Louisiana Supreme Court upholds wife desertion law
The Louisiana Supreme Court upholds a legislated punishment for husbands who desert wives and children, affirming imprisonment with hard labor. After initial arrests, punishments were suspended pending ruling. The decision invites stricter enforcement while noting matrimony should not be discouraged. advocates urge extending to other abuse cases.
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Louleana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Chicago Record-Herald
Hail Two Feet Deep Ravages Colorado and Wyoming
A severe hail storm along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains caused unprecedented damage in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. In Greeley Eaton and Lafayette chunks of ice up to ten inches fell, leaving hail depths of two feet and estimated losses around Lafayette near $200,000.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Greeley
Eaton
Lafayette
Why the Lobby is Necessary
Col. William H. Phelps defends railroad lobbying before the grand jury in St. Louis Aug 7. He cites representing major interests at Jefferson City and argues sandbaggers necessitate a persistent lobby to protect railroad rights and prevent bankruptcy.
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St. Louis
William H. Phelps
Grand Jury
Jefferson City
Col. Phelps
Missouri
Removed a Child's Heart in St Louis Murder Case
Miss Alma Toomey a 13 year old stabbed by Thomas Barnes 52. Her heart was exposed and removed from the chest for two minutes by city hospital physicians. The operation, rare and risky, leaves her alive with a strong chance of recovery per the hospital superintendent.
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St. Louis
Alma Toomey
Thomas Barnes
City Hospital
Misa Toomey
Infuriated negro youth wounds in Roanoke melee
Four people slashed and stabbed with a razor near Roanoke Missouri. City Marshal Wickes Patterson and deputy Robert Hayes seriously wounded. Lindsey Pitts attacked after his sweetheart Dearie Herndon danced with another man. Dearie Herndon mortally wounded, Patterson’s injuries serious. Pitts fled as a lynch mob formed. Hayes and Pitts are listed as severely injured. Details indicate Patterson fired five times without stopping him.
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Armstrong
Roanoke
Wickes Patterson
Robert Hayes
Lindsey Pitts
Dearie Herndon
Pitts
Marechal Patterson
Patterson
Hayes
William Pitts
Pitte
Cyclone Strikes Mining Camps Killing Two
A tornado hit the mining district north and east of Pittsburg Kansas about 1 30 this morning destroying hundreds of houses and mine structures. At least two killed and about 60 injured with many more unaccounted. Damages spread from Devlin Miller shaft to Morgan shaft along an eight by two mile strip of populated area.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Devlin Miller
Frontenac
Morgan Shaft
Devlin-Miller
Millarton
Nelson
Midway
Yale
Cornell
Litchfield
Explosion at Empire Nitro Glyceria plant kills three in Indiana
A magazine from the Empire Nitro Glyceria plant near Baffton Indiana exploded yesterday afternoon destroying the facility and killing three men. An employee reportedly used a can of explosive leading to the blast.
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Baffton
Ind
Empire Nitro Glyceria Company
Women and Kidney Trouble Across Genders
An old advertisement declares kidney trouble makes women and men miserable, harming mind, ambition, beauty, and vigor. It promotes Swamp-Root as a universal remedy, claiming quick relief and urging readers to write to Dr Kilmer & Co. with this paper as reference.
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Ecgieta
Nike
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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