Judge bars unwritten law defense in Philadelphia murder case
In Williamsport’s Williamsport Ta. report, Judge Martin of the Criminal Court of Philadelphia refuses to admit testimony based on an unwritten law in a capital murder case. He argues that no excuse beyond self defense should justify taking life and warns against reviving frontier notions that could invite further killings. The ruling upholds the written law as the sole valid basis for justification of murder.
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Martin
Criminal Court of
Philadelphia
Far West
Williamsport Ta
Grit
Reform Tensions Hit Midwest Colleges Over Athletics
A regional conference of nine leading interior institutions reviewed abuses in school athletics two years ago. They reported students admitted early or short on study time to colleges willing to smooth life for athletes. Professionalism flourished, rivalries intensified, and old prohibitions were enforced to curb misconduct and restore scholastic standards.
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Middle West
Glber
Tre Epichal Spor
Thirite Calleges
Professionniim
Rule changes in athletics discuss honesty and decorum
Student bodies pressed for changes but the athletic conference committee remained firm. Only one revision occurred the uniform practice date rule was rescinded though it may be restored. The West’s colleges gain another year to value cleanliness decency and sportsmanship with winning viewed as secondary to the game itself per Youth’s Companion.
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Bie
Athletic Conference
Genteines
Movement for Second Chances in Criminal Penology
The Chicago Tribune discusses judicial efforts to avoid harsh penalties by offering first offenders a chance before prison. It argues humane guidance can prevent crime, save families, and benefit society, emphasizing reform over punishment.
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Chicago Tribune
Saunders Defies Massachusetts Bid on Voting Rights
Boston lawyer Charles O Saunders challenges a proposed amendment to remove the word male from voter qualifications. He argues freedom rests on the ballot box and cartridge box, while suffragists push full ballot access and other protections amid heated exchanges with opponents.
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Charles 2. Saunders
Boston
Masichusetts
Overwork Allegation Stirs Washington Couple
A humorous Washington Post excerpt shows Mrs Blink urging her husband, a new congressman, to avoid appearing overburdened by committee work. The husband seeks guidance from the Speaker, fearing political missteps, while the wife dispenses wary wisdom on navigating power and perception.
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Blink
Washington Post
Washington
Tom
Tomi
Congresssator
Ele
Betty
Curious Atches and Early Talk of Speaking Watches
A Swiss man creates a watch from ivery from billiard balls, claiming it keeps good time despite odd material. The piece notes the first phonograph watch from Paris in 1897 and the rise of speaking wristwatches, though bulkier than modern chronometers.
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Ivery
Crarinn
Switzerland
Tae
Simalk
Uae Eveck
Movem Natural
Silent Watch Plays Sacred Songs In Burlesque Scene
A London burlesque star’s ornament, a seven ounce crystal case watch, houses a tiny mechanism playing a sacred Easter melody and other tunes. Makers spent nine years shaping it, while a Praetorian guard motif and imitated signea add to the display.
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Cha
Hera
Ieela
London
New York
Conflict of the Sexes and tidiness in marriage
The excerpt critiques the clash between genders over tidiness in the home. It argues men recall and locate items through memory while women organize into inaccessible drawers, warning this "passion for tidiness" can threaten matrimonial happiness.
Pies Presets and the Haven Readings
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene with a haven and a large object, mentioning smaller items and a reader’s remark. Details are unclear, but the text hints at a setting involving maritime imagery and an air of mystery within a larger narrative.
Topics of the Times laments and social quips in a late 19th century column
A collage of opinions and wry notes on figures like Mrs. Sage, John D. Rockefeller, telegraph operators, and public affairs. The piece blends satire on culture, politics, and industry with anecdotes about marriage, vegetarianism among suffragists, and farm life.
Reform and athletics in colleges and a radical motor unit
The piece discusses reform in college athletics, noting improved conditions, reduced brutality, and shifts in attitudes at Harvard and the West. It also describes a radio telegraphic station on an automobile, designed to replace balloons, built for the Italian war department by Marquis Solari and Marconi's secretary.
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Italian War Department
Marquis Solari
Marconi
Manitoba Farmer Records Assets and Homesteading Offer
A Manitoba farmer reports 1906 crop figures and total assets including land, buildings, and implements. He notes 125 acres prepared for next year and advertises low-rate homestead opportunities in Western Canada via a Canadian government agent.
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Kenes
Stabie
Authuildings
Harmisa
Manitoba
Western
Canada
Noted Col John Cosgrave Keyed Sun Miracle Exchange
Col John Cosgrave an advocate before a jury makes a dramatic defense as he proclaims a biblical scene. Opposing counsel interrupts. the judge grants a brief pardon while Cosgrave asserts it was Solomon who commanded the sun to stand still.
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John Cosgrave
Loonville
Crim
Col
Cosgrave
Sime
Ike Daniel
Indre
James W. Deaton
Adaenesine Jaleo Funes
Lagell
Win
Cosereye
Col Caserove
Taniel
Solomon
Kansas City
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Ciba
Tunbridge Weils
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Mary Walker
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Rockefeller
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Unitck
Spain
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Ualag
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New York Tribune
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