Boy 10 Shoots Bride by Riverfront Illusion
Flint Michigan May 24 Arthur Merritt ten saw a white cloth in bushes across the river and fired striking Mire Atkinson in the forehead. She died within minutes as her husband and others stood nearby. Merritt was restrained after the incident to keep him from harming himself.
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Mich
Arthur Merritt
Phin City
Mire
Merritt
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Steven Shields
John Sullivan
Letter remarks on tariff from Speaker Cannon
Washington May 24 quote from Speaker Cannon notes tariff letters are mostly from farmers small shopkeepers and retailers and manufacturers urging passage or adjustments to the revenue bill. He says few object to the bill as passed by the house and to senate amendments while some merchants would suffer if the six week delay continues.
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Cannon
Senate
Washington, D. C
House
Do Fish Contain Germs of Cancer
Buffalo May 24 an investigation by the Buffalo state cancer laboratory is under way to learn if fish convey cancer germs to humans through consumption Dr Harvey R Gaylord head of the lab says researchers seek to determine whether cancer is transmitted by fish or if waterborne germs carry the disease
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Buffalo, N
Buffalo State Cancer Laboratory
Harvey R. Gaylord
Young girl high jump record at Woodward institute
May 24 report from Bouton notes 14 year old Misa Koletad cleared 4 feet 3 inches in the Woodward institute meet to claim the world champion title in girls high jump. Spectators believed she could have surpassed the mark with more effort, as she displayed clear competitive talent against her rivals.
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Woodward Institute
Quincy
Misa Hdith Marie Koletad
Misa Kolstad
Dynamite Probe in Calhoun Trial Hinted In Gallagher Case
Thomas Gibson a United Railroads detective testified in San Francisco on May 24 that the dynamite blast at James L Gallagher’s house aimed to sway public opinion against Calhoun. Gibson said Barns assisted the prosecution, and that provocative acts were planned with residents in the back yard. He described suppression efforts and receipt of documents from Jobe Helms tied to the railroad detective bureau.
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San Francisco
Thomas Gibson
United Railroads
Calhoun
James L. Gallagher
Witmens
Gibson
Barns
Burna
Gallagher
Heney
Humne
Henry
Wifence Gallagher
Wong
United
Ral
Federal Supreme Court to Punish for Contempt
The Federal Supreme Court will punish for contempt next Tuesday in the case involving Sheriff Shipp and Deputy Sheriff Gibgon of Hamilton County Tennessee and four residents. They were found guilty of contempt for aiding a lynching of a negro named Johnson after his death sentence appeal.
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Preshington
Federal Supreme Court
Shipp
Gibgon
Hamilton County
Tennesec
Johnson
Langford Knocks Out Cockney Champion in Fourth Round
Sam Langford, the Boston negro heavyweight, defeats San Hague the English champion by knockout in the fourth round. The bout was set for twenty rounds with a $9,000 purse.
Denver Advertiser's View of The Leader
Prominent Colorado Bell Telephone official John F. Greenwalt praises the Sunday Leader as the best news in Cheyenne and a metropolitan quality paper. He notes the paper equals or surpasses major urban dailies and urges residents to feel proud of its achievement.
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Cheyenne
United States
John F. Greenwalt
Colorado Bell Telephone Company
Ike Pueblo
Ealt Lake
Burlington seeks Cheyenne line options north of Fifteenth Street
Rumors persist that the Burlington railroad plans a connecting line to the Cheyenne and Northern via property north of Fifteenth Street between Capitol Avenue and Reed Street. Parties alleged to represent the railroad are pressing to obtain property options north of the Union Pacific right of way. The sought area lies two blocks east of Eddyne and between Capitol Avenue and Reed Street, with Brewery owners holding much of the land.
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Burlington Railroad
Cheyenne & Northern
Fifteenth Street
Capitol Avenue
Reed Street
The
Burlington
Union Pacific Rail
Edldyne
Senate votes down lumber free list amendment in tariff bill
Washington May 24 The senate defeated McCumbee's amendment to place lumber on the free list by 25 to 56 after a long debate Tolliver dissenting voting with Progressives McCubers plan kept rough lumber on the dutiable list at fifty cents per thousand while finished lumber would be free The vote followed other tariff discussions including an attempt to free all lumber and delays on income tax votes and related Porto Rico tariff talks.
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Washington
Senate
McCumbee
Tolliver
Herherofore
Bailey
Aldrich
Hailey
Hovse
Coats
Porto Rico
Preacher Shortage Highlighted by Assembly
At the ports in Denver on May 24 Dr Joseph W Cochran secretary of the Presbyterian board of education warned of a minsterial recruitment shortfall He blamed weak home religion and migration among immigrants for the deficit He urged evangelistic work in native languages and foreign language study for theological students The assembly also pressed the American Tract Society for more funds and for Uganda arithmetic printing by the board of foreign missions
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Denver
Joseph W. Cochran
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board of Education
Cochran
Hils Associates
American Tract Society
Board of Foreign Omissions
Tract Society
Uganda
Suspect Said to Plan Bank Bandit Job
Police probe a so called vag rant linking a suspect to a bandit plot as officers investigate a person found with nearly one thousand dollars in cash.
Surprise for the Local Officers
J A Steinhoff was arrested early yesterday morning by Officer Henderson as a vagrant found in a box car. Police believe he is the crook linked to a Saturday mail car robbery near Omaha. Authorities recovered about 200 suspicious bills and noted five $20 notes from the scene during the investigation.
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J. A. Steinhof
Lover Crook
Omaha
Steinhoff
Herderson
Bandits Attack Train Rain Of Iron Grating Keeps Sears Safe
Mail clerk William Sears and fellow Cheyenne clerks were held up near Omaha Saturday night. A robber shot at Sears but a steel capped iron grating embedded in his life saver absorbed the bullet. The group later arrived in Cheyenne with Fred Brat mor W Ryan M C Nash June Corey and A J Nios continuing the tale of the rail robbery.
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William Sears
Omaha
Cheyenne
Sears
Fred Bratmor
W. ©. Ryan
M.C. Nash
June Corey
A. J. Nios
the Mail
Taft proposes large military cuts for 1911 budget
President Taft sent antimater requests to the War Department for the 1911 fiscal year and signaled cuts of thirty six trillion dollars. Army officers warn the reductions would yield virtually no army construction that year.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
War Department
Actor Leonard Kane Reunites With Missing Brother After 20 Years
Victor Colorado May 24 Leonard Kane an actor located his brother John Kane who had vanished from Lapaing Michigan during a Fourth of July celebration twenty years ago. A postmarked letter from Victor triggered the reunion. John, a blacksmith, has lived in a demented condition since an earlier head injury and will be sent to a sanitarium.
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Victor
Colo
Leonard Kane
John Kane
John
Lapaing
Mich
Hoe
Lins Aince
Pro
Smoot rises as tariff floor leader under Aldrich influence
Washington reports Senator Reed Smoot of Utah becomes a leading figure on the tariff revision in the Senate. Aldrich places Smoot on the finance committee and in charge of the tariff bill on the floor, positioning him as the official voice for many rate decisions and protecting the leadership’s agenda.
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Washington
Aldrich
Néed Smoot
Utah
United States
Senate
Smoot
Page
Seeond
Fourteen year old wounded in accidental shooting at home
Henry Clayton, 14, lies in serious condition at St John hospital after a revolver discharged by Mrs. Clayton at their home. Doctors operate to stop bleeding but the bullet injured his lower abdomen and intestines. Recovery is uncertain. the incident occurred late Sunday night.
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Henry Clayton
Clayton
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