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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
8
Laporte Ind Nov 18 The state presents witnesses to show Ray Lamphere threatened Belle Gunness over a love dispute and that his harassment led to arson in the burning house. Tests reveal Gunness and Lamphere’s affair, with defense suggesting she killed herself and the children after fear of exposure.
Ft Wayne Ind Nov 18 The state relies chiefly on the confession of Fred A La Duke to secure a conviction of John Stout who is presently on trial as the principal defendant in the case.
Captain William Campbell and six crewmen of the lumber laden schooner Jennie Thomas from Savannah were rescued by the steamer Afghanistan after a month at sea. Their gas powered engine failed and pumps kept water at bay as heavy gales battered the vessel before they abandoned ship 400 miles east of the Virginia capes.
In Pratt City Alabama fifty state convicts planned to ignite No 3 mine and flee. Eight convicts burned, one missing, others jailed. nine appear to have suffocated. Guards contained escapes as fire sparked rescue. many free workers escaped unharmed. In New York a related Florida East Coast case, Judge Hough doubts conspiracy verdict against four men accused of forced labor.
Grain and livestock prices across Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo. Wheat No 2 red 1.01 to 1.08 dollars with various futures and cash quotes. Corn 63 to 64 cents, oats around 48 to 51 cents, hay values 10 to 12 dollars per ton. Cattle hogs sheep lambs listed with bid ranges and receipts.
The Chicago scene erupted as Arther Ven Viis aingen, charged with forgeries totaling about 3.7 million dollars, was temporarily released to serve his sentence after a crime spree that entangled mortgage chains. The Chicago Tile and Trust Company as assignee found the affairs in disarray and unable to distinguish genuine documents from fakes, with loan holders awaiting recovery.
President Roosevelt lauded the move of the Young Women's Christian Association during a White House gathering of prominent Washington women invited to receive his commendation.
A Albany dispatch reports a committee controlling over half the shares of United States Express asked Governor Hughes to propose a law allowing stockholders of joint stock associations to elect directors annually and require annual officer reports. Separately, Walter Zeller confessed complicity in the murder of his grandfather, William Read Zeller, in Vineland. Telegrams from Teheran say the Shah will convene parliament only if Britain and Russia guarantee his throne's safety.
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