Trial of Judge Loving Opens as Prosecution Rests
In Houston Virginia on June 25 former Judge W G Loving faced murder charges in the Estes case. The prosecution rested after a fast-moving session in which a jury was selected and Loving testified in his own defense. The defense plans to argue the victim abducted Miss Elizabeth Loving for an illicit buggy ride and was drugged.
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Houston
W. G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Estes
Lovine
Commonwealth
Loving
Elizabeth Loving
Colorado Citizens Arrested in Conspiracy Probe
Denver June 25 ten prominent Colorado citizens have been arrested on indictments by a special grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the government under coal and timber laws. Fifty six of seventy three indicted are charged with the same conspiracy and originate from six states.
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Denver
Colorado
United States
Requests to Charity Obstacle in Watts Will Case
In Chicago on June 25 a report to Probate Judge Cutting states that a superannuated horse named King blocks $200,000 in charitable bequests by estate of George C. Watts, who died over a year ago. The will allocates $300 annually for King while able to work and $150 after, plus a similar provision for a dog named Billy. The estate cannot be divided until King dies.
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Chicago
George C. Watts
Cutting
Watts
Billy
Japanese restaurant owner to sue San Francisco for damages
June 25 report from Washington says the Horse Shoe restaurant proprietor, attacked in the anti Japanese riots, will sue the City of San Francisco in California state courts to recover damages. District Attorney Devlin, to be his counsel, was invited to provide services earlier by the Justice Department.
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Washington
Horse Shoe
San Francisco
California
Devlin
Department of Justice
Conductor Missing After Connecticut Train Wreck
Hartford June 25 police seek David C. Maroney conductor of the passenger train that collided with a work train Sunday night killing eight and injuring forty. He vanished minutes after the disaster appearing at home in a frenzied condition and telling his wife about the wreck. Two deaths Monday raised fatalities to eight. several injured remain in serious condition.
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Hartford
Conn
David C. Maroney
Maroney
Telegraphic Brevities News Briefs
John Johnson, a wife murderer, was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing on Monday. A severe wind hail and storm caused damage around Grand Forks North Dakota and nearby areas. The Treasury Department received a telegram announcing the death of Assistant U S Treasurer Jacobse in San Francisco. Joseph Moteovich, aged thirty eight, a coal miner, killed his wife in Syaan Pennsylvania then shot himself.
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John Johnson
Sing Sing
Grand Forks
N. 1
Treasury Department
United States
Jacobse
San Francisco
Joseph Moteovich
Syaan
Baseball Scores Across Leagues With Varied Results
National League games in Chicago St Louis won 4 1 while New York beat Boston 10 8. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 12 5 and Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 2 1. American League games in Chicago Cleveland 3 2 and Boston 9 0 New York 9 11 in a second game. Philadelphia 9 Washington 2 and 6 3 in two games. American Association Toledo 6 Louisville 1 St Paul 14 Milwaukee 5 Indianapolis Columbus 9 5 Minneapolis 5 Kansas City 4.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Market Quotations Wheat and Flax Prices Summary
Minneapolis and Duluth market notes list wheat futures for July September and December with No. 1 hard and Northern grades quoted around 95 to 99 1/2 cents, and flax prices on arrive and on track with July at 1.2353 dollars and September at 1.24 1/2 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
Cattle and hog prices steady at St Paul sale
St Paul reports cattle markets with good to choice steers 5.50 to 5.75, fair to good 4.00 to 5.00, cows and heifers 8.50 to 4.75, veals 4.25 to 75.25. Hogs 5.55 to 5.80. Sheep wethers 5.00 to 5.59, good to choice lambs 6.25 to 6.50, spring lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
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St. Paul
Market quotes from Chicago commodities page
Chicago June 24 wheat and corn futures listed with July and September prices. Wheat July 91 91 and Sept 94. Corn July 62 52 and Sept 52. Oats July 42 and Sept 37. Pork July 15.70 and Sept 16.00. Butter creamery 19 24c and dairy 17 22c. Poultry turkeys and chickens 11c, springs 20 22c.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Quotations June 24 Cattle Hogs Sheep
Chicago market report lists cattle categories with prices from cattle to stockers and feeders and various hog grades from light to heavy. Cows calves heifers steers and prime values cited alongside hogs lambs and sheep ranges.
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Chicago
Lost Frederick the Great Sword Linked to Napoleon Fire
London News recounts the fate of Frederick the Greats sword taken by Napoleon after Jena. To prevent its capture it was reportedly burned in the Invalides bonfire and the ashes cast into the Seine. Despite searches no sword was found and no evidence of its transformation exists.
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Frederick the Great
Napoleon
Prussia
Jena
Bonaparte
Potedamn
Irussin
Paris
Seine
Invalides
Frederick
London News
Night hotel prank ends with memory test and exit order
At a New York hotel supper a guest bets a clerk can be tricked into handing over a room key. The clerk fumbles, a dragnet of doors and names leads to a staged capture, then the manager explains the ruse. The tale ends with the host noting how such memory works among staff.
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New York
Mr. Johnson
Not a Room in the House Numbered Below One Hundred
A fragment from a New York Times piece notes a quirky line about a loser buying more cigars without being asked. The brief hints at a humorous or offhand remark, with no clear event, date, or identifiable person given in the readable text.
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New York Times
Visiting London Echoes in Dundee Tale of Self Worth
An elderly Lowlander visits London, returns home after a fortnight, and learns a pompous host seeks amusement at his expense. He recounts that what impressed him most was his own insignificance, urging the host to go there and gain much good. The Dundee Advertiser presents the humorous, modest traveler’s moral.
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London
Metropolis
Dundee Advertiser
Naming the Baby in a London Graphic Snippet
A London Graphic excerpt shows a family debating a baby name. Aunts prefer Esmeralda or Alfreda while Alvina is rejected. The father jokes about the baby becoming a new kind of cigarette.
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Esmeralda
Alfreda
Alvina
London Graphic
Epitaph on Mary Lyon at Mount Holyoke Seminary
The grounds of Mount Holyoke Seminary host a monument to Mary Lyon, founder of the college. The inscription proclaims there is nothing in the universe she fears except not knowing and she vows to always do her duty.
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Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke Seminary
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Clever Jackdaw Tricks Guests in Herefordshire Tale
A large clever jackdaw in a Herefordshire cottage beds a frog into the stewpot and mocks the family as the cook serves meat. Each meat portion is claimed as not mine until the frog is revealed, and the bird claims the prize while others go dinnerless.
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Herefordshire
London
Advice They Need
A Washington Herald item quotes a speaker declaring immediate travel abroad and defiance of doctors while noting the counsel came from a lawyer. The brief exchanges frame a tense decision moment with medical and legal guidance cited by the speaker.
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Washington Herald
Passenger who survived shipwreck eats bacon in Sydney
An Exchange report notes the ingratitude of a passenger saved by pigs and a life line who, after reaching Sydney, breakfasted on bacon. The anecdote highlights odd reactions following a maritime disaster.
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Sydney
Jeweler and buyer exchange over ring price
A brief London scene shows a jeweler explaining a ring costs 5 shillings more for chasing while the buyer quips about paying for what he gets. The dialogue closes with a wry aside about self-deception from Greville.
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London
Dueling In Old Creole Days and a Nanaimo Fish Tale
The century excerpt recalls duel as social force in New Orleans with figures like Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson. A Nanaimo fish story reports 15 tons of herring dumped by ten thousand sea gulls, tipping a boat and spilling fish into the water after gulls feasted on one side.
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Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
de Witt Clinton
Stephen Decatur
New Orleans
Louis J Meader
Nanaimo
Johnston's Wharf
Nanatino
Shanghai Mercury
Dream gown sparkles in gossip from Somerville Journal
Still a Dream. Dolly-Molly Wolcott claimed a month ago her new gown would be a dream while Polly-Well notes her husband would not provide the funds. The item highlights household finances and social chatter in Somerville.
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Dolly
Molly Wolcott
Polly
Somerville Journal
Arch Man Provokes Trouble Provokes Encounters
A terse proverb notes that a clever person stirs trouble, yet when trouble arrives, he is unprepared to face it. The saying conveys irony about anticipation versus consequence and underscores prudence over provocation.
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Homer F.peirson
St. Mary’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn
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Fnone
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