City girl confesses to false marriage tale in detective questioning
A young woman, detained by Captain McGraw after a watch inquiry, admits her claimed marriage to James Birch was a myth. She explains leaving the country for city life, misusing funds, and receiving help from local charities before confessing and returning home with her brother Wilbur McCready.
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Wilbur McCready
Detective Headquarters
Captain McGraw
James Birch
McGraw
Miller
Western Police
Young Women's Christian Association
White Marsh
Whips Man Who Insulted Wife in Richmond Court
In Richmond Virginia Ben Arenstein a tailor sued Charles Wise after Wise attacked him following Arenstein insult to Wise's wife Mrs Wise. Wise punched Arenstein breaking his nose but the wife feared reprisals and Wise was dismissed on the felonious assault charge.
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Richmond
Ben Arenstein
Arenstein
Charles Wise
East Broan Street
Wises
Mr. Wise
Wise
Justice John
Illinois Central workers weigh strike action
Chicago report says Federated Employees of the Illinois Central and allied unions met in conference today to discuss a possible strike by Illinois Central Railroad employees in Illinois and surrounding regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ininois Central Railroad
Ilinois Central
Camels Led by Donkey Feature in Distant Pleasantries
A reminiscence describes camels guided by a donkey in a stern life, noting how the animals tolerate the tiny leader at the head. Some say scent of pea smoke guides them, while a friend recounted fleeing a camel that inhaled the cloud as the driver teased it with tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel
Review of the Austrian Navy Fleet Under Archduke Presence
A lavish description recounts a massive fleet review with 140 warships including 22 battleship cruisers 26 ocean going boats and 24 minelayers plus submarines. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Admiral Count Montecuccoli observe the spectacle as the German ruler looks on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Count Montecuccoli
Salisbury In youth dies while swimming at river rock
Braxton Barkley aged seventeen of Salisbury drowned at Sheepshead ten miles north of Spencer while swimming with three companions. The youths left home for a river swim and four tried to reach a large rock. Barkley did not reach the rock.
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Spencer
N. C
Braxton Barkley
Salisbury
Sheepshead
Barkley
Three Boys Drown After Canoe Capsizes in Chenango River
In Sharon New York three youths from prominent families, Ernest Readshaw fourteen Harold Readshaw sixteen and Noy Hassell seventeen, drowned when their canoe overturned on the Chenango River late yesterday. Their bodies were recovered within an hour a few feet apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Ernest Readshaw
Harold
Noy Hassell
Chenango River
Seventeen year old boy sentenced to twenty years
Paul Geidel, a seventeen year old Hartford Connecticut boy, was sentenced by Justice Crain in General Sessions Court to not less than twenty years for the murder of broker William H. Jackson in the Iroquois Hotel. The report notes other boxing results and financial details from separate events.
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New York
Paul Geidel
Hartford
Conn
William H. Jackson
Iroquois Hotel
Justice Crain
Mona Lisa theft tale sparks bizarre Paris clues
Paris reports extraordinary crews tracking the Mona Lisa after cafe waiter Gueneschan implicates a baron tied to an embassy. He claims the baron stole the painting over a storied romantic fixation and has seen it in his rooms, with a cut on the left breast as proof. Gueneschan demands 200 000 francs to reveal the hiding place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Homard
Gueneschan
Fraternity Pin Deflects Bullet Saving Man in Café
William Morgan was saved when a bullet struck his fraternity pin in a café at Franklin Street and Fairmount Avenue. Police say the gunman Charles Spencer fired accidentally. Magistrate Belcher sentenced Spencer to 30 days in county prison for carrying concealed weapons. Morgan, telephoning, returned to his table as the shot rang out. The lead passed through the pin and lodged in the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Morgan
Franklin Street
Fairmount Avenue
Charles Spencer
Belcher
Morgan
Hhs
Grasshopper Causes Shoe Dilemma on Vesey Street
A grasshopper wandered from St Pauls Church yard to Vesey Street. It landed on a young woman in lavender stockings, who trips on a high heel. Her shoe flies into a yellow taxi. the chauffeur recovers it with a gallant bow as spectators cheer.
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New York
St. Paul's
Vesey Street
Jersey
Coney Island
Fisherman Rescued From Atlantic After Three Days At Sea
Joseph A. Pottle of Bar Harbor tells how he drifted in fog while trawling and lost sight of his vessel. In desperation he threw fish overboard to reach shore, drew a shark’s attack, fought it off with oars, and even nibbled his coat for sustenance before rescue by Bar Harbor yachtsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Joseph A. Pottle
Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Pottle
PetUe
Pott
New One Rising Junior Debates Mirthful Trade Nickname
A playful exchange features a rising junior and a sly figure joking about business, wedding confetti, and a feigned fraud theme as a humorous street scene. The dialogue highlights social banter and public quips in a casual urban setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weddin's
Bishop critiques new fashions and woman’s role
Hartford bishop in St. Joseph's Cathedral denounces the new woman as fashion shifts eroding modesty and beauty. He argues women should be modest and not imitate men, urging caution in approaching communion with bare arms. The sermon notes a shift toward immodesty in attire and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
John J. Nilan
St. Joseph's
Lost New Yorker Finds Silver Mine in Desert
James Mahoney, ex NYPD, resurfaced in Reno after a desert escape from a camp where he had vanished. Ore samples from a cave near the camp show substantial silver content. He aims to return to the site only with companions, having crossed the desert in underwear and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Reno
New
James Mahoney
New York
Mahoney
West End girl receives 100 marriage proposals
Miss Lena Leavitt of Boston proclaims her right to choose her life partner sparking over one hundred proposals. She rejects traditional matchmakers and selects a Watertown man for marriage this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lena Leavitt
West End
Civil Engineers Suffocated in Syracuse Sewer Accident
Rex ford Bd. Lyon and Oliver K. Harwood civil engineers employed on the intercepting sewer were suffocated at noon in the sewer at the corner of South Clinton and Gifford Streets. Lyon was in charge of the work at that point and Harwood accompanied him.
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Syracuse
Rexford Bd
Lyon
Oliver K. Harwood
Civyil
South Clinton
Gifford Streets
Har
Tainded Money Pastor Resigns in Columbus Ohio
Dr Mushington Gladden famous for opposing Rockefeller funds and originator of tainted money resigns from First Congregational Church Columbus. He transfers leadership to Dr Carl L Paton and appeals to members to return to worship as he notes aging and thinning attendance. He says lack of interest and Sunday pleasures replace higher life priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Mushington Gladden
John D. Rockefeller
First Congregational Church
Carl L. Paton
Pa and Willie Share A Toast Request
In a subdued exchange a child calls for toast from the nursery and the father rouses from sleep to answer the request. Willie’s plea echoes the household scene as the parent rises in robe and slippers to attend to the boy.
An American Gretna Green in Tennessee
A tale from Wide World Magazine describes Mr. Burroughs the Marrying Parson who runs a wedding-friendly hotel for eloping couples in Tennessee. A mountain couple once rode to his door on a mule with a white dress and coffee-sack passenger, asking the price of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Burroughs
Wide World
Mr. Burroughs
Kentucky
Marin
North Carolina
Engineer blamed after Erie train collision at Junction
ERIE PA Special. When passenger train No. 201 on the Erie and Pittsburg Road collided with a Lake Shore freight at a junction at night three were killed and over twenty injured. The freight had the right of way and the wreck was caused by Engineer Jones disregarding his red light signal. The passenger train was behind schedule as Jones tried to make up time. Jones and two others died. a railroad car penter E Anderson from this city also died. Fireman Firman is likely to die. A relief train cleared debris and Lake Shore trains were rerouted through Conneaut Ohio.
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Eric
Erie and
Pittsburg
Lake Shore
Jones
E. Anderson
Firman
Conneaut
Ohio
Masked robbers loot Ravinia Park in Chicago
Three masked men bound gagged and fatally shot night watchman George Pfister at Ravinia Park early today then escaped with 800 dollars. Pfister crawled to a phone booth and died there as bloodhounds tracked the route. Suspects linked to a prior $800 Highwood post office robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Pfister
Ravinia Park
Pfister
Highwood
Indian Fighers Retire From Active Army Service
Colonel Fobart K. Batley commanding the Twenty-ninth Infantry retired on his sixty fourth birthday. Colonel Sidney W. Taylor commanding the Second Regiment Field Artillery will retire tomorrow on his sixty second birthday. Both earned fame in the Indian wars and will become brigadier generals on the retired list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fobart K. Batley
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Sidney W. Taylor
Field Artillery
Unnecessary Questions and the Upside Down Car
Hawkins explains to Dobbleigh that a car was flipped as a display for curious children. He hired a derrick to turn the vehicle upside down to please the crowd and show how the machine works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbleigh
Hawkins
Harper’s Weekly
Fatal crash near Charleston injures five
In Charleston West Virginia on September 5 Fred Stover died instantly after a tire burst in a car crash four miles up the city. Chauffeur James Sauters suffered a broken shoulder Richard Fisher sustained an arm fracture and internal injuries. Two other occupants escaped with minor injuries as the vehicle struck an embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. VA
Fred Stover
James Sauters
Richard Fisher
Stover
Floods in Yangtse valley kill 100000 and devastate crops
Special reports describe Szechuan and Hunan province relief efforts after floods from heavy rains in the Kuomintang era. Soldiers aid survivors while foreign missionaries and locals seek aid from the government and foreign nations as lawlessness rises with bandits looting and killings along the canal region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanekow
China
Ngan Hwei
Yang Tse Kiang
Kuen-Lun
Imperial Canal
Revolt Feared as Royalists Gather Forces in Portugal
Lisbon dispatch says 50,000 soldiers deployed along the northern frontier to curb royalist recruitment amid fears of border warfare. President de Arriaga orders suppression of revolt, with Oporto troop movements intensifying and news control strict.
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Lisbon
Badajos
Spain
de Arriaga
Oporto
Republic
Policeman Shot by Burglar in Arverne Long Island
In Arverne Long Island early today burglar surprised Policeman Thomas B Hunt as he broke into the residence of former Assistant Secretary Samuel Hoffman The burglar fired his revolver at Hunt with probable fatal effect The Hoffman family had just entertained friends and retired when the alarm sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas B. Hunt
Samuel Hoffman
Arverne
L. I
Hoffman
Bishop Collins Denny to Make Richmond Home
The Methodist notes Bishop Collins Denny will reside permanently in Richmond Virginia. He has long served Virginia Methodists and will bring his energetic ministry to the church in education and leadership, welcomed by the conference and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Denny
Richmond
Nashville
Tenn
Virginia
Denny
Virginia Trapshooters Open Twelfth Annual Lynchburg Meet
The Vir ginia Trapshooters Association holds its twelfth annual open tournament in Lynchburg with about 100 shooters. Roanoke Staunton Waynesboro Norfolk Charlotte and others represented. Weather is ideal and grounds are praised. Notables include Lloyd R Lewis George L Lyons C O Le Compte Lester S German J H Schall E H Starr and Harry Houseman. About 50 000 targets will be shot over two days with roughly 6000 in prize money.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Trapshooters’ Association
Roanoke
Staunton
Waynesboro
Norfolk
Charlotte
Lloyd R. Lewis
Dupont Powder Company
George L. Lyons
U. M. Co. Co
P. Goodloe
Winchester Arms Company
C. O. le Compte
Lester
German
J. H. Schall
E. H. Starr
Peters Cartridge Company
Harry Houseman
Western Cartridge Company
J. A. Anderson
J.R. Taylor
T. ©. Gibbs
Richmond
Beattie murder case Beulah Binford movie ban in Baltimore
Acting Marshal Manning and Acting Chief of Police announce that no moving picture house in Baltimore will show reels featuring Beulah Binford the central figure in the Beattie murder case Richmond. They state the policy aims to protect public morals and avoid sensationalizing the young woman.
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Baltimore
Manning
Turmore
Beulah Binford
Beattie
Richmond
Binford
Jealousy Motive Cited In Quogue Shooting Death
Ninteen year old Catherine Van Wyck was shot by twenty year old William A. Childs Jr who then killed himself at the Quogue L L summer colony. Miss Van Wyck, daughter of Albert Van Wyck of Brooklyn and tied to former New York Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, was the colony belle. Childs a Princeton 1912 alumnus. the shooting was witnessed by automobilists near a turnpike. Virginia Democratic leaders call for an early state convention to define party positions amid wobbling factionalism.
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New York
Catherine van Wyck
William A. Childs, Jr
Quogue
L. L
Summer Colony
Childs
Miss van Wyck
Albert van Wyck
Brooklyn
Robert A
A Western View on Publicity and Public Taste
A Northwest debate on reporting crime notes Seattle and Enid cases as examples of sensationalism. The Leavenworth Post questions publishing such material while the Seattle report appears in the Police Gazette, and the Herald-Courier calls the public greedy for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Police Gazette
Leavenworth Post
Wash
Enid, Okla
Herald-Courier
A Romantic Wishing Well Tale Near Boston Spa
In Yorkshire England a supposed wishing well called St Helen's Well survives pagan roots. The ritual asks visitors to offer scraps of clothing and keep secrecy to have wishes granted, with couples and locals visiting in summer to tie garments to the grove and murmur desires, as described in the April Wide World Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Spa
Yorkshire
England
St. Helen's Well
Islands
Wide World
Astor Bequeaths 2 Million to Milas Force in Settlement
Colonel John Jacob Astor settles two million dollars on his fiancée Milas Madeline Force. It is noted she has made no further complaint of nervousness from which she said she was suffering.
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John Jacob Astor
Milas Madeline Force
Politics in Nelson County show active party battles
In Nelson County Va the campaign is heated with two Democratic factions vying for control. Major races include the State Senate contest between Bland Mass and Aubrey E. Strode and a four-man House race led by incumbent George W. Whitehead. County officers will be decided in November in a free-for-all ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yndas
Atteee
Nelson
Martin
Montague
Senate
Tucker
Mann
Glass
Jones
Swanson
Strong
Lass
United States
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Bland Mass
Aubrey E. Strode
George W. Whitehead
H. Lewis Brown
J. J. Hill
James T. Ivey
Spiritualist St. Clair Arrested Over $700 Gold Scam
Robert H. St. Clair of Oakland and Kansas City is jailed in Kansas City on a grand larceny charge after allegedly taking $700 from a Boston washerwoman with promises to enlarge its value via spiritual powers. Detectives followed his trail through California and New England to Kansas City, where he was nabbed at 631 Euclid Avenue. The case links Oakland authorities and a Boston bond to staged demonstrations claiming to manipulate gold and silver values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Robert H. St. Clair
Euclid Avenue
St. Clair
Boston
James B. Powell
Robert Reid
Reid
City
Edward Smith
Isaac Walstron
Smith
Walstron
Police
Oakland
Cal
Robert H. Moore
Hugh Moore
Harryee
Kansas
Griffin
California
New England
Euchid Avenue
Rothmel
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Empire Athletic Club
Grasshopper
Robert W. Harcourt
London
Margery Cunard
Robert Vernon Harcourt
John Lothrop Money
Hel
William Vernon Aircourt
Nilan
Wood
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Frank D. Lyon
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Harwood
Syracuse University
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Little Willie
Willie
Portugal
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