Grand Jury Takes Up the Sayler Murder in Watseka
A special Watseka grand jury convened July 20 to investigate the J. B. Sayler murder by Dr. W. R. Miller at the Crescent City home. Jurors including farmers bankers merchants examined witnesses such as the Meyer brothers and coroner Barnum as verdicts were anticipated the same afternoon.
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Watseka
Ill
J. B. Sayler
W. R. Miller
Crescent City
Hooper
Pallissard
Meyer Brothers
Sayler
Key
Barnum
Onarga
Meyers
Gilman
Tracing John Grunden in Crescent City Case
State's Attorney Pallissard sought evidence against John Grunden accused as an accessory to J. B. Sayler's murder. He learned Grunden, former soldiers' home member, left July 6 for Crescent City to visit his daughter. Grunden's good record and lack of prior trouble were noted. The location of a claimed revolver remains unclear.
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Danville
Ill
Pallissard
Waipeka
John Grunden
J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
Grunden
Company A
Grunder
Town shirt sale opens at eight this morning
Patterson-Fletcher Co advertises a Wilson Bros town made shirt for 90 cents during a sale that began this morning at eight o'clock.
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Wilson Bros
Patterson-Fletcher CO
Conferees Clash Over Tariff Provisions In Washington
Washington July 20 Conferees from the house and senate clash over the presidents free raw material program and tariff schedules. The dispute centers on duties for thorite and monazite land and gas mantels with chemicals with the house proposing 4 cents a pound and the senate 6 cents plus a 60 percent ad valorem levy. The session adjourned as leaders seek settlement before adjourning.
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Senate
Washington
House
Congress
White House
Cohen
Taft Seeks Tariff Accord As Congress Talks Go On
Washington July 20 President Taft remains in consultations with congress leaders over the tariff bill after a cabinet meeting. He met with Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon, aiming for a settlement within ten days. The battle over free hides faces strong opposition though Taft pushes for concessions.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Aldrich
Cannon
Taft
Curtis
Bonding firms face 1908 rates to win government work
Washington notes that bonding companies must revert to 1908 rates to secure government trust positions amid an urgent deficiency bill banning higher premiums. A house point of order blocked removal of the prohibition, with Iowa's Mr. Smith denouncing a 300 percent premium boost as collusive. Also, an auto accessory sale by Patterson Fletcher Co. began at sight o'clock.
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Washington
Smith
Iowa
Lifting the Sutton Case at Inquiry
Testimony covers gunboat involvement and witness credibility as the Sutton case unfolds. Adams denies making a critical statement while questions about Osterman and Mrs Parker test memory and truthfulness amid cross examination in the inquiry.
Witness recounts Sutton incident and camp shooting aftermath
Major Leonard questions Lieut Osterman about October 1907 events at the marine camp. Osterman recalls Sutton's gunfire, the failed whisky drink request, the quick march to the camp, and the later confrontation where Sutton allegedly killed Roelker and himself. He describes Sutton as unpopular and notes a prior threat to kill everyone before sunrise.
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Adams
Edward Osterman
Leonard
Academy
Sutton
Carver Hall
Osterman
Lieut
Carvel Hall
Utley
Bevan
Lieut. Roelker
Roelker
Fuller
Major Leonard
Utler
Verdict in Gingles case wraps up amid mixed reactions
Prosecutor Benedict J. Short argued the state failed to prove a great white slave plot and that larceny could have been settled for a dollar. Ella Gingles smiled at the verdict as she told reporters she would tell the story again, while critics called the outcome gratuitous and the court scene half drama. The jury deliberated five hours as supporters filed out.
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Benedict J. Short
P. H. O'Donnell
Miss Gingles
John E. W. Wayman
Ella Gingles
Criminal Court
Cook County
Gingles
O'Donnell
Clark Street
John. P
O'Shaughnessy
O’donnell
Bus. Gingles
Last Day in the Limelight Seen in a courtroom sequence
At 7 oclock a knock stirred the jury room as Assistant State's Attorney Charles Furthmann rushed in to represent the state. Miss Agnes Barrette, the accuser in the Gingles case, was absent. Judge Brentano presided as twilight fell and the jury entered at 7 10. The sale by Patterson-Fletcher Co. began this morning with silver collars offered.
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Charles Furthmann
Agnes Barrette
Brentano
Furthmann
Butler Strikes Quiet as Wages Rent Debate Looms
Pittsburg July 20 The strike at Pressed Steel Car McKees Rocks and Standard Steel Car Butler is calm as electrical workers near completion of Hudson river tunnel cars. A mass meeting backed a return to former wage rates if rent penalties are cut from twenty to ten percent. Habeas corpus writs for prisoners in Butler await Judge Galbreath’s ruling. State trooper deployment hinges on Governor Stuart’s word. Patterson-Fletcher store noted for Fort Wayne sale activity.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Standard Steel
Butler
Hudson River
Public Defense Association of
Allegheny County
Ford and Brown
Common Pleas Court
Standard Steel Car
Stuart
W. D. Brandon
Democratic pledges at city primary pledge unity and support
In a frank, party wide show of fealty candidates for councilman at large city clerk and other offices pledged support for the Democratic ticket regardless of nomination. Each spoke of backing the nominee and urged platform adoption after nominations as the group planned to unite for November.
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Democratic Council
McCulloch
Hosey
Mr. Scherer
Scherer
Schmidt
Gandy
Peter Pan Waists Sale From Patterson-Fletcher Co
A Patterson-Fletcher Co sale opened this morning offering Peter Pan Waists at 59 cents each. A blaze struck a barn on the Babcock farm along the Scdt-Preble township line in Adams county Thursday evening, burning stock and causing several thousand dollars in loss. Everything in the store will be discounted at least 16 percent.
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Patterson-Fletcher
Babcock
Scdt-Preble Township
Adams County
Heavy brick pavement favored for West Columbia Street
West Columbia Street property owners urged the board of public works to reject current bids and proceed with heavy brick paving. The session covered street alley and sidewalk matters, including Wildwood Avenue grading, sewers for Wildwood and Kinnaird, and repairs to Harrison Street and Woodland Avenue.
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Columbia Street
Board of Public Works
Wildwood Avenue
Wayne Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Kinnaird Street
Huffman Street
Meridian Street
Andrews Street
Swinney Park
Washington Boulevard
Columbia
Main Streets
Clinton and
Barr Streets
Harrison Street
Woodland Avenue
Courts Death on Her Wedding Day
A woman, exhausted by life, revived in the morning but spoke little and refused interruption. She declared she was tired of life and saw no reason to live longer, with a prior series of near fatal attempts. During a ten day sale, 80 dozen wash four in hand ties are discounted.
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Patterson-Fletcher Co
Deaths by gas in Chicago home murder suicide
Mrs Annie Schenkel and her two sons Harry 7 and Carl 11 were found dead in a gas filled room at 232 North Fifty first court Chicago The husband Joseph Schenkel told police he had planned to place his wife in an asylum but believed she learned of it and acted to stop it
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Chicago
Annie Schenkel
Harry
Carl
North Fifty-first Court
Joseph Schenkel
Schenkel
National Corn show names J B Clore superintendent
In Omaha directors elected J B Clore of Franklin Indiana as superintendent of the judges for the next year’s National Corn exhibition. W H Young of Athens TI was chosen superintendent of exhibits. A Patterson Fletcher store advertises ten days of bargain sales.
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Omaha
Neb
National Corn Exhibition Today
J. B. Clore
Franklin
Ind
W. H. Young
Athens
Belvin Discharged With Warning After Ejection
William Wayne Belvin formerly ejected from James A. Patten’s office was discharged with a warning. He claimed New York residency and presidency of a Port Angeles railroad, saying he lost 500000 in speculation. The railway guide did not name his railroad. Straw hats sold at 20 to 40 percent off in a sale starting this morning.
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Chicago
William Wayne Belvin
James A. Patten
New York
Port Angeles Railroad
Wanted His Cap in a Hurry
Robert Spice Jr. walked the city with his right arm in a sling after breaking his little finger at his home 320 First Street on Sunday morning. He rushed to fetch his cap from the cellar, fell on stairs, and injured his arm. The episode left his finger numb for minutes. Buy your suit during our sale that began this morning.
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Robert Spice, Jr
First Street
Mr. Spice
Funeral for Mrs Hayes Set in Colorado Springs Tomorrow
Preparations were completed for the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Jefferson Davis Howell Hayes known as The Daughter of the Confederacy. Rev. Arthur N. Taft and Rev. Henry Rutgers Rumsen will officiate at St Stephens and Grace Episcopal churches. The ashes will rest in Evergreen cemetery before fall burial in Richmond Virginia.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Margaret Jefferson Davis
Howell Hayes
Arthur N. Taft
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Henry Rutgers Rumsen
Grace Episcopal Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Richmond
Rice and Kunderd Farm Lands Sold for Five Thousand
Thirty-four acres of the Rice and Kunderd gladiolus farms east of the city were sold Tuesday to L. F. Curdes for 5000 dollars. The tract is part of the Nelson farm now used for intense flower culture. Curdes will plat the purchase into five acre tracts.
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L. F. Curdes
Old Nelson
Mr. Rice
Mr. Kunderd
Curdes
Sixth Anniversary of Pontiff Death Commemorated
Rome marks the sixth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII with a funeral Mass at the sacred college attended by Pope Pius and church dignitaries. Charles C. Moore of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Moore are guests. Moore suggests a festival in San Francisco in October for Portola's Golden Gate discovery anniversary.
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Pontiff
Rome
Leo XIII
Sacred College
Pope Pius
Charles C. Moore
San Francisco
Riordan
Formal charges against mother take place now
An affidavit filed in Allen County Indiana charges Gertrude Bump with first degree murder for killing her baby by morphine poisoning on July 11 1909. A warrant is held for her arrest while she remains at Lutheran hospital under guard awaiting bond and arraignment.
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Gertrude Bump
Albert E. Thomas
M. J. Tancey
A. M. Reichelderfer
Lafayette Township
Lutheran Hospital
Zanesville
Ind
Aaron M. Reichelderfer
Allen
Indiana
Robert Russel Bump
Aaron M. Reichelderfe
Train wreck kills one, injures five near Toledo
Theodore Gullow of Monroeville Ohio was killed and five men injured when Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger No. 5 jumped the tracks at Trowbridge sixteen miles east of Toledo. Injured were W L Wheeler Oak Harbor neck back leg bruised Edward T Bowman Norwalk leg arm crushed Frank Baker Wellington arm broken John Peterson Canton and George Moniades Fillmore Cal minor injuries
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Toledo
Theodore Gullow
Monroeville
Ohio
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Trowbridge
Here
W. L. Wheeler
Oak Harbor
Edward T. Bowman
Norwalk
Frank Baker
Wellington
John Peterson
Canton
George Moniades
Fillmore
Cal
Americans Conclude Sicily Murder Investigation Return Home
J R Crowley A B Simon and A F Vachris three U S detectives left Rome after studying the assassination of Lt Joseph Petrosino chief of the Italian division in Palermo Sicily The trio aided by Italian police expect to file an important report upon reaching New York The fragment also mentions Patterson Fletcher Co advertising hats and coats.
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Rome
J. R. Crowley
A. B. Simon
A. F. Vachris
United States
Joseph Petrosino
New York
Palermo
Sicily
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Payne
China
Mr. Davis
Suttons
Judge Advocate
Davis
Commander Hood
Parker
M’kee
Fort Wayne
O'Neill
Him—City Court
Skelton
Patrick O'Neill
Clifford Patterson
O’neil
Fairfield Avenue
Grand Rapids
Daisy Parish
Tipton
Young Patterson
Robert Dreibelbiss
John Heit
Robert Errington
Patterson
Errington
Decatur
Paterson
Kelso
Joseph Kelso
Hot Springs
Watters
Henry Colerick
Frank Green
Weseland
Westerman
Andrew Schlenker
Hightower Artis
Citizens’ Trust Company
George Kern
George Newkamm
Patterson-Fletcher Coo
ADK
Board of Works
Hayes
Colorado
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Ktterson-Fletcher Co
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