Astronomy Causes Murder Conviction in Missouri Trial
Richmond, Mo November 4 calculations in astronomy helped convict John Whitsett of murder in the killing of Albert Albright. An expert witness Professor A M Mattoon testified the time between sunset and darkness could not cover the elapse needed for Whitsett to travel between locations, supporting the verdict and a three year sentence.
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Richmond
John Whitsett
Whitsett
Albert Albright
Lawson
Albright
A. M. Mattoon
Medlene
Parksville
Fright at Masonic Initiation Ends in Fatality
A Kansas City Kansas man died after a fright during a Masonic initiation in a city area. The incident occurred early today as a Black Mason reportedly “goat” fright caused panic and a collapse following the initiation scene. Authorities investigate the sequence of events and exact cause of death.
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J City
Kansas City
Kan
Alchis Hunley
Tragic Oil Lamp Fire Claims Five Lives
A lamp toppled in a city outskirts blaze killed Mrs Mar and four children who slept on a porch. The mother saved a one year old before perishing as flames spread from the lamp incident at their home. Two other adults were working nearby and escaped unharmed.
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Pulid
Mar- Bud
Roer
Coddles Himself Too Much Sparks Debate On Air Quality
Fragmentary text discusses poor air in vented rooms and smoking windows, linking winter habits to pneumonia risk. It references ill discipline, alcohol, and a problematic practice blamed for health issues amid a deprived man.
Priest Intervenes to Halt Weehawken Prize Fight
In New York on November 4 Rev. John J. Preston of St. Lawrence Catholic Church forced entry to the Plymouth Athletic Club in Weehawken and halted a boxing match by shouting for an end to the display. He ordered the crowd away while condemning spectators and fighters as boys and men alike dispersed within minutes. The priest then filed a formal complaint at a police station, and officers pledged to prevent a repeat event.
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New York
John J. Preston
St. Lawrence'’s Catholic Church
Weehawken
Plymouth Athletic Club
Chestnut
Eighteenth Streets
Agithe
Dixie Kid
Charles Sieger
Hoboken
Sieger
Preston
Officer Shot in Omaha Saloon By Negro Suspect
City Detective Michael Sullivan was shot four times in a Thirteenth Street saloon by Albert Prim a negro during an attempted arrest. Bartender J M Antokarl helped restrain Prim until police arrived and a cartridge belt cocaine outfit and opium were found on the suspect. Sullivan was taken to St Joseph's hospital where three bullets were removed and his condition reported serious.
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Omaha
Neb
Michael Sullivan
Albert Prim
Thirteenth
Davenport
Sullivan
Prim
J.M. Antokarl
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Steel trust enters brewing to reform coke worker drinkers
Pittsburg, November 4. United States Steel plans a ten million dollar project to acquire nine Fayette county breweries and control beer drinking by coke workers. The aim is to regulate foreigners’ consumption to boost returns, allowing beer only at set places and times.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Steel Corporation
Porter jailed for stealing seventy dollars to buy wife fashion
Lincoln Nebraska November 4 John Curtis a negro porter is jailed on a charge of stealing 70 dollars from the open safe of local clothing merchants. Curtis says the sight of the money overwhelmed him and led to the theft to provide high dress for his wife.
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Lincoln
Neb
John Curtis
Cardinal Whacks Women Suffrage in Letter
Cardinal Gibbons writes in strong opposition to woman suffrage saying it would be the death blow of domestic life and happiness and expresses sympathy with the league's aims. Senator Elihu Root also regrets not attending praising the association's work.
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Gibbons
New York
National League For the Civic Education of Women
Cardinal Gibbons
James
Baltimore
Elihu Root
Japanese Prince Ito and ally moved for trial in Seoul
Officials say Will Try Assassin and Prince Ito of Japan were transported to Seoul Korea for trial following threats by Russian police. The prisoners were handed to Japanese authorities for further proceedings.
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Prince Ito
Japan
Seoul
Korea
Train engine crew killed in Canadian Pacific wreck near Nelson
A Phoenix branch line near Nelson, Manitoba, saw an engine run off an embankment today. The engineer and fireman died in the Canadian Pacific Railway accident.
Man Beheadings and Suicide Terrify Pinegrove Area
In Pottsville Pennsylvania a butcher named Schocke killed his wife and 12-year-old daughter with a butcher knife, covered the bodies, left a note, and shot himself. Neighbors broke in after missing signs of life found them on the frost floor and upstairs. He was 55 and previously struggled in business. He had moved lodge books to a relative’s home, suggesting premeditation.
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Pottsville
Pinegrove
Daniel Sshscke
Schocke
Citizens Nab Post Office Robber in Richards Mo
A group of Richards residents surrounded the post office early today and captured a robber who admitted his name as Elmer Nichols aged 17 from Sedalia Mo. He offered no resistance when bank cashier L D Huffaker held a gun on him. Nichols was jailed in Nevada Mo.
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Richards, Mo
Elmer Nichols
Sedalia
Nichols
L. D. Huffaker
Bank of Richards
Nevada
Wu Ting Fang Eyes Chinese Colonies in Texas
San Antonio reports Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang, en route to Mexico City, suggests Texas could host Chinese colonies. He marveled at Texas fields, noted rice and tea potential, and said he may return to study land conditions for colonization.
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San Antonio
Tex
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Texas
Mexico City
Diaz
Mexico
China
Dr. Wu
Family quarrel ends in shooting affray
New York on Nov 4 Frank Miller of Manhattan shot and killed his father in law John Sceain in the yard of his house in South Brooklyn. He then shot and probably fatally wounded his wife Amelia Miller. Miller was arrested as the four children witnessed the incident following months of separation.
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New York
Frank Miller
Manhattan
John Sceain
Brooklyn
Amelia Miller
Miller
Sceain
Treasury Jolts Fruit Importers War On Decay Allowances
The treasury department and customs collectors campaign targets graft in decay allowances for perishable fruit. Investigations show importers delay entry and then claim allowances while selling goods at dockside. If no entry is filed within 48 hours for perishables like lemons, fruit is deemed unclaimed and sold after three days public notice.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Loeb
Virginia City Slipping Into Canyon Side
Professor George J. Young of the University of Nevada reports Virginia City is sinking into the canyon on its side, having dropped 11 feet in years due to old underground timbering from the Comstock mines. He warns of a catastrophe unless preventive steps are taken.
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Reno
Virginia City
George J. Young
Mining and Geological Department
University of Nevada
Young
Comstock
Vessels Leave New Orleans After Gulf Deep Water Convention
The battleship Mississippi and cruisers New York Montana and North Carolina departed New Orleans on November 4 ending a historic gathering of U S Navy ships for the lakes to gulf deep waterway convention.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
New York
Montana
North Carolina
Hampton Roads
Aged Artist William Powell Frith Dies in London
London reports the death of artist William Powell Frith aged 1009. He was born in 1819 and gained fame as a noted painter of scenes from theater and society.
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London
Willam Powell Frith
Gompers Case Decided Against Labor Officials
Washington examines contempt ruling against Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor in the Buck Stove case. Court upholds imprisonment for defying court orders while Chief Justice Sheppard dissents citing constitutional limits. An appeal to the U S Supreme Court is anticipated.
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Gompers
Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the District
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove & Range Company
Sheppard
Gompers Delivers Tart Reply To Court Ruling
In New York on November 5, Samuel Gompers condemned the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision. He defended constitutional rights, praised Chief Justice Sheppard’s dissent, and vowed to seek appeal to the US Supreme Court if advised by counsel. He said he would go to Washington to be in the court’s jurisdiction and fight to the last ditch.
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Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Buck Stove & Range Company
St. Louis
Sheppard
Frank Morrison
Washington
New York
Federationist
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Retired U S Army Major Kendrick Dies in St Paul
Major F M H Kendrick, U S Army retired, was found dead in his Hague avenue home in St Paul aged 71. Heart failure is suspected as the cause of death.
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St. Paul, Minn
F. M. H. Kendrick
Hague Avenue
Barge Shawmut Rammed and Sunk in Buffalo Harbor
In Buffalo harbor the fuel barge Shawmut was rammed and sunk by the steamer American. Four men aboard jumped to a tug as the barge sank last evening.
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Buffalo
N. Y
JAIL DELIVERY ON BIG SCALE STOPPED
Chicago authorities halted a planned mass prisoners escape at Cook County Jail last Friday night. Jailer Davies, after learning of a third tier plot to attack guards during evening exercise, ordered guards into the corridors and suspended recess, quelling the uprising.
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Chicago
Cook County
Davies
Bombs explode on Chicago streets in gambling districts
Two bombs exploded in downtown Chicago Sunday evening causing property damage and uproar. One shattered a building at 260 State Street home to the Empire Club, the other near La Salle and Madison where Worth Jockey Club stood. The blasts, numbered 32 and 33, follow years of mechanic violence between rival gambling syndicates operating illegally.
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Chicago
State St
la Salle and
Madison Streets
State Street
Empire Club
Madison and
la Salle Streets
Worth Jockey Club
Negroes Aid Panama Canal Fund With $50 Check
A Birmingham Alabama Negro club titled with biblical quotations has donated $50 to the Panama Canal project. The two checks, each for $25, were sent to the U S Treasury in Washington with the club’s interest and concern letterhead. The funds go to Uncle Sam’s coffers for Isthmian construction.
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Washington
Birmingham
Ala
Panama Canal
New York
Treasury Department of the United States
Washington, D. C
United States
Bantz
Uncle Sam
Chicago Woman Leaps From Car in Fatal Street Crash
Chicago, Nov. 3. Mrs. Mary Blakeley leapt from an automobile after believing a collision with a speeding taxicab was imminent. She was struck and killed by the taxicab. her husband swerved away safely. She threw her baby to the curb, and the child escaped injury.
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Chicago
Mary Blakeley
One McMahon Dies of Murder Excitement
Kansas City reports Timothy McMahon, brother of James McMahon the confessed slayer of two sisters and a brother in law, died today from excitement tied to the crime. Patrick McMahon, another brother, held by police until last Saturday, suffered a mental collapse but is better now. Sheriff Becker says another arrest may follow after the coroner’s inquest Friday.
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Kansas City
Timothy McMahon
James McMahon
Patrick McMahon
Becker
Smokers Abolished on Chicago Elevated
Chicago February 3? Somokin once on the Chicago Oak Elevated railway were abolished today to the audible disgust of those who enjoyed their pi and cigars to and from work. A compensation for the deprivation inflicted on voters of the week, a more rapid schedule of trains has been inagu ri le.
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Chicago
Somokin
Chicago & Oak
Outbreak in Korea Foreseen After Unrest in Japan
London dispatch reports the Star's Kobe correspondent foresees an outbreak in Korea linked to widespread unrest after the assassination of Prince Ito. The telegraph notes that renewed tensions in the region could trigger further disturbances in Korea.
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London
the Star
Kobe
Japan
Korea
Prince Ito
Nue Okubo
Change in Railway Board Personnel Prompts Speculation
Washington reports a likely Interstate Commerce Commission personnel change. Illinois candidate James S. Harlan, son of Supreme Judge Harlan, may become federal district judge for Chicago, vacating his ICC seat. SenateLorimer and Speaker Cannon could influence selection to favor railroad-friendly options and maintain Illinois representation amid rail interests.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jamess. Harlan
Ilinois
Taft
Chicago
Bethea
Harlan
Commission
Supreme Judge
John Maynard Harlan
Roosevelt
Illinois
Lorimer
Cannon
Six Forest Fires Raging in the Hills
In the Black Hills of South Dakota six fires burn with damage expected to reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. The worst blaze is near Pactola. crews have been increased. Additional fires reported north of Custer east of Hill City between Mystic and Merritt and near Merritt threaten timber, prompting Holt stake forces at Pactola to retreat to protect their own timber.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Pactola
Forest Service
Custer
Hill City
Mystic
Merritt
Holmestake
Naval Officers Get Bumped for Quarrel
Two thousand men of the United States Pacific fleet are being given shore leave daily in the Philippines. Major General Duvall will host a reception for Rear Admiral Sebree and fleet officers Wednesday night. The fleet will coal at Cavite Friday then move to Olongapo on Saturday for target practice. A court martial stemming from a personal quarrel lowered Surgeon General Francis W. F. Welber by one number and reprimanded and reduced Ensign Christopher R. P. Rogers by five numbers, with Assistant Surgeon John Downey acquitted.
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Manila
United States Pacific Fleet
Duvall
Department of the Philippines
Sebree
Cavite
Olongapo
Francis W. F. Welber
Christopher R. P. Rogers
John ©. Downey
Deadwood Post Office Becomes Regional Distribution Hub
Deadwood South Dakota November 3 Postmaster Grimshaw reports the office will serve as a distributing point for all offices west of the Missouri River. Two canoes of postal materials have shipped from Washington and Deadwood will hold a 75000 dollar supply for outlying sections to streamline delivery and cut government costs.
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Deadwood
Department OF oUrecies
Grimshaw
South Dakota
Missouri River
Washington
Baker lauds Wesley as greatest friend of women
Mrs. La Reine Baker of Spokane praises Governor Vessey as a top ally for women during a speaking tour across South Dakota and neighboring states. She notes cordial reception and plans to campaign further in Washington after returning to Spokane with Mrs. Julius Johnson, leader of South Dakota suffrage groups.
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LA Reine Baker
Wesley
Spokane
Wash
Baker
Julius Johnson
State Suffrage Society
Federation
Women's Clubs of
South Dakota
Washington
Balloon makes a trip to Bracciano and back
The dirigible balloon One Bis arrived in Bracciano after a test voyage from Bracciano to Naples and return. The propeller struck and killed Lieutenant Pietro Rovetti during a landing in Rome. The mission was described as a success.
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Bracciano
Italy
Pietro Rovetti
Rome
Braccitano
Naples
Fatal Fire Destroys Three Story Houses on Eik Street
A deadly blaze engulfed three adjoining three story houses on Eik Street. One woman died in the flames while a man and several others sustained serious injuries. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours before bringing it under control.
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Ee Aan
Eik
Toge
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