Denied by House Cannon grows bitter in rebuke
Washington April 11 Insurgent Democrats clash with Speaker Cannon over the conference report on appropriations including autos for Speaker and Vice President. Cannon delivers a sharpening speech on insurgents while Clark pushes economy and opposition to auto perks. Continued on page two.
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Miller Guilty in Sayler Murder Trial
Dr W R Miller and Mrs J B Sayler were found guilty of manslaughter for the death of J B Sayler. Sentences set at 12 years for Miller and 3 years for Sayler. Trial lasted nearly a month with emotional scenes as verdicts were read. John Grunden acquitted. family members shown distress in Watseka Illinois.
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W. R. Mier
J. B. Seyler
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J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
John Grunden
Oklahoma
Ber
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Connac
Golda Sayler
Mrs. Sayler
Hughes Urges Immediate Probe Into Legislative Bribery
Albany April 11 Governor Hughes accused recent Allde-Conger bribery disclosures and insurance investigations of tainting public trust. He urged an immediate impartial inquiry into legislative practices and corrupt means used to promote or defeat laws, with Hotchkiss reporting on obstacles in pursuing leads and urging broader scrutiny with publicity to deter future misconduct.
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Allde-Conger
Insuranee
Hotchkiss
Hughes
Hotchkise
New York
Jivell
Miele
Senate
Ansonia Man Leaps Into Smokestack Fatal Fall
Ansonia Connecticut April 11 authorities report the discovery of Frederick H. Smith beneath soot in the bottom of a 106 foot smokestack at a local shop. Believed to have climbed to the top and then jumped into the stack the man died with both legs broken.
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Sele Ansonia
Conn
Frederick H. Smith
Smith
Whisky in Hemiet NC case of contraband oil of joy
Richmond Va April 11 Whisky once called oil of joy is found to figure as coal oil in Hemiet North Carolina. United States revenue officers led by Deputy Merritt uncover a cleverly devised barrel setup with two receptacles. The larger holds 80 gallons and the smaller 5 gallons. The contraband aimed to evade North Carolina prohibition and violate shipment statutes.
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Hemiet
N.C
United States Revenue Officers
Merritt
Chapman
North Carolina
United States
North
Fulton Poll Tax Payers Outnumber Voters by 2745
Fulton county records show poll tax payers exceeding registered voters by 2,745 for this year. Tax Collector Stewart notes this unprecedented gap, attributing it to exemptions and unregistered eligible voters while stating the total should be near 20,000 and blaming lack of time to register.
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Fulton
Yulton County
Fe Leas
Avi
Eays
Stewart
Fulton County
Hin
Nis
Prepared Victim for Burial Feared Hydrophobia
In Woodville last Thursday three women Mia J. Williams Mrs Gussie Exell and Mian Minta Durham began Pasteur treatment after preparing the body of a young girl who died of hydrophobia from a rabid dog bite five weeks earlier. They fear contracting the disease from contact before the bite was known.
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State Board of Health
Mia, J. ©. Williame
Mra Gussie Exell
Mian Minta Durham
Housewives Fight Census Labels in Central Kentucky
Lexington April 11 Club women from Central Kentucky protested census classification of housewives as idlers. A telegram was sent to Census Director Dana Durand objecting to blanks labeling housewives as having no occupation. Signers urged inserting the term housewife on enumeration forms.
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Central Kentucky
Dana Durand
Washington
Idlera
Central Kentucky Women's Clubs
C. Moore
Promi
Nent Club
Durand
Spring Romance Downstairs Goes Through White House
April 11 at the White House the news of a spring romance distracts officials. Marthe Petersen, a Swedish cook at the executive mansion, becomes engaged to Policeman Mal, with Martha having come from New York at Mrs. Taft's invitation and planning to return soon. The crossatlantic engagement adds an international note to a day of politics.
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White House
Ntsira
Taft
Marthe Petersen
Executive Munslon
Mulvey
Martha
New York
Tramp of Skies Halley’s Comet Near Earth in April Dawn
Washington reports Halley’s Comet to return after over seventy years, visible before sunrise from April through early May. The Georgetown University Observatory notes the first early sighting at 4:39 a.m. on April 15, with the comet seen a few degrees north of east before dawn. By May 17 the morning view fades as its solar glare increases, shifting to an evening western appearance.
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Halley
Earth
Georgetown Univeral Observatory
Gant
Iti
$52,000 A used to buy council Pittsburgh bribery case
Pittsburg April 11 District Attorney Blakeley holds hotel registers from New York showing the largest bribe sum paid to Charles Stewart in June 1908. A man unnamed may have signed the transfer. Frank Hoffert, a claimed leader of a push to aid six Pittsburgh banks, fights extradition from New York. His local counsel's letter argues against grand jury examination and potential quashing of indictments for jurisdiction and grand jury composition concerns.
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Hotel Imperial
New York
Pitteburg
Charles Stewart
William A. Blakeley
Stewart
Frank N. Hofferot
W. B. Rodger
Blakeley
Stubbed tor on diamonds and got $1000 reward
In New York an unofficial report says a man was stumped by a fraud involving a jewelry shop. A seller withheld his name, and the incident centers on a damaged or oblong package tied to the alleged theft and a $1000 reward.
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New York
Apriyn
Death and shooting tragedy in Pittsburgh crime wave
Dr Marl W Blackburn dies of a self inflicted gunshot after firing at Violet Getty in a rooming house on Ninth street. Getty, wounded in the right shoulder, is hospitalized and wife of Dr W H Getty. Blackburn, 35, heir to a wealthy family, held a dentist degree but worked as coal mine superintendent at Kaylor Pa. Police recount a spate of recent crimes fueling Pittsburgh’s crime wave as officers struggle to explain the violence.
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Violet Getty
Blackburn
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Hyndman
Allegheny Hospital
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Wilwon
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Kaylor
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Dental College
John Walsh
Margaret Ryan
Chicago
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