Letters in Navy hearing spark murder charge at inquiry
Annapolis August 8 direct murder charge is placed against a participant in the brawl that killed Lieut James N Sutton of the marine corps during a court of inquiry. Mrs Sutton's letters to the board are debated as evidence with objections over relevance and personal nature. Major Leonard defends their read and notes reputations at stake amid courtroom tensions.
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Annapolis
James N. Sutton
Marine Corps
Major Leonard
Davis
Sutton
Parker
Mrs. Sutton
Mr. Davis
Button
Leonard
New York Show Girl Defends Self at London Hotel
Miss Mary Anderson, a vivacious New York show girl, faced ongoing harassment by a Spaniard after arriving from Europe with chaperones John and Mrs Powers. In London, Harry Pollock, a New York sportsman and friend of Anderson, confronted and thrashed the Spaniard in the hotel corridor, after which the aggressor left town and vowed to stop.
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London
Mary Anderson
New York
Europe
John Powers
Chicago
Anderson
Pollock
Steel Building Collapse Kills Man in Lansing
A large Olds Motor Works steel building collapsed in Lansing Michigan killing one man instantly and fatally injuring two others Adolph Martin of Bay City and Win Haviland of Lansing with several more thought to be trapped under debris caused by weight of steel stored on upper floors
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Lansing
Mich
Aug
Olds Motor Works Company
Adolph Martin
Bay City
Win Haviland
Girl Allowed to Marry in Pine Bluff Court
Miss Minnie Levy of Camden wins permission to wed in Pine Bluff Arkansas. The ruling authorizes the marriage proceeding though details of families and dates remain unavailable in the fragment.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Minnle Levy
Camden
Will of Chicago saloon keeper filed as handwritten on check
John O'Hare a Chicago saloon keeper left a $2000 estate to his sister in a terse will written on the reverse side of a blank check. Probate court held the document valid. Other details mention a girl taken from a train and a marriage on Friday with relatives agreeing.
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Chicago
John O’hare
Horo
Railway reconstruction threatens China and Japan clash
London reports Japan has begun rebuilding the Antung Mukden railway under Mikado guards. Hundreds of Chinese troops line the route, more reinforcements are en route, and Britain notes a threatening stalemate. The Mikado says the line is lawful under 1905 terms, while China accuses Prince Ching of provoking the crisis.
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London
Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Antung- Mukden
China
England
Julian Jordan
Pekin
Prince Ching
Jordan
Antung-Mukden
China Seeks New Regent Amid Manchuria Railway Row
Pekin reports a new regent may replace Prince Ching as tensions grow between China and Japan over the Antung Mukden railway project in Manchuria. Critics fault Prince Ching for the crisis, noting he has acted as de facto ruler following the emperor and empress dowager's deaths.
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China
Pekin
Prince Ching
Japan
Antung-Mukden
Manchura
Baby Tans Into a Negro In Sunlit Mixup
A deserted infant found near the Hotel Kingsland in New York was adopted by Mrs. John B. Travers. After the child tanned noticeably, a physician declared it to be a negro. Mrs. Travers then sent the baby to the Poorhouse.
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New York
Kingsland
John B. Travers
New Trophy For Balloonists
Frank Doubleday president of the Doubleday Page Publishing Company has given Tiffany a $1,000 trophy to present to the Aero Club of America for air flights. The trophy aims to encourage progress in aircrafts.
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New York
Frank 8. Doubleday
Doubleday-Page Publishing Company
Tiffany Company
Aero Club of America
Adolphus Busch Returns to Lange Schwalbach Villa
Adolphus Busch of St. Louis has returned from Carlsbad to his villa in Lange Schwalbach near Mayence. He suffers a severe cold and is ordered to bed, but his condition is not a serious cause for alarm.
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Adolphus III
Mayence
Germany
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Carlsbad
Lange Schwalbach
Russian Authoress Dies After Duel With Robbers
The Russian authoress Mme Nie Kavskala died in Dorutsch after a duel with two robbers armed with pistols. She received fatal wounds. the culprits escaped.
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Kiev
Australia
Mme
Nie Kavskala
Dorutsch
Women Seek Law Practice in Scotland
A British bill introduces permission for women to act as law agents in Scotland, reversing a five year-old decision that blocked female qualification. Since then Scottish universities have opened law schools to women and several have trained as lawyers awaiting permission to practice.
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Scotland
Oma
Former Judge Clarkson Safe After Memory Lapse Rekindles Past Haunts
Kenosha Wisconsin August 8 former judge Joseph B Clarkson Jr is safe at home after wandering since July 14 with amnesia He was found as a button factory laborer in Sabula Iowa He recalled his 18 year ago disappearance visiting the same Nebraska route and working as a farm laborer under the name Doolittle He regained his senses when Detective Burns spoke his real name The Knights of Pythias searched from Kenosha to Evanston and the affair echoes his prior Omaha memorial and later retirement from the bench He had lived in Omaha 18 years earlier and his clothes were found in Cutoff Lake near Omaha The post office encounter followed a lumber yard discovery and a local court-house contract murkiness is hinted at involving a Capitol Commission firm and Omaha contract work
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Kenosha
Wis
Joseph B. Clarkson
Clarkson
John J. Burns
Sabula
Nebraska
Doolittle
John Paul
Burns
Knights of Pythias
Evanston
Omaha
Cutoff Lake
Judge Clarkson
Iowa
New Capitol Commission
Donaghey
Ousted Capitol Builders Removed by Supreme Court
Caldwell and Drake, contractors on the million dollar State Capitol project in Little Rock Arkansas, were ousted from the job by the Supreme Court yesterday after the legislature indicted them for bribery connected with appropriations to continue work on the building.
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Little Rock
Ark
Caldwell and Drake
State Capitol
Supreme Court
The Futility and Faults of Bragging
A moral note argues bragging wastes time and inflates ego. It cites criticism from the Ohio State Journal and recounts a fish tale to illustrate how bragging borders on lying and harms the bragger’s credibility.
Fairhope Land Ownership System Guards Town's Autonomy
Fairhope on Mobile Bay is the lone chartered American city that owns all land through a corporate body. Founded by Midwestern settlers, it established a tax free city with 99 year land leases to residents and annual rent payments. Local services such as telephone are provided for a fee via the landholding model.
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Fairhope
Mobile Bay
America
City Telephone
Free City Services Funded by Rents on City Property
The passage notes a city where rents from municipal land cover all expenses and fund free services. It mentions a free telephone system, three free schools, a free library, a free water system, and a public dock. Thousands of towns in Germany are supported by rents from city owned property, with residents paying no taxes.
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Carnegie
Rlilngen
Germany
Height of Praise for Food at Sixth Avenue Eatery
In a late night scene at a Sixth Avenue New York restaurant an established patron asks what is good. The waiter whispers that the house has fresh dama from the water and notes the waiters are even eating them themselves.
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Sixth Avenue
New York
Walters
The Tie as a Moral Burden in Daily Dress
The piece notes a social obsession with clothing and neckties, arguing that people feel bound to present themselves fresh and clean each day. It suggests buying cheap ties and discarding them nightly to absolve guilt and maintain appearances.
Beauty of Gay City Wanes in Paris as Dirt and Signboards Grow
The article questions Paris’s fading beauty amid dirt, street signs, and new lighting. It cites Rodin blaming architects' utilitarian focus for uglier surroundings and criticizes modern mass construction as barbarian and progressless.
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Paris
Place Vendome
Rue de la Pais
M. Rodin
Paria
Meaning of bachelor reads as a happy man
In an English school a child defined bachelor as "a very happy man" after a classmate claimed the meaning. The teacher pressed for explanation and the girl attributed the idea to a person named Pather.
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Pather
Nervy quarrel over bills ends with parental payment boast
A Baltimore couple quarreled over expenses with caustic remarks. The wife joked that father pays all her bills, prompting the husband to admit he cannot ask his own father to cover his costs when she constantly relies on him. The dialogue sparks a pointed exchange about money and support.
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Baltimore
Tom
Possum Trot tale of feuding Hightowers shocks Lem Harkins
Old Lem Harkins describes a clash with the Hightowers at Possum Trot. A county judge and a wary wife report gunfire near the house as five Hightoweha stand guard with guns. by morning they are all gone except four, a tall tale recounted in Chicago News style.
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Opie Read
Lem Harkins
Len’ ‘Howdy
Poseum Trett
Chicago News
Butterfly finds shelter during a midsummer shower
A large bluish black butterfly seeks cover from heavy rain under a balm of gilead leaf. The fragile insect hunkers beneath the leaf like an umbrella until the shower ends, then returns to its favorite sunny haunts.
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Baimn
Gilead
Nicholas
Brusasie Domestic Problem Becomes Dignified Return
A Brussels merchant advertised for a servant. One applicant, after a blunt dishwashing exchange, declares she will take piano lessons at the conservatoire and resume the interview with refined poise. The tale, labeled authentic, highlights wit and composure.
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Brussels
Oranges Grow All Year as Valley Freight Boom
The April report shows a railroad moving 3 984 carloads of southern California oranges to eastern markets. About 268 000 000 fruit valued at 4 000 000 dollars. Florida remains a strong rival in orange culture while California leads. Oranges are framed as healthful and important among crops.
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California
Florida
The Spinster and The Widow Do Green Paint
A humorous exchange from Chicago Daily News features Mrs Browning and a widow discussing plans after marriage. The widow notes her late husband asked for a green grave and she contemplates painting it green before remarriage.
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