Night riders lay Russellville under siege in January raid
A band of about 100 night riders burned two tobacco warehouses and a snuff factory, plus several other buildings, causing estimated losses of 50000 dollars. They fired at others and captured the railroad yard and electric plant to block alarms, wounding three citizens including Dr Charles M Roberts. Governor Willison orders justice and a fire marshal to summon evidence for a special grand jury.
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Russellville
Augustus B. Willison
Frankfort
Frank G. Wake Tobacco
American Snuff Company
Roberts & Brown Planing
Alfred Underwood, Grocery
King & Proctor’s Stable
Joshua Knowles’e Cottage
Louisville and Nashville
Charles M. Roberts
Evansville
Ind
J. R. Mclean
J. H. Moseley
Governor denounces Russellville raid in Kentucky mob crackdown
Governor Willson denounces a Russellville raid as a grave violation of state promises. He warns it aims to hinder prosecutions, intimidate officials and witnesses, and ruin the tobacco market, promising swift legal action and punishment for organizers and conspirators.
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Frankfort
Russellville
Willson
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Ku Klux Klan
Crim
Martial Law Proclaimed. McKee Takes Control in Muncie
Governor Hanley issues martial law placing Major General McKee in charge of Muncie with twelve infantry companies a battery and signal and hospital corps from the Indiana National Guard. Powers case jury in Georgetown Kentucky fails to agree and is discharged.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Evening Journal
Hanley
McKee
Muncie
Signal and Hospital Corps
Indiana National Guard
Caleb Powers Jury Discharged Without Verdict
Georgetown Kentucky January 4 The Caleb Powers jury was discharged today after failing to reach a verdict. The panel remained hung as Special to The Evening Journal reports no immediate retrial date.
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Georgetown
The
Evening Journal
Caleb Powers
Night Riders Menaced by State as Kentucky Faces Clashes
A governor warns that mob rule will not prevail in Kentucky. The state vows swift action against night riders and day riders, promising to catch them in the act and hold the plotting men responsible.
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Theste
Kentucky
Prominent Chicago Broker Peabody Dead
Francis E. Peabody founder of Peabody Houghteling & Co. died at the family home on Dearborn Avenue after illness beginning December 2. He was widely known in Chicago business life and had been ill for two weeks with kidney trouble.
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Chicago
Francis E. Peabody
Peabody, Houghteling & Co
Dearborn Avenue
Peabody
Diamond Ring Found in Bread In Indiana Town
Jasonville Indiana January 4 a man at the Olsen boarding house bit into bread and a diamond ring fell from the loaf breaking a tooth. The ring valued at fifty dollars was discovered during examination of the bread. The loaf originated from Terre Haute and how the ring got into the bread remains unknown.
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Jasonville
Ind
John Tinsley
Olsen
Terre Haute
Families Poisoned by Eating Cheese in Wharton
A dozen people in Wharton were seriously poisoned after eating cheese with at least five reported as dying. The affected families include Mrs and Mr Clarence Beil and three children, Mr and Mrs Wheeler Crider and two children, and the Long family. Mr and Mrs Bell and their family are in critical condition.
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Wharton
Clarence Beil
Wheeler Crider
I. M. Long
Warner Will Appeal Reaches Circuit Court
Heirs contest the Warner will ruling after the DeWitt county court sustained Pension Commissioner Vespasian Warner as executor of his father's estate. The appeal moves the case to the circuit court in Bloomington.
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Warner
Bloomington
Warner Will
Clicuit Court
DeWitt County Court
United States Pension
Vespasian Warner
Maine Fish Planter Improves Salmon Transport
Superintendent Floyd at the Sebago lake hatchery in Maine invented a large buoyant fish car to move two year old salmon to points around Sebago lake. The 15 foot long craft, drawn behind a launch, carried 22 000 salmon in a single day, replacing a busy week’s work.
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Maine
Floyd
Sebago Lake
Kennebec
Rangeley
Archbold Breaks Silence Defends Standard Oil
John D. Archbold head of Standard Oil publicly defends the company against muckraking with statistics showing growth and scope. He says his fortune was earned honestly after fifty years of work and refutes tainted money accusations.
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John LD. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
Standard Olas
Divorce Sought by Thaw Sister Amid Estate Tensions
The sister of Harry Thaw seeks a divorce amid whispers of insanity pleas in the New York trial. Reports from London note Yarmouth opposes insanity claims due to potential effects on the Yarmouth estate. In Pittsburg society, Lord Yarmouth’s wedding to Miss Thaw was delayed as elder brother Harry failed to attend, with Josiah Thaw substituting and marriage settlement negotiations continuing.
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Thaw
Harry Thaw
London
Yarmouth
New York
Lord Yarmouth
Miss Thaw
Pittsburg
Harry
Josiah C. Thaw
Yarmouth Marriage in Jeopardy as Thaw Case Opens
The countess of Yarmouth formerly Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburg has begun divorce proceedings to nullify her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The action, linked to Harry K. Thaw and the Stanford White murder case, follows earlier estrangements and a trip the Earl took to Egypt as the next trial looms in New York.
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London
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
England
Countess of
Yarmouth
Earl of
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Meanest Man in the World Arrested in Canal Street Incident
Miss May Stehno, a subway news stand attendant, identified William J. Knipe as the man who snatched two magazines and boarded a train without paying. Detectives found the magazines on him and arrested him on petty larceny charges after she shouted just before the train pulled away.
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New York
Stehno
William J. Knipe
Miss Stehno
Canal Street
Trade outlook waits as factories resume activity
R G Dun & Co. reports quiet post holiday sales with stocktaking and plant overhauls. Idle machinery reopens from Jan 2 as mills anticipate next week, though output will shrink in iron and steel and New England cotton. Clothing firms face cancellations and delayed spring shipments while mercantile collections improve after December. Iron furnaces and steel mills have resumed operation.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
New England
Production Curtailment Limits Capacity Next Week
Estimates from leading authorities indicate curtailment will keep only about half of capacity in operation next week as aid efforts remain open, affecting output across the industry.
White Plague in Indiana Tuberculosis Tops Death Causes
Indiana reports tuberculosis as the leading cause of death for the year ending November 30, 1907 with 4,297 deaths. Breakdown shows 1,675 males and 2,771 females among ages eighteen to forty. 917 mothers and 255 fathers. 2,143 orphans under twelve. 8,283 homes invaded. Estimated disease cost to state at least $10,000,000. Also notes overall illness decline from prior year.
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Indianapolis
A. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Paper mill profits from rejected articles and paper shortages
A short satirical note laments rejections and a dollar per ton gain for the paper mill. It jokes about printing on one side only and calculating losses when the opposite side is blank. It also tells readers to contact the sheriff if they have not received the paper in three weeks.
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Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Hogs and Cattle Market Report From Chicago Jan 4 1908
Estimated hog receipts 28000 with leftovers 2031 and weak market prospects. Light hogs 420 to 471, mixed packers 430 to 471, heavy shipping 425 to 465. Cattle around 4000, unchanged. sheep 3000, weak.
Second Report on Market Receipts and Shipments
Official receipts yesterday 26 977 shipments 8 980. Estimated receipts today 28 000. Market shows price ranges for Bulk Light Heavy packers and cattle sheep. Prices listed for Pigs Cattle Sheep with mixed packers and per shipment grades.
Beach Wickham Grain Company Bid Association Evidence
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company based at 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock in Chicago Offers Square Deal
Chicago based John A. Babcock encourages inquiries with a promise of a square deal and reliable service. He invites contact for timely assistance and straightforward negotiations.
Sixty Days to Decide War or Peace in Pacific Row
Berlin reports a critical two month period in US Japan relations with officials hoping for calmer ties. German naval review says a strong fleet may deter war, while Baron Kurino defends Pacific policy as peaceful and protests bellicose press rumors. Washington withholds further immigration details as negotiations continue.
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Berlin
Germa Foreign Office
Admiralty
United States
Japan
Europe
Marine Rundschau
Germany
Union
Pacific
Baron Kurino
France
Roosevelt
Washington
Philippine Islands
Mayor Bartram Shot in Huntington Rivalry Turns Fatal
John Bartram mayor of Fort Gay West Virginia is mortally wounded by Samuel Kinser a prominent Democrat during a disputed election at the Huntington city hall Kinser fled to Kentucky Bartram longtime West Virginia official deputy mayor and former postmaster perished from his wounds after the clash following the voting controversy
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Huntington
W. Va
John Bartram
Fort Gay
Samuel Kinser
Bartram
Bartram Kinser
Kinser
West Virginia
Kentucky
Heroine To Be Married
Miss Katherine Noble, heroine of the Mohegan disaster, will wed Ernesto Troyi-Simondetti of Mexico. Noble survived the sinking in the English Channel after clinging to a plank for five hours and refusing lifeboat rescue to avoid overcrowding.
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Baltimore
Katherine Noble
Hecrine
Mohegan
Ernesto Troyi-Simondetti
Mexico
Noble
English Channel
Society figure Mrs. Roberts dies from suspected strychnine overdose
New York on January 4 reports Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts, a well known society figure, is dead from an overdose of strychnine used as a heart stimulant. Officials say it is unclear if the death was accidental or intentional.
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Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Catalan
New York Tribune
New York
John van Ness Roberts
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Faile
John D. Archbold
Egypt
Billville Office Rules
John A. Babcock
Wits
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Uncle Sam
O’brien
Tokyo
State Department
O’aries
Andaa
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