Woman Dead Clerks Held In Springfield Case
Chas Metzer a young shoe clerk is jailed without bond in Springfield charged with involvement in the death of Mrs Augusta Kellogg known as Madam Brownie. On her death bed she urged no prosecution. Police believe Metzer struck the elderly woman when asked to leave her resort. Mrs Kellogg reputedly fair worth about 500000 and supported charities.
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Springfield
Chas. Metzer
Augusta Kellogg
Brownie
Youthful Wrinkleless Skin Revealed by Simple Prescriptions
A vintage advertisement promotes two facial regimens for younger looking skin. It suggests mixing saxolite with water for a wrinkle remover to treat facial muscles and tone. It also recommends mercolised wax nightly as a cold cream substitute to fade freckles and discoloration and reveal brighter skin.
From Grocer Into Opera
Crosby jumps from a Portland grocer counter to stardom with Mizzi Hales in the show Sam at the Moore theatre. He understudies Duffey, sings in the church quartet past, and rises from $60 a month to a much larger annual salary.
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W. FE. Crosby
W. E. Crosby
Portland
America
Mizzi Hales
Mizzi
Sam
Moore Theatre
Miszi
Sam Racz
Crosby
Lucal Racz
J. Humbird Duffey
New York
Duffey
Juliska Zekete
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church
Vaureville
Phinney
Sari” Company
New Cecil Hotel
Becomes Chummy with Deputies. Supercargo Vanishes
In Aberdeen on July 6 Walter H. Page supervisor of the schooner Annie Larson, suspected of smuggling ammunition into Mexico, left deck for the cabin as deputies guarding him relaxed their watch. When investigators searched, the boat was ashore and Page was gone.
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Aberdeen
Walter H. Page
Annie Larson
Mexico
Page
Minister J. M. Sullivan resigns over unsatisfactory status
J. M. Sullivan, serving as American minister to the Dominican Republic, requests to resign his post, stating he does not meet satisfactory standards. The move comes amid diplomatic reassessment and official review of his duties.
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J. M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
War threatens as Austro German advance pushes on
Warsaw warned of danger as Russian lines near Braanik collapse and German forces drive eastward toward Lublin and Ivangorod. Field Marshal Mackensen pursues Russians south of Lublin while Austro German attacks spill into southeastern Poland. In Petrograd the battle south of Lubin grows with heavy shelling and Russian lines fall back to new positions near the Wieprz and Bug rivers.
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Zen
Lublin
Poland
Petrograd
von Mackenzen
Lubin
War Office
Kraenik
Wieprz
Bug Rivera
British Aviators Routed by Germans
Berlin reports British raiders bound for the North Sea coast were driven back by German airships and fighters. The fleet included hydroplanes, aeroplanes, motor boats, cruisers, and destroyers. A hydroplane rose toward the coast and was pursued by German aircraft, dying over Dutch territory.
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Berlin
North Sea
Terschelling
German General von Sanders Shot in Turkish Army
Athens reports German General von Sanders, commander of Turkish forces in the Dardanelles, has been wounded again according to dispatches received today.
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Athens
En. von Sanders
Dardanelles
Indian Singer Winnamnucea Jack at the Roundup
Indian cowboy Winnamnucea Jack hails from the local area and will perform at the Western Stampede and Round-Up starting Saturday at Madison Park. He aims to bring dramatic intensity to his act, noting contrasts with formal opera models amid prairie audience expectations.
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Winnamnucea Jack
Caruso
Winnamucca Jack
Madison Park
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Diary Collapse Sparks Testimony Clash
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived from Malone and dismissed five press notices within minutes while denying she will testify. She led reporters to a ticket window and planned a Lake Chateaugay visit, saying she may attend the court as a spectator. Deputy Attorney General Cook vowed to compel her to testify, arguing no constitutional rights shield her from testifying against her husband.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Malone
Lake Chateaugay
Evelyn
Cook
Thaw
Official of Union Shot in Chicago Impasse
An unknown man shot Charles Johnson, secretary of the International Union of Hincklayera, at his Chicago home. Johnson was struck in the lung and is in precarious condition after the attacker fled. Johnson has been active in Chicago's carpenters' strike.
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Chicago
Charles Johnson
International Union of Hincklayera
Johnson
Carpenters
Sourdough Heroic Trek From Arctic Circle to Deering
George Wagener and Charley Bourne undertook a grueling 75 mile trek from Keewalik Spit to Deering, Alaska, battling cold and ice. Wagener hauled Bourne across thawing ice and rough terrain, keeping him awake and fed as frostbite claimed Bourne’s feet. A rescue party reached them in Deering after a perilous journey marked by endurance and mutual aid.
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George Wagener
Medison
Arctic Circle
Weaver
T. L. Bailey
Wagner
Halley
Ship Creek
Organise & Company
Malley
George Wagner
Keewalik Spit
Kotzebue Sound
Deering
Kugruk
Ocean
Chance
Charley Bourne
Charley
Bourne
Seattle Man Held as Frisco Bandit
Three masked robbers armed with revolvers entered the Terminal hotel in San Francisco early today and robbed night clerk L. B. Hartwell of 120 dollars and a 20 dollar check. George Murray, arrested fleeing the scene, allegedly confessed he traveled from Seattle a week ago with two other men.
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San Francisco
Terminal Hotel
L. B. Hartwell
George Murray
Murray
Seattle
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Dr. L. R. Clark
Regal Dental Offices
L. R. Clark
Mgr
Third Ave
N. W. Cor
Third and Union
Curry Optical Co. Eyesight Specialists
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Atlantic Express North Coast Limited
ST. Louis
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Great Northern
Beaches
Yesler Way
Elliott
J. O. McMullen, C. P. A
A. Tinling
P. A
Smith Ridg
A. D. Charlton
Ore
Warsaw
Braanik
Ivangorod
Aus
Field Marshal
von Macken
Russia
Second Ave
Mehlhorn
Jimmys
Arctic
Wagher
Grand Rapids
Hippodrome Fifth and
Sivereity
Hollywood
Pike 8St
Electra-Vita Co
Empress Theatre
Bidg
Frisco Bandit
Metropolitan
Fatrick Campbell
Tanqueap
Empress Theatal
Sullivan-Consiéine
Salt Lake
Gordon Highlanders Victoria
Gunce
Weyman-Bruton Company
Union Square
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