Beattie murder trial hears multiple witnesses at Chesterfield
Witnesses including R L Snyder Sam Lally and A J Briggs testified at Chesterfield Courthouse in the Henry C Beattie Jr wife murder case. Snyder described a car at the roadside near the crime scene and a man believed to be Beattie with a gun.
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Chesterfield Courthouse
R. L. Snyder
Sam Lally
A. J. Briggs
Richmond
Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
Paul Beattie
Beattie
Sally
Briggs
Judge Trimble Heads Veterans Encampment In 45th Session
Rochester N Y Aug 26 Judge Harvey M Trimble was installed as commander in chief at the forty fifth Grand Army of the Republic encampment with officers elected including Adjutant General Charles T Koch and Quartermaster General Col D P Stowts. Memorial hall Chicago named official headquarters. The encampment endorsed a five minute Memorial Day observance beginning at noon and paused discussions on removing Robert E Lee from the hall of fame. The Sons of Veterans were named official escort for Civil War veterans. Ladies of the Grand Army announced leaders including National President Catherine Rose and others.
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Rochester
Grand Army of the Republic
Harvey M. Trimble
Judge Trimble
Charles T. Koch
Chicago
Col
D. P. Stowts
Buffalo
N. Y
W. A. Ketcham
Indianapolis
J. Henry Holcomb
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Grand Army
Memorial Hall
Pennsylvania Department
Congress
Robert FE. Lee
Hall of Fame
Washington
Lee
Vicksburg
Miss
National Park
Sons of Veterans
Catherine Rose
Denver
Jennie Trexler
Allentown
Rose Houghton
Seattle
Wash
Catherine Roach
Scranton
Camilla Elliott
Omaha, Neb
India Ward
Colorado
Confession Questioned As Indiana Youth Denies Family Killings
William Lee of Boonville after hours of questioning provided a written statement claiming self defense in the deaths of his father Richard Lee his mother and younger brother Clarence. Sheriff Scales rushed him to Evansville amid mob threats as investigators probe motives including a $100 marriage fund and $700 insurance on the two deceased.
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Boonville
Ind
William Lee
Richard Lee
Clarence
Lee
Scales
Evansville
Mina Taylor
Richard
Clarence Lee
Union President appeals to Lovett to avert rail shopmen strike
J W Kline international president of the blacksmiths union telegrams R M Lovett president of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific asking for an immediate conference. He cites serious conditions in the mechanical department and a threatened strike by Harriman lines shopmen. A meeting of craft leaders is planned in Kansas City but may be moved to Chicago.
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Chicago
J. W. Kline
Blacksmiths’ Union
R. &. Lovett
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman Lines
Kline
Lovett
Kruttsehnitt
New York
Secret vote leans toward strike among San Francisco shops
E L Requin of the San Francisco Federation of Shop Employers says the secret vote here favors a strike but will not be public. The company will decide the outcome as workers across the country push for union recognition. Twenty percent of Mission Bay shop employees were laid off today while the rest work nine hours daily six days a week.
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San Francisco
E. L. Requin
Kruttschnitt
Board of Arbitration
Mission Bay
No Threats to Strike Claimed by Car Services Leader
M F Ryan international president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen said a time and place for a conference with Harriman railway officers and car shops union presidents would be decided tomorrow and held mid next week. He stressed no threats to strike have been made.
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Kansas City
M. F. Ryan
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen
Harriman
Ryan
Atwood Cheered by Crowds on Governors Island Trip
Crowds greet Atwood as he travels from San Francisco to New York by airship. He escapes a dangerous hole, covers the route with luck, and plans to deliver letters to Reston ports while river and shore contingents cheer.
Aviator Atwood Sets Flight Record in Brief
Aviator Atwood completes a total distance of 1 365 miles with 20 en route legs. Starting from St Louis at 8 00 am on August 14 he finishes at Governor's Island at 2 38 pm on August 25 after 28 hours 31 minutes of flying. He breaks the previous world record by 101 miles not counting 190 miles he claims as detours.
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St. Louis
Governor's Island
Atwood
Nyack
N. Y
Hudson River
United States Army
America
Atwood Lands in New York after record flight
Boston aviator Harry N. Atwood landed on Governor's Island in New York completing a 1,265 mile flight from St. Louis via Chicago and Nyack. He said he may retire from aviation, citing risk, and noted the $10,000 prize and a $4,000 forfeit to backers. He planned to mail letters for fans in Boston on return.
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New York
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Atwood
Victor J. Evans
Washington
Thirty seven killed as Lehigh Valley train crashes in New York
A Lehigh Valley passenger train derailed on a trestle near Manchester New York killing at least 37 and injuring more than 60. Veterans from the Rochester encampment were among the passengers as two day coaches plunged into the river below and several cars were left wrecked.
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Manchester
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
East Elsankment
Grand Army of the Republic
Rochester
Rochester Junction
Geneva
Austin
Grand Trunk
Emelin
Shortsville
Clifton Springs
Veterans
Sons of Veterans
Maer
Thomas J. Hendrick
W. H. Harrington
James Griffin
New York State
Prosecution Ends in Geidel's Trial
The trial of 17 year old Paul Geidel for the murder of Wall Street broker William H. Jackson closed its case with District Attorney Whitman testifying as the last state witness. Whitman recounted asking Geidel what he would do with Jackson's money and Geidel replying he would send some to his mother in Hartford and that he did not break into adjoining apartments because he lacked a key.
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Syvador
Beattie
Syndor
George Jarrell
Richmond
Gay
Wiltshire
Wrenn
Jarrrell
Ior
Jarrell
New York
Paul Geidel
William H. Jackson
Wall Street
Whitman
Iroquois
Thatn
Jackson
Geidel
Hartford
Illinois Central strike vote narrows to 196 to 200
Paducah Kentucky August 25 officers of the Federation of Employers expect fulfillment of demands or a walkout by Tuesday noon. The strike vote closed at 6 pm showing 196 to 200 in favor of a strike with only two locals abstaining.
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Paducah
Federation of Employer of the Illinois Central Railway
Twenty four bodies recovered at Shortsville wreck scene
At the Shortsville morgue twenty four bodies were recovered with only twelve identified. Names including T. C. Madden and Helena Powell appear among the identified, while many others remain unrecognized. rescue efforts continued as trains ferried doctors and supplies to the line.
Mona Lisa May Be Crossing the Ocean
Paris reports indicate Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa may have been taken to Bordeaux and possibly headed to Spain or South America. Witnesses describe a stout man carrying a large panel wrapped in horse blanket onto the 7 45 express to Bordeaux. Detectives recovered a brass Louvre door knob in a garden linked to the escape. New York detectives are asked to watch for the painting and officials fear it may reach the United States, as happened with the Duchess of Devonshire theft.
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Paris
Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Liss
Bordeaux
Spain
South America
Louvre
New York
United States
Henkel
Gainsborough
Millionaire's Wife Seeks Higher Allowance For Living Needs
Mrs Rose Keeling Hutchins asked the equity court to raise her monthly allowance from 11 to 1000 to cover living costs. She presented a detailed budget totaling 2013 for the month, including servants, car expenses, groceries, rent, and medical bills while the court considers increasing support to 3500 per month with conditions on covering medical and household expenses.
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Washington
Rose Keeling Hutchins
Hang Judge in Effigy in Seattle Over Injunction
A crowd before Dreamland rink in Seattle hanged an effigy of U S District Judge Cornelius H Hanford after a Masa meeting protesting his injunction against Seat Renton and Southern Railway. The crowd altered the effigy to a telephone pole near the pavilion and urged impeachment by petition.
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Seattle
United States
Cornelius H. Hanford
Dreamland Rink
Masa
Renton & Southern Railway
Rainier
House of Representatives
Hanford
Veteran shoots lawyer in Shelbyville dispute
Shelbyville Ind Aug 25 Charles Tindell a prominent local attorney was shot and died half an hour later Edward C van Pell surrendered to police and was jailed The shooting stemmed from long standing difficulties on a local pledge Van Pell a brother in law of United States Senator Works of California is a civil war veteran and lodge worker
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Shelbyville
Ind
Charles Tindell
Edward C. van Pell
van Pell
United States
Works
California
Sleepwalker Falls From Roof In Forsyth Incident
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Charles Andersson, a bartender from Forsyth, suffered a hip injury after a sleepwalking fall from a lodging roof in Miles City on August 25. The injured man was brought to an area hospital for treatment.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Charles Andersson
Brouges
Forsyth
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