Tragedy at Socorro Insane Asylum Ends In Deaths
A deaf mute Polish inmate strangled two insane inmates and fatally wounded a keeper with an amputating knife at a Scranton area asylum. Keeper Richard Davies died, and the two women, Mrs. Ann Golden and Miss Missouri Ann Van Valen, died soon after. In Albuquerque, refugees describe widespread earthquake damage in Socorro and surrounding towns, with about 2,000 camping outdoors as aftershocks continue.
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Scranton
Hillside
Igantz Kreznyp
Richard Davies
Davies
Krewzyp
Floyd Beemer
Albuquerque
N. M
Socorro
Ladrone Mountains
San Antonio
San Marcial
Senor Baca
el Paso
Santa Fe
Ladrone
Magdalena
J. J. Leeson
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hartje divorce trial yields new sensational disclosures
Pittsburg reports daily shocks in the Hartje divorce case as Miss Ida and Miss Helen Scott testify for Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje. A dispute over a stolen paper and a letter marked Edith sparks courtroom turmoil, with Mary’s servant girl Mary also taking the stand.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
Ida
Helen Scott
Mary Scott-Hartje
Helen
Libellant
Rodgers
Mr. Freeman
Mary
Tom Madine
Edith
Ida Scott
Cherokee Fees Litigation Brews Over Indian Fee Payment
Frank J. Boudinot, an Eastern Cherokee, filed in the DC Supreme Court for an injunction against the secretary of the interior and the US treasurer to block a claimed $50,000 attorney fee to Finkeburg Nagle Kirby and Eagar Smith. He says the contract was not approved by the Cherokee Nation. The contract was allegedly made by Thomas Ruffington against the nation in council.
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Washington
Frank J. Boudinot
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Secretary of the Interior
United States Treasurer
Finkleburg, Nagle & Kirby
St. Louis
Eagar Smith
Vinita
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Oakland Quarry Engine Room
A dynamite explosion at the Berkeley Rock company quarry in Oakland wrecked the engine room and hoisting plant at Broadway and Second Avenue. Superintendent Frederick Hoffman was severely injured and may not survive. President Joseph Rosenberg suspects an act by a rival party or a discharged worker. The dynamite was placed to detonate with the machinery. No suspect is identified.
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San Francisco
Berkeley Rock Company
Broadway
Second Avenue
Oakland
Frederick Hoffman
Hoffman
Joseph Rosenberg
The Bank in New Orleans Lottery Case
The Bank owned by Louis A. Gourdain draws attention as he seeks imprisonment in Joliet for alleged lottery dealings. The ground floor room at Camp and St. Joseph hosts rental signs and the fronts advertise several financial entities. Above it is a vacant flat, underscoring a stalled, partially occupied property.
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New Orleans
Louis A. Gourdain
Chicago
Joliet, Ill
Camp and
St. Joseph Streets
Philadelphia Wins Bid for Next Year’s Convention
Denver July 19 Philadelphia selected as the Ellis grand lodge convention city for next year with 495 votes to Baltimore’s 265 while St Joseph withdrew from the contest.
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Philadelphia
Denver
Grand Lodge of Ellis
Baltimore
St. Joseph
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Peterhof
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Guy M. Bryan, JR
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Bryan Steam Laundry
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