Porter Escapes Court During Fire-Setting Hearing
Porter's hearing at Justice Cooper's court on charges of setting fire to his own house to collect insurance was abruptly halted when he stood, walked out, and vanished from the courtroom. Officers pursued, but Porter remained at large as a conspirator reportedly aided the escape by a friend who fled with him after leaving the room.
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Coun
W. Porter
Porter
Justice Cooper
Plang
Treostrome Moneyoin Life Rand
Ton
Willard
Virginia Military Institute
University of Virginia
Virginia Volunteers
Cuba
Mitzhugh Lee
Virginia House of Representatives
Overnor
WA Lines
Kahanamoku
Wanwuny Ee Ies
Kahangmoku
Boek
Hole
Bovatty
Tan Eshibiclou
Pardons and Guard Posts Highlight Iowa News
President Wilson grants pardon to C A Isaacs, former cashier, for false bank entries linked to a Forest City National Bank case. Adjutant General logs strong Iowa National Guard readiness to meet federal law, with brigading updates. Iowa explores wood alcohol misuse by barbers and enforces legal uses. Grain car distribution debate arises amid shortages, favoring historically busy elevators. Supreme Court handles Ketcham custody, automobile fault, Rock Island preference, and other rulings. Switchman killed in Des Moines yards. Senator McColl ill at home for several days.
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Wilson
C. AL Isaace
Fort Dodge
Forest City
Nolosa
Iowa
Logan
Dakotas
Various Global Customs and Inventions From a Century Ago
A scattered survey of 1910s notes covers topics from a Chinese state banquet lasting seventeen hours to new electrical and industrial ideas in Britain, Dublin meat ships, and the rise of modern tools. It mentions unique laws, gold outputs in Alaska, and curious phrases like Why don't you due him? reflecting period curiosities and inventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Australia
New York
Bigland
Y Ran
Snapshots of Lind and Other Early 20th Century Topics
A collage of brief notes covers ex Governor John Lind of Minnesota and his shifting party ties from Republican to Democrat, his Congressional service, and wartime service. Other items include a world trotting record in Detroit, a balk rule change by AL President Johnson, a Thames race for world sculling, a Pittsburgh sale of a pitcher, linen whitening tips, and notes on forestry grading and an engineer’s plan for an electric railroad near Mount Popocatepetl.
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John Lind
Minnesota
Wilson
Lof
Mexico
Congress
William J. Bryan
Republican Party
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Lind
Sweden
United States
Lind
University of Minnesota
Flo
United States Land Ofice
Tracy
Massachusetts Volunteers
Owill
Department of Agricultur
Artificial meat fad and naval teachers in Guam
A Belgian chemist develops an artificial meat derived from grain. Baulsted men in the American navy serve as teachers in Guam. A silent cartridge for aerial warfare is invented. The Gitizens Savings and Trust in Milwaukee is closed by the state bank examiner. Moving pictures replace opium dens in Amoy. German architect proposes pyramids in cities to hold cremated remains. Whale meat demand rises in Japan prompting vessel limits. A 116 foot lookout tower in Sitgreaves national forest Arizona built with logs. Joseph B Willard named minister to Spain, details of his career and 1865 birth.
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London
Guam
Sava Rofoxea
Gitizens Savings and Trust Company
Milwaukee
State Bank
Rice Brothers Circus
Chicago
United States
St. Louis South Western Railroad
Stephens
Ark
Amoy
Nahes
Japan
Pacific
Sitgreaves National Forest
Arizona
The Davis Cup and Two Baseball Signings Across Leagues
The Davis Cup, the world team tennis trophy, marks ten years since its return to the United States with a history dating to 1900. The piece notes early wins by the US, England, and Australia, and mentions a series of player moves including Outfelder Batley in the Southern League, Millar signing with Mobile, lean recalled by Chattanooga, and McGill released by Mobile in Cotton State League circles.
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Dwight J. Davis
United States
England
Australia
Doherty Brothers
RI Batley
Atlanta Club
Mobile
Millar
Duluthub
Chattatanooga
Lean
Trey
Mobily
An Unclear Overview of Early 20th Century News
Maxim Gorky struggles with tuberculosis while a Creston banker suffers a failed 130000 deposit. Aviator Noel sets a nine passenger record and stays aloft twenty minutes. Four West Indian laborers perish at Mira Flores near the Panama Canal when a berm gives way.
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Maxim Gorky
George H. Stockings
Bam
Creston
Aviatar
Noel
Miraflores Rocks
Panama Canal
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Isaacs
Forest Cuy’Man
Comminsion
Des Moines
Wildertake
Iowa Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ketcham
Supreme Court
William H. Ketchum
Algona
Liberty Reading
District Court
Kossuth County
Cherokee
Crawford County
Shugart Bros. & Harney
Atlantic North and South Railroad
Rock Island Railroad
Arthur
Mie Supreme Court
Rock Island
Brankobunden
Great Western Railroad
Moines
Senator McColl
Anthony M. McColl
Board of Control
Ix Deuk
Baltimore
Rill
Harvice
Lexington
Mass
Pau Revere
Mainatchi
Rusata
Greece
Niver
Klondite
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Snohomish
Washington
Spain
Dublin
Mest and Transit Society
New Zealand
Cheetrical
Verhanlen
Atrovisal Cyrenello
Auguste Vin Rene
Oss
Italy
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Henry VII
Lincoln
Englam
John Dun
Detroit
F. G. Jones
Memphis
Dadtea Archdale
Anvil
Dudle Archdale
Syracuse
Billy Burk
Bpanlah Queen
Ban Johnson
Johnson
American League
Lynch
National League
Pittsburgh
AL. W. Delhi
Great Falls, Ment
Union Wasoctation
Delhi
Los Angeles Clu
Chienguy Americans
A. Zimmerman
Joseph B. Willard
Virginia
Fairfax Courthouse
Joseph ¢. Willard
Washing
Mahg
Red Tox
Walter Rebg
Helder
At. Pew American Assocuation
Bostos
Ifriel
Bt. Paol
Puerto
B. Willard
Coliseum
International Amphitheatre
Union Stock Yards
Slaughter Tasta
Illinois Central
H. J. Phelps
Curly-wig
Cheak
Curly-wix
Reilly
Burry
Lad
Theahiamm Brewin Company
STPAUL_ MINN
Ding
Register and Leader
Daily Register and Leader
Buckilen
E. Chamber
Lain
Clinton
Gays
Farmer
Heetland
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