Becker's Execution Carried Out After Legal Delays
Becker, a former New York police lieutenant, was executed on July 11 1910 after exhaustive appeals to delay and overturn his death sentence for complicity in graft exposure. Despite renewed efforts and petitions, Governor Whitman declined to grant clemency, court rulings upheld the sentence, and Becker faced the ultimate penalty following a long legal battle.
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Dearning
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Charles Backer
Meeker
Mra Beck
Poughteepaie
Ererraer
Mra Becker
Becker
News From Far and Near
Los Angeles reports on the California alien and ownership law ruling and a freight train fire disaster after four men presumed to be beating their way along the track were burned. Washington notes President Wuess weighing the call for an extraordinary session to address national concerns with a possible December meeting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Seok Ha
Washington
Wuess
Dewber
Chancellor Takes Charge of City of Masteville
Neahville, Tennessee, July 23. Chancellor Grulseasiver assumed control after a long municipal tangle. Former Mayor Milliary A. finnae and Commissioners Elliott and Andrews, plus Treasurer Myers, were ousted under a court action. Also reports: striker walkout at Standards plant in Bayonne ends as workers return. Circus birthday party in Greenwich. Warsaw described as calmer amid ongoing tensions. Jewelry stolen from William Selig’s Chicago home recovered in St Paul pawnshops. French raid on Kandili station follows, and Westinghouse announces August 6 wage-relief plans in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Masteville
Ean Meahvile
Tenn
Neahville
Cinacttier
Aiton
Matthews
Milliary A. Finnae
Elliott and Andrews
Myers
Eastland Disaster Toll Grows With Burials Across Chicago
Five hundred of the Eastland dead were buried Wednesday across Chicago as funeral processions clogged streets and cemeteries. Undertakers lacked enough hearses. many bodies placed in vaults due to grave-digging limits. Masses of mourners braved rain at services then watched the mournful procession to Mount Carmel and other cemeteries.
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Chicago
Mount Carmel
Mount Olivet
Calvary
Bohemian National
St. Adelbert
Forest Home
Church of Mary Queen of Heaven
Fifty Third Avenue
West Twenty Fourth Street
Paul P. Rhode
Slater
Friend
Sweet Heart
Washington
Caper
Cape Haitien
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Legation
Osetes Zamor
Halt
Russians Prepare to End Warsaw Retreat and Defend Fortresses
London dispatches indicate Russians plan a new retreat eastward to defensive lines along fortresses near Kovno Grodno and Great Litovek as part of Poland withdrawal. Reports note potential loss of Polish territory and population amid Austro German pressure and strategic regrouping by Russian general staff.
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London
Warsaw
Poland
Great Litovek
Polad
Petrograd
Daily Mail
Staf
Chicago observes public sorrow for Bastland disaster
Chicago marked a day of general mourning proclaimed by Mayor Thompson after the Bastland steamer disaster on the Chicago River last Saturday. City offices closed and hundreds of funeral processions filled the streets as hearses ran full, with many victims carried by auto trucks and carriages to burial sites.
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Chicago
Thompson
Chicaro
Floods Swamp Mock Springs City Killing One
Reported cloudburst floods in Mock Springs Wye cause $300000 in losses and claim one drowning in Rock Springs while damage extends to the business district. In Temple Tex three Grimes children are beaten to death and the mother gravely hurt. Brussels fined $1000000 by German authorities over Zeppelin attack. Russian officials purge shortages. Bayonne strike ends. many workers to return soon. Turkish guns silent as Allies bombard interior positions. Poughkeepsie fires devastate manufacturing area, losses up to $760000.
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Mock Springs
Wye
Rebels Seize Port au Prince as Guillaume Flees to French Legation
Port au Prince reports show a revolutionary attack on the presidential residence led by Dr. Rosalvo Bobo unseating President Guillaume. After hours of combat the palace burned and Guillaume sought refuge under the French flag with his family. The Port au Prince police chief died among the casualties, exact toll unknown but believed heavy.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Rosalvo Bobo
Legation
France
Miners Trapped In Mine See 8 Dead 50 Injured
Fragmented World War I era notes report eight dead and many injured after a methane explosion trapped eleven miners in United Coal Mining Company No 1 Northwest entry. Other items note two airmen killed in Issy les Moulineaux, Carnegie alive in Bar Harbor, and a French communique on front lines.
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Christopher, III
United Coal Mining Company
Issy-Les-Moulineaux
France
Secretary of Board Elected in Pickaway County
MWICY Plum Alls to Dunlap of Pickaway County chosen after extensive discussion. The record notes a secretarial election of the board and identifies the parties involved. Further details on date and proceedings are not provided in the readable text.
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Pickaway County
Governor Consulted In Secretaries Pick For State Board
Gathered from Western Newspaper Union dispatches, the state board of agriculture advanced to choose a secretary. Ren nick W. Dunlap of Pickaway county won on the first ballot for the $4,000 post. Gov. Frank B. Willis had declared he would not intervene, though Dunlap had the backing of the State Grange. Opposition largely came from Dunlap’s own county led by Appellate Judge Walters who presented a rival candidate in May.
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Union News Service
Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
Rennick W. Dunlap
Pickaway County
John Begg
Columbus Grove
State Grange
Tuntap
Walters
George P. Florence
Eastland Pictures
Eastland
Ohio
State Board of Motion Picture Censors
Frank B. Willis
Cleveland
Board of Censors
Sweaters in Various Silks Highlight Crepe De Chine Styles
Stalan ilk presents two toned ribbed silk and crepe de chine sweaters using white and dark furs for trim. Crepe de chine gains popularity at Palm Head with long, knee length garments, tasseled belts, and crocheted collars and cuffs for a Russian blouse effect.
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Palm Head
Pardons and commutations fill Ohio penitentiary list
Gov. Willis, acting on the state board of pardons recommendations, pardoned or commuted 15 inmates and rejected nine. Notable clemencies include John Atkinson of Cleveland, serving life for murder aiding a guard, and Elmer Popham of Lorain. Other cases cover crimes from burglary to assault, with varied terms and immediate releases or future dates. Wind storms injure twelve and damage property. a separate note reports a new steel trust planned near Cleveland.
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Union News Service
Columbus
State Board of Pardons
F. B. Willis
John Atkinson
Cleveland
Elmer Popham
Lorain
Rawin Martin
Cuyahoga
Fred Ellis
Butler
James Cossey
Licking
Joseph Alexander
Franklin
Otto McClellan
Lawrence
Charles Cooney
Summit
John Bradley
Hamilton
Ryan
Star Jackson
Goldie Thompson
Sam Scheff
Tony Salo
Columbiana
Nfe
Jesse van Zandt
Income Tax Seen as Failure in Tariff-Driven Revenue
The article argues the income tax has failed to raise expected funds, forcing leaders to face new tax moves like tariff remodeling or higher taxes. It notes anticipated revenue gaps, cites Hull's draft, and discusses broader political dynamics including party unity and tariff revisions ahead of 1916.
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Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Mem
Treasury
Simmons
Qacar W. Underwood
Internal Revenue
Nhow
Businese
Brooklyn Standard-Union
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