Indiana Bank Robbery Foiled in Montreal Bank Heist
Four gunmen attempted to loot the Royal Bank branch in Montreal west and were pursued by a vigilance committee. A bandit was killed during the shootout, others fled on snowshoes, leaving behind a wedding ring and a photos of a girl as clues to a planned marriage funded by the loot. The police suspect the robbers came from the United States.
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Montreal
Asssiance Committee
Royal Bank
Montreal West
Kattie
Party of Safe Blowers
United States
Vigilance Committee
Explosion destroys Baltimore home on Park Heights Avenue
Fire gutted a Park Heights Avenue residence valued at $80,000 owned by James E. Ingram after a jar of cleaning fluid exploded. Mrs Ingram and her daughter suffered painful burns to hands and arms. The house was noted as a fine modern colonial specimen in the area.
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Baltimore
James E. Ingram
Park Heights Avenue
Prosecutors Seek $10000 Fines in Twelve 1919 Tax Suits
United States District Attorney Sherman T. McPherson filed twelve suits in Columbus and three elsewhere charging various concerns with neglect and refusal to file their 1919 net income returns with federal revenue collectors. Ten thousand dollar fines are asked in each case.
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Cincinnati
United States
Sherman T. McPherson
Columbus
Kentucky pistol duel ends in fatal shootout in Nicholasville
In a street duel in Nicholasville Kentucky business leader Harry Unehes shot and killed Bud Sherrow after being wounded by Sherrow's weapon. Bystander William Harter also injured by a stray bullet as the confrontation escalated.
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Kentucky
Nicholasville
Harry Unehes
Bud Sherrow
Sherrow
William Harter
River Packet J F B Trudeau Sunk After Fire Near New Orleans
The Mississippi river packet J F B Trudeau burned to the water’s edge and sank at Saint Genevieve, about one hundred miles above New Orleans. Eight crew members, all Black, are believed drowned.
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River Packet
New Orleans
J. FB. Trudeau
Saint Gu Tiel
Tragedy as Miner Killed by Freight Train
Lewis Hianselman, a railroad worker from English, Ind., was severely injured when returning home east of Mulish and struck by a freight train. His limbs were severed and his head cut from his body, leaving a widow and five children.
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Ind
Lewis Hianselman
Mulish
Three Children Missing in Fire at Orphans' Home
In Lexington Kentucky three children are missing and believed burned to death in a fire that destroyed the colored orphans home. Thirty other children were saved by the heroism of Mrs. Mary Mdison.
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Lexington
Mary Mdison
American Cowboys Killed Near San Antonio
Reports say three American cowboys were killed after a bloody clash to relieve Nelson Morris ranch employees opposite Sir Blanco in Mexico. Local details and exact dates are unclear from the dispatches received.
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San Antonio
Nelson Morris
Sirs Blanco
Mexico
Franklin Pleads Guilty in Bain Juror Influence Case
Los Angeles Cal Peat Freakin, once a detective for Clarence Darrow, pleads guilty to attempting to influence Robert Bain the first juror sworn in the McNamara case. He was connected to the McNamara trial as part of the juror interference matter.
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Franklin
Los Angeles
Cal-Peat
Clarence S. Darrow
Robert Bain
James B. McNamara
Prison Revolt At Monterey Mexico Leaves Dozen Dead
Thirty six lives die as revolt in Monterey penitentiary ends with six prisoners killed and twenty five ringleaders executed in a harsh crackdown. The Laredo dispatch notes the brutal outcome for the uprising in the Mexican prison.
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Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Mexico
Four People Murdered in Richmond District Fire
Bodies of four persons were found in a house in San Francisco’s Richmond district. The victims were murdered and the house set ablaze by the killers in an apparent attempt to conceal the crime.
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San Francisco
Richmond
Hope O
Rioting in China Quelled by Foreign Troops
Rioting in Tientsin and Pekin was halted by foreign military patrols after mutinous Chinese troops looted and burned buildings including the Peiyang mint. Foreign and American troops arrived, with Sun Yat Sen prepared to assume temporary administrative duties.
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Tientsin
China
Peiyang
Schreeter
Pekin
Fengtai
Legation
Port Arthur
15Th Infantry
James M. Arrowsmith
Yuan Shih-Nui
Tungchow
Aell
Sun Yat Sen
Ames bigamist wife says divorce valid in Idaho case
In London court Kate Ames seeks a divorce from Hugo E. Ames alleging desertion misconduct and a bigamous American marriage to Flora Northesk-Wilson. Ames contends he is domiciled in the United States and that his marriage to Kate is valid. the judge adjourned the case to continue.
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London
Idaho
Hugo E. Ames
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Kate
A. Villiers Palmer
Indian Civil Service
Flora Northesk-Wilson
Colonel Hayter
America
Ames
Former detective Franklin fined four thousand dollars
Los Angeles police report H Franklin, once a McNamara detective, pleaded guilty to attempted bribery aimed at influencing a juvenile in a trial. He was fined $4000 by the district attorney and described as a dangerous man in the hands of authorities.
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McNamara
Los Angeles
Calvert HH. Franklin
Shine
Jade i Cahintss
Mronklin
Mranklin
Motion to Quash Jury in Lewis Mail Fraud Case
Attorneys in St. Louis filed a motion to quash the impaneled jury for FE G Lewis charged with using the mails to defraud. The jury panel was excused to allow counsel to argue the motion.
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Lewis
St. Louis
FE. G. Lewis
Blizzard Exposure Fatal to Two
Hobart Oklahoma reports two deaths from exposure during a blizzard. James Shaddock aged thirty and Boyle Kennedy aged eighteen died of pneumonia after being left in severe weather while stranded.
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Hobart
Okla
James Shaddock
Boyle Kennedy
English Suffragettes in Riot Smash Windows in London
In London suffragists began a window smashing campaign aimed at pressing for political recognition. Emmeline Pankhurst and two others led the act, damaging shops and colonial office windows, with arrests and two month sentences for the three leaders.
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London
England
Emmeline Pankhurst
Tukes
Downing Street
Colonial Office
Emmecine Pankhurst
Turkes
Marshall
Opening of Panama Canal Urges Early Preparations
John Bartlett director-general of the Pan American Union told the Town Criers in Providence R I that the United States must act now to prepare for the canal. He warned that relying on promised benefits without steps to ready industries and trade would bring disappointment and loss when the canal opens to shipping.
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Panama
Providence
Panama Canal
John Bartlett
Pan-American Union
Town Criers
New England
United States
Reed Pushes Probe Into Du Pont Election Suit
Senator Reed of Missouri urges passage of a resolution to investigate Senator Henry A. Du Pont of Delaware over the validity of his Senate seat. He cites Delaware citizen accusations about Swain’s U S marshal appointment as grounds for the inquiry.
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Washington
United States Senate
Henry A. du Pont
Delaware
Reed
Missouri
Senate
du Pont
C. P. Swain
United States
Clark To Set Good Example In Congress Absence Policy
Speaker Champ Clark declines outside speaking engagements choosing to remain in session. He argues the vice of congress is absenteeism and vows to keep a quorum for public business, urging members to follow his lead.
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House
Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Clark
Congress
Mahmout Wins Wrestling Bout At Chicago Coliseum
Yussuf Mahmout the Biussarian wrestler backed by Frank Goteh defeated Jecoee Pedersen at the Chicago Coliseum. Mahmout won the first fall in 25.45 with a toe hold wristlock and head hold and the second in 8.10 with the famous toe hold as Pedersen was largely defensive.
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Mahmout
Pedersen
Chicago
Yussuf Mahmout
Frank Goteh
Jecoee Pedersen
Deonish Prippler
Mahmient
Strikers Refuse Advance in Lawrence IWW Vote
The executive committee of the Industrial Workers of the World voted to recommend that the strikers refuse a five percent wage advance. Notices of the increase posted at many mills say the raise will begin next Monday and affect nearly thirty thousand workers.
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Lawrence
Mass
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Rebels Threaten Matamoras Near Brownsville
Rebels were reported approaching Matamoras the Mexican town opposite Brownsville Texas as tensions rose along the border.
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Matamoras
Brownsville
Tex
Democrats urge income tax plan across Congress
Democratic members of the house caucus ratified a bill extending the corporation tax to individuals and partnerships earning $5,000 a year or more. The measure adds a 1 percent levy on excess over $5,000 and aims to align with a Supreme Court ruling on taxation. The plan also includes placing sugar on the free list, cutting consumer sugar prices, with debate from sugar states.
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Washington, D. C
House
O. K
Ways and Means
Supreme Court
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Louisiana
Congress
Dix Denies Brandt Pardon for Schiff’s Former Valet
Albany Governor Dix will not pardon Foulke E. Brandt until it is proved he did not commit the crime he confessed and for which he was sentenced to thirty years. The governor issued a farewell statement and will act only if higher courts set aside Brandt’s habeas corpus release. He cites moral and legal considerations and says he has no regret.
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Dix
Schiff
Albany
N. Y
Foulke’ E. Brandt
Mortimer L. Schiff
Brandt
Governor Hadley Hopes People Pick State Song After Recall
In St Louis Governor Hadley says recalls the music for a Missouri state song should go to a referendum. After hearing four musical pieces from a special committee at Columbian he called two top notch. Copyrights will be obtained and then the people decide which music to adopt.
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St. Louis
Hadley
Columbian
Mayor Dies Aiding Patient In Runaway Incident
In Galesburg Illinois Mayor George Sanderson died when a runaway team threw him after he was escorting a smallpox patient to the county almshouse in Knoxville. The patient was unharmed but the driver remains missing.
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Galesburg
Uwi
George Sanderson
Knoxville
Ho Ye Turmhouse
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Commission Form Law
The Nebraska Supreme Court rules unanimously that the commission form of government law passed by the last legislature is valid and enforceable in Lincoln. The decision preserves the governing structure for city administration under the commission system.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Supreme Court
Battle for Chihuahua City Escalates as Rebels Rally
Telegrams from Chihuahua indicate rebel forces under Hernandez and Orozco are converging on Chihuahua City as Juarez garrison withdraws 800 to 1,000 men. Maximo Castillo moves from Villa Ahumada toward Orozco while federal troops under Villa engage. Artillery is limited to two old muzzle-loaders with 100,000 rounds. Juarez fears disorder after the garrison’s departure.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Ynez Salazar
Braulio Hernandez
Chihuahua
Hernandez
Pascual Orozco
Co. Pancho Villa
Orozco
Madero
Salazar
Villa
Maximo Castillo
Villa Ahumada
Mine Strikers Are Quiet in Britain Amid Strike
London reports the Great Britain coal strike marking time over the weekend with no disorder in affected districts. Negotiations have ceased as leaders attend local matters, while labor figures push for a nationwide minimum wage across industries.
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London
Great Britain
Federal Court Denies New Trial Over Jim Crow Suit
William J. Thompkins a Black doctor lost a $100,000 suit against the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway and Pullman Company in Oklahoma Jim Crow law test. Judge Van Velkenburgh refused a new trial after Thompkins was ejected from a Pullman sleeper in Kansas City Missouri.
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Invest
Kansas City
William J. Thompkins
van Velkenworgh
Thompkins
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Pullman Company
Miners Strike Over Lamp Order At Jumbo Mine
Pittsburgh area miners at the Jumbo mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company at McDonald Pennsylvania struck after being ordered to use rocked safety lamps under a regulation from the state mining department.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
McDonald, Pa
State Mining Department
Bull Kills Inmate at Elyria Infirmary Stable
John Hyman aged fifty five an inmate of the county infirmary was fatally gored by a bull in the infirmary stable at Elyria Ohio. He entered to feed the animal when the attack occurred.
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Elyria
John Hyman
Hyman
Lydia Pinkham's Compound Praised By Women
Testimonies from Mrs. Jennie Green of Covington Missouri and Mrs. O. M. Cine Brownsville Indiana report relief from hemorrhages and weakness after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One says doctors advised surgery before finding relief. Both credit the remedy with improving health and daily work ability.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Green
Covington
Jennie Green
Covington, Mo
Mrs. O. M. Cine
S. Main St
Brownsville, Ind
Piso's Remedy Court Syrup Ad From Historic Ad
An old advertisement touts Piso's Cure for a range of ailments with claims of liver and kidney benefits. It mentions selling outlets and includes a quotation attributed to F. W. Robertson about love, tenderness, and forgiveness.
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F. W. Robertson
A Comedy of Stage Jokes and Shakespearean Puns
A playful collection of quips on marriage stage life and wordplay. References to Fairy Story lines and a Shakespearean pun about a dog named Ham let reveal theater humor and audience chides. The style mimics light theater banter with clever wordplay.
Wheat Goes Down and a Nurse Makes Light of Injury
A comical exchange explains a Baltimore matron’s damaged youngster as a nurse downplays Bobby’s bump from a toppled play incident. The dialogue ties market jargon to a playful domestic scene with the nurse describing the event in simple terms.
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Baltimore
Bobby
Woman Doctor Says Postum Eased Coffee Poison
A woman recounts a long struggle with neuralgic headaches tied to coffee. After suffering years and weight loss, she followed a doctor’s advice to try Postum, gained weight, and reported headaches vanished. She now moves freely with clearer thinking and stronger nerves. The letter promotes Postum by the Battle Creek company and its book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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