American Girl Queen Odd Romance of Italian Thrones
Washington buzzed over Senator Elkins daughter Katherine Elkins and Luigi Amadeo of the Abruzzi as the Italian prince pursued marriage. If kingly consent and Vatican dispensation arrived, an American girl could become queen of Italy.
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Italy
Prince
Piedmont
Aosia
Turin
Amadeo
Aimone
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
West Virginia
Mr. Elkins
Wuuren
Aliss Katherine Elkins
Kingdom
Henry Glassnnway Davis
Miuh
Miss Elkins
Miss Dikins
Sible
St. Augustine
Senator Elkins
Elkins
Rome
Senate
Bilkins
Vatican
United States
America
Italan
Madrid
Luigi Amadeo
Duke of the
Aosta
Umberto
Emperor Opposes Flate Housing Plan in Germany
Emperor William of Germany criticized the flat housing system, favoring English and traditional layouts. He argued that even the poorest workers' homes are comfortable and homelike with ample flowers inside and outside.
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William
Germany
Berlin
Western Kentucky to get troops to curb night riding
Brig. Gen. Roger Williams is to head guards in Calloway County to protect witnesses and support prosecutions in the Western Kentucky night riding cases. Gov. Willson plans to deploy the state militia to Murray and surrounding counties, aiming for swift trials and convictions to end the intimidation this year.
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Frankfort
Roger Williams
Western Kentucky
Willson
Ehict
Cook
Wiliams
Murray
Calloway County
Wells
Calloway
Judge Wells
Kentucky
Negress Killed in Memphis Race Riot After School Dispute
In East Jeanette Place a clash between white and black children escalated into violence. Selah Gordon a black woman and mother of a child died after a shooting incident. Mrs. James Wright a white woman with a shotgun surrendered claiming self defense as tensions flare and police restore calm.
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Memphis
Tenn
East Jeanette Place
Selah Gordon
Wright
Driver Killed Two Injured in Boston Auto Crash
On Commonwealth avenue in Brighton a car driven by William Gallagher of Malden veered on a down grade and struck a telegraph pole. Gallagher, 4 years old, was killed almost instantly. Joseph Shine, 22, suffered a brain concussion and may die. William Flynn, 25, was injured.
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Boston
Wm. Galagher
Malden
Joseph Shine
May
Wm. Flynn
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Gallagher
Plague Spreading Across Venezuelan Regions
An alarming spread of what is declared to be bubonic plague continues to be reported unofficially from Laguaira and other places in Venezuela.
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Washington
Laguaira
Venezuela
Thousands of Pennsylvanian Railroad Workers Laid Off
Thousands of employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad have been discharged over recent weeks. By March the total is expected to reach 25,006 across Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Excursion Trains Collide in Melbourne
A collision occurred between excursion trains near Melbourne on April 21. No injuries reported though delays ensued as authorities investigated the cause.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ironic Love Story From Cincinnati Church Wallets
A Cincinnati man recalls meeting a woman on a street, pursuing romance at a fashionable church. He attends the service, contributes a mix of bills, and is joked about by the deacon and the girl's mother before being escorted out into the cold, with a humorous twist on his chances at love.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer
Easily Grown Lilies and Their Care
E P Powell notes lilies are easy to grow in abundance. Madonna lily thrives under grape trellises, with July blooms and fragrant stalks. Japanese longittorums need deeper planting, while native meadow lilies tolerate sod and moist soil. Auratum and Easter lilies require very deep planting and results may vary.
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E. P. Powell
Honey Seeker's Narrow Escape in Australia
A young man named Trunkett fell into a bees hive in Wangaretta Australia and was smothered by enraged bees for ten minutes. Friends lowered a bag tied with a rope and he used it to beat the insects away then slid to safety. He fainted on the ground and lay unconscious for about half an hour before his friends rubbed whisky into his skin to draw out the venom.
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Nansen
Peary
Prince Louis
Duke of
Aosta
Spain
Amadeus
Europe
Cusstozza
Duke
Abruzzi
Madrid
Savoy
Marguerite
Victoria
Ruwenzori
Turin
Count Salemi
Letitia Bonaparte
Trunkett
Wangaretta
Australia
Naiius
Sydney News
Willing to Try Again
A humorous dialogue from the Atlanta Constitution features a seasoned man and a slave era styled speaker. The old man jokes about marriage and experience as he recounts past wives in Tennessee Alabama and his current state in Georgia.
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Jedge
Darky
Tennessee
Alabama
Atlanta Constitution
Hero of Tay Bridge Disaster Retires After 50 Years
Mr James Roberts, hailed as the Tay Bridge disaster hero, retires after fifty years of railway service. He risked his life resolving the mystery of the lost train by crawling toward the gap to reach safety.
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Tay Bridge
James Roberts
Craw
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