Italy Victor as Fiat Wins Savannah Auto Race
The 120 horsepower Fiat driven by Wagner won the touring car race over 402 miles in 6 hours 1 minute 31 seconds setting a new long distance record. Italian driver Nazarro clung to lead before a tire change cost him the win. Benz No.19 suffered a serious crash injuring Fritz Erle.
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Savannah
Fiat
Wagner
Benz
Hemery
Lenz
Hanriot
Fritz Erle
Nazarro
Navarro
Aherd
Erle
Tornadoes Strike Central Mississippi Valley Causing Fatalities
A broad storm across the central Mississippi valley spawned three tornadoes with at least one death and fourteen injuries. In Missouri a tornado hit Sparta destroying fourteen houses and wounding eight. thirty miles south a second tornado killed a twelve year old girl. A storm in Delaware County Iowa demolished a school house injuring the teacher and two pupils with widespread farm damage.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Sparta
Delaware County
Iowa
Harvard Full Back Verweibe Praised by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt sent a letter congratulating Ernest Verweibe of Harvard for his standout play as full back in the victory over Yale last Saturday. The Cambridge recognition followed Harvard's win and highlighted Verweibe's contributions to the game.
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Roosevelt
Cambridge
Mass
Ernest Verweibe
Harvard
Yale
Verweibe
Was Worse Than a Thief in Richmond Case
Post office inspectors investigate a rural mailbox theft north of Richmond Indiana. Footprints suggest a crippled man with club feet. A young man once arrested for the crime was released after an alibi. investigators link a set of shoes to the suspect and allege a plan to imprison his crippled relative.
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Richmond
Ind
Navy
Albert Harreson
German farmhand kills steer with one punch in Illinois pasture
Fritz Schafer a young German laborer near Greenview Menard county was attacked by a vicious steer while trading horses at Henry Austin’s farm. Schafer delivered a single punch behind the animal’s ear and killed the steer as his friends looked on.
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Springfield
Fritz Schafer
Greenview
Menard County
Schafer
Henry Austin
Schaefer
Austin
Pearls in Oyster Stew Prompt Hoax Tale in Indiana
James V. Holleman of Mount Vernon visited Evansville and found nine oyster pearls in soup. One pearl looked valuable but hot milk spoiled their luster, leaving only curiosity. He now displays the supposed find and recalls what they might have been worth.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
James V. Holleman
Evansville
Peril in Thick Fog as Two Ships Collide Off Sandy Hook
A White Star freighter Georgic rammed the Panama Line Finance off Sandy Hook in thick fog. Eighty five passengers and crew struggled as the Finance sank in ten minutes. Irene Campbell of Panama clung to the rail and died. William Todd jumped overboard.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Georgie
White Star Line
Panama Line
Finance
Georgic and
Irene Campbell
Panama
William H. Todd
Charles H. Schweinler
Henry Muller
Mowbray
Georgic
Liverpool
Todd
Miss Campbell
Hungarian Premier Denies Troop Mobilization Rumors
Budapest reports premier Dr. Wekerle posted a notice at the local bourse stating rumors of troop mobilization are absolutely unfounded. No such step nor necessity was considered.
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Budapest
Dr. Wekerle
He Fears Inspectors Spread Disease
Philadelphia readers report farmers fear inspectors may spread cattle plague. A farmer says he would not allow entry unless boots and rubber coat are washed. State veterinary officials call the fear groundless and reassure safeguards.
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Philadelphia
State Veterinary Department
Troops Stay in Keasbey After Clay Strike Turmoil
In Keasbey village near Perth Amboy New Jersey troops remain amid a clay mining strike. Wounded are described as not in danger with one serious case John Sofian. Clergymen Fr Francis Gross and Fr Julian Zielinski urged higher wages from 135 to 150 but National Fire Proofing officials said rivals pay five cents more and business conditions forbid a raise.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Keasbey
John Sofian
Francis Gross
Julian Zielinski
T. M. Keashey
R. P. Keashey
National Fire Proofing Company
J. O. Rossi
National
Markets Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Chicago Nov 27 1908
Chicago markets show hog receipts estimated at 35 000 with prices 4 85 to 5 60 for light hogs and 5 20 to 5 87 for heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep totals echo a weak trend with cattle around 5 40 to 6 75 bulk and sheep from 2 50 to 6 50 in spots. Grain firmed by Beach Wickham Grain Co. in Chicago reports.
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Wesday
Texas
Bay City Man Faces Non Support In Duplex Matrimonial Tale
Lester Brown of Bay City is arraigned on non support charged by his wife No 1 who seeks priority. A second wife Mrs Brown No 2 from Durand says she only learned of rival after court meeting and vows to earn money so Brown can send support. Detective reports Brown located in Alma with wife No 2, husband wed to No 2 in Ithaca on Dec 18 1907. No 1 plans to prosecute.
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Bay City
Mich
Lester Brown
Brown
Durand
Kelley
Craig
Alma
Ithaca
Sardine Pack deponents Summoned by Federal Grand Jury
Subpoenas served on a dozen sardine packers and boatmen and on Maine Mercantile company officials to appear before the federal grand jury in Portland next Tuesday. The probe may determine if the firm violated Sherman antitrust laws governing trade restraints. A Justice Department representative inspected the sardine trade here last summer.
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Eastport
Maine Mercantile Company
Federal Grand Jury
Portland
Department of Justice
Washington
Tennessee Lawlessness Sparks Governor Statement
Nashville reports Governor Patterson addresses Tennessee mob violence at Tiptonville where three Black men were lynched. He says the act arose from infuriated citizens after officers were sent to arrest suspects, notes mobs exist nationwide, and argues the Negro is generally safer in the South.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Tiptonville
Patterson
South
South, But That Mobr
Ketchell Wins Ring Title as Papke Falls
Ketchell of Grand Rapids defeats Papke to win the championship at the Arena in San Francisco. Papke collapses after an eleventh round knockdown. Martin Carter, Lexington area horse breeder and Metwood Farm proprietor, died of excitement at ringside. Papke seeks a rematch under specified terms.
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San Francisco
Ketchell
Papke
Martin Carter
Metwood Farm
Lexington
Stanley Ketchell
Grand Rapids
Mich
Billy Papke
Thunderbolt
Thanksgiving Football Scores Across Cities
Thanksgiving day games included Cornell at Philadelphia Philadelphia 17 Cornell 4 with Cornell losing. Minnesota Poly 6 Butler 6. Carlisle 17 St. Louis 0. Lincoln Wabash 6 Nebraska 27. Des Moines Drake 6 Ames 12.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cornell
Minneapolis
lItate “Poly
Butler
St. Louis
Carlisle
Lincoln
Wabash
Nebraska
Des Moines
Drake
Ames
John A Babcock and The North American Commission Co
John A Babcock of The North American Commission Company Chicago Illinois offers reliable service and promises fair treatment. The message invites inquiries and emphasizes a square deal and prompt responses.
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The
North American Commission Company
Castro Appears Healthy as He Heads for Europe
President Castro, wife and Venezuelan physicians arrived at Port of Spain by vent Guadelupe and planned surgery in France. He stayed on deck, looked well, and said he would return in February. Departure from Caracas headed to Bordeaux with Vicente Gomez stabilizing the government.
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Port of Spain
Castro
France
Guadelupe
Caracas
la Guatra
Bordeaux
Vicente Gomez
Senor Castro
Europe
la Guaira
Paul
Senor Gomez
Leopoldo Baptista
The
Constitucional
Gomez
Holland
Paris
Venezuela
Venezela
Two Women Near Starvation In Bronx Hospitalized
In New York on November 27 two women Mrs. Sarah Cassion aged 61 and her daughter Mrs. Mary Doran aged 39 found nearly starved after three days in a deserted Bronx house. They walked from Yonkers seeking relatives, begged for aid, and wandered exhausted until a passer-by heard them moaning and led to a hospital for treatment.
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New York
Bronx
Sarah Cassion
Mary Doran
Yonkers
The Heiress and the Suit Clash Over Debts
A witty exchange hints at a social collision between an heiress and a suitor. The dialogue suggests embarrassment about debts and the pressure of creditors looming over the pairing.
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Italy
Mississippi
Keasbey, N. J
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Trinidad
Caracam
Hague
Netherlands
Curacao
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