Three men await death in Chihuahua prison for murder plot
The Chihuahua prison holds Hurlbert Mitchell and Harle after a complex life insurance swindle spanning Mexico and the United States. The trio allegedly used dummy policies, forged medicals, and staged deaths to defraud a leading insurer, with confessions and cross-continent links tying Gray and Richardson to the scheme.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Hurlbert
Mitchell
Harle
Harry M Mitchell
Helen Richardson
James Devers
Willis Meredith
Richardson
Dallas
Life Insurance Company
el Paso
Devers
Home Office
Kingsley
Harry H. Bottome
New York
Seaboard National Bank
Harry Mitchell
Life
Gray
Richardsons
W. J. Gray
Mason
Gray-Richardson-Mason
Marshall D. Sanguinetto
Sanguinetto
Western Union
Bottome
Meredith
Neces
William Meredith
William Mitchell
Fort Worth
Rochester
N. Y
Lester E. Hurlbert
Willis Mgelith
Masog
Harry Mitzhell
Richardguin
Hubert
Mitchellwas
Willfargy Mitchell
Hot Springs
Ark
John J. Evans
Pharaohs Magicians Face God As Lice Plague Rages
In Memphis temple scenes Jannes and Jambres fret over cleansed courts as Moses power grows. The king’s magicians struggle to conjure lice but fail, until peers declare the finger of God and Pharaoh’s resolve hardens.
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Memphis
Jannes
Jambres
Temple
James
Moses
Egypt
Pharaoh
Aaron
Cave of Success
Jamilres
Jambrea
God
Janiios
Reypt
Pharaol
Janney
Jumbres
Shocking Shirt Heist Revealed in Informal Exchange
In a clipped colloquial scene Aunt Dinah admits she kept a husband’s funeral shirt for herself after his death. Lulu confronts the missing garment while the scene reveals a household conflict and the social dynamics of a Black family voice from the period.
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Dinah
Lulu
Lippincott’s
Don't Get Old Delusion Warned by Success Magazine
A Success Magazine reflection cautions middle aged men against the belief they have done their best work and must yield to younger rivals, arguing it saps ambition and productivity and misreads aging as decline.
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Success Magazine
Roosevelt Attacks Standard Oil Chief Offender
The piece credits President Roosevelt for naming the chief offender and for proposing full government power to counter unfair practices. It cites Garfield’s investigation showing Standard Oil granted rebates and discriminatory open rates, giving it dominance over rivals and harming consumers. Roosevelt urges stronger administrative control to curb corporate abuses and protect the public.
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Roosevelt
Troy Times
Standard Oil Company
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Standard Ol
Congress
Tariff Debate and Republican Unity Cited in 1906 Canvass
The piece argues no GOP figure from Wisconsin to Massachusetts disputes the Dingley tariff, noting its long tenure and protection, while contrasting Democratic Wilson Gorman law failures. It warns that any Republican opposing Dingley risks party exclusion, as a Democratic attack on tariffs or the Philippines could yield a strong GOP majority in the off-year elections.
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Ardson
Gray
Richardson
St. Louis
Arizona
Dallas
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Republian
Dingley
St. Lows Globe-Democrat
Cleveland
Alen
Repubican
Philippines
Dingley Tariff Yields Revenue. No Revision Urged
The Bangor News argues the Dingley tariff is bringing great revenue and prosperity to the nation. It contends there is no need to revise tariffs now and warns against unwise changes that could trigger hard times.
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Payne
Bangor News
Alpine Accidents in 1905 Fatals Outpaced by Other Nations
Statistics show 165 Alpine accidents in 1905 with 65 deaths. The majority of fatal incidents occurred among Swiss and German climbers, while English climbers were surpassed by several nations in fatalities.
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Alps
First Woman Admitted to Civil Engineers Society
Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, becomes the first woman admitted to the American Society of Civil Engineers. She has received a high engineering post offer from the Chinese government.
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Nora Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Miss Blatch
Society of Civil Engineers
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