Noted Chicagoan Ends His Own Life
John B. W. Wayman former Cook County states attorney died from self inflicted bullet wounds after a period under medical care. He had pursued corruption cases including the McCann bribe probe and the South Side levee district closure.
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Sago
John E. Wayne Cae
Cook
Republikree Pesttean
Illicetate
Seksore
Wayman Road
William Lorimer
United States
Chicago
Wayman
Krhon
W. C. Krohn
McCann
West Side
South Side Levee
Coroner to Open Inquiry on Wayman Death
AP reports in Chicago that formal coroner’s inquest was set for late today into the death of John E. Wayman former state attorney. Wayman died from self-inflicted wounds after firing two bullets, remaining conscious much of the day and expressing remorse to visitors.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John E. Wayman
Wayman
President Wilson Attends Memorial for Honduran President
President Wilson Secretary Bryan and most of the cabinet and diplomatic corps attend a requiem mass in Washington early today in memory of the late Manuel Bonilla of Honduras.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Manuel Bonilla
Honduras
Praise for Foreign Education from New Jersey Student
Miss Marcelle Stemmier of Madison N J, daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore S Stemmier, after three years in a Paris private school says she would prefer a year abroad over any American college. She criticizes American emphasis on higher education and manual work and calls for refinement in manners and softer speech.
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New York
Europe
Marcelle Stemmier
Theodore 8S. Stemmier
Madison
N. J
Paris
Well Known Comedian Buckstone Collapses After Wife's Death
Rowland Buckstone famed American comedian and longtime Edward H. Sothern Company member was taken from the Players' Club to Bellevue Hospital psychopathic ward. His collapse stems from his wife's death. doctors expect a brief rest will aid recovery. Buckstone, born 1860 in Sydenham England, first appeared on stage in 1877 in Edinburgh and in New York in 1884.
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Associated Press
New York
Rowland Buckstone
America
Edward H. Sothern Company
Players’ Club
Belevue Hospital
Mr. Buckstone
Sydenham
England
Edinburgh
Jack Slang
Montenegro Leader Plans Proclamation on Scutari Withdrawal
King Nicholas of Montenegro prepares a proclamation to explain to his subjects that the withdrawal of Serbian troops forced him to abandon the siege of Scutari. The April 18 report from Cetinje notes the strategic retreat follows military developments in the region.
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Scutari
Cettinje
Mont
Nicholas of
Montenegro
Soervian
Did Friedmann Violate the Law
The treasury solicitor investigates Dr. F. F. Friedmann for offering a tuberculosis cure for pay to see if federal public health laws are violated. The 1902 act bans sale or import of unlicensed virus therapies. penalties include fine or up to one year in jail. Officials note Friedmann has not provided efficacy data for his cure.
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Associated Press
Washington
F. F. Friedmann
Solicitor of
the Treasury
McAdoo
District of Columbia
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Friedmann
Doctor Testimony in Smith Murder TrialHints at Hidden Crime
Dr W O Marquardt testifies at the trial of Dr Arthur K B Smith for the murder of his wife Florence Cavileri Smith He recalls the defendant saying after the body’s exhumation that nothing could be found after so long He notes Mrs Smith died of heart trouble and that another doctor cited acute dilation as the cause The bride of the defendant attends with his mother and sister.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ohio
W. O. Marquardt
Arthur KB. Smith
Florence Cavileri Smith
Smith
Italian Bride Favored Over American Wealth in Will Tale
New York reports Maurice Burke Roche, heir to Baron Fermoy, engaged to daughter of Marquis Alcedo in Rome. He must become American citizen per his father Frank Work’s will to claim $2.7 million. He rejects provisions but could inherit title and 21,060 acre Irish estate. sister Cynthia married Arthur Scott Burden in 1905.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Work
Fry
Mauricedmund Burke -Roche
Rome
Lr Alcedo
Maurice Burke-Roche
Frances Burke-Roche
Baron Fermoy
Ireland
Cynthia
Arthur Scott Burden
State Horticultural Exposition Planned
A movement for a state horticultural exposition was started at a Mobile Floral and Horticultural Society meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Lead, from Deer Park, urged contributions to back the effort, and Mobile County was asked to donate 399 dollars. Committees reported strong interest in a garden contest and a fall flower show. A question box will answer perplexing questions about culture.
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Mobile Floral and Horticultural Society
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
F. Lead
Deer Park
Mobile County
Mobile Society
Joseph Martin Safe and Well Found Not in London
Joseph Martin of Memphis Tennessee, missing since April 3, is safe and well according to a detective on the case. The detective says information from his New York office satisfied him, but he will not reveal the location and notes Martin is not in London and is not in physical danger.
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London
Joseph Martin
Memphis
Tenn
New York
Martin
Warrants Issued for Montgomery Professional Men
Warrants issued against about 300 professional men in Montgomery County Alabama after they failed to pay the $5 annual license fee under the 1911 revenue law. Frank Peabody, tax commissioner, says arrests will follow. the men lost their Supreme Court test case on the license requirement.
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Montgomery
Als
Frank Peabody
Supreme Court
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