Alta Vista Cotton Mills President Shoots Self in Office
Alta Vista Virginia April 18 A Hutchinson president of the Alta Vista Cotton Mills committed suicide in his price building office at 11 o clock. He had just returned from New York where he sold stock amid success. The mill under construction costs 300000 with 150000 bonds sold this week. He propped himself in his chair after removing his glasses and burned powder marks show the pistol was held to his temple.
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Alta ‘Vista
Stutchinson
Alta Vista Cotton Mills
Price
New York
Hutchinson
Dogs' testimony links two men to fieldon burglary
Luther Myers and Roy Shelker, previously of good character, were bound over for the grand jury on a charge of attempted burglary. Bloodhounds identified them from a group of woodcutters eight miles northwest of Fieldon, tracing a trail from the Manshalter Cropper saloon in Fieldon where a Friday night break in occurred. About 60 acquaintances testified to their good character at the Jerseyville preliminary hearing.
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ST. Louis
Luther Myers
Roy Shelker
Justice Quinn
Jerseyville
Myers
Shelker
Illinois River
Fieldon
Manshalter & Cropper
Job Won by Coin Is Speedily Lost
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on April 18 a coin toss decided the police chief race. Former Chief Baum won the initial flip, but during reorganization the Deiterich faction gained support and William Deiterich was elected chief.
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Bloomsburg
Penn
Baum
William Deiterich
Townsend
Deiterich
Legacy ends in tragedy as Hawley commits suicide
Jay Hawley age 27 of Montrose Pennsylvania ends his life by cutting his throat with a razor. Dissipation and unrequited love are cited after a two month period of high living following a small inheritance from his grandfather S A Pettis. His engagement to a prominent woman was broken, money nearly gone, and the act followed these troubles.
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Montrose
Penn
Jay Hawley
Hawley
S. A. Pettis
Would Brand Society Euchre as Gambling
Trenton N J April 18 Society women who play bridge euchre or similar games for prizes could face jail if a bill introduced in the Assembly by Mr Turner Cumberland county Republican becomes law The measure also makes it a jail offense to play tennis billiards and pool
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Trenton
N. J
Turner
Piney Wood
Cumberland County
Turner Bids Broad Gambling Curbs Across Games
Mr Turner declares a gambling bill offered in good faith aims to curb a serious evil with a strong hand. He argues the gambling principle applies to bridge poker seven up and similar games. Some lawmakers are known to enjoy a quiet game, making unanimous support unlikely when the measure reaches a vote.
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Turner
Allan wins All Alaska sweepstakes for 412 mile race
In Nome Alaska April 13 A A Scotty Allan driving the Mrs C E Darling of Berkeley California entry won the 10000 All Alaska sweepstakes after completing 412 miles to Candle and back in 81 hours 40 minutes The field included several teams with strong showings and final standings pending.
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Nome
Alaska
A. A
Scotty) Allan
C. E. Darling
Berkeley
Cal
Chance Team Sets Speed Records In Nome dog Race
Mrs Margaret Cole Crimmons and Mrs C E Darling fielded teams at First Chance 160 miles from Nome. Teddy Eastbaugh drove the Crimmons entry to a record dash finishing 26 hours after the start, ahead of Scotty Allan piloting Darling’s 14 dog team. Last year Crimmons placed second, Darling was close behind, while the Earl of Dalhousie’s team won in 1910. Both women prepared their dogs for 1911 after last year’s event.
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Chance
Margaret Cole Crimmons
Martin J. Crimmons
U.S.A
Fort Davis
Alaska
C. E. Darling
Crimmons
Teddy Eastbaugh
Nome
Mrs. Darling
Earl of Dalhousie
Earl
Special Train to Catch Lost Baby in Panicked Chase
Mrs. Harlan G. Hollister of Elmira New York chased the Pacific express across Nebraska on a Union Pacific special train after her six month old baby was moved from their car. At Grand Island the special overtook the express and she found the infant asleep in her original seat.
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Omaha
Harlan G. Hollister
Elmira
N. Y
Nebraska
Pacific Express
Union Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Union Pacific General
Prize Fight Case Dropped in Maine Supreme Court
The man slaughter charge against Jack Leon of Chicago was dropped in the Maine Supreme Court. Dunning had died a day after a Presque Isle bout in which he was knocked out in the fifth round. Leon pleaded guilty to an illegal fight and paid a $50 fine.
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Houston
Jack Leon
Chicago
Billy Dunning
Leon
Presque Isle
Dunning
Supreme Court
Eon
Bryan Acts as Pallbearer for Tom Johnson in Brooklyn
Obsequies for Tom Johnson held at Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn after transport from Cleveland aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Pallbearers include William J. Bryan Lincoln Steffens Henry George Jr and others with Rev Harris R Cooley officiating.
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New York
Tom IL. Johnson
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Henry George
Cleveland
Twentieth Century Limited
William J. Bryan
Henry George, Jr
Lincoln Steffens
Grand Central Station
Margaret Johnson
Loftin E. Johnson
Elizabeth Mariani
Margaret Mariani
Ohio
Harris R. Cooley
C. M. Bates
Trenton, N. J
Ben T. Cable
Rock Island, Ill
State to Pay Back Former Governor Herbert Ladd
Providence R I April 13 A bill in the Legislature would reimburse former Governor Herbert Ladd for part of his expenditures on the State House. The 7000 dollar appropriation honors his donations to the Capitol and to Brown University. Ladd served as governor 1888 1890 and 1891 1892 and is now said to be poor and in a sanatorium.
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Providence
R.L
State House
Herbert Ladd
Ladd
Brown University
Ladd Observatory
Fanny Crosby Welcomes Teachers at East Conn Convention
Bridgeport outlines the opening of the 14th annual Eastern Commercial Teachers' Association meeting with attendance from commercial teachers across the East. Mayor Buckingham gave the welcome, Miss Fanny Crosby greeted the delegates, and Calvin C. Althouse of Philadelphia delivered a response. E. M. Huntsinger of Hartford gave the annual address.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Eastern Commercial Teachers’ Association
Buckingham
Fanny Crosby
Calvin C. Althouse
Philadelphia
E. M. Huntsinger
Hartford
Quackenbush Appeals Post Office Dispute Over Clerks’ Presidency
Charles H. Quackenbush of Stamford seeks a hearing before the Postmaster General after being dropped from service and elected president of the New England division of the Railway Mail Clerks' Association. He states ballots were issued March 15, voting began immediately, and he was dismissed April 4 after 500 ballots were cast.
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Charles H. Quackenbush
Stamford
Conn
New England
Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
Post Office Department
Quackenbush
A. C. Walton
Walton
Railway Mail Association
Kiss of Death bill hearing in Providence backs brokers and mills
The Rhode Island Senate judiciary committee heard testimony on a bill to ban the use of the mouth in threading shuttles in textile mills. Sponsor Senator Edwin C. Pierce and supporters argued the health risk, while opponents from Atlantic Mills and Valley Falls Co. mills cited family mill work experiences and safety concerns. The committee took the measure under advisement.
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Providence
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Edwin C. Pierce
Cranston
Gardiner T. Swartz
State Board of Health
Henry Cutler
William Jacobs
The
Atlantic Mills
William H. Erskine
Valley Falls Company
Burns Kill Woman in Taunton Kitchen
Taunton April 13 Mrs Catherine Skinner aged 43 as she worked over an oil stove in her Winter street home became ill and fell on the lighted wick bursting into flames. Neighbors quickly discovered the fire and the house suffered little damage. Mrs Skinner's husband Henry F Skinner is employed in New Hampshire.
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Taunton
Winter Street
Catherine Skinner
Degas Exhibit at Fogg Museum Closes at Noon
The Degas show at the Fogg Museum Cambridge ends today at noon with doors closing after one o clock. Director E W Forbes notes many in Greater Boston have not yet seen the exhibit and urges last inspections this morning before removal of the rare artworks.
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Degas
Fogg Museum
Cambridge
E. W. Forbes
Greater Boston
Start Canning American Sardines Open Season In Eastport
Eastport Missouri announces the canning season for American sardines from Saturday through December 1. Last season's pack was small due to fish scarcity. most fish were landed along the western coast in 1910, shipped by rail and steamers from Portland and even nearby Boston. This year fish appear in good numbers along New Brunswick shores.
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Eastport
Portland
Boston
New Brunswick
Miller Sentenced to Seven Years for Fraud
Aberdeien Miss April 138 Judge H C Niles in Federal District Court sentenced J H Miller after a guilty verdict for fraudulent use of the is to seven years in prison and a $11000 fine.
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Aberdeien
Miss
H. C. Niles
Federal District Court
J. H. Miller
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