Ingle Sam Makes War on Frauds
New York reports postmaster general Hitchcock led two raid operations charging Burr Bros and a Continental Wireless Telegraph director with defrauding investors of millions. Arrests included Sheldon M. Burr and Eugene H. Burr with bail set at 20 000 each, plus Frank H. Tobet and Charles L. Vaughn. Preston in Portland arrested on related charges as raids broaden.
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New York
Hitchcock
Port Office
Sheldon M. Burr
Eugene H. Burr
Frank
Tobet
Burr Bros
Frm
Charles L. Vaughn
Continental Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Company
Arizona
Ralda
Portland
Ore
B. W. Preston
Preston
Burr Brox
California
Weather Forecast: Rain and Cooler Tuesday
Rain or snow is forecast for Tuesday with the weather turning cooler on Wednesday. Temperatures will drop as a cold front moves through the region, bringing a mix of unsettled conditions and brisk winds.
Pastor Tells Onwoman and Flock Forgive Disgraced Girl
Sutton Massachusetts November 21 The Rev Oscar French Stetson pastor of the Congregational Church who recently confessed an affair with Miss Anna F Whipple the church organist and pleaded for forgiveness is to have his plea granted The congregation held a long meeting with Mrs Stetson absent and Miss Whipple thought to be in Schenectady New York Henry F Rice of Sutton whose wife Miss Whipple has lived with since age nine blames the clergyman for the trouble He says he did not see the letters but suspects they existed Stetson claims to have been forgiven and his resignation not yet acted upon The life of Christ was his theme last night.
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Mr. Stetson
Miss Whipple
Christ
Stetson
Schenectady
N. Y
Henry F. Rice
Sutton
Seine flood recedes as property losses mount in Paria
The Seine river falls slightly today after a major flood. Hundreds of ten ents have to abandon homes along the river due to dampness, with extensive property losses reported by owners in Paria.
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Paria
Seine
Bartender Kills Woman After Spurned Advances
Peoria Indiana November 21 a bartender Lewis F. Routh formerly of Galesburg New Jersey shot and killed Mrs Claude Van Gilder 36 wife of another bartender at a rooming house after his affections were spurned.
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Peoria
Lewis F. Routh
Galesburg
Claude van Gilder
Archbishop Glennon Denounces Socialism at St Lawrence
Souls, Mo., Nov. 21 Archbishop John J. Glennon denounced socialism and labor's beer culture at St Lawrence O'Toole's Catholic church. He warned of workers spending what they have and urged defending the family as he linked labor protests to opposition by the American Federation of Labor delegates to President Gomaseca's re election.
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John J. Glennon
St. Lawrence
Laura
American Federation of Labor
Gomaseca
TaLtth
Lodge Says He Won’t Step Aside In Senator Candidacy
Boston reports Governor-elect Fens demands Henry Cabot Lodge withdraw from reelection as U S senator claiming his stance fails to reflect Massachusetts. Lodge headquarters hint no comment forthcoming while Foss emphasizes a majority of the people urge resignation to avoid a repudiation of the last election victory.
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Boston
Lodge
Fens
United States Senate
Foss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Ledge
United States
Senate
Draper
Canada
President Taft Gay During Turbulent Gale At Sea
President Taft, traveling from Panama and Guantanamo, rode out a northwestern storm off Cuba aboard the U S S Tennessee as the convoy Montana battled forty mile per hour seas. He remained steady and even enjoyed the rough weather as the gale began to ease early this morning.
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Montana
Navy
President Taft
Panama
Guantanamo
Tennessee
Cuba
Cemetery Watchman Slain by Burglars Near Philadelphia
Charred remains found in the West Laurel Hill cemetery office after a night watchman was killed. Police suspect robbers battered a safe with a sledgehammer and may have started the fire to hide the crime. Investigation underway to determine if Peter Campion was slain by intruders.
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Philadelphia
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Here
Peter Campion
Man Wreck Victim Identified After Train Collision
Lancaster dispatch reports an eastbound Philadelphia Express recovered the body of a man wagon wheel and its seat on the pilot at the station. The victim is identified as Michael Tort, 70, a junk dealer of Lancaster, struck about a half mile west of the station.
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Lancaster
Philadelphia Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michael Tort
Unemployment Estimated At 4.5 Million In U S
New York reports 4,500,000 unemployed in the United States per Bowery mission findings. About 15 percent are in New York and nearby areas. The mission aims to place 7,000 men in work during the current period.
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United States
New York
Bowery
New Sea
Eo Wipwr
Rebels Take Mexican Town Amid War Censorship
Mexico City reports Gomez Palachio, a 7 000 population town, now controlled by revolutionists. Railroads and telegraph lines are cut, and Chihuahua suspects are disarmed as rurales cleared out arms and ammunition from bars, amid censorship.
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Mexico City
Chihuahua
Assassination shock as Hubbell family slain at home
Maryville Mo November 21 Oda Hubbell a farmer his wife and two children Jessie six Welton four were shot and killed at their home then the house set aflame to hide the crime A farm hand Hezekiah Rasco was arrested amid reports Hubbell won two hundred dollars in a poker game Rasco allegedly sought repayment and authorities pursue the case with little solid evidence The tragedy recalls a prior murder by Rasco of Mrs John Baumle in 1896 for which he served twenty years imprisonment.
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Maryville
Oda Hubbell
Hear Barnard
Hubbell
Jessie
Welton
Altho
Hezekiah Rasco
Rasco
Resco
John Baumle
Probable Montana U S Senator Emerges From Helenarumors
Rumors place T J Walsh a leading Helena sheepman and attorney as the likely successor to a Montana United States Senate seat. The notes reference connections to law and possible supreme court implications amid political maneuvering in Cheyenne and Helena.
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T. J. Walsh
Helena
Montana
Thomas Er
United States
Montand, Ly
Cheyenone
Supreme Court
Lagt
Rioting reported in Puebla and insurgent gains across Mexican fronts
News from Mexico and border towns notes renewed rioting at Puebla with up to thirty deaths and conscription fears in Nuevo Laredo. Fierce clashes reach Torreon and Parral as federal troops switch sides at Gomez Palacio, while insurgents press north and Yaqui Indians reportedly asked for enlistment. Border smuggling and strict traveler checks amid mounting conflict.
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Claz
Mexico City
Torreon
Durango
Parral
Gomez Palacio
American Troops Deploy to Border Duty from Fort Sam
Troop K of the Third United States Cavalry under Captain Arthur Thayer departed from Fort Sam Houston tonight in a special train for Del Rio. The unit, equipped for a month in the field, will be deployed along the Mexican border within a day or two for border duty.
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San Antonio
Texas
Navy
United States Cavalry
Arthur ‘Thayer
del Rib
Fort Sam Houston
Mexico to Declare Martial Law Within Forty-Eight Hours
Reports from Mexico City indicate a tense revolutionary situation with observers predicting a martial law declaration within 48 hours. A battle near Zacatecas reportedly left at least 100 dead, with higher estimates possible, amid fighting in Guerrero and Hermanez and other towns.
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el Paso
Mexico
Mexico City
Ding
Zac Cacecas
Zacatecas
Guerrero
Cosbulla
Hermanez
Almieze
Mex
Crippen Confesses to Murder Before Execution
London reports Dr Hawley Crippen, condemned to hang for his wife Bella Bimore's murder, allegedly confessed to Bishop Carville that he committed the crime. Home Secretary Churchill denied a reprieve, the sentence stands. Crippen’s aged father died last week in Los Angeles. Ethel LeNeve visited the prisoner.
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Hawley Rippen
Bella Bimore
B. M. Carville
Father Carville
Winston Churchill
Cripe Pen
Crippen
Home Secretary
Pentonville Prison
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