Lawyer Seeks Light on Laporte Murders Through Krebs Confession
Attorney Roy Van Tress heads to Louisville to investigate Krebs confessions alleging a Cincinnati connection to Laporte Indiana murders. He claims Krebs and a twin brother schemed to clear him with letters from Lakeland asylum. Krebs now in Longview, deemed a maniac, could reveal names and details of multiple killings.
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Jacob Krebs
Frank Nelson
Martin
Cincinnati
Longview
Laporte
Ind
Roy van Tress
West Sixth Street
Louisville
Krebs
van Tress
Indiana
Lulu Mueller
Alma Stein Sgeweg
Gag
Lakeland Asylum
Jacob
Lakeland
Ross
Throng at Gunness Farm Remains for Memorials and Skeletons
At the Gunness farm in Laporte Indiana about 10000 visitors again viewed the site including the ser en tified skeletons as souvenirs were sold and no one left without a reminder. Attorney Ramden sought to identify a remaining skeleton as his brother Moe but could not confirm. Grand Jury convenes with 41 summonses served and ten more witnesses planned. Coroner reports unknown cause of death for Budsberg who died at the farm and was buried in Iola Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Gunness Farm
Gunness
W. G. Ramden
Mansfield
N. D
John Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Mr. den
Gam
Ramden
Chicago
Moe
First National Bank of
Bank of Elbow
Mr. Worden
Mack
Ole Budsberg
Iola
Wis
Budsberg
Evacuation Plan for Cuba Condemned by Cuban Review
The American Colonial Review and Intertropical Magazine quotes Secretary Taft and Luis V. De Abad opposing President Roosevelt’s plan to evacuate Cuba before March 4 next year. It argues Americans must leave only after organizing Cuba to ensure order liberty and stability. Patriots argue Cubans should govern themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Muungey Building
Washington
Commercial Tribune
American Colonial Review
Intertropical Magazine
Luis V. de Abad
Roosvelt
Magoon
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Senor de Abad
Thaw and Mother Attend Services With Prisoners
Harry K. Thaw rested after three days of sanity hearing and trial anxieties. He read morning papers and told his jailer he felt less nervous than reporters suggested. His mother Mrs. Thaw arrived and Thaw arranged for her comfort before a brief jail service attended with hymn books Thaw funded. Justice Morschause will sit in White Plains next week and return to rule Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
William Thaw
Thaw
Dr. Pilgrim
Pittsburg
Pilgrim
Justice Morschause
White Plains
Jerome and
Graham
Tribesmen Lose Stronghold in Algeria Action
Official dispatches from General Vigy report French forces in Algeria seized Boudenib the stronghold of Mulai Hassen after shelling 6000 Arabs. The enemy fled dispersing their camp and stores. French losses were three killed and nine wounded. Occupation broadens French influence across the region with several sub missions already resulting.
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Paris
Vigy
Algeria
Boudenib
Mulai Hassen
Mikado greets Hemphill during Yokohama visit
Rear Admiral Joseph M. Hemphill commanding the American squadron visiting Yokohama was received by the Emperor in audience this morning. He then lunched at Shiba Palace with Prince Arisugawa Fushima Admiral Togo and Marine Minister Baron Saito. A British squadron is also visiting Yokohama.
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Tokyo
Joseph M. Hemphill
Yokohama
Shiba Palace
Arisugawa
Fushima
Togo
Baron Saito
Nesbit Thaw marriage annulment hearing poised for delay
Daniel O Reilly for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks another adjournment of the Tuesday hearing in the annulment case against Harry K Thaw. He cites evidence overlap with the Thaw habeas corpus action. Mrs Thaw contends her husband was insane at their April 1905 marriage. Colonel Franklin Bartlett to move for dismissal and oppose further delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel O’reilly
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Deye
O'Reilly
Destructive Fire Wipes Mayfield Water and Light Plant
A Mayfield Kentucky blaze destroyed the electric light and water plant leaving the city in darkness and without water. Total losses near 40000 dollars hit two large pillow factories and many small businesses, with rebuild plans announced by the Water and Light Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky City
Commercial Tribune
Mayfield
Electric Light
Water and Light Company
Examinations Readiness for Consul and Interpreter Corps
Nineteen of thirty candidates passed the April exams for the Consul grade and student interpreter posts in Washington on May 17, with eleven failing. The pass list includes Samuel MacClintock Kentucky 36 86.08 and others with high ratings. interpreter hopeful Esson M. Gale Michigan 28 87.97 and Harold O. Henry Rhode Island 21 85.81 are noted among those succeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel MacClintock
Kentucky
Henry C. A. Damm
Tennessee
Cornelius Ferris
Colorado
Charles K. Moses
Virginia
John Q. Wood
Hawaii
Fred ©. Slater
Kansas
Edgar D. Turner
Pennsylvania
Frank Deedmayer
Alabama
Douglas Jenkins
South Carolina
Frank Bohr
Andrew J. McConnico
Mississippi
Arthur B. Cooke
South Caroline
Alfred W. Donegan
Kenneth S. Patton
Caldwell
Johnston
Samuel C. Reat
Illinois
Lucien N. Sullivan
Esson M. Gale
Michigan
Harold O. Henry
Rhode Island
Indiana Editors Visit Cincinnati By Steamer
Hoosier editors from Indiana newspapers spent three hours in Cincinnati yesterday morning. They arrived from Louisville aboard the City of Cincinnati and, after a brief inspection, returned to Louisville on the same steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cincinnati
Louisville
Archbishop Peter Bourgade Dies in Chicago at 63
The Most Rev Peter Bourgade Archbishop of Santa Fe died in a Chicago hospital at 5 PM Heart failure listed as the cause He was 63 years old He had arrived from Hot Springs Ark May 4 after a brief illness He served as Archbishop since January 7 1899 and earlier held the roles of Vicar Apostolic of Arizona and Bishop of Taumace born in France he was consecrated in 1885 and resided in Tucson
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Chicago
Peter Bourgade
Santa Fe
Hot Springs
Ark
Gates
Thomas Caraher
Buffalo
N. Y
Archbishop Bourgade
France
Arizona
Yuma
Apostole
Taumace
Tucson
Three Killed in Crossing Mishap at Flora Indiana
At Flora Indiana a Pennsylvan ia Railroad passenger train struck a buggy carrying Township Trustee James L Cripes his wife and two year old Ruth Cripes. The impact killed the three instantly and fatally injured another child. The Cripes family was returning from a country visit when the horse panicked and escaped the buggy before crossing the tracks. The father released his hold and attempted to let the horse run, but the train hit the buggy squarely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Ind
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
James L. Cripes
Cripes
Ruth
Mr. Cripes
Improvement in Korea Conditions Improve Across Nation
Seoul May 17 Conditions through out Korea are improving as Prince Ito shows resolve to suppress disorder. About 5000 gendarmes will be deployed across Korea to protect farms and villages while 4000 Korean police under Japanese officers will be enlisted and trained. Crop prospects across Korea are excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Prince Ito
Roberts suspect devoured money in alleged theft
Charles Chandler 26 of Dennison Hotel is held at Central Police Station on petit larceny charges after fleeing St Francis de Sales Church with a purse containing $5. A woman identified him and says he swallowed the bill while fleeing. an emetic was given but no money reappeared. Chandler denies the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chandler
Dennison Hotel
Central Police Station
Chandler
St. Francis de Sales
Woodburn Avenue
Madison Road
Hammersly
B. Bellersen
Lilac Avenue
Wolverine Returns to Recruiting Duty for Great Lakes Cruise
The U S gunboat Wolverine will begin a recruiting cruise from Sandusky Ohio visiting Toledo Detroit Port Huron Mackinac Muskegon Chicago Milwaukee and Sheboygan It will be at Erie Pennsylvania from May 24 to June 4 for Memorial Day events and at South Manitou Island August 9 to 16 for the lake States naval militia drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Wolverine
Sandusky
Toledo
Detroit
Port Huron
Mackinac
Muskegon
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sheboygan
Erie
South Manitou Island
Lake States
News Forecast of the Week Ahead in Congress and Conventions
The week brings state and national political conventions in multiple states including California Washington Alabama Pennsylvania New Jersey Missouri Michigan and Arizona. Congress may adjourn as currency measures and the public buildings bill loom and Taft Bryan Johnson speeches are planned alongside manufacturing and arbitration events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
California
Fresno
Washington
Spokane
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Florida
New Jersey
Trenton
Missouri
Jefferson City
Michigan
Lansing
Democrats of
Columbia
Arizona
Phoenix
Congress
Mercury Cure Promising at Ft Lyon Naval Hospital
New advices from the Naval Hospital at Ft Lyon Col confirm Surgeon B L Wright's promising report on mercury treatment for tuberculosis. Thirty cases have been observed with progress that boosts confidence in an important discovery.
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Washington
Naval Hospital
Ft. Lyon
Col
B. L. Wright
Catholic Societies Celebrate Anniversaries in Hamilton
In Hamilton Ohio on May 17 the benevolent societies of St Josephs St Stephens and St Veronicas held anniversary services at St Stephens Church with about 500 participants in a parade through the main streets Sedalia Lodge No 2766 I C C F marked its 65th anniversary at Payne Memorial Church Rev O R Williams of Cincinnati delivered the address
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
St. Joseph’s
St. Stephen’s
St. Veronica’s
St. Stephen's Church
Sedalia Lodge
Payne M. E. Chapel
O. R. Williams
Cincinnati
Steamer Waves Wash Body Ashore Of Local Boy
The body of Clarence Slick, nine, of 508 Lock Street was found ashore by Joseph Quint and John Ball while passing at East Front Street. He had drowned last Monday after falling from a stone pile at Butler Street. Coroner to probe claims he was intoxicated and possibly given whisky by men nearby.
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Clarence Slick
Lock Street
Joseph Quint
John Ball
East Front Street
Butler Street
Recovery of Leonard Walker Drowns in Little Miami River
Leonard Walker aged 17 of 2834 Rosella Street Hyde Park drowned Saturday while swimming with his father near Redbank Ohio. Fishermen later found a black object in the river, towed it ashore, and notified the Coroner. Despite repeated dives the body could not be recovered at the scene.
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Leonard Walker
Rosella Street
Hyde,Park
Little
Miami
Redbank
Father and Son Die in Wisconsin Forest Pact
Chicago May 17 A German musician Henry Rudolph Amann 43 and his twelve year old foster son Walter Knibel planned to die together. Amann led the boy into the forest near Ft Sheridan after wandering two days. The boy was found dead pierced by a knife. Amann stabbed himself but survived.
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Chicago
Henry Rudolph Amann
Walter Knibel
Amann
Ft. Sheridan
Secretary Metcalf Back From West Coast Review
Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf arrived in Washington after reviewing the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets in San Francisco. He will designate the Board of Rear Admirals to decide retirements under the naval personnel act to relieve stagnation in promotion. Last year compulsory retirements prompted promotions for others. The Elimination Board, led by Rear Admiral Evans, holds discretionary powers to secure best promotion results.
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Washington
Victor H. Metcalf
San Francisco
Pacific
Metcalf
Board of
Naval Personnel Act
Evans
Paris Opera Dean List Includes Nobles and Officials
A Paris cable notes the longstanding subscribers to the grand opera with M. Lefebvre de Vierville, president of a Paris civil court, as current dean. Comte de Berteix and former subscriber M. de Vierville, once an orchestra seat holder since 1861, are named alongside Comte Adheaume de Chevigne Comte Isaac de Camondo and advocate M. Cheramy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Grand Opera
M. Charles Bocher
M. Lefebvre de Vierville
Comte de Berteix
M. de Vierville
Comte Adheaume de Chevigne
Comte Isaac de Camondo
M. Cheramy
Will Sail for Europe by Van der Stucken and Ach
Jank Van der Stucken director of the Cincinnati May Festival sails from New York aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd for a year abroad. Samuel Ach, another Cincinnati resident, will also travel on the steamer as Van der Stucken visits family in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jank van der Stucken
New York
Lloyd Steamship Company
Samuel Ach
van der Stucken
Boston
British hoist approved for U S ships
Washington May 17 report says two stage ammunition hoists will be installed on battleships South Carolina Michigan Delaware and South Carolina. The general British hoist type is recommended for American ships to boost rapidity of fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Corona
Michigan
Delaware
Souther
Hague Conference to Be Discussed at Mohonk Meeting
Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration opens its fourteenth annual session at Lake Mohonk New York May 17 to 19. John W Foster to preside and topics include the second Hague conference measures countering war, prize court plans, a third Hague conference and press and pulpit addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
James W. van Cleave
St. Louis
Lake Mohonk
United States
Kansas City
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Port Townsend
N. Y
Congress
Navy
John W. Foster
Harrison
Business Men’s Movement For International Arbitration
Chambers of Commerce and
Business Men’s Associations
Canada
Coleges and Universities
Chester de Witt Pugsley
N. Pugsley
Harvard
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Joaquin P. Calvo
Costa Rica
America
Don Luis
George Eade Jr. railroad executive dies at home
George Eade Jr a general passenger agent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad died suddenly at his home in the city last night of heart failure. Eugene Francois Marie Henri ninth Duke of Harcourt died in Paris yesterday born in 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eade, Jr
Leigh Valley Railroad
Eugene Francois Marie Henri
Duke of Harcourt
Paris
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Mikado
Hemphill
Hoosier Editors
Roberts
City Hospital
Bulkeley
Brownsville
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Panama
Nashville
Tennessee Bar Association
William J. Bryan
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Johnson
Minnesota
Richmond
Tobacco Trust
Vestal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Illinois Central
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio
Bristol
American Tobacco Company
Cincinnatian
Benevolent Societies of
Hamilton
Boy
Lad
THE
Paris Opera
M. Lefebvre
Europe
Director van der Stucken
Hague
Foster
Clifton R. Breckenridge
Arkansas
William Dudley Foulke
Platform Committee
Edwin D. Mead
Benjamin F. ,Trueblood
Edward Everett Hale
Samuel J. Barrows
Eliot
Wielert’s Pavilion
Vine ST
Vine
Clifton
Nor
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Mile
Broadway
Ana
Wam
John Bremer
Tel
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