Train Thief Escapes After Duel Aboard Kansas City Train
In Kansas City Missouri May 2 a tall armed robber boarded a Southern train near the depot. He robbed passengers including Je M Short a Joplin mine owner and shot him three times in a duel on the Pullman berth. Short said he hid two money pouches and fired as the bandit fled with Short s purse and a diamond stud valued at about 2000. Police scour the river lowlands for the wounded robber and the trail includes footprints and a missing pocketbook.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Busines
Kansas City Southern
Je M. Short
Joplin
Short
J. XN. James
Lem
Mr. Short
Grand View
F. A. Seaman
Eureka Springs
Ark
Gibson
Y Oscar Allen
Allen
Seaman
Ray Trouse
Died notices from May 1 with multiple obituaries
Death notices dated May 1 1913 to 1918 report services for Jeannette Atchison Margaret Buckley Laura Wait Chapree Marin Louise Ghi aloo Charles J Hill Liciaugok and others. Remains to be interred at Glenwood Enosburg Falls St Dominics Vienna and more with masses and church services noted.
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A. Diehl
Highth Street
Margaret Buckley
Michael Buckley
St. Dominic's Church
Masa
Affeer-Tmn
Irving
Woodruff
Silver Spring
Laura Wait Chapree
Gerviers
Enosburg Falls
Ghiselli
Marin Louise
Neelo Ghi Aloo
Pennsyl
Teliso
Charles J. Hill
HILL
Frida Orange
Vienna
Vermont
Vthwest
Sund
Clapp for Home Rule Sees Blunders in Washington
Senator Moses Stapp of Minnesota told Tennallytown's Northwest Suburban Association that Washington suffers from poor development and a dictatorial government. He urged self rule and protested citizen apathy delaying progress. Wisconsin Rep William Cary blamed resident indifference, a resolution challenged a $28,810 playground appropriation as violative of the 1878 organic act, and calls were made to widen Wisconsin Avenue and reduce private telephone charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses BK. Stapp
Minnesota
Citizens’ Northwest Suburban Association
Masonic Ball
Tennallytown
Washington
William J. Cary
Wisconsin
House
Wisconsins Avenue
Banker in vice net seizes Long Beach magnate
George H. Bixby, a millionaire banker from Long Beach and prominent Southern California figure, was arrested in Los Angeles on two grand jury indictments for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Bond set at 19 000, 35 000 on each count. arraignment set in juvenile court. Mrs Rosenburg also named in four indictments, jailed on 15 000 bond. Bixby, about 50, heads major local enterprises and is married with five children.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George H. Bixby
Long Beach
California
Bixby
D Angeles
Jodge Wilbur
Superior Eoqurt
Terand
Mre
Josie Rosenburg
Sirs. Rosenburg
Lone Beard
Austria to Begin Military Action Against Montenegro
London May 2 Vienna ministerial council reportedly decides on Tuesday military action against Montenegro as ambassadors plan parallel moves with Italy for Albanian pacification. Paris reports Cetinje says King Nicholas warns Montenegro will be defeated but at a heavy cost to Austria.
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London
Vienna
the Times
Montenegro
Daily Telegraph
Austria
Italy
Albania
Nicholas
Scutari
Paris
Cettinje
The
Temps
Algeria
France
Caucasus
Russia
Transvaal
Great Britain
White man from another county escapes mob near Peedee
A young white man accused of assaulting a negro girl near Peedee was surrounded by about 500 locals. Sheriff Lowery and a 25 man white posse from Wadesboro and Lilesville rushed to the scene as pistols were drawn. The prisoner was moved to a barricaded store as help arrived by train.
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Wilmington
N. C
Peedee
Sherii Lowery
Anson County
Wadesboro
Lilesville
Thirty Questions On Currency Reform Posed To Bankers
Senate banking committee heard a list of thirty questions to elicit banker and economist views on currency reform. Questions probe defects and advantages of the system, the Vreeland act, state and national banks, reserve requirements, currency issuance, central reserve control, deposits, interest on deposits, and discount and loan rates, with the aim of guiding potential legislation and future testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Banking Committee
Hitchcock
Owen
Central Reserve Association
Indictments Return in Bunko Ring Probe in San Francisco
Eight San Francisco detectives and patrolmen face conspiracy indictments after accused bunko ring members testified. Names include Frank Esela Louis Drouzette Charles Josephs W F McHugh James McGowan Jack Sullivan Arthur MacPhee and Charles Taylor. Witness Caeser Rontchi arrived shaken, displaying a Black Hand letter and seeking protection.
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San Francisco
Frank Esela
Louis Drouzette
Charles Josephs
W. F. McHugh
James McGowan
Jack Sullivan
Arthur MacPhee
Charles Taylor
Caeser Rontchi
Hall of Justice
Flo
Law to Bar Frats Void in Mississippi Case
A Mississippi court ruling nullifies a bill to bar students affiliated with Greek letter fraternities from state educational institutions. Chancellor Lambe declared the law unconstitutional under the fourteenth amendment and contrary to Mississippi’s constitution. The decision, issued in a test suit, will be appealed.
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Oxford, Miss
United States
Mississippi
Hancellor Lambe
Thes
Funeral directors directory and undertakers list
Funeral directors J WM Lee and Harvey Sons announce services as embalmers and undertakers. Listings include Sammodious Chapel and Model Crematorium with modest prices at 382 Peonsrivana Ave. Thos B Sergeon, successor to RB St 2OML Seventh St, offering undertaker and embalmer services. Thos M Hindle provides cremation arrangements in state Mary.
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J. WM. Lee
Ephene Vata
Thos
Sergeon
Whitman Police Witness Denies Conspiracy Testimony
District Attorney Whitman intervened in the trial of four former police inspectors charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by bribing grand jury witnesses. Detective Al Thomas testified to a past talk with John J. Murtha about immunity. The defense sought to show Murtha was not involved. Hussey and Sweeney faced character witnesses while the defense rested, and both sides prepared closing arguments.
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New York
Whitman
al Thomas
Thomas
John J. Murtha
Murtha
Thamag
Shompson
Hussey
Sweeney
Dougherty
George A. Sipp
Sipp
Adjourn Congress Ten Years, Says J J Hill
James J. Hill urged Congress to adjourn for ten years to permit prosperity, blaming recent laws for hindering immigration. He spoke at a Northwest booster meeting in St Paul, criticizing lawmakers who keep workmen out of the country and claiming a decade of adjournment would unleash rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hill
St. Paul
Minn
Congress
United States
James J. Hill
Northwest
Hill
Women Plan Attack on Government as Suffragists Rally
In London on May 2 marked by speeches from Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs Carr, as actresses denounce the government and supporters push for militancy. Militant suffragettes rally, calling for volunteers and urging broader enfranchisement, while Hyde Park meeting ban prompts demonstrations in Trafalgar Square. Prison raid yields documents, and Mrs Pankhurst transferred to Woking. Wisconsin extends sympathy. Florida defeats equal suffrage amendment.
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London
Hi Prary
Lane Theater
Carrie Chapman Carr
New York
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
England
Women's Freedom League
Caxton Hall
Nina Boyle
Liiely
Lawrence Housman
Women's Social and Political Union
Hyde Park
Men's League For Woman Suffrage
League
Park
Trafalgar Square
Bow Street
Pace
Women’s Suffrage Association
Flora Drummond
Annie Kenney
Clayton
Richmond
Sydney Drew
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly Today
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida House
LICENSED TO MARRY FOR MULTIPLE PAIRS
Listing shows several intended marriages with names ages and locations including Staumten Alabama Charlottesville Virginia Everett Massachusetts Baltimore Maryland and other scattered details. Names include John P. Jenkins Lula Durham Tae Blanche Stoner Mary P. Play kokepaios Alexopoulos Mabel H. Adler and others. Based on the fragmentary OCR the item presents as a public notice of stated nuptials with multiple couples and officiants.
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John P. Jenkins
Staumten
Lula Durham
Charlottesville
Arig. Vred LO Moreton
Everett
Mass
Tae Blanche Stoner
Baltimore
US recovers coal land as Colorado Fuel surrenders acres
Denver May 2 United States accepts surrender of 3400 acres in Las Animas county Colorado valued near 1 million dollars by Colorado Fuel and Iron in exchange for dismissal of a suit over 5800 acres. Land formerly farmed and later turned to fuel firm will be opened to entry under new regulations. Case stemmed from coal property disclosures and long government litigation culminating in a negotiated settlement.
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Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Denver
Colo
United States
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Colorado
Las Animas County
George W. Benedict
Elisha P. Lee
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Women and Iron Mill Strikers Free Prisoners in Burlington Riot
In Burlington New Jersey on May 2 women largely wives of foreign born workers joined men to overpower police and deputies and free a patrol wagon load of prisoners during a major strike riot at United States Foundry. Police later recaptured some rioters but released prisoners escaped again with a second crowd restoring driving force. No further arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. J
United States Foundry
Home Run Wrecks Wagon in New Jersey Game
A Faterson N J high school boy hit a ninth inning home run in a vacant lot to win the game for his team. The ball struck Andrew Van Winwegen while he drove by in a wagon, knocked him from the seat, and wrecked his wagon and horse, with no one identifying the culprit.
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Washington Post
New York
Faterson
N. J
Andrew van Winwegen
Tinton Street
Betrayed by wine glass arrests head of collectors band
Paris police arrest the chief burglar known as Rodais or Radais, linked to a string of thefts in the Champs Elysees district. After he drank, a wine glass was seized and fingerprint analysis matched prints from prior burglaries. He confessed to acting alone for buyers who valued stolen articles.
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Washington Post
Paris
London
Scotland Yard
Radais
Rodais
Champs Elysees
Panels Over Century Old in Former Senator's Estate
New York May 2 Former United States Senator William A Clark of Montana whose Fifth avenue residence is noted by sightseeing guides has persuaded the United States government that some panels decorating his mansion are more than a century old. When Clark imported Louis XVI jardiniere velvet panels last year customs charged 6 percent duty on the $ value. After appeal and expert testimony proving the panels aged beyond 100 years the board of appraisers ruled they are artistic antiques and exempt from duty.
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New York
United States
Wiliam A.lar
Montana
Fifth Avenue
Metropolis
Clark
Board of
Fires Strike Bradford Freight Sheds. Loss About 500400
London report says the Midland Railway freight sheds at Bradford burned Friday night destroying cat dress goods carpets and wool valued around 500 400. This marks a string of big Bradford fires on the past three Friday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
England
Washington Post
London
Midland Railway Company
Count Pierre Joseph de Chauncy Becomes American
A man who declared himself Count Pierre Joseph de Chauncy was naturalized before Federal Judge Carpenter in Chicago on May 2. He said he came to the United States ten years ago, finding life as a citizen here preferable to remaining a French nobleman.
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Chicago
Pierre Joseph de Chauncy
France
Carpenter
Feature on another grade, told as a standout piece
A feature explores how this particular grade stands out beyond others, highlighting unique approaches, student perspectives, and the impact on learning culture. It delves into teaching methods, classroom dynamics, and the broader value of rigorous evaluation in academics.
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Jorge M. Short
Lesting of Gebers
Geo. c. Rhatte
J. H. Small & Sons
Florists
Waldorf-Astorit
Tjs Broadvac
Rachelle N. Ducas
Justice Gavegan
Mr. Ducas
Mrs. Ducas
D. C
Hae
VICE
Iwo Indictmenta
G. H Bixby
Police
Bunkoring
San Francisco Force
Mississippi Jurist
U. S
I. Rr
Harvey
ASB Emdalmers
Thos. M. Hindle
Periaimer
Madera
Geo. P. Zurhorst
Martha
Militant
W. A. Clark
Elgin and Waltham
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
7Th and
D Streets
Count
Cantrell, & Cochran Chequet Club
Ah, Sheboysan Jasman
All Parte
To-Kalon Co. Inc
Quer
Calvert Shop
Federal National Bank
W.ldouglas
Brockton
Mars
W. L. Douglas
Sime
Sectian
W. CL. Douglas Aboen
Brockton, Mane
W.l.douglas Shoe Co
Pennsylvania Ave
N.W
J. H. Cissel
QO. B. Clare
Berry E. Clare
Rockville
Vanderbilt
Park Ave
Murray Hill
TM Hilliard
Houdsir
Pardair
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