Florence Brown murder deepens in Texas case
The Florence Brown murder near Florence, Texas, adds another mark to the case. Miss Brown was found with her throat cut in her uncle’s real estate office where she worked. A mob-justice style inquiry led to two men being held for hours without warrants by a citizens committee and detectives.
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Texas
Florence Brown
Miss Brown
Occileact
Citizens’ Committee
New York
Styron
Yeserday
Sagen
Hou County
Currie McCu Biches
W. L
Perils to Health Highlighted by Surgeon General
Washington, Oct. 11. Public health warnings by Dr. R. C. Rucker, surgeon general, caution against health risks in railroad stations, schools, moving picture houses and similar public gathering places. He urges public aid to improve sanitary conditions and ventilation to curb contagion.
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Washington
R.C. Rucker
Pubic Health Service
Rucker
Aeronauts Fail 10 Lower Record Balloon Flight
William Assman of St. Louis and aide Joseph O Reilly sailed from San Antonio in the Million Population Club balloon to lift the Lahm cup. They landed two miles north of Russellville Missouri after 22 hours 40 minutes and a 725 mile flight, hampered by snow sleet cold and driving rain. They exhausted ballast and landed despite three air currents and a northeast drift over Oklahoma Missouri.
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Russellville
William Assman
St. Louis
Joseph O’reilly
San Antonio
Texas
Here
Allen J. Hawley
New York
Assman
Oklahoma
Missouri
Deficiency Bill Approved Over Civil Service Objections
In Washington the house voted 111 to 106 to concur with Senate amendments to the urgent deficiency appropriation bill removing deputy internal revenue collectors and deputy marshals from civil service. Democrats led by Fitzgerald condemned the move as spoils system steps backward. Four members abstained, and other disagreements await tomorrow's session, including a $7000 appropriation for the vice president’s automobile.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Fitzgerald
New York
Bartlett
Georgia
Underwood
A Gentle and Effective Laxative
A mild, gentle and effective laxative is what people demand when suffering from constipation. Thousands swear by Pr. King's New Life Pills. Hugh Tall man, of San Antonio, Tex. writes: "They are, beyond question, the best pills my wife and I have ever taken." They never cause pain. Price 25c at druggists, or by mail. H. HB. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis adv-4
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Pr. King
Hugh Tallman
San Antonio
Tex
H. HB. Bucklen &Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
North American Tango explained for modern ballroom dance
A 1918 feature explains Turkey trot critiques and teaches a North American Tango. The piece outlines partner positions, the secret of graceful movement, and six practical Tango steps including forward walks, dips, and a long glide. It contrasts Tango Argentina with the Hungarian Czardas and guides readers on technique and rhythm.
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Argentina
Clifford
Hammerstein’s
Mr. Clifford
Costly Fire Destroys Millport Structures
Columbus Miss Oct 11 A disastrous blaze hit Millport Ala a small rail station near here early yesterday Two cotton warehouses 450 bales of cotton and several business houses and residences were destroyed Loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Miss
Millport
Ala
Southern RailWay
American Artillery Lined Up on Border at Eagle Pass
Batteries of artillery were planted on hills behind Eagle Pass and soldiers placed on active duty as drills. Federal troops lined up on the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande for a time. Warrants were issued for two Mexicans accused of assaulting an American in a cafe. Eagle Pass remains settled with thousands of refugees and reports of disorder are minimal.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Rio Grande
Detective issu es orders to arrest rogues gallery suspect
Chicago October 11 Captain Halpin head of the detective bureau ordered his men to arrest every negro whose photograph is in the local rogues gallery to find the slayer of Miss Leegson. He received a letter from Reeseville Wisconsin noting the victim had a sister Mrs F F Wood in Mayfield California and that Miss Leegson carried life insurance and owned books and paintings in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Austrian Count Given Ten Years For Mann Act Violation
Brunswick de Corompa claiming Austrian count status was convicted in Davenport for white slavery and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary at Siege. The case centers on illegal acts under the Mann Act with De Corompa facing a lengthy term.
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Brunswick
de Corompa
Davenport
Lal Davenport
de’ Corompa
Siege
Newspaper Man Killed In Wreck In Westfield
Westfield Conn Oct 11 A head on collision between a steam train and an electric car on the Berlin branch of the New York New Haven and Hartford line last night killed Ralph A Blydenburgh Middletown city editor of the Middletown Penny Press. Eight others were less seriously injured and Max Glass Otto St Arnold and Miss Frances Florian were fatally or seriously hurt. Blydenburgh had long served as city editor and AP correspondent for the paper.
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Westfield
Conn
Berlin
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Ralph A. Blydenburgh
Middletown
Middletown Penny Press
Max Glass
Holyoke
Mass
Otto St. Arnold
Meridian
Frances Florian
Rockfall
Mr. Brydenburgh
Clabby Logan Prize Fight Called Off in San Francisco
The 20 round bout between Clabby and Logan, slated for October 25 in San Francisco, was cancelled as Clabby telegraphed that business affairs keep him in the East.
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Clabby
Logan
San Francisco
Frank
Foley Kidney Pills Promise Quick Help for Backache
Advertisements claim Foley Kidney Pills provide fast relief for backache and rheumatism. The copy asserts the pills energize weak kidneys, purifying blood and boosting vitality, though the text truncates before finishing the claim.
Storm Damage Hits Coastal Shipping From Wilmington Gale
Wilmington North Carolina October 11 considerable damage to vessels off the Carolinas as a storm drove ships to port. The revenue cutter Seminole rescued the four masted schooner John Tackas and attempted to tow to Cape Fear harbor while the schooner Struck foundered on shoals. The Dorothy Bell entered Cape Fear harbor leaking and anchored at Southport. The Greenleaf Johnson, Wilmington to New York, was reported ashore on the Shallotte bar and a Wilmington tug aided efforts.
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Wilmington
N. C
Carolinas
Seminole
John Tackas
Cape Fear Harbor
Dorothy
Bell
Darien
New York
Southport
Greenleaf Johnson
Shallotte N. C
Bar
Boston Schooner John Twohey Crew Rescued Near Norfolk
The master and ten crew members of the four masted schooner John Twohey of Boston were landed at Norfolk by Captain Husband of the British steamer Kilinsea after being rescued at sea. The Kilinsea, sailing from Galveston to Hamburg via Norfolk, picked them up on October 7 after the schooner encountered trouble while bound from Jacksonville to New York.
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Norfolk
John Twohey
Boston
Jacksonville
New York
Husband
Kilinsea
Kiluséa
Galveston
Hamburg
Romance on a Train Sparkles Into Dutch Nuptials
Miss Eugeniacampbell of Colorado Springs will wed John Peter Scholten of The Hague after meeting on a Short Line train two years ago. They plan a Java wedding with a lace gown woven by Malay and Javanese artisans, followed by island celebrations and blessings.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Eugenia
Mary J. Campbell
Miss Campbell
John Peter Scholten
the Hague
Holland
Java
Clinton
George IV
England
Alexander Campbell
Mr. Scholten
Velsevord
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
Dr Shaw declines 10 speak gratis in Madison Square Garden
Dr Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, cancelled her Madison Square Garden talk planned with Emmeline Pankhurst after failing to secure a $1,000 guarantee for her group. She warned that militant methods have no place in America and will seek other venues to reassure the public.
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Associated Press
New York
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman Suffrage Association
Emmeline Pankhurst
Madison Square Garden
Coxey Demands Senate Hearing On Currency Bill
Washington Oct 11 General Jacob S Coxey once led the Army of Unemployed in 1894. He urged a hearing before the senate banking committee to explain why he thinks the government should operate all banks. Ohio senators assured him he would be heard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jacob S. Coxer
Senate Banking Committee
Coxey
Ohio
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