Murder trial turmoil fills Chicago court day
Amid a crowded Chicago courtroom for the Luetgert murder trial, police and bailiffs struggled to manage crowds and ticket holders. Witness Mary Siemering faced cross examination as prosecutors pursued motives linked to Luetgert's alleged affection for a servant girl and financial troubles surrounding his sausage factory.
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Chicago
Criminal Court
Stuie
Aiuzi
Ming
Charles
Turhill
Mary Siemering
Louise Luetgert
Luetgert
Bir. McEwen
Grand Jury
Irrigation Congress Meets in Lincoln With Delegates
Judge Best of Washington represents the administration at the sixth annual national irrigation press conference in University Hall Lincoln. 121 delegates from thirteen states attend as Gov Holcomb welcomes them. The program includes remarks by W J Bryan and a plan to donate arid lands to reclaim them.
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Judge Best
Washington
National Irrigation Press
Lincoln
C. B. Booth
Los Angeles
University Hall
Gov. Holcomb
James A. Davis
Obienzo
Booth-Vuecker
New York
Fudge Emery DY. Best
Pht
Naval
Clarke Ga‘pen
Chicago
O. G. Wright
Cal
John H. Frost
Kansas
Senator Carer
Wyoming
Tedge Best
W. J. Bryan
Barrios Challenged as Guatemalan Leader Faces Peace Talks
A cipher cable from Guatemala indicates Barrios is cornered and likely to accept terms from Morales. Insurgents signal readiness to sue for peace while Central American activists in New York fear for families back home amid threats and a noted murder.
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Lucs Morales
San Francisco
Guatemala
Barrios
Morales
Ole
New York
Prom
Barri
Amunis Aparicio
Shotgun Quarantine Rules Sweep Southern Texas
Yellow fever fears grip Texas with towns enforcing shotgun quarantines. Houston faces rampant control as Brizo County Health Officer Tabor orders strict road checks and trains barred from passing. Major towns across eastern, central, and southern Texas implement entry restrictions to prevent disease spread.
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Houston and
Texas Central
Houston
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Mailroad
Galveston
Board of Wealth
Louisiana
New Orleans
Texas
Brizos
Ofcer Tabor
Good for Harvesting Yet Dry Week Hurts Seeding
The weekly crop bulletin from the Agricultural Department notes a dry week except on the Atlantic coast, favoring maturation and gathering of crops. It also cites poor conditions for eliminating sown grain and for harvesting and seeding, with the central western region showing dew-based issues and tobacco losses in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia.
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Acrocultural Departent
Atlantic
Penpessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Rioting at Fulton over Modern Woodmen records transfer
The removal of Modern Woodmen head offices from Fulton to Rock Island sparked a riotous clash. A Lieutenant Governor was held for hours, the Adjutant General was assaulted, troops were requested and militia deployed as courts contested control of the society’s books and records.
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Fulton
Rock Island
Br & Mor
Tannec
Northcort
Gest
Faat
Morrison
Forts
Alede
Ramser
Hennépin
Gor
Northcott
Adjuinny
Reece
Ir Courc
Tlnized
Ulingis
Patton
Vloven 4
Clurzedi
Order
Prosterad
Wiebowen
Epriiguell
Thstees
Rock
Fultan
Rock Tahir Nay
Artificial Bones Stir Luetgert Case Evidence
Public interest in the Luetgert murder trial in Chicago remains high as Dr. Allport, Northwestern University professor, testifies. He casts doubt on bones identified as human and asserts a temporal bone may be nonhuman, creating a new crisis for the prosecution.
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Allport
Luetgert
Chicago
C. Allport
George Dorsex
Big Field Collulium Museum
Northwestern
Univers
Thesa
Abogi
Aliport
Buetgert
Altpore
Dorsey
Outbreak at Fulton Woodmen clash escalates to militia
Conflicting factions clash over Woodmen headquarters with crowds at depots and trains. Sheriff calls militia as Northcote and Reece are detained, later boarding a northbound train amid jeers. Courtroom testimony features bones and alleged animal origins as experts debate a skull fragment.
Decide Not to Strike Chicago Street Railway Employes
Chicago street railway workers vote to avoid a strike using legal means. A local branch is formed under the United Association of Street Car Railwayers of America, with a secret ballot granting the executive committee strike power, while organizers' actions and member discipline are discussed.
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Chicago Street Railway
Chicago
Ty Coifuy
Tiall
Tad
Halsted
Aitaiga
Ruwleyes
Amerin
Uuvidel
Bowen
Chicago City Tilway Company
Wew
UNO
Soldier death reports from Dayton home likely from exposure
W. Z. Allen of Company G Viedric Ultiness Regiment and Juba Brandenberger, a soldier, were found deaf. Death likely caused by exposure at the entitarl military home in Dayton Ohio.
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W. Z. Allen
Viedric Ultiness Regiment
Entitarl
Dayton
Ara
Juba Brandenberger
Color Blindness in Noted Express Engineer
A Waterloo superintendent found an express train engineer, praised for skill, to be color blind after multiple tests. On red green blue ribbons he alternated correctly then misidentified colors, suggesting a hidden defect. The case led to further exams and a shift to a safer post in the roundhouse.
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Waterloo
Tose
Keil
Boston Herald
Strange Scenes in Java in Century article summary
Eliza R Seldmore reports Batayin in the island’s capital, describing crowded bagzars and bricked canals. The piece contrasts old country canals with new town avenues lined by tall trees and flowering Jame-trees, culminating in a startling social scene at Hotel Nederlander with natives in sarongs and audacious dress.
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Java
Eliza
Rseldmore
Batayin
Ons Las
Nederlander
A Delicacy of Civilization at Belgrade Dinner
A dinner in Belgrade hosted by a Serbian official for foreign visitors featured a renowned French financier seated beside Serbian MPs. The guest amused himself with local fare and noted utensils, while the Frenchman finally took a toothpick from a tray and offered it to a neighbor who declined, saying he had eaten two already.
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Belgrade
Skuptselina
Lis
Sutvay
Bulls kept under control for farm safety
A cautious note explains bulls in farm settings can seem peaceful yet become dangerous. They should not roam freely and must be kept under strict control to prevent injury or loss.
Where Wheat Originates in The Arsmunig Mountains
Theo native howe of wheat is suppos ed to be the mountain region of ar munig. This fragment hints at a belief about the origin of wheat tied to a mountain area, mentioning Theo and a mountaintop origin theory.
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Theo
Howe
Armunig
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Leetgert
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William Charles
Victoria
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Irrigation Congress
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William A. Penn
Chiltor
Lowa
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Setul
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Sterling
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