Arrested Without Bloodshed The Warrant
Curtis Jett, charged with the assassination of J. B. Marcum, surrendered without resistance at his mother’s home in Winchester Kentucky. He was taken to Clark County jail and will be arraigned Tuesday and likely moved to the Jackson district for trial.
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Winchester
Lexington
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
Jackson
Clark County
Sam Jett
McChord
Jackson’s Ferry
Kentucky
Madison County
A. Haggin
Jett
Stokeley
Curtis
Haggin
Richmond
Marcum
Breathitt
Unknown Man Offers 4000 Dollar Reward for Murderer
An unnamed donor sent 4000 dollars to J J Mahoney of the Knights of Columbus to be added as a reward for the detection of Agatha Reichlin's murderer, supplementing the county 1000 dollar offer. Support is sought from Reichlin friends to fund a larger pool as detectives pursue clues. A Cleveland agency detective has arrived to pursue leads.
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Jorain
J. J. Mahoney
Knights of Columbus
Agatha Reichlin
Reichlin
Lorain
Cleveland
Disastrous Fire Strikes Chestnut Ridge Logging Camps
A disastrous fire sweeps Chestnut ridge between Blairsville and Derry destroying standing timber and burning large quantities of railroad ties and lumber at multiple logging camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watrobe
Chestnut Ridge
Blairsville
Derry
Turmoil in Monastir as Muslims, Turkish troops attack Christians
Consular dispatches from Monastir European Turkey report Muslims and Turkish troops murdering Christians in the suburbs of the Christian quarter, signaling escalating sectarian violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Monastir
Turkey
Ottawa Fire Destroys Hundreds Of Homes Lumber In May Blaze
A Sunday fire in Ottawa Ontario is believed incendiary destroying hundreds of houses and millions of feet of lumber. The loss is placed at 600000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Strike Partly Settled After Montreal Conference
Longshoremen and shipping men reached a partial settlement after a Sunday night conference. A basis for agreement was drafted and submitted to the strikers for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Miners in Wyoming Region Get 10 Percent Wage Increase
Wilkesbarre Pa May 11 reports rock miners in the Wyoming region will receive a 10 percent wage advance, matching the coal miners, effective from April 1 following recent agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Restful Sunday for President Roosevelts Calf Residence Visit
President Roosevelt enjoys a quiet two mile ride along the 17 mile drive near Monterey two miles from civilization at Hotel Del Monte Cal. He attends St John s Chapel and spends the afternoon with Navy Secretary Moody Columbia College President Butler and UC President Wheeler on the hotel grounds. He plans to depart north Monday at 8 AM declining a formal troop review on Sunday.
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Hotel del Monte
Cal
Roosvelt
California
Col. Ward
Fifteenth Infantry
Fort Monterey
Pardee
St. John’s Chapel
Hobart Chetwood
Ft. Monterey
British flagship Grafton arrives for Roosevelt reception
The H. M. S. Grafton flagship of the Pacific fleet with Adm. Bickerford aboard docked in San Francisco from Quebec to join Tuesday’s Roosevelt welcome. The gun salute rang out in honor of the visiting admiral as British sailors will march with U S sailors on American soil in the parade.
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San Francisco
H. M. &. Grafton
Pacific
Adm. Bickerford
Requimmault
Roodevelt
Grafton
United States
Train Derailment Near White Pine Kills Engineer
Southern passenger No. 12 bound from Knoxville to Asheville derailed one mile west of White Pine. Engineer Robert B Holloman was crushed beneath his engine and killed. Several injured, with Sylvia Smith listed as the worst, possibly dying. Rails torn up for 200 feet, six hour delay. Train was traveling 30 miles per hour. No cause given.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern
Asheville
N. C
White Pine
Robert B. Holloman
Sylvia Smith
Nine Convicts Escape From Alabama Prison
At Flat Top mines, 25 miles from Birmingham, a prison kitchen burned Saturday night allowing nine convicts to escape. They robbed the telegraph operator at the nearby station, binding him tightly. The next Southern train was stopped by a signaled light. One convict has been captured. others are believed located with an expected arrest within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Flat Top Mines
Effort to Settle the Strike Fails in Chicago
Chicago May 11 efforts to settle the laundry strike at a Sunday meeting between the special committee of the employees and the employers failed of results. A disruption of the ranks of the employees association is expected.
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Chicago
Livermore Helps Form Women’s Life Insurance Co
Boston May 11 Mrs Mary A Livermore asserts she helps form a company to insure lives of women near motherhood. The aim is to prevent race death by proactive action and woman led leadership guides the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary A. Livermore
Dredging firms form Great Lakes association in Chicago
Twenty dredging companies from the Great Lakes region have formed an association and will open offices in Chicago on Monday. F B Daugherty of Duluth, ex Minnesota state senator, will serve as manager.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
F. B. Daugherty
Duluth
Minnesota Senate
Strike Grips Jackson as M&O Railroad Wrecks Spur Fatalities
Jackson Tennessee May 11. The Mobile and Ohio railroad strike cripples the city with a death and two train wrecks. Business is badly disrupted as the disturbance escalates through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson,Tenn
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Jackson
Spotted Fever on Navy Ships Threatens 1,200 Men
Deadly cerebrospinal meningitis strikes 1,200 recruits aboard the Minneapolis and Puritan at League Island Navy Yard. Three dead, five fighting for life as officers plan tents, air, and fumigation to halt spread. Admiral Sigsbee vows all measures to protect sailors.
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Philadelphia
Minneapolis
League Island Navy Yard
Puritan
Adm. Sigsbee
Naval Home
Lung
League Island
Fierce forest fires threaten Dunle lumber camps
Johnstown, Pa May 10 One of the fiercest and most damaging fires in Allegheny mountains rages since Sunday morning near Dunle big coal and lumber town. By 8 30 p m fear centered on Kuhns Goodwin lumber camps in the swept district with some men possibly perishing and others fleeing ahead of the flames.
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Johnstown
Allegheny Mountains
Dunle
Kuhns & Goodwin
Mexico to make Zona Libre a federal district
Semi official reports say Zona Libre will be detached from Mexican states and become part of the federal district. The free zone will run along the border about 60 miles wide from California to the Gulf, with state offices abolished and governance by mayors and district governors. The strip will be narrowed to 20 miles.
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el Paso
Tex
Government of
Baden-Powell denies engagement to Miss Leiter
Maj. Gen. Baden-Powell writes that he has never seen Miss Daisy Leiter daughter of L F Leiter of Washington and sister of Lady Curzon Kedleston regarding a circulating engagement rumor in London dated May 11.
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London
Daisy Leiter
L. F. Leiter
Washington
Curzon
Kedleston
Baden-Powell
Miss Leiter
Greece Prince Andreas Betrothal Confirmed to Princess Alice
London reports the betrothal of Prince Andreas fourth son of King George of Greece and Princess Alice eldest daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg. The engagement, arranged during King Edward's coronation, is officially confirmed.
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London
Andreas
George
Greece
Alice
Prince Louis of
Chinese Officials Urge Government to Resist Foreign Aggression
Shanghai May 11 reports viceroys and governors sent telegraphs to the grand council at Peking urging the Chinese government to resist foreign aggression following a patriotic meeting over the Manchuria situation.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Grand Council
Peking
Plague Infected Cities Declared in South America
May 11 Guayaquil Ecuador and Pisco Peru are officially declared infected with bubonic plague. Banks and business houses in Guayaquil are subscribing funds to cleanse the city.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Callao
Pisco
Peru
Massive Western Pennsylvania bricklayers strike ends work
A nationwide labor upheaval spreads to Western Pennsylvania where 50 000 union bricklayers stone masons and related workers stop at noon Saturday over union disputes dating back to 1901. The strike halts all construction in the region as talks proceed.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
International Stone Union
National Association of Brick and Tile Makers of America
American Federation of Labor
National Stone Masons’ Union
Omaha
Neb
Business Men’s Association
Sheriff Power
Court House
Gov
Mickey
Chicago
Laundry Owners’ Association
Owners’ Association
Evanston
Oilers
Lancaster
Columbia Silk Mill
Columbia
French Convoy Attacked Near Taghit In Algeria
In early May a French convoy in the Feguig district was ambushed by tribesmen after a night assault near Taghit. About 30 French troops were killed and 18 wounded as 600 horsemen and 900 foot soldiers from Vladperir and Benaguil clans seized 500 camels laden with provisions and clothing. The attackers camped within French territory near the Zoussana valley.
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Algiers
Feguig
Benaguil
Taghit
Zoussana Valley
Verdict Sustained in Leys Suit Against New York Central
The appellate division of the supreme court unanimously sustains the jury verdict in the Mrs William Leys against New York Central case. Leys widow seeks 250000 after her husband was killed in a tunnel accident about 18 months ago. jury awarded 100000 damages plus costs and interest, totaling around 6000 to 8000.
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New York
The
Supreme Court
William Leys
New York Central
Leys
Increased Postal Receipts Show April Gains Across Nation
Washington reports April postal receipts up about 11 percent from April 1902. In New London Connecticut Tom Sharkey defeated Duncan McMillan in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match. McMillan took the first fall in 23 minutes 14 seconds. Sharkey won the second in 13 minutes 24 seconds and the third in 21 minutes 28 seconds.
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Washington
United States
Sharkey
McMillan
New London
Tom Sharkey
Duncan McMillan
Broad defeats Schneider in quick win at Southern Athletic
New Orleans May 9. Kid Broad stops Ben Schneider in one round of a scheduled 20 round bout at the Southern Athletic Club. A sharp right hand to the heart floors Schneider, recording a swift victory for Broad in the city.
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New Orleans
Kid" Broad
Ben Schneider
Southern Athletic Club
Orleanian
Love of the Prairies: Anna C Gray’s Alberta letter
Extracts from a friendship letter dated March 15 describe Alberta life in Didsbury with praise for the climate, scenery, and growing settlement. The writer notes cold nights and sunny days, four churches, a new Evangelical church costing 2500 dollars, a biweekly literary society, and hospitable residents including her sister. The piece ends with a quip from the Washington Star.
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Anna C. Gray
Michigan
Western Canada
Brown City
Mich
Alberta
Miss Gray
Didsbury
Prairie
Prairies
Baptist
Presbyterian
Evangelical
Mennonnite
Laundering the Baby's Clothes Warned by Mother
A short note urges mothers to wash infant garments at home under motherly guidance using only Ivory Soap to avoid skin injuries from strong powders and impure soaps. Eleanor R. Parker cautions against using ordinary wash. Brooklyn Life quotes echo caution on parental care.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Foot-Ease Advertisement Promises Quick Comfort
A vintage ad for Allen's Foot-Ease claims to cure tired hot aching feet and ease tight shoes. It promotes a free trial package and urges readers to request the powder from A. & Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
A. &. Olmsted
le Roy, N.Y
If you would predict a man's future get the proper focus
Chicago Daily News quotes the idea that true foresight comes from studying a man's past rather than chasing trends. The saying emphasizes lessons from history as the key to anticipating what lies ahead.
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Chicago Daily News
Yale Record
Fragments from an early 20th century classifieds page
A mix of patent medicine ads and product pitches dominates the readable text. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure with money back refunds. Ram's Horn humor quotes warn against laziness. Stoves by Klean Kool Kitchen claim cleanliness and cooling. Putnam Fadeless Dyes boast vivid colors.
The Pinkham Cures Remain Trusted By Many Women
Skeptics faded as hundreds of thousands of women report cures from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related medicines. Leading scientists and physicians now note the plant based remedy's substantial impact on women's health nationwide.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Wise
Circuit tour tickets to Sidney Australia emerge on rail and sea routes
The Chicago and North Western Railway has announced sale of circuit tour tickets to Sidney Australia with return via Royal Mail Line to Vancouver or via Oceanic Line to San Francisco. Tickets are offered at low rates and include Overland Service to the Coast. The growing trans-Pacific service shortens travel time and offers scenic routes not found on older European trips.
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Pacific Coast
trans-Pacific
Far East
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Sidney
Australia
Royal Mail
Vancouver
Oceanic 8
San Francisco
England
Transcontinental Train Service
trans-Pacific Steamship Service
Ready for Any Emergency Says Yale Record Exchange
Quote from Yale Record on facing emergencies with resolve. Pair of lines debates readiness and reaction. The text frames courage and preparedness as ideals for students and institutions.
Texas State of Unexaggerated Possibilities Book
An invitation to obtain a book titled Texas and a pamphlet Timely Topics No 3 by writing to Katy at 502 Wainwright St. Louis Missouri. The message asserts Texas has an unexaggerated future and invites readers to learn what is being done to promote that future.
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Texas
Katy
Wainwright
St. Louis
Ram’s Horn motto prompts caution from reader letters
A reader letter from J. W. O'Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 advocates for character over wealth, cautioning against speculative cures and urging prudent judgment in financial matters.
Tired Backs and Kidney Trouble Cured by Dean’s Pills
Mrs. C B Pare of Columbia Ave Glasgow Kentucky wife of a brick manufacturer reports kidney trouble relief after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. The remedy regulated secretions cleared inflammation and restored rest and strength. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box at druggists.
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C. B. Pare
Columbia Ave
Glasgow
Kentucky
City
Dean
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Putnam
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Pinkham Cures
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