Former planned crime tale linked to Boyle and Whitla case
The Mercer court sentenced James H Boyle to life in the Western Penitentiary for kidnapping Willie Whitla of Sharon and fined Helen Boyle 5000 with costs. Boyle accused Harry Forker and an uncle of Whitla, which Forker and Whitla deny, while all officials reject Boyle’s signed confession as false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
James H-Boyla
Western Penitentiary
Willie Whitla
Sharon
Helen Boyle
Mercer
Boyle
Harry Forker
James P. Whitla
Forker
Dan Reeble, Jr
East Federal Street
Youngstown
Ohio
Henry Forker
Reeble
Cleveland
East State Street
J. J. Bailey
Priend Bailey
J. P. Whitla
Hoy
Warren
Niles
Erie
Frank Forker
Powder Explosion Kills Four at Lafila Rand Mills Turck Station
Four men killed in the Lafila Rand Powder Mills mixing room Turck Station near Columbus Kan when a blast set the factory ablaze for two hours. The dead are Joseph Stovall William Morrow Robert McFarland and James Rood. A $76 000 loss reported and this is the fourth explosion in the mixing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbua
Kan
Lafila-Rand
Turck Station
Here
Joseph Stovall
William Morrow
Robert McFarland
James Rood
Judgment against Castro in Miraflores palace dispute
In Caracas the deposed Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro has been condemned to pay six years rents and heavy damages for occupying the Miraflores palace. The building belongs to Senora Joaquim Crespo widow of a former president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Miraflores Palace
Senora Joaquim Crespo
Aid Sent To Adana Province Turkey Relief Effort
The Turkish Government dispatched £150,000 and medical staff to Al Adana province to ease distress and support affected people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adana
Turkey
Night Riders Guilty in Tennessee Whipping Case
Fourteen men charged as Night Riders were found guilty in Waverly Tennessee for the J M Reece whipping on October 15 1908. Each received ten days in jail and a fines of 500 dollars with a strong military guard guarding the jail.
Oil Powered Cheyenne Sets Speed Record at Sea
Washington reports that the United States steamship Cheyenne completed a high-power trial using oil fuel, achieving a higher speed than coal. The coal range of 1500 miles extended to 2300 miles with oil, which is used in a gaseous state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
Cheyenne
Wright Brothers Return Triumphs in France Told
Wilbur Wright arrives in New York after teaching French and Italian aviators in the Wright aeroplane. Orville Wright and sister Katherine accompany him. He recalls two hours and twenty one minutes as his longest flight abroad and says aero planes will not replace trains for passengers. a transatlantic flight is not yet likely. Orville notes two passenger flights in France and lists several women who flew with his brother. Dayton officials announce a two day Wright celebration on June 17 and 18 with cannon, bells, medals, a possible aeroplane flight, National Guard presence, and an auto parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Wilbur Wright
France
Italy
Orville
Katherine Wright
Katherine
Wilburn
Orville Wright
Countess de Lambert
Leon Bollee
Lazar Weller
Hart Bargo
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur
Fair Grounds
National Guard of
Capitan Hains Convicted of Manslaughter in Bayside Killing
In Flushing Supreme Court Captain Peter C. Hains U S A was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for shooting Will iam E B Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club last August. The jury also acquitted six co-defendants on first degree murder charges. The verdict came after three weeks of testimony and several ballots, with a juror insisting on remaining in the room until a change occurred. Sentencing may range from one to twenty years unless a new trial is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
L. I
Peter C. Hains
William EB. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Lnst
Wilbur C. Craft
Captain Hains
Thornton Hains
Hains
Annis
Claudia Hains
Justice Crane
Thornton
Eighth drownings on Chippewa Falls launch maiden trip
Eight persons died when a gasoline launch overturned on its maiden voyage at Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. The Hall and Sweet families were aboard. none could swim and all clung to the craft before being washed away in the rapids. Names include George William Hall and Robert H Sweet with Mrs Mary Sweet and children Moble Wille Harvey and John Sweet twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewas Falls
Wis
George William Hall
Robert H. Sweet
Mary Sweet
Herbert Sweet
Moble Sweet
Wille Sweet
Harvey
John Sweet
Hall
Sweet
Guilty Verdict in Turpentine Trust Case
A Savannah jury found the five individual defendants guilty in the Turpentine Trust case. The indicted corporations were not named in the verdict. The six defendant Charles J. Deloach was acquitted. Maximum punishment cited is a $5000 fine and one year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Turpentine Trust
E. 5
Nasi
American Naval Stores Company
Spencer P. Shotter
George Meade Boardman
New York City
J. F.C. Myers
Carl Moller
Jacksonville
Fatal Riot in Canal Zone Kills Two Americans
A clash near the division line between Panama police and Canal Zone workers left C. M. Abbott, an American electrician at Cristobal powerhouse, and a colored non American man dead. Police crossed into Cristobal to seize an escaped prisoner but were mobbed by West Indians and then arrested by zone police for disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Panama
Canal Zone
C. M. Abbott
Cristobal
Drowned after launch overturns on Ohio River near McKee’s Rocks
The gasoline launch Graham turned turtle in the Ohio River near McKee’s Rocks Pittsburgh Pa. Twenty or twenty three men who were employees of the Pressed Steel Car Company McKee’s Rocks plant were drowned. The missing include Albert Graham pilot and part owner George Thompson Boots O’Neill James Conner Walter Low Thomas Kennedy William Guthrie Henry Vogeler Dennis Murphy Tony Bole Ruskey Louis Goldstein William Davis Joseph Lyle William Burke two Botts brothers and three others unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeeKee
William Guthrie
Henry Vogeler
Dennis Murphy
Tony Bole
Ruskey
Louis Goldstein
William Davis
Joseph Lyle
William Burke
Botts
Morris Party Wins Massive Victory in St John’s Election
Returns from St John's Newfoundland show Sir Edward Morris's party secured a sweeping win with twenty six seats in the Legislature, while Sir Robert Bond's faction trails with ten seats. The result confirms Morris as premier with a strong majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir R. Bond
St. John’s, N. F
Edward Morris
Sirr
Robert Bond
Actors Legally Vagabonds Plea in Jury Service Case
An actor summoned for jury service in London won by arguing he is a rogue and vagabond, making him ineligible. He produced an old un-repealed act of Parliament to support his claim, highlighting a historic legal provision affecting jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Walter Purdy Run Down in New York Traffic
Walter Purdy, sixty, was fatally struck by an automobile on West Ninety fourth street in New York City. Police reported the pedestrian succumbed to injuries at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta
Walter Purdy
West Ninety
Fourth Street
New York City
Baseball Gossip From The National Game
Baseball talk centers on Brooklyn outfielder Jimmy Sebring and a rapid pace of play. Chappelle, ex Tri-State pitcher, shows promise with the Boston club as Newark acquires John Plater from the Athletics. Connie Mack predicts Baker as the finest third baseman he has had. Rumors place Schlel as a decent pitcher in New York, lacking Bresnahan’s tempo. Fred Clarke acknowledges Cincinnati’s improvement as Willie Keeler continues his usual patient hitting. Kitchell is praised as a future great catcher in the Eastern League, while Pittsburg trades Stratton for Schrieyer. Young Beck of the Boston Nationals is described as a lively presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Sebring
Brooklyn
Chappelle
Tri-State
Bostons
Newark
John Plater
Athletics
Connie Mack
Baker
New York
Schlel
Eitcher
Roger Bresnathan
Fred Clarke
Pittsburgs
Cincinnati
Wisllie Keeler
Walter
Kitchell
Wolverton
Pittsburg
Clu
Cartcher Stratton
New Orleans
Schrieyer
Beck
Boston Nationals
Naval Academy midshipmen plagued by heart trouble and poor eyesight
Secretary Meyer returns from Annapolis and says no special investigating board will be appointed. He believes aggressive athletics contribute to heart ailments and impaired vision among new cadets. An order may curb overdoing of hard play at the Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Washington, D. C
Naval Academy
Meyer
Another Cut in Crude Oil Prices in Lima
The Standard of Lima Ohio reduced crude oil prices by five cents per barrel on all grades due to large Oklahoma storage stocks and a drop in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
New Turkish Ruler Formalizes Ottoman Legacy at Constantinople
Mohammed V. girded on the s heirs and became both spiritual and temporal ruler of Turkey in a formal ceremony at Constantinople, honoring the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Mohammed V. Girded
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Vandevelde Promotes European Elite Among Americans
Robert P. Vandevelde arrives from Europe to introduce wealthy Americans to European society. In Adana the massacre’s bravest were the girls’ school pupils and American missionary teachers. In England birth of a Princess of Orange stirs nerves over Dutch throne prospects. The Chinese emperor Kuang-Hsu’s body journeys from Pekin amid ceremonies. Henry L. Stimson warns of criminal prosecutions in sugar cases. A city beautiful exhibit opens at the Twenty second Regiment Armory for New Yorkers. Three Americans drive a roller skating craze in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Vandevelde
Europs
Adana
England
Orange
Kuang-Hsu
China
Pekin
Henry L. Stimson
United States Attorney
Twenty-second Regiment Armory
Rock Berlin
Roosevelt praised as lion slayer by Seton in Africa
Ernest Thompson Seton arrived in New York aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm and hailed Mr Roosevelt's hunting expedition in Africa. He said Roosevelt is splendidly equipped with two top American naturalists and should kill many vermin in that region, calling him a splendid shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ernest Thompson-Seton
Africa
Roosevelt
Staggering Losses From Fraudulent Weights and Measures
Albany reports that New York State loses about 20 million dollars yearly due to short weights and small measures. Fritz Reichmann says poor consumers suffer most, with New York City alone losing about 10 million. He cites varied local laws and lax inspections as key factors and notes examples of false weights in beans, and widespread tricks in scales and bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Albany, N
Fritz Reichmann
New York City
Municipal Bureau of Weights and Measures
Reichmann
Russia
Mr. Reichmann
Iie
Iowa College Signs Miss Armstrong to Center Field
Miss Josephine Armstrong has joined the Still College baseball team as center fielder. The 17 year old from Des Moines is an expert in tennis and golf and can throw farther than any teammate. She carries a .289 batting average and will play in all scheduled games against top teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa College Pats
Nes Moines
Iowa
Josephine Armstrong
St!l
China protests Japan over Korean border dispute.
Imperial notice cites China and Japan in the Chieng Tao boundary clash while foreign powers react. Stanleigh Megargee of Troop 1 U S A reports graft and gambling on Manila San Francisco transport. The Shah of Persia extends an armistice at Tabriz to allow supplies as fears of Russian intervention grow. The French Steamship Line seeks direct Mexico to Europe service via Tehuantepec traffic. A group of fifty youths escorts a threatened 14 year old girl to school daily in New York City. Australia backs Dreadnoughts for Britain as Signal Corps balloon No 11 shoots alight din a Maryland field after a long trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Seal
Chieng Tao
Stanleigh Megargee
San Francisco
Manila
Shah of Persian
Tabriz
Asc
Mexico
Europe
New
Racing Doomed in Japan as Katsura Maintains Betting Ban
In Japan the government rejects betting at race tracks keeping Marquis Katsura firm. For another year no mutuel betting or any form of wagering will exist, signaling an end to horseracing in the empire and a heavy financial hit to the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Marquis Katsura
Vix President Castro Criticizes U S Attitude in Paris
In Paris Vix President Castro denounces the American government. The article notes shifts in diplomatic staff and remarks on political and cultural figures of the era.
Taft urges remedial legislation for Porto Rico
President Taft asks Congress for remedial Porto Rico legislation. He cites the island’s June 20 funding gap, criticizes local leaders for power greed, and calls to limit island self rule until the Foraker act is amended. Delegates are accused of blocking approvals to force policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Porto Rico
Senate
Cannon
Committee On Ways and Means
Garrett
Tennessee
Committee On Insular Affairs
House
United States
Executive Council
Legislative Assembly
Rage Over Increased Fares Stirs Philadelphia Mass Protest
Public indignation rose as fares jumped to five cents straight by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Thousands filled the Academy of Music and crowded parade routes demanding restoration of strip tickets and transfer privileges, an inquiry into the company, and the resignation of State Senator Clarence Wolf, the city’s representative on the company’s board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Academy of Music
Rapid Transit Company
Clarence Wolf
Way Mate
$500 For $20 000 000 Road In Albany Case
At a Public Service Commission hearing it was revealed that all tangible NY City Railway Co property, capitalized at 20 million, was bought by Brooklyn's John Johnston for 500 at foreclosure. The assets include two miles of tracks, old cars, poles and wires tied to trees. The East Chester Civic League filed the complaint over dangerous and wretched conditions of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Public Service Commission
New York City Railway Company
John Johnston
Brooklyn
East Chester Civic League
S Inne
Unst Chester
Pather Vaughan Dean Catholic Priest and Former Playwright
Rev Lawrence J Vaughan a Catholic priest and former playwright died in a Dubuque hospital. He once officiated at St Philip Neri Church Newark and was leading man for Annie Russell before heading his own company. He left the stage in 1892 to join a Capuchin monastery and was ordained in 1898 at St Johns University Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Lawrence J. Vaughan
Father Vaughan
St. Philip Neri’s Church
Tn Grova Street
Newark
N. J
Annie Russell
St. John's University
Minnesota
Aldrich Sustained on Tariff Vote in Senate Test
In Washington a tariff schedule vote failed to gain broad support as Senator Baveridge aligned with Progressive Republicans, yielding only eleven votes and sustaining Aldrich on the tariff measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Baveridge
Aldrich
Taft Nominates Democrat Henry G. Connor as U S Judge
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Henry Groves Connor a Democrat for U S Judge of the Eastern District of North Carolina from Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
Washington, D. C
Henry Groves Connor
United States
North Carolina
Feminine Notes and Appointments Across States
The Society of New York State Women forms with Miss Alice Blech named social secretary by Mrs. Taft. Mrs. William Elistein sets up a widowed Hebrew mothers fund. Mrs. Margaret Zane Wicher becomes Salt Lake County Clerk. Lady Trowbridge, noted English author, tops popularity. Selma Lagerlöf marks her fiftieth birthday while continuing writing. Migs carah Armstrong from Youngstown retires after 41 years teaching. Helen L. Grenfel chairs the Woman's Auxiliary of the Rett Clerks' International Protective Association. Madeline Lucette Ryley presides over the Actresses' Franchise League meeting in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of
New York State Women
Alice Blech
Taft
William Elistein
Margaret Zane Wicher
Salt Lake County
Utah
Trowbridge
England
Selma Lagerlof
Migs Carah
Armstrong
Youngstown
Ohio
Helen L. Grenfel
Denver
Rett Clerks’ International Protective Association
Madeline Lucette Ryley
Actresses’ Franchise League
London
Mother rescues boy from icy river in Belleville incident
In Belleville a four year old named Clifford Kraft fell from a improvised pier into the river. His mother Mrs Eugene Kraft, a skilled swimmer, dived three times to reach him as he surfaced and sank. On the third appearance she caught him and brought him to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Kraft
Belleville
Eugene Kraft
Bankruptcy filing for Albert Brandt publisher of The Arene
Albert Brandt publisher of The Arene magazine filed schedules in bankruptcy in the United States District Court at Trenton. Assets total 87 148 with encumbered real estate 32 500 stock in trade 19 450 and machinery 30 800. Stephen C Cook a lawyer receiver named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert, Brandt
Arene Magazine
United States District Court
Trenton
Stephen C. Cook
Fermier
Local Notes From Ewan to Pitman and Beyond
Walter Turk becomes the first Ewan resident to own an automobile. Mickleton joins the South Jersey Farmer Exchange receiving stations. Pitman plans a new public school opening later. Miss Maude S. Eckhardt elected teacher at Bridgeboro. Hugh Bowlby injured by a falling tree at Spruce Run. A Baileytown forest fire was extinguished by farmers. Carrier pigeon at Bridgeport bears a ring reading 47 1907. Gibbstown Powder Works workers injured during explosive experimentation. Alton Cleveland acts as National Park postmaster amid mayoral vacancy due to Tull’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Turk
Ewan
Mickleton
South Jersey Farmera’ Exchange
Pitman
Maude S. Eckhardt
Bridgeboro
Hugh Bowlby
Spruce Run
Baileytown
John Carson
Bridgeport
William P. Allen
Albert Featherer
Gibbstown
Alton Cleveland
National Park
Plaice
Tull
Woman Must Return Engagement Ring, Norfolk Judge Rules
Justice J M Denning of Norfolk Virginia held that a woman who refuses to marry a man must return her engagement ring. The ruling awarded J D McFarland a $55 diamond ring from Misg Lula B Short who denied the engagement. He declined to treat the ring as a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Denning
Norfolk
J. D. McFarland
Lula B. Short
McFarland
Tha Denning
Lamp caused her death in Bridgeton New Jersey
Mrs Kate Knight widow of William RK Knight of Philadelphia died from burns when a lamp she dropped in her bedroom ignited a fire. Other items note Tafts Yale presidency, a Glendale clerk's suicide by gas, a man challenging his wife to a duel in Vera Cruz, Chicago carriage drivers striking, a vet surgeon cured of blood poisoning, John Fleming jailed in Eaton, society woman dies in Milford, former Senator Stewart dies insolvent, a Boston broker suicide, and Cambridge gymnasium fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeton
N.J
Kate Knight
William RK. Knight
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
United States
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Stewart
Emperor Ferdinand to Visit St. Petersburg
A compact digest of world items notes Emperor Ferdinand of Bulgaria due in St. Petersburg for discussion on a monument to Alexander. Also details Loeb’s Budapest lectures, alipur executions, Lutterotti’s suicide over ship grounding, Belknap aiding quake relief, Castro’s defiant stance, Bliss’s travel, royal museum tour, and Europe’s holiday cuts and labor strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor Ferdinand
St. Petersburg
Russia
Emperor Ferdinand of Bulgaria
Alexander
Wheat advances sharply amid light offerings and strong demand
Local wheat market prices rose as offerings were light and demand remained active. reports of improved weather in the Northwest aided buying while European markets gained on poor German crop prospects. Domestic receipts and stocks declined. Minneapolis stocks fell about 350,000 bushels in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Northwest
Germany
Minneapolis
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Gharon
James II
Night Riders
Tennessee Gang
Wright Brothers Return
Captan Hains
Best
Chippewa Falls
Savannah, Ga
Canat
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The
Morrie Victor
Midshipmen
Maurice Ketten
New York World
Lion Slayer
Syracuse
Wecause
Heo
Yonkers
Fn & Uauid
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Paris
William 5. Guip- Tord
Attacha
T. Bentley Mott
Richard Croker
Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Meran
Austrian Tyrol
Theodore Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
American Peace and Arbitration Society
C. W. Pairbanks
Henry D. Macdona
Scarsdale
Louis A. Hornsheimner
Roogevelt
Kupit Plalos
Johnston
Pather Vaughan Dean
Roy
Richard Cole Newton
Montclair
Newton
Vineland
Miss Morgan
Heneve
Jersey Women’s Club
Atlantic City
Earl de Forest
Upper Montclair
Howard S Warren
Princeton
Galen D. Perrett
Charles G. Davis
Madison
Harriet N. Panscast
Mount Holly
Phil Yaly
Pennsylvania Club
Simon Hess
Long Branch
John Chamberlin
Philip Daly
Monmouth Park
Eller
Charles II, Elder
Trinity Church
Renton
Pine Bluff
N. C
Thos. Farrell
Charles St. Elder
American McCall Association
Plainfield
Jas, A. Garfield
Mro
Grover Cleveland
Nenjamin Harrison
Indiana
Mra
C. H. Parkhurst
Brandt
Yale
New Haven
Robert A. Taft
University
U. S
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Herman Klewin
New York Custom House
Glen Avenue
Vera Cruz
Juan Rivera
Chicago
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King
Fleming
Eaton
John Fleming
Milford
Del
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Boston
Mass
Edward Everett Vinal
Chamber of Commerce
Dorchester
Cambridge
New England
CABLE
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Loeb
California University
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Calcutta
India
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Austria
Lutterotti
Pelikan
Dalmatian
Lutterott
Messina
Belknap
Rome
San Sebastian
Spain
Santander
Philippine
Tasker H. Bliss
U.S. A
Division of the Philippines
ebenuRy Pekin
Porto Azur
Queen Alexandra
Naples
Princess Victoria
Pompeiian
Malta
Council of the Empire
Persia
Great Britain
Buenos Ayres
Hicks
Chile
Santiago
John Hicks
Armericary
Joseph Dallen
Postmen’s Union
Pacific Coast
Maine
Goa
Buaket
Ely Deere
Recelpta Arc Light
Southwest Crop
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Schwab
Clarence Mackay
Preside Dent
Mackay Companies
James Gayley
United States Steel Corporation
Merluo
Bermuda
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