Valet shot dead by pastor after Temple, Ohio man runs amuck
George T. Marcott, a valet for retired Union Army Gen. James Miller, ran amuck at Miller's residence near Temple. Shots fired. Rev. Harvey Eastman, aided by others, shot Marcott in the forehead to stop the attack. Marcott died instantly. An inquest was held.
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George T. Marcott
Imp
James Miller
United States Army
Davidson
Red
Marcott
Eastman
Judge approves split offenses in Standard Oil retrial
Orl trust in great luck Judge Anderson sustains defense motion allowing government to try thirty six alleged offenses, each settlement where a rebate was paid as a separate offense. The ruling mirrors last week's informal decision. If fined, the company faces up to 720000. AUSA Wilkerson begins presenting the government's case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Standard Oil Company
I Ndtiana
Fi Ft
United States
Wilkerson
Edwin W. Sims
Tragic Fire Claims Life of 16 Year Old Alice Ryan
A Chicago accident reports the cremation death of Alice Ryan a 16 year old invalid from hip and spine disease since infancy. She sat in an invalid chair before the fireplace when a spark ignited her clothing. Unable to move or call out she burned severely before her mother arrived home from the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meris
Tragle
Alice Ryan
Chicago
Great Storm in Europe Hits Central Prussia Regions
Snow has fallen since Sunday over central Europe with 6 inches to 2 feet blanketing areas. Telegraph and telephonic communication are greatly impeded in the eastern provinces of Prussia as the storm continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Prussia
New Queenstown Route Record Set for Eastbound Passage
A new record was set for the eastbound voyage from Queenstown to New York with a passage of 4 days 20 hours 2 minutes at an average speed of 26.28 nautical miles per hour. The vessel Mauretania established the record on Tuesday, completing the journey in under five days.
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Tins Veck
New Queenstown
New York
Pennsylvan ia Railroad Reports Big 1908 Earnings Slump
The annual 1908 report released in Philadelphia shows gross earnings down by 52 million plus and net earnings down by 7.4 million from the previous year, indicating a broad decline in the railroad’s financial performance.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Broux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Tuesday quotations from Sigua City Wye stock market report butcher steers at 5.70 dollars and tup ligne at 6.50 dollars.
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Broux City
Uesday
Sigua City
Wye
Butcher
Gas Explosion At Portlanchard Colliery Traps Sixty Men
A gas explosion at Erie Coal company’s No 14 colliery in Portlanchard near Wilkes Barre Pa causes a fire and entombs about sixty workers. Two men were retrieved dead and about a dozen others severely burned while rescue efforts continue today.
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Erie Coal Company
Portlanchard
Wilkesbarre
Murder confession links two white men in Iowa case
The case against John Junkin in Ottumwa intensifies as he confesses involvement in the Clara Rosen murder and implicates two white men, Tommy Les and Jim, naming Katie White as an accomplice. Junkin seeks change of venue. lawyers may seek Judge Roberta’s disqualification amid ongoing searches and testimonies.
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John Tinkin
John Junkin
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Tews
Qctara Rosen
Tommy" Les
Jim
Katie” White
Hia
Adco
Walter McHenry
Junkin
Roberta
Clara. Rosen
Alibia, Jr
Griffin
Saunders
White
Liw
Boiler blast injures two on Cincinnati railway loco
At the headquarters of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railway in Cincinnati Ohio a locomotive boiler exploded near Windlay on Monday injuring the engineer and fireman. Ole was reported seriously hurt with no fatalities.
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Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway
Cincinnati O
Windlay
Fremyin
Ole
Kansas Senate Bans Bucketshops In Abolition Act
The Kansas senate on Monday passed a bill already approved by the house abolishing bucketshops in Kansas. The law declares such establishments illegal and imposes severe penalties on telegraph operators taking quotations for bucketshop purposes.
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Kansas Senate
House
Kansas
February deficit in government receipts and expenditures
February monthly statement shows receipts of 46,067, TOY dollars and expenditures of 65,279,246 dollars, leaving a deficit of 6,547,087 dollars for the month.
Miners Die in Reid Mine No 2 Accident
Three miners were crushed to death when coal cars broke away from Reid mine No 2 in the McAlerter district. The cars slipped back down the inclined track after being drawn out, trapping the workers.
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Viday
Reid
McAlerter
Obdadonu
Clements found guilty of murder in Alabama case
A jury in Jiccatur, Alabama, convicted Bob Clements of murder in the first degree for the killing of the E kd Mundson family. The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Clements
Bob” Clements
Ekdmundson
Thve
Jiccatur
Ala
Mornay
Piltsbury Fire Captain Jumps From Window After Attack
William Gearhart, captain of the Piltsbury fire company, on Sunday assaulted Mrs. Auna Baxter with a rag and then cut himself. He died by his own action Monday after being taken to Piltsbury Hospital. Baxter remains in a precarious condition.
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William Gearhart
Auna Baxter
Piltsbury
Munday
Piltsbury Hospital
Siiy
Baxter
NEW FACES A PLENTY IN NEXT CONGRESS
Nearly 100 will be found in the coming Congress as 12 senators and 77 representatives who are current members retire or be absent when the Sixty first Congress convenes March 1. The long serving members include Hepburn of Iowa Sherman of New York and Teller of Colorado, with years of service ranging from two to twenty two in the House and Senate.
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Congress
Hopkins
Ins Minot
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Hepburn
Towa
Sherman
New York
House
Cousins
Delegate Smith
Arizona
Jenkins
Cowper
Texas
Oveerstree
Indiana
Williams
Missippi
Acheson
Pennsylvania
Teller
Colorado
Senate
Arthur
Interior
One Million for Charity in Tompkins Will
Eugene Tompkins Boston theatrical manager dies leaving nearly 1 million dollars for charities. Mrs Tompkins receives 60900 and estate income. Boston theater and New York Academy of Music affiliates get 31000. After Mrs Tompkins death 29000 goes to Actors Fund, 10000 to Actors Home, and about 760000 to Perkins Institute for the Blind South Boston.
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Actors’ Home
New York
Boston
Perkina Institute
South Rosten
Dual Pittsburg Tragedy in Widow’s Home
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania, Wm Gearhart a local engine company captain attacked his sweetheart Mrs Anna Baxter with a razor as she sat with her widow on his lap. Gearhart cut his own throat after the assault and was found with a knife. Both women were hospitalized with uncertain recovery and no motive offered.
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Anna Baxter
Wm. Gearhart
Pittsburg
Gearhart
Indianapolis man arrested in Argentine counterfeiting plot
Robert Th. Scott was arrested in Indianapolis amid allegations he conspired with an Argentine official to counterfeit notes of the Argentine Republic. He reportedly held a stake in a copper mine at La Fonteña, Bolivia, and was promised $40,000 to produce photographs for plates to print authentic government paper notes.
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Tadianapolis
Ar-goutine Republic
Robert Th. Scott
Tndianapolis
Ind
Scotts
la Fontina
Holivia
Flood recedes as Cincinnati river drops to sixty four point five
Cincinnati reports flood conditions easing after a week of high water. The river on Sunday evening stood at 64.5 feet and is falling at about one foot per hour with no major damage recorded. Local authorities assess the situation as improving.
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Cincinnatic City
Jury Deadlocked in Pittsley graft Conspiracy Case
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the Pittsley graft conspiracy case involving councilmen J. O. Wasson William Prand and John F. Klein who face charges of bribery and influence peddling. The panel did not decide on the alleged bribe arrangement.
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Pittsley
Pac
J. 0. Wasson
William Prand
John FP. Klein
Unemployed Plea Led by City Figure at Hull House
A meeting of 300 unemployed at Hull House in Chicago heard a call for work directed at Mayor Hunge. J. Mads Howe, grandson of the Buds bridge builder in St. Louis and nicknamed the hobo's friend, presided over the gathering.
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Hunge
Chicago
Hull House
J. Mads Howe
Buds Bridge
St. Louis
Hobo
Fire Fatalities Reported in Cleveland Home Blaze
A fire started by a lamp at the residence of James Lee on Bangroft Avenue in Cleveland Ohio caused James Lee to be smothered by smoke. Henry Kuten, a boarder, was probably fatally burned, while Wun Bee, a youth, is missing in the ruins.
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James Lee
Bangroft Avenues
Cleveland
O. Lee
Henry Kuten
Wun
Bee
Sultan appoints Raisuli as governor in Ajbelaia
The sultan names Raisuli the former bandit as governor of the Ajbelaia province. Raisuli vows to renounce the ransom paid for Sir Harry MacLean and to serve honestly, not oppose Europeans, and to fulfill official duties. He held MacLean as a prisoner in 1907.
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Raisuli
Calumet Baking Powder Award Won After Rigorous Tests
A history of the 1907 World’s Fair Exposition awards explains a twelve member Commission on Tests oversaw chemists’ reports guiding the awards. It asserts Calumet Baking Powder received the highest award, with safeguards to prevent any fraud or crook edness in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehowlat and
Pure-Foods Authority
Calumet Baking Powder Company
Calumet
Continuous Performance and a Submerged Presbyterian Joke
The piece blends satirical lines about Lane's P Peasant Tablets and a comic revival church anecdote. It cites Mrs Jagway and Mr Jagway, a humorous pharmaceutical pitch at 25 cents a box, and a minister's punchline about a submerged Presbyterian in a multi denominator family. The tone mimics a late 19th century column with quips on religion and commerce.
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Lane
FP. Woodward
le Roy
N. Y
Objection to Marriage Quip by Algy and Myrtie
A humorous exchange shows Myrtie listing a single objection to marrying Algy: he would have to live with him. The line captures comic wit from a practical marriage debate with Algy responding in kind.
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Algy
Myrtie
Algz
Grape Nuts Improve Morning Energy for Busy Worker
A Washington girl shares how starting with Grape Nuts and milk for breakfast transformed her mornings and boosted her work performance. She describes dull meals, morning fatigue, and a two week improvement after adopting the cereal, crediting it with renewed vigor and “genial” work energy. The letter, signed by Postum Co. of Battle Creek, urges readers to try the product and mentions a related article in The Road to Wellville.
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Notll
Washington
Hye
Postuui Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Army to Vaccinate Against Typhoid in Camps
Military authorities plan immunization by vaccination to prevent typhoid fever in army camps. Voluntary participation will be sought through lectures and examples, with no compulsion. Since camp life concentrates risks, vaccination offers simple protection, proven effective in thousands of cases with no fatalities reported.
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Monsurer
Simo
Ufe
Tuberculosis Germ Found In Blood Discovery
Dr Rosenberger a Jefferson Medical College bacteriology chair announces finding tuberculosis germ in blood long before lung involvement. He says the germ is easily destroyed by simple treatment and fresh air and may lead to an anti toxin stamping out the disease. He reports 150 cases tested with no failures and informs physicians and the Jefferson Medical College faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randle G Rosenberger
Jefferson Medical College
Rosenberger
College of Physicians
Jefferson Medicval College
Labor Unions Form Across Cities Face Wage and Law Concerns
A Boston union of ladies' hair cutters forms to unite workers, while San Francisco stationary firemen plan a death benefit fund. Boston granite cutters report no wage advance in five years, and Hamilton area workers seek raises likely to be denied. Minneapolis hosts a new branch of labor legislation, and the British federation spends 250000 on cotton trade benefits as it opens with 330000. Albany considers bills curbing wage loans and loan sharks, St Paul and Minneapolis engineers push licensure after exams, Alabama's new child labor law unsettles cotton mills, and Cleveland hosts talks on wage standardization for lake Erie tugmen and fishing owners. London, Ontario moves to civic federation to improve capital and labor relations.
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Boston
Mas
San Francisco
Cal
Maas
Hamilton
Canada
American Association For Labor Legislation
Minneapolis
Minn
Federation of British Trades Unions
Alabama
Tugmen’s Protective Association
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Ohio
London
Torch Aims to Weld Aluminum With Extreme Heat in Cleveland
A torch burning oxygen and acetylene in Cleveland demonstrates a heat of 6800 degrees to weld aluminum, previously deemed impossible. It reportedly can cut through two inches of solid steel in air faster than a minute, highlighting a potential breakthrough in metalworking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
England's Prettiest Villages Choice
The Strand Magazine lists six villages deemed the prettiest in England after a careful survey. Honiton Church on the Isle of Wight, Clovelly in Devon, Witchampton in Dorset, Sonning in Oxfordshire, Shere in Surrey, and Clapham in Yorkshire are named for their charm and claims to beauty.
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England
Honchurch
Isle of Wight
Clovelly
Devonshire
Witchampton
Dorset
Sonning
Oxfordshire
Shere
Surrey
Clapham
Yorkshire
London Strand Magazine
Nurse Reveals Kidney Care Expert Testimony
A former nurse, Mrs Judson Eds of Jackson Michigan, shares experiences from a Good Guide for kidney troubles. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relieving backache and weakness allowing her to resume chores. Foster-Milburn Co. markets the pills for 50 cents a box.
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Mra. Judson Eds
Kranels St. Jackson
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims One Day Cold Cure Signature
An ad touts Laxative Brom o Quinine with the claim of curing a cold in one day and features a signature by ER W Grove. It notes the product is used worldwide. Also mentions postal changes forcing a spelling revision of Chinese city names.
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ER. W. Grove
China
Garfield Tea Co Teases Free Samples For Constipation Relief
A faded ad style notice touts Garfield Tea Co offering free samples of Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation. It contrasts celestial empire imagery with death and promises a trusted remedy by experienced physicians under a Purge God and Drugs Law. Also mentions Marine Eye Remedy for red weak weary watery eyes and a Manchester church supper notice.
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Brooklyn
Garfield Tea Co
Marine
Eya Pala
All Wasted Cartoon Fragment Featuring Scrapple Father and Son
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune style mock dialogue shows Farmer Scrapple questioning his son Georgé about treating a wart on his hand. The exchange mocks medical education costs and a brash stranger in a barroom setting with hints of punchline and figure of a stocky man.
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Farmer Scrapple
Georgé
Chicago ‘Tribune
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