Erb and Beisel Acquitted in Self Defense Murder Trial
Mrs J Clayton Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel were found not guilty of murdering Erb in their Red Gates country home last October. The jury, after a long deliberation and a self defense explanation by Judge Johnson, cleared both defendants amid tense relief.
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J. Clayton Erb
Catherine Beisel
Philadelphia
Red Gates
Johnson
Mrs. Beisel
Erb
Clinches II
Riley
Harry Beisel
Mrs. Erb
Rescued from the River by Lasso on Icy Mississippi
A Syrian man, unnamed, was rescued from the Mississippi river ice at the foot of Main Street this afternoon. Harry Rowley and others employed by E. H. Derr used a lasso and saved him as he sank for the last time. He had attempted to cross the river and broke through the ice.
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Mississippi
Harry Rowley
E. H. Derr
Main Street
Senate panel backs 100000 presidency pay bill
Washington January 7 the senate committee on finance reported favorably on a bill to raise the president salary to 100000 and set the vice president and speaker at 20000 a year the current 25000 travel allotment would be repealed and travel would be included in the new pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Finance
United States
House
Congress
Police Fire Commission Meeting Yields Routine Session
A police and fire commission met last evening and took up no items of special importance. Minutes show routine discussion and no major decisions.
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Police and Fire Commission
Valet Charles Jones Missing After Patrick Confession
Dallas and Houston reports state Charles Jones former valet to W M Rice vanished after allegedly confessing to exonerating Albert T Patrick in Rice murder. Search spans Texas and Gulf coast with sightings and varying locations from Houston to Galveston Bay Beaumont Beaumont area Mexico City.
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Dallas
Texas
Chas. Jones
Wm. M. Rice
Albert T. Patrick
Rice
Galveston Bay
Jones
Houston
Galveston
Marsh Rice
Patrick
Sing Sing
John T. Milliken
St. Louis
Milliken
Kilgore
Beaumont
Mexico City
Judge Crane alters ruling on physician testimony in insanity defense
Justice Crane modified the privilege rule so that only doctors who treated an insane person are barred from testifying. The change allows expert witnesses from both sides in the Thornton Jenkins Hains murder trial to testify, potentially reshaping insanity defenses and even affecting the Thaw case.
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Flushing
L. L
Justice Crane
Hains
Manson
Thornton Jenkins Hains
John F. McIntyre
Hains Brothers
Crane
Thaw
McIintyre
Matteawan
Harry Thaw
Baby Plunged From Train Near Louisville
A two weeks old baby was thrown from a train window near West Point Kentucky as it neared a tunnel. Tunnel watchman Nicholas Mullen recovered the infant and found it dead after a convulsion and blood from the mouth. Detectives investigate. the mother may be from a well to do family based on clothing.
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Louisville
Illinois Central
West Point
Nicholas Mullen
Mullen
Folk urges ward option and brewery ban in cities
Gov Joseph W Folk in his final address to the Missouri legislature calls for ward option in all cities over 25 000 population and a prohibition on breweries or distilleries owning saloons as he nears retirement next week.
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Jefferson City
Joseph W. Folk
Fire devastates brick building in Calumet
A fire in Calumet Michigan today killed one woman and left another dying. Two children are believed to have perished, with the women able to be pulled from the blaze but the children still missing.
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Calumet, Mich
Edison storage battery to revolutionize motors
New York January 7 Edison announces a storage battery powerful enough to run a street car for 100 miles without recharge and lasting five to twenty years The invention shifts from acid chemistry to a nickel based alkaloid system with no fumes and promises major changes for street railways and automobiles
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Edison
New York
A. Edison
Wisconsin Judge May Try Standard Oil Case
Federal Judge Anderson of Indianapolis is the likely presiding official for the re trial of the $29 million Standard Oil case. Both sides favor his appointment, with Milwaukee Judge Sanborn or Springfield Judge Humphrey as backups if he declines.
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Wisconsin
Standard Oil
Chicago
Anderson
Indianapolis
Caldwell resigns after booze theft at Guthrie banquet
Oklahoma governor accepts the resignation of state attorney Fred S. Caldwell who seized five barrels of beer and champagne intended for a legislative banquet. Caldwell’s action followed his enforcement of the prohibition law, prompting the governor to remark perhaps Caldwell should resign, but Caldwell quipped about resigning quickly.
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Guthrie
Okla
Fred S. Caldwell
Haskell
Caldwell
Widow Blanchett Sues Railway Over Husband’s Death
Mrs. Robertha Blanchett seeks $10,000 damages in a suit against Burlington Railway Co for the death of her husband Engineer John C. Blanchett in a Jan 5 1908 collision at East Cabin Ill. Brakeman J C Parrault is questioned as details are reviewed in Judge Daniels' court.
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Daniels
Robertha Blanchette
Burlington Railway Company
John C. Blanchett
Colliery Disaster Near Durham Reported
London dispatch says a serious colliery disaster near Durham has been reported with several believed dead.
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London
Durham
McGregor Man Burned Alive in Sleep
In McGregor Iowa T O'Brien a 60 year old bachelor was burned alive in his home when a stove overheated and started a fire. Neighbors rescued him from the ruins but he died shortly after suffering serious burns. Also in Barron Wisconsin three small children were cremated in a farm house fire near Canton with details still sparse.
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Mcgregor
T. O'Brien
Barron
Wis
Chris Lee
Canton
Gertrude Atherton Announces Novel About German Emperor Reign
San Francisco author Gertrude Atherton reveals plans to publish a new novel set in Germany about 250 years ago during the reign of Ludwig. The work will explore court life and political intrigue in the imperial era.
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San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton
California
Ludwig
Germany
Culberson Attacks Roosevelt Over Tennessee Coal Case
Senator Culberson accuses the president of a lawless act for directing the attorney general to withhold information about the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption. He seeks a judiciary panel inquiry and argues for congressional control over cabinet officers. The clash centers on executive vs legislative power in the steel trust matter.
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Washington, D. C
Culberson
Texas
Senate
Roosevelt
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Judiciary Committee
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Cushing
Congress
United States
Tennessee Company
Steel Trust
Clark
Wyoming
American Tobacco Company
Hopkins
Edmunds
Vermont
Hoar
Massachusetts
Spooner
Wisconsin
Teller
Colorado
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Co
Parson Murder Inquiry Sees Suspect Missing
Sheriff states the suspect in a Parson homicide case may be the victim as early clues point to the clergyman or a related figure. The missing man is described as the earliest suspect in the investigation.
Identification Impossible But Murder Theories Fail
Mrs. John H. Carmichael, wife of an M E circuit rider, is questioned in Port Huron about a missing husband. Sheriff Wagenzeil explores if Carmichael is not the dismembered pastor found burned at Battle Run and suggests Gideon Browning may be the slain man. Clues trace movements to Tuesday morning and an $8,000 life policy payable to Carmichael’s wife. Browning and Carmichael had been close. Browning was lured Monday morning.
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Port Huron
Mich
John H. Carmichael
M. E
St. Claire
Sheriff Wagenzeil
Carmichael
Battle Run
Gideon Browning
Adair
Browning
Weather forecast notes cold snap across region
Coldest in La Crosse since 7 p m last night at 16 below zero and warmest at 12 below with a 4 mile wind at 7 a m. Forecasts show snow flurries tonight and Friday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with rising temperatures. Low readings include 42 below at Calgary and 26 below zero at Havre as high pressure shifts eastward.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Montana
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
New England
Atlanta
Montgomery
Shreveport
Lake Region
Pacific Slope
North Pacific Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Havre
Calgary
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Rick His
Freedom
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Judge Crane
Atty
Mr.myre
Hans
Sanborn
John Blanchett
Gertie
Port Huron, Mich
Teddy Roosevelt
Roose
Velt
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