Long distance cow boy track walker visits Sentinel
A man calling himself Samuel Marcenio the cow boy track walker passed through the city on a bet to reach Baltimore from Omaha. He claims five months on the road covering over four thousand miles and plans to arrive in six days. The tale, a recurring local chestnut, draws skepticism as another staged long distance walk.
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Heart Sick Duke’s Suicide Attempt Reported
Rome reports circulate that the Duke of the Abruzzi, in a recent despairing mood, tried to shoot himself as he left India. A vigilant aide thwarted the act, but letters from expedition members warn the Italian and Swiss guides that the duke’s recklessness threatens the mission and may endanger all involved.
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Real obstacles in love affair with Katherine Elkins
The passage notes an excited feeling against the Queen Mother and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta, identified as the real obstacles to the Duke's romance with Senator Elkins' daughter Katherine.
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Engineer’s scare on Kingmont track ends with no body found
Wheeling engineer William Johnson feared he struck a man near Kingmont about 2:30 am. The train stopped and a daybreak search along the track found no trace of a body, suggesting the man may have jumped or fallen into the river.
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Boyle Admits Long-Grained Grief in Pittsburgh Interview
Pittsburg May 12 Helen Anna McDermott Boyle speaks about a tortuous 25 year sentence and a haunting family history. She recalls her mother dying in infancy and a grandmother placing her with a great‑grandmother, saying the baby would endure a harsh fate. Her voice trembles as she recalls the cruel prophecy.
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Priscilla Lester Opens Illfated Old Ladies Rest
Miss Priscilla Lester announces an old ladies rest in the Lester manor, backed by a pastor. Seven elder residents arrive, clash over meals and status, quarrel daily, and depart after a month of strife, proving charity faces hard realities.
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Pat Clohesy outsmarts road agents in old Colorado coach raid
A Colorado miner, Pat Clohesy, halted a highway robbery by feigning cooperation while revealing passengers hidden cash. He offered to disclose others' stash in exchange for a chance to recover losses, then confiscated thieves' collected money and revealed he had secretly sold a Silver Clift mine for 60 000 dollars to fund the rescue.
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Charleston Vote Ousts Saloons In Wet Victory
Huntington election ends heated campaign as Huntington West Virginia voters support the wet ticket and bar saloons after July first. City council votes 22 to 17 to remove saloons and schedules a recess awaiting further action. Republican and Democratic caucuses set the stage for a tense council selection and future licensing debates.
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Knights Close The Convention In West Virginia
The Knights of Columbus state convention in Clarksburg ended with a luncheon at the Waldo hotel. Grafton gained representation on the state roster as Dr. Doyle and Dr. Doyle’s delegate colleague, John A. Barlow, were chosen for state lecturers. State officers include Clarence C. Martin as state deputy, Frank C. Reister as state secretary, R. H. Farrell as state treasurer, Thomas W. Goecke as state advocate, W. J. Danaher as state warden, and Rev. Father H. B. Altmeyer as state chaplain. Delegates J. J. O’Kane and Clarence C. Martin attend the national convention. The council voted to help raise a half‑million endowment fund for the Catholic University of America and to give a fund to the Home of the Good Shepherd. Latin proverb about experience follows.
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Army to seek 136000 enlistee force reorganization
Washington May 12 The general staff will recommend to Congress during the regular session that the regular army be reorganized on the basis of an enlisted force of 136000 men.
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