Camera allows many Mars exposures from Lowell expedition
Willam Gaertner of Chicago completed a powerful four foot camera for Prof Percival Lowell's Mars expedition. The device mounts on a telescope, uses a concave lens to enlarge the plate, and can take up to fifty exposures per plate with brief ten to twelve second shots as Mars nears Earth this summer.
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Chicago
Lowell
Mars
Willam Gaertner
Percival Lowell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Todd
Amherst College
South America
Andes
Gaertner
Motion Denied in Haywood Murder Case in Bolse
In Bolse Idaho on May 8 the judge denied the defense motion for more definite particulars in the W D Haywood murder case of Governor Brennenberg. Defense counsel noted an exception and said they would be ready to proceed with the trial tomorrow.
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Bolse
Idaho
W. D. Haywood
Brennenberg
Immigration committee to broaden study to European cities
New York May 5. The committee appointed by President Roosevelt Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon to investigate all phases of immigration has decided to extend its work to leading immigration cities of Europe and has arranged to sail from Boston May 15 for the Mediterranean on the steamer Canopic.
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New York
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Cannon
Euroid
Boston
Mediterranean
Lincoln city election result with Brown leads Hutton
In Lincoln Nebraska May 8 total 5241 votes Brown democrat won by 31 over Hutton republican. Republicans swept remaining city offices by majorities from 200 to 3000. Also included are items on a Pittsburg chicken farm funded by R B Mellon, a 40000 peace conference vote in The Hague, a Goshen will tribute growing to 19431.72, a Chinese and Russian sea incident near Mamtian and Gusumas, and a Brewster wreck finding by the NY railroad commission.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln City
Franc Eis W. Brown
Alexander Hutton
New York Razor Slaughter Ends in Arrest of Husband
In Manhattan on May 8, Mrs Maria Vito 24 and her mother Mrs Maria Brignoli 55 were slain in their east side home. Giovanni Vito the husband is jailed on murder charges claiming intruders killed his wife and mother-in-law. Police doubt his story as only Vito and a child were present. A razor was found in the wounded Mrs Vito and another bloodstained blade under a bed. Vito, a barber, has not worked for years, living from his wife’s earnings.
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New York
Maria Vito
Maria Brignoli
East Side
Giovanni Vito
Vito
Mrs Vito
Brignoli
Jwee
Japanese Minister Kurino Explains Far East Treaties
In an interview May 3 Faris, Japanese minister Kurino says treaties among Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan secure the far east status quo and bind powers to deter further territorial gains. He denies the Franco-Japanese entente targets the United States and notes Japan’s sympathy for the U.S. due to equality, while suggesting Kin Chow would be useless to France without German holdings.
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Faris
M. Kurma
Great Britain
France
Russia
Japan
Far East
Kurino
United States
San Francisco
Washington
M. Kurino
Germany
Kin Chow
Pekin power plots new regime as friends gain posts
In Pekin May S Tsin Chun Suan the new president of the ministry of communications uses his influence to install allies. Ching, president of the foreign board, faces bribery charges linked to Teuan Chih Kwet, temporary Hai Lang Kiang governor. Tang Sha Ovi, Mukden governor, Youn Shi Kai viceroy and commander, also impeached on various charges. Sailors accuse officers aboard the British steamer Maori King of brutality after its Shanghai voyage.
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Pekin
Youn Shi Kai
CRLA
Tang Sha Ovi
Mukden
Longshoremen Strike Hardens Front in New York
The May 8 strike reaches about 10,000 workers with 20 companies pledging to stand firm. Freight piers remain busy as two firms Mallory line and Southern Pacific accept terms, while other ships sail with reduced cargo. Shipping companies insist on timely departures, despite partial cargoes and ongoing labor pressure.
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New York
Mallory Line
Southern Pacific Company
ANOTHER NEW BRITAIN BANK CLOSED ON ATTACHMENT
The Bank Polski on Myrtle street was closed yesterday after a $54.60 attachment filed by Alexander Linklewics. He alleges he sent the money to his wife in the old country but it was not received. The bank, six months old in New Britain, is a branch of Tadaus S. Jaworsky & Co of New York. Manager W Tareryowskis left for New York, and his wife says complaints about delays prompted his departure. A new manager has been sent to restore operations though the Polish bank served many Polish clients sending funds abroad.
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New Britain
Bank Polski
Myrtle Street
Alexander Linklewics
Old Country
Tadaus S. Jaworsky & Co
New York
W. Tareryowski
Savings Bank of New Britain
Savings Bank
Oil magnate Henry Pierce surrenders on Texas indictment
Bt Lewis May and Henry Cy Pierce, prominent oil figure, have surrendered on the given indictment in Texas. Details indicate Pierce faced charges connected to his oil interests while continuing to be a key player in the sector.
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Bt Lewis, May
Henry Cy Pierce
Texas
Wax Factory Berard in Hamburg May Forecast
Fragmentary weather forecast text references the Sehliemann mineral wax factory and a Free Harbor territory. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but mention of winds, channels, amber yards, and industrial site context in Hamburg and Connecticut appears.
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Berard
Hamburg, May
Cubar
Semwaerner
Free Harbor
Sehliemann Mineral Wax Factory
Salam Po
Thersay
Peace Bid Emerges From San Francisco Labor Meeting
In San Francisco a large labor council gathering formed a peace committee of 11 leaders and invited the civic league to join this afternoon at the Labor Temple. Violence lingers as a car strike escalates. 26 wounded and one dead, James Walsh, with authorities preparing militia and federal interest.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Labor Council
Civic League
Inbor
United Railroad
Calhoun
Cornelius
Carmen's
Street Railroad Company
James Walsh
Labor Council
Aew
Carmen
Sandstone Cutters Union
Long Ago Salt Table Etiquette and Feasting Tale
A humorous antiquary voice contrasts medieval table manners with modern notions. It recalls salt as a principal table feature, seating order by status, shared dishes with personal spoons, and fastidiousness over spoons, amid a menu of rich, pungent foods and alternating meal hours from dawn breakfast to late afternoon meals.
Shooting mishap at Shelburne estate dinner tale
Dr. Seward Webb recounts a pheasant shooting misadventure at Shelburne Farma Vermont. A visiting Engieh brother in law wounds a head keeper in the leg, misses continue, the wounded keeper guides him to a better place, and the shooter’s cartridges finally run dry.
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Seward Webb
Shelburne Farma
Vermont
Gus
Limoges china valuation restored by U S appraisers
Judge Bryan Waite of the United States general appraisers ruled that $100,000 worth of Limoges china imported by Haviland & Co from Limoges is valued at the old level. The higher 20 percent adjustment had halted imports and caused French factories to close, prompting a diplomatic push before the decision allows continued shipments and resumed work.
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New York
Bryan
Waite
United States General Appraisers
Limoges
Haviland & Co
China
Custom House
France
M. Jusserand
Rabbi Loeb Defends Moderation Over Prohibition
Washington May article reports Rabbi J T Loeb of a leading synagogue arguing that Judaism prohibits excess and supports moderation rather than prohibition. He contends Bible supports wine and celebration in moderation, cites patriarchs and psalms, and says Jews oppose teetotalism while avoiding intoxication. He states his church will not join Prohibition agitation.
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Washington, D. C
J. T. Loeb
Loeb
Rabbi Loab
Israel
Rabbi Loeb
John L Sullivan Visits Roosevelt and Taft Talk
John L Sullivan met President Roosevelt at the White House and discussed plans to visit boats in New York. He spoke highly of Taft describing him as a man and commented on the president taking time to start strong efforts. Sullivan also mentioned a friend jailed on Governor's Island and exchanged remarks with Secretary Taft. Ernest P Rogers Seeks Divorce From Lillian M Rogers in Seaware New Jersey. The vice chancellor recommended granting a divorce citing intimacy with John M Sweeney as conclusive evidence. Custody of the children remains undecided. John L Sullivan comments reflect his wartime prize fighter views.
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Washington
Sonn L. Sulvan
Sullivan
Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Governor's Island
Ernest Fr. Rogers
Seware
N. J
Ernest P. Rogers
Lillian M. Rogers
John M. Sweeney
Before Smith Died
New York report notes May events involving James Jency Smith who reportedly gave away twenty seven pounds loss of assets prior to his death.
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Smith
New York
James Jency Smith
Gladstone's Wise Words on Time and Worth
Fragmentary article reflects on William Gladstone’s claim that time well spent yields long term rewards beyond dreams, and warns that wasted time brings regret. The text emphasizes disciplined use of time as a path to personal and societal gains.
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Gladstone
Wiliam Gladstone
License Appeal Heard Over Wilkes House Liquor License
Judge Edwin B. Gager heard Wallace M. Camp's appeal against the county commissioners' grant of a liquor license to Mrs Sarah J. Knapp at the Wilkes house near Driving park. The hearing echoed the two year old county board case with many witnesses for the license and fewer locals opposing.
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Edwin B. Gager
Wallace M. Camp
Sarah J. Knapp
Wilkes House
Bronson and
Lewis
Camp
Carmody
Lynch
Knapp
Bronson
Slaoon
Mqnor
Board of County Commissioners
Poitou Wreck Report Off Uruguay Coast
A Montevideo dispatch reports the French steamer Poitou wrecked off Uruguay while en route from Marseilles to Buenos Aires with about one hundred deaths among passengers and crew.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Maritimes
Marseilles
Uruguay
Waterbury city notes and police court items
Tomorrow is Ascension day a degree of obligation in the Catholic church. Dr Callbreath has moved to 14 North Main street. Waterbury Rolling Mills increases capital from 100000 to 200000. William LaForce Jr. fractured his collar bone on Beacon street. John Mates resigns from Leavenworth Street fire station to Scovill Manufacturing. McClintock Marshall Construction Co trestle project on West Main street sees small crew. work continues. Joseph Bibro, traveling agent, recovering after illness and endorses Roosevelt for a third term. Fred R Kingsbury injures head in trolley accident near City Hall. treated and home. Tax abatement case on Toote well shows faults in water department funding and school charges under the charter.
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Callbreath
Bank Street
Washington Avenue
North Main Street
Waterbury Rolling Mills, Incorporated
William LaForce, Jr
Bronson
Beacon Street
John Mates
Fire Department
Leavensworth Street House
Snagg
Mates
Scovill Manufacturing Compu
McClintock-Marshall Construction Co
West Main Street
Joseph Bibro
Phoenix Avenue
Ben
Bibro
Waterbury
Roosevelt
Fred R. Kingsbury
East Main Street
Farrell
Crane
Lunny
Bills raise state judges salaries in senate passage
Hartford May 8 the senate passed a bill increasing salaries for the states big courts. Chief justice to eight thousand dollars with expenses and allowances, associate justices and supreme court judges seven thousand five hundred, state referee three thousand five hundred. Sugar markets rise across New York with refined sugar up ten cents per hundred pounds.
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Hartford
Senate
Supreme Court
New York
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Weather Forecast
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