Carrie Nation dies at 65 in Kansas sanitarium
Carrie Nation famed for hatchet protests against saloons died in a Kansas sanitarium after a nervous breakdown tied to a failed money claim. Born near Versailles Kentucky she married three times and led anti liquor crusades in Missouri Texas Kansas and beyond. Her crusades included a famous 1901 bar hatchet incident in Topeka.
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Leavenworth
Kan—Mra
Carrie Nation
Evergreen Tanitarium
Atunder & Syndicate
Mrs. Nation
Carrie Moore Nation
Versailles
Lloyd
Holden
David Nation
Warrensburg
Richmond
Tex
Nation
Lone Star
Medicine Lodge
Kan Mra
Kiowa
Wichita
Kun
Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Kaine
Therlo
Pension Plan Approved by National Electric Light Assoc
The complete welfare program approved by the convention offers old age pensions geash benefits free accident and life insurance and the creation of savings and investment funds for employees. About 600000 men and women in the telecommunication industry will be affected by the profit sharing plan, in line with the program’s aims.
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New York City
National Electric Light Association
Elo
Wife's death mystery shocks Maywood suburb
Prof Charles Minard a renowned educator and Marquette School principal vanished after withdrawing 900 from an Oak Park bank and told his wife he would seek eye treatment in the city. Early the next morning Mrs Minard was found dead at their Maywood home, as neighbors and searchers scoured Chicago suburbs for the missing man.
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Chicago
Charles Minar
Marqnette School
San Francisco
Maywood
Oak Park Bank
Minard
Valle
H. §. Vaile
Grier School
Minards
Panic on Westview Park Car as Hornet Nest Drops
A hornets nest carried by a boy on a Westview car at Westview park caused panic. Hornets swarmed the crowded street car wounding eleven riders and felling two women. John Nelson of Island Avenue had carried the nest, which dislodged and released the insects after a jolt.
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Pittsburg
Westview
Westview Park
John Nelson
Island Avenue
Nelson
Mayor in Cordele Seeks Church Attendance as Punishment
Cordele Georgia mayor announces a novel sentence for drunkenness offenders requiring the culprit to appear at his office each Sunday at 10 o clock to attend church for ten consecutive weeks or face jail. The plan follows a single prior case and has sparked noted reform among drinkers.
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Cordele
Davis
Davis Haa
Two Die At Grade Crossing Near Albany
A Lansingburgh couple, Mr and Mrs William Slattery, were killed when their car collided with an Albany Southern train at a grade crossing four miles from Albany. Mrs Slattery was thrown from the car and struck a fence post. her husband was catapulted and killed. Their son Thomas, 21, was injured.
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Albany
William
Slattery
Lansingburgh
Albany Southern
Thomas
Four Girls Drown in Treacherous Lake Collision
In Appleton four girls drowned at the mouth of the Pox river near Lake Butte Dee Morte after a yacht capsized in heavy wind. Victims named Hertha Pollex Gertrude Hunchel Agnes Geenin and Elizabeth Brill were from local Appleton and Kimberly areas. The two men on board and other passengers were rescued.
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Lake
Appleton
Wii
Butte Dee Morte
Pox
Ouhhosh
Menasha
Hertha Pollex
Gertrude Hunchel
Agnes Geenin
Kimberly
Wie
Elizabeth Brill
Gine
M Pleasure
Ohio lawmakers face bribery indictments in latest charges
Three more Ohio solons are accused in a widening bribery case. Sen L R Andrews Ironton Sen Huffman Butler Sen Cotone Dayton Sen Crawford Carroll Co A Dean Fremont Rep Nye Pitt County Rep Lowry Ironton Rep Galvey Cleveland Sgt at Arms Diegel Sandusky and aides Harrison Cleveland face charges of aiding and abetting in the named offenses. Bond amounts range from 5 000 to 20 000 with multiple counts and trial outcomes noted.
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L. R. Andrews
Ironton
Nator L. &. Huffman
Butler
G. K. Cotone
Dayton
Sentor
T. Crawford
Carroll County
T. A. Dean
Fremont
George 8. Nye
Pit County
A. Clark Lowry
Frank M. Galvey
Cleveland
Senate
Rodney J. Diege
Sanducky
Andrews
Huffman
Cetone
Arima Stanley J. Harrison
Earthquake Devastates Central Mexico City and Islands
The disaster leaves 1 537 dead with 41 cities damaged and many towns destroyed from Colima to Mexico City. Lava from Colima and Popocatépetl eruptions devastates villages while the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco vanish. Guadalajara and Tl
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Renorte
Colima
Colina I
Morelos
Guarero
Ix Acarce
Bravos
Dolores Hidal
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico
Popocatapetel
Tehuantepec
Xochimilco
Guadalajara
Hidalgo
Julieco
Murillo
Tacula
Tacabaya
San Anglo
Enpotentiea
Tialpam
Pinen
Charges in legislative bribery case indict three lawmakers
Grand jury in Columbus indicts Senator Thomas A. Dean and Representatives Frank M. Calvey and George B. Nye for soliciting bribes related to bills on state options and transit. Also indicted are Nye with Stanley Harrison and others, bond set at 10,000 per indicted official. The panel cites corrupt practices and cites witnesses hindered by testimony reluctance and evasion.
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Columbus
State Senate
Thomas A. Dean
Sandusky County
Frank M. Calvey
Cuyahoga
George B. Nye
Pike
Nye
Stanley Harrison
Cleveland
Senate
Dean
General Assembly
Sud
Carpenter Kills Policeman in Columbus Night Fatal Shooting
Officer Frank Ward was shot and killed at midnight by carpenter Charles Ginee after responding to a reported threat at Gluse’s home. Ginee and Ward exchanged fire near Gear Street as the officer attempted to flee across the street, with Ward struck in the head and face.
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Carpenter
Columbus
Frank Ward
Charles Ginee
Oflcar
Gliuw
Glusé
Gluse
Glass
Lie Tung
Notorious Herr firebug gang leader seized in Eureka arrest
Charles L. Herr alias Francis, linked to a three generation arson ring across more than a score states, is captured in Eureka California. Authorities say the family has a long criminal record from grandmother to son and daughter in law, with Herr set to be returned to Cincinnati for two indictments charging arson.
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Columbus
Eureka
Cal
Charles L. Herr
Francis
Herr
Cincinnati
Congressman's Daughter Elopes to Marry Local Merchant
Elepes Yonkurs N YorMina Helen Whit ter Andrus daughter of Congressman John Emery Andrus of Yonker s and Henry Homer Hobbs known as Hobbsy eloped and were married by the Rev John P Beatt at St George's Episcopal Church in New York.
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Elepes
Yonkurs
N. YorMina
Helen Whitter Andrus
John Emery Andrus
Yonkern
Henry Homer Hobbs
Springfold
Hobbsy
Yale
John P. Beatt
St George's Episcopal Church
New York
Washington Wheat Harvest Projection from Government Report
A Washington based report indicates the United States crop will be abundant this season if current conditions persist. The government crop forecast places the total wheat yield at 764 million bushels, up 64 million from last year, with winter wheat near 480 million and spring wheat around 284 million bushels.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Amendment Adopts Federal Oversight of Senate Elections
The Bristow amendment to reserve federal control of state senate elections passed the Senate 64 to 24 and moves to the House for concurrence. Senator Borah condemned the effort as a repudiation of Republican principles and warned of new concentrations of wealth and power influencing government.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Pasaw
Bristow
House
Fierce Storm Kills and Ravages City and region
A severe rain and hail storm with strong lightning swept the eastern states, killing several and causing extensive property damage. Baltimore Philadelphia and Allentown suffered heavily with roofs blown off and windows shattered. Telegraph lines and rail service were disrupted as storms moved from Virginia to New York. multiple fatalities were reported across Pennsylvania and nearby areas.
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New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Birmingham
Mount Washington
Virginia Peninsula
Allentown
Pennsyvania
New York State
Syracuse
Seventeen-Year Locusts Invade Harriman Park
An army of locusts attacking the $5,000,000 Harriman Park preserve in Stony Point New York has appeared. The insects swarm from branch to branch feeding on foliage, alluding to a long period of underground dormancy.
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Stony Point
Harriman Park
New York State
HK. H. Harriman
Munyon's Paw Paw Pille Offer Gentle Liver Stimulation
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills claim to energize the liver and bowels without harsh purgatives. They are marketed as soothing for stomach and nerves, improving digestion and blood quality, with no calomel or harsh drugs, sold by Munyon's Laboratory in Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Paw Paw Pilla
Mnyone
Quent
Adare
Profesor Manyon
63D & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Professor Munyon
Munyon's Laboratory
Jefferson Sts
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