Man arrested in murder of Anna Schumacher in Rochester
Philadelphia September 21. Jacob Wolfsohn, jailed in Philadelphia, confessed to killing Anna Catharine Schumacher in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Rochester on August 7, 1909. He described strangling her after a failed kiss, then placing the body in a grave dug with a spade. He later retracted the flirtation claim and faced investigators.
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Philadelphia
Anna Catharine Schumacher
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester
Cameron
Philadelphi
Jacob Wolfsohn
Wolfshn
Thia
Judge E A Doan Dies After Sudden Attack
Judge E A Doan, 64, pioneer resident of Hapeville, died suddenly at his Stawart Avenue home Sunday morning from heart trouble. He had served as justice of the peace for nine years and lived in Hapeville twenty years, winters in Florida. Survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs J P Riley. Body to Patterson Undertaking. burial with Scottish Rite Masonic honors as a thirty second degree member.
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F \ Doan
Hapeville
Stawart Avenue
Mae
Tudgie Doan
Yadge Doan
J P Riley
Justice of the Peace
Twente
Llapeville
Florida
Patterson
Undertakinn
Establishment
Conference on Chesapeake Bay Fish Protection In September
State and federal cooperation for protecting Chesapeake Bay fish and stricter enforcement of navigation laws will be discussed at a conference called by Secretary of Commerce Redfield. Governors and fish commissioners of Maryland and Virginia, along with United States Fish Commission, War Department assistants, and Army Engineer Corps members will attend.
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Chesapeake
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Sovernors
Fish Commissioners
Marstead
Virginia
United States Fish Commssioner
Secretars’ of War
Army Engineer Corps
Rowing to Statues as Cure for Brutality
London readers report George Bernard Shaw blamed for modern brutality and the Courtesy League led by Raymond Arthur Frice Pierpont plans to curb barbarism by bowing before statues with hats removed. The effort aims to inspire reverence for great men and appeal to the masses to calm public life.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Ife
Shaw
Raymond Arthur Frice
Pierpont
Adepha
Courtesy League
Bernard Shaw
League
QLD GUARD DIES James T Moore prominent Atlanta drugger dies
James T Moore aged 51 a prominent drugger in Atlanta within the Gate City Guard died Sunday at his son Lo M Moore 25 South Gordon Street West End He is survived by his wife Emma New, a son southern sales manager for Palm Fletcher & Co of New York a daughter Mrs L E Baker of Atlanta and three sisters The body will be taken to the private chapel of O Fo Donehoo at 2 o'clock today and will lie there until 9 o'clock Tuesday morning Then it will be moved to Opelika Alabama for funeral and interment
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James T Moore
Atlanta
Gate City Guard
Lo M. Moore
South
Gordon Street
West End
Or Moore
Emma Newmap
Macon
Southern
Palm Fletcher & Co
New York
L E Baker
Atlanto
Donehoo
Opelika
Alo
Moore
Ame
LN Moore
I, N_ Moore
I. EB Baker
Tifton Ga
610 Guard
Gate City
A & WP RE
Ala
Opelica Baptist Church
Ouimet Praised by London Papers After Brooklin Victory
London papers join a chorus praising Francis Ouimet for winning the open American golf championship at Brookline. They laud his 22 year old skill, record beating performance, and the global respect his victory earns, noting English pros acknowledge his superiority over them.
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London
Bra
Francis Quimet
Brooklin
Daly News
Asa
Guimet
Britigher
The
Chronicle
Four Girls killed while preparing for weddings near Nagy Varad
Four women chosen as brides were killed when a storm struck as they gathered mowers to decorate a church near Nagy Varad in Budapest. They sought refuge in a grotto but were struck by lightning. bodies found in wreckage tonight.
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Budapest
Lihtnin
Nagy Varad
Interesting Crop Figures From The Farm and Mireside
The article compares U S yields with foreign nations across crops. Wheat averages 18 to 26 bushels, oats 29 versus Germany 60, Austria 01, France 21, U K 14. Barley 253 vs Russia 143, Germany 308, Austria 193, Hungary 234, France 236, U K 35. Potatoes show U S at 119 then 84, Russia 100, Germany 200, Austria 151, Hungary 3187, France 1388, U K 1938. Large potato yields occur in several countries.
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Germany
Russia
Austria
Hungary
United Kingdom
Bryan's Discovery in Hartford Times Satire
A brief humorous note from The Hartford Times referencing Mr Bryan and the German Kaiser, remarking on notoriety gained by the simplest gesture of turning up the nose at the rum devil.
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Bryan
Hartford Times
Kaiser
Debates Rise Over Delay To Currency Bill
Congress weighs postponing the currency bill after tariff settlement. Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts drives talks as lawmakers confer on the pace of action, while factions clash over a hasty move and its implications for the administration’s plan.
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Congress
John W Weeks
Massachu
Yankee Tourists Buy Bagpipes and Learn to Play Them
London and Glasgow reports show Americans flocking to learn bagpipes while the British royal example inspires emulation. Oswald Starck, pipe major, notes rising demand, with prices from 70 to 225 dollars for sets. learning typically takes about six months.
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London
Europe
Prince of Wales
Cupid
Britain
Oxford
Lachaber
Glasgow
Old Country
United States
Oswald H Starck
London Irish Rifles
Aberdeen
Lakewise
Toaker
Ouis
Sala
Fainna
Starek
Montenegro
Jen Doone
America
Starck
Aden
Jamaica
The Most Human Snake Explains Rattlesnake Traits
The article quotes Professor Manley describing the rattlesnake as highly social and conceited yet rarely biting humans. It notes its fearsome power, habits of seeking shelter in rooms, and interactions with dogs, cats, coyotes, horses, and mules, highlighting the snake's rattling as a sign of concern.
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Springfield Republican
Professor Manley
Professor Menley
Puss
Hard on the Hogs from The St Paul Press
A traveler in South Carolina visits a farm where hogs gather at a tree, then flee to another. The farmer explains he taught the hogs to sit on the fence by whistling hoarseness after a bronchitis bout, so the birds might peck or mock them. The tale ends with a local dialect flourish.
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South Carolina
Bacon Was Shakespeare, New York Furnishes Proof
London dispatch reports Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence’s claim that a New York library folio reading of Milton’s epitaph supports Bacon as Shakespeare. He argues a pyramid beacon pun proves Bacon authored the works, citing misreadings and pronunciation shifts as corroboration. The item also notes a generic remark about a languorous lady in an oversized car.
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Shakespeare
New York
London
Odwin Durning-Lawrence
Spekespeare
Hawin
Hamburg
Sir Edwin
Milton
Verulam
Wlton
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