Medico-Legal congress concludes with hypnotism debate
The third day features Clark Bell reading Gustave Bochman on capital punishment and its deterrent value. Hypnotism in law provokes discussion with doctors, lawyers, and judges divided on its role in crime. Reports from Chicago and Baltimore cite cases and opinions.
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Medico-Legal Congress
Clark Bell
Gustave Bochman
Bell
Europe
Carl Sextus
Chicago
W. L. Howard
Baltimore
John Bons University
Grover
Massachusetts
Boston
Killing the Tin Industry in Crewe axp Ohio
Crewe Ohio reports tin plate manufacturers blame a steel price surge for the tin plate industry collapse. Local mills reduced output as demand wanes and prices rise, signaling a halted production cycle and potential job losses in the sector.
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Crewe
Axp
Ohio
Indust
Saeed
Santa Fe Route Offer to Kansas City Round Trip
Advertisement notes a Kansas City round trip price of $1.00 by the Santa Fe route with travel on Sunday, mentioned in a fragmented travel insert. The snippet repeats the fare and city pair, signaling a rail promotion for weekend travel.
Woman Linked to Fraker Swindle Stirs Insurance Probe
Kasses City Mo Sept 7 A new twist in the Fraker insurance swindle ties a Denver area woman to tips given to Hartford Life and Annuity and other firms. The woman, Eaton NM friend of George Harry, allegedly sent letters offering to locate Fraker for compensation. Harry denies involvement and confirms Fraker sought his guidance from Raton. Authorities later traced Fraker’s letters to Triplett Mo, leading to his arrest. Duluth officials back the arrest of Dr G W Praker as Fraker.
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Barry
Kasses City
Fraker Insurance
Eaton
N. M
George Harry
Hartford Life and Annuity Company
George Harty
Raton
Milwaukee
Brat
Tower
Harry
Triplett
Freaker
Duluth
Towen
Minn
Topeka
G. W. Praker
Phillips
Bond Syndicate Fails to Sustain Gold Reserve Fund
A Treasury telegram reports $1,000,000 in gold withdrawn for export from New York sub treasury. Chicago gains offset losses, closing reserve at $613,529 with cash balance $181,577. Officials, though reticent, are surprised the syndicate did not deposit. They expect a rescue if public uneasiness grows.
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Treasury Department
New York
Chicago
Treasury
Dalton Romance Near Elopement Ends In Spoiled Plan
Verbal romance between Colonel Dick Dalton and Miss Mayme Carr in St Louis unfolds as age gaps and parental objections derail elopement plans. Carr, socially well known, had aided an earlier elopement. Dalton later consents to a marriage in October, halting the romance. In separate reports, artist Charles Gibson and fiancée Irene Langhorne suffer injuries in a runaway, a lightning strike kills Mrs Dan Minguire in Kansas.
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Dick Dalton
Internal Revenue
Jonesburg
Mayme Carr
Daugter
Dalton
Miss Carr
Bartletts
Clarksville
Mayme
Carr
L. H. Whitbrooke
North Grand Avenue
Gibson
Francee
Riew Monn
Charles Olivia Gibson
Irene Langhorne
Miss Langhorne
Mayberry Tailoring Co offers Kansas City travel deal
An advertisement touts a Kansas City and return fare of 81.00 via the Santa Fe route for Sunday September 8 with a $15 round trip price and October stopovers. It also promotes tailoring by Rowley Bros and Mayberry Tailoring Co at 713 Kansas Avenue with a note on affordable, well fitting garments.
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Sea Rowley Bros
Mayberry Tailoring Co
Kanona Avenue
Bee Rowley Bros
Desler
Burghart
Hypnotism Influence Appears in Many Cases
Bradstreet’s notes favorable crop reports and a steel boom define the trade scene with harvests under way. Corn outlook improves while spring wheat areas see some business disruption. Texas cotton damage noted. iron and steel prices rise. trade gains reported in multiple regions. Wheat exports tally 2,260,009 bushels versus 1,871,918 last week. Bank clearings data follow.
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Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
South Dakota
Washington
California
Texas
Seattle
Tacoma
Pacific Coast
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Chattanooga
Augusta
Atlanta
Memphis
United States
Canada
Western League Scores Reported Baseball Results
In Indianapolis the home team defeated Milwaukee 12 to 4. St Paul beat Grand Rapids 7 to 5 at Grand Rapids. Detroit routed Minneapolis with an 18 run margin.
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Grand Rapids
St Paul
Detroit
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Grand Espids
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Chicago
Seeman
Ted
Stoney
Jon
Jevoland
Cincinna
Pittsbure
Louis Cael
Black Evangelists Draw Big Crowd In Topeka Tent
Traveling evangelist A. A. Whitman arrived in Topeka and pitched his tent on Quincy street between Sixth and Seventh. He brings a singers troupe and a pickaninny band. Whitman recently spoke in Wichita where the press praised his daughter Essie as a prodigy, while the night’s performers at the Topeka tent drew a large audience.
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A. A. Whitman
Topeka
Quincy Street
Succes
Whitman
Wichita
South
Wichita Eagle
Police would end license collections by police transfer
The mayor and council plan to end license collection by the police after four months of shortfalls. They cite a $200 deficit versus last year and consider appointing Sanitary Officer Nels McConnell to the task or selecting a new collector.
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Nels McConnell
HURLBUT IS DEAD
Cap News dispatch from Nas hia Italy records the death of William Henry Hurlbut a veteran American newspaper figure who joined the New York World in 1862 purchased the Commercial Advertiser then left to aid European ventures He served as World editor in chief in 1876 53 and later resided in Europe after Pulitzer bought the World.
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Italy
Cape Nashia
William Henry Hurlbut
New York World
Commercial Advertiser
Thurlow Weed
Mexico
Capitol
Maximilian
Paris
St. Peter
Rome
United States
Santo Domingo
the World
Joseph Pulitzer
Europe
Joplin Flood Leaves Church and Homes Damaged
Severe storms struck Joplin Missouri on Sept 7 with a cloud burst after 5 pm causing widespread flooding. The First Methodist Episcopal church and multiple homes were damaged as water gushed through streets near Willow branch, railways and mines also suffering losses.
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Joplin
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Main Street
Willow Branch
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