Jail Delivery Prevented in Pottsville Black Hand Plot
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on March 7 a jail breakout plot by Black Hand members failed. Leona a prisoner serving eight years for shooting another man blocked authorities and kept a skeleton key and hole in the wall from aiding an escape scheme. Authorities fear a general jail delivery may be attempted.
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Porisville
General Jail
Leona
Cossdale
Pottsville
State Constabulary
Naval Repair Funds Proposed for League Island Ships
A board of surveyors under Assistant Secretary Newberry recommends 1 405 million dollars to upgrade battleships Brooklyn Indiana cruisers Minneapolis Columbia the transport Dixie and Adams at League Island Philadelphia. Nearly 5609 million is needed for the Brooklyn and funds will also aid the new Idaho tow boat at Cramp’s yards.
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League Islane
Philadelphia
Newberry
Naval Department
Bureau of Navigation
League Island
Brooklyn
Indiana
Minneapolis
Columbia
Dixie
Adams
Cramp
Trade Outlook and Gotch Lose Handicap Match
New York reports show growing confidence in trade with reduced stock pressure and rising pig iron output as spring goods move. The Gotch Rogers wrestling match ends with Rogers scoring twice after Gotch is limited to two throws within an hour.
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Dbun
New York
R. G. Din & Tompani
Music Soothes Baby Colic At Chisago Meeting
Mrs Blanke tells Mothers club that music eases infant colic and reduces paregoric use. She advises singing cheerful tunes to stimulate the baby and mentions Good Merry Sunshine and Yap Tap Tap verses to set him into vibration with surround sound.
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Chisago
Blanke
Mothers? Club
Bill
Woodpeck
Prisoner Sent to Lehigh Jail for Thirty Days
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on March 7 1922 William Lawson was jailed in Lehigh county jail for thirty days after paying $60. Lawson's mother says a warrant was issued for A E Swett of Allentown who hired her son promising to help him gain appearance money.
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wilkes-Barre
William Lawson
Lehigh County
Lawson
A. E. Swett
Allertownh
Lilley Charges Electric Boat Influencing Congress
Congressman Lilley accuses Electric Boat of funding campaigns, lobbying Washington, and pressuring lawmakers. The House forms a special committee with broad powers to inspect the boat maker’s records and press for swift findings, with potential expulsion or criminal action if charges are proven.
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Washington
Marsh T
House
Commises
Lilley
Pfect
Electric Boat Company
New Jersey
Hase
Messrs
E Boutell
Stevens
Mind Lost Then Found by Yawman & Erbe Dealer
W Hi Smionson a New York salesman for Yawman Erbe disappeared a week ago in Paterson New Jersey and suddenly recovered his senses in St. Louis. He could recall only having $159 and no idea where he had been before returning to the company branch.
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St. Louis
Phile Wanderang
Simiessiz
Broadway
N. J
Paterson
Town Sees Only One Unwed Maiden in New Rd Conn Census
A census taken by local young men shows only one eligible single woman in the town, who prefers teaching school. They hope spring brings new brides to the farms as the season starts. A Bayonne butcher reports finding a $200 pearl in a pig’s neck, appraised by a jeweler.
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New Rd. Conn
Bayonne
NX. J
William Weaver
Kaiser Stirs England Letter On Naval Policy
London reports an outburst of anger in Britain over Emperor William II and a Times disclosure that he sought to influence British naval policy through a secret letter to Lord Tweedmouth. The Germany phobe party claims the aim was meddling in Britain's national interests, with Parliament and press reacting strongly to the hinted content.
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London
Emperor Willian
Kruger
William
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Superor William
Meddie
Great Britain
Parliament
Times
Waterbury Tragedy Father Dies After Poisoning Children
In Waterbury Connecticut on March 7 Mon etto Montrezza, a well known local musician, killed his six year old daughter and himself with carbolic acid and left another daughter dying from the same poison. A second daughter found the bodies on returning from school and Mrs Montrezza was at a factory. The young girl survived with facial burns. Montrezza had been out of work for weeks.
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Waterbury
Conn
Monetto Montrezza
William
Minnesota Democrats Endorse Governor Johnson for President
The Minnesota Democratic state committee, after a bitter fight, adopted a resolution endorsing Governor John A. Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination and urging his name at the national convention in Denver. The meeting, presided by Frank De Day, with Day voting for Johnson on every ballot, signals formal entry of the Minnesota governor into the race.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Democratic State Committee of
John A.johnson
Minesota
Denver
Frank de Dey
Sovernor
Day
Johnson
Petition Drives Pardon for Van Schaick in Slocum Disaster
In New York the local branch of the American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots reports 40000 signatures on a petition to President Roosevelt urging a pardon for Captain W A Van Schaick who is serving ten years in Sing Sing for criminal negligence tied to the General Slocum disaster that killed more than 1000 people on June 15 1904.
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van Schaick
New York
American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Roosevelt
W. A. van Schaick
Jim Sing Sing
General Slocum
Stole to Educate Son Justice Chief Reports Kidnap Case
New York March 7 Mrs Jeannette Newmann of Stratford house faced police HQ after alleged jewel theft valued at 20000 from Evelyn Bell of Central Park West. Police say she confessed acting to fund her son’s private school and social standing. Fort Piscataway March 7 Elsie Simba aged seventeen ended her crime run by poisoning herself after arson and theft at her grandmother's home.
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New York
Jeannette Newmann
Stratford House
Fort Pizin
Elsie Simba
Abolish Irons Proposed in Navy Punishment
Washington March 7 Senator Nelson introduced in the senate an amendment to the naval appropriation bill to abolish the use of irons as punishment in the Navy. The proposal covers punishments imposed by naval commanders or by court martial judgment. London March 7 suffragists fly a kite bearing Yates for Women banner over Parliament houses.
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Washington
Nelson
Senate
London
Faithless Administration Reported in Rathbun Estate
The report of Captain Frank Jacobs as auditor finds the administration of Garrett I. Linderman in the Rathbun estate faithless and reprehensible. It recommends turning the balance of about 51 000 to Emile J. Ashwilow exsecutrix for final distribution and disallows Linderman’s commissions and counsel fees. The case ties to Linderman and copper investments linked to the copper squeeze.
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Allentown
Frank Jacobs
Robert P. Rathbun
Garrett I
Emile J. Ashwilow
Rathbun
Linderman
Chatind
Betulohes
Body Identified in Susquehanna River Collapse Victim
Harrisburg March 7 The body of a man found in the Susquehanna River at Steglion was identified as Millard Bowman of Mifflinville Columbia county. Bowman was one of seven men who died in the Mifflinville bridge collapse on December 10.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna River
Steglion
Millard Bowman
Mifflinville
Columbia
Bowman
Mifflinvile Bridge
NUGGETS OF NEWS SELECTED OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND CHARGES
F B Gary chosen by South Carolina legislature to fill Senate seat after Latimer. Alfred Johnson dies by own action after accidentally shooting John Kenson. Moses Friedman named superintendent of Carlisle Indian School succeeding Mercer. Court allows opening ballot boxes and counts votes in Hearst challenge against Mayor McClellan. Mrs Martin Brown dies from strychnine poisoning. husband jailed for administering the drug under medical pretense.
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F. B. Gary
South Carolina
Asbury C. Latimer
United States Senate
Alfred Johnson
North Easton
Mass
John Kenson
Secretary of the Interior
Moses Friedman
Carlisle
William S. Hearst
McClellan
Martin Brown
Vanwent
Frederick Market Prices from Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations list commodity prices for grains hay and Feed. Includes oats straw bran middling red clover and timothy seed prices per bushel or ton, cotton seed meal, potatoes and other items with varied price ranges. Prices shown as per bushel per ton and per pound with unit labels and ranges.
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Bai
Nor Baren
Wester
Novel Kimono Party Delights New York Clubwomen
Miss Nancy B. Sankey-Jones hosts a kimono party at the Prince George hotel with twenty New York clubwomen. Guests are dressed in kimonos, enjoy mechanized amusements, a luncheon, and a jin jitsu lesson, described as a European spa fad revived for women.
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Nancy &_ Sankey-Jones
Prince George Hotel
New York City
New York
Nancy B. Sankey
Sones
Ust
Nancy B. Sankey-Jones
Noller
Esaiel
Forte
Europe
Senate Passes Army Pay Bill in Senate Action
Washington March 7 The army pay bill was passed by the senate. The measure provides pay increases for officers with ranges from ten percent to forty percent for enlisted men, aimed at standardizing pay and easing presidential discretion over promotions amid controversy. Deputies pursue suspect in Georgia forgery case as Bermuda boss implicated. Gypsy Bards form a trust to regulate horseyards and support educational efforts for Gypsy communities.
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Senate
Washington
Bie Culberson
Tex
Untitled Fragment Reflects Personal Musings
A fragmented text sample presents scattered phrases about advice, personal feelings, and vague observations. It reads like a rough, nonspecific note with incomplete thoughts and unconnected ideas.
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