Inhuman Mother Charged With Murder In Ohio
Mary Flochmeyer is jailed in Cleveland after police and coroner find evidence and a later confession linking her to the death of her seven week old baby. The infant, reportedly buried in a Dover cemetery, was said to have died after drinking milk from a sow. Authorities note a previous manslaughter conviction.
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Ohio
Mary Flochmeyer
Burke
Flochmeyer
Sir Baurn Lutheran Cemetery
Dover
McNeil
H. B. Ormaby
Pate
Floohmeyer
Clare
Paris Green
Embezzler Must Serve Sentence In Ramsey Case
Samuel A. Philips Ups, convicted in Ramsey county district court of embezzling funds from the Hancock Co of Chicago, must serve seven years at Stillwater penitentiary. The Minnesota supreme court sustained the conviction this morning, rejecting his claim that the indictment misstated the appropriation.
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Samuel A. Phil Ups
Ramsey County
Hancock Co
Chicago
Stillwater
Minnesota Supreme Court
Phillips
Hancockee
Philips
Oldfather May Win State Trophy in North Dakota
Grand Forks August 14 The big ten battle for the $500 trophy and state championship of North Dakota began at 2:30 PM and continued to 6 PM. C H Oldfather of Fargond and Butler Lamb of Towner are delivering a splendid game with high enthusiasm. By 3:30 PM Oldfather led slightly and appeared favorable to win.
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Grand Forks
C. H. Oldfather
Fargond
Butler Lamb
Towner
North Dakota
Oldfather
He Falls Heir To Large Austrian Estate
Mankato Minnesota August 14 Clement Langer a street railroad conductor in Mankato has been informed by cable of his father Count Clement Langer of Gabrielhof Styria Austria dying. The count owned a large estate and a rubber factory in Austria. Langer the sole son inherits the entire estate. He served over six years as a lieutenant in the Austrian army and left his title and family to come to America with the woman he loved to build a life.
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Clement Langer
Mankato Street Railroad
Count Clement Langer
Gabrielhof
Styria
Austria
Langer
America
Massacre scene linked to 1736 Sioux attack near Lake of the Woods
Winnipeg reports a June 1736 murder of Jean Baptiste de La Verandrye and 19 French Canadian voyagers by Sioux Indians on an island in the northwest angle of Lake of the Woods. Priests and officials recently located the fort site and the victims' remains, as memory of the tragedy is renewed. Also noted is the death of Admiral James Kelsey Cogwell in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Winnipeg
Jean Baptiste de la Vernandrye
Sieur de la Verandryé
Aulne
Angle
Lake of the Woods
St. Bonifatis’ College
Winnipes
Prudhomms
Charles
Indignation over US Japan talks amid prep for American sailors
Reports from Tokyo and New York reveal Count Okuma’s comments on US naval expansion provoke anti Japanese sentiment in America. Wo Ting Fang warns Japan with the power of the American navy as Americans in Japan urge calm to protect growing US Japanese ties. A through train link on the South Manchurian railroad now connects Dalny to Shanghai.
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Tokio
New York
London
Okuma
United States
Japan
America
Wo ‘Ting Fang
Yokohama
New Chinese Road
Shanghai
Dalny
Aeronaut Has Narrow Escape Near Lake Michigan
Milwaukee August 14 Captain Jack Dallas flying a dirigible from Wonderland, a city resort, escaped drowning when a carburetor fault drove the balloon toward Lake Michigan. He released gas fired three shots to warn aides, threw a lobe rope to land in Juneau Park, then repaired and resumed the return trip to Wonderland.
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Milwaukee
Jack Dallas
Wonderland
Lake Michigan
Dallas
City Hall
Juneau Park
Printing Company Attaches Circus at Brainerd Minn
Norris and Rowe's entire circus was attached for a $1,635.15 claim by Standard Printing Co of St Paul. Sheriff seized fourteen horses and harnesses, cages in the animal tents were claimed by Donaldson Printing Co of Cincinnati, and W A Shannon claimed ownership of the cars. the show, minus the horses, continued to Mandan, North Dakota.
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Norris &Rowe
Standard Printing Co
St Paul
Donaldson Printing Co
Cincinnati
Hibbing
W. A.shannon
Mandan
N, D
Prints to Meet in St. Joe Next Year
Boston August meeting of the International Typographical union chose St. Joseph Missouri to host the next convention with 172 votes for St. Joseph 61 for Minneapolis and 84 for Seattle The session also adopted a rule abolishing substitute ballots in union offices expanding eligibility for office and union lists Speakers included Geo I Berry Robert Glocking and Charles H Taylor Jr John Mitchell attended as a guest of the convention.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Minneapolis
Seattle
Geo. I. Berry
International Printing Comen’s Union
Cincinnati
Robert Glocking
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Charles H. Taylor, Jr
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
John Mitchell
National Civic League
Balloon blast at Franco British fair kills two
At the Franco British exhibition grounds an envelope balloon owned by Captain Lovelace of New York exploded during preparations for ascent. Two people were killed, including Ming Hill, 18, secretary to Lovelace, and a man, with six others injured. Lovelace escaped serious harm though his clothes burned. The likely cause was a lighted match.
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London
Lovelace
New York
Ming Hill
Entire world to speak English in coming era
A.C. Meyer, Danish parliament member and Denmark newspaper writer, told Chicago Scandinavians that English is destined to become the universal language of the world. He urged Europeans to recognize the trend and accept English as the global lingua franca.
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Chicago
Aue
A.C. Meyer
Denmark
Mata
Big Stick Presented to Bryan to Visit Southern States
Invitations pour in for William Jenni Bryan as he weighs a tour of the country. California, Readville and fairs across the Northeast urge appearances with promises of no gambling or pool selling. Bryan contemplates speeches while pending in Indianapolis and other cities.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William Jenni Bryan
California
Charles Edelman
San Francisco
Readville
Mass
United States
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
A. C. Drinkwater
Henry C. Clayton
R. H. Tined
Annual Rifle Tournament Opens at Camp Perry
The Mona Rifle association's twenty sixth annual tournament opened this morning under ideal shooting conditions. Brigadier General John C. Speaks of Ohio is executive officer of the range. The championship company team match for teams of five with United States service rifles and ammunition began at o'clock.
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Camp Perry
Na- Mona Rifle Association
Markemen
John C. Speaks
Ohio
United States Service
Railway Tragedy in New Orleans Sparks Fatal Police Incident
In New Orleans on August 14 a Black police veteran was fatally wounded after confronting a quarrel involving two Black men on a Louisville & Nashville dining car. The accused fled to a drawing room car and was fatally hurt when surrounded by officers. A separate report notes the Dig St Paul tunnel project in Montana driving a record bore of 583% feet in June, with the tunnel to exceed BSTL feet in length.
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New Orleans
John J. Carroll
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Butte
Mont
St. Paul Pass
Tett
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
America
Badly Wanted Man Pittman Still Missing After Accident
Chicago on Aug 14 police cannot locate John L Pittman a street car conductor for six years who was run down by an automobile Wednesday night and sequestered by the driver The accident marker says Pittman comes from a well known Atlanta family and a letter signed Borrowing Citizens says he is receiving medical care at the writer's home
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Chicago
John L. Pittman
Pittman
Atlanta
Gets a continuance in Ward hearing at Gat Money
The court granted a second continuance for W. F. Ward in a hearing set for September 25. Attorney T. H. Me Baree stated Ward would have time to obtain funds from California and to allow his brother to derive from the state, delaying the case further.
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W. F. Ward
Ayeard
T. H Me‘Baree
Anend
California
Union Meeting Ends in a Riot
In Chicago on Aug 14 twelve men tried to halt a union meeting of stationary engineers led by Matthew Comerford of Minneapolis. Three expelled members formed a separate group and Massow struck Walsh with a chair during a scuffle, leaving a deep cut and injuries.
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Chicago
Matthew Comerford
Minneapolis
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Emil Massow
Mike Walsh
Sargeant
Geo. W. Coding
Walsh
Massow
Japanese mechanics join P R shops in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports the arrival of twenty five Japanese mechanics from Vancouver to work in the Canadian Pacific Railway shops. The company has filled two hundred of fifteen hundred vacancies in Winnipeg, reflecting early progress in manpower deployment amid broader labor movements across North America.
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Winnipeg
P. R
Vancouver
Jealous 22-Year-Old Kills Bride Then Commits Suicide
Cleveland August report states Stephen Potrik, 22, shot his bride Marie Potrik, 18, at their home after a jealous rage and then killed himself. The tragedy follows a seven week marriage. It is a crime scene described as a domestic homicide suicide.
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Cleveland
Stephen Potrik
Marie Potrik
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Fiance Is Heartbroken Writes Letter To Mother
An 18 year old Mia Olive Dowell, married to one man and engaged to another, elopes with Sidney Olney and is located in Salt Lake City Utah. Denver police report arrest orders for Olney on complaint by Dowell’s mother Mrs F E Calvin. Dowell, mother to a one year old, writes from East Lake City that she is living happily and will never return to Milton Dowell or jockey Jesse Bennett. Continued on Page Four.
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Colo
Mia
Olive Dowell
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sidney Olney
Mra. F. E. Calvin
Winonacourt
East Lake City
Mother to Bring Murder Charge in Soldier Death
Mrs. Mary English, mother of Private English, says she will press murder charges against Private Ryan and sue the United States for damages after English was shot by a sentry at the Presidio guard house while escaping. Ryan faces court martial as the shooting is reviewed as military practice. Also reported, Buntaro Kamaga, a Japanese veteran, is denied U S citizenship after three years in the Philippine campaign and honorable discharge.
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Mary English
English
Coast Artillery
Presidio
Ryan
United States
Seattle
Wash
United States Army
Philippines
Buntaro Kamaga
C. H.hanford
Taft to Comment on Bryan Speech Later in Va Rally
Hot Springs Virginia August 14 Taft will not publish comments on W J Bryan acceptance speech. He plans to read it first then decide if a reply is needed. Taft’s next speech will be in about a week at a Virginia Republican gathering in the mountains.
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W. J. Bryan le
W. H.taft
Bryan
Taft
Virginia
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