Father says son confessed killing 12 year old Julia Conner
In New York on July 16 Nathan Swartz allegedly confessed to his father that he killed 12 year old Julia Conner. The father described urging the son to end his life after the confession as the case unfolded in the grand jury ante room. The mother was brought to witness the display of bloodstained garments and the family reaction.
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New York
Nathan Swartz
Julia Conner
Daniel Swarte
Grand Jury
Swarts
Swartz
Criminal Court
Grand Jury Room
Hoy
Self
Noll
Jealousy Tragedy Strikes Portland Family
In Portland on July 16, Mrs. Nettle Walsh, driven by jealousy over a supposed infatuation, attempted to shoot her husband R. H. Walsh, the chauffeur, at their home. She missed twice, wrestled him to the gun, and then, while he fled, fatally shot their four year old son Vincent and shot herself, likely fatally.
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Portland
Nettle Walsh
Rk. H. Walsh
Vincent
Murder Case May Go To Local Court
A federal question over jurisdiction and a witness linking a bottle of alcohol to the crime dominate new developments in the Columbia George murder case. Land ownership by S. C. Bitner near the river raises questions of local circuit court jurisdiction. A well known Indian man testified he mixed a drink for George and identified the bottle found at the scene as identical to his. The accused denies consuming alcohol on the murder day.
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Atement
S. C. Bltner
Joe Blakely
Columbia George
Bitner
Taft Cables Congratulations on Olympic Win
President Taft sent a cablegram from Washington on July 16 to congratulate Commissioner James E. Sullivan and the American athletes for their fine showing at the Fifth Olympiad in Stockholm. The messageExpresses that he is greatly pleased with the American performance and extends heartiest congratulations to the commissioner and athletes.
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Washington
Taft
Stockholm
James E. Sullivan
Third Party Call Issued for Oregon Convention Delegates
Oregon National Progressive party calls for July 25 meeting at the East Side Library Portland to elect five delegates to the national convention in Chicago August 6 and to organize a state advisory committee of 34 members. Officers elected include Senator Dan Whellaker as president and Levi Myers as first vice president.
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Portland
Ore
National Progressive
Roosevelt) Party
East Side
East Eleventh and
Alder Streeta
National Progressive Club of
Oregon
Levi Myers
Chicago
United States
National Progressive Party
National Progressive Club
Dan Whellaker
Levi W. Myers
George Arthur Brown
George W. Joseph
7. T. Wilson
V. Vincent Jones
Sanfield MacDonald
Bartenders Knew of Hanford Drink Case Testimony
Seattle July 16 Charges of drunkenness continued the Hanford case inquiry today. W J Werrigan real estate man and Clarence Holden automobile man testified that George Jacobs won a bet about bartenders in a dozen saloons knowing the Hanford cocktail. Govnor Teats legislator gave damaging testimony that a juror left courtroom during a five minute lull while the judge slept.
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Seattle
Jly
Hanford
W. J. Werrigan
Clarence Holden
George Jacobs
Govnor
Higher
Teats
Postponed Chicago Cincinnati NL game set for this afternoon
The postponed April 17 game between the Chicago and Cincinnati clubs of the National League is scheduled for today.
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Chicagos
Cincinnatis
Brilliant California wedding sets lavish durbar tone
Miss Jennia Crocker, California heiress, marries Malcolm Whitman of New York at St Matthew's church, Hillsboro. The wedding draws an ultra fashionable crowd with $60,000 festivities and $1,500,000 in jewels, as detectives guard the Crocker estate and moving picture crews document the event before a month long honeymoon in the South Seas.
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Hillsboro
Calif
West
Jennia Crocker
California
Malcolm Whitman
New York
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
San Mateo
William Ford Nichols
Crocker
Fifth Avenue
Pleke
India
Mra
Whitman
Castle Crag
Mount Shasta
Charles Templeton Crocker
South Seas
Murder of Herman Rosenthal Shrouded in Police Squeal Motive
New York police say they will reveal the full Rosenthal murder story within 48 hours. Louis Libby has been arrested, identified as the chauffeur in the getaway car. Mrs. Rosenthal described her husband as a gambler targeted for exposing police and gambling corruption.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Louis Libby
Libby
Herman
Hubert Latham Die? French Aviator Killed in Africa
Paris reports French aviator Hubert Latham killed June 7 by a wild buffalo near the Nile source in Africa. Gov General of French Congo informed Latham’s mother. Latham, famed pioneer, retired from flight earlier, known for 1909 Goupy prize and major European contests. His body to be returned for burial.
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Paris
Hubert Latham
Nile
Africa
Latham
French Congo
France
Europe
America
Will Recommend Steel Co.s Dissolution Report Favoring Breakup
Washington July 16 Dissolution of the United States steel corporation will be emphatically recommended probably unanimously in a report of the Stanley steel investigating committee it was learned today The committee met today and agreed to favor a report recommending a dissolution of the corporation The government's suit against the company also may be indorsed it was reported.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Steel
Steamer Nassau Crashes. Passengers Safe, Rosedale Beached
The steamer Nassau carrying Newark excursionists collided with the steam er Rosedale near Rackaway this afternoon, tearing a large hole in the Rosedale’s bow. The Rosedale was beached and her passengers were safely taken ashore.
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New York
Nassau
Newark
Rosedale
Rackaway
Near fist fight at Hanford trial erupts in courtroom
Seattle July 16 A near fist fight occurred today between E W Han ford son of Judge Han ford and attorney John Whitlock after Whitlock testified he had seen Judge Han ford drunk The latter applied an epithet to him Whitlock tapped Young Han ford in the face and the latter left the courtroom The world's production of artificial silk for this year is estimated in excess of 13000000 pounds
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Seattle
E. W., Hanford
Hanford
John ©. Whitlock
Whitlock
Aow
Freight Train Wreck Injures Brakeman Near Three Pines
Southern Pacific freight train 221 derailed two miles west of Three Pines Grants Pass Oregon late last night. Sixteen cars were ditched and a brakeman was seriously injured.
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Three Pines
Grants Pass
Ore
Southern Pacific
Odd Fellows Conventions Open In Washington
Washington July 16 Two large maternity gatherings of Odd Fellows have assembled for the National Encampment and the Grand Lodge in this city today. Delegations arrive from across the region while the conventions committee of the chamber of commerce has arranged entertainment for delegates during their stay.
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Odd Fellows
Washington
Grand Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
Speakers to discuss national conventions at Pendleton gathering
Judge J. W. Maloney and William Blakeley headline an informal supper meeting for progressives Democrats and Republicans to hear firsthand impressions of the Republican and Democratic national conventions. The event at the Queue costs one dollar and begins at 5 39 p m with reservations through Will M Peterson or T J Tweedy.
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J. W. Maloney
William Blakeley
Baltimore
Messrs. Maloney
Blakeley
Chicago
Judge Maloney
Oregon
WI. M. Peterson
Will M. Peterson
T. J. Tweedy
C. J. Smith
C. P. Strain
A. H. Cox
Japanese debt collector uses revolver to collect
Charley Sug a Japanese collector faced Acting Judge Halles after using a revolver to pressure Gus Bauer to pay a $3.20 debt. Sug was fined fifty dollars for disturbing the peace while declaring such gun aided collection is customary in his country.
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Charley Sug
Gus Bauer
City Hall
Sug
Bauer
Jap Boy
Nippon
Bailey Attacks Taft Over Lorimer Case
Senator Bailey of Texas denounces President Taft for meddling in the Lorimer case and asserts the senate must try its own members without executive interference. Funeral directors from Milwaukee begin their annual convention, addressing issues of undertaker practices and inflated funeral costs.
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Washington
Bailey
Texas
Taft
Lorimer
Senate
Portland Police Censured Over Miss Baker Case Inquiries
Victims of a foul plot alleged as Portland police failed to identify Nellie Baker known as Miss Gertrude Wilson. Reports say she was deaf and dumb after discovery in a Portland jar, while friends doubt the Miss Huntington theory and push for answers from authorities and doctors.
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Nellie Baker
Pendleton
Portland
Miss Huntington
E. I. Richardson
Baker
Dalles
van Bowman
Miss Baker
Smith
White
Stanfield
Kearney
Portland Police
Portland Journal of
Gertrude Wilson
Helm
Washington Street
Miss Bakir
Miss Wilson
Department of Public Safety
Lola G. Baldwin
Desorip
Archbald Trial Opens in Senate Proceedings Begin Impeachment
Washington July 16 The trial on impeachment charges against Judge T Robert W Archbald of the commerce court was formally begun in the senate. Oaths were administered and senators and managers were notified to appear at the bar. A resolution notified the senate it was ready to proceed. Archbald was summoned to appear before the bar on a date set for answering the charges.
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Washington
T Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Senate
House
Archball
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Julia Conners
Portland Price
Roosevelt Press Service
Hanford Drink
Miss Crocker
Fleireas
Mace Meniia
San Francisco
Paciflc
Band OF Men
Ing Trip
Steel CO
Mr. Blakeley
Milwaukee
Joly
National Association of Coroners
Rose City
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