WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE CHARGED WITH POISONING HIM
In Denver, Mrs. Schenk faces murder charges after alleged arsenic poisoning of her husband John Schenk. Prosecutors claim she used poison daily. experts from Johns Hopkins confirmed arsenic. Police also consider a wealth motive amid a dramatic public life rise. Denver shippers unite, seeking rail rebates totaling about $200,000 following Missouri River rate decisions.
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Hungarian Man Arrested Over Rockefeller Threat Letter
Peter Lillijohn a Hungarian was arrested in New York for sending a letter to John D Rockefeller demanding 50000 on pain of death The letter was sent to a local Hungarian business house to be translated into English and forwarded to Rockefeller He is believed to be in bane
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Peter Lillijohn
John D. Rockefeller
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Engligh
Denver
Wilson
Bitter fight over control of assembly persists
Helens reports a heated battle for control of the assembly which will select a United States senator. Democrats claim 54 votes on a joint ballot with 62 needed. Republicans assert they each have 51.
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Helens
United States
Republcans
Thirty Persons Drown Calais Storm Nets Fleet
A severe storm hits Calais causing the fishing fleet to struggle. Several vessels sink and reports indicate many sailors lost at sea with ongoing rescue efforts and official inquiries ongoing.
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Calais
Depew Happy Over Defeat in New York Election
Senator Chauncey M. Depew reflects on a 54 year political career ending with a Democratic legislature victory. At 77 he says he is the happiest man in New York and that his ambitions have been satisfied after a long campaign including rain and lengthy speeches.
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United States Senate
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Fats
Massachusetts
Havens
Maine
Prohibition Leader Faces Federal Card Attack Allegations
A federal grand jury may indict KB Me Laushiin, head of the Anti-Saloon League, for distributing political post cards aimed at Democratic and Republican candidates. The cards, traced to his headquarters, urge votes for Prohibition party candidates and threaten penalties under federal law. Court action could lead to minimum two year sentences per charge, with potential longer penalties if imposed.
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United States
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Garrison in New British Fort Siege After Mutinous Shot
In Victoria under military guard Gunner Howlan of Work Point Garrigoy shot and killed Corporal Radcliffe then held Macaulay Point fort with a rifle and ammo as garrison crews tried to dislodge him. The earthworks and sandbags protected troops as Howlan fired on those attempting to approach.
Count Beaufort Arrested After Hospital Disturbance
Chicago November recounts Count Jacanes von Mourik de Beaufort, husband of M H Kilghilen’s daughter, being jailed at Prison Street police station following an incident at St Luke's hospital. He allegedly threatened staff when barred from his wife’s room, with claims of injuries at home and an assertion of an assault by a Black man near Kilgallen home.
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Embassy In Mexico Put Under Protection After Riots
American citizens in Mexico urged by Ambassador Wilson to avoid violence as authorities suppress anti-American riots. Fifty-one rioters arrested. embassy secured with expected no further violence. Governor Campbell of Texas probes Rodrigues lynching as Mexicans in Guadalajara riot after inflammatory student speeches.
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Texas
Campbell
Rodrigues
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Porfirio Diaz
Constitutional motion on women's suffrage defeated in Arizona
A continuing report from Phoenix notes a stunning setback as a proposition granting women the vote failed. The measure would have made Arizona the first legislature to grant suffrage by ballot, and opponents argued it would not extend to all women.
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British Lords Veto Crisis Ends Without Agreement
London reports a cabinet statement announcing the collapse of a post king Edward conference aimed at settling the Lords veto over Commons measures. The deadlock centered on the joint committee makeup with liberals demanding a majority favoring Commons will and conservatives rejecting the proposal.
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Asquith
Manufacturing Plant Burns in Denver Blaze
Fire destroyed the McMurty manufacturing plant in Denver on November 11, causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. No injuries were reported as crews worked to contain the blaze and assess damage.
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Denver
McMurty Manufacturing Company
First Aerial Mail Service Flight Out Over Sea
New York report says J. A. D. Mc Curdy will fly a Curtiss biplane from the steamship Pennsylvania's deck fifty miles at sea tomorrow He will drop a pouch of mail over a runway at Governor's Island and be followed by tugs and yachts in the first aerial mail operation.
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J. A. D. McCurdy
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Governor's Island
Democrats Lead In Wyoming Legislature As Returns Grow
Belated election returns suggest a Democratic majority in the Eleventh Wyoming legislature with forecasts shifting from earlier Republican gains. Unita and Weston counties show seven Democrats winning in contested seats, overturning prior projections. Senate: 12 Democrats, 16 Republicans. House: 32 Democrats, 24 Republicans. final counts pending official tallies.
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Weston
Senate
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House
Stenographer Awarded Breach of Promise Damages
Miss Sarah Watters an Everett stenographer sued Mr Frank A Appleton her employer for breach of promise and was awarded twenty thousand dollars by a Middlesex county court jury in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Boston
Sarah Watters
Everett
Frank A. Appleton
Middlesex County
Cambridge
New Jersey drivers reject express agreement in strike
New York Nov 11 The New Jersey striking express drivers refused to ratify the deal reached by their strike leaders and the express companies. Mayor Gaynor denounces the strikers saying he will force operation of wagons even with police on every seat. Weather forecast mentions rain or snow and falling temperatures.
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New Jersey
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Express Companie
Gaynor
Lowell Wyoming Celebrates Good Roads Day Paves Main Street
On Good Roads Day in Lowell Wyoming the city council and Business Men's club led a volunteer effort. About one hundred residents brought teams while others used shovels and picks to pave eight blocks of Main Street with cement gravel. Local professionals joined the effort as wives and daughters helped prepare a large community dinner.
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Wyoming
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Business Men's Club
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Ike
Tariff Revision for Revenue Only Plan Promoted
Washington reports Democratic leaders push a revenue only tariff plan after election gains. Influential figures like Representative Oscar Underwood urge a tariff to raise government funds, not to shield profits, signaling potential Senate insurgent support and possible extra sessions.
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Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Underwood
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Rules
Wayne Aid Wesos
Champ Clark
Air
Clark
Death Scene Strike Delays Body Removal at Mine
In Trinkind on November 11 the exhausted noesra miners refuse to work for two dollars per day citing the stench of dead mules and bodies. The strike delays ongoing efforts to recover more bodies. only two were removed today as the grim toll rises.
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