Wilmington Gunman Wiggins Ends Defiance With Suicide
Homer Cleveland Wiggins, blamed for a Philadelphia policeman's murder, killed himself with his last bullet after a siege by about a half dozen officers in a Wilmington lodging house. The standoff lasted about an hour as bullets were exchanged, ending when Wiggins fired a final shot into his brain. A note to his mother spoke of being "better off dead" and avoiding further misery. Police recovered $40, a mustache beard and a wire, and detained his mother, brother, and two others on charges of robbery and receiving stolen goods.
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Wilmington
Del
Homer Cleveland Wiggins
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Elmos
Sewell Scott
Wiggins
Wilgins
Davidseon
Wissins
Homer
Wigrins
pDetry
Wighing Emerges as BC Lead Industry in Dominion Output
Wighing becomes a leading BC industry surpassing Nova Scotia for the first time, contributing over a third of Dominion production. Output shows a 23 percent rise over other provinces, with an increase exceeding $1,000,900 from the prior year.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Nova Scotia
ELAUS IS OUTPOINTED BY EDDIE M GOORTY
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wis outpointed Frank Klaue of Pittsburgh Pa in a ten round middleweight boxing bout in Milwaukee. McGoorty used strong left jabs and rights to gain early rounds while Klaue relied on body work and counterpunching. The final rounds showed both eager for a knock out with McGoorty landing sharp left jabs and Klaue tiring toward the end.
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Milwaukes
Wis
Eddie McGoorty
Oshkosh
Frank Klaue
Pittebure
McGoorty
Klisus
Pittsburg
Klaus
Wisconsin
Minimum Wage Debate: Wages and Producing Power
A critique argues against basing wages on cost of living, urging that wages reflect producing power. It questions extending minimums beyond earned value, noting employers retain workers only if worth their wage, and laws cannot compel retention.
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Laurence Langnun
Enormous Pumpkins Reported On New York County Farm
A pumpkin vine on Dr. R. G. Sloan’s Little River estate is described as possibly the largest in the world. It covers over an eighth of an acre and has yielded around 00 pumpkins with the largest nearing 100 pounds. If removable, the pumpkin will be shown at the Columbia state fair. Also notes UK oatmeal production in 1907 totaling 6 million dollars in value.
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Conway
New York Sun
Tf Pater
Pater
Bater
R. G. Sloan
Little River
Columbia
United Kingdom
American Beauty Royalty Guest Mrs Vanderbilt Delights Society
A fragmented account describes Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt visiting Europe as a prominent American socialite. It notes her reception by English rulers and society figures abroad and hints at envy and illness affecting her son, with reference to Paris and Cowes.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
America
George
Queen Mary
Cowes
Paris
England
Van
What has become of our dedi ola friends the common people
The writer questions the fate of the so called common people after the November campaign. He argues there is no true common class and declares the term common is a political fiction used to insult equality. He notes reformers attack gunmen yet label them common and asserts most Americans are of moderate means, not a distinct common class.
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Washington Post
Gense
United States
Cause of Conflict in Industry and Social Understanding
Laurence Laughlin argues that industrial strife stems from mutual misunderstanding between rich and poor. He urges sympathy for laborers and notes the daily struggle to secure food, wealth gaps, and the sense of isolation facing the impoverished. The piece mentions a German national association to protect beauty and cites tobacco trade shifting US and Europe markets.
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Laurence Laughlin
Elas
Ife
Germany
Bund Heimatahschatz
Riches No Crime in a Free Nation Tone
A speaker defends honest wealth against the idea that money equals crime. The passage argues that many fortunes were gained honorably and benevolently and that successful individuals fairl y bear civic burdens. It warns against a populist derision of wealth and cautions that attacking wealth could erode civilization and destroy hope.
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Wuuge
Mt Cesue
United States
Camp Life in Wyoming from The October Atlantic
Into Wyoming mountains we climbed to a lush tableland where wood and grass abounded. We built a fire, cooked potatoes and bacon, and slept under a starry sky while a coy ote chorus echoed in the pines. The night brought little fear as coyotes howled and wind crooned, and we rested in our shelter of Navajos.
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Wyoming
Baby
Lisa Leatherstocking
Uncle Sam Lottery in Fort Peck Opening Sparks Debate
An article warns of a large land lottery by the General Land Office for Fort Peck Indian reservation openings. It notes tens of thousands of 100acre farms to be drawn, compares it to dead letter lotteries, and questions Montana lottery law alignment with government gaming.
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Sam
Robert DP. Heinz
Lynlie
United States
General Land Office
Bostoffies Department
Fort Peck
Montana
Uncle Sam
And Sul the Wonder Graws
A fragmented reflection on consciousness and the mysterious self. The excerpt discusses the paradox of human knowledge versus personal wonder, noting that even with science, one remains an incredible, unexplainable being. The text muses on existence, death, and the pull of other worlds.
Royal household servants face standards and perks
A registry agent familiar with Buckingham Palace reveals strict hiring rules for royal staff. Only British workers aged 28 to 38 for men and 14 to 36 for women are considered, with two years of good conduct prized. Wages are modest but allowances and pensions reward long service, including a potential head housemaid earning around £500 yearly plus a pension after a decade.
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London
Buckingham
Palace
the Bald
Boans
Jordard
Hong
River Boat Mohawk Grounded Near Hyde Park
Three hundred passengers of the Mohawk, a Manhattan Navigation steamer, were transferred ashore after the vessel ran aground on a Hyde Park embankment seven miles north of Poughkeepsie. The crash tore a hole in the bow, throwing many from their berths. several were slightly hurt while crews readied lifeboats. Officials blamed a steering gear break as the cause. The Mohawk departed New York for Albany yesterday afternoon and resumed evacuations as Trojan and Iroquois assisted distressed travelers.
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Poughkeepele
Manhattan Navigation Company
Hyde Park
Here
Albany
Vaileye
New York Central
Ine
New York
Trojan
Iroquois
Mysterious Medical Experiment Revealed in Archaic Text
A fragmentary tale describes a mysterious figure named Fredgric Ambrasectt and a 28 year old professor of solpey at Mulante as conducting experiments with a harmful serum on subjects including Ha Calica. The report notes the subject was removed to a Roxpltsl hospital amid strange claims and hidden motives.
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Mae
Atrange
Wes Fredgric
Solpey
Mulante
Willie Knew and the Neighbor's Call Outburst
A孩子 tale shows Willie listening for his mother while a neighbor scolds him. The scene shifts to a casual line about a deaf man with measles, then to a note on Fasadena California hosting a municipal nursery and London’s electric high voltage supply ranging from 110 to 340 volts.
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London
New York Surgeon Operates On Critical Patient
The report notes a serious operation performed on a patient in Bellevue hospital area. Dr Boehme, a graduate of John Jeknis and Boitidiere, previously practiced in St Louis before moving to New York. Relatives were notified of the perilous condition.
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Bellevue
Borlaths
Louis
Boehm
AES Ic
Steke Man
Johan Jeknis
Ian Boitidiere
Teditine
Se. Louis
New York
The Income Tax Debate and Trade Flows in 1911 12
Commentary compares European and American views of income tax as a practical levy tied to broad wealth, and notes political motives behind direct taxation. It also reports British Columbia trade figures for 1911 and 1912, detailing exports of 20.3 million and 29.0 million dollars and imports of 49.4 million and 83.7 million dollars.
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British Columbia
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