Murder Confession Brings 20 Years to Life Penitentiary
Claude Henderson confessed to killing George Stathels a bank car near the Union Pacific elevator in Kansas City Missouri. He told a friend about the crime and, after police confronted him, pleaded guilty in Wyandotte county district court. Judge Hugh J. Smith sentenced him to twenty years to life in the Lansing penitentiary.
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Kansas City
Claude Henderson
Hugh J. Smith
Wyandotte County
Lansing
George Stathels
Union Pacific
Henderson
Prisoner Confession Reveals Fatal Greek Killing
A captured suspect admits the murder of a Greek national, saying the act weighed on him and he could not keep silent. Police report the confession as part of the ongoing investigation.
Bride in bridal robes finds groom dead from poison
St Louis Miss Rose Christman 24 waits three hours for Michael B. K. F. Wiethaupt 52 to arrive for their wedding. She discovers his lifeless body in their planned home, the groom having died by his own action leaving no note. Also small notices include for sale or rent wheat land parcels and a taxi call line.
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St. Louis
Rose Christman
Michael BK. F. Wiethaupt
Wiethaupt
Photoplay offerings and forthcoming features
A theater ad lists photoplay offerings including four reels of American pictures such as The Serge of Petersburg Kalem two reels and titles The North Woods and The Love Test. Additional features listed include The Mysterious Auto and Honestly Punished. Coming attractions feature Florence Lawrence and Moore in a sparkling comedy drama At Old Fort Dearborn and The Lion and the Mouse to Oregon theater next week. The piece notes Mr. Klein's The Lion and the Mouse has run for three years and drawn strong audience support.
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Ornheam
Petersburg
Kalem
van Worn
Ss. A
Dan Frost
Miullle
Pemberton
Froste
van Dorn
Frost
Alt
Charlotte
van Dosen
North Woods
Freschman
Pathe
Crane Wilbur
Crane
Milano
Phare
Old Fort Dearborn
Lion and the Mouse
Oregon Theater
United Play
Bank Cashier and The Wildman at Carson theater program
A Tuesday program features The Bank Cashier with Lubin and Geo. Graham and James Fairbanks as clerks in love with Helen, the president's daughter. A vault mishap leads to a robbery and a dramatic escape, with Helen saving the day as the robbers are caught. Also shown The Wildman a riotous comedy with Exssaway Howard Missimer Mildred Weston and others. The lineup includes Sergeant Byrne of the N W M Police and a love tale Love's Progress from CC G P Co and A Little Journey in Tunis a portrait of Arabian life.
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Lubin
Geo. Graham
James Fairbanks
Carson Bank
Helen
Graham
Fairbanks
the Widman
Howard Missimer
Mildred Weston
Coward
Billy Mason
Charles Hitchcock
Harry Cashman
Sergeant Byrne
N. W. M. Police Selig
Great Northwest
Thomas Sanchs
Eugene Resserer
CC. G. P. Co
Cupid
Dan Cupid
Tunis
Oh Wyoming Ways frontier celebration in Lander
Two reels showcase a 1912 frontier celebration in Lander Wyoming with cowboy tournament events. Bucking horses branches steers wild horse race relay races bull dogging steer tying and fancy roping lariat and rope spinning. Two reels totaling 2000 feet deliver nonstop frontier action. Let her duck.
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Lander
Wyoming
Catarrh Cure Claims Across-Stages Victory
A 19th century ad asserts Wall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Catarrh Cure internally cure catarrh, described as constitutional. It promises a $100 reward to prove failure, cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, and notes distribution by druggists.
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Wall
Hall
Che
Adidirens
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, U
The
Site Asks A Second Divorce In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Mrs Mangele Fahradey seeks a second divorce after previously remarrying her former husband. She cites his coffee habit as a reason, describing his daily three cups of coffee. She shares a bizarre coffee recipe involving egg white and ground shell to keep the brew clear.
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Cincinnati
Mangele Fahradey
Headache Relief Appeals with Chamberlain’s Tablets
An advertisement claims a sick headache stems from a disordered stomach and promises relief by taking Chamberlain’s Tablets. The note adds the product is for sale by all dealers.
Freeburg Father Digs Up Son Grave After Burial
Joseph Dembacher of Freeburg hired three men to exume his four year old son’s grave two months after burial. They pried the casket lid but found no evidence of burial alive. The boy and another child, George Linkey, drowned July 25 while swimming in a pond. The father’s fear dominated after the funeral.
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Freeburg
Joseph Dembacher
Joseph Dembaeher
Dembacher
John Kieiner
Frank Zoeller
John Berker
George Linkey
Trousseau Gods But No Bride Weds Man at Homeland
Pasadena report: Miss Elsabeth Merrihew, set to wed Lieutenant Albert Stevens of the army in Manila, will not follow gowns to the Philippines. Her trousseau is being shipped from San Francisco to Manila. the marriage plans altered.
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Philippines
Pasadena
Cal
San Francisco
Manila
Albert Stevens
Elsabeth Merrihew
J. H. Pettit
Orient
Lieutenant Stevens
Miss Merrihew
Vermont
West Point
Pettit
Trouseau
Dayton man buys Chamberlain's remedy for cured boy
J. W. Copeland of Dayton Ohio says a bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured his boy of a cold before the bottle was finished and asks is that not better than paying a five dollar doctor bill. For sale by all dealers.
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J. W. Copeland
Dayton
Ohio
Chamberlain
Largest Iowa family grows with 18th child born
A farmer Capwin D. K. Ewalt, 73, near Albion, Iowa, has welcomed a girl to make his eighteenth child by his wife and the twenty-fifth by all spouses. Ewalt, with wife number four aged 39, has seven children from her and seven from his first husband.
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Marshaltown
Iowa
Capwin D. K. Ewar
Albion
Ewalt
Powerful remedy for neuralgia by Ballard’s Snow Liniment
Neuralgia of the face shoulder hands or feet require a powerful remedy that will penetrate the flesh. Ballard's Snow Liniment possesses that power. Rubbed in where the pain is felt relieves suffering and restores normal conditions. Price 25 and 50 cents and $1 per bottle. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Sanity Inquiry Urged for Every Arrested Child
Chicago court system proposes joint Domestic Relations and Juvenile courts in a single building with psychology departments to ensure mental health evaluation for each arrestee. The initiative aims to standardize handling of youth cases and improve outcomes.
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Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Baron Hirsch Woman's Club
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Juvenile Court
Psychology
Ballards Aorehound Syrup Aids Lung Relief Voice Restoration
Tickling in the throat and hoarseness prompt use of Ballards Aorehound Syrup to ease the lungs quiet the cough and restore bronchial health. Prices are 60 cents and 1.00 per bottle sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Manila Post Office to Buy Seven Electric Trucks
The Manila post office plans to purchase seven electric motor trucks to upgrade its delivery fleet. The move aims to reduce emissions and cut fuel costs while improving service in the city.
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Manila Post Office
Popular Prize Contest for Children in Oregon
Children under 16 may enter an open contest with prizes in gold for essays on why Jonathan Bourne Jr should be returned to the U S Senate. Awards: 50, 25, 10 dollars for top entries, plus 1 dollar each for the next fifty. Manuscripts due by Nov 6, 1912. awards by Dec 1, 1912. Send to Bourne Popular Tovern ment Club Portland Journal Building Oregon.
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Oregon
Jonathan Bourne, JR
United States Senate
Bourne Popular Tovernment Club
Journal
Portland
Pald Adg
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