Unwritten law frees Texas woman in sensational murder case
Fort Worth jury absolves Mrs. T. M. Brooks of first degree murder in the shooting of Mary Binford after two years of prayers to reform her rival. Insanity not mentioned. defense hinges on unwritten law affecting both sexes. Brooks, wife of a Fort Worth attorney, killed Binford at a department store after leaving a prayer meeting.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
M. Brooks
Mary Binford
Brooks
Binford
Mrs Rooks
Stere Opticon View to Play at Lutheran Church Monday
The third stere opticon view in the series will be shown at the Lutheran church Monday evening June 26 with a free will offering at the door. All are invited.
Silent Admission of Killing A Friendless Woman
A distressed, unnamed speaker recounts bringing a lone woman to a city and offering help then admitting to killing her. The passage presents a grim confession of homicide framed as a personal failed attempt at supporting someone in crisis. The text evidences a disturbing crime narrative through a first person account.
Gave Away Chicken Lunch Sparks Cold Storage Raid
Cincinnati city meat inspector Doctor Blume led a drive condemning 20,000 pounds of cold storage poultry within a month. He found meat aged up to five years including venison stamped 1905. He cited cheap restaurant meals and saloon lunches as signs of the issue.
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Cincinnati
Doctor Blume
Blume
Ontario man dies after 15 day fast for cure
Herbert Deverell dies in Toronto Ontario after a 15 day fast undertaken to cure a slight illness. He had previously fasted for three weeks two years earlier.
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Toronto
New Steamer Sparks City Banter
A pair of unnamed men discuss steamers with humor and bravado. One praises a new whopper steamer under construction while the other claims his uncle will build an even longer vessel to let a seasick passenger move away from storms.
Secret Service Agent in Mexico During the Revolution
An American agent recalls secret operations in Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon during the Mexican Revolution. He navigates rebel bands, disguises as a sympathizer, and narrowly escapes capture by destroying his covert letter in a pocket fire to prevent discovery.
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Mexico
United States
Chihuahua
Madero
Nuevoo Leon
Diaz
Monterey
San Luis Potos
Conhuilhere
Signor Molina
Molina
Signor Motnna
Governor Harmon appoints Marker as highway commissioner
James R. Marker, chief engineer of the state public works, is named by Governor Harmon to replace James C. Wonders as state highway commissioner. Marker’s salary rises from 3000 to 4000 dollars and he assumes greater duties including oversight of highway construction.
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Harmon
Columbus
James R. Marker
State Public Works
James C. Wonders
Marker
Bullpen Collapse Kills Four Convicts in Smoky Mountains
Four convicts die and many others injured when a bullpen in Newport Tennessee collapses. Twelve are seriously hurt and fourteen convicts plus three guards are injured as two railroads contest the mountain pass. The convicts, all Black, were under North Carolina state custody and chained during the collapse.
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Newport
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
Parts of Bodies Found in Maine Wreck Near Havana
Workmen clearing mud from the spar deck of the Maine recovery site near Havana found blackened corroded bones including a left forearm and a right foot. The discovery confirms human remains among the wreckage of the American battleship Maine.
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Havana
Maine
Packers Must Face Music in Conspiracy Trial
Chicago June 20 Federal Judge Carpenter denied a motion for rehearing on the demurrer to the federal indictments charging criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade. There is no appeal from the order and the Packers will go to trial.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Cattle and grain prices across major markets tabulated
Prices show cattle and calves mixed across Chicago Cincinnati East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland and Boston markets. Beef and hogs range from light to heavy grades with no uniform trend, while grains list No 2 red wheat at 87 to 89 cents and corn around 54 to 57 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Kentucky
Indiana
Toledo
Heart to Heart Talks on feeding hungry children
Edwin A. NY argues that underfed city children should receive daily meals, comparing their needs to farm animals. He recalls a month long program giving hot lunches and notes average gains, urging society to invest in children with the same urgency as other public goods and reflect on accountability.
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Philadelphia
Muchig
Union Pacific
Wages and Pay Rules Outsourced to Daily Selections
A speaker warns that every act earns a corresponding wage whether pay is immediate or delayed. It argues that labor yields fair reward, with good work bringing good pay and bad or indifferent work bringing lesser or negated wages. The text questions moral credit in earnings.
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Emerson
A Dog Story of Suffering and Mercy in the Street
The narrative follows a starving hound found near a curb and lifted by a dirty tramp. It contrasts misery and pity, noting how the poorest often show true mercy while the respectable fail to help. Appearances mislead, as compassion can come from unexpected sources.
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Cassius
Hhis Tall
Jericho
Digestible Poultry Feed Findings From Maine Experiment Station
The Maine experiment station reports poultry digestion tests showing corn has higher digestibility than other grains. Wheat bran is less digestible and currently uneconomical. A mix of equal parts fine cut clover and cornmeal improves digestion and cost efficiency versus bran, and adding about 7 percent bone ash to a vegetable-only ration slightly raises digestion coefficients.
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Maine
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