Important News Notes Of A Week Condensed For Busy Readers
A rapid summary of national political moves and incidents. Tariff legislation sails forward led by Senator Simmons. debates over Santa Fe and public lands surface in the Senate. Taft plans a July Beverly vacation. Sherman signs an order on senate elections by popular vote. Various legal, economic, and social items follow, including railroad issues, strikes, and notable appointments.
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United States Senate
Simmons
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Santa Fee
Senate
Crawford
Clergyman Richeson Walks Firmly to Electric Chair for Murder
Clarence V. T. Richeson, a former minister, was executed by electric chair at Charlestown Prison Massachusetts on May 22 after weeks of preparation. He faced death with calm, prayed, and sought spiritual counsel, asking to die in his regular clothes and to send a farewell to his father in Virginia.
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Massachusetts State Prison
Charlestown
Mass
Charlestown State Prison
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Stebbins
Johnson
Richeson
Alganious
Dr. Johnson
Virginia
Douglas Richeson
Chicago
Douglas
Illinois News Tersey Tells of Inter Scholastic Meet
Champaign reports the twenty first annual inter scholastic meet under University of Illinois auspices drew 500 athletes from 93 high schools with University High and Lane Tech as favored contenders. Springfield and other towns noted. Coltonville park move, salary revisions for guards, bogus checks in Cairo, heir to large English estate, a possible Rock River death, and a rash of local notices fill the rest of the page.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
University High
Lanee Tech
Downstate
Martin Delaney
Chicago
Hall Sworn In as Governor of Louisiana
Luther E. Hall took the oath of office as governor of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on May 21, succeeding J. Y. Sanders who will retire to private life.
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Baton Rouge
Luther E. Hall
Louisiana
J. Y. Sanders
Americans Beaten and Insulted in Fortuna Raid
Sixty nine Americans reaching Galveston report a Fortuna raid from Vera Cruz. They describe bandits beating and insulting the travelers and locals. Officials investigate the assault and tally casualties and damages.
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Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Mex
Fortuna
Ben Hur Tribe Dedicates New Office Building
The Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur in Crawfordsville Indiana dedicated its new five story office building with elaborate ceremonies. J J Lentz of Columbus Ohio delivered the chief address.
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Ben Hur
Crawfordsville
Ind
Supreme Tribe of
J. J. Lentz
Columbus
Balloon Reaches 9850 Feet In Rainlift Over Paris
In Paris on May 22 a dirigible ascended to 9850 feet amid a driving rainstorm. Pilot La Motte Brul completed the flight, part of the scheduled ascent series as observers watched through the wet conditions.
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Paris
Castle of St Angelo Noted in Rome Exhibition
The article discusses Beatrice Cenci and the Castle of St Angelo in Rome. It notes iconoclastic claims about the painting, describes changes to the tomb since its ancient erection, and highlights related views of St Peter's Basilica and the surrounding skyline with a photogravure illustrating the castle and Tiber.
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Rome
Beatrice Cenci
Guido Reni
Shelley
Beatrice
Ley
Castle of
St. Angelo
Hadrian
Eternal City
Vatican
Tiber
St. Peter’s
St. Peter's
Mecca
Seek New Light On Pigmy Life In New Guinea
London reports fresh findings on a pygmy race in Dutch New Guinea sought by a planned expedition. Capt. Rawling led six Britons into Nassau range country near the Kapare river. The captured pigmies average four feet eight inches, build huts, show numerals to ten, and display greater intelligence than plains tribes. few women and no children were observed.
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London
Dutch New Guinea
C. G. Rawling
Rawling
Ornithologists’ Union
Nassau Range
Kapare
Nassau Mountains
Million for Manitoba League to boost settlement
Manitoba forms the Million for Manitoba League to attract immigration and raise population beyond 500000. The movement drives local committees, offers free information, highlights land availability, rail access, and promising markets in towns like Winnipeg Brandon Portage la Prairie and Yorkton. A light dialogue ends with a joke about tipping.
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Manitoba League
Manitoba
Bureau
West
Towa
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
Minnedosa
Dauphin
Morden
Manitou
Dominion
League
Million League
Doctor Advised Resinol for Eczema and Itching
Mrs V A Collins of McSherrystown Pa describes relief from a stubborn eczema using Resinol Ointment and Soap, praising their effectiveness for children and head scalp eczema. Letters from Mrs W A Lucas of Montclare Ill corroborate healing with regular ointment use. Resinol Ointment relieves itching and heals eczema rashes ringworm burns and other conditions. soap shares the same medicated use. Samples available via Dept 4K Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md.
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V_ A. Collins
McSherrystown
W. A. Lucas
Montclare
Dept
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
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Interstate Commission
Taft
Beverly
Congress
Sherman
United States
State Department
George P. McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Nelson
Wisconsin
House Committee
Meat Inspection Service
Bethlehem Steel Company
Harrisburg
Moritz
Max Rosett
New York
Golconda
Illy
Puget Sound
Flyer
Seattle Wash
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist General Conference
Minneapolis
John Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Texas
United States Navy
Newport News
Claudia Lyon
North and South Dakota
Nebraska
Ilinois
Iowa
Dolly Madison
Wilkesbarre
Ay MD
John H. Owens
John McWeeney
Schuettler
Anthony Czarnecki
McKinley
Superior Court
Seventh Regiment
Indianapolis
Michigan Central Railroad
Chapman & Co
Hammond
Floyd Allen
Wytheville
Commonwealth
William M. Foster
Carroll County
Hillsville
Allen
la Crosse
Wis
Southern Baptist Convention
Oklahoma City
Okla
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Iace
Emma Goldman
San Diego
Cal
Ben Reitman
The
International Sunshine Society
Rochester
George Dock
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis
Mark Twain
Hannibal
George T. Mahan
Homer C. Stuntz
Mark Allison Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Wash
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Harvey W. Wiley
Washington, D. C
Wiley
Mallada
Vesuvius
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Muzaffar-ed-Din
Persia
Caspian Sea
Teheran
Christian X
Denmark
Copenhagen
Royal Palace
Frederick VIII
Hamburg
Germany
Christianborg Palace
Louis Henry Ayme
Lisbon
Portugal
Mr. Ayme
Martinique
Provo
Utah
Eugene V. Debs
Indiana
Socialists In National Convention
Emil Seidel
Champ Clark
Michigan
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Illinois News
Springfield
Board of Education
Illinois State Dentists’ Association
F. F. Molt
Chicago Dental Bureau
Rockford
de Kalb
Board of Supervisors
Coltonville
Blacksrith
Illinois
Ward Robinson
State Civil Service Commission
Chester
Pontiac
Cairo
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Regna Nelson
Rock River
Mount Vernon
Ransom Mendenall
Mendenall
National Citizens’ League
Sterling
Guy A. Spline
Richardson
Bloomington
J. C. Jewett
Shelbina
E. J. Robbins
Jewett
Robbins
FE. F. Hazell
Deneen
State Board of Dentical Examiners
Jerseyville
Jersey County
Otter Creek
Edward Wilmer
Castle
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