More bodies found at Gunness as Pinkertons aid probe
La Porte Indiana May 8 report tallies eleven skeletons unearthed at the Gunness farm as diggers uncover a male and a female remains. Pinkerton Agency lends detective aid while Sheriff and prosecutor push Lamphere case toward trial.
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Pinkertons
Laporte County
Gunness Farm
Pinkerton
National Detective Agency
Chicago
Ole B. Budsberg
Iola
Wis
Andrew Helgelein
Mansfield
S. D
Smultzer
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Ralph N. Smith
Lamphere
Michigan City
la Porte
Naval Review 15 Day's Feature
Admiral Evans ill and absent from the Washington trip as the large Atlantic and Pacific fleet review proceeds in San Francisco. Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas set to lead the fleet while Evans, though present in parade scenes, remains on waiting orders for health reasons. The escort included Utah cadets and varied naval and civic figures. Sailors and marines landed swiftly, inspiring awe at the precision of the flotilla maneuvers.
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San Francisco
Evans
Connecticut
Washington
Robley D. Evans
The
Metcalf
Guntoat
Yorktown
White
Oakland
Roosevelt
White House
Charles M. Thomas
Atlantic Fleet
Gillett
California
Taylor
Vanness Avenue
National Guard
Salt Lake City
Naval Academy
Utah
Cases Against U. M. Students Dropped
In Ann Arbor on May 8 the rioting charge against fifteen University of Michigan students was dismissed after they reimbursed the county $208.50 for expenses and paid $1,000 to be divided among those whose property was damaged from the March 16 Star theatre riot by a mob of about 2000 students.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Star Theatre
Maimed Vessel Still Missing Five Seamen Vanished
A damaged report notes a vessel is missing five seamen after an incident. Rescue efforts found another injured boat at the wharf with seamen saved. No sighting of the missing crew has been reported.
Girl victim of brother-in-law dies in Nebraska
Minden Nebraska May 8 Pearl Taylor died this morning after an assault a week ago by her brother-in-law Bert Taylor. Taylor escaped a posse and has not been located.
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Minden
Neb
Pearl Taylor
Bert Taylor
Taylor
Rhodera Wins Thousand Guinea Stakes at New Market
London May 8. Richard Croker's Rhodera won the Thousand Guinea Stakes at New Market today. The victory adds another success for Croker's horse in high profile flat racing.
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Dick Croker
London
New Market Today
Richard Croker
Brasilia hits port after collision with Maria
Port officials report the Brasilia, the steamer involved in the collision with the Maria, arrived in Portland this afternoon and was not severely damaged.
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Portland
Mariana
Brasilia
Million and Hale Up in Smoke Threaten City Fire
A massive Atlanta blaze on May 8 destroyed two whole business blocks and damaged key buildings. Loss is estimated at 1.5 million dollars with no fatalities. Major losses include Terminal, Marion Annex, Childs Hotels, several manufacturers, a baking company, and the post office substation B.
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Atlanta
Marion Annex
Childs
Schlessinger- Mayer Baking Co
Southern Suspender Co
Southern Handkerchief Manufacturing Co
Georgia Vehicle Co
Piedmont Hat Co
McClure Ten Cent Store
Liquid Carbonie Co
Iman Building
Washington County infirmary engulfed by fatal gas blast
A gas explosion at the Washington county infirmary in Marietta Ohio today set the building ablaze. Infirmary Director Young was fatally burned as 200 inmates escaped and formed a fire brigade to save the structure. The overall loss runs into the thousands.
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Marietta
Ohio
Washington County Infirmary
Young
American vice-consul general injured in Bucay rail crash
Guayaquil May 8 American vice-consul general Robert B. Jones of New Jersey was injured in a serious railroad accident at Bucay. The number of dead and wounded is reported large.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Robbert B. Jones
New Jersey
Bucay
Ships collide in dense fog off Portland injuring Matiana
The British steamer Matiana sustained a broken stern and other damages after a collision with the Hamburg liner of the American Line twenty miles south of Portland England. The Hamburg vessel’s name is unknown and no word yet on its approach. Nearby, the Peter Rickmers was beached after fierce seas with 72 on board rescued by life savers. A separate report notes an unknown steamer ashore five miles north of Barnegate Bay New Jersey amid thick fog and rescue efforts.
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Portland
England
Hamburg
Here
New York
N. Y
Peter Rickmers
Barnegate Bay
New Jersey
Woman Sentenced for Manslaughter Sent to Anamosa Prison
Irene Dolph, convicted of manslaughter in the death of her husband Fred Dolph, was taken to Anamosa last evening to begin an eight year prison term handed down yesterday by Judge Bollinger in Clinton Iowa.
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Clinton, Ja
Irene Dolph
Anamosa
Bollinger
Fred Dolph
Des Moines Girl Agnes Keating In Flames After Disappearance
Agnes Keating a 17 year old Des Moines west high student is dying at Mercy hospital. She vanished while visiting Omaha then returned to Des Moines to St Catherine's home where a scream drew staff to her room and she was found engulfed in flames. The circumstances remain a mystery.
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Des Moines
Agnes Keating
Mercy Hospital
Omaha
St. Catherine’s Home
Iowan Wakes After 85 Day Sleep Like Rip Van Winkle
Mrs Beulah Hawkins once of this city now in Los Angeles Cal suddenly woke from an 85 day trance in Independence Iowa. Doctors nationwide visited to study awakenings and test methods. She recalls some minutes of consciousness while most time felt like a nightmare. Two years earlier she endured a 40 day unconscious spell. The Hawkins family lived here for years before moving to California.
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Geles
Independence
Beulah Hawkins
Los Angeles
Cal
Japs Sending Troops to Korea Next Week
Tokio reports two infantry regiments will move to Korea next week to handle any potential emergency. The plan reflects Japan's readiness amid rising tensions.
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Tokio
Korea
Despairing Lover’s Missed Meeting Ends in Tragic Death
Mrs. Alice Overman registered as Mrs. C. E. Henry in Ft. Dodge at the Duncombe Hotel then consumed laudanum amid despondency over a supposed faithlessness. Henry Brunette hunted for her, unaware she was near, as a note to him explained her fleeing and urged her mother’s notification. The lovers had planned to meet Thursday, but miscommunication kept them apart.
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Ft. Dodge
Henry Brunette
Alice Overman
Duncombe Hotel
Brudette
Brunette
Mary Freeman
Villisca
Death of Dewitt C. Gallup Civil War veteran dies at 78
Hutchison Kansas May 8 Dewitt C Gallup veteran of the civil war and Walker filibuster expedition to Cuba and Nicaragua in the 1850s is dead aged 78. He came to Kansas from Iowa twenty years ago.
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Hutchison, Kan
May Crop Report Indicates Favorable Harvest Prospects
The department of agriculture reports winter wheat area on May 1 at 29,751,000 acres, down 4.2 percent from last fall but up 5.8 percent from last year. Growing wheat condition averages 1.89 percent of normal, rye at 0.3 percent, spring plowing 66.6 percent complete, and spring planting 54.7 percent finished on May 1, compared with 71.5 percent and 47 percent a year ago.
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Department of Agriculture
Prospects Improve as Financial Conditions Stabilize
Dis patches to Dun's Review suggest no total change in quiet conditions but forecast better prospects as financial conditions settle and crops make good progress.
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New York
N. Y
Dun
Scandal at German Court: Prince Zu Eulenberg Arrested
Prince Philip zu Eulenberg was arrested after two men testified at his bedside claiming he committed wrongful acts twenty five years ago. He was moved from his castle by ambulance forty miles to the Charity hospital in Berlin where he is held while perjury charges are investigated. The case is described as an irretrievable ruin for a former confidant of the Emperor.
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Berlin
Prince Philip Zu Eulenberg
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Charity Hospital
William
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Passed by House
Washington May 8 The house today passed the sundry civil appropriation bill. It includes numerous items of interest to Muscatine residents such as the final 15000 for the post office and funds to advance mule deer propagation experiments.
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Washington
House
Beloit student wins interstate oratorical title in Albion
Lloyd David Heth of Beloit College won the interstate oratorical contest held in Albion Michigan. Seven states competed with Wisconsin taking first Minnesota second Nebraska third and Krenmeyer of Iowa placing fourth.
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Wesleyan
Albion
Mich
Lloyd David Heth
Beloit College
Empire Builder
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Krenmeyer
Iowa
Rockford Council Figures Admit Graft Pleas
In Rockford Illinois Edward Carty a longtime city council member and businessman pleaded guilty to bribery and received a 2000 dollar fine plus costs. Patrick H Reynolds who resigned his seat also pleaded guilty and was fined 500 dollars. Otto W Paulson another former council member pleaded guilty and was fined 500 dollars.
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Rockford, Ill
Edward Carty
Arthur H. Frost
Patrick H. Reynolds
Carty
Rockford
Ill
Otto W. Paulson
A Tribute to Cannon on His 72nd Birthday
Washington May 8 tribute was paid by the house to Speaker Cannon on the seventy second anniversary of his birth. Champ Clark interrupted the roll call to convey the good wishes of the entire house. The speaker gave a brief reply thanking members and spoke of political contests and the cordial feeling among colleagues.
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Washington, D. C
House
Cannon
Champ Clark
Missouri
Weather forecast for Iowa and Illinois
The Iowa forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Saturday with light frost tonight and rising temperatures Saturday. In Illinois expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with showers in the north tonight and continued cool conditions tonight. Warmer Saturday afternoon. Sunrise 4 38 sunset 6 56 moonset 1 19.
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Iowa
Illinois
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