Franklin Speaks For Sibley in Gop Primary Feud
The Franklin Spectator urges support for J C Sibley in a Republican primary against Nelson Wheeler. It defends Sibley’s character and public service, rebuts Prohibition attacks, and argues for Democratic principles guiding the race while noting Champ Clark’s high praise. The piece casts the local political clash as a test of integrity and community loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
J. C. Sibley
Nelson P. Wheeler
Forest County
Spectator
Sibley
Republican Party
Prohibition
Mr. Sibley
Franklin
Commonwealth
Herald
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Missouri
Three-Year-Old Cremated in Cambridge Springs Fire
Theo Dosia Tingley, three, was cremated when a fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tingley in Cambridge Springs, Meadville area. The mother, baking in the kitchen, found the flames on the second floor and could not reach the child before the house burned. The charred body was recovered from the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Theodosia Tingley
W. M. Tingley
Cambridge Springs
Train Kills Man Near Hydetown
Allen Dietrick, 60, of Hydetown, was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania freight train near Hydetown while crossing the tracks on his way to Titusville. His wagon was demolished and one horse killed as the body was carried several hundred feet on the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Allen Dietrick
Hydetown
Dietrick
No Wedding Bells for Mr Burton
Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio is a bachelor and he rebuffs the idea of a wife. He tells a Washington society reporter there will never be a Mrs Burton, joking about wedding plans amid social roundups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Burton
Washington, D. C
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Senate
Society
Washington
Ohio Statesman
Italian Cremated in Boarding House Fire
Charles Natro, 21, an Italian, died in a two story boarding house fire on West Hickory last Thursday night. Flames spread from an overheated stove as Natro and several fellow countrymen slept on the second floor. He was searching for a wallet with 65 dollars when the roof collapsed. the others escaped but lost their savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Charles Natro
West Hickory
Natro
Pittsburg Grafters Sentenced in Graft Prosecutions
Judge Frazer imposed jail terms and fines on the Pittsburg graft defendants including A. A. Vilsack eight months and $5000, W. H. Weber six months and $500, C. Stewart eight months and $500, H. Ferguson eight months and $500, M. Einstein six months and $2500, P. D. Kearns four months and $250. Several others await later sentences. Johnny Klein returned to the penitentiary amid a crowded court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Frazer
A. A. Vilsack
German National Bank
W. H. Weber
Charles Stewart
Hugh Ferguson
Morris Einstein
P. D. Kearns
FE. H. Jennings
Columbia National Bank
EF. A. Griffin
C. W. Friend
Clinton Iron and Steel Company
Simon
Klein
Commonwealth
Hoover Faces Double Trial For Wife's Death In Jealous Rage
Erie court hears Alton Hoover accused of killing his young wife at their Atlantic home in Crawford County last November. He collapsed in court as the victim’s sister testified, was carried out, then returned. He had been convicted previously in Crawford County, a venue change granted for a second trial in Erie. Defense claims insanity.
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Erie
Erie County
Atlantic
Crawford County
Alton Hoover
Valda Foy
Hoover
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Cook in New York as family says explorer safe at home
Family confirms Dr. Frederick A. Cook is in New York while friends expect him with his brother Theodore in Calicoon Sullivan County. Counselor Henry W. Wack says Cook may have equipped an expedition to Etah in June and will sail from a European port on a chartered ship.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
W. L. Cook
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Theodore A. Cook
Calicoon
Sullivan County
Europe
Inherited $90 000 in Hine Estate at Stamford Conn
In Stamford on May 19 the will of Charles S. Hine who died in New York on April 7 1910 at his daughter Mrs Henry W Plant's residence bequeaths about 90000 to Mrs Plant. The estate is mainly personal property including Western railroad bonds to total 361147. About 90000 goes in trust for daughter Mrs Almina Beers of Fort Pitt hotel Pittsburgh. Ira Hine a daughter receives about 22000 and about 70000 in trust for Charles F Hine of Haywood Cal. Mary Hine daughter in law gets 30000 outright and 60000 in trust for two sons. Robert Morris of Stamford a friend gets 1000. Hine was 92 and made his fortune manufacturing tin cans in Newark.
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Stamford
Conn
Charles S. Hine
New York
Henry W. Plant
Plant
Pittsburg
Ira Hine
Charles F. Hine
Haywood
Cal
Mary Hine
Robert Morris
Hine
Newark
New York Manufacturers' Assn Ends Convention at Waldorf
President John Kirby Jr fresh from re election urged liberty in management over labor ties with the Civic Federation called a key asset of the AFL. Delegates backed resolutions for ambassadors abroad, peace society activity, voluntary industrial accident insurance, and cautious old age relief reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Manufacturers’ Association
Waldorf- Astoria
John Kirby, Jr
American Federation of Labor
Civic Federation
Federation of Labor
Peace Society
Alo
Committee On Industrial Education
Tariff Commission
Vreeland
Tallman Escapes the Death Penalty Today
Eugene Tallman was found guilty of murder in the second degree and recommended to mercy by the Erie County jury after an eleven hour deliberation. He shot and killed John May, a Girard township farmer, on Nov 30, 1909, with the verdict based largely on circumstantial evidence.
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Eric, Pa
Eugene Tallman
Tallman
John May
Girard Township
Erie County
confinement of Lt Col Robert E Ames on court martial charges
Manila May 19 military authorities received Washington orders to confine Lt Col Robert E Ames of the Twelfth Infantry to his Fort McKinley quarters while awaiting trial for conduct unbecoming an officer. The action follows the March 12 death by self-inflicted gunshot at Ames house during a dinner party. Mrs Janney, Californian wife of Lt Clarence M Janney, is detained and expected to testify as principal witness.
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Manila
Washington
Robert E. Ames
Tweilfth Infantry
Fort McKinley
Clarence M. Janney
Ames
Janney
Stolen $1 003 Is Returned
Minneapolis report says J O Gale of 2521 Bryant avenue south had Michael Rock jailed after a $1,000 revolving door robbery. Gale, approached downtown by a heavyset man who confirmed the theft and returned the $1,000, suggesting Rock be released. no charges were yet filed against Rock.
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Minneapolis
J. O. Gale
Bryant Avenue South
Michael Rock
Gale
Rock
Peru Ecuador border clash may push mediation plan
Rumor says a cabinet council may accept joint mediation by the United States Brazil and Argentina on the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute. Chile and Bolivia are drawn in by siding with others as Peruvian and Ecuadorian armies remain near the front.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Ecuador
Chili
Bolivia
Explosion Kills 100 at Cuban Rural Guard Barracks
Cuban government claims the 3000 pounds of dynamite used at Pinar del Rio rural guard barracks exploded accidentally during transfer to powder magazines. They say a negro uprising was planned with Halley’s Comet as a signal, while troops are dispatched from Havana to the scene.
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Halley
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Monteague
Rurales
Ravena
Guanabaco
Marita Delgado
Estenez
Santiago
Revolver Fatal Toy Claims Huntington Boy
Frank Ledrow a 10 year old son of a coal miner at Kearney in Huntington West Virginia shot himself just over the left eye with a revolver from a cupboard. He died shortly after the incident leaving a single empty shell at the scene.
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Huntington
W. Va
Frank Ledrow
Kearney
A Bright Prospect in Scottish Drapery Trade
A commercial traveler recalls years of visitations to a Scotland draper without orders until the firms chief notes their long partnership with B. & Co. The head of the firm hints that continued visits for twenty years may finally yield an order.
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Scotland
Manchester Guardian
Parliament Grants Sympathy With Royal Family Amid Crisis
A London dispatch notes the British Parliament adopts addresses of sympathy with the royal family and loyalty to George VI. Roosevelt reviews German troops per Berlin cables as global tensions rise. In New York, a conflict over a direct primary bill ends with the governor's measure killed by the state machine. A lawyer sues ambassador Leishman over legal advice linked to a marriage in question. Five Japanese citizens visit Mayor Gaynor and inspect city departments as a new Spanish minister heads to Washington declaring prosperity.
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My George
London
Roosevelt
Berlin
New York Assembly
J. G. A. Leishman
Italy
Martha Leishman
Count de Gontius Biron
Japan
Gaynor
New York
Washington
Canton Merchants Press to Curb Harassment of Chinese
Cable dispatch notes American merchants in Canton urging press influence to curb harassment of Chinese in San Francisco. Roosevelt gave Berlin students a talk on The World Movement and accepted an honorary Doctor of Philosophy.
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Canton
San Francisco
Roosevelt
University of Berlin
Wellington
Whitehawes
England
Sereno EF. Payne
New York
Smith
Iowa
Congress
Pittsburg graft six councilmen jailed in plot case
The article reports six Pittsburg councilmen receiving prison sentences for graft. Other items note Berlin dispatches blaming the Anglo Japanese alliance for Japan's stance on Corea and a German emperor gift to Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs Frank W Rollins is jailed on $2000 bail for conspiracy to defraud the government. New York warehouses show eyes stored. experts predict high fall and winter sales.
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Pittsburg
London Daily News
Japan
Corea
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Roosevelt
Berlin
Frank W. Rollins
Reston
New York
Despondent mill worker drowns amid job woes in New York
John D. Cohan a thirty year veteran paper mill employee drowned himself in a creek near Palmer Falls New York in a despondent act over unemployment. In Brooklyn a fire killed a parent and two young daughters as tenants were forgotten.
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Dr. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Extra Ark
New York
Ottawa
Wilfred Laurier
Quebec
Aft
Nelson
John D. Cohan
Palmer Falls
N. Y
Brooklyn
Roosevelt Welcomed by King and Queen of England
A London cable dispatch says Mr. Roosevelt was received by the King and Queen of England. In Washington, Interior Secretary Ballinger dismisses Frederick M. Kerby from public service over the forestry controversy. Tex Rickard to referee Johnson Jeffries bout.
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Roosevelt
England
London
Interior
Ballinger
Frederick M. Kerby
Public Service
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Tex Rickard
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Montgomery
Ala
Lucile
Public lying in state of King Edward in London
A cable dispatch reports the public lying in state of King Edward's body in London. The New York Senate backs the income tax amendment by 26 to 20. Secretary Meyer tells Paymaster General Rogers he will be removed from head of the navy bureau after audits. Railroad officials admit commuter rates in New York territory will rise.
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King Edward
London
New York State Senate
Meyer
Rogers
Navy Bureau
New York Territory
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Arctics
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Almina Beers
Kirby
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Col. Ames
Panama
Revolver
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