Kasper Valedictorian at Notre Dame Class of 1907
Robert Adam Kasper of Evanston Illinois has been named valedictorian for Notre Dame's class of 1907. He helped organize the Illinois club, edited Scholastic and the Dome, and participated in Notre Dame drama and track. Commencement speakers include Rev. John Talbot Smith and Rev. Francis C. Kelly with classmates delivering orations by Farnbaugh Donahue and O Flynn. The day features a class poem by Burke and a law class oration.
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Notre Dame
Notre Dame University
Robert Adam Kasper
Peter J. Kasper
Evanston, Ill
Kasper
The
Scholastic
Dramatic Society
John Talbot Smith
New York City
United States
Catholic College of America
Francis C. Kelly
Chicago
Sacred Heart Church
Gallitzen A. Farnbaugh
Loretto
Wesley J. Donahue
Edward F. O'Flynn
Butte
Mont
Thomas E. Burke
Lassical
Law
William Moloney
Women Held as Defrauders in Evansville Case
Mrs Violet Lancaster aged 45 and her daughter Gar ret 27 were arrested on mail fraud charges. They allegedly ran a matrimonial agency defrauding hundreds of men who sent money for wives. In their rooms were found letters confirming payments while they planned to move to Portland Nebraska for the daughter's marriage to a farmer named Mischmick.
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Evansville
Violet Lancaster
Garret
Portland
Neb
Mischmick
Early Knox County Oil Well Near George Singer Farm
The first Knox county oil discovery near the George Singer farm, one mile west of here, reached 1600 feet and was expected to produce about 50 barrels. The well, one of the earliest finds, yielded oil of a superior grade than a Bridgeport find.
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Sanborn
George Singer
Knox County
Bridgeport
Farmer O. Heward Found Dead by Wife in Home
O T Heward, a well known farmer in the community, was found dead by his wife in their home. The tragedy shocked neighbors as authorities began inquiries into the death.
Lover Threatens Suicide After Quarrel in Greencastle
Beryl Matthews attempted self harm after a dispute with his sweetheart Miss Lottie Harlan. He later recovered from rat poison effects and was taken home on Hanna street. The couple had been sweethearts for about two years.
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Greencastle
Beryl Matthews
Lottie Harlan
Matthews
Miss Harlan
Charles Kiefer
Harlan
Hanna Street
Mystery in Deer Creek death near Peru
Coroner Goodrick investigates the case of John Howard a 52 year old man found dead in a wheatfield by his home in Deer Creek township The death occurred about nine o clock after he told his wife dogs were after his sheep The search lasted all night and his body was found at seven this morning There were no marks of violence and no known reason for suicide.
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Peru
Goodrick
Deer Creek
John Howard
Howard
Saved from Pauper's Grave Goshen
The body of A. T. Inbody, an aged soldier, lay in a morgue eight weeks after a court decision to bury him as a pauper. His brothers Noah Inbody and niece Emma L. Auber were thought to claim him, but the discovery of two $50 gold certificates sewn in his clothing before burial altered the outcome. No mourners attended the grave.
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Goshen
A. T
Inbody
Noah Inbody
West Pisin
Emma L. Auber
San Diego
Cal
Pharmacist elected secretary of Indiana board
Albert Sala of Winchester, member of the Indiana pharmacy board involved in the Hecht bribery case, was elected secretary of the state board. He announced that starting July 1 all registered assistant pharmacists will receive registered pharmacists certificates without examination, with a new law creating a strict distinction between assistants and licensed pharmacists.
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Winchester
Albert Sala
Indiana Pharmacy Board
David Hecht
Evansville
Rooster Wrecks Auto In Lawrenceburg Crash
Walter Stevens, a Lawrenceburg merchant, while speeding on Ridge avenue, ran over a flock of chickens. An old rooster entangled in the steering gear caused the car to hit a telegraph pole, injuring Stevens. The rooster escaped with a broken wing after crowing three times.
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Lawrenceburg
Walter Stevens
Ridge Avenue
Stevens
Murder Charge Cleared in Fort Waynes Case
Local report notes dismissal of murder charge against Charles Anne related to a Fort Wayne case. Officials cite lack of evidence after investigation.
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Wwayas
Charles
Anne
Thirty One Shriners Die In Train Wreck At Honda
In California a special Southern Pacific train carrying 145 Shriners and guests from Buffalo Reading and other cities derailed at Honda after striking a defective switch. Thirty one people were killed instantly and many injured as the diner car collapsed atop the locomotive and fires followed. Coroner inquest later noted the switch rail was broken and not properly closed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Coast Line
Southern Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Shriners
Ismalia
Buffalo
Rajah Temple
Reading
Honda
Pacific Beach
Flinders
San Luis Obispo
Here
Ne Sept LOGY. company and will ma
A partial OCR fragment mentions a company and the word will with possible plans or actions. No clear events, dates, or involved persons are readable.
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Pe Ne 38 Logy. Company and “Will
Locked Up In His Own Jail In Newport
In Newport Kentucky police raided a craps game near police headquarters arresting proprietor and about 25 spectators. City Jailer Ben Ploeger was briefly jailed, then released on bond so others could be released as bonds were posted.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Lickert
Ben Ploeger
Ploeger
Spanish Royal Birth Brings Joy Across Madrid
Queen Victoria of Spain gives birth to a prince, with King Alfonso and Premier Maura present as crowds cheer. The infant, titled Prince of the Asturias, is reported healthy as dispatches go to the pope, King Edward, and other states.
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Madrid
Spain
Victoria
Great Britain
Alfonso
Maura
Marquis Figueroa
Edward
Asturias
Principality of the
Strike Threat Looms In South Omaha Packing Plants
In Omaha Nebraska a committee of about 5 000 packing workers urged plant managers to grant higher wages Thursday morning. A strike was threatened if raises were denied after the workers had just won an increase last Monday. The packers will confer with Chicago company heads before deciding on further action.
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South Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Chicago
Railways Indicted Under Elkins Antirebating Act
A federal grand jury on Tuesday handed down indictments charging violation of the Elkins anti rebating act against the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad the Ontario and Western railroad the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and the Western Transit company.
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New ‘York
Elkins
Chicago, Rock Island" & Pacific Railroad
Ontario ‘& Western Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee
New York City Companies in Esident Ends of The
The readable fragments suggest a New York focused note on resident ends of certain entities or companies. Names, dates, and concrete facts are unclear in the OCR.
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New York
Drug trust enjoined by U S court in Indiana
A federal court in Indiana issued a perpetual injunction against 92 defendants linked to the National Association of Retail Druggists and related groups. The decree bars price fixing, blacklisting, direct contract plans, and serial numbering to trace sales, ending the government’s antitrust case with a government victory.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Drug Trust
United States Circuit
District of Indiana
United States
National Association of Retail Druggists
National Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Tripartite Proprietors
Charles C. Bombaugh
Frisco Police Arrests Stir Riot Aftermath
Twelve non union car operatives arrested after the Turk street riot were released on bail from United Railroads. They claim brutal police treatment at Central Station and deprivation of beds food and water. Mayor Schmitz called 50 citizens to address the crisis as fatalities rise to two with three in critical condition. Strike breakers continue arriving from the east as cars with Kentuckians join the response.
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San Francisco
Turk Street
United Railroads
Central Station
Schmitz
John Buchanan
Ninety Miners Die in Mexican Shaft Fire
A dispatch from Torreon reports 90 miners killed in a fire at the Cornebas shaft of the Ternéra group in Velardena Durango. The blaze began Friday night in an abandoned shaft. Of 107 workers in another section, 17 escaped and 35 bodies have been recovered.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Coanuila
Cornebas
Ternéra
Velardena
Durango
Gentleman Burglar Edwin Tate Convicted in 1906 Robbery
Edwin Tate known as the gentleman burglar and noted for a Peoria escape was convicted Friday of entering and robbing the residence of J G Flint at 3739 Indiana Avenue on September 28 1906. The case linked to efforts against Newton Co Dougherty.
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Chicago
Edwin Tate
Peoria
Newton Co. Dougherty
J.G. Flint
Indiana Avenue
Wheat Breaks Dollar Mark in Wild Chicago Board Trading
Chicago markets saw wheat surge to the dollar as September and December futures climbed amid foreign buying and feverish trading. July and September prices fluctuated sharply, with early excitement described as the wildest in board of trade history and traders warning the craze may continue or ease.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
New York
Big Lake Boat Burns City of Cleveland Destroyed
The City of Cleveland, a 444 foot side wheel steamer under construction for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co at Detroit Shipbuilding, was destroyed by fire early Monday. Loss estimated around 700000. launched Jan 5 at Wyandotte, to be completed around June 30, 1250000 cost, interiors nearly finished, machinery installed, planned for 4500 passengers.
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Detroit
City of
Cleveland
Detroit Shipbuilding Company
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
The
Shipbuilding Company
City of Cleveland
Wyandotte
Dick halts Ohio Republican conference call
U S Senator Charles Dick chairman of the state central committee canceled a Columbus conference planned for Wednesday. The meeting aimed to reconcile conflicting political interests and sustain party harmony among Republican leaders, congress members, county chairs, and officers. Dick says he has done all possible to promote peace and relinquishes the matter as executive committee chair.
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Akron
United States
Charles Dick
Republican State Central Committee
Columbus
State Central Committee
Congress
Corey and Gilman Wedding Quietly After Midnight
William Ellis Corey president of United States Steel and former actress Mabelle Gilman wed after midnight on Tuesday in a Royal suite at the Hotel Gotham Fifth Avenue and Fifty fifth Street New York. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J L Clark pastor of the Bushwick Avenue Congregational Church Brooklyn in a small gathering of friends.
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Corey-Gilman
New York
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Mabelle Gilman
Royal
Gotham
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
J. L.clark
Bushwick Avenue
Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Fort Monroe hosts Jamestown tercentenary salute
In Norfolk Virginia a tercentenary celebration marks the founding of Jamestown with a salute. The event highlights Fort Monroe and May 13, 1616 as key milestones in the sesquicentennial remembrance.
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Norfolk
Monroe
Jamestown
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R. A. Kasper
Lawton Monument
Henry W. Lawton
C. W. Fairbanks
Roosevelt
D. R. Lucas
National Organization of the Grand Army of the Republic
J. Frank Hanly
James Whitcomb Riley
Gen. Lawton
Sanmateo
Philippine Islands
Lawton
Robert A. Kasper
California
Frank Champlain
A. D. Hagerman
Sander
Deabard
Deabald
William W. Essick
Henry J. Fischer
Coral Young
John W. Cutler
A. D. Wasson
Ruiz
Joel H. Prescott
Prescott
Coronado
Beach
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria of
Mong Ag
Frisco
Big Lake
Ohio
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