STATE RUNS FROM A MOB Sherif Puts a Threatened Man on a Trato eed Carries Him Off
John H Fox, a well known politician in Trinidad Colorado, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Joe Johnson as he read a letter. An attempt to lynch Johnson failed, and the prisoner was put on a special train to save him from a mob of about 2000. Fox had opposed sending Johnson to California over a requisition tied to Vidal Shoblo embezzlement charges. Johnson was believed to have killed Fox in a cowardly act, allegedly motivated by Fox's relation to Shoblo.
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John H Fox
Joe Johnson
Johnson
Dick Davis
Posse
Fox
California
Vidal Shoblo
Shoblo
Notable English Lords Die in London
London reports the deaths of Lord St. Heliers once Sir Francis Jeune, former president of the probate divorce and admiralty division, and Lord Chelmsford. Sir Francis Jeune led the high court until January 1850 and was elevated to the peerage afterward. Lord Chelmsford, born 1827, died suddenly after a long illness.
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Lord St. Heliers
Francis Jeune
High Court
Lord Chelmsford
Hidhed
Lord Hetlers
Minnesota Battleship Launch At Newport News Yard
The Minnesota was launched at Newport News shipbuilding company in Virginia. Miss Rose Marie Schaller christened the vessel, daughter of Minnesota State Senator Schaller, with maids of honor Miss Constance Day of St Paul and Miss Lillian MacMillan of Minneapolis. A luncheon followed the event.
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Minnesota
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Rose Marie Schaller
Schaller
Constance Day
St. Paul
Lillian MacMillan
Min- Meapelis
Railroads plan steamboat line to challenge Goodrich
Reports from Muskegon indicate the Goodrich Transportation company faces a rate war with the Grand Trunk Pere Marquette and Grand Rapids and Indiana railroads. The railroads may finance a fleet of steamboats to compete on the Muskegon Chicago route.
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Muskegon, Mich
Goodrich Transportation Company
Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids and
Indiana
Goodrich
Muskegon
Chicago
Johns Hopkins Defeats Brown In Intercollegiate Debate
Baltimore April 10 Johns Hopkins won the second intercollegiate debate defeating Brown University. Hopkins held the negative side on the proposition that the economic and political interests of the United States demand permanent ten of the Philippine islands.
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Baltimore
Brown University
Johns Hopkins— Hopkins
United States
Isinnis
Liquozone claims broad germ killing but questions remain
An advertisement touts Liquozone as a universal medicine used by nine nations to treat fever, ulcers, gonorrhea, and many illnesses. It promises germ destruction without tissue harm, cites a $1000 prize for undestroyed germs, and offers a free trial bottle by coupon.
Cat Attempts Flight Ends With Broken Leg
A tabby cat dreams of flying and rigs palm leaf fans and a feather duster as makeshift wings. He climbs a roof, leaps, and crashes to the ground breaking his jaw and leg. A doctor treats him, and the cat vows to fly again when healed. Henry Lippincott in Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Henry Lippincott
Pittsburg
I Never Made a Fool of Myself in My Life
A witty exchange from the Chicago Post features a man claiming he has never fooled himself, while conceding he has been fooled by some girls, noting that being fooled by a girl is a different matter. The dialogue ends with a rueful, humorous reflection on pride and perception.
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Chicago Post
Vanderzee Chosen Iowa Rhodes Candidate Ahead of Ross
Jacob Vanderzee of Sioux Center was selected by the University of Iowa faculty committee to represent the university in the Rhodes scholarship contest, over Carl Wesley Ross of Decatur. A letter from Miss Aimee Tourgee reports Father Judge Albion Tourgee ill in Cowax France.
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Jacob Vanderzee
Sioux Center
Carl Wesley Ross
Decatur
University of Iowa
Damestown
N. Y
Aimee Tourgee
Albion Ww
Tourgee
United States
Bor- Cowax
France
Littleope
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