Millionaire Widow Granted Visit to Sing Sing Death Row
Mrs. Virginia H Field wife of Courtlandt DePyster Field a New York multi millionaire won a court order allowing her to visit and offer spiritual counsel to condemned prisoners in Sing Sing prison She has led Bible classes there for about 60 years and aims to expand her religious outreach to inmates in the condemned cell block.
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White Plains
S. Y
Supreme Court
Morsehousesr
Mra
Virginia H. Field
Courtlandt Depayster Field
New York
Sing Sing Prison
Thes Court
Finth
Sing Bing
Graduation Gifts and Window Shades at Local Stores
Window displays promote graduation gifts at Huroh Ner Jewelry Co and Sherman Co offering festive selections and window shades to brighten celebrations.
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Hurohner Jewelry CO
Sherman Co
Westinghouse Air Springs Promised For Automobiles
Pittsburgh May 20 An early 20th century invention by George Westinghouse introduces air springs under each frame corner to replace rubber tires. The system uses plungers and cushions to absorb shocks, potentially cutting vehicle costs and allowing solid tires with air springs for easier ride. The Westinghouse company plans demonstrations.
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Pitteburg
Inventon
George Westinghouses
Chat Ir
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company
Fnttends
Woman kills self amid neighborhood children scene
Clementine Nerlonzo a 36 year old Pittsburg mother with three children shot herself at a friend's home after gathering about fifty neighborhood children ages two to eight for a play session. Her husband a merchant and authorities offered no reason for the tragedy. Nerlonzo was widely liked and hosted informal teas with her community.
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Pittsburg
Clementine Nerlonzo
Watron
Neville Ireland
Comet Prompts Denver Man to Pay Debts in Greeley
A Denver man, fearing the comet would destroy the world, returned to Greeley Colorado to settle debts dating back more than twenty years. He told astonished creditors he had left town in the early eighties to avoid them and sought a clear conscience before judgment day.
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Greeley
Colo
Denver
Weather Report for Washington DC May 20
Fair and warm with prior showers in the southeast. Local data through 6:50 p.m. May 20 shows a maximum temperature of 62 degrees and a minimum of 40 degrees with 0.16 inches of precipitation. Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington, DC
Wyoming
W. & Palmer
Baseball Supplies Ad Promotes Kelghe's Store
An advertisement urges readers to visit Kelghe's for baseball gear and equipment before heading to ballgames. The copy mentions James Rro and a playful tease about a comet.
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James Rro
Kelghe's
Senator Hinman Charges Crooked Delegation In Senate Probe
Albany May 20 Senator Harvey I Hinman accused the assembly of staging a fraud to derail a sweeping inquiry into legislative corruption branding colleagues as weak kneed and a denizen of backbone. He argued the revised resolution would reduce the probe to a routine fire and insurance inquiry, avoiding the broader Albany graft exposed in the Alden trial. Senator Cobb demanded an apology as tensions rose over the plan to influence investigations and a newspaper report linked Governor Hughes and insurer Hochkiss to alleged protection schemes.
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Albany
Assembly
Senate Federation
Broome County
Hinman
Senate
Whiman Ueld
Wisgasault
Upstate
Hughes
Willam D. Hotchkiss
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York
Park Comet Prank Triggers Night of Terror
In Roselle New Jersey on May 26 midnight observers faced terror as H Floehn a young chemist released a device with a balloon sodium fuse and dynamite to explode in the sky near the comet's tail. The blast roared high and flames rained down, causing a panic that lasted hours as residents feared a real disaster.
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Roselle
Acrail
H. ©. Floehn
Boehn
Craze Over Comet Triggers Mental Breaks in Santa Ana
In Santa Ana California a lunacy commission adjudged Delle Matkast dor insane after fearing a comet spurred her to murder her two children and attempt suicide. Her actions left all three near death as Mrs Viola Pantonum of Anaheim gave her children concentrated lye while she drank some herself. The mother cited the comet as doom and sought escape from a fiery end.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Delle Matkastdor
Viola Pantonum
Anaheim
Leader Writes Through State, Motion, and World News
The Leader offers coverage of state affairs, motion and world events, presenting concise briefs and editorials on governance, policy shifts, and international developments.
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Motion
Ftee
Fishing Tackle, James Bios Bun Proof Paint
Local notice highlights fishing tackle by James Bios and Bun Proof Paint at Sherman Co. details are fragmentary but indicate product listings and retail names.
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James Bios
Sherman Co
Unclear event injures person as coop collapses outside UAE
A chaotic incident describes a coop collapsing with a person injured while near the UAE. The structure fell to the ground, causing scattered property damage and alarm as onlookers and a nearby owner respond.
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Uae
Metcoop
Hugh ONeill Resigns Editorial Post at Denver Post
Hugh ONeill announced he resigns from the Denver Evening Post as editorial writer on Monday. He will likely relocate to Denver and no longer be connected with the paper.
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Hugh Orm
POST
Denver
Hugh O'Neill
Denver Evening Post
O'Neill
Splinter in Obil is Hea Three Years
A report from Greeley May 20 describes a medical case where a splinter of wood five eighths of an inch long was removed from a child’s forehead after three years. The note records the lingering foreign body and the patient’s gradual recovery.
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Greeleyys
Albert Fox
Driscoll Challenges Wolgast for Lightweight Title
New York May 20 John Driscoll English featherweight champion today challenged Ad Wolgast for the lightweight championship. Driscoll said he is ready to post a 1000 dollar forfeit and will fight Wolgast in a 10 or 4 round bout ringside, four weeks before the proposed contest.
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Driscoll
Wolgast
New York
Johm Driscoll
Will
Abe
Attell
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