Jury Acquits Mioo Davidson In Missouri Trial
Neosho Missouri May 1 Miss Johnny Davidson heiress to 40 000 was acquitted of murdering Roy Ramsour last June The defense called witnesses including Grace Davidson sister who testified Roy dragged her and insulted Johnny who then retrieved a revolver and shot him Ramsour had threatened to expose Johnny and Grace while in court their family history and wealth were noted in this dramatic verdict
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Neosho, Mo
Johnny” Davidson
Roy Ramsour
Grace Davidson
Johnny
Davidson
Roy
Grace
Bessie
Charles Davidson
William Davidson
Louisville
Ramsour
Fatal collision on Monon tracks kills Dodd family in city
W E Dodd and his son Ernest were killed when their buggy was struck by Monon passenger No 31 at a crossing near Twenty fourth Street as Lake Erie & Western freight moved south. Mrs Emma Dodd died later from injuries while another passenger sustained serious injuries. The Dodds, from Malott Park, were en route to buy a suit for Ernest. The buggy was demolished and the horse killed.
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Dodd
Monon
Fourth Street
Emma Dodd
Dodds
Malott Park
Market
Ernest
Malott Park School
Harem Beauty Shot to Death by Old Sultan
Historical dispatch reports Abdul Hamid killed a Circassian harem favorite in the throne room of Yildiz Palace in Constantinople. He then ordered her body thrown into the Bosphorus amid rumors of a planned Armenian massacre and a broader palace plot. The public fury spread from Salonica to Monastir as authorities consider the sultan's fate.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Leorn
Yildiz
Circassia
Tanic
Hamid
Bosphorus
Salonica
Andre
Abdul
Monastir
Stambou
Young Turks
Two Men Drown After Boat Capsize At Sungi Creek
In Boone County near Thorntown two men, coroner Ivory May and Prosecutor Fred Graves, drowned when their fishing boat capsized in Sungi Creek during heavy Thursday night rain. They had planned a May 1 fishing trip despite conditions and set out this afternoon, but swift currents swept them away.
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Lebanon
Ivory
Tolie
Boone County
Fred Graves
Sungi Creek
Thorntown
Governor to Name Engineer as Dowling Quits Rail Board
Indiana Governor Marshall reshuffles the railroad commission by reappointing Judge W. J. Wood and Judge J. F. McClure to four and three year terms from May 1, 1909, while Dowling plans to resign before January 1. The plan includes appointing a railway engineer to fill the next vacancy to keep the commission valid under the 1907 law.
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W. J. Wood
Marshall
J. F. McClure
McClure
Gov. Marshall
Indiana Railroad Commission
H. W. Dowling
Railroad Commission
Dowling
Wood
Gov
Hanly
Wives file suits for divorce and separation
Blanche Gertrude Shumaker sues for divorce from Harvey G. Shumaker alleging failure to provide. Nancy E. Fairfield seeks legal separation from Alfred KR Fairfield alleging cruelty and unfaithfulness.
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Blanche Gertrude Shumaker
Harvey G. Shumaker
Nancy E. Fairfield
Alfred KR. Fairfield
One Killed Three Hurt In An Auto Wreck In Louisville
John K. Phelps was killed and three men seriously hurt when a speeding automobile struck a telegraph pole at Baxter and Jefferson streets in Louisville early today. Phelps was the son of Zech Phelps, former president of the American Association and author of the national baseball agreement.
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Louisville
John K. Phelps
Baxter and
Jefferson Streets
Phelps
Zech Phelps
American Association
Bridge Collapses Into Illinois River in Peoria
A portion of the new twenty three thousand dollar wagon bridge over the Illinois river in Peoria collapsed at 5 55 this morning. Three spans fell into the river blocking traffic for several days. It is not known if anyone was on the structure at the time.
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Peoria
Illinois River
Pike to be oiled on way to new speedway
The Indianapolis Speedway managers told county commissioners they will have the Crawfordsville Pike from the White River bridge to the Speedway grounds ready for oiling by May 10. Commissioners said the road would be prepared for the oiling by that day.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Crawfordsville Pike
White River Bridge
Speedway Grounds
Farmer Smith as Book Agent in Old Contract Details
"Farmer" Ed Smith's ticket books remain under a prior agreement titled Montgomery's History and Conn's Physiologies alongside Southworth Scott Grammar. New books to be adopted include Aldine Readers and Dodge Geographies with Rand McNally, Appleton's Arithmetics and six writing books. Total cost listed as six dollars.
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Montgomery
Alexander
Conn
Southworth-Scott Grammar
Aldine
Newson & Co
Deeds Dodge
Rand, McNally Company
Appleton
Arnee
Ed Smith
Sehoss Books
Indiana
Ginn & Co
Heath & Co
Smith
State Board of Education
Tammany Closes in on Mc Cleland Marshals
New York on May 1 reports Mayor Mc Cleland secured loyalty from 30 of 40 city marshals, reinforcing Tammany backing amid the political contest.
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New York
McCleland
Bis
Caras Partner May Be Released on Bail
Cornelius Overholser may be released from jail on bond after Judge Pritchard reduced it to 20 dollars on prosecutor Hooton’s recommendation. Overholser and Perry Carr face swindling charges in a bogus grocery deal. He turned state's evidence and awaits a motion for a new trial. Penalty ranges from one to 14 years.
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Cornelius Overholser
Pritchard
Hooton
Overholser
Perry Carr
Negro Dice Throwers Arrested in Calm Raid at Shoe Shine
Sergt Streit and a patrol entered Hilda Hart's shop at 318 Indiana Avenue to find ten Negro men gambling dice. The players did not resist as arrest was made, marking the first time a Negro craps game was raided without a stampede. Four pleaded guilty in police court, others sought postponement.
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Sergts
Streit
Ray
Hilda Hart
Indiana Avenue
Sergt. Streit
Tack Injury Ends Mrs. Ferree’s Sight in Jamestown
Jamestown Ind May 1 Mrs John Ferree lost sight in her right eye when a tack pulled from a carpet flew up and struck the pupil. The incident occurred as she prepared a room, and doctors report the eye injury is permanent. The article notes the tack caused immediate vision loss prompting medical attention.
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Jamestown
Ind
John Ferree
Boy nearly dies after eating poisonous weed in Indiana
In Boonville near Stanley, a boy believed weeds were edible after playmates said so. He ate a poison weed, fell into convulsions within minutes, and received swift antidotes from responders, saving his life.
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Boonville
Ind
Gurley Murphy
Near Stanley
State Upholds Suit Against the Terre Haute Brewing Company
Judge Leathers of the superior court ruled the state prevailed in a case brought by Attorney General Bingham seeking annulment of the Terre Haute Brewing company charter. The court held jurisdiction existed where the corporation conducted business and maintained an agency, rejecting Vigo county as improper.
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Judge Leathers
Superior Court
Bingham
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Brewing Company
Vigo County
Mystery airship passes over Hampton Roads reports
A mysterious airship with a man and a woman aboard was seen over Hampton Roads near Sewells Point, according to reports deemed apparently well authenticated in Norfolk on May Day. The item appears among a string of early May dispatches from major cities reporting social unrest strikes legal and political events worldwide.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Sewells Point
Paris
Versailles
St. Germains
Drunkard Willet Judson Seeks Guardian Nominee
Willet A. Judson appeared before Probate Judge Ross on Saturday morning and admitted he is an habitual drunkard. He consented to the appointment of Paris L. Mount as guardian to manage an inherited western estate, as relatives feared he would squander the money on drink.
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Willet A. Judson
Ross
Paris L. Mount
Judson
West
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Neosho
24Th St
Herbert Asquith
Great Britain
W. E. Dodd
Ern
Lake Erie & Western Freight
South
Mr. Dodd
Mr., Dodd
Strong and Graves
Cornell
Sultan
Illinois
Farmer
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Washington, D. C
Anderson
Charles W. Miller
Nichols
Stuart McNamara
Washington
Irving Sauter
Bureau of Investigation
Indianapolis Sun
The
Caras
Tack
Breweries
Chicago
Wilburn G. Voliva
Zion City
Lake Seaman
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Lake Seamen’s Union
Albany
N. Y
Ferdinand Colloredo Mannafield
C. Oliver Iselin
Nora Iselin
London
Signor Carasa
Covent Garden
Oscar Hammerstein
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