Tramp Confirms Maid Testimony In Murder Probe
Grand jury in Freeport continues hearing witnesses in the Louise Bailey murder case. District Attorney Smith plans to wrap up by noon, while debate over allowing Florence Carman to testify remains unsettled. Witness Frank Farrell corroborates maid Celia Coleman’s account of a kimono clad woman near the Carman residence during the shooting.
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Louise Bailey
Freeport
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Nassau County
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Frank J. Farrell
Farrell
Dr. Carman
Celia Coleman
Nellie Gherkin
Elwood T. Bartles
Mrs. Carman
Bartles
Divorces Rise in Manhattan in First Half of Year
In Manhattan 540 absolute divorces were granted in the six months ending June 30, up from 372 in the previous year. The figures were released today by the County Clerk.
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New York
Greater
Manhattan
Mystery of Beatrice Nelms and Elois Nelms Dennis
Mrs. John W. Nelms offers 1000 dollars for any lead to the fate of her daughters Beatrice Nelms and Elois Nelms Dennis missing from Atlanta. Reports place two women resembling the siblings fleeing a Gulfport launch toward Louisiana. a San Antonio physician treated a child tied to Elois. Investigators link aHindu themed clue via a typewriter linked to Victor Innes, who arranged a divorce for Mrs. Dennis. Innes denied occult interest as police pursue the case.
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John W. Nelms
Gulfport
Miss
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San Antonio
Tex
Dennis
Elois Nelms
San Francisco
Victor Innes
Nevada
Innes
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
President Carbajal in Boots of Huerta
General Huerta and General Blanquet left Mexico City by train amid hopes for peace. Huerta paid respects at the National Palace before departure as crowds remained orderly and hopeful, with renewed popularity after his resignation.
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General Blanquet
Puerto Mexico
Huerta
National Palace
Carbajal
Death in Quicksand Traps Seven Miners at Balkan Mine
Special Dispatch reports seven miners killed at the Balkan mine near Ron River Michigan when sliding sand caused a cave in as crews search for bodies. About thirty men rushed the tunnel mouth. two were caught, one stripped to shed clothing and escape naked. Remaining miners fled as sand filled crevices.
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Balkan
Alpha
Hungarian woman reveals plan to murder Philadelphia husband
Mrs Barbara Varga of Western Hungary arrived on the Neckar and told immigration officials she came to the United States to pre operate the murder of her husband John Varga of 249 Dennie Street Philadelphia. She said she had learned a month ago from friends that her brother intended to kill him and she is held pending word from her husband.
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Baltimore
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Hungary
Neckar
John Varga
Dennie Street
Philadelphia
Ohio River funding threatened as work suspended
Washington July 15. The river and harbor bill faces Senate failure and the War Department warns of broad suspensions on Ohio River work if funds are not provided. Dams and dredges face early stoppages from July to September with many projects deferred or halted, increasing costs and delaying navigation improvements. Leaders Sparkman and Lieb issued a nationwide alarm urging action to preserve the program.
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Amd
War Départment
Rivers' and Harbors Committee
Harry Taylor
Lieb
Friends of the River and Harbor
Sheriff Halts Miner Protest Near Steubenville
Sheriff Huscroft and twenty deputies rushed to Bradley near Steubenville Ohio after a call from the mine manager reporting strikers from Dillonvale and Rush Run marching on the mine. The show of force discouraged the crowd who withdrew to the hills and vowed to return tomorrow. Governor Cox was notified but troops were not requested. Pumpers at several mines reportedly quit and flooding began.
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Huscroft
Bradley
Dillonvale
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Cox
Iowa Republicans Back Liquor Laws
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune Des Moines Iowa July 15 Prohibition forces lost their bid to resubmit the prohibition question to a vote at the Republican State Convention The convention adopted a plank endorsing current liquor laws and enforcement Twenty one planks were included in the platform with supports for woman suffrage judiciary reform ballot shortening child labor tariff protection and initiative and referendum
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Des Moines
Militant suffragettes jailed after Marlborough Street clash
Two women, Janette Wallace and Bertha Watson, fought with Thomas McKinnon Wood’s security outside the Marlborough Street Police Court. A butler restrained a whip attack before police separated the protesters who were later fined twenty shillings each and jailed fourteen days for contempt and resisting authorities.
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London
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Thomas McKinnon -Wood
Scotland
Janette Wallace
Bertha Watson
Lawyer Claims Wright Unfair In Patterson Case
John E. Collins attorney for Patterson argues before the Wright Impeachment Committee that Judge Wright altered and refused to sign a bill of exceptions, hindering full lower-court testimony from reaching the Court of Appeals. Patterson faces four years for embezzlement. Collins contends the record was not properly presented.
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the Commercial Tribune
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McCoy
Missouri Supreme Court Judges Seek Graves for Federal Seat
Six Missouri Supreme Court justices in Jefferson City send a letter to President Wilson urging the appointment of Judge W. W. Graves to the Federal Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lurton. The move highlights Graves as a leading candidate from the state court.
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Missouri Supreme Court
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FATE OF TRUST BILL HITS SENATE DEBATE IN JULY
Washington July 15 The Senate remains divided over trust legislation as Hollis of New Hampshire and Reed of Missouri clash on the interstate trade commission bill Meanwhile committees fail to perfect the Clayton bill and no progress is seen on railroad securities regulation The discussion centers on defining unfair practices and potential consolidation of measures into one bill with emphasis on empowering a Federal Trade Commission to police trade.
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Missouri
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Federal Trade Common
Thomas D. Jones
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Supreme Court
Trials signal readiness for Wanamaker flying boat voyage
Hammondport N Y July 15 Trials of the sea sled hull for the Wanamaker flying boat America conclude that planing surfaces are solved. Porter and Curtiss say the Atlantic crossing is assured and the Newfound land expedition will depart New York August 1. Hull to be rebuilt and shipped to St Johns. ocean flight eyed for about August 10 depending on weather.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Wanamaker
America
John C. Porter
Glenn H. Curtiss
Atlantic
Newfoundland
New York
St. Johns
September Morn in Raincoat Causes City Scare at Police Station
Georgie McGuire, hiding as September Morn, arrived at Central Police Station in a raincoat and slippers. Police traced her from a window escape, seized her wardrobe, and found she fled in a flimsy disguise while a man accompanied her. She described the escape as fierce and planned to return for clothes before another arrest.
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Miss Mern
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Ettenreider
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Copelan
Arenes
Nurse Arrested in California for Patient Death
Eva J. Rinehart, a nurse, was arrested in San Jose on a Placer County warrant for allegedly murdering her partner Kathleen Bluett to collect life insurance. The pair ran a hospital in Auburn. Bluett died after burns while disinfecting clothing. Three policies totaled 15000 dollars, with executorship and burial actions triggering investigations and exhumation.
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San , Jose
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Kathleen Bluett
Placer County
Miss Rinehart
ROW OF JOURNALISTS MAY CAUSE A WAR
A duel threat between Cassagnac and Fuchs stirs a dispute over a Leipsic court ruling that jailed Italian cartoonist Hansi. Lahm faced expulsion demands. Berlin Embassy backs German correspondent rights as tensions rise between France and Germany.
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Guy Cassagnac
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Carl Lahm
Leipsic Tageblatt
France
Germany
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Leipsic
Hansi
Paul Cassagnac
Lahm
Thaw Wins Estate Battle In Orphans Court
Pittsburg July 15 After six months of legal fight Harry K Thaw is awarded the income from his late father's estate by Judge James W Over in Orphans Court The decision grants Thaw 160 773 despite his prior insanity ruling for the Stanford White killing Thaw is deemed legally entitled to the funds even as his condition is noted as an aggravated sense of self
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Former Mrs Corey Weds Pittsburg Man in New York
Laura Cook Corey, former wife of William P. Corey ex president of United States Steel, married Glenn Duckworth in New York last Friday and sailed Saturday for Europe, according to cards received by friends here. The groom is a music dealer in New York City.
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Pittsburg
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Corey
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New York
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M Rey
Glenn Duckworth
City
Calliope Protest Sparks Injunction at Mississippi Pearl Button
In Burlington Iowa on July 15 2000 the Mississippi Pearl Button Company workers filed an injunction through Moir Bros to stop calliopes on excursion steamers from playing tango during work hours. They seek damages of 500 dollars for lost work time by 200 female employees.
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Commercial Tribune
Burlington
Iowa
Calliopes
Mississippi Pearl Button Company
Moir .Bros
Governor's plan to cut state levy for schools faces protests
The Ohio Governor proposed a special session to reduce the state levy for common schools, sparking opposition from teachers officials and education groups. Mary E. Lee of the Ohio School Improvement Association urges members to contact senators and representatives to protest the cut, citing budget deficits and rising state department costs.
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Lee
Friends of Education
Whitacre Attacks Cox Boss Rule in Nominating Speech
Whitacre denounces Cox era measures using phrases with the Governor as tools of a political machine. He accuses Cox of building an army of officers dependent on his will for tenure and pay as he seeks the Democratic nomination for Governor in New Philadelphia.
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COX
Commercial Tribune
NEW Philadephia
John. J. White
Permission Sought for Major Ohio Phone Merger
Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus asked the Ohio Public Utilities Commission for approval to organize the Ohio State Telephone Company an umbrella holding firm combining independents in fifteen Ohio cities with total capitalization of 20 616 200.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio State Telephone Company
Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Harry M. Daugherty
New Orleans Widow Fined for Suspicious Character
Mrs. Charles C. Craven, widow of the slain bandit Charles Craven, was fined $20 and sentenced to twenty days in jail on charges of being a dangerous and suspicious character. Police say she claimed to have hidden $54,000 in cash and jewelry allegedly stolen by her husband and refused to reveal the hiding place.
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Commercial Tribune
New
Naval officers to be plucked from active list probed by House panel
Special dispatch reports the House Naval Affairs Subcommittee will examine the planned removal of officers from active duty. Rear Admiral Knight, head of this year’s plucking board, will testify as Captain John H. Gibbons and fourteen others seek reinstatement through the inquiry.
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Washington
House
Knight
John H. Gibbons
Mexican Prez Huerta resigns as Carbajal takes oath in Mexico City
In Washington reports say President Carbajal in talks to relinquish power to General Carranza. Huerta resigns as provisional president to the Chamber of Deputies and upper house accepts. Carbajal sworn in as president before deputies and senators amid cheering. The civil war resumes after Madero and Pino Suarez are killed.
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National Palace
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United States
Republic
Washington Officials See Early Peace After Huerta Resigns
Washington officials hailed General Huerta's resignation as a key step toward peace in Mexico. The United States plans not to recognize Francisco I Madero Carbajal as Provisional President and expects General Carranza to lead until stable arrangements enable recognition by the U.S. and allied mediators.
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