Mother Dies by Son's Hand in Brooklyn Slaying
Bernard Carlin, just released from Napamoch Reform School after stealing a horse and wagon, shot his mother Susan Carlin five times at her Quincy Street Brooklyn home. He then aimed at his sister Mary but the revolver jammed. He told police his mother forced him to serve time all his life.
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New York
Susan Carlin
Berard Carlin
Quincey Street
Brooklyn
Carlin
Napamoch
Mary
Woman Claims Son Was Raised in Orphanage Since infancy
A woman asserts she sent her son to an orphan asylum at sixteen months and that he has lived most of his life in various institutions. The statement highlights alleged long term institutional care and custody questions.
Twin anti race track gambling bills killed in Albany
Albany N Y April 8 a 25 25 tie defeated for now two Agnew Hart bills backed by Governor Hughes to tighten protection of public gambling at race tracks while felony elsewhere in the state Lieut Governor Chanler cast the tie breaking vote saving the measures for another chance Senator Agnew may call them up again Governor Hughes voiced disappointment and status remained unsettled
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Albany
N. J
Owen Cassidy
Schuyler
Agnew Hart
Hughes
Chanler
Agnew
Illinois dries up as counties vote anti saloon
Illinois results show 36 of 102 counties完全 dry and 19 partially dry with one township exception. Yesterday 27 counties voted yes on prohibition while nine decided last November. 886 townships opposed saloons versus 304 in favor.
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Chicago
Illinois
Sublette and Barnes Offer Pure Olive Oil and Salad Dressing
Sublette and Barnes advertise pure olive oil and salad dressing as the best quality, highlighting money and experience behind the product.
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Sublette & Barnes
Taft momentum grows across New England states
Boston April 5 The Taft camp gains ground in New England as delegates to the Republican national convention are debated state by state. Massachusetts Connecticut Maine Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island weigh options with uninstructed or urged delegation plans. Leaders in Maine and Connecticut push Taft while others keep options open for marches toward Chicago.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
New England
Chicago
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Hughes
Lodge and Crane
John L. Bates
Navy
John D.long
Sidney O. Bigney
Attleboro
Mimne
Frye
Senate
John F. Hill
Pine Tree
Fred J. Allen
Maine Senate
KE P Ricker
Poland Springs
Hill
Augusta
Nee J. Dunn
Orono
Connecticut Solid for Taft Driven by Yale Alumni
Present indications show strong Taft support in Connecticut with critics deemed unfriendly. The Yale connection boosts Taft’s appeal as the Secretary of War counts Yale graduates among many state alumni, strengthening the campaign in Connecticut.
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Taft
Connecticut
Yale
Apology for Missed Items In This Issue
Due to an accident to the linotype machine, much matter had to be left out of this issue and corrections could not be made in some items that were set.
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Linotype
King Mine to Use Locked Safety Lamps Under Mine Safety Ruling
The King mine at Kimball owned by King Coal and Coke will operate only with locked safety lamps after an April 15 deadline. District Inspector J G Boyd found gas in dangerous quantities during a March 16 inspection and recommended locked lamps, a ruling confirmed by the state mine department after an appeal. Manager Boardman agrees to comply and will run the mine with locked safety lamps henceforth.
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King
Kimball
King Coal and Coke Company
J. G. Boyd
Boyd
King Company
Imepeetor Boyds
Department of Mines
J. W. Paul
Boardman
State Mine Department
Married at Lynchburg Stephen Halsey Meem Weds Edna Houston Hutter
Stephen Halsey Meem of this city and Edna Houston Hutter of Lynchburg were married at St Pauls Episcopal Lynchburg Tuesday afternoon per Dr W A Barr. The ceremony was quiet due to a bereavement and the couple will tour the west before settling back here around the 20th. Felix O Keefe attended.
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Stephen Halsey Meem
Edna Houston Hutter
Lynchburg
St. Paul's Episcopallh
W. A. Barr
Conductor Fred Jones Encounters Drunk Passenger On Boston and Maine
Fred Jones, a popular conductor on the Boston and Maine railroad, faced a drunken passenger refusing a ticket. Jones demanded one of three options: hand over a ticket, pay the fare, or get off and walk. The passenger responded with a defiant quip.
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Fred Jones
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
Miyneouth
Wall Street Broker Recalls Money Lender’s Demanding Note
A broker cites a Wall Street tale where a money lender would renew notes only if the borrower released 5,000 pink slips bearing the lender’s name during the next Lenox paper issue. The anecdote underscores nerve and risk in finance and mirrors a brutal demand.
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Wall Street
Ba Amine
Lenox
House Rules Tighten Filibuster After Stormy Session
Washington April session marks one of the stormiest in history as new rules empower the presiding officer to call daily recesses and a Sunday 6 pm to 11 50 am shutdown. Debates centered on naval appropriation and information requests from the justice and commerce departments amid party clashes.
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Washington
Toway
Tods
Cannon
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce
Lawor
House
Committee On
Congress
Gaines
Hardwich
Georgia
Vaudeville Managers Elect New Ohio Field Officers
The National Vaudeville Managers Association of Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland and Kentucky met at Springfield Ohio for annual session. New officers were elected with J K McCarthy of Hamilton Ohio as President. Vice Presidents were Wm M Shaffer Monsona Penna H B Wall Marion Ohio Secretary George Shafer Wheeling West Virginia Treasurer G Murray Richmond Indiana Directors Victor Seas Cleveland L H Remsey Lexington Ky K A Deardourf Greenville Ohio Amusement Director Gus Sun Springfield Ohio. A banquet at a local hotel followed the meeting attended by about forty managers.
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Springfield
National Vaudeville Managers Association of
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
West Virgnia
Maryland
Kentucky
J. KE. McCarthy
Hamilton
Wimil M. Shaffer
Monosa
Penna
Vroctor Seas
Cleveland
L. H. Remsey
Lexington
Deardourf
Greenville
Gus Sun
Passport Request Mixups in a Swiss Visit Plan
A French applicant sought a passport to visit Khitter weegschen in Switzerland. The official, not aligned with any geographic society, misread the spelling and, pressed to admit an error, asked bluntly if he should visit another town.
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Khitterweegschen
Switzerland
Geographical Society
Abruzzi Duke Arrives in Turin for September Marriage
The Duke of Abruzzi arrived in Turin from Spezia today. Reports say his engagement to Miss Elkins will lead to a September wedding.
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Miss Elkins
Turin
Duke of
Abruzzi
Spezia
Mrs Becky Voices Worsening Cold In Cleveland Leader
A Mrs Becky laments a cold that worsens, fearing she cannot talk, while Mr Becky urges not to take action, as reported in the Cleveland Leader.
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Becky
Mr. Becky
Cleveland
Actress awarded 4700 after tights refusal case
In New York on April a verdict of 4700 was awarded to actress Henrietta Lee Morrison who was discharged by a theatrical manager for refusing to appear on stage in tights. The ruling follows a dispute over employment conditions and compensation in the theater industry.
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New York
Henrietta Lee Morrison
Quietly Dressed Men and Missing Collar Buttons
A Dallas News snippet notes men who dress quietly vs those who lose their collar buttons, illustrating small daily fashion details without broader context.
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Dallas News
Burlesque Theatre Owners Named Hurtie and Seamon
On stage credentials, the performer known as Henrietta Lee appeared while the defendants Hurtie and Seamon ran the thairlem burlesque theatre. The brief notes identify the theatre proprietors and the stage name connected to the performer.
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Henrietta Lee
Hurtie & Seamon
Tragedy Narrative Grows From Bluestone River Drowning
Searchers fail to find Bert Sanders among three men drowned in Bluestone river at Rockfast Thursday. The river has been dragged and dynamited with no trace of Sanders, while two other victims’ remains have been recovered. A bay horse found half submerged near the riverbed fuels speculation of a separate tragedy involving robbery and murder.
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Bert Sanders
Bluestone
Rockfast Thursdas
M.les
Sanders
Rooking Bay
Remarkable Piracy in South Seas Reported
Victoria reports piracy and murder aboard a Cilla schooner The Neuvre Tigres of Valu luo was seized by Joseph Mortimer and accomplices They forced the crew overboard and stole the vessel The pirates were captured at Suva and imprisoned by authorities after the wreck near Gilbert Islands.
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Victoria
South Seas
Tome Launks
Joseph Mortimer
J. ‘Aylor
Manchester
A. Diaicksen
London
Australia
Gilbert's Islands
Marshall
Laurel
Suva
Swisher Gets Logan April and Swings for Governor
The Logan convention selected Swisher for governor and shankey for superintendent of schools with May for attorney general L C White for senator Eighth district and Miller and Robinson for Supreme Court judges. A New York official quoted a speaker who joked about the seasons as feminine and voters’ duties in autumn.
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Logan
Geo. W. Atkinson
Dogen
Swisher
Shankey
May
L. C. White
Miller and Robinson
Supreme Court
New York
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
The Silk Purse Metaphor In Reading Aptitude
A quotation contrasts selecting minds fit for heavy reading with the idea that not all capable readers process text equally. It notes fastest readers and those who subvocalize and slow readers, illustrating varied efficiency in decoding printed words. A second fragment promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and local Easter merchandise from Shumate Clothing Co.
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Martin
Harper's Magazine
DeWitt
Four Chicago Women and Driver Die in Carriage Train Crash
Four women and the carriage driver returning from a funeral were killed when their buggy was struck by an electric train on the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin line at Maywood. The carriage was cut in two and dragged several hundred feet before the train stopped. All victims were Chicago residents.
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Chicago
Chicago, Aurora and Elgin
Maywood
F. Rohloff
Paul Rohloff
Chas, Dressel
Minnie Potthoff
Frank Newman
Twain
Steptoe Cash Supply Co Special Prices Ad
STEPTOE CASH SUPPLY CO. announces a cash sale with many low prices on groceries and essentials. Items listed include sugar corn, meal per peck sack and per bushel, flour, bacon, lard, beans, cabbage, lettuce, granulated sugar, Lenox Soap, coffee, and country meals. Special Friday and Saturday April 16 and 17 offer tomatoes eight cans for 21c. Delivery offered for reasonable orders. cash only. 59 Bluefield Avenue.
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THE
Steptok Cash Supply CO
Bluefield Avenue
Easter Suit Sale At 40 Percent Off At W S Peck Co
Morris Rosenberg advertises a clearance of spring stock for men and boys with 40 percent off. Highlights include 500 suits at various price points from 8.75 to 11.85, offering selections in all sizes. Located at 239 Princeton Ave.
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W. S. Peck & Co
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Superior Supply CO
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W. V
Senator Cassidy
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J. Lee Harne
F. L. Black
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Bluefield, W. VA
United States
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LE. Kk. Carter
Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
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DPD
L. EF. Tierney
R. E. Bolling
W. H. Thomas
W. B. Hicks
King Coal & Coke Company
Inspector Boyd
Mrs
Alternative
Bluestone River
Marama
Shumate Clothing Co
Tu-Th-Su
EK. Hawkins
Cincinnati
L. BE. Hays & Co
Pedigo’s
Steptoe Cash Supply CO
Morris Rosenberg
Princeton Ave
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