Defense rests in arson case in South Dakota circuit court
The defense for Emmet O Grady and John W Butler closed its case in a Lead South Dakota circuit court on the alleged arson plot against Homestake Cyanide plant number 2. Witnesses including Susie Halloran and Butler testified amid objections as prosecutors and defense disputed statements about conversations and possible involvement.
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Emmet O'Grady
O'Grady
John W. Butler
Homestake Mining Company
Smead
Lead
Homestake
Caig
Forencon
Susie Halloran
Stewart
Halloran
Deadwood
Sreen
Atounet
Butler
Whitaker
O’grady
Savage Tunnel
Homestake Company
Prosecution Rebuttal Begins After State Restes Case
The state rested this afternoon at 2 20 and the prosecution began rebuttal testimony. Lawyers expect closing arguments tomorrow, likely to take most of the day.
No place like Sturgis for me says surveyor
In a Sturgis Press report a traveler praises the Black Hills while noting dull times elsewhere. He describes crowds in El Paso, crop shortages in Colorado irrigated districts, and a brutal bullfight in Mexico. He and Mrs. Going affirm Scoop as the best place on earth.
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Sturgis Press
Black Hills
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Jaurez
Mexico
4Th Cavalry
el Pago
Musterant Conference By Tomorrow Ultimatum Served
An ultimatum has been served on New York officials of Harriman Lines demanding a conference by tomorrow. The notice signals pressure over maritime or passenger services tied to the Harriman Lines operation.
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New York
Harriman Lines
Blacksmiths Union Threatens System Wide Strike
President Kline of the Blacksmiths Union says an ultimatum has been issued to Harriman line officials. If no conference is held with system federation officers by noon tomorrow, all members will be called to strike.
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Chicago
Kline
The
Blacksmiths’ Union
New York
Harriman Lines
System
Italy Plans Demonstration and Warship Movement
Report from London that two Italian warships and four torpedo boats are en route to Italy amid a tense situation in Tripoli. An English colony there appeals for aid to remove foreigners who wish to leave as events may escalate within 24 hours.
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Italy
London
Tripoli
Four Die In Tenement Fire In Chicago
Four people including a baby perished in a tenement fire in Chicago this morning. The building owners were arrested and charged with setting the blaze to collect insurance.
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Chicago
Louisiana Exhibit to Run Official State Display in Chicago
New Orleans Sept 27 Louisiana will stage a unique state exhibit at the United States Land and Irrigation Exposition in Chicago from November 18 to December 8. No private displays or private interests will be boosted. Governor Sanders appoints a commission chaired by Dr. W R Dodson to oversee the exhibit with generous funding. The body will present Louisiana information and exhibits in the state’s official capacity.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Chicago
Johnson Welles World Title Fight Blocked Injunction
London authorities issued an injunction blocking the world championship bout between Jack Johnson of America and Bombardier Wells of Great Britain. The ruling halted the scheduled Sept. 27 fight.
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London
Jack Johnson
America
Bombardier Wella
Strange Tales Sphinx to 1 Relice Dustup Revealed
Mrs Smith recounts discovering cryptic tickets labeled Sphinx to 1 in her husband’s desk. He explains they relate to a relic of a “Jost race” and a curious, perhaps archaeo logist, tale from yesterday.
Self burning limes tone in Syria described
Attention has been called to a limestone in Syria impregnated with petroleum derivatives. This makes the stone burn for lime without external fuel after ignition. The combustible portion continues to burn once heat is reached, with unchanged portions reburned.
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Syria
Illinois mine engulfed by flames near Central
A coal mine at Junction City in Central Illinois caught fire, trapping workers as rescuers battled the blaze. Charles Meyer narrowly escaped after a gas incident, while Henry Tillman and James Gallagher were crushed by slate but rescued. A large fire crew worked to control the blaze. Clarence E. Darrow, attorney for J J McNamara, said the defense fund stood at 16060 and urged labor leaders to send promised contributions.
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Los Angeles, Cay
Clarence 8. Darrow
J. J. McNamara
Odey
McNamara Defense Fund
Mamma and Willie Joke About Angels and a Hen
A humorous exchange features a mother and Willie discussing a hen perched on a vacuum cleaner and whether angels fly. The child quips about dust and the hired girl being called an angel, prompting a playful dad reference about tomorrow.
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Willie
Conservation Congress Nears End Without Key Attendees
Kansas City September 16. Due to the absence of Gifford Pinchot Garfield Governor Wilson Folk and others from the program the third Conservation Congress which convened here today may be the last. Dr. Harvey Wiley speaks tonight.
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Kansas City
Gifford
Pinchot
Garfield
Wilson
Folk
Conservation Congress
Harvey Wiley
Massachusetts voters in first state primaries for governor
Voters in Massachusetts participate in the free primary election the state has ever held with Governor Fous seeking renomination against challenger Thomas Ly Hisgea. The event marks a historic step in state politics as residents go to polls to decide the party backed candidate.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Fous
Thomas Ly Hisgea
Wichita Wholesale Fire Ravages District Loss Reaches Half Million
Fire that began at midnight and burned through the wholesale district in Wichita caused about 500000 in property damage. Local crews battled the blaze from midnight until dawn, with major losses reported across multiple buildings and goods.
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Wichita
Kan
Mayor Rolph Jr. defeats McCarthy in San Francisco
Returns from San Francisco city election show James Rolph Jr defeating incumbent Patrick McCarthy by about 16,000 in the race for mayor.
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San Francisco
James Rolph, Jr
Patrick McCarthy
Leaders Confer to Plan General Strike Talks
International presidents of unions affiliated with the federation met urgently in Chicago after Harriman line General Manager Kruttechnitz declined further talks on system federation recognition. They decided on plans to call a general strike.
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Chicago
Kruttechnitz
Harriman Line
System Federation
International Presidenta
Abnormal July in Pierre Vital Stats Report
Pierre September 27 The vital statistics bureau reports July as odd with 486 births and 266 deaths, far above and below norms. Marriages 278, divorces 34, naturalizations 39. suicides many by varied means, with pneumonia and enteritis unusually low. Record kept month after close of prior period.
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Pierre
Vital Statistics Bureau
Stork
Cupid
The
Grim Reaper
Judge
New American
Bureau
Shortage of agriculture teachers prompts college outreach
Brookings South Dakota reports a high demand for agriculture teachers across the United States. The State College at Brookings received a letter from the U S Department of Agriculture seeking names of recent graduates who could teach high school agriculture, with starting salaries from 1000 to 1600 dollars annually.
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United Binten
State College
Brookings
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Lead High School Holds Weekly Assembly and Activities
Regular assembly at Lead High School featured song book distribution and performances of Lame Thou Almighty King Lead Kindly Light Soldiers Chorus and Boola Boola Song. Plans announced for Saturday game vs Spearfish Normal while night school ads and club tryouts were discussed.
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Prof. Kreider
Literary Society
Miss Bell
Saan
Hayes
Presbyterian Church
Smith Van Horn Nuptials at Bride's Brother Home
Last night at nine o'clock Miss Edne Van Horn and J. W. Smith were married at the bride's brother Milton Van Horn's Canyon street home by Rev. Surbeck of Rapid. The couple, well praised in Lead, with Edne growing up there and a Lead high school graduate of 1910, plan to reside on Grove street after a luncheon following the ceremony.
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Edne van Horn
J. W. Smith
Ae War
Milton van Horn
Canyon Street
Rev
Surbeck
Rapid
J. W. Scrugg
Mise Bertha Andrew
Grove Street
William van Horn
Nemec
Leah
Lead
Spring City
The
Homestake
Tieaday
Taft Greets His Largest Crow at Topeka
Topeka crowds line the capital steps as President Taft speaks before about 40 000 people including 4 000 school children. He notes Kansas blood history and Civil War role then shifts to promoting peace arbitration.
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Topeka
Taft
Kangas
Kelle Fourche Millet Go After Grocers
In Belle Fourche, mill proprietors advertise they will pay $1 for wheat and sell flour at wholesale to residents and ranchers. They claim to profit five cents per sack and will operate a delivery wagon for town trade. Local farmers are urged to call at the mill to obtain wholesale flour.
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Belle Fourche
Large scale shopmen walkout across the nation
Bulletin reports 40,000 Harriman Map and Illinois Central shopmen obeyed the general strike order this morning to press federation recognition. President Kline says a prolonged struggle is likely. No trouble reported, but trains run behind schedule from New Orleans to Chicago and to the Pacific coast. Every union man out has a truck.
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Chicago
Harriman Map
Ilinois Central
System Federation
Kline
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Traina
Aeroplane for Spearfish Fair Doubts Vanish
Doubts about the Spearfish fair event were dispelled as an aeroplane sighting and official notices indicated a smooth schedule. Organizers, local authorities, and residents awaited confirmations of planned activities and fair demonstrations.
Greatest Aeroplane Flight Plans Amid Spearfish Fair Races
Lawrence County Fair Association confirms aeroplane flights at Spearfish next week with a capable operator. Birdman delay resolved, expected to draw crowds alongside top horse racing and varied exhibits. Special Burlington trains will run for October 4 to 6 as directors anticipate record exhibtions.
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Nelo Brakke
Lawrence County Fair Association
J. N. Sparling
J. Louis
Fair Association
Spearfish
O. K
Queen City
Burlington
English Channel feat sparks renewed long-distance training
London reports William Burgess’s successful English Channel swim has revived ambitions to conquer the channel this season. Montague Holbein, age fifty, leads hopefuls with prior near-misses after years of annual attempts. Holbein trains in Wateringbury, cycling 40 miles twice weekly, then swimming hours, then paddling a yak, planning backstroke from Grisner on the French side toward Dover.
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London
William Burgean
English Channel
Burgess
Captain Webb
Montague Holbein
Holbein
Ite
Hobein
Bia
Dam'n Holbein
Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News
A garbled Chicago item argues about ambition and hunger through aphoristic lines. The piece mentions a man’s limits, a map’s reach, and a bachelor seeking a place, blending cautionary and paradoxical thoughts on action and safety.
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