Beattie Murder Trial Nears Verdict as Witnesses Testify
In Chesterfield Court House Virginia on September 1 the Beattie murder trial resumed with defense witnesses praising the accused Henry Clay Beattie’s good reputation. Douglas Beattie testified of a happy marriage and grief after the shooting while cross examination suggested actions to aid detectives and potential evidence destruction. A hair believed to be from the murdered woman was found under a car seat, fueling prosecution claims of concealment during the Owen house trip.
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Chesterfield Court House
Beattie
Richmond
E. H. Neblitt
Paul Beattie
Henry
Douglas Beattie
Dr. Mercer
Tom Owens
Douglas
Chesterfield
Court House
Henary Clay Beattie
By Is
Midlothan
Owen House
Clemency Sought for Murders Boy in Madison
Madison residents sign petitions urging Governor Donarhey of Arkansas to grant executive clemency for Earl Gil christ, a 15 year old accused in a street fight killing. Signers to be sought in additional Wisconsin cities as Iowa rural letter carriers convene in Des Moines with Senator Cummins among speakers.
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Madison
Wis
Helievins
Donarhey
Arkansas
Earl Gilchrist
Wisconsin
Iowa
Des Moines
Senator Cummins
Weather recast for Rock Island Davenport and Vicinity
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high was 86 and low 61, with no precipitation. Humidity near 48 percent at 7 p m local forecaster J M Sherier notes river stage 1.6 and little change. Astronomical details and planetary positions follow for September.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Clark demands action from tariff board in tariff reform
In Pittsburgh on September 1 Champ Clark denounced the tariff board as a machine for deferring tariff revisions and warned its pay will stop if it fails to deliver. He criticized Taft and noted Roosevelt’s earlier commission, accusing Republicans of duplicity in reciprocity debates.
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Pittsburgh
Champ Clark
Tariff Board
Taft
Roosevelt
Distribution of Standard Oil of New Jersey Stocks
New York reporters note that books of the Standard Oil of New Jersey will be used at 3 o'clock Thursday to distribute capital stocks of 33 subsidiary companies as ordered by the supreme court. The firm will remain closed until about December 1 for pro rata stock distribution and trading methods are uncertain while the company remains legally dissolved.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
New Jersey Company
Gallant General Grierson Dies in Michigan
Jacksonville Sept 1 General Benjamin H Grierson of this city died at his summer home in Omena Michigan He was one of the last three major generals of the Civil War and had been commissioned brigadier general by Lincoln for his gallant service during the Mississippi raid in 1863.
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Jacksonville
Benjamin H. Grierson
Omena
Mich
Lincoln
Grierson
Mississippi
Governor Van Sant Walks 10 Miles At Age 67
Former Governor S. R. VanSant completed a 10 mile walk from St Paul to Minneapolis in three hours and seven minutes. He said he is as fit as he was 50 years ago when he enlisted in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry. The journey began at 5 20 and ended at 8 27, with breakfast after arrival.
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Arcas
St. Paul
S. R. VanSant
Grant VanSant
Minneapolis
3Th
I Linois Cavalry
Rock Island
VanSants
van Sant
Illinois Central labor talks collapse over recognition
Chicago Sept 1 railroad officials and the road's employer failed to agree on recognition of the Federated Shop Employes. Negotiations were broken off by the president as over one hundred thousand workers faced an uncertain outcome.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Federated Shop
J E M Gilvrey to Succeed Bayliss at Ma comb Normal
Springfield Sept 1 John B McGilvrey appointed principal of Western State Normal School at Macomb to succeed the late Alfred Bayliss former state superintendent of public instruction in Illinois. The appointment is for the ensuing year while McGilvrey presumes to return to teaching in Ohio. S B Hursh remains next in line as Bayliss’s assistant.
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Springfield
Ill
John B. McGilvrey
Western State Normal School
Macomb
Alfred Bayliss
Illinois
McGilvrey
Ohio
Bayliss
Geidel Convicted of Second Degree Murder
New York September 1. Paul Geidel the 17 year old bell boy found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of William H. Jackson the elderly broker on July 26. He faces a long sentence in Sing Sing or Auburn.
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New York
Paul Geidel
William H. Jackson
Nine Craft Unions Weigh Illinois Central Strike Action
International officers direct possible mass walkout of 15000 Illinois Central shop employees and thousands on Harriman lines if no deal with President Markham. Nine crafts conference in Chicago tracks San Francisco talks as unions await coast guidance and possible broader rail action. Des Moines judge DeGraff praised for ending streetcar strike amid labor actions. Macomb normal school plan to open after Galesburg board meeting this Saturday.
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Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
San Francisco
Illinois Central
Harriman
Federation of
Northwestern
Nine Crafts
Chicago
Federation of Shopmen
Kruttschnitt
Harriman Lines
DeGraff
Des Moines
Lawrence DeGraff
Astor Fiance Receives Five Million Dollar Settlement
New York, Sept. 1. Colonel Jacob Astor sealed a seven figure arrangement with his fiancee Miss Madeline Force. The marriage contract provides five million dollars to Miss Force upon Mrs Astor title, plus liberal provisions in Astor's will to be drawn after the wedding and deposited with the United States Trust Company. The Astor yacht with the couple aboard sailed from East Twenty second Street without announcing a destination.
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New York
Jacob Astor
Madeline Force
Newport
Herald
Mrs. Astor
Miss Force
Astor
United States Trust Company
Colonel Astor
East Twenty-second Street
Italians Combat Crime: New York Detectives Put on Trial
New York city mobilizes all Italian detectives to curb a crime wave among Italian natives. The Italian consul cites a list of yearly crimes and estimates 5000 Italian ex convicts in the city. Recent sirens include two kidnapping cases and 14 bomb throws since July 14.
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New York
New York City
Geidel Escapes Electric Chair Faces Long Jail Term
Geidel, held since last night, escaped the electric chair by verdict but faces a lengthy sentence likely at Sing Sing or Auburn. He appeared tearful and pale as the judge pronounced the verdict, with no relatives present. He was led to Tombs prison without speaking.
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Geidel
Sing Sing
Auburn Prison
Tombs
Murderer and death by own action
Dr. Walter Owen Ryan a wealthy physician formerly of Springfield Illinois shot and killed his wife then killed himself at his Los Angeles home. Two young sons upstairs found the bodies and the son C D Ryan said his father had shown an unbalanced mind.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Owen Ryan
Springfield
Ill
C. D. Ryan
Ryan
Illinois
Jo Diller
Abraham Lincoln
Diller
Will Investigate LaGrange School Graft Charges
Chicago reports President Peter Bartzen and aides will probe all Cook County institutions receiving county funds after graft and padded lists at the Park Ridge Illinois Industrial Home for Girls. County Attorney Francis Wilson to supervise, with attention to Feehanville and Glenwood institutions.
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Chicago
Peter Bartzen
County Board
Illinois Industrial Home For Girls
Cook County
la Grange
Francis Wilson
Bartzen
Feehanville
Glenwood
St. Mary’s
Wilson
Illino
Park Ridge
Susanna McConnell
McConnell
Annie Davenport
Tllinois Industrial School
Averstroll
Government Slow Pay After 46 Years
Denver, Sept 1 46 years after demanding $2.31 in 1865 veteran James R B Earl finally received a government payment. The check covers the exact amount claimed and reflects no interest. Earl served in the Sth Iowa infantry and the 5th Iowa cavalry.
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Denver
Colo
James RB
Earl
Sth
Iowa Infantry
5Th
Iowa Cavalry
Charivari Nuisance Triggers Bride's Mental Break
Cincinnati report says jokers at a wedding charivari caused Mrs Goldie Raflin wife of Ephraim Raflin to suffer mental derangement. She had married three weeks earlier and was sent to Longview insane hospital after the disturbance near Finney Ohio suburb.
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Cincinnati
Goldie Raflin
Ephraim L. Raflin
Finney
Fourteen drafted players from three-eye league announced
Special to The Argus reports Cincinnati on September 1 saw one hundred eighty thousand dollars paid for drafted players. Allen Akers Johnson and Myers were taken from the league. M. H. Sexton.
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Argus
Cincinnati
Allen, Akers
Johnson and Myers
M. H. Sexton
Gotch Ready for Labor Day Title Defense
Frank Gotch declares perfect fitness ahead of Labor Day clash with Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt finishes light training and restricts visitors. Police plan order measures. officials report one third of seats sold and 20,000 reserved tickets available.
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Chicago
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Government Seeks Better Cavalrymen for Frontier Service
Washington officials plan to train cavalry officers in France at Saumur for a year to raise American mounted service standards. Capts Conrad Babcock Henry Richmond and Lt Adna Chaffee will lead instruction and return as mounted service school instructors. To ensure frontier police along the Mexican border, two squadrons will be stationed at Fort Huachuca and Fort Apache with headquarters at Huachuca.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Conrad 3. Babcock
Henry R. Richmond
Adna. R. Chaffee
Saumur
France
South
Department
Worts Havelluca
Apache
Arizona
Sweeney's Name Once Well Known
New York reports Peter Burr Sweeney aged 46 once tied to the Tweed administration faced exposure over alleged lease schemes. He was declared blameless in the incident tied to a trade injury. Officials estimated the Tweed ring defrauded New York City of 50 to 75 million dollars.
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New York
Sept
Peter Burr Sweeney
Tweed Administration
New York City
Wisconsin adopts compulsory industrial insurance law
Madison September 1 marks the start of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin. About 63 industrial concerns employing roughly 20,000 workers signified acceptance, establishing a system where workmen are secured for compensatory damages under the new law.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Etate
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