Divorce case shocks New York court in Wood Platt feud
Mae Wood, plaintiff in the Wood Platt divorce case, was found guilty of perjury and jailed in default of $5,000. Defense exposed a pre 1902 print plate on her claimed marriage certificate, forcing a sensational reversal. In Cleveland, Elizabeth Johnson Mariani sues Frederico Mariani for divorce, citing cruelty and abandonment, seeking custody of their five month old daughter and alimony.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Frederico Mariani
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Mariani
Johnson
Miss Johnson
Platt Wood alimony case nears verdict as evidence ends
New York May 21 Justice O Gorman expected to rule today in the Platt Wood case after rebuttal of the plaintiff. Witnesses included Lawrence Hill who said Miss Wood claimed the senator’s affairs did not interest him, and Frank Platt who testified funds paid for letters amid blackmail claims. Deposition questioned the 1901 marriage certificate timing, leaving Le Barbier to seek reasonable doubt this afternoon.
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New York
O’gorman
Platt-Wood
Stanchfield
Miss Wood
Lawrence Hill
Frank Platt
Hummel
Defiancey Nicoll
Platt
Young Platt
J. Martin Miller
Frederick E. Hafely
Philadelpia
Hafely
John H. Black
le Barbier
Black
Murder in Chicago Loop District Claims Electrical Agent
The body of 55 year old R C P Holmes a Commonwealth Edison purchasing agent was found in a downtown alley. He had been murdered with a fractured skull and strangulation after an apparent struggle. Holmes attended an electrical convention earlier and vanished leaving personal jewelry missing. Chief Shippy took personal charge of the case.
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Chicago
R. C. P. Holmes
Commonwealth Edison Electric Company
Holmes
Auditorium Hotel
W. H. Snyder
William Holmes
May transfer of Kwang Cheng line sparks Russia exit from Siberia
London Berlin and Paris circulate inquiries about Baron Goto, president of the South Manchurian railroad, being in St Petersburg to arrange a transfer of the Kwang Cheng Tse Harbin line from Russia to Japan. Analysts say such a move would signal Russian abandonment of the Pacific provinces in Siberia and Vladivostok to Japan.
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London
Berlin
Paris
St. Petersburg
Baron Goto
Kwang- Cheng-Tse-Harbin
Pacific
Siberia
Vladivostok
Family escapes damm house fire in St Louis
The Damm family, headed by E A Damm, were awakened by a fire that broke out in the bedroom draperies due to an electric iron. The entire family, including Mrs Damm and the children, fled to the street in night attire.
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ST. Louis
Damm
Lewis Place
E. A. Damm
Madison clerk dismissed after embezzlement indictment
Roy Miller of Alma Center, 30 days into his job as assistant bookkeeper in the state treasurer’s office, was dismissed after a federal grand jury indicted him for embezzlement as postmaster at Alma Center. He replaced A H Wagner, who also was dismissed and lost his court fight.
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Madison, Wis
Roy Miller
Alma Center
A. H. Wagner
Commission to Create National Monetary Commission
Senator Aldrich introduced a joint resolution in the senate to form a nine senator nine representative national monetary commission to study the financial situation and propose currency legislation. The measure replaces all currency bills under consideration this session and was adopted without debate amid GOP efforts to avoid failure on currency reform before the election. It is reportedly not fully satisfactory to the president.
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Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Senate
National Monetary Commission
Sixty Die In Belgian Train Wreck Near Antwerp
A Belgian rail disaster near Contich, six miles southeast of Antwerp, leaves sixty dead and about a hundred injured as a mis signal led to a collision between passenger trains. Rescue work continues as corpses are laid out at the scene and relief efforts expand.
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Antwerp
Contich
Here
Lierre
Auto Suggestion or Babies Which Killed Mr Marsh
In Brooklyn a formal charge claims William H Marsh died not from hydrophobia but from opiates given to ease alleged suffering. Burial was halted as Coroner ordered an autopsy in front of officials and physicians amid Medico Legal Society pressure.
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MR. Marsh
New York
Clark Bell
Medico-Legal Society
William H. Marsh
Flatbush
Brooklyn Health Department
Brewer
Marsh
Bell
Clark
Brooklyn
Gas Blowup Wrecks Building in Chicago Injures Seven
Escaping basement gas at John A. Colby & Sons 156 Wabash avenue exploded this afternoon, partially wrecking the structure. Seven persons injured, one woman likely to die from injuries.
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Chicago
John A. Colby & Sons
Wabash Avenue
Gunness Alive in Ogden After Fire Claim
A letter to LaPorte mayor asserts Mrs. Belle Gunness was alive on May 4 in Ogden Utah and planned to travel to California to fetch a daughter. The writer says he met Gunness in May June and August 1907 and knew Ray Lamphere, urging recall of him. The sheriff plans to resume digs in the private graveyard.
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LA Porte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Darrow
Omaha
Samuel Harvey
Ray Lamphere
Lamphere
Sam
Harvey
Fire Rips Chicago Block. 17 Missing Amid Factory Blaze
A blaze at the Wilson Box factory on Chicago's west side spread across the block causing a general alarm and fire units to respond. Seventeen men are reported missing with additional deaths and injuries feared. ambulances have been summoned.
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Chicago
Wilson Box Factory
Five Thousand Six Hundred Found In Market Basket
In St Louis on May 21 Theresa Robbe aged 30 claimed her house was robbed and collapsed in front of Patrolman Kucera with a market basket. She was taken to the city hospital after refusing to surrender the basket. Inside was groceries and $5600 in bills said to be her father’s savings.
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ST. Louis
Theresa Robbe
Kucera
City Hospital
Union Plumber Returns Sparks Plumbing Strike Action
The first development in the plumbers strike occurs as a union man returns to work at James Trane Plumbing. A meeting is scheduled tomorrow morning to decide further action. Mr Trane refused to deny or confirm the return. Other plumbers have not moved.
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James Trane Plumbing Company
Trane
Adjournment Expected Next Week by House Leader
Washington May 21 A House leader stated Congress would not adjourn before next week. The remark indicates ongoing legislative activity with no immediate adjournment planned.
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Washington
House
Congress
Suffragettes in Doubt of Success at Premier's Office
London May 21. Lawning Street saw hundreds of suffragettes surround Premier Asquith's office. Police used clubs as riots erupted, six arrests followed, and rioters were dispersed. The protest centered on Asquith's refusal to answer a petition and the demand that an amendment for women’s suffrage be tied to the electoral reform bill.
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London
Becker Ascension Delayed At Springfield Balloon Journey
In Springfield Illinois on May 21 the large balloon built at the state fair grounds was inflated and prepared for an Atlantic coast ascent by Co A Coey Chicago Charles Lichlighter Chicago W L Bumbaugh St Louis and Sherburn M Becker former Milwaukee mayor. The four day voyage aimed to break a record with more than two travelers aboard but the ascent had not occurred by 3 PM.
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Springfield
Hil
Co. A. Coey
Chicago
Charles Lichlighter
W. L. Bumbaugh
St. Louis
Sherburn M. Becker
Milwaukee
Atlantic
Mrs Reuel Weston Dies At 99 In La Crosse
Mrs. Reuel Weston died at the home of Mrs. Emma Weston at 612 Cass street this afternoon from infirmities of old age. A Maine native who came to Wisconsin forty years ago she was born in March 1810 and was 98 at death. She was mother to R F Weston of La Crosse John Weston now in California and J W Weston deceased. She belonged to the First Baptist church and leaves many friends. funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Reuel Weston
Emma Weston
Cass Street
Weston
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Maine
R. F. Weston
John Weston
California
J. W. Weston
Rose Wilson Seeks Marriage License in Wisconsin Mystery
Miss Rose Wilson, believed by Viroqua and Grand Rapids authorities to be the missing La Farge girl, applied for a marriage license with a man claiming to be a railroad worker named Burston. She claimed to live in Minnesota or Junction City, denied Minnesota ties, and left Viroqua with no funds. Sheriff Silsbaugh notified Stevens Point police to locate her after Judge Conway verified the identification from newspaper photos.
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Silsbaugh
Viroqua
Conway
Grand Rapids
Wis
Rose Wilson
la Farge
Burston
Sterns
Minnesota
Sillbaugh
Death of Amelia Lejune at 24 on St Josephs Ridge
Amelia Lejune died at her home after a week of illness at 7 PM. She was 24, leaving a husband and two children. Funeral set for Saturday at 10 AM from St Josephs Ridge Catholic Church with Rev. Father Hass officiating. Interment in Catholic cemetery at St Josephs Ridge with Fessler and Dahl in charge.
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Amelia Lejune
St. Joseph’s Ridge
St. Joseph's Ridge Catholic Church
Father Hass
Fessler & Dahl
Weather snapshot shows La Crosse cool yet warmest of year
Weather and water notes state La Crosse records 64 and 84 with rising river for 36 hours, stage at 6.8 feet and stationary. Wisconsin forecasts showers and cooler conditions, Minnesota and Iowa expect partly cloudy to fair with cooler temperatures.
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la Crosse
Rapid City
Abilene
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Mae Wood
Justice O'Gorman
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Slayers
Shippy
Harbin
Belgium
Cullinan
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Pasteur Institute
E. H. Fiske
Cullinar
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Perpetuay
LaPorte
Man
Becker
MR. Burston
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