Expert Argues Arsenic Killed Brouwer's Wife At Trial
The trial of Dr. Frank Brouwer neared a verdict as prosecutors argued Mrs. Brouwer died from arsenic poisoning. Defense countered with ptomaine poisoning theory and embalming-fluid tests. Witnesses included chemist Dr. John Marshall and undertaker Edward Westhall, who asserted embalming fluids contained no arsenic in Mrs. Brouwer's case.
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Commercial Tribune
Toms River
N. J
Frank Brouwer
Washington
Brouwer
John Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Earthquakes Strike New Mexico and Sicily
The bulletin reports a ten minute earthquake shock in Socorro New Mexico at 1 45 PM with lighter tremors in Belens and Albuquerque and no damage. In Sicily, continuous shocks cause serious building damage and distress for residents in Caccamo Termini and Trabia.
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New Mexico
Commercial Tribune
Albuquerque
N. M
Socorro
Belens
Palermo
Sicily
Caccamo
Termini
Trabia
Slavery Allegations Reported in Southern Florida
A Washington dispatch reports fresh allegations of slavery in southern Florida below Tampa. It is claimed hundreds of men, white and black, are held in servitude by Northern turpentine, lumber, phosphate mining firms, with sheriffs in several counties implicated. An informant woman plans to meet Attorney General Moody before the Justice Department decides on action.
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Moody
Clergyman Surrenders to Navy for Desertion Five Years On
The Rev James R Slayton Jr turned himself in to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy confessing desertion from five years ago. Salvation Army officers escorted him as he agreed to report to Washington Navy Yard for court martial. He was later released due to a statute of limitations and spoke to crowds with Brigadier Little about his ordeal.
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Salvation Army
Mr. Newberry
Slayton
Wilson
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Brigadier Little
Myersdale
Washington
Evangelical Association
Silveira
Venenzela
Castro
Frederick Upham Adams
Cuba
Havana
Adams
Ceballos
Delirious Typhoid Patient Dies After Window Fall
Otto Geisner, 24, a laborer from Germany, on September 10 was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital with typhoid fever. In delirium after medicine, he rose from bed, opened a third floor ward window, and fell onto an iron picket, dying minutes later.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Otto Geisner
Spring Grove
St. Mary’s
Geisner
Uintah Ute Renegades To Be Returned To Utah
Secretary Hitchcock announced that once the renegade Uintah Ute Indians now in Wyoming reach the Crow reservation the Interior Department will arrange their return to Utah, even if troops are required. A telegram from John Morton of Sheep County reports the band about fifteen miles from Gillette, Wyoming, robbing sheep camps and killing cattle and game.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hitchcock
Wyoming
Department of the Interior
Utah
John Morton
Sheep County
Gillette
Wyo
Theft of Indian rolls charges in Muskogee
W T Martin Jr a former Dawes Commission worker and M F Dunleavy a real estate man were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in Muskogee Oklahoma charged with stealing Creek Indian rolls over a year ago from government offices They were arrested and released on $1000 bonds The law recently enacted by Representative Murphy of Missouri makes it a felony to possess a copy of any Indian roll
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Commercial Tribune
Muscogee, I. T
W. T. Martin, Jr
Dawes Commission
M. F. Dunleavy
Murphy
Missouri
Silveira fugitive tale tied to Havana firm collapse
New York reports reveal Ceballos & Co faced ruin due to Havana agent Manuel Silveira defalcations. Jose Beda assumes leadership in Havana as examinations proceed. Ceballos asserts trust, hints Silveira may flee to Venezuela while a small, 90 pound man eludes arrest.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William Nelson Cromwell
Ceballos &Co
Havana
Manuel Silveira
Silveira
United States
South America
Cromwell
Ceballos & Co
Silveira & Co
Jose Beda
Juan M. Ceballos
J. M. Ceballos & Co
Slveira
Lipton Sees First American Football Game at Ripon College
Sir Thomas Lipton visited Ripon Wisconsin to watch a hastily arranged contest between the first and second teams. He praised the players but deplored rough play, urging Rugby rules for safer, more enjoyable competition and offering to donate a cup to promote the game.
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Commercial Tribune
Ripon
Wis
Sir Thomas Lipton
Ripon College
Thomas
Rebels in Yemen Province Win as Turks Suffer Heavy Losses
In Azir district government troops clash with the Benichar tribe. Turks are routed with about 100 killed and 60 wounded. Arab casualties estimated around 200 as the rebellion against Turkish rule in Yemen continues.
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Constantinople
Yemen
Arabia
Azir
Benichar
Fire alarms as 260 girls escape in Brooklyn blaze
About 20 women and girls working in tailoring shops on a five story building in Williamsburg fled via fire ladders when the fire broke out. All escaped unharmed though frightened. The upper floors and stages of a nearby theater were damaged. losses pegged at 50 000.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Lips’ Lyceum
Ning
Pelee Erupts Again Casting Ash Over Guadaloupe
Reports from BASSE TERRE Guadaloupe Oct 12 describe a violent Mont Pelee eruption sending ash over the southeast part of Guadaloupe while the distant ash cloud on ST THOMAS D W I Oct 6 10 mirrors Mont Pelee’s worst years.
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Basse Terre
Guadaloupe
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Ashere
ST. Thomas
Americans Will Wait Till Fair Elections Are Held
Taft, Bacon, and Magoon met Cuban reformers led by Alfredo Zayas as the United States pledged to withhold full withdrawal until fair elections are assured. Taft stated the provisional government would not outline U.S. policy, but Cuban stability and honest polls were required before U.S. exit. The Caracas-backed committee urged appointments policy, while Taft promised investigations and removal of unfit officials and continued good governance.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Arso
Taft
Evolutionist
Bacon
Charles Magoon
Alfredo Zayas
Island
Senor Idyas
Carlos Garcia
Jose Miguel
Gomez
Magoon
Messrs
Taft and
Wane Tole
Mr. Taft
Isle of Pines
Charles. E. Magoon
Mr Taft
Republic of Cuba
Ilei of Pines Association
Justices Told to Refund County Fees Overcharges
Nearly fifty Justices of the Peace Mayors and Marshals were summoned by the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices over alleged fee overcharges. The total owed to the county is about twelve thousand dollars with one magistrate cited for roughly two thousand three hundred dollars.
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Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Bureau
Bliss
Dynamite Wrecks Wabash Bridge Near Clairton
One hundred pounds of dynamite exploded on the Wabash bridge near Clairton being built by the American Bridge Company. Authorities believe the blast was set by strikers. No lives were lost as watchmen were bound and moved to safety before the wrecking.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Wabash
American Bridge Company
Clairton
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