Wireless coast stations planned by Australia and other global notes
A roundup of diverse items notes India’s 1,318,000 aided by the state, Australia to build five wireless stations, a Paris burglar with tattooed presidents, rising dangers of hunting accidents, Europe’s shifting power map, suffragettes’ methods, future warfare with planes and explosives, a painting for Lambeth Palace, a court quip about a dog bite, Trans Siberian reach to Peking in 16 days, Verona’s ancient palace fire, wireless telephone success, hat talkers, and German bankers funding science with $7,000,000 remains.
Boston expedition seeks Amazon watershed exploration
George M. Boynton leads a Boston organized expedition to explore the southern watershed of the Amazon river between the fourth and tenth parallels. The venture aims to map unknown regions, assess navigation routes, and document natural history in a challenging tropical frontier.
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Boston
George M. Boynton
Amazon River
Coeds at French school spark debate on co education
An educational institution proclaims its gain by ending co education as gender roles shift. In Charolles, France, a sulphur shower coated roofs and vineyards with yellow dust, while villagers reported a sulfurous odor that hindered breathing for a period.
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Charolles
Macon
France
Plan to standardize Atlantic steamship schedule proposed
The manager of a major Atlantic line seeks to reduce rivalry by coordinating sailings from key European ports to provide daily service and fair market shares for all companies. The plan promises higher profits and, it is believed, better passenger convenience, presenting a sensible solution to current competition.
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Atlantic Steamship Lines
Brooklyn Crape Puller Distracts Families With Fake Notices
A notorious swindler known as a crape puller has operated in Brooklyn, reading death notices to contact families of the deceased in prison. He asks for money in advance and promises flowers that never arrive, prompting police to pursue him.
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Brooklyn
Noris
Count of Turin Repays Peasant For Accident Damage
The count of Turin, brother of the duke of the Abruzzi, wrecked a peasant’s cart with his automobile. After the peasant pointed out the fault, the count apologized and sent $100 to cover repairs rather than the $20 requested.
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Princess of Wales
Turin
Abruzzi
Rockefeller Testifies On Standard Oil Stock Transfers
John D. Rockefeller appears in government trust hearings before Commissioner Ferris. Kellogg questions him about ownership of Standard Oil of New Jersey shares and related trust certificates while Rockefeller recalls exchanges for stock and lack of involvement in transfers. He notes fog delays and a frayed overcoat as he testifies about railroad and other stock holdings.
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New York
N. Y
J. D. Archbold
John D. Rockefeller
Kellogg
Franklin Ferris
St. Louis
Archbold
Oil Trust
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Franklin Ferriss
Frank G. Kellogg
Lackawanna
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Ohio
Flagler
Foil Jail Breakers Inmate Tunnel Near Wall Break Discovered
A careful plan to orchestrate a wholesale prison escape was found at the Jefferson City penitentiary. Convicts carved a tunnel 9 feet through a 10-foot foundation under guard tower No 4, tools hidden in a power house conduit. Officials downplay the incident but fear more desperate actions may follow.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Liberty
Harry Vaughan
Bell Telephone Sued Over Bid to Create Trust
Toledo case alleges Bell Telephone conspired to form a nationwide trust in violation of the Sherman Act. United States Independent Telephone Company seeks to prevent Bell from enticing local firms under contract to switch to Bell. Independent claims 27 000 miles of long distance lines across Indiana Ohio Illinois. Hearing on the injunction set for December 4.
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Toledo
Ohio
Bell Telephone Company
United States Independent Telephone Company
Independent Company
Bell
Indiana
Illinois
Independent
Posse Trails a Dead Shot at Sutro Cal
Samuel H. Taylor an escaped murderer is at bay near Sutro forest as a posse of fourteen deputy sheriffs surrounds his rocky glen hideout. Reported to be a sure shot, Taylor is fortified with food and water and authorities plan to shoot him on sight.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sutro
Samuel H. Taylor
Taylor
Balloon "All American" Flies Near Canton
Balloon all American sails northeast after easy ascent and vanishes at 9 20 Monday morning. In the car are Leo Stevens New York pilot W R Timken and H H Timken Canton O and W F Comstock Kansas City Mo.
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Canton
Ohio
Leo Stevens
New York
W. R. Timken
H. H. Timken
W. F. Comstock
Kansas City
Man Dies for Lost Eye in Dramatic Suicide
In Bloomington Illinois Arthur Stewart a 35 year old cigarmaker from Whitesides county killed himself after losing his left eye in a fight. He shot himself in the head in front of his mother and relatives who were unable to intervene. He was unmarried.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Arthur Stewart
Whitesides County
Uprising in Haiti Feared as Forces Mobilize
Reports from Port au Prince indicate heavy troop movements in Les Cayes and a looming clash between loyal forces led by Gen Celestin and Gen Le Conte against insurgents under Gen Antoine Simon. Telegraph lines are cut, gunboats patrol the coast, and exiles seek to join Simon from Jamaica and St Thomas.
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Port Au Prince
Wayti
Faverolles
Les Cayes
Simon
Nord Alexis
Alexis
Jamaica
St. Thomas
Two Trains Crash Near Berwyn Kills One Man
A head on collision between a Wisconsin Central and an Illinois Central train near Berwyn Illinois killed a Milwaukee fireman, injured several others, and destroyed a carload of sheep. Fire and fog delayed traffic for hours as wreckage burned. Loss of rolling stock and merchandise tops twenty five thousand dollars. Arthur Alt, 34, Milwaukee, was identified as the deceased.
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Chicago
Uinon Central
Berwyn
Wisconsin Central
Illinois Central
Arthur Alt
Milwaukee
Wis
Wife Returns Home After Desertion Sparks Tragedy
Mount Vernon Illinois Mrs Lulu Rote returns to her husband Frank Rote and their son after deserting them last October. Rote spent much to search for his wife and remains unreconciled. The disappearance is linked to the death of her father who died in a wreck while searching. Their home was broken into, goods stored, and the storage house burned with the entire lot destroyed.
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Mount Vernon
Lulu
Rote
Frank Rote
St. Louis
Abe Raymer Again Acquitted in Riot Trial
After four hours of deliberation the jury found Abe Raymer not guilty on a charge of malicious destruction of property during the September race riots. Several witnesses testified Raymer threw bricks into Lopez's restaurant. The grand jury had 117 indictments in riot cases with no convictions yet, suggesting a collapse of the riot prosecutions.
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Abe
Raymer
Springfield
Abe Raymer
Lopez
Hog Spreads Hydrophobia Threat in Mount Vernon
Sam Hull of Patoka township fears losing about a hundred hogs to hydrophobia after a mad dog bit one pig and infected others. Hull plans to seek recovery for the loss and expects to kill the affected drove if necessary.
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Mount Vernon
Sam Hull
Mr. Hull
Patoka Township
Babe Named for Trainmen
Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen of Fort Wayne Ind will name their daughter born aboard a moving train Wabasha in tribute to the courtesy of the trainmen. The mother boarded in St Louis and the stork appeared in a sleeper. A physician was summoned and mother and child were removed from the train in Danville.
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Babe
Springfield
John Mullen
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wabasha
St. Louis
Danville
Cairo Grants Franchise To Mc Kinley Syndicate
Cairo city council awarded a fifty year inter urban franchise and a twenty year street railway franchise to the Mc Kinley syndicate. The syndicate already controls the local electric street railway, electric light plant, and the Cairo gas company. An interurban line will connect Cairo with Mounds Mound City and Villaridge and later reach St. Louis.
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Cairo
McKinley Syndicate
Electric Light Plant
Cairo City Gas Company
Mounds
Mound City
Villaridge
St. Louis
Indictments Return in Wabash County Murder Case
The grand jury in Wabash county circuit court under Judge P A Pearce has indicted Lib Lucas and her son Jesse for the murder of Clyde Showalter in October 1906. Jesse is charged with the deed and Lib Lucas with being an accessory before the fact.
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Carmel
Wabash County
P. A. Pearce
Lib Lucas
Jesse
Clyde Showalter
Death of Danville’s Largest Policeman
Danville. Chris Hagerman, the largest policeman in Danville, was found dead in bed due to heart disease. An efficient officer, he was well known in Republican circles. This marks the third Danville police death in recent months, the others killed by burglars.
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Danville
Chris Hagerman
Hagerman
Fire destroys Robinson grist mill at Ob long
The grist mill once owned by Kirkland Brothers at Ob long was totally destroyed by a fire now owned by a different company. Loss estimated at 26000 dollars with 8000 dollars covered by insurance. Escaping gas ignited the blaze and the building was enveloped in flames instantly.
Rustin murder case advances in Omaha court hearing
Charles T. Davis and Mrs Abbie C Rice, key figures in the Rustin murder mystery, returned to district court for a life insurance suit involving Dr Rustin. Fidelity and Casualty gained a petition to perpetuate testimony of Rice and Davis, with Rice to answer 231 questions and Davis 48 about Dr Rustin’s movements before his death. Mrs Grace Rustin may file cross interrogations.
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Omaha, Neb
Charles T. Davis
Abbie CC. Rice
Rustin
Dr. Rustin
Fidelity & Casualty Company
Toothpick May Starve Man Feature
Springfield reports Henry Hexedorn of Chicago in the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul engine at Freeport pierced his tongue with a toothpick. he cannot eat or drink due to the injury.
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Springfield
Henry Hexedorn
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Freeport
Rich Farmer Killed by Train Near Sidingtom
Pana reports William Stone a 25 year old farmer was struck and instantly killed by a Wabash train near Sidingtom. He was a wealthy local farmer in this section.
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William Stone
Sidingtom
Game Wardens Busy In County To Enforce Game Law
The county chief game warden says extraordinary efforts are under way to stop game law violations. Sportsmen are aiding by providing information and several prosecutions will occur at the next county court term. Attention will focus on hunts in the fields and trains passing through the county.
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Carlyle
Sil
Barn and Contents Burned at Eldorado
John Cash’s barn and its corn, hay, and farming utensils burned with no insurance. In O’Fallon, 74-year-old John Campbell was found dead in a field while hunting. coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Eldorado
John Cash
O'Fallon
O’fallon
John Campbell
James Campbell
Flywheel Crushes Man to Death at Arcola Plant
Vernon Hall, 30, fell into a flywheel at the Arcola light plant and was killed. Police opened an investigation into the fatal accident.
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Arcola
Vernon Hall
City School Spending Totals Revealed by Year End
New York city spent 33 million dollars on public schools last year, Chicago 22 million, Boston over 10 million, and Philadelphia a little more than 6 million. Though Philadelphia ranks third in population, it was thirty fourth per capita on school expenditure.
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New York City
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
United States
They Don’t Speak Now Country Corner Conversation
A girl in a white sweater teases a country walk, asking the man in a green hat with a purple band about long rambles. He responds with a playful affirmation that nature smiles when he goes out, while she quips that she wonders why she doesn’t laugh.
Vacuum storage vs refrigerator preservation claim
The article argues that nearly airless containers can preserve milk, fish, and meat for months, exposing a method superior to conventional refrigerators by removing air to create a near vacuum before sealing the receptacle.
There and Back. A Hobo's Tale at College Cookery
A satirical vignette from Illustrated Sunday Magazine sketches a hobos tale of misdirection at a college cookery class. An assistant principal muses on bad cooking driving men to drink while the hobos punchline reveals drink led him there.
Old Gent Answers Back to Loud Language
A terse exchanges shows a man defending himself against harsh language while another remarks on the scene. The dialogue hints at a social clash and the participants’ candid reactions to coarse talk. The short skit captures a moment of raw rural humor.
New Life Found In Change to Right Food
A mother and her young son suffered months of sour stomach and weak digestion. A stomach specialist prescribed Grape-Nuts, improving both their health within weeks. They regained weight, wake rested, and continue daily with Grape-Nuts for breakfast and dinner.
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Jady
Bolf
Postum Co
Es Creek
Mich
Weillville
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