Netherlands Hints Possible Action After October Ultimatum
Dutch time limit in Hollands Ul Timatum expires as Curacao officials say Venezuela has not revoked the decree restricting trans shipments to Venezuelan ports. Willemstad reports ample preparations for any eventuality while naval officers expect no immediate steps within a week.
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Netherlands
Venezuela
Castro
Curacao
Willemstad
Holly
Holland
Setlia
Caracaibo
Too Old to Work A 112-Year-Old Vegetarian Seeks Charity
Captain G Ed Diamond a San Francisco lecturer on health and vegetarianism appeared at the San Francisco emergency hospital asking admission to the county poor farm. He recalls events from 1796 including the Barbary pirate expedition and the War of 1812 and says he adopted a vegetarian diet in 1828 while promoting turnips and onions. He still walks with vitality, using a heavy stick to guard against falls.
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San Francisco
G. Ed. Diamond
Oakland
Cal
Plymouth Rock
Gas Main Burst Halts Gas Supply To Three Cities
A Kansas Natural number gas main burst three miles north of Leavenworth causing a fire. Gas supply to Lawrence Atchison and St. Joseph was cut off Sunday afternoon due to pressure from the break, but service was repaired soon after leaving the towns without gaslight and heat for the day.
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Kansas
Independence
Atchison
Kan
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Cadet G C Ferebee Dies From Football Injury
Cadet G Coug Ferebee of Norfolk Virginia died from brain concussion after an injury in a football game between Virginia Military Institute and Roanoke College in Lexington Virginia. The score at halftime was 57 to 0 with the second half unplayed.
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G. Coug Ferebee
G. 8. Ferebee
Norfolk
Virginia Military Institute
Roanoke College
Lexington
Virginia Institute
Julia A Carney Poetess Dies in Illinois
Mrs. Julia A Carney author of Little Drops of Water and several hymns died at Galesburg Illinois Sunday after a long illness. She was born in Lancaster Massachusetts on April 6 1823.
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Julia A. Carney
Galesburg
Lancaster
Mass
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Saturday quotations show top beeves at 4.00 and top hogs at 5.75 on the Sioux City live stock market.
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Sioux City
Fatal political dispute ends in shooting at Foraker store
In Foraker Oklahoma Frank S Seward a prominent hardware merchant and democratic committeeman shot and killed John Millam a Pawhuska farmer during a heated political debate in Sewards store. Seward fired five shots into Millams head before police intervened.
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Foraker
Okla
Frank S. Seward
John Millam
Pawhuska
Okia
Seward
Bcame
Millam
Mrs William Astor Dies Social Leader of New York
Mrs William Astor age 72 or 83? died at her Fifth Avenue home of heart disease after weeks in frail health. The longtime social leader hosted famous balls and gatherings and limited her guest list to 406, later expanding to 1200 for a landmark event. Her passing marks the end of an era in New York society.
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William Astor
New York
Fifth Avenue
Astor
Mrs. Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
Beechwood
Newport
Paris
Boston
Confession Unfolds in Ruef Jury Bribe Case
E A Blake of San Francisco, the contractor convicted of attempting to bribe juror John M Kelley to acquit Abraham Ruef, testified in court about promises of $10 600 in Ruef notes to be paid after sentencing and a $100 monthly wife stipend. Blake also revealed offers of 1 000 and 10 000 to influence Kelley and named Ruef counsel Newburgh and Murphy.
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Blake
San Francisco
John M. Kelley
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Frank J. Murrhy
A. S. Newburgh
F. J. Murphy
J M. Kelley
Kelley
Newburgh
Fire on Luckenbach Steamer Near San Juan Aboard
The S V Luckenbach arriving in San Juan from New York was still burning after a fire discovered Oct 26 about 580 miles south of Sandy Hook. All passengers and crew are reported safe. They prepared life boats and kept cabins and decks clear as Captain McLean and the crew were praised for bravery.
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S. V. Luckenbach
New York
San Juan
Sandy Hiook
Philadelphia
Luckenbach
Capt
McLean
Panic Fire in Ten-Story Cincinnati Office Block
A blaze in the Pittsburg Calcium Light company offices on the fourth floor of an eleven story Cincinnati building caused terrified girls on the eighth through tenth floors to cling to window ledges and leap to the ground. The bursting fire hose intensified the panic as flames spread across the fourth to sixth floors. Firefighters and a crowd struggled to combat the blaze with several women and one fireman sustaining serious injuries from falls and burns.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg Calcium Light Company
Bomb Strikes Gambling District in Chicago Saloon
A bomb exploded in the alley behind F. F. Brennan’s saloon on Cottage Grove Avenue Chicago injuring no one but shocking the neighborhood. The attack marks the twenty fourth blast aimed at alleged gambling resorts as police fail to identify the culprit.
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Chicago
F. F. Brennan
Cottage Grove Avenue
Train Throws Passengers In C N W Wreck Near Augusta
A Chicago Duluth limited on the C N W northbound derailed near Augusta Wisconsin after a rail was removed. Several passengers and trainmen were injured though none seriously. The engine somersaulted and cars toppled with the train traveling about forty miles per hour. Local reports suggest the rail removal may have been malicious.
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Augusta
Wis
Whitmore Proven Not Guilty in New Jersey Murder Case
Theodore Whitmore of Jersey City is found not guilty of murdering his wife whose battered body was found December 26 in a swamp near Harrison. Witnesses testified he was in New York at the time, establishing an alibi. Whitmore embraced his attorney after the verdict. In a separate accident, a coal train collision in Dorranceton injured thirty people, some seriously.
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Theodore Whitmore
Jersey City
N. J
Harrison
Whitmore
New York
New Jersey
Foreheads Branded at LA High Initiation
Two polytechnic high school students in Los Angeles were suspended and three more risk suspension after branding the foreheads of two Los Angeles high school students with nitrate of silver during Kappa Delta fraternity initiation rites a forbidden school secret society.
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Polytechnic High School
Los Angeles
Cal
Kappa Delta Fraternity
Mineral Products Value for 1907 in United States
The Geological Survey reports total mineral products in the United States for 1907 at 2 069 289 000 dollars. Nonmetallic products amount to 1 166 165 000 dollars while metallic products total 903 024 000 dollars and 100 000 dollars are nonspecified. The previous year's total was 1 904 007 000 dollars.
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United States
Geological Survey
James Kerr Dies at 12:40 in New Rochelle Home
James Kerr a Democratic National Committeeman from Pennsylvania died at 12 40 Friday morning at his country home in New Rochelle New York. The report notes his party service and his residence prior to death.
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James Kerr
Pennsylvania
New Rochelle
N. Y
New York Pool Rooms Raided by Police
Police conducted two dramatic raids on east side pool rooms in New York on Thursday. In total 280 suspects were arrested across the two locations.
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New York
Carnegie Returns from Europe to New York
Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie and Miss Mary Garden the opera angel arrived in New York Thursday from Europe.
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Carnegie
Europe
Andrew Carnegie
Mary Garden
Opera Angel
New York
Brakeman Exacts Toll for Bridge at Mobridge
T. J. Stack once a Milwaukee railroad brakeman is jailed in Brown County awaiting circuit court trial on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly boarded westbound immigrant trains at Mobridge and collected tolls before crossing the Missouri River, punching railroad contracts in return. The graft ended when a victim questioned the conductor.
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Mobridge
T. J. Stack
Milwaukee Railroad
Stack
Brown County
Missouri River
Stock
Frontier Hero Capt Jack Foster Dies After Prairie Fire
Rosebud Agency mourns Capt Jack Foster a celebrated frontiersman and special deputy United States marshal as reports resolve his death was caused by heart failure after he risked his life fighting a monster prairie fire on the reservation. His strenuous effort to save property and lives led to fatal strain.
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Jack Foster
Rosebud Indian Agency
United States
Rosebud Reservation
Foster
Trouble Over Paupers In Sioux Falls Dump Scandal
Sioux Falls faces intercounty strife as Minnehaha county accuses northwestern Iowa counties of dumping paupers there. A case involved a woman and three children found destitute near the Sioux Falls brewery. Investigations show the Iowa county furnished transportation to Sioux Falls, stripping the family of support.
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Sioux Falls
Towa
Minnehaha County
Iowa
Potatoes Scarce Elsewhere as South Dakota Crop Surplus
Reports indicate a large South Dakota potato crop with high quality while neighboring states face light yields. Buyers from Iowa and Nebraska tour Huron offering above last fall’s prices but secure only limited supplies as farmers set aside surplus for winter. The South Dakota harvest is abundant and reportedly better or equal to 1907.
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South Dakota
Lows
Nebraska
Huron
Sportsmen Elect Officers at Alcester Convention
The South Dakota Sportsmen's association closed its Alcester convention and set the next meeting for Aberdeen in July. Elected officers include President R. G. Taylor Meckling, Vice President Fred Slosum Alcester, Secretary J. L. Buckman Aberdeen, Treasurer Fred Dray Beresford.
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South Dakota Sportsmen's Association
Alcester
Aberdeen
R. G. Taylor
Meckling
Fred Slosum
J. L. Buckman
Fred Dray
Beresford
Farmer injured in hog drive mishap north of Beresford
George Clary, a well known farmer living north of Beresford, suffered a badly sprained knee and multiple bruises when a drove of hogs trampled him after he slipped while carrying corn. He could not rise before the hogs closed in.
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George Clary
Beresford
Yankton Masonic Temple Adds Complete Scottish Rite Scenery
The Oriental Consistory at Yankton has added a full set of scenery for all Scottish Rite degrees. The Masonic Temple, already with a fine stage, is being equipped to hang the scenery, making Yankton one of the best equipped temples in the northwest.
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Yankton
State Corn Show Set for Sioux Falls December 22 23 24
Dc E Twomley of Alexandria secretary of the South Dakota Corn Growers and Breeders association has been in Sioux Falls arranging the annual state show scheduled for December 22 23 and 24. He expects the event to be the best attended ever with strong interest from growers and breeders across the state.
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Dc. E. Twomley
Alexandria
South Dakota
Dakota Southern Railway ready to launch major north south line
The Dakota Southern Railway Company formed at Pierre with a 90 million capital aims Rapid City to Williston North Dakota, surveying crews at work from Rapid City Haynes and south of the Big Missouri. Planned branches near Dickinson and McIntosh while eastern financiers back the project.
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Dakota Southern Railway Company
Pierre
Rapid City
Haynes
N. D
Missouri
Northern Pacific
Dunn County
Williston
Adams, Hettinger
Stack
Dunn
McKenzie
North Dakota
Dickinson
Buehelde
McIntosh
Milwaukee Road
South Dakota
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
W. A. Clark
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Big Wheat Shipments Indicate Bumper Crop
Milwaukee railroad reports show Aberdeen territory shipped 4,425 cars in 1908 with an estimated 6,403 cars this year from James river division towns. Huron and Dakota division totaled 6,193 cars last year with an estimate of 7,466 cars this year, signaling a substantially larger wheat crop than last year.
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Aberdeen Territory
Milwaukee Railroad
James River
Huron and
Dakota
New Menonite Colony Plans North Dakota Settlement
Representatives of a Pennsylvanian Dutch Menonite colony toured Pierre seeking investments before returning next spring with more church members. Women accompanied the men drawing curiosity with their attire as the group projects solid farming and potential growth into a sizable future settlement.
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Pennylvania
Pierre
Ena
Hendrickson Found Not Guilty in Halloween Killing
The jury in the state case against Henry Hendrickson charged with the murder of Harvey Bradfield at Halloween returned a not guilty verdict at Flandreau. Bradfield, a well known young businessman, was shot during a Halloween celebration outing. prior trial had found him guilty.
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Henry Hendrickson
Harvey Bradfield
Ast Hallowe'en
Flandreau
Hendrickson
Bradfield
Hallowe’en
Store Looters Burglars at Hershman’s Store
Looters escaped with fifteen pairs of men’s shoes and other goods totaling about $100 from E. B. Hershman’s Wolsey store. No suspects have been identified yet and location of the culprits remains unknown.
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E. B. Hershman
Wolsey
Corner Stone Laid for Redfield Masonic Temple
The corner stone for the Redfield Masonic temple was laid Thursday amid customary ceremonies. Grand Master Davenport presided as local Masonic bodies proceed with a brick two story building with basement, costing about $20,000.
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Masonic Temple
Redfield
Davenport
New Trade Paper for Dakotas
The Dakota Jobber and Retailer debuts in Aberdeen as a new trade paper serving merchants and retailers in the Dakota region.
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Aberdeen
Chicago Trade Weekly Review Signals Sustained Recovery
The Weekly Review of Chicago Trade notes continued recovery with rising bank payments and lower commerce-related mortality versus 1907 and 1906. It reports heavier flour sales, strong provisions and livestock buying, improving manufacturing especially in iron and metal work, and overall healthier conditions despite weather and slower outside buying. Bank clearings drop 6.5 percent vs 1907, with 18 district failures and five liabilities over five thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Weekly Review of Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Business climate mixed as drought, harvests shape trade
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes warm weather sustains retail taste while election year conservatism slows heavy buying. Manufacturers gain, wheat movement uplifting Northwest distributive centers, drought throttles Ohio river traffic, coal, forest fires and low water strain supply. US failures rise to 251. Canada records 51.
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Northwest
Ohio River
Chicago
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market quotes for cattle hogs and grains across several cities
Price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. No. 2 wheat prices quoted with varied futures and delivery terms across multiple markets.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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Amd
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Wyoming Valley Traction Company
Dorranceton
South Dakota State News
Dakota Southern
NEW Menonite Colony
Arty of
Pennsylvania Dutch
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