Tragic Jealousy Turns Fatal in Waverly Shooting
In Waverly New York Barriet Levis fatally shot Nina Lawrence after a rejected romance then killed himself in front of the First Presbyterian church. Levis, from Detroit, had pursued Nina through the fall and winter after meeting her last summer. Nina Lawrence remains critically wounded at home with a throat wound while Levis died from the self inflicted gunshot.
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Ning Lawrence
Barrett
Detroit
Miss Lawrence
Waverly
Nina Lawrence
Christin Hndeavor
Presbyterian Church
Levin
Church disturbance ends in shooting near service time
A girl recounts a churchyard incident where a man asked if she cared for him and threatened violence after a rebuff. He allegedly slapped his back pocket, proclaimed he would kill her, then fired at Nesil and another person. Sexton John Yawles, about to ring for evening service, heard the shot and found the two children lying injured.
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Nesil
John Yawles
Aldo
La Follette Fails To Win Ohio Progressive Vote
At a 150 delegate meeting in Columbus the Ohio Progressive Republican league rejected La Follette backing and favored a Taft aligned path. The session in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium featured sharp exchanges and personal charges as Pinchot denounced rumors. Taft supporters argued Roosevelt forces weakened La Follette and opened room for Roosevelt to run.
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Progressive Republican League
Wisconsin
Columbus
Walter I. Brown
Enthussium
Bentor Robert M. LaFollette
Ohio
Camber of Commerce
LaFollette
Thant
Thelo- Satan
la Follette
Taft
Mr. Pinchot
Fey
Tislw
Senatore Clappard Works
Tyader
Neveral Roosevelt
Friends of
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Idle talk and fever in Turkey proverb remark
A brief quotation notes a Turkish proverb about idleness and temptation, stating that the devil tempts idle men while idle men tempt the devil. The line reflects a cultural view on self control and vice.
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California
Coats
Eageers
Oxford
Cardinal
Livermore & Chapman
Levis
United States
Palmers Way
R. E. Palmer Co
East Main Street
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