Spectators Rioted As Steinheil Attacks Judge In Paris Trial
In Paris the courtroom erupted as Mrs Marguerite Steinheil denounced Presiding Judge de Valles during her murder trial of her husband and Mme Japy. A man named Lefevre claimed to be the killer, was arrested, and the trial continued amid renewed Faure scandal chatter with no shielding of involved parties.
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Paris
Marguerite Stein
de Valles
Mme. Steinheil
Mme. ‘Japy
M. de Valles
Lefevre
M. Steinheil
Mme. Japy
Mme
Steinheil
Felix Faure
France
Robbery at Niagara Falls Canadian Express Cashier
William Dobson, cashier of the Canadian Express Company at Niagara Falls, was sandbagged in the Grand Trunk station office by two unknown men in broad daylight. They demanded a trunk item, knocked him unconscious with a sandbag or gas pipe, and stole 14 156 dollars from the cash drawer while colleagues nearby rushed to a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
William Dobson
Canadian Express Company
Grand Trunk ‘Station
Dobson
Obson
North Dakota Fastest Warship of the Dreadnought Type
The North Dakota emerges as the fastest Dreadnought type battleship afloat achieving 22.25 knots on the Rockland measured mile with an average 21.8383 knots. The ship exceeds the Delaware and Bellerophon in speed with turbine engines pushing power beyond any other battleship afloat.
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Rockland
North Dakota
Brater
Delaware
NY Man Arrested in $107,000 Cotton Goods Fraud Case
Martin Kaufman of New York was arrested by ex postal inspector Henry C Hill on fraud charges tied to the Cotton Goods Converters Company. The case has many ramifications as Kaufmann was once viewed as a leading business figure. His partner M A Isaace drew friends to invest in the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Martin Kaufman
New York
United States Post Office
Henry Co. Hill
Cotton Goods Converters’ Company of
Kaufmann
M. A. Isaace
Hill
Night Riders Burn Tobacco Barn Near Nicholasville
Night riders are accused of setting fire to the tobacco barn of Thomas Stafford six miles from the city on Thursday night. Stafford’s entire crop from 26 acres was destroyed in the blaze.
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Nicholasville
Thomas Stafford
Stafford
Labor Leaders Face Jail for Contempt in Buck Stove Case
The U S supreme court in the District of Columbia affirms the contempt verdicts against American Federation of Labor leaders Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison in the Buck Stove boycott case. They face imprisonment with Gompers to serve 12 months Mitchell nine Morrison six.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Buck Stove
District Court of Appeals
Sheppard
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Gould
Bucks’ Company
Wright
Bucks
Rise in Self Destruction Rates Alarm Cities Across Nation
The mortality statistics show rising rates of death by own action as populations grow. Oakland California records the highest increase at 33.6 percent and Buffalo 0.1 percent. western cities report 665 such deaths in 1908 with a 6.1 rise. Salt Lake City leads Pacific coast gains with 39 percent.
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New York
Oakland
Cal
Buffalo
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Peary Awarded Gold Medal by National Geographic Society
Commander Robert J Peary was voted a gold medal for reaching the north pole after society scientists unanimously approved his records. The board will refer any prior claims to a subcommittee to inspect original records, potentially examining Frederick A Cook's papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert J&peary
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Society
Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Poorhouse Fire Threatens Inmates at Wauwatosa
A fire in the Milwaukee county poor farm laundry at Wauwatosa endangered about 200 inmates who were removed as damage reached 20000 dollars. In other news West Point would pause football after Cadet Byrne's death but may resume later. Dr Frederick A Cook begins gathering polar data for his report at Copenhagen.
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Milwaukee
County Poor Farm
Wauwatosa
West Point
N. Y
Cadet Byrne
Col. Scott
Cook
New York
Frederick A. Cook
University of Copenhagen
Kennedy Heir Leaves 25 Million For Charity Schools
John Stewart Kennedy, who died of whooping cough in New York, wills over 25 million dollars to religious charitable and educational institutions across the country and abroad. Nearly half goes to Presbyterian related groups, with major gifts also to the American Bible Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, United Charities, Columbia University, and Robert College Constantinople. The widow receives about 16 million, others including employees receive smaller sums, and about 12 million is reserved after specific bequests.
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New York
John Stewart Kennedy
America
Httle
Presbyterian Church
Kennedy
American Bible Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Public Library
United Charities of New York
Columbia University
Robert College
Constantinople
Taft Tours Birmingham With Parade And Addresses
President Taft and party spent a full day in Birmingham, starting with a quiet breakfast at the Country club, a noon parade of civic groups and 300 cars, a luncheon at the Southern club, and an address at Capital park. His special train rested near a circus sleeping car in Jackson before departure.
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Birmingham
Ala
Taft
Country Club
Southern Club
Capital Park
Jackson
Mississippi
Mr. Taft
Wealthy Man Missing After Leaving Home With 30000
Chicago police search for B J Goshorn a Charleston West Virginia businessman who vanished October 20 taking about 30000. He sent letters to his wife and friends from Kansas City asking them to write to him there under a false name RE J West.
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Chicago
B. J. Goshorn
Charleston
W. Va
Goshorn
Kansas City
RE. J. West
Auto Hute Stone Kills Le Beau Driver Dies After Crash
D L F Perkins aged 60 was killed Thursday when his automobile struck a large stone in the road near here. The impact threw him from the vehicle as the stone caused the fatal crash.
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Auto Hute
le Beau
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Delegation Formed
The New Orleans lakes-to-the-gulf convention elected President Kavanagh as chairman of a 500 member delegation to visit Washington on December 8 to press for funds for the 14 foot channel. The group pledged broad support and urged immediate action while Latin American representatives joined the closing session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Kavanagh
White. House
Congress
National’ Assembly
Association
Union
Fatal duel at the polls shocks Breathitt County
In Breathitt county Kentucky a voting day duel in Spring Fork precinct left Tilden Blanton dead from a left hand shot and Demosthenes Noble dead after Blanton’s reported crippling shot. Noble, from a feud era family, faces expected complications as Blanton’s father, a Democratic candidate for county attorney, claims Noble was urged by discontented Republicans. Blanton was an acting challenger and was escorted to his father’s Jackson home after the shooting.
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Jackson
Breathitt County
Spring Fork
Tilden Blanton
Demosthenes Noble
Noble
Blanton
James Haigh
Crockettsville
Nicaragua Rebels Defeated in Sharp Engagement
Government troops defeat revolutionists near Managua with heavy casualties and captures. General Estrada’s followers suffer many dead wounded or captured while Gen Castillo Chammoro is killed. In a separate note, German liner Gouverneur runs aground near Laurence Marquez southeast Africa with its hull badly damaged.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Estrada
Castillo Chammoro
Zelaya
Fernos Diaz
Paso Las Lajas
London
Laurence Marquez
Africa
Lloyds
Hamburg
Huil
Hotel Destroyed by Flames in Reading Area
The Three-Mile House, a famed Shillington hostelry near Reading, burned Friday. Guests and staff were awakened by smoke and faced difficulty escaping, with authorities reporting extensive damage to the building.
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Reading
Shillington
Eleventh Annual Iowa Charity Conference Opens in Davenport
Dr. Jennie McCowen presides as the Iowa Conference of Charities and Corrections begins its eleventh annual meeting in Davenport Ia with talks on charity and correction, better care for dependents and delinquents, and a mass meeting addressed by Warden Sanderee of the state penitentiary. Papers listed include Miss Sutherland of Ida Grove Miss Meacham of Davenport and Dr H H Hart of the Russell Sage Foundation among others. The conference closes Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa Conference of Charities and Correction
Jennie McCowen
Sandereé
State’ Penitentiary
Marjories ‘Sutherland
Ida Grove
B. L
H. H. Hart
The
Russell Sage Foundation
New York
City leaders gather for sixteenth Municipal Improvements convention
Hundreds of city management experts convene in Rock Arkansas for the American Society of Municipal Improvements meeting. James Owen of Montclair presides as acting Mayors Thuhey and Reemmel welcome delegates. Committees report on parks and water with papers by Solotaroff Harper Buck. A tour of industrial plants and Memphis hospitality wrap the event before Thursday.
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Littig
Rock
Ark
The
American ‘Society of Municipal ’ Improvements
James Owen
Montclair
N. J
John H. Thuhey
HH. L. Réemmel
Board of Trade
William Solotaroff
Hast
Orange
B.A. Harper
Kansas City
Morris R. Buck
Gahton
Memphis
Great Meeting of Farmers at National Grange Session
Des Moines reports the forty third annual National Grange session convened with national master Nahum J. Bachelder presiding. Program includes talks on co operatives led by Sir Horace Plunkett and discussions on agriculture, tariffs, roads, parcels post, and postal savings banks.
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Des Moines
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
Hotel Savery
Nahum J. Bachelder
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural Colleges
Middle -West
Grange
Aged Man Burns to Death in Outskirts Home
Samuel Farquhar, an elderly resident of the outskirts of Leon, Iowa, perished in a fire that consumed his dwelling on November 6. In Des Moines the same day, Harry Baker and Archibald were found guilty of making uncalled for statements about John P. White, leading to six months suspension from the miners union and a four year office disqualification.
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Leon
Samuel Farquhar
Baker
Des Moines
Harry Baker
Archibald
Centerville Union
John P. White
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Miners’ Union
Doctor's Prescription for Sarsaparilla Compound Remedy
An old directive outlines mixing one ounce compound syrup of sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound with a half pint of whiskey. Shake well before each meal and at bedtime and take a table spoonful. The remedy claims rapid restorative effects after several doses.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Mrs Hinson with Back Pain
Mrs Hinson of Sterling Kentucky credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with easing her backache dizziness and nervous pains. She recalls eyes spots and weakness but reports she felt better from the first dose and continued use until nearly well. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells 50 cent boxes.
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Mary
Hinson
Strother
Doan
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dialogue Fragments Hint at Granting Release
A terse exchange hints at a decision to release a person without additional conditions. The lines imply mercy or leniency, referencing authority and a possible pardon or release without stipulations.
Cure for eczema claims immediate sleep after 24 hours
A patient recounts decades of suffering from widespread eczema and insomnia until using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. After twenty four hours he slept like a baby for the first time in six months and says a month of treatment cured him.
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W. Harrison Smith
Mt. Kisco
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp. Bole Proom
Boston
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Webster City
Stein
Man
Sandbag
Express
Cashier
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
American Federation
Peary
Wisconsin Institution
Rae Naysig
NEW Yorker
E. J. Goshorn
Youngstown
Lfe
U. S
Will. Storm” White
Kentucky
Gen. Cammoro
Stalin
OWA Charity
Sanders
American
Society of Municipal Improvements
Little Rock
Joplin
Joplin Mo
St. Louis & San Francisco
Granby
Alsa Splendid
Farmer's
Eczema
Johnny
Manma
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