Week's News Record of Crime Famine and Fires Across Regions
A Canton man James Cornelius receives a reprieve to June 21 after requesting mercy from Gov. Harris to save his life in an electric chair sentence for murdering his wife. Washington market fears a vegetable famine as unseasonable weather cuts supplies while Vancouver Island fires threaten logging camps. A Minneapolis woman found murdered with head crushed. a Lodz terror wave sees executions by vigilante groups. A Chicago school principal dodges an assault plot by a 14 year old boy with chloroform, as vandalism disrupts the school before spring break. Baseball league standings are summarized.
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Dean Cornelius
James Cornelius
Canton
Washington
New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Catherine McCart
Franklin Avenue East
Minneapolis
George Katelbach
Katelbach
Dave Exsen
Knox Bax
Pharlow Islands
Vancouver
Jwnox
Vancouver Island
Bear Lake
Gustave Tarngrein, Jr
James W. McGinnis
Morgan Streets
Chicago
Gustave
Steven
Englewood
Turngrein
McGinnis
Notable Deaths and Society News Across Europe and America
King Victor Emmanuel funded Capt Olivelli’s funeral after the aeronaut’s death. Miss Julia Magruder, ill in Richmond, shows slight rally but remains gravely ill with heart disease. Grand Duchess Anastasia, six, in Moscow contracts diphtheria as the empress tends her. Civil service rules bar active political campaigning by classified workers. Coroner Jerome rejects 500 women’s plea to summon Read ing Railroad official Baer over a fatal crossing case. Miss Mainie White, 19, elopes with Burnett Prestwood, 17, to Florida. Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders vote to raise employment age from 35 to 49. Labor shortages cited as cause.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Capt
Olivelli
Julia Magruder
Richmond
Miss Magruder
Anastasia
Nicholas
Russia
National Civil Service Commission
James B. Forgan
Chicago and Alton Railroad
New York
Jerome
Philadelphia
Baer
Reading Railroad
Mainie White
Burnett Prestwood
Andalusia
Ala
Florida
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Fund to Fight Labor Unions at Manufacturers’ Convention
At the National Association of Manufacturers annual event in New York 30 members attended with James W. Van Cleave of St. Louis. Secretary Cushing said they blocked further eight hour day legislation and recent injunctions. Treasurer Stillman announced annual income of $150,000. A 36 member committee was formed to raise $1000 a year for three years to educate the public on the right view in labor disputes. A poll of 3,000 members favored limited and reasonable revision after the next presidential election. President Van Cleve urged a federal corporation law for interstate enterprises.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
James W. van Cleave
St. Louis
Cushing
Stillman
van Cleve
Turbulent Border Tensions and Global Upheaval Reported
The article notes Guatemala faces Mexican pressure over border killings and Diaz backs terms with President Cabrera as Guatemalan entrenchments loom near Ocos. It also covers China’s rebellion in Kwangtung, Sun’s triad army, and Hong Kong incidents. European politics include Stolypin on the czarist conspiracy, and Idaho’s murder case tying Steunenberg to the Western Federation of Miners. It mentions wheat breeding gains and potential world impact.
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Diaz
Mexico
Ocos
Guatemala
Gen. Barillas
China
Kwangtung
Swatow
Sun
Taotai
Nanking
Hong Kong
Lien Chow
Royal Geographical Society of London
East Africa
Congo Free State
Lake Albert Edward
Edward
Prince of Wales
Leopold
Congo
Haywood Treason Case Opens with Orchard Testimony
Boise report notes Harry Orchard, self confessed killer of ex Governor Steunenberg, testifies to lay groundwork in Idaho against William D Haywood. Prosecutors seek to prove Haywood was an accessory before the fact in the 1905 dynamite murder at Steunenberg’s home.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Snay
Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Gold Mine in Wheat: A Kernel Could Be Worth a Fortune
Government expert explains plant breeding and heredity as the source of value in a single seed. He notes a tiny kernel may yield vast riches, comparing it to a magic seed that powers fruit and crops across the Northwest.
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Northwest
Minnesota
Minnesota Experiment Station
Che
Prof. Hays
Heredity Smehker
Commonwealths
Glad Water
Great Northwest
Filipinos Urged to Learn Thrift and Self Control
Cornell professor J M Kemmerer told the American Academy in Philadelphia that the first Manila postal savings bank opened Oct 1 and by year end had 62 associations with 621 depositors and 80250 in deposits. He noted Americans dominated early deposits and urged education through banks and schools to instill thrift for Philippine progress.
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Cornell
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
J. M. Kemmerer
Cornell University
Philippine Savings Bank
Postal
Manila
Postel Savings Bank
Washington Traitor Accusation Sparks Omaha Classroom Row
In Omaha a high school pupil born in England denounced George Washington as a traitor during a history class recitation. The British-leaning student reacted to praise for the Father of His Country, igniting a brief disturbance as she argued against the revered figure.
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Omaha
George Washington
England
Wire at Carnegie wrecks town business section in 65 thousand loss
Nathan Hawk, a Mexican War veteran and early California gold news carrier to the East in 1848, is described as a hale resident of Folsom California. The Carnegie Oklahoma wire incident wiped out the entire town's business section, causing a 65000 dollar loss.
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Carnegie
Okla
Nathan Hawk
California
Folsom
Cal
Lead Advocate Calls for Euthanasia of Tuberculosis Patients
Dr S A Knopff a renowned New York tuberculosis expert and wartime laureate urged at the national tuberculosis congress in Washington that hopeless consumptives be killed quickly and painlessly with morphine. His stance sparked fierce debate as clinicians clashed over morphine creosote and home treatment strategies.
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S. A. Knopff
New York
William of
Germany
National Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
Committee On
Knopff
Flick
Landis
Knopf
Congress
Fulton
Lowman
Pink Pills touted as nerve tonic and blood balancer
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy that strengthens red blood cells to nourish nerves. It cites Mrs Harriet E Porter of South Medford Mass describing relief from dizzy spells neuralgia and fears of paralysis after using the pills. The copy claims usefulness for anemia rheumatism after effects of grip headaches nervousness neuralgia and even partial paralysis and locomotor ataxia with order details and free booklet offer.
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Williams
Harriet E. Porter
Liberty Avenue
South
Medford
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Indian of Mexico Docile and Peaceful
The piece portrays the Mexican Indian as docile, peaceful, and polite, noting his reluctance to fight and willingness to share scarce tortillas. It highlights his affection for children, reverence to elders, and a casual, everyday kindness amid harsh poverty and crowded streets.
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Mexico
Room for the Friend in a Closet Cot Tale
A Philadelphia Press item describes a flat dweller apologizing for disorder as bundles of summer clothes spill from the hall closet. The clutter hides a cot set up for a friend who slept there last night, illustrating unexpected uses of space.
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Philadelphia Press
Editor credits Grape-Nuts with dramatic recovery after illness
An Oklahoma editor reports gaining 25 pounds and restoring strength after using Grape-Nuts. He says the food improved brain power and overall health, noting its nourishing concentration and delicious taste. He urges readers to consider the product and mentions the advertising slogan There’s a Reason. He also references The Road to Wellville.
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Okla
Wellville
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