Beattie’s Final Stage in Murder Trial Reopens Case
Prosecution publicizes a letter from a Chicago farm hand who claims to have heard Henry Beattie shoot and kill his wife in the murder of Mrs Beattie. The witness, described as crucial, could influence the verdict as the defense argues for a first degree murder ruling. The case sits in Chesterfield Court House Virginia with Judge Watson nearing possible delay for new testimony.
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Beattie
Chesterfield Court House
dewry CL Beattie, Jr
indy
tonigue
Wenderburg
nurder
Harry M Smith
Judohe Watson
Beatte
Midinthian road
Auto Killed Woman in Farm Case Described in Letter
A letter details a farm hand fatally shooting a woman beside a road while a man with money and influence allegedly urged silence. Special Prosecutor Werdenburg hints at bribery to influence testimony and reopens the case to admit the evidence. The letter claims a reliable source sent requests to city authorities to hold the suspect on call.
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Teath
Henry Beattie
Werdenburg
Watson
Aviators Killed In German Air Collision Mystery
Berlin reports Senior Lieutenant Neumann of the army aviation corps and Aviator Le Conte were killed when the engine exploded in midair between Mulhausen and Straybore. The incident is described as an air collision with fatal engine failure.
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Berlin
Neumann
army aviation corps
Le Conte
Mulhausen
Straybore
Probe Starts in Philadelphia Sees City Probe Open
Philadelphia news reports the Catlin Commission investigating city government begins with the department of public safety under Henry Clay. Clay accuses Penrose and McNichol of political manipulation while denying power to the inquiry. witnesses discuss contracts and bid practices as the probe unfolds amid political tension and claims of impartiality.
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Philadelphia
Catlin Coommission
Pennsylvania senate
department of public safety
Henry Clay
Clay
Penrose
McNichol
Bell
Thomas Raeburn White
atorney
Rubbers Slay 2 Fail 10 Get $4000 Murder in Nesquehoning
A motor party found two dead men in a single carriage near Tamaqua Pennsylvania after an ambush. Contractors Joseph Zehner of Lansford and Samuel Watkins of Philadelphia were shot in the head. about $4000 in wooden boxes behind them remained untouched. Police pursued suspects including two Italians and two Slavic men amid a countywide dragnet. Zehner, 57, a Lehigh Coal and Navigation contractor, and Watkins, 27, were to pay workers on stripping operations. the crime sparked fears of lynching and heavy vigilance at rail stations as authorities combed the mountains.
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Tamaqua
Nesquehoning
Joseph Zehner
Lansford
Samuel Watkins
Philadelphia
Zehner
Lehigh, Coal and Navigation company
Hazleton
Pottsville
Ing
Elizabeth
N. J
Parrkville
Carbon county
Mauch Chink
gasperte
Allentown
Panther Creek valley
Benjamin Watkins
Summit Hill
Public bathhouse at Montrose and Darien streets questioned
Testimony in the case details payments for the Montrose and Darien bathhouse. Thomas Morris, estimator for John H. Jordan, says original specs called for Green River limestone but a cheaper bluestone was used at cost 900 dollars with 5300 dollars paid by the city.
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Montrose
Darien
Thomas Morris
Explosion injures boy and burns sitter in gas stove blast
Lancaster PA September 8 Disgusing his f. Thomas Johns a Columbia teen filled a gasoline stove tank igniting flames. An explosion fatally injures him while his sitter Anna suffers serious burns before flames are put out. Tarrhoea warning and Chamberlains remedy ad follow.
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Lancaster
Thomas Johns
Levi Johns
Columbia
Anna
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Jas. Carros
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TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY
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Lehr Piano
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PROBE
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Quaker City Police
Care
Charles Hl. Worman
Bullitt taxpayers’ committee
John R. K. Scott
Warman
Alfred S. Eisenhower
bureau of city property
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Eisenhower
Eisenhowe
Walter Shorpe
Hoaner
Rath
Sratto
RathGouse
John R. Wiggins & Co
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Griver
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Chamberlain
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