Armor Meets Test Navy Gun Fails Under Turret Strain
Hampton Roads Va March 2 The giant gun known as the heaviest projectile and the largest explosive vented attempts with the Arkansas crew aboard in a fierce test. The turret remained intact the plate not pierced while the crew reported the mechanism worked perfectly despite terrific shell impact. Old Point Comfort VA reports the new naval mast and turret endured a grueling storm as authorities claim the test validates durability of the monitor and its equipment. naval observers note the event as a demonstration of resilience amid heavy seas and battle simulation.
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Merry Widow Weds After Fourth Husband Buried
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore May 21. Elizabeth Janke of Towson awaiting a license for her fifth marriage to George F Reter of Phoenix following the burial of her fourth husband John L E Janke at Loudoun Park Cemetery. She predicts the wedding may occur soon and jokes about being alive while her husband is dead. She says marriage is not a failure and notes she is 52 while Reter is 70.
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Towson
John L E Janke
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George F Reter
Phoenix
Janke Gald
Hetty Greens Transformation Impresses Guests At Plaza Dinner
A Washington Post account describes Hetty Green undergoing a beauty treatment at a Parisian parlor. She pays $309 for a twenty one session course, emerges with a glossy black facial paste and new coiffure, and resembles an eighteenth century marquise to onlookers at a Plaza Hotel dinner.
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Wabash directors set talks on railroad’s future in distress
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal bonds show weakness after failing to raise interest payments. Directors, meeting in New York, weigh reorganizing the terminal company as bonds trade weakly and the parent road debates its holdings and future control amid Gould interests. Scheduled Washington to Baltimore and Cincinnati routes noted.
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Dual murder attempt ends in shooter’s suicide
Joseph Sudsburger a government foreman and Civil War veteran was shot at his home after Waller J Johnson faced a mob and killed himself nearby. Johnson, a Bureau driver, had attacked Mrs Sudsburger earlier and fled toward the Monument grounds, where he fired and then killed himself as rescuers closed in. Witnesses placed the motive as revenge after past assault allegations.
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Fourteenth Street
Waller J Johnson
Washington Monument
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Sudsburger
Bureau of Engraving
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Court tale ends in uneasy hours and whispered vows
A battered fragment recalls a strained marriage after a man named E faced trouble with Mr Sudsburger. The narrator notes the husband’s absence and a belief he carried no pistol, while maintaining she knew nothing of the ensuing events. The couple marks fifteen years of marriage and depicts a tense, unresolved situation.
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Sudsburger
Freight Train Held Up in Cleveland by two men
In Cleveland Ontario on May 27, two gunmen stopped a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern freight train within the city. Four accomplices robbed a car of merchandise while the foreman and crew obeyed the robbers. Yard detectives aboard the train fired at the robbers but all escaped uninjured. no one is known to be injured. The incident occurred as the engine and crew halted under orders from the robbers. The robbers eluded capture.
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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 and 50 days in jail, refused to pay, and was led back to her cell crying I would rather go to jail than hell. She was released moments before a train to the workhouse departed.
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Dell
Mystery in Lost Ship Owner Company Bankruptcy
The Export Shipping Company of Newark seeks federal help to locate the steamship Goldsboro bound for Belize and Puerta Cortex with cargo valued at 1 060. The vessel has been missing since May 2 after its ownersFrancs Bailey and Albert Bailey disappeared amid the company's bankruptcy petition. The government was asked to determine if the steamer is afloat or sunk and to trace the cargo as creditors press for answers and seizure actions.
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ti¢Export Shipping Company
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United States
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Belize
Pu Ito Cortex
Central America
Francs Bailey
Albert Bailey
United States District Attorney
Typhoid Outbreak Hits Church Social in Rockwell City
An epidemic traced to church social food in Rockwell City Iowa has killed five and left thirty more church members including Pastor Rey M E Read seriously ill. Doctors suspect germs in fried chicken or ice cream as the source and warn additional fatalities may follow.
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Washington Post
Rockwell City
Iowa
Rey M E Read
Jumper Falls With Rider at Philadelphia Horse Show
Bright weather favored the Philadelphia Horse Show Association at St Martins Green. The exhibition featured pony stallions hunters four in hand teams ladies saddle horses and hackney with a hunt class as a highlight. In the final jumper event a horse named Tarafort ridden by Isaac Jobson fell after catching the top rail, causing serious injuries to the rider.
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Philadelphia Horse Show Association
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Isaac Jobson
Rivals Fight For Girl Ends In Killing
Wilam Dunlap shot and killed Robert Craig over a jealous love for the same woman near Whittier NWC. The two had been friends until their affair caused a rift. They met today a short distance from town and Dunlap fled, now at large.
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Washington Post
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Nwc
Wilam Dunlap
Robert Craig
Dunlap
Craig
Woman Seeks Ten Thousand From Vanderbilt Heirs Suit
Hilda Oberg of Newport sues Elisa French Vanderbil t for damages in a twenty thousand dollar claim alleging she was bitten and injured by three dogs including a large mastiff on December 3 1905 in Newport. The suit names Elisa French Vanderbil t as defendant and notes her recent divorce from Alfred G Vanderbilt. Providence R I May 27.
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Washington Post
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Elien T French
Elisa French Vanderbil
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Hilda Eka Obere
Newport
Miss Oberg
Indictment possible in Capitol telegram forgery case
Assistant District Attorney reports forgery evidence in the sending of a Washington telegram that influenced a political vote. Timberlake admits adding a word but will not be arrested. Grand jury action follows with Fassett Cassidy Mooney Taft and Townsend among witnesses summoned.
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Timberlake
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H F Taft
Western Luton
Townsend
Brothers Fight and Die as Long-Dead Love Returns
Two brothers shared a small farm and quarreled over a woman named Clairette Squire forty years ago. John Woods died after his wife Jarvis Woods supported his cause, leaving a rift with Jarvis and Charles Woods. Mrs Jarvis Woods and Lyman Squires were present at John Woods’s bedside. The case unfolds as a lifelong feud with no reconciliation between the siblings.
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Washington Post
Sool
John G Woods
Podunkair
John
Jarvis
Clairette Squire
Charles Woods
Jarvis Woods
Lyman Squires
Gen Stephen D Lee Illness Reported From Vicksburg
In Vicksburg Mississippi on May 27 General Stephen D Lee commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans is critically ill with doctors hopeful for recovery. Lee fell ill May 21 after a long day hosting the Town and Wisconsin reunion veterans at the National Park. His son Blewett Lee, general counsel for Illinois Central, has been summoned from Chicago.
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National Park
Blewett Lee
Illinois Central
Chicago
Currency bill passes House seeks swift Senate action
Democratic Senators plan a morning conference to map strategy as the currency measure nears final House approval and possible Senate action by Saturday. La Follette signals opposition but may limit delay. Aldrich hints at a brief statement while Democrats prepare to press for targeted changes before adjournment.
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Steensen’s Body Found After Drowning Rescue Attempt
Private Benjamin Steenerson of the Marine Corps, son of Minnesota Representative Steenerson, was found drowned after he and Private John Macintosh fell overboard from a tug near Jamestown on February 16. Steenerson, college bred and athletic, sought service on a battleship with Admiral Evans’ fleet. ABRUZZI ON DUTY TILL AUTUMN. The Duke of Abruzzi resumes command of the Regina Elena and will oversee maneuvers and remain afloat until autumn.
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Italy
Shooting at Towson church fete wounds creditor
Henry Nicoll aged 35 of Towson was shot and seriously wounded by J Vernon Hopkins during a Towson M P Church fete on a lawn. Hopkins and his brother were arrested with bonds set. motive rooted in a disputed till collection. Women screamed as guests fled and chaos ensued.
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Baltimore
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Towson
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Admiral Sperry Leads Four Ships to San Francisco
Admiral Sperry arrives as the fleet anchors in Tacoma Harbor with the flagship, Kan, Vermont, and Ionsiana set to sail for San Francisco tomorrow morning. The Georgia New Jersey Rhode Island and Virginia stay in Tacoma until Saturday to be docked at Bremerton.
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Imperial troops recapture Ho Kow in Shansi province
Peking reports imperial forces have retaken the town of Ho Kow in Shansi after a period of rebel activity two months earlier. The fighting ended with the town back under government control as imperial troops pursued insurgents in the region.
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Cruiser Rescues 5 At Sea Near Avalon Rivaled by Missing Captain
A U S Buffalo rescued E Easton and family and a nurse girl after two days adrift in a launch near Avalon. Captain Crist of Zeus of Avalon reportedly lost from the launch Sunday night. Two crew drowned and another seaman Hooline lost overboard during attempts to save the launch party. Easton, former War correspondent and ex secretary to Webster Davis, endured a perilous sea ordeal with his family.
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Harpers Weekly
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Philips Jury Outlines Charges In Cadman Macaboy Killing
The jury outlines charges and proposes a motive in the Cadman Macaboy murder at the hotel. It asserts Philip went to his room after a quarrel, secured a weapon, and a first degree verdict will be sought if preparations and corridor incidents are proven.
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Jury selection in fatal 1907 cabman case begins
Assistant United States District Attorney Turner outlines the government case against Gaston P Philip in a murder trial connected to the cabman Frank Macaboy’s death. Justice Barnard presides as jurors are finally seated after days of delay. defense counsel consults privately before the opening statement.
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