McManigal Reveals Mt Vernon Bomb Plot Details
Ortie McManigal testifies about the Mt Vernon explosion on April 19 1910 and other dynamite plots linked to the McNamara group. He describes timing bombs at 11 30 pm and 11 25 pm to lure a watchman from his post and notes pressure from plotters to continue.
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Indianapolis
Ortie E. McManigal
Mount Vernon
Ill
McNamara
Los Angeles
McManigal
Charles W. Miller
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
John J. McNamara
J. B. McNamara
Chicago
Sermon Targets Mayor and Proposes Clean Leadership
The Rev. Herbert St. Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church criticized the Mayor for sympathies with saloons and urged a change in leadership. He argued Fitzgerald’s strength rests on opponent missteps and praised Police Commissioner Stephen O’Mearn as a potential strong mayor, while linking women’s suffrage to ending the saloon.
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Herbert St. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
United States
Fitzgerald
Stephen O’mearn
Woman Skipper Commands 93-Year-Old Schooner Hiram
The Hiram, a 93 year old schooner and the second oldest merchant vessel afloat, lies at East Cambridge with Mrs. Orne as skipper. Her husband James Orne owns the craft and serves as mate while a daughter is listed as an able seawoman. The ship will sail around Cape Horn to San Francisco later this year and be shown at the Panama-Pacific exposition.
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Hiram
East Cambridge
Mrs. Orne
Boston
Cape Horn
San Francisco
Orne
The
Horn
Woman 113 Takes First Train Ride in Joplin
Mrs. H. Keith aged 113 and her 89 year old son took their first train ride in Joplin Missouri on November 10. The event highlighted the frontier of travel for a centenarian and her son as they rode together for the first time keeping a modest note of curiosity and resilience.
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Joplin
H. Keith
Joplin Sights and a Train Visit in Arkansas
A woman and her accompanying son arrived from a home several miles from the railroad in southern Arkansas. She exclaimed about the town’s size upon seeing Joplin’s busy streets, while Mrs. Keith’s three older sons were mentioned alongside the younger traveler.
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Arkansas
Joplin
Keith
Saloon Operator Carrather Loses 60000 in Eight Months
Patrick Carrather, a former Nebraska farmer, told police he lost 60000 in Chicago saloon business over eight months after moving to the city last February. He plans to return to Nebraska to start life anew.
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Chicago
Patrick Carrather
Nebraska
Greeks Celebrate Fall of Saloniki in Manchester
Nearly 1000 Greeks marched through Manchester streets to celebrate Saloniki’s fall. Fireworks were set off and leaders from New York and Boston spoke at a public hall. About $6000 was pledged for the Red Cross in Greece.
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Manchester
N. H
Saloniki
New York
Boston
Red Cross
Greece
British and Dutch Cruisers At Smyrna Harbor
Smyrna November 10 British protected cruiser Yarmouth and Dutch cruiser Gelderland anchored in Smyrna harbor today as tensions in the region continue to ease with a visible naval presence.
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Smyrna
Yarmouth
Newspapers Denounce Austria Over Serbia Fight
Russian papers split on Austria’s move to curb Serbia after victory. Novoe Vremya questions Italy and Germany’s memory of liberty and warns Rome and Berlin not to forget Russia France and Great Britain. Rech calls for immediate triple entente action against the triple alliance.
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Russia
France
Great Britain
ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
The
Red
Austria
Servia
Italy
Germany
Rome
Berlin
Rech
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Adriatic
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Cambridge
Mass
Ave
Cambridge, Mass
Fort Hill
Federal Street
Gilchrist
Grea Mee Erat
Keeffe
Richmond
I. Our
Lenox
Lighthouse
Pastor Johnson
Wilson Bros
Elgin
Waltham A Hamilton Watches
Illinois
Howard
Wilson Bros. Jewellers
Opticians
Scollay Square
Calais
Nglish
Symrna
C.F. Hovey & Co
Laine and
Zibelines
Blue
Brown
Oxfords
Morocco
Tee
Robespierre
Linen Department
Torchon
America
Japan
Cape Street
Paris Point
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