Humbert trial adjourned amid Mme Therèse claims
In Paris on August 1, the Humbert trial resumed with provincial creditors questioningMme Therèse and her brother Rom in D Aurigat. A banker Schoisman testified his brother was killed during the Humbert inquiries and Mme Therèse demanded exoneration. Witnesses doubted her tale of the Crawfurd inheritance as the defense warned falsehoods would vanish.
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Uren
Mme
Phi Wit Sa
Mourning and Mystery Surrounds Missing Family Heir
fragments describe a man once mourned as dead but believed living, with unclear ties to St Louis and Mount Washington. The text mentions August dates and names including Ne ’ie Moo Weols and Mr and Mrs f Mr Thomas from Savannah, Ga, with references to airmfield, and a late arrivals list at a summer event.
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Mount Washingtion
Nho
Ne 'Ie Moo Weols
Macon Ga
Thomas
Savannah Ga
Pope Leo XIII Confers Honors After Money Found in Rome
In Rome on August 13 the pope appeared well after a long walk in the Vatican gardens and received the Austrian ambassador, who presented credentials. The major domo Monsignor Caglano and a group of Cardinals opened Leo XIII’s apartment to take an inventory of valuables including several millions of francs found among the pontiff’s belongings. Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Mocenni planned to begin tomorrow the inventory, while Cardinal Satolli discussed a potential new secretary of state and other titles. Gibbons will attend the Manila consecration this Saturday.
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Rampola
Mocenni
Len
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Crestoni
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Cardinal Rampolia
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Satolii
Edward Fowler
J J Harty
Cardinal Gibbons
J J. Harry
Manila
Cardinal Satolli
St Anthony
Father Fowler
Cardinal Macch
Peru
Uruguay
Argentina
Rampolla
Mocena
Pope Leo
Woman leader of lynch indicted by grand jury
Danville Illinois August 13. The grand jury reported true bills against eighteen men and one woman in the lynching case. Three counts each include defacing public property attempting to enter a building with intent to murder the sheriff and three prisoners. All are under arrest and will be arraigned Saturday morning. It is said the woman led the lynchers.
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Danville
Ills
Unians
Second Alabama Breaks Camp in Montgomery
The Second regiment, Alabama National Guard, broke camp after seven days in Montgomery with Colonel E. L. Graves in command. He received public congratulations for the unit's conduct during camp. The Selma company, led by Captain B. I. S Craig, drew praise for its short history and rapid improvement since formation three to four months ago.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama National Guard
E. L. Graves
Selma
Ator B
Craig
Trustee term reductions proposed for Grady Hospital board
City council discusses sweeping changes to Grady hospital board governance including cutting trustee terms from nine to five years and limiting board seats to one per ward instead of random appointments from any city section. Advocates urge adoption. opponents warn of unintended effects.
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Board of Trustees
Grady Hospital
Purnell Rules Against Railroads Injunction Request
Special Judge Purnell in the United States circuit court denied the Interstate Commerce Commission an injunction and writs against fourteen railways in the Wilmington Tariff Association case. He ruled Wilmington rates to Chicago and St Louis, though higher, are not unduly prejudicial due to trunkline territory and unique freight competition with Norfolk, while Wilmington lacks western connections.
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Purnell
United States Circuit Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Associated Railways
Chicago
St Louis
Richmond
Norfolk
Wilmington
Wilmington Tariff Association
Inter- State Commerce Commission
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Trunkine
Unes
Plot to murder General Alejandro Way Gill sparks arrests
Dispatches from Santo Domingo report a plot to murder General Alejandro Way Gill, the president, with many arrests. Weesy Gill overthrew General Horatio Vazquez last spring during the revolution and, after being proclaimed by congress, was elected president on July 2.
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Alejandro, Paril
Santo Domingo
Alejandro Way Gill
Weesy Gill
Horatio Vazquez
Congress
Alabama Ag Dept Clerk Advises Paris Green Use on Cotton Pests
In Montgomery an Alabama Agricultural Department interview explains Paris Green as the best poison to combat caterpillars. ClerK Adams urges cautious, proper use, outlining a method with sacks and a mule to spray along cotton rows. A pound costs about 25 cents, with rapid worm spread if not timely applied.
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Alabama Agricultural Department
Montgomery
Alabama
Sesson
Constitution
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Jesse Adams
Faimo
Paris
Girl Killed by Toad Stools in St Paul
Miss Meade Mepy aged 26 daughter of Major and Mrs John Bepy of St Paul died last night after eating toad stools she believed were mushrooms. The tragedy occurred in St Paul Minnesota on August 13 as local authorities investigate the strange mix up in her fatal meal.
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Minn
Meade Mepy
Major
John Bepy
Arson Charge Leads to Jail in Charlotte Case
Special report from Charlotte indicates Lou Bimpoon and Tesra Woman were committed to jail by Squire John H. Newell. The woman pleaded guilty to arson, tied to a recent blaze at Jim Wales premises near Hogick. Local officers describe harsh conditions following the incident.
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Charlotte
N. C
Lou Bimpoon
Tesra
Squire John H. Newell
Newel
Jim Wales
Meee Hogick
Vesuvius Erupts with Heavy Lava Flows and Panic
Rome August 13 Vesuvius erupts with heavy lava blasts and loud detonations. Two lava streams issue from a new base opening, one billowing toward Ottajano as shocks rattle the region. Authorities say no imminent disaster feared, though panic grips nearby communities.
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Vesuvius
Ottajano
Hill’s suicide attempt ends with rescue in Birmingham
John H Hill a Georgian was found unconscious at Second Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street in Birmingham. A large dose of poison was taken but pumped out. he remained unrepentant and left a note asking his family not to hear of the deed, citing mental distress over drunkenness as the motive. He had come from Georgia and did not reveal further details.
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Birmingham
Ala
John H Hill
Second Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Georgia
Alee Son Arrested in New York for Bicycle License Tag
Sheridan A Miles, son of Lt Gen Nessum A Miles retired, was arrested near East Hampton for riding a bicycle without a license tag. He had just arrived from Washington and was unfamiliar with the laws, and the justice dismissed the case.
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A'Lee
New York
Geiha
Sheridan
Nessum
Head of Man in Newspaper Found in Queens Claim
In New York on August 13 a human head believed to be William Gulden Suppé's, murdered in 1898, was found near the boundary between Dutch Hills and Ravenswood in Long Island City. It was wrapped in a German newspaper. other body parts were found nearby. Martin Thorne was executed for Gulden Suppé's murder. Mrs Naack faces Auburn prison terms. Howe, the photographer, advertises North Prior street photos.
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William Guldensuppe
Dutch Hills
Ravenswood
Long Island City
Sing Sing
Guidenguppe
Naack
Auburn
Defaulter Fled to Virginia Arrests in Bank Theft Case
Edmund J. Smith, ex discount clerk at Merchants National Bank of Newark, accused of stealing 28,000 from the bank, fled to Williamson, Va, but has been arrested in Roanoke and will face Newark authorities. Also notes Moultrie elects P B Allen as new mayor to fill Crenshaw’s unexpired term. In Alabama, Huntsville reports Bridges shut out Pulaski as Columbia tallies 7 unearned runs.
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P B Allen
Crenshaw
Allen
Huntaville
Ala
Pulaski
Columbia
Bridges
Merriit
Solaris Bryde
Barner
Indians tired of Uncle Sam
Washington August 13 The Indian Affairs commissioner received a telegram from Indian School Superintendent Thackeras at the Shawnee agency Oklahoma reporting that many Kickapoo and Shawnee Big Jim band members plan to move to Mexico in a few days and seeking guidance. He says troops or volunteers might be needed to deter them, though officials doubt action can stop the move. They would not be allowed to sell lands if they leave. about 400 individuals are involved.
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Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Today
Thackeras
Shawnee Indian Agency
Oklahoma
Big Jim Band
Mexico
Jones
Thackeray
Outlaw Proclamation Targeting Notorious Felon Harris
In Charlotte North Carolina August 13 a proclamation to outlaw the dangerous criminal Harris is prepared. Harris recently appeared in the township from the penitentiary where he served thirty years. Justice of the Peace Hilton and another magistrate will sign the outlaw proclamation under state law once affidavits are filed.
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Charlotte
Wil Harris
Justice of the Peace
Hilton
North Carolina
Squire Hilton
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