Years in Pen Fifty Minutes for Verdict in Bribery Case
Robert McClure Snyder was convicted of bribery in St Louis criminal court after a one week trial. The jury deliberated fifty minutes before finding him guilty and he was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Bondsmen posted $25,000 for his release pending appeal and new trial motions. The courtroom crowd overflowed as defense and state attorneys spoke, with betting pools forming among onlookers.
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St. Louis
Robert McClure Snyder
State Penitentiary
Snyder
Kansas City
Henry 8. Priest
Morton Jourdan
Priest
Folk
Foreman
Charles W. Wall
President’s health update limits tasks after counsel
Secretary Cortelyou said the cabinet conference strained the president. Physicians judge his recovery progressing satisfactorily but fear a setback if overtaxed. For the next week or ten days only imperative matters will be presented for his consideration.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Lodge Lets Fly At Coal Burgs Lodge Let s Fly At Coal Burgs
Boston October 4 Senator Cabot Lodge addressed the Essex Club meeting to ratify state nominations. He urged government supervision of trusts, discussed coal strike context, supported the president, and argued for tariff revision including removal of the 67 cent duty on coal from Canada. He warned trusts must be controlled and urged public accounting from corporations.
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Boston
Senator Cabot Lodge
Essex Club
Washington
United States
Pennsylvania
New England
Congress
Canada
Express Companies to Fight Union Demands in Chicago
Chicago riders report the express firms will not submit to union demands and plan to strike. About 1,400 teamsters to start, potentially over 2,000 more if freight movement resumes. The walkout would halt money and freight packages, impacting many mail order houses and wholesale firms. Targeted firms include American Express, United States Express, Wells-Fargo Express, Watern Express, Northern Express, Adams Express, Pacific Express, and National Express.
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Chicago
Express
Teamsters
American Express Company
United States Express Company
Wells-Pargo Express Company
Watern Express Company
Northern Express Company
Adams Express Company
Pacific Express Company
National Express Company
Caribbean Naval Division Created by Secretary Moody
Secretary Moody issued order creating the Caribbean division of the United States Navy with headquarters at Culebra Porto Rico and Admiral Coghlan assigned to command. Vessels listed for duty include Olympia flagship Montgomery Detroit Marietta Machias and Panther. Duties cover safeguarding American interests protecting citizens and extending treaty provisions to maintain regional peace.
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Moody
Washington
Caribbean
Panther
Coghizan
Cmmand
Graveyard Robberies Unearth Ten Bodies at Medical College
Indianapolis detectives uncovered ten bodies hidden in the cellar of the Medical College of Indiana after raids and a prior confession from gang leader Rufus Cantrell. Officials say cadavers may have been supplied to multiple colleges, with investigations focusing on cemeteries in central Indiana and ongoing searches for more stolen remains.
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Medical College of Indiana
Rufus Cantrell
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Cantrell
Indiana
Medical College
Medical College of
Wallace Johnson
Ebenezer Cemetery
Callegs
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Quick Hmne
Too Great Expense Pyramid Pile Cure claims boost credibility
An advertisement argues Pyramid Pile Cure saves sufferers from long term piles without surgery. It touts money back tests if testimonials are untrue, lists price, and cites a Michigan company and a printing head endorsing relief after years of misery.
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Pyramid Pile Cure
Willam Lichtenwatter
Anton
Ohio
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Pyramid. Drug Co
Marshot, Mich
Peruna Endorsed by National Figures
A brief claim that Peruna has received the unqualified endorsement of many distinguished American citizens. The text notes Peruna’s link to catarrh and suggests that discussing one conjures the other, implying strong reputational ties between the remedy and the ailment.
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Peruna
Peruna Endorsed by Congressmen from Oklahoma and Tennessee
A Cleveland style promotional notice featuring Congressman Fred S Goodrich from Oklahoma and others praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh and a tonic. It claims Peruna strengthens nerves and mucous membranes, warns against imitations, and invites readers to request further guidance from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Fred
Goodrich
Congress
Florida
Shawnee
Okla
Oklahoma
HH. Henry Powers
Vermont
Morrisville
H. Henry Powers
D. A. Nunn
Tennessee
United States
Peruna
Hartman
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Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Death by starvation in Chicago laundry owner case
Wong Now, a Chinatown laundry proprietor, died at Provident Hospital after two months of refusing to eat under what authorities describe as a secret society’s命令. Coroner probes the case as friends chanted a death song and prepared burial rites.
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Chicago
the Provident Hospital
Wong
H. O. Jones
Jones
Now
Shun Fack
London Disturbed by Reckless Motors and Public Debate
London authorities and motorists clash over car safety as dramatist William S Gilbert confesses a fatal incident. Prominent figures like Leopold de Rothschild and Admiral Sir Richard W Hamilton defend motorists while Lord Ribblesdale laments dangers of noisy vehicles. Rudyard Kipling joins wartime automobile corps amid push for stricter motor regulations.
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London
William S. Gilbert
London Times
Leopod de Rothschild
Richard Wamilton
Gilbert
Ledéong
Improper Garb Costs Him Life in Texas Lynching
At Columbus Texas a man described as Duncan, a black inmate from Eagle Lake, was hanged after a mob demanded his release. Police moved him from the jail to avoid lynching but about a hundred men arrived during the day and hanged him shortly before six o'clock.
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Tex
Fagie Lake
Duncan
Eagle Lake
Lena Harris
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