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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
3
Albert T. Patrick, once on death row for the murder of William Marsh Rice, was pardoned by Governor Dix and released from Sing Sing. He reached his Clermont Avenue home in New York where his wife awaited him as he vowed to fight to clear his name and regain perspective after twelve years in prison.
Three Black men named Wood Burke Jim Heard and Silas Jimmer eon were taken from deputies transporting them from Caddo parish jail to Benton and lynched at Vanceville near Benton after attacking Deputy Sheriff Edwards of Bossier Parish weeks earlier.
Four Chinese girls dressed as men were smuggled from the Nippon across the Pacific. They were arrested with interpreter Leong Moon after refusing a bribe and confined aboard the vessel. Names given described as sisters allegedly from Hong Kong.
In Philadelphia a bone splinter from a fractured knee cap during baseball work led to the death of George Hayes aged 15. The particle traveled through his system to the heart and he died in a local hospital.
At the Edgar Thompson works, Carnegie Steel Company, Braddock, Pa., about five thousand of six thousand workers were idle as engineers and firemen walked out. Management and labor leaders held a secret conference amid the stoppage.
A Daily Mail despatch from London reports Bulgarian forces set afire a section near the Mosque of Sultan Selim in Adrianople. The blaze affected part of the area, with details sparse and no immediate word on casualties.
Robert Knight, longtime owner of numerous cotton mills, died at his Elmwood home at eighty six. He began work at age eight as a cotton mill operative, shaping a career in the industry.
London reports three Austrian reserve classes mobilized around the Servian frontier with about 300000 men. Don Cossacks may be mobilized and Russian rail stock seized. Nazim Pasha fights cholera at Tchatalja as Bulgarian armistice terms are rejected. French warning holds Turkey responsible for violence against Christians. Servians accused of brutal acts on Albanians prompt international concern. Seoul begins trial on appeal for 106 Koreans linked to plots against Japanese Korea governor general.
The lumbar and offices of Mayor Harry were partially destroyed by fire here Sunday. Loss will be fifty thousand dollars, partially covered by insurance.
Pierre, Nov. 26. The state mine inspector reports Bent Dakota produced 8,035,598 dollars worth of gold in the last year, the largest amount ever recorded.
Federal grand jury charges Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Big Four and Chicago & Indiana Southern with Elkins act rebates totaling over 60 000 dollars. O Gara Coal company and its president Thomas O Gara are indicted for receiving rebates. Investigation ties to New York Central systems and officials.
In Bilbao a large circus converted to a cinema drew a packed crowd of women and children as admission at two cents. A film ignited and the operator cried fire causing a deadly stampede. Fifty children and others were killed in the panic.
In a Thursday engagement near Madera Chihuahua federals under Gen Jose Blanco defeated two rebel bands led by Richardo Terrassa and Juan Ramos killing 12 rebels in El Paso Texas dispatch dated November 13.
Washington dispatch reports the American Red Cross forwarded 8000 dollars on Thursday for relief of Turkish Bulgarian and Servian troops bringing total U S aid to 48000 dollars since the start of the effort.
Ortie M Manigal testified in federal court about the McNamara brothers plotting massive violence after the Times destruction. The plan aimed to blow the Los Angeles aqueduct and water mains with staged fires to wipe the city off the map and force a money crisis prompting robberies for funds. Another episode described involved sending McManigal to Panama to blow up canal locks.
Carnegie Foundation trustees met at Andrew Carnegie's home and announced pensions for future ex presidents and for unmarried widows of ex presidents. President Taft would receive 25 000 when he retires next March. Congress consideration has been debated.
Lucile Cameron, linked to Jack Johnson and the Mann Act indictment, was released on a $1,000 bond before Federal Judge Carpenter. The bond was lowered from $25,000 after argument by Cameron and her mother Mrs. Falconer-Cameron. Cameron had been detained in Rockford county jail prior to the hearing.
Mrs Ida Raft wife of a New York banker walked in her sleep and plunged seven stories from a skylight in an uptown hotel after dreaming of a fire. She was seriously hurt and explained her dream before losing consciousness.
New York reports on Sunday that Mrs. A. A. Low, sister-in-law of ex mayor Low, was robbed of jewelry worth 10000 dollars from Mrs Low's room. The theft details remain unclear.
Cecelia Farley, the Columbus stenographer, was acquitted of first degree murder for the May shooting of Alvin B. Zollinger in a city park. The verdict came Saturday after a trial that drew local attention.
United States Senator Isidor Rayner of Maryland died in Washington on Monday after a five year neuritis struggle and a six week illness. He made his name by defending Admiral Schley and later faced a political shift as his death could tilt Senate control after March 4 with a possible Republican successor.
A fire at the Brunswick Home for Idiots at Amityville Long Island killed one man and left others missing. A 12 year old girl Mildred Sheehan fell to her death during a Cheyenne canyon picnic in Colorado. Sidna Allen was found guilty of second degree murder for the Hillsville courthouse killings, with a 15 year sentence. A prairie fire swept the Sioux reservation near Pine Ridge, and in France 24 miners died in a coal mine explosion.
Chicago reports the government reopening the Harvester Trust case with E N Wood of International Harvester asked to provide plant counts by subsidiary and line of implements. Sales totals and annual production figures are also requested before adjournment. Truncated text notes trolley collision injuries in Montreal and Samuel Gompers ill with pneumonia risk in Rochester.
Lively ad style lines claim Cole's Cardoliealve cures burns cuts instantly with price notes. Red Cross Ball Blue boasts superior washing. A playful exchange ends with a dog joke about affection and speed.
Mrs Wayupp laments her husband leaving to settle a bill and fears it may endanger their social standing while Mrs Blase reacts with alarm.
A Boston Transcript style exchange recalls a fish nearly caught, noting a broken hook in its mouth and the creature’s stubborn lure. The dialogue mocks human folly by comparing it to a fish’s judgment and memory.
A Boston clubman returning from New York faces a friend’s joke about carrying a policeman in his pocket. The playful exchange centers on trust and the notion of graft entering pockets during travels.
A Nebraska man recounts a fever illness that left him weak and unable to work. After ignoring advice to eat Grape-Nuts, he tried the product and gradually regained strength, praising it as the most health-giving food in the world.
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