Murder plot unfolds in Hotel Statler case
In a sensational trial at Hotel Statler, Mrs. Kaber faces murder charges for poisoning and stabbing her husband, publisher Kinber. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy to kill for insurance and a new car, with arsenic found in Kinber’s organs and testimonies describing a planned crime witnessed near the hotel.
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Kater
Ae LoMneys
Asmesein
Statler
Kaber
Be Carpo
Fe Cerpo
Willling
Kinber
John George Spencer
Kaaber
Stiie
Roberts
Preenie
Leprosy Claims Wife of Army Officer in Washington
Mrs. Lite Wahl, wife of Colonel Wahl at the War Department, has been sent to a federal hospital in Louisiana for leprosy. She is reported as the first woman in Washington to contract the disease, with treatment likely to involve institutional care and potential recovery. Colonel Wahl served as a brigadier general during the war.
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Wahington
D. C
Lite Wahl
Wall
Louisiana
Wahlik
War Department
Bonus Fight Over Soldier Pay Bill Rivets Senate
Washington July 6 Senator McCumber North Dakota led a coalition to block administration efforts to shelve the bonus bill. He charged Treasury Secretary Mellon with delaying and attacked federal spending while urging the duty to veterans. Administration leaders sought votes to defer action, groundwork laid for a possible recommitment to the finance committee.
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Congress
Mellon
McCumber
Becca
Tary Mellon
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Harding
Capitol
Tt Wae
Woman Politician Granted Decree In Fort Wayne Area
A state Democratic figure linked to the Women’s Democratic Committee received a decree amid a custody dispute involving a wealthy merchant and their child. The figure, noted for delegates at a national convention, has long been active in political and club work within the state.
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Fort Wayne, Inc
Jafy O
Mira
Allen Foster McCulloch
Women's Democratic Committee
Fred I. McCulloch
Ebven
McCuljot
Hugi
Reader reflections on protests across nations in past events
The text ponders whether American and Japanese reactions to high profile travels were symmetrical. It notes that US opposition to a Japanese crown prince's European voyage and Japanese views of an American president visiting Europe resembled each other, asking if Americans appeared foolish to the Japanese in those moments.
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Europe
Fragmented Kansas City chat in park overheard
In a torn Readable passage two adults discuss a planned trip or event for next Sunday. They worry about leaving a child with her mother and mention Duday or Duday informally. The scene hints at a risk or concern but remains vague.
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Ince
Kansas City
Duday
Pune
Gunboats Withdraw From Tampico Harbor
Washington reports the Sacramento and Cleveland were ordered to Tampico as a precaution. By Friday afternoon a mutual agreement ended the presence of the gunboats and they were sent to Galveston and New Orleans. State Dept said the situation was not as bad and operations continue in oil fields amid unemployment concerns. No formal protest yet over the 100 percent oil export tax.
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Washington
Sacramento
Cleveland
Tampico
Galveston
Tex
New Orleans
Admiral Coonts
Naval Operations
State Department
Diogenes Was Right Prohibition Not the Style Then
Chicago July. Judge K M Landis described a whisky case involving Henry Wenders, a Pullman porter found with 12 quarts. Wenders claimed the whisky came from a Pittsburgh man who said it cured rheumatism. The judge fined him $500 for possession and intent.
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Diogenes
Prohibition
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Henry Wenders
Pullman Porter
Pittsburgh
Baxternally
Four year old boy drowns in tub of soap
The body of four year old Albert G. Wheatland was found Friday in a tub of soft soap on the back porch of the Wheatland home. He fell into the semi liquid mass and drowned.
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Whittier
Cat
Albert G. Wheatland
Wheatland
Legion Band to Play Two River Sioux Concerts
Akron Akron division post books the 168th Infantry band for two River Sioux concerts Sunday at 3 PM and 8 PM. The band features trumpeters Hecoumw and other noted players, with thousands expected to attend in the event promoted by Hosehler post of the American Legion.
Blood Relations. From Laidan Weekly Telegraph
Fragmented OCR text discusses blood relations and wartime spending. Mentions Japan and governmental appropriations, with unclear references to naval expenses for the current fiscal year. Content is partial and reads like a clipped, distorted opinion piece.
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Laidan Weekly Telegraph
War Threat Looms as Russian Delegates Arrested
London reports a perilous Near East crisis as Russian trade delegates in Constantinople are seized over alleged plots to kill British officers. Soviet agent Krassin rushes to depart Moscow for talks with leaders, with changes in stance expected to be relayed to Britain before departure. The foreign office doubts war is imminent, though danger is acknowledged.
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London
Constantinople
Krassin
Moscow
England
Russia
Foreign Office
John D Rockefeller Celebrates 82nd Birthday At Estate
White Plains N Y July 9 John D Rockefeller in jovial mood greeted Goldman band members visiting his estate for his 82nd birthday He wore light gray and tan shoes shook hands with all and requested a medley of Southern melodies The oil magnate cut a cake with eight ten year candles and two smaller ones with a golfer motif expressing hope others live as long and stay healthy He noted doctors may soon show how to prolong life and joked about a friend who frequents his bank though he is 7 years old.
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White Plains
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Goldman
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
Stone Broke
Boston Transcript notes a witty exchange about marriage, quoting a jab that Jack has the sand to propose but lacks the rocks to marry. The brief quip contrasts boldness with readiness, reflecting social pressures around engagements in a light, humorous tone.
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Stone
Boston Transcript
Jack
Aged George Oyster Bride a $200000 Prize
The relatives of the elderly George M Oyster Jr seem hostile to his young wife over a $200000 marriage. The piece notes odd phrasing about age and suggests a publicity laden union. It references Fourth of July safety and police resistance, plus Poland’s fragile finances and Cuba’s sugar purchase plan amid supply demand talk.
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George M. Oyster, Jr
Oyster
Sioux City
Seaplane Hts Boat Collision Near Belle Isle
Two men in a rowboat were drowned after the seaplane Santa Maria struck it off the Canadian side of Belle Isle near Detroit. Captain Edward Musick steered for speed before takeoff when the boats occupants failed to move, the aircraft plowing into the boat and tearing one wing from the seating area. Bodies had not been recovered. The plane carried seven passengers on what was to be its last run of the day.
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Detrot
Mick
Detroit
Santa Maria
Ryan
Artulur Hetinefor
Alfred Frisch
Belleisteen
Edward Musick
Musick
Death by pride ties to Veronal case in Paris
Paris report outlines George Highbaugh Jr. dying after refusing to beg for money to maintain social standing. His mother Mme De Guise-Hite faced questions of liability as detectives seek motive and legality in the self inflicted death pact with Veronal. Police track missing ex husband in Berkeley Street.
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Paris
George Highbaugh Jr
Kitty Wellman
Judge Wellman
New York
Leo Techtonius
Mme. de Guise-Hite
de Guise-Hite
Harbaugh
California
Friday
Mme. Guise-Hite
Berkeley Street
London
Man acquitted in death of drowned girl near Chicago
John Collins was cleared of charges that his failure to save Emma Holdt, 10, led to her drowning in a Chicago park lagoon. A coroner’s jury ruled the death accidental after testimony that Collins was near the girl when she fell into the water and that he did not know she had fallen until later.
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Clvelant
aAgiv
Dante Nabero
Mirder Miamsion
Ayn
Catherine
Nba
M Mong
Wil Wim
Milan
Meiday
Elroumeuners
Lew
Gingsters
de Carpa
Difendant
Chicago
John Collins
Emma Holdt
Spectatora
Collins
Washington forecast for regional states announced
Weather outlook shows fair Saturday and likely Sunday across Iowa Missouri Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota and Kansas. Warm trend continues with slightly warmer conditions Saturday in the northern and western portions.
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Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska Budget Bill Shifts Expenditure Responsibility
Nebraska lawmakers review a budget bill that would place all government spending under the governor. The text argues a federal parallel would reduce family costs by about 325 dollars yearly, with 300 of that linked to pork and armaments.
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Congress
Fragmentary Windautaine Market Row Mentioned
A confused excerpt shows a Windautaine market scene with names like Lannon and a proprietor, mentioning harsh dialect and odd phrases about cooking and a penny-butterfly. The readable portion hints at a misheard or garbled conversation during a transaction.
Freddy and Mamma Debate Garden Etiquette
A family dialogue centers on Freddy being warned about entering the nest garden. The mother insists Freddy must stay out due to rudeness and rules, while Freddy protests and offers to visit another garden. The tense exchange reflects guidance and boundaries in a domestic setting.
Hay Funeral to Be Held Sunday in Glidden Iowa
The mother of Merle Hay, first Iowa World War I casualty, laments bringing him home from France and wishes he were buried there as a large crowd prepares for the Sunday funeral in Glidden.
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Glidden
Merle Hay
Iowa
France
War Departments
Capper Tincher anti grain gambling bill progresses
Washington July 7 A favorable report on the Capper Tincher anti grain gambling bill was ordered by the Senate agricultural committee. The measure taxes speculative grain trades on boards of trade to curb gambling and includes an amendment to restrict private wire networks to contract markets. An amendment allows farmers cooperatives to join boards of trade and share patronage profits while prohibiting rebating, and a commission of the secretary of agriculture commerce and attorney general was created to rule on violations.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Boards of Trade
Board of Trade
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Orphanages Seized by Turks Reported in Syria
A British-Armenian committee message from Cyprus cites Americans in Marash near Aleppo stating Turks have seized the orphanage and other American institutions and ordered foreign expulsions. The Christian population’s outlook in the district is described as extremely serious.
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London
British-Armenian Committee
Cyprus
Levant
Marash
Alepho
Syria
New Japanese Army to Siberia Reported by Jiji
Jiji reports a fresh Japanese army will replace current troops in Siberia. In Hawaii July 74, an epidemic of black diphtheria hits nearby Anselmo with one death and seven more sick in the same family.
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Siberia
Honolulu
Jiji
Callaway
Anselmo
Expect Resignations In Seventh Army Corps Area
Omaha dispatch reports about 40 percent of enlisted personnel in the seventh army corps area will resign this month. Major Murchison adjutant at Fort Crook cites a recent War Department ruling as the basis for the resignations affecting Nebraska Kansas North and South Dakota Minnesota Iowa and other states.
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Omaha
Seventh Army Corps
Nebraska
Arkansas
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansan
Murcheison
Fort Crook
Murchison
War Department
Iowa Day Director Named in Prohibition Drive
Washington July 8 Appointment of federal prohibition directors for all states was announced today including G A Mrunson of Algona and Thomas Maloney of Council Bluffs Talmage Cal to supervise the enforcement effort Fire damaged the main building of Mendocino State Hospital this morning but was brought under control without injuries to patients and only minor damage reported
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Washington
Prohibition
G. A Mrunson
Algona
Thomas Maloney
Council Blutte
Talmage
Cal
Mendocino State Hospital
Alliance rumors swirl in Britain over Pacific truce
London reports Sunday that Premier Lloyd George and the British foreign office pursue an Anglo American Japanese Pacific alliance. Officials deny a formal statement while newspapers cite imminent talks with Washington, Tokyo, and Beijing. The Times and Daily Mail discuss possible triple alliance aims and armament reductions.
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London
Lloyd George
British
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
Washington
House of Commons
Hansard
America
the Times
China
Daily Chronicle
Daily Mail
The
Daily Express
the Express
Foes of Big Navy Win in House
Washington July 9. The House trimmed the naval appropriations bill for a second time, rejecting Senate amendments for carriers, a Pacific aviation base, Puget Sound improvements, and nearby rifle ranges. The episode underscores persistent opposition to expanding naval spending. In Joliet Illinois Samuel McDowell, 68, died from heat while working on a farm near New Lenox.
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Joliet
Samuel McDowe
Hank
New Lerox
Four More Die of Heat in Chicago
Chicago reports four additional heat deaths as temperatures again rise to 87 degrees after a brief cooldown from Thursday night rain. The Weather Bureau cannot project normal temperatures, while the heat drives more than 60 prostrations and thirteen dog bites believed caused by the heat.
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Chicago
Paris reports American marines landed at Jamid mission
Paris reports that American marines have landed from a destroyer to guard an American mission at Jamid where Greek forces are said to be staging massacres of Turks. The move is defended as protecting Americans, while some fear entanglement in foreign quarrels.
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Jamid
Genera Massaergs
State Department
Hoover
Sone Folke
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