Stolen Boy Found Killed by Abductors Near New Orleans
In the swamps near New Orleans the headless body of seven year old Italian boy Walter Lamana was found after a ransom kidnapping. An Italian suspect, Ignazio Campigliano, said four kidnappers strangled the child as he cried to go home. Police report multiple Italians in custody and a wave of arrests in the Italian quarter.
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Inini
Walter Lamana
St. Rose
JiaHan
Ignazio Campigliano
Campigciano
Nicolina Gebbia
Neptune
Adelph Frohtich
Dakastan
New York Herald
Frohlick
Lfe
United States
Island
Adolph
South Dakota
Killed His Brother In Defense Of Sister
In Gardenville Baltimore Maryland on June 24 William Middleton shot Gotthelf Middleton while intervening in a beating of his sister Louisa Middleton Gotthelf later died at St Josephs hospital William says the shooting was accidental and he intended only to frighten Gotthelf authorities report intoxication and provocation by Gotthelf
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Baltimore
Louisa Middleton
Gotthelf
William
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Gardenville
Love's Six Ray Calendar Ends Well In Love Tale
From Sayre Pennsylvania on June 24 a quirky love calendar unfolds with Florence Schumway rejecting Nathan Pitcher over drinking, a near marriage, a carbolic acid scare, a reconciliation, and a WAVERLY wedding by Justice Hoagland. Also reports a fatal lightning strike in Newry, a sheriff’s deputy daughter secretly marrying, Paris street car germs, an arc-light fatal, and Muskegon lake drownings.
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Sayre
Florence Schumway
Nathan Pitcher
Athens
Pitcher
Paris
Busquet
Bordeaux
Rancher Finds 30-Foot Reptilian Skeleton in Wyoming
June 24 report from Lusk Wyoming states ranchman William Otterbeck unearthed on his property a fossilized monster over 20 feet long. The nearly perfect skeleton is reptilian in shape and Otterbeck plans to present the specimen to the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.
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Lusk
Wyo
William Otterbeck
Otterbeck
Carnegie Institute At
Pittsburg
Sunstroke Kills a Farmer at Maryland and Pennsylvania Station
York county farmer Westey Carr, 30, died on the Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad platform at Wondbine after prostration from heat. A prosperous hay field worker, he collapsed in the forenoon and failed to regain consciousness.
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York
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Wondbine
This County
Westey Carr
Shaw Twain clash and London visit details cover story
Reporters grill Samuel Clemens and George Bernard Shaw in London after their Oxford degree ceremony. Twain discloses his daily routine and cigar habit while joking with Shaw and reporters. A Canadian ship captain and a pup seller add comic interludes as New Zealand gets a gift of eight chamois from Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Mark Twain
Twain
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Clemens
Victor H. Henderson
Clemens
England
Oxford University
Professor Henderson
Minneapolis
London
Shaw
St. Pancras
Henda
New York Times
Guy
M Shaw
New York Sun
Mark Swain
Tilbury
Tubury
George Bernard Shaw
Sinner Ques
Sunn
New Zealand
Francis Joseph
Pall Mall Gazette
Tropics
Episcopal Cathedral of St Peter and Paul for Washington
Plans for the Episcopal Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul at Mount St Albans in Washington have been approved. The project aims to cost over 2 million dollars with a 470 by 185 foot footprint, a 250 foot central tower, and 5000 seating capacity. The Gothic design by Henry Vaughn and G F Badley features double aisles, chapels, clearstory lighting, and statues paying homage to American history. Bishop Jerlee leads the diocese’s long effort, and ground has already been purchased.
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Washington
Mount St. Albans
National Capitol
Diagcese
New York Herald
Henry Vaughn
Boster
G. F. Badley
London
Hedyat School
United States
Cathedral
Jerlee
Diocese of
Searchlight Adds Simultaneous Dual Beam Signaling
A British dreadnought introduces a new feature enabling its searchlight to project beams in opposite directions at once, enhancing signaling capability and target indication across its patrol operations. This innovation promises improved coordination with allied vessels and faster visual communication during maneuvers.
Murder Over a Crap Game in Columbus Boarding House
Oliver Anderson, a Black man, was killed during a quarrel over a crap game at a Delong Street boarding house in Columbus. After losing money, a fight broke out, he was knocked unconscious with a beer bottle, then dragged and slashed across the throat with a razor by one assailant named by police as Harry Lewis.
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Columbus
Oliver Anderson
Delong Street
Anderson
Harry Lewis
Two Military Prisoners Escape From Governor's Island
Two military prisoners Martin Brennan an infantry recruit and Roy Williams a marine desertion terms escaped from the Governors Island military prison. Trusties they reportedly boarded a ferry in civilian clothes and reached New York after changing outfits.
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New York
Martin Brennan
Roy Wiliams
Governor’s Island
Baseball Standings Foretelling Championship Race
In The News, the standing of clubs in the race for the championships is outlined. The record highlights team positions, matches won and lost, and current momentum as the season advances.
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