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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
5
Washington May 18 Charles W Morse the New York banker serving a fifteen year term at Atlanta penitentiary will learn Saturday if he is pardoned President Taft will decide on the petition Also banker Walsh of Chicago awaits a ruling the same day
Frits Holznagle hotel man from Scranton sues W. J. Keenan for 15000 claiming loss in a fake prize fight. Keenan is sought as gang leader, held on 30000 bail, with repeated postponements due to absence. Bondsmen say he will appear if the case goes to trial.
Bridgeport Conn May 18 Dr Frederick B Downs medical examiner of Fairfield county arraigned on charges that he performed an operation after the death of Mrs Clayton B Wrisley of Derby bail set at 5000 and her husband Clayton B Wrisley is jailed on similar bonds Downs resignation followed his arrest and he declares his innocence he has been social and prominent in the community for over ten years.
James M. Lynch president of the International Typographical Union sues John Kirby Jr and 22 manufacturers’ members for 100000 damages. The suit arises from a Oct 13 1910 resolution alleging the union sought to destroy the Los Angeles Times business after its building was dynamited two weeks earlier. Process servers failed to reach Kirby.
Butter steady 7 to 14 cents. Eggs regular receipts 36 063 cases. Potatoes new film old weak Maine per bag 1.50 to 1.75 state 1.50 to 1.60. Turkey 12 cents per lb, ducks 18 cents. Dressed poultry barely steady fowls western frozen per lb 14 to 15. Veal calves live common to choice per 100 lbs 5.50 to 7.50 culls 4.50 to 3.50 live buttermilk calves 0.50 to 5.50.
A brief fragment notes spring themes with phrases like Spring Smiles Voices and the word Pied appears in a clipped OCR line, hinting at a regional event or column title without clear details or context.
Columbus May 18 Representative George B Nye of Pike county stands trial in Franklin county court before Judge Kinkead. Nye, among the first indicted in the legislative bribery probe, charged Burns detectives with an alleged bribery attempt. Prosecutor Turner says other senator cases will follow quickly.
May 18 report from New York describes a rescuer who carried fourteen millinery workers to safety as flames trapped them on the first floor. He refused to give his name. No serious injuries and minor damage reported. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Matthew Trible Jr in York Pennsylvania after an auto accident earlier in the week.
The House voted six hours of debate to form a committee to investigate the sugar trust with Representative Hardwick of Georgia as chairman and members from Tennessee New York California Kansas Maine. Minority Leader Mann tried to derail the plan by proposing a fifteen member committee selected by the speaker Champ Clark and urged Clark for the Democratic presidential nomination, prompting a lengthy demonstration.
The House voted 188 to 78 to cut off debate on Mr. Mann's leadership suggestion, while Mann's alternative failed 77 to 137. A viva voce vote confirmed the Henry list of soprobers, and Speaker Quark presented a letter from Representative Olmstead of Pennsylvania asking to be excused from service on the steel trust investigation committee.
London May event for Kaiser Wilhelm and Kaiserin staged a revival of Bulwer Lytton's Money at Drury Lane. Bancroft revived it in 1872 and the production boasted nearly all leading English actors delivering strong performances to offset dated dialogue.
Nelson Dunbar of Pitcataway New Jersey reports his pigs developed rabies after his dog went mad and bit five animals. Dunbar who was bitten seeks Pasteur Institute treatment in New York. One pig attacked Dr Louis Belloff of New Brunswick. all pigs to be killed.
A cloud burst in Lemberg May 18 floods Boryslaw, a town of about 11 000, swelling rivers and washing away derricks and equipment at the air works. Homes and shops inundated, extensive damage reported.
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