Wayward Life Traced by Father of Suspect Woman
Chicago, March 26. William McDermott, a retired Chicago fireman, confirms he is father of Mrs James H Boyle who with her husband stands accused of kidnapping Willie Whitla. He recalls Anna McDermott as once bright and well educated but led astray into trouble after eloping three years ago. He notes quarrels with her husband and a blank family record since.
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Chicago
Ill
William McDermott
Chicago Fire Department
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
McDermott
Anna
Missouri at Odds With Railroads Over Fares
Jefferson City Missouri March 26 A new round of fruitless negotiations ends with railroads poised to restore three cent fares next month. The state senate declines to intervene while legislators plan two cent rate mileage book sales. The lower house railroad committee backs Attorney General Major in keeping two cent fares in force pending appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Jefferson City
State Senate
Railroad Committee
Major
Supreme Court of the United States
Rich Woman Tipped Away Her Last Cent at Sea
Mrs Lita Feinman wife of a New York jeweler and her two children are detained at Long Wharf immigration after spending almost all money on tips for stewardess and staff on a liner from Antwerp She admits spending beyond means and awaits her husband from New York to wire funds to reach South Station rail fare and home He had sent money but she chose to rely on tipping instead of saving for travel costs
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Boston
Mass
Manion
Antwerp
Lita Feinman
New York
Long Wharf
Feinman
Penni
Boa
Pants Were Too Tight In Tosca Costumes
New York jury heard expert Phyllis La Fond testify on costume fits in a suit over Tosca and Camille costumes. La Fond, to play a boy in La Tosca, said the pants were so tight she feared trying them on might cause rupture, aside from other fit issues noted for the actress Louise Carter-Payne production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. BE. Heertian
Tostumer
Louise Carter-Payne
Von Buelow Near End As German Chancellor
Berlin reports indicate Prince von Buelow’s chancellorship is nearly finished. The Conservative defection weakens the bloc needed for the majority, stalling the finance bill. Deficit estimates from 1909 to 1913 reach 500 million dollars, while the Reichstag seeks vast sums for naval expansion but cannot agree on funding. The chancellor faces double difficulty: lacking finance bill support and Kaiser friendship. The Kaiser’s stance shifts amid his autocratic rule and the imperial interview last November.
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Berlin
Prince von Buelow
Reichstag
von Buelow
Fire destroys barn including livestock at Lewis farm
Manchester March 26 Special Twenty head of cattle and four horses perished in a fire that destroyed the large barn on the QO H Lewis farm north of Manchester. Edgar Lawrence resides there. Fire discovered about 11 o'clock, stock saved none, horses panicked. Grain hay and machinery also burned. Loss about $2000. The cause remains unknown, with speculation a hobo used matches.
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Manchester
QO. H. Lewis
Here
Edgar Lawrence
Starks
Near Killed at Buzz Saw on Farm
Cedar Falls March 20. Special report: Willford Ford was operating a buzz saw on his father Hiram Ford’s farm when he stumbled with a stick of wood and fell toward the blade. Lester Ford, nearby, pushed him away saving his life but he suffered two bad cuts to the elbow and knee, sideling him for weeks.
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Cedar Falls
Willford
Hiram Ford
Here
Lester Ford
Gov Carroll and Keltz Case
Des Moines March 26 Special Governor Carroll issues a statement on the Keltz resignation matter. He says the attorney general ruled he cannot discharge Keltz from the pharmacy commission board and that he has turned over all evidence alleging illegal charges against the state for the attorney general to pursue proceedings against Keltz.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Keltz
Pharmacy Commission Board
Kellz
Sourk
Mrs Lorillard Ends Life in Washington Society Circle
Mrs Pierre Lorillard Jr a 49 year old social leader in Washington died by asphyxiation at her home near the Dupont circle. Coroner cites suicide but family and servants say heart failure. Lorillard family mourns as questions surround the sudden death in the capital society world.
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Washington, D. C
Pierre Lorilard, Jr
Tesaacca
Tunont Circle
Lorillard
Quake Splits Oaxaca Cemetery Walls Amid Cholera Echoes
In Oaxaca on March 26 residents report quakes cracking a cemetery holding many cholera victims from 1861. Burial space had run short, with bones sealed in wall niches per Mexican custom. Physicians say no danger remains after fifty eight years, yet fears persist among townspeople.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Money in Vault Shocks Prisoners With Ransom Plot
Reports from Sharon and Cleveland detail the Whitla ransom case. James Boyle and wife remain jailed after Cleveland indictments for blackmail, while money paid for Willie Whitla’s release is held as evidence. Boyle to Mercer, wife stayed in Sharon. tensions flare as Byrd and Fordney clash over lumber tariffs in Washington.
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Pittsburg
James Boy’le
Allegheny County
Cleveland
Boyle
Mercer County
Sharon
James P. Whitla
James Boyle
Whitla
Sharon Savings & Trust Company
Mr. Whitla
Youngstown
Cinb
Boyles
James H. Boyle
Helene Boyle
Wigs Faulkner
J. P. Whitla
Willie
Pennsylvania
Erie
Central Police
Billy
Pay for confinement in long petition from Ashland man
Ashland March 26. G French, a prosperous logger and store owner, asks lawmakers for 90000 indemnity claiming false imprisonment as part of a conspiracy. He alleges confinement in Ashland county jail, Waupun prison, Northern hospital for the insane Jawa county insane asylum and Richmond Center asylum after his 1891 murder conviction was overturned.
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Ashland
Wis
G. French
Ashland County
Waupun
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Jawa County Insane Asylum
Insane Asylum
Richmond Center
French
Garvin M. Steel
Supreme Court
Oshkosh Ani
Robbers Loot Bank at Watson Ill in Early Morning Heist
Robbers struck the Bank of Watson in Effingham County early today seizing 5000 dollars in cash and about 36000 in valuables. Bloodhounds were used to trail the thieves as investigators pursue leads in the small village south of Effingham.
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Effingham, Ill
Bank of
Watson
Here
Unification Bill for Twin Cities Presented in Minnesota House
Representatives Kneeland of Minneapolis and Selb of St Paul introduced a bill proposing the consolidation of St Paul and Minneapolis into one city. The plan calls for a five senator and five representative committee to draft a bill for the 1911 legislature, and the measure passed under a suspension of the rules.
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St. Paul, Minn
Kneeland
Minneapolis
Selb
St. Paul
House of Representatives of
Minnesota
Carroll Bank cashier arrested in Iowa banking case
Des Moines reports R. E. Corburn, cashier of the defunct Carroll First National Bank in Carroll, Iowa, was arrested today over irregularities tied to the national banking act. The bank failed last October amid rumors that its president, W. F. Culbertson, died by his own hand.
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Des Moines
R. E. Coburn
First National Bank
Carroll
Iowa
W. F. Culbertson
Slew Husbands to Free Their Unhappy Wives
St Petersburg report says a woman named Popova was arrested at Samara for alleged poisoning of hundreds of husbands over thirty years. She charged fees to free unhappy wives, claiming to have done helpful work. One client remorsefully denounced her and Popova confessed to murders but denied killing women. A mob aimed to burn her but authorities intervened.
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St. Petersburg
Popova
Samara
Tmob
Cabinet Returns Crown Prince's Abdication
Belgrade reports a cabinet council declares the premier cannot receive the crown prince's direct communication. The prince renounces all succession rights and asks the king be addressed. He cites unjust insinuations over a servant's death, vows to defend honor, and may join volunteers if war comes. Real estate transfers follow, listing several land and lot transactions in Waterloo and surrounding areas.
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Belgrade
George
Kolakovits
National Assembly
United States
William P. Orbison
Dennis N. Cooley
Robert J. Nestor
Iowa House Rejects Venereal Disease Registration Bill
Des Moines reporters describe the W C T U and Dr. Clark bill to register and bond victims of venereal diseases as a vicious measure. The Iowa House, with 49 ayes to 37 nays, defeated the bill amid strong anti this proposal arguments. Representatives cited dangers to women and children, private physician confidentiality, and public health concerns.
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Des Moines
Cain
Elliott
Mitchellville
Iowa
Ripley
Miller
House
Mrs Gunness Alive Aims To Fend Off Estate Claim
In Laporte Indiana March 26 attorneys for the Connecticut Fire Insurance company seek to confirm Belle Gunness still lives. Wesley Fogle administrator of the Gunness estate sues for 2300 on policies tied to property burned in a fire. Chicago lawyer Thomas Hates argues Gunness is living and thus Fogle lacks standing. It is believed she perished in the fire at her home once called the murder farm.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Lamphere
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company
Wesley Fogle
Gunness
Thomas Hates
Chicago
Pope Seeks Wilbur Wright Flight Over Vatican
Rome cable to Daily News reports the pope wishes to see Wilbur Wright fly. Hartie Berg, Wright brothers’ financial agent, met the pope who hopes Wilbur will fly directly over the Vatican when in Rome to give occupants a view of the aeroplane.
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Pope
Chicago
Daily News
Rome
Wilbur
Hartie Berg
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Vatican
Marooned Passengers on Minto Off Northumberland Strait
Forty four passengers are marooned in ice aboard the steamer Minto in the Northumberland Strait since Tuesday. It is not clear when the ship can resume movement.
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Pictou
Milliken Endows College in Will for Decatur Charity
Decatur March 26 The will of James Milliken banker and philanthropist discloses a 2.5 million estate to fund education and charity in Decatur. Principal gifts include 400,000 to the Milliken University college if the Presbyterian church matches it, with 500,000 for an endowment. widow receives 75,000 home and 6,000 annually. Niece Elizabeth Hanna gets 25,000 and 1,200 annuity to nephew James McFarland.
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Decatur
Ill
James Milliken
Decatur College
James Milliken University
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth B. Hanna
Jackson, Mich
James McFarland
Topeka
Kansas
Second big kidnapping may be boy's joke
Pittsburg March 26 Lawrence Gibson aged fourteen disappeared last night and at midnight his father received a special delivery letter demanding a 15000 dollar ransom for his son's return Police believe the boy with help from friends is trying to play a joke on his father.
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Pittsburg
Lawrence Gibson
Cummins Senate Rebel Leader Gathers Support in Reform Faction
Washington March 26 Progressives in the senate rally around Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa as a potential leader to push Taft era economic reforms. He secures key committee roles including the budget panel and a restrained spot on Interstate Commerce, while vowing a vigorous, independent fight for reform and fiscal responsibility.
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Cloughlin
Chicago Tribune
Washington, D. C
Senate
Moses
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Taft
Cummins
Burkett
Nebraska
la Folletta
Wisconsin
Aldrich-Hale
Aldrich
Haile
Bristow
Kansas
Brown
Cumming
Republican Party
Judiciary
Interstate Commerce
Hale
Dolliver
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Mysterious Vincennes death may be self inflicted
Vincennes Ind March 26 Chief of Police Evans believes Mrs Russell Culbertson killed herself in a case shrouded in mystery though her husband and relatives pursue a murder theory. Coroner to compare handwriting on threatening letters found around the house with hers.
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Vincehnes
Ind
Evans
Russell Culbertson
Culbertson
H. W. Heter
Becks
Culbert
Chief Evans
Quibertson
Chicago
New Orleans
Etta Longwell
Vincennes
Russell Cilbertson
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Michigan
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Lumber Trust
Bleyden and Hardy
Texas
FO. Unite
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Carroll Bank
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Milliken Endows College
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