Coventry celebrates modern Lady Godiva tribute pageant
In Coventry Aug 8 a Living Godiva procession revived the historical ride with a vaudeville actress as the benefactress. Clergy temporarily left town amid nudity debates while 80 000 to 100 000 spectators viewed the six mile spectacle and learned the legend of Lady Godiva and the fate of Peeping Tom.
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Coventry
England
Ady Godiva
Godiva
Odiva
F Coventry
Kiodiva
Runaway Halted Girl Dressed in Brother's Clothes
Freeport Illinois August 8 Clara Young daughter of red Young dressed in her father s clothes and left home with a few dollars. She boarded an interurban car and a Rockford officer saw her on a Belvidere car. Detectives search the surrounding area as the father works from Chicago to locate her. This is her second runaway. she was found in Elgin a month ago.
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Freeport
Clara Young
Red Young
Rockord
Belvidere
Chicago
Elgin
Drowning Two Men Off Brigantine Near Doe's Island
Rev Edward McConnell of Absecon and Claude Friendship a Philadelphia real estate man were drowned off Doe's Island near Brigantine while in a small sailboat. The boom swung and knocked Friendship overboard, McConnell leaped after him but Friendship dragged him under and both sank.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Aug. S
Edward McConnell
Absecon
Claude Friendship
Philadelphia
Doe's Island
Brigantine
Friendship
Mr. McConnell
Two-Cent Fare Enforced in Wisconsin Rail Service
Milwaukee reports that Wisconsin will implement a two-cent fare on August 15 for interstate business under the new 2-cent law. Green Bay and Western will not be affected as its traffic is light and will keep an eight-cent rate.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Millionaire offers 50000 for Rust Island park improvements
Saginaw Mich Aug 8 Hon Earn Rust philanthropist offers to donate 50000 for park projects if the city council matches the amount. Funds to be used to dredge canals and lagoons lay out athletic grounds and other improvements.
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Saginaw
Mich
Earn Rust
Rust Island Park
Fat cattle reach five year high in Omaha sale
South Omaha Nebraska August 8 fat cattle hit a five year high with a 1500 pound corn fed steer selling for 7.30 a hundredweight a price equalled only in 1902.
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South Omaha
Neb
Secretary Wilson Improves in Portland
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson shows marked improvement and can receive a few friends in Portland Oregon. His doctors advise rest due to low vitality and require quiet periods to aid recovery.
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Wilson
Portland
Ore
Baseball Scores From The Diamond Games
Scores from Chicago Aug 8 list results across leagues and associations. Notable games include Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2 in Cincinnati, Philadelphia 4 Chicago 0, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 2, St Louis 8 New York 4, Boston 2 Chicago 1 in fourteen innings, and Louisville 10 Minneapolis 3 in a seven inning affair.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Toledo
Kansas
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Western
Les Moines
Sioux City
Des Moines
Lincoln
Omaha
Pueblo
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby states
The forecast up to 8 PM shows fair skies for Illinois and Indiana. Lower Michigan will stay fair with winds shifting to fresh southerly. Wisconsin expects showers and warmer conditions. Iowa is warmer.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilowa
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotes and Livestock Prices
Quotations from Chicago Board of Trade show wheat corn oats and meat futures with open high low and close figures for August contract months and cash grain prices. Separate East Buffalo live stock quotes list hogs sheep and lambs with receipts and price ranges from Dunning Stevens and Veale Beat firms.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
JSS
Milwaukee crash kills two in race to Okauchee
A Milwaukee to Okauchee auto race ended in a deadly crash near Brookfield Junction. Ex Alderman Joseph Kuschbert and George Post died. Injured were Horace Sloan and Paddy Dorrell. The wreck occurred after a brake failure on a wooden bridge, the car plunging into a tree and ejecting occupants.
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Milwaukee
Okauchee
Elm Creek
Brookfield Junction
John Koerner
Frank Mulkern
Joseph Kuschbert
George Post
Horace Greely Sloan
Paddy” Dorrell
Horace Sloan
Governor Grants Ten Day Release To Convict For Family Crisis
Os car Earle, an inmate, cried upon learning his baby would not live two hours. Governor Comer approved a ten day home release so the prisoner could comfort the grieving mother. Supporters call the imprisonment a miscarriage of justice, noting Earle shot a man who attacked him.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oscar Earle
Comer
Earle
Foster Father Named for Philadelphia Boy Roy Soo Sing
Charlie Sing a Chinese family man becomes foster father to Charles Hunt a white Philadelphia boy. His mother grandmother and great grandmother all of Philadelphia sign the agreement. The boy will be known as Roy Soo Sing and Charlie Sing will be his father with the boy made the legal heir of the laundryman.
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Charlie Sing
Charles Hunt
Philadelphia
Roy Soo Sing
Remarkable Bug Resembles Porcupine Turtle In Ohio Town
Columbus Indiana Aug. 8 Henry W Nickerson a former justice of the peace reports a bug he has never seen before a cross between a porcupine and a mud turtle. In repose the two inch creature is green spined and pine needle like when stirred it projects its head then resembles a turtle. It climbs trees and spins a web quickly then hangs from its end before moving to a new tree.
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Columbus
Ind
Henry W Nickerson
Trunk LockSuffocates Child in Port Huron Incident
In Port Huron Michigan on August 8 a two year old child of Mrs George Rowley was found unconscious inside a trunk after the mother unknowingly locked the trunk while searching for the missing baby. A wider search had been underway for the child.
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Port Huron
Mich
George Rowley
Well Known Railroader Killed in Joliet
Thomas Driscoll local agent of the Santa Fe road and a famed railroad man in the state was killed in the Santa Fe wards in Joliet.
Hogs and cattle market notes from Chicago on Aug 8 1907
Chicago hog and cattle prices and receipts for August 8 1907 show slow hog trade with mixed packers trading around 5.70 to 6.20 for hogs and bulk at 5.80 to 6.25 for light hogs. Cattle receipts reach 35000 with beef steers $4.40 to $7.50 and westerns $4.50 to $5.90. sheep strong at 6.5 to 7.0 per hundredweight. official receipts yesterday 32885 and shipments 5167.
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Chicago
Aug. T
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Texas
Senator Beveridge Weds Katherine Eddy in Berlin Embassy
Miss Katherine Eddy of Chicago, niece of Mrs. Marshall Field, marries Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana in Berlin embassy. The civil ceremony at the registrar followed by a simple religious service led by Rev. Thomas Hall. The couple then attend a wedding breakfast and depart for Dresden.
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A. N. Eddy
Chicago
Berlin
Katherine Eddy
Augustus N. Eddy
Marshall Field
Alber J. Beveridge
Indiana
Property filing noted in Schuylkill County recorders office
Pottsville August 8 report states a document was filed in the Schuylkill county recorder of deeds office outlining a property related matter. The filing details are not fully provided in the accessible text.
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Pottsville, Pa
Recorder of Deeds
Schuylkill County
John A. Babcock with North American Commission Co
John A. Babcock is associated with the North American Commission Company and promotes reliable service. The message emphasizes a square deal and timely communication as key points.
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John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
France and Spain occupy Casablanca amid Moroccan unrest
Berlin reports German press critique of French action in Casablanca with calls for more rapid international police. Tangier notes French demands on Moroccan authorities to place Casablanca under French command and guarantee safety for French citizens as reforms progress. Casablanca described as ruined except for European quarters after bombardment. French and Spanish marines in control with 2000 melinite shells cited. Algeciras pact powers oversee Moroccan port policing with no protests recorded.
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Berlin
France
Casablanca
Koeulische Zeitung
Roersen Zeitung
Morocco
Great Britain
Egypt
Japan
Korea
Moroccs
Tangier
Fez
Manchamp
Algeciras
Spain
Morroco
Rate protests push Nebraska creameries to close
Lincoln Neb August Twenty local creameries in the northwest have gone out of business due to special rates favoring centralized plants in Sioux City St Paul and Minneapolis. Professor A H Whedon testified before the state railway commission as dairymen object to proposed cream rate increases. W G Hoard urged higher rates claiming railways serve dairymen and state interests.
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Lincoln
Neb
Aug. S
Northwest
Siroux City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
A. H. Whedon
South Dakota Agricultural College of Brookings
State Railway Commission
Nebraska Dairymen
Whedon
W. G. Hoard
Railway Commission
Ort Atkinson
Wis
Venezuelan settlement urged by US for Hague arbitration
The State Department received a cablegram from American Minister Russell at Caracas stating Venezuela’s government attitude is reasonable toward prompt payment of awards by the mixed commission to non blockading nations. Russell is to press President Castro for referral of five unfixed claims to The Hague tribunal for settlement.
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Washington
State Department
Russel al
Caracas
Mixed Commission
Russell
Castro
Venezuela
W C T U Accuses Carlyle Mayor Over Sunday Saloons
In Carlyle Illinois Aug 8 members of the W C T U file a complaint against Mayor Berger for neglecting to close saloons on Sundays. A separate suit seeks 6000 from saloonkeepers and property owners for selling to a husband despite written notice.
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Carlyle
Berger
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University of Chicao
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Joe
Joe Kuschbert
Post
Sloan
U. S. Grant
Alabama
Senator Beveridge
Albert J. Beveridge
Ah Sin
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Chicago, Ill
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W.C. Heard
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