Once walloped an emperor lively and feud at church
Frederick Weiler aged ninety died at Norwich claiming he once spanked Kaiser Wilhelm in Cologne as a boy. In St Louis a battle at the New Hope Colored Baptist church involved razors chairs and slashed coats. Deacon Shannon and Rev Harris injured. gas bill dispute cited.
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K_IX
Norwich
N. Y
Frederick
Weiler
Cologne
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
St. Louis
New Hope Colored Baptist Church
Sam Lewis
Deacon Lewis
Alfred Shannon
Frank Harris
Deacon Shannon
Harris
Rev. Harris
Shannon
He Cheats the Law as Karl Rapp Dies in Prison
Karl Rapp, pursued for over a decade and sought worldwide, was found dead by hanging in Moyamensing prison cell in Philadelphia. He had been held awaiting a further hearing after arrest in Rochester, Pa., on an arson warrant from the German consul.
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Philadelphia
Karl Rapp
Rosswag
Germany
Moyamensing
Rapp
United States
Rochester
Sleeper In Ditch After Culvert Washout Near Richmond
A south bound Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville passenger train crossed a washed out culvert near Webster north of Richmond. The sleeper derailed and rolled down an embankment but the three passengers and two trainmen aboard were unharmed. The wrecking crew later removed the car.
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Richmond
Ind
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville
Webster
Bound To Be at That Dance
Evansville Indiana February 17. Flooded railroad tracks halted trains to Evansville. William Ingle of Oakland City chartered a special locomotive and sped over two railways to reach the ball in time, arriving safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Indianapolis
William Ingle
Oakland City
Michi Patron criticizes constitutional proposal in strong editorial
The Michi Patron of Adrian Michigan edited by J W Helme and edited by George B Horton denounces the proposed constitution in its February issue. It urges farmers to vote against adoption and labels many framers as machinists and tricksters who insult the people of the state.
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Adrian
Mich
George B. Horton
Press
J.W. Helme
Willis Alpin Found Guilty of Murder in Nebraska Trial
Willis Alpin is found guilty of murder in a Nebraska court and faces imprisonment. Almack and two others, employed by Hon. Pak, a restaurant keeper, killed and robbed their employer on the night of July 11, 1907. Basil Mulling, a companion of Almack, is serving life for complicity. Almack is nineteen years old.
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Hions
Hon
Pak
Basil Mullin
Almack
House debate on surveying general salaries stalls in recess
In Washington on February 17 the House debated amendments to raise salaries for state surveyors general. Each state's amendment was rejected and the bill saw little progress before adjournment until Monday. The Senate was not in session.
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House
Washington
Senate
Ninth Ohio district GOP selects Taft delegates
Toledo Feb 17 Noah D Swayne and FP Tadgen were elected delegates to the Republican national convention by the Ninth Ohio district Republican convention. They are instructed to vote for William H Taft for president until he is nominated.
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Toledo
Noah D. Swayne
Tadgen
Ohio
William H. Taft
Handicap on Candidates Pittsburg Feb 17
Orders issued in Pittsburg require city employees running for public office to request leave of absence. Leave granted without prejudice, but pay stops during campaign duties.
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Pittsburg
Inmate Frank Slocum Dies by His Own Hand
At the Northern Illinois Insane Hospital in Elgin Illinois Franks Slocum inmate from Woodstock died by self inflicted throat cut with window glass after smashing a glass pane with a metal fire hose attachment a coroner's jury ruled the death as self inflicted while despondent.
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Elgin
Frank Slocum
Woodstock
Northern Illinois Insane Hospital
Stocum
New York City Bonds Hit Record Sale
New York city sold 850 million dollars of 4 percent bonds in a single issue, the largest municipal offering in its history. The average price realized was 104.
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New York
New York City
Nebraska man named for internal revenue post
Washington sources report Ross L Hammond of Fremont Nebraska proposed to President Roosevelt as the Nebraska delegation’s choice for internal revenue collector in the district. Dr. William M Starr aged 101 is dead in Washington.
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Washington
Ross L. Hammond
Fremont
Neb
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Congress
Internal Revenue
William M. Starr
William Brown
Philadelphia
Theodore Kk. Burton
Ohio
Money to Fight Injunctions Funded by New York Unions
New York labor unions contributed about $5,000 to a fund requested by Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. The money supports opposition to injunctions from District of Columbia courts in the Buck Stove and Range Company suit over the federation’s right to blacklist manufacturers who don’t employ union labor.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia
Buck Stove and Range Company
Butte Launches Opium Crackdown in Celestial Quarter
Butte Montana officials start a campaign against opium sales. Twelve Chinese merchants are arrested for drug trafficking as the city aims to close numerous opium dens in the celestial quarter and predicts more arrests.
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Butte
Mont
Celestial Quarter
Persian Shah Not Assassinated, London Reports Dismiss Claims
Reports from Vienna alleging the Shah of Persia was assassinated were dismissed by the Persian legation in London as groundless no credible evidence. The legation stated no notification would have been received if such an event had occurred.
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Shah
London
Vienna
Persia
Parents Arrested for Diphtheria Deaths in Danville
Danville Newfoundland February 17. Mr and Mrs John Conrad were arrested for neglect after their children contracted diphtheria and no physician was employed. Three children died and two more remain ill.
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Danville
John Conrad
Family Finds $8,000 in Fire-Ramaged Bakery Box
Terre Haute Indiana February 17 The family of Charles Bertram a baker who died when his bakery burned discovered eight thousand dollars in cash inside an old iron box tucked in a store corner The find surprised relatives amid the tragedy and adds a remarkable postscript to the fatal blaze.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Bertram
No Place Like Niagara Falls For Honeymoon Fun
The item notes Niagara Falls as a honeymoon destination with a quip about there being no place like it for romance, referencing the New York Evening Journal in a light humorous tone.
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Niagara Falls
New York Evening Journal
The Evening Bell and the Forest Quest
In a city dusk, townsfolk hear a distant bell like a church toll and seek its source among the forest. A king's son leads toward the sound, while a poor confirmed boy follows in wooden shoes, risking rough brambles as the tale unfolds with tension between wealth and poverty. A sale notice then appears, detailing a farm auction near Ainsworth Iowa for Feb 27 1908 with cattle, horses, sows, implements, terms, and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fhaedral
Ile
Bell Ringing in the World Turns into Spiritual Quest
A tale recounts a village bell sound that guides a group of confirmands to a forest quest. A poor boy and a king's son diverge paths yet converge at a holy scene where nature itself becomes a temple and an unseen bell rings.
Public Sale Of Farm Livestock At Pine Grove Farm
A public sale will be held at Pine Grove farm nine miles northeast of Washington and five miles north and one mile west of Ainsworth on Wednesday February 26 1908 starting at 10 o'clock. The offering includes ten horses three gray and bay mares and various driving and farm horses plus eleven head of mules two brown bay and brown pairs all ages and weights specified.
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Pine Grove
Washington
Ainsworth
Norman Tilly
Farm sale inventory and terms auctioneered by Brown and Wilson
Eight milch cows with calves and feeders, three spring calves, ten two year old steers, one Shorthorn bull three years old, plus two mules ages two and three and weight details. Hogs include 30 brood sows. Implements listed include plow, harrows, cultivator, harnesses, posts. Auction terms offer ten months on sums over ten, 6 percent cash discount, 7 percent note interest, and lunch on grounds.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
Towit
Duroe
Jersey
Duroc
Jersey Boar
Chas. Brown
B. M. Wilson
J. A. McCoy
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Coughs and Pneumonia Warning
The cautioned remedy claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and heals lungs to prevent pneumonia. It emphasizes avoiding substitutes, notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package, and states it is sold by all druggists.
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Deacon
Ife
Willis
Ger
Brassem
Heaven
de WE. Shallenberger
Chicago
Hotel Colenso
Shalienberrer
Eervieht
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Il
Drexei State Bank
California
Lombardo
North Side Square
Casey’s
Colenso
Chamberlain
Studert
Detroit
Dr. King
Chichester
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