Trails her husband across the nation in search of missing bandleader
Mrs. Max P. Arnheim a 30 year old German woman arrives in New York after tracing her husband from Toledo where he vanished January 11. The former Dewey era bandmaster allegedly lured by a hypnotist acquaintance led engagements in Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Albany Utica and New York while using false names. He is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall with blond hair and a mustache. The wife remains at 143 Fourth Avenue.
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New York
Max P. Arnheim
Toledo
Arnheim
Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Arnheims
Nheim
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Utica
Albany
Army
Navy
Fourth Avenue
Silent Smith Heir Claims One Third of Estate
New Orleans woman Mrs Simon Dufreche declares she is daughter of James Henry Smith and Ellen Gargen born after a Texas marriage in 1866. She plans to sue in New York court for one third of Smiths eight and one third million dollar estate alleging proof of his secret life. She says he died last March in Japan and possesses marriage license christening records letters and photos.
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New York
James Henry Smith
New Orleans
Simon Dufreche
Calimant
Smith
Ellen Gargen
Texas
Hague Peace Conference Faces Limited Armament Talks
The Hague is hosting the world peace conference amid warnings that U S initiative for arms limits is Europe’s issue. Lady Aberdeen sends 65 million women’s sympathy for peace while Russians deny government ties to M Nelidoff’s rhetoric. Dutch police guard Neldoff as a anti peace rally unfolds with about 2000 demonstrators denouncing governments’ military burdens.
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The
Hague
Lady Aberdeen
United States
Europe
America
M. Nelidoff
Roosevelt
Gustave Herve
Nantez
Italian girl who killed relatives reunites with husband
Josephine Terra mova, acquitted after confessing her uncles crimes, is said to have won back the husband she sought. After revelations of depravity in court, he left her. she prayed and strived, and now their reconciliation has led to their sailing together for Italy.
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New York
Josephine Terramova
Iper
Italy
Mutilated remains of seaman Van Dorn found near Kip-papetinias
Identification is difficult due to a mutilated body. Six bodies have been recovered with five still missing. Funeral services will be held at the naval hospital unless claimed by the family.
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I van Lierh
West Cedar
Naval Hospital
van Dorn
GIVES CANDY TO HIS BABY DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs Norma Merl Joyce Prentis seeks divorce from James Eugene Prentis of Melrose Highlands Boston after alleging he fed their three year old daughter normas candy against doctors orders and beat her when confronted. The case was before Judge McEwer in Chicago on June 20.
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Chicago
Norma Merl
Joyce Frentis
Man with exposed brain dies after mysterious room death
Denver police report Patrick Martin who gained fame eighteen months earlier for living with exposed brain has died in his room. He was found head buried in a pillow indicating possible self inflicted death. Martin survived a skull fracture in 1906 and underwent trepanning, later leaving hospital.
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Denver
Patrick Martin
Martin
City Hall
Preston
Divorce on Decline in 07 in England
England sees fewer divorce cases in the high court this term after a peak in 1904 with about 900 suits. Wives led divorces last term, but this term shows 94 petitions by husbands and 63 by wives. Special juries handle more important cases than usual.
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London
England
High Court
Woman puts cut into a mail box
A tall woman pushed an object into a Fifth Avenue mailbox at Forty-second Street. A baby cry drew attention until a Maltese cat named Dolly Grey emerged with a tag claiming motherhood of five kittens and a plea for a home.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Sixth Avenue
William IL. Quinlan
Dolly Grey
Solar storms may be heard over telephone says Brashear
Pittsburg June 20 Dr John A Brashear the noted astronomer discussed sun disturbances noting Sir William Preese the English electrician believed he heard more than one solar storm over the telephone He cited letters from technicians reporting transmission issues during solar activity and suggested a 93 000 000 mile wireless message could be heard in a receiver.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
William Preese
Woman uses five drugs to end life in Joplin
Joplin Missouri June 20 After four unsuccessful tries Mrs Grace Poussaint wife of Charles F Poussaint finally died in the fifth attempt by taking strychnine Domestic troubles and jealousy of her husband were cited as causes She used different drugs in each of the five self destruction attempts and earlier attempts as well.
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Joplin, Mo
Grace Poussaint
Charles F. Poussaint
Poussaint
Three Wives Try to Save Bigamist
Caddick, a 25 year old Spuyten Duyvil plumber, withdrawals not guilty plea and pleads guilty to bigamy first offense. He receives a three year Auburn sentence after appeals from three wives, Edna Thompson Blanche Friedburg and Nellie Philips. Hazel Carpenter remains unlocated.
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Rome
Wort
George EE. Caddick
Spuyten Duyvil
Willis
Cauddick
Elmira Reformatory
Auburn
Edna Lucey Thompson
Yonkers
Caddick
Riverdale
Blanche Friedburg
New York City
Nellie Philips
Oriskany
Hazel Carpenter
New York
Jersey City
Wooded 13 Years, Says Yes at Last
Ottawa reports Bertha O Reilly a New York public schools music supervisor agrees to marry John G O Donaghue. The exchange mentions Europe trip on June 14 and a confirmed yes from Bertha in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bertha O'Reilly
New York
Europe
O’donaghue
John G. O'Donaghue
John G. Donaghue
Yes
Bertha Ore
Ottawa Lawyer Wins Long Courtship Case in Love at First Sight
In New York at the Church of the Ascension Judge Cupid presided as the Ottawa attorney finally secured the papers for marriage in the O'Donaghue versus O'Reilly suit after thirteen years of appeals. Miss O'Reilly agreed to wed after a week of consideration and Telegrams, and the couple left for Europe with two friends to finalize the arrangement.
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New York
Church of the Ascension
West One Tundred
Seventh Street
Weat Broadway
Ottawa
Court of Appeals
Cupid Preiding
O'Doroghue
O'Reilly
Court of Love
Miss O’reilly
John G. O’donagtnue
Miss Es O'Reilly
Ottas
Miss Oy wReilly
Donaghue
Canaa
Ealy
Big Four Flyer On Its Side Five Hurt
A Big Four passenger train on the New York Central line derailed after passing an open switch in Columbus Ohio. Five injured include Elizabeth Lowry and J G Creegan from Cleveland H T Reed from Kilself and Mrs Hyndman of New York. Fireman Joe Mahaffey killed. Many sleepers scratched.
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Columbus
New York Central
Merc
Jlizabeth Lowry
Cleveland
J. G. Creegan
H. T. Reed
Kilsfield
Dr. Hyndman
New York
Joe Mahaffey
Ashdown man finds diamond in tobacco in St Louis
Homer Turner of Ashdown Arkansas found a one and a half carat diamond after biting a tobacco plug manufactured in St Louis. News of the discovery spread via press dispatches as the unusual fact circulated nationwide.
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St. Louis
Homer Turner
Ashdown
Ark
Navy
China May Refuse Payment to Uncle Sam
Fragmentary wartime clipping notes a claim about China not paying the United States. The text includes garbled phrases, names, and scattered figures, with unclear context about a debt or payment and unrelated technical or medical references.
Supreme court ruling on Mason lodge ownership in New York case
The Supreme court decision affects recognition of the New York lodge of Masons as trustees Rufus W. Weaver. The ruling notes that for Ohio courts, Chardestifie or Masons are not recognized. It describes secession and a split in the New England Worthington lodge over ownership of property and internal factionalism.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
New York Lodge of Masons
Rufus W. Weaver
Ota
New England
Worthington
Micsons
Grand Lodge
Vora
Holmes Testifies on Cotton Report Leaks and White House Role
Washington June 20 A jury resumes testimony in the case of Edwin S Holmes Jr accused of divulging cotton crop data. New York broker L L C Van Riper says Holmes admitted knowing leaks could happen and claimed legal advice and White House reassurance that the system was foolproof.
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Washington
Eawin S. Holmes, Jr
LL. C
Va Riper
New York
Holmes
van Riper
Iapas and Formosans in Camphor Battles
Advices from Formosa report brisk fighting between Japanese forces and Formosan natives after months of guerrilla warfare. The Mont Hagle steamer brings word that 5,060 Japanese troops were deployed to compel native submission.
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Victoria
Blo. C
Formosa
Mont Hagle
Caimphor
Barbers Debate Coat Requirement Under Health Rules
Cleveland barbers challenge whether a coat shirt counts as a coat under health code. Barber inspector Arthur Unger, acting for the health board, bans shirtwaists for barbers use citing the rule that barbers wear a white coat or jacket. Barbers say white coats are too hot in summer and many downtown shops have switched to shirtwaists.
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Cleveland
Arthur Unger
Board of Health
Pepper thrower fined after chaotic train prank
Johnstown Pennsylvania June 20. Surry of Cheyenne Wyoming surrendered to law officers in Cresson after hurling cayenne pepper on passengers aboard a Pennsylvania railroad train. Curry boarded at Patton with two pepper boxes and, in a joke, sprayed three coaches full of travelers causing sneezing fits before being fined $19 plus costs.
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Johnstown
Surry
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cresson
Curry
Patton
Thomas
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Strikes Pittsburg
Typhoid fever sweeps Pittsburg with forty one new cases in the last twenty four hours and two hundred twenty eight total since June 1. Officials blame the impure water supply for the outbreak.
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Pittsburg
Five Men Killed in Gelatine Plant Explosion
Five men were killed in a gelatine department explosion at the Shenandoah Powder Manufacturing plant in Sinnemahoning, Williamsport, on June 2. Only fragments of their bodies were recovered, authorities said.
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Williamsport
Shenandoah Powder Manufacturing Company
Sinnemahoning
Pittsburg Rejects Prize Picture of a Nude Woman
Pittsburg rejects The Bath Gas ton La Touche's first prize winning painting in the Carnegie art competition. It portrays a nude woman about to plunge into water and drew immediate criticism from the public.
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Pittsburg
the Bath
Gaston la Touche
Carnegie Institute
Girl Slaps Masher, Fire Sparks on Pier Fight
In Ithaca on June 20 a young man accosted two girls at Fenwick harbor. He feigned shoving one into the water. she struck him with a shingle causing matches in his pocket to ignite. His clothes burned as he jumped into Cayuga Lake, nearly drowning before rescue with pike poles.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Fenwick Harbor
Lake Cayuka
State Supreme Court Allows 2 Cent Rail Fare Trial
Judge Smith McPherson in Red Oak Iowa ordered the 2 cent fare rate to be trialed before injunctions. Attorney general Hadley argued the state’s rights and said federal court may swiftly hear the inflatable rate dispute, with railroads around Missouri to be affected and earlier testimony already taken.
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Groim Cilforence
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
United States District Court
Staite
Elighteen Missouri
Hadley
Herbert S. Hadley
Bird
Railway Glick Men Quit Work Under New Law
Affected workers on the Alten line abandon duties following a new legislative change. The action reflects labor unrest as railway employees protest how the law impacts their duties and pay.
Insists on 2-Cent Fare Ejected From Train
New Florence Missouri June 19 G L Dryden of High Hill refused to pay the 6 cent per mile fare under the new 2 cent rate law and was put off a Wabash passenger train in Florence.
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New Florence
G. L. Dryden
High Hill
Telegraphers Quit En Masse Over Eight Hour Law
A signed date line from Ryder Mo. is reported as the message sent over Alton railway telegraph wires yesterday calling telegraphers to quit work. Six operators at Watson South Curryville ceased work. The new law, taking effect Friday, imposes a $1000 fine on railway companies for forcing or allowing block signal station operators to exceed eight hours per day.
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Kansas City
Alton
Ryder
Delaware and Hudson raises its men's pay
In Binghamton New York June 19 after a conference of employes and officials the Delaware and Hudson Railway announced an immediate 10 percent wage increase for all conductors baggagemen and trainmen.
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Delaware & Hudson
Binghampton
N. Y
Delaware and Hudson
Doctor Aids Stork Thousands of Times in Galena
In Galena Kansas Dr W A Walker marks 28 years in practice and is said to have aided the stork in 2008 births. At a $10 fee per birth the gross would be $20 080 but twins reduce the total. his earnings exceed $20 000 for this service.
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Galena
Kas
W. A. Walker
Bees Drunk on Orange Juice Prompt Appeal to Prosecutor
In Passaic, residents and apiary owners allege Disbrow nursery proprietors ferment orange juice, attracting intoxicated bees and flies. The seeds are extracted from decayed fruit for planting, while pulp is squeezed, creating a juice stream that worsens stinging. The district attorney Fredericks is being appealed to for action.
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Los Angeles
Disbrow
Passadena
Fredericks
Woman Held in Stable Three Years to Aid Husband
Rome authorities arrest Pasquel after census workers discover a woman confined in a cowstable for three years to allow her husband to live with another woman. The captive woman was nearly insane from the ordeal and unable to fully recount her story.
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Rome
Pasquel
Treasury
Molmes Fortune From Crop Report Leak
The article details an alleged leak involving Molmes and a crop report. It describes the sequence of events, the parties accused, and the financial implication, including a mentioned sum of $45,000.
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Molmes
Mayor Schmitz Is Removed From Office in San Francisco
San Francisco officers remove Mayor Schmitz from office after his felony conviction and incarceration. Acting mayor James Gallagher will serve briefly until a new appointee replaces him. Grand jury may probe bribery, jailhouse influence, and the fight trust while continuing other cases including Louis Glass perjury and Nathan Adler.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mite
James Gillagher
Lchimitz
Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
Grand Jury
Schimitz Jury
Norway Extends Suffrage to Women Over Twenty Three
Christiania June 19 Women over 23 who pay taxes on a minimum income gain the right to vote in national elections under universal suffrage. Stockholm June 19 The session ends with a royal message. Swedish press notes its historic impact and the franchise reform expands suffrage and proportional elections, broadening the electorate and shaping the constitution.
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Christiania
Storthing
Stockholm
Viksidalg
Riksdag
Eyes The Prime Attraction Report Quoted Lovers
Boston report cites Dr. G Stanley Hall listing the top attracting traits from a lover census. Eyes tops the list followed by cheeks hair head form and other features across hundreds of responses.
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Boston
G. Stanley Hall
Worcester
Hall
Applause Costs Man in Chicago Court Drama
Frank Petrie paid $5 for each clap in Judge Landis' courtroom during the United States vs. Kuster postals case. He clapped five times while the defense spoke. The judge noted the rule against applause, but Petrie defended his praise as natural.
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Chicago
Frank Petrie
Pin Money 10 Cents in 3 Weeks Sparks Wife Fight
Hazel Hill filed a warrant for Harrison Hill charging assault and battery after she says he gave her only 10 cents since their May 14 marriage and struck her when she asked for more. The couple lives on University Row in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Harrison Hill
Hazel Hill
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