Bodies found on Guinness farm deepen murder puzzler
Sixty years after Mrs. Guinness house fire, a seventh body is found buried four feet deep on the Guinness farm near Laporte Indiana. Authorities fear more victims as dismembered remains are linked to a string of murders surrounding the alleged killer.
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Laporte
Ind
Guinness
Jes
Helgelein
A. K. Helgelein
Meyer
Andrew Helgelein
Mrs. Guinness
Chicago
Fish Trap
Lamphere
Anton Olson
Highlands
Jennie Olson
Governor Grants Reprieve to Harry in Boise
Boise Idaho May 1 Governor Gooding has granted a reprieve to Harry in a case monitored by state officials. The decision details remain limited with focus on temporary clemency amid ongoing legal review.
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Boise, Ida
Gooding
Harry
President Hosts Irish and U S Church Leaders at Luncheon
The president entertained Cardinal Logue Catholic primate of Ireland Cardinal Gibbons Mgr Falconio papal delegate Archbishop Farley Bishop Brown of Ireland Bishop OConnell rector of the Catholic university and Father Russell rector of St Patrick s church at a May luncheon in Washington.
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Washington
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
Cardinal Gibbons
Mgr. Falconio
Archbishop Farley
Brown
O’connell
Catholic University
Father Russell
St. Patrick’s Church
Methodist Conference Opens in Baltimore with 787 Delegates
The twenty fifth general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church convened at the Lyric theater Baltimore with Bishop Henry W Warren presiding. Delegates from 24 countries and over 3 000 000 communicants attend alongside numerous spectators. J H Hingeley of Minnesota was re elected secretary to succeed the last conference. Committees and rules of order were announced as the session began.
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Baltimore
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lyric Theater
Henry W. Warren
Denver
Methodist Episcopal
J. H. Hingeley
Minnesota
Lawler Wins St. Paul Mayoral Race by Wide Margin
Daniel W. Lawler a Democrat defeats Republican Joseph McKibbin by about 4000 votes to become St. Paul mayor. Lawler carries eight wards while McKibbin wins four wards. Democrats also take eight of nine assembly seats ten of twelve aldermen and elect Louis Betz controller Otto Bremer treasurer.
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St. Paul
Daniel W. Lawler
Joseph McKibbin
Lawler
Louis Betz
Otto Bremer
Hatpin Stab May Kill in South Carolina
Arlington South Carolina May 7 Mrs J W Hurd lies at death risk after a hatpin stab while adjusting her hat. A slight prick on a finger led to blood poisoning and severe infection spreading to the arm and side.
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Arlington
S. C
J. W. Hurd
Taft Arrives Aboard Prairie At Colon Panama
Secretary of War Taft and his party arrive aboard the United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie at Colon. The ship docked at Cristobal where officials of Panama and the canal commission welcomed him.
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Colon
Prairie
Taft
Cristobal
Republic of Panama
Canal Commission
Brothers Found Murdered in Midland Park Shop
Frank and Sebastian Mesino brothers living above their cobble shop in Midland Park near Ridgewood were found murdered in their sleeping rooms when a customer entered the shop. No clues to the killer.
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Ridgewood
N. J
Frank and
Sebastian Mesino
Midland Park
Fighters Clash in Khyber Pass Left Sixty Afghans Dead
A British dispatch reports sixty Afghan fighters killed in a clash with British troops last Saturday near Landi-Khotal in the Khyber pass. The engagement involved a large Afghan force, and the correspondent notes heavy fighting and casualties.
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London
Khyber Pass
Landi-Khotal
Harmon Is Chosen Governor Candidate After Fractious Ohio Convention
At Columbus on May 7 the Democratic state convention chose Judson Harmon of Cincinnati as gubernatorial candidate despite Tom L. Johnson opposition. Harmon led on the first and second ballots, with 512 votes to 362 for Pomerene. Rockwell nominated for lieutenant governor on first ballot. Johnson did not move to make Harmon’s nomination unanimous. Delegates to Denver were instructed to back William J. Bryan for president.
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Columbus
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Tom L. Johnson
Ed H. Moore
Youngstown
Johnson
Harmon
Michael Devanney
Pomerene
Sherwood
Sandles
Hamilton County
General Sherwood
Pomerone
Denver
William J. Bryan
David L. Rockwell
Connecticut Republicans endorse Taft for president
Hartford May 7 President Roosevelts administration is heartily endorsed by the Connecticut Republican state convention. Delegates to the national convention at Chicago are instructed to vote for William H Taft for the partys presidential nomination. In county and district caucuses there was some opposition to instruction with 42 ayes to 74 noes in the First district. the Second district caucus gave an overwhelming vote for instruction. United States Senators Bulkeley and Brandagee telegraphed withdrawing their names as candidates for delegates at large.
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Hartford
Conn
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Chicago
William H. Taft
United States
Bulkeley and
Brandagee
Rescuers Die Saving Brother in Missouri Slough
Three Henness brothers from St Charles County while seining in a Quivre River slough tried to rescue Albert Henness who was stuck in mud. They slipped from a mud ledge into deep water and drowned while their brother watched unable to reach them.
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St. Charles
Benjamin
Joseph Henness
O’fallon
Quivre
Here
Albert Henness
Troop B Sends Mounted Guard Toward Tobacco District
Columbus Ohio May 7 Troop B the mounted unit of the Ohio national guard left on a special train for Portsmouth. They will be transferred to Ripley then move to Brown county to patrol the river from Aberdeen to Higginsport as tobacco growers face night rider threats from Kentucky.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Portsmouth
Ripley
Brown County
Kentucky
Aberdeen
Higginsport
Trials Set for June in Morse Curtis Heinze Bank Case
New York May 7 The trials of Charles W. Morse Alfred H. Curtis and F Augustus Heinze on charges tied to their conduct of New York banks will begin in June per United States District Attorney Stimson. All three pleaded not guilty after arraignment.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
F. Augustus Heinze
United States
Stimson
Four Revenue Cutters Authorized for Lake Superior and Key West
The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce reported favorably a resolution to authorize building four revenue cutters at a total cost not exceeding 925000. The planned vessels would serve the revenue cutter service in Lake Superior waters, Key West Florida, the Gulf coast, and Narragansett Bay.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Revenue Cutter Service
Lake Superior
Key West
Fla
Gees Coast
Narragansett Bay
Peruvian Revolt Collapses in Early May
In Lima on May 7 the defeat of Durand at Cerro de Pasco and his flight confirm the collapse of the revolutionary movement led by Durand. The defeat ends a period of upheaval and signals the end of the revolt.
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Lima
Durand
Cerro de Pasco
Tragedy in Washington Courthouse Ends in Double Murder Suicide
Bert Devaney, 43, a well known horseman, shot Lida Bird, 22, and wounded her mother in the abdomen after calling at their home. He fled to Silas Shackelford’s barn, killed Shackelford, then died by suicide. A posse and Company M were mobilized. Devaney’s motive believed insane. The colored girl was a high school graduate. His estranged wife resided in Darbyville.
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Washington Courthouse
Bert Devaney
John Hancock
Lida Bird
Silas Shackelford
Shackelford
Devaney
Company M
Harris
Darbyville
Three States Suffer From Destructive Storm
A May 7 report from Memphis notes three dead and several injured as a fast moving storm of wind and rain hit Southern Arkansas Western Tennessee and Mississippi. The worst damage was in Arkansas with towns like March and Watson in Desha county nearly wiped out. railroads faced washouts in Tennessee and Mississippi. No serious injuries reported beyond the fatalities and damage to buildings and communications lines.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Conway
Faulkner
Watson
Desha County
Delegation Uninstructed at New Jersey Convention
The New Jersey state convention named an uninstructed delegation to the national convention in Chicago. It voted down Taft endorsements and Roosevelt renomination, and adopted without opposition a Murphy for vice president resolution.
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Trenton
N. J
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Franklin Murphy
Brooklyn Barber Shop Murder Attempt by 16YearOld
A sixteen year old, known only as Carmello, killed and wounded people in Antonio Peraso’s Brooklyn home. He cut the throats of Peraso, Mrs Peraso, and three barbers while they slept. Peraso and his wife are believed mortally wounded. the three barbers serious but not fatal. The youth escaped.
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New York
Carmello
Brooklyn
Antonio Peraso
Peraso
Fulton Street
King Manuel Swears Allegiance as Lisbon Celebrates
In Lisbon on May 7 King Manuel of Portugal swore loyalty to the constitution. The city was decorated and festooned for the ceremony. Guns boomed at intervals from inland and port forts, and bells summoned the populace to churches to hear Te Deums.
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Lisbon
Manuel of
Portugal
Western Canada crops praised by Premier Roblin in May remarks
Winnipeg May 7 Premier Roblin said in Western Canada the wheat crop is in superb condition never seen in thirty one years. Weather is ideal and all regions report fine grain and cattle prospects with Alberta cited as example.
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Winnipeg
Man
Western
Canada
Roblin
Alberta
Koch Loeber Company Faces Involuntary Bankruptcy
Milwaukee May 7 Three creditors of the Koch Loeber company paper dealers with claims around 4500 filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. The firm’s total liabilities are said to reach about 190000 with assets around 150000.
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Assert
Milwaukee
Koch & Loeber Company
Jury Completes Prep for Chicago Police Conspiracy Trial
In Chicago on May 7 the jury to try ex-Chief of Police Collins and former Police Attorney Frank D. Comerford for allegedly conspiring to defraud the city by using policemen for political purposes in the last municipal election has completed selection and evidence taking is to begin.
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Chicago
Collins
Frank D. Comerford
Ciff of Chicago
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