Kidnappers Paid and Willie Whitla Reunited
Willie Whitla rests in his mother's arms in Sharon after $10,000 was paid to kidnappers in Cleveland. The boy said he was treated well but grew lonely. his father, who traveled from Sharon, declares he does not care for the money and has his boy back. Two youths helped return him from a city car to a hotel.
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Sharon
Willie Whitla
Cleveland
Hollenden
Willie
Whitla
G. W. Ramsey
Edward Mahoney
Warren
Newcastle
Ashtabula
Flatiron Park
Hollenden Hotel
Mr. Jones
Jones
Mahoney
Ramsey
Papa
Kidnapped Boy Reunited With Father In Cleveland Hotel
Willie Whitla, believed kidnapped, was brought toward the Hollenden Hotel by a man calling himself Mr. Jones. Edward Mahoney and another youth aided the boy to the hotel where Whitla embraced his son amid cheers from onlookers as detectives watched.
State Offers $15 000 Reward for Kidnapers Arrest
Harrisburg March 23 the senate unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution offering a reward of $15 000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the kidnapers of Willie Whitla.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Willie Whitla
Kaiser Is Philosophical Quote At Spremberg Address
Berlin March 23 Herr von Diricksen conservative reichstag member said in Spremberg that the emperor told him not to be disturbed by criticism, noting that 60,000,000 Germans possess 70,000,000 opinions as to his reign and policies.
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Berlin
Herr von Diricksen
Reichstag
Spremberg
Long trip for a lecture by Heney in New York
Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney of San Francisco arrives in New York to discuss views on The Lawn on Trial at Carnegie Hall. The graft prosecutor, recently wounded, will be introduced by former Attorney General Bonaparte at the Civic Forum event tonight.
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Heney
San Francisco
New York
Francis J. Heney
Civic Forum
Carnegie Hall
Bonaparte
Boy Saves a Girl's Life Heroic 13-Year-Old Loe Washington
Washington March 23. Myron Roche a thirteen year old lad saved the life of six year old Clara Buscher by plunging into cold lake waters near the soldiers home when the girl sank for the second time Roche reached her as she went under again and brought her to the surface prompting a medal for bravery.
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Washington
Myron Roche
Clara Buscher
Roche
Henry Oakes Kent Dead Delegate to Lincoln Nomination
Henry Oakes Kent died at his Lancaster New Hampshire home after a long illness aged seventy five. He was a longtime state and national political figure and served as a delegate to the Chicago 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Lancaster
N. H
Henry Oakes Kent
Chicago
Bowers Named Solicitor General to Succeed Hoyt
President Taft appoints Lloyd Bowers of Chicago as solicitor general of the United States to fill the vacancy created by Henry Hoyt's resignation. Bowers currently serves as general counsel for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in Chicago.
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Chicago and Northwestern
Henry Hoyt
Washington
Taft
Lloyd Bowers
Chicago
United States
Bowers
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Markets in Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reported Strong
Chicago market notes for March 23 1909 show strong demand across hogs cattle and sheep with higher receipts and era. RV prices list hogs light to heavy ranges and beef cattle including Texas steers Western cattle stockers and feeders while native and Western sheep and lambs also quoted with higher tone. Official receipts yesterday 41900 and shipments 16701. estimated receipts today 14000 and tomorrow 26000. Grain and postal telegraph bid mentioned in brief.
Shackleton Antarctic Expedition Reaches South Pole
London report says Ernest H. Shackleton’s British Antarctic expedition, which sailed July 1907, has reached the South Pole. Details are scarce, but the achievement will captivate readers worldwide as winter becomes summer in the southern hemisphere.
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London
Evening Journal
Ernest H. Shackleton
England
South Pole
North Pole
Famous Drivers in Florida Auto Races
Daytona Beach Florida opens the seventh annual international automobile races with twenty one events over four days. Prominent drivers from around the world compete in stock car bicycle and aeroplane trials including the Minneapolis trophy and Vanderbilt cup races. Notable entrants include George Robertson Lewis Strang Herbert Lytle and Ralph De Palma among others.
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Daytonia
Fla
Daytonia Beach
Minneapolis
Thomas Dewar
Bishop
The
Aero Club of America
George Robertson
Lewis Strang
Herbert Lytle
Ralph de Palma
Waitress May Lose Eye After Tabasco Spill
Aida Hilton, a Brooklyn waitress, uncorked tabasco sauce in a restaurant causing a drop to strike her eye. She was hospitalized and doctors fear loss of sight in the right eye as she fainted from the pain.
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New York
Aida Hilton
Brooklyn
Wedding Invitation for Johnson and Baker Couples
The invitation reads that Augustus Clay Johnson and Chloe Matilda Baker will wed at the bride’s mother's house. All who cannot attend may send their regrets.
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Augustus Clay Johnson
Chloe Matilda Baker
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John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago,ill
Lon
Don
Shackleton
Lieut. Shackleton
Florida
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