Was His Wedding Not His Funeral
A chaotic scene unfolds as Myrtle Moyer rushes to marry her soon-to-be husband who claims to be ill but insists he is fine. The ceremony is planned for Saturday in a room at Augusta and New York Avenues, with W L McKenney officiating. The groom disputes illness reports while the bride’s preparations continue amid media attention.
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Harry Johnson
Myrtle Moyer
Augasta
New Jersey
New York Avenues
Res
W. L. McKenney
Miss Over
Three Jewelry Pieces Missing on Atlantic Coast Line Train
In Richmond Virginia a loss of three valuable rings from a wash room on an Atlantic Coast Line Pullman occurred after a New York to Richmond trip. Two rings were recovered by a dispatcher and returned to their rightful owner by 9 10 PM. A reward remains for the third ring, a cluster of three large and sixteen small stones, still missing.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
New York
Coast Line
Trai
Ngaas
Man fires at youth by mistake in Danville incident
In Danville Virginia a 21 year old white man Richard Scott was seriously shot in the chest and abdomen by a black youth who allegedly mistook him for a thief as he landed near the city. Scott’s condition is serious but not considered dangerous.
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Danville
Richard Scott
Scott
Governors Split on Enthanasia Cases Split Opinions at Spring Lake Conference
Twenty eight governors at Spring Lake New Jersey debated whether to pardon Shakers of Florida in a case involving mercy killing. Florida Governor Gilchrist favored leniency, while Missouri Governor Hadley warned against setting a dangerous precedent. Washington Governor Hay and Wyoming Governor Carey voiced cautious stances, and Pennsylvania Governor Tener indicated a pardon might be possible.
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Spring Lake
WN. J
Shakers of
Florida
Gilchrist
Seta Ee Ees
Hadley
Missouri
Kansas City
Hay
Washington
Lely
Wyoming
Carey
Tener
Pennsylvania
Governors Split Over Pardons in Shaker Murder Case
Wisconsin Governor McGovern would apply horse sense in the matter while North Dakota Governor Burke backs Hadley on pardons to avoid dangerous precedent. Maine Governor Plaisted favors a pardon if circumstances align, noting the remote chance of Shaker murder convictions.
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McGovern
Wisconsin
Burke
North Dakota
Hadley
Plaisted
Meine
New York World
Mexico Will Be Racing Center in North America
Col onel Matt J Winn, manager of the Louisville and Juarez Jockey Clubs, secured a twenty year concession for racing in Mexico City and becomes manager of the Jockey Club of Mexico City. The season opens October 25 for 17 to 20 days, Juarez follows with 100 days starting November 30, a spring meeting in February or March for about 30 days, and summer racing on Sundays and feast days with daily summer racing later. The City of Mexico Derby, worth 7500 dollars, will be run on the opening day of the October meeting.
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Louisville
Matt J. Winn
Louisville and
Juarez
Jockey Clubs
City of
Mexico
Jockey Club
Winneys
North America
South America
City of Mexico
Slush Fund Scandal Shocks Chicago Police
A Chicago police lieutenant and an officer faced postponed hearings on charges linked to winking at a Labor Day street gamble around Comiskey Park during the Gotch wrestling match. Reports say a $60,000 slush fund was being assembled by police for defense, with Civil Service Commission involvement noted.
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Chicago
Ill
Walsh
McClellan
Comiskey's
Bertho
United
Dressed as a Woman a Murderer Escapes Ohio Prison
Michael Soboleski a murderer serving a sentence in Columbus Ohio escaped Sunday by disguising as a woman. He wore a tight coat white shirt and veil to conceal his features and used the warden's wife’s clothing and a gray suit from the warden’s wardrobe. Soboleski 34 had been a trusted inmate for five months and had access to the warden’s apartments. He was sentenced for the murder of an elderly couple in Toledo on June 22, 1999.
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Columbus
Michael Soboleski
Ohio Penitentiary
John Jones
Seliwwieski
Soboleski
Toledo
Balloon drop lands Boston trio in New York suburb backyard
Jey Benton city editor of the Boston Transcript and two companions descended in a Springfield, Massachusetts balloon into the backyard of John Flynn in Auburndale near Flushing, after a seven and a half hour voyage from Pittsfield. They launched at 11 55 Saturday night and navigated at altitudes from 3000 to 8500 feet. After breakfast they returned to Boston then headed to the Aero Club. The Springfield balloon carried 66000 cubic feet of gas and thirteen 50 pound ballast bags. Benton, Van Valkenburgh, and Van Sleet are experienced flyers with dozens of trips between them.
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New York
Auburndale
Flushing
Jey Benton
Boston Transcript
J. J. van Valkenburgh
William van Sleet
Pittefield
Benton
John F. Flynn
Springfield
Mass
Pittsfield
Connecticut
Fort Totten
Singer
Atlantic Ocean
Mr. Flynn
Boston
Aero Club of America
Madison Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Manhattan
Renton
van Valkenburgh
van Sleet
Displaced Heart Seized by Surgery Restores Cardiac Position
New Jersey boy Harry Baylies aged about 13 from Bloomfield, treated at Mountainside Hospital Montclair after three weeks with left pleural fluid buildup pressed his heart to the right. Surgeons tapped the left pleural cavity removing fluid, freeing the heart to its normal position and improving breathing. They advised quiet recovery to prevent reaccumulation.
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New York
Harry Baylies
Bloomfield
N. J
Mountainside Hospital
Montclair
John R. Baylies
Harry
Court martial to resume as militiamen face leave issues
The court martial, after Hubbard’s imprisonment, may impose no further punishment. Hubbard returned home yesterday. Several accused militiamen testified their absence from camp would cost them jobs, though they were tardy in requesting a week's leave. The court martial sits at the First Virginia Reels armory, Colonel Salomonsky presiding.
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Hubbard
Virginia Reel
Salomonsky
Another Charge Against Lorimer In Family Dispute
Chicago report says United States Senator William Lorimer faces another charge involving his family. Agnes Lorimer, a niece, accuses relatives of annulling a divorce decree freeing Mr. and Mrs. William A. Patterson to block Miss Lorimer’s marriage to Patterson. The annulment, ordered by Judge Petit, is said to have been done without the knowledge of the Patersons, and it also blocks Mrs. Patterson’s marriage to Michael Mullen.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Agnes Lorimer
William
A. Patterson
Patterson
Michael Mullen
The Man Hunt and Palm Beach Campaign Plans
The piece notes a husband joking about a summer campaign planned by his wife and daughters. It mentions Palm Beach as a preliminary maneuver locale and contrasts life’s sweetness with rising costs. A closing jab questions the value of mud as Sampulen material.
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Palm Beach
Cigarette Burn Kills Chicago Millionaire Chanute
Charles D. Chanute aged 44, Chicago millionaire and son of Octave Chanute, died at Egyptian Hospital from blood poisoning after a cigarette burn on his arm ten days earlier. He inherited about $1,000,000. Burial planned in Peoria. Octave Chanute, father, designed early glider concepts used in aviation.
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Mount Vernon
Lil
Charles D. Chanute
Chicago
Octave Chanute
Chanute
M. Maxey
Egyptian Hospital
Peoria
Food Riots End After Special Army Move Quiet Restored
After special army orders, food riots ended and streets quieted today. Soldiers patrolled Doctor quarters while conditions remained tranquil. Prison sentences are being imposed on 170 men and women arrested on charges of treating.
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Dootrer
Edison Party Freed Absolved From Blame After Incident
Thomas A. Edison, the American electrical wizard, traveling in Europe with his family, was involved in a road incident near Latif where a boy was struck and died. Edison party was held blameless and continued their journey despite the somber mood.
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Edison
Bavaria
Thomas A. Edison
Europe
Latif
Here
Car Jump Tragedy Kills Two In Kansas City
Two men, conductor William Kiser and motorman Harry Mickers, were killed when a street car derailed on a curve at Fifth and Bluff Streets in Kansas City. The car left the rails, crashed through a five-foot railing, and toppled down a precipice after flipping onto its roof.
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Kansas
CITT
Wo—Sperial
Fifth
Bluff
William Kiser
Harry Mickers
Bomb Explosion Near Concert Hall Injures Man in Chicago
A dynamite blast in the rear of a concert hall at 1112 West Madison Street shocks Chicago. One man is seriously injured and windows in a full block are shattered. The perpetrator escaped in the panic that followed the explosion.
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Chicago. Ili
Ial
Madison Street
Soldier court martial sentences forty three absentees
The general court martial tried forty three soldiers of the First Virginia Regiment for missing the Culpeper encampment. Private I C Hubbard received a harsh sentence after failing to respond, spending a month in prison. he claimed an ice accident injured his foot and showed a cut shoe, but did not obtain a medical excuse from the battalion surgeon.
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Richmond
First Virginia
Culpeper
L. ©. Hubbard
George Ross
Gilmo Wright
Hugh T. Steinrock
James F. Taylor
G. P. Crump
Hubbard
Hubgard
Dan W. C. Herbert
Travel salesman attempts suicide with broken bottle in Covington
W H K Driscoll of Princeton, a traveling salesman, bought a soft drink, poured or drank it, then broke the bottle and tried to cut his throat. He survived the initial attempt and was rushed to Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital in Covington in precarious condition. A brother was expected locally.
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Clifton Forge
Vaa
W. HK. Driscoll
Princeton
Covington
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Falconi denounces Rome reports of world Catholic federation
Monsignor Falconi, Apostolic delegate, called dispatches from Rome about forming a world wide International Catholic Federation to secure a temporal kingdom absurd. He said the sensational report is untrue and there is no truth in it.
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Washington, D. c
Rome
Mer
Diomede Falconi
Apostolic Delecate
Falcon
Rockefeller a Reporter in Cleveland Church Visit
Mrs John D Rockefeller accompanied her husband to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church for the first time this summer amid illness that kept her indoors. The couple, usually out together, sat apart due to crowded pews as she wore a new Paris bonnet and smiled at friends. It was later revealed that the man had been taking sermon notes to read aloud to his wife at home.
Odd Fellows May Expel Hotel Men In Indianapolis
Special. Hotel keepers with licenses to sell intoxicating liquor may be expelled from the Odd Fellows lodge by the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting in Indianapolis. Debate arose as amendments to the constitution were discussed to address members connected with liquor traffic.
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Odd-Fellows
Indianapolis
Ind
Odd-Fellows' Lodge
Sovereien Grand Lodge
Missing Norfolk worker seen last on Eleventh Street
Richmond special report states Jesse Kaufman a Norfolk tinner and slater who recently boarded at 815 East Franklin Street was last seen three nights ago on Eleventh Street in stocking feet and underclothes and has since disappeared despite police and friend efforts to locate him.
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Richmond
Eleventh Street
Jesse Kaufman
Norfolk
Slater
East Franklin Street
Missing Kaufman Sparks City Search After Disappearance
Thirty year old ae Kaufman 5 feet 7 inches tall with dark brown curly hair and clean shaven disappeared after an evening out in good spirits He was last seen on Broad Street partially disrobed and shouting I’m ruined Police searched the city with no success and renewed efforts promise a 24 hour effort to locate him amid reports he may be in the river or a foul play case His wife lives in Norfolk.
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Ae Kaufman
Broad Street
Talley
Smith
Kaufman
Eleventh Street
Nerfolk
Bina
Edward Balls Trial Set For Covington Court
Commonwealth to try Edward Fiall in Covington county court tomorrow for the July dawn killing of his sweetheart Dona Nicley. He claims she shot herself and they planned a joint death but later reconsidered. The pistol used was found in his possession.
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Clifton Force
Commonwealth
Edward Fiall
Covington
Dona Nicely
Funeral of Fireman R. E. Byrd Held in Clifton Forge
The funeral for Fireman R. E. Byrd, killed at Laurel near Richmond, was conducted today at his sister's home in Clifton Forge. Rev. George Green of the Baptist Church led the ceremonies, with many railway workers in attendance.
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Clifton Forge
R. E. Byrd
Laurel
Richmond
George Green
Baptist Church
Wood to Lead Western Army Post Inspection Tour
Maj. General Leonard Wood chief of staff and Captain McCoy depart Washington tonight for Pittsburgh to join Secretary Stimzon on an extended inspection tour of Western army posts, the Special reports.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
McCoy
Washington
Pittsburg
Stimzon
Runaway marriage leads to theft and family strife
A man named Jelin Nite, pursuing a honeymoon yet estranged by a runaway marriage, faces police attention behind a station. He is accused of stealing nearly $490 from his employers and taking jewelry including a $125 diamond ring and a gold watch, which remained unpaid.
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Erlinwn
Jelin
Anne Tire
Atlanta Constitution
Speeding Millionaire Avoids Murder Charge Says Motive Lacks
A wealthy man described as only moderately rich is involved in a discussion about crime. He reportedly "habitually runs his auto beyond the speed limit" and asserts he could not commit murder and elude justice. The remarks frame his cautious stance on wrongdoing.
Odd Fellows Begin Annual Sovereign Grand Lodge Meeting
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows opens its annual session in Indianapolis with several hundred delegates present. The Rebecca Auxiliary to the lodge is also in session and will start prize work late today.
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Odd Fellows
Indianapolis
Ind
Odd Fellows’ Sovereign Gran Lodge
Rebscca
Odd Fellow Lodge
Troops Mobilized as Ireland Rail Strike Sparks Clashes
Widespread violence fears over the Irish railway strike lead to heavy troop deployments at Fermoy on the Great Southern and Western Railway. Police and soldiers clash with strikers as strikebreakers attempt work, with multiple injuries reported and guards deployed to protect rail property nationwide.
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Fermoy
Great Southern and Western Railway
Ireland
Police Work Urges Mystery Solve and Possible Arrests
Police press to solve a mystery with noon sessions and continued inquest. Sheriff Blackwell and deputies serve summons on about thirty witnesses while prior witnesses are present. The investigation names Miss Fatelle Grant regretfully but states no suspicion on her. Arrests expected after today’s second-week session as police pursue Mrs. Bessie Clarke in Hendersonville after Myrtle’s disappearance.
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Sherif Blackwell
Fatelle Grant
John Grant
Tenth
Grant
Bessie Clarke
Bessie Guice
Hendersonville
Myrtle
Inquest Briefs on Myrtle Haw king Case Sparks Updates
Hendersonville reports a brief second day of Hawkins inquest with six investigators at work. Authorities hold back key evidence while preparing further developments and possible arrests, as Myrtle Hawkins case widens with new witness statements and an intercepted letter.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Speecial
Myrtle Hawking
Harper’s article fragment prompts questions on weeks and plans
A clipped line reads thesis like a request about fitting content into them weeks and Mee. The fragment mentions Harper and a vague inquiry about timing and contributions, leaving the full context unclear but suggesting a media or communication exchange.
Condolence Cable On Stolypin's Death
A message of condolence to the Russian Government reports the death of Premier Stolypin after being wounded by an assassin. The note will be transmitted to the Czar via the American embassy in St. Petersburg.
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Celal
Stolypin
Amer Petersburg
Ican
Head-on Collision Kills Engineer A. R. Bell at Smithfield
In Raleigh North Carolina a head-on collision on the Atlantic Coast Line at Smithfield yesterday afternoon killed Engineer A. R. Bell of Rocky Mount. He passed the meeting point with train No. 202 before the crash. No other injuries were reported.
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Raleigh
N. C
Smithfield
A. R. Bell
Rocky Alount
Bell
Virginia Debt Commission to Press WV Litigations
The Virginia Debt Commission chaired by John B. Moon will meet at the Jefferson Hotel to discuss Virginia West Virginia debt litigation. Attorney General Williams will attend and may outline the commission's likely course. Virginia seeks action after WV's nonchalant stance on the $7,152,000 principal and possible $25,000,000 interest, with potential U S Supreme Court involvement in October if no compromise. The commission list includes De Somaponed, Wickham, Rhea, Downing, Flood, Harrison and Brown.
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Richmond
Virginia Debt Commission
John B. Moon
Charlottesville
Jefferson Hotel
West Virginia
Williams
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
United State Supreme Court
Sesson
Commission
Mount Etna Eruption Worsens Before Decline Named By Observatory Director
Royal Italian Observatory chief Professor Ricco spent forty eight hours atop Mount Etna and said the worst of the eruption was over. Peasants were urged to return home though lava streams and ash continued. Detonations weakened and tremors eased as experts estimate total losses between 25 and 30 million dollars.
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Catania
Sicily
Ricco
Royal Italian Observatory
Mount
Etna
Sudden Turn in Shaker Affair Traced to Death by Action
In Kisseimeer Florida special report on Sister Sears and Brother Gillette of the Shaker colony charged with administering chloroform to Sister Marchant, a tubercular patient. New claims suggest Sister Marchant died by her own hand or accepted death, while defenders state she sought relief from torment. Coroner to hear full facts. state prosecution not certain.
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Marowint
Sears
Oillettere
Marchans
Satellide Beruse
The Wise Tailor and Slowpay Exchange a Draft
The Wise Tailor scolds Slowpay for trousers with no pockets as Slowpay asks why. The tailor explains he planned to suggest adding pockets in case you ever had any.
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Slowpay
Protesting High Freight Rates Across Rail Lines
Shippers of cotton from Oklahoma and Texas points accuse Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway of excessive freight rates while Brooklyn produce dealers fault Delaware Lackawanna and Western for high storage charges at South Brooklyn station. The item notes a lyric aside from New York 85.
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Washington, D. c
T al
O Ianhome
Texas Points
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Brooklyn
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
South Brooklyn
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