Woman Sues Bishop for Defamation in Puzzling Case
Mrs Sadie Wihby sues Bishop Raphael Haweeny head of the Orthodox Greek church in Brooklyn for 10000 dollars. She alleges forced marriage at age 12 in Philadelphia and says a divorce suit and rumors of her character circulated after a stay in Tripoli before returning to the United States.
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New York
Raphael Haweeny
Brooklyn
America
St. Ann Vy the Czar
Russia
Sadie Wihby
Wihby
Morshed Abraham Wihby
Philadelphia
Tripoli
Orchard Loses Soft Snap in Idaho Prison Transfer
Boise Idaho May 22 Harry Orchard star witness for the prosecution in the Haywood and Pettibone trials serving a life sentence for the murder of former Governor Steunenberg is no longer to be a favored prisoner. He has been transferred from a sinecure to the shoe department and put at hard labor. Orchard, once trusty, is now to be treated like other prisoners under Warden Shook in charge.
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Orchard
Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood and Pettibone
Steunenberg
Shoe
Warden Shook
Supreme Court Upholds Ballot Box Secrecy in Fraud Case
The Missouri supreme court ruled that ballot boxes cannot be opened even in fraud cases, affirming prior decisions and maintaining sealed ballots. The ruling affects the Ernst von Strade primary case and related prosecutions, with Judge Allen and subsequent actions described.
Revivalist Blows Open Graft Scandal In Oklahoma Case
Shawnee Oklahoma May 23 revivalist Virgil Biggers testifies in a bribery case against District Judge W N Maben detailing a boodle plot where county officials sold protection to bootleggers. Biggers claims $126000 was paid last year with $800 bribe to Maben. $300 kept by him, $400 to Maben, $100 to Hager.
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Shawnee
Okla
Pottawatomie County
Virgil Biggers
W. N. Maben
Biggers
Maben
Bulgin
Hagar
Johnson
West
John Rogers
Rogera
Aged Negro Arrested Over 21 Night Graves Mystery
In Laurel Mississippi on May 23 an aged demented man is arrested after 21 graves were found dug beside the local Negro cemetery. He claimed God ordered him to dig 121 graves and to work only at night. The man had been at work nearly three weeks, and the discovery stirred intense excitement.
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Laurel
Miss
Roosevelt shoots at rhino on MacMillan ranch in Nairobi
Nairobi May 20 Col Roosevelt killed the biggest female rhinoceros in years after a dangerous ride. He fired from his saddle at full speed, wounding the rhino in the shoulder but successfully ending the animal’s threat on MacMillan's ranch.
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Nairobi
Col. Roosevelt
MacMillan
Cartoonist Bush Dies at Camden Dean of American Caricature
Charles Green Bush, dean of American cartoonists, died in Camden after heart trouble. Born in Boston in 1842, he studied at Annapolis, worked for Harpers, and rose as a leading political cartoonist. He created Father Knickerbocker and popularized Roosevelt in khaki. He will be buried in New York.
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Camden
8. C
Charles Green Bush
New York
Boston
Annapolis Naval Academy
Sigabece
Harpers
Paris
Father Knickerbocker
New York City
Bush
David B. Hill
Democrata
Roosevelt
Body Believed To Be Riley From Henderson KY
Paducah Kentucky May 23 Belief grows that the body brought from Kansas City by J W Hite identified by him as his son is Ha gerson Riley of Henderson Kentucky a telegraph operator who worked for a telegraph company here months ago Riley's father a traveling salesman is said to be in Louisville
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Riley
Paducah
Kansas City
J. W. Hite
Hagerson Riley
Henderson
Louisville
Boy Crushed in Hay Press Near Gonzales
A 20 month old child, son of C. C. Piland of Coat, died after falling into a hay press in Gonzales Texas on May 23.
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Hay Press
Gonzales
Tex
C. C. Piland
Coat
Hartridge Must File Thaw Case Bill of Particulars
Clifford W. Hartridge, associate counsel in Harry K. Thaw’s trial for the Stanford White murder, was given thirty days to file a bill of particulars in his suit against Thaw’s mother. He seeks 125000 dollars in counsel fees and 70763 dollars claimed as expenses in the case.
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New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
Tariff Vote Sought for June 2 by Senate
Washington May 23 Senator Aldrich urged fixing June 2 for the final Senate vote on the tariff bill. Senator Daniel objected and the measure was laid over for now.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Daniel
Queen Wilhelmina Walks in Palace Grounds
Queen Wilhelmina, who gave birth to a daughter April 30, is fully convalescent and was seen walking in the palace grounds with a nurse carrying the princess. The sighting occurred in The Hague on May 23.
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Wilhelmina
the Hague
Reporter on foot from Philadelphia to Seattle reaches Chicago
Long Walk reporter Jack Williams of Philadelphia has arrived in Chicago on his trek by foot from Philadelphia toward Seattle. He is documenting the journey and plans to continue northward.
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Chicago
Jack Williams
Philadelphia
Seattle
Escape From Mercer County Workhouse Through Drain Pipe
Thomas Chapple, inmate serving six months for larceny, crawled a half mile through a drain pipe from a manhole in the Mercer County workhouse cellar to another manhole. The escape was noticed due to uncovered holes. In Jefferson City, May 23, railroad lawyers argued a rate injunction fight over a cent fare, asking the state supreme court to issue a prohibition to stop Judge Williams of St. Louis from proceeding in the injunction case.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Equitable, Metropolitan and
Prudential Insurance
Vandiver
John Kennish
Ernest von Strade
von Strade
Allen
Arthur N. Sager
Sager
Court of Criminal Correction
Wilson A. Taylor
Board of Election Commissioners
Taylor
Harry Walsh
Brady
Kansas City
Prohibition
Gov. Hadley
David Ball
Frederick W. Lehmann
Thomas McGrath
McGrath
Trenton
Thomas Chapple
Mercer County
Chapple
Williams
St. Louis
Circuit Attorney
St. Louie
State Supreme Court
Circuit
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T. R
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I Am A
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