Beattie Trial Hears Closing Arguments In Virginia Case
Henry Clay Beattie Jr faces closing arguments in Chesterfield Circuit Court as prosecutors press the motive claim involving Keulah Binford and a shotgun bought by Paul Beattie. Defense prepares surrebuttal and seeks jury instructions while witnesses are recalled. Simultaneously Secretary Wilson visits Denver for a land irrigation dedication.
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Paul Beattie
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Watson
Keulah Binford
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Weather forecast for Rock Island area turns unsettled
Unsettled weather with showers tonight or Thursday and cooler temperatures. Forecast covers Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity with 7 am temperature 61 and yesterday's high 86. Winds 12 mph, humidity 61 at 7 pm and 78 at 7 am. No precipitation and stage of water 1.2. Astronomical events note sun sets 6:20, rises 5:28, moon set 4:05 a m.
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Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Natives poison Rev C E Davis in British Guiana campaign
Georgetown British Guiana Sept Rev Q O E Davis head of the British Guiana mission of the Seventh Day Adventists was poisoned. His anti polygamy campaign apparently provoked the natives and led to his death announced yesterday.
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Aguizar
Political Fight on in Minnesota
In Minneapolis two meetings aimed to boost Taft and La Follette. The Young Men's Republican club added to Taft’s program while the Minnesota Progressive Republican league readied a banquet with speakers Lenroot of Wisconsin and Professor Charles E. Merriam. Taft’s supporters plan a notable reception for his October 24 Minneapolis visit.
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Lenroot
Merriam
Charles E. Merriam
Chicago
Young Men’s Republican Club
Marconi Plans Wireless Station at St Johns Canada
Plans for a high power wireless station to keep steamers between Europe and America in constant direct contact with land were formulated by inventor Marconi during experiments at St Johns Newfoundland on September 6.
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Morocco Dispute Appears Near Settlement as War Fears Subside
Berlin reports indic ate German Chancellor accepts French proposals for Moroccan dispute settlement amid signs of accord. Paris dispatches echo Berlin-Berlin embassy origin suggesting early agreement possible. Also: savings bank run in Stettin amid France Germany war rumors. Local crimes and deaths follow.
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Russia
Helen Dixon Dies Pauper In Denver Home
The former prominent Colorado woman politician Helen F. Dixon was found dead in her squalid Denver home. once a leader in populist causes she aided Governor Waite's rise and later faced poverty and legal troubles tied to alcohol and morphine dependence.
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New York Academy of Music
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Waite
PENS GIRL LETTER AND MINISTER DEPART Clarence pastor resigns after letters
In Clarence Missouri on September 6 a pastor resigns from the Southern Methodist ministry amid reports of a letter to a young congregant and another from bank clerk Oscar Callison. Separately in Washington the currency controller calls for national bank statements as of September 1, 1911.
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H. Norwood Johnson
Oscar Callison
Southern Methodist
Washington
Cholera Deaths Pass 30000 in Italy Amid Fear and Riots
From Chiasso Switzerland Sept six reports say Italy's cholera toll since January has surpassed 30 000 as fear and superstition spark violence against health measures. Authorities push strong steps to control the outbreak while Servia reports cholera spreading from Turkey with twelve cases at Rashka.
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Burgess Accomplishes English Channel Swim in 24 Hours
London reports William Burgess completed the Dover to Cape Grisnez English Channel crossing. He left Dover at 10:50 AM yesterday and landed at 10:30 AM today after a grueling voyage amid tides and fog. Burgess aimed to emulate Captain Webb's 1875 feat, his last planned attempt after years of near misses.
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William Burgess
English Channel
Dover
Cape Grisner
Burgess
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South Foreland
Goodwin Sands
Chicago Democrats Boost Wilson Candidacy
Chicago Democrats formed the first west side club to back Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination. The group also expressed support for former Mayor Edward F. Dunne as the Illinois governor candidate.
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Illinois Central and Its Men Are at Breaking Point
Gen. William Crozier, chief of ordnance, reports labor unrest at Rock Island arsenal amid planned Taylor plan based reorganization. Workers oppose piece work and time recording fearing higher demands, while officers hope improved output and quality will secure higher pay.
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Boys found dead near uncle's shack in Washington
AberdeenSept 6 The bodies of 19 year old twin sons of Henry Beaur a farmer living east of Aberdeen were found yesterday in a lonely spot 20 miles northeast of Montrose near their uncle John Turnos shack Bullets in the heads indicate the manner of death Turno is missing and sought by authorities
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Montrose
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Steamer Tucapel Wreck Claims Seventy One Lives
Lima reports the Chilean steamer Tucapel a total loss after foundering off Mollendo Peru with eighty one drowned. The 1912 ton vessel commanded by Captain Marrow was engaged in west coast trade. The captain also perished in the disaster.
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Mollendo
Baroness von Biedenfeld dies in Berlin after illness
Berlin reports Baroness Curt von Biedenfeld formerly Ida May Cummings of Chicago died at home after a long heart illness. Her husband and 18 year old son Carlton were at her bedside. daughter studies in Lausanne. Body to Hamburg for cremation wrapped in the American flag.
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Germany
Hesse Cassel
Charlottenburg
United States
Bailey Not to Try for Another Term
Gainesville Texas September 6 Senator Bailey confirms he will not seek reelection to the senate his term ends March 3 1913 and he plans to practice law in New York City after leaving office. His retirement removes a key issue in state politics with a July primary set to choose a successor. Names mentioned include Governor O B Colquitt and former Governor Thomas M Campbell. Investigations Come High.
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Texas
Bailey
Senate
New York City
O. B. Colquitt
Thomas M. Campbell
Indiana professor pins US population center in Bloomington
University of Indiana Professor W. A. Cogshall concludes the center of the United States population lies beneath a window in a furniture factory in Bloomington Indiana. The finding places the national balance point in the northwest part of the city as determined by census experts.
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Bloomington
Ind
United States
W. A. Cogshall
Strikes Loom In Illinois Central Labor Talks
Vice President Kruttschnitt arrives in Chicago amid wage and union tensions as Illinois Central labor leaders press for a strike. Markham and federation chiefs scramble over response while Harriman lines show no change. A closed conference continues with no decision, and officials say other lines remain unaffected as San Francisco reports weigh in on federation recognition.
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Blacksmith’s Union
Conference of General Committee
Taft Writes To Deneen After Governor Injured
Springfield reports Governor Deneen rested better after Sundays accident that broke his left leg. X rays from four positions were taken at Colby clinic as swelling subsided and pain eased. Taft sent a sympathy message while the rallying governor received care. In Chicago, John R. Walsh seeks parole from Leavenworth, with a federal board review set for September 12.
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Deneen
Executive
Charles P. Colby
Taft
Walsh
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Board of Parole
Ten Thousand Dollar Farm Land Lottery Draws Begin
Minot North Dakota September 6 Drawing in the Fort Bertholdt land lottery was to start today with the first number worth ten thousand dollars to the land seeker who draws it. The three day drawing continues. Glick of Foxholm drew homestead No 1 in the Bertholdt Indian reservation. His wife is an Illinois woman visiting relatives there. Glick is in Wisconsin. No 2 was drawn by John Walden of Dilworth Minnesota and No 3 by Edwin A Duvall of Ninot North Dakota.
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John Walden
Dilworth, Minn
Edwin A. Duvall
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