Blood experts in Bechtel case seek acquittal for aged mother
Allensown January 20 The Bechtel trial turns on blood evidence as six defense experts challenge the Bordet test as unreliable One underviewed human blood sample was found on a vest The defense argues the stains were tobacco and that Mabel Bechtel was killed away from home while Thomas Bechtel’s death in custody is cited as key motive The defense contends no Bechtel family member participated in the killing and Mabel was murdered elsewhere
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Allentown
Bechtel
Mabel
Trexler
Lichtenwalner
Commonwealth
Thomas Bechtel
Lear
Schaadt
Mabel Bechtel
Schandt
Mabbel
Losses by Fire at Marietta report totals and insured amounts
Marietta Ga January 20 special losses and insurance from a morning fire total an estimated 112000 with named losses including Florence King Co 43000 J W Legg Co 15000 Florence Williams 8500 lodges 2000 Elmwood building 25000 J D Northcutt 14000 J Foster 1000 J P Cheney 1000 E P Green 360 H B Moss 200 J A Boswell 1000 Freyer building 3800 Postoffice 5500 with goods at Mosher Hardage and Marietta Journal office damaged and various insurances itemized. mail saved from post office except for these.
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Marietta
Florence King & Co
W.W. Legg & Co
Florence & Williams
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows Lodges
J. A. Boswell
J. Z Foster
Frazier
Southern Plans Create Colony On Main Line
Seven thousand acres in Washington county Alabama, 35 miles from Mobile, along the main Southern Railway, have been bought for colonization. The land will be subdivided into small farms and sold to Italian farmers. Twenty five families have already moved in and begun buildings. Farms will open at once with abundant fruits and vegetables. Indications show about 1000 colonists may settle this year.
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Washington
Washington County
Alabama
Mobile
Southern Railway
Nobel peace prize awarded to W. R. Cremer MP
The Nobel peace prize under Nobel's will goes to W. R. Cremer MP for his work in international arbitration. He visited the United States three times to support a treaty of arbitration and long prepared for such a measure. He publishes a London magazine promoting arbitration.
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W. R. Cremer
M.P
Cremer
United States
London
Steed Is In The Race Again For Carrollton Seat
Carrollton Ga January 20 Special Representative E T Steed announces his candidacy seeking an endorsement of his record in the house. He will oppose Col B Merrell and Hon G D Glass in a crowded Carroll County race alongside fellow incumbent John T Hixon.
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Carroll
Carrollton
E. T. Steel
Carroll County
Hea
John T. Hixon
Villa Rica
Steed
Marietta Block Fire Prompts Immediate Rebuild Plans
From J. W. Lesg & Co.'s drug store, the rest of the block burned away. This was the newest and best block in Marietta. Both Jugze Gober and Mr. Northcutt say they will rebuild at once.
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J. W. Lesg & Co
Marietta
Jugze Gober
Mr. Northcutt
Hoosier Mate for Roosevelt
Indiana weighs second place on the Republican ticket with Senator Fairbanks or Governor Durbin the likely choice. The piece outlines Fairbanks’ retreat from the nomination, Durbin’s bid to woo vice presidency, and Heberidge’s neutral stance as Indiana politics shift toward Roosevelt. It notes Durbin’s public stance, private arbiter roles, and the evolving factional tension within the Indiana Republican machine.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Durbin
McKinley
Charles W. Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Fairbanks
McKkinley
Perry Heath
Hanna
Roosevelt
Winfield T. Durbin
White House
Capitol
Heveridge
Hoosier
Beveridge
Eminent Republicans Urge Roosevelt to Ease Hanna Pressure
Senator Scott of West Virginia condemns White House insinuations against Hanna and warns Roosevelt against alienating the Ohio senator. He notes Lodge and Foraker push the president toward careful politics, while critics fear trust attacks may alienate key Republican leaders needed to win the election. The piece portrays Roosevelt’s advisors as driving a risky anti Hanna line and urges steadier reconciliation.
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Jos
Old Washington
Senator Scott
West Virginia
Hanna
Ohio
Roosevelt
White House
Republican Party
Washington
Hanne
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Foraker
Lodge
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Bryan
Qdell
New York
Senator Platt
Buckeye
Ohio Machine
Foraker
Foraker Mova
Pneumonia Crisis Dominates New York Mortality
The 1903 Health Department report shows pneumonia killed 9,691 New Yorkers in 1903, with around 64,600 annual cases. Four months of winter-spring bear most cases, about 16,000 monthly. 4,000 weekly. Ads tout Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as preventive and curative, claiming pneumonia prevention and grip cure within 48 hours, with cautions about fake substitutes.
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New York
Health Department
New York City
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Jhuffy
Lemons and Laxatives Featured in Roosevelt Era Narrative
The piece discusses political fears surrounding a president facing potential upheaval in Indiana and the risk that public turmoil could boost Roosevelt's fortunes. It also promotes Lemons Monley's Lemon Elixir as a preferred laxative sold by all druggists.
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Monley
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