Gunfire incident leaves Sparrows dead in Florida
Pae Bond 3 allegedly shot Sparrows twice after a dispute. Sparrows, dying, answered if he had been treated right. Staggs fired four more shots and fled. deputies search for him. Hurd released on bond after surrender amid murder charge discussions tied to Gill Allen's injuries. Case set for next Friday with trial unlikely unless Allen dies.
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Aggs
Staggs
Bill
Hurd
Jon Cytr
Hobson
Hamp Draper, Jr
Oxd
Ze Crook
Gill Allen
Bill Allen
Allen
Crook
B L Paul Fined Again for Unauthorized Plumbing Work
Paul fined and costs for performing plumbing without a license and without official inspection. He posted bond and appealed to city court while continuing his routine, denying any wrongdoing as prosecutors note no proof of actual plumbing activity.
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Paul
Recorder
Aul
Therapre
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Bigamy Charge Filed Against Former Arizona Governor
A suit filed in Phoenix alleges that the late Myron McCord former Arizona governor and congressman contracted two bigamous marriages. It claims he remarried after a wife died and a third marriage occurred in Wisconsin in 1881. The suit seeks a share of his estate.
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Ariz
Myron McCord
Arizona
Congress
McCord
Wisconsin
Bank Heist and Express Hold Up Reported in Two Cities
In Syracuse on June 22 a yegg gang wrecked a Locke bank and stole 3500 dollars, forcing citizens outside to shelter as they fled using revolvers. Earlier, in Green Bay a night express man was robbed of 5000 dollars by two bandits.
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N. Y
Locke
Greenbay
Wis
Express Office
Wisconsin Sunday School Workers Meet Opens in Wausau
Wausau Wisconsin June 22 delegates from all parts of the United States arrive for the annual Wisconsin Sunday School association convention. Sessions run through Friday with Dr A Dixon of Chicago Charles D Meigs of Indianapolis and other Sunday school experts on the program. Prof Charles W Treat of Lawrence College will preside over the gathering.
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Wausau
Wis
United States
Wisconsin Sunday School Association
A. ©. Dixon
Chicago
Charles D. Meigs
Indianapolis
Charles W. Treat
Lawrence College
Georgia farmer Burge to hang for wife murder in May crime
A Georgia farmer named George Burge, formerly of this city, was convicted Monday and sentenced to hang on July 22 for the murder of his wife Lovey Burge. The crime occurred May 17 at the couple’s Chattahoochee Avenue home. Burge fled after slashing his wife and injuring his stepson Frank Britton, later kissing his infant son Leonard before leaving. He claimed alibi at his cousin George McCrary’s home, while witnesses described a bloody nightgown as strong evidence.
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George Burge
Georgia
Lovey Burge
Anniston
Edgemont Cemetery
Chattahoochee Avenue
Seaboard
Burge
George McCrary
Dunbar
Judge Grubb Opens First Term in Northern District of Alabama
Judge W. T. Grubb began his first term as presiding officer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama arriving in Anniston with Clerk C. J. Allison. District Attorney O. D. Street and Assistant D. A. O. B. Kennamer attended the opening. Juries were sworn, and the judge briefed the grand jury with a clear charge. Court adjourned to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday with likely only cases from Cleburne county, including the misde meanor distillers.
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United States District
District of
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Anniston
C. J. Allison
Birmingham
Federal Court
O. D. Street
Grubb
O. B. Kennamer
Pope M
Cleburne County
Will
Jim Floyd
Bob
Henry
Will Allen
Farmer and Wife Killed in Feud Near Adrian Georgia
In Adrian Georgia on June 22, white planter George Howell and his wife were fatally shot by Robert Jenkins, a Black man, while in a field. The killings sparked a mob seeking the alleged assassin and vowing swift action amid heightened tensions.
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Adrian
George Howell
Robert Jenkins
Howells
Assasin
Indiana Municipal League delegates meet at Lafayette
Mayors and city officials from across Indiana gather for the annual Indiana Municipal League convention in Lafayette. Joseph T. McNary opens the session, Mayor Durgan delivers the welcome, and Mayor Murphy responds. Papers and discussions on civic improvement sanitation utilities and garbage disposal follow through Wednesday and Thursday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Municipal League
Joseph T. McNary
Logansport
Durgan
Murphy
Wabash
Probing Heinz Financial Methods Under Government Scrutiny
In New York on June 22 the government opened a searching investigation into the financial methods of August Heinz, copper magnate. The probe examines his business dealings and assets amid rising inquiries into copper industry finances.
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New York
August Heinz
Turner Injured In Rock Attack Delays Investigation
An investigation planned for this morning into the clash between Ross Chatman and J B Turner was postponed due to Turner's precarious condition after being struck with a rock. The trial is rescheduled for July 6.
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Ross Chatman
J. B. Turn
Firemen's Tournament Opens in Rapid City
Rapid City South Dakota hosts the twenty sixth annual South Dakota Firemen's association tournament. Firemen arrive with bands and delegations as the city is decorated for four days of events including parade, hook and ladder races, hose races and outdoor festivities.
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Rapid City
South Dakota Firemen’s Association
Child Scalded At Home In Simpson County
A young child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Simpson was severely scalded by a overturned pot of boiling water while playing near a kitchen stove in Simpson County. The child suffers intense pain with poor prospects of recovery.
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Decatur
Simpson
This County
Ernest Simpson
Alliance Formed on Florida East Coast Rail Funding
New York June 22 J P Morgan and company will stake 10 million in first mortgage bonds for the Florida East Coast road. Flagler has put up 3 3 million so far. About 15 miles of the 520 mile road are completed. Reports say an alliance has formed between the Southern and East Coast interests.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Florida East Coast
Flagler
Leon Still a Fugitive
New York June 22 The China man William Leon, slayer of Elsie Siegel, remains at large as a nationwide search continues. His roommate is held with police seeking a confession, while a Vancouver arrest matches the suspect. Local Chinese residents offer a reward and plan to appeal to countrymen for help.
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New York
William Leon
Elsie Siegel
Vancouver
Texas Retail Merchants Convention Opens in Temple
Several hundred members of the Texas Retail Merchants' Association gather in Temple for the ninth annual convention. The three day sessions focus on live issues affecting the retail trade and its members.
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Temple
Texas
Texas Retail Merchants’ Association
Herbert Wadsworth beats Teddy Roosevelt ride for 107 miles
Mrea Herbert Wadsworth completed a 107 mile ride in the same time as Roosevelt's famed horseback feat. The event took place in Washington on June 22.
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Washington
Mrea
Herbert Wadsworth
Roosevelt
Catholic Leader Criticizes Yale Harvard and Princeton
Bishop J. A. McPhail declares in New York that Yale Harvard and Princeton undermine Christian faith and teach immorality. He argues Catholics sacrifice faith to place sons in these colleges and that the big schools fail to teach the Bible.
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New York
J. A. McPhail
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Mayor clarifies city taxes delinquent date
Dr. J L Wikle mayor states taxes were due April 1 and became delinquent May 1. He says the belief that the new code delayed payments to December 1 and delinquency by one month is incorrect and legally unfounded.
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J .L. Wikle
Wikle
Senators threaten tariff delay over hides duty
Western lawmakers warn they will hold up the tariff if a 15 percent duty on hides is not imposed. The Taft amendment is not expected to pass but will be considered this session.
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Washington
Roosevelt party bags lion and more on Loretta plains
A news note from Navissa dated June 22 reports Kermit killed a large lion and Roosevelt also slain several other animals during a plains expedition on Loretta plains. The dispatch mentions a party witness.
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Kermit
Roosevelt
Loretta Plains
Maud Adams Central Figure in Harvard Joan of Arc Spectacle
Crowds gather in Boston and Cambridge for Schiller’s Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium. Maude Adams leads the production with Charles Frohman, featuring 1,300 supernumeraries, 200 armor suits, and a staged Orleans battle bearing Beethovens Eroica.
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Mass
New York
Schiller
Joan of Arc
Harvard Stadium
Cambridge
United States
Harvard University
Maude Adams
Charles Frohman
Europe
Orleans
Colonial Theatre
Beethoven
Eroica
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