Becker Case Defense Plea to Acquit as Beeper Frameup Ruse
New York October 24 Johnston McIntyre chief counsel for Police Lt Charles Becker on trial for Herman Rosenthal murder urged jurors to acquit. He attacked witness credibility of Rose Schepps Webber and Vallen and said district attorney framed the case to aid crooks. Becker listened quietly as counsel insisted the four gunmen must be proven guilty first.
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New York
Jack Rose
Becker
Jack Roze
John F. McIntyre
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Rose
Sam Schepps
Bridgie” Webber
Harry Vallen
Luban
Hallen
Louisville Club Sale Talk Ends at $100,000 Threshold
Arthur Mueller, a Louisville real estate man, bid $90,000 for the Louisville baseball club on October 24 and said to represent local residents. President Grayson reportedly demands at least $100,000 for the Colonels.
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Louisville
Arthur Mueller
Louisville Baseball Club
Grayson
Colonels
Market report shows steady grain with mixed priced futures
The markets section lists steady flour and jute prices with mixed bids for wheat and rye. New York trading notes stronger wheat and firm oats with No 2 yellow corn and barley steady amid limited activity.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Manitoba
Chicago and regional cattle and hog price snapshot
Live market brief with mixed ranges across regions. Cattle prices show good to choice steers near 9 to 11 dollars, hogs trading from about 5 to 9 dollars, and calves and cows in varied levels. regional notes include East Buffalo and St. Louis price points for cattle hogs and sheep lambs with several price bands and commodity groupings.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
St. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Felix Diaz and staff captured in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz on October 24 Gen Felix Diaz and his staff were captured after a brief battle with government forces under Gen Beltran. Rebels were disarmed. Diaz’s fate remains undisclosed though exile is possible. Loyal troops entered with minimal resistance as Gen Luis Valdez and Col Jiminez Castro led federal columns.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Beltran
Luis Valdez
Jiminez Castro
Jose Diaz Ordaz
Twenty-first Infantry
Embezzler of 50 000 Dies in Chester Penitentiary
W M Morrisey former Jacksonville city attorney died at Chester penitentiary after serving a term for embezzling city funds. Auditors had found a nearly 50 000 shortage in his books after his office term. Indicted while on a Nebraska farm he returned for trial and died of tuberculosis after 15 months in prison.
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Jacksonville
W. M. Morrisey
Chester
Morrisey
The
Penitentiary
Nebraska
Bogus Masonic Lodge Accused in Portland Arrests
Portland detectives with a district attorney arrested members of Robert Bruce lodge on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The complainant, attorney F C Hunt, says he paid 35 dollars as an initiation fee after being told the lodge was part of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons and that he was later refused entry to other Masonic lodges in the city.
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Portland
Ore
Robert Bruce Lodge
F.C. Hunt
Hunt
Wages of American Workmen in 1893 and 1912 Compared
A 1893 and 1912 wage comparison shows blacksmiths earning 2.45 and 3.75 to 4.00, bricklayers 3.50 and 4.50 to 5.00, carpenters 2.50 and 4.50 to 5.00, hodcarriers 2.00 and 4.25 to 4.50, painters 2.60 and 4.00 to 5.00, steel workers 1.50 and 3.75 to 4.00, and unskilled teamsters 0.50 to 1.00 and 2.15 to 2.50, with wage gains and shorter hours cited. The piece questions Republican prosperity tied to political control.
Meaning of the Recall and Its Dangers in State Government
Elmer Bassett, in the Shelbyville News, analyzes initiative, referendum and recall, warning that wealthier interests could dominate campaigns to recall court decisions. He argues such laws could override the constitution and undermine the state's fundamental government.
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Progressive Party
Elmer Bassett
Shelbyville News
Supreme Court
Steel Trust
Harvester Trust
Oil Trust
Tobacco Trust
Alleged Auto Thief Shot in Newark
Oliver Woods of Pittsburg or Schenectady, an alleged automobile thief, was shot and killed by Police officer Edward McLaughlin during a pursuit along Spruce Street. Clarence Tallman, nineteen, of Albany, was arrested. Police say Woods and Tallman are wanted in several cities for automobile thefts and sundries.
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Newark
N. J
Oliver Woods
Pittsburg
Schenectady
N. Y
Edward McLaughlin
Spruce Street
Clarence Tallman
Albany
Woods
Washington Waiters Strike Shuts Four Hotels
Nearly 300 waiters and cooks walk out at four hotels and one cafe in Washington causing diners to seek meals at small restaurants. The strike began as workers pushed for better wages and conditions.
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Washington
College Men for Taft Appeal to Indiana Graduates
The Woodrow Wilson College Men's League struggles to win college graduates, especially at Harvard, to fund Taft’s campaign. A Harvard alumnus praised Taft for truthfulness, duty, and dedication to good government and constitutional reform, calling him the bulwark against impracticable innovations.
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Indiana
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson College Men's League
League
Taft
Harvard College
Harvard
Wilson Fund
Roosevelt Not a Great Vote Getter in New York
Analysis shows Theodore Roosevelt did not win a majority of Republican votes in key states when he ran for governor and for president. The article compares Roosevelt to Taft, Odell, Black, and Deneen, arguing his vote totals were consistently weaker than opponents in New York Illinois and nationally.
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Roosevelt
Teddy
Taft
New York
Odell
Spain
Black
Alton B. Parker
Bryan
Illinois
Charles S. Deneen
Deneen
Colonel Roosevelt
Minois
Illlnois
Ronseveilt
Judge Parker
Tlinois
Roosevelt Says Wilson Election Brings National Disaster
In the Outlook July 27 1912 Roosevelt argues Taft must win as Roosevelt cannot be elected and Roosevelt fears a Wilson victory would crash industry and ruin workers. He contends Wilson would face dishonesty or disaster by not honoring tariff pledges.
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Col
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Dr. Wilson
Taft
Taft's dignified tone vs predecessor's bombast
The Courier of d Inland Idaho notes Mr. Taft's dignified tact and positive stance, contrasting it with his predecessor's bombastic acts and utterances. It argues Taft's measured approach better serves the nation and records his administrations' measurable achievements.
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Courier
d’Alene
Idaho
Presa
Taft
Wild spending accusations taint Indiana Democrats in 1911
A political critique charges Indiana Democrats with wasting tax money in 1911. It cites state house costs rising sharply since 1908, payrolls used for partisan work, a $500 pay raise for a political press chief, and large increases in state institutions expenses. The piece notes deficits, raid on the 1912 income, and misuse by the board of accounts, forecasting mounting costs into 1912.
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Taggart
Denison
State House
Democratic
Treasury
County Treasuries
Commot
Board of Accounts
Board O Accounts
Democratic. Board of Accounts
Steve Fleming
Indiana
The
Woodrow Wilson grilled as witness for Republican critique
Wilson, Democratic presidential candidate, is questioned about his History of the American People. He is pressed over phrases alleged to describe 1893 to 1896 as “fatal years” and the 1897 shift, with the Republican party framing him as a witness against themselves.
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Woodrow Wilson
Letter From Indiana Lumberman Denounces Progressive Fund
J. V. Stimson of Huntingburg Indiana, a well known hardwood lumberman, rejects a $50 Progressive Committee campaign contribution. He criticizes Theodore Roosevelt and says honest men from all parties can govern, opposing the idea the Progressive party holds truth or fairness.
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Indiana Lumberman
Progressive Committee
J. v. Stimson
Huntingburg
Ind
National Progressive Committee
New York
Stimson
Ash
Campaign rhetoric on wage conditions and the poor man
The Marion Chronicle argues the poor man has the most at stake in the campaign. If conditions stay, wage rises trend upward and will continue. It warns that stopping to change the industrial base will cause wage decreases, and calls for action to ease the poor man’s burden.
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Marion Chronicle
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