Boyle duo taken to Mercer for trial today
Pittsburgh reporters say James Boyle and his wife, accused kidnapers of Willie Whitla, were brought to Allegheny jail from Cleveland and will be moved to Mercer county. Neighbors watched as the couple rode in a special car under heavy guard.
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Mercer
Allogeny
Boyle
Mercer County
Mercer Co
James Boyle
Allegheny County
Cleveland
Sharon
Youngstown
Newcastle
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Erie
Pennsylvania
Boyle’s
J. P. Whitla
Will’e
Abduction? abdication and peace sign in Balkans
London reports the sensational abdication of the Servian crown prince reshaping Balkan tensions. Once seen as leader of the war party his departure may signal a move toward peace though doubts remain about motive and implications.
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London
Balkan
Belgrade
Vienna
Insane Man Seeks $500,000 Indemnity From State
William G. French of Ashland petitions the legislature for $500,000 indemnity alleging false imprisonment and conspiracy across multiple facilities including Ashland county jail, Waupun prison, Northern Hospital for Insane, Iowa county insane asylum, and Richmond Center asylum. French, once a successful logger and business owner, was convicted of murder for killing his brother in law Gavin M. Steel in 1891. the supreme court reversed, with subsequent confinement at Oshkosh and other locations.
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Wis
wWilliam G. French
Ashland County
Waupun
Northern Hospital For Insane
Iowa County Insane Asylum
Insane Asylum
Richmond
Center
French
Gavin M. Steel
Supreme Court
Oshkosh
Tariff Floor Narrowly Avoids Brawl In House
Congressmen Byrd and Fordney nearly fought during a tariff debate. Fordney apologized, Byrd explained he did not mean to accuse, and the session moved on. Vreeland admitted his role in the oil duty and defended it as responsive to constituents. Senate finance officials expect few changes to the Payne tariff bill and consider lumber duties under review.
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Byrd
Mississippi
Fordney
Michigan
Vreeland
New York
Payne
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Kusterman
Wisconsin
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Finance Committee
Recall Election In Los Angeles Amid Mayor Harper Probe
The first mayor recall election in an American city is held in Los Angeles after the resignation of Mayor Harper. Charges of protection of vice during his administration implicated other city officials he appointed, robbing the election of much public interest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harper
License for Carriers Aims at Federal Oversight
President Taft reviews a draft bill by Representative Martin to grant federal licenses to carriers of fuel and food across states. The measure requires licensees to certify they are not monopolies or over capitalized and imposes a pure food standard for interstate shipments, signaling broader government control of interstate corporations.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Representative Martin
South Dakota
Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Junkin to Stand Trial for Rosens Murder in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa March 26. Within two weeks John Junkin the self confessed murderer of Clara Rosen is to face trial in Wapello county court. He will seek to refute his sworn confession and prove innocence two months after the crime occurred.
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Ottumwa
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Wapello County Court House
Former Student IQ Defend Hearst
Attorney Scott McReynolds who once beat Governor Haskell for Hearst has been retained to represent William Randolph Hearst in a $10,000 damage suit. He will handle the Oklahoma case through its end. The Iowa City incident involved papers seized from a student, later ordered returned by the lower court.
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Iowa City
Scott McReynolds
Haskell
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Oklahoma
Miners' Board In Session At National Headquarters
The national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America met at Indianapolis headquarters to review several matters of importance to coal miners nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Executive Board
The
United Mine Workers of America
Hope for Peace Between State and Roads Faces Setback
In Jefferson City on March 26, fruitless talks with railroad officials followed by a senate move to stay out of the dispute. Lawmakers plan to push two cent mileage books and grant railroad commissioners power to set passenger rates. The house railroad committee backed Majors in keeping the two cent fare pending the U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
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Jefferson City
Tate
Executive Mansion
State Senate
Majors
Supreme Court of the United States
Carroll Says He Pressed Keltz To Resign In Per Diem Row
Governor Carroll released a statement in Des Moines noting he called Keltz by telephone to urge resignation and that Keltz promised to mail it. Keltz reportedly declined to resign, and the matter was referred to the attorney general who found no power to remove state officers. The dispute highlights calls to consolidate departments and end the per diem system.
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Ora Williams
State House
Des Moines
Carroll
Carroll-Keltz
Keltz
Gambling debt sparks suit over $475 check in Iowa case
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Lone Tree sues John Kane Herman Shrader and August Schultz seeking $475 plus costs. Alleged that Guy E Baker paid the debt with a check and instructed Hershey State Bank not to honor it. The bank refused payment and the check was routed to Lone Tree.
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Hershey State Bank
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Lone Tree
John Kane
Herman Schrader
August Schultz
Muscatine
Guy E. Baker
Second Kidnapping Or A Ghastly Joke On Parent
Pittsburg police investigate a March 26 ransom note demanding $15,000 for 14 year old Lawrence Gibson who disappeared last night. Investigators suspect the boy with friends is attempting a prank on his father.
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Pittsburg
Lawrence Gibson
Mystery death of Mrs Culbertson deepens with alibi
Chicago March 26 Mrs Et ta Longwell denies involvement in the death of Mrs Russell Culbertson of Vincennes Ind. She says she was once engaged to Culbertson and can prove an alibi. Vincennes chief of police says Mrs Culbertson killed herself. letters to her from a former sweetheart fuel murder theories.
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Ill
Etta Longwell
Russell Culbertson
Vincennes
Ind
Culbertson
Mrs. Longwell
Castro Leaves 10 Start a War and Plans Return
Former Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro, denied boarding a steamship to Venezuela, insisted he will return to lead opposition against Juan Vicente Gomez. He claimed the country needs him and warned the government will bankrupt the republic within six months.
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Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Spain
Trinidad
Caracas
Frances I
Arrest of Defunct Bank Cashier in Carroll
Des Moines reports R. E. Coburn cashier of the defunct First National bank of Carroll Iowa was arrested for irregularities in connection with the national banking act. The bank failed last October after news that president W. F. Culbertson had died by his own hand became public.
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R. E. Coburn
First National Bank of
Carroll
W. F. Culbertson
Bank Robbery Hits Watson Illinois Bank
Effingham Illinois March 26 The Watson bank in a small village south of Effingham was robbed early today bandits secured five thousand dollars in cash and about six thousand dollars in valuable papers bloodhounds were placed on their trail
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Watson
Here
Wage Cut Announced By Republic Iron and Steel
Youngstown Ohio March 26 The Republic Iron and Steel Company today announced a ten percent wage reduction affecting about twelve thousand workers.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Republic Iron and Steel Company Today
Tobacco magnate's wife dies at Dupont Circle home
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Jr., 49, wife of the tobacco magnate, is reported to have died by self strangulation at her residence near Dupont Circle. Coroner's certificate calls it death by own action, though the family and servants dispute the finding and cite heart failure.
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Washington, D. C
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Dupont Circle
Forty four marooned on ice bound steamer Min to
Forty four passengers are marooned in the ice of Northumberland Strait aboard the steamer Min to since Tuesday. Weather and ice conditions prevent predicting when she can break free.
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Pictou
N. S
Northumberland Strait
Minto
Man Faked Drowning to Escape Marriage in Logansport
Police in Logansport Indiana search the Wabash River for Arthur L Boyer of Boyer Brothers Chicago harness dealers after he jumped in to drown but may have reached the opposite shore. He was engaged to Miss Agnes O Connor and his family suspects a drug induced dementia from nosebleed treatment.
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Logansport
Ind
Wabash River
Arthur L. Boyer
Boyer Brothers
Chicago
River
Boyer
Agnes O'Connor
Miss O’connor
No Bank Guaranty Defeated in Lower House Vote
The Darrah measure falls in the lower house as the committee report is upheld. Lawmakers reject the proposal and end the endgame chance for passage this session.
Senate Rejects Saunders Terminal Tax Bill in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa on March 26 the senate defeated the Saunders terminal tax bill 15 to 22, keeping railroad property assessment unchanged. The house backed a minority report and recommended defeating the Darrah bank guaranty bill by 44 to 56, ending all bank guaranty talk this session. Members spent the afternoon visiting the army post for soldiering lessons.
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Ora Williams
Des Moines
Senate
Prohibitory Amendment Debate at Senate Committee Hearing
The senate committee debated the prohibitory amendment with loud protests and hissing at times. Judge Wade argued for enforceable laws while noting consensus on constitutional prohibition is not yet possible, with the discussion continuing as the temperance issue unfolds.
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Senate Committee
Wade
Gillilland
Duma Approves Budget Then Bans Liquor in Colonization Areas
In St. Petersburg on March 26 the Duma adopted the colonization department budget and passed a resolution urging the government to suspend liquor sales in all regions open to colonization.
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St. Petersburg
Duma
Colonization Department
Outlook Improves as Trade Shows Conservatism Easing
New York dispatches to Dun's review indicate a conservative trend in many lines of trade but the general outlook is improved, especially in the western sector.
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New York
Dun
Weather Conditions in Iowa and Illinois
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday in Iowa and Illinois with colder air in western and central areas. Sunrise is at 0 43 and sunset at 6 09, indicating short daylight hours.
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Illinois
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