Teasing miscellany from the Troy Weekly Call
Items note Yellowstone safety, a 20 pound infant in Shewano Wisconsin, and public figures. A plea to respect army and navy uniforms contrasts with unworthy wearers. Oklahoma lacks 1200 teachers amid chorus girl shortages in New York. Maxim’s rifle device praised. Panama bond issue eyed at 25 million. Texas boasts rail miles yet mosquitoes ride telegraph wires. Wu may have life prolongation secret sought by the empress. A St Louis woman writes a play in 16 hours, with many plays likely shorter.
Superstitious Fear of Unlucky 13 on Coins
An observer cautions superstition-minded readers to avoid a quarter dollar as the number 13 is believed to be notably present on this denomination. The belief links the coin to bad luck and urges avoidance.
British Peer Marries Chorus Girl in London
A British peer wed a chorus girl in London amid rumors the peerage seeks wives who can support husbands through work. The match follows chatter about American heiresses and shifting marriage expectations among the upper class.
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London
Peerage
Formosa Camphor Exports Totals for 1907
The British consul at Tamsus reports Formosa camphor exports in 1907 reached 4,121,566 pounds. Of this total 2,452,933 pounds went to Havre London and Hamburg, 1,635,300 pounds to America, and 33,333 pounds to Madras.
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Tamsus
Formosa
Havre
London
Hamburg
America
Madras
New York Health Board Targets Fly Over Typhoid Risk
The New York health board arraigns a fly on murderously charged acts of carrying typhoid bacteria on its feet and distributing them on foods. Whether true or not, the fly is labeled a malefactor and should be eliminated.
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New York Health Board
French Panama Canal Company Ends Long Bankruptcy
The French Panama Canal Company, bankrupt since 1889, finally disappeared last month as receivers were discharged. The winding up took longer than the time needed for the American government to construct the canal.
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Panama Canal Company
Will contest hinges on Sir Lionel Sackville West legacy
The inheritance dispute over the estate of the late Sir Lionel Sackville Sackville West unfolds amid a complex domestic life. A historic remark about his marriage gamble at sea hints at tangled family ties and possible claims.
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Lionel Sackville Sackville West
Duke of Abruzzi Faces Queen’s Reluctance on Elkins Marriage
The duke of the Abruzzi struggles to persuade the queen of Italy to approve his marriage to Miss Elkins. The queen, famed for beauty, is reluctant to share court attention with another beauty who would attract all eyes.
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Abruzzi
Italy
Miss Elkins
Genoa Father’s Violence Condemned Over Crash Fatalities
A Genoa father who shot the driver and a woman passenger after witnessing his child killed in a crash is praised by some locals who excuse his act yet criticize the chauffeur’s neglect as worse.
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Genoa
Woman's European tour with one gown and a suitcase
An American woman travels Europe with only a suitcase and a single gown, choosing comfort over style and avoiding conspicuous purchases intended to smuggle fine clothes past customs. The unexpected yet plausible twist is noted.
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Europe
Savannah Boy Killed as Tornado Bends Grandstand
A tornado struck Savannah Missouri at 5 pm Tuesday injuring twenty two high school football players as the grandstand collapsed during practice. Walter Warner died from brain concussion and internal injuries. Several others including Cleve Chronister George Gore John McDonald and Virgil Kline suffered serious body injuries. doctors treated them at an improvised emergency hospital setup in a nearby residence.
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Savannah
Ball Park
Walter Warner
Cleve Chronister
George Gore
John McDonald
Virgil Kline
Rasor Bound Over For First Degree Murder
Medina OhioGuy Rasor is held for murder of his sweetheart on a road near Wadsworth charged with first degree murder Tuesday The defense argues he was devoted to the dead girl while the states key proof are buggy tracks matching Rasor s horse shoeing found where the body lay
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Medina
Ohio
Guy Rasor
Wadsworth
Rasor
Three Burned to Death in East Third Street Fire
A blaze in a six story tenement on East Third Street New York started on the ground floor and rapidly engulfed the building. Firemen confined the flames in about half an hour finding three victims dead in an upper hallway as residents numbered around a hundred faced danger from blocked fire escapes.
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New York
N. Y
East Third Street
Clash Not Confirmed in Turkish Bulgarian Clash Report
London reports no confirmation of a clash between Turkish and Bulgarian troops at Djourmaya on the Turkish frontier. The report is discredited. A circulated tally claimed seventy Bulgarians and ten Turks killed.
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London
Eng
Djourmaya
Hatfield Accepts California Trip for Freedom
Sherman Texas Bill Hatfield, accused of a murder in California, says he is willing to go to California for freedom without a hearing, claiming it would speed relief. No official action has been taken.
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Hatfield
California
Sherman
Texas
Bill” Hatfield
Pittsburg Detective Commits Suicide After Telephone Farewell
Jerome Compton Counsell, 28, a private detective formerly of St. Louis, shot himself during a phone call with Miss Florence Warman in the Keystone Detective Agency office in Pittsburg. He pleaded for forgiveness before the final act, leaving Miss Warman screaming as she summoned help. Counsell had moved to Pittsburg about a year ago with his wife and family and was regarded as a top operative.
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Pittsburg
Florence Warman
Jerome Compton Counsell
St. Louis
Counsell
Keystone Detective Agency
Typhoon Devastation Hits Amoy Region
Full reports from Amoy show the October typhoon disaster far worse than first thought. At Lam Cheng west of Amoy a 600-house town was wiped out and 1,500 people were killed. Chang Chow suffered 43,000 destroyed houses and 1,200 deaths as four villages north perished. Survivors from these areas arrived in Amoy.
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Amoy
China
Lam Cheng
Here
Chang Chow
Cable Thwarts Elopers in New York Affair
James Howard Allport, a Liverpool millionaire, and Miss Ray Bucy, 22, an English woman, are held at Kis Island for deportation to England aboard the Mauretania Tuesday. They were first cabin passengers when the ship arrived Saturday after cable from Allport claiming his son had left a wife and daughter in Liverpool.
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New York
N. Y
James Howard
Irport
Liverpool
Ray Bucy
Kis Island
England
Mauretania
Ishead
Howard Allport
Sleuman Hart Verdict in Nebraska Tragedy
In Omaha the coroner jury ruled Hart died from a gunshot wound shot by Sleuman and Sleuman killed himself. The Sleuman will shows $40,000 trust for his wife and the remainder of the estate goes to five children.
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Omaha
Neb
Sleuman-Hart
Miss Hart
Sleuman
Earthquakes Felt in Manila With No Damage Reported
Two sharp quakes were felt in Manila on Monday followed by a third less severe. No damage occurred locally and no reports had yet been received from other points on the island. The first shock occurred at 10:50 a.m., the second at 1:40 p.m., and the third at 3:10 p.m.
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Manila
Revenue Collector Arrested in Havana Embezzlement Case
Miguel DeLatorre, Revenue Collector for Havana province, was arrested Monday on charges of embezzling $195,000 from the internal revenue department. The case highlights alleged financial misconduct within provincial tax administration.
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Havana
Cuba
Miguel DeLatorre
Priest Is Shot At In Church As Assassin Fleees Amid Panic
In Chicago at Corpus Christi church on Forty ninth street and Grand boulevard a would be assassin shot at Rev Father J. K. Fielding during a Sunday school gathering of about 20 children. The assailant fled on Forty ninth street to an alley and disappeared after a hand to hand struggle. Police gathered torn papers he left behind hoping for identity. witnesses described him as Greek or Italian and possibly demented.
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Chicago
J. K. Fielding
Corpus Christi Church
Forty Ninth Street
Grand Boulevard
Forty-ninth Street
Calumet Avenue
Father Fielding
Theman
Father Melding
One killed in trolley crash on Troost avenue
Three crowded trolley cars on the Troost avenue line collided at Thirteenth street. One man, R. L. Smith of Nevada, Mo., 45, was crushed to death as the front end of the rear car caved in. Fifteen others were injured as cars rushed down a hill and riders leaped to the street.
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Kansas City
Troost Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Tenth and
Troost
R. L. Smith
Nevada
Ohio Capitalist Peck Dies After Jamaica Earthquake
Cincinnati financier Hermin Harper Peck, 59, prominent in local and New York banking circles, died Sunday at his home from paralysis linked to a Jamaica earthquake shock suffered months earlier. Former president of the Farmers & Shippers Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co. and of the Northern Bank of Covington, Ky.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hirman Harper Peck
New York City
Jamaica
Peck
Farmers & Shippers Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Company
Northern Bank
Covington
Chautauqua Colonnade Building Burns in Fredonia Fire
The Colonnade at the Chautauqua assembly grounds in Fredonia New York burned at 4 this morning destroying a two story brick structure that housed several stores. The loss is reported at 150000 dollars.
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Chautauqua
Fredonia
N. Y
Judge Escapes From Riders In Tennessee Lynching Tale
Former Judge Zach Taylor, aged attorney, escaped after witnessing the lynching of his partner Capt Quentin Rankin near Reelfoot Lake. A vast manhunt ensues with Gov Patterson offering a 10000 dollar reward. Militia from Nashville and multiple counties join posses to pursue the night riders, an 800-strong band tied to a squatters waters dispute. The governor plans to interview Taylor in Tiptonville as authorities press the case.
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Tiptonville
Tenn
Zach Taylor
Reelfoot Lake
Taylor
Quentin Rankin
State Guard
Nashville
Col
Tatum
Union City
Walnut Log
Gov. Patterson
Judge Taylor
Tennessee
Hickman
Canal Commission Seeks 35 Million for Panama Work
The Isthmian Canal Commission asks 35 million dollars for Panama Canal construction in fiscal 1909. The 1908 appropriation was 27 million, including 1.5 million for three transports. Concrete work on the Gatun dam starts December 1, with seven months needed to finish Gatun locks. Col. Goethals predicts the canal will be ready January 1, 1915.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
War Wright
Col. Goethals
Gatum
Diaz Not to Seek Mexican Presidency in 1910
Mexico City Diaz declares he will not be a candidate to succeed himself in the 1910 presidential election. El Rio Del Heggar reports the statement, noting it is the only official statement on his retirement beyond a magazine story. He is credited with saying he would never seek the presidency again.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Diaz
el Rio del Heggar
Wall Street Worker Missing With $30,000 Linked Loss
Rufus Rowe, 15 years with W Kilbourne & Co of 40 Wall Street, is missing along with $30,000 of the firm’s money believed misappropriated since January 1. Warrants issued for forgery totaling $2,500. Officials say Rowe led a modest life but sank into margin deals, and the firm expects no serious consequences from the loss.
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New York
N. Y
Wall Street
Rufus Rowe
W. Kilbourne & Co
Rowe
Fire destroys historic Illinois Central depot in Duquoin
In Duquoin Illinois a fire at 11 o'clock at night destroyed the original Illinois Central depot, the town's first station built in 1853. The building, moved in 1888 to serve as a freight and later a supply house, stood where the current depot now stands. Fire is believed to have started from sparks from a passing engine.
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Illinois Central
Mother of Illinois Banker Dies in Robinson Home
Mrs. Mary White, mother of Milburn J. White, died at her son O. N. White’s Robinson Illinois residence. Funeral services were held in Beaucoup conducted by Rev. J. W. Cummins of Mt. Carmel. Milburn J. White helped organize Farmers and Merchants National Bank and is cashier of American National Bank at Mt. Carmel.
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Nashville
Mary White
O. N. White
Robinson
Ill
Beaucoup
This County
J. W. Cummins
Mt. Carmel
Williams reprieved by governor to dec 11
Andrew Williams a Black man condemned to death for murdering his wife in Chicago was granted a reprieve by Gov. Deneen and the state board of pardons until December 11 after the jailer had nearly completed preparations for the hanging.
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Deneen
Chicago
Andrew Williams
Bank Robbers Battle in Hurst Near Murphysboro
Six men raided the Carterville Hurst Banking company in the village of Hurst fourteen miles east of Murphysboro. They blew the safe and escaped with fifteen hundred dollars after a gun battle with residents led by Dave Pullis. Citizens fired back, hundreds of shots exchanged, then hid as the robbers completed their work.
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Murphysboro
Hurst
Carterville- Hurst Banking Company
Dave Pullis
Pullis
German Pheasants Liberated Near May Farm
A flock of German pheasants was released on the May farm south of the city under the direction of State Game Commissioner John A Wheeler. The birds will be fed watered and looked after until they adapt to their new habitat. They are protected by law under a heavy penalty.
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Nashville
May Farm
John A. Wheeler
Fireball in Beardstown threatens town flames rise high
Beardstown residents from all sections rushed to combat a blaze that started in a Second street fruit store opposite the public square and grew beyond the city and railroad fire department. Loss is estimated at 12000 dollars with no serious injuries reported.
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Beardstown
Eleven Horses Cremated In Barn Fire
A large barn owned by farmer Henry Kuhn south of here burned claiming eleven horses and ten tons of hay. The animals became frantic at the flames and refused to leave the building.
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Litchfield
Henry Kuhn
Here
Child Dies of Typhoid in Sunfield Area
George Bishop nine year old son of Mr and Mrs John T Bishop died at home in Sunfield four miles north of Duquoin from typhoid fever complicated by cerebro spinal meningitis.
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Duquoin
George
John T. Bishop
Sunfield
Farmer's Daughter Takes Poison in Duquoin City
Miss Grace Rogers daughter of Alva H. Rogers a prominent farmer northeast of the city committed suicide by taking poison. The tragedy occurred within the Duquoin area as authorities investigated the death of the farmer's daughter.
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Duquoin
Grace Rogers
Alva H. Rogers
Woman Killed in Runaway Near Herrin
Mrs James Corder a 40 year old Clifford resident died when she was thrown from a buggy during a runaway her husband and daughter narrowly escaped. The incident occurred near Herrin as the horse bolted, leaving the family shaken but uninjured aside from the loss.
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Herrin
Mre
James Corder
Clifford
Skeleton Unearthed On Local Farm Believed Spanish Soldier
A skeleton was unearthed on Benjamin Coffey's farm north of town. It is believed to be the remains of a Spanish soldier. Local tradition holds that Spaniards camped on the site years ago.
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Sterling
Benjamin Coffey
Dr. McKnight Dead in Bloomington Residence
Dr. William McKnight, a leading state physician, died at his Bloomington residence at age 85. He was among the state’s most noted medical figures with a long career and strong local impact.
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McKnight
Bloomington
Wiliam McKnight
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