Mystery ends in self inflicted crime at Batth Run church
Dir Rev John Carmichael killed Gideon Browning a village carpenter in the Juthe Metbehint church Batth Run Mich by slashing his throat then burned the body in a stove He wrote a long letter in which he described Browning forcing obedience and his final use of a hatchet before disposing of the body The motive appears tied to a forced confrontation and subsequent acts of violence alleged in his note
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John H. Carmichael
Batth Run
Mich
Gideon Browning
Carmichael
Browning
Sen
Floating saloon on DeSoto Island triggers official concern
Reports from Vicksburg describe a barge saloon run by Thomas Morrissey near DeSoto Island on the Louisiana side. Officials debate jurisdiction as Mayor-elect J J Hayes owns island property and pledges to protect rights while city engineering lines are drawn to determine saloon location in relation to Mississippi.
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Vicksburg
Louisiana
DeSoto Island
Thomas Morriesey
J. J. Hayes
Morriesey Rune
Lavisian
M Kelly
Wasrem Qnanty
City Engineering
Tom Morrissey
Missinsippi
Kelly
Supreme Court rules for Powell in lynching case
The Supreme Court decided United v Powell, ruling the fourteenth amendment cannot be invoked to protect negroes against lynching in federal courts. Powell, indicted for aiding a mob in the Maples lynching near Itaville, faced charges of depriving Maples of due process. The decision centers on whether federal protection applies to state actions in this context.
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Ington
the United
Robert Powell
Supreme C of
United States
Powell
United States Cinhit Court
Alabame
Degre
Horace Maples
Itaville
Maples
Navy budget boosted by 29 million in house committee plan
Washington January 11 The house committee on naval affairs approved a new naval program increasing the navy’s authorization to 50 million as against 63.25 million proposed. The plan calls for two battleships of 26 000 tons a 19 000 000 item and four other classes including torpedo boat destroyers nine 4000000 collers four submarines and a float loan.
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Ashington
Comop Naval
Navy Department
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Newberry
P&avy Department
Rev Douglass McLaurin Calls for City Revival Campaign
Chicago pastor Rev Douglas McLaurin urged a widespread evangelistic campaign in the city claiming moral decay in public schools and a $75,000,000 annual spend on strong drink. He warned churches and preachers to awaken to the times and pressed for revival. the piece also notes a bachelor tax proposal in New York and related motions in other states.
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Chicago
Lowell
Doug McLaurin
Minis
Newking
Chije
Washington Agyovernment Salaries Debate Stalls
The House Committee reported favorably on a measure affecting Washington government funding and salaries for the assistant to 100000 and the president and speaker at 20000. Severe winter weather across Austin, Texas, with 18 degrees, causes suffering to people and animals as Red Cross aid, totaling 360000, is directed to Italy for relief.
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Austin
Texas
Mhielt
Night Riders Given Death and Twenty Year Sentences
In Union City Tennessee Judge Joseph F Jones pronounced the death sentence for Garrett Joie Fred Pin jon Arthur Clear Sam Applewhite Tid Burton and Roy Ka the six night riders convicted of first degree murder in the Walnutleg killing of Capt Quentin Rankin on October 19. The date set for their hangings is February 19. The remaining two defendants were sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary for second degree murder. The eight defendants faced the court with blanched faces as the sentences were read.
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Union City
Tenn
Joseph F Jones
Garrett Joie
Fred Pinjon
Arthur Clear
Sam Applewhite
Tid Burton
Roy Ka
Quentin Rankin
Walnutleg
Bob Huffman
Taft Ultimatum Sparks Cabinet Gossip
President-elect Taft withholds official cabinet names aside from Knox and Hitchcock fueling widespread speculation. Knox warned confidants that any betrayal by supporters could affect final selections, a remark that may curb informal chatter among insiders.
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Washington
Taft
Knox
Frank H. Hitchcock
Laughte
Beef Cost Expert Testifies On Rebates In Beef Trust
Chicago law inquiry reveals Merrill Co expert Thomas Hoops testified for over three hours about rebates from railroads. He said packing houses overstate shipping values by about two and a half times, causing the trust to collect excess sums. Railroads allegedly conspired with the system, denying business to those who refused to participate.
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Chicago
Thomas Hoops
Ieas
Charges Against Tillman in Oregon Land Scandal
President Roosevelt disclosed post office and Secret Service probes into Senator Tillman over an alleged land deal in Oregon. The exposure follows Senator Hale's request for a full record of operations of the secret service. The inquiry alleges Tillman used Senate influence to pressure a railroad to relinquish land, enabling Knight and others to profit from land purchases.
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Washington
Roonevelt
Post Office
Meret
TillMan
Oregon
Hale
Stop Coddling Children Says Dr Issac Abt
Dr Issac Abt warns mothers against overindulging children and forcing constant activity. He claims excessive attention to child life harms nerves and may create a generation of neurasthenics, urging balanced family life over perpetual performance.
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Issac
America
Dr. Abt
Lucy
New Consumption Cure Promoted by Doctors in Chicago
Doctors in Chicago report a new tuberculosis treatment using pigs blood as most effective, claiming higher hemoglobin content than ox or cow blood. They reference Dr. Daniel E Ricandoy and Dr. R C Rosenberger and suggest tuberculosis begins in blood before attacking lungs.
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Chicago
Daniel E. ‘Ricandoy
Byardo
R. C. Rosenberger
Jefferson College
Philadelphia
Zeigler Mine Disaster Kills Nineteen. Twenty-Six Trapped
A mine disaster at Zeigler Coal Mine Zeigler in Michigan leaves nineteen of twenty six miners dead and two missing after an explosion shortly after midnight. Rescue teams report deadly fumes and difficult access as night shift workers are found or accounted for.
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Benton
Zeigher
Race Across Atlantic and Navy plans dominate headlines
Philadelphia reports James D B Connolly says the president backs Rear Admiral Sperry’s Pacific fleet voyage from Gibraltar to cross the Atlantic in ship against ship racing. Washington cites Navy budget asks about 75 million for four battleships four semis four submarines and support ships. Pensacola enforces blue laws shutting tobacco sales cabs and meat markets on Sunday.
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Philadelphia
James DB. Connolly
Sperry
Pacific
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Connolly
Capt Potter
Vermont
Adsitel Sperry
Roosevelt
Pensacola
Fla
van Pest
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Pool arrest after telephone threat and weapon case in Webb City
Police report an incident where Dr G T Kal invited Revd Shepherd to meet armed to settle a dispute. Pool was arrested and fined $50 after pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons. His wife Mrs Pool testified that Pastor Shepherd allegedly assaulted her on the street, knocking her to the ground as a confrontation escalated.
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Webb City
G. T. Kal
Pool
Carge
Shepherd
Bust Presbyterian
Hured
Urgent River Appropriation Bill Delayed Again
Washington committee members of rivers and harbors postponed action on the appropriation bill for waterway improvements. If a river and harbor project is decided, funding may focus on rent-related or current work, with Mrs. Sage planning a raise and a potential $500,000 contribution noted through various accounts.
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Washington
Lyse Committee On
Barbers
Harber
Meat prices rise across Chicago with meat and staples
Retail prices for meats and essentials have surged since December. Lamb chops Veal cutlets and poultry show increases while milk and other staples climb. analysts predict further hikes making groceries steadily more expensive. Two women acquitted in Media Pennsylvania case are noted amid a fragmented police report.
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Chicago
Hunt Preacher Murderer in Michigan Case
A Methodist minister from Aden near Columbus faces murder charges in BL Clair County Michigan accusing him of drowning a churchgoer in a deadly struggle, dismembering the body, and burning remains in a stove at the church. The prosecution and sheriff bring the case as a grave crime in a northern state.
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Port Harem
Orm
Mithentia - Eessee
Michigan
Lees
Aden
BL. Clair County
Hay
Chhurch
Columbus
The Land of the Crossbow and Cannibalisim Learnings
An English traveler portrays the Lissoo tribe on the SinoBurma frontier and their crossbows and poisoned arrows. The tale shifts to a quip on cannibalism as a "reasonable food law" and vegetarianism as irrational.
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China
British
Burma
George Forrest
Cheng-ka
Sea fog protection expands signaling vessels and subs
The article notes more than 224 sea vessels and 80 Nebtships fitted with submarine signaling gear. Microphones in water-filled hull tanks installable against ship skin enable underwater signals to be heard up to 16 miles from a ship, with direction finding for the source. A humorous exchange at a hotel overheard a Britisher and a proprietor about rude waiters in oversized talk.
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Oascerio
Schwab Urges Tariff Stability For Steel Industry
Charles M. Schwab tells the Ways and Means Committee that protection and a steady tariff are needed for steel as the industry modernizes. He argues future needs should not drive policy and cites open heart and German methods as reasons to avoid premature tariff changes. The present generation deserves benefits from its sacrifices amid evolving production.
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Charles M. Schwab
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Schwab
Congress
Steel Trust
Worl
Taft to Visit Panama with Engineers for Canal Review
The article notes Mr. Taft will visit Panama with engineers and experts, signaling possible administrative upheaval and changes in plans. It critiques rosy official progress reports since Goethals and questions whether skepticism was unfairly dismissed as insanity.
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Mr. Taft
Panama
Goethals
St. Louis
One Law for All in Labor Versus Corporations
Fragmented arguments question whether it is easier to enforce Sherman law against labor leaders than against magnates like Rockefeller or Armour. It critiques revenue policy and tariff schedules, condemning misused fiscal measures and advocacy for protectionist focus.
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Rockefeller
Ryan
Barriman
Armour
Use of Harriman's Money in Roosevelts Campaign
A historical note traces Edward Harriman's 260000 gift to the Republican national committee during a Roosevelt White House meeting four years earlier. The piece claims Harriman boasted the money bought 50000 votes, shifting about 100000 votes in New York and affecting the general result, with Roosevelt aware of the potential misuse and its impact on railroad policy.
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Edward H. Harriman
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Harriman
Republican National Committee
Sidney Wooster
Haerman
Morrnes
Plea of trust barons for tariff continue high prices
The passage argues that protectionist policy sustains high prices, as industrialists in Washington seek favors that raise the cost of goods. It claims this proves tariffs benefit the few and tax consumers, denying a right to relief and asserting the people hold the true right against such privilege.
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Washington
Roosevelt Busy Yet Protecting Small Home Owners
A chaotic fragment cites President Roosevelt’s anticipated busy weeks handling House and Senate matters and secret service items while urging protection for small home owners against lumber market manipulators. It argues for American industrial protection and references political processes and economic policy in a critical, opinionated tone.
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Ganeda
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