Aged man shoots clerk then leaps from window
Detroit June 25. Charles Swaysee, 53, pursuing a romance with Ere Alvord, a 22 year old clerk, shot her after she refused to elope and then killed himself by leaping from an eleventh floor window before witnesses. Miss Alvord was wounded in the neck and wrist and is expected to recover. A separate divorce case reveals Emma Mercer produced letters she says were written by Mark Mercer to another woman.
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France
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Judes Carter
La Follette Campaign Gathers Steam In Wisconsin Race
Madison reports that Governor Robert La Follette organized his forces after the national convention, signaling a bitter Wisconsin campaign. He vows to unite against corporate control and revive party ideals, with Cadet staff noting heightened enthusiasm across the capitol and Northwest optimism for victory.
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Fairbanks Sold Books in Ohio Childhood Tales
Col W L Carey recalls Senator Fairbanks as a spare boy who grew into a studious and diligent student. He screened country schools then attended Delaware College, with family support yet a belief in work. Fairbanks helped fund his education by selling books during vacations.
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Ohio
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Col. Curry
Delaware
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Fair Bank program includes operas and concerts
Next week's Fair Bank program features a mix of comic opera Reinholt and Kadho shows, Hungarian Fantasia, Dolly Varden, a W. C. O'Hare art, and Victor Herbert overtures with medleys and solos. Selections span marches, waltzes, and overtures, with introductions and captions noting performers and pieces.
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Wy Reinhart
Tobant
Ethiopia
Weer
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Kadho
Bird
Moczo
Jackerit
Gus
Ludera PA
Victor Herbert
F. Hoffman
Cee
Thomas
Ahmeen
Julian Edwards
W. C. O'Hare
Bellboy
Ding
Glrodet
Francis
F.T. Ashton
Max Hoffman
Dinsh Jones
von Titer
Mannerchor Jubilee Ends With Saturday Celebration
The Mannerchor Jubilee concluded Saturday with an open air event at the German park. Friday night at Tomlinson Hall featured a complete program by the Mannerchor and Wagner Frilharimente Orchestra including Tannhauser and Loreley selections. Notable performers included Mrs Philip Goetz and Hanno Deller, with the Lindentre Sturn and various choruses and orchestras.
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Tomlinson Hall
Mannerchor
Wagner Frilharmente
Loreley
Mendelsson
Philip Goetz
Festival Chorus
Ad Orchestra
Crweline
Boiling Water Advice Continues After Free Tests
Health officers stress continued boiling of water after extensive free tests at Harry- Francis pharmacy. Safe water mainly from deep wells and suburban sources, yet Irvington areas with new homes show bad water prompting boiling. Doctors note typhoid cases decline but caution remains and reliance on boiled water persists. Meanwhile legal notices include Benson suing Abbott for alienation of wife’s affections, citing a dog’s bark led to discovery. A body, George K. Gardiner, found at Indiana Medical College grounds after missing since April 4. Home heating patrons seek court action over solvency and franchise approval contested by creditors.
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Iith
Irvington
Francs
Poor London Boy Becomes Noted Young Artist
London June. Austin Soare, a 1-year-old boy, has a picture in this year’s academy exhibition and his odd drawings draw fashionables. His father is a policeman earning little, yet the boy’s talent shows early. From simple school drawings to stained glass work, he wins medals and scholarships, with a religion of force in art and hopes to paint portraits of the despairing poor.
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Spire
County Council
Powell's
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Jackson
South Kensington
Alnee
Prezent
St. Louis
Aiplorsa
Omar Kheyyam
Gouk Out In The Cole Cold World
Board of safety tax dismissed Patrol man Couk from the force on charges of insubordination. Supt Krux er ordered his return to duty but he was injured on the job years ago and claimed the injury permanent. Medical testimony supported permanence, but pension benefits were denied based on testimony that the injury was not permanent. Dowie Has Returned from Europe to New York with his son Dr Gladstone Dowis accompanying.
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New York
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Cement Sewers Planned for Chicago District
A Chicago dispatch reports the city council has decided to build sewers of cement instead of brick. One tunnel will be about two miles long and cost 46,000 dollars. The project will drain Grand Crossing, Lakeview Park, South Chicago and South Englewood. The sewer mouth will be ten feet in diameter.
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Grand Crossing
Liauphin Park
South Chicago
Englewood
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