Jury Complete Prosecution Opens Case in Molineux Trial
New York Oct. 20. The jury for the murder trial of Roland B. Molineux was completed as William J. Hah in joined the panel. Assistant District Attorney Osborne opened for the state and the taking of evidence began with Dr Edward F Hitchcock testifying to poisoning traces. Harry F Cornish followed, detailing receipt of the poisoned package at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club and its delivery to Mrs Adams.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Catherine J. Adams
William J. Hahin
Lambert
Edwin H. Loveless
Osborne
Wis
Edward F. Hitchcock
Addams
Cornish
Criminal Court
Hitchcock
Justice Lambert
Mr. Osborne
Harry F. Cornish
Drop in coal prices sparks city relief
Boston on October 20 reports an early fall in coal prices with bituminous coal set at $8 per ton and anthracite at $12 per ton starting tomorrow. The cuts amount to $1 per ton for bituminous coal and $3 for anthracite.
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Boston
Ideal Catarrh Tablets Marketed as Modern Cure
An account extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a modern, palatable remedy to replace inhalers and washes. It claims the tablets reach blood and stomach, killing catarrh germs, and cites a Pittsburg lawyer who reports dramatic relief after two months of use. Druggists sell the tablets at 50 cents per package.
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Stuart
Pittsburg
Fatal Feud Claims Three Lives in Texas County Fight
A clash four miles from Groesbeck Texas ends with the deaths of D Thomason Robert Rutherford and William Rutherford. Wallace Thomason escapes unharmed after a close range battle between Thomason and Rutherford factions.
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Groesbeck
Texas
Thomason
Rutherford
D. Thomason
Robert Rutherford
William Rutherford
Wallace Thomason
Irish House Debate Ends With Adjournment
In a heated Commons session the Irish land purchase bill was shelved as Attorney General Atkinson and Mr. O'Brien clashed over misrepresented facts and alleged government bias. The Speaker ruled on disorderly remarks, and Wyndham pushed to withdraw the bill, adjourning the House after heavy votes against continuing the debate.
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Irish Constabulary
Ireland
J. Atkinson
O'Brien
Atkinson
Mr. Gully
Mr. O’brien
Wyndham
T. P. O'Connor
Britain Shifts Troop Support for Somaliland Campaign
In the House of Commons Lord Cranborne said Gen Manning arrived at Aden with a battalion of Indian troops to aid Somaliland forces. If needed, more troops would follow. discussions over Ireland caused a clash as Campbell-Bannerman pressed for a debate day, but Balfour questioned its framing and Australia.
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London
House of Commons
Somaliland
Lord Cranborne
Manning
Aden
Protectorate
Col. Swayne
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Ireland
Balfour
Sir Henry
Murder Evidence Found in Maine Woods
The body of John McElwee, 60, a timber land surveyor and explorer long known in Aroostook County, was found near Ameuicus Lake by guide Andrew Byron. Skull fractures and missing cash hint at murder. coroner suspects a blow or rifle shot. An inquest is planned in Linneus as investigators probe a man McElwee recently clashed with.
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Smyrna Falls
John McElwee
Aroostook County
Ameuicus Lake
Andrew Byron
Moro
Robert Boyd
Linneus
Alden Gerry
McElwee
The 10 Hour Law Enforcement in Rhode Island
Providence Oct 20 A movement to enforce the ten hour law arose as Union Railroad and Pawtucket Street Railway appeared and demurred to indictments for breaking the rule. The companies argued the counts were not legally sufficient and failed to make the offenses clear under Rhode Island law. Both cases involve workers on duty for more than ten consecutive hours within 24 hours.
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Providence
R. L
Union Railroad Company
Pawtucket Street Railway Company
Providence Grand Jury
Rhode Island
Industrial Freedom Opposes Trades Union Excesses
Leeds England Oct 20 tenth annual congress of the Free Labor Association opened with 400000 delegates present. President John Chandler denounced trades unionism and argued industrial freedom reduces strikes and that union excesses threaten personal liberty and stain labor in this country.
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Congress of Free Labor Association
Leeds
England
The
Free Labor Association
John Chandler
Ida Wilkins Charged in Husband's Death Verdict
Pittsburg October 20 grand jury returns involuntary manslaughter verdict in case of Mrs Ida Wilkins whose attempted suicide in her apartment killed her husband Major William Denny Wilkins on September 10. Major Wilkins tried to stop her act when she fired the fatal shot.
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Pittsburg
Ida Wilkins
Denny Wilkins
Strikers Save Bridge At Shamokin Fire Scene
Shamokin witnesses report unknown assailants set fire to the Hatalie colliery railroad bridge under Green Ridge. Several strikers helped save the structure from total destruction. Mine inspector Edward Brannan said that if the strike ends this week coal output would drop to about 40 percent for the rest of the month and 72 percent for the next five months before returning to normal. in the 20 000 district workers, all but 2000 would be employed immediately.
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Shamokin
Big Hatalie
Green Ridge
Edward Brannan
Judge Gray Dines With The President
Washington October 20 Judge George Gray a member of the coal strike arbitration committee lunched with the President to accept his appointment and discuss the strike situation at the White House
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Washington
George Gray
Coal Strike Arbitration Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Bank President Stabs Grocer in Street Fight
Pensacola Oct 20 In a dispute over a lawsuit W C O Neil president of the American National bank stabbed Adolph Greenhut a wholesale grocer under the left ear near the neck artery in the back and on the arm The wound is serious O Neil was arrested on a warrant charged with assault with intent to kill and released on 500 bonds Greenhut rests easy tonight but is not yet out of danger.
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Pensacola
Ila
W. C. O'Neil
American National Bank
Adolph Greenhut
O'Neil
Greenhut
Aeronaut Spencer Lands in Open Country After London Flight
Stanley Spencer, the aeronaut who recently crossed over London in an airship, traveled twenty five miles this afternoon. He rose from Black Pool but the strong northwest wind forced a southeastward course, ending with a successful landing in open country.
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London
Stanley Spencer
Black Pool
Gen De Wet Speaks in Night Shirt at Hanover Station
Berlin reports Gen De Wet addressed a crowd at 2 a m in the Hanover railroad station wearing his night shirt. About a thousand people gathered as the generals collected a total of 37500 dollars here.
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Gen. de Wet
Hanover
Berlin
de Wet
Grand Jury Dismisses Assault Complaint Tied to Rabbi Riot
In Ogdensburg New York, the grand jury dismissed the assault complaint arising from the riot at the R Hoe and Company factory during Rabbi Joseph’s funeral. The case targeted George W. Church, superintendent of R Hoe and Company, with no charges proceeding.
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Hoe
New York
R. Hoe and Company
Joseph
George W. Church
R.hoe and Company
Fall River Firemen Granted Permanent Salary Increase
Fall River officials voted unanimously to grant permanent firemen a salary increase at the aldermen’s meeting held October 20. The move comes after the fire department petitioned for higher pay for permanent personnel.
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Fall River
Board of Aldermen
Justice Holmes Honors Northwestern Law School In Chicago
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the U S Supreme Court was guest of honor at Northwestern University as the new law school opened. He attended a University Club dinner hosted by law faculty and then delivered the dedicatory address to students in cap and gown.
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Chicago
Edward Jones James
Northwestern University
Law School
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
University Club
Sage forms new loan note with death settlement clause
In New York on October 20 Russell Sage executed a new loan note form for money borrowed on collateral. The document adds a paragraph allowing the maker to pay the amount due to any trust company named by C. W. Osborne and J. J. Slo cum and receive the collateral back. Osborne heads Sage's city office.
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New York
Russell Sage
C. W. Osborne
J. J. Slocum
Mr. Osborne
Mr. Sage
Butler Indicted for Bribery Over City Lighting Deal
St Louis grand jury indicts Col Edward Butler a prominent local politician and millionaire on bribery charges connected to a city lighting contract involving about 47000 disbursed among members of the House of Delegates combine.
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St. Louis, Mo
Grand Jury
Edward Butler
House of Delegates
Autopsy finds no violence marks on Roland Wylie
Greenfield Oct. 20 autopsy on Roland Wylie who threatened self harm after rebuke by a teacher Sept. 23 found no marks of violence. Organs sent to Professor Hill of Harvard for analysis. It is thought the lad took strychnine to carry out his threat.
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Greenfield
Roland Wylie
Hill
Harvard
Schooner John Miner Stranded in Gale Near Point Aux Barques
Port Hope Michigan reports the schooner John Miner carrying hardwood lumber from Harbor Springs to Detroit ran aground on Point Aux Barques reef during a gale. The vessel is a total loss. Captain Norman McDonald and six crew members were evacuated by the Point Aux Barques life saving crew.
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Port Hope
Mich
John Miner
Harbor Springs
Detroit
Point Aux Barques Reef
Norman McDonald
Point Aux Barques
Mill Lots of Horse Blankets Very Cheap
Odd lots of blankets offered in the basement department of A. Gu Pollard and Co. One to three per pattern, some imperfect, mostly square and street blankets discounted about one third. Small sizes with straps priced at 98 cents each. larger 6 to 7 pounds priced at 1.49 and 1.98. Regular dealer value cited as 2.00 to 3.00.
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A. GU. Pollard & CO
Prisoner Claims Identity at Tennessee Supreme Court
A man calling himself Silas Hulin interrupted the Tennessee Supreme Court in Knoxville during Young Peake's murder case. He claimed Peake killed Hulin and that Peake is now insane in a local asylum after his lower court sentence. Hulin says he fled to Colorado after the shooting in Clinton.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Silas Hulin
Beard
Hulin
Clarence Peake
Young Peake
Peake
Clinton
Here
Colorado
Irish League Convention Endorses Irish Liberty Fight
The Irish League convention in session with 21 states, DC, and Canada elected John F. Finnerty as permanent chairman and formed committees led by Gen. O Beirne, M P Curran, M J Ryan, and U S Senator Smith. John Dillon urged steady contributions to support Ireland’s struggle for liberty against landlord rule and disarmament, free speech, and fair trials.
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District of Columbia
Canada
John F. Finnerty
Chicago
Gen. O'Beirne
New York
M. P. Curran
Massachusetts
M. J. Ryan
Philadelphia
U. S
Smith
New Jersey
Patrick Ford
John Dillon
Michael Davitt
Committee of Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Crane
Collins
Conaty
League
Ireland
United Irish League Convention Speakers Hear Ireland’s Struggle
John O Callaghan urged informing the public on Ireland’s true state to sway opinion. Michael Davitt listed 1312 Irish branches with 110000 members and 500 branches in Britain, claiming reports are blocked in London and proposing an independent Paris news agency. Davitt cited meetings with Kruger, De Wet, and Botha and noted American volunteers for the Boers. The convention pledged support for Ireland’s independence and adjourned to morning.
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England
Ireland
Michael Davitt
League
Wyndham
Davitt
Scotland
Wales
London
Lonon
Kruger
Marseilles
Paris
de Wet
Gen. Botha
America
Botha
Paardeburg
South Africa
Trelagi
United Irish League
Unusual Visit of Death in Manchester Vermont
Manchester Vermont October 20 death came twice in 24 hours in one family. George P Felt died at 8 oclock last night and his widow passed at 6 oclock this evening. Both were aged and well advanced in years.
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Manchester
George P. Felt
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