Widow Defends Husband as Veiled Murder Case Unfolds
In Blairsville and Crescent City, Mrs. J Cora Miller speaks of her husband's alleged affair with Mrs Sayler, while daughter Goldie defends Dr Miller claiming self defense. The Sayler murder and potential lynching fears dominate Watseka and Crescent City as investigators scrutinize a sealed packet in Sayler’s bank vault for clues.
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Blairsville
J. Cora Miller
W. L. Miller
J. B. Sayler
First National Bank of
Crescent City
Mrs. Sayler
Watseka
Goldie
Dr. Miller
Miler
Mother
Sayters
Mr. Sayter
Willis
Thomas
Sayler
Little Bank
W. R. Nightingale
National Council of Women meets in Seattle exposition
The sub triennial convention of the National Council of Women gathered in Seattle on July 15 in the fine arts building at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition. National president Mrs. Mary Wood Swift of Los Angeles presided and welcomes were extended at the World's Fair auditorium with addressed responses.
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National Council of Women
Seattle
Wash
Mary Wood Swift
Los Angeles
Far
Threats by Thaw's Wife Probed in Court Testimony
White Plains N Y July 13 The promised appearance of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as a state witness opens the supreme court session resuming inquiry into Harry K Thaw's mental condition Mrs Thaw is recalled after the state contends a confidential Matteawan conversation in which Thaw allegedly threatened to kill her was not privileged The state argues attorney O Reilly present then was not counsel for both sides Justice Mills adjourns to allow alienists to examine Thaw in jail The cross examination probes whether witnesses discussed killing Stanford White or ruining young girls as the state argues paranoia underlies Thaw's insanity findings.
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White Plains
N. J
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Supreme
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Mills
Thaw
Jay
Matteawanapylun
Mills
Clark
Miller
Flint and
McDonald
White. Plains
Daniel O'Reilly
Harry Thaw
Evelyn
O'Reilly
Evelyn Wesbeit
Attonny Mackin
Stanford White
New Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg Named in Germany
Berlin reports the appointment of Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg as chancellor in succession to Prince von Buelow. Emperor William greeted both figures warmly in the Berlin palace garden as crowds assembled outside.
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Emperor
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg
Prince von Buelow
Berlin
von Bethmann
Hollweg
Empire
William
Kiel
Ife
Spree
Atrisse
von Rbethmann-Hollweg
Taft Commutes Marion Grey Sentence to 30 Days
President Taft reduces Marion Grey’s Chicago house of correction term from one year to 30 days for improper use of the malls in running a matrimonial agency in Elgin Illinois. The case centers on alleged unlawful matchmaking practices and the sentence’s leniency reflects clemency action. The owner of the agency faces ongoing scrutiny from Illinois authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Grey
Washington
Taft
Chicago House of Correction
Elgin
Fatal Automobile Explosion in Sylvania Ga
July 11 explosion of a gasoline tank in an automobile causes Hewlett Hills on dying and burns to Mr and Mrs Full and George Hill Jr. at this place.
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Sylvania
Hewlett Hill
George Hill
Full
Taft predicts tariff bill end by next week
Washington July 15 Taft signs belief the tariff bill will be largely settled by week’s end, canceling plans to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion. La Follette relays a bill summary showing modest net increases, with calls to veto if rate cuts are not adequate. Rublee undergoes stomach surgery in Vienna. Guddenites reach Madison en route to Minneapolis.
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Taft
la Follette
Fishers Hill
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Senate
House
Congress
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau
Payne
Chinese Masons Shield Leon Ling in Sigel Case
Denver July 15 Chinese here say Chinese government approves protection of Leon Ling by Chinese Masons after New York consul reports Elsie Sigel killed herself. Ling absent when body found, tries to dispose of evidence amid fear of lynching. Consul Ho denies suicide claim or government approval. local officials cautious. Also reports a Philadelphia area shooting and Spokane land rush details.
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Denver
Col
New York
Wisie Sigel
Leon Ling
Elsie
Peking
Elsie Sigel
Ling
Chung Sing
Wingshir
Washington
Strikers clash with police at Pittsburg area plant
In McKees Rocks near Pittsburg, 1,200 steel workers on strike clashed with officers. Shots were fired and at least a dozen injured by stones and clubs. Police fired into the air as reserves were rushed to the Pressed Steel Car plant. A hotel barroom closed and heavy police on duty as unrest followed. United Mine Workers president Lewis forbids a strike of 18,000 Pittsburg Coal Company miners, calling it a constitutional violation.
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Pittsburg
McKees Rocks
Here
Tobacco War Looms Over 1909 Pool in Kentucky
Lexington July 15 The American Society of Equity in Kentucky and the Burley Tobacco Society edge toward conflict over organizing the 1909 tobacco pool. Burley president Clarence Lebus of Cynthiana fights Lt Cantrell of Georgetown leading the Equity state branch. Equity allegedly sought 20000 dollars for aid to the 1908 pool and later 10000 dollars, which were refused.
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Lexington
American Society of Equity
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley Society
Clarence Lebus
Cynthiana
J. C. Cantrell
Georgetown
Equity People
Lebus
Equity Sociey
Strenuous safari play by Roosevelt party in Africa
The Roosevelt party, near Naivasha in British East Africa, searched the Lake Naivasha area on Monday and Tuesday. They rode from dawn until after nightfall, found the objective pool dried up by day’s end, and camped that night in a waterless camp.
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Naivasha
British East Africa
Lake Naivasha
Tragedy in Iowa Town Describes Wife Poisoning Family
In Des Moines Iowa Mrs William Olyphant despondent over family troubles gave four children strychnine then drank poison and died. An infant died soon after the doctor arrived while two other children were expected to recover. In Washington P C Brockmeyer of St Louis is appointed to a confidential post in the postal department after serving as Republican press representative in Chicago during the last campaign.
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St. Louisan
Washington
P. C. Broekmeyer
St. Louis
Hitchcock
Pos
Brockmeya
Republican National Committee
Eago
Blaze Hits Bayard as Dynamite Helps Save Town
Bayard Iowa July 15 a grocery store fire wiped out one third of the town's business heart with about 40000 dollars in property loss and 23000 dollars total insured. The blaze started at Frank Ford's grocery swept a block and threatened the City Hotel before Coon Rapids firefighters arrived and quenched the flames. The cause remains a mystery.
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Bayard
Frank Ford
Coon Rapids
Railroads Condemned by Iowa Grain Dealers
Iowa grain dealers condemn unloading and weighing practices by some firms and urge railroad accountability for grain in their care. The Iowa Grain Dealers Association adopted resolutions at its annual convention, pledging to curb abusive dealings, and elected J A Tiedeman as president with E Jackson, G A Wells, and a new board named. The session adjourned without fixing next year’s date or site.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
J. A. Tiedeman
Sioux City
E. Jackson
Cedar Rapids
G. A. Wells
E. Lockwood
Baird
McGregor
Skewis
Minneapolis
I. L. Patton
Newton
C. W. Thompson
Packard
D. D
Indian Reservations Open for 160 Acre Farms
Registration is open for 160 acre farms on the Flathead in Missoula Montana Coeur d Alene in Idaho and Spokane Reservation in Washington. Qualified applicants may register on all three reservations at no cost. Prizes cost from 1.25 to 7 dollars per acre. Railfare from Chicago to Missoula Kalispell Coeur d Alene Spokane offered by Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway with specific return fares. July 20 travel date mentioned. General Passenger Agent F A Miller based in Chicago handles inquiries.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States Court of Gubtomis, Appeals
United States Board of General Appraisers
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Savannah
New Orleans
Galveston
Chicago
St. Louis
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Oller Places
Flathead Reservation
Missoula
Mont
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Chicago, Milwaukee
Poisonous ultimatum wounds four children at West Branch
Cedar Rapids July 15 Mrs William Oliphant living near West Branch telephoned Dr Leach claiming she had given poison to her four children and asked him to come. An infant died and the mother and other children were expected to live. The woman, despondent over family troubles, had given the children strychnine and taken carbolic acid herself.
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Des Moines
William Olyphant
Wes Branch
Leach
Cedar Rapids
William Oliphant
West Branch
Boy Killed Stacking Hay Near Cedar Falls
The 5 year old son of Cyrenus Hansen was killed three miles west of Cedar Falls when a pulley broke while mowing hay. A grappling iron struck the boy as he played nearby.
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Cedar Falls
Cyrenus Hansen
Taft Sets Des Moines Visit Date in September
President Taft will visit Des Moines for one day in late September between the 20th and 26th. Earlier notices claiming arrivals on September 17 or 19 were not authorized by the chief executive.
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Taft
Washington
Des Moines
Youths body found near girls body in Klin ger lake
The body of Claude Hunt was recovered from Klin ger lake near the same area where Miss Mary Loretta Davey was found earlier this week. The two deaths are under investigation by local authorities in Sturgis Michigan.
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Girl's
Sturgs
Mich
Claude Hunt
Klinger Lake
Mary Loretta Davey
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Dr. von Bethmann-Hoilweg
Rublee
Vienna
William A. Rublee
Milwaukee
Hong Kong
Madison
Wis
Capitol Park
Illinois
W. R.pullers
ARS. S. Wat & Sayler
JB. Sayler
Leon
Denver Orientals
Ellis
Altoona
Frank W. McMillen
Greenwood
William H. McDowell
McDowell
Couer d'Alene
Flathead
Pressed Steel
Society of Equity and Burley Grower
Africa
Roosevelt
Blaze
Dynamite
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