Coopers Found Guilty in Carmack Murder Case
In Nashville on March 22 Col Duncan B Cooper and his son Robin were found guilty of murder in the second degree for the Carmack killing and sentenced to 20 years. John Sharp was acquitted. Defense moved for a mistrial citing Sharp’s verdict and bonds were set at 25000 each.
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Nashville
Tenn
Col
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
EH. W. Carmack
John B. Sharp
Hart
Foreman Burk
Coopers
Veniremen
John Sharp
Sharp
State Penitentiary
Anderson
John. Sharp
Cooper-Sharp
South
Col. Cooper
Forrest
Columbia, Tenn
Edward Ward Carmack
Cooper
Nashville American
Carmack
Taylor
Senate
Robin
Malcolm R. Patterson
Carmack-Taylor
Patterson
Tennessee
Roosevelt Family Reunion at Sagamore Hill Occurs Before Africa Hunt
At Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay Theodore Roosevelt Jr Archie Roosevelt and Mrs Nicholas Longworth with Quentin Roosevelt attend a family reunion. Ex President Roosevelt appears in a legal case involving a New York magazine and a $5,000 photographer suit, served during a town reception.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Archie Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Nicholas Longworth
Quentin Roosevelt
Alexandria
New York
Supreme Court
Town Topics Publishing Company
Mr. Roosevelt
Bank robberies hit Imogene Iowa and Coldwater Oklahoma
Des Moines reports the First National Bank of Imogene was dynamited on Saturday and all cash on hand stolen. Several thousand dollars vanished as section workers discovered the break and notified authorities. In Coldwater Oklahoma robbers dynamited the local bank safe and fled with about $2000 aided by a heavy rain storm.
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Des Moines
First National Bank of Imogene
Page County
Enid
Okla
Bank of Coldwater
Coldwater
Sherman Wele Rumor Of Ill Health Denied By Sherman
In Utica New York on March 22 Vice President James S. Sherman laughed off rumors of illness. He had been in the city since Friday and stayed through Sunday evening, delivering a brief address at an armory meeting and appearing in excellent health.
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Utica
N. Y
James S. Sherman
New York
Sherman
Armory
Fire in Mexico Claims Six Children and Rescues
Fire that broke out from a lamp in Concepcion Mercado’s home in Morelia, Mexico, killed Mercado’s six children and severely injured his wife. The blaze spread to nearby houses, and Ladislau Diaz died while saving his daughter, who also died from burns.
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Morelia
Mexico
Concepcion
Mercado
Ladislau Diaz
Vanguard shipyard gangway collapse kills three workers
In Barrow-in-Furness England a gangway linking the battleship Vanguard to the Vickers yard collapsed injuring forty dock workers, with three dead. In San Francisco nine University of California rowers narrowly escaped drowning when their racing shell broke apart in the Oakland estuary.
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Barrow-in-Furness
England
Vanguard
Vickers’ Son-Maxim
San Francisco
Mar
University of California
Oakland Estuary
Tragedy Near Tloneata Suspected Double Murder Suicide
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Briggs were found at their home ten miles east of Tloneata Forest County with rifle wounds. Neighbor Amos Walton was found dead in the house, head blown off. It is believed Walton killed the couple and then died by suicide.
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Oi City
Warren Briggs
Tloneata
Forest County
Amos Walton
Walton
Briggs
Crowe May Aid in Cudahy Kidnapping Case Trail
Chicago reports Pat Crowe the Edward Cudahy kidnapper may help locate William Whitla the boy seized for a $10,000 ransom at Sharon Pennsylvania. Crowe has reformed and seeks to atone with society while his wife coordinates and insists he could aid detectives through his experience. Police watch railroad terminals as James Whitla appeals for the safe return of his son.
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Chicago
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy
William Whitla
Sharon
Crowe
Chief of Police
P. D.o’brien
James P. Whitla
Cleveland
Whitla
President Taft Returns to Washington From New York
President Taft arrived in Washington aboard the private Constitution car from New York with Capt. Butt and Assistant Secretary Mixchler. Mrs Taft and Miss Mabel Boardman accompanied the party and were said to be view summer homes near Boston. They traveled via Pennsylvania Railroad and went to the White House in Taft automobile.
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Washington
Taft
New York
Butt
Mixchler
Mabel Boardman
Boston
New York Express
Pennsylvania
White House
Mine Blast Kills 35 at Sunnyside Colliery in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana on Saturday afternoon a fire damp explosion at the Sunnyside coal mines entombed 35 of 37 miners. Two survivors say most others likely perished. rescue efforts hampered by smoke. Survivors recount blast as flames swept the shaft and engulfed the chamber. Families gathered at the mine mouth in anxious scenes as physicians and rescuers rushed to aid.
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Evansville
Ind
Sunnyside
Tella
Lillie Wins Suit Against Modern Woodmen in Nebraska
In Lincoln on March 22 a district court jury returned a sealed verdict for Mrs. Lillie Margaret Lena in her lawsuit against the Modern Woodmen. She was awarded 4288.75, beating her initial claim of 4000 plus interest. The case arose from a claim on a policy held by her husband, whom she was accused of murdering.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lena Margaret
Lillie
Hickey
Governor Hadley Rumored to Quit Missouri Post
A renewed rumor from Jefferson City claims Governor Herbert Hadley may resign to accept a federal judgeship, with President Taft promising a western vacancy. Lieutenant Governor Jacob Gimelich would become chief executive if true, though Hadley and aides deny knowledge of any such plan.
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Jefferson City
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Taft
Warner
Jacob
F. Gimelich
Pastor's Body Found in Ruins After Fire Tragedy
In New York on March 20, the body of Rev. John W. Simpson was recovered Saturday by a policeman from the ruins of a Fifth Avenue apartment house at 24 Central Park South. He had perished the previous night when the building burned, and the body was found near a rear fire escape beneath a tin roof. Former president of Marietta College, he served as general manager of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co. at his death.
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New York
Mar
John W. Simpson
Fifth Avenue
Central Park, South
Simpson
Marietta College
Ohio
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hunt Petrosino Assassins in Palermo Probe
Palermo authorities claim active efforts to capture Joseph Petrosino aides killed March 12. Signor Geola says funds are ample and arrests continue, with secrecy to hinder Mafia. Naples ties suspected, Petrosino spent days there. Robert Fulton steamer launch at Clermont marks milestone. canal libel case to proceed despite criticism.
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Signor Geola
Hedo
Joseph Petrosino
New York
Naples
Petrosino
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