Jury of Fathers to Try Orpet in Lam bert Case
In Waukegan Illinois on May 27 eight men, all fathers of families with 26 children, were sworn as jurors for the Will Orpet trial over the Marian Lambert poisoning. Four more jurors were accepted, and three additional married men eyed for service. The court restricted access to sixty letters from Marian Lambert, stored in a bank vault, and forbade Orpet’s mother from kissing him in court to avoid swaying jurors.
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Waukegan
Ill
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Orpet
District Attorney’s Office
Waukegan Bank
Americans kill Villa Chief Near Cruces Mexico
American troops killed Candelario Cervantes the Villa bandit leader south of Cruces after a surprise attack by his group on engineers repairing the motor truck road. One Mexican and one American died, two Americans wounded, with Private Geo. O. Hulitt credited for ending the fight. Cervantes’ home is in Namiquipa and his death may break up the Villa bands in Northern Chihuahua.
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Namiquipa
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Candelario Cervantes
Cruces
Cervante
Seventeenth Infantry
Jose Bencorne
Geo. O. Hulitt
Cervantes
Chihuahua
Villa
Battle With Bank Robbers Rages In Raytown Standoff
Kansas City May 27 After over an hour long exchange of fire in front of the Raytown bank a posse drove off armed robbers who had blown the vault door and were working on the inner combination One of the robbers was wounded by buckshot None of the citizens were hurt The vault door lay on the sidewalk with nitro glycerine and fuse The bandits are suspected of raiding Lees Summit post office weeks earlier
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Kansas City
Raytown
Jackson County
Lees Summit
Second Convict is Guilty of Murder
Leavenworth Kansas May 27 J S Jones convict charged with the murder of Henry Schmidt a prisoner in the federal penitentiary January 17 was convicted of second degree murder The verdict returned sealed was opened this morning The penalty is 10 to 20 years in prison Jones used as his defense the fact that Schmidt had threatened to get him Prisoners testified to the threats Robert Stroud another convict recently was found guilty of first degree murder for killing a prison mate The penalty is death by hanging
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Leavenworth
Kas
J. S. Jones
Henry Schmidt
Federal Penitentiary
Jones
Schmidt
Robert Stroud
General Joseph S. Gal l enin Dies in Marseille at 67
Paris May 27 General Joseph S Gallenin former French minister of war and military governor of Paris died in Marseilles today after bladder surgery. He served France for more than forty five years and was made a governor in the fall of 1914.
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Paris
Josephs. Gallenin
Marseilles
Memorial Day Faiths and Remembrance Across Generations
Memorial Day is observed with parades flags and bands as citizens honor soldiers who died for the country. The custom began in the South and was formalized by Gen. John A. Logan in 1868 for Civil War graves and expanded to include Spain War and peacetime deaths.
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Boy Scouts
South
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Spain
Hog Marketing And Corn Feeding Practices
A farmer reader discusses hogs fattened in corn fields and the impact on market timing. He notes many hogs reach market as corn fields finish, potentially causing a fall in prices each fall. He urges provisions to avoid rushed marketing while confirming hogging down corn will continue.
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Wallaces
Four Dead in College Fire at Penn College
A blaze at Penn College in Oskaloosa Iowa destroyed the administration building early today. Four victims were confirmed including Robert Williams 35 financial agent and state Prohibition secretary and Harry Oakley 22 student. two more bodies were believed trapped in the ruins, with one unidentified man and George Haber a railroad fireman among the missing.
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Oskaloosa
Penn College
Robert H. Williams
Prohibition Party
Harry Oakley
George Haber
Morgan Thieves Recovered After Philadelphia Lead
Detectives traced the $10,500 theft from J P Morgan and Co to three firm office boys. Two were brought back from Philadelphia and confessed the crime saying each boy sent $300 to his mother. Only minor punishment is demanded by the firm.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Ai Siit
Incomplete OCR Summary From Historical Source
This fragment cites figures compiled by thented States Bureau of. The text is garbled and does not provide a complete event, date, or named entities beyond the Bureau reference. Further readable segments are needed to craft a proper headline and summary.
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Thented States Bureau of
Verdun Clash Kills 30,000 in Three Days on Front Line
In a single sector before Verdun last week, thirty thousand men were killed in 72 hours of brutal fighting and neither side advanced. The heavy casualties underscore the intensity of the battle and the stubborn stalemate on the front.
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Verdun
Fifth British Steamer Sunk in 24 Hours
The British steamer Denewood of 1,221 tons was sunk with the crew saved. This marks the fifth vessel destroyed in the last 24 hours.
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Denewood
Army recruits reach 8141 of 36384 applicants in surge
Since recruitment began on March 15 Congress authorized twenty thousand more men. The current intake totals 8141 recruits from the pool of 36384 applicants as the expansion proceeds.
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Congress
Madame Dieulafoy Dies a Pioneering Explorer
Madame Jane Dieulafoy author explorer chevalier of the Legion of Honor and holder of the French government privilege to wear male attire has died.
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Jane Dieulafoy
Legion of Honor
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Remarries Dancing Partner in Baltimore
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, recently divorced from Harry Thaw, wed her dancing partner Jack Clifford in Baltimore last week. She declares the marriage is for love this time.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Baltimore
Jack Clifford
Judge Sets $18 Million Upset Price for Western Pacific Sale
United States District Judge Maurice T. Dooling fixed an $18,000,000 upset price for the sale of the Western Pacific railway in a foreclosure suit filed by Equitable Trust Company of New York.
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United States
Maurice T. Dooling
Western Pacific Railway
Equitable Trust Company of New York
Bryan Seeks VP Nomination for Folk under Commerce Panel
William J. Bryan, per reports from Washington, is pushing to secure the vice presidential nomination for Joseph W. Folk, former Missouri governor and current counselor in the Interstate Commerce Commission, in a bid tied to the commission.
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William J. Bryan
Washington
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Tornado Strikes Pittsburg Kansas Causes Damage
A tornado hit Pittsburg Kansas at seven Saturday night causing about 20000 dollars in damage. There were injuries but no fatalities. Buildings and trees were blown down and the Kansas City Southern roundhouse suffered around 14000 dollars in damage.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Kansas City
Mexico Consul warns on food price crimes in Kansas City
Jack Danciger, Mexican Consul, states that excessive food prices in parts of Mexico lead to street labor on first conviction, with death as the penalty for the second offense. The remark was made at a Kansas City event.
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Mexico
Jack Danciger
Kansas City
Germans In Country Count Reach Over Two Million
A government report states 2,603,776 people are German born, with German ancestry totaling 8,282,618 to 9 percent of the population. The document notes Germans are described as mighty good citizens.
Shakespeare Birthplace Visits Plunge During War Years
Visitor numbers to Shakespeare's birthplace fell to about 23 000 last year from 37 000 the year before and roughly 50 000 in peaceful years. The decline from America was sharp, with only 254 signed the register, versus 8 000 previously and over 11 000 on average in the five prewar years.
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Shakespeare
America
Dreyfus Son Cited For Verdun Valor
Pierre Dreyfus son of Commandant Alfred Dreyfus has been cited in the orders of the day for particularly distinguished service on February 26 27 and 28 during the Battle of Verdun where he acted as a second lieutenant in the artillery.
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Pierre Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus
Frank Winters committed to Pontiac asylum by judge
Frank Winters who smoked 100 cigarets daily was sent to Pontiac asylum by Judge Hulbert after Dr Layton deemed his habit impaired his mind. The report cites Winters begging smokes at a saloon and quotes Joseph Berman on the matter. John Harrison Surratt, last survivor among alleged conspirators in Lincoln assassination, died at 72 in Baltimore. Mr. Oz served as general freight agent for the ae Steam Packet line.
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Frank Winters
Pontiac Asylum
Hulbert
8. L. Layton
Winters
Joseph Berman
John Harrison Surratt
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Mr. Oz
Ae Steam. Packet
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