Oppose Admission of Negro Lawyers to Bar Association
Report of the American Bar Association session notes a special committee proposal to urge Congress to empower the Supreme Court to adopt a unified federal and common law pleading system. The race issue dominates discussion as three black lawyers were ousted by the executive committee. resignations follow and debate centers on the association’s white membership.
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Milwaukeer
American Association
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Association
William R. Morris
Minneapolia
Neero
Joseph Morrill
Thomasville
Morrill
Virginia
Tucker
American Bar Association
Chicago Tribune
Lify Amy
Lewis
Wilson
Morris
United States
Lewis, Wilson
Compromise Over Color Line In American Bar Association
Milwaukee report on a convention where Attorney General Wickersham and associates brokered a settlement on bar association membership. They recognized William H. Lewis and two Black members as legally elected, while restricting further Black admissions to avoid Southern opposition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George W. Wickersham
Department of Justice
Taft
Negvo
American Bar Association
Wickersham
William H. Lewis
Lewis
North
Bullitt
Kentucky
Jacob Dickinson
Tennessee
South
Necro
Taft Orders Tenth Infantry to Nicaragua Campaign
President Taft ordered the 1,200 man Tenth United States Infantry under Col. Henry A. Greene from Panama City to Nicaragua. They will sail tonight and reach Corinto Saturday to protect American interests and engage rebels, aiming to prevent a Mena rebellion collapse around Managua as United States prepares to reinforce with additional marines and ships.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Taft
Tenth
United States Infantry
Henry A. Greene
Nicaragua
Panama City
Panama
Corinto
China
United States
Greene
Nicaraugua
Mena
Tenth Infantry
Denver
California
Zeladon
Managua
Philadelphia
Diaz
Canal Zone
Leonard Wood
Pacific Coast
Can't Convict Woman Mrs Bernstein Freed
Florence Bernstein was acquitted Wednesday night of killing her husband as he slept. The jury, out twenty six hours, returned a verdict after the court had announced they could not reach agreement, surprising her defense and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ili
Florence Bernstein
Cour
Lynchburg Man Dies in New York After Baltic Visit
Max Guggenheimer Jr. longtime Lynchburg leader and founder of major local shoe, textile and shipper firms died at the Hotel Netherland in New York City after a trip to Germany. A Civil War Home Guard veteran and former president of a local Jewish congregation, his death ends a landmark era in Lynchburg business history. He was survived by his wife Dertha V. Rosenbaum. Burial plans are not yet known.
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Lynchburg
Max Guggenheimer
Home Guard
Guggenheimer
George D. Wict and Craddock ‘Terry
Isu
Dertha V. Rosenbaum
Richmond
Goff to Open Graft Inquiry Linked to Rosenthal Murder
Justice Goff is ready to begin a long term graft inquiry in the New York Supreme Court related to the Rosenthal murder. District Attorney Whitman will bring the 82 page DeFord complaint to Milbrook as the basis of the case. Suspects are detained at Fonda as the hunt for Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie continues amid landlord protests against police exposure of illegal resorts.
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New York
Fonda
N. Y
Gyp
Louie
Rosenthal
William J. Burns
Ponda
Gaynor
City Hall committee outlines plan after corruption probe
An aldermanic committee investigating municipal corruption met in City Hall and adopted a procedure plan as an avalanche of public opinion and investigations continue. The report notes more than a third of first-dimension gambling houses remain open in the city.
Fire at Phoenix Lumber Plant in Danville Causes Large Loss
Fire destroyed the Phoenix Lumber Company plant near the railroad bridge in Danville, damaging the saw and planing mill, stock and a Henry Waller store. Estimated loss around 25000 dollars as nearby tanks and power house raised danger while the Riverside Company facilities faced risk. The plant had flooded heavily last May.
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Danville
Phoenix Lumber Company
Red © OM Company
Lance
Street
Crystal
Riverside Company
Henry Waller
Water main bursts flood Chicago district damaging Armour Institute
A large water main on Thirty third Street and Wentworth Avenue burst causing a flood that wrecked basements and streets, injuring six and risking many drownings. Firemen and police responded as a fire truck crashed into undermined pavement. five were hurt and Armour Institute suffered heavy equipment damage. Districts from State Street to Princeton Avenue and Thirty first to Thirty third Streets were affected.
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Chicago
Ill
Venice
Thirty-third Street
Wentworth Avenue
Armour Institute
State Street
Princeton Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Borden Says Dominion Has No Power on Women Vote
London Special Canada must wait for suffrage. Premier Borden told a deputation of women led by Miss Barrett that franchise laws are set by the nine provinces and he cannot introduce a national ballot for women. The women left crestfallen after the meeting.
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London
Canada
Robert L. Borden
Dominion
Miss Barrett
Borden
Dynamite used to bluff linked to Lawrence strike
Ernest W. Pittman, builder of the Wood and Ayer Mills in Lawrence, died by his own hand after a grand jury summons connected to dynamite planted during a strike. He confessed to the district attorney that several prominent New England textile men were implicated but did not intend to use the dynamite, planning to have it discovered by police to prevent its use. Arrests of notable textile figures were anticipated as the district attorney’s secret investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Ernest W. Pittman
Wood & Ayer Mills
Lawrence
New England
Pelletier
Pittman
Michigan GOP Governor Primary See-Saw Reveals Tight Race
In Michigan the Republican gubernatorial race between Musselman and Fred Cartindale is a close contest with incomplete returns. Alfred Lucking leads George F. Hummer in the Democratic US Senate race as light primary voting continues and Roosevelt Republicans show a wide split.
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Musselman
Fred Cartindale
Michigan
Alfred Lucking
Detroit
United States
Woman Killer In Auto Accident Near Rye New York
A party returning from a dinner in New York City wrecked near Rye, New York, killing Miss Lillian Lette of 252 Washington Avenue, New York City. Two male passengers were injured. The chauffeur, accused of reckless driving, was arrested after the car, traveling about sixty mph, struck a trestle buttress. Lette's home was listed as Cape City, Virginia.
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New York
Rye
N. Y
Lillian Lette
Washington Avenue
New York City
Miss Lette
Cape City
Wealthy Virginian’s Car Kills Girl at Revere Beach
Isaac Davenport of Richmond and his chauffeur Willard Prior struck Annie Levine of Boston on the Pleasure Beach boulevard at Revere Beach. The speed was about twenty miles an hour. Levine died instantly from a crushed skull. Prior was arrested for manslaughter but Davenport bailed him out. The car was traveling from Revere toward Lynn when the tragedy occurred.
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Revere
Mass
Isaac Davenport
Richmond
Willard Prior
Annie Levine
Bellerica Street
Boston
Revere Beach
Bostons
Beach Boulevard
Mies
Cuban Reporter Free After Assault on American Delegate
Emerique Maen a Cuban reporter who attacked Hugh Gibson, the American chargé d’affaires in Havana, was released on his own recognizance after arraignment before a police judge. Gibson to lodge formal protest over the police hearing as Maen claimed liberty despite the felony charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerique Maen
Hugh S. Gibnon
Legation
Price
Masa
Gibson
United States
Mr. Gibson
Blease Leads In Race For Governor
Special from Columbia South Carolina reports at 10 o clock 100000 votes counted with Blease ahead by about 200 The third candidate has about 1900 excitement high in the state as returns flow in Charleston staged a near riot militia was requested but refused ballot box theft rumors proved untrue complete results expected late tonight
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Columbia
S. C
Blease
Charleston
South Carolina Governor Primary Remains Undecided
Early returns show Blease 57,526 and Jones 56,446 with Duncan at 1,697. Senator Tillman is a sure winner as the race for the Democratic nomination for governor continues to unfold at Daybreak. Special state totals awaited to determine if a second runoff is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Blease
Jones
Duncan
Tillman
South Carolina Governor Race Tightens As Votes Tallied
Incumbent Cole L. Blease leads Ira H. Jones by about 914 votes early morning totals with J. T. Duncan close behind. A second state primary looms if no candidate achieves a majority as results show Tillman renominated.
Divers Work Eleven Hours To Find Rosecrans Hull
Divers off Santa Barbara search the Rosecrans steamship hull off Alcatraz after a fire sank the oil carrier valued at 50000 dollars. Forty two crewmen escaped by swimming to shore. Associated Oil Company owned the vessel which had served for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Cal
Alcatraz
Rosecrans
Associated Oil Company
Pastor Arrests Over Loud Gossip at Rome Church
In Rome Georgia two young women, daughters of L J Walters, were jailed on a charge of disturbing public worship after being accused by Rev Curtis of giggling during services. Justice Anderson released them from custody.
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Jali Glestern
Rome
Curtis
L. J. Walters
Justice of the Peace
Anderson
Fire at Gainsborough Apartments Routs Guests in heat
A fierce blaze destroyed the four story Gainsborough apartment building at 225 227 West Fifty eighth Street in New York City. The fire caused 100000 in damages, shattered windows, and ruined paintings. Thirty five horses were freed from the stable as police and residents fled. In Washington a separate note says the State Department has no report on the Havana attack on Hugh S Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gainsborough
Manheimer Brothers
West Fifty-eighth Street
Pallow
West Forty-seventh Street
English swimmer Lilly Smith aims to beat Rose Pitonoff in Channel trial
Lilly Smith, an English woman, leaves Dover on a trial swim to Ramsgate as prep for a Channel crossing to France. She hopes to start before American rival Rose Pitonoff makes her own trial.
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Lilly Smith
Rose Pitoxoff
Dover
Eng
Ramsgate
France
Miss Smith
Rose Pitonom
McCleary Confesses in Mrs Henry Murder Case
Norman Bruce McCleary, held on the murder charge of Mrs Nannie B Henry in Hagerstown Maryland, made a voluntary confession late last night confirming the State s theory and his involvement. The confession will be offered as evidence at the preliminary hearing Thursday, in the possession of State s Attorney Wolfinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Norman Bruce McCleary
Nannie B. Henry
McCleary
Wolfinger
Musselman Named Republican Governor Nominee in Michigan
Amos S. Musselman of Grand Rapids captured the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan’s statewide primary. He led Fred C. Martindale by about 3,000 votes out of ~70,000 total as the Progressive party drew scant support with roughly 2,000 statewide and about 700 in Detroit. The primary law could be tested in Ingham County where 15 percent of Secretary of State’s prior vote is required for nomination validity.
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Detroit
Mich
Amos S. Musselman
Grand Rapids
Musselman
Fred C. Martindale
New Party
Ingham County
General Booth Laid To Rest Amid Grief in London
A vast procession of Salvation Army members carried funeral honors for General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, from Thames Embankment to Abney Park Cemetery. Thousands lined streets, with brass bands, banners, and city officials paying tribute as Sir John Knill saluted from Mansion House.
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Booth
London
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
Abney Park
Salvationists
Thames Embankment
Congress Hall
Clapton
Mansion House
Sir John Knill
Dr. Crosby
Sir John
Guard at Crockett County Jail Prevents Rescue
A hundred armed men guarded the Crockett county jail to stop friends of Lonnie Graham Mose Smith and Arthur Key from attempting a rescue. The three white men were arrested in connection with the killing of Will Cook, a Black man living nearby.
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Alamo. Tenn
Crockett County
Lonnie Graham
Mose Smith
Arthur Key
Will Cook
Cook
Shoes and generosity at the hotel livery stable
An old man named Zeke is approached by Colonel Jasper who offers to give him a pair of shoes after noting his worn tattered footwear. The exchange centers on Zeke’s hopeful reply of “Any size.”
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Jasper
Zeke
Camel
Judire
New York Court Hears Comedic Love Plot Over Arranged Marriage
In a night court scene Helen Burns, former stage star, accuses John Gregor of loving her mother and seeks a marriage dispute resolution. Gregor, a hospital night superintendent, defends himself amid a family finance angle as Burns is summoned to bring her mother to court.
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New York
Helen Burns
Winter Garden
West Ninety-seventh Street
John
Sarah Pbernhardt
Leis
West One Hundredth Street
Green Lamps
John Gregor
West Ninety-sixth Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Connor
Helen
Misa Burns
Gregor
Burns
Tragic Jersey City Man Killed In Mount Pleasant Auto Crash
Thomas F. Ryan of 778 Ocean Avenue Jersey City died when his new seven passenger touring car overturned on a down grade of Mount Pleasant Avenue near Livingston Centre six miles from Orange New Jersey. The vehicle pinned him under it breaking his neck. Six other occupants escaped uninjured. Mrs.
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New York
Thomas F. Ryan
Ocean Avenue
Jersey City
Mount Pleasant Avenue
Livingston Centre
Orange
N. J
Car Tragedy Near Livingston Ends In Fatality
Mr Ryan of Broadway telegraph operator, aged fifty, died when the car driven by Mr Spaulding overturned in a steep Orange County road. Passengers included Mrs Ryan, Arthur Spaulding and children Russell and William Ryan, Edward Kiley, and others. Neighbors freed him. Rev Matthias J. MacDonald confirmed instant death.
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Kunz
Orange
Ryans
Arthur Spaulding
Jersey City
William and
Russell Ryan
Edward Kiley
Spaulding
Ryan
Newark
The
Oranges
Matthias J. MacDonald
St. John's Church
Broadway
New York
Taft Arrives in Columbus for Federal Centennial
President Taft arrives by Pennsylvania Railroad in Columbus at 8 o clock with a military escort. Mayor Karb and the Ohio Columbus Centennial Commission greet him at the Southern Hotel. He attends two formal events, a Federal Day program at the Fair Grounds and a bench and bar banquet, with a public reception in the State House rotunda.
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Columbus
Taft
Pennsylvania Railroad
High Street
Southern Hotel
George A. Karb
Ohio
Fair Grounds
German Singing Society
Federal Guards
State House
Severe floods as rain worsens food crisis in England
Strong storms flood towns across England driving tens of thousands homeless. Norwich reports 7000 displaced with total homeless over 20000. London suburbs endure heavy damage while the royal Yacht Victoria and Albert is stormbound off Southwold. The government yacht Enchantress sits stormbound at Grimsby for a day.
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London
England
Warwich
Wensum
Ware
Norwich
Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Prince Christopher
Greece
Southwold
Victoria and Albert
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Jim
Enchantress
Grimsby
Fire in Box Car Rescues Man Adrift for Days
In Jersey City a fire in an Erie Railroad box car revealed Samuel Evans of St. James Louisiana, unconscious and emaciated. He said he had been locked inside for three days after seeking shelter in Buffalo for a night’s rent, the car later found sealed by firemen.
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Jersey City
N. J
Erie Railroad
Samuel Evans
St. James
Evans
Buffalo
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Havana
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