Arrests Demented Man After Depot Disturbance
A man on a night train caused excitement near the depot and was taken to the county jail. Sheriff Black said the man, wearing neat clothing, believed he was a gospel minister and preached until medical help arrived. Letters show origins in Chicago and ties to Ottumwa. He may be delivered to relatives after a rest. Mrs. M. E. Logan shows slight improvement amid anxious prayers for recovery.
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Sheriff Black
Black
Chicago
Salvation Army
Ottumwa
Doctor's Dilemma Reminiscence From Medical Career
In a reminiscence by Dir George F Shrady the author recalls his early fear of public failure when diagnosing conjunctivitis in a sick child and facing a washerwoman grandmother who pressed for the illness name revealing his first clinical demonstration and his resolve to treat the grandmother with consideration.
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George F. Shrady
New York
Journal of the American Medical Association
New York Hospital
Doether
Mather
Docther
Purist query on wording assassin and murder
The London Tatler asks what specific attitude turns a murder into an assassination and insists the distinction should be clarified. The note frames the issue as a long standing worry about precise usage.
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London
Tatler
Did he go to the dogs when you refused him
Reported exchange in the Houston Post notes a clever reply about the man finding engagement instead of a lack of affection, referencing Kittie OCutely with a playful line on romance.
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Onite
Kittie Ocutely
Houston Post
Coghill Arrested in $40000 Bank Defalcation Case
Seymour Wisconsin June 15. Thomas C Coghill cashier of First National Bank of this city was arrested by a federal officer and moved to Milwaukee for a defalcation of forty thousand dollars lost in the Chicago wheat pit. Coghill confessed and claimed funds disappeared before he touched bank money and that the defalcations began to cover the shortage.
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Seymour
Wis
Chicago
Thomas C. Coghill
First National Bank
Milwaukee
Coghill
Justified shooting inquest verdict on Theron case
Carrollton Alabama June inquest finds John Parker of an aristocratic family acted with ancient but common sense murder. Theron, married, walked with Mrs Parker in a lonely lane when Parker ordered defense and shot Theron as he tried to flee. Parker returns wife to town and to her family.
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Carrollton
Ala
F. B. Theron
John Parker
Paker
Theron
Parker
Morgan Buys Strozzi Art Collection in Florence for 200000
J Pierpont Morgan has purchased the Strozzi family fifteenth century marbles and bronzes from Florence. The Palazzo Strozzi houses the collection in a street named after the Strozzi. Prince Strozzi, 52, serves at the court of the Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy, an Italian senator, suggesting the sale does not breach Italy's national treasures export laws.
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Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Italy
German Youth Dies After Stomach Bursts From Overeating
Indianapolis June 15 Carl Schuster a young German ate heartily and soon after left the table with severe stomach pain. Ten minutes later he died. The coroner's autopsy concluded the cause was a ruptured stomach from excessive eating, not poisoned food.
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Indianapolis
Carl Schuster
Schuster
Plans for Gary central plant of American Car and Foundry
Plans are drawn for a steel car works that will become the central plant of the American Car and Foundry company in Gary Indiana. The plant sits beside the large steel works under construction by the United States Steel corporation, according to a published announcement.
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New York
Steel Car Works
American Car and Foundry Company
Gary
Ind
Mammoth Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation
Pardons hoped for for editor jailed in assassination plot
In Madrid on June 15 officials expect Jose Naken editor of El Motin Mata and Ibarra to be pardoned after a nine year sentence for involvement in the May 31 1906 assassination attempt on King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. Tafts illness unsettles Washington officials. San Francisco mayor Lchmitz denied bail and jailed.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Jose Naken
el Motin
Mata
Ibarra
Queen Victoria
Taft
Washington
Lchmitz
Dunne
San Francisco
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS
Baseball scores from Chicago and surrounding cities dated June 15 list league results in Pittsburg and Cincinnati plus American and Western association games. Notable contests include Pittsburg 2 over New York in twelve innings and Cincinnati 5 Cincinnati 4 after thirteen innings.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louiis
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Washington
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansans City
Donings
Omaha
Sioux City
Lincolny
Denver
Lincoln
Des Moines
Pueblo
United States Seeks Assistant Secretary Seat at Peace Conference
The Hague June 14. The United States aims to obtain an assistant secretary position at the second peace conference beginning tomorrow. Officials report no provision for an American assistant under the current arrangements, prompting immediate lobbying by US delegates.
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the Hague
United States
Damages Awarded in Alienation of Affections Case
District Judge Greeley W. Whitford awarded Mrs. Jose A. Hill $25,000 against Mrs. Anna Bent for alienation of her husband Frank W. Hill's affections. The case features prominent social parties from Denver and Ouray. A separate testimonial notes Foley's Kidney Cure boosting a man's health and begs readers to wish him success.
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Denver
Colo
Greeley W. Whitford
Jose A. Hill
Frank W. Hill
Anna Bent
Edwin Bent
Ouray
L. C. Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
Red Cross to Fight Consumption
London delegates at the international Red Cross conference discuss papers on peace work and tuberculosis. The assembly passes a resolution urging Red Cross societies to join the fight against tuberculosis, focusing on recruits refused army admission and soldiers discharged due to disease.
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Red Cross
London
International Red Cross Conference
Red Cross Societies
Bryce Begins Inspection Tour Through Indian Territory
British ambassador James Bryce has started a fact finding trip through Indian Territory and Oklahoma. He arrived at Vinita with railway officials and others and visited Muskogee during the day.
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Bryce
Indian Territory
Vinita
I. T
James Bryce
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Chamberlain's Remedies Sold by Cook and Sherman
The ad urges self care for common injuries and promotes Chamberlain's Remedies. It lists five preparations including Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Cough Remedy, Pain Balm, Stomach and Liver Tablets, and Salve. Each bottle costs 25 cents, total package price $1.25. Cook & Sherman are the sellers.
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Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
California Excursions for National Education Association
The Iowa Central Ry sells round trip tickets to San Francisco and Los Angeles from June 22 to July 5 with return by September 15, 1907 at one fare. Travel via any direct route outward and return via any other direct route with stop-overs allowed. Details from agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa Central Ry
San Francisco
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Endorsement for Urine Laxative Fruit Up
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee testifies that Urine Laxative Fruit Up effectively treats chronic constipation and recommends it as a practical remedy. Sold by all druggists.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
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