Alleged Confession Ties McNamara to Times Destruction
In Indianapolis Walter Drew and W Joseph Ford face arraignment with Frank Fox over kidnapping charges in connection with the Los Angeles Times building destruction. McManigal, under tie to Jim McNamara and associates, allegedly confesses to participation in the Times plot and naming McNamara as financier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otie E. McManigal
Los Angeles Times
Indianapolis
Ind
Walter Drew
National Erectors Association
W. Joseph Ford
Los Angeles
Frank Fox
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Justice of the Peace
Manning
William J. Burns
McNamara
Justice Manning
Drew
Ford
Fox
Alleged Secrets Of Plot Told By McManigal In Detective Session
Ninety page typewritten confession details a labor war over open shops with 112 lives lost and 3.5 million dollars in property destroyed. Otie McManigal and John J. McNamara are cited along with James W. McNamara. the confession was given in a South Chicago room with Burns agency detectives present. Schmidt and Kaplan are named as additional dynamiters sought by Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” McNamara
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles
Jim McNamara
Bryce
Times
Chicago
Otie McManigal
Office of the Times
McManigal
Indianapolis
International Association of Bridge Structural and Iron Workers
James W. McNamara
William H. Reed
Commercial Avenue
William J. Burns
Reed
Thhe Burns
Police Department
Jim
Ford
Stephen Wood
McNamara
California
M. A. Schmidt
Schmidty
Wood Workers’ Union of
Dave Kaplan
Oklahoma
Schmidt
Ohio
W. J. Burns
Kaplan
Burns
Captain Wood
For Good Samaritan Home Donation Receipt
A record notes a donation of $479.00 received yesterday with an additional $29.40 noted. The entry references the Good Samaritan Home as the recipient.
Mississippi Supreme Court reverses Permenter murder case
The Mississippi Supreme Court yesterday reversed and remanded Swinton Permenter's death sentence for the Winston county murder of 17 year old Janie Sharpe. The court found grave doubt of guilt and criticized the circumstantial evidence instruction. The case goes back for retrial with possible venue change. bail likely before Chancellor Lyell. Permenter, 18, expressed cautious joy and expectation of acquittal.
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Jackson, Miss
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Swinton Permenter
Janie Sharpe
Winston County
Permenter
Appelant
Lyell
Winston Co¢Gai
Winston
Explosion claims fifteen in Virginia coal mine disaster
A fatal explosion in a Virginia coal mine last night left fifteen workers dead and rescuers retrieving bodies. Officials say the blast occurred underground and emergency crews are on site assessing the damage and safety conditions.
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Virginia
Miners Dead and Missing After Elk Garden Mine Explosion
Fifteen bodies have been recovered from Ott mine No 20 of the Davis Coal and Coke Co after yesterday's disaster in Elk Garden West Virginia. Eight more miners are believed to be inside the mine as rescue efforts continue.
Mine disaster at Ott No 20 in Elk Horn West Virginia
Twenty three miners are entombed after an explosion at Ott mine No 20 of the Davis Coal and Coke company. Rescue workers struggle through tons of debris and heavy gas to reach the scene as bodies are recovered and prospects for survivors fade.
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Elk Horn
W. Va
Ott Mine No
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Robert Grant
Prominent Baton Rouge Woman Chooses Death Over Asylum
Mrs Minnie Greeves aged 55 a member of a prominent family in Baton Rouge Louisiana sacrificed her life by stepping in front of a northbound Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train. Temporarily deranged by illness she left a note declaring death by her own hand preferable to an asylum.
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Baton Rouge
Minnie Greeves
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Turpentine Trust seeks early Supreme Court hearing
Washington April 24. American Naval Stores Company officials ask for an early Supreme Court hearing to contest their Sherman act conviction. The court will likely announce action on the request next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpentine Trust
Washington
United States Supreme Court
American Naval Stores Company
Desduction of Ree List Bill Aims to Lower Living Costs
The measure seeks to reduce the cost of living for the masses by decreasing the Ree list bill. The proposal argues cheaper goods and services will benefit broad segments of the population.
Diaz on the situation hopes for prosperity and peace
General Madero awaits announcement of government peace commissioners as negotiations continue in El Paso and Washington. The tariff debate occupies Congress with the free list bill, expected to pass though not with strong Republican support. Underwood argues the measure reduces government revenue but is offset by economies and lowers living costs by freeing food products.
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Madero
el Paso
Texas
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Underwood
Diaz expresses peace return for Mexico in AP dispatch
President Diaz responds to the Associated Press stating he is convinced conditions of peace, though interrupted for the moment, will return in Mexico and that all Mexicans will unite to advance development and progress. Signed Porfirio Diaz.
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New York
Diaz
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Peace Commissioners Not Named At El Paso Conference
Interest in the Mexican peace process centers on the appointment of government commissioners for the conference likely to yield an accord. General Madero is prepared to announce his appointees once the government’s representatives are agreed upon. Negotiations are expected to last at least a fortnight and may be held in El Paso.
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el Paso
Maderos
Mexico
Madero
Married One Husband Twice in Three Weddings
In Hutchinson Kansas Anna L Ewing married Benjamin Gross last May then wed Benjamin Craig less than a year later, all while Benjamin Gross stayed by her side. The tale traces back over twenty years to Bennie Gross, the boy who grew up unaware of his parentage and later learned the truth.
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Benjamin Gross
Hutchinson
Benjamin Craig
Kansas
Bennie Gross
Gross
Anna L. Ewing
Weather Report Cloudy Night Into Wednesday
Tonight and Wednesday bring generally cloudy skies with warmer temperatures. A mild spell continues as conditions prevail across the forecast period.
Man changes name to Craig after Kansas marriage
A man learns his mother is alive in Stillwater and that his father was named Craig. He marries his bride in Kansas, then has the Payne County Judge officiate again, so he becomes Benjamin Craig and his wife becomes Mrs Benjamin Craig.
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Gross
Stillwater
Craig
Benjamin Gross
Benjamin Craig
B'nai B'rith Convention Urges Broader Gentile Ties
At Hot Springs the thirty-eighth annual gathering led by Acting President Henry J. Dannenbaum calls for greater affiliation with Gentile organizations and active citizenship efforts. He urges rotating leadership to reward talent, expanding local agencies, and publishing Jewish welfare work to foster understanding. Several lodges in Oklahoma and other states are noted as lagging in duties.
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Hot Springs
Henry J. Dannenbaum
District Grand Lodge No. 7
B'nai B'rith
South
Eastman
Dannenbaum
Nat Strauss
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Jacksonville
Fla
Beaumont
Tex
Knoxville
Tenn
Jonesboro
Ark
Ransdell Heads South To Weigh Louisiana Race In 1911
Rep. Ransdell begins a Louisiana swing for a May 23 Lake Providence special election on railroad aid and an April Monroe speech to the Farm Lands and Immigration Congress. He aims to gauge rival tracks, speak to parish leaders, and stump the state while weighing announcements. The piece notes ongoing Louisiana Senate contest dynamics with Gov. Sanders and Pujo Broussard candidacies, and mentions lodge activity and a March 13 1911 balance of 6301.20 in the report.
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Washington
Ransdell
New Orleans
Lake Providence
Monroe
Louisiana Farm Lands and Immigration Congress
Louisiana
Foster
Pujo
Broussard
Gov
Sanders
McEnery
Ransdel
Estopinal
Democratic Committee
Ransdoll Contemplates Return Home and Politics
Fifth District man Ransdoll says he is now considering politics as he returns home. He declined further details but acknowledged his political future is under review.
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Peoria
Supreme Court
Appellant
Monroe Mill Work & Supply Co., Ltd
Elk Garden
Ott
Davis Coal
Porfirio Diaz
Kan
Weather Report
UAGE
THE
Gentiles
Senator Foster
Louisiana Land Congress
Brenham
San Antonio
Texarkana
Strauss
Ransdoll
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