Defaulter Pennell Faces Contagious Allegations In Buffalo Paper
A Buffalo Commercial story accuses Arthur R. Pennell of defaulting on 150000 to 200000, claiming he used investors funds for personal gain and planned to die by his own hand to appear accidental. It notes life policies, trust arrangements with attorney Wallace Thayer, and provisions to reimburse Mrs. Burdick from his estate.
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Pennell
Wallace Thayer
Edwin J. Burdick
Eastern Estates
J. Mrederick Pennell
Hhat Pennell
Pomel
Peekskill
Tanel
Coal Prices Rally as Miners Gain Public Pay
A Chicago special reports coal barons vow higher prices as a strike commission spurs wage gains for miners. Anticipated retail coal costs rise by October, with small egg coal at 84 dollars per ton and hard coal quoted at 7 and 7.25 dollars per ton. In Belgrade a bloody riot followed a police regulation protest, two rioters and two gendarmes killed or wounded. The Red Star Southwark liner overdue six days from Antwerp, with thousands aboard. In Philadelphia, over 8,000 Polish workers quit, a 500-man union strike seeking higher wages.
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Sergia
Belgrade
Armea
Philadelphia
Death by her own hand in Jersey City hotel
Mrs Ames Van Welk, a New York socialite born in Baltimore and linked to Indiana society, killed herself at the Hotel Washington in Jersey City on Sunday. Found with a bullet wound near the heart, she had recently resided in Dakota seeking a divorce from Edward Wolfbaner. She was connected to Bishop Ames’s family and Depauw University alumni circles.
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Jerey City
New York
Louise. Ames van Welk
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Jersey City
Edward W. Wolfbauer
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Sylvester
Wasahington
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Edward Wolfbaner
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Greencastle
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Elise
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Eirelos
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Fenra
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Depain
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Otto Welk
St. Louis
Fatal Fire in Tenement on Money Street
A deadly blaze in a Money Street tenement left one person dead and several injured. Firefighters battled flames as twenty four families were displaced, a woman named Mark Gereenfield suffered two broken legs after leaping from a second story. A firefighter was hurt saving a woman and child.
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New York
Money Street
Hilding
Mark
Gereenfield
Gonemi
Tila
Mirrelins
Cowboy Pianist and Miner Murder Near Kingman
Report from Kingman Arizona confirms the murder of Charles Hiukey known as the Cowboy Pianist and Roy Winchester a young miner on the trail forty miles north of Kingman. No definite motive. Sheriff pursues the alleged killer Mee Kenney who was sought for a prior offense.
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Arizona
Ariz
Charles Hiukey
Nas
Roy Winchester
James Melons
Mee Kenney
William T. Wynall Botterville
Cul
Six Bandits Captured in Oklahoma Outlaw Raid
Guthrie Oklahoma report says Sheriff Morrison of Kiowa County Thompson of Caddo Porter of Carrollton and Rattan of Washita surrounded Cordele Oklahoma and up to six members of the Bert Casey gang were captured after allegedly robbing a ledger bank of four thousand dollars last Friday. They were surprised and taken without trouble in a swift action.
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Guthrie, Okla
Sher Fa Morrison
Kiowa County
Thompson
Caddo
Porter
Coirfeld
Rattan
Washita
Craneh Nar Cordele
Okla
Bert Casey
Tragedy at a Bridge Drowns One Child and Wounds Others
A buggy overturned at Rickapo Creek near Me Lean caused the death of a 1 year old named Nege McLean and serious injuries to siblings and others. Authorities report intensified injuries among several children. A separate case notes a jail commitment for forgery and embezzlement, with bail set at 61,500. Engineers gain a Sunday holiday as the anthracite strike commission order takes effect, ending a regional practice.
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Tohrington
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Thanus
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Man Shot by Stepson in Durand Wisconsin
A Durand Wisconsin report states Carl Ublig, 45, was shot and killed Sunday by stepson Hichard Harwick, 20, after a family quarrel. Harwick surrendered to the sheriff. The New York special notes a snow storm and cold wave across New Jersey caused great damage to fruit trees Saturday night.
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Hartwick
New York
Heparta
New Jersey
Destructive Tornado Hits Southern Indiana Tornadoes sweep county causing deaths
A fierce tornado plowed through southern Indiana Friday shortly after noon, killing at least two people and injuring several. In Washington County the storm demolished barns and homes, blasted windows, and toppled a church. Carrie Smoot died when a flying brick struck her as people sheltered. In Oakland City a wall collapsed at a factory injuring an employee fatally, while in nearby English County a farmer and a farm hand were killed. Damage estimated around $25,000 plus widespread destruction reported.
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White River
Barna
At_Wathen
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Oakland City
Oakland City Manufacturing Company
C. May
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Here
George Cunningham
Aultman-Miller Company in Serious Trouble
Akron creditors receive notice from receivers Fr P Mcintosh of Cleveland and George W Crouse of Akron. Assets fixed by a New York auditing firm on Dec 8 total 1 791 050, about 134 000 below liabilities as of that date. Causes cited include ruinous business methods and aggressive sales campaigns by competing firms over the past decade.
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Aultman-Miller Company
Akron
Fr. P. Mcintosh
Clevelint
George W. Crousy
New York
Crouse
Forty in Peril as Albion River Shipwreck Threatens
A vessel named Albion River with forty one passengers and cargo is ashore at Bodega Point in Sonoma County. The hull is heavy and likely to break up before the tide rises. No life saving stations nearby. efforts focus on rescuing passengers by boat when seas calm enough.
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Montoeho County
Bodega Polit
Sonona Counnty
Iowa City elections show largely nonpartisan local contests
City and town elections were held across Iowa Monday, with most races nonpartisan and focused on local issues. Mayors elected include Iowa Falls J A Funk, Ames Harley Sheldon, Pella T B Huber, and others in Cedar Falls, Newton, Fort Dodge, Ottumwa, and more amid broad party lines not counted.
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State of
Iowa Falle
J. A. Funk
Ames
Harley Sheldon
Pella
Indianola
B. F. Clayton
Marshalltown
L. B. Jones
People's
Webster City
F. A. Edwards
Charles City
C. D. Ellis
Fort Dodge
A. Rt
Northrup
Boone
J. J. Snell
Ottumwa
T. H. Pickler
Oskaloosa
John GC. Will
Grinnell College Accepts Carnegie Library Offer
Grinnell College trustees accept Andrew Carnegie’s gift of a $50,000 library. Conditions require free access for Grinnell residents and $5,000 annual maintenance. A trustees’ committee will raise funds to meet the maintenance obligation. Work on the new chapel begins early this summer.
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Grinnell
Tawa College
Andrew Carnegie
Aooew
Carnegie
Wegan
Walter Flarkins Dies From Strychnine Poisoning
Walter Flarkins, 24, of Fremont, died Thursday night from suspected strychnine poisoning. Doctors say he did not intend self harm. A post mortem and inquest follow an autopsy result.
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Buc Lovesteck Bay
Walter Flarkins
Fremont
County
Murder by masked robbers shocks Council Bluffs crowd
Bert Forney a saloonkeeper in Council Bluffs was shot and killed by masked robbers who ordered patrons to raise hands. Forney moved to draw a gun and was fatally hit through the heart as the robbers fled. Other items note Perry Company reinspection, a slander suit in Osage, embezzlement charges in Monona County, a state warehouse contract, a girl burned to death, a Ida Grove mayor’s death, a Coon Rapids student mugging, and a 54th regiment dedication trip to St. Louis.
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Council Bluffs
Welock
Bert Forney
Forney
Mystery in Grime: Labor Leader Shot at Meeting
Herman Castleman, organizer of the Tatecnathecal Sheet Metal Workers' Union, was shot three times during a meeting with a chief committee member. He was gravely wounded and later brought to Chicago. investigators seek the shooter as Castleman’s death or fate remains uncertain.
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Tatecnathecal Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Waseshot
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Guiou
Castleman
Gale at Chicago Winds Halt Wire Service
A heavy windstorm disrupted wire service in Chicago on Thursday night. Wires were prostrated across streets leaving slick slush and tramways hindered while lake signals flashed danger and vessel crews were warned to stay ashore. A Denver dispatch reports an agreement raising wages for passenger conductors and trainmen by about 12 percent and freight workers by 15 percent, pending management approval.
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Tony
Wade
Denver
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Russell Uhinding
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Denver and
Rio Grande
Railway Strike in Holland Signals General Action
Amsterdam railway employees meet to strike at leaders’ orders to block coercive laws and uphold wage standards. Prussian mine disaster in Gleiwitz reports eight dead and fourteen entombed after a gas explosion at Ostteid.
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Amsterdam
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Onawa Restaurant Keeper Sues For 5000 Damages
Henry Peterson, restaurant keeper of Onawa, through attorney Ed L. Conlin, filed a petition against George Wirt and T. W. Tinline for 5000 damages claiming injuries from a March 7 1903 incident at his restaurant. He alleges defendants assaulted him with fists and dishes, stabbed with a knife, and beat him causing four weeks of business incapacity and pain. The defendants are prominent Monona County farmers.
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Monona County
Woman’s suicide attempt shocks Missouri Valley town
Mrs. Nelle Boyington, wife of a local farmer, purchased laudanum at a Missouri Valley drug shop, then sat on a clothing store step and drank the poison. She fainted but physicians saved her life after finding the drug in her system.
Too Many Inebriates Move at Des Moines to Check Law
Des Moines dispatch reports the board of supervisors ordered the county auditor to stop issuing warrants for expenses in sending inebriates to the state hospital. They contend the insane fund suffices for inmates and the inebriates costs must be cut.
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Des Moines Dispatch
Board of Supervisors
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Murder at Belle Plaine found in railroad yards
A Marshalltown report states an unknown man, likely a Chicago Coal Company clerk, was found in Belle Plaine railroad yards Tuesday with throat cut and head crushed. A key ring bore the initials HH AL, and a jury verdict remains undelivered.
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Marshalltown
Belle Plaine Thesday
Chicago Coal Company
Boy Fatally Crushed by Steam Car in Citon Clinton Report
A Clinton special notes 17 year old James Peterson died from injuries after being crushed between a stage plank and a warehouse when steamer City of Winona landed and began its first season trip. He sustained multiple broken ribs and internal injuries including lung puncture and ruptured stomach before passing Wednesday morning.
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Winona
James Peterson
Injunction Issued Over Soldier District Tax Dispute
Judge John P. Oliver issued a temporary writ restraining the Jordan school and Soldier district tax collections. Defendants include the Soldier district and county treasurer A I Smith, contending the Soldier district’s establishment was illegal. Burlington dispatch reports I T Orvis killed by a Burlington train near Appleton Wis while walking on tracks, with $50 on him. He head was cut. Mason City notes Alonzo Smith, once believed dead, returns after sixteen years away. Mitchellville girls' industrial school orchestra to perform at state fair for third year. Creston reports Chas Gash arrested again for assault and battery and now for interfering with a US mail carrier. Ferguson man Khuer Arney dies by self-inflicted gunshot near Ferguson. Boone hosts Iowa Kansas Oil Company with $1,000, headquarters in Boone. Council Bluffs identifies Bayly Park death case as Buys McNew 27 from Riverton.
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John P. Oliver
School of Jordan
Plalnfif
Independent School District of
Soldier
A. I. Smith
Burlington Dispatch
I. T. Orvis
Apelleton
Wis
Milwaukee Lithographing Company
Burlington
Flo
Revenue and policy notes across 1908 concerns
The article reviews proposed butter color imitation tax impacts and oleomargarine revenues under new law, citing a drop in consumption and wholesale receipts. It also reports on Army resignation actions by Secretary Root, Roosevelt vetoes on retired officers, a Senate election vote, and House leaders contemplating procedural changes and age stats of senators. It notes presidential planning for a park visit and White House communications, with future Congress implications and upcoming election focus.
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Inter Anal Revenue
Oleomargatina
Root
Roosevelt
Roek
White House
Forester
Loeb
Yellow Etuve Park
Cinnabar
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