Hyde Denies Poison Use in Swope Case Trial
Dr Hyde and his wife testified in the Swope murder trial denying poison or typhoid germs were used. He described treating Colonel Swope and others, stating the death cause as apoplexy and detailing bloodletting of two to three pints.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Kansas City
Flyde
Swope
Hyde
James Moss Hunton
Thomas H. Swope
Chrisman Swope
Mr. Walsh
Twyman
Ds Hyde
Miss Keller
Colonel Swope
Dr. Hyde
Mies Keller
Stella Swope
Shooting at Staunton home leaves two dead
In Staunton Virginia Arch Brown 35 opened fire with a repeating shotgun on guests at a neighbor’s house four miles from Staunton killing Perry Hoy and a Higgs boy aged eight and wounding Abe Hoy and another man. The motive cited involves theft of items entrusted to Brown and a confrontation over surrender details.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Staunton
Arch Brown
Perry
Hoy
Higgs
Abe Hoy
Brown
Boyle Kidnaping Case Sees Delayed Retrial Argument
In Pittsburg the superior court postponed until tomorrow the retrial arguments for Helen Boyle who is serving twenty five years in the Western Penitentiary for involvement in the Billy Whitla kidnapping at Sharon Pennsylvania. Her lawyers contend the alleged crime may not have occurred in Pennsylvania, challenging state jurisdiction.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press
Superior Court
Helen Boyle
Western Penitentiary
Billy’ Whitla
Sharon
Boyle Wll
Pennsylvania
Report on Kief massacre unfounded. expulsion order deferred
Official information from St. Petersburg to the state department says the Kief massacre report is baseless and the expulsion order was not carried out but postponed for further study by the Russian government.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
St. Petersburg
Kief
Taft says railroad bill not hopeless as pledge drive continues
Passaic New Jersey May 9 President Taft spoke to the Passaic Board of Trade on the railroad bill and pledged that key provisions remain intact with hope for passage in both houses. He urged enactment of statehood for Arizona and New Mexico postal savings banks anti injunction the conservation measures and campaign expenditure publicity.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Passaic
N. J
Passac Board of Trade
Washington
Taft
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
tovassa@ic
New York
Aft
Premier Calejas Dominates New Cortes With 225 Seats
Madrid dispatch reports Premier Calejas will command 225 seats in the newly elected Cortes. Conservatives hold 98, Republicans 46, Carlists 8, Catalanists 8, Independents 11. Republicans and Socialists total 42,500 votes in Madrid against 30,500 by Monarchists.
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Madrid
Associated Press
Calejas
Cortes
Hughes Cheered for Direct Primary Bill at Dinner
Governor Charles E. Hughes was loudly cheered in Binghamton New York as he spoke in favor of the Hinman Green direct primary bill before about 250 men at the annual Binghamton University Men's club dinner tonight.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Associated Press
Charles E. Hughes
Hinman-Green
Binghamton University
Cartago Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses Thousand
San Jose dispatch reports more than 1000 bodies removed from Cartago ruins. Surviving residents shelter in tents as tremors continue and relief from American ships, port Limón, and Mexican contributions aid the devastated area.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Josh
Cartago
San Jose
Port Limon
Cot
Entre Rios
Mexico
Republic
Langdon Bill and Veto for Getaway Day Developments
Ohio lawmakers return to Columbus for the session’s last day. Debate centers on the Langdon taxation commission conference report and the governor veto clash over the LeBlond relief bill. Senate special orders include the deficiency bill and potential partisan maneuvering to sustain or prune measures.
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Commercial Tribune
Barbad
Harrison Blpa
Columbus
Ohio
Langdon Taxation Commission
LeBlond
William H., Belof
Cincinnati
Senate
LeBrond
United States Traffic Convention Report
Fragments indicate a nationwide gathering or convention with speakers from multiple states. Details on dates, venues, or participating organizations are unclear in the readable text.
Masting of the General Federation Board at Linton and Music Hall
The General Federation holds a board meeting at the Linton at 10 a.m. A Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert, free to delegates, occurs at Music Hall at 8:30 p.m. The credentials committee meets all day at Music Hall to issue press credentials. Adele Folger chairs the press committee at the Linton 10 to 12 a.m.
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General Federation
Linton
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Ohio Federation
Music Hall
Miss
Adele Folger
Methodist Women Demand Greater Role at Conference
In Asheville on May 9 women gathered as petitions were presented to the Methodist Church South committee on revivals. Mrs Luke Johnson opened the campaign arguing that women have earned rights for a larger service, not office, challenging the church to remove barriers based on gender and family roles.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Asheville
N. C
The
Methodist Church South
Committee On Revivals
Presbyterian Church
McDonald
Board of Foreign Missions
Luke Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Church
Fickle Politicians Barred Key Ohio Primary Case
Ohio Attorney General Denman rules withdrawals end a race for nomination and cannot be reinstated without proper preliminaries. Secretary of State Thompson may hire staff to gather information on automobile law infractions and cover expenses from office receipts. The opinion also addresses vending machines for insurance policies and highway commission matters.
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Denman
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Thompson
Charles C. Lemmert
Pilgrimage to Mecca Opens as Federation Meets
Hundreds of delegates from the General Federation of Women's Clubs arrive in Cincinnati for the tenth biennial convention at Music Hall. Officials, hotel staff, and railroad workers assist, while Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St Louis speaks of unity and the convention’s goal of conservation and education over suffrage. Continued on Page 3.
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Mecca
General Federation
Queen City
Cincinnati
Federation
Linton
Ohio State Federation
Philip N. Moore
St Louis
United States
Mrs. Moore
General Federation of Women's Clubs
America
United States v. The Press Docketed in Supreme Court
The United States press libel case against New York World and several figures including Taft Roosevelt and Taft was docketed in the Supreme Court via a writ of error from the New York circuit court. The government seeks to advance the case for hearing at the fall meeting.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
the Press
New York World
Mber
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles P. Taft
Panama ‘Canal
United States Supreme Court
Hough
Circuit Court of
New York
Tail of Halley's Comet Reaches 24 Million Miles in Tail
New York May 9 Two photographs from May 5 by Prof. E. E. Barnard of the Yerkes Observatory show Halley's comet with a tail extending twenty degrees about 24 million miles long. The head and nucleus were bright as a second magnitude star while the tail splits into three strands a distance from the head.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Halley
E. E. Barnard
Yerkes Observatory
Barnard
Mary Procter
Bermuda
Venius
Man Crucifies Self Over Comet Visit
In San Bernardino California Paul Hammerton a sheepman and prospector crucified himself after brooding over the comet. He was found with feet and one hand tied to a crude cross and begged rescuers to leave him in his spiked imprisonment despite intense agony.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Bernardino
Cal
Paul Hammerton
Hammerton
Taft to Name Roosevelt Special Ambassador for King Edward Funeral
President Taft considers Theodore Roosevelt as United States special ambassador to attend King Edward VII’s funeral. Taft will discuss with Secretary Knox after returning to Washington and could appoint Roosevelt if a special representative is needed.
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Passaic
N. J
Asso
Ciated Press
Taftin
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Edward
Knox
Wash
Ington
Taft
the Passaic
Board of Trade
Washington
Colonel Roose
Roosevelt
Noted Pioneer Frederick Saugrain Dies at 104
Sedalia Missouri May 9 Associated Press Frederick Saugrain age 104 oldest native of the Louisiana Purchase territory is dead in Sedalia He aided General Grant to build the Grant cabin near St Louis.
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Sedalia
Associated Press
Frederick Saugrain
Louisiana Purchase Territory
General Grant
Grant
St. Louis
Roosevelt in Berlin trip with mild fever and bronchitis
Former president Roosevelt leaves for Berlin on a special train in a joking mood despite a slight fever and husky voice indicating bronchitis. London reports May 16 arrival possible, May 20 funeral of King Edward may force postponement of his Oxford lecture.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Roosevelt
Berlin
London
Edward
Oxford University
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Cited in Norwegian Political Row
In Christiania May Associated Press Mr Roosevelt condemns ex premier Gunnar Knudsen for using his name in politics. Knudsen campaigns for water power resource conservation while opposition denounces it as an infringement on personal rights. Roosevelt urged a public denial and wrote a clarifying letter.
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Christiania
May
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Norway
Gunnar Knudsen
Castle
Knudsen
Mr. Roosevelt
Body of aged man bears references to Kentucky
Pasadena California May 9 The body of William Miner an aged man seemingly of aristocratic birth is in a local morgue as authorities seek to locate his relatives. He was found
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Kentucky
Pasadena
Cal
William Miner
Carpenter Benjamin Breitenberg Ends Life After Family Quarrel
After a family quarrel, 47 year old carpenter Benjamin Breitenberg took Paris green at his home on Virginia Avenue and died later. Police were alerted and officers rushed to Ruffin's Bridge near the canal, transporting him toward the city where he died.
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Benjamin Breitenberg
Paris Green
Virginia Avenue
Potts
Springmeier
Brueggemann
Schlenker
Ing Ruffin
Canal
Tenth District
Proclamation of George V Sets Imperial Pomp to Open Reign
George V was proclaimed king across the empire with medieval ceremony. In London and Dublin officials read the proclamation as crowds gathered. The king urged normal life except for Edward VII’s funeral on May 20. The day featured open theaters wishes and a royal salute as preparations for mourning and Windsor interment began.
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Associated Press
London
George V
Dublin
Ulster
Lord Aberdeen
Ireland
Lady Aberdeen
Edward VII
Asquith
Reginald’ McKenna
Admiralty
Haakon
Queen Maud
Norway
George I
Mary
Olaf
Buckingham Palace
Friary Court
St. James Palace
Victoria
Ign Bertook
Aoa Echan
Obs
Duke of Norfolk
England
Great
Alfred Scott-Gatty
Duke
Sir Alfred
Westminster Hall
Windsor
George’s Chapel
Paddington
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Hughes
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Methodist
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Earth
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Louisiana Purchase
Germany
George
Coldstream Guards
Marlborough House
St. James Park
Sir Alfred Scott Scott-tlatty
Friarcourt
Marlborough ‘House
Queen Mary
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