Dynmite conspiracy sentences set in Indianapolis trial
In Indianapolis on December 30 the court handed sentences to 38 labor union officials convicted in the dynamite conspiracy. Ryan received seven years. Butler, Hockin and others six. Barry and Smith four. many others three. two years for some. one year and one day for a few. Several sentences were suspended including Farrell and Coohey, while McManigal received no sentence. Motions for new trials and for arrest of judgment were overruled.
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Butler
Tvietmor
Hockin
Webb
Clancy
Cooley
Young
Munsey
Barry
Smith
Beam
Cannane
Morrts
Leglietner
Basey
Pennell
Anderson
Brown
Smythe
Hannon
Reduin
M'Cain
Painter
Sherman
Higgins
Houlihan
Shupe
Ray
Earnhardt
Phillips
Wachmeister
Mooney
Patrick Farrell
James Coohey
James Coughlin
Hiram Kline
Frank Murphy
Edward Clark
McManigal
Indianapois
Miller
Cheater H. Krum
Varreli
Adderson
Farrell
Ironworkers’ Union
James Cooney
Chicago
Cooney
Coughlin
T &B
al Tron
Detroit
Murphy
Muncie
Kline
Charles Wachmeister
William Bernhart
Cincinnati
Weather Summary for Rock Island and Vicinity Tonight
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight with the low around freezing. slightly colder Tuesday. 7 am temp 24. high yesterday 47. low last night 24. Wind 8 mph. no precipitation. Humidity 70 at 7 pm and 87 at 7 am. Astronomical notes show sunset 4 43 and sunrise 7 24. Venus visible in evening sky, Mercury and Jupiter in morning sky. Local forecaster J M Sherier.
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Erecast
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Martins $22,000 pitcher wed in Framingham
Framingham Mass December 30 Martin O Toole Pittsburghs 22000 pitcher married Miss Rose Heffernan today in a ceremony that joins two sports figures with strong ties to baseball.
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Framingham
Mass
Martin O'Toole
Pittsburgh
Rose Heffernan
125000 Garment Workers Strike for Higher Wages in New York
About 125000 men and women in New York garment trades walked out seeking higher pay and better conditions. Forty five halls were opened as gathering places while mass pickets formed at factories. The strike targets men's and boys' clothing with eight hour day and wage increases among demands.
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New York
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Mer’s and Boys
Baldwin Apples Sold At 5 Cents A Quart In New York
Food crusaders sold Baldwin apples at five cents a quart from a carload at Queensboro Bridge Market. They declared the produce as good as local retailers’ twelve to fifteen cent asks. The sale was led by Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the Housewives' League of America.
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New York
Food Crusaders
Queensboro Bridge
Julian Heath
Housewives’ League of America
Wilson Receives Party Leaders In Trenton
Governor Wilson met with Democratic leaders in both houses in Trenton to discuss his administration, cabinet appointments, and federal bench picks. Attendees included J. Hamilton Lewis, Senators Williams, Sea, Chamberlain, and Representative Redfield. Heavy rain and slushy roads marked the day as Lewis noted Illinois senatorial concerns.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Congress
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Williams
Mississippi
Sea of Tennessee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Representative Redfield
Lewis
Illinois
Parole law author dies veteran lawyer R A Lemon
Richard A. Lemon, 64, prominent Central Illinois lawyer and author of the present parole law, died in Clinton. A Civil War veteran of the Yates Phalanx, he studied law with Col Robert Ingersoll at Peoria and led notable trials including the Magill murder and Snell will cases. He served as president of the first board of pardons under Governor Tanner.
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R. A. Lemon
Yates Phalanx
Bloomington
Ill
Richard A. Lemon
Clinton
Illinois
Tanmer
Robert Ingersoll
Peoria
Magill
Snell
Beath Penalty Sought in the Burnham Murder
Chicago December 30 the jury heard closing arguments after Mrs Harriet Burnham was charged with murdering her husband and the state urged the death penalty while attacking the defense as a tissue for lies. Burnham appeared weak and near collapse during the proceedings.
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Chicago
Harriet Burnham
Land
Autoist Hal Shain Killed in Venice Cup Race Disaster
Venice track accident kills driver Hal Shain and injures three spectators and several bystanders. Shain, 28, known on Pacific coast circuits as Hal Shain, plummeted from the cup shaped track into a crowd, triggering a panic. Mrs. A B Atkinson, 48, from Vancouver, fractured jaw and lip. W J Johnson, 55, from Madison, left hand fracture. J M Moyer, 32, of Los Angeles, abdominal injuries. Shain died an hour later despite doctors’ efforts. He held coast records at the motor drome near Los Angeles and leaves a widow and young son.
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Los Angeles
Tlal Shain
Shain
Concession Pier
Venicuns
A. B. Atkinson
Vancouver
B. C
W. J. Johnson
Madison
Wis
J. M. Moyer
Venice
Shaun
Santa Monica
Hal” Shain
Halver
Kiser to Write For The Argus As Onlooker Columnist
S. E. Kiser renowned for Alternating Currents in the Chicago Record-Herald will join The Argus as a daily contributor under The Onlooker title. He will replace Duncan M. Smith whose daily editorial page column leaves after several years.
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the Argus
Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Duncan M. Smith
The
Argus
Rock Island
Harrison Denies a Revel Hearing
Chicago December 30 a protest march of over a hundred preachers and adherents to City Hall demanded Mayor Harrison restrict case hours beyond legal New Year’s Eve. Hissing met the news that the mayor was not receiving today.
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Chicago
Harrison
Local hunters bag 150 mallard ducks at Beardstown
Louis Harrs, George Ludlow and H. J. Rolfs returned home after a successful duck shooting trip near Beardstown. The group shot a total of 150 mallard ducks since leaving last Friday, reporting good sport throughout the hunt.
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Louis Harrs
George Ludlow
Beardstown
Congressman Wedemeyer in a serious condition
Washington Dec 30 Representative Wedemeyer of Michigan , in a sanitarium at Ancon Panama Canal Zone , is seriously hurt from a fall on the ice in Washington. He struck the back of his head after a fall days before joining the congressional party for the isthmus. In Mishawaka Indiana on Dec 30 Marion and Rosalie DeVinter aged 9 and 7 were killed instantly by a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern passenger train while crossing from behind a west bound freight.
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Wedemeyer
Michigan
Ancon
Panama Canal Zone
Congressional
Isthmus
Mishawaka
Ind
Marion
Rosalie DeVinter
Paul de Winter
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Boy Is Postal Thief At West Liberty
A 13 year old, Russell Bochentheim, is identified as a bold postal thief in West Liberty Iowa. He committed five thefts at the post office netting three to five dollars each. He was caught tapping the money order tilt by the postmaster hiding behind mail sacks. His method was simple yet successful.
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West Liberty
Iowa
Russell Bochentheim
Three Die in Chicago Home Gas Asphyxiation
Chicago dispatch reports John Klein 35 Rose Klein 32 and Charles Wehoffer 34 found dead from gas asphyxiation in the Klein residence. Officials could not determine if accidental.
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Chicago
John Klein
Rose
Charles Wehoffer
Klein
Russia warns Turkey as Balkan conference adjourns
London and Constantinople dispatches report the Balkan delegates at 4 pm saying Turkish instructions are incomplete and more reference to Constantinople is needed while Russia cautions against delay in Asia Minor. The warning unsettles Turkish officials and fans army talk of resuming hostilities.
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London
Balkan
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Woman Prefers to Ride Box Car
A 23 year old woman told Chicago police she has “beaten her way” on freight trains across the United States and would rather ride in a box car than on a first class seat. She was arrested while attempting to board a freight dressed in feminine attire and claimed to often disguise herself as a man calling herself Hazel Johnson.
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Chicago
United States
Hazel Johnson
President Bales Plan To Obtain Money Facts
Washington December 30 President Taft declined to direct the controller of the currency to investigate for the house money trust investigation committee to secure facts not in the controller possession. Guided by the attorney general opinion the president advised the committee he does not think it proper to obtain data in this manner.
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Washington
Taft
House Money Trust Investigation Committee
Harvester Co Capital Boost Reported in Augusta
Augusta Me Dec 30 Notification from the department of state confirms a capital stock increase for the International Harvester company of Russia from eight million to forty million six hundred thousand dollars. The move reflects expanded operations and financial strengthening amid postwar trade developments.
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Augusta
International Harvester Company of Russia
Department of State
Death Takes Noted Aid of the Germans
Alfred Von Kidersen-Waechter, 60, imperial secretary of state of Germany, died suddenly at his home in Stuttgart after a brief illness during a Christmas visit to his sister. A veteran diplomat and expert on Near East affairs, he had steered German policy through the Morocco dispute with France and had long been a favorite of Emperor William before a decade away from a prominent post. He belonged to Württemberg nobility, served in the Franco-Prussian War, and held postings in St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Paris, Constantinople, and Bucharest.
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Germany
Alfred von Kidersen-Waechter
German Empire
Baroness von Gemmingen
Near East
Balkans
France
Morocco
von Kiderlen-Waechter
William
Bucharest
Wuerttemberg
St. Petersberg
Copenhagen
Paris
Constantinople
Wilson predicts early Philippine independence at Staunton banquet
President elect Wilson told Staunton audiences that independence for the Philippine islands is his aim, saying they are now our frontier but should be freed. He spoke on his 56th birthday at the Staunton Military Academy and at Mary Baldwin Seminary, urging service as the basis for any reward and warning that business must prove service.
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Philippine Islands
Wilson
Staunton Military Academy
Philippines
William A. Jones
Virginia
Congress
Mr. Wilson
Mary Baldwin Seminary
United States
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