Becker Goes to Death in Electric Chair at Sing Sing
Charles Becker, former New York police lieutenant, proclaimed his innocence as he was executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining New York for the killing of Herman Rosenthal. He faced the chair calmly with a photograph of his wife on his heart, receiving last rites from two priests before the 5 55 a m sentence was carried out.
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Charles H. Johnson
Becker
W. B. Cashin
Father Curry
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Johnson
Exera
Onterki
Rosenthal
Fred Dorner
Father Curry Becker
Rowenthal
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Charles Farr
Thomas Mott Osborne
Leutenant
Chronology of the Becker Case Murder Timeline
A compact chronology of the Herman Rosenthal murder case lists key dates from July 16 1912 Rosenthal assassination to July 10 1915 Becker's execution. It traces arrests indictments trials convictions and appeals involving Jack Rose Bridgie Weber Sam PauI Dago Frank Chofic Lt Becker Whitey Lewis the gunmen Gyp the Blood Lefty Louie Big Jack Zellg and others.
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Herman Rosenthal
Metropole
Jack” Rose
Whitman
Bridgie” Weber
Jack” Sullivan
Sam” Pau
Rosenthal
Becker
Justice Goff
Court of Appeals
Sing Sing
Tombs
Glynn
Goff
New York
Itman
Committee takes over Haiti city in de facto government
Washington reports a public safety committee organized in Port au Prince has seized control of the capital and begun running the de facto government. A senior American officer acts as charge d affaires while a new leadership is chosen.
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Public Safety Organization
Port Au Prince
Washington
Lansing
Committee of Public Safety
Haiti
Tee
Becker Declares Innocence Before Death
Charles Becker, awaiting execution, proclaims his innocence and notes his wife Helen Gecker as the noblest woman, in a scene of final moments. He shares a final farewell, pins her photograph to his shirt, and faces death at an unnamed state death chair.
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Helen Gecker
Germany Prepares for Winter Battles
Amsterdam reports Germany concentrates on next winter campaign. Women are employed in sewing fur for the army and refurbishing old furs at supply depots. Vorwaerts says many workers receive starvation wages, earning about 20 cents daily for 12 to 14 hour shifts under contract work.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Vorwaerts
Wife of Colonel Morse Granted Divorce in Yankton
Mrs Morse wife of Colonel F B Morse who shot and killed Gus Halberg at Tyndall was granted a divorce here today Judge R K B Tripp Morse is now carving on vengeance at Sioux Falls and continues in military service.
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Yankton
B. C
Morse
F. B. Morse
Gus Halberg
Tyndall
RK. B. Tripp
Bloux Falla
Nashville Ordered From San Domingo to Cape Haitien
Capt. E. L. Beach maintained order while the gunboat Nashville was sent from San Domingo to Cape Haitien today.
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E. L. Beach
Nashville
San Domingo
Cape Haitien
Connecticut sails for Haiti with 420 marines
The battleship Connecticut will depart from the Philadelphia navy yard tomorrow carrying 420 marines. Stores are being loaded and the marines will board tonight for the voyage to Haiti.
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Haiti
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Socialists Cast Unity Vote on War Budget in Stuttgart
A Stuttgart dispatch reports the Württemberg diet passed a war budget with all socialists voting yes amid claims that internal divisions are set aside to defend the land and state under superior forces. The note notes a new socialist section and mentions broader political aims.
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Herlin
Bayville
Stuttgart
Snys
Wurttemburg
Theae
Sane Ae
Saas
Eastland Inquiry Faces Whitewash Rumors and Probes
Chicago officials and federal probes grapple with the Eastland disaster inquiry led by Secretary Redfield. Indictments may extend to federal officials, while coroner Hoffman orders divers and experts to monitor potential government whitewash as the investigation proceeds.
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Chicago
Qeulnst
Eastland
Cook County
Ontorney Hoyne
Federal Inspection Service
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Hoffman
Washington
Landis
Henry Pedersen
The
Boatland
City Council
Engineering Bureau
Larne
Loas of Life
Western Electric Company
White Wash
Thompson
Kastland
Government to issue bonds for defense plans
Washington officials indicate a bond issue is needed to finance defense plans by the Navy and War Departments. Treasury notes a cash balance of about 136 million dollars but stresses ongoing ordinary expenses require new funds this winter.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
Treasury Department
Treasury
Wald
Allies Hopeful of Paris Talks for Romania Entry
Allied diplomats in Paris discuss Rumania joining the war, with nations ordered to inspect Austria and Turkey freight cars to block munitions entering Romania. Customs officials from allied countries aid in stopping the illicit trafficking of arms and beer barrels packed to conceal munitions.
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Paris
Ria
Ne ‘Hantier
Austria
Turkey
Lane
Prisoners of War in Germany Grow Fat Says Doctor
Berlin reports prisoners of war in Germany are being fed so well that they are gaining weight. Dr Bruno Wolff, chief...
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Berlin
Germany
Bruno Wolff
Rock Island Line Falls Into Receiver's Hands
The Rock Island system, formed by Daniel Reid and William Moore in 1903 to control the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway, is placed in receivership. The holding company Rock Island with 150 million capital and the operating company defaulted bonds last year, with Chauncey G Parker named receiver in Newark, New Jersey, amid reports of overdues and diminished shares.
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New York
Daniel G. Reid
William H. Moore
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Rock Island Company
New Jersey
Chauncey G. ‘Parker
Newark
N. J
John J. Qu Bisn
Pany
Pena
Kansas Flood Delays Rail Traffic Across State
Heavy rains swept Kansas causing widespread disruption as railroads stalled. Manhattan reported 2.14 inches of rain with more on the way, and Missouri Pacific traffic faced delays from washouts near Atchison.
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Topeka
Kan
Manhat
Missouri Pacific
Belgian Cities Retain French Names in New Order
Report from July 1914 states most Belgian towns will keep their French names despite shifting governance. Authorities map ceremonial titles and city names as Malines and other towns navigate changes under governor general Wick.
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Hruseels
Titeina
Belgium
Gene Neral Wick
Malines
Great Struggle In West Now Anticipated
British and Allied observers foresee a major German push against French English and Italian forces as Warsaw nears fall. German strategy aims at seizing rail links to Petrograd, with Berlin projecting victory as a step toward relieving pressure on the east.
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Grand Duke
Postottion
Czar
Great City
Calai
Parie
London
Warsaw
Russia
Petrograd
France
Great Britain
Alais
Erich Vonhayn
von Falkenhayn
Galicia
Warsaw’s Turbulent Rule Across Centuries
The article traces Warsaw as Poland’s historic capital under duchal and royal rule, its rise as a trade rival to Silesia, and its sieges and occupations by Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Napoleonic forces. It notes cultural prominence and later partitions, with repeated struggles for independence and shifting governance through the 19th century.
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Warsaw
Silesia
Liege
Masovia
Cracow
Sweden
Augustus II
Poland
Augustus III
Europe
Versailles
Conservatory of Music
Paper Mill Hands Get Wage Advance
New York officials of International Paper announce a new working agreement negotiated by industrial superintendent John Lindragan. The deal covers about 140 mill employees and supersedes a prior arbitration based raise plan of 10 percent in wages for eleven thousand workers in the company’s mills.
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New York
International Paper Company
John Lindragan
Papermakers
and Purple
Railroad Conductor Killed in Accidental Incident
A railroad conductor, Charles Liddell aged, was found dead near the tracks after an incident during a rush hour climb over equipment. Authorities reported the death as an accidental casualty with preliminary inquiries ongoing.
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Charles Liddell
Chat
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Dawn
State Electrician
Davis
Bsecretary
Jocu Clata
Bede
Rock Island
Reid- Moore
Kansas
Marshal von
Vilna
North Sea
Britain
Evenia
David Lloyd-George
Stanislau
Napoleon
Leiperg
Pole
Packevitch
Grand Sea
Landand
Hue ‘S
Panda
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