Judge rules on McKee bias in McNamara trial
In Los Angeles on October 23 the McNamara murder trial trimmed the jury from 126 to 10 outsiders as five talesmen were excused for bias or views on the Times Building explosion. Judge Bordwell ruled McKee could still be impartial despite believing dynamite caused the blast, forcing the defense to tailor challenges to individual jurors.
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Morning Journal
Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara
Talesmen
Talesman
George W. McKee
McKee
Times
Bordwell
Agal Inmatt
Scott
Talisman FE
C. Robinson
A. R. McIntosh
Willis Pfliver
PC Thompson
Hauser
McNamara Brothers Linked to Murder Probe Visit
An official from the Chicago Federation of Labor arrived today and met with John J. McNamara brother of James. The two discussed a murder case and the visitor reportedly presented defense evidence believed to be valuable.
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Cago Federation of Labor
McNamara Brothers
John J. McNamara
James
Accused Husband Says Wife Suicided in Poison Case
In Newark on October 25, Allison McFarland, charged with murdering his wife by substituting cyanide for headache medicine, now says through counsel that Mrs McFarland drank the fatal drug deliberately after discovering letters from Florence Bromley of Philadelphia. Miss Bromley was McFarland’s former stenographer in his automobile supply business.
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Newark
N. J
McFarland
Allison McFarland
Mre. McFarland
Florence Bromley
Philadelphia
Son Aids Mother In Murder Trial Testimony
In Ontonagon Michigan the Stannard murder trial paused as 17-year-old Alvah Stannard testified his father once knocked his mother down and ripped her earrings until the ears bled amid a quarrel over his mother’s drinking while a grandmother lay sick in the home.
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Ontonagon
Mich
Stannard
Alvah Stannard
Laura Stannard
W. A. Burritt
Commander Rescues Suffren From Fire After Steam Burst
In Toulon on October 23 the commander of the battleship Suffren averted a repeat Liberte disaster by flooding the magazines to stop a fire caused by escaping steam that overheated coal bunkers.
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Toulon
Suffren
The Men Who Stand For the Pure Ballot in New Mexico
A critical account of H. Bursum and allies alleging election manipulation in 1908 New Mexico. The piece details false registration certificates, ballot suppression schemes near Valencia and McKinley counties, manipulated precincts, paroled convicts voting, and biased judges of election. It cites alleged abuses by Bursum Luna Hubbell operatives to influence outcomes and calls for safeguarding elections by opposing such figures.
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New Mexico
Bursum
Magdalena
H. ©. Burcum
Jose Ignacio Aragon
San Mateo
Valencia County
McKinley County
Boss Page
Rancho del Punta
Don Solomon
Valencia
McKinley
Luna
Laguna
Don Salomon
Kb] Cerro
Rio Puerece
Sylvestre Mirabal
Francisco Mubbell
Socorro County
McDonald
Tehane
Cubero
A Flag Desecrator For Governor
A New Mexico governor hopeful H Bursum backs his county sheriff candidate who has torn and cursed the flag, prompting accusations that Bursum supports desertion of national symbols. The letter questions patriotism and suitability to lead New Mexico as governor of the new state.
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H. ©. Bursum
Socorro
Bursum
New Mexico
Churchill Trades Jobs in British Cabinet Shuffle
London October 23 The British cabinet undertakes a reshuffle with Winston Churchill moving to first lord of the admiralty and Reginald McKenna leaving the post to become home secretary. The changes spark debate over naval budgets and parliamentary pressures.
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Admiralty
Home Secretary
Morning Journal
London
Winston Churchill
Heginald Medkenna
Churchill
Mekhinna
Churchidl
Mckenna
Raynolds Named For District Judge In New Mexico
Herbert F. Raynolds of this city was nominated for district judge of the second judicial district comprising McKinley Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. The nomination was unanimous among progressive Republicans and approved by Democratic delegates from the three counties. Raynolds helped draft New Mexico’s constitution and served on the revision committee. Manuel U. Vigil was the sole candidate for district attorney.
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Herbert F. Raynolda
McKinley
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Raynolds
New Mexico
Manuel U. Vigil
Who Pays For the Furlough
A readers’ question challenges sheriff candidate Frank Hubbell and Thomas McMillin over a furlough taken during a campaign. It asks whether city taxpayers fund a marshal’s pay while electioneering and if the marshal’s salary supports Hubbell’s political aims. The note characterizes the issue as potential malfeasance or official duty.
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Thomas McMillin
Frank Hubbell
Francisco
Mr. McMillin
Vigil chosen probate court nominee in Bernalillo County
Mr Vigil, the democratic and republican consensus choice, resigns to join the judicial ticket. Julius Staab of Albuquerque, a progressive Republican attorney, is nominated for probate judge to fill the vacancy. Staab’s legal record includes notable prosecutions, signaling reform for the county tribunal.
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Vigil
Julius Staab
Albuquerque
Staab
Clancy
Staub
Bernalillo
Sulzer Nominee for Fifth Senate District
The progressive republican convention in the Fifth senatorial district nominated Hon. J. F. Sulzer for the state senate representing Bernalillo Sandoval and San Juan counties. Sulzer, an Albuquerque pioneer, faces the race with a strong record including service in the 1967 legislature and leadership of the Good Government league. Isaac Barth allied with the Democrats for Bernalillo’s seventh district seat joins in representing two strong candidates in Santa Fe.
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Sulzer
Senate
Progressive Republican Convention
J. F. Sulzer
Bernalillo
Sandoval
San Juan
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Good Government League
Hubbell
Isaac Barth
Democrats
Santa Fe
Trainmen Will Not Join Striking Shopmen
Kansas City Missouri report that trainmen will not join the shopmen's strike on the Harriman lines. William Lee of Cleveland, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said the strike is by four allied shop crafts of the AFL, while engineers conductors firemen brakemen flagmen and baggagemen are not affiliated. The trainmen will not join the strikers.
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Kansas City
Harriman
William
Lee
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railway
Harriman Lines
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Lee
Valencia County No Jail Says Local Resident
A Belen caller to The Morning Journal claims Valencia county operates a unique system that eliminates the need for a jail. He alleges prisoners work off sentences on sheep ranches and taxes are settled similarly, while alleging misused county funds and a bank question about public money.
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Morning Journal
Belen
Valencia County
Don Solomon
Albuquerque
Togrance County
Porty
Valeveta County
Warring Republican Factions in South Dakota Taft Tour
Morning Journal reports a truce between Taft loyalists and La Follette insurgents in South Dakota as President Taft tours the region. Delegates, tariff vetoes, and wool concerns dominate discussions while battles with Minnesota and Wisconsin loom.
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Morning Journal
Aberdeen
South Dakota
President Taft
State
Taft
Hilles
Minnesota
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Pierre
Waughington
Huron
Congress
Gamble
Crawford
la Follette
Veasey
Martin
Burke
Tariff Board
George TU
George TI
England
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Haauser
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Pdwarg Noeckels
Chi
Mr. Vater
Kean
Raynolds Wamed
Jude
Progressive
M. A. Vigil
Hon
State Senate
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