Protest March Demands Justice After Soleillant Case
Paris crowds including many women protested President Fallieres over the commutation of Soleillant’s sentence. Demonstrators, led by a woman with a child on her shoulder, shouted Down with Fallieres and Death to Soleillant as they moved toward Place la Republique.
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Paris
Soleillant
Fallieres
France
St. Amboise
Marthe
Falieres
Processon
Place la Republique
Owever
Endome
Ministry of Justice
T His
Abe
Olice
M. Touny
Paris Pace
Paris Street Turmoil and Soleillant Death Debate
Paris endures mob violence as police disperse dense crowds repeating protests. Journalists condemn Fallieres failure to apply law and warn that sparing Soleillant could embolden crime. Parliament faces rising Apache crime and calls for harsher penalties amid urban fear.
Cleveland's End Is Near
A prominent Democrat in New York reports Prince ton to expect bad news from President Cleveland as his health deteriorates. He details gout spreading to the knees, significant weight loss, and loss of interest in affairs. Recovery is not anticipated and return to office is unlikely.
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New York
Princeton
New York City
Cleveland
Equitable Life Building
Machinists to Raise One Day's Pay for Defense Fund
In St. Louis on September 16 the International Association of Machinists convention voted that each member contribute one day’s pay annually until a $1,000,000 defense fund is established.
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St. Louis
The
International Machinists’ Association
Husband must repay wife loan despite time limit
In Bloomington Illinois Judge Owen P Thompson of Green County Circuit Court ruled that a married man who borrows money from his wife must repay it and that the statute of limitations does not bar such a claim. Melvin Waid borrowed 2200 dollars from his wife Bessie Waid and later refused repayment. The judge found the husband acted as his wife's agent and is liable.
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Bloomington
Iil
Owen P. Thompson
Green County Circuit Court
Melvin Waid
Bessie Waid
Waid
Thompson
Fate Was Against Her Husband Died on Honeymoon Tour
Mrs. M. F. Shedd a stenographer for Thomas E. Knauss in Columbus shot herself in the office. She left no note and friends cite love troubles as a possible cause. Shedd was the widow of a former leading business man who died ten years ago on their honeymoon journey.
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Columbus, O
M. F. Shedd
Thomas E. Knauss
Columbus
Two Fishermen Drown Near Cheboyganing River Mouth
Bay City report states Frank Maher and Lewis Truckey machinists drowned when their rowboat capsized near the Cheboyganing river mouth while fishing.
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Bay City
Mich
Frank Maher
Lewis Truckey
Cheboyganing River
Wife Hides Money Forcing Vaulted Deposit
Elizabethtown Indiana September 16 A farmer Isaac Rogers who hanged himself two weeks ago supposedly to avoid losing a $100 forfeiture left his wife Matilda with between 5000 and 8000 dollars sewn in a sack about her waist. She carried the money daily and feared theft while protesting the arrangement. Mrs Rogers has suffered nervous illness linked to the burden of the money.
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Elizabethtown
Ind
Isaac Rogers
Rogers
Matilda Rogers
Wreck Kills Twenty-Four in Vermont Express Collision
A head on crash four miles north of Canaan Vermont between the southbound Quebec express and a northbound freight on the Boston and Maine line leaves twenty four dead and twenty seven injured. The disaster stems from a dispatch miscommunication and fogged signals as rescuers remove victims including passengers from a car that had just left a Sherbrooke fair. Names of the dead and seriously injured list residents from Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts and Quebec among others.
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White River Junction
Concord
Boston and Maine Railroad
Canaan
Sherbrooke
Que
Timothy Shaughnessey
Castle Bar
Shaughnessey
Annie S. Pierre
Isle Verte
Fred M. Phelps
Ochiltree
Tex
A. E. Warren
Haverhill
Mass
F. C. Blake
South Corinth
Margaret Largy
Manchester
N. H
Barrett
Phillip Gagnon
Quebec
Bagkage
Montreal
W. R. Ray
J. R. Crowley
John Greeley
Lawrence
West Canaan
No. 30
New Hamphire
Quebec Express
Collision Between Trains Near West Canaan
A southbound Quebec express No 30 and a northbound freight train collided near West Canaan as both crews dodged into a ditch after the foggy approach. Officials note No 34 was misidentified in the dispatch, contributing to the fatal crash and lengthy delays.
Berlin Airship Demonstrations Show Progress at Tegel
Major Parseval's dirigible carried a passenger plus crew on about a dozen successful ascents at Tegel. Officials including Minister of War von Einem joined voyages as pilots exercised maneuvers. Builders say stronger motors needed to beat winds.
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Berlin
Tegel
von Einem
Perseval
von Kehlen
Balloonist Carrie Myers Dies in Fall at Fairgrounds
Carrie Myers, 32, a Springfield, Massachusetts balloonist, plunged from a parachute 1,000 feet above the Olean fairgrounds in view of 8,000 spectators. She had refused a life belt after wrist sprain, then released from the balloon during descent as canvas spread and she tumbled to the ground.
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Olean
N. Y
Carrie Myers
Springfield
Mass
Freight collision spoils cars and fruits for Kids
In Royal Oak Michigan on September 16 a derailment occurred when a D and M division Grand Trunk freight crashed into a standing local. The double header derailed, three cars smashed, engines left the track, and fruit from refrigerator cars was scattered as upstanding youths received a free feast.
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Royal Oak
Mich
D. and M
Grand Trunk Railroad
Erwin
Market Hogs Cattle and Sheep Receipts Sept 16 1907
Chicago reports estimated hog receipts 32000 left from yesterday 5461 market generally steady cattle 36000 steady to 10 lower sheep 28000 strong and higher next week 125000 market strong to higher top 8660 bulk 6 20 cattle 36000 10 lower sheep 28000 steady Furnished by J W Culver and Co Washington Iowa phone 741 Chicago Sept 14 1907
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Chicago
J. W. Culver & Co
Washington
Iowa
Time and Deai Oddities Prompt Curious Claim
A cryptic note promises “any time” for future events connected to an equate deai. The phrase hints at a puzzle or meme style wager without concrete details or verifiable outcomes.
Combination Is Here to Stay Knapp Says
Inter state Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp denounces the Sherman act as misinterpreted by the Supreme Court. He urges economy of method and railroads uniting through corporate cooperation to expand transportation, with a future of central control and widespread cooperation in industry.
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Supreme Court
Knapp
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Jersey Fire Insurance closes Camden office and liquidates
Announcement states New Jersey Fire Insurance Company of Camden N J has discontinued business and will liquidate without reinsuring risks. Secretary Taft departs Seattle en route to the Orient on Friday the 15th. Peruvian government buys the Italian cruiser Degali for 50000 and renames it Callao. James A Bryan of Salamanca N Y dies by suicide in Hot Springs Ark by slashing his throat. The head was almost severed elected as president Joba Chicago.
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New Jersey Fire Insurance Company
Camden
N. J
Eiquidate
Taft
Seattle
Orient
Degali
Salamina
Callao
James A. Bryan
Salamanca
N. Y
Hot Springs
Ark
Joba
Chicago
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Nashua
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Hester Saunders
Brockton
Charles St. Pierre
Arthur Jacques
Millbury
E. A. Batchelder
Somersville
John Barrett
Abby Jansen
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company
St. Paul
United States
E. H. Harriman
United States Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Alton
Albion
Fairbanks
F. W. Warner
Michigan
Methodist Church
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Ohio Statesman
American Association of
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