Rumored Partition of Finland Disputed by Czar Plan
From St Petersburg and Helsingfors comes a sensational but unproven rumor that the emperor may partition Finland by annexing Viborg and sending a Russian corps to overawe protesters. News notes that Governor General Gerhard’s retirement is likely, while officials in Moscow and Helsinki question if such a move is contemplated.
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St. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Viborg
Grand Duchy of Finland
Nicholas N Gerhard
von Boeckman
Bobrikos
Novoe Vremya
Gerhard
Akatul
Siberia
Gregory Gerachunin
N. Sipiaguine
Peter Karpovich
M. Brogoliepoff
Sailor left $15000 estate prompts admin dispute
New York dated report details a contest over the estate of Stephen Thompson who died last August in Brooklyn naval hospital after naval service from 1868. His daughter seeks removal of administrator James M. Thompson, alleging she learned of the $15000 trust only after the half brother proposed a $5500 share for her.
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New York
Stephen Thompson
James M. Thompson
Thompson
Navy
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Erie
Meadow Larks Sing Atop Tree In Clay City
In Clay City Indiana a pair of meadow larks were seen and heard caroling from a tree top in the suburb on January 22. The sight and sound marked a remarkable event for the area.
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Clay City
Ind
Prominent Grain Man J B Gage Dies in Minneapolis
J B Gage, leading grain entrepreneur and partner in Andrew & Gage, died in Minneapolis after a week long illness from heart disease. His death removes a noted figure in grain trade circles.
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Minneapolis
J. B. Gage
Andrew & Gage
Eleven Missing After New Jersey Sea Mishap
Reports to the Maritime Exchange describe barges adrift in last week’s storm off Barnegat. The Fannie, with five crews saved, was found while Gwennie is missing and presumed lost. White Band, found sunken ten miles off the coast, likely cost four men and two women their lives.
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Philadelphhia
Maritime Exchange
New Jersey
Gwennie
Norfolk
New Bedford
Fannie
Philadelphia
Boston
Barnegat
White Band
True to His Promise the Unemployed Aid Collection
In Boston on January 28 Rev Alexander Mann welcomed several unemployed gathered after Morrison I Swift had urged a church sermon on state duty to the unemployed. A collection about $1000 was taken at Trinity Church and will go to the Boston Provident Association. Swift was not present but a sprinkling of the army remained.
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Boston
Morrison I. Swift
Trinity Church
Alexander Mann
Boston Provident Association
Swift
Army
Saginaw Prosecutor vows law enforcement against saloons
Prosecuting Attorney Purcell declares he will enforce Sun day and 11 oclock closing laws regardless of the police commission mayor or department. He says he will not honor any arrangements with saloons and attacks Mayor Baum over his policy. Purcell predicts cutting Saginaw’s 200 saloons in half with enforcement, backed by manufacturers and business leaders.
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Saginaw, Mich
Purcell
Baum
Saginaw
Railcar holdup thwarted by Lincoln tramp victim
Lawrenceburg Indiana January 28 Two tramps attempted to hold up machinist James W Morrison as he rode a fast freight toward Chicago. Morrison fought across several cars and was knocked into a ditch before marshal Nick Oberting rescued him. He escaped serious injury and bought a ticket for Chicago.
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Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Junction
James W. Morrison
Chicago
Morrison
Nick Oberting
Tor
Funeral of Ouida Ends In Squalor and Solitude
The funeral of Ouida in Florence on January 28 was a pitiful finale to a life spent in poverty. Her body was followed to the grave by only about a dozen dogs she had starved herself to feed and her devoted maid who inherited her last manuscripts. Burial took place in the English cemetery at Bagni di Lucca, marked by a simple wooden cross.
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Florence
Tippecanoe Club McKinley Day Banquet Speaker To Address
Cleveland reports Senator Charles Dick cannot attend the McKinley day banquet tomorrow night. Senator Foraker also declined. Secretary of War Taft remains the principal speaker for the event.
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Taft
Cleveland
Haserot
Tippecanoe Club
Charles Dick
Foraker
Novel Mishap Chain From Illinois Farmhouse
Bloomington Illinois January 28 report details Mrs Ellen Peterson slipping while shingling a roof and becoming wedged between buildings. Rescue used block and tackle. She fell with her hammer striking a cow causing the cow to bolt and break its leg, leading to its death.
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Bloomington
Ill
Shelby County
Ellen Peterson
Taft Interrogated by House Panel as Bryan Joins Capitol Visit
Secretary Taft testified before a House committee on industrial arts and expositions regarding Seattle exposition funds amid applause. Bryan met with Democrats at the Ways and Means committee and declined to name a running mate, saying the people must decide. The Supreme Court struck down an anti union labor law while reaffirming labor contracts and liberty of hire and quit in Coppage and Adair cases.
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Washington
Taft
House Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
Seattle
Capitol
Bryan
William J. Bryan
House Committee On Ways and Means
Denver
Adair
Coppage
Supreme Court ruling on discrimination case involving rail road master
The national supreme court has issued a decision affecting employers in the William Adair case. Adair, master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was convicted in a United States court and the ruling centers on implications for discrimination and hiring practices across the industry.
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Washington
Jan
National Supreme Court
William Adair
Louisville and Nashville Railway
United
Senate debate cites Taft on slavery in Philippine islands
In Washington the senate debated the criminal code bill as Heyburn and Tillman charged Taft with knowledge of slavery in the Philippines while Lodge contested the claim. The house focused on DC street railways and banking questions under Fowler. little legislative progress occurred.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Philippine Islands
Heyburn
Tillman
Lodge
District of Columbia
House
Fowler
Will Pay Her Husband's Debts
Shelbyville Indiana January 28 Mrs Harry Drake whose husband was convicted of forgery on his own confession last week and transferred to the Indiana reformatory has paid to the First National Bank six hundred ten dollars squaring his account so far as the bank is concerned She says a full settlement will be made of all indebtedness contracted by her husband.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Harry Drake
Indiana Reformatory
First National Bank
Illinois Central Sues Herrin Over Traffic Interference
The Illinois Central Railroad company has filed suit against Herrin, Illinois, for seven hundred thousand dollars alleging interference with traffic. A Herrin police magistrate recently fined the railroad for shipping beer and whisky into the town after the anti-saloon period began.
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Marion
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Herrin
Paris Cardinal Richard Dies After Short Illness
Francois Marie Benjamine Richard archbishop of Paris died in Paris from lung congestion after a brief illness. Born in Nantes in 1819 he became cardinal in 1889.
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Paris
France
Evening Journal
Francois Marie Benjamine Richard
Nantes
Thaw Case Prosecution Rest Not Calling Mental Experts
District Attorney Jerome will not call experts to testify on Thaw's mental condition. He rests on the claim that the state did not establish a sufficient insanity case.
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New York
the Evening Journal
Jerome
Rich Man Seeks Job With Kalamazoo Street Railway
A. Armstrong of Mexico Missouri worth 200000 writes to Assistant Superintendent Gar. tt of the Kalamazoo street railway asking for a job as a street car grinder. He provides no reason for his visit.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Trmstrong
Mexico
Gar. & Tt
Bank cashier commits suicide amid heavy business strain
Appleton Minnesota January 28 A I Sloss cashier of the First Nations bank in Appleton died by self inflicted gunshot. No motive given but believed to be mental strain from handling large business workload.
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Appleton, Minn
Sloss
The
First Nations Bank
Appleton
Hog market slows as buyers tread carefully in Chicago
Chicago January 28 1908 hog market shows receipts about 33000 with 6256 left over from yesterday. Market prospects are slower than yesterday with light hogs at 4.25 to 4.50 and heavy shipping grades at 4.30 to 4.65. Cattle around 55000 steady and sheep 15000 strong.
Market Report From Chicago on January 28 1908
Official receipts yesterday numbered 35009 with shipments 6155 and today’s estimated receipts 33000. Market dull with large and mixed lots. beef calves heavy cattle and sheep prices listed. Bulk light and heavy grades show modest changes with steady cattle and sheep overall. Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company from Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Cicago
North Americans Commission Company Ad in Chicago
An odd fragment advertises the North Americans Commission Company in Chicago Illinois promising a square deal and inviting contact. No clear news event or outcome is stated.
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The
North Americans Commission Company
Milkmen Threats Shake Wisconsin Milk Trade
Milwaukee reports fear among Waukesha county farmers as milk producers resist Milwaukee dealers amid threats to blow up shipments and tampered shipment tags. Letters and phone calls spread warnings urging higher prices, with neighbors turned on neighbors and police preparing to guard depots.
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Milwaukee
Waukesha
Too Affectionate Split Prompts Divorce Suit
In Elgin Illinois Mrs. Chappell sues for separate maintenance, asks restraining order on her husband Dr O A Chappell from selling or burdening property formerly hers. The couple married twenty two years ago, have two sons, separated at start of year after Dr Chappell reportedly told her I don t love you any more I haven t loved you for twelve years You are too affectionate and I want you to get a divorce.
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Elgin
Ill
O. A. Chappell
Dr. Chappell
Murdered Man Esmond Found in Desolate Building
Superior Wisconsin January 28 John Esmond a railroad construction worker was found dead in a deserted east end building. The body was frozen with a blanket over it and a jackknife and double edged ax smeared with blood lay beside. Esmond had been part of a group of thirty workers who lived there until Christmas. authorities suspect robbery as the motive.
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Superior
Wis
John Esmond
Esmond
Fist Fight Ends Death in Gilchrist Nebraska
Albert Walcott died instantly after a fist fight with Frank McNess in Gilchrist, Arora County. The quarrel began over a pool game and escalated into blows with bystanders separating them. McNess was unarmed and the death occurred within a minute.
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Arora
Neb
Albert Walcott
Frank McNess
Gilchrist
McNess
Walcott
Three Boys Confess Burglary In St Louis Saloon
Three boys Tomas Olsten aged five Frank eight and Mary Arter twelve confess to police that they broke into and stole from the saloon of Anton Opperman in St Louis on January 28.
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St. Louis
Tomas Olsten
Grief-Stricken Husband Dies at Wife's Grave in Ohio
Byron Ohio reports a man 50, Conra Crde, who mourned his wife in Springfield and committed suicide at her graveside in Woodlawn Cemetery by drinking carbolic acid. His body lay stretched across the grave when found.
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Byron, O
Conra
Springfield
Woodlawn
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Ouida
Cameron M.R. Winslow
Roosevelt
Winslow
Brownson
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Metcalf
Rixey
Supreme Court
Jones
Oliver H. P Belmont
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Eee
Ener
Susche
John’a. Babcock
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Waukesha County
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