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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
2
Notable Global News Items From A Busy Week In Early 1910s
A week of diverse events spans Elmira burial notices for Mark Twain and other leaders, U S government actions against cotton gambling, Congressional debates on rail and trust laws, and international visits. Roosevelt attends Paris tributes, village leaders confer, and a Kenyan incident prompts sanctions while aviation gains attention with Paulhan’s prize.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Elmira
N. Y
William Fetzer
Springfield
Taft
Winter storm devastates Middle West crops and raises prices
A severe blizzard and freezing temperatures sweep the Midwest damaging fruits vegetables and grain. Michigan’s fruit belt and Illinois Iowa oats suffer heavy losses with orchard buds killed and vegetable crops blasted. Prices for green foods are expected to rise as replanting delays loom.
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Middle West
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Keokuk
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Davenport
Galesburg
Dubuque
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Mounted men rob Sparta stores in bold raid
Bandits attacked three Sparta Wisconsin stores early the other day blowing safes and stealing money papers groceries and valuables. Three riders fled leaving hoof prints as evidence. A posse formed and pursued them while tying horses behind a store. Authorities link the crimes to a prior lumber company safe robbery.
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Sparta
Wis
J. D. Lumber Company
Davis Bros
Morse & Danman
Brittingham & Hinson Lumber Company
Hughes to Supreme Court
New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes accepts a life appointment as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at twelve thousand dollars a year, leaving private practice and likely pursuing the presidency. Taft arranges Hughes to wait until October term to succeed Justice Brewer, with Hughes’s governorship ending in 1911.
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Paris
Roosevelt
Hotel de Ville
Sherman
St. Louis
Grand Jury
Chicago Fire Department
Dolliver
Senate
Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
Taft
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brewer
Lake Charles Fire Leaves City in Ruins and Homeless
A high wind fanned a rapid Lake Charles fire that swept over twenty blocks, destroying hundreds of buildings and causing over 1 million dollars in losses. More than 2,000 people became homeless, the mayor called out the militia, and aid pours in as two miles of ruin spread in hours. The city hall, courthouse, hotels, churches, stores, and warehouses were reduced to ashes. the Catholic convent was destroyed but the sisters escaped.
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Lake Charles
Galcasieu Parish
Halley's comet spurs early rising learning in Borel News
The Borel News reports Halley's comet aiding people to wake early while astronomers note its diminishing tail as it speeds by. A New York clerks dies leaving 2 million and a bank bequeathed funds. Roosevelt pursues philanthropic overseas outreach. Indianapolis grafters hire a stenographer with notable eyes and ears.
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New Yorks
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Europe
Indianapolis
Enormous Storm Losses Across Midwestern States
A historical weather summary reports widespread agricultural damage from a major Midwest blizzard. States listed include Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Nebraska with multi‑million dollar losses to fruit, vegetables, and crops.
Standing of the Clubs in Bane Ball Leagues
Progress of the pennant race across the National League Western League and WCW. In St Joseph five to two Topeka. Denver five to two. Lincoln four to three. Des Moines two to five. Sioux City four to eight. Omaha two to five.
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WCW
St. Joseph
Topeka
Denver
Lincoln Wichita
Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Wolter Found Guilty in Ruth Wheeler Death Case
Albert Wolter, 19, convicted of first degree murder by a New York jury for the March 24 killing of 14 year old Ruth Wheeler. He enticed her to his room promising work, then strangled and burned her in a fireplace. The verdict means execution by electric chair.
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Albert Wolter
Court of Special Sessions
New York
Wolter
Ruth Wheeler
Walter
Five Convicts Kill Guards in Canon City Penitentiary
Five inmates escaped their cells at the Colorado State penitentiary in Canon City and opened fire as Warden Tynan and guards confronted them in the cellhouse corridor. Two convicts were killed and three seriously wounded as officers returned fire, ending the clash.
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Colorado
States
Canon City
Colo
Tynan
Young Prince Joachim To Enter Navy In Short Time
Prince Joachim youngest son of the Kaiser will begin naval service soon after completing his studies. Elsewhere, Admiral Montecuccoli outlines a new Dalmatian coast naval base at Sebenico with staff experts. Bertram Armytage, linked to Shackleton's polar expedition, died by suicide. Carnegie Hero Fund awards planned for widows of three rescuers from recent floods. The Russo Finnish bill granting duma control over Finland is sent to a committee. Vienna reports record weddings with over a thousand in one city on the Sunday before Lent.
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Prince Joachim
Adalbert
Admiral Montecuccoli
Sebenico
Dalmatian
Bertram Armytage
Ernest Shackleton
Carnegie Hero Fund
Paris
Duma
Finland
Vienna
Doctor Advised Operation in Kansas Woman Healed by Remedy
Mrs. R. R. Huey of Galena recounts a lump in her side that grew after a fall and caused sleepless nights. A doctor warned surgery for a tumor, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was used instead and the lump disappeared. The ad promotes Pinkham's remedy for female ills and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. R. Huey
Mineral Ave
Hall's Catarrh Cure and miscellaneous humor column
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and offers a hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure. It promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and cites testimonials. The page also includes humorous exchanges about society worries and a bishop lookalike joke about preaching and practice.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney CO
Toledo
Not Loud but Deep, Village Constable Dialogue
A Punch humorous caption portrays a village constable asking a villager who was knocked down by a passing motorcyclist to swear to the man. The villager responds he did but doubts the sound reached his ears.
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