Last Hope in Governor for Frank Murder Conviction
The Georgia supreme court refused to review Lee M. Frank's conviction for the murder of Mary Phagan. With no further appeals, his only path now is a pardon request to the governor. Phagan, 14, was found strangled in the National Pencil Company cellar in Atlanta after Confederate Memorial Day last year.
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Washington
Dec. S
Supreme Court
Lee M. Frank
At- Tanta
Mary Phagan
Frank
Georgia
National Pencil Factory
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Jim Conley
Conley
Kidney and Bladder Trouble Cures Great Distress
A 1913 testimonial promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for bladder issues. Thomas A. Heonett from Greenabarg Indiana testifies of relief after two bottles, claiming long remission and urging others to try the remedy. The statement was sworn on February 9, 1913.
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Thomas A. St
Letter to Kilmer and Company Advertises Swamp Root Sample
A letter to Dr Kilmer and Co promotes Swamp Root with a ten cent sample offer from Binghamton New York. It claims to convince readers of kidney benefits and promises a booklet about kidneys and madder with the purchase.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Barre Daily Times
Advt
Conley and Frank Convicted in Georgia Murder Case
Trial coverage shows Conley confessing to aiding in disposing of Mary Phagan's body and detailing vices shared with Frank. Frank faced trial amid demonstrations and strong public opinion. A negro accomplice drew a year in the chain gang for his role, while defense appeals seek a new trial on various grounds.
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Mary Phagan
Conley
Frank
Aged Dr Flower Sentenced to Two Years in Penitentiary
In New York, Dr Richard J Floye, accused by police of swindling to over 1,000,000 in mining and other ventures, was sentenced yesterday to two terms of two years each on grand larceny counts after pleading guilty. At seventy one, he required assistance entering the courtroom as he could not stand for the sentencing.
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New York
Dec
Richard J. Floye
Trnvnts
Flower
Chicago jurymen guard after Halpin indictments
Grand jury members who indicted Captain John J. Halpin and associates received threatening letters and phone calls. State's Attorney Hoyne cited threats and said he obtained evidence against about 260 more members of the former detective bureau. Halpin and O'Brien surrendered in the terminal court building, posting bonds of 4000 and 1500 respectively.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
John J. Halpin
Burea
John P. Tobin
Walter Brien
Atthorey Hoyne
Ebupin
Halpin
O'Brien
Lopbrien
Chicago police in deeper payroll probe names amid wire tap ring
Chicago authorities insist Captain Jobin Thilpin former chief of detectives Jene Lieutenant John Tobin and others invited on Saturday as accomplices of a clairvoyant ring were not on the payroll of the wire tapping swindlers syndicate. Clarence Huss head of the wire tappers vows full confession as Maclay Hoyne asserts the claim.
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Chicago
Jobin Thilpin
Jene
John Tobin
Passiow
Nn Awindlers’ Syndicate
Yeater Maclay Hoyne
Love
Thay
Clarence Huss
President Opposes Gardner Inquiry On Preparedness
Major General Barnett testified to the House naval committee that Marines lacked sufficient arms and munitions during Vera Cruz operations, prompting a rush purchase of 1,000 rifles. President Wilson told Representative Gardner he opposed Gardner’s plan for a broad inquiry but favored proper congressional oversight. The White House released a statement saying the president disliked the proposed method but supported full inquiry by Congress and that no facts are hidden from committees.
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Washington
Barnett
Marine Corps
House Naval Committee
Vera Cru
Wilson
Gardner
Massachusetts
United States
Aucog
Congrena
Congress
Executive Department
Thors Committees
Walsh opens second Colorado coal strike inquiry
Frank Walsh of the federal industrial relations commission begins the second week of hearings in Denver. He tours coal camps, questions mine superintendents and workers, and inspects the Ludlow tent colony site where a 1914 battle killed women and children. Mrs Harriman, a commissioner, was due to arrive. The unfinished testimony of J. F. Welborn was renamed.
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Denver
Col
Authern
Colorado
Frank Walsh
Chainman
Federal Commission On
Ludlow
Walsh
J. Horden Harriman
Hosband
Washington
J. F. Welborn
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Engineers Paid Low Rate in Arbitration Hearing
Chicago report on a arbitration session where enginemen of D4 western railroads argued for higher pay, claiming they are paid at lower rates than peers in other industries. Witnesses including William B. Carter and F. Theodore Brown presented comparative figures to support the claim.
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Chicago
Arbitration Board
D4 Western Railroade
Beadeye Industries
William 8. Carter
F Due Tiroderiood
Laverna Uve
Enigineton
Harvard Freshman Captain Undergoes Appendectomy
Harvard freshman captain Enright underwent an emergency appendectomy at Worcester hospital. The football standout, a key member of Harvard’s 1910 freshman eleven, was operated on Sunday night and is expected to recover. Doctors reported a successful procedure and cautious optimism for his return to the team.
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Harvard
Aston
Dee
Thomas Eeright
Tor Surester
Worcester
Phillips Exeter Academire
Dutch Plan for Peace Urges Global Armament End
A garbled Dutch text from Hofland te Merve and Rotterdam Courant hints at a peace plan tied to a world crisis. It references revolutionary terms, a central court, and prep work for wartime actions as it contemplates the fate of nations and a future of restraint and power.
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Dev
Rotterdam
Courant
British ship Charcas sunk off Chile by German submarine
The British steamer Charcas, sailing from New York via Panama to Pacific South America, was sunk at sea by the German transport Pring Eitel Friedrich off Port Corral, Chile. Crew landed at Papudo, 45 miles north of Valparaiso. Charcas, built 1906 in Newcastle, measured 450 feet with a 52 foot beam and a gross tonnage of 6,007.
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Valparaiso
Chile
New York
Panama Canal
Pacific
South America
Theerman
Pring Eitel Friedrich
Port Corral
Hili
Papado
New York & Pacific Steamship Company
W. Hl, Grace & Co
Pring Bitel
Friedrich
Newcastle
England
No Franchise Tax Declared for Key Railroads
Horton Dee reports no franchise tax will be levied this year on the Boston and Maine railroad and two subsidiaries the Pittsburg and the Boston and Lowell railroads. The Kosten and Maine was taxed 857, but no entry is made for this year due to stock market shrinkage. The New York New Haven and Hartford assessment remains under dispute for 1913.
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Horton, Dee
Boston & Ie
Pitch~burg
Boston & Lowell
Kosten & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartiers
New York Exchange Plans Stock Trading Changes
The New York Stock Exchange will permit restricted trading in certain stocks this week. The report mentions several individuals and a death sentence related case, with unclear details on actions by governors and authorities, and references to various regional firms and entities in New York.
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NEW York Exchange
New York
Skunk Eats Caterpillars in Fight Against Pests
Washington reports the agriculture department's biology division found the striped skunk to be among the most useful mammal enemies of caterpillars. An extensive study of 600 bird stomachs shows birds do not help destroy caterpillars. The bureau adds eleven birds to the list of cotton boll weevil enemies, now totaling sixty four.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Biology
Bureau
WOUNDS WIFE KILLS SELP MIDDLEBORO
Middleboro Mass December 8 After an unsuccessful attempt to kill his wife with a carving knife Joshua Carter thirty six year old shoemaker cut his throat with a taxor dying at the scene Mrs Carter said the act was probably due to jealousy She was badly cut about face and neck the couple s two small children witnessed the event They had recently moved from Fisherville Maine and spent Sunday visiting relatives in Attleboro
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Middleboro
Mass
Joshua Carter
Mars
Mire
Car
Attleboro
Traveling with Howe at the opera house festival
Amusement notes promote Lyman 4 Howe's travel festival featuring a Shih canes act at the opera house on Wednesday December 9. The piece highlights Howe's globe-spanning tour, dramatic travel scenes, and thrilling demonstrations presented to readers unable to travel.
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Lyman
Howe
Weresday
Herwe
Daring
Trip
Crater
Vewieviae
Lara
Setar Gang
Wwe
Par idium Sage Hair Relief Ad
An advertisement claims falling hair and itchy scalp cease with Par idium Sage. It promises softer fuller hair and relief from scalp irritation.
Believe Bomb Gang Caught in Harlem Court
Eight men including York and Doe were arraigned on charges tied to a gang blamed by police for more than 100 burglaries and multiple East Side hold ups over seven months, with claimed losses between 150,000 and 25,000. Police say 85,110 recovered. Advisory fire safety tips accompany the piece.
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York
Doe
East Side
Harlem Court
The Physicians Role in Mental Hygiene and School Health
The duties of a physician extend beyond prescribing medicines to assessing safety of water and food, housing sanitation, and engineering matters like drainage. Physicians may judge mental capacity in legal cases and classify mentally deficient individuals for schooling or institutions. Increasing focus on school children’s mental status guides corrective measures to aid backward pupils and distinguish normal from defective reasoning abilities.
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Physiciana Ae
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