Gunness case advances with new victim identifications
In Laporte Indiana on May 13 evidence aims to prove identities of three additional Gunness victims. Post mortem findings leave death methods unresolved. Grand jury expected to review Lamphere Gunness charges as coroner weighs open verdicts and new clues emerge.
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Coronier
Indiana
Hack
Lamphere
Seasion
Gunness
J. L. Gray
H. H. Leng
H William Meyer
F. T. Wilcox
Dr. Gray
Palenbarenen
Frag- Olsen
Gun“Paulsen
Olsen
Ray Lamphere
Gerhalt
Ole Budsberg
Iola
Wis
Farmers State Bank
Mack
Unusual Social Event for Navy Sailors at San Francisco Ball
In San Francisco on May 12 sailors and petty officers visited the Auditorium for a reception and ball hosted by the California Club. Women of high society danced with enlisted men and officers in both divisions of the grand march. The event featured elaborate decor and a late night supper.
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San Francisco
California
Publishers Rest Washington Hearing on Newspaper Paper Wages
Washington reports the House special committee on wand plajt and print paper questions heard from John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Norris argued that paper manufacturing costs rise under consolidation with International Paper, while the Times refused to disclose its contract. Chairman Mann noted many large papers resist giving information, hinting at possible bluff over contracts and data access.
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Washington
House
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Norris
International Paper Company
New York Times
Paper
Times Company
Mann
Congress
Aeowins
Cummins Rivalry Shapes Iowa Political Debate
The piece profiles Albert Baird Cummins as a pivotal Iowa figure amid a field including William B. Allison and La Follette. It traces his rise from carpenter and civil engineer to lawyer and governor, his veto against railroad expansion, and his clash with party machines, contrasting him with Shaw and Dolliver and noting future presidential implications.
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Hio
Iowa
United States
William B. Allison
Jonathan P. Dotliver
Hawkeye
Congress
Hepburn
Hull
Lacey
Cousins
Duminius
Cummins
Allison
Shaw
Fos Cummins
la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
Cumming
Des Moines
Albert Baird Cummins
Pennsylvania
County Recorders Office
Indiana
A. B. Cummins
John H. Gear
Taesile M. Shaw
Wisconsin Reformers Face Rail Interests in Politics
The piece rails at Wisconsin reformers who challenge railroad and corporate power, calling them deeply hated by corporations and noting their limited influence on raises and perks. It questions the focus of public figures like Albert B. Cummins and their priorities beyond national office.
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Senate
Ida L
Michigan
Ma Cummins
Albert B. Cummins
Ananias Club
Sailbad
Bildad
Inbad
Ted
Wisconsin
United States
Cummins
Doings in Congress May Thirteenth in Washington
The senate passed the postoffice appropriation bill totaling 239 million. The measure allows one dollar daily for railway postal clerks away from terminals, costing about one million. Amendments adopt annual mail weighing and extend ocean mail service improvements to the Philippines China Japan and select ports. Senator Rayner moves for a court of inquiry into Colonel William F. Stewart’s charges at Fort Grant. The president’s letter calls Stewart impossible and insolent toward privates. Rayner vows to press the resolution later. Several pension bills pass. The house accepts the naval conference report 136 to 124 after debate over marine corps pay boosts. the conference is complete and sent to the president.
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Senate
Postoffice
Philippines
China
Japan
Rayner
William F. Stewart
U. S.A
Fort Grant
Aris
Stewart
House
Cme
Marine Corps
DANY
New Precedent in Washington on Resources Conference
The report notes May 13 in Washington as President Roosevelt pushes a new precedent in the conference on natural resources. The White House outlines the administration’s stance and aims to shape policy direction.
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Washington
the. Natural’ Resources
Roosevelt
White House
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