Tragedy on Chicago Corner Ends Eternal Triangle
Jealousy among a couple triggers two shootings and a suicide on a crowded south side street. Leon ard Allen shoots at his estranged partner and her companion, then dies of a self-inflicted wound after a final gunfire exchange. The woman and Alana Bright are wounded. A note from Bright’s room hints at Omaha plans.
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Chicago
Leonard Allen
Marion Beatty
Rochester
Allen
Beatty
Alana Bright
Minneapolis
Bright
E. E. Brewer
Omaha
Ned
Weeks to Open Sealed Bids for Chilean Nitrates
Secretary Weeks said sealed bids would be invited on May 17 for about 16 000 tons of Chilean nitrates stored at Middletown Pennsylvania. The sale aims to free the storehouse for other uses. Richard Croker Jr vows to contest his father's property disposition held by Beulah Edmondson Croker and will take steps to protect his rights.
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Washington
Weeks
Middletown
Jolley area fire threatens town in Iowa report
A Jolley fire caused extensive damage estimated at seventy thousand dollars with danger of spreading. Other notes include A Davis visiting Lamont from Wyoming, William Smith's death in Des Moines, and various Iowa cases such as an indictment against E T Hauptman for forgery and a fatality from a Waterloo truck train crash.
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Jolley
A. Davis
Lamont
Wyoming
William H. M. Smith
Des Moines
Mr. Smith
Frank Mooshamer
Kansas
Karl Frick
Onawa
J. J. Johnson
Decorah
Henry County
Calhoun County War Board
M. E. Hoyt
Carroll County
Samuel Murphy
Waterloo
Earl Brock
Oskaloosa
Isabelle Boyle
McGregor
Iowa
Miss Boyle
E. T. Hauptman
Corwith
Lena Brundage
Cedar Rapids
Burly Pratt
Anna Brown
Center Point
Phillips
Germany
Bob Edwards
Adair
Guthrie Center
Elkhorn
George Leason
H. Horn
Soils Department
Iowa State College
Delaware
Floyd
Jefferson
Winneshiek
Worth
Towa
Ames
Smith-Hughes
Gossip Spoils Maud Evening At Reception
Maud felt the reception was spoiled by a rumor about a girl present. The girl stayed nearby, preventing Maud from sharing the gossip or finding a private moment to speak. The incident is reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Maud
Boston Transcript
Shave With Cuticura Soap Ad Promotes Skin Health
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and bathing, claiming doubled razor efficiency and skin purity with no irritation even when shaved twice daily. It asserts one soap for all uses and contrasts opportunity with a gambler’s chance.
Hall of Remembrance to Honor State Heroines
In Washington a hall in the new Women of Fame building will bear state columns inscribed with names of women considered worthy of memory. The Hall of Remembrance, proposed by Mrs. George Barnett, will feature names chosen by each state’s people and a local board, excluding living women.
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Women’s National Foundation
Washington
George Barnett
Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Hall of Remembrance
Think It Over Love as a Disease of Emotions
A London Opinion remark frames love as a disease of the emotions while praising marriage as a long and pleasant convalescence. A Boston Transcript quip questions the cynicism of the view, noting the playful exchange with a cousin.
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London
Boston Transcript
If misery loves company it is up to everybody to marry
A compact reflective line suggests shared fate in marriage decisions and social expectations. The aphorism frames collective pressure as a driver for people to wed. The tone resembles a social commentary on public attitudes toward marriage obligations.
Woman’s Dilemma: Beauty Versus Brains
A woman seeks to balance value placed on beauty and intellect, concluding that both are desirable. The question prompts contemplation of personal worth, social expectations, and fulfillment beyond external traits.
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Tragdey
Atlanta
Dan Walton
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlanta
New York
Broadway
Oakland
Cal
John R. Hanity
George Anderson
Hayward
Alameda County
San Francisco Bay
E. A. Christenson
Hawkeye
State News
Fletcher
Onl
Toni
Saured Une Wate Soda
Baby
AL Edit
Hes
Martin
Martin Varnish CO
Rice Brothers
Live Stock Commission
Sioux City
Oo Ve Loom Products
Baby Eye & Furniture
Lloyd
Heywood Wakefielde Recept
Menominee
Michigan
Western
Canada
Western Canada
G. A. Cook
Watertown
South Dak
R. A. Garrett
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minn
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