Only Woman Veteran of the South Marks the Graves of Departed Comrades
Miss Mary A. Hall of Augusta Georgia, the only woman member of a Confederate veteran camp, is honored as guardian of the flag and has laid more than 700 silken emblems on graves. She served as nurse scout and battlefield participant, bravely sustaining the Southern cause and defending comrades through illness and danger.
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Augusta
Mary A. Hall
Georgia
Murfreesboro
Hall
Vivandiere
Confederacy
Miss Hall
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Husband Sees Wife Take Death Plunge
In Boston on May 31 a Milwaukee woman identified as Mrs. John Jackson leaped from a Parker House fourth floor window and was killed instantly. Her husband, present at the time, failed to stop her action amid reports of recent nervous disorders.
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United Press
Boston
John Jackson
Milwaukee
Parker House
Riot clash leaves thirty dead at San Lais Potosi
Police in Laredo report a mob demanding prisoners released clashed with officers near San Lais Potosi Mexico. In the confrontation the police fired into the crowd, killing two men and two women. the riot then escalated with heavy fighting.
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United Press
Laredo
Tex
San
Lais Potosi
Mex
Darrow Defends Conners and Maple in Dynamite Plot
Iron Workers hire Darrow and associates to also defend B H Connors and A B Maple who were indicted with the McNamaras over the Hall of Records blast attempt. Darrow to confer with labor leaders in San Francisco then Indianapolis before returning to Los Angeles for July 5 plea.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Iron Workers’ Union
McNamaras
B. H. Conners
A. B. Maple
Grand Jury
Hall of Records
Job Harriman
Connors
Maple
Horton
McNamara Brothers
Clarence Darrow
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Leo Rappaport
Southard Dies After Stroke While In Seattle Since 1890
Frank 8. Southard of Morris Southard Shipley died at noon after a paralysis stroke last Saturday. Will H Morris brought him to Providence hospital from Arlington mountainside. Death attributed to araemic poisoning. He was 46, survived by wife and two daughters.
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Southard
Morris, Southard & Shipley
Will H. Morris
Providence Hospital
Arlington
Seattle
Strike Crisis in Chicago Spurs Building Trade Struggle
Notices sent to union steamfitters and plumbers urge return to work on ongoing projects. A joint arbitration board backed the steamfitters, risking a crisis in Chicago's $40,000,000 building troop as jurisdictional warfare continues. In New York, banker Joseph G. Robin faces sentencing after Grand Larceny conviction for misappropriating bank funds.
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United Press
Chicago
New York
Joseph G. Robin
Robin
Woman Freed After Accuser Remains in Jail
Georgia Kelly of 117 Maynard was released after two days in jail while her accuser, George Miller of 402 Sixth Ave, remained imprisoned. The narrative says Kelly had been invited to Miller’s home to fetch spare meat. upon Miller returning home, he released his $15 watch, which later appeared in a second coat. Miller is jailed for drunkenness and Kelly is freed.
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Maynard
George Miller
Georgia
George
Chief on Trial for Conduct Unbecoming Police Chief
San Francisco May 21 The trial of Police Chief Seymour on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and incompetency opened before the board of police commissioners. Mayor McCarthy is expected to announce a successor to Commissioner W E OConnell who resigned Monday. The charge alleges Seymour failed to close gambling dens despite shutting open gambling.
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Cal
Seymour
Board of Police Commissioners
McCarthy
Police Department
W. E. O'Connell
Australia to bar Japanese immigrants
Australia will resist Japanese immigration with firm resolve, acting premier Wa Morria Hughes declares in Sydney Telegraph article. Hughes favors no compromise and warns: Australia will not admit Japanese immigrants except by force if necessary.
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Melcuurae
Japan
Australia
Sydney Telegraph
Morria Hughes
Commonwealth
Swords
Hughes
Summer Furnishings At Popular Prices
Today’s Styles Today presents complete summer assortments for comfort. Readily available items include neck wear straw hats soft shirts Oxfords and belts all offered at popular prices for the season.
Three Die In Windsor Hotel Fire At Siiverton
A Windsor hotel fire in Siiverton destroyed the Windsor and Victoria hotels amid high winds. At least three people perished with one identified as Fair griev, while two bodies could not be recognized. Firefighters struggled to prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby residences.
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Nelson
B. C
Windsor Hotel
Siiverton
Ane
Fair Griev
Windsor
Victoria Hotel
Two Aviators Fall Escape Serious Injury
ROME May 31 Roland Garros the Frenchman who led the Parieto-Turin aero race fell between Civita and Vecchia on the second leg his plane wrecked but no serious injury. Aviator Frey descending at Pica crashed after striking a barrier. Conneau reached Genoa at seven, refueled, then continued to Pisa and Rome.
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Roland Garros
Civita
Vecchia
Frey
Pica
Conneau
Genoa
Pisa
Two Brothers Starve Near Redlands in California
Two brothers G. J. and J. C. Gibson lie in the county hospital in SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., too weak to walk after two days with no food. They had subsisted for over a month on refuse from a city dump, moving from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeking work. Officials fear both will die.
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United Press
San Bernardino
Cal
G. J
J. C. Gibson
Redlands
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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