Armour Gets His Revenge in Wheat Pit Showdown
In a wild Chicago Board of Trade session, J Ogden Armour crushed James A Patten’s September wheat corner, closing at 93 cents after a frantic day. Armour’s bear move followed Patten’s massive long position, dumping 6.9 million bushels and enriching Armour as prices tumbled.
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Chicago
A. Patten
Chicago Board of Trade
J. Oxden Armour
J. Ogden Armour
James A. Patten
Allbia
Patten
Board of Trade
J. Orden Armour
Armour
Submarine Playlase Sunk in English Channel Crash
A telegram to the admiralty reports French submarine Playlase rammed and sunk by the Pass De Catala ferry between Calais and Dover. All 27 crewmen drowned as the vessel sank in 100 feet of water with no chance to escape.
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London
England
Admiralty
Playlase
English Channel
Calaly
Dover
Callas- Dover
Calais
Aunie
Admits Great Discovery Invention Claims In Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania Dr FW Lange and C O Dick inson declare they found a new process turning base metals into gold and silver. They allege the death of Mr Dickinson linked to inhaled fumes and assert the discovery was confirmed before his death.
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Scranton
Lange
Dickinson
Fingal Print Convicts In Paris Murder Case
Two soldiers Graby and Michel were convicted by court martial for the murder of Mme Goula widow of Jules Goula former governor of the Hank of France. Graby sentenced to death and Michel to twenty years. Investigation traced to a bloody fusil on a military depot near the Gali ao. Gouin was travelling on December 16 seeking to solve the Dordea mystery. Gouin's wife was found dead and wife Mary Marla.
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Fingal
Paris
France
Graby
Michel
Mme
Goula
Jules Hdouard
Hank
Courtrmartial
Gali Ao Whith
Gouin
Dordea
Lady
Taft Grieves Over Travel Fund Row in House
President Taft writes Representative Tawney of Minnesota expressing deep distress at the House debate over a traveling expenses appropriation. The measure passed with a $25,000 allowance but the immediate availability clause was removed, delaying funds until July 1, fueling Taft’s plea for timely reimbursement to travel.
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Tawney
Minnesota
Washington, D. C
W. H
Conaremimnen
Dent
William 1. ‘Taft
Professor Koch Dead at 60 in Heart Disease
Professor Robert Koch pioneer bacteriologist dies here from a heart disease. Born December 11, 1846 at Clausthal Hanover he studied at Goettingen and Wollstein. He identified tubercle bacilli and cholera agents and founded bacteriology as a science.
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Haden
Kochfiret
Madriz Soldiers Triumph in Bluefields Victory
Bluefields Nicaragua government forces with the San Jacinto gunboat shells routed insurgents and seized Bluefields Bluff. The Estrada forces were driven off as the San Jacinto bombarded the bluff at dawn and landings followed. Estrada gunboats Blanca and Ometepo fled up the Escondido river.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
San Jacinto
Bluefelds Bluff
Estrada
Madrix
Muarla
Blanca
Ometepo
Eacondido River
Three Find Watery Graves Near Cold Spring Inlet
In darkness at Cold Spring Inlet near Holly Beach a motorboat named Star capsized. Three Cannon, No 1 men lost their lives: William Hoover aged 60, Wallace Hoover 20, and Walter Weber 27. Ice savers spotted the overturned craft, bodies washed ashore hours later along the beach.
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Philadelphia
Cold Spring Inlet
Holly Beach
Star
William Hoover
Wallace MH. Hoover
Walter Weber
Cape May
Ex Representative Overstreet Dies in Indianapolis
Indianapolis mourns former U S Representative Indiana Gev onth district, 1894 to 1908, Ex Representative Overstreet dies at home after long illness. He chaired the committee on post offices and post roads during service in Congress and helped the gold standard proposal and national monetary commission. He led the Republican congressional campaign committee in Indiana to 1904 and was defeated by a Democrat two years ago.
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Overstreet
Indianapolis
Indi
J Overstreet
Gevonth
Indiana
Thie City
Overstreet Way
Geongrena
Wan
National Monetary Commission
Ho Wan
Curtiss Flies Albany to New York Sets Speed Record
Curtiss flew 187 miles from Albany to New York in 152 minutes, averaging 64.78 mph to set a new long distance speed record. He landed smoothly on Governors Island after refueling near Spuyten Duyvil, earning a $10,000 prize and applause from crowds along the Hudson.
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New York City
Taland
Curtisa
Huff
Curtiss
Albany
New York
Curtley
Governors Island
Colonel Huff
Vic Itors
Curties
Curtise
Spuyten Daygill
Curae
Hudson Valley
West Bank
Poughkeepsie
Highlands
Spuyten Duyvil
Guverneurs
MURDERS WIFE AND PRIEST IN St Paul By Philip Globou
Philip J Globou, 42, killed his wife and Father E B J Walsh at their homes on South St Paul. The motive is unannounced. Gibbons, a noted stock buyer, had separated from his wife about a year earlier and supported their eight children. He surrendered to police.
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St. Paul, Minn
Philip J. Globou
EB. J. Walsh
Eharch
Saint Augustine
Bouth St Paul
Gibbons
Gibbon
New York Man Slays Infant Then Kills Wife
Isadore Newman, a former U S cavalryman, shot his three month old child and then killed his wife in a brutal murder. The crime occurred in New York City and was witnessed by his younger brother Solomon who did not intervene. Neaman and his wife had recently reconciled after a period apart.
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Blays
New York City
Isadore Newman
United States
Dong
Neaman
Solomen
Fiendish slaying of eight year old Alma Kellner shocks Louisville
The body of Alma Kellner was found in the cellar of St John s parochial school after mass on December 8. Eight year old Alma had been dragged to the cellar through a trap door and wrapped in carpet. Her bones were broken and evidence of quicklime and fire remained. Janitor Joseph Wendling, missing since January 14, is a prime suspect. his wife Lena Wendling is arrested as an accessory.
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Joseph Wendling
St. John's Roman Catholic Church
Alma Kellner
Louisville
Wendling
George Schuhmann
St. John’s
Alma
Richard B. Sweet
Ellis Duncan
Lena Wendling
Church Growth Greater Than Population Rise
A Washington report on the 1906 special census of religious bodies finds U S church growth from 1900 to 1906 outpaced population gains in major cities. Outside principal areas, new churches kept pace with population, while communicants rose faster than population both inside and outside urban centers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Rebels Beat Off Attacks in Nicaragua Clash
General Lara led Madriz forces against General Estrada, attacking Estrada’s left flank with 500 men. The assault failed after heavy fighting, Madriz suffered many killed and wounded and retired, while Estrada captured a large number of prisoners.
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Bluntields
Nicaragua
Lara
Madriz
Estrada
Madrix
Hatrada
Outing Ends in Death in Oakland Rail Collision
A trolley collision on a steep grade in Oakland, California, killed Leona Helghie the motorman of one car. Several passengers were injured, some fatally, when the inbound car charged downhill at high speed and struck the other car carrying a party aboard.
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Oakland
Cal
California Electric Railway
Leona Helghie
Run Alarp Ture
Ouilbouns
Not the Method He Meant in a Khartum Sketch
Veteran correspondent George W. Stalley recalls Lord Kitchener’s 1902 southern county visit en route to India. A lunch delay due to rough roads leads to Kitchener’s quick toilet routine, then a tour of a damaskeened armor display. He muses on recovering the armor pair once owned by Montmorency and Bourbon, noting a £20,000 offer failed to reclaim them.
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Lord Kitchener
Khartum
George W. Sthalley
New York
Lord Kitchener Wan
India
Kuncheon
Guncheon
Ant 1
Anne de Montmorenc
Constable de Bourbon
Herbert
Me the Janitor A Humorous Wedding Tale From The Past
A New York Press story recounts a janitor who values his role above his name. At a late hour a couple seeks someone to give the bride away and the janitor steps in. When asked who gives this bride away he answers Me the janitor in a playful twist.
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New York
Gaining Ground and Sea Erosion Claim Debate
Yonkers Statesman notes a reader question about Britain losing land to the sea. An 1883 date is cited claiming 419 acres washed away while 20 762 acres were added elsewhere, suggesting conflicting erosion and accretion figures. The item captures public discussion on coastal changes.
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Yonkers Statesman
Uncle Johan a Tight Wad or Generous Neighbor
A brief anecdote portrays Uncle Johan as frugal yet charitable. The speaker explains approaching him for five dollars, only to reveal plans to ask ten dollars, highlighting a perception of shrewdness and potential generosity in a humorous exchange.
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Johan
Jonas
Lad
Tory
Markets and Grain Prices Across Cities in May News
Financial notes from New York report money on call at 2 to 4 1/2 percent and mercantile paper at 4 1/2 to 5 percent with sterling around 87 40. Cleveland and Toledo list flour, wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, with mixed bids and prices for cattle, sheep, and hogs. Buffalo and Pittsburg markets show cattle and pork figures, while Chicago and other western towns record wheat and pork prices and daily totals.
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New York
Rime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
York State
Sane Sirichy
Front
Eholoe Lamba
Howe
Henry Vorsury
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Cure
An advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health to women after long illness and backache. It presents testimonials as proof, invites letters for advice, and asserts the product prevents surgery by offering a free health consultation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gompouna
Seani
Elon
Lydia
Erinkham
Eit Ongtab
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
SURELY NO PLACE FOR HER
Prof Percival Lowell cites martian canals as lines not literal. A Boston maid witnesses a parlor trick involving a rug and lemon trees, provoking surprise at a hidden letter and a handsome magician. The tale pivots to two light vignettes about a ghost attic speech and a quip about a boy named Ike Jones.
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Percival Lowell
New York
Panama Canals
Boston
Beacon Street
Theo
Best to beat coffee habit with Postum says teacher
A Misa schoolteacher reports coffee caused nervousness moodiness and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum she notes calmer nerves, improved mood, and no heart trouble, crediting Postum with life brightening. She followed directions to prepare Postum and read promotional material.
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Pontum
Directone
Walbrike
Atyaso
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