Conviction of Gillette Set Aside on Technical Grounds
New York Supreme Court appellate division overturns the perjury conviction of Dr. Walter R. Gillette former vice president of Mutual Life Insurance. The court cites violations of grand jury rights an insufficient indictment and potentially misleading but not false answers. Justice McLaughlin writes majority opinion with three reversal grounds.
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New York
Walter R. Gillette
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Supreme Court
Gillette
Hughes
Dobbs Ferry
McLaughlin
Tombs
Raymond Hitchcock
Ngs
Hitchcock
Justice Gof
Night riders crisis looms as Kentucky Ohio weigh joint action
Adjutant General Critchfield visited Berlin Kentucky and conferred with Adjutant General Williams. Five Kentuckians named in a farmer's confession are implicated in the burning of Boudes ferry last month. Ohio troops have not arrested them under fire marshal subpoenas. Kentucky authorities offer cooperation for pursuit and extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Critchfield
Berlin
Rogers Williama
Kentucky
Ambrose
Boudes Ferry
Ohio
Subpenas
Williamas
Butte Snow Leaves City Cut Off For Hours
Butte Montana faces an eight inch snow cover on the level with rain causing a city shutdown. Telecommunications, lines and power fail as trains remain stalled and mines lose electrical power. No major damage reported as services slowly restore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte City
Butte
Mont
Mayor Busse Secretly Weds Josephine Lee in April
Chicago reports that Mayor Fred A Busse married Miss Josephine Lee on April 29. The ceremony and details were kept quiet with discreet efforts to avoid publicity. Miss Lee is described as one of three sisters from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred A .Busse
Josephine Lee
Uqual
Busse
Miss. Lee
Nin i
Peruna Touted for Catarrh of the Stomach Relief
A dozen testimonials from Alderman George W. Weick and others claim Peruna cures stomach catarrh. They describe relief from heaviness after meals belching gas sour stomach and sluggish bowels with improved appetite digestion and strength after taking the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Weick
Littsouth Seventh Street
Denver
Cos
Eleventh Ward
Frank Richter
East Second Street
Winona
Minn
Six Die In Tennessee Fire on USS Tennessee Trial
A steam pipe burst under 235 pounds pressure in the starboard engine room of the USS Tennessee during a speed trial off Point Puenene California. Four men were killed instantly, two died later, ten injured. Survivors described a frightful blast as steel doors separated fire rooms, leaving victims blackened. Names include George Wood Scrayton Pa E C Boggs Woodlawn Ala A Reinhold Germany George W Meek Skidmore Kan S Temmattis Norfolk Va F S Maxfield Toughkena Chester Co Pa.
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San Pedro
Cal
Tennessee
Point Puenene
Uriel Sebree
F. B. Howard
Robertson
Temmattis
Norfolk, Va
F. S. Maxfield
Toughkena
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Death Was on His Heels in Spring 1906 Disease Case
A Skippers Virginia man Jose P Morrio recounts a near fatal pneumonia attack in spring 1906. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for quick relief after two and a half bottles left him well. The ad claims the remedy treats coughs and lung diseases worldwide. Trial bottles offered.
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Jose P. Morrio
Skippers
Dr. King
Obas
D. Knoefel
Trade outlook shows uneven retail amid rains
Bradstreet reports irregular weather causing uneven retail trade though wholesale lines and leading industries appear cheerier. Fall goods trade is light but traveling agents report better orders. overall resumption in cotton and textile sectors rises while some shutdowns occur. Iron furnaces and coke ovens return to work as pig iron buying slows. Collections stay slow with backward payments. money is easy but country inflow to cities slackens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deadly collision on electric railroad near Annapolis
In a head on crash on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis line just before o'clock last night eight people died and many were seriously injured as extra cars operated for naval academy festivities. The crash is blamed on a confusion of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad
Naval Academy
Captiol conspiracy case nears end in Harrisburg
The case charging five men with defrauding the state in metallic furniture contracts has closed its testimony phase. Law points will be submitted Monday and arguments begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fragmentary historical notice from Creek Nation district
Fragmentary OCR text references Nine years ago and a person named Farthing of Creek, Ind Ter. The passage describes weakness, a slender thread, and a drapgiat examiner with Electric Biers, indicating a medical or diagnostic context from a distant ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farthing
Mi Creek
Ind
Taft forces win contested Alabama seats at national committee
The Republican national committee without roll calls awarded Alabama and Arkansas seats to Taft instructed delegates. Protests over Hitchcock Statter and Phelps holding proxies were debated and then reduced to writing. Contests Florida Georgia Kentucky to be heard later.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
Taft
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arthur F. Statter
the Treasury
Charles G. Phelps
Washington
Hitchcock
National Committee
New Mexico
Alaska
North Dakota
Jos. B. Kealing
United States
District of
Indiana
Fairbanks
James F. Burke
Pennsylvania
Knox
Aldrich
Scott-Davidson and Taft
Mesars
Statter
Phelps
A. M. Stevenson
Colorado
Mr. Scott
Hemenway
Auditorium Annex
Joseph G. Cannon
Messrs
Hitchcock, Statter and
McAdams Resigns from Indiana Railroad Commission
Governor Hanly accepts Charles V. McAdams resignation from the Indiana railroad commission a post held since 1908 and names Henry M. Dowling as his successor. Dowling will be replaced by W. H. Thompson of Muncie as attorney general James Bingham announces. Resignations and appointments take effect next Monday as McAdams leaves to practice law in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Charles V. McAdams
Indiana Railroad Commission
Hanly
Henry M. Dowling
James Bingham
W. H. Thompson
Muncie
Dowling
McAdams
He Knows Talk with your doctor about Ayer's alcoholic Striaparilla
Patient advised to consult physician about Ayer's alcoholic Striaparilla for children and adults. Question if it helps delicate or weak individuals and whether it builds general health. Include guidance on dosage and suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Conventions Next Quite a Few Republicans Seek Second Spot
Washington dispatch reports that after adjournment many Republicans hope for second place on the ticket at Chicago or Denver. Senator Burrows likely temporary chair at Chicago with Lodge as permanent chair if Taft is nominee. Roosevelt’s position and potential statements are debated amid party strategy.
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Sherman
Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Chicago
Denver
Burrows
Roosevelt
Lodge
Taft
Frightened Negroes in West Baden Explosion
Two dynamite blasts hit the west side of the European hotel in West Baden Indiana. The partially wrecked building caused no deaths or injuries. Rumors say gambling and liquor sales occurred and that displaced black workers angered locals. Fifty Black patrons fled into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
Charles Rice
West
Horried Suspicion Over Husbands Death Linked to Gunness Farm
Chicago widow Mrs Benjamin F Carling returns home after partial identification of an unidentified man unearthed from a potter's field to verify if it is her husband who disappeared two years ago after reporting a meeting with a wealthy widow. The Gunness farm dig in Laporte Ind. yielded no results.
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Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Benjamin F. Carling
Calumet Avenue
Chicago
Potter's
Costly Fire Hits Fort Branch Indiana Grain Warehouse
A $20,000 blaze at Melrose grain facility in Fort Branch Indiana, likely sparked by a railway engine spark, burned for two hours. The Melrose Milling Company suffered the main losses including two elevators and grain valued at $15,000, all fully insured.
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Fort Branch
Princeton
Ind
Melrose
Melrose Milling Company
Stone carver stabbed in Salem saloon brawl in Bedford
Bedford Indiana June 6 James Baird a stone carver is in dangerous condition after three knife wounds from Louis Roaff a stone gutter in a North I street saloon. The assault occurred at the Bradley stone works. The stab near the heart was the most serious.
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Bedford
Ind
James Baird
Louis Roaff
Bradley Stone Works
North I Street
Editors Elect Officers in Northern Indiana Association
At the concluding session of the Northern Indiana Editorial association in Logansport Indiana on June 6 officers were elected President James E McDonald Ligonier Banner Vice President W H Zimmerman Peru Sentinel Secretary Treasurer Clay Metzger Plymouth Democrat The next meeting will be held in Plymouth.
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Logansport
Ind
Northern Indiana Editorial Association
James E. McDonald
Ligonier Banner
W. H. Zimmerman
Peru Sentinel
Clay Metzger
Plymouth Democrat
Plymouth
Banker-horse thief bound over to grand jury
Robert Green of Waynetown Indiana appeared in police court and waived examination. He was sent to the grand jury under four thousand dollars bond, but with no one to sign the bond he was taken to the county jail.
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Indianapolis
Robert Green
Waynetown
Incl
Green
Baptide Will Gather In Northern Indiana
Valparaiso Indiana reports the annual convention of the Northern Indiana Baptist Association is set to convene with ministers and members gathering to discuss church work and religious outreach across the region.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Jane
Northern
Indiana Baptlat Association
Phdgalead
Major League Pennant Race Turns Into a Derby of Teams
The piece outlines standings in the National and American Associations with teams like Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg Philadelphia New York Boston St. Louis Brooklyn and others. It lists game summaries and batterymen for multiple matchups including Boston Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg New York St. Louis Brooklyn Cleveland and more, reflecting a tense pennant chase and upcoming clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Brown
Eling
Dorner
Bowerman
Graham
eHatteries
Maddox, Gibson
Len
Dooin
Cleveland
St. Louis Ee
Detroit
Washington
Killian
Schmidt
Winter
Market Prices for Grain and Livestock Snapshot
Prevailing current prices list Indiana grain and wheat wagon at 3 92 cents per bushel. Corn No 2 quoted at 78 cents. Mixed grains priced at 11.00 dollars. timothy at 10.00 to 11.00 dollars.
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Indianapelle Grain and
Timothy
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