Richeson's clemency bid denied by Governor Foss
Boston May 16. Governor Foss refused to refer Clarence W. T. Richeson’s commutation petition to the executive council for the murder of Avis Linnell of Hyannis. A special insanity commission found Richeson sane at the time of and during confinement, though neurotic and subject to hysterical insanity. He remains in Charlestown’s death chamber awaiting fate.
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Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis ‘Linnell
Hyannis
Foss
Richeson
Executive Council
Special Insanity Commission
Charlestown
Charles Street
Opini
Hyal Attacar
Edward B. Lane
Isidore H. Cortat
L. Vernon Briggs
Henry R. Steiman
George T. Tuttle
Henry P. Frost
Commonwealth
Prisoner Not Informed of Governor’s Decision Tonight
Richeson learned of the governor’s ruling only after visiting clergy and the prison chaplain spoke with him for an hour in the death chamber. Rev. Herbert S. Johnson and Rev. Herbert W. Stebbins expressed sympathy while awaiting formal notification, with officials saying news would come tomorrow through counsel or clergymen.
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Asfeq
Johnnson
N. D. Allen
Els
Morse
Arrival of Denmark's King Frederick V body in Copenhagen
Preparations complete for the late King Frederick V of Denmark to be received at noon tomorrow aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog. King Haakon of Norway and officials will attend a ceremony at Christianborg Castle before the body lies in state, guarded by army and navy detachments until the funeral at Roskilde Cathedral on May 24.
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Copenhagen
Frederick Va
Denmark
Dannebrog
Haakon
Norway
Christianborg
Army
Roskilde
Animal dances banned at Idle Hour Country Club
The governing board of Idle Hour Country Club in Macon Georgia prohibits animal dances at the club. A public notice published today outlines the ban and the action taken by club authorities.
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Commercial Tribune
Macon
Idle Hour Country Club
Dance couples perform turkey trot and tabooed steps in New York event
Mrs. T. Arthur Smith and Hansell Hillyer of New York, formerly of Macon, led several couples at last night’s dance as they introduced and taught the turkey trot bun ny hug and grizzly bear, dances now barred or tabooed.
Liquor Dealers Protest Congress Regulation Move
At the National Association of Wholesale Liquor Dealers closing session in Philadelphia the group adopted a resolution protesting any federal action regulating liquor traffic. The association will meet next year in Louisville. officers elected include President H. J. Kaltenbach, Samuel Woolner Jr, Gerrie Dempsey, and E. V. Dougherty.
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Philadelphia
National Association of Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Congress
Louisville
H. J. Kaltenbach
New York
Samuel Woolner, Jr
Peoria
Til
Gerrie Dempsey
Boston
E.V. Dougherty
Young Lawyer Surrenders Berth Receives Large Legacy
Ernest W. Marlow a New York lawyer gave up his train berth to an elderly woman on a New York to Richmond trip years ago. Mrs. Helen Marsh of New Haven named him residuary legatee and the estate appraisal lists his share at 98 100 dollars.
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New Haven
Conn
Ernest W. Marlow
New York
Richmond
Helen Marsh
Penitentiary Accounts Show Shortage Report Filed
E F Brown, fiscal supervisor, completed examination of Ohio State penitentiary accounts and filed his report with Attorney General Hogan. A shortage of 5970.81 was found, with 5125.00 in the Clerk I N Rex account.
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Columbus
E. F. Brown
Ohio State Penitentiary
Hogan
I. N. Rex
Five Men Held Prisoners in Submarine Tuna
The submarine Tuna grounded four miles off Great Egg Harbor life saving station and remains aground near shore. Captain Dannehaut Chief Electrician Parks and engineers Bucklin Wilson, and Hand aboard. One false keel gone and one of six engines jammed. the craft sits in thirteen feet of water with risk of gas if batteries contact salt water.
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Atlantic Crry
M. J
Tuna
Great Egg Harbor
Dannehaut
Parks
Bucklin and Wilson
Hand
Rele
Captain of Ohio towboat drowned in windstorm
Pittsburg May 16 Captain Oliver S. Gilmore of Pittsburg drowned when the towboat Little Fred capsized in a gust on the Ohio River near Steubenville Ohio. Nineteen crew members escaped death as the boat, bound for Pittsburg with tow barges to New Martinsville West Virginia, was driven on its side.
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Pittsburg
Pat
Oliver S. Gilmore
Ohio River
Steubenville
New Martinsville
W. Va
Dayton to Host 1918 State Eclectic Medical Meet
Cincinnati report says the Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association ended a three day convention in Columbus on May 16 and chose Dayton as the 1918 convention site. J B Barker of Piqua was named president H C Duke Richwood first vice president H W Powers North Am her s second vice president J F Wuist Dayton corresponding secretary W N sanity Forrest recording secretary James G Sherman Columbus treasurer J K Scudtr Cincinnati delegate to the national convention in Washington on June 18.
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Columbus
Ohio State Eclectic Medial Association
Dayton
J.B. Barker
Piqua
H. C. Duke
Richwood
H. W. Powers
North Amhers
J. F. Wuist
W. N. Sanity
Forrest
James G. Sherman
J. K. Scudtr
Cincinnati
Washington
Major Butt Dropped From Army Roll
Washington May 16 The name of Major Archibald Butt Tafts aid who perished with the Titanic has been formally dropped from the United States army roll. Normally ninety days pass before a missing officer is stricken but in his case the rule was deemed unnecessary.
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Washington
Archibald Butt
Taft
United States Army
sYoll
Butt
Moorish Leader Killed Commanding Moor Tribes
Special Cable reports from Melilla Morrocco that fierce fighting two days earlier left four Spanish columns engaged with natives. Colonel Navarre Carola Palzja-Ramillo and 65 others wounded. El Mizzien, identified as commander in chief of the tribesmen, was killed after bayonet and cavalry charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Melilla
Morocco
Navarre
Carola
Palzja-Ramillo
el. Mizzien
Gary Dinners Figure In Steel Price Hearing
Testimony at the steel suit hearing cites Gary dinners at the Waldorf Astoria and a remark by Judge Gary that price maintenance should be dearer than life. John A. Topping testifies about discounts and the impact of dinners on pricing decisions as other witnesses discuss the steel industry’s price wars and related trusts.
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Tribune
New York
Gary
Waldorf-Astoria
John A. Topping
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Topping
Alabama
Republic Company
Lake Superior District
Steel Corporation
Lindabury
Iron and Steel Institute
Institute
Farrell
The
E. A. S. Clark
Lackawanna
W. L. King
Jones & Laughlin
James Campbell
Youngstown Sheet and Steel Company
Dickinson
Judge Dickinson
Tennessee Coal and Iron
John Sterling Deans
Phoenix Bridge Company
American Bridge Company
Department of Justice
Stursberg Explains Sugar Trust Merger Formation
Julius A. Stursberg testified before the special examiner in the government dissolution suit, saying strong competition forced the merger of the sugar refiners. He noted his role as former secretary of the Brooklyn Refining Company and described how the trust was formed to combat rivalry.
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Henry A. Wise
United States
Stursberg
John E. Searles
Brooklyn Refining Company
Wise
Sugar Refineries Company
Henry ©. Havemeyer
F. O. Matthiessen
Theodore Havemeyer
Joseph B. Donnar
Hector Havemeyer
Charles Senff
John &. Parsons
Boston
Philadelphia
Spreckels
Claus Spreckels
New York
Sugar Trust
Julius A. Stursberg
Park Shooting in Columbus Fatal
In Columbus Ohio Alvin E Zollinger advertising solicitor died after a park shooting last Monday Miss Cecelia Farley confessed to shooting him and will be charged with murder in the first degree Jerome Quigley engaged to Farley faces the same charge on bail Farley remains in detention.
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Columbus
Alvin E. Zollinger
Cecelia Farley
Miss Farley
Zollinger
Jerome Quigley
Medals Planned to Honor War Nurses Named for Florence Nightingale
The International Red Cross in Washington outlined a proposal to award medals bearing Florence Nightingale s name to women who distinguish themselves caring for the sick and wounded on battlefields. Count De Czkenics of Austria presented the plan at a conference. A $5000 principal plus interest would fund the medals.
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Tribune
WIRE
Washington
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
International Red Cross Society
Count de Czekenics
Austria
Bigelow Plan Sparks Critical Reaction in Columbus
President Bigelow’s scheme to submit the constitutional convention’s work to electors as a whole drew sharp criticism from Delegate James Halfhill of Lima. The phraseology committee finished its work and will present printed proposals and wording to the convention when it reconvenes next Wednesday.
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Columbus
Bigelow
James Halfhill
Lima
Lynch Claims Election Victory For ITU Officers
James M. Lynch, who has led the International Typographical Union for twelve years, says partial returns show he and administration officers re-elected by about 8000 votes. The two constitutional amendments to raise president and secretary treasurer salaries appear close in the same count.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Over Twelve Thousand Votes in Commercial Tribune
Election note reports more than twelve thousand votes cast in the Commercial Tribune presidential preference postal card balloting. The entry highlights the vote count and indicates a high turnout in the postal ballot process.
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Commercial Tribune
Presidential preferential ballot leads in Hamilton county
The Commercial Tribune reports the presidential preference ballot passing 12 000 with the president leading Roosevelt and LaFollette below 1 199. Citizens show high interest with many inquiries and postal card respondents awaiting next Sunday's summary approximation of Republican voters choice.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Roosevelt
LaFollette
the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton County
Roosevelt seizes 501 delegates claim for nomination
Col Roosevelt asserts he has 501 delegates already elected and expects to win on the first ballot at Chicago. He attacks Taft’s delegate counts as misleading and cites pledged support from New York Michigan and Washington while denouncing bossism and urging justice for farmers.
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Col. Roosevelt
Taft's Position Firmly Upheld By MacVeagh
Roosevelt denounces Washington delegates as theft and demands loyal support for Taft. MacVeagh and Garfield debate Taft Roosevelt policy fidelity, with MacVeagh arguing Taft expanded Roosevelt reforms and pursued prosecutions, while Garfield criticizes Taft as allied with reactionaries and failing on tariff and reform efforts.
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Taft
Macveagh
Taft Supporters Claim 543 Delegates for Taft at Chicago
In Cleveland on May 16 President Taft announced telegrams from C D Hilles and William B McKinley listing 543 Taft delegates, with Idaho’s four votes included. He urged Americans to judge him by policy while defending his tariff and railroad positions amid Roosevelt criticisms. He pressed for continued arbitration and praised the party’s progress.
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Thoroughne
Roosevelt
Mr. MacVeagh
MacVeagh
Cleveland
Taft
C. D. Hilles
William B. McKinley
Taft Bureau
Chicago
Idaho
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
West Virginia GOP names delegates and endorses Roosevelt
The West Virginia Republican convention in Huntington named six delegates at large to the Chicago convention and endorsed Theodore Roosevelt while omitting any reference to President Taft. Former Governor W M O Dawson chaired the convention as it restructured state party governance amid delays and state affairs complications.
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Huntington
W.va
West Virginia
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
W. M. O. Dawson
Taft Says Ohio Primary Will Decide Nomination
President Taft released figures countering Roosevelt’s 522 delegates claim and stated Roosevelt has 309 pledged delegates. He stressed Ohio's vote, his home state, will settle the nomination with 188 delegates still to be chosen, and that even if Roosevelt won all remaining delegates he could not reach nomination.
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MacVeagh
Taft
Roosevelt
Garfield
Rosevelt
Ohio
Cleveland, CO
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Montana
Texas
Arkansas
Chloe
Wen
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LA Follette
Dark Horse
Asserts Taft
Toledo
Tion
Greenville
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Mississippi
Walter Brown
Brown
Peter Grosacup
Ironton
Judge Taft
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Charles P. Taft
Piqua, O
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Memorial Hall
Colonel Roosevelt
Alphonso Taft
Trusts
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Hilles
MEN ON Peace Action
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Senate
Union
Mr. Taft
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