Armor Meats Test Army's Biggest Gun at Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort Va Mar 2 A historic naval test near Hampton Roads features the Arkansas at Florida crewed monitor firing the largest shell and explosive known at close range. The 11 inch plate remains unpierced. turret mechanisms performed under storm conditions, with reports of reinforced masts and indestructible components amid equipment tests and shipyard observations.
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Merry Widow Weds Fifth Time After Fourth Husband Buried
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore Maryland May 21 Mrs Elizabeth Janke of Towson seven says she will marry George F Reter of Phoenix before Sunday The widowed woman 52 and Reter 70 plan a fast ceremony noting Scripture about rejoicing and grief She remarks marriage is not a failure despite her five marriages and says they are old enough to know their business
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Hetty Greens 309 Dollar Beauty Makeover Delights Plaza Guests
Mrs Hetty Green undergoes a dramatic beauty treatment at a Parisian parlor costing 309 dollars for a full course of twenty one applications. After the procedure her face is cleared, skin renewed, and a rose pink glow appears, with observers comparing her to an eighteenth century marquise.
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Wabash terminal bonds threaten Wabash system
Wabash Pittsburg Terminal bond holdings and stock of the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal raise alarms as debt terms loom. Interest on terminal bonds of 3,000,000 falls due Monday at 4 percent, with Gould faction seen unlikely to fund. Directors may consider reorganizing the terminal company to avert default. second mortgage bonds have weakened.
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Dual murder tragedy as guard kills himself near monument
Joseph Sudsburger a government employee and Civil War veteran, was shot at his home by Waller J Johnson, who then killed himself at the foot of the Washington Monument after being chased by a mob. Johnson, a Bureau driver, had earlier assaulted Sudsburger’s wife and was briefly jailed. Sudsburger’s condition is described as likely fatal, with witnesses detailing the rapid sequence of events and the mob pursuit.
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Court Shadowed by Unease as Walter Travels Far
In a terse court note a wife recalls fifteen years of marriage with Walter away and a troubled relation with Mr Sudsburger. She asserts she knows nothing and cannot say more about the dispute that led to the current legal tense.
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New President for Peru Legula Elected to Succeed Pardo
Lima Peru Senor don Au gusto B Legula has been elected president of Peru succeeding Dr Pardo. Legula, 45, has long been in reinsurance and later led British Sugar Estates Ltd. He previously served as finance minister in 1908 and as premier under President Candamo.
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Freight Train Held Up In Cleveland
Two men held up a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern freight train today at gunpoint in the city. They boarded in the yards and stopped the engine while four companions robbed a car of merchandise. Detectives aboard the train fired at the robbers, who escaped. no injuries or figures are known.
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Woman Carrie Nation Refuses Fine in Pittsburg Court
Carrie Nation of Kansas was arrested for disorderly conduct after scolding four men for smoking. She was fined 5 dollars and 15 days on the workhouse, but refused to pay and cried out she would rather go to jail than hell. She was jailed briefly before release for the next train.
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Mystery in Lost Ship Goldsboro Sparks Bankruptcy Action
The Export Shipping Company seeks federal help to locate the steamship Goldsboro, missing since May 2 after sailing from New York for Belize and Puerto Cortes. Creditors fear loaned $200,090 tied to cargo valued at $1,060 and urged government inquiry into the vessel and its vanished officers.
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Typhoid Fever Kills Five from Church Social in Iowa
An epidemic at a Rockwell City Methodist church social in Iowa began from tainted food and has killed five. Thirty more members including Pastor Rev M E Read are gravely ill with possible additional deaths feared as doctors suspect germs in the fried chicken or ice cream.
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Jumper Falls With Rider at Philadelphia Show
Bright weather aided the Philadelphia Horse Show at St Martins Green with classes in ponies, hunters, four in hand, ladies saddle horses and hackney. In the last jumpers class a horse named Tarafort ridden by Isaac Jobson fell after catching the top rail, injuring Jobson with a broken wrist, dislocated shoulder, and internal injuries. Memorial Day travel notes mention a special train from Union Station 7:36 am to Antietam and Keedysville via Baltimore and Ohio.
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Rivals Fight for Girl Ends in Fatal Shooting
Wilam Dunlap shot and killed Robert Craig in a jealousy feud over a young woman they both loved. The two men, once friends, argued after meeting near Whittier county and Dunlap fled the scene. authorities have not captured him.
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Woman seeks damages in dog bite suit in Newport
Hilda Oberg, a Newport resident, sues Elien T French mother of Elisa French Vanderbil t and Alfred G Vanderbilt for 20000 dollars after claiming she was attacked by three dogs including a mastiff on December 3 1905 in Newport. French, a Providence resident, recently divorced Vanderbilt. The case hinges on the alleged dog attack and resulting injuries.
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Indicted Telegraph Forgery Case Targets Capitol Operator
Assistant District Attorney reports forgery evidence in the sending of a Telegram by Fassett to Cassidy in Albany. Timberlake admits inserting a word to alter the message and will not be arrested but expected as a grand jury witness. Witnesses summoned include Fassett Cassidy Mooney Taft and Townsend as grand jury session begins.
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Brothers at odds over love as death ends ties after 40 years
In Podunk, John G Woods aged 71 died after long standing feud with brother Jarvis over a woman named Clairette Squire. The two brothers shared a farm and avoided reconciliation since John's marriage to the woman decades ago. Mrs Jarvis Woods and her brother Lyman Squires were the only relatives at John's bedside.
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General Stephen D Lee Ill. Vicksburg Report
Gen Stephen D Lee commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans is critically ill. Late tonight physicians report hope of recovery. Lee fell ill May 21 after welcoming reunion veterans at the National Park. His son Blewett Lee has been summoned from Chicago.
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Currency bill rush may end in four hours
Senate debate on an emergency currency act intensifies as House approval yesterday sends the measure to the Senate. Democrats plan a midmorning conference to outline strategy with La Follette seen delaying action, while Aldrich may speak briefly on his stance. Final action and adjournment hinge on the vote this Saturday or sooner.
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Steeneson’s body found after drowning at Jamestown
Private Benjamin Steenerson of the Marine Corps stationed at the naval training station, son of Representative Steenerson of Minnesota, drowned February 16 while trying to save Private John Macintosh from a tug. His body was recovered on May 27. Steenerson, college bred and an athlete, wished to serve on a battleship with Admiral Evans’s fleet. Also, the Duke of Abruzzi resumes command of the Regina Elena and will lead maneuvers before returning to Naples later.
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Shooting at Towson church fete wounds collector
At Towson M P Church lawn a quarrel over a till led to Henry Nicoll being shot and wounded as J Vernon Hopkins fought to collect a debt amid over 100 guests. Hopkins and his brother Edmond were arrested. bond set at 1500 and 1000 respectively.
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Fleet visits Tacoma as Sperry starts four ships to San Francisco
Admiral Sperry begins a naval operation in Tacoma with the fleet anchored in Puget Sound. The flagship sails tomorrow morning to San Francisco, followed by Kan, Vermont, and Ioniana. Georgia New Jersey Rhode Island and Virginia stay to be docked in Bremerton on Saturday.
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Chinese Rebels Lose Ho Kow Town Recaptured by Imperial Troops
Imperial forces recaptured the town of Ho Kow in Shansi province as insurgent activity, revived two months earlier, was subdued. The operation restored imperial control in the area near Ho Kow, signaling a setback for rebel factions.
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Cruiser rescues five at sea amid mystery off Avalon
The Buffalo cruiser rescued E Easton and family plus a nurse and child after two days adrift in a launch off Avalon while Captain Crist, the launch’s master, and another seaman were lost. Former Washington secretary Easton, once Webster Davis aide, faced a perilous voyage with none of the party able to eat or breathe well aboard. Search continues for the missing captain and the rowboat from the launch.
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Philips jury outlines charges in Cadman Macaboy killing
Jury outlines first degree murder case against Philip. They contend Philip went to his room after a quarrel with Cadman Macaboy and secured a weapon. Tests of alleged carouse before the tragedy and incidents in the corridor are cited as supporting motive.
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Jury Seats Juror William E Lacey As Philip Faces Murder Trial
Gaston P Philip sits in courtroom with nervous tension as Assistant U.S. Attorney Turner outlines the murder case against him. Jury selection ends with William E Lacey chosen. opening statements recount the May 17 1907 cabman Frank Macaboy killing and indictments read in detail.
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