Night Rider terror in Tennessee described in Union City trial
Witnesses recount visits by night riders in the Reelfoot district as guards protect defendants. Emma and Dora Jackson identify riders and describe brutal acts, while Will Russell testifies after turning state’s evidence. Witnesses report threats, house burnings, and pressure from gang led by Garrett Johnson.
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Morning Journal
Union City
Tenn
Emma Jackson
Night Riders
Dora Jackson
Will Russell
Russell
Rankin
Martin Leonard
Reelfoot Lake
Captain Rankin
Fpehringer
Fagan
Harvey
Garrett Johnson
Camp Nemo
Anna Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Walt Garrett Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Flashlight photo ties city councilman to bribery probe
A flashlight image said to show a city council member taking money from a decoy promoter is to be a key exhibit at tomorrow’s preliminary hearing. Seven council members and two former bank officials face bribery and corrupt solicitation charges, with detectives surveilling possible further arrests. The case involves a Scranton agency, decoy contractors, and a plan to foster a mayoral bid. officials deny explicit letters demanding bribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voters’ League
Hurfing Detective Agency
Scranton
Guthrie
Voters' League
John S&s. Herscher
Hebron Street Railway Company
Russian Ex-Revolutionist Names Deceased in Russia Case
Chicago December report of Martin Jurow a former revolutionary witness purged of contempt by a court compromise. He refused to name living comrades but provided names of those killed, including his brother John aged sixteen, Rahja, John Grema, and Tehansha, all shot by Cossacks or executed in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin Jurow
Rudowits
Jurow
Betheau
United States District Court
Rigby
House of Correction
Jaron
United States
Foote
John
Rahja
John Grema
Tehansha
Russia
Relatives sue for mission request in Indiana suits
In Warsaw Indiana on December 22 charges involving Methodist bishops are included in lawsuits filed to set aside the tithe of valuable lands and other assets. The action targets ecclesiastical authorities over property claims tied to mission funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Hays Estate Suit Names McCabe and Others
Distant relatives of Elijah Hays sue over a 1902 deed alleging undue influence by Bishop Charles C. McCabe and associates. They claim McCabe and others obtained 25 000 from Hays and coerced him into a deed of property valued at 127 000 to the Methodist Episcopal missionary board, while Hays was mentally incapacitated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Hays
Warsaw
Missionary Board of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles C. McCabe
James Fitzgerald
St Louis
Lemuel W. Royze
D. H. Guild
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Wabash
William B. Allerman
McCabe
Hays
Fitzgerald, Royze, Allerman and Guild
Methodist Missionary Board
English Play Society Opens Season With Management Comedy
The English Play Society in London inaugurated its season with Curtis Brown’s comedy Management. The production was well received, showcasing the society’s role in examining and producing works by contemporary dramatic authors.
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London
English Play Society
Curtis Brown
Tariff revision hearings wrap as committee plans bill
The House Ways and Means Committee finished hearings on tariff revision and a subcommittee of Republicans will draft the new law for a special session likely called by Taft in March. Daily closed-door meetings will outline the bill and prosecutors may summon Carnegie Frick Schwab Fritz Morgan and other steel figures for further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Washington, D. C
Dee
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Taft
Carnegie
Ways and Means Committee
Andrew Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
Henry
Frick
John Fritz
Bethlehem
J. P. Morgan
Japanese man dies by own action in Helena duel
Autopsy directed by Coroner Bennet finds Tim Yammammato, a Japanese resident, killed himself after a duel with Patrolman Burke. Bullet comparison shows officer used .38 caliber while Yammammato had a .22 caliber, establishing self-inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Tim Yammammato
Burke
Bennett
Yammammato
Cardinal Lecot Buried in Bordeaux Cathedral
The government today authorized the burial of Cardinal Lecot, Archbishop of Bordeaux, who died in Chambery yesterday from a brain hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
Dev
Cardinal Lecot
Chambery
Downfall of Castro and Venezuela's New Regime
Caracas reports the end of Cipriano Castro's rule after a plot to kill acting President Juan Vicente Gomez was foiled. Gomez forms a new cabinet, pledges to stabilize Venezuela's credit, and seeks better relations with foreign powers while outlining measures to restore order and reestablish contracts.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Republic
Yellow House
la Guaira
Berlin
Bank of Venezuela
Paris
Castro
Europe
Juan Vicente Gomez
Gomez
Baron von Seckendorff
Holland
M. de Reus
Venezuelan
Linares Alcantara
Caracas Plot to Commit Coup and Assassinations Foiled
A Friday Caracas meeting led by Garbieras Guzman plotted a coup d etat to seize power and assassinate Acting President Gomez and other leaders. Acting President Gomez, warned by intimation, arrested Castro’s brother and disrupted the mutinous regime at the barracks before moving to the executive mansion for further steps.
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Caracas
Garbieras Guzman
Castro Cabnet
Castro
Venezuela
Germany
Gomez
Jose Kek
de Jesus Paul
Leopoldo Baptista
Torres Cardenas
Executivee
Taft Plans Texas Visit After Inauguration
President elect William H. Taft intends a Texas tour after his inauguration likely after the tariff session. Dallas will be a principal stop, with about thirty Texas cities inviting him for a cordial reception and mutual benefits. He will also visit Atlanta and depart from Charleston and land in New Orleans on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Augusta
William H. Taft
Texas
Congress
Dallas
Lone Star
Taft
Southland
Atlanta
Panama
Charleston
B.C
New Oriens
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Republican
Hitchcock
Knox
Country Club
Superior Court
Henry G. Hammond
Mr. Taft
Henry C Maxwell
Cincinnati
Negro porters escape fire in sleeping car blaze
In Portland on December 22 six negro Pullman car porters narrowly escaped death when a coach they slept in caught fire. The flames forced them to flee in their night clothes. Henry Griffith, trapped by an exit, jumped through a window and was badly injured. He is in critical condition.
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Portland
Ore
Henry Griffith
Banker Charlen Sherman Dies in Boone
Charlen A Sherman former banker and oil magnate of Casper Wyoming collapsed and died of heart disease in Boone Iowa on December 22. He was noted for his influence in Casper and his earlier banking career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Iowa
Charlen A Sherman
Casper
Wyo
Ranchman Lee Nutter Dies In Hotel Colt Revolver Accident
Las Vegas New Mexico December 22 Lee Nutter prominent cattleman was found dead in room 23 at the Castenada hotel a Colt revolver bullet caused fatal wound He had been cleaning the weapon late yesterday afternoon and was to leave for Colfax county with a cattle deal partner The widow is visiting her father in Chandler Oklahoma
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Morning Journal
Las Vegas
N. M
Lee Nutter
Castenada Hotel
Colfax County
Richard A. Morley
Nutter
JK Kurn
Santa Fe Road
Kurn
Fire at Herald Square theater in New York causes heavy damage
A fire broke out ten minutes before curtain at the Herald Square theater on Broadway and Thirty fifth Street during The Three Twins. No injuries reported as actors evacuated in secant costumes. Damage estimated at 50 to 60 thousand dollars, with roof section and front building damaged before firemen contained the blaze. Lee Shubert and Lou W. Fields are lessees.
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Morning Journal
New York
Herald Square
Thirty-fifth Street
Broadway
Lying
Marlborough Hotel
McCloskey
Hanson
Thirtyfifth Street
The
Shuberts
Lee Shubert
Lee Shuebert
Lou W. Fields
Las Vegas ranchman dies in Sapulpa gun accident
Sapulpa Oklahoma December 22 Lee Nutter a prominent Las Vegas New Mexico rancher shot and killed himself today while handling a loaded revolver Nutter formerly resided in Sapulpa Oklahoma and was visiting the city.
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Sapulpa, Okla
Lee Nutter
Las Vegas
N. M
Nutter
New Route for Lumber From Montana to Gulf
A Montana lumberman predicts direct Hill lines will ship lumber from Montana Washington and Oregon to Galveston via a new shortest route. Gaps between Orin Junction and Gillett Wye and between Fort Collins and Cheyenne must be closed. Purchase of Colorado and Southern gives Burlington a coast line. Estimated 165 miles to bridge.
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Helena
Mont
Gulf
Galveston
James J. Hill
Burlington
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Wyoming
Colorado
Orin Juncton
Gillett
Wye
Fort Collins
Cheyenne
Colorado and Southern
Cheaper Atlantic cable rates predicted by Canadian official
New York December 22 Rodolphe Lemieux postmaster general of Canada predicted very much cheaper cablegrams across the Atlantic soon after reforms already made on the Pacific. He noted moves to gain U S support and cited Whitelaw Reid’s remarks in London as encouragement that reductions would occur. He expected a distant, lower cabling rate between America and Europe.
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New York
Atlantic
Rodolphe Lemieux
Canada
Europe
Pacific
Lemieux
United States
Great Britain
Whitelaw
London
Lemieaux
Eurepr
America
Religious Order Sued Over Fidelity Notes in US Court
Allen P. Hall sues St. Marys Academy Benedictine Sisters at Novoo TIL for 450000 on notes given by Sister Maury to Fidelity Funding of New York. Only the process was filed by mail. National Copper Bank of New York files two suits on notes totaling 26500 against St. Marys Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Allen P. Hall
United States Circuit Court
St. Mary's Academy of the Benedictine Sisters
Novoo, Til
Maury
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
Praccpe
Hallam
National Copper Bank of New York
St. Mary's Academy
Fidelity Funding Company
National Copper? Bank
Insurance claims settled for Jamaica quake and fire
London reports English insurers agree to settle all earthquake and fire claims from January 14, 1907 on an 85 percent basis including costs. Payments totaling over 3 million dollars will begin in Kingston on December 1.
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Kingston
Jamaica
London Today
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Bec
Cardinal Lect
Willemstad
Sol Suth
Pullan
Las Vegag
Castenada
Colts
New York Playhouse
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Fidelity Notes
Benedictine Sisterhood
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