Gibson Escapes Electric Chair in New York Case
The man known as Gibson faces possible trial in New York on larceny and forgery charges after his murder case outcome favored him by one vote. District attorney Wilson plans to wait for new evidence before a third murder trial, while Mrs. Gibson endures stress over her husband’s fate and public attention.
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Iu Ry
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New York
Teoney
Wurner
Rosa Menwink Szabo
Charlies A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Szabo
Bloodhounds Track Bandits After Rail Wagon Hold Up
La Salle Illinois May 31 bloodhounds traced a group of masked bandits who killed one guard and wounded three others in an attempted hold up of Illinois Zinc company wagons south of the city. The payroll of six thousand dollars was en route to Black Hollow mine. Guard Ben Dierks was killed and four others were wounded in the ambush.
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Ben Dierks
Gimer West
Frank D. Richmond
Gemry Oestierne
Tariff Schedules Underwood Revisions Target Week
Washington May 31 Senate finance subcommittees endured adjournment but pressed tariff testimony and briefs to refine the Underwood schedules for full committee review next week. Senators Stone Johnson Williams and Simmons led the effort to have the schedules ready by Monday.
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Senate Finance
Stone
Johnson
Willams
Simmons
Tax Bill Rush Sparks Committee June Deadline
A tax bill faced tight scrutiny as effort to finish work by June intensifies. The committee pushes for rapid passage to meet the deadline, amid warnings of reduced deliberation.
Haverford towed for repairs after Cork Head damage
The steamship Haverford, carrying American passengers, struck a rock near Cork Head and now sits with a large hole in her hull. She was pumped afloat at high tide and towed into the harbor for temporary repairs before sailing to Liverpool.
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America
Baltic
Haverford
Cork Head
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Spanish Premier Romanones Resigns After 1912 Term
Madrid May 31 The Spanish premier Count Alvaro de Romanones and cabinet members resign. Romanones had served since November 14 1912 after the assassination of Premier Jose Canalejas.
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Madrid
Alvaro de Romanones
Count Romanones
Jose Canalejas
Cheese in the making and the dangers of drafts
A Los Angeles Times excerpt explains how cheese is sensitive to cold and drafts. It notes that improper handling bruises or spoils cheese and compares cheese to living flesh. It cites Gorgonzola, Dutch, Swiss, and English varieties with distinct production methods.
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Los Angeles Times
Shins of the Unchanging Line and Fleet Footnotes
The piece reflects on battleship line integrity seen from the Rhode Island as it sails from Peru toward the South Pacific. It mentions the Maine and sunrises behind a funnel, then shifts to a London Standard observation about trousers in evening wear and fabric weight, noted by the New York Post.
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Peru
Maine
South Pacific
New York Post
London Standard
Bride Mistakes Mercury Tablets For Remedy
Chicago May 31 A bride Mrs Edith Calomer mistook bichloride of mercury tablets for headache remedy and took four and a half grains. Doctors say she has a good chance to recover after reaching her soon after ingestion.
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Chicago
Edith Calomer
Clearfield School Picnic Brightens West Side Park
The children from Clearfield public schools held a picnic at West Side Park today with games including baseball and bicycle races. A large dinner was served and the event provided a very enjoyable afternoon amid unsettled weather with possible showers.
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West Side Park
Cuba Sends Warship to New York for Maine Monument Unveiling
The Cuban warship Cuba, under Lieutenant Fernandez Quevido, sails to New York to honor heroes who died in the Maine sinking as part of the United States securing Cuba's freedom.
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Cuba
Little Republic
New York
Fernandez Quevido
Maine
Death by own action shadows Austrian secret service chief
May 31 Vienna reports Col. Redl, a leading Austrian military secret service official, shot himself after being accused of selling military secrets to Russia. Two visiting officers left a loaded revolver as a prompt, and incriminating documents found in his hotel room confirm guilt. A broader officer crisis and potential scandal loom as authorities investigate further.
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Military Secret Service Department
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Ministry of War
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Lest
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Red
Felly
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War Office
Tragic Shooting of Colonel Red in Room
A guard stationed outside heard a shot and rushed in to find Colonel Red dead on the floor. Investigators began securing the scene and questioning witnesses to establish motive and sequence of events.
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Engineer survives mercury poisoning after soda antidote
Detroit May 31 Thomas McCabe an engineer swallowed ten grains of bichloride of mercury a week ago and was saved by a sodium bicarbonate solution. He was injected intravenously after learning from B Sanders Walker of Macon that death from the poison could be painless.
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Thomas McCabe
McCabe
B Sanders Walker
Macon
Deaths of a Day Highlight Clergy and Notables
The column lists notable deaths including Very Rev F X Specht vicar general of the Columbus diocese in Columbus. magician The Great Albini in Chicago. Judge William R Hoyt in Muskogee. Patrick J Dolan ex alderman of Newark and Irish rights activist. Commodore Karl Rohrer in Washington. Cornelius Robbins Field of Brooklyn later in Chicago. and notes a TAZ O.
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Columbus (O.) Diocese
Columbus
Patrick J. Dolan
Newark
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Irish Republican Brotherhood
Cornelius Robbins Field
Brooklyn
Chicago
Mshier
First National Bank of Chi
No Canadian Battleships Boon Scuttled by Senate
Ottawa May 5 31 The Canadian senate killed the government naval aid bill to fund three dreadnoughts for the British navy The vote 51 to 27 followed an amendment by Sir George Ross Liberal leader in the senate The house would not endorse the bill without a national vote Premier Borden has said he will not dissolve for a country vote now end of naval aid proposals for this year
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canadian Senate
George Ross
Senate
Borden
Longshoremen End Delaware River Strike
Three weeks of labor stoppage along the Delaware river ended after strikers approved the steamship companies offer of 30 cents an hour with time and a half after 6 pm and double time on Sundays. The workers had demanded 35 cents an hour.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Steamship Companies
Lion and Locomotive on the Rails
A construction train met a sudden obstacle when a tall lion lay across the track sunning itself. The engine crew attempted to deter the animal with billets of wood but could not move it, leaving the train stalled as heat and tense moments built.
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Lion confronted by engine on Cape to Cairo line
An Empire Magazine extract describes a lion stalking a train on the Cape to Cairo Railway. The beast fails to grip the smooth surface, leaps repeatedly, and is eventually cleared by the weight of the trucks as the engine pushes through. The lion is described as a magnificent specimen.
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Cape To Cairo
Empire Magazine
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