Taking of Testimony Begins in Butler Trial
In Fulton Missouri the testimony phase of Edward Butler's murder case began in circuit court. Jeffries and several city officials testified about House Bill 44 and election records while juror panels were formed. The panel lists twenty four potential jurors with ages from 25 to 60 plus.
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Board of Public Improvements
W. H. Judy
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan m
George Martin
J. K. Murrell
Sheridan
Krom
Folk
Butler
David H. Harris
Harris
Reese Scholl
Shamrock
Claude Holt
New Bloomford
Morndon Wearen
Mc Credie
J. McClanahan
Earl
J. M Hamilton
Aux- Vande
Willard Herrin
Edward Hardin
Calwood
John Gillian
Teform
William Black
Hutton
Richard Berry
Russian warships clear for action at Viadivostock
Viadivostock dispatch says the Russian fleet has been fully equipped for immediate service and prepared for sea with wood strings removed. The harbor stays open by ice-breakers as officials await the Special Council report on Russia’s response. Washington says no concerted action with England and France has occurred.
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St. Petersburg
Viadivostock
Ctar
Special Council
Tokio
Coal trains collide near Grayville causing injuries and delays
A rear-end collision Friday between two Big Pour coal trains near Grayville, Alabama, left the caboose of the first train and the engine of the second train badly damaged after the second train struck the first while it was stopped for water. The crew escaped by jumping clear, and traffic was suspended only briefly.
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Grayville
Coldest Day of Winter Felt in Corpus Christi
At daylight Friday the mercury registered 29 degrees and the ice was plentiful in Corpus Christi Texas. The cold spell marked the coldest day of the winter with cabbage reportedly not damaged by the frost.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Coldest Weather of the Winter Hits Mattoon
Mattoon Illinois endured a brutal cold spell with readings from 12 to 15 degrees below zero Sunday night and temperatures hovering near zero through Monday. The arctic snap tightened across the area as residents faced record low wind chills and extended exposure risks.
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Mattoon
Ill
Two Men Rob Frisco Agent in Missouri Holdup
In Peirce City two men robbed a Frisco agent at Granby Saturday evening firing three shots at the agent striking him in the face. The bandits took two watches and 60 dollars before fleeing. Center Texas reports Had Rushing received a death sentence for assault on Mrs. Stewart near there with a new trial set Friday foreshadowing issues.
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Peirce City
Granby
Center
Tex
Rushing
Stewart
Wreck on Missouri Pacific injures and kills multiple travelers
A Colorado flyer on the Missouri Pacific from Denver to Kansas City wrecked near Miller Kansas. One dead thirteen injured. Passengers including Mr and Mrs Rhone and Patrick and Sanford transported to Kansas City. Cause linked to severe cold weather and a snapped rail. most injuries in the smoking car. Relief train dispatched from Osawatomie.
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Kansas City
Moa
Denver
Miller
Kas
Mia
Rhone
Patrick
Sanford
Chicago
Here
Osawatomie
Stade Am Cheig
Rumors of Fighting on the Isthmus Surface in Panama
A Panama report suggests Colorado troops are clashing with Indians along the San Blas Coast, with confirmation unlikely. The U S gunboat Bancroft was to sail from Colon to Bocas Del Toro but orders were countermanded amid the coast fight rumors. A letter from Captain Torres in Chepo hints Panamanian troops may move to the Atlantic side, with confusion over enemies possible.
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Panama
San Blas
United States
Punhoat Bancroft
Colon
Bocas del Toro
Torres
Chepo
Captain Torre
Butler Defense Seeks Alibi in Bundler Case Trial
Edward Butler took the stand to defend himself in a sprawling boodle trial in Fulton Missouri. Four Butler witnesses, including foremen Ed Butler and P J Laughlin, outlined an alleged conspiracy of bribery by former boodle members. Judge Graves overruled a demurrer, setting stage for a clear, direct argument for conviction.
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Butler
Fulton
Stnto
Graves
Spon Sieh
Edward Butler
Boodle
Ed Butler, Sr
Wiliam Devine
P. J. Laughlin
Ed Butler
Lone, Horweehoorn
Louis Doodle
Denis
Ita
Otto Schumacher
Allence
Gravee
Lorenz Claims He Owed Machen $25 000
Washington report notes defense counsel contends Lorenz owed Machen 25 000 dollars. A July 1 1883 note for 26 000 dollars drawn by George E Lorenz in favor of August W Machen is cited. Bank records show numerous notes totaling over 53 000 dollars discounted to fund oil property development in Wool County. Groff brothers and patent attorney testimony relate to profits and a Miller device alleged as Groff fastener infringement.
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Washington
George E. Lorenz
August W. Machen
Kumiler
Lorenz
Machen
Lorene
Carr
National Bank of Commerce of Toledo
Wool County
Care
Farlier
Diller A. Groff
Groff
J. H. McGill
Ten Years The Sentence For Ex-Cashier In Ohio
Cleveland banker George A Rose formerly cashier of the Produce Exchange Bank was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for embezzling about 187000. The court said the punishment was the maximum under the law. Rose expressed remorse as the bank collapsed into receivership after his confession of using funds for speculation.
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Cleveland
George A. Rose
Produce Exchange Bank
Oho Lowe
Rose
Cripple Creek Governor reinstates martial law in Teller County
In Cripple Creek Colorado Governor Peabody reversed his December 5 order and declared martial law in Teller County. Civil authorities shown able to control the situation, prisoners delivered to civil authorities. John M. Glover, former Missouri congressman, arraigned in district court on charges of attempting to kill Sergeants Dittmore and Smith last December 26, pleads not guilty and is released on $600 bond.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Peabody
Teller County
MiNtary Coud
Mander Verdeckberge
John M. Glover
Missouri
Dittmore
Smith
Missouri hen shown value in Fayette market Hay and eggs almost match
In Fayette Missouri on Tuesday farmer T J Hall hauled baled hay to town and sold a basket of eggs at market prices. The tiny eggs nearly brought as much as the hay with only two cents separating the totals.
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Fayette
T. J. Hall
Unseasonal Cold Wave Grips Bloomington Area
A sudden cold wave hit central Illinois Sunday night in Bloomington triggering widespread discomfort. Temperatures plunged by about 40 degrees and one fatality was reported as authorities investigate the harsh weather impact.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Senate panel OKs funds for defense in high court case
Jackson Mian reports the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to pay $15,000 in attorney fees to defend the boundary dispute between Mississippi and Louisiana now before the United States Supreme Court.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States Supreme Court
Scout Walter Scott Dies After Morphine Overdose
Walter Scott, longtime scout with General Custer before the Little Big Horn fight, died Monday afternoon by his own hand through morphine. The report notes his service record and the circumstances of the death.
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Stafford
Kas
Walter Scott
Custer
Little Big Horn
Severe Weather Kills Peach Duds as Cold Lingers in Burlington
In Burlington Iowa the peach crops suffer under a brutal cold spell with temperatures dropping to 14 below zero last Friday morning. The forecast indicates the cold continues with some slight warming later.
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Burlington
Iowa
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Fire at Grand Chain nearly wipes town in Newfoundland blaze
A Tuesday night fire at Grand Chain, fourteen miles east of Mound Cly, Newfoundland, destroyed town property and merchandise valued at about $50,000. Almost the entire business section was burned.
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Mound Cly
Grand Chain
George H Campbell Promoted to B&O General Superintendent
George H Campbell, assistant general superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in Baltimore, has been named general superintendent with offices in New York, succeeding George F Randolph.
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George H. Campbell
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
George F. Randolph
Dallas contractor Arthur Lane shot near Georgetown
Dallas Texas Arthur Lane a prominent railroad contractor was shot by an unknown assailant Tuesday night near Georgetown and died on Wednesday.
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Dallas
Tex
Arthur Lane
Georgetown
Norton Kas Defendants Appear, Continuance Not Sought
In Norton Kansas the defense in the Dewey murder case appeared in court on Wednesday and did not pursue a continuance, ending speculation about delay. Proceedings focused on scheduling and preliminary matters as the case advances.
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Norton
Kas
Dewey
AtthamniaI annual meeting adjourned in Bloomington UK
The annual meeting of the Mlinala state historical society adjourned Friday afternoon the most successful in its history. Resolutions thanked the local society and assisting clubs and papers for reports. Morning sessions featured Daniel Berry Carmi and W H Colling Quincy memorial address on General James D Morgan. Afternoon speaker Robert Gray Blue Mound spoke on the Scotch Irish San Diego Cal. The Nebraskan steamer, from San Francisco for repairs, departed after taking 1000 barrels of fuel oil. The ship will run to New York with oil for fuel.
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Bloomington
Atth
Mlinala State Historical Society
Daniel Berry
Carmi
W. H. Colling
Quincy
James D. Morgan
Robert Gray
Blue Mound
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
New York
Cuban loan talks stall amid Russo Japanese tension
New York reports negotiations for an $85,000,000 Cuban loan halted temporarily. Banking interests say the Russo Japanese situation makes such a transaction inadvisable now as it would tie up a large sum of money.
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New York
Freight handlers strike at New York railroad
Six hundred freight handlers employed by the New York Hartford Connecticut line have gone on strike for higher wages, halting freight movement in the New York area.
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New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
San Domingo ports now in Moraes provisional control
Information received at the state department indicates all ports of San Domingo are under the Moraes provisional government, which has succeeded the prior administration. The report notes the situation in the southern region and references ongoing governance changes.
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Washington
State Department
Porte of
San Domingo
Moraes
Gey
Odell Refuses Extradition Of Ziegler
Albany reports Governor Odell acting on Attorney General Cuneen's advice declines to honor Missouri's requisition for extradition of William Ziegler of New York City. The decision cites lack of evidence that Ziegler was in Missouri in March and questions whether he fled justice. Cuneen notes absence alone is not enough to prove flight and stresses presence in the state at the crime time matters.
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Albany N
Odell
Cuneen
Dockery
Missouri
William Ziegiger
New York City
Ziegler
Eeven Witneren
New York
Cuncen
Missouri N
Legler
Zhegler
St. Louis
Florence Maybrick Recuperating Near London Awaiting Pardon
Mrs Florence Maybrick, long imprisoned for her husband’s death, has reportedly not yet been pardoned. She was moved from Aylesbury to a London convalescent site for recuperation ahead of possible July release, with conditions likely limiting publicity and publishing. Authorities and Hon Charles Russell indicate she may soon be at liberty under a special license, though exact arrangements remain unsettled.
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Florence Maybrick
Agleybury
Enel
Game Point
London
Charles Russell
Aylesbury
Tammale
Mijoy Somi Bers
Home Office
Maytrick
Ayiesbury
Maybrick Aball
Liverpool
Pentonville
Woking
Miss Ninnie Bryan Dies in Lincoln At 44
Lincoln Nebraska Miss Ninnie Bryan sister of W J Stryan died Saturday afternoon in Lincoln at age 44 Her brother raced from Chicago to reach her bedside before she passed away She came to Lincoln in 1898 from Salem Ohio and had lived with her sister Mrs T S Allen Health had not been good for several years
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Lincoln
Neb
Ninnie Bryan
W. J. Stryan
Chicago
Miss Bryan
Salem
T. S$. Allen
US torpedo flotilla arrives with Buffalo for ten days
The United States torpedo boat flotilla escorted by the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo arrived here on Monday and exchanged salutes with the fort. They will station here for ten days before moving on toward Gibraltar. President Roosevelt sent to the Senate on Monday the nomination of William W. Russell of Maryland to be secretary of the US legation at Panama.
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Algiera
United States Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Buffalo
Gibraltar
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
William W. Russell
Maryland
United States
Panama
Republic of Panama
Extradition Requisition Aims at Mia Sone Suspect
A requisition was issued for the Governor of Mississippi to extradite a suspect in a case tied to Mor lesdale near the Yazoo River Valley Railroad. The notice references a figure named Bad Biase and mentions Springfield.
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Missias
Morlesdale
Yasoomae Valley
Taft Becomes Secretary of War in Washington
Governor William Howard Taft took the oath of office as Secretary of War in the War Department, succeeding Elihu Root. The simple ceremony drew family, friends, and military officers as Taft entered his duties with a bright demeanor and Root expressed relief at retiring from the post.
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Washington
William Ti. Taft
War Department
Elihu Root
Taft
Roots
General Chaffee
Frende
Btaf
Root
John Randolph
Hoot
Secretary Hoot
Overrules Demurrer in Butler Case at Fulton Missouri
Fulton Mo Circuit Attorney Polk for the State won the first point in the Butler trial. The demurrer to the indictment, a technical charge, was overruled by Judge Graves. A special venire will be drawn from which to select a jury, with four challenges for the State and eight for the defense. The panel is drawn at random from a hall, reducing trial length by about two days.
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Fulton
Cipcuit
Polk
Graves
Folie
Gravee
St. Loouis
Elthwetithip
Callaway County
Dod
St. Petersburg
Japan
Ruela
Chicago
Coamopolino
Harper
Chicago University
New York Stockh Exchange
American Steel Foundries Company
Harrison
Tuthill
Kaffira
Okahandja
Africa
Ames
Minneapolis
Minnesota Supreme Court
Chicago Federation of Laborty
Grand Jury
Oscar T. Crosby
Turkestan
Kennedy acquitted in murder trial for first husband
Kansas City jury acquitted Lulu Prince Kennedy of murdering Philip Kennedy in January 1801. The defense argued insanity at the time of the shooting, but jurors ruled she had regained sanity since, avoiding commitment.
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New Lane
Kansas City
Lay Princ. Kennedy Kramer
Philip HL Kennedy
Kennedy
Merchants Dispatch Transports
Hon Company
Ben
Javane
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Quail and prairie chicken seizure in Enid yards
Deputy Game Warden Shaffer confiscated sixteen thousand quail and prairie chickens in Enid railway yards. The birds were shipped from O'Keene and consigned to a St. Louis produce house. In Bethany Missouri the Carnegie library offer of ten thousand dollars failed at a special election by 174 to 365.
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Enid
Okla
Shaffer
O'Keene
St. Louis
Bethany
Cty
Tuesaday
Many Forlorn News Bits From The Times
A hodgepodge of 19th century tidbits notes misouri deposits, deaths and funerals in Columbia, estate values in St Louis, guilt for Mabel Parka, potential relocations of John Gates, custody battles for John Glover, and Colorado bond plans. Reports cover a river ice accident, a Democratic meeting in St Louis, Whitaker Wright inquest verdicts, a Dominican gunboat, a guilty plea for John Rich, a Turin library fire, and various international and civic items with names of people and places.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Ming Workers
Min Yr
Pope Yeamon
Columbia
Jonathan Rice
Gy Louis
Mabel Parka
Tor Fury
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Robertson
Schumacher
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Ohio
Grand Chain, Ill
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Llinois
Morales
Mrs. Maybrick
W. J. Bryan
Algiers
Russell
Springfield
Miasone
Chaffee
Lulu Prince Kennedy
South McAlester
John W. Gates
Colorado
Sinole Haw
Albert Smith
Missoury River
Wala
Democratic State Central Committee
John Rich
BU Louis
Turin
Morocco
Paul W. Delechman
Mt. Louth
Burrington
Clayton
Bouthwest Africa
Greenville
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