Life verdict in Breathitt county murder case
In Cynthiana Kentucky Curtis Jett and Thomas White were found guilty of the assassination of James B. Marcum in Jackson and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury’s compromise spared death, a result viewed as a defense victory amid a three week trial that began July 21. White sobbed at verdict. Jett remained calm. Defense may seek a new trial.
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Cynthiana
Ky Tha Jary
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
James B. Marcum
Jackson
Jett
White
Golden
Court of Appeals
B. J. Ewell
Commonwealth
Sincority
Breathitt County
Margis-Cockrill
Brenathitt City
Lown
C Cockrill
Trappist Superior Heads to France for Vatican Chapter
Rev. Edmond Obrecht head of the Trappist Monastery at Gethsemane leaves Louisville for Oiteaux France to represent the order at the Chapter of Superiors. He will seek an audience with Pope Pius X and gauge Vatican attitude toward the American order.
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Louisville
Edmond Obrecht
Gethsemane
Oiteaux
France
Pius X
Vatican
America
Amendments Seen in Canal Treaty Talks
Washington reports from Minister Beaupre in Bogota that no final action on the canal treaty has been reached. He notes several amendments proposed and acted upon by the Colombian senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beaupre
Bogota
Dollar Wheat Brightens Chicago Market Pulse
Dollar wheat trades appeared at one dollar for cash wheat marking the first such level since the Leiter corner of 1898. Sales occurred at that price while bids rose to 101 and asks to 102 before retreat. The short September option peaked at 850, the highest in fourteen years.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Leiter
Louisville infirmary bought by city church consortium
The Gray Street infirmary in Louisville has been purchased by a corporation controlled by four major Presbyterian churches. The facility will be operated as a non-sectarian hospital, serving the public under church guidance.
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Louisville
Gray Street
Warren Memorial
Fourth Avenue
Albany denies lynching claim over assault at Hartsfield
Officials in Albany Georgia refute reports of a lynching of King Wightman and a white man named Thompson after an assault on Mrs Matthis a white woman at Hartsfield. The two men were identified by Mrs Matthis as her attackers and are held in Moultie Georgia jail.
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Albany
King Wightman
Thompson
Hartsfield
Butchers Strike Sparks Walkout at Louisville Packing
The Meat Cutters Union ordered a strike with 175 workers leaving Louisville Packing due to perceived shortfall in work. They demand higher wages and that full eight hours be offered whenever called to work.
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Louisville
Louisville Packing Company
Meat Cutters Union
Professor Hard UP in contempt case at city court
Ira Von Giesen, formerly Columbia College microscopical anatomy professor and state lunacy commissioner from 1896 to 1901, has appeared before Justice Delehanty in New York City Court for contempt for failing to obey a subpoena to appear for examination in supplementary proceedings.
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New York
Ira von Giesen
Columbia College
Smith Caught After Bank Heist Escapes to Virginia
Edward J. Smith once a discount clerk at Merchants National Bank in Newark is accused of stealing 9000 dollars and fled two weeks ago. He was arrested in Williamson Virginia and is being taken to Roanoke to await Newark authorities.
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Newark
N. J
Edward J. Smith
Merchants’ National Bank
Williamson
Smith
Roanoke
Memphis Laundry Fire Destroys Plant on Second Street
Memphis Steam Laundry on Second Street burned, causing a $35,000 loss fully insured. Over two hundred workers were in the building when the blaze was found, narrowly avoiding a panic. no casualties reported.
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Memphis
Memphis Steam Laundry
Second Street
Live Wire Traps Ferries Switchman Edward Yockers
A broken trolley wire snapped and coiled around Edward Yockers, a Broadway Brooklyn ferries switchman, for five minutes but he survived. The live line carried a lethal voltage and left him rigid as it wrapped his body before rescue.
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New York
Edward Yockers
Broadway
Inhabitants Murdered in Kenati Village
Bulgarian insurgents massacred inhabitants of the large Turkish village of Kenati near Monastir. Only twenty escaped. Civil and military authorities at Salonica wired Constantinople on Aug 14, disclaiming responsibility unless reinforced.
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Salonica
Turkih
Kenati
Monastir
Salonieca
Constantinople
Cable huts demolished after Jamaica hurricane strike
The hurricane that passed Holland Bay Jamaica demolished the cable hut land line and office at the landing point of the Porto Rico cables. Communications were restored by reconnecting the cables on the beach, an operation of great difficulty.
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Bt. Thomas
W. I
Cable Hut
Holland Bay
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Irish Land Bill Nears Final Approval in Lords
London reports the house of lords agreed to the Irish land bill in the form approved by the house of commons. The commons accepted all amendments except two minor ones added by the lords. The measure now awaits royal assent to become law.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
Vessels Anchored Off Mobile as Belvernon Arrives
The Norwegian steamer Belvernon has reached Mobile from Bocas del Toro. Strong head winds and heavy swells marked the voyage, while several vessels outward bound wait in the lower bay for storm developments before sailing.
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Mobile
Ala
Belvernon
Bocas del Torre
German Securities Fall Sharply On Military Expansion Rumor
Berlin reports Imperial 3 per cents dropped four percent to 90 the lowest in two years as rumors claim the government plans a new military measure expanding forces. Previous reports suggested two new army corps, but no official confirmation has emerged.
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Berlin
Imperial
Texas Rice Irrigation Boom Figures in Census Bulletin
A Census Bureau bulletin reports Texas has 226,206 irrigated acres powered by 1075 miles of canals costing 5,191,815 dollars. It records 557 rice plantations covering 170,396 acres and notes 650 flowing wells irrigating 20,219 acres at a cost of 242,153 dollars, with irrigated crops valued well above this outlay. The piece highlights progress and prospects in irrigation, groundwater use, and rice industry expansion.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Texas
Liano
Estacado
Edwards Plateau
Gibson inherits from Washington maid Martha Graves will
Mrs. Martha Graves of Washington D C leaves Congressman Henry R Gibson of Tennessee a bequest estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars. The estate notes a personal history between Graves and Gibson including education aid and campaign contributions. Gibson plans an endowment to assist worthy students, reflecting her early support.
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Martha Graves
Washington, D. C
Henry R. Gibson
Tennessee
Graves
Seattle
Washington
Gibson
Congress
Investigation of land fraud charges in Indian Territory
At the request of the secretary of the interior the department has begun investigating charges of land frauds in the Indian Territory. It focuses on whether government officials hold positions with land companies operating there. The inquiry, begun after a touring inquiry two or three months ago, confirms the prior report and will proceed.
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Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Indian Territory
the Interior
Canal treaty momentum and naval rumors swirl
Wm. Nelson Cromwell met with Acting Secretary Loomis at the State Department to learn the latest on the canal situation and to relay Bogota reports that Colombia’s lower house favors ratifying the Bay Herran treaty as is. North Pacific squadron at Bremerton denies Port Townsend wire about a Puget Sound entrance maneuver and Admiral Casey’s blockade victory.
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Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
State Department
Loomis
Ade
North Pacific Squadron
Bremerton Navy Yard
Port Townseed
Puget Sound
Casey
Sanvashinets afloat await repairs after pinnace collision
The damaged U. S. battleship Sanvashinets continues to settle slightly with no fear of sinking. Expected to sail soon for Brooklyn Navy Yard for dry docking, Captain Eaton says the ship could move under its own steam when ordered.
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U. S
Sanvashinets
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Eaton
Watch North Pacific Squadron Near Mouth of Columbia River
Instructions have been received by the commandants at Forts Ganby Stevens and Columbia to keep a sharp lookout for the North Pacific squadron under Rear Admiral Casey aboard the flagship New York. It is feared the fleet may maneuver off the river mouth to attempt running the forts if possible.
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Astoria
Ore
Ganby
Stevens
Columbia
Columbia River
North Pacific Squadron
Casey
New York
Dynamite Found In Jail Cell At Winchester Kentucky
Two sticks of dynamite were found in a water pipe in the Clark county jail at Winchester in the cell previously occupied by Curtis Jett the Breathitt county convict awaiting trial for the murder of J B Marcum. The blast material could have blown the jail apart and spurred a plot to release Jett.
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Winchester
Clark County
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
Breathitt County
Jett
Massachusett s Bat tle ship Damaged At Egg Rock
Bar Harbor reports the battleship Massachusetts sustained serious damage after contacting Egg Rock. A reliable source says the vessel has fifteen holes in her hull and part of the rudder is missing.
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Bar Harbor
Massachusetts
Egg Rock
Hearst Endorsed for President by Builders Council
The National Building Trades Council endorsed Congressman Wm. R. Hearst of New York for president by a 28 to 19 vote after a spirited convention. Resolutions committed the council to strict trade autonomy principles.
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Denver
National Building Trades Council
Wm. RB. Hearst
New York
United States
Reform Plan a Failure in Bulgaria’s Macedonia analysis
Sofia reports Bulgaria prepares a memorandum listing oppression by Turkish officials in Macedonia, documents the reform program’s weakness, and evidence supporting the view that the Russo Austrian reform plan cannot succeed.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Canal treaty rejected by Colombian Congress
Bogota reports the Panama canal treaty was unanimously rejected by the Colombian Senate. A dispatch from Minister Beaupre in Bogota said the decision came without further state Department details. President Roosevelt was notified as officials weighed possible next steps including reopening debate or sending a slightly amended text to the Senate.
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Bogota
Colombia
Washington
State Department
Beaupre
Senate
Roosevelt
Loomis
Oyster Bay
Department
Aew
Adee
United States
Panama Canal
Republic of Columbia
Costa Rica
Nicatauga
Nica- Taugua
Marroquin
Colombian Congress
Legation
Mobbed the Preacher in New York Public Parade
An evangelist Rev. Maxwell P. Johnstone was mobbed after a reference deemed uncomplimentary to two women. He was jostled as his open air pulpit was kicked through streets. Police rescued him with no injuries reported.
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New York
Maxwell P. Johnstone
Stonecutters Strike Affects Pittsburg Unions
Stone cutters in Allegheny County began a wage strike seeking 60 cents an hour, up from 50. Over 500 men idle, with much work tied up and about 15,000 workers in other trades affected.
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Pittsburg
Alleghaney County
Five Girls Drown in Virginia Boating Accident
At Lurich's station Giles county a boating party of eight children, ages 8 to 15, including one boy and seven girls, capsized in a stream near Richmond. Five girls drowned, identified as two daughters of John Robinson, one daughter of John Hollaway, and two daughters of Mrs. L. O. Leo.
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Richmond
Lurich’s
Giles County
John Robinson
John Hollaway
L. O. Leo
Plague of Grasshoppers in Red Lodge Montana
Grasshoppers swarm Red Lodge Montana dense in the region covering trains with locomo tives coated by the insects and making startup difficult as the range is stripped bare by the outbreak.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Irondequoit Wins Canada's Cup by Narrow Margin
Irondequoit captured the Canada's cup by winning the fifth and deciding contest. The race was exciting as the Canadian trailed early and closed the gap to within about 100 yards on the final leg. Irondequoit won by one minute.
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Toronto
Irondequoit
Pearls of Thought and Maxims Across Writers
A compilation of aphorisms and quotes from Shakespeare Dubois Whitefield Johnson Aristotle Pitch Rousseau Burton Colton H Wayland Webster Home Bulwer Faber on honesty, liberty, curiosity, kindness, and the art of teaching. The lines urge industrious effort, prudent governance, and thoughtful speech across eras and voices.
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Shakespeare
Paul Dubois
Jone
Whitefield
Amiel
Johnson
Aristotle
Rousseau
N. J. Burton
Colton
H. L. Wayland
Daniel Webster
Bulwer
Faber
Remarkable Canary Imitates Bullfinch Tune in London
A Kensington resident, George Henschel, recounts a remarkable musical feat by a canary. He describes his sister Professor Grosse’s bullfinch, and how the canary, after long study, learned to imitate the tune and even finish the bullfinch’s melody when the other bird paused. The account, originally from the New York Commercial Advertiser, emphasizes the canary’s advanced imitation.
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George Henschel
Kensington
London
Grosse
Brunswick
Germany
New York Commercial Advertiser
Lafitte's shadow over Barataria and Lafitte's Bayous
The piece portrays Jean Lafitte's legacy across Barataria Bay and surrounding bayous. It links the buccaneer chief to a network of shell mounds, stations, and landholdings that fed piracy and later colonization. Hubbard compares Lafitte's enduring presence to Washington at Mount Vernon and Jefferson at Monticello.
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Lafitte
Gulf
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Chatmette
Grande Terre
Gulf Coast
Jean Lafitte
Mount Vernon
Washinton
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Barataria
Barataria Bay
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
Atlantic
Crow and Hare Fight At Whitmuirhall Selkirk Field
A gamekeeper witnessed a crow and a hare clash in a Whitmuirhall field Selkirk. The crow tried to seize a leveret, but the hare charged repeatedly for about ten minutes. The crow lifted the leveret about 40 feet before dropping it and the fight resumed until the keeper arrived and killed the crow.
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Whitmuirhall
Selkirk
Westerminster
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