Wrecking Crew Case Prompts Confession Rumors
Los Angeles reports say state prosecutors await startling developments in the McNamara dynamite conspiracy. Frank Franklin, slated for jury bribery trial, hints at truthfulness if placed on the stand while denying immunity. Morrison travels to Indianapolis with records for federal grand jury.
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Wife Slayer Gets Respite in New York Case
Jan 3 report notes Joropa Feffone, accused in the murder of his wife, will not face execution by electricity. A weeklong respite granted by authorities delays the February 28 deadline as legal proceedings continue in the New York City area.
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Georgia Cyclone Mary Harris Armour Attacks Senators
Mrs Mary Harris Armour of Eastman Georgia known as the Georgia Cyclone told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the proposed prohibition on shipping alcohol to dry states would educate them and that anyone voting against it is a mighty poor lawyer The Georgia temperance rally included Mrs L M Stevens and many supporters urging action against illegal liquor movement.
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Rockefeller Buys Fifth Avenue Home To Shield Business Invasion
Real estate circles reported John D. Rockefeller’s agent purchased Francis Kinney’s No 1 West 4th Street residence, opposite Rockefeller’s home and near his son’s at No 10, aiming to block business intrusion as Fifth Avenue north of 4th Street expands. The Kinney property sale was recorded by Mooyer & Marston for the Kinney estate, with Rockefellers’ broader area facing Realty pressures amid new art and residential development.
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Wants Bible and Brandy in Suffolk Court Suit
Henry Hastings seeks an injunction in Suffolk Superior Court against J War ba Bailey executor under Kate Hastings's will, claiming return of personal property deemed highly unusual. The listed items include a bottle of brandy from great grandmother Hastings, wedding china, a bear head, a fox, a dictionary, and various heirlooms.
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Trunk Too Big For Bunk On Voyage To Mandalay
A Missouri maid from St Joseph, Julia Ackerman, causes chaos on a cruise when her trunk cannot fit under a bunk. Officers search the deck for a misplaced bag, prompting bids to release the trunk at a premium while she frets about losing her wardrobe for the journey to Mandalay.
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Wilson Harvey letters publicized by The Evening Post
The Wilson Harvey correspondence between New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson and Harper’s Weekly editor Colonel George Harvey was made public by The Evening Post. The letters reveal mutual respect and concern over endorsements, with Wilson thanking Harvey for support and both men denying private motive while acknowledging public service.
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Police blamed as thief gets light sentence in judge remarks
Edward Swann, of the Court of General Sessions, cites lack of a prison record in the case of Colin Edwards, a house intruder with four prior convictions. He argues the Police Department should provide criminal histories to aid sentencing. Edwards pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and had served four months on Blackwell's Island.
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Poorhouse Millionaire Reforms Jersey Man Fortune
A Jersey man in Monmouth County inherits more than 1 million dollars after the death of Simeon Maddock in Atlantic Highlands. Proceedings reveal a shift from charity hospital care to private ward comforts and a legacy for relatives. John W. Poster notes a teen borrower aged fifteen in the tale.
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Czar Grants Pension To Tolstoi Widow In St Petersburg
In St Petersburg an imperial pension of 1 000 rubles annually is awarded to the widow of Tolstoi. Sophie Tolstoi, formerly Countess Tolstoi, daughter of a Moscow physician, was married to Count Tolstoi in 18. They had ten children. Tolstoi renounced entailed estates in 1888, transferring them to his wife and children. He faced government hostility, including excommunication in 1901 for his attacks on the Orthodox Church in Resurrection.
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Negro thinks hanging fine as governor commutes murderer's sentence
George Davis, condemned for the Gary crime, told officials he did not fear hanging but welcomed it as a distinction. Governor Marshall commuted his death to life imprisonment after reports the prisoner saw execution as honor. Warden Fogarty reported the condemned man anticipated the year's end sentence. Will sell Yerkes stock a Chicago probate judge authorized sale of 15,000 shares at least.
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Magnes Resigns From Second Large Pulpit in Judaism
Rabbi Judah T. Magnes quits as associate rabbi of Temple Emanu El amid factional strife at Bnai Jeshurun. He plans two months in Palestine to study Jewish problems and will devote efforts to Jewish education and organization through a new Society for the Advancement of Judaism with aims to expand Zionist and religious education work in New York City.
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Taft Defends Old Line Republicans Against Progressives
President Taft in Columbus declares the old line Republicans are progressive enough to back needed legislation and argues three reasons to win in November 1912. He criticizes denunciations, urges facts over rhetoric, and defends antitrust enforcement while warning against heaven on earth promises.
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