Trial of Harry Joneson Opens at Court House
Attorney Nayplayer arr Jon OStAn says the case will hinge on developments. Warner implies he may call the defendant as witness in his own defense as trial proceeds. The trial of Harry Joneson begins in earnest at the courthouse.
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Harry Joneson
T. H. Brannan
E. M. Warner
Harry Jones
Warner
Jones
Attorney Warner
Norton
Mississippi
Hanley
Mr. Warner
K. Kemble
W.S. Underdonk
First Witness Testifies in Noted Murder Case
Dr W S Norton becomes the first witness to testify in the celebrated murder case as opening statements are delivered. Weather delays affect railroad service in East as telegraph wires strain to reach Baltimore. Washington endures a disruptively slow inauguration with near total telecom outages and long train delays.
Inauguration Dating Shifts After Storm Briefing
Following yesterday's storm and disruption of inaugural plans, talks of postponing the ceremony to mid April gained momentum. Governors and lawmakers interviewed urged a later date after Washington endured a black eye from the weather. Casualties totaled three deaths, three fatally injured, and over seventy five others slightly hurt.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Taft Takes Office as New President and Cabinet Approved
President Taft assumes office at 9:30 AM with cabinet nominations sent to the Senate including Loeb as New York port collector. Senate organizes, confirms Knox as secretary of state and other cabinet officers, while foreign nations hail Taft’s inaugural address and call for closer U S relations.
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Washington, D. C
William H. Taft
United States
William J. Loeb
New York
Senate
White House
Fred W. Carpenter
Taft
Huntington Wilson
Beekman Winthrop
Navy
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Hale
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Philander €. Knox
Pennsylvania
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Illinois
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Tennessee
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
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Richard A. Ballinger
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Interior
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Iowa
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Commerce
Labor
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Berlin
America
Germany
Roosevelt
Ministry of the Interior
Tokio
Japan
United Press of Japan
Kealing Resigns Over Libel Prosecution Principle
United States District Attorney Kealing of Indianapolis resigns rather than assist in moving Delevan Smith and Joseph Pulitzer to Washington for criminal libel trials over Panama Canal and railroad publications. He denounces the principle as dangerous to government. Caleb M. Van Hamm and World editor face a week's time to answer indictments for criminal libel in New York.
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United States
Kealing
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
Delevan Smith
Joseph Pulitzer
Washington
Taft
New York
N. Y
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Caleb M. van Hamm
the World
Holt
van Hamm
Sugar Firm Must Pay $134,116 in Unpaid Duties
Government suit against the American Sugar Refining company of New York for alleged frauds in weighing sugar imports went to a jury. The verdict awards the government 134,116 in unpaid customs duties from the firm.
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New York, N. Y
American Sugar Refining Company of
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Defense portrays dual assailants in Van Winkle case
In opening arguments E M Warner suggests two attackers struck down William and Mamie Van Winkle in a cottage near the railroad and Mississippi. Dr Norton testifies blood and crushed skulls while the state presents 45 witnesses and a club used in the murder.
Courtroom Gridlock Marks Jones Murder Trial Opening
The crowded Mississippi courtroom heard opening statements as Judge Parker presided over the Jones murder case. County Attorney Pepper outlined a circumstantial case tying Jones to the deaths of Mamie Van Winkle and William Van Winkle, with witnesses excluded from the room until they testified and women moved to the jail for later seating.
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Pepper
Hanley
Jones
Mamie van Winkle
William van Winkle
Pere Marquette Rail Line Said to Be Morgan Property
A Detroit report cites an unnamed Pere Marquette official claiming the railroad is controlled by financier J. P. Morgan and likely to be sold to another large system. The March 5 dispatch notes Morgan will decide the line’s future.
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Pere Marquette
Detroit
Mich
Pere Marquette Railway
Pere Marquette Railroad
J. P. Morgan
Admiral Cervera Dies in Exile as Dying Spanish Leader
Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera, who commanded the Spanish fleet defeated by the United States at Santiago in 1898, is dying at Puerto Real after a long illness. The Cádiz dispatch notes his near death as rumors spread through Cadiz.
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Cadiz
Pascual Cervera
Santiago
Cuba
Puerto Real
King Edward Leaves London for Biarritz
King Edward departed London this morning for Biarritz, marking a royal journey noted in dispatches from the city.
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King Edward
London
Edward
Biarritz
Son of Man Confesses to Killing Mother in Michigan
Elton Baldwin told prosecutor he killed his aged mother two miles from Saugatuck after fearing she would accuse him of burning their barn. He said he struck her with a hatchet while she slept.
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Holland, Mich
Elton Baldwin
Saugatuck
Wells Fargo Expands Coast Express Route From Muscatine
Wells Fargo Express Company plans a direct transfer line from Muscatine to Seattle and the Pacific coast via the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul system. The Muscatine office opens May first under J J Connolly of Terre Haute. The move adds eight thousand miles of railroad territory and shifts southern Rock Island branches to United States Express.
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Wells Fargo Express Company
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
St. Paul
Pacific Coast Extension
Wells-Fargo Company
Southern States
Rock Island
United States Express Company
Improvement in Trade Conditions Dispatches Optimistic
Dispatches to Dan's Review suggest a uniform improvement in trade conditions across the country with favorable reports from the south and west. The revival of activity is well sustained in these regions.
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New York
N. Y
Dan
Girl Hurt After Tripping on Nail on Maple Grove Road
Annie Irwin, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Irwin of Maple Grove Road, tripped while running this morning and fell on a rusty nail, penetrating her hand. Dr. Appel attended the injury.
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Annie
Charles Irwin
Maple Grove Road
Dr. Appel
Senate Passes the Casson Bill in Des Moines
State House reports describe a heated hour as House members clash over a newspaper interview with Secretary Thomas of the state board of health. The Casson bill to remove officers who refuse to enforce the law passes Senate after two days of debate, amended to require ten citizen plaintiffs and a 34 to 13 vote.
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Ora Williams
State House
Des Moines
Thomas
State Board of Health
House
Miller
Moore
Jewett
Hackler
Commission Plan of Government
Senate
Casson
Building boom expands with 10008 projects in Feb
Chicago reports February permits for 10008 buildings across 44 cities totaling 48.396 million dollars, up from 7130 buildings and 20.288 million a year earlier, signaling growing investment in construction.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Senate Extends Probe And Funds
The Wisconsin Senate adopted a resolution extending the senatorial campaign investigation from March 15 to May 1 and appropriated $10 000 for expenses. Witness W C Cowling appeared again before the joint committee but yielded no new information.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Joint Committee
W. C. Cowling
Senatorial Investigation Committee
Patrick appeals for death penalty over life term in Rice murder
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder of millionaire William Marsh Rice, made a sensational appeal to the Brooklyn appellate division to be freed from life imprisonment or sent to the electric chair. He argued that life imprisonment is a greater punishment than death.
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New York
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Appellate Division
Brooklyn
Island Resident Dies at Bellevue Hospital
At Bellevue hospital this afternoon 2:45 o clock Mrs. Michael Krabill a well known Muscatine Island resident died from complications after a prolonged illness Born in Henry county forty years ago she came to Muscatine about seven years ago The family lives on the Vail property on Stewart road Her husband and five children survive No funeral announcement has been made
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Bellevue Hospital
Michael Krabill
Muscatine Island
Henry County
Muscatine
Vail
Stewart Road
Refer Jap bill to speaker in Asiatic exclusion move
Sacramento Cal March 5 A resolution asking congress to pass an Asiatic exclusion law to place Japanese on the same footing as Chinese was referred by the assembly to a select committee of one consisting of Speaker Stanton. The speaker has previously opposed such legislation.
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Sacramento
Cal
Congress
Stanton
Hai fleigh Funeral Held for John Hai fleigh
The funeral for John Hai fleigh will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 from the West Eighth street residence with Rev. J C H Light officiating. Interment follows at Greenwood cemetery.
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John Haifleigh
West Eighth Street
J. C. H. Light
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral Held For Mrs Martha Butler At East Third Street
Funeral services for the late Mrs Martha Butler were conducted this afternoon at the family residence on East Third Street by Rev Thomas Osborn of the First M E Church. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Martha Butler
East Third Street
Thomas Osborn
M. E. Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Roosevelt to sail to Africa on March 23 from New York
Ex-President Roosevelt announced he will sail from New York to Africa on March 23 aboard the Hamburg. He said the flood of letters and telegrams prevents answering more than a fraction of them and that he will have nothing to say or attend public functions before departure for his hunting trip.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New York
Africa
Hamburg
Shumway Hanged for 1907 Farm Wife Murder
Lincoln Neb March 5 R Meade Shumway was hanged here for the brutal murder of the aged wife of Jacob Martin a farmer near Adams in September 1907. Every legal effort was made to save him including an eleventh hour appeal to the governor.
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Lincoln, Neb
R. Meade Shumway
Jacob Martin
Adams
United Brethren Conference Plans for Weekend
The last quarterly conference of the year will be held Saturday evening and Sunday. Rev. J. H. Patterson of Cedar Rapids presiding elder will preside. A business meeting Saturday at 7:30 will elect the Cedar Rapids delegate. Patterson will preach Sunday morning and evening with communion at 11. Teachers' meeting tonight at Miss Pearl Bitzer's home.
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U. B
J. H. Patterson
Cedar Rapids
Patterson
Pearl Bitzer
Convention Move From City Hall To City Hall
The Jones case jury will use the courthouse this evening so the school convention is moved to city hall at 7 30 p m. All attendees are asked to note the change and be punctual.
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Jones Case
Court House
City Hall
Weather Outlook Iowa Tonight Through Saturday
Iowa faces possible rain or snow with warmer conditions in the east and central regions tonight. Cooler temperatures are forecast for the western areas on Saturday alongside sunrise at 6 21 and sunset at 5 47 3.
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