Convicted Lieutenant Becker Plans Appeal After Murder Verdict
New York October 25. Lieutenant Becker convicted of first degree murder blames Justice Goff’s instructions and chief counsel’s refusal to let him testify. Defense intends to appeal Wednesday while DA Whitman and assistant deny collusion. jurors reportedly expected conviction from the start. Police officials refuse comment. Whitey Lewis to be tried next. Rosenthal’s alleged accomplices reportedly eye guilty pleas to avoid electr o cution.
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New York
Justice Criffs
Becker
Goff
McIntyre
Whitman
Oseistania
Tecker
Clathet Athorney Whitman
Moss
Belgium Most Densely Populated Nation Worldwide
The Belgian population density stands at 636 inhabitants per square mile, making Belgium the most densely populated country on the globe. This figure highlights its concentrated urban centers and compact land area.
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Belgium
Ways Devised to Make Local Band a Permanent One
The Commercial association and Round-up board plan to fund a permanent band by raising money to retain Director Chauncey Haines and pay a salary. They propose monthly contributions from businessmen and winter concerts to build a working fund, with summer street concerts and readiness for parades and visiting delegations. The committee views the band as a city asset and advertises its value while rallying moral support.
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Commercial Association
Chauncey Haines
Haines
Counterfeiter Artist Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Louis Gadmore, an artist who painted ten dollar counterfeit government notes, was sentenced to one year in Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He admitted guilt and will report to prison immediately. Authorities said the notes were well executed and difficult to trace. Gadmere painted and passed more than sixty fake bills to support his wife and child.
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Louis Gadmore
United States
Fort Leavensworth
Kan
Gadmere
Commercial Club Luncheon Honors Dr Smith and T C Taylor
Pendleton residents gathered at the St George grill room as Commercial Club members honored Dr C J Smith and T C Taylor who will shortly leave Pendleton. The pair received silver Masonic card cases and heartfelt tributes from Colonel J H Raley J P Winter and others praising their public and private service to the city and county. Dr Smith reflected on 22 years in Pendleton and his pride in his work and community.
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Commercial Club
DR. Smith
T.C. Taylor
CITY
C. J. Smith
T. C. Taylor
Pendleton
St. George Grill Room
J. F. Robinson
Association
J. H. Raley
Taymor
Umatilla Coun
Insane man slashes wife then himself in San Francisco
In San Francisco on October 26 Martin Bocarde, 67, rushed into his wife Jesate's bedroom and cut a deep neck wound before slashing his own throat from ear to ear. He is not expected to survive. A brutal struggle preceded Bocarde's attack as his wife ran into the street and collapsed unconscious. An officer found Bocarde attempting to tear out his own heart through a wide throat wound.
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San Francisco
Martin Bocarde
Jesate
Bocarde
Becker Found Guilty of Murder in the First Degree
New York October 25. Police lieutenant Charles Becker found guilty of murder in the first degree for instigating the death of Herman Rosenthal the gambler. Verdict announced at 12:02 AM. Becker remanded to the Tombs for sentence until October 30. Immediate appeal announced by chief counsel John F. McIntyre. Jury deliberated nearly eight hours, verdict delivered with Becker facing potential death by electric chair.
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New York
Chas
Becker
Munner
Herman Rosenthal
Goff
Harold B. Skinner
John F. McIntyre
Skinner
Justices Goff
Lile
Audubon Avenue
Leutenant
McIntyre
Justice Goff
Gotf
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Broom Factory Debuts Profitable Venture in Adams
G O Richardson, Adams postmaster and broom factory head, delivered orders in Pendleton yesterday. Brooms were sent to the county courthouse, Byers mill, Scott grocery, and Empire furniture. He reports more March orders from Peoples Warehouse, Rk Alexander, Gray Bros, and the French restaurant, and praises local business support.
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G. Oo. Richardson
Adams
Court House
Byers
Scott Grocery
Empire Furniture
Richardson
March
Peoples Warehouse
Rk. Alexander
Gray Bros
Pendleton
Marshall Defends Tariff for Revenue Only in Portland
Vice Presidential candidate Thomas R. Marshall addressed 2500 in Portland, defending the Democratic creed of tariff for revenue only and attacking Senator Bourne's pledge to keep his committee posts if reelected. He endorsed Harry Lane for Senate and M. G. Manley for Representative, argued a Democratic president would not cause a panic, and contrasted Cleveland and Roosevelt eras with a blunt soup bone analogy.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas R. Marshall
Bourne
United States
Marshall
Harry Lane
M. G. Manley
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Marshall Advocates Democratic Senate Tour in Oregon
Governor Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana, Democratic nominee for vice president, urged voters in Alvany and along the West to support a Democratic Senate to sustain Democratic policies. He spoke en route from Medford to Albany, stressing the Senate's role in enacting his party's agenda.
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Ore
West
Wilson
Senate
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Medford
Albany
Marshall
Din
Seek Witnesses Against Negro in Johnson Abduction Case
Chicago 25 Further witnesses in the case against Jack Johnson, accused of abducting Lucille Cameron, a white girl, are being sought. Miss Cameron is detained at Rockford Illinois. Mrs A D Banks a negro entertainer at Johnsons resort is said to have shot at the champion and will probably be subpoenaed. Mrs Sarah Helm president of the local women’s clubs has written Mrs Pennypacker head of the national federation of women’s clubs urging united action against Johnson.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lucille Cameron
Refute Charges Against Cause At WCTU Convention
At the Portland WCTU convention delegates denounced a brochure claimed to be by Dr Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal church. The convention protested to church bishops and planned to send a letter to Dr Wilson after notes he questioned his official stance on equal suffrage. Mrs Emma L. Starrett spoke on civic problems and Mrs Margaret Ellis on the year’s work.
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Portland
Clarence True Wilson
Kansas City
Methodiat Episcopal Church
Wuere
Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Emma L. Starrett
Nebraska
Margaret Ellis
Washington
Grant kin weds former servant in Cheyenne church
Ulysses S. Grant's second cousin married Hannah Johnson at the Presbyterian church in Cheyenne. The bride was once a servant in the Grant household. The groom came to Cheyenne for health and found work in Union Pacific shops, now promoted to supply agent.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Ulysses S. Grant
General A. Grant
Hannah Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Grant
Union Pacific
Mate Blamed For Wreck Of Loggie Schooner
Ernest Lorentzen second mate of the lumber schooner J. J. Loggie was charged with responsibility for the wreck at Point Arguello after an inquiry by US Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers. His license is suspended eight months for altering course without orders. Captain Svendson was exonerated. The J. J. Loggie is a total loss, broken in two on the rocks.
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San Francisco
Ernest Lorentzen
J. J. Loggie
Point Arguello
Guthrie and Dolan
United States
Svendson
J. J. Logele
Turks and Bulgars battle for Adrianople amid wider war
Dispatches report Turkish, Bulgarian and Servian forces fighting near Adrianople with 70 000 Turks defending the city as Bulgars press from north and west. Montenegrin troops surround Scutari bombard the city while Scutari falls looming. hope of Salonika’s capital fading as control tightens across Europe.
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Vienna
Adrianople
Constantinople
Salonika
Turkey
Europe
Lovers for 57 Years Now at 71 They Wed
In Topeka, Samuel C Wyatt aged 74 and Susan Pettijohn aged 72 were wed in the probate court after meeting 57 years ago as youths in Missouri. Their courtship was broken by prior marriages, then renewed by correspondence after they became widowed. He said both were lonesome and their bond endured.
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Topeka
Kan
Samuel ¢. Wyatt
Susan Pettijohn
Missouri
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