Night Rider Victim Wins Damage Suit in Covington
The Covington federal term ends with a $1,000 verdict for tobacco buyer John Eckler against James Riddie and others tied to night rider raids. Eleven defendants reduced to nine, juror Auxier missing, alibi defenses flagged, and motions for new trials filed by defense. Three tobacco cases, including Grant county defendants, featured in the term.
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Kentucky
United States
Covington
John Eckler
James Riddie
James Lang
Ted Jones
James Aulick
John Riddle
Kirby Hamilton
Ford
Colvin
Alfred Collier
James Riddle
Charles Jones
Everett Aulick
Jesse Allen
O’neal and
Applegate
Johnson County
Frank Eckler
Harrison County
Pendleton County
Ben Jordan
Thers
Henderson
Cochran
Grant County
United States Government
Department of Justice
W. S. Hen
Bracken County
Woman Suffrage Leaders Defy NAWSA Again in Washington
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton resigned from NAWSA posts after clashing with president Anna Howard Shaw. Both agreed to stay on one more month pending their final departure during the executive committee meeting in Washington, D. C.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Mra
Rachel Foster Avery
Harriett Taylor
Upton
Washington, D. C
Avery
Cantrill denounces antitrust ruling as farmer hardship
Representative James C Cantrill of Kentucky, president of the American Society of Equity, decries the Covington federal court conviction of eight Grant county residents as a victory for corporate greed. He says the decision harms farmers and threatens organized labor, urging repeal or amendment of the Sherman act to protect farmer rights.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
James C. Cantrill
Kentucky
American Society of Equity
United States
Covington
Night Riders
Grant County
Cor- Ky
Clan Pais
Rerm
Roaming night riders destroy telephone line segment
In Danville Kentucky April 21 farmers in Boyle and Lincoln counties report a four week outage after night riders cut five miles of telephone line between Hedgeville and Hubble. Investigators fear raids on tobacco beds mirror the line damage and a reward has been offered for the culprits.
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Danville
Hedgeville
Hubble
Boyle
Lincoln
Rubben
Harris Testimony Ties Armstrong to Rat Poison Plot
Clarence Harris testified at the Jeffersonville trial that he bought rough on rats for his aunt at her direction.Edward Mayes, a drug clerk, said he sold Mrs Armstrong both arsenic and carbbolic acid shortly before the husband’s death in the poisoning case.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Associated Press
Clarence Harris
Taft Indorsed and Beveridge Backed by Indiana Republicans
In Connersville Indiana on April 21 the Sixth district Republicans renominated Congressman William O Barnard by acclamation. The convention endorsed the Payne Aldrich tariff law the Taft administration and urged Senator Beveridge re election.
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Connersville
Ind
Associated Press
Indiana
William O. Barnard
Taft
Beveridge
Factional row at D A R meeting in Washington
The nineteenth continental congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution faced factional strife over amendments to the constitution regarding officer discipline and state auxiliaries. Mary Desha of Kentucky clashed over floor recognition, while nine vice presidents general were elected, with one vacancy to be filled tomorrow. President Taft greeted delegates in the White House East Room.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Continental Congress
National ‘Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
J. Morgan Smith
Alabama
Mary Desha
Kentucky
Administration
Taft
White House
Committee
William Lawson Peel
Georgia
Mary Hamilton Washington
National Society
George M. Sternburg
National University
S. W. Wardlaw
Mississippi
Delight E. R Keller
Matthew T. Scott
Egbert Jones
Virginia Randolph Shackelford
L. A. Verne
Noyes
Illinois
Ellen Mecum
New Jersey
William E. Stanley
Kansas
Edward Randall
Texas
J. T. Sterling
Connecticut
Emily_P. S. Moore
Vermont
Andrew K. Gant
Nebraska
Ninety Year Old Man Reported Missing
Frank B. Eckstein, 90, was reported missing from his home at 915 Race Street after leaving for Eliott Pendleton’s office in Lincoln Inn court building at 9 AM and not returning. Relatives alerted police. a description of Eckstein is on file.
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Frank B. Eckstein
Race Street
Eliott Pendleton
Lincoln Inn Court
Wiliams
Mark Twain Dies as Nation Mourns Genius and Humility
Indianapolis dispatch quotes two contemporaries praising Mark Twain Clemens as a great prose writer and humane humorist whose death is a national loss. They describe his merit, lifelong learning, warmth, and ability to uplift others even in illness.
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Clemens
Albert Bigelow Paine
Mark Twain
Stormfield
Jarvis Langdon
Gabrilowitsch
Clara Clemens
Robert Halsey
Quintard
Redding
Indianapolis
Ind
Kerry Finn
Booth Tarrington
Mr. Clemens
Twain
Association
James Whitcomb
Whisky War Resumes On Change Whisky Market Fight
In a Change floor clash between trust and independent whisky interests Representative Timothy E. McNamara pushed to have the trust sale at $1.30 recorded separately from independents. He protested a joint record showing 892 barrels at $1.30 while his 150 barrels were folded into the same entry. The dispute, already a bones of contention, continues as McNamara accuses improper record-keeping and seeks separate reporting by the Change board.
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Independent
Trust
Chamber of Committee
Timothy E. McNamara
Cincinnati
McNamara
Chamber of Commerce
Change
H. F. Cellarius
Murray
Sunday Baseball Local Option Fight in Ohio Legislature
Democratic lawmakers in Columbus push a plan to pass a Sunday baseball bill over Governor Harmon's veto, arguing local option is constitutional. Representative Anderson cites Iowa cases to defend local Sunday play, while Harmon dismisses the measure as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Harrison
Columbus
Anderson
Youngstown
Friends of Baseball
Franklin County
Senate
Attorney General's Department
Iowa
Harmon
Ohio
General Assembly
Insurgent Republicans Move to Restructure House Committees
Washington April 21 insurgent Republicans sought to strip the speaker of appointive power over house committees. Representative Fowler of New Jersey introduced a resolution to create two committees to designate all committee members, stirring chaos as members flooded in and the house faced a quorum challenge.
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Associated: Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Fowler
New Jersey
Committee On Rules
Payne
Hardwick
Georgia
Missing Cop Found In Bed After Chicken Coop Clue
A city officer vanished after his 11 pm beat, missing 1 am call. Officers searched all night, then found him asleep at home. Mayor Schwab may face charges as Chief Millikin censured another officer for drinking recently.
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Millikin
Mayor Schwab
Treasury chief cites lack of law to punish subordinates for embezzlement
Washington reports that Charles D. Norton told the House that no statute exists to punish a subordinate in any U S subtreasury for pilfering public funds. He noted bonding is outdated and political risk in Treasury jobs remains unaddressed amid a Missouri shortage probe.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Charles D. Norton
the Treasury
House Committee On Expenditures
Treasury Department
United States
Treasury
Norton
McClung
New York
T. the. Treasury . Department
Jttle
St. Louis
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