Casement Dies by the Noose in London Tower
Casement, once linked to Congo and South American abuses, is executed in the Tower of London. Reports detail failed clemency efforts in Washington and London with pleas from Pope Benedict and Irish nationalists, while supporters argue mental imbalance due to tropical sun. Born Sept 1 1864.
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Casement
London Tower
Pope Benedict
Svist
Roger Casement
Congo
Belglan
Sir Hoger
United States
Norway
Berlin
Africa
South America
Wants Employment for Soldier's Son
Mayor W. R. Law received an appeal from the wife of a local militiaman asking that employment be found for her 16 year old son. The hopeful youth seeks work to help care for his mother and siblings while his father is away. Citizens with job leads may contact the mayor to arrange immediate employment. Soldiers arrived safely at Brownsville and were well, with the Iowa unit praising the trip and transport.
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W. R. Law
Law
Lewis B. Clubine
So. B
Brownsville
Iowa
Heat Blasts Hopes of Meion Eaters
Homegrown watermelons will be scarce this year due to heat and a damaging weather pattern. Ralph J. Haxle of Watertag Fruit and Commission notes the crop is below normal and likely to fetch high prices when it arrives. Muscatine county reports a large decrease, with other areas seeing declines in the known melon-producing region.
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Ralph J. Haxle
Watertag Fruit and Commission Company
Muscatine County
Town Woman in Clever Scheme to Defraud
Mrs Lily Lewis of Sewall Creston charged with using the mails to defraud and jailed on 2000 bail after a hearing before U S Commissioner J C Hunt. She allegedly belongs to an organization insuring blooded horses then killing inferior animals and collecting insurance. Conspiracy said to span the central west with further arrests expected. Garden class met for plot cultivation with director Mrs Chester Cadwallader reporting good soil from recent rains and flourishing vegetables.
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Creston
Lily Lewis
Sewall
J. C. Hunt
United States
Central West
Chester Cadwallader
Baby Irene Restored to Canadian Mother after Court Tug of Fortune
Chicago reports a high profile case where infant Irene, disputed between Margaret Ryan of Canada and Dolly Matters, is awarded to Miss Ryan. The child allegedly born out of wedlock in Misericordia Hospital Ottawa, with the father in Europe, returns to Canada. Ryan vows support from wages while Matters relinquishes the claim.
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Margaret Ryan
Canada
Dollie Ledgerwood Matters
Miss Ryan
Europe
Irene
Coal Dealers Form Credit Club to Tackle Bad Accounts
At a meeting, coal dealers formed the Coal Credit club to cut losses from delinquent accounts. The plan includes a delinquent list managed by the Retail Merchants association, aiming to bar chronic nonpayers who shift costs to cash buyers. Delinquency measures and an example breakdown show how credit errors erode profits.
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Coal Dealers
Coal Credit Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Delinquent Accounts Prompt Dealer Cost-Cutting Efforts
Coal dealers report steady advance since spring and new freight rates. They urge curtailing overhead to avoid further increases. Dealers say efforts to recover delinquent accounts are commendable and the outcome is watched with interest.
Free Catarrh Treatment Coupon Offer
Readable ad text offers a free GAT Combined Catarrh Treatment coupon by mail. Readers are instructed to fill in name and address on dotted lines and mail to F E Gauss at Main St Marshall Michigan.
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Gauss
C. E. Gauss
Caway
Toy C.F. Gauss
Main ST. Mar“Stall
Mich
Parreel Post
Program to Take Place of Service at First Baptist Church
A Sunday service at First Baptist Church will feature a chamber concert by the High-American Cot certirlo trio, with Mr Peterson baritone and readers, Master William Peterson as vocalist and humorous reader, plus violin and piano. The performers have toured 20 states and Canada on chautauqua lyceum circuits and will donate offerings Sunday. The program includes hymn solos, sacred readings, and vocal solos, with the congregation expected to participate in the offering. Washington dispatch reports no evidence of Mexican raiders near Fort Hancock after joint Army reports.
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Aurel Laure
First Baptist
Clyde J. Asking
Peterson
WiLiam
Wak
Chautauqua
Lyceum Platforma
Canada
Hass
Mr. Peterson
Willian Peterson
Washington, D.C
Funston
Fort Hancock
Bell
Emntay
Hays
Ice Cream Champion From Alexandra Eats 34 Dishes
Lon Merkie, a farmer, praised the Alexandra champion ice cream eater and witnessed him finish thirty four dishes of ice cream in a local store. The feat, noted as consistent with available records, positions the man as a standout eater from Alexandra.
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Alexandria
Ind
Alexandra
Lon Merkie
President Wilson Moves To Mediate Rail Strike Crisis
President Wilson seeks to intervene in a threatened nationwide railroad employee strike. A mediation board plans talks to urge settlement while awaiting possible executive action and a formal petition from the railroad labor board. The White House pursues information gathering and potential extra measures if negotiations stall.
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Washington, D. Cab
23 1 Ratio in Brownsville Jail Found by Corporal Klaus
Corpral Jo Klaus of Company writes from Brownsville Texas describing a camp near the Rio Grande. He reports 40,000 soldiers and 80,000 Mexicans across the river, constant threat of raids, rough country, heat and monsoon-like conditions, and details about local life, animals, and insects, with a note on a county fair and a brief reference to two hangings.
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RL Klaus
Mite Lenk Fthaan
Iran
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
International Briden
Thera
Nineteen HOFYS Worn To One Couple At Corning Ark
Scott and wife of Kensett celebrate ten years of marriage with nineteen children born. Thirteen living include three triplet sets and two twin pairs, all named largely with A initials including Ashbell Archer Austin aged 4 1 2 and Abel Abner six months. Also notes oddities like local fish savings and a coin found in a catfish’s mouth weighing 11 2 pounds.
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Corning
Ark
Scott
Kensett
Ashbell
Archer
Austin
Arthur
Arnold
Alfred
Albion
Adolph
Jound
Abel
Abner
Little Arkansas
Uick Diiver
Smith
Central Street
Brith
Ancient Bones Unearthed In Susquehanna River Valley
Mintea Thorns Swinden in Atheng Pa reports a dig near Vere uncovering bones of 68 prehistoric men aged about 30 to 70. Findings show horn and skull details, with women of old needlework school noted. local retiree Mr Nutt recalls garden pride in Clinton and marital earnings of $13 a month.
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Atheng
Murray
Garin
Vere
Sonade
Umnir Krave
Nutt
Clinton
Missoing Coupe Marr 72 Years Missing Couple Marr
Obscure text notes Cinton Missouri August mention of Abra GW Nutt and spouse from Clinton, both aged around 21 and 72 years earlier. The fragment references nativity, family, and 126 descendants with many living, describing a long life together and health concerns of Nutt.
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Cinton
Nutt
Clinton
Oba
Man Bitten by Catfish in Mill Creek Fight
Rainey Willing, a former patrolman, was bitten on the left leg by a large catfish in Mill Creek near Braz. He wrestled the fish from a log hole and, after a struggle, Williams caught a twenty two and a half pound catfish. He required medical dressing for a severe swelling from the bites.
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Vrasil
Ind
Rainey Willining
Sharka
Mill Creek
Braz
Williams
Feo
Clry
Himing
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