Minneapolis Kidnapper Seeks to Reclaim Husband via Baby
Anna Ostroski abducted four day old Giauque girl to gain sympathy and reconciliation with her husband Stanislaus Jaromzek. She traveled through Minneapolis and St Paul using three streetcar lines, stayed in a bakery and Union Station, and later placed the infant in a children's home before being arrested and returned to the city. Police question motive as Ostroski’s tale challenges her own claims.
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Twin Cities
St. Paul Union Station
Superior
Minneapolis
Anna Ostroski
Little Falls
Polly Ostroski
Gertie
Stella Wright
Giauque
Stanislaus Jaromzek
Anna
Washington Avenue
St Paul
Union Station
St. Paul
Dog Rings Bell to Save Family From Fire
In Oxford Pennsylvania on May 30 a collie belonging to farmer William Beattie alerted neighbors by ringing a dinner gong to summon the hands from the fields after discovering his house in flames at midnight. The dog could not wake the family by barking and pulled the rope, triggering the bell and arousing the neighborhood, saving the household.
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Oxford
William Beattie
Unseasonable Cold Wave Grips East and Midwest
Washington May 30 reports describe abnormally cold weather with frost warnings across the middle Atlantic states and eastern lower Great Lakes region. A heavy cold snap extends from Michigan to the lake states, with temperatures down to 39 degrees and forecasts of further drops tonight.
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Washington, D. C
Rocky Mountains
The
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Lower Lake Region
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Rio Grande River
Red River Valley
Arkansas
Michigan
Lake Region
Harry C. Frankenfield
Indian maids seek white husbands through college aid
Twelve Chickasaw women in Indian Territory write President Windstone of the State Agricultural College asking help to obtain white husbands. They pledge to marry only white men, citing their landowners status and hoping agricultural college students fit the criterion. Windstone shared the letter with students, stirring enthusiasm. About fifty pupils have replied, and officials expect the plan to succeed.
Rural mail routes blamed for rising insanity in countryside
Manitowoc Wisconsin May 30. County Judge John Chlopek says rural mail routes reduce social contact and increase loneliness, driving more insanity cases in probate court. He notes a rising share of female insanity cases in rural districts and cites last quarter as the highest since the court’s establishment.
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Manitowoc
Wis
John Chlopek
Chlopek
Man Sued for $5000 After Calling Woman Hog
Pittsburg May 30 William Send called Minnie Rebman a hog during an argument. She filed a $5,000 damage suit alleging insult and defamation as she fired sarcasm at him while he could not strike back.
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Pittsburg
William
Minnie Rebnmian
Roosevelt Raps Aria y Ruling and Rides to Mt Vernon
President Roosevelt counters military criticism by demonstrating horsemanship. He and Mrs. Roosevelt rode from Alexandria to Mount Vernon and back to Washington, covering about twenty five miles to illustrate practical riding.
Wheat futures hit new highs as frost spread across wheat belt
Chicago reports new high records for wheat with July at 108 percent, September 10415 and December 1052 as frost warnings extend through Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. Bears trim gains, prices end irregular. New York stocks fall three to four points on frost news with Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Reading leading losses.
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Chicago
Wheat
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Bears
New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Reading
Obscene Mail Charged to Rutherford Student
Matilda Lewis, 16, of Walling near Rutherford New Jersey, was arrested and arraigned on a charge of sending obscene material by mail. Post Office Inspector More G. Duryea swore to a complaint that letters to Miss Lewis at Rutherford High School contained vile content linking her to a male teacher. handwriting experts said an envelope writing matched her, despite disguise.
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Newark
N. J
Matilda Lewis
Walling
Rutherford
Post Office
More G. Duryea
Miss Lewis
Rutherford High School
Lewis
Souvenir Fiends Steal Jap Medals From Mori
New York reports the theft of ten valuable medals and decorations belonging to Lieutenant Mori of the Japanese cruiser Chitose. The loss occurred while the ship was at anchor, with the blouse bearing the awards cut from behind the door to the officers quarters. The decorations include the Rising Sun from the emperor, Yellow Sea and Yalu Battle medals, and a gold medal for a brave rescue at sea.
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New York
Mori
Port Arthur
Yellow Sea
The
Yalu
Mergenthaler’s Son Out on Bail in Auto Accident
Iaarlsruhe Germany May 29 Ottmar Mergenthaler’s son, inventor of the typesetting machine, was jailed for dangerously injuring another student in an automobile accident and released on $25,000 bail.
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Iaarlsruhe
Germany
Eugent Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Baltimore
Coldest May 27 in St Louis in seventy one years
St Louis records 42 degrees on May 29 marking the coldest May day in 71 years. The government weather bureau notes the unusually frigid conditions while other cities report snowfall and near freezing temperatures in Reading and Saginaw valley.
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ST. Louis
Government Weather Bureau
Reading
Schuylkill Valley
Railroad merger story unlikely to be true
Washington May 29 The Interstate Commerce Commission says it knows nothing of the alleged greatest railroad merger in U S history linking Pennsylvania New Haven Boston and Maine and southern lines to control transport east of the Alleghenies to the gulf Pennsylvan ia interests are said to lead the scheme but the report is described as highly improbable and based on circumstantial detail.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morgan and Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Boston
Maine
Louisville and Nashville
Alleghenies
Gulf
Dies in Car Where 7 Babes Were Born
Mrs. Amanda Caroline Allen widow of John H. Allen died in the freight car given to her husband in 1856. The car, the first to run down the Delaware railroad, served workers for sleeping and eating. Seven children, four girls and three boys, were born to the Allens and raised in this car.
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Seaford
Del
Amanda Caroline Allen
John H. Allen
Delaware
Boy Visits Reform School on Stolen Cash
Riverside New Jersey May 29 George Shelleus nine years old was arrested on theft charges and jailed He was released briefly by Judge Horner who believed he was a victim of circumstances He used his loot to travel to Jamesburg to view the reform school Berner had threatened to place him in
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Riverside
N. J
George Shelleus
Horner
Jamesburg
Schoor
Berner
Fire Claims Three Chapman Children and Mother
Mrs L er Chapman aged 45 and her children Gladys 9 Alan 3 Lucile 1 died in a blaze started while Mrs Chapman reportedly used kerosene to start a fire. Storekeeper Strong says he sold the liquid from a barrel from Standard Oil. The tragedy followed an explosion injuring Mr Chapman who fought to save his family. Funeral services were held at the Latter Day Saints church. the community mourns a widely known family.
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Broner
Ll. J. Bunnesay
Vulje
Taday
Chapman
Hosa
Strong
Standard Oil Company
Sioux City
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Chapmen
Chapmans
Globe trotting bride raps Chicago in travel diary
Mrs Henry Bush traveling with her millionaire English husband files a complaint about Chicago. She toured 25 000 miles to see the city but finds it dirtier than Rangoon noisier than London less honest than San Francisco more wicked than Paris uglier than Yokohama and less cosmopolitan than Vladivostok.
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Chicago
Henry Bush
Rangoon
London
San Francisco
Paris
Yokohama
Vladivostok
Kuroki Bested by a Mosquito in Boston
General Kuroki after dodging rifle fire was bitten by a mosquito in Boston and had his left arm cauterized on the train between Worcester and Boston. He told Worcester readers the pain was severe while lamenting missing a meeting.
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Worcester
Mass
IK Kuroki
Boston
Oston
Addison
Two-Hearted Man Swindles and Sentencing in Naples
In Rome a case tried at Naples reveals Maggio a man born with two hearts who marketed his anomaly to borrow money from Tuffoletti. Maggio promised repayment from an anatomical museum in Madrid and his death body for $12,000. He was found guilty of swindling and sentenced to four years in prison.
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Rome
Naples
Maggio
Tuffoletti
Madrid
New York Moves Against Gas Trust
New York May 30 The city files a suit in supreme court to force the Consolidated Gas Co and eight other firms to surrender their street permits and franchises. Corporation Counsel Ellison leads the action to breakup the gas trust.
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New York
Consolidated Gas Company
Supreme Court
Ellison
Refusing to Shake Hands Tragedy in Cleveland
In Cleveland on May 30 Mrs. Mary Stedronsky was shot and killed after she refused to shake hands with William H. Brown, a demented Spanish American War veteran who had sworn to kill her husband. Brown asked for water, was given a drink, then extended his hand and she declined.
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Cleveland
Mary Stedronsky
William H. Brown
Stedronsky
MO MILLERS' TRUST CHIEF DECLARES QUALITY FLOUR PROMISE
The chief of MO Miller’s Trust asserts their mills produce the finest flour with top wheat and superior grades. He emphasizes commitment to quality and pride in their milling craft amid strong market demand.
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MO Millers’ Trust
Fearful asylum terror streak ends in tragedy
In Chicago early today Phin Swinnen shot and killed her mother then committed suicide by kerosene lamp. The woman had a history of mental illness and fear of being sent to Dunning asylum. She had been admitted to county hospital years earlier and discharged as cured before later behavior prompted concern.
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Chicago
Dunning
Phin Swinnen
Rothschild Blues Over Markets Amid Roosevelts Actions
Lord Rothschild expressed bleak outlooks for stock markets in a London interview. He said there is no near improvement, noting Roosevelt's rail policies, income tax troubles in France, and a rising socialist movement in England as factors eroding investor confidence.
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London
Lord Rothschild
Roosevelt
England
Torpedo Blast Destroys Car on Calumet Line
At Ninety third Street and South Chicago Avenue a torpedo blew a street car from the rails injuring two badly and causing many others to suffer minor hurts. Rumors suggest possible involvement by fanatic agitators or rivals of a ship venture. Police investigate the incident.
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Shiengo
Calumet
Ninety-third Street
Chicago Avenue
Madrides
Yerose
Il Lisious
Grand Jury Retto Catch Billigraires In Denver
A Rocky Mountain report notes a grand jury probe in Denver involving large corporations and high earners. Indictments are anticipated against men described as multimillionaires and captains of industry. Secret Service agents are deploying to Denver, tightening the net around notable figures.
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Denver
Muay 30 Am
America
Walk Street
Colorado
Grand Jury
Secret Service
Aee
Cowboy Rides From Chicago To Roosevelt
Washington story reports a wagers trial by Floyd Pegg a Chicago cowboy who rode a pony to Washington to deliver a dated message from the White House. He started May 6 from the mayor's office and aimed to arrive by May 28 but fell short by sixteen miles. The traveler was forced to abandon the pony at Rockville due to bad roads and reached on time, losing the bet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Floyd Pegs
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Pegg
Rockville
Hobo Banquet Speaker Goes to Work as Janitor
Chicago May 30 Pittsburg Joe Gurley who spoke at the hobo banquet given by the Brotherhood Welfare Association Monday evening and How I Lived for Five Years Without Working has gone to work. He is performing the arduous duties of janitor.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Joe” Gurley
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Wyoming seeks to oust Western Union
Cheyenne May 30 district attorney Mullin filed ouster papers in district court against Western Union Telegraph Company over failure to file articles of incorporation in Wyoming. The company argues it is engaged in interstate business and its Wyoming establishment predates the 1949 law.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Mullin
Western Union Telecompany
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