Beattie on trial for life in Virginia murder case
Richmond man Henry Clay Beattie Jr faces a Chesterfield County murder indictment opened amid fanfare. Beattie pleads not guilty after a motion to quash for error is overruled as his trial proceeds with seven jurors seated and Beattie’s father present in court. Beulah Hinford remains jailed as material witness.
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Beulah Hinford
Richmond
Paul Beattie
Louise Wellford
Owen Beattie
Chesterfield
Henry Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield County Court House
Richmu Loswer
Watson
W. T. Tinsley
Beattie
Cameron in Chicago as Jelke Butterine case figure faces trial
Hugh D. Cameron former head salesman for the Joho J Jelke Butterine company was indicted by a federal grand jury six weeks earlier in connection with alleged oleomargarine frauds. He was returned to Chicago after being arrested in Toronto Canada where he had fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alesman
Canada
Chicago
Hugh D. Cameron
Joho J. Jelke Butterine Company
Toronto
La Crosse Sleeper Dies After Week of Slumber
Alvin Garnet Young, once healthy, collapsed into a week of unbroken sleep and died in La Crosse Wisconsin. He retired August 12 and did not awaken or speak again, though he appeared to take nourishment and had no obvious loss of strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Garnet Young
la Crosse
Wis
Garnet
Postal savings banks designated for twenty first class offices
Washington on August 21 designation of twenty first class post offices as postal savings banks by the Postmaster General. At August 15 the treasurer of the United States excluded from depository banks securities for postal savings totaling 5,108,288. Four offices operated under this system received deposits of 539,029 at New York, 108,316 at Chicago, 26,722 at Boston, and 29,581 at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joffer
Des Moines
Iowa
Mickcock
Wessurer
United States
Laas
Chicago
Dostin
St. Qouis
Weather Forecast for Quad City Area Shows Showers Then Clearing
Weather outlook for Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity shows showers this afternoon and tonight with generally fair cooler weather Tuesday. Yesterday’s high 64 low 63 at 7 am. River stage 4.3 feet and falling. Mississippi stages slowly decline below Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical events provided: sun sets 6:46 and rises 5:13 with moonrise at 2:50 a.m. local forecaster J M Sherier.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Panama Canal bans profanity by foremen and workers
Washington Aug. 21 Colonel Goethals chief engineer orders that the use of profane or abusive language by foremen or workers when addressing subordinates will not be tolerated on the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
Uniform Divorce Law Move Binds States in Morals Plan
New York Aug 21 governors of all states responded to inquiries about uniform divorce legislation. Twenty three governors declare themselves in favor or favorable to adopting a general agreement upon statute to be enacted by various legislatures. The correspondence signals broad interest in standardizing divorce laws across the union.
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New York
Disgraced Army Captain Thornton Commits Suicide
Tacoma Washington August 21 Disgraced and under arrest for conduct unbecoming an officer Captain Frank T Thornton commanding the Sixty third coast artillery committed suicide in his Fort Worden room by chloral hydrate Friday After being stripped of his stripes and sword on the parade grounds Thornton age twenty unmarried with an aunt in Milwaukee born in Indiana had risen from private to captain served in the Philippines with California volunteers and transferred six months ago from Presidio San Francisco to Fort Worden
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Tacoma
Wash
Frank T. Thornton
Coast Artillery
Fort Worden
Thornton
Taja
Milwaukee
Indiana
Philippines
California Volunteers
Presidio
San Francisco
Tornado Fatal to Five in North Dakota Area
Five people died and 125 were injured when a tornado struck northeast of Minot North Dakota yesterday causing about 150000 dollars in property damage. West Hope Antler Lourie Sherwood Mohall and Loraines were among the hardest hit communities.
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North Dakota
Minot
N. D
West Hope
Antler
Lourie
Sherwood
Mohall
Loraine
First Fatality at Elgin Speedway Reported
Elgin HL Aug 21 W H Ireland driver of a Chicago stayer was fatally injured at the Elgin speedway and his mechanician Frank O'Brien was seriously injured when the car ditched. both residents of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin, HL
W. H. Ireland
Chicago
Elgin Speedway
Frank O'Brien
Commissioned accused in Indian affairs fraud charges
Charges allege that Commissioner Valentine and Second Assistant Commissioner Hauke conspired with others to defraud Indian allottees of the Lady Flambeau Reservation. The accusation was filed with Senate and House Indian affairs committees by Joseph R. Farr, former general superintendent of the logging Indian service. Also noted is the death of W L B Johnson in Los Angeles following a heart illness. he was a pioneer of the middle west and a member of the 36th Hennessy general assembly representing central California.
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Washington
Indian Affairs
Valentine
Hauke
Lady Flambeau Reservation
Senate
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Joseph R. Farr
Logging Indian Service
Los Angeles
W. L. B. Johnson
Middle West
Johnson
Hitness General Assembly
Railroads Return to Smooth Service as Conciliation Boards Settle Dispute
London reports rapid recovery of rail service after last Thursday’s general strike. The government and board of trade arranged sectional conciliation boards representing both sides to settle immediate differences and restore operations by evening. A wave of relief spread through the public and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Taft to Take Along Jaunt Through West Coast
Plans for President Taft's upcoming six week trip through the west and to the Pacific coast were completed yesterday. The journey, starting September 17, will be almost as extensive as his previous tour, and he expects to invade insurgent strongholds along the way.
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Pacific Coast
Washington
Taft
West
Federal debate on uniform marriage laws at governors conference
A conference of governors in Spring Lake, New Jersey, will thoroughly discuss creating a uniform federal or state statute for marriage laws. Opinions favor a broad regulation of the marriage contract to address variability in state divorce laws, with emphasis on national welfare and cohesive standards.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Atwood Near End Of His Transcontinental Flight
Auburn New York August 21 Speaking to a newspaper man Atwood said he could not leave Lyons for Utica until 4 this afternoon He expected to stop at Syracuse after detouring through Auburn If he reaches Syracuse tonight he will have flown 1026 miles since leaving St Louis a week ago and has 239 miles left to reach New York City He argues long distance flying will shift from aviation meets toward practical simple flying and criticizes spectacular attempts He says such meets are risky and that civilization earns more credit when a man can fly across the continent than performing aerial flips
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San Francisco
Mount Rainier
White House
Beverly
Congress
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Nevada
Des Moines
Kanena City
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake City
California
Portland
Seattle
Washington State
Idaho
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Auburn
N. Y
Atwood
Lyons
Utica
Syracuse
St. Louis
New York City
President’s East Visit Outlines Addresses Across Route
Party leaders say topics for the president’s addresses will be easy to select at the various stops en route. The schedule emphasizes speeches tailored to each location as the motorcade proceeds.
Aeronaut Plunges 600 Feet to Death in Marion Park
Marion Ind Aug 21 Frank Crawford 35 a local aeronaut from Anderson fell from his balloon 600 feet yesterday afternoon and died instantly. Thousands witnessed the plunge at the park where he attempted a double parachute leap before losing his hold and tumbling. His wife fainted at the scene.
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Marion
Ind
Frank Crawford
Anderson
Crawford
Naval Officer Whittier Killed by Attackers in Boston
Lieutenant William A Whittier of the revenue cutter Androscoggin died at a relief hospital after noon yesterday from a brain injury caused by a blackjack blow in a North End assault Saturday night. Assistant Engineer C H Roach and Frank Greason and George S Farwell survived the incident. Three Italians were arrested but released after alibis. Whittier, 31, left a wife and young daughter in North Berwick Maine. He graduated from Arundel Cove school in 1900 and joined the revenue service. Captain Daniela praised him as an ideal officer.
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Whittler
North Berwick
Arundel Cove School
Maryland
Revenue Service
George M. Daniela
The
Androscoggin
Whittier
Bank forecloses Lloyd Brasileiro mortgage in Rio firm
Rio de Janeiro Aug 21 The Bank of Brazil forecloses its mortgage on the Lloyd Brasileiro Steamship Company. Depreciation in shares cited as reason. The firm carries six million dollars in gold obligations.
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Rio
Encampment of the Grand Army Opens in Rochester
Rochester August 21 openings brought receptions reunions and sessions of affiliated groups as the national encampment week began for the Grand Army of the Republic in Rochester New York today.
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Rochester
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Reforming Pure Food Laws At National Convention
Duluth Minn Aug 21 delegates to the National Association of State Pure Food and Dairy Commissioners urge nationwide uniform and reformed pure food laws. Food Commissioner Jones of Minds is set to speak this afternoon on packages and their labeling.
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Duluth
Minn
National Association of State Pure Food and Dairy Commissioners
Jones
Maine Victim Honored as Engineer Merritt Laid to Rest
Remains of Lieutenant Darwin K. R. Merritt, an engineer and mayor officer who perished when the battleship Maine sank near Havana, were laid to rest in Red Oak Iowa. The funeral drew neighbors, officials, and military escorts from Company M of the 56th regiment I N G with Governor Carroll and federal judges attending.
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Engineer Merritt
Red Oak
Iowa
Darwin KR. Merritt
Maine
Havana Harbor
Estate of
Hautauqua
56Th Regiment
Horace E. Deemer
Supreme Court
B. F. Carroll
Smith PB. McPherson
Deemer
Guy A. Logan
Wiley's Acts Stir Wilson and His Superior
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson mocked Dr. Wiley in testimony before the house committee accusing him of withholding facts on sulphur dioxide in fruit and denying wider access to subject matters. Wilson blamed Wiley for expanding the solicitor's power and shift responsibility for Rusby's employment to Wiley. Adjournment near. veto not acted on. Arizona New Mexico statehood signed. Aged banker Jonathan Wheeler dies at 92 in Mason City Iowa.
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Washington
Agriculture Willson
House Committee
Wiley
Wilson
Bureau of Chemistry
Pure Food Drug Inspection Board
Rusby
Dr. Rusby
Bureau
Solfettor McCabe
Congress
Senate
House
Taft
Baird
Madison
Kansas
Arizona
New Mexico
Cullom and
Root
Burton
Alaska
Parrot in Fire Saves 20 People on Madison Ave
New York report details a green parrot in a Madison avenue apartment that woke its owner Henry W. Dearborn secretary of the Huda Fulton Celebration association by repeating come on Harry come on. The feathered alert saved twenty residents from lethal smoke as a blaze in the upstairs unit forced a family to flee with the parrot’s cage. Damages reach sixty thousand dollars.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Henry W. Dearborn
Huda Fulton Celebration Association
Miling
Harry
Dearborn
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Virginia Court
Court House Yard
Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Cameron
Tacoma, Wash
Speedway
Elgin
H. Ireland
W. L. R. Johnson
Britain
Llanelly
David Lloyd-George
Wales
Liverpool
Frankfort
Germany
Opel
Rueschheim
Detroit
Mich
Loyal Order of Moves
Boston
Steamer Company
Grand Army
National Association of State Commissioners
MR. M’cabe
la Fullette
Federal Board of Public Works
Lac Foliette
Mason City
Jonathan
Wheeler
Parrot
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