Public Buildings Credit and Tariff Debate Highlight Washington Dispatch
Washington notes show Congressman Hughes defends his public buildings program while Payne faces tariff revision skepticism. Norris of Nebraska gains in off year, insurgent label used, and California delegation eyes the San Francisco exposition amid political jockeying.
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Louis
Hughes
Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Sereno RE. Payne
Congress
Payne
Tariff Board
New York
Depew
Hiy
California
San Francisco
Changs Chirk
Flint
Hiram W. Johnson
San Fennelsoo
Norris
Torgressmuan Norris
Nebraska
Canton
WIFE ABDUCTED FORMER LOVER HELD IN NEW YORK CITY
The four year old wife of Prescott Weber, heiress of KE White, was abducted from her home and held prisoner at an unknown city location. Weber reported the disappearance after a man approached the door with a message. Detectives traced the case but found no lead. Joseph Lawrence, a former lover, was arrested after Weber accused him. Lawrence denied abducting her.
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New York
Dee
Prescott Weber
White
Weber
Joseph Lawrence
Lawrence
Gang of Italian Kidnappers Tied to Brooklyn Cases
Police say eight men and two women linked to a kidnap gang held Giuseppe Longo and Michael Rizzo against a backdrop of child thefts in Brooklyn. The Longo boy and two other missing children were recovered or identified as captives as investigators aim to prove a single organized ring operated across several abductions.
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New York
Giuseppe Longe
Longo
Michael Rizzo
Michael
Har- Team
Little Italy
Jom Fencenzo
Fencenzo
Conners
Walt TM
Giuseppe Longo
Brooklyn
Robert Elder
Wal
Carlo Gagniotti
Roebling Vatreet
Gagii
Women Jurors Award Custody in San Francisco Case
In Judge Thomas Graham’s superior court, twelve women quickly ruled to modify a divorce decree, granting Mary A. Black custody of her son Freeman. The panel marked a first for the city as women jurors sat to determine child custody previously decided in favor of the father.
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San Francisco
Thomas Graham
Department of the Superior Court
Mary A. Black
Freeman
Graham
Bedowins Slay Christians in Revolt Near Dead Sea
Dispatches report Bedouin revolt in Ka Yak district near the Dead Sea. They killed the Turkish garrison and about a hundred Christians, destroyed railway and telegraph, and besiege Mandava. Causes cited include execution of a Bedouin chief and census actions. Wireless note on 429 mile etheric telephonic link added.
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Dead Sea
London
Jerusalem
Athens
Constantinople
Ka- Yak
Mandava
Bargains Highlighted On Fifth Page Cent-a-Words
Bargains appear on the fifth page under cent-a-words listings. Readers are urged to check the column for low priced items and limited time offers.
Stuff We Carry That We Call Worth While
A sermon on earthly baggage and heaven values contrasts material possessions with spiritual goods. It warns that chasing stuff burdens the soul, using biblical figures like Jacob, Joseph, Lot, and Gehazi to illustrate misjudged priorities and the dangers of excess baggage.
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Aly
Tommy
Joseph
Egypt
Pharaoh
Canaan
Goshen
Jacob
Sodom
Lot
Sig
Adam
Eve
Acban
Gehazi
Judas
Avantasy
Sapphira Wei
Recollections of Holman Hunt on Tennyson
The text recalls Holman Hunt’s lively anecdotes about great men, including a walk with Tennyson. Hunt laughs at the idea of hide and seek with famous figures, recounting a moment when two men in knickerbockers passed and Tennyson worried about being recognized.
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Tennyson
Holman
Hunt
Holman Hount
London Academy
Fragmented quote from Detroit Press on cold meat serving method
A noisy fragment shows a man denouncing a woman who is teaching his wife a new way to serve cold meat. The excerpt includes a stray motto about integrity and knowledge, and ends with incomplete words.
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Shen
Allo
Fim
Detroit Press
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Dartholdt
Hichard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Linning
Taft
Camwisiig
Gurvik
Aft
Chauncey
Spencer Trask
New York Central Railroad
Croton
N. J
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Railway
Corinth
Miss
Santa Claus
Broadway
Kona Hild
Guiseppe Longe
Phenas
Copenhagen
Vladimir Paul- Som
Goldstein’s
Isabella
Heaven
Ian
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