Golden Rule Confession Triggers California Pact
Los Angeles reports reveal the McNamara brothers admitted guilt under a compromise after businessmen pressed for a settlement. Clarence Darrow and District Attorney Fredericks frame the deal as a path to end street warfare and possible broader investigations.
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Los Angeles
McNamara Brothers
of California
McNamaras
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Fredericks
Darrow
Sion
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Jas. B. McNamara
Llewelyn Iron Works
Los Angeles Times
Burt H. Franklin
Lawrence Sullivan
Franklin
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Big Class 10 Initiated by Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus prepare a big class initiation with local degree team aided by the Birmingham group. Delegations from Alexandria Shreveport Vicksburg and other places attend led by Judge Paul Leche Donaldsonville State Deputy and George H. Combre district deputy. All guests members and candidates to meet at 7 30 Sunday morning at Sugar's Theatre.
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Knights of Columbus
Birmingham
Alexandria
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Paul Leche
Donaldsonville
George H. Combre
Fred O’donnell
New Orleans
Sugar’s Theatre
Burns Says Others Equally Guilty in McNamara Case
Detective William J. Burns says further arrests may occur soon in the Los Angeles Times dynamiting case. He declares there are others in the case just as guilty as the McNamara brothers.
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McNamaras
Burns
Chicago
Los Angeles Times
William J. Burns
McNamara Brothers
Desire to Know Men Behind Mc Namara Brothers
New York December 2 reports a public interest piece questioning the identities and motives of the men behind the Mc Namara brothers. The article frames the inquiry as the opening chapter of a longer investigation into alleged influence and organization.
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Mc-Namara
New York
Explosions linked to arrests in early 1910s crime wave
Detectives charge men under arrest as instigators of a string of explosions across multiple cities from 1909 to 1911. The timeline lists blasts in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, New Jersey, and New York, with property losses reaching into the hundreds of thousands and several arrests followed by guilty pleas.
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Florida East Coast Railway
Dallas
Oregon
Cseee
Soavie Ee
Phoenix
Pers
Novite
Texas
S.4
Bris
Newton
New Jersey
Peoria
Ote Cn
New York
Los Angeles
el Paso
PE Pyke Es Estee
South
Chicago
Milwaukee
F. J. Zeehandelaar
H. G. Otis
San Francisco
Giant Powder Company
Zeehandelaar
J. J. McNamara
Indianapolis
James J
J. B. McNamara
National Erectors Chief Counsel Proposes Action
Walter Drew, chief counsel for the National Erectors Association, announced a plan as they employed William J. Burns and his detectives to probe dynamiting cases nationwide.
Clocks and explosives seized in McNamara raid
Investigation into the McNamara dynamiting conspiracy continues with federal records and correspondence of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers examined. Items seized include clocks fuses and detonators, with dynamite confiscated and held by federal authorities after McNamara's arrest.
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McNamara
Indianapolis
Ind
Interastate
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Anderson
Association
John J. Mc.Namara
Federal
Parker's Store Robbed in Overnight Heist
Thieves broke into T. M. Parker Co. Ltd. after midnight, forced entry via a barn door, and opened two iron safes and a cash register. About $106 in cash vanished, plus $7.50 from the register. Private papers were taken from one safe. no other stock missing. No clues yet to the culprits.
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T. M. Parker Co., Ltd
T. M. Parker
Girl Baby With Four Extra Limbs At Johns Hopkins
A thirteen month old girl from Lebanon Church Virginia exhibited at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore with four arms and four legs. Doctors report no other abnormalities and consider operation risky though an X ray may inform a decision. Virginia eats normally except milk, and has four healthy brothers.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Alvira McDonnell
Lebanon Church
Samuel Snarr
Isaac Funkhouser
Little
Virginia
Richard H. Follis
Follis
Hugh Jennings Injured in Auto Crash Near Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania December 2 Hugh Jennings manager of the Detroit American League Baseball Club was seriously but not fatally injured in a car wreck. Also injured were Rev Peter F Lynett and Mr and Mrs David Holden the Holden’s newlyweds who were married hours earlier by Father Lynett. The car plunged ten feet into the Lehigh river while crossing a bridge.
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Secranton
Hugh Jennings
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Jennigs
Peter F. Lynett
David Holden
Holdens
Father Lynett
Lehigh River
Roa Ae Roa Ae Opens First Regular Session of 52nd Congress
The Roa Ae Roa Ae reports the first regular session of the sixty second Congress opens on Monday. This item notes the opening of the session and references upcoming legislative activity.
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Sixty-Second Congress
Opening of Congress Promises Busy Session on Trust Bills
Washington December notes the new Congress will convene with completed organization and minimal Monday work. Opening day may include routine actions and a tribute to late members, followed by Taft's annual message. A flood of anti trust bills is expected, with Senator Pomerene and Representative Henry leading efforts to jail offenders.
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Congress
Taft
Pomerene
Ohio
Henry
Texas
End of Oil Trust Marks New Era for Standar d Oil Subsidiaries
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ends its role as controlling parent to more than thirty subsidiaries. The holding company will dissolve, with each unit managing its own affairs. Directors and offices remain until dissolution completes, leaving the parent to operate only its own large plants. The public impact on prices remains uncertain amid expected greater competition.
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New York
Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Father of Trusts
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Broadway
New Jersey Corporation
Standard Oil Group
States debate railroad control and federal supervision
State lawmakers argue anti-railroad measures are no longer wise while holding railroads responsible for national ills. They favor increased federal oversight and broader powers for the Interstate Commerce Court, signaling continued push for regulation.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Court
Entered Land Transaction on Invitation of Personal Friends
A brief notice reports a land transaction entered on the invitation of personal friends. The details are limited in the readable text, but indicate a private sale arrangement initiated through informal acquaintances.
Michel disproves Frellsen claims in land partnership row
New Orleans reports John T. Michel refutes J. W. Frellsen statements about the J. D. Fisher land partnership. Michel confirms withdrawal when state titles were challenged, notes written notices to partners, and asserts political influence not involved. Witnesses McGivney, Fisher, and Crandall corroborate different points.
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Freilsen
New Orleans
John T. Michel
J. W. Freilsen
Mr. Frellsen
Mr. Michel
J. D. Fisher
J. W. Frellsen
Daily States
Captain Fisher
Frellsen
Mettioney
Fisher
Blanchard
Michel
J. D. Fisher Land Partnership
Eugene J. McGiverey
the Land Office
McGivney
A. W. Crandall
News-Star prints extra on McNamara confession
The News-Star issued an extra edition from Monroe reporting James B. McNamara's confession to the Los Angeles Times bombing murders. rushed press setup and printing followed hours after the confession, with newsboys earning from the scoop.
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News-Star
Monroe
United States
Associated Press
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles Times
Revolutionaries Seize Nanking City Fort and Shaikwan
Revolutionary forces took possession of Nanking this morning and by noon displayed a white flag on Lion Hill Fort inside the northwest walls signaling the gunners’ allegiance. Shaikwan, a suburb, is reported occupied by the revolutionists.
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Nanking
Dee
Lion Hill Fort
Shaikwan
Wire device heard in jail echoes in McNamara case
In Los Angeles a twisted wire from a third floor window to a second floor room is claimed by the defense to have recorded confidences amid the McNamara and McManigal hearings over the Haggerty blast. Officials consider a dictaphone possible, with visitors including Mrs McManigal noted as entering the upper room. Continued on Page Five.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jas
B. McNamara
Los Angeles County
Ortie E. McManigal
McNamara
Chas. J. Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
McManigal
Fredericks
Poultry Show Ticket Sales Offer Prizes at Masonic Hall
Local notice promotes the Poultry Show at the Masonic hall on December 7 to 9. Youth sellers receive a complimentary show ticket for 10 or more tickets, while 50 tickets earn a setting of eggs. Top seller gets cabinet photographs, prizes include daily $5 egg settings, and a final day trio of chickens. Tickets available at Monroe Stationery on Grand Street.
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Masonic Hall
Church
Monroe Stationery Company
Grand Street
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Roa Ae
Oboulon
Washington
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