Man faces gallows talk in Missouri murder case
Gordon G. Ramey, jailed in Lancaster Mo for the jealousy killing of his 20 year old wife Norah, tells his lawyers he would rather hang than life in prison. Judge N M Shelton at Macon will sentence him, while remarks on death penalty, commutations, and reactions of condemned men echo through a long recorded exchange.
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Gordon G. Ramey
Lancaster
Norah
Penitentiary
N. M. Shelton
Macon
Ramey
Shelton
Missouri Senate
Jefferson City
Simmons
J. M. Robertson
Adair County
State Penitentiary
Appointment of H. T. B. Harris as paymaster general
Navy officers in Washington and the service applaud the selection of Pay Director H. T. B. Harris for the post. The appointment carries the rank and full pay of a rear admiral. Harris, born in Connecticut and long a New York resident, has served through the Civil War and the Pacific Atlantic and European squadrons. He has held key stores positions in Honolulu and Rio Janeiro and led the new naval pay corps duties at Norfolk. His latest duty was paymaster of the fleet under Admiral Remey in China aboard the Chicago, and he awaits orders amid a tight race for the position. He is noted for his pleasing personality and businesslike bearing.
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H. T. B. Harris
Washington
Harris
Connecticut
New York
Gideon Welles
Honolulu
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Naval Pay Corps
Whitney
Harria
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Remey
China
Admiral Remey
Chicago
Admiral Harris
Campbell to tour America from London City Temple
Rev. W L J Campbell, newly installed at London City Temple, plans a two month tour of the United States with Mrs Campbell and publisher Fleming H Revell. He will preach weekly in major cities, visit Carnegie works in Pittsburgh, and return to address social vice in England, aiming to broaden his Christian perspective.
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London
Joseph Parker
City Temple
R. J. Campbell
Dr. Campbell
Temple
Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Campbell
United States
America
Chrisan
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Mosely Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Brighton
Edward
Holborn Viaduct
Parker
England
Dearly Loves His Ease Premier Balfour Described
A portrait of British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour as a diligent worker who enjoys calm mornings and late hours. The piece recalls Bret Harte’s summer anecdote at Lord Cowper’s country house showing Balfour lying still to listen while others talked. It notes his alertness after dinner and his ability to stay vigorous from afternoon into midnight.
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Premier Balfour
Great Britain
Mr. Balfour
Bret Harte
Lord Cowper
Aly
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
House
Arthur J. Balfour
White House Favorite Wyoming Horse Presented to President
Wyoming's horse Wyom ing, presented by Wyoming citizens during Roosevelt's western trip, has become accustomed to Washington sights. Trained by John C. Wright since colt, the horse initially shyed at automobiles but is calmer now. Mrs. Roosevelt reportedly favors the animal, and the president has promised it to her.
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Wyoming
Roosevelt
Washington
John C. Wright
Wright
King of Servia Recalls a Turbulent Dynastic Saga
A condensed history of Serbia's rulers from Kara George to Peter Karageorgevitch and Milos Obrenovitch, outlining the feud between Karageorgevitches and Obrenovitches, the ascent of Peter I, and the dynastic upheavals that shaped modern Serbia, with notes on assassinations and political reforms. Includes unrelated clippings on breakfast cereal oddities and a Chinese belief about hair and the afterlife.
Christ's Coat of Arms Knighted by Brazilian Nobles
Brazilian nobles formally admitted Jesus Christ to a knightly order and awarded a coat of arms. The emblem features a prominent black cross mounted on three green hills set against a gold field.
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Brazil
Jesus Christ
Lion of Chaeronea to be Restored and Replaced
The Lion of Chaeronea, a colossal stone monument once toppled and scattered since the early 1800s, will be restored by archaeologists of Athens and the Detroit Free Press. Sculptor M. Sokhas reassembles the fragments, including the largely intact head, to recreate the famed Greek tribute to patriots who died at the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
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Chasrelles
Heroinc
Archaeological Society of Athens
Detroit Free Press
Chaeronea
Appointment of Rev J J Harty as Manila bishop
The papal delegation in Washington received official notification of Rev Father Jeremiah J Harty of St Louis being appointed bishop of Manila. Born 1853 in St Louis, he studied at St Louis University and St Vincent’s College cape Girardeau and was ordained in 1878. He organized St Leo’s parish and school and has served in the same parish for 24 years. A Philadelphia newsboy tale is included about civic pride and an evangelistic tent meeting.
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Washington
J. J. Harty
St. Leo's Church
St. Louis
Manila
Father Harty
Father Jeremiah J. Harty
St. Louis University
St. Vincent's College
Cape Girardeau
St. John's Catholic Church
Patrick J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Harry
St. Bridget’s Pare Lah
St. Leo’s Parish
St Bridget's Parish
St. Leo's School
Lsd
Sonny
Philadelphy
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