England Hails Peary as Real Finder of Pole
May 2 London dispatch reports Commander Robert E. Peary greeted by British scientists as discoverer of the north pole. Major Leonard Darwin and Dr Scott Keitie accede to honors, with U.S. Naval Attache Simpson among welcomers. Peary to attend a Royal Society Club luncheon. optimism pinpoints Capt. Scott’s southern pole reach barring disaster.
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London
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
United States Congress
Peary
Paddington Station
Leonard Darwin
Scott Keitie
Royal Geographical Society
Simpson
United States
Royal Societies Club
Scott
South Pole
Lazier Man in Bed Sued by Wife in Separation Case
Archibald Depau of Seven Sisters Road Tottenham appeared before the Tottenham bench under a separation action filed by his wife for neglect of her and their children. He had twice served terms for oaths and, after prison in 1906, returned to bed, staying in bed for weeks. The court awarded the wife a separation order with custody of the children, leaving maintenance undecided for now.
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London
Archibald Depau
Seven Sisters Road
Tottenham
Windsor
Depau
Legal Fight Over Child in Cross Border Custody Case
Yvonne Duval, a Montreal orphan, is the Canadian court ward at the center of a custody dispute that crossed to the United States. Mrs Alfred Gong of S J Augustine Florida faced kidnapping charges after taking the child to New York for adoption, and the New York court dismissed the case as authorities in Canada insist the child remains the rightful ward until formal adoption.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Alfred Gong
S J. Augustine
Fla
New York
Goug
Senator Rayner Attacks Railroad Bill in Senate
Senator Rayner of Maryland bitterly assails the administration railroad bill in the senate declaring Democrats seek no more cooperation with insurgents on preliminary skirmishes and that recalcitrant Republicans may join the Democratic ranks if they enlist their followers.
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Rayner
Washington
Maryland
Senate
Dog foils kidnap gang in New York home
Hilda Stone, 18, would have been seized by a kidnap gang if not for her fox terrier Bess who alerted her mother and Frank Catarano. Charles Seemann was arrested after a struggle in a six family tenement on Liberty Avenue. Seemann held on unlawful entry. the family has faced prior threats from a group signing as Black Hand and a bomb aimed at Hilda.
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New York
Bess
Hilda Stone
Liberty Avenue
Charles Seemann
New York Avenue
Hilda
Sarah
Frank Catarano
Stones
Catarano
Nash
New Jersey Avenue Court
Seemann
Black Hand
Sons Blow Taps At Fathers Funeral
Three sons of the late John T. Benton veterans of the Civil War stood at Oakland City grave Sunday and blew taps as his casket was lowered. Charles W. Benton of Princeton, Hight Benton of Alexandria, and Fred Benton of Oakland City performed the G A R ritual in a poignant farewell to their father.
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Oakland City
John T. Benton
Charles W
Hight
Alexandria
Fred
Charles. T. Benton
Youth turns to crime to win love in Lansing case
Lansing youth Robert Colister, 21, planned a bank hold up to win money for his sweetheart, but was betrayed by a confederate. Sentenced to two years at Ionia reformatory for conspiracy to rob. He admitted plans to kill the bank driver and possessed two revolvers, ammunition, grease paint, and a false beard. He said he would leave Lansing to start anew and hopes to become a good citizen after prison.
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Lansing, Mich
Robert Colister
Ionia Reformatory
Lansing
Colister
Laingsburg
Desperado
Automobile Works
Sonia
Mayor Continues Saloon Hearings In City
Mayor Shank postponed hearings for three saloon keepers charged with selling on Sunday. The respondents are James L. Henry of 461 W. Washington, Carl Habich of 802 W. North, and David Vulce of 126 S. West. The session moved from Monday to Wednesday afternoon.
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Shank
James L. Henry
W. Washington Street
Carl Habich
W. North Street
David Vulce
S. West
April Death Toll At Soldiers Home Sets Record
Marion Ind May 2 The death of Ralston Meshig late of M company Ninth Indiana cavalry marked the twenty sixth death at the Soldiers home during April. It is the largest death record for one month since the home was established twenty years ago.
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Marion
Ind
Ralston Meshig
M Company
Ninth Indiana Cavalry
Judge Fights Large Trusts in Public Service Case
A court drama centers on Judge Lindsay opposing powerful trusts in a high profile case. The action touches on public service duties and a large monetary stake of about $100,000.06, with implications across Democratic circles and legal reform.
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Lindsay
Aldren’s Court
Gong
New York
Poere
Bellevue Prank Sends Police On Dawn Pole Climb
Pittsburg May 2 Bellevue suburbs staged a cruel joke on the local police. Chief Mack Turney rushed to a schoolhouse flagpole at 3 am, believing a man planned suicide, only to find a dummy and hear ventriloquist groans.
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Pittsburg
Bellevue
Mack Turney
Cat Joke Stirs Washington As Lee Seeks Missing Cats
May 2 Washington. Representative Gordon Lee of Georgia faces a strange prank after ads promising twenty five cats for sale at 50 cents each sparked a flurry of calls. A hotel room search found no trace of Lee by six p.m. Monday and locals report the congressman dislikes the joke.
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Washington
Gordon Lee
Georgia
Gordon
Chochran Hotel
Lee
Butcher of Haiti Expires in Exile
Kingston Jamaica May 2 Lord Alexis a former Haitian president died here after a brief illness. His health had weakened after being deposed and exiled following a tumultuous reign marked by executions and terror. He abdicated December 23 1908 as Gen Antoine Simon rose with 5000 troops toward Port au Prince.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Lord Alexis
Haiti
Port Au Princé
Antoine Simon
Nord Alexis
Hippolyte
Legitime
Sim. Nord Alexis
Alexis
Port Au Prince
Simon
Cuy
Port Au
Protests Delay Alaska Nominee Confirmations
Washington May 2. Heated protests against the appointment of John Rust Gard as U S district attorney and H L Faulkner as U S marshal in Alaska lead the senate committee to postpone action on their nominations.
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Washington
John Rust Gard
United States
H. L. Faulkner
Alaska
Senate
Albanian Sacking of Krabuljevar Sparks Turkish Retake
May 2 Constantinople reports Krabuljevar was sacked by Albanian insurgents with women and children killed alongside men after a stubborn defense. Victors sabored inhabitants in streets and homes. defenders bolster the town’s defenses as a heavy Turkish force is ordered to retake it.
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Constantinople
Krabuljevar
Boy's Body Flayed Investigation Planned
South Bend Ind May 2 Special to The Sus. Severe bruising on Gilson Mittenberger 10 caused by Ella Rieman, principal, triggers an inquiry by the Board of School Trustees and the Humane Society of South Bend. Another case against Mildred Unger, a teacher, to be reviewed.
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South Bend
Ind
Gilson Mittenberger
Ella Rieman
Board of
School Trustees
Humane Society of
Mildred Unger
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