Defense Opens in Murder Case Amid Insanity Plea
In a Hampden courtroom the defense for Bertram Spencer unveiled an insanity plea backed by a confession from Spencer to a police stenographer. The testimony portrays a dual burglar personality with a troubled family history and numerous break-ins dating back to 1908. The government plans to counter with expert alienists as the trial unfolds.
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Spencer
Commonwealth
Charles L. Young
Stapleton
James Joan H. Boyle
Red F. Flynn
Bessie Niles
Jekyl and
Hyde Spencer
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A Dewittville New York letter describes relief from headaches backaches and other female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer states she now has a healthy baby daughter and urges trial before surgery or giving up hope.
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Pinkham Medicine Company
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Haseen
Pinkham
Uncle Sam to Send One Regiment for China Winter Duty
The United States plans a limited force to supplement a marine guard in China amid the Taiyuan uprising. A single regiment will be sent, landing likely at Chingwingtao, to avoid winter ice. Admiral Murdock commands the Asiatic fleet, boasting 20,000 soldiers and strategic control of Nanking, with Japan Britain and France already maintaining small garrisons.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Tien Tsin
Pekin
United Sates
China
Revolutionary Party
State Department
Gulf of Pechili
Ai Tien Tsin Hei
Gulf
Chingwingtao
Tien Jiam
Jehol
Sherman
Manila Harbor
Murdock
United States Asiatic Fleet
Rainbow
Albany
Shanghai
Nanking
Yang-Tse River
Behead the Queueless Shanghai Turmoil Endangers Chang Jen-Chun
Despatches report a reign of terror in Nanking under General Chang Jen-Chun. A systematic hunt targets those who kept their queues and many are harmed. Shanghai revolutionaries plot to assassinate Chang while he vows loyalty to the Emperor and aims to retake key cities. Dr. Gilbert Reid urged an armistice, but Chang refused.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Chang Jen-Chun
Chang
Gilbert Reid
Chinkiang
Soo Chow
Reid
Rebels Seize Nanking In Chinese Paper Report
A Kong cable to a Chinese paper says Nanking has been captured by the revolutionists, signaling a major shift in control amid the ongoing uprising.
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Kong
Nanking
Yuan Shu Kai Accepts Premiership in China
Yuan Shu Kai has accepted the premiership and will assume office likely today. He asserted he would have a freer hand while remaining in office and aims to form a cabinet and gain provincial support while others keep their independence for now. The new premier met several foreign ministers including U S ambassador William J Calhoun.
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William I. Spencer
Connecticut Hospital For
Middletown
Helen Date
Tiffany
Spencer
David B. Date
State Hospital
Worcester
Mary E. Spencer
Pekin
Yuan Shu Kai
United States
China
Willam J. Calhoun
Yuan Shi “Kai
J B L Cascade Internal Bathshown at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores
Riker Jaynes Drug Stores advertise the J B L Cascade as a natural internal bath for constipation and biliousness. The system uses warm water to assist nature and claims thorough cleansing without drugs. Physicians prescribe it and stores invite public viewing with no obligation.
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Riker-Jaynes
Nature
New England
Nis
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