Kidnapers Identified in Willie Whitla Case in Cleveland
Willie Whitla identified the man James H Boyle and a woman as the kidnapers who held him for a 10000 dollar ransom. Boyle, a Sharon plumber, and the woman claimed to be his wife. A separate woman known as Mary Diener drank morphine and died en route to hospital.
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Cleveland, O
Willie Whitla
Cleveland
James P. Whitla
Willie
James H. Boyle
Sharon
Boyle
Mary Diener
East End
Whitla
Kohler
Wilfie
Ashtabula
Whitla boy held in Cleveland located via streetcar signs
Police traced the Whitla boy’s detention to the Granger, a downtown Cleveland apartment house of better order. Willie recalled spending time at the front window and reading streetcar names and a sign across the street, which helped pinpoint the location.
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Cleveland
Whitla
Willie
Secrecy Order On Murder Trialin Amite Court
Judge Ellis in Amite Louisiana barred newspaper reporters from transmitting any testimony in the Avery Blount murder trial involving Benjamin Breeland his wife and step daughter. The ruling affects nine forthcoming trials directly or indirectly linked to the current hearing.
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Amite
Ellis
Avery Blount
Benjamin Breeland
Take Milk War to Court in Wisconsin Dairies Test Fight
Wisconsin dairymen from Waukesha Walworth and Milwaukee counties plan a legal challenge to an ordinance requiring tuberculin testing of dairy herds. A mass meeting in Milwaukee will discuss the issue Ryan and Merion of Waukesha are retained for the case. The measure takes effect April 1 and Milwaukee health commissioner Dr G A Bading says no untested milk will be sold in the city after that date.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Walworth
Ryan & Merion
G. A. Bading
County Option Battle Draws Crowds in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin March 25 the county option fight drew a large crowd forcing the assembly chamber to be abandoned for the hearing Speakers included A G Humphrey of the state Anti-Saloon league for the bill and Milwaukee Probate Judge Paul D Carpenter for the Merchants and Manufacturers association saying the measure would be confiscatory
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly Chamber
A. G. Humphrey
State Anti-Saloon League
Paul D. Carpenter
Milwaukee
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Senate kills trading stamps in bill passage
The Minnesota senate passed a bill ending trading stamps. The measure prohibits the usual stamp exchanges but allows them if the article and value are stated and no fixed stamp quantity is required to redeem an item.
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St. Paul, Minn
Senate
Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern Sinks Norwegian Steamer Por
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern collided in dense fog near Norderney with the Norwegian steamer Por in the North Sea. Por sank immediately, its crew rescued. Hohenzollern was only slightly damaged.
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Hohenzollern
Hamburg
Kiel
Mediterranean
William
Corfu
Norderney
North Sea
Por
Llohenvollern
Woman ends life and two children in river tragedy
In Linsbury Connecticut on March 25 the bodies of Mrs Amos Miller and her two children were recovered from the Farmington river. The children, a three year old boy and a five year old girl, were found tied together before drowning. Mrs Miller left a note indicating intent to kill herself. Mrs Miller, thirty, was a France native.
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Linsbury, Conn
Amos Miller
Farmington River
Helena Modjeska Ill at Home in Newport Calif
The famed Polish actress Helena Modjeska, born near Cracow in 1844, is ill at her Newport California home. Once a major stage star two decades ago, she debuted in 1861, wed Count Chrapowski in 1868, and rose to fame in the early 1870s with Shakespearean roles.
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Mme
Helena Modjeska
Newport
Cal
Cracow
Poland
Count Chrapowski
Porto Rico Officials Criticize U S Rule Over Coffee Trade
Luis Munoz Rivera says Spanish rule was better than American administration and the coffee industry was ruined by U S tariff policy. He cites price drops from 35 to 9 per 100 pounds and loss of foreign markets as a result of the occupation and tariff laws. Commission seeks Taft meeting to press concession on government form and tariffs.
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Washington
Porto Rico
United States
Executive Council
Luis Munoz Rivera
House of Delegates
Taft
Congress
Larrinaga
Rivera
Post Card Justice Quits After Fining by Mail
Manfred Naar, justice of the peace in Trenton New Jersey, resigns after notoriety for fining motorists by mailed postcards. He would time speed of cars with a machine and send a card to the owner noting the offense and fine, payable via mail.
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Trenton
N. J
Manfred Naar
Robertson Sets World Gasoline Car Five Mile Record
George Robertson drove five miles in 2 45 1 5 at Daytona Florida to break the world gasoline car record. The prior mark was 2 54 0 3 set by Lancia in 1906. Marriott had previously run five miles in 2 45 1 5 in a Stanley steamer in 1906.
Dishonest Police Commissioner Could Become Millionaire
New York City police commissioner William Bingham warned that a corrupt official could become a millionaire quickly due to illicit gains. He recounted a $600,000-a-year bribe offer in his first year and suggested an auctioning system could fetch up to $1,000,000 for such a year. He did not identify the would-be briber or criminal interests involved.
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Bingham
New York
New York City
Easi
Tests to Save the Coal Kinds Best for Coke
The government conducts tests on Rocky Mountain coals at the Geological Survey plant in Denver to determine which coals can produce coke for western metallurgical interests, aiming to stop fuel waste.
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Washington
Rock Mountain
Geological Survey
Denver
Colo
West
Wife Sues Sankey's Son for Misconduct Divorce
New York report states Mrs Grace L Sankey obtained a divorce from John E Sankey eldest son of the late Ira D Sankey in the supreme court marriage in 1893 and a five year old daughter cited amid allegations of misconduct by the husband which he denied.
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New York
Grace L. Sankey
John E. Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Supreme Court
Leadville Pioneer Waldemar Arens Dies at Eighty
Walde mar Arens longtime general manager of the Iron-Stiver mine and Leadville pioneer died at eighty after a brief illness. He came to Leadville in 1878 as attorney for Levi Z Leiter of Chicago and William Stevens, who owned the ground where the city now stands, signing every deed to Leadville lots.
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Leadville
Colo
Waldemar Arens
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
William Stevens
Stevens
Leiter
Arens
Insurance Men Are Freed
Supreme Court Justice Blanchard dismissed the six indictments against George W. Perkins and Charles H. Fairchild as officials of New York Life Insurance. The charges of forgery in the third degree arose from the Armstrong committee investigation.
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New York
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Grand Jury
George W. Perkins
Charles 8. Fairchild
New York Life Insurance Company
Armstrong Committee
Mud Baths for Harriman Sought After Minor Illness
E. H. Harriman arrived in Paso Robles on a special train to take mud baths for a few days due to a slight rheumatism. Dr. Dixon said Harriman is not seriously ill and intends to continue travel after the baths.
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Paso Robles
Cal
E. H. Harriman
Dixon
Harriman
Sunday School Teacher Defines Summary For Pupils
A Sunday school teacher explains to a pupil that a summary is an abbreviated synopsis of anything, illustrating the concept in simple terms for children.
Markets Chicago March 25 1909 hogs cattle and sheep report
Data from Beach-Wickham Grain Co shows receipts and price ranges at Chicago markets with hogs mixed to steady and heavy shipping grades rising. cattle and sheep mixed, with cattle steady and sheep reported stronger in spots. Officials recorded yesterday receipts and shipments, with estimates for today and tomorrow.
Clark Voices Tariff Views as Payne Bill Debated
Missouri Democrat Champ Clark argues the Payne tariff bill should be amended section by section under the five minute rule. He cites consumer apathy toward hearings and says Fordney would craft a short protectionist bill. Clark also backs free lumber and predicts Senate revisions will raise existing rates.
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Missouri Statesman
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Michigan
Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Payne
Senate
Cushman
Northwest
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Committee
Verdict Finds Chicago Policeman’s Shooting Unjustified
A coroner's jury found Policeman Alexander Scott’s shooting of Joseph Finn unwarranted and unjustifiable. Scott testified he arrested Eva Reed on forged checks and pursued a suspect named Pickles, firing twice after a saloon encounter. Clara Reed testified Scott was drunk at the arrest.
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Finn
Chicago
Alexander Scott
Joseph Finn
Scott
Eva Reed
James Lacy
Pickles
John Dorneck
Clara Reed
Oficer
Demarest Defeats Cline In Close Nine Inning Bout
Calvin Demarest bested Harry P. Cline in nine innings with a 500 to 267 win in a brisk marquee match in New York on March 25. The game featured steady exchanges and Demarest's late advantage sealed the victory.
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Demarest
Cline
New York
Calvin Demarest
Innines
Harry P. Cline
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Minnesota
Kaiser
California
Spain
America
Theodore Bingham
Sues Sankey
Perkins
Fairchild
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
Payne Bill
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