Gunness Case Veniremen Examined for Lamphere Murder Trial
Examination of veniremen in the Ray Lamphere murder case at Laporte Indiana moves toward quashing the indictment. Mrs Belle Gunness faced questions about multiple deaths on the Laporte farm including her husbands and several men lured by matrimonial ads. The grand jury indicted Lamphere for murder in the first degree and complicity in Helgelein’s death.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Guinese
Henry Mills
James Emery
Andrew J. Ames
Charlie Schlank
William Grey
Charles F. Neilson
Charlies Travis
Jobo Bentz
W. W. Bartholomew
L. B. Collins
L. Small
B. A. Hart
Worden
Defencd
Amee
Mr. Small
Nelson Bedlank
Bartholomew
Mills
Gunness
Gupness
M. E. Lelster
Lamphere
A . Helgelein
Aberdeen
Andrew Helgelein
Jennie Olsen
Olaf Budaberg
Oiber
Mre Guppess
Roosevelt Dinners Promises Labor Legislation Push
President Roosevelt invites labor leaders and officials to a White House dinner on November 17 to discuss labor legislation. Invitations list many labor organization chiefs and judges while noting that key AFL leaders including Gompers Morrison O Connell and Lannee are not invited, signaling a policy push.
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Roosevelt
White House
Pations
Ste
Gompers
Morrison
O'Connue
Lannee
American Federal Gen of Labor
Missionary Meeting Chosen for 1909 at Sioux Falls
Fargo November 16 The Giib missionary department of the Protestant Episcoop church selected Sioux Falls S D for their annual meeting in 1909. Bishop clergy and delegates were addressed by Clement Chace of Omaha and by bishops of Colorado and Minnesota with strong speeches praising missionary work.
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Fargo
N. D
Giib Missionary Department
Epicocope Cbhurch
Slous Palle
Ena
Gethsemane
Men's Club
Clement Chace
Omaha
Colorado
Mémpesosa
J. F Jobnsos
Minmee Palin
Fatal Fire at Apaie Woods Resort in Lead
Fire in Lead on Bleska Street destroyed Apaie Woods resort. Over a score of girls and companions escaped as Elle n Risaell and William Watson died. Others were injured and may die or be crippled.
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Cigerelle
Keele
Delegates Cheer Gompers at AFL Convention
Delegates to the twenty eighth annual American Federation of Labor convention in Denver applauded President Samuel Gomper as he read the report of the afternoon session. The reception suggested strong opposition to his reelection.
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Gompers
Denver
Samuel Gompert
Americas Federation of Labor
Elevorof
Victorien Sardou Dies in Paris at 82
Victorien Sardou longtime French dramatist and member of the French Academy died in Paris from pulmonary congestion. Born September 7, 1821 in Paris, he was considered France's greatest living playwright and left no memoirs.
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Victorien Sardou
Bern T
Paris
French Academy
America
Ored
France
Corn yield exceeds average in preliminary 1910 figures
The Agriculture Department reports a preliminary corn yield of 26.2 bushels per acre and total production of 2.6417 billion bushels. Illinois leads with 794.86 million bushels. other states include Iowa 287.456 million and Missouri 204.654 million.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Jadlepa
Texas
Kansas
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Roosevelt Plans Country Life Commission Work
President Roosevelt backs the country life commission as a major undertaking after the first hearing at College Park Maryland. Cornell's Professor J H Bailey says the effort will shape rural life with focus on farm realities, sanitation, education, and cooperative agencies amid a Maryland farmers gathering.
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Roosevelt
Country Life
J. 11 Bailey
Cornell University
College Park
Maryland
Walter R. Page
Richmond
C. W. Btlies
Public Health and Marine Service
feay@logicatitations
Emai
Morse Pleads Poverty in Admittance Appeal Row
Charles W Morse once valued at over 20 million dollars asks for admission to waivers in a U S circuit court of appeals as his 15 year sentence for hard labor at Atlanta looms. He remains at the Tombs prison while the motion is argued and decision reserved. In a separate note a 14 year old boy in Calais Me is reported killed while deer hunting on a nearby farm.
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New York
Charles W Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Tombs
Ama
Reed
Lacombe Ward
Case
Killa
Calais
Ward
Bhat
D. C Rollins
HM. Stephens, N. B
Farmer Merriman Dies In Self Inflicted Act Near Miller
Frank L Merriman a well to do farmer near Miller Kearney Nebraska died by his own hand authorities say he shot himself in the neck with a shotgun in a self inflicted act the event occurred in November local reports indicate a tragic suicide.
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Kearney
Neb
Frank L Merriman
Miller
Shoo
Governor weighs special session on county option bill
Governor Sheldon is considering a special legislature session to vote on a county option bill. Telegrams were sent to lawmakers across parties asking for positions before a decision. Reports say Democrats defeated for re election who answered show a majority pledged in favor, while vacancies and deaths complicate counts.
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Lincoln
Sheldon Me
Murder Charge In Lincoln County Dance Tragedy
Emery Matthews living fifteen miles north of Lexington is in jail charged with the murder of David Fisher at a Saturday night dance. The two neighbors had a long running dispute and a fight followed a heated exchange. Matthews struck Fisher twice, the second blow to the heart, causing death within a minute. He fled but was captured later and jailed. An inquest returned a verdict that Fisher died from the blow, and the county attorney filed a murder charge.
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Lexington
Neb
Emery Matthews
David Fisher
Matthews
Fisher
Lincoln Novotic State Returns Tallied at Secretary of State
The secretary of state’s office in Lincoln is busy with clerks tabulating incoming returns. Ten to twenty anxious politicians read figures as they are turned over. Secretary Junkin oversees the process while state officials await complete county returns to declare winners.
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Lincoln
Secretary of State
Junkin
Secretary of
Oklahoma Governor Haskell suit against Hearst shifts to federal court
The case for 600000 dollars in damages moves from state to United States district court. In federal court punitive damages may be awarded, unlike in the state court where such damages are not permitted.
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Omaha
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
W. BR. Hearst
United States District Court
Haskell
Omaha Garbage Law Enjoined in District Court Suit
A suit filed in district court seeks to bar police from arresting Peter Enders for garbage hauling. John O. Welser, who prepared the suit, argues the ordinance granting the contractor a monopoly is unconstitutional and fosters a dispute over control of city refuse services.
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Omaha
District Court
Peter Enders
John O. Welser
Emma Geldman Lectures in Omaha Defends Anarchy
Emma Geldman known as the Queen of Anarchists spends a week in Omaha giving lectures asserting government is not a requirement of existence. She claims soldiers and government employees are unnecessary and anarchists are not bomb throwers.
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Emma Geldman
Omaha
Emama Goldman
Abbott Announces Candidacy for Nebraska School for the Blind
Abbott, the defeated Democratic nominee for state superintendent, announces his candidacy for the position of superintendent of the Nebraska School for the Blind at Tekawaeb Neb Neb City. He served at the institution during Holcomb’s governor term.
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Abbott
Tekawaeb
Neb
N. C Abbott
Bes
Nebraska City
Holromb
Burned to Death by Lamp in Taylor Nebraska
A child of Mr and Mrs Parkburel in Taylor Nebraska was burned to death when a kerosene lamp overturned during a crib scene as the parents left to milk. The tragedy was caused by the child waking and pulling the tablecloth, aborting the lamp.
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Taylor
Parkburel
Bedford Wanted for Murder in Beatrice Nebraska
Information from Marengo Illinois authorities says John Bedford an inmate is wanted for the murder of Ducer Higenson in Beatrice Nebraska. The alert follows an informal report from Marengo officials.
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Bedford
Beatrice
Marengo
Ill
John Bedford
Ducer Higenson
Shooting Affray in Alliance Ends Fatal and Injurious
In Alliance Nebraska on November 9 Ligale Braner was fatally wounded and her brother Charles Braner wounded. Frank Augustine, the sister’s suitor, jailed. Braner mistook the escort for the rival and fired, then shot Augustine. Sixty four shots removed from Braner’s back leave her critical.
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Grother
Alliance
Neb
Ligale Braner
Charles Braner
Frank Augustine
Praner
Augustine
Mine Firaney
Hraoer
Mice Braner
Braner
Woman accuses husband in Nebraska murder case
Mrs Jennie Smith located Wally Mann's body four miles south of Ogalalla nine miles east of town Mann was killed four weeks earlier after asking for food The killer rifled Mann's clothes and took $4 Smith's husband fled with $900 of her money and was later traced toward Denver by reporter W R Cayler Authorities believe John H Smith, the accused, is at large and likely to be captured.
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Ogalalla
Neb
Jennie Smith
Wally Mann
Mann
Smith
Denver
Chancellor Andrews Resigns From Nebraska University
Lincoln Nov 7 The board of regents accepted the resignation of Chancellor B Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska to take effect January 1 next. No successor was named. The move was not unexpected as health had prompted prior tentative resignations.
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Lincoln
Board of
Regenta
B. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Andrews
Commission Plan for Lincoln Vincdo Election Result
The article notes Lincoln likely adopting a commission form of government after the election. New legislation would be needed to complete the plan and city officials may propose a bill for enactment by the legislature to establish a commission system. An election would determine commission members and be partisan.
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Commission
Lincoln
Vincdo
Lincoln City
Stock Yards Case Before Nebraska Supreme Court
Lincoln Nov 6 The Union Stock Yards company of Omaha asks the state railway commission to authorize a 100 percent rate increase for switching The company seeks the commission to value the property used in switching before ruling on the higher charges.
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Stock Yards
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Union Stock Yards Company of
Omaha
State Railway Commission
Stock Yards Company
First Street Car Made in Nebraska Trials in Omaha
The greeting street car, built entirely in Omaha by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway, was test run after leaving Omaha shops. It is standard size with only wheel casting imported, and the company plans to produce most future cars locally.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Greet
Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Ite
Ewe Care
Automobile Fatalities in Fells City Nebraska Crash
November reports outline a buggy collision in Fells City Nebraska where August Mueller and his wife were occupants. Mrs Mueller died and Mr Mueller was likely fatally hurt when a buggy was struck by a car. the driver halted briefly but the buggy occupants were ejected.
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Fells City
Neb
Min August
Mueller
Rosewater Thanks Newspapers for Campaign Support
Victor Rosewater, in charge of the Republican itinerary bureau in Chicago, completed his report and thanked Republican newspapers nationwide for their support of the ticket during the recent campaign.
Want Judge Loomis Appointed
Fremont Nebraska November 6 The Dodge County Bar Association has prepared a unanimous petition to Governor Sheldon asking him to appoint George L Loomis a judge of the supreme court to fill one of the vacancies created by the adoption of a constitutional amendment providing for additional judges.
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Loomis
Fremont
Neb
Dodge County Bar Association
Sheldon
George L. Loomis
Supreme Court
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