Acquittal Triggers Raucous Paris Courtroom Celebration
Mme Marghareta Steinheil is acquitted of murdering her husband Adolph Steinheil and Mme Japy. A wild scene erupts as the verdict is announced, with cheers, fainting, and the crowd flooding the courtroom. Rome-like tension and celebrity spectators watched the dramatic close of a landmark trial.
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Paris
Mme
Marghareta Steinheil
Adolph Steinheil
Mme. Japy
M. de Vallis
M. ‘Aubin
Mme. Steinheil
M. Rubin
Steinheil
Madame Steinheil
Red Widow
France
Palace of Justice
M.rubin
Marietta Whlf
Alexandre
Marietta Wolf
Betwen
Hobo in Taft's Car Causes Commotion
A strolling hobo boarded the federal express from Boston to Washington and hid in President Taft's private car Mayflower. He entered the kitchen near Bridgeport Conn and triggered the greatest excitement of the president's travels as authorities in Bridgeport took charge of the incident.
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Washington
Boston
Taft
Bridgeport
Conn
President’s car shielded as intruder boards express
Secret Service man Jimmie Sloan delivered caution as two day coaches ran ahead of the President’s car after a midnight departure from New Haven. A hobo entered the Mayflower’s front end, bolted the kitchen door, and attempted entry as the train sped toward Bridgeport. Sloan pacified the intruder while the president slept in a rear stateroom, unaware of the commotion.
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Jimmie” Sloan
Secret Service
New Haven
Bridgeport
Sloan
First Time in History Court to Sentence Sheriff Shipp
Washington November 13. Sheriff J P Shipp of Chattanooga Tenn and five deputies prepare to appear before the U S Supreme Court to receive contempt sentences for the lynching of the negro Johnson. The case marks a historic curb on official misconduct with the court and legal circles watching closely.
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J. P. Shipsp
Chictanooga
Tenn
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Johnson
Shipp
Henry Padgett
William Mayes
Jeremiah Gibson
Nick Nolan
William Collins
Supreme Court
Taft to Attend Atlantic Deeper Waterways Meeting
Washington November 13 President Taft will leave for Norfolk to join the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention. He will address Hampton Institute students the next day. Senator Aldrich to review National Monetary Commission work at the New York chamber of commerce meeting. The commission will meet in Washington Saturday. Calhoun bribery trial begins in San Francisco Monday. Former Sheriff Shipp and co defendants face contempt sentencing at the U S Supreme Court Monday over the Chattanooga lynching. Massachusetts unveiled Baton Rouge monument ceremony Monday with Gov Draper and Gov Sanders speaking. Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Waterways convention meets in Jacksonville Monday to discuss a Mississippi Apalachicola river link.
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Taft
Norfolk
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Hampton Institute
Aldrich
New York Chamber of Commerce
National Monetary Commission
Congress
Commission
Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
Joseph H. Shipp
Chattanooga
Supreme Court of the United States
Johnson
United States
Massachusetts
Baton Rouge
National Cemetery
Governor Draper
Sanders
Louisiana
Mississippi To Atlantic Inland Waterways Association
Jacksonville
Fla
Mississippi
Apalachicola
John Riley Escapes From Princeton Jail
Prisoners revolt over cramped cells as inmates, including John Riley, threaten upheaval and scale the roof, prompting county authorities to attempt control while the printing office staff observe the escape attempt and the exodus of prisoners.
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Bastile
County prisoners revolt after long confinement
Prisoners in the county jail reportedly grew weary of confinement yesterday afternoon around 4 o clock and began to cause disturbances. Authorities worked to restore order as inmates vented frustration during the heat of the day.
Prisoners' Roof Escape Foiled at County Jail
In a failed jailbreak at the Mercer County jail, prisoners cut through a ceiling hole and lowered themselves toward the ground using a bedclothes rope. John Bailey fled briefly to the courthouse but was recaptured in a jury room. a second escape attempt by a Black inmate ended without ground descent.
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John Bailey
Mercer Republican
Bailey
Jall
Orly
Senator Elking Surprised by ITV Growth in Gary Coalfield
Senator Elking, while touring the Gary coalfield, was surprised by ITV growth and the loading of coke into cars by machinery at the United States Coal and Coke Company plant. He expressed gratification at the attention shown him during the visit.
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Elking
ITV Growth
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
United
Elkins
Gary Col
Mine Disaster At Cherry Illinois Claims Four Hundred Lives
Officials report four hundred men dead in the St Paul Coal Company mine at Cherry after an explosion. Twelve bodies recovered, including six outsiders who died aiding miners. Entrances sealed, shafts burning, air scarce as rescue efforts continue.
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Cherry
Illinois
St. Paul
Cherry, NL
St. Paul Coal Company
Lynchers Upheld in Cairo After Demobilization Orders
Authorities plan to demobilize the militia in Cairo Illinois after Thursday night lynchings. Arthur Alexander the accused Black man linked to Anna Pelley murder was escorted by troops to Kankakee. Public opinion blocks indicting those in the mob and no renewed mob activity is evident.
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Cairo
Closing deal for Virginia lands in Rockingham and Albemarle
Arnold G. Scherr of Grant County West Virginia, former state auditor, is in Pittsburg closing sales of 26 000 acres of Virginia ore lands in Rockingham and Albemarle. Mineral rights transfer while surface remains Scherr’s. Iron ore deposits are rich and Pittsburgh capitalists plan blast furnaces on site. Stone deposits may be marketed as railroad ballast.
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Pittsburg
Arnoldg. Scherr
Grant County
West Virginia
Rockingham
Albemarle
Scherr
Seherr
Newspaper Man Dead
Raymond Patterson longtime Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune died this morning after fifteen years in the role.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Raymond Patterson
The
Treasury chief to probe sugar scandal at New York customs
Secretary of the Treasury McVeigh announces a full investigation into fraud at the New York customs house tied to the sugar trust. He will reform the service and take responsibility for a sweeping inquiry. Attorney General Wickersham assists in gathering evidence and McVeigh signals actions beyond mere discovery.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McVeigh
New York Customs House
Sugar Trust
Allombey
Wickersham
Treasury Department
Mob foiled of prey in Staunton mob scene
An unruly crowd in Staunton Va tried to seize Clifton Breckinridge a Black man charged with repeated assault on a seven year old girl the granddaughter of George Hutcheson the county prison keeper. Sheriff and police protected him from mob violence.
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Staunton
Cilfton Breckinridge
George Hutcheson
Taft's Return Delayed by Pipe Burst Train Issue
President Taft returned to Washington at 10 after a brief Connecticut visit. His train was slowed by a burst pipe connecting the car, though he was not endangered. Secretary Carpenter and Henry W. Taft met him at Wallington station and accompanied him to the White House.
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Wallington
Taft
Connecticut
Carpenter
Henry W. Taft
White House
Carlisle III Secretary of the Treasury Ill in New York
John G. Carlisle former secretary of the treasury under Cleveland, aged 74, is seriously ill at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York. He has resided in Washington for three years but maintains his law office in Carlisle’s hometown.
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New York
John G. Carlisle
Senator Elkins Tours West Virginia Industrial Sites
Senator Elkins and a party toured Welch Bramwell and Bluefield visiting coke plants gravity yards and federal buildings. They praised the modern coke making plant at the Tug River works and the city’s growth noting the gravity yards tracks and the public buildings as remarkable progress since the last visit.
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O'Toole
He Steel Company
Tug River
United States
Elkins
Welch
McDowell
High Seasoc
Federal
Bluefield
Noted Financier Widener Celebrates Seventieth Fifth Birthday
Philadelphia reports Peter A. B. Widener, prominent street railway magnate and art patron, marking his seventy fifth birthday. The financier, whose wealth is estimated between 75 and 160 million, has retired from active management to travel and enjoy his vast art collection at his Philadelphia home.
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Philadelphia
Peter A. B. Widener
Mgnate
Hillanthorp
Baron of the Arts
Qogentz
Widener
Spring-Garden Street
California
Special levy carries in Charleston election
Charleston West Virginia voters approved a special levy of thirty cents to fund interest on lands and city running expenses by a margin of 64. Officials and supporters sought additional revenue beyond the regular thirty five cents.
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Charleston
W. Va
Brilliant Naval Wedding in St Peter's Episcopal Church
In Philadelphia on November 12, St Peter's Episcopal Church hosted the naval wedding of Miss Marie Louise Johnson of Richland Texas to Lieutenant James Atkinson Campbell Jr. of the U S Navy. The couple, joined by family and friends, began their life together following vows at the church.
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Philadelphia
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Marie Louise Johnson
William Thomas Stewart
Richland
Texas
James Atkinson Campbell, Jr
United States Navy
Refuses Shelter to Two Escaped Suspects
Officers work on a case denying shelter to two escapees while the latest suspect is hourly expected. Authorities withhold names as inquiries continue.
Sensation in Hood family murder case near Beckley
The Hood killings near Beckley in Raleigh county involve four victims George W Hood Sr Roy Almeda and Emma and the burning of their home two weeks ago. Mike Skeen released from the penitentiary was detained then freed again as an accomplice inquiry continues. Authorities expect a top suspect a blood relative to be named soon and search for linked clothing and property clues.
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W. Va
Specelal
Hood
George W. Sr
Roy
Almeda
Emma
Beckley
Raleigh County
Mike Skeen
George W. Hood
Skeen
United States
Dan Cunningham
Raleigh
Luery Hood
Soldier of the Republic Retired After Fifty Years of Service
Major General John Flo Weston, a Kentucky native and long-time commander at the Presidio California, is placed on the retired list for age after nearly five decades of service. The shift follows his retirement and accompanying promotions including Brigadier General William H. Carter and Major General Thomas H. Barry succeeding Weston.
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Washington, D. C
John Flo. Weston
Weston
Kentucky
Fourth
Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
Seventh United States Cavalry
Spain
Hgan
Presidio
Department of California
William H. Carter
Department of the Luzon
Thomas H. Barry
Army of Cuban Pacification
Barry
New York
Wst Point Academy
China
Philippines
Canada Steel Corporation Formed In Major Merger
The Dominion Steel and Iron Company and the Prominion Coal Company agreed to merge in a $70,000,000 deal forming the Canada Steel Corporation. President Ross of Dominion Coal Company agreed to transfer his holdings to a Toronto capitalists syndicate enabling the merger.
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Halifax
N. Y
Canada Steel Corporation
Dominion Steel and Iron Company
Prominion Coal Company
Ross
Dominion Coal Company
Toronto
Miners Killed by Slate Fall at Coalwood Mine
Jim Young and M L Carter died in a slate fall at Coalwood mines operated by the Virginia Pocahontas Company. The collapse, estimated at 250 tons, trapped the two men under the fallen edge.
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Jim Young
M. L. Carter
Virginia-Pocahontas Company
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