Lancaster man shoots wife then kills himself in domestic tragedy
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on December 17 Jacob S Westheffer 35 shot his wife Florence Westheffer 19 then killed himself. The wife had refused to see him fearing violence. Florence’s stepdaughter Florence Hillier 19 witnessed part of the event. Westheffer confessed to his grandmother Mia Barbara Stark 85 before shooting himself.
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Kas Withhporr
Husa
Lancaster
Jacob S&s. Westheffer
Weetheffer
Mia
Barbara Stark
Husband Divorced Over False Baptism Claim
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec 17 Mrs Mamie Preston obtained a divorce from Mary Preston alleging he falsely claimed baptism before marriage. The suit contends the baptism claim was needed for a marriage dispensation and that the dispensation was invalid for marrying an unbaptized person.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mra
Mamle
Preston
Mer
Hianance
Mack and Van's Promises Same Prices and Superior Craft
Mack and Van's asserts consistent pricing and higher quality workmanship. The slogan emphasizes value and craftsmanship without listing services or locations.
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Mack & Van's
Chesapeake Bay Fortifications: Taft Plan for Cape Henry Navy Shield
The plan to build artificial stone and concrete islands between Cape Henry and Cape Charles aims to create impregnable batteries guarding Chesapeake Bay. President Taft plans to urge Congress to fund this defense, arguing fortified Cape Henry secures the nation’s naval base and potentially reshapes naval strategy. William Thaves notes the strategic importance and warns that unfortified entrances invite heavy naval losses and army mobilization.
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Ancle Bam
Cheepeake Bay
Taft
Port Monroe
Congreva
Cape Henry
Cape Charles
Fort Monroe
William Thavis
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Chesapeake
United States
Cape Treary
Kta
Chesapeake Bay
Tragic Self-Destruction Reported In Valley Hotel
A Valley man and another resident died after ingesting cyanide overnight in a hotel room. The note left behind said I have fallen and hurt my head and I hope I'll die. Authorities listed the deceased as Danielson aged 17 and Wiltinwe aged 42. Police are investigating the circumstances and awaiting coroner results.
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Danielson
Dee
Joseph
Wiltinwe
Valley
Wiliams
Neal Institute offers three day cure for liquor habit
The Neal Institute in Omaha Nebraska advertises a three day cure for habitual and periodic drunkenness. It claims the treatment is internal not hypodermic, is harmless, and returns men to family and business in a restored mental and physical state. Contact Neal Institute for booklets and testimonials.
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Neal Institute
Omaha
Neb
U. S
Nebr
Submarine firm pays for senator dinner at Willard
Washington wires report a dinner at the New Willard Hotel intended for members of Congress is being hosted by Senator Piles and paid for by a submarine concern seeking Navy business. Mrs Humphreys invited several representatives prompting questions about who truly funds the meal.
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Washington
D. C
Dee
Confess
Willard Hotel
Senator Piles
Congress
Humphreys
William 2. Humphreys
Willard
Senator Piles By
Pacific
Jury Deliberations End In Hunger Plea In Allen Scrogging Case
In Alton Illinois Der 17 a local expert Velbracht urged jurors led by John Foreman to vote while judge Dunn erna warned against delaying. The twelve jurors, hungry at 9 to 10 and beset by lack of instructions, finally were fed after clerk Mr Connor intervened. The case involved Allen Scrogging accused of attacking 13 year old Grace Whaley and the jury failed to reach a verdict.
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Alton
Velbracht
Dunnhegan
John Foreman
Mr. Connor
Free to the Ruptured Cure Claim Promises
An advertisement claims a new method and device can cure ruptures at the buyer’s expense. It asserts guaranteed improvement and offers a free trial, urging readers to accept the treatment and trust the provider. The text contains numerous garbled phrases and unclear details about the procedure and costs.
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Truss
Taek Boy
Fly Plague Sermon Warns of 40000 Deaths Annual
Dr. Woods Hutchinson at the American Clive association session warns the common housefly acts as a pestilent salesman. He catalogs deadly samples like typhoid and smallpox, predicting 1907 dead babies and a $20,000,000 value in lives. He urges cleanliness, screens, and jail for homes breeding flies.
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Wrehington
American Clivie Association
Woods Hutchinson
Juke
Bette
Jordan
Watchinson
Alaaka
United States
Jufehingen
Aged Murderer Appeals for Christmas Visit
John Mason eighty, serving life at Fort Leavenworth for a last year killing, seeks parole to visit his old home on Christmas Day. He lived there fifteen years and appeals to President Taft, with district commissioners to decide.
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Vhresident
Washington
John 2B
Mason
Eigtty
Martin Cronein
Fort Leavenworth
Hall
Mason Bes
Procaident
Taft
Death pact ends in double tragedy in Camden
In Camden New Jersey on December 17 How ard Newcomb of Baltimore and Mrs Nellie Hall of this city were found dead in a room of an apartment house where they had lived for a week. A gas jet was open and air spaces around windows and doors had been stuffed with paper, indicating a suicide pact.
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Camden
N. J
Howard Newcomb
Baltimore
Mra
Nellie Hall
Couple Believed to Have Planned Joint Death
fragments indicate a couple may have agreed to die by their own action together. No motive or clear explanations found in the room.
Father Beats Son to Death in Ontario Home
Goderich Ontario December 17. George Van Stone 61 is arrested after beating his 6 year old son Freddie to death with a broomstick because the child would not do his sums. Police say the tragedy occurred last night.
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Goderich
Ont
Freddie
George van Stone
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