Prison guardsmen detained after attack at Fort Russell
Bert Ferguson, private, and two military prisoners Miller and Moore assaulted him with a pitchfork at the post ice house on guard duty. Ferguson sustained injuries but not serious. Prisoners escaped, were chased by mounted soldiers, and later captured near Crow Creek. They face desertion charges and will be tried locally.
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Bert Ferguson
Fort Russell
Ferguson
Miller
Moore
Coast Artillery
Seventh Infantry
Lee
Fata
Crow Creek
Freniier Park
OMS Russell
Scalded Telegraphist Seeks Aid From Far Off
At Logansport Indiana on May 15 a telegraph operator G B Fra ser of Marion reported severe burns and blindness after a coffee bottle exploded. He sent a warning via the telegraph key as a freight train halted and the crew found him in agony. Doctors fear for his recovery.
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Tn Manapolis
Panhandle
Logansport
G. B. Fraser
Marion
Frazer
Rothschild Gardens Sink Amid Imminent Landslide Threat
May 15 report from Hohe Warte near Vienna warns Baron Alfons de Rothschilds gardens and conservatories face collapse due to possible earth subsidence blamed on deep excavations. Extensive underpinning and masonry work underway to avert catastrophe as experts debate cause. Aeron de Rothschilds gardens are among Europe's finest horticultural displays.
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iVenn
Baron Alfons de Rothechild
Hohe Warte
Vienna
Chig
Aeron de Rothchild
Europe
Woman and man die in Seattle self destructive act arranged in hotel
H C Eames and his wife Mia Anna Burke registered at the Cecil hotel in Seattle. The woman died from a bullet wound after a pistol shot was heard in their room. Eames told police they were from Tacoma and Denver originally and had recently drunk and despaired over finances.
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Seattle
Cecil Hotel
H. C. Eames
Tacoma
Hames
Mia
Anna Burke
Denver
Eames
Percy Morse Dies in Car Crash After Rumor of Death
Sulinas California May 156. A rumor claimed Percy Morse, a noted seed grower, was killed on the road between Sulinas and Watsonville. Twelve hours later Morse himself died when his wrecked automobile crushed him on the same route as he returned to town to deny the earlier report.
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Sulinas
Cal
Percy Morse
Here
Watsonville
Morse
Abilene Discharges City Marshal Amid Budget Concern
Abilene Kansas May 15 the city council voted to dispense with the city marshal due to lack of need and cost. Abilene once a wild frontier town famed for Wild Bill Hickok, a terminal on the old Kansas Pacific line and cattle trail hub, no longer requires a permanent peace officer.
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Abilene
Kangas
Counnell
Wild Bill Hicok
Kansans Pacific
Texas
Southwest
English Girl’s Note In Sea Shell Sparks Cross Ocean Romance
Miss Maude Battison, an English girl from Cornwall, slipped a note into a sea shell promising eternal love to whoever found her. The shell was recovered by a man named Barrymean after a search at the Queen’s hotel, linking her to Edward J. Hartyman in California where he seeks gold.
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New York
Ceylon
California
Pensance
Cornwall
St. Blazey
Miss Dettison
Pengance
Barrymean
Frat Wight
Rioting in Adana Prompts Call for Armenian Killings
It was reported from Adana that the local governor received a message from Constantinople proposing the killing of Armenians as a precaution after anti Christian rioting. The sender’s identity was not disclosed but is thought linked to the ruling party. The government acted on the motion.
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Alntab
Turkey
Constantinople
Adana
Roosevelt's Former Clerk A Death by Own Action
Thomas H. Netherland once Roosevelt's social clerk at the White House shot himself after midnight while alone in his room. An authority on social precedence, he managed invitations and arrangements for White House receptions during both Roosevelts. Ill health and nervous strain had forced him to seek rest, and he was to be moved to Muldoon's sanitarium this morning.
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Washington
D. C
Thomas II. Netherland
Roosevelt
White House
Netherland
Muldoon
W.D. Dike
Richmond
Railway Rate Case Postponed to July
Washington May 15 The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the Spokane rate case taking effect date from June 1 to July 2 due to several conferences. A further hearing is set for June 1. Affected lines include Northern Pacific Great Northern Union Oregon North Western Oregon Short Line and others.
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Washington
Nterstate Commerce Commission
Une
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Union Oregon Railroad
Navigacod
Oregon Short
Ee Northw
Train derailment near Odessa injures many
Kansas City May 15 Two troop expected to be injured as Chicago and Alton passenger train No 1 derailed two miles east of Odessa Missouri early today Only the engines remained on track the tender and coaches derailed and rolled over down an embankment Miss Jennie Donaldson and Myrtle McNee of Orcs are in critical condition Others suffered bruises and internal injuries but may recover No cause found yet Many from Odessa and surrounding towns were treated locally and relief sent from Odessa.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Odessa
Jennie Donaldson
Myrtle
McNee
Orcs
Odessa Ph
Linola
Railroad displays signs of somebody with soul
Meriden Conn May 16 In recognition of the bravery of Michael Donlon porter who lost his life saving a woman and her child from an express train the New Haven railroad through C Mallen itc president today gave 600 to Donlon s aged parents in Ireland The man s relatives made no claim against the railroad The local Ancient Order of Hibernans will on May 30 dedicate a large monument to Donlon s memory.
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Meriden
Conn
Michael Donlon
New Haven Railroad
Mallen
Itc
Donlon
Ireland
Ancient
Order of Hibernans
Steamship boiler blast injures seven near Payneville
A boiler explosion on the Lake Erie shore three miles from Payneville causes seven men to be injured, with four possibly fatally hurt. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the blast aboard the vessel.
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Bodline
Payneaville
Ohio
Lake Erio
Roosevelt's tobacco shipment to Africa shocks world
The New York dispatch reports Kermit Roosevelt and his father the former president carried the largest tobacco consignment ever taken from America for personal use. The 12 briarwood pipes 200 clay pipes and 600 tobacco packets sparked chatter as officials note the cargo intended for natives in Africa despite expectations of traveler gifts.
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New York
America
Kernjit Roosevelt
Africa
Kermit Roosevelt
Narrows
British Africa
Roosevelt
George McMillan
President Taft Attends Spring Golf Championship
Washington May 15 Taft and Sherman watched as Walter J Travia the summer golf champion defeated Allan ane in the finals. Travia then toured the course attempting to beat his own record with the president and vice president observing and learning the game’s finer points.
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Washington
Taft
Sherman
Walter J. Travia
Sdmmer
United States
Allan Ane
Travie
Train strikes near Juneau injure five in collision
Five persons were injured, none fatally, when a passenger train from Atlanta collided with a Southern railway switch at Juneau North Carolina that had been thrown with malicious intent. The engine overturned and several cars were damaged in the crash.
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Washington
Pfive
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Juneau
N. C
Deserters Rally as Strikes Continue in France
Paris reports a tense strike meeting marked by defiance and despair as postal workers gradually return to duties. Leaders like Howe urged persistence while militants pressed for broader action, signaling ongoing labor tensions amid wartime conditions and widespread discontent.
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Paris
Howe
France
Catrike Pierelaere
Missing Marvad Man Bound in Chicago
New York reports Thomas P. Willian, a strangely missing ard student, is in Chicago according to a telegraphic appeal for funds to his sister who received it last night. The message says police in Chicago were asked to detain Williams until she could reach him.
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New York
Thomas P. Willian
Ard
Chicago
Williams
Baby’s Corpse Found in Suitcase in Jamestown
Jamestown New York May 15 a suitcase left in a woman’s waiting room at the Erie station earlier was found today to contain the partly decomposed remains of a infant. The body was well dressed and appeared to be a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N.Y
Erle
Pinchot Denied Standing At Bar In Forest Reserve Case
Federal Judge Wellborn rules United States v Bru mand and J P Carajous, sheep owners, that they did not violate any law and the indictments are nullified. The decision challenges congressional delegation to the Interior Department and voids penal provisions for forest reserve regulations.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Government Department
Wellborn
United States
Pierre Brumand
J. P. Carajous
Town Lot Fraud Grand Jury Dismissed in Disgrace
Judge Marshall dismissed the federal grand jury probing Muskogee town lot frauds after Uney failed to indict CG. W. Turmer and W. T. utehing. He cited improper influences on the jury and ordered another jury to report Tuesday.
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Talut
Marshall
Federal Grand Jury
Muskogee
Uney
W. T. Utehing
Explosion Damages Cuttlefish Submarine Torpedo Room
A slight explosion damaged the torpedo boat Cuttlefish in the engine room after leaving dry dock at Norfolk Navy Yard. Officials said a board of inquiry would report to the Navy, with a likely cause a leaky gasoline tank. damage described as not serious.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Fards
Ow Candal
Woman imprisoned in dungeon for years near Cas tellero
A 36 year old woman, unnamed, was found after years of confinement in a subterranean chamber near Montamaguo Cas tellero Italy. She had become blind from prolonged darkness and spoke only sounds. Authorities traced the entrance through the Fussome family and arrested her parents as the case unfolded.
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Allosaanidria
Italy
Uieht
Montamaguo
Castellaferro
Sho
Lutervais
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