pratt. petition claims action to stop dissipation of property in pending claims against lawyers and doctors.
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United States
Charles Morehauser
New York
Harry XM. Thaw
Pittsburg
Dutchess County
Roger O'Meara
Thaw
John Newell
James W. Pratt
O'Meara
Public Home scandal shocks Richmond Grand Jury report
In Richmond Virginia the grand jury denounces city home authorities after Mrs Ethel Gaylord, new mother, is accused of poisoning a baby with corrosive substances and chloroform days after birth. The report criticizes the council and superintendent, censures doctors, and condemns hiring and care practices at the city home.
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Richmond
Ethel Gaylord
Banking industry shows mixed gains in key cities
Reports to Dan's Review indicate improvement in bank clearings with a midsummer dullness. Total clearings across leading U S cities fall 8.3 percent from a year ago to 2 211 979 000 as losses persist in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Baltimore New Orleans Minneapolis and San Francisco while St Louis and Kansas City post gains.
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Dan
United States
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
New Orleans
Minneapolis
San Francisco
St. Louis
Kansas City
Wright
Two Men Crushed to Death at Brooklyn Orphan Asylum Yard
In Brooklyn at the St. John's Orphan asylum yard a heavy cement drain fell, killing Thomas Roche and John McLaughlin instantly while injuring Charles Timony who died on the way to a hospital.
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St. John’s Orphan Asylum
Brooklyn
N. Y
Thomas Roche
John McLaughlin
Charles Timony
Texas express wreck leaves one dead and several hurt
A Southern Pacific Fast Train left the track near Union Station after departing New Orleans for Houston Saturday night. Fireman Oliver Petrie of Algiers Louisiana was killed. Several others were injured in the incident.
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Texas Express
Southern Pacfics
Union Station
New Orleans
Houston
Oliver Petrie
Algiers
Girl Bouts Officers in Kentucky Camp Skirmish
Miss Mary Fouts known as the maiden moonshiner fought United States officers at her camp near Bargeant Kentucky. The woman allegedly routed the officers after shots were fired and Deputy U S Marshal Hiram Day was seriously wounded in the clash.
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Mary Fouts
United States
Bargeant
Hiram Day
Miss Fleming Granted Bail in Gould Divorce Case
Miss Julia Fleming of New York charged with conspiracy over an alleged attempt to manufacture evidence for the Gould divorce suit is released on $2000 bail.
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Miss Fleming
Julia Fleming
New York
Frank J. Gould
Boat Line Fails in Low Water on Ohio River
The Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet line of Scranton Paterson, once a major operator on the Ohio, has become insolvent due to unprofitable steam boat service amid low water and was placed in receivership Friday.
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Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet Line
Scranton
Rail workers push nationwide effort for higher freight rates
Railroad men across the United States plan a campaign to secure increased freight charges. The effort is led by the Nebraska State Railway Employes Protective Association and the American Protective Association of America with Kansas City headquarters. Chicago conductors and other unions show interest as railroads face rising costs and stagnant rates, arguing higher earnings are needed to maintain property, fund extensions, and keep wages.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska State Railway Employe’s Protective Association
American Protective Association of America
Kansas City
Chicago
the Order of Railway Conductors
Boy's Body Identified in Mud Lake Case
Mrs. Minnie Shishin of Chicago identified clothing on the dismembered body found in Mud Lake as belonging to her son Tuffa a 15 year old missing since Sunday. The head was found in a drainage canal, and police arrested a Greek importer linked to Greek boy slave prosecutions.
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Greece
Krupps Acquire Air Torpedo Invention From Swedish Officer
The Krupps reportedly secured rights to an air torpedo invented by Col. Unge of the Swedish army. The Swedish government is said to be free to use the device. Details are secret, but a large payment after tests suggests high effectiveness. The weapon could be used by warships at sea and against fortifications in three calibers.
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Krupps
Krupp
Col. Unge
Man Commits Suicide in Atlantic City Under Board Walk
Arthur T. Ball of Altoona Pennsylvania shot and killed himself beneath the board walk at the inlet end of Adriatic Avenue Atlantic City N J. Ball drew a 32 caliber revolver and fell dead instantly. A torn ticket near the body showed affiliation with the Pennsylvania Railroad Employers Association. He was well dressed with $14 75 in his pocket and appears to have been in ill health possibly prompting the act.
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Atlantic City
Arthur T. Ball
Altoona
Adriatic Avenue
N. J
Ball
Employer’ Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Bombs Intensify Strife in Tabriz Wounding 800
After 35 days of street fighting in Tabriz, casualties are estimated at 800 due to bombs and shrapnel. Many fine homes and hundreds of shops have been looted, with losses over $1,000,000. No American missionaries were injured.
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Tabriz
Boston fruit dealer found robbed and beaten in basement
Frank Spadaro a wholesale fruit dealer from Boston was unconscious from head blows in a basement where he had gone with two supposed customers. He was discovered by his employer and $2000 in his pockets was missing.
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Frank Spadaro
Boston
Mass
Spadaro
Gas Plant Explosions Kill Three in Albany
John B. Harris manager of the Auto Gas company in Albany was fatally injured along with John Malone and William Fort after a sequence of gas plant explosions wrecked the facility. Harris may have succumbed to his injuries.
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John B. Harris
Auto Gas Company
Albany
John Malone
William Fort
Coletely
Kerfoot Chosen President of Dakota Wesleyan University
The Dakota Wesleyan University board in Mitchell elected Dr Samuel F Kerfoot of Mankato Minn as president succeeding Dr Nicholson. Kerfoot formerly minister at Winona Minn and district superintendent of Mankato district, with degrees from Hamilton College and Drew Theological Seminary, to assume duties around September.
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8. F. Kerfoot
Mankato
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
Dakota Wesleyan
Nicholson
Samuel*f. Kerfoot
Minn
Kerfoot
Central Methodist Church
Winona
Hammond College
Drew _ theological seminary
Minnesota
South Dakota Assessed Value Rises to 270 Million
Valuation for this year totals 270 million with 243,925,898 from non corporate property and rest from corporate property. Last year’s total exceeded 260 million, marking a 7.6 million gain in general property. Several counties show increases while Brookings Brule Custer Grant Mindeha Moody Roberts Sanborn Turner and Union fall. Lawrence dips 587,693 and Roberts 211,049 but Stanely leads gains with 705,345 as new counties add strength. Continuous corporate property gains bolster overall rise.
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South Dakota
Brookings
Brule
Custer
Grant
Minnéhaha
Moody
Roberts
Sanborn
Turner
Union
Lawrence County
Stanley
Bowen murder case jury fails to reach verdict
The Aurelius Bowen case in Stanley county ends with a hung jury after over thirty six hours of deliberation. The panel stood five for conviction and seven for acquittal and Bowen remains charged with killing Katharine Kille in December, bail set at 5000 likely secured by his father.
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Bowen
Aurelius Bowen
Stanley County
Katharine Kille
Miss Kille
Death on Milwaukee freight rails shocks Roscoe area
Young telegraph operator H. E. Hughes, 22, of Beebe near Roscoe, was killed when a Milwaukee freight train cut him in two while he attempted to board at Roscoe on his way to Aberdeen to draw pay for a trip home to Ellis Grove Illinois. This marks the third fatality on this division in a week. Charles Thomson reports wheat damage near Miller from black rust but an overall 25 to 40 percent yield increase over last year.
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H. E. Hughes
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Roscoe
Aberdeen
Hughes
Beebe
Ellis Grove
Roscoe Fell
Charles Thomson
Clay County Institute Sessions in Vermillion
About ninety teachers attend the Clay County Institute in Vermillion with nearly all taking examinations. On Thursday evening at the Congregational church State Historian Doane Robinson delivered a lecture.
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Clay County Institute
Vermillion
Congregational Church
Doane Robinson
Kadoka Catholic Church Cornerstone laid Aug 15
The cornerstone for a new Catholic church to be built in Kadoka will be laid Saturday August 15 at 11 o clock. Father McNabee announced that Rt Rev Bishop Stakiha of Lead will officiate the ceremony.
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Kadoka
Father McNabee
Stakiha
Lead
Government aims to speed up northern reservations opening
The government plans rapid allotment on the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations to market lands for filings next year. Two allotting crews move from Crow Creek to assist northern reservations this fall while a mineral lands classification could delay openings into 1910.
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Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Gregory
Tripo
Crow Creek
Two Killed by the Cars on Milwaukee Line
Two men died in separate Milwaukee railroad accidents within hours. Switchman E. W. Bannon of Aberdeen yards was struck by freight cars at 2 a.m. and dragged several car lengths. Roadmaster L. C. Klickner of Milwaukee was crushed while clearing a wreck near Groton. Groton section foreman Chris Olson survived injuries.
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Moces
Milwaukee
E. W. Bannon
Aberdeen
L. C. Klickner
Andover
Groton
Chris Olson
Klickner
Injured Man Will Recover After Elk Point Shooting
Ed Johnson a butcher is in serious condition after being shot Sunday afternoon by an unknown person. Doctors say recovery possible. Dr Van Buren Knott of Sioux City advised no bullet extraction now. Barber Jay Wilmarth also injured but not seriously. Incident linked to a crowd of young women near the Big Sioux river wagon bridge on the Elk Point and Westfield road. Dr Knott made a 37 minute auto trip from Sioux City to Elk Point.
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Ed Johnson
van Buren Knott
Sioux City
Jay W Wilmarth
Dakota
Big Sioux
Elk Point
Westfield Road
Knott
Express Companies Face Higher State Assessments
Assessments of express firms operating in the state rose sharply from 251,169 to 347,365 this year, about a 40 percent jump. Great Northern alone increased from 9,000 to 32,715, with United States 148,200, American 132,450, Adams 32,000, Western 2,000. all are higher than last year.
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State Assessment Board
Great Northern Company
United States
American
Adams
Great Northern
Western
Miss Ann Gray Loses $100 in Elk Point Robbery
Miss Ann Gray of Elk Point reports a $100 theft. Her wallet was in a dresser drawer when she stepped out for five minutes. Returning, she found the wallet on the floor under the dresser and $100 missing from a purse division the thief overlooked in his haste.
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Ann Gray
Elk Point
Brothers Die in Field Lightning Strike Near Garretson
Ed Edmundson aged 26 and Theo Edmundson aged 20, brothers living three miles south of Garretson, were instantly killed Monday afternoon while working in a grain field. Theodore was pitching grain to Ed on a stack when the lightning struck. The team was unhurt and fled the scene with Theodore’s body. Ed Edmundson leaves a wife and two children.
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Ed Edmundson
Theodore Edmundson
Garretson
Theodore
Hamlin County Organizes for County Option Law Fight
One of the first counties in the state to organize for temperance aims, Hamlin county formed a group to wage an aggressive campaign for the county option law to be voted on in November.
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Drys
South Dakota
Hamlin County
Kadoka Holds Election for School Officials
An election is set for August 11 to choose Kadoka school officers. Kadoka is eight months old and will elect its first officials in the new town.
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Kadoka
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Stevenson
Harry Thaw
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