Bechtel Blood Experts Clash as Family Deliberates Acquittal
In Allentown on January 20 the Bechtel trial featured blood expert testimony disputing a commonwealth claim. The defense contends stains are tobacco or fabric marks, not human blood, and argues no Bechtel family member aided the murder of Mabel Bechtel. The defense asserts the blood tests are unreliable and seeks acquittal for the elderly mother. The jury hearing continues with arguments about Thomas Bechtel’s involvement and the location of Mabel’s death.
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Bechiel
Mabel
Giz
Esch
Bechtel
Defengsa
Itg Casa
Gechtel
Trexler
Lichtenwainer
Commonwealth
Thomas Bechtel
Feron
Hts
Wirs. Bechtel
Lear
Schaadt
Wei
Mabel Bechtel
Sehaadt
Mapel
Losses by fire at Marietta details and insurance
Fire in Marietta on January 20 caused extensive losses totaling about 112000. Named victims include Florence King & Co J W Less & Co Florence & Williams Judge Gobor Northcutt Lodges J A Boswell J Foster and several lawyers and buildings. Insurance coverage varied with some fully insured others uninsured. The post office and a few items were saved.
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Northcutt
J Z Foster
J P Cheney
Ep. Green
H. B Moss
J A Boswell
Freyer
Pustothea
W. T Mosher
J J. Hardase
Marietta Journal
Frazier
Mat
Southern Plans Create Colony on Southern Railway Line
The government directs settlement of 1000 Italian families on seven thousand acres in Washington County Alabama on the main line of the Southern railway. The land is three miles from Mobile and will be divided into small farms sold to Italian farmers. Twenty five family heads have begun building, with farming and fruit and vegetable cultivation planned.
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Southern Railway
Washington
Washington County
Alabama
Mobile
Nobel Peace Prize to British MP Cremer
The Nobel peace prize, under Nobel's will, is allotted by a five member Norwegian parliament committee. The prize value of £7,830 is awarded to Mr Cremer MP for work advancing international arbitration. He has visited the United States thrice to support a treaty of arbitration and runs a London magazine promoting arbitration.
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Storthing
Wor Cremer
Cremer
United States
London
Steed in the Race for Carrollton Reelection
Carrollton Ga January 20 Special Representative Be Tf Steel longtime Carroll county official announces his candidacy seeking party endorsement for another term in the state house. He teams with John T Hixon of Villa Rica and faces challengers Col E E Merrell and D Glass of Carrollton.
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Carrollton
BE Tf Steel
Carroll County
Jie
Carroll
John T Hixon
Villa Rica
Steed
E E Merrell
D. Glass
Marietta Block to be Rebuilt After Fire
J W Legg and Co drug store reports a fire consuming the entire block while the newest section in Marietta is ruined. Jugie Gober and Mr Northcutt state plans to rebuild at once, signaling a rapid reconstruction effort for the damaged area.
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J W Legg & Co
Marietta
Jugie Gober
Mr Northcutt
Hoosier mate for Roosevelt hoosier mate for roosevelt
Indiana mulls a possible second spot on the Republican ticket as Senator Fairbanks and Governor Durbin emerge as the leading contenders. Currents favor Roosevelt with a Fairbanks second place but internal Indiana rivalries threaten, while Beveridge and Durbin maneuver for leverage. Durbin hints at Hanna support while maintaining Roosevelt backing, leaving Indiana’s exact alignment uncertain. A judge’s humorous aside closes the item.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Durbin
McKinley
Charles W. Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Menstor Fairbanks
Perry Heath
Hanna
Jala
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Winfelt
Beveridge
Corbin
Hoogier
Republicana
Froopevelt
Warning Given to Roosevelt and Hanna in Republican Ranks
Senator Scott of West Virginia denounces White House pressure on Hanna and warns Roosevelt allies against branding Hanna as disloyal. The piece quotes prominent Republicans urging restraint, arguing sustained trust-baiting could derail the party’s bid for the 1904 nomination and jeopardize needed cross-aisle support.
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Jos
Old Washington
Senator Scott
West Virginia
Hanna
Ohio
Roosevelt
White House
Republican Party
Anna
Washington
Rosevelt
Wanna
Senate
Bony
Laake
Massachusetts
Foraker
Bath
Lodge
Senator Foraker
J Pierpont Morgen
Bryan
Amec
Pneumonia Death Toll Rises in New York 1903 Year
Data from the Health Department shows 9,691 pneumonia deaths in New York City in 1903. Mortality would reach about 64,600 cases annually. four winter months yield most cases. The ad touts Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey as a preventive and cure, while political commentary discusses Ohio and Roosevelt faction clashes within the Republican Party.
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New York
Pneumonia News
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Lemons and Politics Roosevelts Lightning Fear
A discussion notes that a confrontation on Hanna could offer the president a pretext to interfere with a presidential surge and impact the Roosevelt boom. Mogley’s Lemon Elixir is advertised as the most pleasant laxative and effective, sold by 20 druggists.
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Hanna
Roosevelt
Mogley
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