Murder of Webster Guerin by Flora McDonald in Chicago
Flora McDonald, wife of millionaire political boss Michael C McDonald, shot Webster Guerin proprietor of Harrison Art Co in his La Salle and Van Buren office. She was captured after a struggle in the office locked door, and physicians say she is hopelessly insane.
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Chicago
Webster H. Guerin
Louis Fisher
West
Harrison Street
Harrison Art Company
Omaha
la Salle and
van Buren Street
Flora McDonald
Michael C. McDonald
Guerin
Mre. McDonald
Herman Hanson
Mrs. McDonald
Terenso Blai
Guerin’s
McDonald
B. M. Schaffner
Rescue attempt on ill fated Berlin wreck at Holland Hook
News from Holland Hook Feb 22 recounts desperate efforts to reach the Berlin wreck as furious seas and snow impede lifeboats. Survivors on deck houses, a sole shore survivor Captain Holt, and dozens of bodies washed ashore underline the disaster and inquiries by Berlin residents and German Opera company members.
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Holland Hook
Berlin
Parkinson Holt
Steamship Line
Amsterdam
Myrmidson
Liverpool
Great Eastern Railroad
Clacton
Rotterdam-Harwich
England
Elkins' Evidence in Penrose Court Martial
Herbert Elkins a Leahy hotel clerk Brownsville testified he heard a negro say late that night to come back and finish the ad of whites He described seeing negro soldiers climb the alley to the Cowan House open fire from the rear and later returning to the post by bugle call He identified several men as negro soldiers under cross examination
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Negri
San Antonio
Penrose
Herbert Elkins
Leahy Hotel
Brownsville
Cowan House
Grice's Will Filed For Probate In San Antonio
The will of Frank Grice editor and publisher of the Express filed for probate leaves $300,000 to his widow and children. Five thousand dollars go to near relatives. A trust company is named executor.
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San Antonio
Frank Grice
the Express
Buildings Dynamited After Sandford Blind Tiger Raid
Terre Haute Ind Feb 22 Following a raid on an alleged blind tiger liquor shop at Sandford two stores and the Methodist church were dynamited early Friday. The church was blown up near midnight and hours later the Reese and Shickel Johnson stores were wrecked with stocks ruined. Sheriff Morsley and detectives investigated amid claims the act was retaliation for the raid. In Washingtons Honor Tokio Feb 22 A reception at the American embassy marked Washingtons birthday with Americans from Tokio Yokohama and many Japanese attendees.
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Sheriff's Posse
Terre Haute
Ind
Mquor
Sandford
Sheriff's
J. W. Reese
Shickel & Johnson
Washington
Tokio
Yokohamas
Congressman Broocks Grips Texas Politics in Washington
Washington reports Congressman Broocks of Texas has the grip as he wields influence in senior committees and discusses key policy shifts during February in the capital.
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Broocks
Washington
Congressman Broocks
Texas
Moving pictures in colors at the opera house
Advance notice promotes Brinton Entertaining Co showing color moving pictures at the opera house on February 21 22 and 23. The images are described as very realistic and marvelous.
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Brinton Entertaining Co
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Landreth
Ferry
Adams
Maine Triumph
Howell Bros
Batavia Pure Foods
Cec. A. Adams
Parker Building
The
Oliver Typewriter
E. J. Jenkins
Lee Ale
Coe
E. Rohde
Howard R. Cavitt
Michael McDonald
Elkins
Grice
Bank OF Bryan
United States
U. S
Boatwright
H. O. Boat Wright
W. Howell L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
T. R. Batte
Grand Opera House
Mike
J. W. Allen
Howell
T. A. Satterwhite
N. Jametta
James & Nunn
N. Jametta, Bryan, Texa
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