Slide for Life on Awning Averts Death in Fire
In New York a grocery store awning served as a toboggan slide allowing about three dozen tenants on the lower floors of a nine story building to escape a fire on First Avenue. Smoke blocked stairs and ladders, while others reached safety via roofs and various fire escapes. Firefighters contained the blaze quickly. four bandits were slain and two captured in Sonora’s Mier district during separate action.
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New York
Mar
Upper First Avene
Guaymas
Sonora
Cam Tulo de la Roncha
Rnvales
Mier
Flames Take Lives in Cleveland House Fire
Fire from a lamp yesterday destroyed the home of James Lee on Bancroft Avenue. James Lee perished from smoke inhalation. Henry Katen, a boarder, was fatally burned. William Lee, six, is missing and believed harmed.
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Cleveland, O
Mar
James Lee
Bancroft Avenue
Lee
Henry Katen
William Lee
Son Killed by Bartender in Chicago Shooting
Hugh Hopkins 37 of 6453 Lawrence Ave was shot twice and killed yesterday by John Laterra a bartender at his brother Louis Laterra s saloon 3701 La Salle St Laterra was arrested and admits the killing police say a prior quarrel may have sparked the incident Hopkins and Louis Laterra had been in a feud for about a month police report a pool cue confrontation on Feb 21 and Hopkins was found dead at 3703 Wentworth Ave after being ejected from the saloon
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Chicago
Mar
Hugh Hopkins
Lawrence Avenue
J. J. Hopkins
South Ride
John Laterra
Louis Laterra
la Salle Street
Laterra
Hopkin
Hopkins
Wentworth Avenue
John Paul
Stanton Avenue
Station Agent 18 Murdered In Devil's Lake
Great Northern railroad station in Devil's Lake North Dakota reports station agent O J Hooper and former cashier E Bryant found unconscious with gun nearby. Hooper died en route to hospital and Bryant died later after being shot by Bryant according to theory, Bryant had been discharged from his cashier position.
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Devil's Lake
N. D. Mar
O. J. Hooper
Great Northern Railway
Bryant
Martin
Hooper
Prison for convicted brokers in Brooklyn case
Col Edward Britton and Edward H Schroeder former officers of Eagle Savings and Loan Company were sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme Court to indeterminate terms in Sing Sing for larceny of 4000 dollars. Britton faces 14 months to four years six months while Schroeder's term mirrors but with a one year minimum. Federal cereal figures out.
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New York, Mar
Eagle Savings and Loan Company of
Brooklyn
Edward
Britton
Edward H. Schroeder
Sing Sing
Jaycox
Supreme Court
Col
Schroeder
Wheat on Hand March 1 Estim 143,692,000 Bushels
The department of agriculture reports farmers held 143,692,000 bushels of wheat on March 1, about 21.6 percent of last year’s crop. Corn on hand March 1 is 1,047,763,000 bushels, 39.3 percent, with wheat figures for 1907 and a ten year average shown for comparison.
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Washington, Mar
Department of Agriculture
Two Steamers Sunk After Fire Near Gallipolis
The steamers J. M. Bowen and Emma Marie towing coal were sunk yesterday in the Kanawha river after a fire caused by an exploding lantern on the Bowen. Owners Capt. Fred Hartwey of Cincinnati and Capt. W. E. Smiley of Kentucky. Crews escaped to shore. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars. In Washington the death of Rear Admiral George A. Converse from araemic poisoning reported. he served on active duty after retirement and led the navy board.
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Gallipolis
Mar
J. M. Bowen
Emma Marie
Kanawha
Fred Hartwey
Cincinnati
W. E. Smiley
Cattlettsburg
Converse
Washington
George A. Converse
Board of Obstruction of the Navy
Wheat and grain prices from Twin City markets report
Minneapolis market prices list grain bids for March including Wheat No 1 northern 61.17 No 2 northern 1.15 and Rye 0.74 with Corn No 3 at 0. Sic. No 1 rye and futures from Duluth shown at 1.16 May 1.15. Cattle prices include cows around 8.58 and other notes truncated in the damaged OCR fragment.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Baldwin the Turf King Dies at 81 in California
E H J Lucky Baldwin famed turfman and thor oughbred breeder died at his Arcadia ranch after weeks of illness. He built hotels and ranch estates in California and Nevada and rose to prominence after winning the American Derby with multiple champions including The Emperor of Norfolk and Volante.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mar
E. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Arcadia
Baldwin
Santa Anita
Lake Tahoe
San Francisco
Nevada
EH. J
Lucky
California
Hamilton, Il
Many & Track
Indiana
Racine
Wis
West
Saratoga
Grimstead
Rutherford
Silver Cloud
Volante
Yankee prodigal son returns with heavy cattle
Arthur Ovens, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ovens, vanished May 11 with only the clothes on his back. He reappeared at 11 PM Sunday bearing two four year old steers totaling over 3,000 pounds, likened to a fatted calf in the town tale.
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Arthur Ovens
James Ovens
Boy trader proves self by driving cattle and trading to earn fare
A youth leaves home to show he can trade his way to independence. He finds work with Fred Foster of Warner New Hampshire, driving cattle and trading his wages into goods. He starts with a yearling heifer, trades for a carriage, and sells it for about four times the heifer’s cost, then continues trading as he travels about 26 miles daily for nearly a week to gather funds.
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Fred Foster
Warner, N. H
Mr. Ovens
Two Children Die After Train Collision Near Catoosa
Two children were struck and killed on a trestle near Catoosa Oklahoma by a passing train after a snow storm. A heavy snowstorm affected the Rocky Mountain region, disrupting travel in Denver and surrounding areas.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Apr
Catoosa
Rockles
Denver
Col
Rocky Mountain
Handy device for corncob seed storage rack
A simple arrangement for keeping choice seed corn using a two inch square upright with a solid base. Four inch spikes driven in at six inch intervals hold ears by the butt of the cob. Numbers above spikes track records. Corn can stay on the rack in a dry room away from rats until planting time.
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Lincoln
Springfield Resident Recalls Lincoln Assassination Attempt
Mrs Coggeshall, widow of a Springfield man who escorted Lincoln to Washington, recalls an 1861 Baltimore assassination attempt. Her husband allegedly shoved Lincoln to safety and hurled a bomb from the coach window. Coggeshall later served as Lincoln’s minister to Ecuador, dying of yellow fever.
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Springfeld
Lincoln
Baltimore
Washington
Mra. Coggeshall
Springfield
Robbing and Veron Booth Indicted In Fish Trust Case
Frederick R. Robbins and W Veron Booth were indicted for conspiracy over alleged manipulations of A Booth & Co. books. Robbins posted bond with father Walter G Robbins and Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Baltimore acting as surety. Bond reduced to 15000 after motion in Judge McSurely’s court.
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Chicago
Mar
Frederick R. Robbins
W. Veron Booth
A. Booth & Co
Fish Trust
Criminal Court
Robbins
Walter G. Robbing
A. C
Conservation Campaign 18 Opens With Joint Committee
Washington begins a drive to unite conservation efforts with a session of the joint committee on co operation authorized by governors to prepare a plan for united action. The 11 member panel includes six state conservation commission chairmen as 37 states already have such commissions and many national groups have formed committees. Mysterious discoveries referenced in Hamlet dialogue conclude the piece.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Joint Committee On Co
Governors’ Conference
Gold Coinage Last Month at U S Mints
Last month the United States mints struck 603000 pieces of gold coin totaling 5 926 1608 dollars in value.
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United States
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Tucky" Baldwin
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