Change in English jury system urged by royal commission
A government commission led by Lord Mersey urges reforms to the English jury system. It finds no truth to Alfred the Great founding the constitution and supports keeping trial by jury for criminal cases while limiting it in civil actions. Proposes twelve jurors with 11 to proceed if a member is unable. The minority opposes abolishing special juries.
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London
Lord Mersey
Alfred the Great
Commission
Willing to wed after missed wedding sparks suit
Mary Falk and William Burke planned a July 19 ceremony in Atchison but Burke failed to appear. Falk sued for 25000 as compensation. Burke offered an apology and insisted Falk apologize instead. Both remain willing to marry but refuse to apologize.
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Atchinson
Kan
Mary Falk
Wiliam Burke
Burke
Miss Falk
Bu +e
Papago rider escapes death from wild bronco at arena fence
J. M. Montano a Papago bronco buster seated on a stadium fence in Tacoma is dragged fifty yards by a wild horse. The animal charges the fence a second time knocking him and injuring his chest and leg. Montano, an educated and daring rider, belongs to the desert tribe near the Mexican border.
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Montana
United States
Montano
Lightning Strikes Trainman to Death Near Deeth
Frank Abels a Mary River Land & Cattle Company teamster was killed at Deeth Nevada when a bolt of lightning struck his wagon train. The incident left his clothing burnt off and bones broken. four mules died and a bystander nearby was knocked down but unharmed. Abels weighed 200 pounds and stood 5 10, aged 37 with relatives in Arizona.
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International News Service
Elko
Nev
Frank Abels
Mary River Land & Cattle Company
Deeth
Abels
Arizona
Regretful breakup of teen bride and New York chauffeur
Helen Anna Dowsey Lephardt, 16, from Great Neck, filed to annul her marriage to 22 year old George Sephardt, a New York chauffeur. Father Dr. George H. Dowsey says she regrets the union and has left with her mother for the Adirondacks. Sephardt has 20 days to answer. trial likely in Nassau County Supreme Court at Mineola in the fall.
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International News Service
New York
Great Neck High School
George Sephardt
Helen Anna
Dowsey Lephardt
George H. Dowsey
Great Neck
L. I
Lephardt
Flushing
James Dowsey
Dr. Dowsey
Adirondacks
Nassau County Supreme Court
Mineola
KL. L
Train Brakeman Killed as Lightning Strikes Moving Railcar
F. P. McCauley, brakeman and Denver Lodge of the Order of Railroad Conductors member, was struck by lightning during a severe storm while on a westbound box car on the Wyoming and Northwestern line. His body was hurled fifty feet onto an open rock car, then ground under the train. The bolt burned his chest and melted his watch. his diamond stickpin disappeared.
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McCauley
Up To Date Women Embrace Long Cigars In London
London reports a shift as women increasingly choose cigars and pipes over cigarettes to relax. The Belgique pipe, a light wooden model selling for 4s 6d, and a long thin cigar priced at 2s are highlighted as modern choices. Club women note cigars common in literary and social circles.
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International News Service
London
Fair Sex
Piccadilly
West End
Wet Bathing Suit Mail Trial Sparks Post Office Idea
Long Beach clerk B J Leeman notes rising parcel volume after the new Vost measure. A man proposes mailing a wet bathing suit to Brooklyn by tagging it and tying it, prompting discussion of a possible new post office service amid oddball parcels.
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International Newss
Long Beach
Le 1
B. J. Leeman
Looman
Brooklyn
Rome
Divorce Easy in French Court
Paris July 19. A Paris divorce court grants mutual consent separations. Comte de Durford sought legal separation while the countess sought divorce. Neither party pursued investigations, yet the court found the allegations harmed honor and morals, granting both suits and placing the child with paternal grandparents.
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Paris
France
Comte de Durford
Unm
Grand Duke Boris Sues for Damages
Grand Duke Boris of Russia files a libel suit in London against an American magazine. The article accused his Manchurian service and claimed General Kuropatkin sent him home. Lawyers seek evidence in England. Boris and Kuropatkin may testify in court.
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Grand Duke
Kuropatkin
Boris
Romanof
Manchuria
A Good Investment in Chamberlain Medicine Stock
W D Magi of Whitemound Wisconsin bought a stock of Chamberlains medicine to supply customers. After receiving them he became ill and says one bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more to him than the entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Mansur Drug Co
St. Paul
Minn
Hegeman & Co
New York City
N. Y
Myers-Dillon Drug Co
Omaha
Nebr
Castoria
Weber Drug Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Fletcher's
Parrish & Bailey Pharmacy
Los Angeles
Cal
Theo Metcalf Co
Boston
Mass
W. H. Chapman
Montreal
Que
W. D. Magi
Whitemound
Wis
Chamberlain
Vale B
Civil rights law bars race discrimination at public places
Albany report notes amended civil rights law effective Sept. 1, 1913 prohibits discrimination in inns, taverns, hotels, restaurants, theatres and other public accommodations. Violations carry fines from 100 to 590 dollars and possible imprisonment.
Telephone Girls Asleep on the Job in Logansport
Two girl operators at Logansport Home Telephone Company were dismissed after an investigation into a nearly hour long service tie up. Patrolman Philip Morris climbed a fire escape to rouse four operators, finding two asleep at the switchboard due to heat and late night cooling.
Avoiding Heat Dangers And Health Hazards In Summer
A Washington Star poem warns readers about summer health risks from heat and poor hygiene. It urges attention to germs in foods and beverages and cautions against dangerous thoughts during hot days.
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British Commission
Bronco
Papago Indian
Chier
the Centaur Company
NEW_YORK
Dauphin Street
Walter Mitchell
Sea Island
Sea Yard
Kimonas
Tip
Roosevelt
King George
Don’tology
Washington Star
the Capital Security CO
National Aere OF
Norfolk, Virginia
Commerce
L. W. Harris
N. E. Corner State and Royal Sts
Bell
Sale and Livery Stable
John P. Moore
Mobile, Alabama
The
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National Banking Association
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