Teacher Tells Dramatic Story in Self-Controlled Tone
Miss Mary Chamberlain, a schoolteacher, testified in Lincoln Center Kansas describing how a village barber lured her to the country for a dance. Five masked men dragged her from a buggy and tarred her before the party drove her home. she remained calm and coherent on the stand.
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Shady Bend
Mary Chamberlain
Dukelie
Miss Chamberlain
Edward Ricard
Ricard
Beattie's Courage Failing Before Execution
Richmond Va November 22 Henry Clay Beattie Jr a 27 year old wife murderer on death row shows signs of collapse in the state penitentiary He reportedly wrote a letter to Billy Sampson former friend warning him to learn from the writer s pitiable position stating there are worse people in the world.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
State Penitentiary
Beattie
Billy” Sampson
Henry
Dam Officials Arrested Over Austin Dam Disaster
A coroner's jury in Coudersport Pennsylvania ruled the Austin dam collapse of September 1950 caused by gross negligence by Bayless Pulp and Paper Company leaders George C Bayless and Fred N Hamlin. Hamlin and Michael C Bailey faced manslaughter charges. a warrant for Bayless was issued. Bayless home listed as Binghamton New York.
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Coudersport
Austin Dam
George C. Bayless
Fred N. Hamlin
Bayless Pulp and Paper Company
Hamlin
Michael C. Bailey
Bayless
Binghamton
N. Y
Three men challenged in McNamara murder trial
In Los Angeles on November 22 three men were challenged and one excused in the McNamara murder trial. Decisions on the remaining two jurors were reserved.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara
Hal Chase Resigns as New York Manager
Hal Chase resigns from his post as manager of the New York American League club. The news notes his departure follows a season of mixed results and outlines potential plans for the club’s upcoming campaigns.
Chase resigns as manager of New York club
Hal Chase resigns as manager of the American league club after a conference with owner Frank Farrell. He will play first base next season, kept the same salary, and Farrell plans to hire a new manager. Chase cites a star player with a big salary as a reason against leadership duties.
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New York
Hal Chase
Frank Farrell
Farrell
Massacre Confirmation in Sianfu Shensi Province
Two Chinese students arriving from Sianfu confirm the killing of foreigners during the fighting near the China island mission outside the city. Mrs Beckman and five mission children were killed. Mr Beckman wounded but saved an infant. About eighty foreigners, mostly missionaries, remain in Shensi with fifty believed in Lianfu. General Chang executes Shu’s relatives in Nanking.
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Peking
Sianfu
Shensi
China Island
Beckman
Legation
Lianfu
Cummins Faces Sentencing After Grand Larceny Conviction
William J. Cummins, former Nashville promoter, is set for sentencing Friday after a jury found him guilty of grand larceny for diverting a $140,000 Carnegie Trust deposit. He had controlled the fund as trust for several banks. This marks a second conviction linked to Carnegie Trust’s collapse.
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New York
William J. Cummins
Nashville
Cummins
Carnegie Trust Company
Carnegie Company
Persia Yields to Russia in Diplomatic Row
Teheran reports Persia has yielded to Russian demands after placing the case in Britain’s hands as Russia’s relations with Tehran were broken. Iran agreed to an apology and indemnity over alleged insult to consul M. Petroff as Shaa-es-Sultaneh’s property was seized in Teheran.
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Teheran
Persia
London
Great Britain
Russia
M. Petroff
Shaa-es-Sultaneh
Shah
English women break windows during suffrage protest
Police repel militant suffragists as over two hundred are arrested after window smashing in Whitehall and Strand. Protests follow Premier Asquith’s denial of a woman suffrage bill, with notable arrestees including Mrs. Lawrence and Lady Constance Lytton.
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London
House of Commons
Parliament
Parliament Square
Whitehall
Liberal
National Liberal Club
Strand
Post Office Bank
Asquith
Caxton Hall
Pethick Lawrence
Cannonrow
Lawrence
Votes For Women
Constance Lytton
Lord Lystton
Evelina Haverfield
Lord Abinger
Labor leaders retain Civic Federation ties despite revolt
At Atlanta the AFL convention defeated a resolution calling officers to resign from the National Civic Federation. John Mitchell accused agents of fraud in a Columbus meeting, while Socialists backed the miners' delegation. The executive board will still include Gompers and fourteen other labor leaders.
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Atlanta
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Andrew Carnegie
August Belmont
Organized Labor
National Civic Federation
Civic Federation
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Columbus
Supreme Court of the United States
Mine Workers
Perjury Action Delayed in Lorimer Inquiry
The federal grand jury may pursue perjury charges related to witnesses in the Lorimer senatorial election probe, but the Senate committee will not press the matter until all evidence from both sides is closed after an attempt to question John H. Marble and John J. Healy.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
William Lorimer
United States
John H. Marble
John J. Healy
Marble
Healy
Head and Foot wit in Kansas City Star quip
A quip contrasts a chiropodist seeking a foothold in business with a wig maker aiming to sustain a bald existence, reflecting a humorous line from the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City
Daily Manners Urged As Constant Practice
The piece extols using the best manners at all times and stresses that courtesy should be habitual and not sparing for any occasion. It emphasizes consistent polite behavior as a foundational social virtue.
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