Woman A Victim Of Mrs Gunness
Autopsy on seven unidentified remains from Mrs Gunness private burial ground shows one female among the dead. The case ties to Jennie Olsen disappearance and suggests Mrs Gunness may have slain Olsen and three others. Lamphere watch link and Laporte grand jury proceedings continue as investigators probe the Gunness case.
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Laporte
Ind
Jennie Olsen
Mr. Budsberg
Budsberg
Lamphere
Moe
Ray Lamp
Mendsay
Gunness
Saloon Closing Law Ruled Not Enforceable in Chicago
An appellate court in Chicago on May 19 denies mandamus to enforce the Sunday saloon closing law. The ruling upholds Judge Chyiaus’s decision that Mayor Russe cannot be compelled to enforce the statute. Justices Holdom Adams Brown concur with Jesse Holdom presiding.
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Chicago
Russee
Chyiaus
William Bartlett
Holdom
Adams and Brown
Jesse Holdom
Illinois woman leaves asylum for wedding in Chicago
Mrs. Charles Burnitz formerly Miss Etta Maxwell, a University of Iowa graduate, was removed from the Kankakee insane asylum and judged sane by Judge Willard M. McEwen. She was proposed to and married 15 minutes later in Chicago on May 19, in a sequence of events described as Monday’s experiences.
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Asylum
Chicago
Kankakee
Willard M. McEwen
Charles Burnitz
Etta Maxwell
University of Iowa
Smith College Senior Killed in Runaway Accident
Miss Ethel Burroughs of Summerville a Smith college senior is killed in a run away when she is thrown from a carriage near Northampton Mass. She strikes her shoulder and fractures her neck instantly.
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Northampton
Mass
Ethel Burroughs
Summerville
Smith College
Hope for Missing Schooner Abandoned
Hope for the schooner J. H. Chaffee, which sailed from Perth Amboy New Jersey for Boston on April 9 with five men aboard, has been abandoned. The vessel should have reached the port within a week.
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Boston
J. H. Chaffee
Perth Amboy
N. J
L. B. Wheat of Kansas Dies at 80
Leavenworth Kansas May 19 L B Wheat a pioneer leader of the Kansas bar died Monday at age 80 He was the first lawyer admitted to the bar in this county.
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L. B. Wheat
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
L. BB. Wheat
Wheat
Chamber-Tain's Salve for Burns and Scalds Sold Locally
An old advertisement offers Chamber-Tain's Salve to treat burns and scalds. It promises instant pain relief and rapid healing of injured parts. Sold by Wy. 9H. Porter in the locality.
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Porter
Split over liquor dominates Washington Democratic convention
Spokane reports a chaotic Washington Democratic state convention with a bitter liquor policy dispute. A minority report from rural delegates threatened to challenge the platform, while the body planned to send two delegates to Denver with half-votes each and back Bryan for president.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Denver
Illiam Jennings Bryan
Fresno
Cal
California
Spellacy
Theodore A.ell
Fox
William Jennines Bryan
Montgomery
Ala
William J. Bryan
Alabama
Gov. Johnson
Bryan
Mae Wood tells court of alleged marriage to Senator Platt
Mae C. Wood, an Omaha woman suing United States Senator Thomas C. Platt for divorce, testified in New York on Monday. She identified letters from Platt and described affectionate phrases and a back of a photograph reading To my little wife. She said the senator admitted her as his wife in her hotel room before two men. Platt was not present in court.
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New York
Mae C. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Platt
Odell
Miss Wood
Bank heads charged with insolvent dealings in Owensboro
Anderson, president of Davies County Bank and Trust, and James H. Parrish, Owensboro Savings Bank president, arrested for receiving deposits while bank insolvent. Anderson accused of misusing 29090 dollars of bank funds. both men waived examination and are bound over to the grand jury under 15000 dollars bond. Both banks have recently assigned.
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Owensboro
Anderson
Davies County Bank and Trust Company
James H. Parrish
Owensboro Savings Bank & Trust Company
Parrish
Supreme Court invalidates Texas railroad tax law
The U S Supreme Court ruled the 1905 Texas railroad tax statute unconstitutional. It set a 1 percent tax on railroads earning within the state and a proportional tax for those crossing state lines, applying to the Galveston and San Antonio Railway case and other Texas roads.
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Texas
Washington
Galveston & San Antonio Railway Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Bowman Pleads Guilty in Bank Theft Case
Ernest W. Bowman former assistant cashier of Citizens' National Bank of Sonesta Pa near Pittsburg pleaded guilty in U S court to aiding and abetting Joseph W Landers and William C Wyman in stealing over $14 000 from the bank. He faces sentencing later.
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Pittsburg
Ernest W. Bowman
Citizens’ National Bank of
Tsonesta
Here
United States
Joseph W. Landers
William C. Wyman
Ex Judge Finkelnberg Dies in Danver
Danver May 19. G A Finken berg former judge of the United States district court at St Louis Mo died here Monday He was born near Cologne Prussia April 6 1837 and resigned in 1907 due to failing health
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Finkelnberg
Danver
G. A. Finkenberg
United States District Court
St. Louis
Cologne
Prussia
Nine year old Ernest Baldwin drowns in Fall Creek
Ernest Baldwin a colored boy aged nine leaped from a bridge over Fall Creek in Indianapolis and drowned. Bystanders attempted rescue but were unable to revive him. The tragedy adds to the city's recent rise in river accidents.
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Ernest Baldwin
Fall Creek
Indianapolis
Arkansas Legislature Fails to Convene Extra Session in May
In Little Rock on May 19, both Arkansas houses failed to reach a quorum for Speaker Hamiter's extra session call while acting governor X. O. Pindall revoked the call. The house adjourned with 42 at noon and 47 at the second session, needing 51 for a quorum. The Senate met as a mass meeting, discussed adjournment, and did not elect a new president. Gov. Pindall avoided the senate chamber amid concern over an ouster movement.
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Ark
Arkansas
Allen H. Hamiter
Senate
Houses
House
X. O. Pindall
Hamiter
Pindall
Pindail
Senate Chamber
George W. Donaghey
Conway
Smne
Marion
Ex Mayor Bidaman Fatally Strikes Burglary Suspect
Terre Haute Indiana May 19 Ex Mayor Edwin J Bidaman struck and fatally hurt a Black man alleged to be attempting entry to his home for robbery The deceased man has not been identified The incident occurred late Monday night and is described as self defense in the police report
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edwin J. Bidaman
Bidaman
Belleville Millionaire Phillip Gundlach Dies
Belleville Illinois May 19 Phillip M Gundlach a millionaire and head of the Gunnach Drill Company and a director of several banks died Monday in Belleville. He was among the wealthiest men in southern Illinois.
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Belleville
Phillip M. Gundlach
Illinois
Gunnach Drill Company
Brazil Brewing Plant Sold to Minneapolis Buyer
The Brazil Brewing Company plant has been sold to M. J. Pepard of Minneapolis, who held a mortgage on it for $30,000.
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The
Brazil Brewing Company
M. J. Pepard
Minneapolis
Brokers Forced to Wall Street Firm in Bankruptcy
In Pittsburgh on May 19 a voluntary petition led to the appointment of C. F. Patterson as receiver for Carothers & Co. The firm, led by James Carothers and William E. Van Bonnhore, specialized in municipal bonds and held large collateral in Allegheny National Bank stock which vanished when the bank closed. Patterson cited collateral woes and creditor protection as reasons for the receiver. Bank cashier William Montgomery, accused of embezzling 469000 dollars, did not appear. attorney waived his rights and he was bound over to the federal grand jury.
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Pittsburg
United States District Court
C. F. Patterson
Carothers & Co
James Carothers
William E. van Bonnhore
Pittsburg Securities
Allegheny National Bank
Patterson
William Montgomery
United States
Lindsay
C. C. Dickey
Federal Grand Jury
Last of Big Supply Bills Passed by House
The House approved the general deficiency appropriation bill for 17,368,572 dollars under suspension of the rules with no debate time. Also passed unanimously a joint resolution granting a life annuity of 125 dollars monthly to the widows of Surgeons James Carroll and Jesse Lazear for yellow fever mosquito research. The Senate met briefly, with Senator Heyburn filibustering a conference report on enlarging non irrigable land homesteads from 160 to 320 acres before the report was withdrawn.
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Washington
House
James Carroll
Jesse Lazear
United State Army
Senate
Heyburn
Idaho
Death of Noted Musician Prof Cabel
Sioux City Indiana May 19 Prof Alfred Cabel aged 74 died Monday after a long career as opera singer and teacher. He resided in Sioux City for ten years and previously gained fame in Paris Milan and New York City.
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Sioux City
Alfred Cabel
Cabel
Paris
Milan
New York City
Veteran Iowa Lawyer Dead in Muscatine Area
Judge J Scott Richman a longtime Iowa attorney died at his country home north of Muscatine He was admitted to the bar in 1939 and was among the state s oldest practicing lawyers in years of service
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Iowa
Muscatine
J. Scott Richman
Former Gov David B Hill to sail for Europe on Baltic
Albany May 19 Former Gov David B Hill has booked passage on the Baltic and will sail for Europe on June 11. This will be his first trip abroad.
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David B. Hill
Albany
N. Y
Baltic
Europe
Cooks Who Cook Feature Promises Local Spotlight
A local column by Reporter highlights Northside cooks who craft signature dishes. The piece profiles several home chefs and their community events, celebrating food artistry and neighborhood connections.
Violence Flares as Arbitration Fails in Cleveland Strike
In Cleveland on May 19, strikers and sympathizers attack transit crews as arbitration efforts between the Municipal Traction Company and workers collapse. Rioting includes car hijackings, wire-cutting, and bomb damage while police accompany motormen on routes in East and Lakewood.
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Lakewood
Municipal Traction Company
Dam Break Devastates Mellen Wisconsin Flood
A violent rainstorm ruptured a dam at Mellen in Ashland County. The Italian quarter and Foster Latimer mill area residents fled in darkness as floodwaters rose. Bridges were washed out and the power plant damaged leaving the town without lighting. Families sought refuge on surrounding hills.
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Ashland
Wis
Wisconsin
Mellen
Ashland County
Foster-Latimer
Postmaster Dury Ends Life In Accidental Shooting
Two Harbors Minnesota May 19. Postmaster Dury age 54 was found dead Monday by his wife. He had been cleaning a revolver for a fishing trip when it fired. Officials say accounts with the government are in order and the death is believed accidental.
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Two Harbors
Minn
Dury
Earthquake Shocks Reported in Montana County
Helena Montana May 19 three earthquake shocks were perceptible Sunday night in Marrs Ville dishes rattled on shelves and clocks struck by the seismic disturbances no damage was reported
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Marrs Ville
Idle Men In Petersburg Rise From Miners Strike
More than a thousand idle men in Petersburg result from the miners strike that took effect yesterday. The stoppage halts ore work and affects local economy and shipments. Authorities monitor for potential spread to nearby facilities.
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Petersburg
Junk thieves steal sewer manhole grates in Marion
In Marion, thieves took metal grates from several sewer manholes across multiple streets, causing damage and potential disruption to drainage and safety services.
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Marion
New Stove Coating STOVINK Promises Months of Shine
A new chemical coating called STOVINK can be painted on stove tops to last months even under daily heat. It reportedly prevents rust and keeps stoves in good condition without polishing. Sold for twenty five cents by C. A. Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co.
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Stovink
C. A. Eberlein and
Flanegin Hardware Co
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