Thornton Hains Is Found Not Guilty In Second Murder Trial
In a long jury deliberation, Thornton Hains is declared not guilty of murder in the Bayside Yacht Club case involving William E. Annis. The courtroom rang with cheers as foreman William J. Till announced the verdict, while Capt. Peter Hains awaits trial in Long Island City.
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Flushing
Thoroton Jenkins Hains
Supreme Court
Winshing
Peter Hains
Wiliam E. Annis
Baysile Yacht Club
William J. Till
Justice Crane
Thornton
Hit
Darrin
Guilness
Peter
Capt Hains
Aunis
de Witt
Ttig
Peter Travis
Melcotyre
Capt. Hains
Hampton
Thornton Hains
Edward Hannegan
Ol. Thomas Nelson
Indiana
Hampton Roads
Rodley D. Evans
Hivang
Hains
Matteawan
Enid
Taft Visits Georgia Posum Pledge event
President elect William Howard Taft addressed Georgia donors in Atlanta at a chamber of commerce event in the Auditorium Armory. One hundred possums and persimmon beer were staged by Judge Frank Park and Mrs. Watson. Taft pledged to unite the North and South despite Republican doubts, saying the South has won him.
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Atlanta
William Howard
Georgia
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Auditorium Armory
Frank Park
Worth County
Watson
Richardson Street
A. S. G. Chandler
Chamber of Commerce
Binte
Congress
Man to have teeth removed after execution in New Jersey
In Trenton, New Jersey, notable killer Mattila, facing the death penalty, plans to have two teeth extracted by a local dentist before his execution. The dentist will ship the teeth to Italy, but only after Mattila's execution. Separate note mentions Duke Pompen Titta offering land in Florida to aid five thousand earthquake survivors in Lombardy.
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Trenton
N. J
Sahano Mallilo
Frndson County Murterar
Italy
Mattila
Duke Pompen Titta
Lombardy
Florida
City Real Estate Valuation Soars By 139 Million
New York City's tentative 1909 real estate assessment reaches 984 million 597 thousand 159 dollars, an increase over the 1908 final value of 132 million 240 thousand dollars. City tabulators in the Tax Department note the rise reflects higher valuations and new figures for the current year.
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New York City
City of
New York
Boon
Global and Domestic News Snippets Tangle in Turbulent Year
A wide range of early 20th century incidents are reported. Russian vice admiral Rojesivensky dies in St Petersburg after Japan’s victory under Admiral Togo. King Victor Emmanuel meets Rear Admiral Sperry in private audience to thank America for earthquake aid. The Dufours, convicted in Chicago for white slave trafficking, are jailed in France after skipping bail. Venezuela’s envoy Benoi Paul pushes a continuous cable between La Guayra and Martinique to settle with the French Cable Company. The Japanese Consul in San Francisco warns freight-rate hikes could wreck imports from Japan. Porter Polson is jailed for life after murdering his mother in law in Albany Kentucky. Clarence Cohen is expelled from the New York Stock Exchange on admission irregularities. An attachment leads to a fatal pistol duel between Deputy Sheriff Huaminon and farmer Th L Conner in Danville Kentucky. The federal government moves to deny gambling resorts at Hot Springs Arkansas. In Omaha a public brawl ends with Albert Clark killing a police officer and wounding a woman. Clark is shot while fleeing.
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Togo
St. Petersburg
Russia
Victor Emmanuel
Sperry
America
Dufours
Chicago
France
Windy City
Benoi Paul
Venezuela
Paris
Huamainon
Th. L. Conner
Danville
Hot Springs
Ark
Omaha
Neb
Albert Clark
L. A. Smith
Eccentric Long Branch figure William Rogers dies
William Rogers an eccentric resident of Long Branch New Jersey known by locals and visitors for thirty years has died at age 60. He lived as a tramp sleeping in barns and outbuildings and wore the poorest clothes, rejecting good garments offered to him. Rogers came from Lancaster Pennsylvania and his father was Paul Rogers.
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Long Branch
William Rogers
Rogers
Lancaster
Paul Rogers
Murderer and victim die together in Washington
In Washington DC a 41 year old mother Lizzie Harkin was shot by Frederick Kraemer a 22 year Navy Yard painter who then killed himself. Police believe they planned to die together after Lizzie reconciled with her husband Daniel Harbin for the sake of their seven children.
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Washington, D. C
Lizzie Harkin
Seuyen
Frederick Kraemer
Navy Yard
Committee Sets Pension Authorization at 161 Million
The Committee on Appropriations agreed to 161 018 000 for pensions in the annual Pension Appropriation bill, a figure about 2 million less than last year’s 163 052 000. The report notes total pension expenditures since the Republic’s start reach 3 751 108 209, with civil war pensions totaling 3 500 000 000. The bill proposes consolidating eighteen pension agencies into a single office in Washington DC, a move Congress has twice rejected.
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Washington, Bb
Committee On Appropriations
House
Republic
Washington, D.C
Congress
Clean Sheets Bill Proposed in Nebraska Legislature
A Nebraska Legislature bill seeks nine foot long sheets for totals beds and white pillow slips. It requires bed linen to be washed and ironed before reuse by a second guest.
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Nebraska Legislature
Omaha, Meb
Nebraska
Bank President Géte Three Years
Anderson former bank president in Davies County Bank and Trust Company was found guilty of perjury on a bank condition statement and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
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Bank
Géte
Owendors
Anderson
Davies County Bank and Trust Company
To Sue The Czar New York City Lawsuit Planned
Adolph Fischer an American citizen who spent over a year in a Russian prison as a political suspect and was deported plans to sue the Czar's Government for 75600. Representative Bede believes 5006000 can be obtained for river and harbor improvements. Murdered While Reading Bible Near Sandy Salt Lake City Matilda Behind shot through a window and killed by Axel Carlson who is believed insane. Carlson arrested. President Roosevelt veto message to Congress about Missouri tax action remains.
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New York City
Adolph Fischer
Salt Lake
Matilda
Sandy
Axel Carlson
Carlson
Freasevelt
Washington
Q. Hill
Missouri
Presi Tosevelt
Dana Gigen
Panama digging critics may face New York courts
District Attorney Jerome to decide if editors who criticized Panama Canal diggings can be prosecuted in New York State courts. News trivia ranges from Brown v. Equitable, Roosevelt’s Lincoln day proposal, Turkish ambassador in Washington, AFL refugees, Nelson at the White House, to Balkan tensions and a Berlin crash involving Mrs Hill.
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Jerome
Panama
New York
J. Willion Brown
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Grand Army
Lincoln
Hussein ‘Kiazim Bey
Prisoner cakes found with pistols plans for jailbreak
Heavy cakes sent to prisoners at Los Angeles Callal jail were cut by the jailor and found to contain pistols and plans for a general jail delivery after the murder of two guards.
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Los Angeles
Callal
Goettingen Creates World First Aeronautic Professorship
The University of Goettingen establishes the first aeronautic professorship worldwide. Dr Ludwig Prand of the Mathematical and Physical Faculty is appointed as professor. Alaskan roads face thawing soils impeding construction. An ostrich may shed plumage about every eight months.
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Goettingen
Germany
University of Goettingen
Ludwig Prand
Roof-top open air gymnasiums spread in cities
Open air gymnasiums have been established on the roofs of tall office buildings in many large cities to provide clerks and other workers an hour after closing to enjoy physical exercise in the fresh air.
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Ings
Singin long the road and the hopeful night
A rustic reminiscence titled Singin long the road from Henry L. Stanton in Youth's Companion recounts a joyful road singer whose voice brings sunshine and light to workers and birds. The narrator notes how singing steadies the day from dawn to night, praising the enduring power of song.
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L. Stanton
Quotable quips and quibbles from late 19th century papers
A collage of brief humorous exchanges and wry observations from periodicals. Jokes range from town life to class and race stereotypes, featuring a theatre clerk, a guide in Paris, a practical missive about wealth, and political quips about Taft and Cabinet talks.
Power Games From Difficulties In Old School Teaching
Fragmented OCR notes describe the teacher of the old school guiding a pupil to solve difficulties himself. The modern instructor allegedly teaches students to face challenges and develop an attitude of self-reliance. The text contrasts old and new methods and hints at self-made men.
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