Becomes insane at grave as boy killer linked to crime
Myrtle Smith sister of the murdered Harry Smith frenzy at Mount Olivet cemetery. She resisted lowering the coffin and needed restraints and opiates. She was committed to the Washington Insane asylum in graveyard tragedy following the brutal murder by Tony Malino in the Italian shoemaker shop.
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Washington
Myrtle Smith
Mount Olivet
Washington Insane Asylum
Tony Malino
Harry Smith
Little Harry Smithy
Malina
Seek Clemency for Beattie Beattie death sentence urged for Henry Beattie Jr.
Friends of the Beattie family in South Richmond plan to present Governor Mann with a petition seeking commutation of Henry Clay Beattie Jr.’s death penalty for the murder of his wife. The move follows belief no new trial will be granted by the Court of Errors and Appeals, and relies on sympathy for Beattie’s father.
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Richmond
Friends of
Beattie
Mann
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Court of Errors and Appeals
Bigamist Turns Self In After Cross Country Flight
W H Fuhrman a man with wives in Trenton New Jersey and Portland Oregon asked police to take him to jail in Denver. He said New Jersey officers were chasing him and he wished to be punished there for bigamy. He cited finding a Portland bigamist Meyers dead in a room as driving his initial thoughts of suicide though he later recoiled from the idea. He was jailed and the Trenton police notified.
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Denver
Colo
W. H Fuhrman
Trenton
N. J
Portland
Ore
Fuhrman
New Jersey
Spaniards lose hundreds in Moroccan fight reported
An undated Melilla telegram reported by Madrid says Spanish losses were eighteen dead and seventy seven wounded while tribesmen losses totaled about 600 or 700. The message claims a complete Spanish victory.
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Morocco
Madrid
Spain
Melilla
Frederick Market Prices Quotation September 1911
Frederick Market Prices quotation lists grain and feed values from Frederick County Farmers' Exchange corrected September 14 1911. Wheat No 2 Red 89c Shelled corn 75 80c Barley 65c etc Winter Wheat 4 70 5 20 Spring Wheat 5 10 5 60 Cornmeal 1 60 1 70 Feeds include bran middlings red dog dairy and seed meals. hay and straw prices also shown. Diarrhoea warning promotes Chamberlains remedy with druggist sale noted.
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Frederick County
Keel Plates Laid For United States Battleship New York
New York, Sept. 13 The first keel plates for the battleship New York were laid at the Brooklyn navy yard. The ship will be the largest US warship with 27 000 tons displacement, 573 feet length, 96 feet beam, 28 100 horsepower, and 21 knots speed. Launch anticipated January 1912. cost about 10 million dollars including armament. The ceremony featured Wat Tyler Cluverius Jr, grandson of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, driving the first bolt.
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New York
United States
United States Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wat Tyler Cluverius, Jr
William T. Sampson
Robert Stocker
Prisoner Kills Guard at State Hospital
In Norristown Pennsylvania September 14 Joseph Mueller a 31 year old attendant at the State Hospital for the Insane was beaten to death by Benjamin K Price a criminal patient. Price struck with a heavy pick crushing Mueller’s skull as attendants Robert Fairlamb and Charles W Richards hurried to help. Price not resisting appeared unaware of his actions and had been committed from Philadelphia after being deemed mentally deficient following a prior aggravated assault arrest.
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Norristown
Joseph Mueller
State Hospital For the
Benjamin K. Price
Price
Mueller
Robert Fairlamb
Charles W. Richards
Philadelphia
Vedrines Crashes in Flight in France
Paris reports aviator M. Vedrines, famed European race contender, fatally injured when his aeroplane plunged near Hericourt during army maneuvers. He suffered two broken ribs and internal injuries, remaining unconscious an hour after the crash. Nearby surgeons doubt his recovery.
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Paris
M. Vedrines
Hericourt
Baseball Scores Across Leagues From Recent Games
American League results show St Louis over Chicago six to two and Cleveland besting Detroit five to one while Washington defeated Boston three to one. New York Athletics edged New York by two runs as Plank Thomas Ford and Blair pitched. National League notes Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh five to four and Boston downed New York four to one. Philadelphia shut out Brooklyn two to zero. Standings list Athletics Chicago and St Louis with varied records and percentages.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Allison
Clark
Benz
White
Black
New York
Athletics
Plank
Thomas
Ford
Blair
Cleveland
Detroit
Kaler
Ldnd
Summers
Stanage
Washington
Boston
Hughes
Street
Pape
Williams
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Adams
Hendricks Simons
Boyd
Humphries
Ames
Myers
Brown
Bardon
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Alexander Walsh
Barger
Erwin
W.L
N.york
St.Louis
Cincinti
Pittshrg
Brookin
Philada
Eastern League results and standings update
In Baltimore the Provi dence nine beat the Orioles 6 to 5. Toronto edged Buffalo 6 to 5 in ten innings. Jersey City defeated Newark 6 to 2. Montreal topped Rochester 5 to 1. Standings show Rochester 93 49 .655, Toronto 65 74- , Jersey City 51 82, Baltimore 54 617, Newark 51 91, Buffalo 70 500, Providence 48 90 318.
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Baltimore
Providence
Toronto
Buffalo
Jersey City
Newark
Montreal
Rochester
W.L. PLC
Rocter
Jersey Cay
Balto
Woman sets herself aflame in Pleasantville death
Mary Effort, a domestic at William Goff's home, drenched her body with off and cotton, then set herself ablaze in a religious frenzy. She ran into the street near Pleasantville, collapsed on the sidewalk, and died at City hospital after surgeons could only ease her pain briefly.
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Atlantic City
Mary Effort
Pleasantville
Shore Road
City Hospital
Wiliam Goff
Franco-German Syndicate Pledges 75 Million for Cotton
President Barrett of the National Farmers Union announced at the Southern Cotton Growers Conference that a Franco-German syndicate has guaranteed up to 75 million dollars toward financing the south's cotton crop. He will appoint a committee to develop the plan and the conference estimated this year's crop at about 12 250 000 bales.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Southern Cotton Growers’ Convention
South
Barrett
Southern Cotton Growers’ Conference
Farm Fire Ruins Outbuildings and Livestock at Forsyth Farm
A blaze on the Joshua Forsyth farm near Pemberton, Mount Holly area, gutted outbuildings crops and machinery. Three horses a calf four hogs and four hundred chickens perished. The farmhouse residence was saved by neighboring farmers efforts.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Joshua Forsyth
Pemberton
Alfred Simons
Freckles Gone by New Ethine Double Strength
A society woman claims top skin specialists doubted freckles could fade but Ethine double strength cleared her complexion. Night application makes freckles fade or disappear with use. an ounce suffices even for stubborn cases. Guaranteed money back if not effective. ask your druggist for double strengthEthine.
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Bigamist
Frederick
U. S. S. New York
THE
BS Handsun
York
Thomas J. Towle
Broad Street
Towle
Taft
City Club
Clevelad
Washin
Sugar Trust
Savannah
Thomas H. Hardwick
Georgia
Congressional Committee
Combine
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Macedonia
Mitrovitza Uskup
Memphis, Tenn
Mises Louise Harrison
Clarksville
Tenn
Edward Browne
Greater Frederick
the News
the Frederick News
Frederick, MD
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