Cullom Dies at Washington After Fifty-Two Years in Public Service
Shelby M Cullom aged 80 years a veteran Illinois statesman long in the U S Senate died at his Washington home after a brief illness Grief over his passing filled the capital as lawmakers adjourned The funeral will be in Springfield with interment at Oak Ridge cemetery Cullom had served in many public roles including his recent work as resident commissioner for the Lincoln memorial project
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Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
United States Senate
Victoria Fisher
William Barrett Ridgely
Henry P. Parker
Miss Ridgely
John Smith
Ilinois
Senate
Cullom
Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Senator Cullom
Sherman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Springfield
Ridgely
Miss Fisher
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Slayer Halted in Illinois Manhunt for John Henry
John Henry, a Woodson man, reportedly murdered Charles Ezard, Everett Crain, and Crain’s 3 year old son. A posse pursued Henry in Springfield and Jacksonville area. after Henry’s dog returned home, Sheriff Walter B. Rogers ordered a halt to the chase and they returned to Jacksonville.
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Slayer
Springfield
John Henry
Woodson
Charles Ezard
Everett Crain
Crain
Henry
Walter B. Rogers
Jacksonville
Denmark Pact Ready for Arbitration Treaty
Washington proposes a treaty to settle all disputes by arbitration including matters of national honor. Secretary Bryan and Danish minister Constantin Brun have agreed on the terms.
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Washington
Bryan
Constantin Brun
Paroled to Attend School at Nebraska State University
Kenneth Murphy aged 21, serving a life term for murder from age 18, is paroled by Gov. Morehead to attend the Nebraska State University in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
Kenneth Murphy
Nebraska Penitentiary
Morehead
Woman Referee in Eureka Duel Ends with Wounding
Near Eureka California miners Max B. Hoppengamer and Thomas D. Huklin fought a pistol duel. Hoppengamer was shot three times and dying. Divorced wife, the sole witness, acted as second for both men.
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Eureka
Cal
Max B. Hoppengamer
Thomas D. Huklin
Hoppengamer
Villa to Confer on Restarting Rebel Territory Work
Juarez Mexico Gen Francisco Villa has arrived from Chihuahua and will meet for several days with mining and smelter representatives to negotiate resumption of operations in rebel territory.
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Rubberized armor plate tested by British admiralty
London reports the British admiralty is experimenting with rubber plated battleships. The armor is made by sandwiching rubber between steel layers to improve ship protection.
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London
British
Admiralty
Prize for birth of thirtieth child in Hai da Bohemia
Vienna report notes Conrad Grubelmann received a $17.50 prize from the Hai da Bohemia municipality on the occasion of his thirtieth child’s birth. The event highlights local traditions of awarding households for large families.
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Vienna
Conrad Grubelmann
Haida
Bohemia
Triple murder shocks Woodson area near Jacksonville Ill
John Henry killed Charles Ezard Constable Everett Crain and Crain's 4 year old son after a family quarrel. Henry rode to Crain's porch firing on both, Crain dying en route to a doctor. Henry, 35, is a cousin by marriage to Crain. Sheriff and deputies pursue Henry. motive remains unknown. All families are prominent locals. A report exists that Henry may have died by his own hand.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Woodson
John Henry
Charles Fzard
Everett Crain
Rogers
Henry
Charles Ezard
Ezard
Crain
J. H. Spencer
Murrayville
Charles Henry
Miners to Seek Merger Between Unions
Indianapolis miners push a plan to merge the United Mine Workers of America and the Western Federation of Miners. An empowered international executive board may appoint a Western Federation committee to discuss fusion and submit a referendum to miners if a plan is agreed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Western Federation of Miners
Mine Workers’ Convention
International Executive Board
Western Federation
U. S. Consul Wins Big Defamation Suit
Calcutta reports American consul at Colombo C. K. Moser awarded 25000 damages in defamation case against Virginia Graham, an American visitor to Ceylon. The ruling marks a significant victory for the consul in the international dispute.
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U. S
Calcutta
Colombo
C. K. Moser
Virginia Graham
Ceylon
Spyglass Helps Win Her Divorce Case
In New York Mrs. Vio let G Harvey, an actress, win a divorce from J Clarence Harvey after sleuths used a telescope to obtain evidence. A show girl was named co respondent.
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Spyglass
New York
Violet G. Harvey
J. Clarence Harvey
Arkansas Bank Robbery at Humphrey Details
Yeggmen robbed Merchants and Planters Bank in Humphrey Arkansas taking 3300 dollars after blowing the safe with nitroglycerin. Suspects escaped with all cash from the Pine Bluff area bank.
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Arkansas Bank
Pine Bluff
Ark
Merchants and Planters Bank
Humphrey
House to Investigate Strikes in Colorado and Michigan
The house authorized a sweeping inquiry into strike conditions in the Colorado coal fields and Michigan copper fields. Hearings will be held in the affected regions by a subcommittee or multiple subcommittees.
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House
Washington
Colorado
Michigan
Third Child Dies of Poison in Utica Orphan Asylum
Franklin Richardson aged four is the third child at the Union orphan asylum to die after being given poison by mistake for a laxative. The three other poisoned children are expected to recover.
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Utica
N. Y
Franklin Richardson
Union Orphan Asylum
Sentenced to Be a Hermit in San Jose Forger Case
Frank Murray, aged 58, convicted as a forger, was sentenced by Judge Beasly to two years as a hermit in the mountains to keep out of temptation.
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San Jose
Cal
Frank Murray
Beasly
Skull Label Proposed for Liquor Bottles
New York advocates push a dry law requiring liquor bottles to bear a red skull and cross bones if the contents exceed two percent alcohol. The proposed label aims to deter consumption by warning consumers of alcohol content.
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New York
Trust bills move to curb unlawful monopolies
Washington reports administration backed trust bills defining unlawful monopoly, unfair trade practices, and creation of an interstate trade commission. It outlines penalties, interlocking directorate rules, injunctive relief, and court commissions while noting anticipated criticism from progressives for not going far enough.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Interstate Trade Commission
Equity
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Bank
Trade Commission
Commissioner of Corporations
Bureau of Corporations
Commission
Trade Board
Wilson Seeks Border Arms Lift To Topple Huerta
President Wilson urged lifting the arms embargo against Mexico to hasten the fall of Huerta. He told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that admitting guns and ammunition across the border could back the constitutionalists Carranza and Villa. American manufacturers favored the move, seeing contracts with the rebels, while Wilson noted a treaty issue over canal tolls and British obligations.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Villa
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Three Drown in Floods In Southern California
In Los Angeles area three men were drowned and a boy reportedly died after 24 hours of relentless rain. Many residents were driven from homes, structures damaged, and steam and electric railway traffic tied up or severely disrupted by the floods.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Avalanche Kills Three in Storrs Utah Disaster
A roaring avalanche in Storrs Utah swept down the mountainside flattening four houses and snapping trees. Three people were killed instantly and three others were seriously injured as the icy mass buried the area.
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Storrs
Utah
Impure butter kills baby in South Bend query
Impure butter in South Bend Indiana killed one child and sickened twenty others who were in serious condition. Health board analysis found the butter contained dysentery bacteria. A small amount given to a chicken caused death in 24 hours.
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South Bend
Ind
The
Board of Health
Former Senator Lyman R. Casey Dies in Jamestown at 77
Former Senator Lyman R. Casey of Jamestown North Dakota died at his Washington home from heart disease. He served in the Senate from 1889 to 1893 and was 77 years old.
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L. R. Casey
Washington, D. C
Lyman R. Casey
Jamestown
N. D
Kansas Woman for Congress in Sixth District
Mrs Eva M Murphy of Goodland Kansas announces her candidacy for Congress from the Sixth District as a Progressive.
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Kansas
Congress
Goodland
Kan
Eva M. Murphy
Bride Greeting Delights Juvenile Judge Lindsey
A chaotic scene as about 400 "new pies" greeted Mrs. Ben B Lindsey upon arrival with her husband the juvenile judge. The playful welcome drew smiles and surprised the crowd, highlighting the quirky city pageantry.
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Lindsey
Denver
Ben B. Lindsey
Four Die In Wreck Near Jackson Michigan
Four persons are dead and a dozen injured after a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Michigan Central Railroad three miles north of Jackson. Emergency crews work at the scene as investigators begin to determine the cause of the wreck.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Central Railroad
United States to send 3000 marines to Mexico City
Report says Rear Admiral Fletcher will move about 3000 marines and bluejackets to Mexico City as soon as Huerta resigns to guard the capital until a free and fair election. The force aims to protect Americans and foreigners from massacre and to seize the railroad if needed. Other governments may also send forces, but the American contingent will be larger and hold the city against Villa or Huerta forces. A cable from Mexico City notes Huerta’s agents may fail to ship rifles and machine guns smuggled from the United States to Mexico.
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Huerta
Mexico
Washington
Zaragoza
Havana
Villa
Huertistas
Love Letters Key Evidence in Alienation Case
Ludwig Hansen of Aurora sues Rev. J. P. Glass for 10000 dollars alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. The trial centers on a large bundle of love letters as principal evidence, with the former Mrs. Hansen mentioned in the suit.
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Aurora,ll
Ludwig Hansen
Aurora
J. P. Glass
Wilson to Name Roberts Washington Mint Director on Fed Board
George E. Roberts, director of the mint, is practically chosen by the president as a member of the federal reserve board. The board will oversee the administration of the new currency system and Roberts is the likely appointee.
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Wilson
Roberts
Washington
George E. Roberts
Federal Reserve Board
Copperfield Town to Disincorporate Ordered by Oregon Attorney General
Salem report says Copperfield Oregon must disincorporate as it is in the hands of a lawless element, an order undertaken by Attorney General and Governor Oswald West. The action followed state scrutiny and establishes the town’s formal dissolution.
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Salem
Copperfield
Oswald West
Gunmen: Locked In Closet
New York report says two pursuing youths chased pupils with revolvers. Principal Miss Georgiana Brown locked the boys in a closet until police arrived.
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New York
Georgiana Brown
Table Cloth Seized for Duty in New York Mansion
In New York a Venetian lace table cloth modeled after papal pattern and costing 6,500 was seized by the government for unpaid duties. It was bought by former Senator William A. Clark for his 3,000,000 mansion.
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New York
United States
William A. Clark
Bride Vanishes Hours Before Wedding in Cleveland
Cleveland police search for 18 year old Barbara Yuha of 3900 Fulton court who vanished three hours before her wedding to Julius Horvath.
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Cleveland
Barbara Yuha
Fulton Court
Julius Horvath
To Save 25 000 With Moonlight Army Lighting Plan
Washington announces a 1914 savings plan using moonlight to cut back army post lighting. All lights will be shut off at night when the moon shines, reducing expenses by twenty five thousand dollars.
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Washington
Sam Plang
Tango Teachers Sue Archbishop Paris
Tango teachers unite to sue Archbishop Annette after a ban on the dance in Paris harms their business. The action seeks damages and challenges the archbishop's prohibition as injuring performers and venues in the capital.
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Paris
Annette
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