Tammany Says Sulzer Tribune to Get Witnesses to Perjure Selves
A Brooklyn courtroom scene features remarks urging liberal rulings on technical questions as supporters claim behind the scenes plots by crooks and criminals to derail prosecutions. Senator Duhamel and others are cited amid a heated exchange before the judge.
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Tammany
Sulzer
W. Myers
John Linn
Lyman ‘A. Spalding
Edward F. O'Dwyer
John W. Cox
Frank W. Strauss Company
John T. Dooling
Duhamel
Brooklyn
League
Widow Sues Over Alienation of Husband in Minneapolis
Mrs. Caroline M. Ferguson wife of real estate dealer George E. Ferguson sues Mrs. Florence D. Smalley widow of playwright Victor Smaley in Hennepin district court seeking 50000 dollars damages for alleged alienation of her husband. Ferguson alleges Smalley used lavish entertainment to win him away. Smaley was a St Paul newspaper man turned playwright who died in the South two years ago.
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Minneapolis
Caroline M. Ferguson
George E. Ferguson
Hennepin District Court
Florence D. Smalley
Victor Smatley
St. Paul
South Two Pears
Costly Treatment Proves Ineffective Then Cure Found
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas details chronic constipation and indigestion. He spent hundreds on medicine and hospital visits in St Louis and New Orleans with no cure. After returning home he used Chamberlains Tablets and improved, now stating he is alright. Sold by all dealers.
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C. H. Hines
Whitlow
Ark
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chamberlain's
Judge Objects to the Recall
Kansas City report notes Judge Frank K. Dunn of Illinois opposes recall in a Missouri Bar Association speech. W. R. Vance of the University of Minnesota slams the primary system for selecting judges, arguing voters cannot judge a judge’s fitness.
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Kansas City
Frank K. Dunn
Supreme Court of Illinois
Missouri Bar Association
W.R. Vance
Law Department
University of Minnesota
Many Socialists Sent to Jail for Defying a Judge
Seattle dispatch reports 32 of 99 signers of the Socialists’ resolution defying Judge John E. Humphries anti street speaking injunctions were jailed. All but five freed on $250 bail to appear October 3. remaining include Glenn B. Hoover and Frank A. Stirtan plus Victor H. Evans and J. D. Brown. A further name was added when James A. West offered to surrender. judge ordered his arrest. Humphries turned over threatening letters to federal authorities.
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Seattle
Sociallist
John EE. Humphries
Humphriee
Glenn B. Hoover
Frank A. Stirtan
Catherine D. Stirtan
Victor H. Evans
J. D. Brown
Shingle Weavers’ Union
Humphries
Waas
James A. West
West
Threatening Mail Investigation Update
Authorities announce ongoing probe into the mailing of threatening matter. Officials emphasize security measures and urge recipients to report unusual correspondence to police. No arrests reported as investigators review letters and mail routes.
Court Refuses to Recognize Colored Woman as Lee's Wife
In Chicago on September 26, the claim by Mrs. Lucinda Anderson that she is the widow of publisher William Henry Lee was dismissed. Lee, who lived as a white man, reportedly told friend and counsel D A Clithero he did not marry due to his negro blood. The estate was valued at $200,000 with no will found.
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Chicago
Lucinda Anderson
William Henry Lee
Lee
D. A. Cliithero
Clithero
Americans and Germans in danger from bandits in Mapimi district
Dispatches report 50 Americans and as many Germans in peril after a raid by supposed bandits in the Mapimi mining district of Durango. Several townspeople were murdered. fate of the foreigners is unknown. General Jesus Carranza announced permission for American consular representatives to pass through constitutional lines to Mapimay and assured aid to those in danger.
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Piedras Negras
Mexico
Constitutionallet
Adjuntas
Mapiml
Durango
Jesus Carranza
Constitution of Lines
Maplmany
Jerry's Place Tailor Shop Tales Across Oddities
In a Cincinnati tailor shop an eccentric scene unfolds with Jerry the famed colored porter. A customer jokes about mime in the window as Jerry shrugs off the oddity claiming he is the shop’s true spirit and that the firm operates under a name blending glass panes and peculiar abbreviations amid quirky talk.
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Jerry
Roads Committee Formed With 15 New Members in House
The House created a public roads committee debated under the Interstate Commerce Clause. Fifteen of twenty one members are new, with Bhack leford of Missouri as chairman. The panel includes Saunders, Barchart, Davenport, Byrnes, Stephens, Whitacre, Doughton, Connelly, Keating, Tavenner, Aswell, Dershem, Slemp, Pronty, Dunn, Sutherland, Shreve, Browne, Woodruff and six veterans. Democrats outnumber Republicans, with one Michigan Progressive.
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House
Congress
Jefferson
Madfeon
Calhoun
Representative Epry
House of Representatives
Representative Bhackleford
Missouri
Edward W. Saunders
Virginia
Henry A. Barchart
Indiana
James 5. Davenport
Oklahoma
J. F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Hubert D. Stephens
Mississippi
John
West Virginia
Milton W. Shreve
Pennsylvania
Edward BE. Browne
Wisconsin
Roy 0. Woodruff
Michigan
Convicts Build Roads in Colorado Under New Reforms
Colorado prison reformer Thomas J. Ryan promotes convict labor for road work. Canon City convicts build highways like the Sky Line Drive along the Arkansas valley and a boulevard linking Canon City and Colorado Springs. A mountain road to the Royal Gorge nears completion as crews blast eight miles of rock and construct stone culverts, with ceremonies by the governor.
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Colorado
Thomas J. Ryan
Penaitentiary
Harper's Weekly
Tom Ryan
Canon City
Arkansas Valley
Vilnitn
Canoy City
Colorado Springs
Royal Gorge
Wisconsin Roads Funding Strains to Modernize State Highways
The 1914 appropriation totals 6 1 200 000, with 1915 at 510 534 and 1916 at 408 417. Funds are spread by county need, Milwaukee receiving the largest share as road-building propaganda grows across the state.
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Eof Wilaconsin
Milwaukee
Quips and Quirks From An Era Of Jokes And Gadgets
A batch of satirical one liners touches on Europe Turkey and Britain. jokes on spelling boards, precanceled stamps, juries, garlic advice, and royalty. It notes advances like electric surgeries, wireless ideas, and Esperanto, plus idle social and civic observations from the era.
Roosevelt Leads to Hotel for Progressive Meeting
Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Douglas Robinson arrived in Rochester to attend the Progressive state committee meeting. Roosevelt then went to a hotel with a detective he dismissed, staying in his room until tomorrow morning. The executive committee met at night and the state committee will nominate chief and associate judges for the court of appeals.
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Rochester
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Douglas Robinson
New York
Progressive State Committee
Roosevelt
Court of Appals
Japan Issues Ultimatum to China Over Nanking Attacks
A Shanghai despatch says Tokyo has given Beijing three days to satisfy Japan's demands for retaliation for Japanese lives harmed in Nanking. The agency notes China may find it impossible to concede and that the retaliation plan remains undisclosed.
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London
Shanghai
China
Japan
Nanking
Wheeler Summoned Home to Explain Actions
New York September 26 Post Wheeler secretary of the American embassy at Rome arrived on the Baltic from Liverpool. He returned to consult with Secretary Bryan in Washington in response to a State Department summons. Wheeler plans to comment on reports of charges alleging abuse of diplomatic privileges and will travel to Philadelphia then Washington.
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New York
Post Wheeler
Rome
Baltic
Liverpool
Bryan
Washington
State Department
Wheeler
Philadelphia
Weighing At The Station Joke On Weighing Machine
A meek man on a railway station platform asks his wife if she will object to him weighing himself. She retorts, seeking the reason for weighing, and he jokes about wanting his own weight to weigh.
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Lonidon
They Are Impossible People Life Quote
A Life magazine quip notes the paradox of so called economizers who brag they save money by cutting costs. The remark reflects comic skepticism about practical frugality and human behavior.
Barnum Considers Retirement After Museum Fire
The proprietor confides in friends after a devastating fire at Bar num's museum. Henry Greeley suggests pursuing a new venture, joking about years of effort without success, as Barnum weighs stepping away from active business.
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Moills
Jonathan
Utah
Jersey
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Roads Committee
Colo
Turkey
Europe
Tillnois
Attorney General
Balkan
Abruzzi
United States
Sir Curvea
University of Wisconsin
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Leopard Society
Svete
Kelley Mercantile Co
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Henry Greeley
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