Fugitive William Nilsson Surrenders to Police
William Nilsson, exhausted by years as a fugitive, surrendered at police headquarters. He confessed to committing forgery in Janesville, Wisconsin, two years earlier while a shipping clerk for a creamery. Nilsson fled to Germany, then returned, saying his wife and child faced disgrace, prompting his decision to turn himself in.
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William Nilsson
Janesville
Wis
Earloy
Nilsson
Germany
Ned
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's National and American Leagues
National League results from Pittsburg St Louis Philadelphia Boston and New York feature varied box scores with pitchers and batting lines. American League games include Washington New York Cleveland and Philadelphia with multiple pitching duels and run totals.
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Pittsburg
Rale Pittsburg
IWO
Incinnati
St. Louis
RL J. Louis
Cicago
Laudermilk
Melter
Phelps
Uelbach
Archer
R.H.E
Uis
Hman
Bliss
Higginbotham
Philadelphia
R.H
Raymond-Sehler
Mattern-Graham
New York
Crandall-Myers
White-Smith
American League
Washington
R.H.E. Fashion
Hil’phia
Groom Street
Plank-Thomas
R.H.B. Ashton
Hughes Street
Krause-Thomas
R.H.E. Ieed
Nay
réellanes-Donohue
Warhop-Sweeny
Cleveland
R.h.e.leveland
Young-Clarke
Mullin-Schmidt
Jeffries Posts $5000 Forfeit For Johnson Title Fight
New York July 29 James J Jeffries posted a 5000 forfeit upon arriving from the west signaling steps toward a heavyweight title bout with Jack Johnson. Jeffries demands a club able to offer the largest purse and an additional 5000 forfeit when articles are signed. The total 20000 goes to the winner.
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New York
James Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
West
Boston Horse Wins Merchants and Manufacturers Stake
Alonzo McDonald of Boston drove his roan mare Margin to an easy win in the 224 class trotters event at the Merchants and Manufacturers stake. Margin was bought for 1050 at a Kentucky sale in 1907 and secured the twentyeth renewal prize of 10000 dollars. Baby is Kidnapped in Burlington as Mrs. Bert Appleby reports husband abducted their infant amid a separation. Police and search efforts are underway.
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Boston
Detroit
Alonzo McDonald
Margin
Kentucky
Burlington
Bert ‘Appleby
Harry Pulliam Fires Self in New York
New York on July 29 Harry C Pulliam president of the National League of Baseball clubs attempted suicide in his rooms at the New York Athletic Club He stood in the room center raised a revolver to his temple and fired one shot causing immediate concern over his condition
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New York
Harry C. Pulliam
National League of Baseball Clubs
New York Athletic Club
Boy Drowns While Fishing in Caloma Pond
Martin Caffrey aged twenty one drowns in a pond two miles from Caloma while fishing with six companions. He went out from the group, tangled in nets, and drowned before help could reach him. He is the son of Alfred Caffrey, a farmer near Pleasantville.
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Knoxville
Martin Caffrey
Caloma
Caffrey
Alfred Caffrey
Pleasantville
Record of 101 Hogs Sold for 2232 at Local Market
Mason City Iowa July 29 William Conners of Dougherty sold 101 head of hogs to local buyers for 2282 dollars. The largest individual hog sale by a farmer in the county and said to be in the state. Hogs grown and fattened on Conners 150 acre farm.
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Mason City
William Conners
Dougherty
Child Crushed by Engine in Burlington Accident
Two year old Keith Bolen, son of Mr and Mrs J Bolen, was thrown from a passenger car platform in Burlington Iowa when the engine bumped into the platform, dying in the incident.
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Burlington
Keith Bolen
J. Bolen
Death Claims Father Bernard Mackin of St. Pauls Cathedral
Father Bernard Mackin died at his Burlington home after a brief illness at age forty nine. A native of DeWitt and a Baltimore graduate, he served Davenport and Des Moines before leading St. Pauls since 1892. He helped build the St. Pauls church complex costing about 75000 and was active in Church Extension and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his mother a sister and two brothers.
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Burlington Church
Davenport
St. Ambrose
Des Moines
Burlington
Bernard Mackin
St. Paul's
DeWitt
University of Baltimore
Cosgrove
St. Ambrose Church
Burglar Shot by Officer in Council Bluffs
Special Officer Charles Rossman shot a lone robber during a 3:30 a m break in on the Great Western tracks. The armed intruder with only one arm could not hold up both hands and was hit in the breast after drawing no weapon. He was taken to a hospital, identified as Charles Mandel, with relatives in South Or.
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Council Bluffs
Charles Rossman
Rossman
Charles Mandel
South
Spain in Alarm Over Outbreak and Martial Law
Madrid reports the Catalonia uprising has reached a violent stage with street fighting in Barcelona, artillery use, and a royal decree declaring martial law. King Alfonso also notes a deadly battle in Melilla against Moors and cites rioting and property destruction across several cities.
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Madrid
Catalonia
Barcelona
Alfonso
Spain
Melillahaa
Catallonia
Alcoy
Calahorra
Saragossa
Vendrell
Rioja
Port Boy
Llanson
Biscays
Sixteen Hurt In Wreck Near Ames Head-On Collision
Sixteen people were seriously or slightly injured when a passenger train and a freight engine collided head on near Ames Iowa, one mile north of Kelly. The mail car toppled, both engines were demolished, crews jumped to safety, and passengers and crew regrouped on the train. Injured include Hans Harder Newton Guy Van Leoy Ames Jan Seita Hospers Mrs F K Jarvis Diager and others.
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Ames
Kelly
Here
Des Moines
Hans Harder
Newton
Guy van Leoy
Jan Seita
Hospers
F. K. Jarvis
Diager
Ames Dougherty
Shley
Haddock Murder Case Haunts Sioux City Saloons Trial
The Rev. George C. Haddock of the First Methodist church was murdered August 3, 1886. Arensdorf was twice tried for the crime and acquitted at the second trial, with national attention drawn to the saloon-crusade that Haddock led in Sioux City.
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George C. Haddock
First Methodist Church
Arensdorf
Haddock
Sioux City
Photographer Blondie Blake Arrested in Colorado Murder Case
Roy Blake known as Blondie Blake, a traveling photographer, was arrested in Clear Creek county on murder charges linked to the Belleville thriller last November. Ella Waltz, daughter of the slain man, identified him on Mount McClellan and sent his photo to Belleville authorities for arrest.
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Denver
Roy Blake
Blondie Blake
Clear Creek County
Belleville
Illl
Peter Waltz
Blake
Ella Waltz
Mount McClellan
Relative of Taft Killed by Train in Middletown
Mrs William Chase of Middletown New York said to be a relative of President Taft was struck and killed by an Erie train.
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Taft
Middletown
N. Y
William Chase
Erie
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Report July 29 1909
Estimated receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep at Chicago markets. Hogs show varied classes with heavy shipping grades at 7.15 to 7.85 and lighter lots around 7.25 to 7.80. Cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges listed with multiple categories and a note of steady to stronger activity. Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company from the Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Conferees Submit Their Report on Payne-Aldrich Tariff
After three weeks of intense effort the conference committee on the Payne Aldrich bill closes its work. Senators and representatives head to Myer with the report for President Taft. The lumber duty remains near the Senate level while gloves rates see marginal shifts. Print paper costs are set at 3.75 per ton. Representative Littauer receives a hearing.
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House
Littauer
Washington
Conference
Senate
Myer
Taft
Wright Brothers
Aldrich
Payne
Parate
Fort Myer
Senator Stone Acquitted in Train Assault Case
Senator W Stone of Missouri faced assault charges in Baltimore for allegedly slapping Lawrence G Brown a negro waiter on a Pennsylvania Railroad train between Philadelphia and Washington The judge ruled the act justifiable and dismissed the case after hearing evidence including a statement from Stone The case followed pressure from the railroad and Pullman Company to withdraw the charge.
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Baltimore
Senator W. Stone
Missouri
Tral District
Lawrence G. Brown
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pullman Company
Actes
Brown
Justice Grannan
Stone
Cholera Panic in Polotsk as Epidemic Spreads
Dispatches from Polotsk in the Vitebsk government report the city in full panic due to government inefficiency and a shortage of physicians. Forty cases of cholera are reported daily with only five doctors, overworked and forced to work night shifts.
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Polotsk
Russia
St. Petersburg
Vitebsk
Missouri Appeals 2-Cent Fare Case to Supreme Court
Kansas City July 29 Sanford B Ladd representing Missouri filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court of Judge McPhersons ruling in the Missouri railroad rate case in the United District Court here The ruling by Judge McPherson declared Missouri involved in the rate dispute and now faces high court review
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Missouri
McPherson
Supreme Court
Kansas City
United States Supreme Court
Smith Meson
Sanford B. Ladd
United District Court
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R.H.E. . Moines
Ichita
Wasson and Thompson
Baird, Brennan and Weaver
Omaha
R.H.E. Maha
Neoln
Keeley and Cadman
Johnson, Nae and Sullivan
Topeka
Ghigano-Weigart
Harris-Kerns
Johnson
Mef Tcheon
Chicago Tribune
Harry Pulliam
Warry C. Pulliam
Ing
Father Biackin
Falow
Suspect
Cattie
Sheady
Texas
Rie
Babcock
Tait
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