Court of inquiry opened in Sutton death case
Annapolis July 19. The court of inquiry into Lieutenant James N. Sutton’s death opened at the Naval Academy after a prior finding of self inflicted death. Lieutenant Adams testified of the late night fight to determine who fired the fatal shot and described the sequence of events during the confrontation near the marine camp.
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James N. Sutton
O S. M. Co
Portland
Ore
Sutton
Naval Academy
Leutenant
Adams
Academy
Cravel Hall
Osterman
Utley
Cowens
Marine Camp
College Creek
Outerman
Adame
Oelker
Button
Reelker
Sutton Emell
Leonard
Lt Adams Testifies on Sutton Confrontation at Academy
Lieutenant Adams described the July incident at the academy where Sutton threatened to shoot officers and incited fights. He recalled Sutton attacking Utley Osterman and threatening others before sunrise and that Adams and Osterman armed themselves afterward but could not locate an officer to issue weapons.
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Adams
Littl
Sutton
Academy
Milvines
Utley
Osterman
Sterman
Askee
Davis
Bol Omen From Trinidad Rand In Omaha Shootout
A man giving the name Jesse Smith of Trinidad Cole fired five shots into a saloon crowd in Omaha, killing James Rollins and injuring two others, including piano player James McGinnity. The suspect, ejected earlier for threats, was subdued by police after returning.
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Jesse Smith
Trinidad
Cole
James Rollins
James FL McGinnity
Smith
Plance
Ruling Appears to Favor Fair Smugglers
New York July 19 Judge Hand in the United States district court held that failing to declare the entire contents of a trunk does not prove an attempt to smuggle dress goods. The case involved Anna Mc Nally a dressmaker whose trunk of Paris finery arrived in March 1908. If the trunk is personal baggage the description as personal effects suffices. if merchandise there is no proof of intent to smuggle.
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New York
Judge Hand
United District Court
Anna McNally
Paris
Wreck on El Paso Southwestern Leaves Five Coke Cars Damaged
Five ore cars loaded with coke were smashed when a front axle broke on one car near Tularosa New Mexico at 2 Sunday morning. The track tear spanned more than 100 feet and one car turned a complete somersault. A wrecking outfit from Alamogordo removed the debris. no injuries and no train delays reported.
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the Journal
Tularosa
X. M
Alaumaagerde
Mystery of a Lady's Hand Bag Baffles El Paso Police
El Paso police investigate a handbag found in the rear of a saloon. The bag held an empty purse, toilet articles, a notebook, and a card case reading Compiments of Ray B. Smith to Hoo. J. Walters. It also carried a Syracuse Lodge No. 31 card. Unclear if robbery occurred on a train to Los Angeles or if foul play happened in El Paso.
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el Paso
Texas
Syracuse Lodge No. 31
Watters
J. Henrys Walters
Todge
Ray B. Smith
Assembly
Hoo
Tt. Walters
Los Angeles
Salary comes easy for Heney
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Tawney of the Appropriations Committee acknowledged that Francis J. Heney, special counsel for the Department of Justice, received 23000 last year for no service. Tawney claimed Heney had not performed active service in three years and had earned 69000 in total government pay. The debate touched on deficiency funding and prosecutions against trusts, with opposition to further allowances and amendments defeated.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
House
Heney
Murphy
Missouri
Mr. Tawney
Cox
Indiana
Tobacco Trust
Fennett
New York
Turpentine Trust
Clark
West
Mann
Ilinois
Fitzgerald
Cullom Cadtana
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Parana Canal
Homeless Care Debate Flits Through Congress
Washington July 19 lawmakers debated what to do with the homeless and surplus care in the District of Columbia. A proposal to hire a pound master to gather them into a fold failed. the house let the issue stand for now and the joke about cate and tom cuts caused laughter as the matter closed.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Smith
Michigan
Public Educational Association
Mann
Illnois
Cate
Treasury
Tom
Lawmakers Clash Over Personalities Halt House Action
In Washington on July 1 the house paused as members clashed over personal remarks. Mr. Macon of Arkansas offered to resign if a statement about him could be proven amid a dispute involving Mr. Mason and Mr. Mann from Illinois. Mr. Mucker of Colorado was also involved.
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Washington
House
Macon
Arkansas
Mason
Mucker
Colorado
Mann
Illinois
Kucker
House Debate Turns to Gas and Guard Funds
In a House exchange, Mr. Rucker accuses Mr. Mann of misusing funds for office seekers. Mr. Macon retorts about newspaper neglect, then taunts focus on who is watchdog of the treasury. The quarrel ends with a challenge to substantiate statements as Republicans heckle.
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Macon
Board of Children's Guardians
Mann
Rucker
Colorado
Washington
Tinois
Chicago
Arkansas
The
Treasury
Mecon
Regan
Youth Confesses Black Hand Murder in Italian Conspiracy
An 18 year old Italian youth in Chicago confessed to killing grocer Giuseppe Filippelli and exposed the Black Hand Society of Juation. He detailed gang members, recruitment, and a three month ambush plan, stating a clubbed strike and a gunshot ended the victim’s life.
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Chicago
Toney Baffo
Guisseppe Fillippelli
The
Society of Juation
Nte
Baffo
Tariff Conferees Face Tough Talks on Raw Materials
Washington July 14 President Taft invites all Republican tariff conference members to dinner at the White House as talks focus on free raw materials and duty reductions. Borah warns western senators fear going home if a free materials program passes and reports of a broader combination to back the conference report circulate.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Tariff Conference Committee
Taft
White House
House
Senate
Aldrich
Crane
Benator Bristow
Cummins
Borah
Mathe
Rapitel
Conferess
Fresh Humiliation for Father Carrigan
Denver reports Father J P Carrigan of St Patrick's parish was denied admission to the annual retreat by Bishop Nicholas Matz of the Colorado diocese. The exclusion stems from Carrigan's refusal to obey the bishop and his transfer from a Pueblo parish.
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Denver
J. P. Carrigan
St Patrick’s
Nicholas
Mats
Colorado
Matz
Father Carrigan
Carrigan
Pueblo
Two Women Hurt in Automobile Wreck
In Denver on a July evening a car carrying Mrs Wyatt and her daughter Miss Maud along with Mrs Bent of Emporia Kansas crashed over a concrete well ten feet into Cherry Creek. Mrs Wyatt likely fatally injured with dislocated shoulder and possible internal injuries. Miss Maud and Mrs Bent painfully hurt.
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Denver
Mre
Wyatt
Maud
Bent
Emporia
Kan
Cherry Creek
Boy Clerk Confesses To Theft Of Large Sum Money
Clayton Zimmerman a 20 year old Chicago clerk admitted stealing a 16 000 package from the Adams Express Company during a shipment from the National Bank of the Republic to the Second National Bank Monmouth. Detectives recovered all but ten dollars and found the money in his bathroom. He said he acted on impulse due to borrowing pressure and earning about 500 a month.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Clayton T. Zimmerman
Out Money
Adame Px Prem Company
National Bank of the Republicc
Second National Bank Monmouth
Zimmerman
Mexican rail strike looms as engineers weigh action
From Mexico City a report notes growing sentiment for a sympathy strike among engineers and conductors on merged lines. Messages say they may quit if needed while leaders Stone and Cartie are due to arrive to decide the issue. The traffic remains unaffected so far by dispatcher strikes.
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Mexico City
At Parte
Mexico
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers
Cartie
Order of
Trailway
Clark
Roade
Grief Stricken Father Seeks Kidnapped Son in Denver
Eugene Martin of Gainesville Texas arrives in Denver to aid the search for his eleven year old son Mary Martin who vanished from home in July. A postal card dated Denver July 14 alerted his parents and prompted police notification and the across state search.
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Denver
Eugene Martin
Gaineville
Texas
Marry Martin
Focal
Martin
Largest Man in Army Dies in Train Accident at Port Monroe
Newport News Va July 149 Private George A Hedgepath of the Fortieth coast artillery said to have been the largest man in the army was killed at Port Monroe today by falling beneath the wheels of a dummy train Hedgepath weighed 518 pounds
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Newport News
George A. Hedgepath
Fortieth Coast Artillery
Port Monroe
Hedgepath
Tense Mexico City politics as Reyes supporters siege threats unfold
Mexico City reports ongoing political tension with KF Imparcial describing a government stance under siege threats against supporters of General Reyes, opposition candidate for vice president. Police guarded the paper overnight amid security concerns and unrest.
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Mexico City
KF Imparcial
General Reyes
Reyes
French aviator Latham fails crossing Channel in monoplane
French aviator M. Latham attempted to cross the English Channel from Chalk Cliffs near San atte in a 1910s Antoinette monoplane. The engine failed at about 500 feet, the craft landed on the water, and the torpedo-boat destroyer Harpon rescued him unharmed. Latham pledged to try again within a week or ten days.
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Engish Channel
Ble
San@atte
Harpon
M. Latham
Colels
Charions
Calais
Paris
Count de Lambert Prepares Aircraft Flights After Latham Accident
In France on July 19 Count Lambert arrives with two Wright airplanes. He plans a series of flights to test machines following Herbert Latham's accident today. Lambert may attempt to cross the Hogtieh channel with an American aircraft before Latham resumes his flight.
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Wither
France
Count Lambert
Wright
Herbert Latharm
Count de Lambert
Hogtieh Channel
M. Latham
Wrights Make Successful Flight Test At Port Myer
Orville Wright makes two flights in the Wright aeroplane at Port Myer. The first flight lasts 25 minutes and 1 second with 26 1 2 circles, the second 30 minutes and 28 1 2 circles before darkness. The machine covers about 37 miles with an estimated speed near 41 mph and a height of 1500 feet. Wright says the motor is not fully tuned and bearings need wear, predicting longer trials tomorrow if weather allows.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
Port Myer
Wilbur Wright
Boy Shah 10 greet faithful subjects
London dispatch reports Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi plans a durbar in Teheran to meet loyal subjects. The capital endures heat and lethargy while penitents, flatterers, and office seekers gather at the palace for crumbs from the new ruler. Old reactionaries are repulsed amid the crowd.
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Teheran
London
Times
Mette Shah
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