Not Guilty Bradley Verdict Stuns Court
A southern juried panel found Mrs. Anna M. Bradley not guilty of killing ex Senator Brown in Utah. She was released amid ovation and plans to join her sister in Goldfield Nevada. The judge instructed jurors on reasonable doubt and rejected emotional insanity as a defense. The case raised questions on gender moral standards and self defense.
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Washington
Anna ‘M. Bradley
United
Brown
Utah
Ponulcal
Ullus Prigg
Attorney Hoover
Stafford
Bradley
Chicago
Lucy Hagenow
Anna Horovitch
Hagenow
Joliet
United States
Lola Maddison
Annie M. Bradley
Mrs. Bryan and daughter to spend winter in Egypt
Mrs. W. J. Bryan departed Lincoln with her daughter Ruth Bryan Leavitt for New York. They will sail on Saturday for Cairo Egypt and remain away until spring.
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Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
New York
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Cairo
Egypt
Twenty five miners found dead after mine explosion near Fayette City
Pittsburg report confirms rescuers reached twenty five bodies from the Naami mine, with all remaining victims burned beyond recognition. Efforts to locate any signs of life continue as the mine rescue proceeds toward completion.
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Pittsburg
Dec
Naami
Fayette City
Speaker Cannon Urges Co operation in Sixtieth Congress
In Washington December 5 11 Speaker Cannon told the House it is organizing the Sixtieth Congress and forming a government by the people. He praised past statesmen for wisdom moderation and courage and urged colleagues to cooperate with him and uphold the will of the people through diligent responsible action.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Aoki Called Home In A Hurry
Ambassador Aoki has been summoned to Japan to explain the immigration situation and to report on race attitudes toward Japanese in the United States. Baron Ishii already studied conditions in California Oregon Washington and British Columbia for a government report. Japan aims to learn from Aoki about administration attitudes and possible congressional action on exclusion, and to forecast policy on coolie departures.
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Washington
Aoki
Japan
United States
Baron Ishii
Japanese Interior Department
California
Oregon
British Columbia
Sokio
Ishii
America
Guest of Husband Then Has Him Jailed
Mrs Maggie Romano of Fifth Street near Susquehanna Avenue had her husband arrested for beating her after an evening at the theater. She testified to a history of assault, arranged the arrest in advance, and he was freed on $1 bail pending court.
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Philadelphia
Maggie Romano
Fifth Street
Susquehanna Avenue
Romano
Scott
Nimi
Chesgs
Albertina Joehfeann
West Hammond
Albert Brant
Wift
Wall Howe
Lehmann
Hrant
Supreme Court Targets Ticket Scalpers and Coal Examinations
Washington December 4 The Supreme Court ruled in Louisville and Nashville versus Marcus K Bitterman and others upholding defendants right to scalp tickets for the company The court also decided Webster Coal Company and Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company versus Pennsylvania Railroad Company preserving coal firms access to railroad company books in their favor
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Louisville and Nashville
Marcus K. Bitterman
Webster Coal Company
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Veteran Davis to wed Maude Ashford in Washington
Henry Guss eway Davis of West Virginia the 84 year old multimillionaire and ex democratic candidate for vice president is to be married. His bride to be Miss Maude Ash ford recently worked as a society reporter for a Washington newspaper.
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Washington
Henry Gusseway Davis
West Virginia
Congress convenes as Cannon elected Speaker in early session
Washington December 2 The Sixtieth congress opened with a social air as galleries filled with families and friends. Cannon won the speakership 207 to 154 over Williams. Both houses held brief sessions to adopt formal resolutions, swear in members, and adjourn in memory of recently deceased officials including Senators Morgan and Pettus and Representatives Slemp and Smith. Beveridge proposes a tariff commission at once. William J. Bryan dominated pre-session lobbying, meeting with several Democratic members but calling the talks without significance.
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Washington
Sixtieth Congress
Cannon
John Sharp Williams
Morgan and Pettus
Alabama
Slemp
Virginia
Smith
Illinois
Beveridge
Indiana
Son of Corey Forgives His Father
Allan Corey reconciles with his father William Ellis Corey and stepmother after a Bellevue Stratford dinner following an army navy game. The meeting occurred Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Corey and guests from Pittsburg.
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Philadelphia
Allan Corey
William Ellis Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Bellevue- Stratford
Army-Navy
Corey
United States Steel Company
Ian
Real Honest Man in Iowa Town Linked to Tuition Letter
A Muscatine man sent a $125 check to Dean A. S. Grant at Northwestern University with a letter explaining he pursued college on the prospective minister rate of tuition and wished to cover the difference to four years of attendance. He later returned home to Muscatine and became involved in the sheet music business. The sender stated the action was the only proper course.
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Evanston
Tik
A.S. Grant
Northwestern University
Edward Vs. Asthauer
Muscatine
Asthulier
Worst beef alarm prompts Iowa local inspection push
Des Moines reports Dr. Thomas of the Iowa state board of health warns beef from tuberculosis infected cows dominates the market. He urges local inspection and a purple government stamp to identify safe meat, calling for a state law within two years and immediate city oversight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas
Iowa State Board of Health
Dr. Thomas
United States
From Stenographer To District Judge In Panama
E S Garrison, formerly clerk of the Garrison county district court, has been promoted in Panama to judge with a salary of 2400 dollars a year. He spent two years in Panama, first as a stenographer, then in the office of the prosecuting attorney at Ancon, now in charge of judiciary for a large district based at Empire. Garrison is a Iowa State University law graduate who practiced in Missouri Valley, Iowa with J S Dowell.
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Empire
Panama
Garrison
Law Department
Iowa State University
J. S. Dowell
Missouri Valley
Omaha Man in Jail Forgery Suspected
Marshbel news reports that F. R. Christian, representing the Merchants Chemical Company of Omaha, is in jail on forgery charges. He obtained cash on two worthless checks drawn on Merchants National Bank of Cedar Noines.
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Marshbel News
Christian
Merchants “Chemical Company
Omaha
Merchants National Bank
New York Exchange Trade Update Note
Chicago and New York exchanges report tentative premiums offered on securities with Dee partners amid market activity. Officials indicate negotiation talks continue as investors monitor price shifts and liquidity signals across trading floors.
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NEW York Exchange
Chicago, Dee &2
New York ‘Exchange
Ai Prenidiuna
Moorehead forgiven for marrying his mother's maid
Pittsburg dated report states John Alston Moorehead 58, heir of the Moorehead family, fled with and wed his mother's French maid. The incident disrupted his school football team and drew comment from his father.
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Pittsburg
John Alston Moorehead
John K. Moorehead
Bos
Bullet seen to come from Powers window in Powers case
Georgetown Kentucky December 3 The first state witness E M Woodson civil engineer of Frankfort removed and identified the wood containing a bullet from a tree in the state house grounds He said the bullet came from the window of Secretary of State Powers office Juror Linder questioned the bullet position H Berryman an eye witness said he saw Senator Goebel and Colonel Jack Chinn nearby and heard a shot seeming to come from the secretary of state office window.
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Georgetown
E. M. Woodson
Frankfort
State House
Woodson
Secretary of State
Powers’ Office
Linder
H. Berryman
Goebel
Jack Chinn
Secretary of State’ Office
Robbers dynamite New Franklin bank safe
Messages from New Franklin in Howard County report robbers dynamited the bank safe last night ransacked vaults and escaped with 4000 dollars. The event was noted from Sedalia dated December 3. Antwerp and Amsterdam listed as healthful. Madrid cited at opposite end of the Isthmus.
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Sedalia
New Franklin
Howard County
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Europe
Madrid
Rioting Revolutionaries Suppressed in Armored Raid
Police in armor raided the Rien branch headquarters of a nihilist organization in St Petershburg on Thursday night. A 57 year old Greta Tomson refused surrender as gunfire erupted, four rebels dead and seven injured found after the siege ending with continuous fire for four hours. The raiders recovered a Mauser rifle and three Browning revolvers used in the attack.
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St, Petershburg
Dee
Revolutionists
Rien
Greta
Attc
Fnally
Tomson
Tragic Montmartre Piano Man Ends in Suicide
In a Montmartre cafe a pianist named Margay, once famed for a great beauty wife, drifts into ruin. He confronts his wife with a lover, plays a funeral dirge and the "Dead March" before stabbing himself. The scene ends with his death on the floor.
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Peris
Dee
Montmartre
Marnay
Margay
Boulevard de Clichy
Jagger
Retailers Chief Denies Packers Cut in Meat Prices
Sol Westerfield, president of the Retail Merchants association, says retailers have not received any material reduction in meat prices from packers. He notes repeated requests and promises of a cut, but asserts next week has never arrived.
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Chicago
Sol Westerfield
Retail Merchants Association
Des Moines Land Fraud Arrests Shake Courtroom
L B Hangen of Lisbon North Dakota J A Fike of Omaha and M J Schermerhorn of Des Moines were arrested on an indictment charging conspiracy in a scheme to swindle Cecil Stewart of Des Moines out of property worth 30000 by trading worthless Dakota lands for an incubator factory. The trio were seized as they entered the courtroom to defend a civil suit by Stewart.
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Des Moines
L. B. Hangen
Lisbon
N. D
J. A. Fike
Omaha
M. J. Schermerhorn
Cecil M. Stewart
Stewart
Despondent wife fatally burns self in Bricks Locks incident
In Pottstown Pennsylvania on December 5 Mrs. Charles Miller mother of Bricks Locks farmer attempted suicide by pouring coal oil on her body and lighting it. Flames scorched a shed then a milk-pail dash from her husband saved her from immediate death but she died from burns. She had two prior attempts in the two weeks leading to the tragedy.
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Pottstown
Charles Miller
Cedar Rapids Adopts Commission Plan Vote Totals
Cedar Rapids Iowa vote on the city government commission plan drew a small majority with 3920 ballots cast of 6500 registered. Final counts show a 46 vote margin in favor amid precinct splits and strong opposition among Bohemian residents.
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Cedar Rapids
Commission
Bandits Steal $2000 From Steen Bank in Minnesota Heist
Five robbers blasted the Bank of Steen in Steen Minnesota at 2 30 this morning winning about 2000 in cash. Guards fired with rifles as villagers rushed outside while the gang escaped by speeder. Sioux City police joined the search as the safe was torn apart and the building wrecked. Officials say insurance covers the loss and connect the raid to a previous Canova
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Steen
Minn
Bank of Steen
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Minnesota
People's State Bank
Canova
M. C
FRACTIONS OF COAL SHIPMENTS STIR U S NAVAL SCARE
Washington reports a alleged scheme by powerful financial interests to corner coal supplies for the battleship fleet during its Pacific cruise. A combination is said to secure options on tramp steamers and raise prices to profit from government needs. Estimates show 14,000 tons monthly, with totals rising to 100000 or 150000 tons depending on route.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Tech
Pacific
Atlantic
Magellan
Japan
Asia
Suez
Fire breaks out in Sioux Falls business district
A blaze in a building owned by Chief Arndt of the Sioux Falls fire department sparked by a high wind threatened the northern business district around 2 a.m. Seven valuable horses were burned as flames jumped four blocks, but crews prevented broader damage to surrounding structures.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Arndt
Russian Douma Adjourns in Riot
The St. Petersburg session of the douma dissolved after a riot as reactionaries attacked orator Theodore L. Roditsheff of the constitutional democrats and attempted to drag him from the tribune. Premier Stolypin and cabinet members watched before leaving as the mob halted the session.
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St. Petersburg
Theodore L. Roditsheff
Constitutional Democrats
Tribune
Stolypin
Plunger Jesse Livermore Returns to Wall Street for More
New York December 3 Jesse Livermore the 28 year old plunger who recently earned 3 000 000 on Wall Street and said he retired is back on the Street seeking more It is reported he has acquired 300 000 bales of cotton Livermore advised keep your mouth shut and go lipi to your wife on time to men seeking a system on Wall Street at the time he made his fortune
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New York
Jesse L. Liver- More
Wall Street
Lipi
Livermore
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