Sneed Freed as Slayer of Elder Boyce
J Bea Sneed is acquitted of murdering Captain Al G Boyce Sr in Fort Worth after a Jan 13 shooting. He claimed self defense amid a family feud tied to his wife eloping to Winnipeg with Captain Boyce Jr. A later death of Al Boyce Jr in Amarillo on Sept 14 is pending trial in Vernon in February.
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Fort Worth
Texas
J. Bea
Sneed
al G. Boyce
Boyce
Winnipeg
Can
al G. Boyce, Jr
Boyer
Boyces
al Boyce, Jr
Amarillo
Vernon
Captain Boyce
Scott
McLean
Taft Campaign Outlay and Major Republican Contributions
Washington describes final national committee report listing Taft campaign funds. Charles P Taft led $150000 in large contributions contributing to a $904828 total receipts and $100363 expenditures. Major donors include J P Morgan Chase and Andrew Carnegie at $25000 each and Meyer Knox Wickersham Hitchcock among others.
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Washington
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnat
Republican Fund
Republican National Committee
House
Francis L. Leland
New York
J.P. Morgan Company
Andrew Carnegie
Yale Taft Club
New Jersey
Taft
Navy
Meyer
Knox
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Faiwie Gould
Huntington Wilson
Senator Root
Crane
Massachusetts
Sanders
Tennessee
Duvnt
Delaware
H. C. Frick
Pittsburgh
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Russell Sage
Robert Goelet
Congressman Woods Improves After Pneumonia Illness
Estherville Iowa December 3 reassurances came on the health of Congressman Frank H Woods who has been seriously ill with pneumonia He passed a quiet night and his temperature stood one degree above normal confirming gradual improvement and steady progress toward recovery.
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F. H. Woods
Estherville
Iowa
Frank H. Woods
Votes of Women Keep a City Dry in Oregon
Portland reports women used voting rights in a half dozen Oregon cities and helped secure dry outcomes. Tillamook elected dry policies, while Oregon City did not elect a woman mayor candidate. Separate notes mention commissions forms of government and prohibition measures in other cities.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
New Dork
Drs
Tillamook
Oregon City
Fromth
Minn
Los Angeles
Cal
Lossee Harbor
Ex Presidents Pension Bill Sparks Senate Proposals
Washington reports Senator McCumber proposes repealing the newspaper publicity law and pensions for ex presidents as commander in chief at 10000 dollars yearly with 5000 for widows. Senator Penrose seeks six cent letter postage and broader drop letter rates. Taft's final message read, foreign relations and trade discussed. Reappointments sent to the senate include E E Clark William P Jackson and Kirtland Berky.
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Washington
McCumber
Penrose
Levy
Secretary of the Treasury
Taft
Congress
Argus
Senate
Interstate Commerce
E. E. Clark
Iowa
William P. Jackson
Maryland
Isador Rayner
Kirtland Berky
Idaho
Weldon B. Heyburn
Riley appeals for Kretschmar pardon in Jones slaying
Jefferson City Dec. 3 An appeal to Governor Hadley for the pardon of Herman Kretschmar of St Louis, slayer of Clarence N Jones, has been sent by James Whitcomb Riley now invalid in Indianapolis. Kretschmar accused Jones of a business conspiracy after being ousted as secretary of Commonwealth Milling. In self defense Kretschmar claimed, a jury gave 18 years. He attempted suicide before imprisonment.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Herman Kretschmar
St. Louis
Clarence N. Jones
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Jones
Kretschmar
Commonwealth Milling Company of
Missouri State Penitentiary
Governor Hadley
New York Rabbi Burned to Death
A Jewish rabbi named Louis Levy perished in an early morning fire that destroyed an apartment house on upper Fifth Avenue New York Seven others were injured The Wisconsin Department of Game Wardens says about 4500 deer were offered for transportation after the season just closed and roughly twice that number were killed in the state
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New York
Louis Levy
Upper Fifth Avenue
Madison
Wis
Werden's Department
Wisconsin
Archbald Faces Senate Trial on 13 Impeachment Charges
The U S senate opened as a high court to try Judge Archbald of the commerce court on thirteen charges including alleged improper dealings with railroad officials, coal interests, and notes discounted by attorneys. Trial began after delays and weeks of subpoenas for witnesses, with House managers urging immediate action.
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Washington
Senate
Archbald
Commerce Court
Robert W. Archbald
United States Commerce Court
Court of Commerce
United States
Middle
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
House Judiciary Committee
House
House Committee On Judiciary
Swane
Clayton
Alabama
Penn-sylvania
Europe
General Bliss Calls For Military Spirit Keeps Nation Safe
Norfolk VA Dec 3 Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss US Army urged the National Guard Association to keep alive the military spirit vital to the country’s honor and existence while eastern nations cling to warlike readiness amid peace talk. Officers elected include President General Thomas J Stewart and vice presidents P S Dixon and P L Abbey. Also noted are legal matters involving George M Watson and the Marion Coal Company and stock sales of Marion Coal to the railroad. Archbald stated he acted as a friend to Watson and Boland and did not seek compensation. lawyers for Archbald denied impeachable conduct.
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Norfolk
Tasker H. Bliss
National Guard Association
He United States
Thomas J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
P.S. Dixon
Mlinois
P. L. Abbey
Michigan
George M. Watson
Scranton
Marion Coal Company
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
C. G. Boland
W. P. Boland
Archbald
Watson
Schwittay waives examination in perjury case
Detroit reports Albert Schwittay sheriff and Assemblyman-elect from Marinette county Wisconsin waived further examination on a police court charge of subordination of perjury. He posted $2000 bail, was bound over to the recorders court for trial, date not fixed, to return to Wisconsin for the legislature opening. Finger nominated for postmaster at Davenport Iowa.
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Schwittay
Detroit
Albert Schwittay
Marinette County
Wis
Recorders’ Court
Schwittag
Idea of Wilson is frowned upon
Washington December 3 The proposal by Governor Wilson to separate the oath taking and the inaugural ceremonies is branded utterly foolish by the district democratic national committee It is argued there will be insufficient funds for both events People come here for the historical act of swearing in a president not pageantry or social features
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Washington
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline Area
Unsettled weather with likely rain tonight or Wednesday. Warmer tonight with temps above freezing. Readings show 7 am 30, yesterday 34, last night 22. Wind 6 mph, none precip. Humidity 7 pm 86, 7 am 73. Stage of water 2.8 rising 0.2. Astronomical events note sun set 4 04, rises 7 08. Evening stars Mercury Venus Jupiter. Morning star Mars. Local forecaster J M Cherier.
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J.M
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Johnson to Wed Lucile Cameron in Chicago Home Wedding
Chicago dispatch reports Jack Johnson, the Black pugilist, plans to marry Lucile Cameron tonight at his mother's home. A film company offered $5,000 to document the wedding, with Rev. H A Roberts to perform the ceremony. Johnson obtained a license after clerk Legner initially refused without the bride present. County Clerk Sweitzer overrulled, citing Cameron's age and Johnson's stated 34 years. A crowd followed the campaign through offices as police warned against public film exhibitions.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lucile Cameron
Moving Picture
H. A. Roberts
Johnson
Legner
Sweitzer
Cameron
McWeeney
Market feverish over merger dissolution decree
New York on December 3 saw volatile reactions in the stock market as opinions diverged on the Harriman dissolution decree. Traders anticipated broader effects on Central Pacific and Southern Pacific properties and moved to sell Southern Pacific shares amid fear of disrupted development and operation.
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New York
Harriman
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
Fitzgerald in a flash of $1000 bills trial tale
Chicago December 3 A promoter Charles Brown testified that George Fitzgerald on trial for embezzling 172000 dollars from the U S Treasury displayed a thousand dollar bill in Fitzgeralds presence in 1907 four months after the money vanished from the subtreasury Brown said he sought Fitzgeralds investment for an undertaking business but the deal collapsed.
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Chicago
George Fitzgerald
United States
Ss Treasury
Charles Brown
Brown
Fitzgerald
Democrats Plan Opposition to Taft Appointments Move
Washington December 3 President Taft sent over two hundred recess appointments to the senate and faces a brewing Democratic push to block confirmations. Gore is said to back the action with several colleagues leading the movement aimed at stalled nominations. Democrats complain the president stripped their postmaster appointments by civil service orders.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Gore
Waukegan chemist probes sugar plant blast causes
H C Moritz of the state factory inspection department inspected the sugar refinery after last week’s explosion that killed 14. He noted the lack of a starch blower in the building allowed dust to accumulate and possibly trigger the blast. Moritz plans to testify at the coroner’s inquest and bring experts to show how a blower might have prevented the disaster. He cites occupational disease law holding the company responsible for workers’ health. Moritz also plans to examine fulminate mercury caps found nearby and whether dynamite contributed to the explosion. In Michigan, Charles Gage, 80, shot himself to avoid a facial cancer.
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Waukegan
H. C. Moritz
State Factory Inspection Department
Moritz
Berry
Kenosha
Greece May Keep Up War Lone Handed
Report from Sofia and London on December 3 describes Balkan nations negotiating peace with Turkey at Baghtche while Greece may continue hostilities alone. Armistice terms, revictualization rights, and blockade removals shape the talks. Tensions rise over Adrianople as Greece and Bulgaria blame each other for setbacks.
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Greece
Constantinople
Turkey
Baghtche
Sofia
London
Adrianople
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Salonik
Macedonia
Aegean
Adriatic
Asia Minor
Dedenghatch
Switzerland
Geneva
United States
Canada
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Hillside Coal & Iron Company
Erie Railroad
Edward J. Williams
Erarreates
The
Santa Claus
General Bliss
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Vicinity
Hasings
Mich
Charles Gage
Chink Gamblers Trap
San Francisco
Goff
Pigow
Siberia Club
Officer Bailey
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