Wife Kills Rival in Paris Love Triangle Motive
Mme Bloch a noted novelist and playwright shoots Mrs. James E Bridgeman in a Madeleine apartment after a confrontation over her husband. Bloch proclaims she killed her rival and seeks court explanation, saying the act was vengeful liberation from a ruined home.
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Paris
James E. Bridgeman
New York Life Insurance Company
Mme. Bloch
Frederick Boileau
Lyceum Club
Bridgeman
Minnie Dernhart
Milwaukee
Wis
Bloch
New Hastings Husband Returns to Claim Wife
W. Baker, missing 14 years, returns to Hastings and finds his wife married to rival David Hyatt. He asserts his claim, ousts Hyatt, and plans a two week visit before leaving again, while all three parties remain amicable for now. Baker, long presumed dead, had wandered the country and now is well off.
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Hastings, Neb
Enoch Arden
W. Baker
Hastings
Baker
David Hyatt
Hyatt
Girl Lured by Violin Ends in Arrest in Newark
Johnstown resident Lucy Ha ley, 15, claims she was lured by the magic of a violin into traveling with Charles Smith, 20, who deserted his wife and baby. Both were held in Newark New Jersey after posing as Mr and Mrs Marquard. Smith is married. the pair faced detentions as authorities investigated the scheme.
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Johnstown
Lucy Haley
Newark
N. J
Charles Smith
Smith
Police graft case rocks New York as officers tied to milllion-dollar loot
Bald Jack Rose implicates Police Lieutenant Becker in a $2.49 million annual graft from gambling and vice. Rose says Becker claimed $600 000 for himself and identical shares for three other officials. DA pursues “higher ups” while grand jury stays in session all summer to probe Rose’s charges of a $2.4 million yearly police ring.
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Jack Rose
Becker
New York
Harman Rosenthal
Rose
Jack
Bridgie Webber
Harry Wallon
Engineers Protest Anti-Drink Rule On Lackawanna
A Scranton committee of 15 locomotive engineers met with President W H Truesdale to oppose General Superintendent Rine s drink rule. The rule now bans drinking on or off duty and entering any place that sells alcohol, a broad curtailment of personal liberty.
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Scranton
Lackawanna
W H. Truesdale
Rine
Corning
Philadelphia Denies Plague Plague Rat Found
Dr. Joseph S. Neff of the city health department said a rat found along Philadelphia wharves did not have bubonic plague. The rodent showed an inflamed gland. a germ culture from the rat was injected into a guinea pig to confirm the diagnosis.
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Philadelphia
Joseph S. Neff
Department of Health and Charities
Missouri hens get gout as elders overindulge
The Missouri state department of husbandry reports the spring chick crop is dropping as older birds overindulge, with hens limping about barns and some cackling in distress. The piece notes the issue as a penalty for high living among the flock.
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State Department of Husbandry
St. Louis
Missouri
Promoter Goes From Millionaire to Watch Heirloom
A Charleston News and Courier report notes a promoter once worth a million dollars now left with only a watch. The piece reflects on shifting fortunes and lingering wealth.
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Charleston News and Courier
Manchester Union
Becker and Accusers Police Lieutenant Held For Murder
Police Lt. Becker is held on murder charges as two men who confessed are named as accusers. Authorities say the case centers on a fatal shooting with ongoing investigations and formal charges pending.
New Orleans Police Seek Harry Myers in Detective Fraud
New Orleans police seek Harry G. Myers a private detective tied to the Andrews murder case. He allegedly duped Arthur Elsoid out of 150 in a failed agency partnership scheme. Elsoid met Traeger an alleged Myers partner who acted as secretary manager and treasurer.
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New Orleans
Harry G. Myers
Andrews
Arthur Elsord
Elsoid
A. E. Traeger
Buffalo
Myers
Elsord
Traeger
Massachusetts Leads in Vehicle Propulsion Share
More than half of all vehicles in Massachusetts are motor propelled, a higher share than in any other state, highlighting the state’s leading adoption of motorized transport.
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Massachusetts
Miss Hilman Leads in Warren County Home Contest
The Warren Mail contest features Miss Vena Hilman of Sugar Grove leading the field with strong early votes. Dora Olson, Ruth Nichols, Lottie Dey, Ettinger, and Carrier also show movement as residents rally for their favorite candidates before the August 7 deadline. Subscriptions earn 100 000 extra vote certificates. all entries must be at the Mail office by 8 p.m. August 7 or postmarked that date.
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Youngsville Young Lady
Carrier
Bey
Ettinger
Warren County
Vena Hilman
Sugar Grove
Miss Vena
Youngsville
Dora Olson
Ruth Nichols
Spring Creek
Lottie Dey
Warren Mail
Ming dynasty banknote found in Philadelphia note dates to Tai Tsee era
The assistant treasurer in charge of the sub treasury has received a Chinese banknote more than 50 years old. Issued during the Ming dynasty in the reign of Emperor Tai Tsee who ruled from 1368 to 1399 the note valued at one kwan a string of cash.
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Philadelphia
United States
Tai-Tsee
Use for Cocoanut Oil Drives Margarine Output
European margarine factories rely on cocoanut oil as a base to manufacture sixteen million pounds of this butter substitute weekly.
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Bert Wilson
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Clarendon
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Romala Spetz
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Alice Preston
Helen McLaughlin
Arvila McCune
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Essed Aero
North Warren
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Epretsoco
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Florence Loffenberger
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Agnes H. Mahaffey
Clara Rowley
Warren
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Madison Av
Bertha Linder
Aoccisdesad
Agnes Christenson
Anna Fladry
Barbeiard
Vow Scot
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Gladys Schultz
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Wisdain
Seeerspe Chase
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Mohawk Ave
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Zaidee
Grand Valley
Mra. C. Jney
Mamie Whiteley
Spartansburg
Corydon
Ethel Flatt Peet
Lina Ensign
MMA
Daisey Geer
Cescesessee Cresenessees
Hulda
Lottie Mason
Mabel Ensign
Penses
Susaces
Mattie Headley
Germany
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May Phillips
Mary Gregory
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Ella Chapman
Edna Marsh
Akeley
Mrs. Chas
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