Murdered Her Son Then Cut Her Own Throat
Burlington New Jersey May 14 Mrs Helen Sharp 39 shot and killed her 15 year old son and then severed her throat with a razor after suffering mental depression from her husband Harry Sharp's death four months earlier. Neighbors found the bodies with a knife and revolver at the scene. This report also notes other distant items: a Kansas City case of mail fraud and land sales, a Chicago drowning hero, a French president trip to Russia, and a Pennsylvania poisoning death from canned salmon.
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Helen Sharp
Burlington
N. J
Harry B.sharp
Frank Brewin
Sholl
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in Major Leagues
American League games included Philadelphia beating Boston 6 inings? Baltimore 10 Washington 3 in darkness. Cleveland 4 St. Louis 3. Detroit 7 Chicago 3. National League saw Cincinnati 24 Philadelphia 2. New York 3 St Louis 1 in 10 innings. Chicago 2 Brooklyn 0. Pittsburgh Boston game rained out.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
St Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Pitiful Scenes at Sheraden as Disaster Toll Grows
May 14 Pittsburg report describes a grim Sheraden disaster scene with about 200 dead and over 200 injured. Homes burned, schools emptied, families gathered around charred remains. Property damage is heavy, with Corks Run tunnel mouth losses likely over 100000 dollars and 26 houses destroyed.
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Pittsburg
Sheraden
Corks Run
Railroad Company
Congress Takes Up Naval Bill for Six New Vesels
Washington May 14 The naval appropriation bill providing two battleships two armoured cruisers and two gunboats from 77 656 000 was taken up in the house Foss of Maine chairman warned against overconfidence in the navy and noted Manila and Jago victories came when Spain was decayed Rixey of Virginia urged government construction of warships. Manila May 14 A man named Ricafort convicted of murder was executed at Lingayen the first under American authority in the Philippines witnesses found the operation quick and humane but the sight was sobering.
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Congress
Washington
Naval
DHL
Representative Foss
Maols
Naval Committee
Manila
Ia Jago
Spain
Rixey
Virginia
Ricafort
Lingayen
Pangasinan
Luzon
Philippine Islands
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