Supreme Court affirms municipal water rights in Catasauqua case
The Supreme Court ruled in the Clear Spring Water Co. vs. Catasauqua equity suit that municipalities may establish own water plants without paying private monopolies. The decision upholds residents' right to self supply and voids long held dogma restricting municipal water works.
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Borough of
Catasauqua
Supreme Court
Clear Spring Water Company
Scranton
Lehigh Valley
Clear Spring Company
Trexler
Suieretofore
Cavis
Warren
New Vacuum Burial Mausoleum Planned in Milwaukee
The Socialist administration proposes a municipal burial crypt in Milwaukee to hold 1000 bodies sealed in vacuum vaults. W S Halliday of the Wisconsin Mausoleum company says the method is between cremation and ordinary burial and more sanitary, with a 200 by 24 foot building on five acres of park. Private family compartments and individual crypts may be secured with customizable entries.
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Milwaukee
W. S. Halliday
Wisconsin Mausoleum Company
Leonard H Groesbeck Banker Dies at Sixty One
Leonard H. Groesbeck of Syracuse New York banker and former national bank examiner died suddenly at age sixty one. He served as cashier of Salt Springs National Bank and was a noted figure in local finance.
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Leonard H. Groesbeck
Syracuse
N. Y
Mr. Groesbeck
Salt Springs National Bank
National Bank
Master George Fires Revolver Wounds Cook in Strange Incident
A report from Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts Mrs Brown calling for help as young George allegedly played with a revolver, shooting the cook. The incident shocks the household and raises questions of forgiveness and danger within the domestic sphere.
Moral protest over Hilton Club liquor service in Boston
Boston is facing a wave of protest as the Hilton Club, an exclusive Commonwealth Avenue women’s organization, gains a license to serve liquor. Ministers and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union denounce liquor service by women in a women’s club, warning of societal degradation and harm to working girls and young members. Mrs. Catherine Stevenson of the union condemns the action as sinful and wrong.
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Boston
Hilton Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Board of License Commissioners
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
J‘herine Stevenson
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Chilton Club
Congressman Speer Secures Two Committee Berths
The representative from this district is assigned to committees on War Department expenditures and public lands, reflecting a leadership role and influence in fiscal and land policy matters.
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War Department
P. M. Speer
Pennsylvania
Resignation Aims by Bishop Mackay-Smith Amid Diocesan Turmoil
Philadelphia report says Bishop Alexander Mackay-Smith of the Eastern Protestant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania plans to resign due to ill health, while church leaders cite clerical dissension since his tenure. He also plans to seek election of a coadjutor and a suffragan bishop at next month’s diocesan convention.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Pennsylvania
Whitaker
Maud Ballington Pooth
Ancient landmarks fade as Old Tavern to be torn down
The Old Tavern in Irvineburg, a near centenarian landmark a mile south of Russell, is slated for demolition. C Gander buys the Irvine property to replace the structure with a modern house, after a history of mills, a grist mill, a saw mill, and a busy hotel era dating back to 1826.
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Irvineburg
Russell
C. Gander
Charles Kitchen
Guy C. Irvine
Rufus Weatherby
George Mosler
John Converse
Thomas Jackson
Thomas McCoy
Edson Perkins
Pike Dunn
William Conroe
Joseph Walkerman
Warren County
Irvine
Captain Hayward
Chautauqua Lake
Robert Falconer
Darrell Gordon
Bijah Mumson
Robert McKinney
Robert McDowell
Robert Russell
Mr. Weatherby
William Bell
Jones Run
William
John Thompson
Pine Grove
Rachel I Bachop
Dogs Give Burglar Alarm at Lancaster Home
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Christian Kunzler and his wife woke to barking dogs holding a man at bay. Kunzler fired when the intruder tried to flee, wounding Benjamin Evans of St Clair who said he sought a sleeping place in the yard.
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Lancaster
Christian Kunzler
Kunzler
Benjamin Evans
St. Clair
Hole in Her Stocking Stops Seattle Wedding
Miss Leonora Murphy of Seattle halted her wedding to Clyde Rowan of Astoria after discovering a hole in her stocking. She went home to change stockings and disappeared. Rowan searched for two days without success.
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Seattle
Leonora Murphy
Clyde Rowan
Astoria
Gre
Arrests His Own Assailant on Ridgewood Robbery Night
April 20 report from Reading notes William H. W. Lewis formerly of Germantown identified a man among several highwaymen who robbed him of $52 near Ridgewood. Lewis captured the suspect and delivered him to police. The man gave the name H. C. Moore and claimed Pittsburg as his home. He admitted involvement with the ambush but says he played no part in the actual assault.
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Reading
William HW. Lewis
Germantown
Ridgewood
H. C. Moore
Pittsburg
Lewis
Elderly man returns after eloping attempt in California
Joseph Johnson aged 92 from Long Beach and companion Mrs Susan McClure nearly 75 returned yesterday. Johnson denies any marriage plans and says McClure only joined him to San Bernardino for companionship despite his sons' objections.
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Long Beach
Cal
Apvil
Joseph Johnson
Susan McClure
Johnson
Advertising in the Mail to Reach Readers
Local advertisers are urged to place notices in the mail for effective reach. The campaign promises broader exposure and measurable results through targeted distribution channels.
French Peace Advocate to Tour America for Universal Peace
Baron Paul d Estournelles de Constant, noted French peace advocate and Nobel laureate, arrived in New York to begin a cross country tour of major cities. He plans about 20 000 miles of travel through early June, urging peace as the basis for commerce, industry, science, and education, and to inspire American support for universal peace. He has held posts in Tunis St James and Constantinople and has spoken in many cities including New York Washington Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Toronto.
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Baron Paul d’Estournelles de Constant
New York
Baron d’Estournelles
The
Hague
America
Court of St. James
Tunis
Constantinople
Department of the Sarthe
Baron d'Estournelles
Washington
Baltimore
Athens
New Orleans
Austin
Tex
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Denver
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Madison
Milwaukee
Chicago
Urbana
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Worcester
Boston
New Haven
Buffalo
Canada
Rebels Vanish After Agua Prieta Attack Burned Station
At Agua Prieta on April 20 insurrectos fired on troops and burned the railroad station and freight cars but disappeared during the night. Reports say the depot used as a hospital may have burned or been set ablaze by raiders, with four rebels killed by soldiers. United States troops are expected to reinforce Naco as a rebel attack is anticipated.
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Agua Prieta
Insurrectos
Nacozari
Cananea
Cienzas Springs
Chihuahua
United States
Naco
Laborer Survives Overnight In Grain Chute Accident
Charles Stokes, a Auburn laborer, reached into a grain chute in Attorney John Hunter’s barn and fell in headfirst. His arms jammed, he lay trapped all night until caretaker Dwight May and police rescued him near dawn. He was taken to the city hospital and is expected to recover.
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Charles Stokes
Auburn
N. Y
John Hunter
Dwight Maycember
Stokes
Father Kills Wife and Daughters Then Ends Life
In Youngstown Ohio on April 20 Grant H Rickert killed his wife Charlotte and daughters Helen and Pearl Rickert before shooting himself. Son Fawin escaped after being struck with an axe and survives. The incident raises the death toll to six in the murder spree attributed to Rickert.
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Youngstown
Pearl Rickert
Raymond Rickert
Grant H. Rickert
Rickert
Charlotte
Helen
Fawin
Outrage in Indiana Mob Attacks Ephraim Tyler
In North Vernon Indiana a mob assaulted Ephraim Tyler tying him and dragging him 700 yards from his home. He was battered and unconscious when a physician arrived. authorities seek to identify mob participants and determine motive after Tyler had been acquitted of a prior charge.
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North Vernon
Ind
Ephriam Tyler
Tyler
Butlerville
Talen
Death of Buffalo industrialist C W Goodyear ends era
Charles W Goodyear a Buffalo lawyer and head of large steel coal and railroad interests died at his home after a Brights disease confinement since October 15. He helped build the Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad and employed thousands in lumber railroading iron and coal.
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Charles W. Goodyear
Salimen, Hornell Broker, Held on Grand Larceny Charge
Fred A Salimen a Hornell New York real estate broker is under arrest on a grand larceny second degree charge. The Aetna Insurance Company via Special Agent Cassidy of Buffalo filed the charge alleging substantial shortages in his accounts. The case involves alleged loss of funds in the tens of thousands.
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Fred A. Salimen
Hornell
N. Y
Grand Jarceny
Aetna Insurance Company
Cassidy
Buffalo
Salmen
Woman Educator Mary Jane Hyde Founder of Lady Janea Grey School
Mary Jane Grey Hyde founder of the Lady Janea Grey school of Binghamton NY a women s seminary renowned nationwide died at her home after a long illness Interment will be in Utica She is survived by two daughters Mary R Hyde and Jane B Hyde
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Mary Jane Grey Hyde
Janea Grey
Binghamton
Amon
Uties
Mary R
Jane B. Hyde
Hearing Ends After Row in Sully Suit Over Stock Transfer
Washington April 20 John Hays Hammond mining engineer named as special ambassador to the coronation of the King of England sparred with Daniel J Sully’s counsel John C Gittings during testimony in Sully v Hammond over a General Cotton Securities stock transfer. Hammond accused Gittings of trying to trap him and the exchange turned physical before Hammond, advised by his counsel, ended the hearing and left with his party.
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Washington
John Hays Hammond
England
John C. Gittings
Daniel J. Sully
Sully
Hammond
General Cotton Securities Company
Coar
Gittings
Mr. Mammond
Andi
D A R Decision Keeps Augusta Manuscript in Society
The Daughters of the American Revolution voted to keep the Chalkley manuscript in Augusta county records rather than sending it to the Library of Congress. The vote also marked a surge for Mrs William Gunnings Story of New York for president general against the current administration.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Chalkley
Augusta County
William Gunnings Story
New York
National Board
Library of Congress
Short Adams Willis
Insane Man Attacks Judge in Illinois Court
In Bloomington on April 19 bailiffs jurors and witnesses fought to subdue W T Dodds a liveryman from Downs who seized a chair and attacked in Judge Hall s court He was restrained after a hard struggle and later sent to Bartonville asylum for treatment.
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Bloomington
Ill
McFarland and Welsh Set for May Bout
Packy McFarland and Freddie Welsh, former English lightweight champion, near a ten round bout on May 23. Negotiations ongoing as both boxers seek a chance to test each other’s skill and avoid a slip up.
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New York
Hirch Packy McFarland
Freddie Welsh
Maple syrup yield may be average this Adirondacks spring
Despite late opening, sap is running freely and expect a normal season in the Adirondacks. Average maples yield about two quarts of syrup annually, though some solitary trees in open fields can produce up to three gallons.
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Adirondacks
Elderly man found with securities valued at $200000
Police picked up an older man wandering the streets with 200000 dollars in securities and jewelry. Dr Halsey J Howe of 59 East Third street Dink identifies him aided by former Tun kirk resident Moeedee Connors.
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Halsey J. Howe
East Third Street
Dink
Moeedee Connors
Tunkirk
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C. W. Goodyear
John H. Hammond
Insane Man
W. T. Dodds
Bloomington, IL
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