Clinton Trial Hears Closing Pleas In Irene Dolph Case
In Clinton Iowa on May 5 the courtroom packed for the final phase of the Irene Dolph murder trial. M V Gannon delivered a stirring closing for Dolph while Frank L Holleran alleged a confession by a man named Miller. Four verdict options loom with acquittal or hung jury favored by observers.
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Clinton County
Aftrnoon
Frank L. Holleran
Dolph
Holleran
William Miller
Fred Dolph
North Side
Miller
Clinton
Bollinger
Million to greet fleet as Evans rejoins his squadron
A near million people are expected to witness the Atlantic fleet entering Mission Bay tomorrow. Rear Admiral Evans travels by special train to Monterey and boards the flagship Connecticut to rejoin the fleet, while Admiral Thomas remains as commander in chief until Evans retires May 9.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mission Bay
Delmonte
Evans
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Monterey
Connecticut
Santa Cruz
Admiral Evans
Thomas
San Pedro
Alabama
Sperry
Monterey Bay
Minnesota
Fairfield High Seniors Wed in El Paso Nuptials
Fairfield Iowa May 5 friends learned Donald McGregor and Miss Margaret Calhoun both from Fairfield were married April 25 in El Paso Texas. The couple, seniors at the local high school, he as class president and she top scholar in her class. Mrs McGregor’s mother lives in El Paso and the ceremony occurred at her home.
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Fairfield
Donald McGregor
Margaret Calhoun
el Paso
Tex
Old Folks Fire Him Out at Bethesda Home
Eighteen aged residents at Bethesda Home throw out former manager Frank F. Henning after beating him. They fear forced removal from the bankrupt institution and threaten vengeance if he returns. The incident occurred yesterday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Bethesda
Frank F. Henning
Union Pacific Stockholders Authorize $100 Million Bond Issue
Salt Lake City Utah May 5 Union Pacific stockholders authorize directors to issue bonds totaling 100 million dollars setting the stage for large capital expansion.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific
New Jersey Republicans Convene for Delegates-at-Large
The New Jersey state convention opened to select four delegates at large to the Republican National Convention. Leading candidates include Governor Fort and U S Senators Kean and Briggs, with Murphy and Baird also strong contenders. Delegates expected to be unpledged, Taft support visible but not binding.
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Trenton
N. J
Governor Fort
Franklin Murphy
Johnson W. Griggs
United States
Kean
Briggs
David Baird
Fort
Baird
Murphy
Tart
Taft
John F. Dryden
Dryden
Committee On
Four mutilated bodies found in burned La Porte home yard
In La Porte Indiana on May 5 four mutilated bodies were found buried in the back yard of the Gunnes home which burned recently. The five Gunnes including Mrs Gunnes and her children perished in the blaze and the discovery proves murder in each case.
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la Porte
Ind
Gunnes
Bolivian Elects Guachalla to Succeed Montes
Lopaz Bolivia May 5 Fernando Guachalla was yesterday elected president of Bolivia in succession to Ismael Montes whose term expires August 14 next.
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Guachalla
Senor Montes
Lopaz
Bolivia
Typhoid Strikes Rockwell City Guests at Church Banquet
Forty typhoid cases appear in Rockwell City among prominent attendees of a Methodist church men's banquet on April 14. Marshalltown dispatch notes more cases expected as health officials investigate the outbreak.
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Rockwell City
Marshalltown
Rock Well City
Methodist Church
Prefers Death to Sham Fear in Iowa Minister’s Daughter
Alice M. Ward, daughter of a Glenwood, Iowa minister, attempted suicide with morphine in Denver after despondency. A nurse at a local hospital, she wrote a letter to a Denver minister saying she would rather die than continue in sin. She was saved when discovered.
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Iowa
Denver
Colo
Alice M. Ward
Glenwood
Miss Ward
Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case at Farmers Deposit Bank
Pittsburg May 5 Henry Reiber paying teller and John Young bank auditor admitted guilt in an indictment charging embezzlement of 118000 dollars from Farmers Deposit National Bank.
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Ban
Pittsburg
Henry Reiber
John Young
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Taft Republicans Out Jockied In Alabama Nominating
Montgomery Ala May 5 By filing papers with the secretary of state the Davidson wing of the Republican party won a public record advantage over the Taft faction. The Davidson faction backs Roosevelt administration and its nominees will appear on the state ticket since Taft supporters failed to file their emblem on time.
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Roosevelt
New Jersey
Montgomery
Ala
Secretary of State
Davidson
Republican Party
Taft
Two Dead One Shot in Domestic Tragedy
Denver May 5 Burton Koch a city fireman shot and killed his wife Louisia and wounded her mother Matilda Motley then killed himself. Authorities said domestic trouble was the cause of the tragedy.
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Denver
Colo
DA Jerome Defies Court Over Grand Jury Minutes
New York DA Jerome refused to disclose grand jury minutes tied to the Metropolitan Street Railway probe. He told Commissioner Hand he would go to jail rather than comply with an order to file the minutes with the court clerk, which would make the records public.
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New York
N. Y
Hand
Jerome
Rasalsky
Grand Jury
Court of General Sessions
Rosalsky
Metropolitan
Hearst Victory in New York May Change City Politics
Norman analyzes how a Hearst win or loss in the McClellan-Hearst mayoral fight could affect New York politics. He notes that even a Hearst recount may leave McClellan’s term empty and argues Hearst seeks prestige and a platform for future ambitions, including Albany or the White House.
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New York
New York State
United States
Hearst
McClellan
Greater New York
Independence League
George B. McClellan
New York City
Willie Hearst
Willie
Albany
State Capitol
White House
Mott Street
Bronx
New Yorker
Tammany
Whips Boy in Jail Seven Months and $700
Tolono May 5 Sherman Cass principal of the local schools received seven months in jail and a $700 fine after administering a severe whipping to 12 year old Michael Burke. Cass surrendered to the boy’s parents and secured a compromise. Co defendant Miss Annie Kelly remains out on bail as bankruptcy matters await federal court action.
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Tolono
Lil
Sherman Cass
Michael Burke
Cass
Annie Kelly
Suit offends Mr. Rogers hardly an innocent error
James M. Beck, counsel for H. H. Rogers and James Stillman, denounces a Salt Lake Union Pacific merger report as misleading and malicious. He says his clients did not claim damages from government allegations and that the prayer for a dismissal with costs is not a damages demand.
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New York, N. Y
James M. Beck
H. H. Rogers
James Stillman
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Associated Press Dispatch
Dutchess De Chaulnes Will Not Return to America
Paris May 5 The widowed Dutchess De Chaulnes will not travel to New York with her father Theodore P. Shonts. A posthumous child is expected and it is deemed unsafe for her to undertake the long voyage. She will stay in France until after her accouchement.
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Paris
Duchess de Chaulnes
America
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
France
Chicago Poultry Market Prices Report
Chicago market notes poultry prices on May 5 with turkeys at 14 cents per pound, chickens at 11 cents, and broilers around one pound per dozen values from 3.50 to 4.50 dollars depending on weight.
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Chicago
Flames Threaten Entire Town In Ohio And Indiana
Fires rage in Coalton Ohio destroying the police station town hall and fire department with the blaze spreading to the business district as wind drives damage. In Walkerton Indiana the early May 5 blaze razed the business section causing about 15000 dollars in losses.
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Coalton
Ohio
Walkerton
Ind
Taft Seeks Peace as Colombia Fears Panama Venezuela War
Cartagena May 5. The Colombian government believes Panama is allied with Venezuela to threaten war on Colombia. Jurado on the Atroto river boundary has angered Panama, and its occupation was done with American advice as within Colombian territory. Taft's mission to Panama aims to ease the dispute.
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Cartagena
Colombia
Panama
Venezuela
Jurado
Atroto
United States
Taft
Train Plunges In Washout As Storm Lashes St Louis Area
A violent storm and near tornado force winds sweep St Louis vicinity causing extensive property damage. A bridge washout wrecked a train near Belleville Illinois. three railroad workers died. American Bottoms region flood covers 35 square miles. French Village Illinois struck by miniature tornado. widespread damage to trees windows and wires. Independent reports from Seymour Indiana Cheyenne Wyoming and Springfield Missouri describe additional injuries and destruction with no confirmed fatalities.
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Louisville and Nashville Road
Belleville
Ill
Ward
Smith
Edgemont
East St Louis
French Village
Seymour
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Sparksville
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Missouri
Welch Alleges Assault by Kingan in Bed Charge
James Kingan was found guilty of assault by Justice J. C. Coster after Charles Welch swore out information claiming Kingan assaulted him while Welch lay in bed. Kingan received a suspended sentence of 15 days and was ordered to pay costs totaling $4.75.
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James Kingan
Charles Welch
J. C. Coster
Kingan
Illinois rule of recognizing Indiana marriages after divorce
Judge Ball of the superior court ruled that marriages performed in Indiana within a year after a divorce in Illinois cannot be recognized under Illinois law. The decision clarifies inter-state marriage validity and affects residents seeking cross state remarriage within a year.
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Chicago, Ill
Ball
Superior Court
Indiana
Illinois
Threatening Showers With Limited Temperature Change
The weather forecast calls for showers tonight and likely Wednesday across regions including Illinois. Sunrise is 4 43 and sunset 6 54, with little change in temperature expected.
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