Controversy over tariff split could spark German war scare
Washington notes a tense diplomatic round with Germany after Count Bernstorff's return. The Treasury’s countervailing duty on German split peas and rye flour sparks fears of a tariff war, as Germany argues certificates mirror U S drawbacks. Possible solutions cited include removing Russian peas from duty, while Canada wood pulp and Standard Oil removal attempts prompt further action.
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Germany
Bernstorm
United States Treasury Department
Miiddle
Michigan
Russia
Ger
Treasury Department
Canada
State Department
Allens in State Prison Aboard to Death Row
Floyd Allen and son Claude arrive at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond for electrocution after Roanoke transfer. Guards describe calm, two cells, awaiting November 22 death date. appeals possible. Floyd hobbling on crutches, Claude in neat suit, both well informed and untroubled during journey.
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Clank Swanson Allen
Roanoke
Penn
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Chiude
Kather
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Ployd Allen
Claude
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Byrd Street
Claude Allen
Millsville
Lynchburg
Allens
Supreme Court of Appeals
Kieanoke
Murder Guilty Plea Ties Roanoke Trio to Death Sentences
The report notes the charge of murdering the Commonwealth's Attorney Foster and that Sidney Allen and Wesley Edwards await trial in Roanoke. It states the Allen Floyd and Claude groups have been convicted and sentenced to death, with little room to doubt they will join the electric chair.
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Floyd Allen
Webb
Waller RR. Staples
Roanoke
Mann
Wytheville
Carroll Courthouse
Claude Allen
Massie
Commonwealth
Foster
Sidney Allen
Wesley Edwards
Allens
Floyd
Claude
First Man to Die for Southland Honored in Family Obituary
The last of James W. Jackson’s daughters, Mrs. Carrie J. Hellen, died in a Washington hospital. She was widow of Walter Helsen of Washington. Her family recalls Captain Jackson slain at the Marshall House on May 24 1861 after killing Colonel Ellsworth, with his death marking a defining Civil War moment. The obituary notes prominent relatives and a storied Virginia lineage. Alexandria News.
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Washington Hospital
Carrie J. Hellen
Walter Helsen
Marshall House
Elmer Ellsworth
New York Zouaves
Kenry W. Thomas
Virginia
Confederate Congress
Fairfax
Admiral Robley 2. Evans
Flng
Alexandria News
Roped Into Balloon Ride At Cumberland County Fair
James W. Smith, a 42 year old farmer, was accidentally snagged by a rope as a balloon inflated for a stunt at the Cumberland County Fair in Fayetteville. The bag broke loose, lofting him several thousand feet above the Cape Fear River before he freed himself and landed safely in the basket.
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Wilmington
N. C
Cumberland County
Fayetteville
James W. Smith
Cape Fear River
Smith
Fair Grounds
Eggs Studied by Supreme Court
Four hundred forty three cans of frozen eggs from 1910 were reviewed by the Supreme Court to decide if the eggs were decomposed under the pure food law. Attorney Ralph Hounds argued the law should be read as unwholesomely decomposed and noted four grades of eggs. Justice Holmes questioned fresh egg grading. The court will continue its study of the era.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Ralph
Department of Agriculture
Rounds
Holmes
van Devanter
Wife Visits Becker as Jury Convicts Him of Murder
In New York Charles Becker faces the electric chair after a jury finds him guilty of first degree murder in the Rosenthal case. His appeal is filed to stay the sentence, potentially delaying execution for months. Becker’s wife visited the Tombs, pleading through the bars as Becker, shaken, barely spoke.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Samuler
Becker
John F. McIntyre
McIntyre
Secker
Clapp Committee Probes Indiana Campaign Contributions
A Clapp committee hearing on campaign expenses heard former Indiana Republican State committeeman Starr testify about a 1961 legislative campaign. He said the state central committee received about 125000 from the national committee, with 50000 late in the campaign and 75000 early in October. Starr noted intermingled state and outside funds and recounted large checks from Beveridge allies and Perkins. Beveridge then described 1904 to 1908 Indiana activity and a 57500 total campaign wage, with 30000 from Perkins, as the session closed in New York.
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Starr
Republican State
Inana
Pomercae
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Pomerene
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Beveridge
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National Committee
George W. Perkins
Albert J. Beveridge
Republican National Committee
Indiana
Campaign contributions total in state reach four hundred thousand
A report shows total contributions received to date amounting to about 400000 in the state for the campaign. The largest individual bequest is likely 25 dollars, with Andrew Carnegie mentioned as a donor.
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Will Adjust Wage Dispute In Norfolk And Western
Roanoke Virginia reports Federated Trades of Norfolk and Western system in conference with officials to adjust the wage dispute. A prior conference three weeks earlier saw Red Trades pressing 3 cents per hour for raise, company countering 1 cent, and a general committee of 5 000 to 6 000 service workers voting on acceptance or rejection. The 1 cent offer was reportedly rejected and the matter rests with the general committee and road officials.
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Roanoke
Federated Trades of Norfolk and Western System
Tiws
Pleas for Funds to Get New Trial in Allen Case
Frances Allen wife of Floyd Allen appeals for public funds to defend her husband and son Claude as they face the electric chair. She explains their finances collapsed after the Wytheville trial, a burned barn, and mounting legal costs. She asks donors to send any collections to Mount Airy North Carolina for use in the defense within a month.
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Mirs
Frances Allen
Hillsvile
Floyd Allen
Chiude Allen
State Penitentiary
Allen
Carroll County
Allens
Wythevile Circuit Court
Ployd
Claude
Cana
Claude Allen
Wytheville
Mount Airy
N. C
Fund for Wilson Totals 678364 in Campaign Money
Washington D C Special contributions to the Democratic presidential campaign fund totaled 678364 this year per sworn treasurer Rolla C Wells of St Louis and filed with the House chief clerk. Expenditures reached 66261821 with 120000 sent to Chicago from New York HQ and 55149 outstanding obligations. The Newport News Times Herald notes the baseball war is over.
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D. C
Rolla C. Wells
St. Louis
House of Representatives
Chicago
New York
Hostile demonstrations persist in Cuba amid martial law
In Havana under martial law Liberals and Conservatives rally despite no direct outbreak. Guanajay town in Pinar Del Rio reported shootings with several wounded. President Gomez rejects resignation. Five dead from the clashes in Central Park and nearby areas, including three Black individuals.
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Pinar del Rio
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Central Park
Bayonets conquer despite brutal Turkish defense near Scutari
In a report from Sofia and London, Bulgarian forces push toward Adrianople with heavy casualties and prisoners, while Montenegrins bombard Scutari under Prince Danilo, Mirko, and Peter. Turkish resistance falters as Bulgarians seize forts and rail hubs, with thousands killed or captured in seven days of fighting.
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Scutari
London
Aftettinje
Danilo
Mirko
Pater
Rogovo
Vukovitch
Serbo Bulgarian Army Rapidly Advances Against Turks
The combined Serbo Bulgarian forces press toward Nevrokop as General Fitchotl leads an advance in an armored automobile toward Mes in a swift pursuit of Turkish forces.
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Nish
Servia
Nevrokop
Turks surrender at Kovoni as Greek forces advance
Greek Crown Prince Constantine's army captured the Turkish town Kovoni without a fight. Turks failed to retake towers and Greek divisions press toward Verria. King George expected on front with four kings on line. Also reported 52,000 Turkish prisoners taken by Bulgarians around Adrianople per telegram.
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Greece
Specinl
Constantine
Kovoni
Verria
George
King George
Ing Nichols
Ferdinand
Peter
Vienna
Adrianople
Greek Woman Follows Husband to Grave Believing Him Dead
In Athens a Greek aristocrat Mme Vindhan killed herself after reading a report her husband, an army officer, was killed during the Elassona storming. Later reports showed he was only slightly wounded. Turkish recapture news from Constantinople added to wartime tensions with reports of Balkan fighting and Ottoman offensives near Adrianople.
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Greece
Mme
Vindhan
Aristocraacy
Elassona
Murderer Given Life Sentence In Louisiana
Clem entine Barnabe, self confessed killer of seventeen, found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Incidental testimony indicated twenty two victims, part of the axe woman of a sect that killed hundreds in six years. In Washington, Dc, delegates rally to canned speeches and campaign tunes led by Heflin Bryan Wilson.
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Clementine Barnabe
Washington, D. C
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
District of Columbia Democratic Association
Raleigh
Otel
Roosevelt libel suit filed over Tahpeming editor
A Detroit attorney filed a libel suit for 10 000 yesterday on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt against George A Newett editor of the Iron Ore at Tahpeming Mich. The suit claims Newett published an article accusing Roosevelt of intemperate language and liquor use.
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Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
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