Artist Murdered as Robbers Strangle Wife Mother's Mother
A French artist is killed by two men and a woman who tie the wife and mother in law. The couple's alleged accomplices used a whipcord in the strangling and ransacked the studio during an exhibition. A missing husband is suspected amid the investigation. The crime scene is described with details of bindings and a staged slaughter in the artist and wife’s shared space. Local authorities pursue leads in the Rav de Va area and beyond.
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Cordain
Mme Steinheilz
Assasseee
Tragic tale of love and escape ends in suicide
A correspondent reports a dramatic, sorrowful story of a man driven by heartbreak and fear of scandal. After marrying a wealthy woman, he faced ruinous strain, fled a sanitarium in Providence, and died by suicide, leaving a tumultuous trail of speculation and grief.
Seeks Her Child Kidnapped By the Count
Former Miss Patterson delays divorce actions until she regains her three year old daughter kidnapped in London by Count Joseph Glascki of Vienna. The count and countess queenly romance ended after alleged abuse and incompatibility. The family says the count is not blamed for the broken marriage. The piece traces a cross continental saga from Washington to Paris, Vienna, St Petersburg, and London with references to aristocratic estates and society figures.
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Loth
Newark
Joseph Glascki
Vienna
Rome
St Petersburg
Eleanor Tatterson
Robert W. Patterson
Chicago
Tnbune
Robert Sanderson McCoumek
Austria
Hungary
France
Russia
Famih
Paris
Fellas
London
St Pov
Rsburg
Tim
Olent Quirrel
Sul
Vienne
St. Petersburg
Tomly
de Greene
Amnasador
Hansferred
Pattson
Wife Kills Babe and Self in Providence Row Tragedy
Mrs Alm Ruoff killed her one year old daughter Mildred and then took her own life by gas in Providence Row. Police report states she left home around 2 PM and returned at 6 PM to find both victims dead. the infant lay beside her mother on the floor.
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Providence Row
Alm Ruof
Mildred
Deil
Eye picture a murder clew
Coroner reports a photograph of a murdered woman's retina showing a faint outline of a man's face. He had a photograph taken of one eye from the Mississippi River body and says he will attempt to use a pantograph to identify the killer. Post mortem finds no water in the lunge and the body had been in water for weeks.
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Wien
Streeper
Mississippi River
Angry sea scarred ships reach New York after storm hits coast
Ward One steamer Mexico arrives in New York showing scars from a Northwestern storm that delayed calls from Vera Cruz and Havana. The Bradford from Jamaica reported seventy mile gales off the Carolina coast en route to Memorial Day services. A schooner suffered mizzen gaff damage and sails torn. A fire destroyed the high school in Endianes. authorities suspect arson with losses at 376 000. The Electric Line promotes its cars to Baltimore with frequent service.
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Mexico
New York
Vera Cruz
Teresa
Havana
Tca
Ikmert
Bradford
United Frain Company
Carolina
Jamaica
Bradiford
Charlis S Hirsch
Wexdlanah
Count Seizes Child in Suburban Dispute
In a suburb a count abducted his wife’s child, taking the little girl for a ride and leaving the mother unaware of the plan. The countess is Joseph Medill Patterson’s granddaughter, tied to Chicago Tribune families. The case involves Medill McCormick and Ruth Hanna lineage, with a note on Joseph Medill Patterson’s socialist past and subsequent career moves.
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Tribune
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Eleanor
Patterson Joseph Medill MeCormicck
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the Tribune
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aMrk Hanna
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Public Works
Cannon in Gettysburg Tour Opens with Speaker’s Auto Party
Speaker Cannon left Washington by automobile with Senator Hemenway Representative Landis and Secretary White Busby for a cross country trip to Danville. The group planned to reach home by Friday or Saturday depending on road conditions as two follow cars provide forty and thirty horsepower. They paused in Gettysburg for memorial exercises and will continue toward Altona Harrsiburg and Pittsburgh overnight, hoping to arrive at their destination soon.
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Tsiway
Danville
Pricay
Senator Hemenway
Indiana
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L White Busby
Gettysburg
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Harrsburg
Pittsburg
Ocean liner Vaderland wreck rumor unsettles Channel amid fog
A Brussels dispatch says the Rad 1 steamer Vaderland may have wrecked in the North Sea near Goodwin sands while en route from Antwerp to New York. Dover reports and passengers deny confirmation. heavy fog reportedly caused several collisions including the steamer Loands as crews were landed.
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Pet Journal
Brussels
Vaderland
North Sea
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Dover Ostend
Goodwin
Red Star
Vaderlind
Antwerp
New York
Dover
Englsh
Loands
Doserberry
Minister Squier to Explain Panamanian tensions in Washington
Reports from Panama indicate authorities dissatisfy with Minister Squier and a report by Secretary Taft is expected. Secretary Root has summoned Minister Squier to Washington to clarify the Panama situation, though the minister's personal involvement remains unclear. Washington officials discuss potential dissension within the administration over Panama policy.
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Symers
Washington
Panama
Squier
Minster Squiers
Death of Mrs Cassidy star of racing gates noted in entrusting burial
Mrs Mars Cassidy wife of the well known racing starter of the New York Jockey Club and originator of the starting gate died Saturday at Gravesend. Daughter of N W and Ella King of 90 New York Avenue she was formerly Miss Inez King. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 from her parents' home. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. The State Department was advised of the death near Pittsburg of J Hancon United States consular agent Nuevitas Cuba. Hanson, appointed in 1904, was formerly a real estate agent at Nuevitas and a native of New York City.
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New York Jockey Club
Gravesend
Cassidy
Inez King
N W
Ella King
New York Avenue
Oak
State Department
Pittsburg
J . Hancon
United States
Nuevitas
Cuba Hanson
New York City
University to be dry at Stanford next fall
In San Francisco on May 31 the Stanford University board of trustees announced a strict prohibition on alcohol on campus. The rule bans wine or beer at dinners hosted by fraternity houses and Greek letter societies, with violations leading to dismissal and lease termination for the involved fraternity.
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Stanford University
Board of Trustees
Death Warning to Drinkers Rumor of Vodka Label Change
St Petersburg reports the Douma commission has backed replacing the imperial eagle on vodka labels with a skull and crossbones. The panel also urges clear warnings against overindulgence on the bottle labels.
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St Petersburg
Douma
Quesson
Balloonist Drowns After Parachute Entangles in Passaic Park
A Passaic balloonist perished attempting a 2000 foot ascent at Hillside Pleasure Park. As the parachute unfurled a wind twisted lines and he toppled into the Passaic River. A crowd watched the drifting parachute drag him and his body was recovered later. Witnesses reported the man had planned sun ascents and displayed the flag before the fatal fall.
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New York
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Jenade
Liilsid Park
Pissaia
New Haven
New Hien
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Hollside Pleasure Park
Belleville
Hillside Park
Loosa
Passa
Avondale
Ty Nutley
Uou
Irish Aid To Hindus New York HeadQuarters
Scotland Yard detectives, aided by undercover men, surveil an Indian revolutionary movement in New York connected to Clan na Gael and other Irish secret societies. The effort targets Hindu students and associates, warning the British against provoking a violent uprising in India while aiming to influence actions in the empire.
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Scotland Yard
Clan-na-Gael
Clan Na Gael
India
Preaches on Modernism at Georgetown Commencement
Georgetown University commencement week opens with a votive mass in Danigren Chapel led by Rev Pathe Aloysius Po Hrosnan SJ. He argues modernism is a passing phase and urges graduates to hold fast to alma mater ideals and faith amid liberal pressures. Alumni events follow with a dinner and Society meeting, then multiple college commencements set for Gaston Hall. Weather and travel notices close the page.
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Law School
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Train hold up by three boys shocks city
A gang of three youths aged fifteen, seven, and nine planned and carried out a train robbery on a central line, forcing passengers to surrender money at gunpoint. Accords claim Hatch, the oldest, led the scheme. a bystander was shot, and the group reportedly confessed. In a separate dispatch, Swedish King Gustave and the queen visited Berlin to meet the German Emperor.
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Willtm Mempses
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Sweden
Earthquake Shakes Allentown City Not Suburban Areas
A strong tremor hit Allentown at 1242 pm causing rattled windows, toppled crockery, and frightened families. People fled homes as mothers carried children in fear of collapsing houses. The quake was felt citywide but not in the suburbs, with a muffled sound reported in the western district. The event recalls a similar seismic disturbance twenty four years ago on a Sunday.
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Faith Healing Prompts Long Public Inquiry in Minnesota
Minnesota Statesman reports a Christian Science lecture by a former Indiana attorney general and others discussing healing by faith. The public meeting at National Theater featured Sen. Clapp Winnesaa and Buskirk ex attorney general of Indiana, addressing Christian Science claims, healing history, and the power of spiritual truth.
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Winnesaa
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Tie Beang
Leider
Mi Rene Betwen
Iristian
Body Found in Bath Room After Gas From Jet Fatal
Missed by sister, May Hugh Gordon, brother in law of the dead woman, believes she died in an accident from gas in a bathroom. The body lay on the floor, found after a search. A few years prior the woman’s health declined. neighbours and friends recall her as a prominent social figure in Sacety-Hag Long Been in Jill health.
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Ealbourn
Avas
Hag
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Tieatse
Woman Gives Husband Sleep Morphine to Avoid Race Danger
Mrs Hartman testified at a Denver auto race that she dosed her husband with morphine to keep him from driving. She said she warned him the race was dangerous, slept through the event, and he remained unconscious until it ended. She claimed her action was to protect her life.
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Denver
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Troop at Charleston Marches Toward Winchester Camp
A marching troop arrived in Charleston this morning for the final twenty two miles toward Winchester. The column rested in Knwwville after a rain and met Dr Rames of Charlestown, who guided them to the camp. Citizens greeted the travelers as Mayor Light and other officials inspected the party.
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Freeerik Company
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Hirpers Ferry
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