Celebrated Fifty Year Jubilees Mark Saintly Nun in Italy
In Viterbo a Cistercian nun marked fifty years of confinement by paralysis. The silent sufferer, once a promising Swiss opera singer, gained fame for sanctity and alleged miraculous gifts. Pope Pius X sent a personal letter. Cardinal Cassetta and others attended masses while speculation grows toward possible sainthood. The story follows her devotion and global attention.
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Rome
Viterbo
Sisters of the
Zurich
Switzerland
Milan
Cassetta
Pius X
Corriere Della Sera
Italy
Lost Week in Blizzard Brings Bride's Death on Train
A Massachusetts bride of three weeks, Mrs. John L. Hadden, died after she and her husband Attorney from Cambridge were lost for eight days in Utah mountains during a blizzard. The couple, honeymooning in Utah, faced severe hardships. Mrs. Hadden died en route to Denver from Rifle, Colorado.
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Colorado
Hageard
Meeker
Colo
Hadden
Massachusetts
Utah
Denver
John L. Hadden
Cambridge
Mass
Rifle
Cole
Babe Is Security For A Debt In South Bend Court
In South Bend Indiana a two year old baby was described as security for a debt of 98 cents in city court. John Urban recounted a fight with Mrs Rose Shearer over the child being held to cover a small loan. Urban said he offered a one dollar bill for a two cent purchase and she kept the money. He admitted attempting to stab her. Court suspended sentence.
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South Bend
Ind
John Urban
Rose Shearer
Two Treaties Possible With Russia After 1832 Pact
State Department officials foresee two possible treaties with Russia to replace the 1832 accord. One would cover trade and favored nation issues, the other citizenship and naturalization, touching the Jewish question. Any new treaty would await imperial approval and could not take effect before January 1913. Negotiations likely after September amid Russian elections and U S political conventions. Moscow and Kursk council members petitioned the Duma to act on export trade boycott.
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Washington
Russia
Taft
State Department
Craise
Imperial Council
Russ'an
Moscow
Kursk
Duma
Ballard's Slow Liniment for Back Pain Sold locally
Advertisement states back pain may stem from overwork or cold or disease. Recommends Ballard's Slow Liniment rubbed thoroughly over the affected area for prompt relief. Prices 26c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by A. C. Kieppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Kieppen & Bros
Elks Avoid Conflicts With Other 1912 Conventions
Portland date adjustment driven by John P. Sullivan as Elks plan to hold the annual reunion in July. Grand Army and Shriners will meet in Los Angeles in September and May respectively. Republican convention to stay in Chicago the week of June 18 with possible Democratic timing under negotiation.
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Portland
John P. Sullivan
The
Elks
Sullivan
Grand Army
Shriners
Los Angeles
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Eka
Tramp Poet Kemp Forces Unconventional Union With Sinclair
Kansas poet Harry Kemp claims Upton Sinclair encouraged his pursuit of Mrs Sinclair and says no love existed between the socialist and her. He and Mrs Sinclair plan to live in a bungalow and defy marriage conventions, while Mrs Sinclair worries Sinclair may seek divorce and custody of their son David. Controller Nye says daily attendance pay will fund a second legislative session on fruit pest protection after the first session ended.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
Upton Sinclair
Kemp
Meta S'nelah
A. B. Nye
Johnson
Groan at police not a crime says Worcester court
Worcester district court Associate Justice George R. Stobbs ruled that groaning at a policeman in Brass buttoned uniform is not a crime. Eli Roosada, 31, was arraigned on disturbing the peace charge after Groaning at Patrolman Bartholemew Sweeney on Front Street. The officer failed to prove the charge and Roosada was ordered set at liberty.
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Holst
Worcester
Mass
District Court
George
R. Stobbs
Eli Roosada
Bartholomew Sweeney
Roosada
Boosada
Stobbs
Peice
Ten Dollars for 45 Minutes Work for California Lawmakers
Sacramento reports that 120 California legislators may earn ten dollars each for a 45 minute session if they want the pay. The measure contemplates payment per participation, reflecting early trivia on legislative stipends and session pay.
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Sacramento
California
Model U. 8 Army Post to Be Located in Hawaii
Washington reports plans approved for Fort Scofield near Honolulu to begin work, establishing a Model U. 8 army post. The project signals a strategic base setup in the Pacific with construction activity imminent.
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Hawaii
Washington
Fort Scofield
Honolulu
Model military post plan outlined with unit buildings
The proposal describes reinforced concrete post constructions with each regiment receiving its own building including bar racks and storerooms. Officers will have separate quarters with double units for married officers and single houses for four or five bachelors. The post aims to concentrate troops for large scale drills and field exercises. A San Jose case notes Thomas Dunbar, 98, escaping punishment after claiming a belief in a short life and merry one, before Judge Dougherty.
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I Slands
San Jose
Cal
Thomas Dunbar
Ireland
Dougherty
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