02 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
1
In a high profile court proceeding, James B McNamara pleads guilty to the Llewellyn Iron Works bombing aftermath, aiming to secure leniency for his brother J J McNamara as the state outlines related charges. District Attorney Fredericks, Darrow defense team, and judges preside.
In Teheran a former Fara province governor Alard Dolleh was assassinated as he left his residence. Three men fired seven shots. Parliament debated Russia’s ultimatum while British urging compliance drew opposition for potential Persian humiliation. Crowds surrounded parliament awaiting its verdict as the ultimatum neared expiry.
The Hague conference brings representatives from many nations to implement Shanghai 1909 resolutions. Delegates seek uniform laws on opium production and distribution, regulate shipments, restrict poppy cultivation, authorize vessel searches for contraband opium, and form an international commission. Bishop Brent leads the American delegation.
Rumors that striking street cleaners aim to poison food supplied to strikebreakers sparked panic at an uptown station. A strikebreaker died at Bellevue Hospital with unknown cause and was awaiting autopsy. The board of health began an investigation.
Ohio coal operators plan a conference in Columbus on resuming the interstate wage agreement disrupted six years ago. They will consider sending representatives to Chicago on December 15 to meet with other states and the United Mine Workers of America to discuss a wage scale.
Tenpin Knights from Cincinnati to Denver travel to Des Moines for the fifth annual Middle West Bowling Association tournament. The event runs nine days with preparations perfected to the smallest detail and expected to be the most successful yet.
King George and Queen Mary sent a wireless greeting to Queen Alexandra on her sixty seventh birthday. She spent the day quietly at Sandringham caring for the Prince of Wales and his younger sisters during their parents absence in India.
Jewish Americans in San Francisco join a nationwide push to abrogate the 1892 U S treaty with Russia over Russia’s alleged refusal to recognize American passports of Jewish citizens. California legislature to be memorialized to urge congressional action.
London December 1 The princess Victoria youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught sailed from Liverpool aboard the Empress of Ireland to join her parents in Ottawa for the holidays. She is accompanied by Major Malcolm Murray comptroller of the household and several companions.
A blackened face pair, one likely fatally, robbed the cashier at the Missouri Pacific freight depot in Kansas City after shooting two men. They escaped with $132 in cash and $958 in checks.
Morgan Shuster’s father met with state department officials in Washington to discuss his son’s status. Officials offered no comment on the conversation’s nature.
Russia orders troops at Resht to advance toward Teheran after Persian national council rejects Russian demands. Sixteen miles from Enzeli on the Caspian coast, Resht capital of Chelan province, faces the prospect of a push on Teheran.
Two brothers plead guilty amid a dramatic climax in a high profile case. The trial faced delays as jurors were difficult to secure. Sentences are set to be pronounced on Tuesday, with negotiations for confessions ongoing for weeks in California.
The record notes a life sentence for Jim and a fourteen year term for John as the judged punishment. No additional context or names are provided beyond these sentences.
James B. McNamara admitted guilty to murder in the first degree related to the Los Angeles Times blast that killed Charles J. Haggerty. Brother John McNamara also pled guilty to dynamiting Llewellyn iron works. Sentencing set for Tuesday December 5 with life potential for James and about fourteen years for John. Both defendants pleaded guilty to charges tied to their extradition from Indianapolis.
James B. McNamara pleads guilty to murder in the first degree in Judge Bordwell's court. His brother John J. McNamara pleads guilty to dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron Works on Christmas Day 1919. The explosions killed 21 in 1910 at the Los Angeles Times plant. Sentences set for December 5. likely life for James and about fourteen years for John.Authorities say the confession ends debate over whether the Times was dynamited.
Local rains or snow Saturday in West Virginia with Sunday generally fair. Virginia expects fair weather in the south with unsettled but light rain in the north Saturday, followed by Sunday partly fair and slightly colder in the north, with light to moderate winds from southwest to northwest.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, expressed shock and disbelief upon learning of the guilty pleas in the McNamara cases, calling it a bolt out of a clear sky and claiming his credibility has been imposed upon.
In gatherings of men last night talk centered on the Daily Telegraph bulletins stating the McNamara brothers had pleaded guilty to California charges. Several lawyers, informed of the pleas, expressed surprise at the sudden turn in the case.
In the city union men expressed stunned outrage at the guilty pleas of the McNamaras. They demanded hanging without ceremony if acts caused the Los Angeles Times deaths, condemning violence and property destruction while debating motives and the impact on organized labor.
The metal workers lockout that began last night now affects an estimated fifty to sixty thousand men. Representatives who rejected the joint committee agreement met again with employer delegates to seek a settlement.
Persia's national council votes by a large majority to reject the Russian demand. Foreign Minister resigns as the dispute over Shuster, the American treasurer general, and a cash indemnity for Russian troop dispatches escalates.
Italian warships bombarded Mocha in Arabia causing notable damage but only three Turks were killed. Turkish fire claimed no hits on the fleet. The bombardment likely to resume December 4 with a stronger fleet.
Rudolph Forster, longtime White House aide, named executive clerk to the president at 5000 dollars. Sherman Allen succeeds Forster as chief clerk at 4000 dollars, shifting duties to Secretary Hilles and fueling talk that he may lead the national Republican committee.
Washington says the United States has made no move to dispatch troops to China beyond offering to send men to Manila. The decision hinges on the council of foreign representatives in Peking.
New York December 1 Congressman Sulzer, chairman of the house foreign relations committee, demands Russia live up to the treaty or have it abrogated. He will introduce a resolution to repudiate the treaty when Congress convenes, arguing it is an American issue and that no president will veto the move.
Rome December 1 Pope Pius named Cardinal Farley to the consistorial and propaganda congregations Cardinal O Connell to congregations of rites and studies and Cardinal Falcoonio to propaganda and religion congregations.
A brother faces trial for the alleged murder and assault of his sister during a family dispute. The case centers on an attack with a pitchfork handle and other family involvement. Prosecutors claim the sister opposed a marriage arrangement and was harmed.
After delays the murder trial of Richard W. Allnutt is expected early next week in Montgomery county district court. He is accused of stabbing to death his sister Mrs Veirs at their mother’s Dawsonville home on March 14. His wife and mother stood by him during confinement as lawyers W Outerbridge Spates Arthur Peter and Marshall McCormick prepare a defense with alienists to argue insanity.
A large representative attendance marked the sixty seventh annual meeting of the Massachusetts Teachers' Association in Huntington Hall Boston with notable figures including President John Finley Dr Charles Zueblin John M Thomas and C A Prosser arriving for the sessions.
Moving Pictures for the Insane reports the $125000 Hitchcock Hall theatre at St Elizabeths Asylum in Washington opened today. Built for inmate entertainment, alienists cite moving pictures as a great aid in curing insanity. The hall honors Ethan Allen Hitchcock, former secretary of the Interior.
Cotton mill managers and superintendents from North and South Carolina Georgia and Alabama arrived in Atlanta to attend the Southern Textile Association meeting starting tomorrow. A large attendance and a diverse program promise one of the most important meetings in the association's history.
The National Council of Teachers of English began its first meeting in Chicago with representatives from across the country. It will focus on improving teaching methods, aiming to overhaul what is seen as inefficient current practice.
The southern division of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity met in annual session at the University of Georgia in Athens with President Charles B. Smith of Nashville among the speakers and many notable men attending. The meeting continues tomorrow.
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