State begins in Hains case as brothers face verdict
In Flushring New York Thornton J Hains pleads and awaits jury verdict on being a principal with Capt Peter C Hains Jr in the killing of William E Annis at Bayside Yacht Club last summer. The defense contends the revolver firing was in self defense while the state shows Thornton led the expedition.
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Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Thornton J. Hains
Capt. Hains
Annis
White
Thornton
John Tanning
Hains
Thornton Hains
Peter C. Hains
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Girls Disappearances Solved After Ball Outing
Hammond Indiana December 16 two 16 year old girls Anna Smith and Bessie Grieger were arrested at Kavanaugh after renting masquerade cow boy costumes to attend a ball and then disappearing. They were found aboard a house boat on the Calumet river dressed in buckskin and sombreros claiming they preferred the freedom of the woods to society.
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Ball
Calumet River
Turkey Makes Its Bow as Constitutional Monarchy
Constantinople reports that Turkey will open its first Ottoman parliament session tomorrow, the body created by the July constitution granted by Sultan Abdul Hamid. It marks the empire's first such assembly in more than thirty years.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Custody Suit in Paris Over De Sagan Children
Count Boni de Castellane continues his bid to keep his three children with his mother, the Marquise de Castellane, as he renounces annual financial support. M Bonnet reports the exchange follows claims of perfidy by the Princess de Sagan and George Gould while the judge weighs the guardianship scenario.
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M. Bonnet
Princess de Sagan
George Gould
George E Gould
de Castellane
Big Hotel Trust Went to the Wall
Berlin December 16 Charged with mis appropriation of 2 million dollars two brothers Adolph and Fritz Eberbach hotel company promoters arrested accused of founding a hotel trust with offices in Berlin Hamburg and Bremen appointing dummy directors and manipulating funds Shareholders received only two percent of investments when the trust was liquidated
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolph
Fritz Eberbach
Hamburg
Bremen
A Big Swindle Is Laid Bare in Lington Texas
A report from Lington Texas exposes a major swindle case uncovering alleged fraud schemes. Authorities detail suspects and ongoing investigations with local officials pushing for accountability and restitution.
Former Indiana legislator arrested over drowned death case
Henry F. Agar former Princeton Milling Company official long presumed dead in the Wabash river is arrested in Harlingen Texas and reportedly confesses identity. After disappearing he faced forgery and embezzlement charges totaling about 100 000 and 330 000 in life insurance battles remain unresolved.
Bath House John Alderman Coughlin Arrested in Chicago
Alderman John Coughlin of the First ward known as The Bath House was arrested on charges of assault. Photographer Lyman Atwell of the Chicago Record-Herald, and cartoonist Wrynece King were assigned to cover the First ward democratic ball last Monday night.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Coughlin
Bath House
Lyman Atwell
Chicago Record-Herald
Atwell
Wrynece King
Record-Herald
Taft Will Play Golf
President elect Taft devoted time to golf planning with Walter J. Travis, former U S amateur champion, during a visit at his brother's West 48th Street home. Senator Beveridge was among visitors as Taft received Indiana cabinet hopefuls.
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Walter J. Travis
United States
Mr. Taft
Mr. Travis
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
West 48Th Street
Taft
Fire destroys government records in Geological Survey building
A blaze in the United States Geological Survey building in Washington tonight destroyed government records charts maps and photographs valued at over 20000 while the building suffered only slight damage officials said no injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Geological Survey
Millers Federation Raises 50,000 Fund to Fight Flour Ruling
The Millers Federation raised a 50 000 fund to challenge the Agriculture Department ruling against bleaching of flour. A resolution criticizing Dr. Wiley, chief chemist, was adopted and Congress members will be urged to support the millers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Millers’ Federation
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Wiley
Department. of. Agriculture
Railroads Plead Guilty on Twenty-Eight Hour Violations
Pleas of guilty were entered by the Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads today for violating the twenty eight hour law. Each railroad was fined one hundred dollars for each violation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rock Island and
Santa Fe
Encampment Date Set for Grand Army Meeting
Salt Lake City Utah December 16 The next national encampment of the Grand Army will be held according to an announcement by the executive committee today.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Army
Castro Calm In Security As Caracas Turmoil Grows
Berlin dispatches report Venezuela’s President Castro remains calm amid claims Caracas mobs burned pictures and attacked buildings. Castro cites Venezuelan envoy Veloz-Goiticoa and questions the reports. He warns seizure of vessels without war declaration could be piracy and disrupt payments to Holland and others.
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Castro
Senor Veloz-Goiticon
Venezuela
Holland
Rioting in Caracas as hostile crowds target Castro regime
An enormous Caracas mob rose against President Castro, burning statues and property of his allies, martial law followed, and no deposing act occurred yet. Police did not restrain the unrest as looting struck the lottery monopoly and private Venezuelan properties.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Willemstad
Caracaa
Castro
Plaza Bolivar
Holland
Netherlands
Gomez
Senors Rivas
Thielen
Nickel Plate Protest Shifts Aim at Saturday Chicago Trips
Ft Wayne officials of Nickel Plate respond to protests from the Retail Merchants Association over shipments and Saturday shopping excursions to Chicago. Freight chiefs plan a meeting to curb or halt the shopping trips, with Pennsylvania line leaders already willing to stop excursions if Nickel Plate joins.
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Tribune
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Retail Merchants’Association
Chicago
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvania
House Considers Law Revision and Schwab Evidence
Washington December 16. The House spent most of the day debating the bill to revise federal laws while river bridge bills passed in minutes. Charles M. Schwab testified on steel costs before the Ways and Means Committee detailing pig iron and rail production costs and optimistic earnings projections for Carnegie Steel in 1899.
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House Ways and Means
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Payne
Mr. Schwab
Henry C. Frick
England
Carnegie Steel Company
Frick
Schwab
Kistler Named Senate Minority Leader Amid Bipartisan Plans
Indianapolis dispatch reports Senator Frank Kistler is slated for minority leader as opposition wanes. Democrats and Republicans outline measures including state public accounts, township local option, and changes to the metropolitan police law. Predictors say John W. Kern may win on the first ballot, with Lrt Slack as strongest opponent.
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Kistler
John W. Kern
Kern
Rt Slack
Governor Denies Bryant Commutation for Murder Case
Springfield officials say Governor Deneen and the pardon board reject a commutation or reprieve for Frank Bryant who is to be hanged next Friday for the murder of Thomas Brady. Execution preparations are underway tonight.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Deneen
Frank Bryant
Thomas Brady
Representative Cooper Bill Aims to Exclude Press Influence
Washington December 16 Representative Cooper of Texas introduces a bill to exclude certain influence from operating on the press. The move seeks to restrict how outside parties affect newspaper reporting and editorial decisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cooper
Texas
Brewers plan licensure bill to regulate liquor trade in Indiana
Attorney Joseph E. Bell drafts proposed legislation setting a license fee not over 600 dollars a year and one saloon per 000 population. Violations bring suspensions and second offenses revoke licenses for two years with heavy penalties. Brewers’ lawyers meet in Indianapolis to refine the measure for constitutional passage.
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Joseph E. Bell
Indiana
Indianapolis
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