Insanity Defense in Italy Murder Case Draws Attention
Porter W. Charlton awaits a preliminary hearing in Hoboken after his wife’s murder at Lake Como. His father’s legal team hires prominent lawyers and plans an insanity defense with alienists to evaluate his mental state. Italian officials press for extradition and argue murder could be premeditated. Charlton remains under guard as proceedings resume.
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Hoboken
N. J
Porter W. Charlton
Mary Scott Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
McGovern
Chariton
Jersey City
Princess Irene
Charlton
Washington
F. J. Fred Clark
New York
Edwards
Gone
Rnton
Marquis de Montiglia
United States
George Whitlock
Hayes
Whitlock
Moin
Deutschland Sky Liner Opens 100 Mile Run From Dusseldorf
Twenty passengers with $50 tickets boarded the Deutschland for a 100 mile aerial cruise from Dusseldorf. The craft returned in three hours despite a headwind, averaging 33 mph. It marked the first commercial flight of its kind, with future 100 mile trips planned and tickets sold weeks in advance.
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Dusseldorf
Deutschland
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
German Airship Stock Company
Guthrie Appeals for Federal Aid Over Capital Site Fight
Guthrie citizens telegram Attorney General Wickersham asking federal recognition of Guthrie and Oklahoma City as capital sites. Judge Campbell denies Guthrie injunction to halt removal of state records to Oklahoma City and notes government silence blocks citizen action. Guthrie still holds state books under injunction. appeal to the US Supreme Court is filed.
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Guthrie
Okla
United States
Oklahoma City
Wickersham
Campbell
Supreme Court of the United States
Huston
District Court
Gliddenites Set Course for Wichita After Smooth Run
The Glidden tourists left Oklahoma City in high spirits heading for Wichita Kansas via Enid Oklahoma. The 216 mile pace from Lawton yesterday ended with less trouble than any prior day, though the long run may bring further difficulties.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Lawton
Wichita
Kan
Enid
Timber limit burned near Fort William
Fire destroyed the timber limit of the F. Wayer Hauser company of St. Paul covering 41 square miles valued at about 1.5 million dollars. The Northern Construction company camp employing 600 men and the Rat Portage Lumber company camp were also burned with significant timber loss, bringing total losses to several million dollars.
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Fort William
Ont
F. Wayerhauser Company
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Construction Company
Rat Portage Lumber Company
Portugal Nears Crisis as King Plans Military Dictatorship
Lisbon feared early culmination of unrest as King Manuel announces intent to oust rioters and obstructionists from parliament by force if needed. Opponents and rival politicians have blocked cabinet formation, prompting a hardline response to restore order and reform.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Manuel
May Prosecute Packers Heads in Beef Trust Case
Chicago June 24 The investigation and prosecution of the beef trust will go ahead says Attorney General Wickersham. Assistant AG Pagin will return to Chicago to prepare a new bill against the packers as the first indictment was faulty. Wickersham notes Landis’ earlier squabble with the justice department and says indictments may target individuals next. He also endorses the railway rate bill as giving the president needed insight for recommendations.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Wickersham
Landis
Oliver E. Pagin
Department of Justice
Pagin
Tragic troop train wreck claims 37 lives in Mexico
A National Railway troop train in Coalima state en route to border towns collided causing 37 deaths and 50 injuries. About 150 men and many families were aboard. seven officers among the dead. Engineer and conductor arrested.
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Mexico
Coalima
Janitor Located Near Neuvo Laredo Border
Alonzo P. Garitt, American consul at Neuvo Laredo, reports Wendling the missing janitor wanted for the Alma Kellner murder has been found between Neuvo Laredo and San Antonio. Dispatch sent to Louisville authorities. Texas officials to conduct search due to jurisdiction limits.
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Washington, D. C
Alonzo P. Garitt
Neuvo Laredo
State Department
Wendling
Louisville
Little Alma Kellner
San Antonio
Texas
World Disarmament Plan Passes Senate
The senate passed a house joint resolution creating a universal peace commission in Washington. Col Roosevelt is eyed to head the commission. The plan aims to perfect an international disarmament scheme to prevent war, with a two year life and ten thousand dollars appropriated for expenses.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
Wickersham Urges Federal Control of Rail Financing
Attorney General Wickersham argued for federal regulation of railroad stocks and bonds as essential to interstate commerce. He warned that watered and bonus stock fuels speculation and harms public interest, and urged Congress to empower a central national authority to correct abuses.
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Chicago
Wickersham
State Bar Association
Supreme Court
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mexicans All In Bath Today Across Mexico
In El Paso June 24 San Juan day prompts widespread bathing as poor rural residents bathe in streams for lack of tubs. The article notes revolutionists may seize today for action, but by noon no uprising had occurred amid border troop mobilizations.
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EL Paso
Texas
San Juan
Mexico
Republic
Interstate Commerce Commission Finds No Alaska Jurisdiction
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled it has no authority over Alaska transport, stating Alaska is not a U.S. territory under the act. The Morgan Guggenheim railroad and ship lines in Alaska are relieved from commission supervision. The vote was 4 to 3 with Commissioners Clem ent and Lane dissenting.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
United States
Morgan- Guggenheim
Commission
Congress
Territory of
District of
Clement
Lane
Taft Seeks Accord on Reclamation Bill Differences
President Taft met with conferees at the White House to reconcile house and senate differences over the reclamation bill. The house authorized 20 million for projects with army engineer and presidential approval, while the senate favored broader executive discretion.
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House
Senate
Taft
White House
House of the Senate
Dalzell Secures Court Order to Freeze Republican Primary Recount
Representative John Dalzell won a legal victory to block ballot openings and a recount in the recent Republican primaries. Judge Cohen permanently restrains the county commissioners from proceeding with the recount, leaving Dalzell’s position secure for now. Black may appeal the decision.
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Pittsburg
John Dalzell
Cohen
Dalzell
Daizell
Robert J. Black
Senate Probes Third Degree Amid Creek Town Lot sale
The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Gore instructing a special committee to investigate the application of the third degree by judicial and police authorities and to inquire into alleged cruelties during the Creek Indian town lots sale.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Today
Gore
Oklahoma
Gore charges bribery attempts
Senator Gore accuses a syndicate of lawyers of attempting to bribe him to push Indian contracts that would net a fee of 3 million dollars, at the expense of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations.
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Washington, D. C
Gore
End Cotton Cases: Pleas Entered in District Court
The famous cotton leak cases nearly closed as Moses Haas of New York City and Frederick Peckham of Cincinnati pled guilty. Haas was fined $6,000 and Peckham $5,000 by Justice Gould in the district criminal court.
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Washington, D. C
Moses Haas
New York City
Frederick Peckham
Cincinnati
Haas
Peckham
Justice Gould
District Criminal Court
Browne Case Heads to Jury in Lorimer Bribery Trial
Chicago June 24 Browne accused of bribery in the Lorimer election case faces a jury after closing arguments by State's Attorney Wayman. The prosecution argued Browne conspired with White and others to secure Lorimer's win, detailing alleged payments and motive. The judge instructed the jury on two key elements: the $850 payment on June 16, 1909, and the existence of a corrupt agreement between Browne and White.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
White
U.S
Lorimer
Lee O’neil Browne
United States
Wayman
Erbstein
Job
Judas
Link
Beckemeyer
Browne
O'Donnell
St. Louis
Southern
L. O. Browne
McSurely
Briggs House
Estrada Success Extends to Acoyapa Campaign
General Mena leading Provisional President Estrada forces reports success in Managua campaign having occupied Acoyapa as of June 24.
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Bluefields
Mena
Estrada
Managua
Acoyapa
Philippine lands affair probes launched by Congress
The House Committee on Insular Affairs reports a resolution to investigate charges of mismanagement in Philippine public lands. Representative Martin alleges the sugar trust leased large tracts via BE L Poole, aided by Atty. Gen. Wickersham at Strong and Cadwalader, with Henry W Taft as head of the firm.
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Washington, D. C
Philippine Islands
House Committee On Insular Affairs
House
Philippines
Martin
Colo
ELOPERS PAWN JEWELS FOR AID
Chicago June 24 The mystery of a deserted automobile in an alley linked to a Waukegan diamond robbery involved two eloping girls Helen age 16 and Nellie 17 who said they fled Cincinnati with Meredith Groves and Walter Quitman. The pair were held awaiting parental advice while the two youths remained missing. The girls said they traveled in M F Freiberg of Cincinnati car and pawned jewelry to buy gas in Indianapolis and Shelbyville before the youths disappeared three days earlier.
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Chicago
Helen
Nellie
Poer
Cincinnati
Meredith Groves
Walter Quitman
M. F. Freiberg
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Recall Gorst From Control of Egypt
Exclusive cables report England weighing a change in Egypt’s administration confirmed by the Manchester Guardian. To show no link to Roosevelt Gorst reportedly offered his resignation prior to the Guild Hall speech.
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Manchester
England
United Press
Egypt
Manchester Guardian
Roosevelt
Gorst
Guild Hall
Weather and River Outlook for La Crosse Area
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. In Wisconsin and Iowa expect fair weather with minor cooling west tonight. The Minnesota river stage will drop slightly over the next 36 hours with La Crosse showing a fall of about 0.1 to 1.8 feet.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
St. Paul
Reed’s Landing
la Crausse
Prairie du Chien
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