Juror Palmer Contemplates Death Over Walsh Verdict
Harvard Illinois January affidavit details Elbert Palmer the holdout juror who faced torture from sleeplessness and says he would have blown out his brains rather than render a guilty verdict. Palmer, at his farm five miles from Harvard, claims he doubted Walsh’s guilt and the affidavit is sent to Walsh’s attorneys.
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Harvard
Elbert Palmer
John R. Walsh
GC. J. Hendricks
Palmer
Walsh
Anderson
Hendricks
Immigrant Station Bill Dominates House Session
Washington reports unrestrained debate as the House opened to consider a 250000 immigration station appropriation in Philadelphia. Members of limited terms seized the chance to speak, sidelining the planned code of laws measure for the day. The session also covered Senate letters on the Panama canal bond issue and a long bill revising U S criminal laws.
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Washington
House
Philadelphia
Aldrich
Cortelyou
Senate
Cortelrou
United States
Colorado cattle grower leader blasts trusts and tariffs
Denver January meeting of the Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers association heard President John W. Springer condemn the United States Senate as an assembly of millionaires backed by trusts. He attacked wool and hides tariff demands and urged ending monopolies in utilities and necessities, warning against aggressive tactics.
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Denver
National Association
Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
John W. Springer
United States Senate
Massachusetts
En Life Insurance Companies
Count Laszlo Szechenyi Charged With Assault After Caning
Count Laszlo Szechenyi faces a police court summons on a charge of assault following an alleged caning of photographer Edmund T. Reilly who sought a snapshot of the groom-to-be and his bride Misa Gladys Vanderbilt before their Monday marriage.
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New York
Laszlo Szechenyi
Misa Gladys Vanderbilt
Thas
Edmund T. Reilly
Bank Officials Arrested in Rockyford Insolvency Case
President John E. Gidding Cashier E J Smith and Assistant Cashier Barkley of the defunct State Bank of Rockyford were arrested after charges they accepted deposits knowing the bank was insolvent They posted bonds of 5000 each and were released.
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Rockyford
Col
John E. Gidding
E. J. Smith
Barkley
State Bank of
Six Die as Fire Damp Explodes in Charleroi Mine
In Charleroi France on January 21 a mine explosion of fire damp killed six men and seriously injured twelve others, authorities report a deadly incident at the local coal mine.
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Charleroi
France
Nesbit Thaw Recounts Life Story In Courtroom Testimony
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified a second time in the Harry K. Thaw trial for the Stanford White killing. The courtroom crowd pressed for access as Justice Dowling refused to close doors. District Attorney Jerome cross-examined and sought to limit the retelling while aiming to reveal omitted details from the first trial.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Dowling
Jerome
Littleton
Dothan Mob Lynches Firing Suspect Then Delays Hanging
A mob in Dothan Alabama attempted to lynch Grover Franklin after seizing him from Sheriff Butler and deputies. The crowd fired shots and hanged him on a tree before officers arrived, then cut him down and placed him in the county jail. He is reported to be recovering.
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Dothan
Ala
Grover Franklin
Butler
Anis
Fly
Brief Dispatches From The Nation
Norwalk Savings bank assigns for creditors. Bank of Ellinwood Kansas closed by state examiner. State bank commissioner takes charge of Farmers and Merchants Bank Chouteau Oklahoma. First national convention of Model License League in Louisville. Hamilton Bank of New York and six branches resume after closure. Northwest reserves small. Oklahoma damage from green bug hits Chicago wheat. Ten miners hurt in Lasalle Illinois coal mine cage collapse. two may die. Indiana’s Mr. Rauch introduces bill to remove duties on wood pulp paper and related elements. Ten killed in collision Rome express and Bergamo bound near Milan. James Bigheart Osage ex-chief dies of paralysis. Morocco seaports prepare manifesto nullifying Mulai Hafid proclamation. President Roosevelt to send remedial employer liability act recommendations to Congress. Westinghouse debt readjustment plan formed by debtor holders. Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank Chicago to be wound up and dissolved.
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Norwalk
Bank of Ellinwood
Hilinwood
Kan
State Bank
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Chouteau
Oklo
Model License League
Louisville
Hamilton Bank of New York
Northwest
Oklahoma
Chicago
Lasalle
Rauch
Indiana
Congress
Rome
Bergamo
Milan
James Bigheart
United States
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Roosevelt
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank
Mystery surrounds Mrs Dukes death in Frankfort Indiana
Police suspect murder in the death of Mrs. Samuel Dukes. a revolver found beside her body showed no recent firing, with rust and dust in the barrel and cartridge rim. Coroner Brown to begin an inquest to determine verdict and next actions.
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Frankfort
Ind
Samuel Dukes
George Benge
Brown
Miners Begin UMWA Convention in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America opened its annual session in Tomlinson Hall with President Mitchell delivering his farewell address. He arrived from Excelsior Springs and expressed confidence in presiding all week as officers report about 275 000 paid up members and nearly one million dollars in the treasury with fewer than 2900 on strike.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Tomlinson Hall
Excelsior Springs
Treasury
Illinois Operators and Miners Split Over Wage Terms
Illinois coal operators and miners remain far apart on wage scales and run weights as they prepare for an interstate conference set for January 30. Illinois groups refuse a state convention, while operators organize in subdistricts near St. Louis amid talk of a broad suspension of soft coal mining on April 1.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis
Illnoss
Illinois
Ilinois
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Frank Robbins
Big River Coal Combine Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robbins
John Mitchell
Killed While Returning from a Burial in Huntington
Charles McEnderfer was struck and killed by a car while walking along interurban tracks after attending a friend's burial in Huntington Indiana.
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Huntington
Ind
Charles McEnderfer
Indiana Two Cent Rate Challenge Faces Supreme Court Hint
A federal suit in Indianapolis seeks to strike down Indiana’s two cent rate law and prevent enforcement by the railroad commission. The case, started by Louisville New Albany & Corydon Railroad Co with earlier action by Anna M. Boyle, argues the rate deprives the company of property without due process. Officials wait to see if Pennsylvania’s high court’s ruling influences Indiana’s fate. Meanwhile, Gov Hanly’s delegates gathered for National Rivers and Harbors conference discuss river and harbor improvements and gasping sprawl of spitting fines persist in city health enforcement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad Company
Indiana Railroad Commission
Anna M. Boyle
Railroad Commission
Pennsylvania Court
New York Man Seeks Restraint on Panama Bond Allocations
George W. Austin of New York applied for a restraining order against Secretary of the Treasury Corollary to stop allotment of 21.5 million dollars in Panama canal bonds to certain national banks. Justice Gould of the DC Supreme Court denied the request, effectively dismissing the suit.
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Washington
George W. Austin
New York
Secretary of the Treasury Corialyou
Justice Gould
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Choked on Doll Arm Causes Infant's Death
Petersburg Indiana January 21 three young Sauer children played with a broken doll a four year old allegedly gave a six month old a broken doll arm the infant attempted to swallow it and died in a local home investigation underway by authorities to determine exact circumstances
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Petersburg
Ind
Chris Sauer
Orwell
Canada Bank Failure in Toronto Prompt Liquidation
Toronto January 21 The Sovereign Bank of Canada faces liquidation and the Bankers’ Association takes charge of its assets as the institution collapses.
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Canada
Toronto
Ont
Sovereign Bank of Canada
St Hubert’s Day Dog Mass At Notre Dame Cathedral
A Berlin writer describes St Hubert’s day in Brussels where hundreds of hunting dogs accompany owners to mass at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Worshipers wear hunting costumes and bugle music accompanies a dog show mood. A visitor’s spaniel is challenged by large dogs, proving not every dog shares the day.
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St.Hubert’s
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Brussels
Berlin
St. Hubert’s
World’s Finest Fruit Debates End With Greengage Praise
An discussion in the British Royal Horticultural Society led to crowning a yellow nectarine from Francis Rivers as the finest fruit. It highlights the greengage plum, its Italian arrival, and its naming history as Reine Claude after Francis I’s wife.
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British
Royal Horticultural Society
Francis Rivers
Europe
Italy
France
Francis I
Reine Claude
England
Verdoch
Gage
London Chronicle
Organ grinder defies order and is arrested for disturbance
A street performer arguing with an irascible gentleman leads to an arrest after the magistrate questions the justifications. The grinder claims language barriers and misreads intent, while a wry exchange highlights the comic misunderstanding. A second quip from Puck notes a wife learning housekeeping, with a jocular jab at cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tatler
Puck
How She Said It in a Tense Parlor Exchange
An indignant mother confronts her daughter over a kiss. The daughter replies that she said no but the boy misheard as yes, prompting a dramatic misunderstanding about consent and boundaries. The dialogue highlights tension and miscommunication in a domestic scene.
He Had Room
Uncle John comments on Tom’s appetite and Tom replies that his inside may be bigger than his outside suggesting humor from a children’s anecdote.
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Tom
Uncle John
Where He Got His Money
Howell jokes that a man’s wealth came from his father in law, not a best selling book. Powell confirms the man is an author, or so the chat suggests. The exchange uses light humor about money and family wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Powell
Smith and Hearing Enter Rockport Law Practice Duo
W M Smith and W A McCullough Smith and McCullough Law Offices announce general practice in all courts. F A Hearing Jr attorney at law joins, offices on Main Street second floor Kramer building Rockport Indiana with state and federal court authority.
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Rockport
Indiana
Main Street
W.W. H. Brown
LJ .Brown
Brown & Brown Attorneys-At-Law
Court House
F. A. Hearing,jr
Kramer
B. F. Huffman
Postoffice
Allen J. Fayton
Sargent's Drug Store
Main and
Third Streets
Opr
East Ath Street
Farmer’s Bank Building
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Hanly
National Rivers and Harbors Conference
Henry Riesenburg
National Organization
Bookwalter
Jos. E. Ransdell
O. P. Austin
Government Bureau of Statistics
Evansville
W. H. Keller
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Frank B. Posey
Ohio River
Cairo
Wabash River
Lawrence Becker
Hammond
Lake County
Calumet
Kankakee
Vincennes
Lafayette
Ft. Wayne
The
Health Board
Streetcar
Chifet
Doll
Strand Magazine
William Hanna Thomson
Everybody’s Magazine
Ps Ve Ul Ro
SWAN
Mason
Swan & Mason
J. W. Burns
Baw
R. E. Roberts
Attorney-At-Law
Occidental Hotel
F. J. Reinhard
Arca Stevenson Reinhard & Stevenson
J. Philip Burns
Eva Buxton
Krier
Fourth Street Square
Main
Ephone
Cumberland No
William H. Field
First St
St. George Hotel
Wm.e. Hartley
Seth
Rub’t Luckedo’s
D. C. Pattridge
Chas E. Poole
Home Insurance and Loan Company
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