Beattie Guilty of First Degree Murder in Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie Jr of Chester Held Virginia was found guilty of first degree murder in the July 18 killing of his wife. The jury, after deliberating 58 minutes, fixed the charge as first degree with a sentence of electrocution set for November 24 in Richmond. The court granted a 90 day stay for appeal and Beattie claimed he had not lost yet to friends.
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chester
Watson
Beattie
Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Wendenburg
Supreme Court
Indicted Smugglers Named in Jenkins Jewels Case
The indictment targets Nathan Allen of Kenosha and John R. Collins of Memphis for smuggling jewels as part of a broader customs fraud probe. A prominent banker is reportedly under investigation, with offices abroad, and potential plea to non-residence to import jewels duty free. Allen and Collins are to appear and plead within ten days.
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Nathan Allen
Kenosha
Wiz
John R. Collins
Memphis
Tenn
Jenkins
United States
Allen
Collins
United States District Attorney
Mayor Knotts Arrested In Heating Franchise Bribe Case
Gary Indiana mayor Thomas H Knotts was arrested on a charge of taking a $5000 bribe related to a heating franchise. Warrants were issued for four aldermen a son of an alderman and a board of public works member. T B Dean who signed the amavipit claims he paid the mayor the money and id with the envelope in the mayor s desk before deputies searched for it.
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Thomas H. Knotts
Gary
Ind
Board of Public Works
Knotts
T. B. Dean
Dean
Feu
Mayor Knott
Eight Kansans Arrested Over Tarring of Miss Chamberlain
Eight men and boys were arrested and bonds set at Shady Bend Kansas in connection with the tarring and feathering of Miss Mary Chamberlain a young schoolteacher. County Attorney McCandless ordered an investigation and trials are scheduled for next month with more arrests anticipated.
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Misa Chamberlain
Shady Bend
Kan
Mary Chamberlain
McCandless
Howard Ricard
Be, G. Clark
A. M. Sims
John Schmidt
Watson Scranton
Jay Wittwater
Chester Anderson
Delbert Kindleeparger
Miss Chamberlain
Discrimination Charged in Steamship Freight Rates
United States agents investigate three steamship lines trading between New York and South American ports over alleged freight rate discrimination. A Sherman act case may follow, with two months of quiet inquiry and earlier action against a transatlantic steamship trust cited. Foreign lines hinder evidence.
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United States
New York
South American
Sherman Anti-Trust Nw
Wise
Transatlantic
Two Men Arrested With a Mona Lisa in Madrid
A Madrid report says two foreign suspects were arrested in Leon while carrying a basket with a Mona Liga. They claim the painting is a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa intended for Coimbra where they live. Authorities offer no further details.
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Madrid
Leon
Leonardo da Vinci
Coimbra
La Follette Hailed as Standard Bearer by Minnesota Republicans
More than 300 progressive Republicans from across Minnesota gather for a banquet in Minneapolis to acclaim Senator La Follette of Wisconsin as the logical standard bearer of advanced Republicanism. The piece notes anticipation for the next presidential convention.
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Minneapolis
Four Corners
Minnesota
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Eleven Die as Nice Restaurant Collapse Buries Italian Workers
A restaurant connected to the Eldorado theater in Nice collapsed burying Italian workers. Eleven killed and sixteen seriously injured were recovered from the rubble as rescue operations continued.
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Nice
France
Eldorado
Miss Matilda Molsant Reaches 1000 Feet In Flight
Hempstead N Y Sept 11 Miss Matilda Molsant sister of the late aviator John B Molsant rose in a monoplane to nearly 1000 feet height It is believed to be the highest altitude ever attained by a woman aviator and a notable achievement in early aviation circles
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Milas Molsant
Hempstead
N. Y
Matilda Molsant
John B. Molsant
Crop report shows weaker yields across major crops
September 1 crop report from the agriculture board notes corn at 70.3 percent of normal, oats and barley poor, spring wheat low, and potatoes yielding 74.2 bushels per acre. Corn and wheat below ten-year averages. oats barley and potatoes weaker than recent years with overall cautious outlook.
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Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Board
Steamer Sydney Strands After Reef Hit on Mississippi
The Steamer Sydney carrying 650 eastern Iowa boosters struck a rock reef in the Moline pool of the Rock Island rapids on the Mississippi River and grounded in three and one half feet of water. Passengers were ferried to the shore on a sand barge and rowboat, then taken to Davenport where supper was provided by the Davenport Commercial Club. The vessel, leaving Dubuque at 4 a.m. with city leaders and merchants aboard, began a voyage down the harbor channel toward the Moline lock when it struck the rock bottom and could not regain control, becoming stranded near the lock gates.
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Sydney
Lowa
Rock Island
Missiissippi
Davenport
Moline Lock
Dipper
Governor Hadley Heads East to Conference
Governor Hadley and Mrs Hadley depart Jefferson City to be guests of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. In New Jersey he will address the conference of governors at Spring Lake and attack Judge Sanborns Minnesota rate case ruling that states lack power to regulate railroad rates.
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Hadley
Jefferson City
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Spring Lake
N. J
Sanborn
Minnesota
United States
Hearse wreck as horses flee with body at Plattsmouth depot
At Plattsmouth depot a hearse carrying Mrs. J. J. McVeigh’s body was overturned when frightened horses bolted. Driver George Decker was dragged several rods while holding the reins. The casket was found undisturbed, with remains intact.
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J. J. McVeigh
Plattsmouth
George Decker
Bryan and Roosevelt Chat at editorial offices
W. J. Bryan visited Theodore Roosevelt at his editorial offices and spent time with the former president. Roosevelt later said the talk was pleasant and covered a general discussion of interesting subjects, with no further remarks.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
W. J. Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Turbulent 1912 news items span politics crime and aviation
Kipling warms Canidae against reciprocity. Zurich chosen for world Sunday school convention start 1913. Judge Rasch's reinstatement received by Taft. Virginia primary returns show Senators Martin and Swanson leading. Graft probe into Philadelphia mayoral administration anticipated. Prisoner Jesse Pomeroy near 35 years in confinement. Beulah Binford protests by NY actresses. Wennerstrom death linked to Cary, Illinois area. Governors nominees Arthur Gorman and Phillip Goldsborough named. Mrs Webster in Chicago sets fire. dies from burns. Zehner and Hopkine killed by bandits in Pa. Ramsey dies in Milwaukee. Gillespie dies in Denver. Helles flies Michelin Cup record 776.86 miles. Cannon seeks Danville seat. 1912 politics noted. Illinois mine conditions cited by UMW. Illinois grain moisture test upheld. Port Arthur to Kuan-Cheng-Tzu rail value about 40.5 million. Charlestown navy yard dynamite scare. Pay raise approved for Denver Rio Grande operators. Mad monk Heliodorus warns of attacks on Jews. Irene Hart autopsy shows murder, husband arrested. Two long-term convicts suffer nervous collapse on prison ride. Baer sued over bad egg sales by rail line. A verdict on a certain case reached.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Carl Rasch
United States District Court of
Montana
Taft
Virginia
Martin and
Swanson
Reyburn
Philadelphia
Jesse Pomeroy
Massachusetts
New York
Cary
Arthun Pue Gorman, Jr
Phillip Lee Goldsborough
Rapud
Nean
Baltimore
Grace
Webster
Chicago
Kkuet
St Luke’s Hospital
Joseph Zehner
Hopkine
Nequehoning
Thomas F. Ramsey
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Iowa Happenings and Legal Troubles Shake State News
A chaotic Iowa page reports petitions for divorces topping 436 in Des Moines while arson probes sweep the state. A blacksmith from Havelock faces accusations of insurance fraud via an electrical device and a shop fire in Dimant Butler’s area prompts police scrutiny. Police fund questions surface over a police book, with Governor Carroll issuing a $300 reward for Frank Searaway’s murder. Edward Coch is hunted after killing John Hassmann in Davenport. Animal health rules tighten to keep livestock healthy entering Iowa. A lightning strike hits a Indianola bandstand during a Henry band presentation at the county fair. Attorney General Cosson probes the state prison issues at Fort Madison with Judge Roberts and Mayor Sheldon. A pro prohibition resolution targets Secretary Wilson presiding over a Brewers’ congress. Frank Brooks is stabbed in a Cedar Rapids saloon. Mrs. Wehrman, murdered in Portland, Ore., was formerly Daisy Land of Eldora.
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Havelock
Sioux County
Luttermaria
Gettle Insurance
Dimant Butler’ Cangry
P. Pfeffer
Charges Burial Trust Claimed In Des Moines
Dallas Center undertaker D F Luther accuses Des Moines firms of an alleged funeral trust expanding beyond pastors and diggers to include hefty overcharges. He says a family funeral cost 225 pounds more in Des Moines than Dallas Center, and alleges hustled coffins and unavailable hearses due to the supposed trust.
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Dallas Center
Trea
Des Moines Funerals
Es Moines
Hvery
Guthrie
D. F. Luther
Dalae Center
Ministry of
Des Moines
Luther
Luther Asserts. In His Communication To Mr. Guttetie
Lutter
Ballas Center
Stores robbed in daylight during county fair
During Nashua Illinois fair three stores were broken into while crowds were at the event. Mayor Morse lost about 300 dollars from his jewelry store safe, with notes and papers taken. R L Cagle's grocery suffered 80 dollars, M I Woodbridge's cash register about 15 dollars, and an attempted entry into Hershberg's dry goods store was discovered on return from the fair. Police lacked a crew to pursue the robbers.
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Nashua
Ila
Morse
R. L. Cagley
M. I. Woodbridge
M. J. Hershberg
Lost grip worth fortune found in Waterloo bag
F. K. Noyes visited the city clerk seeking a peddler's license and identified a suitcase stolen from a truck. Police recovered the bag near the Bovee factory, containing 500 in cash, 1000 in certificates of deposit, and 2500 in sales notes, all returned after owners exposed proof of ownership.
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Waterloo
F. K. Noyes
Noyes
St. Paul
Bovee
Tension rises as Muscatine imports strikebreakers disrupts labor
In Muscatine Iowa the arrival of strikebreakers at the McKee and Biliven plant heightens a labor dispute. Non union laborers planned for housing on the third floor while the local militia was recalled from Ottumwa and ordered to be ready for duty. city leaders restricted movement. A separate fatal accident occurred when Mrs. L J Allen died after stepping into an open cellar trapdoor at her son’s home. She left ten children and a grieving husband. Keokuk suffered a major windstorm causing 26000 dollars in damage including roof loss at Hotel Keokuk and shattered bricks through a skylight. washouts disrupted areas north and south of the city.
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Muscatine
McKee & Biliven
South End
Ottumwa
H. PF. Lange
L. J. Allen
Tda Grove
Arthur
Keokuk
Suffrage Convention Call Named for Perry October 10
Mrs. Harriet Towner of Corning, president of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association, issues a call for the convention of the body at Perry on October 10 with plans for advancing women's suffrage and organizational goals.
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Harriet Towner
Corning
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Perry
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