Sleepy Treasurer Kills Wife Then Dreamed of Burglars
Hugh Holus Jr a treasury clerk was asleep when he shot and killed his wife at their home. He claimed he was a somnambulist and had talked of revolver practice before bed. He was awakened by his mother in law and later exonerated by a coroner’s jury after details of the tragedy and new pistol purchases emerged.
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Hugh Holus, Jr
Corbers
Shootang Gallery
Clivere
Sporting Goods
G Street
Hollis
Forsythe
Mw Purchase Holtis
Ais
Abdul Lu
Vollee Nanediatah
Tecina
Isleun
Abit
Howe
Wis
Petus
Holts
Weedle Blois
Joelyn Woifells
Pormpure
John Bro Wfird Wallitt
Thomas Befuver Jams
Maul Trank
Utuen
Charles Wall Smory
Hollisheimne
Tuend Liing
Chapin Street
Dwight Gsmith
Isa Kentuckian
Verdict Exonerates Hollis in Wife Death by Gunshot
The coroner's jury finds Evelyn V Hollis died from two gunshot wounds inflicted by a pistol in the hands of her husband Hollis Hollis. testimony notes his sleepwalking and unconscious state at the time of the shots. The verdict releases him from responsibility.
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Huah Mola
Hollis
Evelyn V Hollis
Hollis Tragedy Details Sleepwalking Murder Case
Hugh Hollis private secretary to a Treasury official killed his wife in what is described as a sleepwalking act. He bought a revolver that afternoon and spent the evening in a shooting gallery. A coroner's jury exonerated him after testimony from his mother-in-law.
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Hugh Hollis
Treasury
Hollis
Thief survive narrow fall after train rescue in New York
A burglar fleeing police clung to a shaft and was jolted by a passing train in a Park Avenue tunnel. Detective Stringer lowered himself into the darkness, found the man unconscious, and dragged him to safety just as another train danger loomed. The suspect, Henry Drink, 23, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after injuries.
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Lieut Slilngey
Park Avenue
New York
Draser
Little Park
Saeut Stringer
Stringer
Presbyterian Hospital
Dexter
Henry J Drink
Brink
Ivy
New York City
Sussex
Charles W Pierson
Pierson
Prer J
Bellevue Hospital
Defeat of Socialism Labor Party's Pet Measure
Liberal MPs clash with Labour allies in the House of Commons as the unemployment work bill, branded socialist, is defeated by a 149-vote majority. John Burns defects from Labour, urging rejection while Asquith warns the bill would exert state control and worsen unemployment. Ramsey MacDonald and others attack government capitalism, signaling a deep split amid Labour and Liberal tensions.
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London
House of Commons
Lord
Herbert Hosquith
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Asquith
John Burns
Burns
Air Asquith
Ramsey MacDonald
Labor
Soctahe
Victor Grayson
John Redmond
Opium Trade Debate Hinges On Limiting Imports
A columnist argues to curb opium use by restricting imports rather than taxing it. He cites doctor advice and notes Britain’s aim to protect producers while China may favor expanding poppy fields. He warns that limiting import volumes could spare many from a dangerous habit and the dreamlike hold of opium.
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Peking
Great Britain
China
Britain
United States
Philippines
Ingla
Advertising copy for the Sunday Post ad text
Advertisers in The Sunday Post reach households with full pocketbooks as it prints more ads than any rival. The paper delivers strong results by placing notices and promotions in a widely read edition that goes into homes.
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Washington
Beat
Post
Capitol Graft Convictions Shake Pennsylvania Officials
Three former high officials of Pennsylvania and contractor Joseph Huston were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the state in the capitol building scheme. The verdicts followed a seven week trial. motions for new trials were filed and the defendants remain free on bail as further indictments proceed.
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Huston
Great Building
Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
John Handerson
Willem P Snyder
W.L Mathues
James M Shumaker
Pennsylvania
Willaad H Berry
Berry
State Treasury
Capitol
Joseph M Huston
H Bard Cassel
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Snyder
Mathes
Building and Grounds Shumaker
Frank Irvine
Bucket shop inquiry clarified by Commerce Department
The Department of Commerce and Labor released a statement to correct reports about Herbert Knox Smith's probe into bucket shop laws. Secretary Straus notes the President referred the issue to Smith for review, not a general stock exchange investigation, and that Smith will report his findings based on his own judgment. The notice also mentions the Baltimore and Ohio service schedule from 7 am to 6 pm on weekdays.
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Dorlagne Optus
Phippine Commission
Congress
Philippines
United States
Bacon
Wiley
Wiles
Baltimore
Congressional
Smiths
Department of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Herbert Knox Smith
Smith
Bandits Hold Up Bank at Tyro Kansas
Three bandits robbed the Tyro bank for 2500 dollars in Coffeyville Kansas. They guarded the exterior while two pistol men gathered the cash, then fled toward Oklahoma. Pursued by locals, they killed two citizen horses and wounded Wann City Marshal Lee before escaping toward Bartlesville. A large posse followed as a special train departed Coffeyville with 100 armed men to pursue the outlaws.
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Coffeyvile
Kans
Mar 1
Tyro
Oklahoma
Wann
Okla
Lee
Bartlesvilen Sversal
Coffeys Villa
Dewey Ckla
Extraordinary somnambulism case from English hospital
A 20 year old sleep walker at Birmingham Hospital quietly conducted piano tuning violin work crocheting and reading in the dark. She wrote accurate letters and studied harmony while unconscious, recalling nothing when awake. Her condition improved after observation but allows occasional sleepwalking.
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Washington Post
London
British Medical Journal
James Russell
Birmingham Hospital
Miners Hesitate to Strike in Indiana Meeting
United Mine Workers of America pause planned April walkout and offer operators another chance to discuss a wage scale. Central competitive district miners invite operators to meet on March 4 in Indianapolis to avert a strike.
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Indianapols
United Mine
America
First Auto Arrives in Jerusalem Excites City
Charles J. Glidden of Boston and Mrs Glidden arrived today with a motor car from Syria. It was the first automobile seen in Jerusalem and caused a lively stir among the crowd as residents marveled at the new machine and its strange appearance in the Holy City.
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Charles J. Glidden
Boston
Syria
Jerusalem
Chanel J Glidden
Glidden
Hata Syria
Dawes Declines Knickerbocker Trust Presidency
Charles G Dawes of Chicago declines the offer to become president of the reorganized Knickerbocker Trust Company of New York. He has definitively turned down the post. The Chicago man is noted as having been offered the presidency.
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Charles G Dawes
Chicago
Charles G Dawce
Central Irust Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
Brazilian city burns as blaze rages in Bahia commerce hub
A major fire sweeps Bahia Brazil, second only to Rio in commerce. Thirty three buildings consumed with losses estimated high. Bahia, a key export city, lies near Rio de Janeiro with over 200000 residents. The article notes firemen struggle to control the blaze amid chaotic scenes. It also mentions La Place Exhibition of European household adornments at Sloar Galleries with forthcoming viewings.
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James
Bahia
Rio
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
la Place
EJ la Place
New York
Sloar
Bieber Attacks Bieber Threatens Propose Land Grant Scandal
Senator Carter labels a city politician Abe Ruef in a sharp speech on the Anacostia Flats land grant. The Public Buildings Bill of 1906 passes amid hurried action with limited understanding of its provisions. Bieber portrays the claimant as shadowy and dangerous in tone.
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Carter
Abe Ruef
Congress
Bieber
Senator Carters Barbs Prompt Senate Sermon On Trusts And Theft
In a rambling Senate speech the speaker denounces alleged profiteers using constituent influence. He accuses Sid ney Bieber of exploiting public figures, notes a claimed 90 dollar monthly disability raid on a retirement roof, and questions possession and responsibility in property schemes.
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Sidney Bieber
Columbia
Bieber land grant fight stirs Senate session
Senator Carter accuses Sidney Bieber of profiting from land grants near the Anacostia River with Support from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The debate centers on a 19th century act granting Bieber title to block 1181 in the District. Carter, Stott, and others seek to expose alleged backroom dealings as the record traces the bill through Congress and the War Department.
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Abe Runt
Washington
Bieber
Aracostia River
House Committee On Pat
Burkes and Grounds
Senator Carter
Montana
Westernay
Carter
Bieber Baye
Ben
Pennsylvania Railroad
Beher Stitle
Questor
Biewer
Senate
Stott
Senate Committee On
Carteaid
Congress
War Department
District of Columbia
Board of Commissioners of
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