Roosevelt Testimony on Drinks Continues in Libel Case
Marquette Mich May 27 United Press Special Theodore Roosevelt testified about his life drinking habits in the $10 000 libel suit against Editor George A Newett He said he never drank high balls whisky or brandy and rarely drank mint julep Champagne and wine were his drink of choice He noted an average of about once a month at public dinners and recounted experiences from Cuba to Africa in cross examination
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United Presa Brecial
Marquette
Mich
Col. Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Cuba
White House
Africa
America
Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Riis
Newett
Godfrey
United Press Special
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
James H. Pound
Shimp Called to Moundsville for Sister Illness
John Shimp of East Cambridge was summoned to Moundsville West Virginia on Tuesday due to the illness of his sister Miss Anna Shimp.
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John Shimp
East Cambridge
Moundsville
W. Va
Anna Shimp
Prisoner Hangs Self in Cell After Stabbing Case
New York May 27. Following the probable fatal stabbing of Conrad Braun a subscription manager at a publishing house Eber Carmichael a clerk at the same firm hanged himself in a prison cell using a belt and necktie. The two men had been friends until Braun refused Carmichael a loan he said was to buy poison.
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New York
Conrad Braun
Eber Carmichael
Braun
Carmichael
President Wilson Draws Fire Over Tariff Lobby
President Wilson condemns a powerful lobby opposing the Underwood tariff bill. He brands the group as industrious and insidious, aiming to sway public opinion for private profit, shocking opponents and signaling a more heated battle ahead.
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Washington
Wilson
Judgment Awarded in Fence Destruction Case
After three years of litigation in Columbus, the supreme court awarded Arent Krist of Cuyahoga county a $20 judgment. Honora Miller had sued Krist for $50 damages for tearing down a line fence and tossing it on Miller land. Krist countered with $75 for trespass. All lower courts ruled for Krist.
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United Press Special
Columbus
Supreme Court Today
Arent Krist
Cuyahoga County
Honora Miller
Krist
Pelkey Exonerated by Coroners Jury in McCarty Ring Death
Calgary May 27 a coroner s jury exonerates Pelkey the prizefighter whose blow killed Luther McCarty in the prize ring. Physicians attribute death to a jaw injury dislocating the neck, not a heart blow. Warrants issued for promoters and attendants after a fire destroyed the arena causing four near fatalities and insurance valued at 5 000.
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Calgary
Alberta
Pelkey
Pritfighter
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Burns
Two Missouri Pacific Trains Crash Near McGirk Injuring Passengers
Jefferson City Mo May 27 trains collided head on near McGirk eighteen miles west of here injuries reported and wreckage was burning according to telephone reports from several passengers.
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United Prasa Snadal
Jefferson City
Missouri Pacific
McGirk
Here
Fifty Years Ago Today May 27 Events
King Wilhelm of Prussia announced he would run the government without Parliament. Federal forces under General Banks attacked Confederate lines east of Port Hudson. about 2000 men fell and the assault failed. The steamship Great Eastern reached New York with 900 passengers in its first trip after overhaul. Twenty five Years Ago Today Congress proposed giving Sheridan the full rank of general.
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Wilhelm
Prussia
Banks
Port Hudson
New York
Congress
Sheridan
Noted Poverty Leads to Tragic Double Attempt in Toledo
In Toledo on May 27 Paul Sato, 36, declared life “too poor to live” and threatened his wife with a public safety item. She fled downstairs as two shots missed her, then Sato shot himself in the head, ending the incident.
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United Press Special
Toledo
Paul Sato
Sato
Acquittal Predicted in Wood Dynamite Case
Boston May 27 The defense persuaded Judge Crosby to exclude telephone records from the Woolen Company case. The records linked William N Wood and Atteaux by frequent calls around the dynamite planting time. With the evidence blocked prosecutors face a likely failure to reach a jury and possible acquittal.
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United Press Special
Boston
Mass
William N. Wood
American Woolen Company
Crosby
Wood
Atteaux
Divorce suit settled in Columbus alimony and custody
The sensational divorce suit of Helen Lindenberg against Paul Lindenberg, Columbus businessman, filed a week ago, was settled by agreement. The wife receives $100 per month alimony and the husband retains custody of the three children. The wife had charged she was beaten by her husband.
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Columbus
Helen Lindenberg
Paul Lindenberg
Governor McGovern vetoes 1914 referendum on woman suffrage
Madison May 27 Governor McGovern vetoed the bill calling a 1914 referendum on woman suffrage. He recommends delaying the vote to 1916. J W Moore of Quaker City was in Cambridge Monday.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
McGovern
J. W. Moore
Quaker City
Cambridge
Mrs Thompson and son travel through Cambridge to Cleveland
Mrs. Charles Thompson and her son St. Clair of Lore City passed through Cambridge on Tuesday en route to Cleveland for a visit with Mrs. Lora Caulkins formerly of Old Washington.
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Charles Thompson
Son St. Clair
Lore City
Cambridge
Cleveland
Lora Caulkins
Old Washington
Cox Replies Vigorous to Critics Over Cincinnati Strike
Ohio Governor Cox denouncesSenators Goff and Gallinger as he defends his refusal to send troops during the Cincinnati streetcar strike in a letter to Senator Pomerene. He claims the rapid strike settlement shows a humane industrial condition and condemns 'senatorial slander.'
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United Press Special
Washington, D. C
Goff
West Virginia
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Cincinnati
Cox
Ohio
Pomerene
Senate
Ohio River
Republic
Governor Cox Plans July Campaign Kickoff
Governor Cox announced he would open his campaign on July 1 to back the workmen's compensation law. He accused the Ohio Equity Association of Cleveland of aiding the grangers in a referendum effort against the agricultural commission law.
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United Press Special
Columbus
Cox
Ohio Equity Association of Cleveland
Ohio Grangers
Agricultural Commission
Organization To Aid Prisoners preacher Rev Hoffman visits Cambridge
Rev R A Hoffman field secretary for the Central Howard Association Chicago speaks in Cambridge on the groups work to aid prisoners before and after release and to advocate better laws. He outlines departments to locate jobs for ex prisoners seek prison reform and support prisoners under surveillance and public outreach. He also notes prison evangelism and annual Christmas messages.
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R. A. Hoffman
Central Howard Association
Chicago
Cambridge
M. I
U. P
First Presbyterian
Mr. Hoffman
Harry Davis Business Caller From Cleveland Visit to Cambridge
Harry Davis of Cleveland visited Cambridge as a business caller on Tuesday, engaging with local firms and discussing potential trade and investment opportunities.
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Harry Davis
Cleveland
Cambridge
Weather Outlook for Ohio May 27
United States Weather Bureau observations from Washington report tomorrow’s forecast for Ohio as fair and warmer with moderate variable winds.
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio
Father’s Word Carries The Bark In Eldra Curry Hopper Match
Altoona, May 27 Eldra Furey known as Eldra Curry married stage star De Wolf Hopper last week. Her father D F Furey a local butcher says the sacred marriage vow is tremulously honored and warns against what he calls an outrage if Hopper treats his daughter as a plaything.
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United Press Special
Altoona
Eldra
de Wolf Hopper
Hopper
D. F. Furey
Eldra Furey
Eldra Curry
Prominent Men to Speak at Ohio G A R Encampment
Arrangements for the Ohio State G A R encampment in Washington D C are complete for June 16 to 20. Speakers include Senator J B Foraker Governor Cox National Commander Beers Congressman Washington Gardner Hon W R Warnock Col John McIlroy and General Warren Keifer. The flag and flower parade is set for June 18 and the grand parade June 19. Plans call for 50 plus decorated cars from areas within 70 miles of Washington D C and over 50 local cars are expected.
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Ohio Grand Army
Washington D. H
Ohio State
J. B Foraker
Cox
Beers
Washington Gardner
Michigan
W. R. Warnock
John McIlroy
Washington
D. C
Warren Keifer
Springfield
Washington D. C
Wilson Nominates Two For Interior and Land Office
President Wilson nominated A. A. Jones of New Mexico for first assistant secretary of the interior and Clay Callman for commissioner of the general land office. S. E. Secrest of Cumberland appeared later in Cambridge on Tuesday.
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United Press Special
Washington, D. C
Wilson
A. A. Jones
New Mexico
Interior
Clay Callman
General Land Office
S. E. Secrest
Cumberland
Cambridge
Anti trust suit dissolves Coaster Brake Trust in 60 days
Rochester May 27. The first anti trust suit of the new administration ends with a final decree. The Coaster Brake Trust is dissolved for conspiring to control trade via manufacturer and jobber organization and patent licenses. Defendants given 60 days to re adjust their affairs. Ohio defendants Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Co and W Jackson of Middletown.
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United Press Special
Rochester
N. Y
United States District Court
Coaster Brake Trust
Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Company
W. Jackson
Middletown
Ohio
Ohio women map 1914 suffrage campaign plan
State officers of the Equal Suffrage Association meet in Columbus to outline a 1914 campaign for a constitutional amendment granting women the ballot. A city survey is planned, two women workers per precinct will register voters and recruit, and members will be assessed 5 cents a month to fund the effort.
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United Press Opeone
Columbus
Equal Suffrage Association
New Version Opens in Gibsons Murder Case at Newburg
In Newburg New York on May 27 the defense in the murder case of Burton W Gibson challenged the drowning narrative from the Greenwood Lake scene. Thomas Garrison testified at Lakeside Inn that the couple stood then fell overboard with the boat and did not vanish together as the prosecution’s witness claimed. The state says Gibson strangled Mrs Rose Szabo.
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Newburg
N. Y
Burton W. Gibson
Rose Szabo
Greenwood Lake
John Minturn
Thomas Garrison
Lakeside Inn
Gibson
Government to file new suits against coal trust
In Washington on May 27 Attorney General McReynolds announced that the government will file a number of new suits against the anthracite coal trust. He said, “We are going to file over so many new suits,” outlining aggressive action to challenge the trust’s practices.
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Washington, D. C
McReynolds
Anthracite Coal Trust
Miss Lura Addison Spends Tuesday with Friends
Miss Lura Addison spent Tuesday in New Concord socializing with friends during a visit that included casual gatherings and shared moments of conversation.
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Lura Addison
New Concord
Wanamaker Lists 15 Causes of Court Frustrations
Ohio Supreme Court Judge R N Wanamaker outlines issues hurting public confidence including delay and expense in litigation, overlong trials, excessive judicial vacations, and outdated laws. He calls for recall of judges and notes that the people nominate elect pay and serve the judiciary. He argues for government by and for the people to restore democracy.
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United Press
Fouedal Sandusky, O
R. N. Wanamaker
Ohio Supreme Court
Sandusky Literary Club
Wanamaker
Newark Saloon Keeper Dies After Fatal Shooting Attempt
United Press Special reports in Newark Ohio on May 27 that Martin Burns age 38 a saloon keeper fought his wife before drawing a revolver and killing himself with three shots dying instantly. No motive is given.
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Newark
Martin Burns
Newett's Daughter the Soul of Honor in Tragic Tale
Marquette Michigan May 27 The story details tragedy in the life of the daughter of George A Newett defendant in Colonel Roosevelt s libel suit The man Nelson a mining engineer lost both hands and sight in an accident The couple married against advice and Nelson plans to attend the libel trial involving Newett
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Marquette
Mich
George A Newett
Roosevelt
Nelson
Ye Union Bank Post Office Safe Robbed in Cadillac
A post office safe was blown open in Cadillac early today, yielding about 900 dollars in cash and valuables. Villagers rushed to the scene but arrived too late to see the robbers, who escaped amid the explosion.
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United Press Special
Cadillac
Mich
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