02 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
1
Judge Bond rules on presenting Glover's dying words as jurors hear testimony. District Attorney challenges lingering objections while the case against Mattie LeBlanc hinges on circumstantial evidence amid courtroom drama.
Lemuel Perkins rose 150 feet on kites when the top lines failed and a parachute effect saved him. He dropped 125 feet and landed within 26 feet of the ground, escaping serious injury with minor scratches. Nearby observers and doctors tended him as wind gusts shattered the rig. The accident followed earlier trial coverage of Mrs. Glover’s murder case and legal maneuvering surrounding her acquittal.
London December 2 The duke of Manchester underwent an appendectomy with the duchess by his side and the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati present at his hospital bedside.
American sailors earn praise for rescuing twenty five men from a French cutter while storm winds pound the coast from the English Channel to the bay of Gibraltar. Dozens of lives are reported lost and many small vessels are believed sunk as the American fleet endures the gale off Cherbourg.
In Mount Carmel Illinois Charles Brent faces possible murder sentence after being attacked by Cree Bryant slowing from the court as Bryant sought to shoot Brent. A policeman wrestled Bryant’s revolver away and Brent had confessed to killing Bryant and throwing him into the Wabash river. In Washington Justice Holmes admonished a lawyer over a phrase used in court. In Youngstown Ohio President Taft fulfills Roosevelt pledge by sending three gold medals to triplets born to John Hoggins and wife during Roosevelt era.
Governors discussed reform programs focusing on human life conservation and public health. The session, led by Swanson, shifted to end Thursday night rather than Saturday, with emphasis on workplace mobility laws, child labor, stream pollution, and tuberculosis prevention.
Chris Gous of Kickapoo township unearthed an iron pot in a trench near Atchison containing several thousand dollars in paper money. The currency had crumbled to pieces on air and is not believed to be redeemable. The find is linked to border warfare era turmoil in Kansas.
In Atlanta on December 2 M L Brennan faced high living costs prompting him to pawn his coffin. He had bought it for personal use as a bargain but later needed money and sent the coffin to a pawnshop after not purchasing anything else.
Troops reinforced the capital to guard the inauguration of Porfirio Diaz for the eighth time. With the republic in a disturbed state, security was extreme and officials were protected while rumors of a second uprising by Gen. Francisco Majlero circulated.
The overdue schooner remains missing after twenty two days. Owners name no hopeful location as crew Coy and Green of Justo Do are unaccounted. The vessel carried unspecified cargo and was last seen near Esl.
A special session bill grants the Oklahoma Supreme Court original authority over removal or attempted removal of the state capital and other state institutions. It advances ahead of the main capital bill and could take effect immediately with the governor's approval under an emergency clause.
Officials report a general reduction of berthing rates for upper Pullman berths and lower berths with incomplete details. A missing traveler, Keyor, was reported last week after a truck arrived and no further news surfaced.
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