Herbert Booth Leaves Salvation Army for Free Lance Ministry
Detroit May 10 Herbert Booth son of Gen Booth announces he is no longer officially connected with the Salvation Army after 24 years of service. A close friend cites family estrangement and policy disputes as motives mirroring Ballington Booth and the Volunteers of America. The General’s family tensions are described as unresolved and influential on Booth’s career shift.
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Detroit
Mich
Union
Herbert Booth
London
England
Booth
Salvation Army
theSalvatio Army
Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
Bllington
Ballington
William Booth
Thief Snatched$5 Bill Amid Chase Through New York Crowd
Mrs. Mondry dropped a $5 bill in her jacket pocket outside a store on Avenue B. A man snatched it, a crowd pursued, Detectives Price and Griffiths arrested him at Avenue C. Samuel Nathan, 23, claimed he wanted funds to travel to San Francisco for the Jeffries Johnson fight. His rogues gallery photo is 9799.
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New York
Julia Monary
First Avenue
Avenue B
Sixth Street
Griffiths
Samuel Nathan
Delancey Street
San Francisco
Jeffries-Johnson
Rogues
Jack London Novel Soon to Be Issued
San Francisco May 10 Jack London has completed a new novel said to be his greatest yet. Eastern magazine agents and publishers seek serial rights for the book about a prospector who grows rich in the Klondike and later conquers finance, with a remarkable love story woven through the plot.
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San Francisco
Jack London
Glen Ellen
Sonoma County
London
Hlondike
Ord
Telepost Lines to Add City Links in Express Network
H Lee Sellers of Telepost says an automatic telegraph line will soon link Indianapolis with Kansas City providing through service to Chicago Springfield and intermediate points. Extensions to Detroit and other eastern cities are planned, with New England states possibly connected to Indianapolis earlier.
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Indianapolis
Kansas City
H. Lee Sellers
Inapolis
Chicago
Springfield
Detroit
New England
Many Features Are Not Seen by Circus Crowds
Ringling Brothers' circus drew 30,000 spectators while showcasing grand acts. Behind the scenes a veteran veterinarian, Spencer Alexander of Delevan, Wis., cares for 700 horses and buys them for the show. Steward Ollie Webb, with 20 years at the circus, cooks thousands of meals for the crew. The beloved Silver King horse remains in parade form while midget clown Andrew Deltorelli, 21, contemplates Austria’s army exams. Strongmen Herman, Arthur and Kurt Sax perform pre-show routines, and many clowns enjoy wealth and family life away from the arena.
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Ringling Brothers
Spencer Alexander
Alex Delevan
Delevan
Wis
A. L
Ollie) Webb
Silver King
Andrew Deltorelli
Austria
Herman
Arthur
Kurt Sax
Newport
Taft pledges GOP platform hard to meet in coming weeks
Taft told the Board of Trade in Passaic New Jersey that statehood for Arizona and New Mexico postal savings bank anti injunction and the validating bill of conservation measures and the railroad bill will be enacted. He said the railroad bill retains key features and should pass both houses soon while acknowledging Senate hesitancy over statehood measures.
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Passaic
N. J
Taft
Board of Trade
Arizona
New Mexico
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Byrnes the Greatest Thief Catcher of His Day
New York May 10 Thomas Byrnes head of the New York detective department died Saturday at 9 o clock from chronic indigestion and gastritis. A famed inspector and detective bureau head since 1869 he rose from patrolman to captain and built a world wide reputation as a fearless thief catcher. He helped keep crooks from Wall Street by establishing a dead line south of Fulton street. He was rich from wealth and connections including Jay Gould and left a lasting mark on law enforcement.
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New York
Thomas Byrnes
Police
Mulberry Street
Byrnes
Police Department
Inspector Byrnes
Wall Street
Financial District
Fulton Street
Diamond District
Selfless Sister Gives Skin to Save Young Girl
In New York on May 10 a 9 year old girl Miss Anna Smith from 348 Broadway Williamsburg donated skin from her hips to graft onto her injured sister Winifred Smith after gangrene set in from trolley accident. Surgeons Dr H W Dangler and Dr W E Lippold performed the graft removing six pieces of skin and the operation succeeded. Both girls occupy adjoining cots at Williamsburg hospital and are recovering well.
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New York
Anna Smith
Broadway
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Hospital
Winifred Smith
H. W. Dangler
Classon Avenue
W. E. Lippold
St. Nicholas Avenue
Winifred
Smith
Miss Anna Smith
Miss Smith
Shipbuilding in England to boom in coming year
Lloyds Register estimates show 386 vessels totaling 1,057,636 tons under construction in the United Kingdom on March 31 excluding warships. Warship orders add 303,685 tons with battleships and cruisers, while British yards secure orders for Turkish battleships and Australian and Brazilian fleets, sustaining extensive employment and a near 1.6 million dollar weekly wage outlay over 130 weeks.
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London
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Argentine
Denmark
Countess Intervenes With Imprisoned Brother in Milan
Milan May 9 The Countess Theodolina Murri secured a notable interview with her brother Tullio who serves 30 years for active participation in the murder of Count Bonmartini. The talk introduced her latest husband Dr Ebidi professor of Italian literature. The countess had been sentenced to 15 years for instigating the assassination of her first husband.
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Milan
Theodolinda Murri
Tullio
Bonmartini
Ebidi
Baror Sennine
St Margaret Guild Raises 129 For Poor Children
Twenty four young women from St Margaret hospital guild canvassed Indianapolis collecting 129.19 dollars to help crippled and deformed children moved from Eleanor hospital to City hospital. The funds will buy braces and necessities to aid the youngsters in sitting up and enjoying sunlight.
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City Hospital
Eleanor Hospital
St. Margaret Hospital Guild
Indianapolis
Freak Storm Ups House and Buggy in Vincennes
Special to The Sun reports a freak wind storm in Vincennes Indiana on May 10 that turned a two room cottage upside down twisted a switch and overturned a buggy. Mrs Sarah Ruth inside the house was severely injured while Mr and Mrs Louis Kensler in the buggy were unharmed.
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Vincennes
Ind
Sarah Ruth
Louis Kensler
Operator Electrocuted in Cambridge Tower
Night Operator C. G. Pettit died at Cambridge Union Station while signaling trains at the B and O and Pennsylvania crossings. He stood, reached for the light with his right hand and the switch with his left as worn insulation allowed a live circuit to complete.
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Cambridge, O
Smallest Mother Dies in Florida At 27 Inches
Steubenville woman Mrs. Janie Foster Shaw, 74, known as the smallest mother in the world, died in Fort Myers, Florida. Daughter of James Foster, she stood 27 inches tall and was mother to three children. A tiny limp piano was fitted for her use while alive.
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Steubenville, CO
Janie Foster Shaw
Steubenville
Fort Myers, Fla
James Foster
Mit
Poslam Skin Remedy touted for eczema and itch
A Philadelphia gentleman reports relief from intense night itching after using Poslam, claiming sleep improved and no recurrence after three applications. The ad promotes Poslam for acne herpes and other skin ailments, with sample packages mailed free from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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Mr. B
Philadelphia
W. J. Huder’s and Weber Drug Co
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
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Margaret Guild
Pochet
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Newcastle
Indiana Trust CO
Indianapolis National Athletic Club
Washington Skating Rink
National Athleticlub
State of Indiana
Bert Ritchie
Prospect
Delaryie Hatter
Kentucky Ave
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J. P. Mullally Diamond Importer and Jeweler
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Marion Paint Co
S&s
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Pennsylvania Lines
Terre Haute
Brazil
Greencastle
Michigan
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Peru
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Noblesville
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