Prison Matron Locked Boy In Room At Orphans Home
Laura Whalen matron at Town Soldiers Orphans Home, mentally unbalanced, kept Frank Pratt twelve in her room for months. He was missing since March. Whalen locked a closet, threatened suicide after investigators questioned her, and attempted to poison herself with chlorof orm. The boy endured confinement amid 100 other children while authorities sought him.
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County Insane Hospital
Laura Whalen
Frank Pratt
Pratt
Miss Whaten
FF. J. Sessionsa
Frank
Imatron
Frank Prath
Erteal
Booka
Miss Whalen
Night of Horror in Prison on Martinique Island
The Ecclair reports a dramatic incident in Martinique where Sergeant Legrand left a cell door ajar at night. A six foot snake attacked Private Durand, who fainted, as Durand later recovered in hospital. Durand returns to France. his hair is now snow white.
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China
Martinique
Legrand
Durand
France
Man Treed by Blacksnake and a City War Scandal
A Connecticut man confronts two six foot blacksnakes near Highland Lake. He ropes a tree to pull one out, but the mate climbs the rope and the man abandons it, concluding snakes can reason. Also note Thaw bankruptcy move blocked by the federal circuit court in Philadelphia.
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John Coffman
Highland Lake
Connecticut
Doffman
Coffman
Iim
Coffran
Uslivksoakes
Thaw
Pitteburg
Philadelphia
Harry By ‘Thaw
Stanford White
Pittsburg
Tity Lm
United Statage Eirealt Court of Sppwals
Voters league files bribe charges against city officials
Pittsburg reports seven councilmen and two bankers arrested on conspiracy and bribery charges. Accusations include paying 17.50 to John F Klein to aid passage of measures deeming German National bank and five others as city depositories. Bail set varied by defendant. league leader A Leo Weil states evidence collected and informations filed.
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Vetere ™ Civic League
Ramney and
Vilsack
Klein
Pittsburg
Voters’ Civic League
A. Leo Well
Con Mon
William Brand
Joseph C. Wasson
W. H. Melaney
John F. Klein
Hugh Fergusson
Jacob Soffel
T. O. Atkinson
W. A. Ramsey
August A. Vilsack
German National Bank
Melanny
Ferguson
Soéfel
Atkinson
Brand
Waseson
Ramsey
Courction
Voters‘ League
Sounciis
D. T. Watson
Messrs. Patterson
Sterrett
Acheson
Willis F. McCook
W. K. Shiras
The
Lague
Is Gomez Faithless Acting President of Venezuela
Port of Spain Trinidad, Dec 22. Vice President Gomez, named by General Castro to run Venezuela on his Europe trip, has formed a new government replacing the old cabinet led by Dye. Jose de Jesus Paul, long foreign affairs minister, is out with a new group representing state factions. Dr Paul has vanished from councils and Dr Baldo, in Castro’s entourage, is also removed as education minister.
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Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Gomez
Castro
Europe
Dye
Jose de Jesus Paul
de Reus
Holland
Under sealed orders ships sail from Hampton Roads
The battleship and cruiser depart under sealed orders from Norfolk with unknown destination. It is believed both ships head for Venezuelan waters. The North Carolina with the Magenta may carry President Taft to Puget Sound on January 3.
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Battleoship
Sal
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
North Carolina
Maing
Magetana
Sleet
Taft
Pugeowems
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R. W. Wehrle & Co
Wehrle & CO
Indiana County
R. W. Wehrle & Company
Indiana
PENNA
Indiana Candy Works
Reymer’s
Booth’s
Delician’s
Philadelphia St
Ly Works
Indiana, Pa
Evening Gazette
Fall
Winkler
Pauch Bros
Merchant Tailors
Gazette Building
W. W.brilhart & Son
Opticians
Eugene Heard Spectacle Co
H. H. Johnston
Singer and Wheeler Wilson
Richard Grant
Phils
Blacksnake
Lishen
Liatais
Partesake Bee Et NG
W. P. Lowry
Optician, Trust Co
Postoffice
Aean
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