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Cesare Lombroso traces murders in the United States to immigration and argues crime rises with emigrants. He cites 1890–1896 U.S. murder increases, allocates blame to Italian Russian and other immigrants, and claims racial differences drive higher murder rates among black populations.
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New York
United States
Cesare Lombreuso
New York World
JSS
Chicago
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Geog
Psud
Pease Insys
Massachusetts
England
Scotland
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Europe
South
Robin Hood figure Vivillo to be pardoned in Spain
Madrid reports that while Vivillo writes about Ganditism in Spain from prison he may receive a government pardon. The notorious bandit, famed as a Spanish Robin Hood, was arrested last December in the Argentine Republic after years of elusive pursuit.
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Madrid
Mrs Gunness Remembered in Norway as Rope Dancer
In Christiania the Norse memory of Belle Gunness recalls her as a girl helping her father Petters Paulsen a traveling conjurer and magician who performed at Norway fairs She danced rope and was seen in short skirts inviting the public into the tent Her three sisters and brother also joined the act The father later retired to a small property near Trondhjem and Mrs Gunness has many relatives in Norway.
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Trondhjem
Berlin women wear hats with tiny flags amid fashion row
Berlin fashion sparks nationalist protest as many women wear sailor hats adorned with small American flags. Nationalist papers condemn the trend and demand a strong protest against perceived German denigration of national honor.
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Berlin
Cable
Alligator Eats a Boy at Calcascu River
In Fenton Louisiana a fourteen foot alligator is hunted after a three year old boy Harry Frye wandered from a fishing party. His clothing and a teddy bear were found torn and bloody on the Calcascu riverbank as search crews pursue the animal.
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Harry Frye
Fenton
Calcascu River
Fryes
Harry
Buildings Sell Low at Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk special announces the Pennsylvania and West Virginia buildings at the Jamestown Exposition have sold for 2000 and 2200 dollars respectively. The Pennsylvania building cost 31000 dollars while the West Virginia structure cost 19000 dollars.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Gunness Farm Case Sees Grand Jury Probe In Lamphere Arson
Laporte Indiana special grand jury begins hearing on Ray Lamphere amid charges of arson and murder in the Belle Gunness family case. Witnesses include Gunness hired man and others who say Lamphere warned of a gallows fate for Gunness. A slate of testimonies follows as investigators tally funds linked to the Gunness crimes.
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Laporte
Ind
Laporte County
Gunness Farm
R. N. Smith
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Lamphere
Helgelein
TD. McCormick
Angust Z. Anders
Henry Keithlin
Fred H. Zahn
Joseph Fraser
August Barsken
Joseph Maxson
Elizabeth Smith
Abs
Gunness
Mads Sorenson
Peter Gunness
Charles Erdman
Newcastle
Herman Kenitzer
LaSalle Grand Avenue
Elizabeth Streets
Chicago
Austin
Ole O
Budsburg
Tioka
AVIS
Avenue
John C, Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Ataldeat Oh
Andrew Sleigelein
Averdeen
S. D
George Berry
Tuscola
Kenry Gerhart
Iola
Wis
Four Ounces of Brain Removed From Patient Ritz
New York dispatch reports Jacob Ritz aged twenty two of Brooklyn had four ounces of brain removed at St Marys Hospital. Surgeons performed the operation and regard it as entirely successful. He is said to be in good health and in possession of all his faculties as he prepares to leave the hospital.
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New York
Jacob Ritz
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hospital
F. McArdie
Railroad Service
Transportation and Mechanical
T.st. la& W. Ry
Clover Leat
National Correspondence School of
Michigan Ave
30Th St
Moths Targeted as Legislature Weighs Budget
In Boston Special the Massachusetts Legislature is asked for a 300000 appropriation to fund the year's warfare against gypsy and brown tail moths. Over 80000 parasites released from Melrose Highlands Experiment Station with 20000 more to be released soon. Scientists believe parasites will suppress the gypsy moth here as in Europe.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Melrose Highlands
Europe
Currency bill pass provokes Democratic vote maneuver in House
The House passed the Vreeland currency bill 145 to 124 amid a political coup by Whip Watson. Democrats faced pressure to vote, with John Sharp Williams urging a present stance while Representative Overstreet defended the bill as temporary shield against panics. The Senate will likely amend toward the Aldrich plan before conference.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Aldrich
Watson
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Overstreet
Indianapolis
House
Congress
Vreeland
Sheath gowns stir Paris at Longchamps
Four young women in ultra fashionable sheath gowns caused a disturbance at Longchamps as onlookers reacted with astonishment and embarrassment. Police removed the wearers after a divided skirt drew attention while directors defended the fashion as the latest trend.
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Paris
Cable
Longchamps
Rue de la Paix
Touy
Municipal Police
Evans Hates to Leave Old Gang in Navy Retirement
Rear Admiral Evans voiced sorrow at leaving the Navy as he returned from San Francisco. He stated two things he cannot help and can do nothing about will not trouble him as he closes this chapter.
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Evans
Chicago
United States Navy
San Francisco
Pole Vault Record Shattered by Roy Mercer in Dual Meet
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania freshmen and combined school teams dual meet saw 18 year old George School athlete Roy Mercer break the world interscholastic pole vault record previously held by C. Freeney of Chicago by clearing twelve feet one half inch.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Roy Mercer
George Schoolboy
C. Freeney
Chicago
Unfortunate Case Ties Idla Man to Gunness Scheme
Henry Gurholt of Scandinavia Wis is believed a victim of Mrs Belle Gunness in Laporte Ind. He had been in contact with a matrimonial bureau advertised in a Scandinavian paper. Friends say he corresponded with Gunness and has not been heard from since July 4 1906 after leaving to wed a Chicago area widow.
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Idla
Wis
Henry Gurholt
Scandinavia
Here
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Great Disaster in China Tide Giant Hits Yangtse River
Seattle reports a colossal tidal bore on the Yangtse river near Hangow by the steamship Titan. A twenty six foot wave swept numerous sampans and junk beyond recovery, drowning thousands of Chinese and leaving wreckage and bodies along the riverbank for miles.
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Seattle
Wash
China
Yangtsekiang
Hangow
Titan
Hangon
Wright brothers aeroplane wrecked at Will Devil Hills
In Manteo North Carolina the Wright brothers aero plane was wrecked on the beach just before a planned triumph. Wilbur Wright escaped with only a facial bruise as an unmanageable lever misdirected descent. The test flight covered about eight miles with initial circular paths and a two mile run before a fatal crash.
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Manteo
N. C
Wright Brothers
Will Devil Hills
Wilbur Wright
Rebellion in Yun Nan alarms Pekin as troops delayed
Shanghai dispatch reports 10 000 rebels trained in Japan directing operations from Yun Nan. The Sun Yat Sen adherents possess artillery and avoid harming foreigners. Pekin plans to send Peiyang troops, a three to four month delay. The uprising is described as China’s gravest yet.
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Shanghai
Mengetse
Revels
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
Pekin
Yun Nan
Peiyang
China
Senators Hoarse On Senate Floor Fight In Guthrie
In Guthrie Oklahoma the Senate floor saw Senators Morris and Roddie clash after Roddie called Morris a liar. Roddie sustained serious head bruises and Brook, who tried to intervene, was struck during the altercation.
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Guthrie
Okla
Morris
Roddie
Senate
Brook
Publisher Lewis Is Freed After Jury Acquits Bank Founder
In St. Louis Judge Rin er of Wyoming directs verdict after a federal jury acQUITS Edward G. Lewis of mail fraud charges tied to the People s United States Bank. The bank had been closed by a postal fraud order nearly three years ago and this was his second trial following a hung jury in the first proceeding.
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St. Louis, Mo
Riner
Wyoming
United States District Court
Edward G. Lewis
People’s United States Bank
Lewis
Our lives are the lips of the Most High
A brief meditation quoted as a devotional line reflecting the belief that human life expresses divine speech. The phrase emphasizes humility and reverence toward spiritual authority and the sacred in daily existence.
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Robin Hood
Prue Guness
Grand Jury
Murler
Smutzer
Jim Watson
Bill of Williams
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Atlantic Coast
Monster Aero
Golden Rule Rheumatic Remedy CO
Columbus
Ohio
Emblem Bicycles
Emblem Mfc. Company
Angola
Erie Co
N Y
Concord
Naboth Concord
Naboth Vineyards
Diner’s Digester Company
Des Moines
Iowa
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Telus
Pherion
Tilirenad Company
Barking & Willis, Manufacturers
Ann Arbor
Michigan
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Heinzelman Bros. Carriage CO
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H. Belleville
St. Louis
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