Poole Convicted in Killing of Policeman in Dalton
In Dalton Georgia on July 31 the jury found Clem Poole guilty of murdering Police Officer Harry Cooke with a verdict recommending mercy. Poole faced arguments of insanity and self defense with no eyewitnesses. His wife, mother, and clergy involvement were noted along with the baptism dispute and a forced companionship to her father’s home.
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Clem Poole
Harry Cooke
Poole
Aiz
Buford Farrar
J. A. Hudson
Cooke
Foola
Poule
Wilson Names Heyward to Internal Revenue Post
Washington July 31 President Wilson nominated Duncan Heyward of South Carolina to be collector of the internal revenue district of South Carolina.
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Heyward
Washington
Duncan
South Carolina
Internal Revenue District
South Caroina
Vedder Sitton Hurls No Hit No Run Game
Pireher Vedder Sitton of the Troy club in the New York State league shutout Wilkes Barre with no hits allowed. Not a visiting player reached base, and only three reached first on errors or on-base miscues. Sitton received brilliant support. The Troy pitcher worked for Janta in this league. Nashville and At
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Pireher Vedder Sitton
Troy Club
Wilkes- Barre
Sitton
Georgia House panel backs lieutenant governor bill
The constitutional amendments committee of the house recommended the bill to provide for the office of lieutenant governor in Georgia. Representative Wheatley of Sumter is the author of the measure.
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Constitutional Amendments Committee
House
State of
Georgia
Representative Wheatley
Sumter
Benton Recovering After Motorcycle Crash
Cincinnati reports Raven Benton, pitcher for the National League team, is recovering from injuries after a head on collision with a street car Wednesday morning. Doctors say he will be out for over a month and cannot play again this season despite partial recovery.
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Benton
Cincinnati
Raven Benton
Leonard to Pirates Sold to Tillsburg Club
Des Moines in Iowa, July 1 June Leonard third baseman for the Des Moines team of the Western league was sold today to the Tillsburg club for 3000 83 000.
Madison 8 Washington 1 seals amateur title claim
Madison, Ua, defeated Washington here to day by S to 1. Madison has won twenty seven games this season and lost seven. She has not lost in series at home or abroad this season and claims the amateur championship of the state.
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Madison
Suiy
Washington
Gulls Sign Miller In Mobile Dans An Outsider Pick
Mobile notes Miller, an outfielder from Duluth Minnesota, signed by Gulls. Kingston and Taylorsville played a recent game on July 22 on their home grounds. Score details show Kingston 2 Taylorsville 1 after nine innings with final tally 4 to 1.
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Gulls
Miller
Mobile
Ala
Duluth
Minn
Kingston & Taylorsville
Kingston
Gia
Jewel thefts spark hunt for hidden jewels in high society
Detectives pursue a sophisticated jewel theft ring after jewels valued at about 158,000 vanished from Mrs Hanan and the Rumsey cottage. Inside job theories shift to experienced thieves as New York and other cities are scanned for buyers and stolen pieces. Witnesses and resort guests fear strangers while servants face suspicion amid a cottage colony rumor mill.
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Renganeett
Charles Cary Rumsey
John J. Wuanan
New York
Goston
Samer
Hanan
Frumsey
Ts Aan
Fumyo
Valeves
Wife plotted husband murder over love for Jim Cantrell
In Gainesville July 81 a trial heard Mrs. Arthur Hawkins confessed she chose to kill her husband since he was a religious gin and ready to die. She admitted infatuation with Jim Cantrell while Sheriff Spier testified. Coroner Stow described removing a stag from the dead man. Jim Cantrell and Bartow Cantrell were found guilty. Bartow admitted involvement but said he was pressured by the brother’s threat over the affair.
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Gainesville
Arthur Hawkins
Hawkins
E. A. Spier
No Recognition For General Huerta As Mexico Crisis Deliberates
Latin American diplomats in Washington await President Wilsons policy at a pivotal moment in Mexico’s upheaval. Officials expect a possible shift toward mediation if Mexicans reconcile factions and choose a provisional president. Ambassadors note Wilson may delay action until talks among Mexicans progress. de la Barra may visit only if not partisan to Huerta. Ambassador Wilson travels to New York then returns, with no clear guidance on Washingtons stance or future instructions.
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Teatin-America
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Trierta
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Franciscn de Las Barra
United States
White House
de la Barras
de Lla Barra
New York
Washington
Tonlgh
Hrgan
Wilsons
Southern Pacific Mediation Sought Over Conductors Strike Hope
Washington July 31 Commissioner Chambers of the federal board of mediation received a telegram from William Sproule president of Southern Pacific asking mediation to avert a strike by conductors and trainmen. Vote taken no strike yet but negotiations failed. Chamber's plans to mediate other rail disputes delay arrival in San Francisco until finished. The dispute centers on seniority of workers on electrified main properties. Chambers and Assistant Commissioner Hanger depart for pehicage Saturday.
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Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Railway
Chicago Belt Railway
Chicago and Western Indiana Railway
San Francisco
St. Louis
Southern Pacife
Chambere
Hanger Teave
Two Men Killed in L N Wreck Near Livingston Kentucky
Knoxville based report details the southbound Louisville and Nashville No 23 derailment three miles north of Livingston Kentucky at 11 86 this morning. Engineer John Davis and Fireman N F Carey both of Louisville were killed while Express Messenger Bridges of Louisville was injured. Passengers unharmed though shaken. Locomotive and cars derailed with wreckage including locomotive overturned. Cause of accident not explained. Train runs between Louisville and Corbin.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Davis
N. F. Carey
Louisville
Express Messenger Bridges
Louisville and Shine
Livingston
Louisvile
Corbin
Chinese Rebellion Suppressed South Forces Subdue Rebels
Pekin July 31 Revolutionary forces in the south are being subdued by northern troops supporting provisional President Yuan Shi Kai. Sun Yat Sen is said to be in Ranghat while Ching Chi Men and Huan Sing have fled. Analysts note taxation as Yuan’s toughest task after revenue collapsed with the anti Manchu revolt and central finance relies on loans.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Rebei
China
Russia
Japan
Yang Tse
Bhanghat
Sun Yat Sen
Ching Chi-Men
Huan Sing
Revel
22,000 Textile Workers Strike in Barcelona
Police estimate 22,000 operatives from 195 factories are on strike after ignoring a governor's invitation to a conference in Barcelona. Employers view the movement as essentially revolutionary, with no details yet on workers demands.
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Barcelona
Acquittal for Mission Worker Murder Suspect
Juneau July 31 Joseph MacDonald once superintendent at Treadwell mine and manager of Consolidated Mining and Milling in Guanajuato Mexico was acquitted by a jury of murdering S. C. Jones, a mission worker, on May 14 1906. He claimed self defense after a dispute over closing the mine on Sundays. MacDonald had faced extradition expenses from Mexico and will return with his family to Guanajuato except one daughter studying in Massachusetts. He is noted as a prominent mining figure in the western United States.
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Juneau
Alaska
Joseph MacDonald
Consolidated Mining and Milling Company
Guanajuato
Mex
Treadwell Ming
C. Jones
MacDonald
Jones
Treadwell
Mexico
Massachusetts
West
Increase in Wages for Texas Railroad Workers
Denison Texas reports a wage rise of two cents an hour plus better conditions for boilermakers helpers and apprentices across the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad system after a conference with railroad officials last night.
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Denison
Texas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Motorcycle Stolen From Curb Outside Vaudette Theater
Georke BartinéR of 339 Cantrol avenue reported his Indian motorcycle stolen from the curb on Whitehall street after leaving the Vaudette theater Thursday night about 9:30. Police notified and officers assigned to the case.
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Bartinér
Cantrol Avenue
Vaudette Theater
Whitehall ‘Street
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