Counterfeiting ring nabbed in Wisconsin raid
Secret service agents cracked a large counterfeit plant near Rhinelander Wisconsin arresting Hugo Albert Rudolph Donnerstog their mother Anna Lonerstog Hulda and Adolph Zacharias along with eight rifles and many revolvers. The operation yielded $1085 in fake gold coins and $600 in silver. The three men were captured after a staged confrontation and the women were later seized.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Thomas I. Porter
Service
Anna Lonerstog
Hugo
Albert
Rudolph
Hulda
Adolph Zacharias
Madison
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Donnerstog
Rhinelander
Rudolph Donnerstog
Thomas R. McManus
Aeaa
Milwaukee
Secret Service Office
Hugo Donnerstog
Straub
Zacharias
New Industry for Worms in Michigan Crops Threatened
Local reports from Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties note the potato crop is being damaged by the tomato worm, described as a fierce and rapid destroyer. One farmer reports over 100 worms on a small area, with each worm capable of ruining at least one potato hill per day, signaling a need for constant vigilance.
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Galesburg
Mich
Kalamazoo
Calhoun
Four German Sailors Die In Drill Accident
Four German sailors were killed near Sonderburg when a drill order caused the cruiser Undine to back and plow into a cutter with eleven men aboard. Miscommunication between the signal transmitter and engine room led to the ship moving forward, splitting the small boat and causing the fatalities.
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Sonderburg
Germany
Undine
King Edward Arrives for Visit to Emperor Francis Joseph
King Edward of England arrives in Austria from Kronberg to greet Emperor Francis Joseph. They ride to the Hotel Elizabeth with thirty rooms reserved for the king and suite. Veterans line the streets as the pair confer at the hotel before luncheon at the imperial villa.
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Isehl
Austria
Edward
Kronberg
Francis Joseph
England
Hotel Elizabeth
Visitors To The President At Sagamore Hill
After four days with no official visitors President Roosevelt hosted four guests at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay on August 13. John Raines senator William Hale author Ralph Easley Civic Federation executive council head and John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president now Civic Federation trade agreement head met with the president at luncheon to discuss National Civic Federation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Till
Roosevelt
John Raines
New York State Senate
William B. Hale
New York
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
The
Civic Federation
Brooklyn inmate commits suicide after murder arrest
New York report states William Schenski, held on a murder charge for shooting Anna Rosnikowski who refused marriage, hanged himself in his Raymond Street jail cell by suspenders. He had been pursued after the shooting along with William Kufian. both victims died within hours.
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New York
William Schenski
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
Schenski
Anna Rosnikowski
William Kufian
Injured man in car wreck vents anger at motorman
Emmett Vance a well known horse dealer in Paris US was seriously hurt in a North Main street street car wreck. He was dragged partly under the car before rescuers freed him and then seized a broken buggy spoke attempting to attack the motorman.
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Paris
Emmett Vance
North Main Street
Vance
Gouldesque Divorce Crisis Pushes Answer Order
Mrs Frank J Gould wins supreme court order directing Frank J Gould to file within twenty four hours his answer to the divorce suit. Henry L Sprague, her lawyer, swore service was made June 24, Gould's counsel denied proper service and said an answer had been filed.
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New York
Frank J. Gould
Supreme Court
Henry L. Sprague
Gould
Lumber Dealers Slash Prices In Western Canada
Winnipeg August 13 The Western Canadian Lumber Dealers association cuts rough lumber prices by ten to fifty dollars per thousand. The price combination among dealers has ended and small firms are selling to larger buyers. Fall trade outlook remains bleak for many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Western Canadian Lumber Dealers’ Association
Death of Librarian Spofford in Plymouth New Hampshire
Ainsworth R. Spofford longtime librarian of the Congressional Library at Washington from 184 to 184 and later chief assistant librarian died at Shepard Hill Holdness. He was eighty four years old and born at Gilmanton New Hampshire.
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Spofford
Plymouth
N. H
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Congressional Library
Washington
Shepard Hill
Holdness
Gilmanton
N .H
Wrights airflight at Le Mans lasts nearly seven minutes
At Le Mans France Wilbur Wright piloted an aeroplane and stayed aloft for almost seven minutes marking a significant early flight achievement.
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le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Taft to Make No Speeches Outside Cincinnati Campaign
Hot Springs Va Aug 15 Taft concludes an all day conference with Hitchcock and Vorys and states no speeches will be made outside Cincinnati during the campaign. He will visit Ohio briefly later but no local state political interference. Bryan's Lincoln reception and parade followed, with Kern praising nonpartisan exercises as order was maintained by Nebraska troops.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Arthur J. Vorys
Cincinnati
Ohio
West Virginia
Hughes
New York State
Taft Hitchcock
Elkins
Scott
Swisher
National Committee
Chicago
Bryan
Lincoln
Statehouse
Geo. L. Sheldon
Brown
Lum
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Fairview
Leavitt
Grace Bryan
Spangler
T. F. Allen
Winger
Kern
Mack
Bryan Plainly Pleased Speech on Democratic Nomination Acceptance
Lincoln August 13 Bryan read his acceptance speech for the Democratic national nomination. The address lasted about an hour and argued that a third nomination shows growth in the principles he and supporters have long defended. He emphasized enduring policies and the expansion of those ideals.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Cummins Declares Solo Duty in Allison Succession
Governor Cummins of Iowa states he will decide the succession to late Senator Allison as a duty of governance not as a candidate. He rules out planned conferences or caucuses, invites help from all sides, and pledges to act independently with focus on good government and the party's interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
United States
Wm. B. Allison
Allison
Mercy for a Grieving Wife and Four Children
Chicago Aug. 13 symapthy for a grief stricken wife and four young children dependent on their father's earnings for their existence, saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Thomas Charged With Embezzlement at Harrison Street Court
Frank Thomas, 32, a former employee of Morse Manufacturing, is charged with embezzling funds from Charles Morse, the firm’s president, who pleaded for dismissal to shield his wife and children. Thomas, who has served time, appeared with his wife and promised to repay the money.
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Frank
Thomas
Charles Rb, Morse Manufacuring
Charles Morse
Dodge Dicker
Harrison Street
Squirrel Hat Incident Leaves Hoover Wounded in Indiana
Adear Hoover, son of farmer John Hoover of near Spiceland, Indiana, suffered twenty shot wounds to the head, neck, and shoulders after Bert Stultz mistook his brown hat for a squirrel during a fox and squirrel hunt. Hoover, unable to walk, was driven home bleeding. he is expected to recover. Both families are well known in the area.
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Newcastle
Ind
Adear Hoover
John Hoover
Spiceland
Bert Stultz
Stultz
Troover
Hoover
Gasoline kills mother and son in Collinsville incident
Collinsville Ti Aug 13 Mrs Henry C Bischoff wife of a soda and mineral water manufacturer and her son Howard are dead from burns caused by a gasoline stove explosion. Mrs Bischoff was ironing and is believed to have tried to fill a lighted stove.
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Collinsville
Henry C. Bischoff
Howard
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago on August 13, 1908
Market reports show official receipts 25,082 yesterday and 26,000 estimated for today with 8,320 carried over from yesterday and 19,000 expected tomorrow. Hog prices range from 6.05 to 6.70 for various grades. beef and sheep sections note steady to strong demand, with cattle receipts around 4,000 and sheep about 19,000. prices listed across hogs, cattle, sheep, and lambs by grade and region.
Market report from Chicago trading week of Aug 13 1908
Market weak with early decline as mixed packers transact at 605 to 670 for heavy shipping grades and 600 to 630 for rough cattle bundles. Cattle show strength up to 10 higher. sheep also firm. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company with Postal Telegraph Bidg Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock in Chicago Sill Offers a Square Deal
Fragmentary note from John A. Babcock referencing Chicago and a promise of a square deal. The readable text hints at personal outreach and assurances of fair treatment, but offers no full context or event details.
Thaw Bankrupted as Plans Push Sanity Question to Courts
Harry K Thaw has been adjudged bankrupt by Referee Blair in Pittsburg. Creditors may appeal to the U S district court to challenge his sanity, potentially triggering an inquest in lunacy in Pittsburg or New York. The case aims to move proceedings out of New York courts.
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Pittsburg
New York
Harry K. Thew
Blair
United States
Lindsay
Thaw
United States Court
United States District Court
Wittsburg
Timen
John Armstrong Chanler
Richmond
New York State
Virginia
Cotton King at New York
In New York on August 13 the cot ton market returns to volatile trading as bulls and bears clash for control. Large blocks of cotton move between traders, Oct futures fall from morning highs to nine cents, while rumors of discord among leaders circulate and brokers in Liverpool reportedly back the market. Kingdon Gould is mining in Guanajuato, Mexico for a month. Brazil’s President Penna opens a national exposition of industry and liberal arts in Rio Janeiro.
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New York
Wall Street
Hull
Liverpool
Kingdon Gould
George J. Gould
Guanajuato
Mexico
Penna
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Liberal Arta
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Edward and
Ischl
Frank Gould
Upton Sinclair
Inter Ocean
Iowa
Texas
Jose
John A. Babcock
WiTt
North Americans Commission Company
Gchigago
SILL
Harry Thaw
Pennsylvania
Bears
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