Murderer of Woman Demands Quick Lynching
Joe De Berry, who killed Mrs. Martin of Murphysboro with a poker, begged to be lynched as trial was rushed. He raved in his cell, claiming insanity from gin and pleading for a swift death rather than a court hearing. The crime occurred July 30, tying his bond to a former parolee’s trust.
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Duquein
Joe de Berry
James
Martin
Murphysboro
Jackson County
de Berry
de Berry's Cell and Told Him A Special Team of the Circuit Court Would Be Rheid
Draaih
de Verry
Shar
Grand Circuit Races Open in Grand Rapids
Grand Circuit races opened in Grand Rapids Michigan with trotting events headlining the program. The Matron stake and a 2 08 trot for a purse around five thousand dollars featured top entries including Peter Scott King Clansman Worthy Prince and other Aeet horses among the principal races.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Matron Stake
Peter Scott
Worthy Prince
Aeet
Governor of Minnesota Made a Brave by Blackfoot Indians
In St Paul Minnesota on August 10 Winfield Scott Hammond the bachelor foregoer of Minnesota was made a member of the Blackfoot tribe at Glacier national park amid a pageant. About 500 known Indian beauty participated in the ceremonies and Dawn Mist presented the governor with a bouquet.
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St. Paul, Minn
Winfield Scott Hammond
Ornor
Minnesota
Glacier National Park
Dawn Mist
Americans in Mexico City Appeal for Aid
An appeal from American residents in Mexico City, routed through the Brazilian minister to the U S state department, describes unbearable conditions in the capital. It urges prompt Washington action to relieve hunger, violence, and hardship affecting millions of pacific men, women, and children and condemns arms and political adventurers.
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Aege Slas
Mexico
Gi Flyiuls
Vera, Grats
United States
Wherry
Ten Million Attend Panama Pacific Exposition
San Francisco notices reveal attendance at the Panama-Pacific Exposition surpassed ten million according to an announcement by exhibition directors. The milestone underscores the event's broad public appeal in the early August period of the fair.
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Panama Fair
San Francisco
Women of Iowa Show Mettle by Helping With the Harvest
Women of Iowa join in hay and harvest work amid clear skies. Mothers, daughters, and sons assist in fields, with Miss Margaret Myers noting rural schools already favor women teachers. The piece stresses widespread female effort helping men during optimal weather.
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Women of
Iowa
Wendy
Iowan
Lester Township
Margaret Myers
George Fitch Humorist Dies in Berkeley California
George Fitch, Peoria born humorist and former Illinois state representative, died in Berkeley after an operation. He visited his sister Miss R Louise Fitch at the University of California before the trip to the Panama Pacific Exposition. Survived by his wife Clara Gattrell Lynn and three daughters.
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Berkeley
Cal
George Fitch
Péoria
Fitch
R. Louise Witch
University of California
California
American Press Humorists' Association
Peoria
I. Fitch
Ang
George Yelegson Witeh
Galva, Ill
Knox College
Galva
Galesburg
Iowa
Dally Noppareil
Peoria Transcript
Transcripts
The
Transcript
Ile
Illinois
American Press Elimorists’ Association
Clara Gattrell Lynn
Kansas City
Mary
Elinor
Janet
E.R. Fitch
Cambridge
R. E. Fitch
Peoria, Ill
Lewise Fitch
Robbers Loot Kanoas Bank and City Fight Back
Maple Hill Kas Aug 10 Robbers held more than a hundred citizens at bay while a band blew the vault at Maple Tilt State bank stealing 3000. Explosions drew crowds. six more charges fired. fog hindered descriptions. Chicago Aug 10 Three men arrested one said to confess Wells Fargo express says system of thefts totaling nearly 200000 over twelve years. Arrested are Frank Wilson, Benjamin Wetkins, and a man known only as the Mysterious Man.
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Maple Hill
Kas
Maple Til
Ibis
Bane
Chicago
Wells Fargo Express Company
Frank Wilson
Benjamin Wetkins
Express Company
U S Troops in Another Border Fight Near Mercedes
U S cavalrymen and Mexican forces clashed again in Hidalgo county near Mercedes Texas. One Mexican was killed and six U S troopers were unhurt. Troops captured four horses. armed farmers and merchants from Mercedes and nearby towns attempted to seize additional Mexicans.
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Brownsville
Tex
Mercedes
Hidalgo County
Rito Grande
United States
Wilson to Probe Eastland Disaster
President Wilson plans to confer with Secretary Redfield soon after reaching Washington to thoroughly learn the facts of the Eastland disaster in Chicago and determine whether any federal official bore blame for the loss of life from the excursion steamer overturning.
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Cornish
Wilson
Redfield
Washington
Ga Aver Thoroly
Chicago
Tennessee Sails For War From Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia dispatch reports the U S cruiser Tennessee departing the Philadelphia navy yard carrying 62 marines and enough supplies for a three months campaign bound for Taii. The voyage follows the readying of new war effort with provisions and munitions noted.
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Philadelphia
Tennessee
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Newspaper Delivery Contact Notice
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 for a replacement paper. After 6 31 o'clock call 443 for assistance.
Feared anti foreign unrest prompts naval review at Vera Cruz
Commander McNamee reports rising anti foreign sentiment in Vera Cruz tied to Pan American talks. Navy considers sending battleships but delays, ordering gunboat Marietta to proceed from Progreso to Vera Cruz. Louisiana and New Hampshire held at Newport. talk of forceful action fades as officials seek restraint. Francisco Villa meets General Scott near the border as Pan American deliberations continue.
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Washington, D. C
McNamee
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
Washington
Benson
Leon Canova
State Department
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
Navy
Mr Namee
Vera Graz
Carranza
Lansing
Leon J. Canova
Uis
Marietta
Tex
Ang
Francisco Villa
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
J. F. Wiliams
Bratt
Williams
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
21 Battleships Shell Russ Ports Forced to Retire
A dated report describes 21 battleships withdrawing after bombardment of Russian ports. General L. Scott, in Mexico for a peace mission, meets Villa and Mexican leaders to promote Pan American peace efforts. The piece notes German fleet actions, Russian batteries, and Allied pressure in Belgium and Serbia.
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Shell Russ
L. Scott
Staf
United States Army
Villa
Scott
Poll Tax Doom: Delinquent Collections Rise in 1914
A relentless tax collector files roughly 600 suits over unpaid poll and personal tax from 1914. Wages or property may be seized. penalties escalate from $2.50 to $16 after various stages. Exemption rules and garnishment threaten all males 21 to 45, with a warning to pay early to minimize costs.
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Waller R. French
G. F. Wichman
Ehit
Peace outlook and Balkan moves in world war news
London reports say allied and Russian resistance check German advances toward Riga while German warships are dispersed after attempting to seize the Gulf of Riga. Balkan fronts show Austro German forces massing near Serbia as Italy weighs possible Gallipoli involvement. Berlin reports Lomza taken. Dardanelles fighting continues with Turkish losses heavy and Austrian reinforcements on the Italian front.
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London
Althe
Russian
Courland
Riga
Gulf of Riga
Carman II
Dardanelles
Frltigh
Orsova
Hungary
Serbia
Turkey
Athens
Ottoman Empire
Balkans
Italy
France
England
Gallipoli
Porte
Nome
Dhciy Prack
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Lumzi
Lomza
Narew
Suwalki
Paris
Allie
Tlavas
Geneva
Switzerland
Tribune
Innsbruck
Austria
Pissa,tiver
Ostrov
Warsaw
Laibach
Gorizia
German War Casualties Reach Over One Million
London dispatch reports that Germany has suffered 1,044,500 Prussian casualties and additional losses in Bavaria Saxony and Württemberg. The tally excludes naval losses and prisoners of war in Germanys colonies.
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London
Bavaria
Saxony
Wartemburg
Germany
Iowa Suffragists Rally Behind Corn for Votes
Des Moines August 10 Iowa suffragists adopt the slogan Iowa corn for Iowa women and urge farmers statewide to donate a bushel of corn or its cash value to the suffrage cause Plans include county committee coordination a suffrage corn booth at the state fair and the appointment of a corn chairman from a city other than Des Moines to lead the effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Association Today
Nes Moines
Zeppelins Sighted Off Dutch Coast Head Toward Scotland
Five Zeppelins were sighted near Vlieland at dawn, heading northwest toward the Scottish coast after passing the entrance to the Kuiper Zee. The Amsterdam dispatch notes the airships were seen this morning and moving in a northwesterly direction toward Scotland.
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London
None
Amsterdam
Vlieland
Quider Zee
Turk Airman Sinks Allied Submarine Near Bulait
Constantinople via Berlin reports a Turkish aircraft sunk an Entente submarine near Bulait this afternoon with bombs. all crew perished. The wireless Sayville bulletin names E Yorar and Broadbeat Favana in an advertisement context.
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Turk
Constantinople
Berlin
Sayville
Ave
Bulait
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Hermon
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Mexico City
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Courier
Kanoas Bank
Blow
Maple Hill Institution
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Warrior
Kaiser
Baltic
Belgium
Teutons
Mal
Scorr
Scot
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