Loving Trial Rapidly Moves In Virginia Killing Case
The June trial of former Budget WV. G. Loving for the murder of Theo dore Estes in Houston Virginia proceeds with the defense starting its case amid a large orderly audience. Prosecution rested late today after eleven witnesses. the defense asserts the unwritten law and claims Estes harmed Elizabeth Loving during a buggy ride. Judge Barksdale adjourned at 5 30 with a ruling to be issued tomorrow on admissibility of evidence. Bloodstained clothing and the shotgun used were shown in court.
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Houston
G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Commonwealth
Judge Loving
Parksdale
Mrs. Loving
Elizabeth
J. M. Loving
Amherst County
Annie Sneed
Woman's College
Lynchburg
Loving
J. Thompson Brown
R. Harrison
W. G. Loving, Jr
George Fortune
Nelson County
Thomas F. Ryan
John FP. Swanson
Danville
Governor Swanson
Young Estes
Swanson
Elizabeth Loving
Express Kills Man and Horses in New Jersey
James Goldthorpe died after an express train struck his horse drawn buggy on West Jersey and Seashore Railroad tracks near Egg Harbor New Jersey. His companion Mrs Henry Millesdorfer was thrown fifty feet but not seriously hurt. Goldthorpe died at Atlantic City Hospital. Both horses were killed.
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Tribone
Egg Harbor
N. J
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
James Goldthorpe
Atlantic City
Goldthorpe
Henry Mitlesdorfer
Battle with moonshiners in Stokes County
Revenue officers report a Friday dawn clash with moonshiners in Stokes County resulting in 35 captives and 13 illicit stills destroyed. Officers fired an estimated 300 to 400 shots, surrounding the camp and taking ringleader James Smith alongside others, as prisoners were chained and sent to Mount Airy jail via Dobson County.
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Asheville
N. C
Stokes County
Mount Airy
Dobson County
United States
Simmons
James Smith
Illcit Distillers
Kept Wedding Secret Four Months
Miss Minnie Coons quietly married Rev. Daniel Roy Freeman of Dorchester Massachusetts in New York City on February 27. Freeman, a pianist, met Coons while studying in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic Society. Their romance began after her country debut and the secret nuptials were only announced now.
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the Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Minnie Coons
Daniel Roy Freeman
Dorchester
Mass
New York City
Freeman
Berlin
Roy Freeman
First Law School Building Sold
The first law school in America, established circa 1774 under Judge Tappan Reeve, was sold at auction to Dwight C. Kilbourne for 2706. Kilbourne, a Superior Court clerk, will preserve the site for historical purposes as he led early efforts and chaired a bar association committee. The sale was by order of Judge David R Mansfield, executor of Mary C. Daniels’s estate.
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Telegraph
Tribune
Titchfield
America
Dwight C. Kilbourne
Superior Court
Kilbourne
Bar Association
David BR. Mansfield
Harwinton
Mary C. Daniels
Tappan Reeve
United States
Ffty
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Man Executed in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Jota Johnson, convicted of murdering his wife in Yonkers after years in prison, was executed in Sing Sing Prison. Witnesses noted a four minute five second process, with Rev. A. M. Fist among the observers.
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Jota Johnson
Yonkers
Genté
Sing Sing
Jolson
A.M. Fist
New Jerky State
Holiday trips for the Fourth offered by Mr Cook pamphlet
Mr Cook promotes July 4 holiday trips through pamphlets offering a wide array of options. He urges reliability to reassure pleasure seekers that the advertised choices will prove enjoyable, despite questions about accuracy.
Dodge Case Detective Surrenders in Divorce Scandal
Edward M. Bracken a private detective indicted with Abe Hummel ex Justice Ed g u a r L Fursman Benjamin Steinhardt and Charles F Dodge in the Dodge Morse divorce case surrendered in court after a period at large. Bail set at 2000 cash deposited with City Chamberlain before Justice Giegerich. Bracken to be arraigned later.
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Edward M. Bracken
Dodge-Morse
Abe” Hummel
Edguar L. Fursman
Benjamin Steinhardt
Charles F. Dodge
Bracken
Europe
Coyne
Mr. Garvan
Garvan
Giegerich
Supreme Court
Jersey Ferryboats in Crash at New Jersey Dock
Three hundred commuters on the Jersey Central Ferry Plainfield were thrown into panic when it collided with its sister ship Bound Brook near the New Jersey shore. The Plainfield sustained major damage to the port side railing and deck, while the Bound Brook suffered only minor damage.
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Jersey Central Railroad
Plainfield
New Jersey
Bound Brook
Liberty Street
New York
Black Hand Sets Date for Morroney Murder
Mount Vernon hotel owner Joseph A. Morroney, a leading Democratic Italian figure, received a New York postmarked threat from the Black Hand demanding 1000 dollars or he and his family would be killed and buried in New Rochelle Cemetery by July 6. An earlier attempt used dynamite in his kitchen store damaging the Wigwam Hotel and injuring his wife and mother. his mother lost an arm.
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Black Hand Society
Joseph A. Morroney
Mount Vernon
Morronecy
New York
Black Hand
New Rochelle
Morroney
Wigwam
North Fourth Avenue
Subway Car Derailment Delays Rush Hour Trains
A rear car of a six coach Lenox Avenue train derailed at Sith Street near Lenox Avenue due to a broken truck beam. Passengers were orderly moved to other cars, the train stopped quickly, and service was disrupted for about an hour as trains rerouted to the Broadway branch and schedules were readjusted.
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Lenox Avenue
Sth Street
Broadway
Sith Street
Two Boston men held for post office thefts
Two young men claiming to be Harry Aronson and Benjamin Freedman of Boston were arrested after robbing a New York City post office substation of a registered letter and a registered package. Inspectors link them to a recent spate of substation robberies. They were remanded to the Tombs in default of 2589 bail for examination.
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Harry Aronson
Benjamin Freedman
Boston
Second Avenue
1Sth Street
Jacobs
Meier
He City
18Th Street
Copyright Suit Begun Over Law Encyclopedia
Hearing opened in Brooklyn federal court as West Publishing Company sues Thompson Company for using copyrighted material in a law encyclopedia. The case is pursued on behalf of several New York authors seeking protection of their interests, with the entire week anticipated for the proceedings.
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Justice Chatfield
United States District Court
Brooklyn
West Publishing Company
St. Paul
Thompson Company
Eastport
Long Island
West Company
New York
Hugo Baring's Dog Shot in Manhattan Street Incident
A fox terrier owned by banker Hugo Baring was shot by Patrolman Bell near 118 West 41st Street after allegedly tumbling from a second-story window. Baring, returning from Europe with his family, had left the dog in May with two maids at 28 East 25th Street.
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Hugo Baring
Bell
Tenderloin
West 41St Street
Baring
Europe
East 25Th Street
Contractor Duggan Held for Grand Jury in Perjury Case
Edward J. Duggan of Gore Duggan Engineering was held in 1500 bail by Magistrate Walsh at the Tombs court after arrest on perjury charges filed by partner Frank E. Gore. Duggan claims spite work by his accuser amid the dispute over contracting work.
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Edward J. Duggan
West 1Th Street
Gore-Duggan
Scaffold Collapse Claims Two Lives in City Worksite
A scaffold on a six story apartment project at St Nicholas Avenue and Mth Street collapsed yesterday afternoon, killing two laborers. Michael McCabe of Eighth Avenue died instantly, Michael McAvoy suffered a skull fracture and died at Washington Heights Hospital. Foreman Berthier Petts of West 4th Street was arrested on criminal negligence charges.
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St. Nicholas Avenue
Mth Street
Michael McCabe
Eighth Avenue
Michael McAvoy
Washington Heights Hospital
Berthier Petts
Noa. 5
West 4Th Street
No Habeas Corpus Denied for Schmitz Bail Petition
San Francisco June 24 The District Court of Appeals denied Mayor Schmitzs writ of habeas corpus seeking bail admission on motion by his counsel.
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San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
Schmitz
Frisco Assistant Treasurer Dead
Washington telegram reports the death of Assistant United States Treasurer Jacobs in San Francisco. United States Treasurer Treat appointed T. P. Barnes to act as Assistant Treasurer until the new arrival reaches San Francisco.
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Frisco
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Jacobs
San Francisco
Treat
T. P. Barnes
Extra Pay and Movements in Army Navy News
Extra pay for submariners increases to one dollar per day submerged, capped at fifteen dollars monthly. Transportation of militia under War Department orders follows same rules as regular troops. Three thousand five hundred yards of ribbon needed for service badges across multiple wars. McCullough inquiry shows arrest in New Orleans and Cuban transfer for potential court martial in Havana. Various Army and Navy orders issued. movements of ships include arrivals at Puget Sound, Cape Cod Bay, and Royan, France, with several vessels sailing to search wrecks or head to Mare Island.
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Washington
the Treasury
War Department
Camp Perry
Ohio
McCullough
Cuba
Charles E. McCullough
15Th Cavalry
New Orleans
Havana
Barry
Cuban Army of Pacification
Navy Yards Bids Too High for Battleship Contracts
Washington reports that Mare Island and Brooklyn yards cannot be considered for two new 20 000 ton battleships due to bid disparity. Regular shipyards bid far lower, and Brooklyn advocates claim higher costs would result if their yard secured a contract. Secretary Metcalf awaits final plan decisions before finalizing awards.
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Washington
Navy Yards
Mare Island
Brooklyn
Metcalf
Calder
Taft orders new inquiry into Ayres interview affair
Secretary Taft directs Inspector General Garlington to investigate the published interview involving Mrs Ayres and the West Point controversy. Garlington will likely visit West Point for fact gathering, and War Department action will depend on his report.
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War Department
Garlington
Washington
Charles G. Ayres
Mth Infantry
West Point
Funston’s San Francisco Comment Noted by War Dept
In Washington on June 24 officials noted General Frederick Funston’s remark that he would not parade troops in San Francisco if they faced jeers from an unwhipped mob. They said no complaint had been filed and none would be pursued, given his qualifying explanation.
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Washington
War Department
Frederick Funston
San Francisco
Department
Prairie hosts Georgia Naval Reserve at Jamestown Exposition
The converted cruiser Prairie arrived at Norfolk with the Georgia Naval Reserve unit of Savannah aboard. The company counts seven officers and sixty five men and will stay five days at the exposition before joining the Philadelphia reserves for an annual cruise. Captain H. B. Colling commands the reserves, while Captain J. O. Johns commands the Prairie.
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Norfolk
Prairie
Georgia Naval Reserve
Savannah
Philadelphia
H. 8. Colling
J. O. Jounn
Unknown Woman Drinks Acid in Seaside Park Tragedy
Bridgeport reports a woman about thirty five of German or Hungarian origin committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid. She walked to Seaside Park, sat on a bench, and drank the fatal draught. A plain gold ring with inscription H. C. August 9 9 and a licent Piece were found. A photo from The New York Tribune of August 1 196 shows The Ocean Grove Orchestra. Initials IT in her stocking.
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the Tribune
Bridgeport
Seaside Park
H. C
New- York Tribune
Ocean Grove Orchestra
Murphy on Stand in Ahearn Inquiry Over Building Laws
Edward S. Murphy Buildings Superintendent testified as the Ahearn investigation probes non fireproof buildings and liquor tax law compliance. He disputed full responsibility for hotel plans and noted frequent architect mistakes while confirming no affidavits demands to summon a district attorney. Appellate Division hears appeals of Borough President Ahearn and borough officials regarding arrest orders as the inquiry stalls toward a midweek report.
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Edward S. Murphy
Ahearn
Commissioners of Accounts
Mitchell
Murphy
McClelay
Justice O'Gorman
Pendi Ne
Graves Denies Quoting President in Telegram
Oyster Bay June 24 The President received a telegram from John Temple Graves in Atlanta denying a report that he expressed willingness to run again if assured of carrying a Southern state. Loeb declined further comment saying the story is absurd and not deserving discussion.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
John Temple Graves
Atlanta
Graves
Loeb
Georgia
Boston Gas Cut Five Cents Per Thousand Feet
Boston announces a five cent reduction in the maximum price of gas, lowering the rate to cents per thousand cubic feet. This marks the fourth reduction in two years, totaling a savings of cents per thousand, benefiting Boston gas consumers in the year starting July 1, 1907 by about 399,000.
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Boston
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Automobilists Seek Federal Aid After Chickamauga Arrests
Three Chattanooga men arrested by Georgia officers in Chickamauga Park face potential federal involvement. Sheriff Pendleton stopped vehicles with a two horse wagon, citing a Georgia law requiring autos to stop 44 feet from a horse. Prisoners waived examination and will request federal intervention.
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Trimine
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Park
Georgia
Pendleton
Coler Replies To Metz On Brooklyn Revenue Shares
Borough President Coler challenges Controller Metz’s claim Brooklyn paid into the city treasury far more than it received. The bulletin cites disputed allocations, showing Brooklyn’s payments versus receipts and alleging bias against Brooklyn by Metz and allies. Coler promises future action and unity for the city.
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Metz
Brooklyn
Richmond
Bronx
Queens
Ahearn
Manhattan
Roosevelt appoints Michael E. Bannin to Indian Commissioners
Oyster Bay June 4 President Roosevelt named Michael Eugene Bannin a New York City dry goods merchant to replace Dr Maurice Francis Egan on the Board of Indian Commissioners. Bannin, born February 19 16 in Glens Falls, has held multiple credit and management roles in dry goods firms and serves on several corporate boards. He resides at 1 Montgomery Place Brooklyn.
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Dr. Egan
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Michael E. Bannin
New York City
Board of Indian Commissioners
Maurice Francis Egan
Indiana
Michael Eugene Bannin
Glens Falls
N. Y
Eugene Bannin
Bannin
Poughkeepsie
Abrahams Wing
Moore, Tingue & Co
Issh
Converse, Stanton & Cullen
Drygoods Commission
Swindon & Bannin
Citizens Trust Company
Brooklyn
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Columbian National Life Insurance Company
Boston
American Investment Securities Company
Portland
Credit Men's Association
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
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Catholic, Champlain and
Montauk
Montgomery Place
Tornadoes Rip Medicine Lodge and Nearby Areas
Three tornadoes struck Medicine Lodge Kansas late last night destroying twenty five houses in the north part of town. Five people seriously injured with some missing, no confirmed deaths. Senator Long's home lightly damaged and his secretary's home demolished but all residents escaped harm. In Kalamazoo Michigan three race horses and a man died in a cyclone at Recreation Park at 2 20 am.
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Medicine Lodge
Kan
United States
Senator Long
Long
Ralph Faxon
Kalamazoo
Mich
Recreation Park
William Wiedmayer
Crowd Mobs Italian Musicians at Kingston Park
An Italian band playing at Kingston Point Park faced a threatening mob after mischievous youths provoked the crowd. When a band member struck at Webber's son, bystanders and musicians prepared to fight, knives and guns were readied, but police intervened, shielding the players until after midnight as they were escorted home.
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Kingston
N. Y
Kingston Point Park
Edward Webber
Webber
Glass Next in San Francisco Graft Trials
Louis Glass vice president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company faces grand jury indictment for bribery of San Francisco supervisors. Impaneling jurors to hear his case begins soon with the fourteen confessed bribe receivers as key witnesses, marking the first public boisterous admission of boodling by the officials. Judge Lawlor weighs Glass's motion to set aside indictments as related testimony and arguments may affect other indicted officials.
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Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Telephone Company
Grand Jury
Glass
Lawlor
Bank Clerk Robbed of 3635 in Pouch on Streetcar
Washington June 24 The Home Savings Bank reported to police that clerk Roscoe C Bangs was robbed on a streetcar returning from the Treasury Department. A pouch containing currency and checks valued about 33635 was taken. Several men jostled Bangs and are suspected. The bank estimates a loss of about 1000 dollars.
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Home Savings Bank
Roscoe C. Bangs
Treasury Department
Bangs
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