Sneed Kills Boyce in Amarillo as Trial Looms in Fort Worth Killing
In Amarillo on September 16 J B Sneed killed Al G Boyce Jr after the two had become entangled by a wife elopement to Canada. Sneed, awaiting trial for killing Boyce Sr in Fort Worth on January 13, surrendered after the shooting and faces grand jury action.
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Amarillo
Tex
al G. Boyce, Jr
J. B. Sneed
Boyce
Canada
Sneed
Fort Worth
Hystanders
Grand Jury
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Boyce, Sr
Fear Epidemic of Smallpox Prompts Quarantine
Dr J F Edwards announced an outbreak of smallpox resembling the Pittsburg epidemic of 1902. Fourteen new cases were reported with ten suspected. the health department took charge after Director Walters was removed. The disease spread to Carnegie Swissvale Braddock and six city areas.
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Pittsburg
J. F. Edwards
Health Department
B. R. Walters
Carnegie
Swissvale
Braddock
Preacher killed after sermon in Charleston
Rev. R. H. Green of the Red Sulphur circuit Methodist church south was attacked as he walked to his boarding house after preaching on dishonesty. Unidentified assailants struck him with stones and clubs, inflicting injuries that proved fatal within hours.
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Charleston
W. Va
R. H. Green
Methodist Church South
Mr. Green
Baseball Results Across Leagues With Standings Distorted
The torn clipping lists American and National League standings with teams like Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Washington New York Chicago St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Also shown are Western and Three Eye leagues including Lincoln Topeka Des Moines and Wisconsin Illinois entries, with scattered records and city names.
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Wat
Boston Trolt
Philel'ia
Eveland
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Columb's Oats
Pau
Toledo
Louisville
Ae City
Lincoln
Oniane Reta
Saal
Joe
Wichita
D Moines
Topekea
FYE
Dubuque
Np'rt
Danville A
Decatur
Rim'gt
Quincy
Peoria
Wisconsin- Illinois
Oshkosh
Green Bay Bi
Baseball scores from multiple leagues dated games listed
American League results include St Louis beating Boston twice, Colatse top New York and Philadelphia, and rainouts with Cleveland in rain. American Association reports KC sweeping Milwaukee in two, plus Minneapolis over St Paul and Toledo over Indianapolis, with several doubleheaders affected by weather. Three Eye League and Wisconsin Illinois League results feature mixed scores, ties and rain affected games with Danville Springfield and other city matchups.
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St. Louis
Boston
Colatse
New York
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
American Association
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
J. Paul
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Lies Moines
Wichita
Des Moines
St. Joe
Denver
Bloomington
Decatur
Peoria
Davenport
Quincy
Dubuque
Danville
Springfield
Wausau
Appleton
Rockford
Aurora
Ravine
W. Madison
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Man Slain by Soldiers Near Michigan Prison
Jackson Mich Sept 16 Adjutant General Vandercook reports the killing of John Bisy a foreigner near the state penitentiary guarded by National Guard A guardsman fired the fatal shot after a refusal to halt The body was identified by a local Catholic priest who said Bisy had troubled the rectory and church for some time The guard has stepped up surveillance near the prison walls in the last forty eight hours.
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Jackson, Mich
Vandercook
Michigan National Guard
John Bisy
State Penitentiary
National Guard
Kisy
American woman freed in Peru after fraud ring capture
Lima Peru September 13 Anna Doyen an American woman involved in the police sweep against a ring of alleged swindlers was liberated. The group operated across Chile Bolivia Peru and the Argentine regions before their arrest and release of Doyen.
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Peru
Lima
Anna Doyen
Chile
Bolivia
Moor Pretender May Yield to Sultan in Morocco
News from Gibraltar Sept 14 reports a French defeat of Mulai Hibba’s forces. The pretender is said to yield to Sultan Yussef who travels to Marrakesh. Fifteen bubonic plague cases are reported at Casablanca.
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Gibraltar
Mulai Hibba
Sultan Yussef
Marrakesh
Morocco Ciy
Ceaesablanca
Mrs Pickett Shows Improvement in Washington
Mrs La Salle C Pickett widow of General George E Pickett is much improved after several days illness from pneumonia and hopes rise for a full recovery in Washington.
Local Farmer Dies After Cave-in Near Dixon
Ex Supervisor Hugh McGuirk of Walton Lee County is killed in a cave-in while laying tire. The wealthy farmer and former Walton postmaster was active in Democratic politics and held county prominence.
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Dixon
Ill
Lee County
Hugh McGuirk
Walton
McGuirk
Astor Baby John Jacob Astor Reaches One Month
New York reports baby John Jacob Astor born posthumously to Col. John Jacob Astor’s legacy. The infant marked one month of life today as the Titanic disaster's survivor mother maintains custody.
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Astor
New York
John Jacob Astor
Col
Put Away Small Things Wisdom and Speech
A compact reflection on trimming trivial wisdom to reveal greater insight. It argues that virtue arises from lived example rather than formal teaching, noting a child learns speech through daily interaction with talkative people around it.
Telephone Trust Next Seeks Antitrust Action
Washington report says the government will sue to dissolve the American Telephone and Telegraph company within days. The Bell Telephone company and Western Union merged about two years ago and the suit aims to unwind parts of that merger. The investigation has been ongoing with little public progress reported recently.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Western Union
Postal
New Guide for H. Training Courses in Iowa Schools
A new guide to the high school normal training course will soon be in force in Iowa schools including Washington high school. The program aims to teach practical skills such as cooking and agriculture, and to educate girls to assess horse ages by teeth and to teach farmer boys soil care for better yields.
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Iowa
Washington High School
New Domestic Science Course Planned for Iowa High Schools
Fred L. Mahannah oversees final proofs for a state aided program exposing all Iowa high schools with normal courses to a comprehensive domestic science curriculum edited by Miss Neale S. Knowles of Ames. The course starts with kitchen basics teaching proper equipment and fire building, emphasizing cleanliness and old fashioned hygiene practices.
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Fred L. Mahannah
Iowa
Néale S. Knowles
Ames
Domestic science course boosts country teacher training
The passage describes girls learning food value, cooking on a budget, and bread making through contests. It notes ninety five normal high schools, state aid requiring libraries, and a two year course with one year of pedagogy. Professor Mahannah expects country teacher standards to rise once full swing begins.
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Mahannah
State normal school subjects inform new high school courses
The article notes that most subjects treated at state normal schools are incorporated into new high school courses. The changes integrate teacher preparation concepts within the regular high school curriculum rather than adding a separate track.
School students gain extended training in teaching path
The article notes a longer training period for students preparing to teach, with extra work covered in the final two years of high school and the normal course including additional training after earning a high school diploma.
Lemon Use In Toilet Preparations And Cough Remedy Endorsement
Nearly every woman uses a lemon in toilet preparations for stains freckles and whitening a high collar neck. A small lemon keeps fresh under a glass tumbler on the toilet stand. Mrs J N Hill of Homer Ga praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup and says she gives it to her five children with rapid relief. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. N. Hill
Homer, Ga
Foley
Lemmon
New York Wife Takes Husband’s Clothes to Keep Him Home
A New York woman confiscated her husband’s clothing to stop him from “going out with the boys.” He still went out anyway, prompting questions about whether the husband is worth saving.
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New York
John Heaton farm closing sale on September 24 1912
Closing out sale at the John Heaton farm six miles northwest of Washington Iowa. Sale begins 10 a.m. with 7 head horses and mules, 19 cattle, 81 hogs, extensive machinery including harnesses wagons plows and a gas engine, plus household goods. Terms: 12 months with note on sums over ten dollars or cash under, conducted by D F Macon and auctioneers L R Hough and W S Boyer.
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John Heaton
Washington
West Chester
Poland
China
Surrey
Orchard City
Janesville
Great Western
Kelley
Fairbanks-Morse
Garibaldi Seeks Service to United States Upon Liberty
Imprisoned Italian patriot Garibaldi declares he will offer his services to the United States as soon as he regains his liberty.
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Garibaldi
United States
Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie Arrested in Rosenthal Killing
New York on September 16 authorities arrested notorious figures Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie in Brooklyn. Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty escorted them by automobile to Manhattan police HQ for processing in the Herman Rosenthal murder case.
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Gyp the Blood
Lefty
Louie
Brooklyn
New York
Lefty Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Dougherty
Amourtomobile
Marhattan
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J. F. McNamara & Son South Side Furniture
Hoosier Kitchen
Ben Stove
G W. Hobson
Jackson
Mich
the Telephone Trust Next
Hannah
PRAC
L. R. Hough
Boyer
Clerk
D. F. Macon
Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Nicola & Harmon
North Side Square
Dr. Pierce
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