Connecticut and Chicago linked in Johnson scandal murder case
Police connect the Stratford Stratford to a Chicago jailhouse murder as Joseph Buonnomo confesses to a killing on a rural road. The case ties Mrs. Alice Aldrich and the Jack Johnson investigation to a brutal abduction and a high profile legal case. The Ontario-born Tacile Cameron case unfolds with testimony and police pressure across cities.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Buonnomo
Chicago
Stratford
Alice Phillips Aldrich
Chicago Law and Order League
Jack Johnson
Nesro
Tacile Cameron
Nose Bunnis
Sheldon
Putnam Cemetery
Johnson
Cameron
Saxe Willl
Alis. Cameron-Falconette
Minneapolis
Ety Council
Waenimonus
Harrison
Jack Jolson
Johnsons Brother Testifies Against Jack Johnson
Charles Johnson testifies before the grand jury alleging Jack Johnson, the boxer, took young white girls on trips in his private car across states. The testimony follows an arrest of Charles Johnson on embezzlement charges two weeks prior, with a friend of Charles implicated.
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Chiesuko
Jack Johnson
Puvilist
Chiarl Johnson
Charles Johnson
Orother
Jack Jetn
Charles
Promoter Rejects Jack Johnson Bout After Cameron Girl Incident
Los Angeles promoter Tom McCarey denounces Jack Johnson saying he will never be allowed to box in the city including exhibitions. He cites the alleged conduct toward the mother of the Cameron girl as cause for the ban and states she will never fight in this country again.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Tom McCarey
Jack Johnson
Cameron
Hold-up man ends in jail near Aberdeen
Aberdeen South Dakota Frank Gray is jailed in Brown County awaiting trial for attempting a saloon robbery at James station east of Aberdeen on the Milwaukee road. He demanded money from Perry Lemmer who handed over the day’s receipts in a cigar box before Lemmer sprinted for help and Gray fled, pursued by a posse.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Frank Gray
Brown County
James
Milwaukee Road
Perry Lemmer
Gray
Lemmmer
Lemmer
Roosevelt Resting at Home After Shooting
Oyster Bay reports Col. Roosevelt renewed from the night of his shooting and ordered to remain a recluse until tomorrow. Doctors plan calls for Dixon Perkins and Hotchkiss to visit then.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
Dixon
Perkins and Hotchkiss
Roosevelt Returns to Quiet Routine at Sagamore Hill
Colonel Roosevelt continues to recover at Sagamore Hill after a Milwaukee wound. Four physicians treat him, urging complete rest and monitoring infection risk while he remains largely undisturbed. Jim, the Roosevelt butler, serves as nurse as Mrs. Roosevelt visits and the doctors plan to stay away until the afternoon.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sapamore Hill
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Alexander Lambert
Surrey Terrell
Chicago
New York
Joseph A. Blake
George E. Bretvet
Sagwmore Hill
Colonel Roosevelt
James Amos
Jim
Mrs. Roosevelt
Deluge of messages to Roosevelt from across the nation
A Chicago dispatch summarizes unpublished condolence and congratulatory telegrams for Colonel Roosevelt after he was wounded. Messages come from Pittsfield Massachusetts to New Orleans Louisiana and beyond praising his leadership and hoping for his speedy recovery.
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Moosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Mass
Brooklyn
Doctor Murphy
Salem
Los Angeles
Calif
New Orleans
Teddy
Washington
Humboldt
Mich
New York
Bryan
Which Looks Better in South Dakota 1892 to 1912 Tariffs
A brief comparison of farm price data from 1896 and 1912 set against Democratic tariff platforms. It asks whether the 1892 tariff plank differs from the 1912 Democrat plank and warns that following the 1892 policy led to disasters, urging caution about adopting it in November 1912. It notes the Democratic party stance on revenue and limited government.
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South Dakota
Nation-wide reactions to the assassination attempt
Readers across the country express prayers and support after the attack. Messages from Watertown New York Jersey City and Sallisaw Oklahoma praise courage and call for recovery and continued service to the nation.
Firebug Tries to Burn Separator in South Dakota Farm
A fire was set at a threshing outfit on the Fredericksen farm near Big Stone City by oil and a flammable liquid. The fire caused damage but was discovered early, saving most of the machinery. Efforts continue to identify and capture the arsonist responsible.
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Big Stone
S. D
South Dakota
Aienst F Fredericksen
Somme
W. D. Hall
Railway Commission Tackles Fall Car Shortages
The State Railway Commission reports the usual fall complaints about grain car shortages. They are actively working to relieve the shortage, which typically grows acute as grain handling requires more cars than normal freight traffic demands.
Canal Opens in Year as Ships Move Through Panama Route
Panama announces that one year from today ships will pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Panama Canal. The message marks a milestone in the long planned waterway project and signals broader trade implications once operation begins.
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Panama
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Angry man shoots wife near Mitchell
Frank Levin, 22, shot his wife at the Hendrickson home seven miles southwest of Mitchell about 7 PM. He fled seven miles to town, surrendered, and is jailed. The wife was struck below the knee. she was hospitalized. Levin claimed he intended to bluff and shoot them both after accusing her of wanting another man.
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Frank Levin
Jerry Hendrickson
Mitchell
Levlin
Hendricksons
Hendrickson
Lovylin
Lovlin
Chief Smith
Sheriff Berry
John Abeln
Ethan
Broadbent
Wren
Federals Attack Diaz Stronghold in Mexico
Cable dispatch from Washington reports U S forces began the assault on Vera Cruz and the Diaz stronghold early today. Cont Bughoe signals from the Navy Department about the ongoing operation against Diaz and his insurrectionists.
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Washington, D. C
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Diaz
Navy Department
Pettigrew Says Railroads Serve Johnson Help
Pettigrew asserts railroads are for Johnson and will aid his efforts. He frames railway support as essential to Johnson’s program and political aims.
Voters to decide tax on corporate franchises in South Dakota
The sole constitutional amendment before voters next month aims to tax franchises and income of corporations. Rail officials oppose such tax plans, arguing the state cannot tax beyond property value. The issue centers on whether a waiver of rights by express companies is acceptable and what a US court has ruled on current law.
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United States
Busy Candidates Kick Off Nationwide Campaign Tours
Taft launches a three day motor tour from Beverly to Maine while Wilson rests at Princeton Debs campaigns in Brooklyn and Chafin tours Indiana gathering support across key states.
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Taft
Beverly
Maine
Wilson
Princeton
Debs
Brooklyn
Chafin
Indiana
Railroads Back Johnson. Byrne Criticized by Officials
Senator R. F. Pettigrew says Milwaukee and North Western officials urged support for Johnson, citing his pro railroad stance, while Byrne faced opposition for laws seen as irritating to railroads. Pettigrew notes he left the Democratic party.
Railroads back Johnson for governor over Byrne in state
Ex Senator Pettigrew reports rail officials favor Johnson citing sympathy with railroad interests and attack Byrne for anti rail road measures. He notes Northwestern and Milwaukee roads shifted to Johnson after primary, citing safer choice and tax relief for rail property. There is reference to Byrne’s anti pass and two cent fare laws as detrimental to railroads.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
B. S. Johnson
Frank M. Byrne
Lee
Johnson
Ile
Northwestern Road
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Hyan
Ican
Northwestern
Milwaukee Roads
Mr. Johnson
Kegan
Byrne
Turks Flee as Greeks Close In on Servian Front
Athens reports Greek forces pursuing Turks toward Ottoman town of Servia after fierce resistance. Semlin notes brutal massacres by retreating Turkish troops as they fall back through Belgrade area. Constantinople says Turkish fleet refitted to sail to meet Greeks in the Mediterranean.
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Athens
Greece
Servia
Constantine
Semlin
Hungaria
Belgrade
Constantinople
Turkey
Mediterranean
Byrne pushes tax relief and railroad valuation law
A report notes Mr. Byrne introduced a law reducing express rates and aided passage of a bill for valuing railroad property of the state. The text indicates a broader tax relief agenda without detailing broader context or outcomes.
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Erty
Whirlwind Bull Moose Campaign rolls into Wisconsin
Advocates of the Bull Moose and Votes for Women begin a statewide whirlwind campaign in Wisconsin. Motorcycles, cars, drum corps and brass bands join noted male and female orators to rally rural districts and small cities.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Stimson Won't Refer To Roosevelt In Taft Address
Stimson secretary of war arrives in St Paul to deliver Taft address tonight. He will avoid mentioning Roosevelt, despite a long personal friendship and Roosevelt’s nomination of Stimpson for New York governor two years ago.
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Stimson
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Minn
Henry L. Stimson
Taft
R Roosevelt
New York
Taft Man Says North Dakota Is Republican
Chicago reports David Mulvane asserts North Dakota will vote Republican after Hugo Seaborg’s report on state politics. Five electoral votes ride on the result. Seaborg cites Roosevelt’s influence and La Follette’s role while farmers resist third term backing.
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Taft
North Dakota
Chicago
David Mulvane
Hugo Seaborg
Roosevelt
North
South Dakota
Seaborg
la Follette
Votes for Women Ad on Cheeke Newport
Advertisement to promote suffrage appears in Newport with Mrs Q N Belmont behind a "votes for women" message and public display aiming to urge voter support.
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Cheeke
Newport
Q. N
Belmont
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