Worst Quakes In Many Years Across Central Costa Rica
Passengers from Port Limon report earthquakes in Costa Rica as the strongest in the Western Hemisphere's history. Cities like San Jose and Cartago suffered heavy damage with fissures, fires, and thousands homeless. Death toll feared high, refugees flood into San Jose while tents replace destroyed homes. authorities send tents. looters are shot in Cartago. rains worsen conditions.
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New Orleans
Port Limon
Costa Rica
San Jose
Car
Cartago
Reformed Thief's Slayer Must Die In The Chair
Thomas Barnes known as Bangor Billy was sentenced to death in the electric chair for first degree murder of John T. Leonard. Brooklyn County Judge Dike cited Barnes as part of the dangerous vergmen gang and noted Barnes carried nitro, fuses and a revolver at arrest. Co-defendant Joseph Anderson will be tried soon.
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New York
Thomas Barnes
Bangor Billy
John T. Leonard
Dike
Brooklyn
Barnes
Joseph Anderson
Folding bed traps two in New York boarding house
Willard Smith sixty five a Waterbury Conn wallpaper manufacturer was instantly killed and his wife Anna Smith sixty held prisoner from 1 30 Wednesday night until 12 30 next morning when a folding bed in their room at 426 West Twenty Third Street closed up on them Ongoing police investigation and incident reported by Special.
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New York
Willard Smith
Waterbury, Conn
Anna Smith
West Twenty-Third Street
Senator Daniel Improves After Difficult Health Spell
Lynchburg Virginia special bulletin reports Senator Daniel had a good night of sleep and remained sleeping at 9 o clock this morning. Increased nourishment and electrical muscle therapy on the paralyzed side are beginning to show general improvement.
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Lynchburg
Waugh
Daniel
Doctor Cowles Fined for Practicing Without License in Boston
In Suffolk Superior Court Dr Edward S Cowles pleaded guilty to one count of practicing medicine without proper registration. He was fined $100 as his lawyer stated Cowles earned his education and mostly practiced psychotherapy with occasional medical treatment, which led to the guilty finding.
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Boston
Mass
Edward
Cowles
Navy Yard
Wait
Suffolk Superior Court
Man breaks leg leaping from train near Luray Virginia
Oliver Shaffer leaped from a Norfolk and Western fast freight train in suburbs of Luray and suffered a broken leg and head wounds. Found along tracks at daylight after twelve hours, he had been trying to walk home to his father from Shenandoah City. Consciousness kept him safe from being run over by passing trains.
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Luray
Oliver Shaffer
Norfolk and Western
Shaffer
Shenandoah City
Fire at Anheuser Busch Plant in St Louis
Fire at the Anheuser Busch Brewing Company's bottling department in St Louis caused $400000 damage. Firefighters battled the blaze for four hours before gaining control. A store room above the bottling area held paintings valued at $30000, which were destroyed.
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ST. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Antiquated Laws Delay Hyde Case
Kansas City Special. Antiquated rules of practice in western courts and prosecutor zeal slow the end of the trial of Dr Hyde for the murder of Colonel Thomas H Swope. The New York Albert Walter ending is cited in urging criminal procedure changes. Mrs Florence Hyde, delicate and nervous, ignores her sisters as Lucy Lee Swope testifies about illness after drinking water given on a train by Hyde.
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Kansas City
Clark Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Albert Walter
New York
Florence B. Hyde
Logan O. Swope
Lucy Lee Swope
Mrs. Hyde
Hyde
Money Spent by Candidates in Richmond Primary
Voters learn expense details from Richmond primary filings. John J. Mitchell of Clay Ward topped outlay at 52 dollars, with John T. Powers leading the Common Council at 48.25. The list includes several incumbents and new members across Clay, Lee, Monroe, Madison, Marshall, Jefferson wards and the Board of Aldermen, noting defeats and new entries.
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Richmond
John J. Mitchell
Clay Ward
John T. Powers
Common Council
Charles L. Batkins
Lee Ward
H. R. Pollard, Jr
Clyde H. Ratcliffe
C. P. Davis
Jacob Umlauf
C. W. Montgomery
Montgomery
Larence A. Seaton
Seaton
E. Richards
Marshall Ward
Jefferson C. Powers
Marshall
George M. Cease
Monroe
Cease
H. Boschen
J. J. Burke
Madison
Harry Huber
Henry Ward
H. Wiltshire
Jefferson Ward
Emmett CC
Davison
Jefferson
Board of Aldermen
H. Donahue
Madison Ward
John F. Lon Leavy
H. Melion
Blasting Powder Shakes Richmond Contractor Convicted
W H Woodson a contractor was convicted of disorderly conduct in police court and fined twenty dollars and costs. He organized blasting with several laborers near Boulevard and Park Avenue causing a thunderous detonation that rattled windows and alarmed residents for blocks.
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Richmond
W. H. Woodson
Woodson
R. J. Bond
Ben Lacy
Krengle
Tomlinson
Boulevard
Park Avenue
West End
Halley
Krengle and
Tom Jinson
Powers of the Eleventh District in 1908 Race
The article notes Powers, once charged with assassination complicity and tried four times with three convictions, was pardoned on June 14, 1908 by Gov. A. E. Wilson. He contests Don C. Edwards for the Eleventh District seat, amid a GOP majority around 20,000.
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Houston Post
General Assembly
Powers
A. E. Wilson
Don C. Edwards
Indicted for wrecking bank in Cambridge case in Boston
George W. Coleman and Bill Kelliher were indicted by the Federal grand jury on wrecking the National City Bank of Cambridge. Coleman claims to have lost 200000 dollars of stolen money to a fare gang led by Kelliher.
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Boston
Mass
George W. Coleman
Big Bill
Kelliher
Federal Grand Jury
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Coleman
Will Name Rival to Carter Glass in Roanoke
ROANOKE Virginia Special The Sixth Congressional District Republican Committee named September 1 for a Roanoke convention to nominate a candidate against Carter Glass Colonel J S Browning of Roanoke is mentioned as a candidate.
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Carter Glass
Roanoke
Sixth Congressional District
Republican Committee
Congress
J. S. Browning
Richmond Blues Host May 10 Parade For Connecticut Guard Visit
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues plan two gala days to honor the Governor's Foot Guard of Connecticut and other Northern units visiting for the dedication of a new armory. A May 10 parade from Fifth and Grace to the ball park will feature governors of Connecticut Rhode Island and Virginia in a full dress review. Major Bowles will marshal, the local battalion escorts, and thousands of spectators are expected with a chorus of 100 children and up to a thousand public school pupils providing music. Children will carry U.S. flags as the parade proceeds to Lee Monument and back via Lombardy Street to Broad Street.
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Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Connecticut
First Light Infantry
Providence
R. I
Artillery
Richmond
Lee Monument Circle
Ball Park
Rhode Island
Virginia
Fifth
Grace Streets
EF. W. Bowles
Glues
Fifth Street
Franklin
Monument
Stuart Monument
Lombardy Street
Broad
Walter C. Mercer
Lee Monument
Willie
Gras
United States
Back Pain Relief Report from Alexandria Woman
Mrs Chloe Page of 610 Pitt Street Alexandria Virginia reports severe back pain shooting into legs swelling feet and ankles and stomach upset. She says Dean s Kidney Pills cured her in 1902 and she has had no return for five years. Available at dealers 50 cents a box or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Chloe Page
Pitt St
Alexandria
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Northern troops visit Richmond for pageant and social events
The visiting Northern troops will parade through the city ending near the new armory on Broad and Grace streets. A ball will be held that night at the new armory. Governor Mann plans a reception for visiting governors on May 9 at the mansion. Local merchants seek funds to support entertainments and advertising. The Governor's Foot Guard will be quartered at the Jefferson Hotel and the Providence battalion on a special train at Byrd Street station.
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Park
Broad
Ryland Street
Ryland
Grace
Adams
Sixth
Armory
Mann
Retail Merchants’ Association
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men's Club
Governor's Foot Guard
Jefferson Hotel
Providence Boys
Byrd Street
The Biggest Farm in the World
The Republic of Mexico plans to curb Don Luis Terrazas's vast holdings in Chihuahua. The sprawling estate covers 8 million acres, 150 by 200 miles, with mountains, water, minerals, and thousands of lakes. It hosts about 1,000,000 cattle and 900,000 horses, while its palace-like farm house costs $1,600,000 in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Mexico
Don Luis Terrazas
Chihuahua
Don Luis
Union
James Oliver Corwood
Editorial Gossip on Bryan and Democratic Safe and Saners
The Bristol Herald Courier notes editorial gossip that Mr. Bryan failed to bring a new paramount issue, disappointing Democratic safe and sane supporters. The piece stresses it was likely not deliberate or malicious.
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Bryan
Bristol Herald-Courier
Richmond Evening Journal praised for bold editorial move
The Greater Richmond edition earns praise from Emiporia Independent for enterprise and showing the enemy behind one of Richmond's leading afternoon papers. Congratulations to Editor Duke and his team for the bold effort.
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Greater Richmond
Richmond Evening Journal
Richmond
Duke
Emiporia Independent
Fence debate in Staunton Leader prompts redesign idea
The Staunton Leader questions the Capitol fence in Richmond and suggests relocating or replacing it to improve aesthetics. The writer argues fences mar properties and asks what purpose fences serve, proposing alternatives like fencing around a penitentiary or a reformatory.
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Richmond
Capitol
Penitentiary
Laurel Reformatory
Staunton Leader
Roanoke Times Rooster Upsets Danville Bee Readers
The Roanoke Times rooster drew mixed reaction from readers in Roanoke and Danville as the Bee noted a sharp Democratic tilt in the Thirty-second Congress District of New York. Some subscribers asked to cancel their May first renewals, while others sent in checks to continue rooster coverage, especially ahead of November.
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Danville Bee
Roanoke Times
Thiry-second Congress
New York
Recant or Come Forth The Roanoke Times Attacks Anti-Saloon League
The Roanoke Times accuses the Anti-Saloon League and Dr James Mannon of corruption and bribery spanning officials from governors to constables and buying newspapers. It calls for Cannon to substantiate or recant with facts, promising revelations from the Fincastle Herald.
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Roanoke Times
Anti-Saloon League
Vimes
James Mannon
Virginia
Knavee
Persnivas
Cannon
Fincastle Herald
Great Swedish poet Bjornson dies at 78 in Paris
Bjornstierne Bjornson Scandinavian poet philosopher and dramatist died here last night at age seventy eight after a year's illness. Rulers of Sweden Norway and Denmark sent condolences from the Hotel Wagram where he spent his last days. Widespread tributes pour in from leaders and notable figures worldwide. Mme Bjornson aged and grieving for her husband faces a severe shock.
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Paris
Bjornstierne Bjornson
Wagram
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Mme. Bjornson
Mrs Liliaan G Johnson Finds Fortune In Real Estate
Mrs Liliaan G Johnson rose from near poverty in New York to become a leading real estate dealer. She began with $60, bought a house for that amount, sold it a week later for a thousand dollars, and soon opened an office after earning a $10 000 profit from a million dollar deal.
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Liliaan G. Johnson
Lillian G. Johnson
Judge Mulqueen Hears Bitter Trial In Bigamy Case
In New York court two angry wives confront broker Samuel R. Wellington charged with bigamy. The 70 plus defendant wooed and wed both women, beat one, then vanished. The wives, now comrades, seek justice as bail is forfeited.
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New York
Jimmy Oliver
Wellington
Aged Millionaire Elliott Marries Adeline Ledbetter in St Louis
Thomas H. Elliott seventy five, a Lafayette Kentucky banker and tobacco grower, and Adeline Ledbetter sixty eight, Murfreesboro Kentucky, eloped to St Louis on Wednesday and married last night after signing an ante-nuptial agreement waiving estate claims. The bride is said to be worth over one million dollars. They had been sweethearts for fifteen years. Elliott is widowed and has several children.
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ST. Louis
Thomas H. Elliott
Lafayette
Adeline Ledbetter
Murfreesboro
Elliott
Roosevelt Views French Cadets In Paris Cavalry Review
In Vincennes Theodore Roosevelt rode a black charger with French cadets as escort. He praised the troops, called the cadets West Point like, and shared anecdotes from his plains and military days. He toured the castle, then viewed the Salon and Versailles preparations before a state dinner and planned departure for Brussels.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
Vincennes
West Point
Roosevelt
America
Donjon
David Shank Found Dead in a Barn Near Broadway
David Shank aged sixty from Missouri was found hanging with a three fourth inch rope in a barn near Broadway Harrisonburg on Thursday. He was visiting his minister brother Perry. Shank had been low in spirits for some time. He leaves a wife and child.
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Harrisonburg
David Shank
Missouri
Broadway
Perry
Shank
Pasternak’s Robber Haunts Brooklyn Home
In three days and nights a ghostly thief looted the Brooklyn residence of Dr. Isaac EK Pasternak at 303 President Street. Police on roofs and yards failed to stop stones and stolen items totaling about $1,000, with candelabra and surgical instruments taken and windows broken. The doctor and neighbors fear further attacks as police guard the house.
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New York
Isaac EK
Pasternak
President Street
Brooklyn
Annie Murphy
Captain Savage
Butler Street
Annie
Five Hundred Killed in Turkish Bombardment at Godantz
In Salonica dispatches, a Turkish bombardment of Godantz has left about five hundred Albanians dead, most of them women and children. The report notes widespread casualties and emphasizes the civilian toll of the attack.
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Salonica
Godantz
Real Facts About Mrs Fincher Peavy Ala
Mire Ludie Fincher recalls years of illness ending in March 1966. After taking Cardus, she improved after four bottles and regained health. Cardus claims to target womanly constitution and is marketed for women only. Chattanooga Medicine Co offers guidance and a home treatment book.
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Mire
Ludie Fincher
Cardus
N. B
Ladies' Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Woman's Department Kitchen and Home Tips Fragment
A collection of vintage household guidance covers celery sandwiches and orange parfait recipes, wardrobe care, ironing aids, starch and starch remedies, and kitchen tips. It includes steps for celery eye sandwiches, orange parfait mold chilling, pantry storage, cretonne shirt waist case, nail care routines, and home fragrance ideas. It preserves named practices from a periodical on domestic life and housekeeping.
Slavery of Progress by A F P Thomas review
A concise plea for plain citizens to resist the trust evil as outlined in A F P Thomas’s thoughtful book The Slavery of Progress. Neale Publishing Company offers the $11 net volume with 10 cent postage from Washington DC. Read it.
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A. F P. Thomas
Plain Citizen
Neale Publishing Company
Washington, D. C
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