Wild 1900s editorial collage on suffrage and war fear
A wide array of clippings touch on women's suffrage in China and England, Moslems and Young Turks, Persian and Crimean War heroines Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton, Dreadnought costs, massacres in Asia Minor, and a Boyle kidnapping case with life terms. The tone critiques politics, media sensationalism, and social norms while noting public figures and events.
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Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Bride’s Homecoming Turned Into Tragedy Celebration
A Brooklyn bride invited six former fiancés to her homecoming. They interrupted the scene by staging a mock celebration of their narrow escape. No injuries reported.
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Brooklyn
Chicago Court Rules Divorced Men Liable for Alimony
A Chicago court has held that divorced husbands can be required to pay alimony. The ruling clarifies the ongoing financial responsibility of former spouses and affects alimony obligations beyond the divorce decree.
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Chicago
Jong
Mrs Gould's Alleged Conduct Backed By Witnesses
In a New York deposition amid a divorce suit, Mrs Katherine Gould is portrayed as ladylike and above reproach. Witnesses including Mrs Alice Bankhead and Lieut Henry Bankhead testify she never drank to excess, remained proper in Cairo, Chicago, and at Castle Gould, and did not display intoxication or improper language.
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New York
Howard Gould
Katherine Gould
Dand
Shearn
Alice S. Bankhead
Atlanta
Henry McCauley Bankhead
Fort McPherson
Lieut. Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Alabama
Gould
William F. Murphy
Castle Gould
Mqnor
William Cullen
Probe wreck in Indiana leaves ten dead
South Bend, Ind. June 22 The coroner s inquest into the South Shore Electric railway collision near Chesterton began. Conductor Kenney of the east bound car was brought to South Bend in serious condition. Other injured are expected to recover. Names and statuses of the dead and injured were clarified as officials sought identifications. A separate report from Mount Carmel Ill notes a head on collision near Belmont Browns between Southern railway passenger trains No 1 and 2 caused by order errors. Mail Clerk Jackson was killed on No 2 while engineers were injured but not fatally.
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South Bend
Ind
South Shore Electric Railway
Chesterton
Kenney
F. T. Moore
E. T. Moore
Hillsdale
Mich
A. Moore
Mount Carmel
Belmont
Browns
Here
Southern Railway
Jackson
Homeopathy Institute Opens Sixty Fifth Annual Meet in Detroit
The American Institute of Homeopathy began its sixty fifth annual session at the Y M C A auditorium in Detroit with a large gathering of physicians from across the United States. Dr. D A MacLachlan chaired the opening, with welcome addresses by Gov red M Warner Mayor P H Breitmeyer and Dr MacLachlan. President Dr William Davis Foster delivered the annual address. Memorial exercises for deceased members were held in the afternoon as various sections began their work.
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Detroit
Mich
American Institute of Homeopathy
D. A. MacLachlan
Gav. Red M. Warner
P. H. Breitmeyer
MacLachlan
Joseph Hensley
William Davis Foster
Kansas City
Institute
Mysterious Indiana Man Slain Found in Akron Box Car
An unidentified man about 40 was found murdered in an Akron box car with a crushed skull and rifled pockets. A note in his pocket bore the name J. M. O Lear and directions to lift to La Grange, Chicago. The body, likely killed days earlier, matched a 5'11" frame and 170 pounds, wearing a black suit.
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Akron, O
Paris Green
Hammond
Ind
J. M. O’lear
Fairfield
la Grange
Ogden Avenue
Chicago
Letter Carriers of Michigan elect delegate at Benton Harbor
The Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers held its annual convention at Benton Harbor on June 22 and elected a delegate to the national meeting. Speakers included B. S. Trafton of Cleveland and M. T. Feiman of Bloomington, addressing the members.
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Letter Carriers
Michigan
Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers
National Association
St. Paul
Trafton
Cleveland
M. T. Feiman
Bloomington
Steamers Crash in Fog Off Dover Coast
In dense fog near Dover the Red Star One Zeeland struck an unknown vessel amidships. Repairs to the Zeeland’s damaged bows will take two or three weeks. Boats were lowered but no wreckage or clue to the other ship was found. the Zeeland then proceeded to Dover and Southampton.
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Southampton
Tivo
Red Star
Zeeland
Collison
Dover
Acciden
Auto Hit By Train Kills Dobbs in Camden NJ
Glenn H. Dobbs of Collingswood New Jersey was killed and William Wyand of the same area injured when a Pennsylvania Railroad express train struck their automobile in Camden on June 22.
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Camden
N. J
Glenn H. Dobbs
Collingswood
N. Jay
William Wyand
Pennsylvania Railroad
Four Fatally Hurt in Dubois Pa Accident
The incident at Hick's Run left four people dead or fatally injured. Charles Serr, editors note victims and survivors, with authorities outlining crash details amid investigations in Dubois Pennsylvania.
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Dubois
Charles Serr
Tatas Hick
Hungarian Girl Pleads Manslaughter in Mercer County
Peera Paska an 18 year old Hungarian girl pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Mercer county court asserting she killed John Luces in defense of her good name. Judge Reed sentenced her to three years in the state prison.
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Trenton
W. J
Peera Paska
John Luces
Here
Mercer County
Reed
Auto killing driver sentenced in Morristown case
In Morristown Pa on June 22 Charles Scheers a chauffeur who last year while speeding on the Old York road struck two men. Patrick McLaughlin died from his injuries. He was sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fifty dollar fine.
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Morristown
Charles Scheers
York Road
Patrick McLaughlin
Two Killed by Powder Blast in New Jersey Incident
A powder blast in Pompton Lakes New Jersey resulted in two fatalities. Local authorities reported the incident and launched an investigation to determine cause and liabilities. Further details were not available at this time.
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Pompton, Lakes, N, J
Wright brothers ready for first Fort Myer flight amid trolley danger
Aviation history note from Washington June 22 reports Orville and Wilbur Wright resuming assembly at Fort Myer with Charles Taylor. They plan a five mile speed course to Alexandria and a two hour endurance test, while trolley lines and a removed telephone wire raise safety concerns for low flying craft. Gen. Allen orders test setup with observatory view and medical auto standby.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Charles ©. Taylor
Wrights
Fort
Wright
Gen. Allen
Alexandria
Allen
Cleared of Robbery Charge in Oklahoma Bank Case
Bartlesville June 22 Thomas Jordan a Ramona Oklahoma cattleman was cleared here of a robbery charge involving a Collinsville bank.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Thomas Jordan
Ramona
Collinsville
Senate finance panel in conference with Taft on taxes
Washington June 22 The Senate finance committee members met with President Taft at the White House for several hours last night to discuss the income and corporation taxes.
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Taft
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
White House
Warren Urges 18 Percent Ad Valorem Tariff on Hides
Washington, June 22. Senator Warren of Wyoming pressed for an 18 percent ad valorem duty on hides as soon as the senate convened. He argued protection ends when manufacturers control finished goods. A Spokane newsboy card mourning Rev. Hale was read in session, and Bourne joined pro Taft Republicans backing constitutional income tax and corporate net earnings tax amendments.
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Washington
Warren
Wyoming
Senate
Senator Warren
Arthur Prague
Spokane Newsboys’ Association
Edward Everett Hale
Piles
Congressional
Bourne
Taft
Cunard Mauretania Sets New Eastward Ocean Record
The Cunard liner Mauretania shaved fifty minutes off its own eastbound record from New York, finishing in four days seventeen hours twenty one minutes. It arrived off Daunt’s Rock at 10 11 a.m. with a total voyage of 2933 nautical miles at an average 25.88 knots, beating the previous average of 25.70. Daily runs were 592, 606, 602, and 624 nautical miles.
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Queenstown
Cunard Line
New York
Daunt’s Rock
Six Merry Makers Hurt In Runaway Car Crash
New York June 22 six occupants of an automobile returning from Coney Island were injured when the runaway vehicle crashed into a tree on Ocean Parkway. Miss May Emery 27 of Washington Heights died from fractures and internal injuries. Twenty six passengers were thrown from the car by the collision and taken to hospitals.
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New York
Coney Island
May Emery
Washington Heights
Ocean Parkway
Octogenarian's death by own action at Paris Green test
Pittsburg June 22 Old age and despondency caused George Kraus aged 83 to commit suicide today by taking Paris green.
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Pittsburg
George Kraus
Paris
Green
Rumor of Harriman Arrest at Vienna Stock Raid
Unconfirmed rumor circulates that E. H. Harriman faced a raid on the stock market in Vienna. Report notes the claim as speculative with little corroboration from the Unior Facts space.
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New
York
Harriman
Vienna
Suspect Leon Ling Nabbed. Amsterdam and Schenectady News
Police chase leads from New York to Schenectady and Amsterdam as Chinaman Leon Ling, also known as William Leon, and associate Chen Ling are questioned in Elsie Sigel murder case. Reports say Ling denied killing Sigel, while Chu Hop and Chon Sing are also detained. Washington and Galway connections explored.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Prospect
New York
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
William Leon
Chen Ling
Schenectady
Leon
West Galway
Leor
Chu Hop
Chinatown
William H. Leon
South Center Street
Miss Sigel
Dover Street
Chon Sing
Hisse Sigel
Harvey Kennedy
Ex Chief Sends Antelopes to Daughter on Vaderland
A garbled 1922 New York dispatch reports ex President sending antelopes to his daughter Mrs Longworth aboard the Vaderland steamer from Antwerp via Dover. The note mentions milk bottles and a man from East Africa, with unclear details about the animals and route.
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New York
Anttelopes
Presiden Velt
Hia
Aaughter
Mra
An Longworth
Vaderland
Antwerp
Dover
Metal
Professor Foater Expelled Sues Chicago June 1928
Fragmentary OCR notes show a professor named Foater expelled and filing suit against Chicago in June 1928. A professor G is indicated as removed from the roll of membership, with a reference to a Baptist minister.
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Foater
Sues
Chicago
Baptiat Miniater
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India
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Mrs. Gould
Indiana
Institute OF Homeopathy
National Organization
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Newsboy
Atlantic
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C’atreet
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Chung Sing
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Roosevelt
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