Pfister Indicted sparks suit. Wisconsin Rendering chairman denies debt
Milwaukee August 7 A Pfister indictment shocks investors as he sues Wisconsin Rendering Company for 6542.04 while president Fred Gross denounces the charges as outrageous and preposterous. Gross declaims Pfister owed nothing and acted honorably amid the grand jury action.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles F. Pfister
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Pfister
Fred ©. Gross
Pfisters
Fred Gross
Gross
Pfister Deflects Accusers By Filing Civil Suit
Pfister sues the Wisconsin Rendering Company and related guarantors in superior court to recover 6,542.54, alleging unpaid balance on notes totaling 32,000 from 1897 loaned by First National Bank. Attorneys claim indictments will stall, and seek speedy trial before Judge Ludwig.
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Pfister
First National Bank
Ptfister
Charles Quarles
Gross
Killilea
Wisconsin
Ludwig
Superior Court
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Fred C. Gross
Joseph Schaaf
Charles Polacheck
L. Schoyer
Charles Friedrichy
H. J. Killilea
Yachts Dolphin and Mayflower Sail with Russian Japanese Commissioners
The ships Dolphin and Mayflower with convoys bearing Russian and Japanese commissioners left Newport at 8 am. Only M. Witte departed for Boston by special last night. Russian and Japanese party members were aboard their respective vessels.
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Boston
Laundry firm official collapses after bribery fine
Adam Kreuter of Kreuter & Nelson, Chicago laundry machinery agents, fainted in court after a $1,000 bribery fine. He pled guilty to giving U G Lotter $1,550 in April to land a contract for laundry equipment for a new county hospital. Lotter passed the money to Edward by Strauss, who shared it with board members.
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Pfster
Gross
Adam Kreuter
Chicago
Kreuter & Nelson
Kreuter
U. G. Lotter
New County Hospital
Lotter
Edward By Strauss
Strauss
Bride Braces Panama Fever for Love in Canal Zone
Miss Katharine M. Cooper of Belding wed William G. Uffendell of Chicago a chief draughtsman for the U S government in the canal zone. The couple married in Chicago and left for Panama despite the fever risk. Uffendell is a noted Chicago athlete and former middle distance runner with the I N G First regiment.
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Belding
Mich
Katherine M. Cooper
J. W. Cooper
Panama
William G. Uffendell
Chicago
United States
Canal Zone
Second Presbyterian Church
Uffendell
Wisconsin Governor Lafollette in Indy on gambling boat case
Governor Lafollette, in Evansville, wired Acting Governor Davidson to enforce Wisconsin law against the City of Traverse gambling boat. The vessel retreated to Wisconsin waters after failing to outpace police, with moves to sail into the lake blocked by Wisconsin residents and state officials.
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Chicago
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Evansville
Ind
Davidson
Traverse
Kenosha
Wis
Colonel Edwards Plans Philippine Railway System
Colonel Clarence R. Edwards chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs travels with the Taft party to the Philippines to oversee a railway project nearly 1000 miles long. Engineer W L Darling, backed by John F Stevens, will aid. Lawton recommended Edwards for three brevets for gallantry during the insurrection.
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Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau OF Insular Affairs
Edwards
Philippines
Taft Party
Islands
Taft
W. L. Darling
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal Commission
Lawton
Yellow fever control begins in New Orleans
United States public health and marine hospital service take command of the outbreak in New Orleans. Citizens pledge $250000 to cover labor and material costs. Archb ishop Chappelle dies from the fever as investigations note possible mosquito transmission. 533 total cases 105 deaths.
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Washington, D. C
New Orleans
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
J. H. White
Marine Hospital
Marine Hospital Service
Roosevelt
Wyman
Citizens’ Committee of
Question of a Grade Crossing at Marou Illinois
At tomorrow's Illinois railroad and warehouse commission meeting the Chicago Bloomington and Decatur Electric Interurban requests a crossing over Vandalia railroad tracks at Marou. Vandalia objects to a grade crossing and will present evidence opposing it.
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Springfield
Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Chicago
Bloomington
Decatur
Vandalia Railroad
Marou
Vandalia
Michigan State Normal grants 101 summer diplomas
Ypsilanti August 7. The Michigan State Normal College awards diplomas to 101 students for completing the summer quarter work. Fifty four earned life certificate, thirty seven limited certificate, and two each rural school and conservatory courses.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Michigan State Normal College
Equitable Insurance Faces $50 Million Loss, Early Estimates
New York reports that latest estimates through August 1 show Equitable Life facing a potential $50 million decline in business from attacks over the past year. Despite the strain, officials say the company remains solvent.
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New York
Equitable
Funeral for General Carnahan in Indianapolis
Funeral services for General James R. Carnahan commander of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias were held from his Woodruff Place home in Indianapolis. Twelve companies of the Uniform Rank Indiana brigade attended along with many supreme officers of the order.
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Carnahan
Indianapolis
Ind
James R. Carnahan
Knights of Pythias
Woodruff Place
Indiana Brigade
Order
Governor Blanchard Orders Partial Force Withdrawal
Gov Blanchard has directed Commander Bostick to withdraw part of his force, citing encouraging conditions and a need to reduce deployments. The move signals a strategic pause as tensions ease and security remains a priority in the region.
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Blanchard
Bostick
Yellow fever death at New York quarantine hospital
One man died of yellow fever at New York quarantine today, the third case on ships entering the harbor this summer and the second death. William B. Smith, a pantryman from the steamer Advance, died after being exposed on arrival from Colon. Officials note the outbreak is tied to Panama and marks a rare resurgence since 1850s records.
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New York
Ealth
Doty
William B. Smith
Colon
United States
Panama
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and Associations
Baseball results across leagues and cities list Philadelphia and St. Louis split results in the doubleheaders at St. Louis and Cincinnati, with Boston, Chicago, and Brooklyn also posting wins. American and Association play note several Saturday and Sunday games, including rain and darkened fields, with multiple doubleheaders and forfeits.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Cleveland
Farmer Peters’s City Kisslands Court Penalty
Rockford LiL reports farmer John Peters of Weatfield Corner kissed a woman who boarded a streetcar. He admitted the offense, claiming the woman was not pretty. The magistrate fined him $100 and suspended $10 on the condition he not return unaccompanied by his wife.
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Rockford
Lil
John Peters
Weatfield Corner
Peters
Michigan National Guard Camp Rations At Ludington
Lansing on August 7 reports the Michigan National Guard at Ludington requires 24 000 pounds of fresh beef and 2000 pounds of bacon plus 40 pounds of flour 20 000 loaves of soft bread 3 800 pounds of beans 18 000 pounds of potatoes 1 150 pounds of prunes 1 150 pounds of evaporated apples 1 800 pounds of coffee 100 gallons of vinegar 100 quarts of pickles and pepper and hard soap to keep troops clean.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Ludington
Quartermaster General's Department
Bogus Dimes Float Across Kosciusko County
A counterfeit dime scheme unfolds as a man plates ordinary cents with silver wash and circulates them to many businesspeople across Leesburg and several Kosciusko County towns. He moves quickly, avoiding lingering in any single location and covers a broad area.
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Wabash
Ind
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Jong
Ex-teacher Kulikovsky Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
In Moscow on July 11 ex-schoolteacher Kulikovsky was condemned to death by a court martial for the shooting of Major General Count Shuvaloff the prefect of police.
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Moscow
A. T
Kulikovsky
Count Shuvaloff
Australian champion breaks world quarter tile record in Southport
Southport, Aug 7. B B Kieran the Australian amateur champion swam a world record 25.22 1 5 seconds in the quarter tile event here. He broke the previous mark by a sizable margin, signaling a remarkable performance on this day.
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Southport
England
B. B. Kieran
Markets Report Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Chicago markets show mixed hog and cattle demand with receipts and daily shifts. Hogs range light to heavy with mixed packers and shipping grades. cattle firm to higher on beeves and westerns while sheep ease slightly. overall daily closing notes indicate weak to steady trends across livestock segments.
Outrage as Detectives Kidnap and Murder Lover’s Girlfriend
Loretta Pfeiffer, 19, was seized by two highwaymen posing as detectives after a picnic with Nicholas Mountry at Little Coney Island in North Bergen. Pfeiffer died on a doorstep before daybreak, leaving Mountry to lead authorities in a tense search and report of the crime.
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New York
Loretta A. Pfeiffer
Strove Street
Manhattan
Nicholas Mountry
Little Coney Island
Hudson County Boulevard
North Bergen
Mountry
Ile
Mungessen
Coney Island
Bowen and Wife Charged in Murder of San Francisco Man
Bowen and Mrs. Stevenson are jailed on murder charges after Bowen admitted shooting San Francisco resident Stevenson. Bowen says he killed Stevenson after discovering him with the wife and after learning Stevenson had killed two men.
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San Francisc Stevenson
Bowen
William W
Larkin
Stevenson
City Treasurer Boothby Found Short in Accounts
Berlin police report Treasurer Wilburn A Boothby was discovered to be between $7 000 and $4 000 short in his accounts and attempted to take his life by drinking laudanum. Prompt action saved his life.
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Berlin
Ca Oe
Wilburn A. Boothby
Lfe
Death of Dr. W GC Tilden, Army Chemist Who Found Bouquet Poison
Washington reports the death of Dr W G C Til den once chief chemist in the army medical museum. He identified poison in a bouquet sent to Gutteau the day before his execution, a key discovery in the case.
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Eps Age
Larus
Larue
Washington
W. GC. Tilden
Army Medical Museum
Surgeon General
Gutteau
Chicago Opens Murder Bureau as Crime Fight Begins
In Chicago on August 7 the new murder bureau within the police department began operations amid a wave of violence. A former temporary officer shot his wife and then killed himself after being tracked by detectives, while other shootings stabbings and robberies formed a grim backdrop to the launch of four flying squadrons against crime.
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Chicago
Fairbanks Visits Boston Park Tour and Dinner
Vice President Fairbanks spent a day in Boston with Mrs. Fairbanks. They toured the city park system, dined at a friend's home, and departed by夜 for Bar Harbor Maine where they will stay a week with ex Senator J B Henderson.
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Boston
Fairbanks
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Sam
Fight For Life
Archbishop Chappelle
Lake Borgne
Mississippi Guards
Louisiana Naval Brigade
Terror
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Western
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Pueblo
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Heeft
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
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Bvork
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