Beattie Murder Case Advances With New Evidence
In Richmond Virginia the Beattie murder investigation points to Rich Beattie Jr. killing his wife Louise Beattie by forcing her down and shooting her as a fierce struggle erupted on the Midlothian Turnpike. A yellow hair pin linked to Louise Beattie is a key clue, suggesting she was not in the car when killed. Detectives report a piercing scream and a bruise on her face. the gun wound was under the left eye. Commonwealth's Attorney James M. Gregory aims for a speedy Chesterfield Circuit Court trial this month and opposes bail or venue changes.
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Luther Scherer
Jarrell
Wiltshire
Wren
Midlothian
Scherer
Lght
Louise Besitie
Beattie
Commonwealth
James M. Gregory
Chesterfield County
Richmond
Chesterfield
Heattie
Geattie
Venire
Watsion
Underwood Denounces Bryan Over Steel Schedule Rift
In Washington D C Representative Underwood chairman of the Ways and Means Committee denounces William Jennings Bryan as an absolute falsehood accusing him of misrepresenting the iron and steel revision. The House lunged into a two minute ovation as Underwood defended his stance and confirmed accord with Speaker Clark on tariff matters.
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Washington, D. C
House
Representative Underwood
Ways and Means
William Jennines Bryan
Underwood
Bryan
Iron and Steel
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Clark
Kitchin
North Carolina
Caucus
Anders
Kitchin Defends Iron and Wool Scheduling Order
Mr. Kitchin argued for revising iron schedules before session end to blunt Republican capital. He noted Mr. Underwood favored iron and steel but the Ways and Means Committee chose wool first. Kitchin, seen as Bryan-leaning, faced applause as he rebutted charges.
Hay Fever Arrives Again In Richmond
A colorful city note from Richmond reports the annual hay fever season arriving with noisy sneezes and varied reactions. People speculate on contagion, etiquette, and cures while observers recount the audible symptoms that accompany this long standing nuisance.
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Richmond
Pictures to Art What Press Is to Literature
The National Board of Censorship endorses motion pictures as a new art form like printing to literature. It argues for social education through film while condemning sensational crime entertainment. The Moving Picture News praises film for teaching subjects and geography, but warns against excessive controls.
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National Board of Censorship
Movine Picture News
Washington
Moving Picture
Chicago
New York
Remsen Board Declared Illegal by Justice Report
The House committee reveals an Attorney General admission that a Justice Department report declared the Remsen Board illegal, a report never released publicly. Assistant Attorney General Fowler’s March 31 1909 opinion stated Secretary Wilson lacked authority to appoint the board, a view suppressed by Agriculture officials who issued a conflicting legal report.
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Washington, D. C
House
Remsen
Moss
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Fowler
Wilson
Remsen Board
Department of Agriculture
Fence Post Lasted Just Long Enough
John Salamon of William Penn barely escaped a mine shaft collapse in old William Penn colliery. While walking in his yard he felt the ground give way and grasped a fence post to hold his fall into a ten by ten foot pit. The post and surrounding earth then collapsed into the hole.
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Shenandoah
John Salamon
Wiliam Penn
William Penn
Salamon
Pierpont Morgan On Steel Corp Knowledge Comes High
A remark notes that if Mr. Junius Pierpont Morgan shares what he knows about the Steel Corporation he could earn more than a dollar per word. The comment frames Morgan as a potential source of valuable information.
Paid Aim to Vote for Lorimer
Charles A. White testifies before the Lorimer investigating committee recounting how R. E. Wilson in the Southern Hotel St Louis paid White Linck Sheppard Luke and others bribed Illinois legislators. White says he received 900 in nine hundred dollar bills and spent over 500 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Charles A. White
Lorimer
R. E. Wilson
Southern
St. Louisa
White
Linck
Sheppard
Luke
Illinois
Wilson
O'Fallon
St. Louis
Mr. Luke
Mr. Clark
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Brown
Clark
Chicago
East St. Louis
Brown
St. Joseph
Great Lakes
Kern
Cat song clash ends in long island city court
In an International boundary case at Long Island City Court Mrs. Catherine Soukup and Florian Reuger dispute over a cat. The magistrate ruled that killing a cat is not a crime unless cruelty is proven, sparking taunting remarks from spectators.
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New York
Catherine Soauknup
Florian Reuger
College Point
Long Island
Soukup
Beuser
Conunsel
Fitch
Wedding Riot at William Penn Suburb Spreads Injuries
During a foreign wedding at William Penn suburb Shenandoah Pennsylvania a riot broke out between two factions. Weapons including fence palings clubs sticks stones and knives were used. Constable Murphy was badly lacerated and escaped with clothes torn. Seven others beaten and two men John Shulte and John Kopach stabbed with feared fatal injuries. Twenty arrests made and more expected.
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Shenandoah
William Penn
Constable Murphy
John Shulte
John Kopach
Tamarao Fiercest Game Mindoro Hunters Describe
The Mindoro coast tale centers on the tamarao, a rare, ferocious animal famed by Judge Liddell and the Manilla Times. The island hosts deer boars and wild fowl, with carabao hunts thrilling but perilous for hunters on Mindoro.
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Manilla
Judge Liddell
Mindoro
Judge Lindell
Boy Defies Carabao Rescue After Narrow Escape
James Liddell, son of the judge, was knocked to the ground by a carabao but managed to grapple the enraged beast and escape after three attempts. Onlookers noted the animal briefly yielded before the boy’s exit, a miraculous moment seen by Filipinos in his party.
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James Liddell
Liddell
Dream Saves Tenement House Fire On East Ninth Street
Maurice Troman the janitor awoke from a dream to see a blaze in the five story building at 807 East Ninth Street. Oil soaked rags and cans on the ground floor formed a line toward a second floor container. he fought the spread with a broom and alerted police officer Loughman. Investigators suspect a possible arsonist aimed to test the alarm response.
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New York
East Ninth Street
Maurice Troman
Troman
Loughman
Union Market
Tire inventor Favary arrested over flight risk
New York Special report states Ethelbert Favary inventor of a non puncturable tire was arrested Monday and held on $2,000 bail after his wife Victoria Favary filed for separation claiming he deserted her after their March 1909 marriage. She says he travels to Europe often with a weekly income of $200 from the invention and a potential $1.25 million English license. he owns 51 percent of Cavory Tire Cushion Co.
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New York
Ethelbert Favary
Victoria M. Favary
United States
Jones and Jim Share a Nyasaland Tale
In a humorous exchange Jones recalls a tale from Nyasaland. Jim interrupts, noting the man never told that story before, prompting light banter in a Punch magazine style dialogue.
Will Marry to Disprove Police Claim in Chicago
Miss Helen Jones of Depere Wis is at Gerald Doyle's bedside in Chicago and vows to marry him while disputing police claims that Doyle attempted suicide on the eve of their wedding. Doyle, a Detroit law graduate, says he was ambushed and shot.
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Chicago
Ill
Helen Jones
Depere
Wis
Gerald Doyle
Doyle
Mr. Doyle
Detroit
Miss Jones
Peace Pact Signed as Taft Advocates Global Arbitration
Ambassador Jusser signed the French agreement in Paris while Secretary Knox and British Ambassador Bryce completed the British treaty at the White House in Washington. President Taft led the ceremony joined by Cabinet members as press observers, signaling progress toward U S Britain and U S France arbitration pacts and potential follow-ons with Germany and Japan.
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Washington
France
U.S
D. C
United States
Taft
Paris
Germany
Japan
Jusser
Knox
Bryce
White House
Seal Harbor
France Signs Treaty as Jusserand Opens Diplomatic Accord
In Paris the French ambassador M. Jean J Jusserand signed the Franco American treaty at 2 PM, first to seal the accord. Two drafts were signed, one French and one English, with France retaining one and sending the other to Washington for Secretary Knox’s signature. Ambassador Bacon stood in for the United States.
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Paris
M. Jean J. Jusserand
United States
France
M. Jusserand
Washington
Knox
Bacon
Bass Swallows Missing Teeth In Highland Lake
A New York man at Highland Lake reports his false teeth fell from a boat during bass fishing. A large bass reportedly grabbed the teeth and swam away, prompting a plea for the bass to return the teeth to Dennis Coffey.
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Winster
Conn
Highland Lake
James Turley
New York
Turley
Dennis Coffey
Admiral Togo to Arrive in New York Amid Welcome
Naval hero Admiral Togo arrives in New York aboard the Nuer Lusitania amid an unprecedented city welcome. Officials expect a late-night docking with nineteen-gun salutes across naval stations and Governor’s Island as he is escorted to the Knickerbocker Hotel.
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New York
Togo
Nuer Lusitania
Cunard
Nelson
Japan
America
United States
Chandler Hale
Taft
Temple Potts
United States Navy
Hiraga
Frederick Dent Grant
K. Midzuno
Tokamno
Governor's Island
Seneca
Customs House
Knickerbocker
Councilman William C Deehan Charged In Embezzlement Case
Brockton Massachusetts warrant issued for Councilman William C Deehan known as the fighting member of Ward Five who has been missing weeks. He is accused of embezzling funds from the Adams Express Company where he worked. The Staunton Dispatch notes a taunting motto about Taft.
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Brockton
Mass
William ¢. Deehan
Adams Express Company
Judge Watson Affirms Henrico Jail Handling Of Beattie Case
Judge Walter A. Watson of Chesterfield visits Henrico County to confirm prison management. He says prisoners are under Sheriff Kemp's charge and obey jail rules, expresses confidence in Kemp, and declines jail inspection, noting no concessions or apologies were made. Kemp denies any such concessions and reiterates duty to aid the Commonwealth.
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Richmond
Walter A. Watson
Chesterfield County
Henrico County
R. Carter Scott
Sherif Kemp
Watson
Beattie
Kemp
Henrico
Commonwealth
Taft Veto Threat On Farmers' Free List Bill
Republican congressional callers at the White House report President Taft will veto the farmers' free list bill if it reaches him. The statement was made authoritatively today as the White House press circle weighed the measure.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
White House
Birth of Twins Stirs Spiteful Notice Printing
Newport Daily News offers a $100 reward for arrest of the person who caused a fraudulent birth notice to be published about a well known couple. The offender used spite and the husband is a city official. The 1909 statute is printed: willful publication of fraudulent birth or marriage notices carries a fine up to $100. Bristol Herald Courier notes Fleece, a coal inspector in Memphis, faces $8,000 embezzlement charges.
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Newport
Special
Daily News
Fleece
Memphis
Bristol Herald-Courier
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Ener Beattie, Jr
Sintec
Secretary of Agriculture
Dream
Jones
Jim
Nyasaland
Punch
la Follette
Swat Taft
Staunton Dispatch
County
Sherief Kemp
Beattle
Virginia
Journal
Dept. A
Richmond Journal Company
Richmond, Virginia
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