Roosevelt Jury Verdict in Libel Suit Wins for Defendant
The jury returned a verdict for Theodore Roosevelt in the libel suit filed by William Barnes. Roosevelt praised the jurors for their work and thanked them as the courtroom buzzed with supporters. Barnes, claiming political pressure influenced the case, announced plans to move on amid mixed public reaction.
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Theodore Rogse
Fen More
Naga
W. W. Summers
Verd
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Burns
Justice Andrews
Roosevelt
Akien
Sry
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Cormerty
British Evades Sinking Note Sparks Cabinet Meeting
President Wilson and his cabinet met to discuss the protest note sent to Germany over the Lusitania sinking. No Berlin news had emerged and a British memorandum on cotton shipments to the United States was briefly noted. Bryan issued a subsequent statement.
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Ali
Brett
United States
Wilson
Germany
Great Britain
Ile
Ater
Ryan
Bryan
Foreign Office
Hrgan
Foreign
Foreign Office of Great Britain
Washington
Betwen
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
Robert F. Rose
Mann
Washington, D.C
Lusitania
Berlin
London
Ae Bryan
Women's role and marriage in religious discourse debated
A lengthy address argues for male and female union as a complete human. women provide beauty and intuition while men offer leadership and protection. It cites scripture, laments unequal laws, urges protection for mothers and children, and calls for woman suffrage as part of broader rights.
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Daily Sentinel
McQuinight
the Andrew's High
McCuaig
Lid
New York
Massachusetts
Reson
Anna Shaw
Qain
Marconi Leaves Brooklyn Court Amid War Move
In Brooklyn federal court William Marconi inventor of the wireless telegraph announced he would sail to Italy tomorrow due to war threat. He had come to testify in a Maconi wireless patents suit but must depart before giving testimony. Judge Vander and others bid him bon voyage. Johann Sennick of Leipsic University testified against Marconi saying Germany not yet enemy.
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New York
William Marconi
Italy
Maconi
Brooklyn
Stiganta
Johann Sennick
Leipsic University
Germany
Mar- Jeon
Zinger Asked to Write on Army and Navy Experiences
The American League to Limit Armaments, based in New York City, has asked Pruntytown merchant R. A. Zinger to write several articles about his eight years of active service in the U S Army and Navy. Miss Jane Adams, of Hull Stone, Chicago, heads the league seeking world peace.
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R. A. Zinger
Amrcin
United States Army
Navy
Jim
Jane Adame
Hult Stoine
Chicago
Sunday Campaign Cost in Philadelphia Report
The Sunday campaign cost Philadelphia a total of 150655.65 dollars as reported by the committee in charge. Expenditures include 81184.14 for the tabernacle and expenses, 16224.71 distributed to local charities, and 53246.80 given. The note also mentions 45000 registered trai hitters.
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Philadelphia
Billy
City
Tabernacle
West Virginia boy to attend corn growers meeting
Dorsey McIntosh a 15 year old Grafton High School sophomore gains notice from Governor Hatfield as the West Virginia representative to the United States corn growers meeting at the Panama Pacific Exposition in Los Angeles in August. He earned a Morgantown agricultural scholarship for high corn yield and is the son of C W McIntosh of Knottsville. Sentiment from friends is high as officials plan to cover delegates' expenses. a note of caution ends the piece.
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Grafton
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
United States
Los Angeles
C. W. McIntosh
Knottsville
Morgantown
The
Sentinel
July Fourth National Celebration Proposed for Whole Count
The Star Span?e reports plans for a national Independence Day observance in the city with a noon ceremony in Independence Square. Governors of many states and territorial leaders have issued proclamations or appeals, supporting a nationwide observance though President Wilson may not attend.
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Goethals
Parama Canal Zone
Stone
Alaska
Independence Square
Wilson
Sunlight as a Health Need in Living Spaces
The article stresses sunlight's vital role for physical and mental health, noting sun exposure boosts mood, skin function, and resilience against illnesses. It warns against heavy curtains and shaded homes, warns that trees blocking sun hinder health, and urges sun baths as therapeutic, especially in shorter days.
Taft Urges Progressives Return to GOP
Kansas City area May 22 William H Taft former president spoke to Republicans urging Progressives back into the party while dismissing the Progressive movement as finished saying they must abandon fads and nostrums at a Western Association of Yale Alumnae clubs meeting.
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Kansas
UPTY
William H. Taft
Taft
Western Association of Yate
Telephone company fight in West Virginia consolidation
A heated dispute in northern West Virginia centers on consolidating two telephone lines. Secretary Evans of Fairmont’s chamber leads the drive, with a June meeting planned and invitations sent to multiple towns. Officials speculate Bell company stock links to Consolidated Telephone, prompting calls for merged ownership to cut double charges and improve service. London faces a new fear as German airships threaten gas bombs. Scotland Yard warns residents to shelter and keep lower-floor windows closed to avoid gas exposure.
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West Virginia
Evans
Fairmont
Weel Elkins
Shinnston
Morgantown
Mannington
Central District Telephone Company
Bell Company
Sentinellas
London
Scotland Yard
Lake coal trade surges on M B&O and Monongah lines
The lake coal trade is at its height on the M R branch of the B&O with six extra crews this week to handle the rush. Improvements extend to the Monongah division from Graf ton with two new crews on the Gratton Hartwell run and another on the G&B branch. Rail officials report strong freight traffic with no expected decline soon.
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M. R
Monongah
Grafton
Gratton
Hartwell
Train service to run new No 11 on Wheeling division
Baltimore Ohio officials announced that No 11, a through train replacing No on the Wheeling division, will begin operation tomorrow at 12:01 a m May 23. The new schedule aims to improve connections among Wheeling Grafton and Cumberland, with conductors signaling smoother runs and longer layovers.
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Ohio
Teddquarters
Wheeling
Grafton
Cumberland
Bae
Bothe
Td Hosing Vision
Boys confess to attempted train wreck in Stroudsburg
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania Mayee Liam Devore 16 and Alnsz 12 confessed to placing an iron fish plate on a railroad track to wreck a Pennsylvanian train after a convention. They were held in $10,000 bail.
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Stroudsburg
Mayeeliam Devore
Alnsz
Legacie
Woman Jumps From Bridge to Death in Ohio Fatal Jump
East Liverpool Ohio May 22 Miss Gussie Kleinleger age 56 of this place leaped from a bridge linking East Liverpool with Newell West Virginia over the Ohio river. The body was found a few minutes later by two fishermen nearby. She had recently suffered illness and despondency due to her physical condition.
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Toloski
Anyather
Paul
Sue
Apostle
East Liverpool
Ohio
Gussie Kleinleger
Newell
W. Iva
Ohio River
Wamare Lyman
Nigi Bridge
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