Weeklong happenings span murders to political shocks
The week records a spectrum of events including Patrick Dolan’s death while boarding a moving train in Pittsburg, an assassination attempt on Cuban General Pino Guerra in Havana, and Dr Harvey Crippen’s death sentence in England. Other items note royal illnesses, resignations, ship collisions, and major storms across the Atlantic region.
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Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg
Pino Guerra
Havanna
National
Secret Police
Harvey Hawley Crippen
England
Belle Elmore
King Chulalonkkorn
Siam
Bankkok
Prince Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick
Teck
Mary
Charles Hilles
New York
the Treasury
Taft
Washington
Ithaca
N. Y
E. H. Woodruff
Cornell University
Theodore Roosevelt
Prince Francis of
Queen Mary
Prince Francia
Robert E. Peary
Corps of Civil Engineers
Navy
A. 8
G. White
World headlines and local notes from 1910 era press
The board of trustees of the postal savings bank system at Washington approves trials at 48 second class post offices. Philadelphia American baseball team crowned world champions by beating Chicago National 4 games to 1 in 1910. George B. Cox to move from Cincinnati to New York after two decades as Republican boss. Connecticut ranks lowest in New England for children in common school education per Dr. Ayres. Judge Guy lets Katherine Tingley wage will contest in California. Balloon race silence leads Aero Club of St. Louis to seek Canadian help. Mountaineer backers storm Irvington jail to free prisoner John Moore. Marvin Hughitt retires as president of Chicago and Northwestern. William A. Gardner elected to succeed.
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Board of Trustees
Postal Savings Bank System
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago National
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
New York
Connecticut
New England
L. P. Ayres
Russell Gage Foundation
Connecticut Teachers’ Association
Guy
San Diego
Cal
Katherine Tingley
Universal Brotherhood
G. 5
Patterson
New Castle
Deneseed
Point Loma
St. Louis
Aero Club of
William A. Gardner
Hughitt
Wave Sweeps Casamicciola Drowning 200 In Isle of Ischia
Casamicciola on Ischia island is hit by a tidal wave drowning about 200 residents and destroying many homes. Survivors flee to higher ground as relief measures are ordered. Vesuvius eruption adds damage and casualties nearby. Authorities report ships damaged and heavy property loss with four men of war sent to the Beene with supplies.
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Rome
Casamicciola
Ischia
Naples
Mediterranean Sea
Beene
Torre del Crece
Lfe
Cetara
Bay
Salerno
Rosina
Herculaneum
St. Johns
Regulus
Belle Island
Sydney
Shoal Bay
Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Lisbon
Paternoster Point
Cape Colony
Lebanon National Bank Goes Into Liquidation in Lebanon Indiana
The Lebanon National Bank with capital of 80000 dollars is placed in voluntary liquidation by board resolution. Depositors will be paid in full as cash and securities are moved to First National Bank. Oscar L. Keller of Washington will supervise, with American Trust Company closed and under N H Oglesbee in charge.
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Lebanon
Ind
Lebanon National Bank
Capital
Oscar L. Keller
Washington
First National Bank
American Trust Company
The
Lebanon National
N. H. Oglesbee
Bank Department of the State Auditor's Office
Gems Stolen From Travel Agent in Chicago Hotel
Chicago police hunt for thieves who stole $10,000 worth of gems from J. C. Foster travel ing agent for D. L. Auld & Co Columbus Ohio at the Great Northern hotel Foster left his suitcase beside a chair while registering and returned to find it gone The case held fraternal pins and diamond ruby and sapphire stickpins Foster a graduate of Ohio State University and resident of Higby Ohio reported the loss.
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Chicago
J. C. Foster
D. L. Auld & Co
Columbus
Foster
Great Northern
Ohio State University
Higby, C
Fall robberies hit Illinois cities with bold heists
Chicago reports multiple hold ups including a safe dynamiting at a West Side firm and a saloon and refreshment parlor robbery within half an hour. A night watchman fought a revolver battle with the bandits, who fled unseen. Other items note Helen Doyle’s will contest in Shelbyville, Carlinville thieves failing to steal at a steam laundry, and local civic notices from Havana Pekin and Elgin.
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Chicago
West Side
South Side
Shelbyville
Helen M. Doyle
Moneaqua
Martin R. Doyle
St. Louis
William A. Doyle
W. A. Doyle
Carlinville
van Meter
A. A. Heinz
Goggs
Havana
Highty-fifth Regiment of
Linois Volunteers
W R. C
Sam Ross
Big Four
Pekin
Co. L. Hubbard
Springfield
Ross
Michigan
Elgin
Higin Board of Trade
Josephine
Brides
Bond Avenue
T. D. O'Sullivan
Kewanee
Dunne
P. EB. Lebon
St. Francis’ Hospital
Clifton
McLeansboro
Theodora Cates
Rest and Peace Skin Soothing Bath for Infants
Parents seek relief for itchy, irritated skin in infants using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The ad promises immediate relief from eczema rashes and inflammations, enabling rest and sleep for both child and parent, with distribution through druggists and a free Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Cyclone pays visit to Vassar girl and Kansas farmer
A lighthearted tale recalls a Vassar graduate who marries a Kansas farmer. Two weeks later a cyclone visits, rips fences and haystacks, but frightens away after spying the bride’s first pan of biscuits. The event ends with the cyclone blowing off in alarm not to harm.
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Vassar
Kansas
Stage Coach Charley Faces a Peculiar Barroom Deadlock
In Crimson Gulch a stranger asks about the man at the bar. The local tale centers on Stage Coach Charley who recently fixed his teeth in town and, now broke, owes seven dollars in gold fillings. The proprietor refuses to remove the nuggets, trapping Charley in a stalemate.
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Crimson Gulch
Charley
They Speak on Golf Scores and Stroke Efficiency
A Scots style exchange notes golfers aim to minimize strokes while seeking acceptable scores on the links. The caddie explains that most players strive for low totals, though achieving that often requires a few extra strokes.
Physician on Food Endorses Grape-Nuts Across Health
A Portland Oregon physician urges public health duty to teach hygienic and dietetic laws. He cites twenty years of experience supporting Grape-Nuts for all illnesses and convalescence and says it suits healthy breakfasts and weak stomachs. He recommends not overload at morning meals and notes the book The Road to Wellville. There's a Reasons.
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Portland
Oregon
Wellville
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Robert Elder
Kings County
Frank J. Gardner
State Senate
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Morgan Line
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