Immigration blamed for rise in U S murders says Lombroso
In an interview republished from the New York World, Cesare Lombroso argues immigration fuels higher murder rates in the United States. He cites 1880–1890 murder increases, regional disparities, and racial factors, claiming emigrants’ traits and circumstances drive crime.
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New York
United States
Cesare Lombroso
Chicago Tribune
Massachusetts
England
Scotland
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Europe
South
Madrid seizes hope for pardon for bandit Vivillo
Madrid reports a pardon may come for Vivillo the bandit once dubbed the Spanish Robin Hood. He writes in prison on Banditism in Spain while his case draws broad public support as authorities pursued him after a December arrest in the Argentine Republic.
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Madrid
Spain
Vivillo
Robin Hood
Old England
Argentine
Belle Gunness Remembered as Rope Dancer in Norway
Christiania recalls Belle Gunness as a girl assisting her father Petters Paulsen a traveling conjurer and magician who performed at fairs in Norway. She danced rope stunts and invited the public inside while her siblings joined the show. The family later retired near Trondhjem with many relatives in Norway.
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Christiania
Cable
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Petters Paulsen
Norway
Trondhjem
Berlin women wear sailor hats with tiny American flags
Berlin fashion trend sparks foreign press complaint as nationalist papers denounce hats embroidered with the German colors or flag. They protest that American or English women would not buy such hats in their countries and urge a strong protest against the display of national symbols.
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Berlin
Cable
Alligator Snatches Boy On Calcasca River Bank
In Fenton Louisiana a large alligator reportedly about fourteen feet long is being hunted after a three year old boy Harry Frye wandered off during a fishing trip with his family. His torn clothing and a teddy bear were found floating and the alligator was seen nearby before disappearing.
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Fenton
Calcasca
Harry Frye
Fryes
Harry
Buildings Sell Low At Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk Virginia reports that the Pennsylvania and West Virginia buildings at the Jamestown Exposition have been sold. The Pennsylvania structure went for 3000 dollars after a 31000 dollar cost. The West Virginia building sold for 2200 dollars with a 19000 dollar cost.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Probe gunness gasé charges of murder and arson
Laporte Indiana grand jury opens inquiry into Gunness farm tragedies. Ray Lamphere faces arson and first degree murder charges for the April 28 house fire killing Mrs Gunness and her children and is suspected as an accessory in Andrew Helgelein’s January murder. The panel weighs indictments as crowds gather and lists witnesses and funds linked to Gunness.
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Laporte
Ind
Laporte County
Gunness Farm
R. N. Smith
Ray Lamphere
Lamphere
Helgelein
N. D. McCormick
August Z. Anders
Henry Keithlin
Fred H. Zahn
Joseph Fraser
August Barsken
Joseph Maxson
Gunness
Nina Shoemaker
Bessie Wallace
Elbow Lake
BPS Gex
Aes Stokes
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
S. D
LaSalle Avenue
Chicago
Grand Avenue
Elizabeth Streets
Henry Gerhart
Four Ounces of Brain Removed From Jacob Ritz
Jacob Ritz aged twenty two of Brooklyn is preparing to leave St Marys Hospital after four ounces of brain were removed in a successful operation by hospital surgeons. He is reported to be in good health with all faculties intact.
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New York
Jacob Ritz
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Death to the Moths Special Report
Boston reports the Massachusetts Legislature is urged to grant 300 000 dollars to fund wartime efforts against gypsy and brown tail moths. Over 80 000 parasites released from Melrose Highlands Experiment Station, with 20 000 more ready soon. Scientists expect eventual suppression of the pests as in Europe.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Melrose Highlands
Europe
Gurrency bill passage sparks Democratic vote tactic in House
The House passed the Vreeland currency bill 184 to 145 as discussions center on emergency currency provisions and a proposed currency reform commission. Leaders expect the Senate to modify the measure, likely replacing provisions with the Aldrich bill, before a conference. Rep Overstreet urged reform as temporary protection against panics.
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Washington
Special
House of Representatives
Senate
Aldrich
Vreeland
Watson
John Sharp Williams
Burton
William J. Bryan
Kann
California
Adair
Indiana
Williams
Overstreet
Indianapolis
House
Congress
Sheath gowns spark Paris racecourse uproar
Four young women in ultra fashion sheath gowns caused a disturbance at Longchamps as crowds reacted with astonishment. Some onlookers gaped or blushed while others jeered prompting police to remove the wearers. Director Touy noted the dress as a new fashion.
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Paris
Cable
Longchamps
Rue de la Paix
Directoire
Touy
Evans Quits Navy Hails Old Gang Sentiment
Rear Admiral Evans spoke of retirement from the United States Navy upon arrival from San Francisco. He said he hated to leave the old gang and called it the biggest blow he ever had while noting two things he cannot help and two he can.
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Chicago
Evans
United States Navy
San Francisco
Mercer Shatters Interscholastic Pole Vault Mark
In a Philadelphia dual meet, Roy Mercer of George School, age eighteen, broke the world interscholastic pole vault record by clearing twelve feet one half inch, surpassing C. Freeney of Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Roy Mercer
George Schoolboy
C. Freeney
Chicago
Iola Man Believed Victim in Gunness Case Near Laporte
Henry Gurlit of Scandinavia Wisconsin is thought to have fallen victim to Belle Gunness in Laporte Indiana. He had been in contact with a matrimonial bureau after reading its ad in a Scandinavian paper. Some friends say he correspondence with Mrs Gunness. He has not been heard from since July 4 1906 when he left to wed a widow with a large farm near Chicago.
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Iola
Wis
Henry Gurlit
Scandinavia
Here
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Great Disaster in China Tidal Bore Kills Thousands
A Yangtze river tidal bore of 26 feet on the Yangtsekiang near Hangow sinks or wrecks ships and boats. About 3,000 sleeping Chinese in sampans and huts are swept away as debris fills the river. Thousands more are feared dead as scenes of wreckage spread for miles along the riverbank.
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Seattle
Wash
China
Yangtsekiang
Hangow
Titan
Hangon
Wright brothers Aero Plane Crashes at Kill Devil Hills
The Wright brothers aeroplane wrecked on Kill Devil Hills after a test flight near Manteo North Carolina. Wilbur Wright escaped with a minor facial bruise as an unmanageable lever caused a fatal dive during a record attempt. Observers watched from a hill a mile away.
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Manteo
N. C
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hills
Wilbur Wright
Conflicting Rebel Forces Rally in Yun Nan
Shanghai dispatch reports rebels estimated at 10 000 led by instructors trained in Japan. They control Mengtse communications and possess artillery. Pekin fears the uprising, noting Yun Nan as the first operation site due to its weak military strength of under 5 000 troops. Peiyang troops would take months to arrive.
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Shanghai
Mengtse
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
Pekin
Yun Nan
Peiyang
China
Senators in Floor Fight Over Lie Claim in Guthrie
Senators Morris and Roddie fought on the Guthrie floor after Roddie called Morris a liar. Roddie sustained serious head bruises while Senator Brook, who intervened, was struck by the combatants.
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Guthrie
Okla
Morris
Roddie
Senate
Brook
Publisher Lewis Freed in Mail Frauds Case
In St Louis Missouri special news the jury in the United States District Court acquitted Edward G Lewis of using the mails to defraud in connection with organizing his People's United States Bank. The bank had been closed by a postal fraud order nearly three years ago after a previous mistrial.
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St. Louis, Mo
Riner
Wyoming
United States District Court
Edward G. Lewis
People's United States Bank
Lewis
Our Lives Are the Lips of the Most High
A compact aphorism noting that human fate reflects divine breath and guidance. The line emphasizes humility before a higher power and frames life as a vessel for sacred expression.
Maniac Escapes Hospital Climber On Cupola
George Gall a 40 year old epileptic patient escaped from the city hospital observation ward Sunday morning and climbed to the cupola eighty five feet high. He fought off officers and firemen for forty five minutes before Patrolman James H. Omohundro captured him single handed and lowered him to the ground.
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St. Louis
George Gall
City Hospital
James H. Omohundro
Soulard Street
Gall
Omohandra
Omohandro
Thaw Struggles on Witness Stand in Matteawan Hearing
Harry K Thaw shows signs of breakdown on the witness stand during a three day hearing before Justice Morschauser at Matteawan insane asylum. District Attorney Jerome questions reveal incoherence and Thaws erratic responses as the defense effort collapses.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Morschauser
Justice Morschauser
Jerome
The State to Fix Wages in Oklahoma Union Bill
Oklahoma House passes Senate demanded labor bill granting the labor commissioner power to fix wages based on employer profits. Representative Boyle warned of union defeat if the bill fails. The measure awaits the governor's signature.
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Guthrie
Okla
House
Senate
Boyle
Purdue Tops Indiana in Historic Rivalry Return
Bloomington and Purdue renewed their baseball rivalry as Purdue defeated Indiana 4 to 3 in a hotly contested game. Indiana fought to the end but dropped the final out in the ninth inning after two years without athletic relations.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Purdue
Death Prevents School Meet In Terre Haute Area
The Inter scholastic field meet for Indiana high schools is canceled after the Sullivan high school athlete Lac ey dies. He collapsed on the porch of his father’s home while preparing for the high jump and pole vault, despite being healthy.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Lacey
Sullivan High School
Baby Giant from Pellefontaine Stirs Local Awe
Marion Edward Cowen a Lockington baby six months old weighs 35 pounds and is growing rapidly. Doctors estimate he may reach 350 pounds by age five drawing attention from local residents who compare him to a rare giant child.
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Pellefontaine
Ohio
Marion Edward Cowen
Boy's Bravado Fatal in Logansport Barn Find Whisky
The eight year old son of William D Rob inson, a farmer near Logansport Indiana, drank a pint of whisky found in a barn. He was discovered in convulsions and died soon after.
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Logansport
Ind
William D. Robinson
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Denies Tack Prank at Capitol
Congressman's wife Nicholas Longworth of Ohio refutes a Washington report claiming Mrs. Longworth placed a tack on a diplomatic seat in the House gallery. The story, told via telegram, portrays a humorous incident that allegedly caused a diplomat to react.
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New York
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congressman Longworth
Ohio
Washington
Longworth
Capitol
Bandits Take 35060 At French Station Robbery
Three bandits fled north of French New Mexico after looting a Santa Fe depot. They bound the agent and guard, blew the safe, and escaped with about 35 thousand six hundred dollars amid mountain passes and pursuing men and bloodhounds.
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el Paso
Texas
French
Las Vegas
N. M
Santa Fe
Socialists Name Debs for President and Hanford for Vice President
Chicago special to the Socialist national convention nominates Eugene Debs of Indiana for President and Benjamin Hanford of New York for Vice President. Debs led the A R O strike in 1804 and served six months in jail for resisting a Federal Court mandate. Hanford, a New York City printer, still carries a union card.
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Chicago
Specia
Eugene Debs
Indiana
Benjamin Hanford
New York
Treaher
Socialist National Convention
Debs
Hanford
New York City
House Prepares to Adjourn After Quick Legislative Finish
In Washington the House works to adjourn by May 23 with rapid debate and passage of the military academy appropriation bill and the omnibus public building bills. Only the general deficiency supply bill remains for consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Paris Court Orders Actress to Pay Over Refusal to Wear Tights
The Appeal Court of the Seine Department orders Mile. de Valcourt to pay 6,000 francs to a cafe manager for cancelling a concert after she refused to wear tights. She had signed a contract and appeared as agreed before saying the costume offended her modesty.
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Paris
Seine Department
Mile. de Valcourt
Les Champs Elysees
Fleet Sails From Frisco in Pacific Navy Pageant
The Atlantic fleet of battleships left San Francisco harbor after 12 days of naval pageantry and merrymaking on Monday, headed for Puget Sound and arriving off Seattle. Orders require reassembly in San Francisco Harbor by July 3, then proceed to Honolulu on July 7 for a week before sailing to Auckland.
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San Francisco
Puger Sound
Seattle
Honolulu
Auckland
Night riders torch barn near West Union Ohio
A large barn belonging to William Shell, a tobacco grower and Law and Order League member, was burned four miles west of West Union under Captain Darnell’s troops. Shell was away at the time. property loss estimated at 8500 dollars.
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West Union
William Shell
Darnell
Shell
Law and Order League
Tornado Kills Twelve in Sarpy County Nebraska
Twelve people are known dead and about twenty injured as a tornado swept the northern Sarpy county area on Tuesday afternoon. Bellevue Presbyterian College facilities sustained about $50,000 in damage.
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Omaha
Neb
Sarpy County
Bellevue
Presbyterian College
Manila Cable Telegram Reports Cavalry Mutiny Fatalities
A telegram to the adjutant general states Michael Beacham a private in the First United States Cavalry ran amuck killing three and mortally wounding three, with three more wounded. The incident occurred in Manila during the colonial period and details remain limited.
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Manila
Michael Beacham
First United States Cavalry
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