Wealthy Chicago Women Arrested for Trespassing
Four Chicago socialites were arrested in Crown Point on trespassing charges after frequenting local farms in a motor to witness a supposed aviator sighting. They pleaded guilty, paid a $20 fine each, and were released. The incident involved butter eggs and other farm produce taken from multiple homes.
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Chicago
Frere
Connecticut
Crown Point
Tad
Halps B. Hayden
Mattie Jennings
Laura Jennings
A. Dressner
Nicholson
Charles Ab Riley
Grant
Little Girl Alerts Fire Department To Burning Leaves
Florence Brown a five year old girl placed a phone alarm for the fire department after warning several houses could be in danger from a bonfire in a vacant lot on the 1900 block of Wabash Avenue Pueblo Colorado firefighters found only a large autumn leaf and weed burn in a lot. The child said she feared the neighborhood houses would burn and took action to protect the community.
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Pueblo
Colo
Florence Brown
Pesabanien
Wabash Avenue
Duveen Brothers Art Dealers Charged in Customs Fraud
Federal officers seized the Duveen Brothers business in New York and arrested Benjamin J. Duveen as Henry J. Duveen was taken into custody on the Lusitania’s arrival. The firm is accused of defrauding the government of more than $100,000 in customs duties on imported art and antiquities via false consular invoices.
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New York
Duveen Brothers
Benjamin J. Duveen
Henry J. Duveen
Lusitania
Rescuers Overcome as Mine Disaster Toll Rises
Starkville on Oct. 13 reports eighteen bodies recovered from the local mine with four more found, and three buried in Trinidad today. Rescue teams, exhausted by the strenuous labor, continue recovery efforts.
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Starkville
Kville
Trinidad
Pretty Girl Hoodoo Theme Marks Burglary Scene
In October a burglar named Joseph Novak pressured a girl from a photo and bragged of luck as detectives traced his crimes in Chicago. He is linked to a string of rooming house and hotel burglaries and was later committed to Buena Vista reform school after police linked him to a $3,000 auto theft.
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Joseph Novak
Novak
Chicago
Joly
Chicago Force
Debolivay Koehler
McNeill
Oxford
West Side Court
Buena Viets
Dr. Lewia
Novaksia
Reformatory
Costly Wyoming trip by two officials prompts taxpayer ire
A 1909 automobile jaunt by state geologist Edwin Hall and public works official W Williams cost Wyoming taxpayers 594.65. Vouchers show mixed payments, with gas, tires, meals, and rail fare charged to the treasury, while reimbursements looped between the two men. Williams resigned. Hall remained in office amid questions over the trip’s value to the state.
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Taxpayer
State of
Wyoming
Edwin Hall
W. Williams
Montana
South Dakota
Williams
Hall
Fremont
Lander
Roosevelt campaigns for Beveridge in Indiana race
President Roosevelt in Richmond Indiana rallied for Albert J Beveridge urging unity and tariff support within the Republican party. He contrasted Beveridge’s stance with party divisions and stressed honesty and eligibility as qualities for leadership.
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Richmond
Ind
Col. Roosevelt
Albert J. Beveridge
Conaire
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Wen
Taft to Inspect Panama Canal Plans and Wages
President Taft approves Maine raising plans by army engineers to complete by February 25. Coffer dam to enclose wreck, water to be pumped out. Taft will sail from Charleston to Panama to inspect fortifications wages and canal issues.
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Beverly
Taft
Maine
Army Engineers
Army
Coffer
Goethals
Panama
Charleston
Secretary Ballinger Injured in Wreck
Secretary Ballinger was injured in a vehicle wreck near Cincinnati Ohio while traveling with Interior officials. He was treated and moved to Washington after recovery from the incident.
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Ballinger
Cincinnati
Ki A
Owe Head Om
Way One
Paul
Mr. Ballinger
W. Washington
Arrest of Redeemable Investment Co manager in mail fraud case
Federal officers arrested Charley H. Brooks, manager of Redeemable Investment Co, and seized books and cash in a mail fraud case. The firm, a three year old holding company with ten million dollars capital, claims control of Santo Domingo Mining, Norman Piass Lumber, Wheat Land in Canada, and other ventures in British Columbia and Oklahoma. Authorities seek President Norman Sting and others linked to the scheme. Brooks reportedly connected to land frauds and formerly involved with Roosevelt era investigations.
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Boston
Charley H. Brooks
Redeemable Investment Company
ABC OK
Santo Domingd Mining Compan
Norman Piass Lumber Company
Brit‘ish
Colombia
Bostom
Canada Wheat Land Company
Canada and Okenogan Development Company
Norman Sting
Westburn College
Jopeka
Nidvipe Balliover
Tate Justice
Curtley
Kan“se
Brooks
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Burton
Minister’s Daughter Arrested After Public Safety Incident
Julia Ward Gibson, daughter of a Pasadena retired minister, was arrested in Long Beach after pursuing Nevada mining millionaire A. D. Myers with a public safety item and forcing him to seek refuge at a neighbor’s house. She is jailed in Los Angeles on $3,000 bond to face charges related to the incident.
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Long Beach
Cal
Julia Ward Gibson
Pasadena
A. D. Myers
Nevada
Myers
Miss Gibson
Los Angeles
Long Head
Nevers
W. EF. Gibeon
Union Condemns Typographical Union over Time Explosion
The National Association of Manufacturers adopted resolutions condemning the Typographical union for the Los Angeles Time explosion and extended sympathy to General Otis. The board called the act of destruction of life and property in line with criminal unionism.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Typographical Union
Los Angeles
Otis
Tragedy Stuns Center as Man Is Shot at Livery
Center Colorado October 13 A dispute over a livery charge ends in the fatal shooting of William W McCoy a pioneer livery proprietor and Republican nominee for assessor by Prety Talbott a Denver carpenter Talbott fired six shots five struck McCoy and one lodged in a horse McCoy dies Talbott arrested by Sheriff Monteith and held for inquest crowd feared lynching two hours later center residents react with shock and sorrow
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Monteith
Saguache
McCoy
Lorrower Shippey
Bonanza
Hald
Center
Talbott
Valley
Sey
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Ima
Penses
Williamix
Mr. Hall
Williamms
Teddy
Panama Canal
Pioneer
Carpenter
Democratic Rally
Capitol Ave. Theatre
Joseph M. Carey
Karl Whedon
Rose Bird
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