Trial in Gingles case yields clash over motives
Chicago reporters describe the defense closing as PP H O'Donnell and Captain P D O'Brien trade accusations over the Wellington hotel attack tale. Hospital testimony reveals discrepancies in Miss Gingles story while new details involve Miss Barrette and Mrs Cecelia Kenyon amid ongoing court proceedings.
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Separation Is Sought for State and Local Taxes
Special dispatch from Put-In-Bay Ohio reports Attorney General A G Denman addressing the Ohio State Bar Association. He argued for complete separation of state and local taxes, reviewing history from 1896 to 1903 and noting tax reforms, surpluses, and debts while urging abolition of the decennial appraisal system and a new funding method. Officers were proposed: J B Burrows president, E B McCarter secretary, C R Gilmore treasurer. A Garfield talk on employers liability prompted a committee to study the issue for the next legislature.
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Columbus
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Dayton
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George E. Martin
J. M. Smedes
Cincinnatti
Small Express Firms Evade Prohibition Laws
Washington reports a scheme where express companies near state lines are formed to move beers and liquors across borders. Natchez Mississippi and Fall River Massachusetts figures show liquor dealers create offices across lines to route orders via wagons, aiming to dodge strict state laws while filing tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Mississippi
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Interstate Express Company
Fall River
Connecticut
Wagon Express
Masked Bandits Terrorize Centerville Town
In Butte Montana three masked men hit three Centerville saloons in under ninety minutes. They fired shots into the ceiling, lined patrons against walls, and stole from tills totaling about $27. Several customers lost watches and valuables during the raids.
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Centerville
Minuto
Hydrophobia Drives Families From Town
ESTHERWOOD La July 8 A number of families are moving away from the Mamou oil fields near here due to a widespread hydrophobia among dogs Many dogs have been killed Residents blame gas and steam emissions as a potent factor in the mad dog epidemic.
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Estherwood
Mamou
270 Pound New Yorker Wins Beefsteak Eating Title
Philip Lommel weighing 270 pounds won the championship medal as a beefsteak eater at a political club outing in New York. He ate ten pounds at the table without rising, while Max Meyers weighing 275 pounds managed eight and a half pounds.
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New York
Philip Lommel
Max Meyers
Lommel
Meyers
Plan to Test the Income Tax Law May Mean Bonds
Washington reports that many corporations may challenge the new income tax law in court if enacted. Treasurys officials say the bill appears constitutional and collection should proceed while disputes are resolved. Treasury could issue Panama Canal bonds and Treasury certificates if needed, ensuring government funds.
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Infatuated man kills librarian at Eaton public library
Harry Rife, 35, a lineman, shot Lida Griswold, 38, librarian and daughter of Judge J. A. Gilmore, at the Eaton library. One .32 caliber bullet caused instant death, striking near the heart. Rife wounded himself slightly and is jailed. The killing was witnessed by Griswold's 12-year-old son. Resentment is suspected as the motive. Rife had two marriages and several children.
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Rife
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Taft Quits Champlain Celebration in Burlington for Washington
President Taft ends his Lake Champlain tercentenary participation in Burlington and leaves for Washington to focus on tariff negotiations with House and Senate leaders. Ambassadors Jusserand Bryce, Governor Hughes, Governor Prouty join speakers praising unity among the United States France and Great Britain as Champlain tribute emphasizes peace and amity.
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Colombia Faces Revolt After Barranquilla Uprising
Paris dispatch reports General Rafael Reyes downplays the Barranquilla revolt as confined to the city. He warns Colombia needs an iron hand as parties split after his Europe departure. A July 4 Barranquilla movement captured forts and river boats, with Liberals not joining the ultra Conservative-led rising. Outlook signals possible spread to Cauca and southern Colombia.
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Serious Condition Reported
Panama dispatches report a very critical condition of affairs in Colombia with mail advices noting urgent developments and potential consequences for the region.
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Bathing Girl's Clothes Stolen From Tree Limb
Miss Mary Hart, 16, hung her garments on a tree limb while bathing in a canal near Paterson New Jersey. A man stole them but a witness with a barrel aided her escape home. She obtained a warrant for John Doe and said she could identify the thief if he were seen.
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Paterson
N. J
John Doe
Oil Trust Plans Butter From Petroleum By-Product
New York July 8 Standard Oil chemists allegedly discovered a process to make butter as a by product of crude petroleum. Reports say contracts will be drawn for a large butter making plant as a new department of Standard Oil in the De Hook section of Bayonne.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Works
de Hook
Bayonne
Black Hand at Work in Virginia
In Richmond Virginia the black hand or similar agency is suspected of sending letters to wealthy men demanding ransom for their children. Post office inspectors join the search for the writers as authorities pursue the case amid fear and caution. One recipient even sent his wife and children to a nearby city after receiving a letter
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The
Black Hand
Post Office
Tobacco Tax and Tariff Debate Amid Senate Conferees
Senate passes measure with tobacco amendment adopted as Beveridge and Aldrich clash over motives and policy. Conferees named include Beveridge Aldrich with a lengthy roll call and warnings about party loyalty amid tariff fights and pressure on house passage.
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Aldrich Vna
Tobaco
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