Jerome Faces Trial Bribe Taker First Witness Against Prosecutor
New York hearing on neglect of duty against District Attorney Jerome opens with William H. Tillinghast, a self confessed bribe taker for Metropolitan Street Railway, as chief witness. The probe, led by former Chief Justice Andrews, investigates alleged bribery and stalled prosecutions from 1900 to 1902 in city courts and the supreme court.
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William H. Tillinghast
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Jerome
Metropolitan Street Railway
William F. King
Andrews
Court of Appeals
Gov. Hughes
Franklin Pieres
Supreme Court
Mr. Piergce
Tillinghast
Seabury
Fasdal Aa
Bimberg Known as Button Man Dies in New York
Meyer Bimberg of New York known as Bim the button man is found dead in his bed after a cold developed into tonsillitis. He was 46, survived by a widow and a 14 year old daughter. In recent years he built six theaters and managed the Yorkville theater, and was prominent as a campaign button manufacturer.
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Meyer Bimberg
New York
Meyer R. Bimberg
Bim
Button Man
Bimberg
Chinese Catholic Priest Arrives in New York
The Rev. Peter Ching, likely the first Chinese Catholic priest to visit the United States, has reached New York with Bishop August Wenninghaas of South Shangtung. The bishop, a missionary for 21 years, began with 124 converts and now reports over 84,000 in his diocese. Father Chang, seven years old, wears a queue and speaks German, not English, and will celebrate mass next Sunday at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken.
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Father Chang
New York
Peter Ching
August Wenninghaas
South Shangtung
China
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Hoboken
Fire Threat Scorches Wichita Wholesale District
A $100,000 wire fire began in the Millner le valor company building in Wichita Kansas on Thursday. The blaze spread fumes to the lumber yard of Western planng mix and consumed half the contents. The east side of one block was destroyed.
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Wichita
Millner Levalor Company
Divzlis
Kan
Brewery Owners Retain Workers After Strike Walkout
In St Louis the brewery owners decide to keep all staff operating their plants after 3 600 union workers walked out two weeks ago. All negotiations between owners and strikers are now declared off.
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St. Louis
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Sioux City live stock market summaries Thursday show top beeves at 0.90 dollars per pound and young hogs at 5.15 dollars each. The auction notes reflect a brisk market with steady demand for beef and pork staples.
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Bloux City
Sioux City
Southern Pacific Closes Shops in Houston Texas
Southern Pacific and Texas Central shops at Houston Texas shut down Wednesday afternoon leaving over 400 workers unemployed as men were thrown out of work.
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Southern Pacific
Texas Central
Houston
Vex
Tobacco Warehouse Burns in Covington Fire
Hamp ton & Co leaf tobacco warehouse in Covington Kentucky was destroyed by an early Thursday blaze causing losses estimated around 150000 dollars.
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Hampton & Co
Covington
Evolution of Household Remedies and the Peruna Story
The rise of modern patent medicines grew from old home remedies once common in households. Doctors improved and scaled these cures into products sold nationally, with Peruna as a key example. Dr. Hartman, Mennonite by origin, developed Peruna from local use to factory distribution, touting its help for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and catarrhal diseases. Thousands of families now trust Peruna and Dr. Hartman’s judgment.
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Pennsylvania
Hartman
Crocodile Bait Trade In Sri Lanka Described By Sailor
A sailor recounts a practice in Ceylon where babies are rented for crocodile bait. Women near crocodile streams earn money by renting their babies, with hunters using the bait to lure the reptiles before shooting. The system is justified as no harm comes to the children.
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Ceylon
A Strong Defence in Garlicky War Snarl
A colonel complains to the commander-in-chief about their troops at odds over meeting the enemy. He claims half the attackers’ defense force has eaten garlic while the other half Munster is mentioned, amid a tense peace conference plan. The chief asks for the trouble as the exchange turns humorous.
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Alosé
Cleveland
A Good Pisherman Tale From Philadelphia Telegraph
A cryptic Philadelphia Telegraph report tells of a boy near a lake who fishes while his mother supposedly eats him five times to “nuke” him. She finally lands on him and, in a terrible manner, asks why he does not answer. He replies he did not hear her for the first three times, and the last time he had a bite.
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Philadelphia ‘Telegraph
Mhis
Maddy
Grandpa
Guy
Aikenside
Jessie
Gut
Sarah Jones
Lucy
Mrs. Agnes
Worcester
Dreas
Agnes
Maddy Clyde
Muaddy
Maddy Holbrook
Dr. Holbrook
Matrimonial Fallout Amid Hospital Visit Reveals Tensions
A Philadelphia Record sketch depicts Pat facing a crumbling marriage as doctors warn of wounds and rumors. His wife visits him in hospital and questions the truth while Pat accuses doctors of harsh honesty. The dialogue highlights strain, denial, and the social gaze surrounding a public dispute.
Party at Aikenside Brings Gifts and Heartbreak
Maddy Clyde attends a vivid Aikenside party where gifts from Guy spark pride and doubt. The doctor confronts his feelings, asks for a commitment, and learns Maddy loves him not, as she vows to wait for time and fate to decide. Her honesty tests future ties with Guy and the doctor.
Far-Flung Tidbits From The Times
A mix of curiosities notes silk gifts as wedding tokens, rail weed control costs in South Australia, a vast Venice bridge on 223 arches, renewed talk of a cross channel tunnel, a planned Cleveland skyscraper topped by a Goddess of Liberty, a gas flame timing device, ethics in medical societies, and Peoria Illinois censure over a piebald barge incident.
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South Australia
Venice
English Channel
Cleveland
Peoria
Ill
New Dam Project Near Denver To Irrigate 100000 Acres
A proposed Standley dam nine miles above Denver aims to store 410 million cubic feet of water. The mile and a quarter long structure would rise 450 feet, using 5,000,000 cubic feet of material. Estimated cost is 4 million dollars with completion expected in 1910. The project promises to water more land than any other, totaling about 100,000 acres.
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Standley
Denver
Egypt
A Simple Home Test For White Lead Purity
An illustrated home experiment shows that pure white lead fuses into metallic droplets under blow-pipe heat, while adulterated samples fail to fully convert. It promotes using pure white lead from National Lead Company and offers a free blow-pipe and booklet to test paint purity at home.
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National Lead Company
National’ Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Sampled Things Vatience and Cooking School Question
Yonkers States nv reports a breezy chat where Patrice asks about attending and cooking school, and a humorous exchange follows about dyspepsia and related experiences. The dialogue centers on education and personal habits with light banter.
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Patrice
Yonkers
Western Canada crops yield high profits per acre in 1907
Reports from Charles McCormick of Kenville Manitoba and Thomas Sawatzky of Herbert Saskatchewan detail wheat yields of 22 bushels per acre at 90 cents a bushel and wheat value at 22.50 per acre from 70 acres. McCormick netted over 1600 after expenses on 100 acres with oats and barley also listed.
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Canada
Charles McCormick
Kenville
Manitoba
Western
Thomas Sawatzky
Herbert
Saskatchewan
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Starr Villa
Towa
Heater & Republican Co
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DIRAD
Pat
Pato
Jesus
Philadelphia Record
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Mrs. Remington
Lacy
Red Cottage
Germany
Kingdom of
Saxony
United States
Dodds
Kidney
Athe Seabe
Guar
Gray
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