Strayed Horses Near Williston Offer Reward
Strayed from Tooley pasture one mile southwest of Williston. Horses include gray mare about 1850 pounds, brown mare with small star about 1400, sorrel mare about 1050, branded F over a heart on left shoulder, bay gelding with anchor brand on right jaw about 105. Notify Williston or leave word at Gordon's barber shop under Citizen's National Bank. A reward will be paid. Leon Carrier, Williston, North Dakota.
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Tooley
Williston
Gordon's
Citizen's National Bank
Leon Carrier
Attempted 10 Kill French President Shocking Assault
Paris July 15 a daring attempt on President Fallieres life by Leon Maille a Havre naval reserve ends without injuries. Maille seized two shots while the procession returned from Longchamps amid crowd cheers. He is arrested declared mad by witnesses and police guard prevents lynching. Authorities rule no plot. Maille claims grave revelations.
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Paris
President Fallieres
Leon Maille
Havre
Maille
France
Avenue Des Champs-Elysees
Longchamps
Maile
General Federation of Labor
Rouen
Place de la Concorde
League of Patriots
Opposes Low Fare Law Test Case in Philadelphia Equity Suit
President McCrea of the Pennsylvania railroad testified in a suit to restrain Philadelphia and county from enforcing the two cent fare law. Counsel argued constitutional questions and unprofitability. City solicitor noted penalties and defendant status. Rail executives cited earnings and potential losses if the law had applied in recent months. In Iowa, federal judge denied a restraining order against two cent passenger rate set to take effect July 4.
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Philadelphia
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
John G. Johnson
Commonwealth
Gendell
Max Riebenack
Des Moines
Iowa
McPherson
Federal Court
Iowa Central
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Sir William Perkin Dies At 77 In London
London, July 15 Sir William Henry Perkin died Sunday. Born in 1838, he founded the coal tar color industry by discovering mauve dye in 1856 and scaling its production. He visited the United States last fall and received the degree of LL.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He was banqueted by the American Electro-Chemical Society in New York and honored on his visit.
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London
William Henry Perkin
Sir William
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
American Electro-Chemical Society
New York
Iowa State Bar Adjourns and Names Officers in Davenport
The Iowa State Bar association adjourned its annual meeting Friday in Davenport and elected officers. D. C. Murphy is president, J. W. Bollinger vice president, C. W. Dutcher secretary, and Charles S. Wilcox treasurer. Waterloo to host 1908 meeting. Fire torpedoes misfired on steamer Canada near Oran. A destroyer towed her out to sea to save the vessel.
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Iowa State Bar
Davenport
Iowa State Bar Association
D. C. Murphy
Blader
J. W. Bollinger
C. W. Dutcher
Iowa City
Charles S. Wilcox
Des Moines
Waterloo
Oran
Algeria
Canada
Unwritten Law Frees Slayers in Bowie Murder Trial
In La Plata Maryland on July 13 the Bowie murder case ended in instant acquittal for Mrs Mary E Bowle her son Henry and defendant Priscilla Bowle amid national attention to the unwritten law Johnson County jury returns verdict of justifiable homicide despite opposing arguments from State's Attorney Wilmer and defense counsel Congressman Sidney E Mudd urged tradition and biblical precedent to justify the defendants while the court paused for dinner nearby the verdict was announced to a restrained courtroom.
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Hubert Pose
Priscilla Bowle
Wilmer
Sidney E. Mudd
Congressman Mudd
Jacob
Dinah
Shechem
Mr. Mudd
Hubert Posey
Harriman Dictator of Western Railroads'
Washington July 15 Far reaching report by the Interstate Commerce Commission orders scrutiny of E. H. Harriman's control over virtually all major western railroads and Pacific steamship lines. It criticizes methods yet stops short of urging court actions against Union and Southern Pacific mergers. Harriman calls the report political with glaring inaccuracies.
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Washington
E. H. Harriman
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf
Panama
Union
Southern Pacifics
New York
Feudist Killed in Card Game Duel
Jackson Ky July 18 Curt Smith brother of John Smith noted feudist was shot and killed by Sigel Turner in a duel over a card game. Smith allegedly fired twice before Turner killed him. Smith had testified for the commonwealth against Judge James Hargis and associates in mountain feud cases. Turner surrendered Friday to officers there.
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Jackson
Curt Smith
John Smith
Sigel Turner
Smith
Turner
Commonwealth
James Hargis
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West & Rawson
West
W. C. Rawson
Rawson Hardware CO
Link and Sullivan
North Dakota
DR. L. RB. Dochterman
Office
ITAL
Wilkiston, N. D
W. J. Wood
Williams County
Williston ,N. D
Great Northern Hotel
Dray Line
John Heffernan
ASO Mte
Eerrur
NAVAL
M. Fallieres
Longchamps Review
Siam
Phra Ratanagapti
Hazleton
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Honeybrook
Pennsylvania
William Perkin
la Plata
Terstate Commerce Commission
DR. Dochterman
Citizens National Bank
Con Wettong
N.D
N. Myklestad
N. D
Aaron J. Bessie
Lana
Percy
Crewe
E. J. Hagen
Union Block
Willigeton Land Company
Williston, N. D
Albert J. Stafne
U.S. Land Office
Edwin A. Palmer
Bruegger
C. R. Modie
N. B. Ludowese
N Dak
Undertakers & Funeral Directors
Connectio Williston
North Dakora
T. S. Becker
Arington Hotel
F. S. Smith
Fargo Seed House
Fargo
Peder
Real Estate & Loans
West & Rawson Block
osUror Odieti
Mount Moriah
Angus
WM B. L. Hardaway
J. E. AM
C. Ellithorps
W.D. Pura
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