Kidnapers Collapsed After Maximum Sentences Given
In Mercer and Pittsburg, Mrs Boyle received 25 years plus 6000 dollars and costs for kidnapping. James H Boyle got life imprisonment in the western penitentiary for kidnapping Billy Whitla. Court described prior convictions and threats of self harm. Police report Boyle hid a razor, and Mrs Boyle reportedly attempted morphine overdose in jail.
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Mercer
James H. Boyle
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Billy’’ Whitla
Tie
Boyle
J.P. Whitla
Frank H. Ruehl
Dinamite Stove Blast Kills Two in Wooster
Wooster Ohio May 12 dynamite blast from a stick concealed in a stove kills two men and seriously injures others at the Peter Frederick mine area officials cannot explain how the explosive came to be placed in the stove as authorities search for a motive and suspects.
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Wooster
Ohio
Peter- Frederickaburg
Pete German
Porto Rico Needs a Spanking Taft Port Rico Message
President Taft sent Congress a special message urging extra session legislation to amend the Foraker act. He cites a grave situation as Porto Rico’s executive assembly failed to pass routine appropriation bills, leaving the island without support after June 30. He calls for stripping away excess appropriation power from irresponsible delegates and granting greater autonomy to Porto Ricans.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Porto Rico
Executive Assembly
United States
Grand Jury Starts After Land Grafters Case
Tulsa May 1 1910 Grand jury convenes to investigate land cases against Governor Charles N Haskell and other Oklahomans with Sylvester Rush of Omaha directing. Witnesses from Ohio Michigan and other states subpoenad. Governor Haskell attends court with lawyers present. Mauretania sets new eastward record arriving off Daunts Rock at 10 48 am after fog delay.
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Tulsa
Uia
Muskogee
Charles N. Hackell
Sylvester Rush
Omaha
Ohio
Michigan
Nether States
Haskell
Hig
Mauretania
uvensQiown
Cunard
Daunts Rock
Fastenet
Iner
Ambrose
Mrs Augusta Evans Dies in Mobile After Heart Failure
Mrs Augusta Evans of Mobile Alabama died here on May 12 after an attack of heart failure. The well known southern author Mrs Ausquata yane is noted in reports, with details of her life and passing.
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Augusta Evans
Mobile
Ala
Ausquata
Yane
Authortas
Taft to Meet Diaz at Boundary Line Festivities
President Taft plans a cross border meeting with Mexico's Diaz along the imaginary line marking the Rio Grande at El Paso and Juarez. Festivities are slated for November with both cities hosting simultaneous events and Diaz reportedly agreeing to attend the Juarez celebration.
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Taft
Diaz
Washini
Tan
Perccalaek
el Paso
Dias
Mexico
United States
Filo Grande de el Paso
Juarex
Dise'k
Mrs Boyle Convicted of Aiding Kidnapper
Mercer Pa 11 The jury found Mrs James H Boyle guilty of aiding and abetting the kidnap of the Whitin boy. The courtroom was packed as the verdict was read in silence and Judge Miller warned against demonstrations. Boyle vowed to appeal and said she would speak out, claiming jealousy and venom from local women influenced the case.
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Miller
Jimmie
Boyle
Cleveland
Woman Threatens Jail Grim Resolve in Kidnapping Case
Mercer Pa May 11 Mrs Boyle vows to reveal more about the Billy Whitla kidnapping in court. She warns she and her husband will not go to the penitentiary alone if convicted. She says half the truth remains untold and hints at an unarrested planner.
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Mercer
Longfellow Statue Unveiled in Washington DC Ceremony
In Washington DC on May 11 a statue to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was unveiled in a ceremony attended by international diplomats and American officials. Attendees included Attorney General Wickersham, President Taft’s representative, noted writers, and Longfellow descendants. Miss Enrica Thorpe of Cambridge pulled the cord to unveil the statue.
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Washington D. C
America
Henry Wadsworth Lorgsteliow
National Capital
Wickersham
Taft
Longfellow
Enrica Thorpe
Cambridge
Mass
Castro Meets Wife in Spain After Venezuela Upset
San Ander Spain May 11 Senora Castro wife of the deposed president of Venezuela arrived today in the steamer Guadeloup from the West Indies. She was met by her husband who came down from Paris.
Frustrate Plot to Steal Cool Million in Gori
Five men plotted to rob the Gori treasury, carrying $1,000,060. They excavated a tunnel from outside toward the cellar, reaching a point beneath the building when a bookkeeper heard digging and alerted the police. All suspects were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gori
Russia
Roosevelt expedition reports smallpox among porters
May 11. In East Africa Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition, housed near Machoo at Sir Alfred Pease’s ranch, is described as thriving. Two new smallpox cases are noted among porters while the party awaits Roosevelt’s move to George McMillan's Ju Ju ranch around May 16 with Percival, a wardens’ brother, and C D Hi aboard.
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Makobi
Brilinh
Africa
Theodore Trossevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mia
Rifts
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Sir Alfred Pease
Machoo
Itte
George McMilan
Pe E H. Percival
Major Percival
Mainstant Game
C. D. HI
Government Answers Walsh Clemency Plea
Chicago May 11. Government briefs oppose the request for clemency of John R. Walsh, sentenced to five years for misapplication of bank funds at Chicago National, Equitable Trust, and Home Savings. He sought release to appeal to the U S circuit court. trial ended with 4 counts guilty. Proceedings and arguments outline the bank insolvency and Walsh’s methods in bank loans and bond purchases totaling about $16 million in losses.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Funda of Bank
Chicago National
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Dobyam
Walsh Banks
Equitable Trust Company
Home Savings
Walsh
United States District Court
Anderson
Port Leavenworth
Grosacup
Baker
Seaman
Itte
Chisago National Bank
Otter
Mes Brokaw Sues Western Union On Libel Charges
New York May 11 Mary Blair Brokaw wife of W Gould Brokaw has begun a suit for libel against the Western Union Telegraph company in Nassau County supreme court where her separation suit from her husband is pending. She alleges the company in accepting and transmitting messages labeled her character reflecting on her.
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New York
Mary Blair, Brokaw
W. Gould Brokaw
Lbel
Western Union Telegraph Company
Supreme Court of
Nassau County
Death of Lorillard’s Son Hidden From Young Man
Honolulu report states Griswold Lorillard son of Mrs Pierre Lorillard recently killed himself in Washington. He travels on the Korea arriving in San Francisco May 10. He did not know his mother’s death by his own action, having been informed only of her passing in the Philippines. Friends withheld newspapers with the facts.
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Honolulu
Griswold Lorillard
Pierre Lorillard
Washington
Korea
San Francisco
Philippines
Close Gall for Two Railroad Officials
Fort Wayne Indiana May 10 Arirat Vice President Joseph Wood and Third Vice President Turner were injured when a car burned while the occupants slept. The car was cut off at Devis Station. Turner wounded by window glass. no others seriously harmed. Fire believed caused by crammed electric wires as the train crew moved the victim to safety.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Arirat
Joseph Wood
Tur
Turner
Pammengur
Cutaide Jh
Turner Wen
Kiss Cured Blues Made Her Angry
St Louis May 10. Mrs Dulsen asked for an entrance to Mind and $1110 notec being levied unless. She described a terrible case of the blues in a drug store and received an intimate hug and kiss from druggist Rutledge after a quip about curing her mood. The judge noted she paid $12.10 for the scene.
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St. Louis
Air Cushion Saves Woman From Self Inflicted Wound
St Louis May 10 A cushion of air formed by cartridge pressure blocked a revolver bullet while Miss Mary H Geiger a 28 year old stenographer tried to shoot herself in the basement of her home The muzzle pressed into her forehead and the air prevented the bullet from entering her head The bullet lodged in the skull and was flattened She was knocked unconscious but doctors believe she will recover
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St. Louis
Mary H. Geiger
Mehemmen V Victory Sparks Turkish Rejoicing in Adana
News from Adana reports wild rejoicing after the throne’s news of Mehemmen V. The celebration includes cannon fire and citywide shooting. Mrs Doughty-Wylie, wife of the British consul at Mersina, leads a hospital for 400 wounded. Miss Walls, an English nurse, oversees care in the school building.
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Adana
Asiatic
Turkey
Constantinople
Mehemmen V
Alorth
Ratiio Station
Miss Walls
Nureng
Mia
Daughty
Wally
Miss Wallis
Fly Stands Shock That Kills Horse
West Chester local boy pursuing electrical studies experiments with electric current in water and house flies. While strong currents killed animals like dogs, cats, and a horse, the fly remained unharmed. He reports seeking the reason and notes prior porch setup to kill nuisance cats. Also mentions Japanese teachers in Chinese schools and Shanghai girls excelling in violin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Chester
Shanghai
Indians not Negroes started Brer Rabbit stories
Chicago May 10 Dr Dorsey curator of the Feld musoleum a famous ethnologist argues in an address that Brer Fox and related tales did not originate with Africans. the piece notes the era and a claim about authorship and origins.
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Chicago
Dorsey
The
Feld Musoleum
Joelander
Uo Ees
Brer
Court discusses past rate cases and appeals in McPherson ruling
In a May session Judge McPherson addressed representatives and courted reactions. He recalled a year ago predicting outcomes and noted the ongoing tension as parties argued over charges and methods amid judicial review.
Falling balcony tragedy injures crowd at event
Chaos erupted when a balcony collapsed in a crowded hall. Athletes Jackson and Crabbe escaped serious harm as dozens were injured, many scattering into the open area. Medical staff treated the injured. Captain Thompson and wife among the hospitalized with back and internal injuries.
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Amos Anietes
Antion
Wincrowa
Jackson
Crabbe
Suardamen
Thompson
Mra. O. F. Sprin
Ieg
Wilfred Duhamel
II Hatfield
Francis W. Grane
Hie
Grant
John Murray
Cyril Thornton
Senate approves statewide prohibition amendment vote
Jefferson City Missouri May 20 The Missouri senate passed a statewide prohibition constitutional amendment by a 23 to 8 margin after adding a tax rider doubling the rate. The panel removed a delay provision setting effectiveness in 1913 and sent the measure to the house for concurrence, potentially becoming law at the next general election if approved.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Senate
House
Carrie
Narrow escape for 4000 on steamer Lake Chatiplate
The steamer Lake Chatiplate, sailing from Liverpool to Pentoserve, sprang a leak from a stove off Cape Hope yesterday. The vessel carried about 3,000 passengers, and the incident occurred during the fest day. The report notes a near disaster but confirms all aboard were evacuated safely. The entertainment segment mentions honors for Dor Eliot in Boston on May 1 as a separate cultural item.
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St. Johns
N. Fyey
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Boyles
Williams
Walts
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
Court House
Chesss
Livermore
Atvorany
J. Meda Lininger
Lininger
Jamus Batatement
Hoyse
Todmy
Youngstown
Weigel
W. . Anderson
Razer
Chess
Cheas
Mrs. Hoyle
Reaes
Ginasea
Beverely
Beverly
Taft Cottage
Uncle Sam
Committee On
Bir
Alfred Pease
Machos
Sana
Government
Waun
Prief
Walah
MES. Brokaw
Western Union
Lorillard
Burns Wille
Oficera
Pennsylvanis
Pro Aslesp
Heroig
Fly
New York State
Judge Boner Te Bate i Mee Vr
McPherann
Cate
Naebers
Decrer
le Fa City
Godeion
McPherson
Mikado
Dor. Eliot
Boston
Japan
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