Washington trial monologue recounts Carmack case and self defense
Nashville on March 12 reports General Washington’s eleven hour closing remarks in the Cooper and Sharp case. He relives the tragedy with dramatic details of Carmack’s shots at Robin Cooper, the boy witness, and argues about self defense and remorse. He defends Bradford and Brown while opposing claims of murder and cowardice. The courtroom atmosphere and legal debate center on motive, legality, and the fate of those involved.
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Nashville
Coopers and
Sharp
Washington
Carmack
Robin
James C. Bradford
Manwell House
John J. Vertrees
Bradford
Cooper
Vertree
Tully Brown
Brown
Hobson
Robin Cooper
Edie to be Taft President’s Family Physician
Washington March 12 Major Guy Edie of the United States Army Medical Department who joined President Taft on his world tour is reported to become the president’s family physician He would replace Rear Admiral Rixey who served Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt in that role.
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Edie
Washington
Guy Edie
United States Army Medical Department
Taft
Rixey
McKinley
Roosevelt
Railroad Expert Dies at 62 in Washington
Jesse N Smith auditor of the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroad expert died in Washington on March 12 at age sixty two. He had guided railroad regulation and safety policy through decades of service.
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Washington
Jesse N Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Study of Tariff Moves to Fast Senate Review
Republican senators on the finance committee will begin a systematic study of the new tariff bill as soon as copies arrive. Chairman Aldrich aims to report the bill quickly after House passage and transfer to the Senate. House changes are anticipated, with the Senate likely to propose further revisions.
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Washington
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
House
Senate
Way and Means
Finance
Finance Committee
McIntosh Holds $50,000 Purse for Johnson Jeffries Fight
Hugh McIntosh, promoter of the Johnson Burns world title bout, arrived on the Mauretania and offered a $50,000 purse for a Johnson Jeffries match if the pair agree to fight for the world championship in Australia or elsewhere. He favors England but would accept Australia or France. He plans to persuade Jeffries to train and enter the ring against Johnson in top condition.
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New York
Hugh McIntosh
Johnson
Burns
Sydney
Mauretania
Liverpool
McIntosh
Australia
Jeffries
England
France
Zeppelin Airship Reaches Record Height Over Lake Constance
Freiderischafen March 12 The airship Zepplin rose from Lake Constance Friday morning and attained an altitude of over 3 040 feet a new record for steerable balloons. Varied maneuvers were employed to reach this feat with notable success.
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Freiderischafen
Lake Constance
World bowling record broken by Schowegler and Schwoegier
In Pittsburg on Friday Al Schowegler and Tony Schwoegier of Madison Wisconsin set a new two man bowling team world record with 1304 pins surpassing the former mark of 1254 held by Chalmers and Kiene of Chicago.
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Pittsburg
al Schowegler
Tony Schwoegier
Madison
Wis
Chalmers
Kiene
Chicago
Beveridge Undergoes Delicate Operation at Hopkins
United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana underwent an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The procedure was described as delicate but not of a serious character.
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Baltimore
United States
Beveridge
Indiana
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Oldest Woman of Iowa Ruth Pherson Dies at 102
Des Moines reports the death of Ruth C. Pherson aged 102, the state’s oldest resident. Born August 12, 1807 in Tyson county Virginia, she was a noted city figure in this community.
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Des Moines
Ruth C. Pherson
Tyson County
Virginia
Robbers Beat Elderly Couple. Robbery Near Pineville Ky
In Pineville Kentucky on March 12 robbers beat David Smith and his wife at their home then stole 582 dollars. The couple is elderly with Mrs Smith in critical condition. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect.
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Pineville
David Smith
Love Point steamer burns to water edge at Love Point
Chesapeake Bay steamer Love Point commanded by Captain Clark of the Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railway company burned to the water's edge while moored at Love Point wharf in Queenstown Maryland. No lives were lost.
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Queenstown
Chesapeake Bay
Love Point
Clark
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
Legislature Passes Juvenile Court Reforms and Budgets
Austin reports the House finalized three juvenile court bills turning Gatesville State Reformatory into a juvenile training school and sending under sixteen offenders to a training facility. The chamber also passed local charter and administrative measures while the Senate concurred with House amendments on the assistant district attorney office and juvenile training bills.
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Senate
House
Austin
Gatesville
Wichita Falls
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Moberly
Strickland
Adams
Carnegie Educational Fund
Texas
Montgomery County
State Medical Association
City to Advertise San Antonio Worldwide
San Antonio plans a 25000 advertising contract with Nelson Chesman & Co of St Louis. Five thousand dollars already raised as local businessmen fund the rest. The campaign aims to raise San Antonio's profile beyond the south and southwest by reaching the north and east. Business Men's club session featured a persuasive talk on advertising the city to the world.
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San Antonio
Nelson, Chesman & Co
St. Louis
William Clendennin
Texas railroads plan ultimatum on Galveston steamship rates
Fort Worth March 12 an ultimatum demanding higher rates for steamship lines entering Texas at Galveston will be issued by the Texas railroads The announcement says the result will be a rate war on most shipments by water and railroad men warn the rates would be ruinous.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Galveston
Man poses as minister charged in Galveston statutory crimes
Joseph Mc Master was held on two counts of statutory crimes in Galveston on March 12. He allegedly attempted suicide by slashing his throat and wrists in jail after claiming his young wife deserted him. His supposed victims were at his rescue home.
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Galvestion
Joseph McMaster
Oklahoma oil operators push referendum on Yeager bill
Tulsa March 12 Oklahoma oil operators demand a referendum vote on the Yeager strain bill passed by both houses and ready for the governor. They say the measure will cripple the industry and ruin business interests by restricting pipelines.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Rumor of War Between Nicaragua and El Salvador Surfaces
Persistent rumors from Mexico City indicate a naval clash between Nicaragua and El Salvador, with reports of a contact between the Salvadoran gunboat Presidente and the Nicaraguan Momotombo. No confirmation of the outcome.
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City of
Mexico
Nicaragua
Salvador
Presidente
Momotombo
Watch Found Near Scene Rebutts Negro Assailant Theory
McKinney Texas march 12 the watch of miss Winnie Turner knocked unconscious near Rowlett while en route to teach school was found near the scene This tends to disprove the theory that her assailant was a negro
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McKinney
Tex
Winnie Turner
Rowlett
Engineer Killed as Train Engine Tops on Lindale Branch
Palestine Texas March 12 An I and GN train engine overturned near Lindale on the Mineola branch killing engineer Louis Petit leaving a widow and child.
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Palestine
Tex
International and Great Northern Railway
Lindale
Mineola
Louis Petit
Notice of Brazos County Sheriff Sale of Koppe Land
In Brazos County Texas on the first Tuesday of April 1909 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door the sheriff will sell at public auction all the right title and interest of Wm Koppe in a 599 47 acre tract part of the James Hope league described by metes and bounds to satisfy a judgment against W H Bell and Wm Koppe in favor of E J Fountain. The sheriff is J D Conlef. Bryan Texas.
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Brazos
Texas
Wm. Koppe
Brazos County
James Hope League
Big Brazos
P. O
N. W
Koppe’s Ferry Road
Koppe's Ferry Road
Hopes Creek Bridge
Big Brazos River
Court House
Bryan
A. D
Hoppe Sets New World Record In Exhibition Billiards
In Kansas City on March 12 Willie Hoppe established a new world record for the 18.2 billiard game. He ran 329 with an average of 200 points and surpassed the previous high run of 307 set by Hoppe three years earlier in Chicago against Scheule.
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Kansas City
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Scheule
Chicago
Both Doing Nicely at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore March 12 Senator Beveridge and Colonel Daniel Rans dell sergeant at arms of the United States senate are reported to be getting along nicely while patients at Johns Hopkins hospital.
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Baltimore
Senator Beveridge
Daniel Ransdell
United States Senate
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Large Defalcation Charged in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City report states former state treasurer James Christainsen, who retired in January, is arrested on charges of defalcation amounting to 70,900 dollars. The case centers on a missing public funds sum and details of the alleged financial shortfall remain under investigation.
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Salt Lake City
James Christainsen
Frisco Rock Island Plan to Cut Texas Workforce
In St. Louis on March 12 authorities state the Frisco Rock Island railway system plans a 20 percent reduction of its Texas force, targeting layoffs across the operation.
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St. Louis
Frisco
Rock Island Railway System
Train derailment fatally injures man in yards
Beaumont dispatch reports in Kansas City South yard a boxcar derailed during switching. Rider Kline, on a side ladder, suffered probable fatal injuries.
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Beaumont
Kansas City South Railway
Kline
Snow depth reports from Texas and New Mexico
A telegram from Amarillo reports snow over ten inches deep at noon Friday. Several inches are also reported at El Paso.
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Dallas
Amarillo
Paso
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Rage in Madrid
Typhoid fever sweeps Madrid with over 300 patients in one hospital and numerous deaths reported as of March 12. The outbreak dominates the city’s public health concerns.
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Madrid
Johnson departs Vancouver for Chicago by Canadian Pacific
Vancouver March 12 Jack Johnson the pugilist leaves by Canadian Pacific railway for Chicago. Second sentence would add context if available in source.
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Chicago
Vancouver
B. C
Jack Johnson
Pugiliat
Canadian Pacific Railway
House Debates Woman Suffrage Failures in Twins City
Minneapolis March 12 The Minnesota house of representatives twice voted down women suffrage members as debate continued on the proposed amendment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
House of Representatives
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Asst
J. W. English
J.N. Cgle
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J. D. Conlef
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