Murderer Lansing Dies After Shanty Standoff
Presho South Dakota May 19 William L Lansing killed his wife then barricaded himself in a Lower Brule area claim shanty. Officers GC Van Horn Roy Hess and F L Brooks approached, guns drawn. Lansing fired from the doorway, was wounded and eventually died on the bed after the shack was torched and fire extinguished. He had five wounds and a chloroform bottle found later.
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Presho
William L. Lansing
Lower Brule
D. van Horn
Roy Hess
F. L. Brooks
van Horn
Hess
Brooks
Lansing
Roosevelt expedition zoologists bring specimens to Nairobi
Edmund Heller arrived in Nairobi with about 50 animal and bird life specimens to be cured and preserved. The collection includes a rhinoceros six lions two giraffes twenty smaller game and various birds for study and display.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Edmund Heller
Bull Heads In Avon Lake Attract Hundreds Of Anglers
In Avon Ohio a southeastern townsite lake of about 80 acres is crowded with bull heads. Reported catches include strings of 100 fish with as many as 100 anglers at the lake at once. Mayor Vauk may limit to a dozen per person, sparking talk of a court challenge.
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Avon
Vauk
Supreme Court
Huron Electric Plant Sold to Local Gas Company
Huron South Dakota May 19. C I Bowe manager of the Huron Electric company has sold the plant to Coler Campbell who will take control of the Huron Gas company. A 20 year franchise is granted by the city council with right to purchase the plant at intervals during the franchise. The city will receive one half cent of the gross receipts.
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Huron
8. D
C. I. Bowe
Huron Electric Comy
Coler Campell
Huron Gas Company
Campbell
Petition to amend laws on exemption in South Dakota
A. M. Briggs for the Merchants Retail association travels the state collecting signatures for a constitutional initiative to amend the 1890 exemption law. The petition seeks to remove absolute exemptions for libraries, clothing, provisions, fuel, and homestead values, arguing conditions have changed since the law’s passage. The petition is reportedly being widely signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Briggs
Merchants Retail Association
South Dakota
Fire destroys Fort Smith cotton compress. $300,000 loss
Fire at the Fort Smith cotton compress destroys the yard and its 5,000 bales of cotton. An incendiary is suspected as the blaze breaks out in about a dozen spots. Insurance covers the loss, estimated at $300,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Dog Leads Rescue at Quagmire Near Cheater
In Cheater Pennsylvania on May 18 a dog guided William Peet to a man named Morrison trapped in a mud-filled quagmire up to his armpits. Peet helped Morrison escape, saving him from sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheater, Pa
William Peet
Morrison
Bank Robbers Dynamite Shawnee Bank Safe
In Shawnee Kansas bank robbers dynamited the Shawnee State bank safe today and escaped with 600 dollars in money and checks. The incident occurred across the dine near Kansas City. Police调查 continuing.
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Kansas City
Shawnee State Bank
Shawnee
Kan
Here
Five more officers hanged in Constantinople revolt
In Constantinople on May 19 five more men were executed before parliament buildings near St Sophia for crimes tied to the April 13 uprising. A non commissioned officer and four junior officers were among the condemned. The men sang hymns as they were led from the war office to the execution site and continued singing until the ropes fell.
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Constantinople
St. Sophia
Stamboul
Ond
War Office
Miner and Claire Hale wed in 30 minutes record
Idaho Springs residents Edward L. Mosher a mining man and ranch owner 43 and Claire Hale 24 were married within thirty minutes from meeting at the Manhattan hotel. The pair arranged a rapid engagement at 6:45 pm and walked to a clergyman’s home to wed at 7:15 pm in a claimed world record for speedy marriages.
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Idaho Springs
Colo
Edward L. Mosher
Clear Creek District
Claire Hale
Manhattan
Murdered Twin's Ghost Drives Suspect to Collapse
In Zacaecar Mexico May 19 Antonio Aguillar, driven insane by a supposed ghost of his murdered victim, Eustacia Gillar, confessed the crime after meeting her twin brother Juan unexpectedly. Juan, returning home after years away, bore a striking resemblance that triggered the breakdown and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zacaecar
Mexico
Antonio Aguillar
Eustacia Gillar
Eustacia
Juan
Antonio
Man Dies After Resisting Arrest Near Pittsburg
A man identified as Daguson of Baltimore resisted arrest in California, Pa., and was shot and killed by Constable H. B. Lake as he disposed of gold watches. A card bearing a Baltimore address was found on the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ane
Maine Bee
H. B. Lake
California
King Manuel Honors Queen Amelie With Decorations
King Manuel of Portugal has awarded Queen Amelie, widow of King Carlos, decorations from three orders for her heroism during the assassination events that killed her husband and son in February 1908. The king also bestowed the Tower and Sword honor on the policeman who shot Buissa, the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Manuel
Amelie
Carlos
Buissa
Loyalty to His Friend Costs Italian His Life
New York May 20 marked for death the police say after Piggio Puccio a cigar maker and close friend of Lt Joseph Petrosino was assassinated while entering his Seventy-fifth Street apartments. A shooter fired from above killing Puccio who died at the threshold as police arrived. the assassin fled likely to the roof. Detectives scour nearby buildings for the killer as Puccio earlier helped organize Petrosino funeral services and widow’s benefit funds.
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New York
Becuse
Joseph Petrosino
Palermo
Piggio Puccio
Seventy-fifth Street
Petrosino
Puccios
Puccio
Carleon Lodge of the Foresters
May Wheat Rises to New High After Tracy Closing
Chicago May 20 closing of Tracy and Co trades, announced in New York yesterday, lifts wheat on the board to a new high of 1.30 per bushel. July wheat gains 1 1 2 cents to 1.155 1/2. May high is 15 cents above yesterday. Volume light as settlement begins.
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Chicago
Tracy & Co
New York
Board of Trade
Tracy
Diary of starved man found in Colorado cabin
A diary beside Louis Fleitas's body in a Silverton cabin shows he starved for weeks after a December snowslide. Entries from December to January recount worsening pain, inability to dig out, and a final belief he was dying. no food was found with the body.
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Silverton
Colo
Louis Wleitas
Here
Hains Sentenced for Manslaughter Is Transferred to Sing Sing
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. was moved from Queen's County jail to Sing Sing to begin an eight to 16 year term after manslaughter conviction for Annis's death. Counsel consented to immediate transfer with plans to appeal. He left in custody, dazed, without relatives at the depot.
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New York
Peter C.hains, Jr
Annis
Queen's County
Sing Sing
Hains
John P. Hains
Grand Central Station
Ossining Prisoner Captain Hains Arrives at Sing Sing
Ossining New York May 20 Captain Peter S Hains Jr is now a prisoner No 2002 in Sing Sing. He arrived quietly at Ossining railroad station and walked to the gate without speaking while being escorted to his cell. He wore prison clothing and will be assigned work tomorrow.
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Ossining
N. Y
Peter S. Hains, Jr
Sing Sing
Wild Man Captured After Five Years in Swamp
Prentiss Mississippi sheriff captures Marvin Whitehead, once seen in isolated communities as a wild man. He wore scant garments, had long nails, hair, and beard, refused cooked food, and is from a locally prominent family. In Pittsburgh PA, iron and steel workers will get about 10 percent wage hikes by June or July first.
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Prentiss
Miss
John Laird
Marvin Whitehead
Pittsburg
General Stoessel Freed From Fortress Confinement
In St. Petersburg on May 20 Emperor Nicholas ordered the release of Lieutenant General Anatole Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff from confinement in St. Peter and St. Paul fortress due to grave health decline. Stoessel and Nebogatoff had been sentenced for surrendering Port Arthur and at the Sea of Japan battle, with durations of ten years. Stoessel began his term March 25 1908 and Nebogatoff April 15 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Anatole Stoessel
Nebogatoff
St. Peter and St. Paul
Nicholas
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Sea of Japan
Iowa Temperance Woman Wins Libel Case Over Whisky Ad
Elizabeth Peck of Iowa sued the Chicago Tribune for libel after her portrait appeared in a whisky ad with another name as a nurse. The U S Supreme Court ruled in Peck's favor against the newspaper company, upholding her temperance advocacy.
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Iowa
Washington
Elizabeth Peck
Chicago Tribune Company
Newspaper Man for Governor of Alaska
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Walter E. Clark a Washington newspaper man attached to the New York Sun bureau as governor of Alaska to succeed Governor Hoggatt who resigned. Clark has long been the Washington correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and well informed on Alaska affairs. One hundred seventy mules burned to death in a Kansas City stock yards fire last night damaging stables and causing nearly $50 000 in losses.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Walter E. Clark
New York Sun
Alaska
Hoggatt
Clark
Seattle Post- -Intelligencer
Kansas City
Women Lead Tuberculosis Talk Campaign in Augusta
Augusta districts were canvassed block by block for a tuberculosis education drive led by Augusta women and organizations. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis backs an all Georgia campaign with home discussion prompts about prevention and contagiousness.
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Augusta
Kings Daughters
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Excess Women in Washington Census Report
In Washington and its suburbs women outnumber men by 15 425, per a police census. The total population reaches 343 003, up 3 600 from last year. The black population is 7 142.
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Washington
National Capital
Taft Nominates Washburn for Civil Service Commissioner
President Taft announced the nomination of William G. Washburn to succeed James T. Williams as civil service commissioner. The move follows Williams’s resignation and is framed by the administration as based on an all Philippine record.
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Washington
Taft
Wm. G. Washburn
James T. Williams
Reward Offered for Spokane Train Bandits
The Great Northern railroad posts a $60 000 reward for the capture of bandits who robbed a passenger train near Spokane Washington and fled with $20 000 from the registered mail on May 18.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Spokane
Wash
Editor Drowns While Fishing at Wichita Pier
Frank A. Capps former editor of the Scott City Herald and publisher of the Saratoga Sun fell from a pier into the Little Arkansas river in Wichita and drowned. He had been partially paralyzed for a decade. Also noted a distant quake detected at the Cheltenham magnetic observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Frank A. Capps
Scott City
Herald
Morton Albough
Saratoga
Sun
Little Arkansas
Man Kills Wife Then Dies in Pursuit on Reservation
At Presho South Dakota on May 18 a husband shot and killed his wife in a small home as their children were at school nearby. He fled, was tracked to a claim shack 20 miles away on the Lower Brule Reservation, returned fire, and died from a breast wound. Reports say the couple had separated and divorce proceedings were begun.
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Presho
S. D
William L. Lansing
Brule
Nicaragua President's Son Plays Piano in Washington Theater
Alphonse Zelaya, son of Nicaragua's president, and his American wife perform as piano soloists in a 10-cent Washington theater. He plays ragtime and bal lads while Mrs. Zelaya sells tickets amid crowds for the nickel theater's moving pictures.
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Washington
M. Zelaya
Nicaragua
Salvador
Honduras
Alphonse Zelaya
Zelaya
Ninth Street Nickel Theater
Veteran James Cunningham admits false pension claims
James Cunningham of Brooklyn reveals to United States Judge Chatfield that for nearly fifty years he has enjoyed government pension and civilian honors by posing as a Civil War veteran. He admits he was never enlisted and faced possible five year prison term and a $2000 fine for the fraud.
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New York
James Cunningham
Brooklyn
United States
Chatfield
Cunningham
Camera Artist Snaps Tumbling Water Tank in South Dakota
Photographer W. H. Lawton captured a condemned water tank at Ver million, South Dakota, beginning to tumble after foundation undermining. The tank split after one leg gave way and fell, leaving broken timber and twisted iron at the site.
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Vermillion, S. D
W. H. Lawton
Wyoming Cowboy of Buffalo Bill's Dies
Harry Beebe a Lander Wyoming cowboy with Buffalo Bill's show died yesterday after his great toe was severely bruised last Monday when a horse stepped on it. Partial paralysis developed and death followed. The piece notes a geologic aside about hot springs distribution in the United States.
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New York
Harry Beebe
Buffalo Bill
Beebe
New pantaloon gown to rival directoire in fashion
New York May 18. Pantaloon gowns, a daring new style in women’s dress, are set to debut June 1. The design features skirts that part at the knee to reveal trouser-like pants. Also noted, electric vacuum cleaners are being rented by Minnesota electric utilities.
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New York
Electric Light and Power Companies of
Minnesota
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Roosevelt
Tike
Huron Electric
Portugal
Gen. Stoessel
Washington, D. C
Cheltenham, Md
Magnetic Observatory
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
W. L. Lansing
Wyoming Cowboy
Buffalo Bill’s
Directoire
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