Coopers Found Guilty in Carmack Murder Case
Col Duncan B. Cooper and his son Robin Cooper were found guilty of murder in the second degree with a twenty year sentence. The jury earlier acquitted co defendant John B. Sharp. Defense motion for mistrial and bond set at 25 000 each. Bonds posted totaling 110 000. Court adjourned for a week.
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Nashville
Tenn
Col
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
Carmack
John B. Sharp
Hart
Bradford
Plot Behind Rail Bridge Explosion Suspected Gang Arrests Likely
Chicago police say a South Chicago gang plotted the destruction of a $300000 railroad bridge at Indiana Harbor yesterday. One arrest was made and several more are expected as investigators uncover the plot details. Had the nitroglycerine ignited five minutes earlier, three hundred Lake Shore passengers bound for Chicago could have been harmed.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor
South Chicago
Lake Shore
Son-in-law testifies on Stephenson expense claim
J. E. Morgan of Oshkosh, son-in-law of Senator Stephenson, testified before the primary senatorial investigating committee in Madison about spending 2550 of his own money in Winnebago county for his father-in-law. He said most funds were disbursed and he did not expect reimbursement, while Stephenson insisted that every decent must go into his expense account.
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Morgan
Stephenson
Madison
Wis
J. E. Morgan
Oshkosh
Winnebago County
Smallpox Epidemic Hits Eldon After Stranger Visit
Eldon Iowa reports an outbreak of smallpox traced to a stranger who visited several locations including a pool hall. The disease has spread to the proprietor's family and other residents, with possible school closures and a strict quarantine now in effect.
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Eldon
Killing of Father Justifiable in Self Defense
Ernest Green, 19, was acquitted of murder in Sibley Iowa after claiming self defense in the December 3 shooting of his drunken father who allegedly threatened him with a heavy iron lever. The mother and elder brother testified for the defense after witnessing the event.
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Sibley
Ernest Green
Young Green
Ernest
Illinois board member Cruttenden dies in Phoenix
John S. Cruttenden of Quincy longtime Illinois state board of equalization member since 1896 died yesterday in Phoenix Arizona. He served decades in state tax issues and was a prominent public official.
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Quincy
John S. Cruttenden
Illinois State Board of Equalization
Phoenix, Ariz
Bill to bar church gambling passes after heated Senate clash
In Des Moines the Iowa legislature advanced a gambling reform bill that would outlaw church raffles and ticket sales for any subject. The clause passed 26 to 7 amid strong church opposition, while supporters argued it would standardize gambling laws. The session highlighted a mix of smaller measures and note of broader bills awaiting governor action.
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Ora Williams
State House
Des Moines
Senate
Feeley
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
O'Connor
Stillman
Hackler
Schee
Kellogg
Fitzpatrick
Iowa
$40,000 Claim Against South Muscatine Lumber Co
The district court suit filed by I. M. Earle and Emma Bousquet as executrixes seeks $40,000 from South Muscatine Lumber Co. The case alleges log purchases tied to timber cut from land in Pine County Minnesota and rafted to Muscatine for processing. Plaintiffs claim the logs valued at $26,000 were transferred to the defendant and grown to lumber valued at $40,000, under a Minnesota statute. The lumber company issued no comment beyond having received notice of the suit.
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South
Pine County
Minn
Edwin St. John
South Muscatine Lumber Company
Stillwater
Muscatine
Minnesota
Friend of Nick Forged His Name
Cincinnati reports Fred E. Pearce posing as a Boston aristocrat and Longworth confidant is under arrest for attempting to pass bad checks using Congressman Nicholas Longworth's name.
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Cincinnati
Fred E. Pearce
Boston
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Modjeska Gravely Ill In Los Angeles
Mme Helena Modjeska the renowned tragedienne remains in critical condition in Los Angeles. Doctors report the heart trouble has grown worse and constitutes the most dangerous aspect of her illness.
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Los Angeles
Mme
Helena Modjeska
Clerks Identify Thief in Rio Grande Train Robbery
Denver report says William St. Clair, arrested at Fort Collins with Frank Potts, is identified by two mail clerks as one of the men who robbed the Rio Grande passenger train near Denver on February 13.
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Denver
Col
William St. Clair
Fort Collins
Frank Potts
Rio Grande
Here
Friends Honor Bryan on Birthday Banquet in Lincoln
William J. Bryan was guest of honor at a Lincoln auditorium banquet held by prominent Democrats and friends in celebration of his forty ninth birthday. Bryan delivered the principal speech.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Lincoln Auditorium
Bryan
Hadley Denies Resigning for Federal Judgeship
Jefferson City March 20. Governor Herbert S. Hadley says he knows nothing about a report claiming he will resign to accept a federal judgeship. He declined to discuss the matter beyond noting what newspaper reporters told him.
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Jefferson City
Herbert S. Hadley
Maybray and Associates Indicted in Wholesale Swindling
Council Bluffs Iowa March 20 grand jury returned ten indictments in wholesale swindling cases. Each indictment names J C Maybray and others with conspir acy and larceny charged. Some co defendants unnamed and not yet under arrest were indicated.
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Maybray
Widow wins insurance suit after murder conviction reversal
In Lincoln Nebraska Mrs Lena Margaret Lillie won a suit against Modern Woodmen for 4283.75 plus interest after a sealed verdict found in her favor. The case retried the murder charge against her, she had been convicted but pardoned by Governor Mickel y.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lena Margaret Lillie
Lavin P. Frazier
Woodmen of America
Nellie Frazier
Frazier
Chicago
Bank Safe Blown at Imogene Loot Reveals $5000 Theft
Des Moines reports thieves dynamited the First National bank safe at Imogene, 40 miles south of Council Bluffs, taking $5000 before fleeing toward Omaha. A posse with bloodhounds pursues the robbery.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
First National Bank
Imogene
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Taft hailed as Yale’s first president at alumni banquet
Washington reports Taft and party arriving from New York at 7 12 am with no incident. In New York Yale alumni banquet marks Taft as Yale president in a festive gathering of 1500 graduates led by Taft and Hadley. Rumors of an accident involving Vice President Sherman denied in Utica home.
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Washington
D. C
Taft
New York
Yale
United States
Hadley
God
Country
Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Griffith Succeeds Catlin as Iowa City Coach
John G. Griffith assistant coach of Iowa was elected chief coach to succeed Marc Catlin by the regents board. Alumni pressure and appeals from old grads supported Griffith as the preferred successor. The change aims to field a winning team in the coming season.
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Iowa City
Law
John G. Griffith
Iowa
Marc Catlin
Board of Regents
Catlin
Griffith
Petrosino Laid In State As Palermo Mourns
The coffin of Joseph Petrosino head of the New York Italian detective service lay enshrouded in flags and flowers before transport to New York aboard the Sla vonia. American consul A Bishop and Palermo authorities led a civic funeral procession with citizens from all walks of life.
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Palermo
Petrosino
Joseph Petrosino
New York City
Gangway collapse at ship yards leaves dead and injured
Barrow in Furness England March 20 The gangway linking the battleship Vanguard to the wharf collapsed plunging about fifty workmen into the dock. Three were killed and forty injured in the incident at the ship yards.
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Barrow
Furness
England
Vanguard
Three former Iowa City residents die in three states
Iowa City report lists Mrs. John Heiber aged about 70 who died in Lane Kansas Miss Annie K Spurrier about 47 who died in Denver Colorado and W E Swink 42 who died in Fremont township Johnson county The notice records the deaths of three former residents from Iowa City and Johnson county with their ages and places of death.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
John Heiber
Lane
Kan
Annie K. Spurrier
Denver
Col
W. E. Swink
Fremont Township
Judge Hayward declines post as Hitchcock's aide
Nebraska City Neb March 20 A Washington dispatch says Judge William Hayward declined the first assistant postmaster general post and will remain secretary of the national Republican committee.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Washington Dispatch
William Hayward
National Republican Committee
Hold Up Men Fooled by Victim Turned Informant
William Paul was robbed by two men on a South Side street but pretended to be another hold-up man. He invited the pair to walk with him to a nearby officer, then unmasked and helped arrest the robbers.
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Chicago
William Paul
Paul
Disagreement Arises in Scroggs Manslaughter Trial
Anamosa Iowa March 20 the jury in the second trial of mayor J P Scroggs charged with manslaughter disagreed as did the jury in the first trial. Scroggs faced a charge of complicity in the death of his step daughter Miss Fern Hale who died after an alleged criminal operation.
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Anamosa
J. P. Scroggs
Scroggs
Fern Hale
Federal grand jury indicts Illinois Central over quarantine law
Chicago March 20 The federal grand jury returned an indictment against the Illinois Central for violating the federal quarantine law. It is alleged the road accepted cattle shipments from Mississippi while that state was under the agriculture secretary quarantine.
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Chicago
Ill
Federal Grand Jury
Illinois Central
Mississippi
Secretary of Agriculture
The Journal’s Fashion Number Preview
The Journal announces a forthcoming big spring fashion number to guide readers on what to wear and where to buy fashionable clothes. It promises concise information on current styles and practical guidance for selecting new attire.
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Catalonia
Barcelona reports tremors felt in Catalonia province at 3 o clock this afternoon. No injuries reported and officials say the shocks were part of a regional seismic event.
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Catalonia
Barcelona
Amuck with Winchester in Oil City killing spree
In Oil City Pennsylvania Amos Walton killed Warren Briggs and his wife with a Winchester rifle and then apparently took his own life. Briggs had recently pressed assault charges against Walton after a prior beating of Briggs’s son. Walton’s body was found in Briggs's house while Briggs lay dead near the barn and his wife in the kitchen.
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Amos Watton
Oil City
Warren Briggs
Tionesta
Amos Walton
Walton
Briggs
Marionville
Lavender Charges Likely Dropped in Woodlawn Park Church Trial
Chicago March 20. Charges against Mrs. Mary A Lavender in the Woodlawn Park Methodist Episcopal church trial probably will be dropped, according to information received by friends of the accused. The charge concerns misconduct with Rev. John D Leek.
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Lavender
Chicago
Mary A. Lavender
Woodlawn Park Methodist Episcopal Church
John D. Leek
Policeman Shoots Laborer in Mistaken Identity
Chicago police officer Alexander Scott at the Twenty second Street station shot and killed laborer Joseph Finn last night, mistaking him for the wanted "Pickles" Gilroy. The incident occurred as authorities pursued the suspect.
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Chicago, Ill
Alexander Scott
Twenty-second Street
Joseph Finn
Gilroy
Kidnapping Hunt Continues For Willie Whitla In Cleveland
Cleveland police pursue Willie Whitla abductors after a failed first chase. Millionaire uncle Frank H Buhle leads the search with detective and hotel clerk Dougherty, tracing leads from Sharon Pa to Cleveland hotels and the Erie depot.
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Sharon
Little William Whitla
Cleveland
Willie Whitla
James B. Whitla
Frank H. Buhl
Iron Man
George Dougherty
Euclid
Dougherty
Porter
Henry Ball
Ball
Benway
Ontario Street
Erie Depot
Frank H. Buhle
Pittsburg Graft Report Secret Until Monday
The grand jury investigating alleged graft in Pittsburg municipal affairs turned in its findings to Judge L. L. Davis after a session with fifty prominent citizens including councilmen bankers and businessmen. The judge said he would review the report and ordered the jury to return Monday morning.
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Pittsburg
L. L. Davis
Davis
Weather forecast for Illinois and Iowa regions tonight
Illinois expects rain in the south with rain or snow in the north through tonight and Sunday. Iowa remains unsettled with likely rain or snow tonight or Sunday. Sunrise 5:54, sunset 6:02, moon rise 5:42.
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Iowa
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