Venue Change Sought As Heney Shooting Sparks Mob Fear
San Francisco reports Abraham Ruef seeking a venue change in his bribery trial amid fears of mob violence after Attorney Francis J. Heney was shot. The court adjourned to allow counter affidavits as Ruef cites public prejudice and danger to him and his counsel. Haas’s bullet wound from the Heney shooting was surgically removed and Heney's condition described as stable.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Heney
Dozier
Judge Lawler
Carpenters’ Hall
Fulton Street
Ex-Cashier Burton Bonds to Face Embezzlement Indictment
Edwardsville November 17 C W Burton former cashier of the Tri City State bank of Madison NL gave bond of 1000 to answer an indictment charging embezzlement. The grand jury of Madison county specifies 3384 61 as the embezzled sum.
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Edwardsville
C. W. Burton
Tri- City State Bank
Madison
Madison County
Bloody battle in Okmulgee ends with five dead
Nov 17 Okmulgee Oklahoma five killed and ten wounded in a confrontation between Jim Deckard a black desperado and law officers. Sheriff Edgar Robinson, Assistant Chief Henry Klaber, two Chapman brothers and Deckard killed. Indian boy Steve Grayson fatally beaten. Vic Farr wounded. deputy sheriff injured. mob attacks Deckard’s house, which is set on fire as he is shot.
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Okumulgee
Okla
Jim Deckard
Edgar Robinson
Okmulgee County
Henry Klaber
Okmulgee
Chapman
Steve Grayson
Vic Farr
S. Louis
San Francisco
Grayson
Klaber
Deckard
Robinson
Widow of Chick Stahl Found Murder Suspect in Boston
The body of Julia Stahl, 82, widow of Chick Stahl, was identified in Boston. Jewelry valued at 2000 dollars disappeared except for a comb and wedding ring. Police consider robbery as a motive. marks on the throat suggest foul play. The death occurred after Chick Stahl’s suicide in West Baden in 1907.
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Boston
Julia Stahl
Chick” Stahl
West Baden
Ind
Stahl
Harmon
Root Responds To New York Senator Chase Request
Secretary Root states he is not seeking the senate seat but if New York legislators feel he can render useful service he will accept the office if called. He adds a definite position for Republicans who favor his election. The comment frames the senatorial situation in New York as of November 17.
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Washington
Root
New York
Senate
Government sues sugar refiner for $3.6 million duties
The United States files six suits against American Sugar Refining Company to recover forfeitures and duties totaling 3,624,121 dollars on sugar delivered to Havemeyer and Elder refineries in Brooklyn over six years. The government alleges fraud in weighing shipments.
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New York
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyer & Elder
Brooklyn
Street Battle Kills Man and Wounds Marshal in Wetumka
In Wetumka Oklahoma on November 17 Ben Smith was killed in a street battle. Town Marshal John Tabner was fatally wounded after shooting Ben Smith and was shot by Jeff Smith, a brother of the slain man.
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Wetumka
Okla
Ben Smith
John Tabner
Jeff Smith
Three Found Dying in Frankfort Home
In Frankfort Kentucky on November 17 Mrs Agnes Lidner and her two children aged five and three were found lying in pools of blood with throats cut from ear to ear by neighbors who discovered them.
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Frankfort
Agnes Lidner
Fire destroys two Cairo factories in Illinois loss $150000
Cairo November 17 fire destroyed two manufacturing establishments and badly damaged a third with total losses pegged at about 150000. One report notes 10000 as additional damage within the area. Damage assessments continued as authorities investigated the blaze.
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Cairo
I Il
Ill
Catholic Session Opens in Chicago
Chicago, Nov 17 Arch bishop Falconio opens the first American Catholic congress at the First Regiment Armory in Chicago with a large gathering of prelates priests and laymen from the United States and Canada. Archbishops Quigley Messmer Blenk Christie Moeller and 85 bishops occupy honored seats as papers on foreign missions and home missions are set to be read.
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Quigley
Chicago
United States
Canada
First American Catholic Congress
First Regiment Armory
Diomede Falconio
James Edward Quigley
Sebastian G. Messmer
D. D
Milwaukee
James H. Blenk
New Orleans
Alexander Christie
Portland
Ore
Henry Moeller
Cincinnati
the Knights of Columbus
Pope Pius X
Falconio
William J Hynes
Catholic Laity of America
Cathedral College
Hynes
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Catholic Church Extension Society
The
William H Ketcham
Bureau of Indian Missions
Washington, D. C
John E. Burke
New York
Bureau
Richard Gannon
St. Vincent de Paul
Congress Annex
Catholic Women’s League
Chicago Ladies’ Auxiliary
Gunness Evidence Piled Up In Court In Fire Case
Laporte Ind Nov 17 Prosecutor Smith offered letters by Mrs Gunness to A K Helgelein about his brother's disappearance and documents identifying her signature. Rings on the dead woman's fingers were discussed with claims of fitting and not removable without filing. Helgelein letters were presented but not read.
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Helgelein
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Ray Lamphere
Smith
William Flynn
H. E. Leliter
P. S
Lamphere
Clyde H. Martin
Elizabeth Smith
Warwick Place
McClung Road
Gunness House
Asle K. Helgelein
Aberdeen
Andrew K
Three Wardens Drowned in White Lake Search
Whitehall Michigan November 17 authorities confirmed the deaths of Deputy State Game Warden Julius Salmonson his brother Martin Salmonson and Deputy Sheriff J C Hazletine after their overturned boat was found and their bodies recovered from White Lake where they had searched for illegally set nets.
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Whitehall
Mich
Julius Salmonson
Martin Salmonson
J. C. Hazletine
White Lake
Servia and Austria Restless In Vienna Dispute
Vienna reports rising tension between Austria-Hungary and Servia with a semi official note stating decisive steps may follow if Servian provocations do not cease.
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Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Dowager Empress Tsze Hsi An Dies at Peking
News dispatch from Peking reports the death of Tsze Hsi An the dowager empress of China. Her death follows the emperor Kuang Hsu who died Saturday. An edict names Prince Pu Yi three year old son of Prince Chun as heir. Foreign legations were notified and troops prepared to quell disorders.
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Peking
Tsze Hsi An
China
Kuang-Hsu
Prince Pu-Yi
Prince Chun
Prince Chun T
Pu-Yi
Foreign Board
Prince Pu-Yio
Elkins Denial Surprises Italy Over Duchess Betrothal
Turin reports Senator Stephen B. Elkins released a statement denying any engagement between his daughter and the Duke of the Abruzzi. The announcement shocks observers who had expected a betrothal, after days of wide rumor and no official denial. Efforts to interview the duke about the matter have failed.
American Federation of Labor Opens 28th Convention
Denver, November 17. After a week of committee sessions, the American Federation of Labor began resumed talks. Committee reports dominated the agenda as jurisdictional disputes were discussed. officer elections were postponed to later in the week.
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Denver
Col
American Federation of Labor
Pope Celebrates 50th Anniversary in St Peter's Rome
The pope marked his fiftieth priesthood anniversary with a pontifical mass at St. Peter's in Rome. The ceremony drew at least 70,000 worshippers from around the world, described as the most imposing since the pontiff's coronation.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Police Fight at Fort Worden Stirs Port Townsend
In Port Townsend Washington on November 17 a clash occurred between Chief of Police A R Barkley and four citizens against 50 recruits of the Thirtieth and Sixty second infantry stationed at Fort Worden. A provost guard of 50 soldiers paroled the streets.
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Port Townsend
Wash
A. R. Barkley
Fort Worden
Schedules raised now that political air is clarified
Washington November 17. Persistent rumors of large freight rate increases resurface as notices filed with the interstate commerce commission remain scarce except for August and September actions on grain products and meat from Ohio river points to Georgia and southeast from St Louis to Texas. The ICC faces railroad pressure to allow higher rates, amid renewed post election talk. Shippers nationwide monitor closely and plan protests if general rises occur, while Congress considers legislation to empower the commission to rule on proposed rate increases.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Ohio River
St. Louis
Texas
Congress
Commission
China to Install New Empress Dowager and Regent
A Chinese edict issued at 1 AM yesterday transfers confidence to the new dowager Yehonala amid the late emperor Kuang Hsu’s valedictory. The new emperor’s installation and era naming are expected on January 21, the national new year. A 3 PM conference of diplomats discussed steps to recognize the new government.
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Peking
Kuang Hsu
Yehonala
Lumberman Will Fight Tariff Reduction
Senator Elkine of West Virginia said steel coal and lumber interests will mount a stubborn fight against tariff cuts. He reported after meeting President Roosevelt that coal and lumber rates will be challenged and West Virginia will contest changes to protect its large production.
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Washington, D. C
Elkine
West Virginia
White House
Roosevelt
Forgerer Commits Death By Own Action
Springfield Illinois November 17 Rolla T Sturgis a key witness against Abe Raymer died by suicide to avoid arrest on forgery charges. He had been a waiter at Loper's restaurant wrecked during the race riots and suffered losses that led to his crime.
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Springfield
Ill
Rolla T. Sturgis
Abe Raymer
Sturgis
Loper
Taft Visited Cincinnati Unaccompanied on Personal Visit
President elect Taft arrived in Cincinnati yesterday afternoon without attendants and was driven to his brother’s home. He stated the trip was for personal business and would not discuss politics. He planned to return tonight to Hot Springs Virginia.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
Archbishop Keane to Leave for Rest in Tennessee
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque announces in a Sunday cathedral sermon that ill health forces him to absent himself for several weeks. He travels to Tennessee seeking sunshine and warmth to restore strength after a long period of feebleness.
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Keane III
Dubuque
Keane
Clate
Tennessee
Elkins denies engagement with Abruzzi's son
News from Turin on November 17 reports Stephen B. Elkins issued a statement denying any engagement between his daughter and the Duke of the Abruzzi. The public reacted with surprise as no official denial had been issued from the Duke's side and the anticipated courtship was widely discussed.
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Turin
Stephen B. Elkins
the Abruzzi
Mr. Elkins
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