Deficit and forged notes plague failed Milwaukee bank
Chicago story details the collapse of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank and the suspected defalcations of President Paul O. Stensland. Forged notes and blank signatures valued at more than $500,000 were found in vaults, with total shortages possibly nearing $3 million. Teller Frank Kowalski’s suicide follows neighbor suspicions linked to the bank’s failure.
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Stensland
Madison
Chicago
Frank Kowalski
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Carpenter Street
Kowalski
Hering Aida
Paul O. Stensland
Cagnler Hering
Olson
Heriig
Stenslang
Missing Milwaukee banker Stensland linked to bankruptcy case
Investigators. Stensland left large sums in banks and cash before vanishing. A petition for involuntary bankruptcy against Milwaukee Avenue Co operative Store was filed in Chicago with 6900 stockholders facing potential personal liability. A receiver was appointed. efforts continue to locate Stensland, with reports of sightings and widespread detective activity across Wisconsin.
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Stengland
Yalua
Kirimele
Paul 0. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Milwaukee Avenue Co-operative
State Street
Bethea
Co-Operative
New York
Milwaukee Avenue
Stensond
William C. Niblack
Chicago Tile and ‘Trust Company
Madigan
Wis
Madison
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of
Chicago
Hering
Stoughton
Siensland
Wreck injures fifty on Fort Worth and Denver train
A north bound Fort Worth and Denver passenger train derailed near Bowie Texas after a broken rail on a long curve. Over fifty people injured many seriously including three fatally. Two engines pulled the heavy loaded cars with passengers for Colorado summer resorts.
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Secial
Washington Post
Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Bowie
Colorado
Omega OM trial bottle travel notice in 1900s ad style
Travel pitch details a trip leaving Baltimore at 6:30 a.m. to Winchester Charlestown Harpers Ferry and returning 1:40 p.m. to Harpers Ferry by 7 p.m. This package markets Omega OM rub for tired feet with a Harpers Ferry Winchester and Charlestown route and August date.
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Omega OM
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
Winchester
Baltimore
China labor to be tried on Panama Canal project
The Isthmian Canal Commission plans to hire 2500 Chinese workers to dig the canal, test their output against Jamaican labor and Spaniards, and may recruit more if successful. Bid solicitations will require bonds and oversee contracts to export Chinese labor under fixed wages, with Spain and other vendors supplying additional skilled workers.
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United States
Spain
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Taft
Shonis
Isthmian Ganat Commission
China
Treet
LeRoy Park
Commission
Blevens
Smugglers Kill American Inspector Near Santo Domingo
Charles P. Thurston of St Paul an American customs inspector dies three days after being wounded by smugglers near Las Matas on August 6. John Milbourn a Porto Rican also killed. Thurston previously served in the Philippines and in insular civil service. Thurston’s father E Thurston of St Paul is cited, with prior postings at Commendador and Santo Domingo. A related travel offer appears in the same text.
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Charles P. Thurston
St. Paul
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Santo Domingo
John Milbourn
Viciity
Las Matas
Thurston
Custoria
Commendador
Milbourn
Philippines
Insular Civil Service
Gallant detachment falls to Pulajanes on Leyte Island
In a hand to hand engagement on Jullta ward of Burauen, Leyte, ten American troops including First Lieut. John F. James and Contract Surgeon Calvin D. Snyder were killed by Pulajanes. The unit, greatly outnumbered, fought bravely as three Krag rifles and two rounds were captured. Snyder, born in Baltimore in 1878, had served since 1900. James, born 1878 in Virginia, had risen from sergeant to first lieutenant. The clash marks the third major confrontation near Burauen in recent weeks.
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Manila
Aig
John F. James
William “J. Gillick
Mateus Zock
Highth Infantry
Calvin Snyder
Internal Revenue Colleetor
Wiliams
Altnois
Jullta
Leyte
Palajanes
James
Pulajanes
Burauen
Calvin D. Snyder
Baltimore
Philippines
Snyder
University of Maryland Medical School
L. W. Snyder
South Street
Virginia
Infantry and Cavalry
Staff College
Virginia Volunteers
Eighth Infantry
London Hearing Details Marquis Townshend Engagement
A jury hearing into the Marquis Townshend case heard a witness say the engagement to an American heiress was near announcement when he married Miss Gladys Ethel Sutherst. The Dowager Marchioness asserts the son is not insane and seeks his freedom after claims he is of unsound mind.
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London
Marquis Townshend
Gladys Ethel Sutherst
Thomas Sutherst
England
Marchioness Townshend
Man Shot by Hunter Mistaking Fellow Farmer for Bear
East B Stewartstown NHS August 10 Samuel Mansfield a young farmer was shot dead by John Gilbert nearby after he mistook Mansfield for a bear while returning at sundown. Gilbert, employed on a farm, stood by his account and was not arrested after authorities questioned him. Mansfield leaves two dependents. At Stoun's Today an attractive lot of house note and office furniture at Blaga's to-day.
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Washington Post
Stewartstown
Nhs
Samuel
Mansfield
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Mansfeld
S Bear
Bear
Rockefeller Funds for Tanganyika Railways
The Times reports John D. Rockefeller has provided funds for Tanganyika railway development. The move is linked to rising Tanganyika shares and Rhodesian capital. The Times notes capital-raising challenges hinder completion of railroad communications, though an official announcement is not made.
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London
the Times
John
Rockefeller
Tanganyika
Africa
Rai
Imade
Timea
Overc
Young Wife In Serious Condition After Carriage Ride
Maud Henry, 23, is hospitalized at Natick with nervous trouble after a late night carriage ride. She has been under treatment for nerves at a Westboro institution. The couple have not lived together for some time. Henry, 23, is married to Jane, the stepdaughter of prominent Boston stock broker Frederick Train.
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Mrrs
Maud Henry
Natick Hospital
Henry
Westboro
Jane
Frederick ‘Train
Boston
Painting valued at 80000 seized by U S customs
New York August 10 United States customs authorities move to seize a Gaineborough painting of the head of the famous Irish peasant after appraisers raised its value from 15470 to 80000. London dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons shipped it from London to Chicago importer unnamed. Government to hold for sale unless a full board lowers the assessment.
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New York
United States
Gaineborough
Peauly
London
Thomas, Agnew & Sons
Chicago
Fowler
Stranshaw
Board of
Géenral
Edge
Somerville
Scott &Fowles
Sune
Reasan
Inderville
Court martial ends in medical officer trial verdict
The court martial trial of Surgeon H. T. Brown, UK, concluded with a verdict delivered yesterday afternoon after about twenty minutes of deliberation. The final outcome awaits review by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy and Secretary Bonaparte. A separate item notes lumber prices and a transportation schedule from Nashville to Memphis.
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H.T. Brown
the Navy
Bonaparte
Open Letter Reveals Clergy Rift Over Doctrine
Rev. Clark Cox, longtime Calvary Episcopal rector, writes an open letter to Bishop Boyd Vincent and church leaders denouncing the body of Christ's resurrection and original sin as taught by the Holy Church. He discusses his refusal to preach certain crucifixion and resurrection doctrines and signals possible withdrawal from ministry. The letter, read during services, notes Cox’s belief in a personal God and the need to address contemporary faith while critiquing Rev. Dr Crapsey’s recent council.
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Ohio
Clark Coz
Calvary Enlslkorch
Boyd’ S Vincent
Cox
Anich
Crapsey
Forsi
Whale Church
Rae
Nis
Lyath Nirs
Jesus Christ
Women Guffragists Convene in Copenhagen 1908
Reported in 1908 from Copenhagen where a conference of national suffrage groups will convene. Key figures from Holland are noted among attending delegates. Event aims to coordinate ongoing suffrage efforts across nations.
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Copenhagen
Jerome May Run as Independent Governor Candidate
Special to The Washington Post reports Annon Jerome may enter New York race as an independent candidate for governor. The Sun editorializes that Jerome weighs propriety and potential impact on the contest. The piece notes Jerome’s public consideration and ties to Mr. William Travers Jerome.
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May
Indep’ Ent
Washington
New York
the Sun
Whhain
Travers
Jeri
Jerome
Woman Leaps From Train Near East Madisonville
Estella Bloomingdale of Marietta Ohio leaped from a Baltimore and Ohio train east of East Madisonville while it ran at forty miles an hour. She survived and was taken to St Mary's Hospital in Cincinnati. Her family in Marietta includes a mother and several sisters, with her father deceased. Her motive appeared suicidal and she left on vacation to visit her sister in Independence Kansas. A brother reportedly took his own life earlier that spring in St Louis.
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Noman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Estella Bloomingdale
Marietta
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Madisonville
Loveland
Cinrinfat
St: Mary's “Hospital
East Madsonville
Haa
Charles Stewart
Independence
Kans
St Louis
Appeal for $1 Donations Hopes to Elect House This Fall
Democratic Congressional Committee chairman James M. Griggs launched a nationwide drive asking Democrats to contribute $1 each. He mailed 30,000 circulars promising campaign literature in return and pledging a robert of investigations into government rot. The effort aims to build a war chest to fund get out the vote efforts and press for a Democratic House this fall.
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James M. Griggs
Democratic- Congressional Committee
Bryatt
Griggs
Democratic
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democrats
Democratic Party
I. M. Griggs
Washington
Dollar Fund Grows Apace Reported by Sherman
New York August 10 The dollar fund of the Republican National Congressional Committee gains momentum as chairman J Sherman reports subscriptions from thirty seven states and territories. He notes some regions still silent while reports from Maine and Vermont are promising.
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New York
Republican National Congressional Committee
Lifesaving Effort Fails to Save Two at Newburyport Beach
In Newburyport mass on August 10 Mary Hickey, fourteen, was swept by undertow at Balisbury Beach. Joseph Shaw of Fitchburg drowned. Daniel Feeley swam out to aid them, but all three disappeared. Life-saving crew launched a surfboat and recovered Mrs Hickey’s body while Feeley survived. Shaw’s body was not recovered.
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Newberryport
Mass
Mary Hickey
Balisbury Beach
Joseph Shaw
Fitchburg
Daniel Feeley
Miss Hickey
Shaw
Feeley
United States Life-Saving Station
MBS
Hickey
Berkeley Jewelry Store Theft Attempt Ends in Chase
A well dressed man named Alfred Johnson, 18 East Eleventh Street New York City, tried to steal a cash drawer at a Berkeley jewelry store. He fled but was captured after a chase joined by hundreds of University of California students. Police recovered jewelry stolen in Chicago and found women’s watches and a cash amount on him.
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Berekeley
Cal
Alfred Johnson
East Eleventh Street
New York City
University of California
Johnson
Chicago
Automobile Toll Tally Feared in City Streets
New York and Baltimore report a 24 hour toll of three dead and a dozen injured as drivers churn at high speed. Maryland merchant Francia A Davis expressed remorse while awaiting trial after his auto struck two young women. a mounted officer was seriously hurt nearby.
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Baltimore
Washington
New York
Noble
Tremont Avenue
Fordham Hospital
Stewart N. Elliett
John F. Smith
Jerome Avenue
Burnside Avenue
Elliott
Margaret Johnson
Smith
Wuiott
Westchester Station
Westchester Court
Sergi. Smith
Eliott
Thompson Avenue
Winfield
Long Island
Herman’ Fricks
Elmshurst
Waller
Woodcock
Connorton
Long Island City
Francia
A. Davis
Ol' Be
Train Smashes Automobile in New Jersey Collision
Special to The Washington Post Seabright New Jersey Aug 10 A four cylinder Elmore automobile out of repair is smashed into a thousand pieces by the West End Express. A colored chauffeur was at the wheel on a private roadway across New Jersey Central tracks. He jumped clear as the car stalled on the track and was hurled into the air as the wreckage flew several hundred yards.
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Washington Post
Seabright
N. J
Elmore
West End Express
Automobie
Go EL Wyeth 2
New Jersey Central
Den
Japanese Aggressors Probed in Aleutian Raid
Tokyo reports all facts so far indicate a raid by Japanese poachers on the Aleutian Islands. The Japanese press avoids comment and foresees no diplomatic complications. Government awaits its own corroborating report.
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Tokio
Nippon
Tokyo
Aleutian Islands
Despondent man dies by own hand in Jennings incident
In Jennings Louisiana on August 10 Drew Dobbins, despondent, fired a revolver at his wife missing, then aimed at his infant child missing, and finally shot himself dying shortly after. A neighbor was lightly wounded by stray shots.
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Jennings
Drew Dobbins
Tony
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