Bereaved Wife Slain as Man Barricades Home
Memphis police corner Adam Boehler in a boarding house after he decapitated his wife. A four year old child, munching an apple, whispered that Papa killed mamma. Officers Charles Davis and Jerge Wooten were wounded. Druggist Spaulding Parsons injured by friendly fire. Boehler escaped. wife had filed for divorce. He is said to be from Indiana.
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Memphis
Tenn
Adam Boehler
Boehler
Charles Davis
Jerge Wooten
Spaulding Parsons
Mamma
Adam J. Boehler
J Cheever Goodwin, Noted Librettist, Dies in New York
J Cheever Goodwin, a prolific author and adapter of over 40 light operas and musical comedies, died at his New York home after a four year illness. He was a prominent figure in American theater during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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J. G. Goodwin
New York
J. Cheever Goodwin
Senate Briefs Report On Liquor Bill Hearing And Nominations
Senate coverage notes Senator Kenyon wrapping a speech on the interstate liquor shipment bill. A committee probing campaign contributions heard testimony from former Senator Foraker. The Democratic caucus allowed only army and navy nominations to move before recess. Senator Bourne named chairman of the joint panel pushing federal aid for highway construction.
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Senate
Senator Kenyon
Committee
Senator Foraker
Bourne
Joint Congressional Committee
Archbold Letters Sold for 34000 in Hearst Case Details
Senate floodgate details reveal Hanna Penrose and Foraker communications fetched 34000 dollars. Two Archbold employees Winkfield and Stump allegedly sold letters to a Hearst confederate for 50 to 100 dollar bills. The trio stored many letters in a vault and sought further sales after 1908.
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Hanna, Penrose and
Foraker Communications
John D. Archbold
Washington
Hearst
Archbold
Senate Campaign Contribution Committee
Foraker
W. W. Winkfield
Charles Stump
Wakefield
Stump
Penrose
Hanna
Eldridge
Mr. Foraker
Winkfield
Kills U. S. Army Captain at Jolo Barracks
Manila reports Captain John Watson of the Eighth Cavalry killed and Lieutenant Kinzie D. Edmunds wounded by Moro outlaw Juramentado who entry a barracks at Sell Lake under cover of darkness. Juramentado was slain by Captain Rush S. Wells. Watson a Kansan, 37, previously trained at cavalry school. Edmunds from New Jersey. Wells from South Dakota.
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Manila
John Watson
Eighth Cavalry
Kinzie D. Edmunds
Juramentado
Augur Barracks
Jolo
Watson
Edmunds
Rush
Wells
Sell Lake
Infantry
Cavalry Training School
Lieut
New Jersey
Capt. Wells
South Dakota
Sailors and Soldiers’ Uniform Affection Cited
A remark notes sailors and soldiers show uniform affection in love affairs. The reply questions why this would be odd, suggesting such consistency arises from their nature rather than circumstance.
Did You Hear What the English Visitor Said
In a lively zoo scene a visiting Englishman comments on domestic animal frays. The exchange delivers a comic punch line about the “beastly row” overheard among creatures.
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Outlaw
C. EB. Zimerman
The
Citizens Bank
Wren
Ozan Mercantile Co
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