Roosevelt libel suit wraps up testimony on sobriety
Marquette Mich May 28 Roosevelt the former president faced witnesses from his circle and reporters in Ishpeming against George A Newett over an October editorial alleging drunkenness The testimonies stress Roosevelt temperance and the risk of any intoxication being noticeable to associates with six hours of evidence and a judge ruling narrowing the scope of testimony today
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Bacon
Roosevelt
Olaughlin
Cannon
Marquette, Mich
Col. Roosevelt
Nile
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming, Mich
Publica
Campelena
Robert Bacon
Ol Roosevelt
Titas
Judae
Doubtful Murder Confession Sought By Man
In New York on May 18 an man named Steger confessed to a police officer that he killed his wife and sought the electric chair. He claimed a pact and that his wife left a single bullet in the revolver, but others doubt the motive, suggesting the death may be from natural causes or his own distress.
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York
Stoger
Galesmai
Iulide Steger
Steger
YEAR IN JAIL FOR PRINCESS IN PARIS
In Paris on May 28, Princess de Puzyna of Polish extraction received a one year sentence and Count de Sobanski two years from the core sectional court for forging pawn tickets. They admitted pawning an article for 4 francs and altering the ticket to 14,000 francs to sell to a broker. The count proclaimed swindling as sport and claimed to be a chemist and philosopher. a court specialist confirmed his sanity.
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Paris
Princess de Puzyna
Count de Sobansk
Count de Sphangk
de Sobanski
Four wives and 29 children fail to gain support in Chicago case
George Fear, 16, faced four petitions demanding child support from women claiming to be his wives. Fear testified he had shipped all the women back to Salt Lake City and only one wife remained with him. Petitions were dismissed as witnesses left town and the matter concluded without prosecution.
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Chicago
George Fear
Gwen
Fear
Josephine Lawrence
Salt Lake City
Josephine Fear
Salt Lake
Lawrence
Near
Dear
Turkey Trot Salvation: Burglar Leaves Loot Behind
Special to the Washington Post reports a burglar fleeing from a country home barricaded a door and escaped after a pursuit. Mr and Mrs Samuel K Reeves surprised him during a break in last Sunday, details of the incident recalled as a playful “turkey trotting” defense. Lipppincott family ties noted. burglars escaped through a window as police search continues.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Samuel K Reeves
Reeves
Uratg Yee
Lippincott
Jenkintown
LAND BILL AN Japanese Use Calif to Attack Cab
A clipped headline notes a land bill and alleged Japanese use of California in a campaign against cab or taxi interests. The snippet offers little detail on dates people or organizations involved, but indicates a political dispute tied to a land policy and foreign influence claims.
California alien land ownership dispute tensions rise
London and Tokyo clash over Japan’s treatment of foreigners and the California anti alien land laws. The California issue stirs international concern with Britain Australia and the United States urged to avoid racial sentiment and preserve trade and allied ties.
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London Standard
Japan
Mustache Wars Endures As Surgeon Warns Infection Threat
In Los Angeles a patient with a lip gash refuses to shave to save his mustache. Doctors warn blood poisoning risk if the cut remains. Staff dressed the wound and sent him home, stressing infection danger.
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Mustache
Spreial
Washington Post
Angeles
Cat
Slarton
Mr. Larmer
Directors Seek 500000 From C K G Billings
Chicago May 24 Stockholders sue AKG Billings banker of New York and Chicago to recover about 6 million tied to the failure of John R Walsh era banks. They blame negligent directorship for schemes wrecking Chicago National and Home Savings with 3.5 million and 1.5 million losses respectively. Demurrer argues insufficient facts and seeks to join other directors. Judge Tutvill blocked a 162105 settlement offer and named W Niblack receiver. next court dates set for Tuesday.
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Tutvill
W. T Niblack
Babies in Peril as Painter Rescues Nurse Blunder
Special Cable dispatch from London reports Julian Story, the American portrait painter, saved his two young babies from fire after a substitute nurse, left in charge, caused a stove oil explosion. The nurse was severely burned, and Story himself suffered burns to his hands.
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Washington Post
London
Julian Story
Mr. Story
W S Burger’s Car Crash Kills Wife and Daughter in Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland on May 28 Mrs Rosella Burger aged 42 and daughter Bertie 23 were killed when a car driven by William S Burger crashed into a telephone pole and fence on the old national pike. Their other daughter Erma 20 escaped with minor injuries as Burger racing to pass James O Hara forced the vehicle toward the left slope. The family had been returning from a drive and were connected with local business and church life.
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Cumberland
Rosella Burger
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Bertie Burger
Tooteht
James O'Hara
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Standard Oil
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Masons Honor Marshall in Indiana Grand Lodge
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall was appointed senior grand deacon of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Indiana at the closing session of its annual convention in Indianapolis. He will come to Indianapolis late next fall for two weeks before assuming the office.
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Indiana Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Masonic Grand Lodge of Indiana
Marshall
Death by own action ties his hands
Cincinnati business leader C H Bishop, 56, president of the C H Bishop Flour Co, died at his Windsor street home after using chloroform to end his life. He tied his hands to prevent removing the hood, leaving a note citing business reverses and infirmities as the cause.
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Washington
Cincinnati
C. H. Bishop
C. H. Bishop Flour Company
Bishop
Windsor Street
Divorce Granted to Mrs Maude Waterbury in Maine
Mrs Maude Waterbury wife of Lawrence J Waterbury the polo player of New York won a Maine supreme court divorce after a contested hearing custody of two children awarded to Mrs Waterbury. Alimony not specified. The case hinged on the technical charge of cruel and abusive treatment. The marriage occurred in 18H.
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Washington Post
Portland
Maude Waterbury
Lawrence J. Waterbury
New York
Supreme Court
Haley
Park Romance Allowed as Police Target Mashers
May 2 Pittsburgh reports Superintendent Thomas A McQuaide issued orders to encourage legitimate courtship in city parks. Real sweethearts may kiss and sit with arms about waists either in light or shadows, while mashers are to be jailed.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Thomas A McQuaide
McQuaide
Foss Employes Strike Over Wage Demands
In Hyde Park two plants, the B. F. Sturtevant Co and Becker Milling, voted to strike after Gov. Eugene Foss refused a 20 percent wage rise and working condition improvements. He cited tariff changes and said he might need to import help or shut the plants if demands persist.
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Boston
Hyde Park
Eugene W. Foss
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Becker Milling Company
Moss
Gibson's Jury Still Out In Murder Trial
Newburgh, N Y May 22 The jury in the Burton W Gibson murder case reached no verdict after deliberating since 4 13 pm tonight A mistrial was feared and a report circulated that the jurors could not agree Justice Tompkins may discharge them if no agreement is reached in the morning Crowds gathered in the courthouse as the case drew intense local interest Gibson if acquitted faces possible charges of forgery and larceny over the Szabo estate The Amazons matinee at Columbia Players theatre today at 2 15 pm Col Thea 200 & Sto
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N. Y
Burton W. Gibson
New York
Rosa Szabo
Gibson
Tompkins
Two Die In Fire As Family Mystery Unfolds
Atlanta authorities probe a McDonough road house fire that killed Mrs. Sarah C. Stevens, her 17-year-old son Wade, and her 15-year-old adopted daughter Nellie. Skeletal remains and a gun hint at murder and robbery. Wade Stevens is sought for questioning while neighbors report the mother and daughter were found together. The coroner’s jury ordered Wade Stevens’s apprehension as investigators weigh arson and homicide theories.
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McDonough Road
Federal Prison
Sarah C. Stevens
Wade
Nellie
Stevens
Chattanooga
United Confederate Veterans
Germans Not to Exhibit at Panama Pacific Expo
Berlin reports the German Iron and Steel Manufacturers Society voted against representation at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco. The interior minister schedules a June 2 conference with industrial and commercial leaders, the permanent exposition commission, and cabinet members to weigh participation and Germany United States trade relations after the new tariff and potential effects of abstaining.
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Sociey
San Francisco
United States
Germany
Pacific
Writer Drowns Herself in Lake Comoe Tragedy
In St. Paul Minnesota on May 2 a woman identified as Mrs Florence Gebhardt divorced wife of Professor George Gebhardt of the Armour Institute Chicago died by jumping from a rowboat into Lake Comoe. R Burnham named in a note said he and Mrs Gebhardt planned to marry. Under the pen name Helen Hale she had written for years, with her husband objecting to her literary career prompting a separation and subsequent divorce.
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Lake Comoe
Florence Gebhardt
George Gebhardt
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Chicago
R. Burnham
Reno Man Granted Divorce After Alleged Abuse
Morton H Rideout of New York City was granted a divorce from Mrs. Bessie Rideout after filing claims that she preferred cards, nagged him constantly, hurled turbolic acid at him, drenched him with water, stabbed him in the chest with a sword, and once set their home on fire in an attempt to kill him. Mrs. Rideout is a niece of Chelsea Mass resident Mrs. Alvina Coons. Rideout is described as a hydroelectric engineer and attorney.
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Washington Post
Reno
Nev
Morton H Rideout
New York City
Bessie Rideout
Alvina Coons
Chelsea
Mass
Rideout
Roosevelt Drank as Usur courtesy Only
An index item notes Roosevelt drank in a disputed act of courtesy and mentions a sprawling list of topics including family, legal issues, international tariffs, a senator’s memory, and various political and social affairs. The page teases multiple articles across crime, law, and events.
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Gorman Sue
Mendicant King Hoffman's Six Month Workhouse Sentence
New York May 28 Joseph Hoffman head of a ten man band of professional beggars known as the king of the panhandlers was sentenced by Magistrate Levy to six months in the workhouse. Hoffman confessed to leading the group and taking 25 percent of collections while a young recruit Rosenbaum testified of the bands operations and his own daily earnings.
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New York
Joseph Hoffman
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King of the Panhandlers
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Hoffman
Joseph Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
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Panhannter
Hair from George Washington sells at autographs sale
A small broach containing a few strands of George Washington hair, once part of John Itske’s collection, sold for 40 dollars to a secret buyer at the Richmond Literature Company’s sale of autographs and relics from the Finke collection. The item recalls Martha Washington’s 1800 correspondence when four girls requested Washington hair as a remembrance.
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New York
George Washington
John Itske
Finke
Richmond Literature Company
Martha Washington
Friedmann Patient Dead in Lynn Case
Julius Werda of Lynn paid Dr Friedreich Franz Friedmann 25 for turtle vaccine treatment six weeks before dying at the Lynn Tubercular Hospital. Werda’s wife reported he became paralyzed and could not stand, then lost power of speech after seeking treatment at Union Station area and Martins Werda. The report notes fares to Harpers Ferry and Martins Werda tied to the case.
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Boston
Mass
Julius Werda
Lynn
Friedrech
Franz Friedmann
Harpers Ferry
Martins Werda
Union Station
Washington
Tariff Clash Sparks Protests Over Exporter Books
Senate and State Department leaders consider amendments to the tariff bill amid foreign protests over a clause permitting disclosures of exporters’ books. President Wilson signals openness to removing the clause, with officials debating impacts on treaties and tax provisions. Insurance interests warn the measure could hurt business while administration allies push to finish changes within a tight schedule.
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Bryan
Moore
State Department
Willams
Congress
Wilson Jisesid Ty Hase
Senate Finance Subcommittee
Tabuseoco Willaims
Turing
Renforce
House
Senate
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