Philadelphia merchant Gimbel commits suicide amid assault case
Benedict Gimbel, Philadelphia millionaire merchant, died in St Marys hospital after gashing his throat and wrist in Hoboken following arrest on assault and attempted bribery charges involving a 16 year old boy. His death ends a high profile case that shocked Philadelphia society and prompted inquiries by detectives and the district attorney.
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BUNT FOR A BORNEO MAN SHERIFF HUNT FOR STRANGER NEAR FARM
Sheriff Joseph Clay and a deputy searched Sunday for a mysterious gunman seen near John H Holiday's farm at Broad Ripple. Reports said the stranger carried a gun had shaggy hair and acted wild. No trace remained when officers arrived.
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Broad Ripple
New York Woman Praises Postum Over Coffee
A New York woman declares Postum improved her long standing stomach issues and replaces coffee at meals. She recounts trying substitutes, reading The Road to Wellville, and how even during a typhoid siege Postum supported nourishment. She would pay $1 a box rather than return to coffee. Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan notes.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
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Time for a new Democratic party and Hughes for president
Tenry Watterson, back from Europe, says the Democrats are split into factions and may form a new party. He picks Gov. Hughes of New York as the likely next president, with Roosevelt sidelined unless he runs in 1912, and notes Bryan’s dominance of the nomination is doubtful.
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Paris
Palace at Madrid Await Heir Birth Amid Flag Tradition
The palace flags await the heir as Prof Gutierrez predicts the Spanish throne heir near week end. Queen Victoria remains in good health and continues walks. The queen pledges to nurse the child herself despite precedent changes.
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Labor Union Meeting May Address Costs Relief
Central Labor Union will discuss relief for Louis W. Poehler a Machinists' Union 161 member after his property was sold Saturday to satisfy a court ordered costs judgment in the case Pone Motor Car Co vs striking machinists. The federal court barred picketing, ordered bonding for strike breakers, and levied costs against Poehler and Feltz with Poehler's property sold while Feltz's was not.
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Machinists’ Union No. 161
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Joseph Feltz
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Peltz
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Trusts and Their Treatment by William Jennings Bryan
Bryan argues for a federal license system to curb private monopolies and limit interstate corporate power. He endorses national incorporation, a national franchise, stricter disclosure, and overhauling the Sherman Act to end rebates secrecy overcapitalization and unjust prices. He notes public sentiment grows as action nears.
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Albert J. Beveridge
New Jersey
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Jealous Lover Miss Routellot Commits Suicide Over Calve
Jealous of Mme Calve Miss Isabelle Routellot, formerly engaged to Lewis Belleville, killed herself in Belleville’s apartment by turning on gas after a violent quarrel ended their engagement. Belleville, a Manhattan Opera Orchestra cellist, was in Calve’s circle, prompting motive speculation.
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Ville
Snail Shortage Endangers Paris Delicacy
Paris reports a snail shortage as hunters deplete supplies from the Yonne region, the main source for Parisian delicacy. Homes at Auxe once sending millions to Paris now turn to Swiss imports while Isere supplies also tighten.
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Tainted Money Linked to Church Dedication
Reverend Allen Jay of Tuek Mend dedicates the new Friends' Church as tainted funds offered will be levied by aid and placed to the user.
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Wabash, Jr
Allen Jay
Tuekmend
New Friends’ Church
Bachelor seeks police protection from overzealous pursuers
Des Moines April 22 H Higgins a bachelor worth 1000 dollars appealed to Chief of Police Jones to shield him from hundreds of women who he says are determined to pursue him for love against his will.
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H. J. Higgins
Jones
Brave 12 year old dies after crossing railroad at Olneyst
Chester Cunningham 12 dies at City hospital from severe injuries after being struck by a cut of freight cars at the Olneyst crossing on the Big Four line. Parents Mr and Mrs William Cunningham rush to the hospital as a dangerous unprotected crossing prompts North-side Improvement club action. Earlier Abe Lifehitz 3 sustained only minor injuries when hit by a Fort Wayne special car near College and Seventeenth streets.
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College-ave
Prescription to Clean the Blood Home Remedy Advised
An article promotes a home blood cleansing mixture claimed to benefit kidneys. It lists ingredients Fluid Extrace Dande lion Compound Micar gou and Compound Syrup Sur sajiarilla with dosing after meals and at night, plus plenty of water, for those with rheumatic poisons or clogged kidneys.
Goodies From The Gal Oven Demonstration
Simplicity in cooking highlighted by Helen Armstrong in a Saturday talk at St. Patrick's hall. She demonstrated peach pudding and variations with fresh fruit, plus applesauce like dishes and fruit rolls. The audience included Ruth Neefe and a note on upcoming gas range demonstrations at local churches.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Arn Strong
College-ave. Baptist Church
College-ave
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St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Pennsylvania
Sunlight Foes of the Human Race Warned by Surgeon
Maj. Charles F. Woodruff, army surgeon and historian, warns that sunlight kills bacteria but raises insanity and suicide risks. He argues God’s sunlight harms modern man, shifting health toward neurasthenia and cardiac fever while crowding people into darker settings.
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Maj. Woodruff
Funeral of William Fife Prominent Indianapolis bridge builder
Funeral services for William Ife a renowned bride contractor with Fife and Son will be held Tuesday afternoon at Lo cleck residence with burial at Crown Hall. Died Sunday at home of heart trouble aged 70. He came to Indianapolis in 1889 and oversaw major bridge projects including the Thirliecast bridge and several others over White River. Survived by his son George two married daughters and a widow.
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Jamestown Exposition Opens with Roosevelt as Guest
The Jamestown exposition commemorating the English settlement's anniversary opens in Norfolk Virginia on Friday with President Roosevelt as guest of honor. The event runs until November 50. A federal immigration investigation panel meets in Washington today. The German economic committee plans a meeting on April 22 to discuss tariff relations with the United States.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Appetite Revival
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying and enriching blood to boost digestion. Testimonial from Mrs Amanda Fenner claims full appetite return after one bottle. Also promotes Sarsaparilla in liquid form or Sarsatabs with 100 doses for one dollar and guarantees.
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Oneco
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Red River Breaks Up as Heat Opens Navigation
Winnipeg reports the Red River began breaking up under extreme heat with a strong warm wind. Lake Manitoba has opened enough space to start navigation earlier than usual. Saskatchewan rivers have been open for some time.
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Saskatchewan
Explosion of lamp ignites home. two children burned
George Dobson and six year old Frank Hern suffered severe burns when a lamp exploded at 1101 S Capitatave. The flash ignited the dwelling killing furniture. Mrs Dobson and her daughter escaped through a front window as firefighters contained the blaze.
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Hero Under Arrest in New York Fire Probe
Michael P. O'Brien, Carnegie medal hero who saved a mother and two children in 1904, was arrested as a suspicious person after entering a burning three story building on the upper east side. He claimed to have been passing by, climbed a fire escape, and entered to help those inside. the medal he received two weeks ago was found on him.
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Monks March under Bulgarian Bandit Attack Near Vienna
Reports say a Bulgarian group sacked a monastery near Saint Amarsgiri harming the Abbott and about 30 Greek monks. Details are scarce but authorities describe barbarous cruelties tied to the assault.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Vienna
Saint Amarsgiri
Robbery at Covington Farm Home Nets 1500 Cash
In Covington Indiana on April 22 John Tilathaway suffered a burglary where $1,500 in cash and over $3,000 in notes were taken from a trunk. The robbers dragged the trunk to the woods and broke it open, leaving the notes behind. Local suspects are being considered.
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