Rex Beach Not Blind Works on New Novel at Hopatcong
June 26 New York Rex Beach the novelist is not blind and is actively writing a new novel at his summer cottage on Lake Hopatcong New Jersey He told friend Hudson Maxim that his eyes and health are fine Maxim served as a rapid news correspondent delivering updates to Harper and Bros confirming Beach's condition and work.
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Rex Beach
Lake Hopatcong
N. J
Hudson Maxim
Maxim
Jersey
Harper and Bros. Beach
Harper's
Beach
Hopatcong
Central
New Jersey
Maxsim
Hudson
Mother Superior Drexel Plans Parochial School for Negro Children
New York June 26 Out of her income of six million dollars left by her father Mother Superior Katherine Drexel founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indiana and Colored People will establish a parochial school for negro children It will be August 1 Mother met the daughter of Francis A Drexel of Philadelphia She renounced society about twenty years ago Her work has taken her to the South and West but recently her attention was drawn to the field offered by the negro population of New York.
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New York
Katherine Drexel
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Indiana
Francis A. Drexel
Philadelphia
Intimate Sketches of Harmon Campaign Hype in Baltimore
In Baltimore on June 26 the piece skewers Harmon campaign propaganda at the Emerson hotel. It recalls Bill Sulser's arrival and dramatic press coverage while recounting a mock lobby scene and a train-car discussion among Democrats about dark horse prospects.
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United States
Judean Harmon
Emerson Hotel
Maryland
Harmon
Emerson
Harmon Press
Bill Sulser
Bill
Kansas City
Jim” Lloyd
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Jim
Dark Horse
Dependable Secrets of Beauty and Health
Homemade tonics promise hair and scalp benefits using quinzoin and alcohol. A blood tonic blends sugar and kardene to boost appetite and cleanse skin. An eye tonic of crystal dissolves in water soothes inflamed eyes. A glycerine cream with almozoth claims to fade freckles and tan while cleansing and softening skin.
Wives of Big Democrats Watching Convention
Fragmentary dialogue notes show a heated exchange about a political convention. The text mentions wives of prominent Democrats watching the event and includes unrelated lines about a cold and a teacher named Yeacher. The readability is poor and factual details are minimal.
Delia Olds Freed on Bail in Spokane Murder Case
Mrs. Delia Olds wife of Dr. W H Olds, charged with murdering him May 28, is released from jail on five thousand dollar bail to recover from a nervous collapse. Accompanied by sister Mrs Frankie Yeon, she sat trembling in a cushioned chair during the proceedings.
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Spokane
Delia Olds
W. H. Olds
Frankie Yeon
Youngest Colorado divorcee is 16 year old Anna Elberson
In Denver on June 26, 16 year old Mrs. Anna RE Elberson became the state’s youngest divorcee. She was married two years earlier at ages 14 and 16 to Albert J. Elberson. She contends her father in law caused her husband to lose affection.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Anna RE. Elberson
Albert J. Elberson
Elberson
Calls Premier Murderer For Forcibly Feeding Suffragets
A wild House of Commons scene over hunger strikes at Holloway prison. George Lansbury denounced Prime Minister Asquith calling him a murderer of innocent women, then was removed after refusing to leave the chamber amid disorder.
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United Press
London
House of Commons
Holloway
George Lansbury
Asquith
Speaker Lowther
Lansbury
Chief Roberts Questions Hall of Fame Representation
Across the Sound, Chief Roberts visits Seattle and at Pioneer Square asks who a tron bust represents. A passerby replies Chief Seattle, leading Roberts to quip that Chief Seattle always needs a shave.
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Chief Roberts
Sound
Seattle
Pioneer Square
Two Socialites Die in Venice Auto Crash
Mrs Carl L Doron and Mrs Nicholas DArcy died in a wreck near Venice as their car collided with a Venice Short Line train. Mrs Doron and Mrs DArcy sustained severe injuries, with DArcy's condition described as possibly fatal. The travelers were en route to Venice for an outing.
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Los Angeles
Carl L. Doron
Nicholas D'Arcy
Venice
Doron
D'Arcy
Darcy
Nicholas
Jury selected in Henning alienation suit against Funk
In Chicago on June 26 the jury for J C Henning’s suit against Clarence Funk began hearing testimony. Henning alleges his wife and the Harvester executive were together at hotels, seeking $25,000. First witnesses, hotel staff, testified to seeing the pair together. A bellboy said he observed a compromising position.
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Chicago
J. ¢. Henning
Clarence
Funk
International Harvester Company
Henning
Harvester
Norris Son Given Court Order To Stay From Home
Seh am F. Norris of 545 Federal Jr. secured a restraining order from the superior court to keep Ira F. Norris the chauffeur out of the house. Ira is cited to appear on June 29 to show cause why the order should not become permanent.
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Ira F. Norris
Seham F. Norrie
Federal Jr
Young Norris
Ira
Husband shoots wife then harms self in jail attempt
William Snyder of 2241 Franklin Jr. shot at his wife last night and tried to kill himself with potash. He injured his mouth and ended up as a new inmate in the city jail. authorities describe the episode as the ex-fireman's act.
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William Snyder
Franklin Jr
Automobilist Runs Over Roy in Double Accident
Roy H. Robinson of the Arctic club was struck by a car driven up Seneca from First. M Schwartz age 16 of 1135 21st no 8 was knocked down and dragged 25 feet but escaped serious injury. Three patrolmen witnessed the crash noting both drivers careless. Both drivers to be arraigned on careless driving charges.
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H. Robinson
Arctic Club
M. Schwartz
Schwartz
Incendiary Fire Cuts Wires at Vollney Hotel
Fire discovered in a back room of the Vollney hotel at Eighth and Pike. Manager Mary McKenzie said the blaze appeared deliberate after investigators found the automatic alarm wires cut. No motive yet learned for attempting to burn the hotel.
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Vollney Hotel
Eighth and Pike
Mary McKenzie
Market price report shows varied first grade crops and meats
The markets list average buying and selling prices from local commission merchants to producers and retailers. Prices cover items such as timothy hay, wheat hay, apples, oranges, beef cuts, pork by products, mutton, poultry, and fresh vegetables with notes on regional sources and quality standards.
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Washington
Puget Sound
Flenns Ors
Turkeye
WWE Caeerees
Coos
Colery
Dom
May Yohe Not Dead A Bit Reappears In Atlantic City
Actress May Yohe, former wife of Lord Francis Hope, reappears at the Hotel Wiltshire in Atlantic City after a weeklong disappearance. She says a motor trip with friends caused the absence and explains she told her maid not to search for her. Her purse found in Central Park was misplaced last week en route home from her mother.
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Atlantic City
Central Park
Rebels Near Bachimba As Generals Advance
Extra news from Revolt Chihuahua reports 5400 rebels hold Bachimba stronghold 45 miles away. Gen Tellez leads federal vanguard crossing the river within 12 miles. Gen Huerta to follow within 24 hours. Outpost fighting expected today.
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Bachimba
Tellez
Huerta
Strike clash at New York factory ends with arrest
About 100 girls, protesting against a strikebreaker unit from the American Gown company, attacked 20 of the women entering the factory. A fierce street fight followed with torn dresses, scratched faces, and disheveled hair. One girl was arrested.
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New York
American Gown Company
Eagle Park disaster toll rises to three dead
39 dead Buffalo report shows three known dead with twenty two bodies recovered and one missing from Eagle Park disaster Sunday night.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eagle Park
Village club urges hotel owner to back train stop
The village improvement club asks the hotel proprietor to support a campaign for a new train stop. The proprietor jokes that allowing more visitors would let strangers leave the town the same day.
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Village Improvement Club
Train Robber Boards Mail Car Near Long View
A gunman boarded the mail car of the International and Great Northern at night, threatened clerks with a revolver, seized one of three pouches, kicked it from the train, then jumped off. Contents of the pouch are unknown.
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Long View
Texas
International
Great Northern
Four Tang Shao Yi Ministers Resign Plea Unaccepted
A telegram from Pekin reports the formal resignation of four cabinet ministers from the Tang Shao Yi party. The resignations have not been accepted by the authorities.
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Pekin
State Department
Tang Shao Yi Party
Two 12-Year-Old Highwaymen Sentenced to Reform
In Madison Indiana on June 26 two youths Louis Rodgers and Louis Williams both age 12 confessed to holding up an other boy, robbing him of $1.30 so they could attend a baseball game. They received two years in the house of reform.
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Madison
Ind
House of Reform
Louis Rodgers
Louis Williams
Paul Hamug Declares For New Party In Chicago Rift
The article reports Paul Hamug and W H Paulhamus criticizing the Chicago convention as a biased gathering that denied Washington delegates fair participation and misrepresented the people’s choice. It notes A J Quigley entering a bid for county auditor and describes insurgent optimism after Roosevelt’s Chicago setback influencing hopes for a third party. Seattle Democrats react to Washington delegation shifts.
Noise Ban Aims At Quiet Nyack Town
Nyack New York June 26. The board of trustees aims for a noise free town within possible limits. A new law makes any owner liable for a 20 dollar fine if pets or livestock cause noise at unseemly hours. Organ grinders itinerant musicians and hucksters may be quieted.
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Nyack
N. Y
Board of Trustees
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