Whipping post call shocks Nova Scotia court scene
In Bay City a police judge rages at George Desham father of a drunken 17 year old. Warranted arrests target Bert Blanchard and Noah Trudell as Desham defends the saloon pair. Halifax warns of browntail moth spread and a 3 cent bounty as Nova Scotia mobilizes to protect apple regions like Annapolis Valley.
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Bay City
Mich
Kelley
George Desham
Desham
Higmor
Bert Blanchard
Noah Trudell
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Department of Agriculture
Truro
Annapolis Valley
Europe
Reformed Bank Robber Aims for Ministry in Five Years
Kalamazoo May 22 Frank Peverett alias Whitey Black a bank robber and ex member of the Lake Shore gang says during return to Marquette after escape that he has reformed and will spend the remaining five years in stripes studying the Bible to prepare for evangelistic work among crooks.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Frank Peverett
Whitey Black
Mistrial in Isaac Lewis Murder Case in Jackson
The Jackson jury failed to reach a verdict in the Isaac Lewis case charging murder of Police Captain Ho 2 apfel. The panel stood seven for acquittal on sanity at the time of the shooting after nine hours and seventeen ballots. Lewis remains jailed until the September term.
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Isaac Lewis
Jackson, Mich
Ho 2Apfel
Lewis
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby regions
The forecast predicts generally fair weather in Illinois and Indiana with rising temperatures. Lower Michigan sees fair skies and warming, while Wisconsin expects increasing clouds with possible showers. Towns may experience showers and warming conditions.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotes May 21 Prices
Wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and cash sales listed with open high low and close figures. Live stock at East Buffalo and Buffalo markets show steady to strong trends for cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Agnath Beot
Pauly
Roosters Sc
Geese
Ducks
Prairie
Buffalo
N. Y
Sing & Stevens
Young Merchants
East Buffalo
Killed by Electricity in Auburn Prison
Carto Ciardi, convicted in Ithaca for the murder of Luigi Pozzi on November 30, 1904, was executed in Auburn prison. He faced the chair without emotion as 1,080 volts ran for a minute, followed by three shorter shocks. Ciardi, sentenced to die during the week of May 15, 1905, was upheld on appeal in 1906. He killed Pozzi to rob him of the money Pozzi saved to bring his sweetheart from Italy.
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Auburn
N. Y
Carto Ciardi
Ithaca
Luigi Pozzi
Ciardi
Court of Appeals
Clardi
Pozzi
Italy
Buried in Coal Sarke Rescued From Ship Bunkers
New York May 22 Buried under more than a hundred tons of coal since Sunday afternoon John Sarke a stevedore was rescued from the coal bunkers of the oil ship Potomac just before it sailed from Standard Oil docks Constable Hook He slipped between planking several tons dumped in by accident and after nearly twenty four hours a tapping on the ship side revealed his location More than 100 tons were removed to free him and he was unharmed.
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New York
John Sarke
Potomac
Standard Oil
Constable Hook
Sarke
Vesel
Mephistophelia
Jaqueline
Jack
Mr. Merryman
Harriet
United States Supreme Court
Flarriet
Mrs. Merryman
Ben
Hal
Pack
Dominie
Army and Navy Union elects national officers in Washington
At the national convention in Washington Captain J B Morton of Washington was named national commander followed by Captain James P Lockwood of Chicago as senior vice commander and Dr John H Grant of Buffalo as junior vice commander Michael J Hackett of Washington was chosen adjutant general and C J Arey of Chicago as special inspector general The next convention will be held in Chicago.
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Army and Navy Union
Washington
Regular
J. B. Morton
James P. Lockwood
Chicago
John H. Grant
Buffalo
Michael J. Hackett
C. J. 9. Arey
Five Die In Explosion At Eliza Furnace In Pittsburg
Five men were killed and four fatally injured at the Eliza furnace of Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburg after a slip caused an explosion. Molten metal sprayed the workers. last January a similar accident killed fifteen. The dead include E. B. Willard the assistant furnace superintendent and John A. West the head blower, with three unknown foreigners among the victims.
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Pittsburg
Eliza
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
E. B. Willard
John A. West
Schmitz Gets No Change
In San Francisco on May 22 Judge Dunne denied Mayor Schmitz a change of venue after hearing both sides. Plans were made to draw a first panel of talesmen reporting at 10:50 a.m. today, and witnesses were excused until tomorrow when the trial is hoped to begin.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Dunne
Elements Play a Freak In Coxton Hail Shower
A hail storm in Coxton Bedford Indiana on May 22 produced a strange event as a shower of pure alum fell for several minutes. The claim is supported by prominent locals from the town.
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Elements
Bedford
Ind
Coxton
Two Towns Are Mighty Dry They Shut Saloons In Champaign
Urbana and Champaign are dry as the Sahara desert with twenty six Champaign saloons closed and no liquor sold by druggists by prescription. Urbana remains freer but druggists are tied up by red tape and will not handle liquor.
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Urbana
Lil
Champaign
Saraha
Eytinge Nephew Convicted in Murder Case
Louis V. Eytinge, who claims relation to actress Rose Eytinge, has been found guilty of the murder of John Leigh of Sheboygan Wisconsin. The verdict was returned in Phoenix Arizona on May 22.
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Rose Eytinge
Phoenix
A. T
Louis V. Eytinge
John Leigh
Sheboygan
Wis
Fairyland Voyage Of Geraldine And The Dolls
In a marshland dory Geraldine Eva Grace Lou and dolls voyage to fairy land beyond elm trees. Geraldine uses a fairy wish to gift Lou a doll, then chooses to keep her own but grant Isabella a kind role. The scene ends with Lou discovering her wished doll and joy.
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Eraldine
Eva
Grace
Little Lou
Fairyland
Geraldine
Isabella
Performer uses photograph frame to write on paper
The performer hands a sheet to an audience member and asks for three or four figures or a friend's name. To make writing easier he places the paper on a photograph frame and proceeds with the act.
Doll Gifts and Generosity amid Family Talk
Geraldine receives a new doll from Aunty and considers sharing her old doll with Lou. Her mother hints that it can be nice to give away old things to keep the new, a sentiment that shapes Geraldine's choice about her playthings. A second passage describes a magic trick using a folded paper and a waxed surface to reveal figures.
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Isabella
Geraldine
Lou
Mother
Neighborhood Newspaper for Keen Young Writers
A guide for youth in a neighborhood to publish a paper with an editor for each issue and elected assistants. Include home news entertainment sports personals short stories verses and marginal sketches if someone can draw. Invite friends to read the copy at a designated afternoon or evening.
Elopement Plot Ends in Impromptu Parsonage Wedding
A betrayed confidante, Harriet, arranges a spur of the moment elopement with Hal aided by Jack. The plan collapses when Jack reveals herself and the Merrymans join the couple at the parsonage. The ceremony proceeds and Harriet receives a $10,000 wedding gift as friends celebrate.
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Chicago Grain
Stevedore
Slip
McCartney & Son
Dr . Soap
Dr. Shoop
J. H. Stewart
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Mawar Bing
Detroit, Mich
Dring
Ivvy- CopynicuTs &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All Newsdealera Munn & Co. Sersioncwss
Washington, D
Dr. King
Mane Ae
Batam Olds
Chamberlain
Cook & Sher
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