Modern Melnotte in Elgin Echo Love Fraud
The Elgin Echo reports on a scheming bell boy who posed as a wealthy suitor to win Miss Mary J. Youree of St Louis. After she uncovered the deception she sued for divorce. The hoaxer, known as Tom Winter, worked at the Pokeham hotel in St Louis and at Obanville he claimed railroad promotion deals. They married in September in St Louis and set off on a Denver first trip, but the romance faltered as money vanished.
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Victor Fohnson
Night Intesman
Claude Melnotre
Weath
Pummer
Mary J. Youree
St. Bouls
Bulwver
Miss Youree
Aake
Lyons
Inston
Anit
Johnson
Tarry
Winter
Wim
Amo
Poeekham Hotel
St. Louis
Costa
Okawville
Obanville
Youree
Lisa
St. Lovis
Denver
Nebraska Railways Abolish All Reduced Fares
Nebraska railways including Union Pacific Burlington Northwestern Missouri Pacific Rock Island and Great Northern issue circulars abolishing all reduced fares effective Thursday morning under Special instructions. Agents barred from clergy purser reduced rate orders or any other reduced rate during interstate or state travel as part of a drive to set 2 cent fare as the only option for the Nebraska passenger service. Corey Loses Bid as Steel Chief Faces Unwanted Publicity. William J. Corey of United States Steel Corp reportedly loses his position and $100,000 head role due to executive committee dislike of publicity surrounding his affairs. Sauerkraut Makers Form Illinois New York Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Indiana join to organize a permanent group with officers elected Metor Clauson of Chicago chosen as director.
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Nebraska
Union Pacific
Burlington
Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Great Northem
Speeinl
Nebrasta
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut Mviifacturers
Illinois
New York
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Toledo
Metor Clauson
Chicago
Sugar Crop Near Loss In Cuba
Sugar crop prospects in Cuba darken as price talks stall and production costs rise. Despite favorable weather and ample cane enabling uninterrupted grinding, labor costs have nearly doubled, threatening a fidnintial year for cane farmers.
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Cuba
Grafting Detective Bounced and Murder Tale Unfolds
Detective Thomas Mahon dismissed from the St. Louis police force amid grafting charges after corruption stories arose on the witness stand. A tragedy near Canton, Ohio, reports a hanging tied to a suspected murder, with a skull fractured and the body bruised.
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Thomas Mahon
St. Louis
Juventuimtion
Ija
Canton
Ohio
Theman
Spooner Announces Senate Resignation in 1920
Senator John C Spooner of Wisconsin announced his resignation from the United States Senate to take effect May 1. Washington reacted with surprise and regret as the long-time leader, first elected in 1885, weighs future plans in law practice or a return to Madison.
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Senate
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin Ag
United States Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Tukken
New York City
Tiahome
Madison
United States Supreme Bench
Harlan
Head of Foresters Dies Rich Indian Leader Dr Oronhyatekha
Dr Oronhyatekha a Mohawk chief and former Suprema Chick-Ranger of the Ancient Order of Foresters died Sunday in Savannah Georgia at nearly 66 He was known as Americas richest Indian and his Foresters office paid him 10000 yearly He re established the order in 1880s turning it from bankruptcy to solvency He owned an island on the St Lawrence and studied at Oxford and Toronto University where he graduated in medicine
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Oronhyatekha
Canada
Aviore le
Desoronto
St. Lawrence River
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Oxford
Toronto University
Oronhyatekhu
Shonts Signals Profit Sharing for New York Transit
Theodore P. Shonts, newly named director of the New York transit system, at the Iowa Society of New York dinner, favors profit sharing with the public. He envisions short term fixes to ease congestion and long range plans for fifty years, proposing the people and shareholders be partners in benefits from transit improvements, with a choice of rental, taxation, or profit share as the method.
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Shonts
Iowa Society of New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Sians
Hia
All Around the Globe expands on crimes and finance
Charlen McGill began a five year term in Kingston penitentiary after a career at an Ontario bank. Dr J Herman Peist was found guilty of murder in the first degree in Nashville Tennessee for the killing of Mrs Rosa Mangrum. A Bremen dispatch reports North German Lloyd Steamship Company allocating 125 000 for seamen and 75 000 for staff and jubilee fund payouts.
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Charlen McGill
Ontario Bank
Kingston
J. Herman Peist
Mre
Rosa Mangrum
Nashville
Tenn
Bremen
Germany
Lloyd Steamship Company
Pitt
Davis Put On Trial For Manslaughter In Iroquois Theater Fire
Will J. Davis stands trial in Danville for manslaughter over the Iroquois Theater disaster in Chicago three years earlier. Jurors largely farmers and local businesspeople are questioned as attorneys challenge potential witnesses. Defense argues Chicago ordinance regulating theater safety is void, contending the indictment lacks lawful basis.
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Araquois
Will J. Dayly
Chicago
Danville
Circuit Court
H.R. BE
Kimbrough
Che Fing
Davis
Veniremen
Mayer
Oy & Month Ik
Diviville
Willan J. Davis
Buckingham
Joseph Mann
W. J. Calhown
Levy Mayer
Must Prove Thaw's Sanity in Court Defense Experts Debate
The defense presents expert testimony to support Thaw’s sanity while prosecution experts claim his mind was clouded during the crime. Dr Wagner and Dr Wigner question clarity of Thaw’s brain function, and Dr Grentia Hammond may testify to his alleged recovery and current normal mind.
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Ate ‘Torney
Larry XK. Phaw
Wagner
Wigner
Grnentia M. Hammond
Czar and Others Doomed by Russian Conspiracy
Reports claim a gigantic conspiracy aiming to kill the czar, Premier Stolypin, cabinet officials, grand dukes, and other top leaders within days. Police allegedly uncovered plans for a violent riot and an assassination target at the opening of the sessions, preventing the czar and relatives from attending.
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Stolyplo
Russia
Czar
Stolypin
Cheride Palace
Internal Commerce Record and 2006 Movements Highlight Uncertainty
Police and officials fear exposure as investigators struggle to identify which representatives are targetted. The 2006 movements by Internal Commerce are reviewed by the bureau of statistics for a comprehensive tally. Interior markets report 40,727,058 head of cattle while eastern cities see record grain shipments amid ongoing trial notes. A jailed figure reportedly relays testimony summaries to lawyers in the Tombs to shape forthcoming defense strategy.
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Bureau of Statistics
Haw
Detwns
Nestle
Verdict for Dr. Pierce in Libel Case Against Ladies' Home Journal
Summary of a libel suit where Dr. Pierce sued for 200000 damages over a May Ladies' Home Journal article accusing his prescription of harmful ingredients. The New York Supreme Court jury returned a verdict in favor of the doctor, affirming his claim of malicious publication.
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Mastin
Rev
Piercer
Pb Ladicg
Pieven
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pleres
Tha Arlicia
Bok
Arb
Supreme Court
Piercy
Supreme Court of
New York State
Promptey
Pink Pills Promise Relief for Nervous Woman Suffering
A physician’s claim that Dr Williams Pink Pills can restore health in liability cases and similar chronic conditions is supported by Mrs Ramses of Litchfield Illinois. She describes prolonged pain, dizziness, weakness, and nervousness after childbirth, then improvement after using the pills. The pills cost 60 cents per box. six boxes cost $2.50, with a free information pamphlet on request.
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St. John St
Litchfield
Polles Ceylonese and Hegin Praise New York Tour Guests
Willam Jennings Hegin describes his world tour in New York commending the Ceylonese people. He quotes a proverb about delicacy and cautions that it is safer to pull a tiger's tail than to call a lady's attention to her first gray hair.
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Polles
Willam Jennings Hegin
New York
Sila My
Ley
Gray Haly
Woman fined for wearing stuffed bird hat in Arkansas
A woman in Tiabla was fined between 25 and 50 dollars under a new Arkansas law passed by the Legislature prohibiting wearing a hat with a stuffed bird. The measure targets millinery with live or stuffed birds as headpieces and reflects the period's dress code enforcement.
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Arkansas
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