Farmer Kills Unknown Man in Gruesome Discovery
In Greencastle Indiana on May 2 a farmer Roscoe Havens armed with a shotgun waited over the body of an unknown man for Deputy Sheriff Brasier after sending word to be taken into custody. Havens said he was robbed and mistook the dead man and his companion in a box car for the robbers. An ear ring bearing a name and a tailor’s mark on clothing are the only clues to the victim’s identity.
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Greencastle
Ind
Roscoe Havens
Brasier
Havene
Mins Lowsa
Warren
Boy Arraigned in Indiana Drunkenness Case
Evamoville Indiana May 2 In Palmaeton court Herbert Gibson 15 was arraigned on a charge of intoxication He pleaded with his father to be spared jail time but the father refused The mayor sentenced the boy to jail and warned he would remand him again if he drank alcohol.
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Evamoville
Ind
Manyora Court
Palnceton
Herbert Gibson
Candidate Fort 18 Dead in Illinois Race for Lt Governor
May 21 Springfield Illinois Robert B Fort a state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor before the Republican convention died Saturday morning at St Johns Hospital after arriving in Springfield shortly before the convention he had been in poor health for years and his condition worsened despite the convention surge.
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Robert B. Fort
State Senate
St. John’s
RRR
Parker
Pennsylvania Democrata
Robert G. Pattison
Compromise
St. Laura
Satolli May Stay In Rome
It is reported incident of tension between France and the Vatican over President Loubet not visiting the pope during his Rome trip. Rumor says the pope hinted to Cardinal Satolli he may abandon his planned America visit and be asked to succeed Cardinal Merry del Val as papal secretary of state.
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France
Vatican
Loubet
Merry del Val
Satolli
America
Merry Wel Val
Major Bingham Loses Leg After Amputation
Theodor Bingham, superintendent of buildings and grounds at the White House, is in Buffalo General Hospital in critical condition after his left leg was amputated Friday afternoon. Dr. Roswell Park performed the operation as blood poisoning set in. Surgeons say he has only an even chance for life. The procedure followed a Friday morning consult at the hospital.
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Buffalo
N. J
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White House
Washington
Buffalo General Hospital
Roswell Park
McKinley
Hingham
Rothschild Guilty Of Grand Larceny In Bank Case
New York May 1 David Rothschild former president of the Federal bank found guilty of grand larceny in the first degree for inducing deposits while insolvent. He was remanded until Monday for sentence. Maximum penalty ten years in prison. Also a May 21 report from Topeka says attorney general rated education department that teachers have no right to urge tattling on playmates with pupils allowed to refuse.
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New York
David Rothschid
The
Federal Bank
Topeka
Ens
Chleman
Atte Education Department
Two Girls Raise World High Jump Record
In Boston Marie Breen and Margaret Joyce from the Ninth ward gymnasium class raised the girls world high jump record by two and a half inches to 4 feet 4 1/2 inches. In London Gracia Graham, a music hall singer, leapt into the Thames on Saturday and was rescued by a policeman.
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Boston
Mars
Anna Breen
Margaret Joyce
Ninth Ward
London
Gracia Graham
Mob surrounds preacher's home after night killing
In Owenboro Kentucky a mob formed after the beating death of a 19 year old son of Rev Norman Armour a presbyterian minister from Sacrament The youth was struck with a fence rod and fled into fields as the mob closed in The father enraged by the son failing to return home sparked the pursuit
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Norman Armour
Sacrament
Blue
Fim
Dis San
Farmer Holds Up a Train Near Kalkaska
John Brown blocks a Pere Marquette logging train on the Mahin branch near Kalkaska with a fence around 11 loaded cars after a fight over rights to the property. An engine struck the blockade but did not clear it as Brown fires a rifle to stop crew removal. A Traverse City special train carries officials to resolve the taming incident.
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Mien
John Brown
Pere Marquette
Mahin
Kalkaska
Brown
Traverse City
Raids Hit 32 Pool Rooms In New York City
Police Commissioner McAdoo led a dawn sweep against 32 poolrooms in New York, including two central distributors, seizing 70 operators and 23 telegraph devices. An Edison building hub and a GE owned site housed racing reports and a racing information bureau, disrupting the betting network.
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May 'S
Morris Park
Bowery, & Ay
Urat
Western Union
Ander
Pantroloma
McAdoo
General Electric Company
Ellison
Political Mélange Incomplete Delegates and Nominations
The piece notes 12 percent of delegates uninstructed for Roosevelt, James H. Southard nominated for a sixth Ohio term, and T. Anesberg named by Ohio Democrats. It mentions many party figures, Patton as compromise candidate, and a Pittsburgh man shot after hospital discharge. Reports on Philadelphia exhibits and local political actions follow, with mayhem charges against Martin O Connor for assaulting his wife.
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Roosevelt
James H. Southard
Ohio
Rrek T. T. Anesberg
Defiance
Havana Celebrate Independence as Nation Remains in Spirit
Citizens of Havana marked their annual independence celebration Friday. In Pueblo Colorado a wreck on the D and R G killed Engineer Frank Bvanston and injured 45 passengers. Other items report a Panama canal settlement payment, drownings in Boulder lake, lawsuits and strikes, and various crimes and disasters across the United States.
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Cuba
Pueblo
Col
Frank Bvanston
United States Treasury
J. Morgan
Republic of Panama
Canal
Ralph Humphries 18 Recovering From Injuries
Ralph Humphries, aged 18, Wi 22 ast received a fractured skull by falling from a trolley car near Thirteenth Street and dashed against a center pole. He was stealing a ride and may have fallen from the small projection behind the rear platform. Taken to St Vincent's hospital, he was reported some better Saturday morning.
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Ralph Humphries
Thirteenth-st
St. Vincent's Hospital
Memorial Day Orator W A Ketcham to Speak at Crown Hill
A Friday GA R B and IV Rh C meeting laid plans for Memorial Day observances at cemeteries with Crown Hill hosting the principal exercises and W A Ketcham as speaker. Other items report Spencer circuit court overruling Kercheval demurrer, and a state loan foreclosure case.
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IV. Rh. C
Crown Hill
W. A. Ketcham
Kercheval
Spencer Clieuit
E Kercheval
OLED by detectives, clever kidnap plot linked to Looney
Detectives unraveled a clever kidnapping scheme centered around a person nicknamed Looney. Investigators followed leads connecting the suspect to planned abductions and ransom actions, arresting key participants and securing evidence. The case showcases persistent police work and forthcoming court action.
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Looney
Gang of Desperadoes Foiled in Kidnap Plot
Detectives Larsh and Mauser disrupted a bold kidnapping scheme targeting a former Chicago-area telegraph official. The gang wrapped 500 feet of copper wire around a victim’s trunk and fled after plans collapsed. John Looney and Miss Mate Rail wed in St. Paul, with arrests and guard details surrounding the thwarted plot.
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Dad
O Fiae Geen
Severs
Untin
St.aula
Iris Pol Keown Watt
Wren
John Looney
Mate Rail
John Teall
St. Delin's
Charen
Dosenl Telegraph Company
Chisago
Dixiane
Kithayers
Xronm
Yooney
Bim
Lotmiy Ar St. Lattis
Found Man's Body in Fire Box at Hermuton Kas
The unknown man was found inside the firebox of a traction engine in Hermuton Kas on May 21. A Rock Island freight train was unloading when a brakeman discovered the body. The coroner's jury ruled death from an unknown cause with no marks of violence. Identifying fetters read T. B27 Gittoard and Thom as Pfluger in an express receipt.
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Hermuton
Kas
Rock Island
Ely
Gittoard
Thomas Pfluger
Paris Sails for Channel Tunnel Plan
In Paris on May 2 a report states five French chambers of commerce supported a Calaix to Dover tunnel to aid travel between England and France. A monster petition is proposed, backed by people on both sides afflicted by seasickness, as a pivotal mobilization in the debate.
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Calaix
Dover
Aiid
Pasvora
England
Frans
Candidate strikes warden at Canton during GOP convention
M Chipers heki, candidate for attorney general, struck Warden Tirrele of Canton after warnings at the Union station. Tirrele says a warrant for assault with battery will be filed. Bar tele, from Fulton, opposed Chipers heki.
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M. Chipersheki
Warden Tirrele
Canton
Union Stator
Tarrele
Asault Wit Bawery
Bartele
Comesting
Fulton County
Chiperfield
Case of Mrs Caldwell Arouses Central Montana Doctors
The situation in Monticello, Ul, concerns Mrs W B Caldwell, wife of Dr W B Caldwell, who has been unconscious for two days and nights. Physicians across central Montana fear for her life as attempts to awaken her fail, with emaciation noted and slim hope of recovery.
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Nanny Burech
Howling Green
Nurch
Doc
Buford
Monticello
Mra
W. B. Caldwell
Minots
North Western Line Russia Japan Atlas War Reference
Advertisement for The Russo Japanese War Atlas issued by The Chiwage and North Western. Includes three fine colored maps bound in convenient form. Shows detailed eastern situation with tables on relative military naval strength and financial resources of Russia and Japan. Address M. Breese, 65 Winest Cincinnati.
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Japan
M. Breese
Cincinnati
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