Change of pleas ends McNamara case in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Judge Walter Hardwell sentenced James B. McNamara to life imprisonment and his brother John to fifteen years in San Quentin amid remarks on juror bribery and attempted bribery as key factors in the plea changes. James B. McNamara claimed he did not intend to destroy life, while statements from others drew comments on the defendants’ alleged culpability and clemency. The defendants sought protection from press visits as they awaited transfer to prison.
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Cali
Tye
Walter Hardwell
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McNamara
Fedeed
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San Quentin Penitentiary
James B
Eal
John W
Jurge Hardwell
Fredericks
Darrow
Gomperes comment on McNamaras sentences in Los Angeles
Samuel Gomperes said he favored capital punishment under all circumstances and believed the McNamara brothers received improper sentences, expressing satisfaction that the death sentence was not imposed. He stated he was glad the death penalty was not used and criticized the severity of the sentences given in Los Angeles.
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New York
Des
McNamara Confession Partly True Says Burns
Cleveland reports Detective William J. Burns says Shawn James B McNamara’s confession is only partly true. Burns questions why Jim McNamara would not reveal how gascocks were opened and the Times building effort. He also attacks Samuel Gompers, alleging AFL leadership knew of the McNamaras’ plan before arrest.
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Cleveland
Bee
Shawn James B. McNamara
Yeaterday
William J. Burns
Jim McNamara
Times
Baiuel Go
Davis Offers Half Price Dr Howard Medicine Trial
D F Davis advertising a ten cent sample of Dr Howard's medicine at half price 25 cents to test its cure for indigestion constipation malaria and liver trouble. The bold claim promises permanent cure not relief and a refund if unsuccessful with aims to restore appetite digestion and overall health in Barre vicinity.
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Neering
Barre
Dr. Howard
Davis
Gompers Linked to McNamara Pay in Dynamiting Plot
Testimony alleges Samuel Gompers attacked a claim then met in Indianapolis with the executive board of the International Association of Bridge, Structural Iron Workers. The group allegedly voted to pay J. McNamara $1000 monthly with no accounting, funds used in dynamiting operations connected to McNamara and Ortie McManigal.
McNamara Special Fund Scrutiny in Iron Workers Case
Indianapolis report details Frank M. Ryan as leader with a 400 dollar fund replenished over time. The fund allegedly to be spent at his discretion, linked to John J. McNamara and a broader union controversy. Attorneys claim employers caused some damages cited against the Iron Workers Union.
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Indianapolis
Frank M. Ryan
Iron Workers’ Resociation
Lao M. Coun
John J. McNamara
Busppapart
Beef Packers Lose Appeal in the Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court refused to grant a stay in the Packers case, allowing the trial to proceed. Government counsel said thePackers have fought delays and will face trial before Judge Carpenter, with a jury ordered to report tomorrow. The ruling does not settle Sherman Act constitutionality, but proceedings will continue post trial.
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Washington
Del
Supreme Court of the United States
Packers
Supreme Court
White
Carpenter
Tnlens
Yeateray
Apy
Kohlsaut
United States
Wilkerson
Democrats Ready for Tariff Revision Action
Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee will likely begin work on a tariff revision bill for cotton and woolen goods without waiting for the tariff board report. Underwood has called a conference to-day to determine the term for the present session.
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Washington
Dec
House
Ways and Means
Underwood
Antoinette Crew Brought In With Sleeping Sickness
Saint Nazaire France reports the ship Antoinette arrived with twelve crew members already in an advanced stage of sleeping sickness. The illness began about a hundred days after leaving Java. Several sailors died and the ship boarded by health officers showed many men in semi stupor. The vessel was infested with rats.
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Saint Nazaire
France
Antoinette
Java
Clark declines action on Littleton impeachment petition
Washington December 6 Speaker Clark announced he would take no action on the impeachment petition against Representative Martin Littleton of New York. Henry D. B. Martin of the Anti-Trust league filed the petition alleging grounds for impeachment and expulsion but Clark said it contained no pertinent business for the House.
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Washington
Clark
House of Representatives
Yeaterday
Martin Littleton
New York
Henry DB. Martin
Anti-Trust League
House
The Healthy Baby milk advice from Dr Dennett
In the December Woman's Home Companion Dr Roger H Dennett argues milk is overvalued as a sole food for children. He notes milk is good but should not replace other foods and cites cases where excess milk prevents eating. He recommends reducing milk after the first years to encourage appetite.
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Woman's Home Companion
Roger H. Dennett
Held as a German spy in Portmouth naval case
A German merchant marine captain, Eelp rich Grosse, was arrested in Portmouth on charges of spying. He was arraigned at the police court and remanded for a week without bail. He sought details on naval reserves and barracks.
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Portamouth
England
Eelprich Grosse
Gertie
Merchant Marine
Groved
Portemouth
House committee plans mail rate figures publication
Nathan B. Williams, special investigator for the House committee on expenditures in the post office department, says figures on outgo by mail, express, and freight will be published within weeks. The committee, led by William A. Ashbrook of Ohio, has been directing statistics publishers nationwide, aiming to craft a plan for adjusting rates once analysis is done.
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Washington
Nathan B. Williams
House Committee On
Pofice Department
Frognon Commission
Hitchcock
Willian A. Ashbrook
Ohio
Judiciary graft trial on New York case
William Willett Jr Joseph Canelly and Louie Wal er face trial in New York charged with illegal use of money to secure a Democratic judicial ballot. Supreme Court Justice Scudder presides as police magistrate with about thirty witnesses subpoenaed by the prosecution.
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New York
William Willett
Joseph Canelly
Louie T. Waler
Willett
Supreme Court
Cassidy
Walter
Queens County
Scudder
Lewis Freed as U S Court Quashes Mail Fraud Indictment
United States District Judge Trieber quashed the indictment against E. G. Lewis on charges of using the mails to defraud in the Twin Insurance cases. The judge upheld abatement pleas for Harry M. Coudeney and others, except Harry B. Gardner, in St. Louis.
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United States Court
St. Louis
United States
Trieber
KG. Lewis
Harry M. Coudeney
Harry B. Gardner
HYOMET Catarrh Remedy Ad At Red Crate Pharmacy
An ad promotes HYOMET for catarrh coughs colds croup asthma and related throat and nasal issues. It offers a complete home inhaler kit for $1 with subsequent bottles 50 cents at Crowns Pharmacy and other druggists. The copy promises quick relief and a money back guarantee.
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Crows
Art
Lost eight days in blizzard of honeymoon
John L. Hadden, Cambridge attorney, and his bride, married in Boston, endured eight days in a blizzard while traveling from Salt Lake City toward Rifle, Colorado. They reached Meeker exhausted with frostbitten fingers after finding shelter at a ranch 20 miles from Meeker. The perilous journey began a week into their open air honeymoon.
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Monkar
Dee
d—Lont Io
John L. Hadden
Cambridge
Mans
Meek
Hadden
Hoston
Salt Lake City
Utah
Aaid
Meeker
Inquest Opens Into Death Of Mrs Shanks At Van Cortlandt Park
In New York a coroner opened an inquest into the death of Mrs Alice Tristram Shanks who died a week earlier at the golf house in Van Cortlandt Park from poison. Initially thought a suicide the case now implicates Thomas J Totten a real estate dealer charged with homicide and five other men are detained.
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New York
Alice ‘Tristram Shanks
Golf House
van Cortlandt Park
Dublin
Shanke
Thomas J. Totten
Eddy Will Case Reaches New Hampshire Supreme Court
Concord NH December 6 The lawsuit over Mia Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Christian Science Church moves through the court system with the supreme court set to decide points of law about challenging a will. George W Glover of Doad SD asks voiding the residue bequest estimated around two million dollars to the First Church of Christ Scientist of Boston and seeks remand for trial.
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Concord
Mia
Mary Baker’ G. Eddy
Christian Selenenthurch
Merrimack County Superior Court
Hampshite Supreme Court
Supreme Court
George W. Glover
Toad
Mra
Eddty
Women Attack Defendants In Triangle Fire
A mob of about 290 women survivors of the Triangle fire attacked water company proprietors Harrie and Manck as they arrived for trial. The assailants tore at the defendants and counsel in the courthouse corridors, sparking police to intervene. The pair, released from the mob, were escorted to a courtroom under heavy guard to testify for the prosecution.
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New York
Triangle Weir
Txage Harria
Max Manck
The
Water Company
Harrie
Bianck
Cnurte
Lorimer Hearing Resumes as Rail Officials Testify
Washington December 6 Senate Lorimer committee resumes hearings on Senator Lorimer of Illinois after Chicago. Fred G Hall and L Brown of Illinois Central Railroad testified to identify documents linked to Charles A White. Hearings continue daily with defense attorney Hancey free to call witnesses as needed.
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Senate
Lorimer
Ite
Chicago
Sinole
Fred G. Hall
L. Brown
Ilinoia Central Rail
Rod of
Hall
Transportation Department of the Railroad
Brown
Short Haul Case Moves Forward In Washington Hearing
Somsmi area court denies further proceedings before the court in the long and short haul freight rate case. Chicago Association of Commerce urged stopgap measures as arguments begin on making temporary injunctions permanent. Government already carried the case to the U S Supreme Court.
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Washington
Dec
Somsmi
Chicago Association of Commerce
Supreme Court of the United States
East Corinth Man Admits Fatal Deer Mistake in Maine Field
In Belfast Maine East Corinth resident Karl D Ben confessed to mistaking Ralph Emerson age 1 of Liberty for a deer and shooting him on Sunday. The child died Monday and a jury found the death accidental. Ben expressed remorse as the trial unfolded in a somber local context.
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Belfast
Dee
Karl D. Ben
East Corinth
Ralph Emerson
Frank Emerson
Liberty
Fresh Eggs Scarce in Local Markets Amid Tight Supplies
In Barra Vermont on December 6 prices show fresh eggs at 45 cents per dozen and potatoes around 60 cents per bushel. Dressed pork is firm with limited availability, while wholesale quotations list various meats and farm produce including veal lambs and chickens, indicating tight market conditions.
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Barra
Der
Butter and cheese prices rise in Boston markets
In Boston markets Dee 6 butter prices continue higher by about half a cent per pound from last week while stock availability remains tight. Cheese prices also move up as local supplies stay light. Eggs remain firm with steady demand. Jobbing quotations for creamery and storage products vary by grade and source.
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Boston
Dee
Stecke
Hoxton
Break in Wheat Nets Losses Across Market
Wheat prices fall as late buying wanes and large traders unload holdings. Report notes smaller speculators cautious while some firms cut bids and others push for steady prices amid renewed market pressure.
Direct Dealing With Farmers and Farm Gate Profits
A reader proposes bypassing wholesalers by offering four to five cents less per pound for butter and a couple of cents less per dozen for eggs to farmers, while charging consumers two cents more per pound or dozen for fresh produce. The idea aims to increase farmer earnings, though freight and other costs remain. The write-up notes New York uses direct dealing but benefits fall short due to express and trucking charges.
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New York
Narrow profit margins in butter and eggs sales prompt inquiry
Consumers report large quantities of butter and eggs sold in small towns and cities on a narrower profit margin than suggested by the inquirer. No single rule fits all cases, as pricing varies by location and market conditions.
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