Jury to Decide Fate of Dr Hyde in Swope Case
Kansas City May 13 The jury in the Dr Hyde murder and poisoning case over the Swope mystery will retire tonight to consider a verdict If final arguments are not finished this afternoon Judge Latshaw will hold a night session The physician predicts acquittal Audrey Brewster for Hyde and Prosecutor Virgil Conkling for the state spoke at the morning session.
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Kansas City
Dr. B . Hyde
Latshaw
Audrey Brewster
Dr. Hyde
Virgil Conkling
Earthquake Shocks Reported in Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland Ohio May 13 The seismograph at St Ignatius college recorded a heavy earthquake shortly after two this morning The tremors lasted for an hour and seventeen minutes Father Odenbach observer says the record closely resembled the Costa Rica quake last week but was a more serious earth shock The tremors also extended to San Jose Costa Rica where four hundred distinct shocks have been recorded since April 13 with no notable volcanic activity locally
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Cleveland
Ohio
St. Ignatius College
Father Odenbach
Costa Rica
San Jose
Mrs Garrard Visits Missouri Kansas Texas Then Returns
Mrs James Garrard, who has been visiting at Aux Vasse Missouri and various points in Missouri Kansas and Texas for two months, will return home next week. She is now at Henrietta Texas.
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James Garrard
Aux Vasse
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Henrietta
Indians Raid Near Taos Sparks Militia Request
Taos New Mexico May 13 Governor Mills received Judge McFie request for a company of militia to guard against an outbreak by Taos Pueblo Indians who raided homesteads north of Taos cut fences and drove off cattle and assaulted a homesteader family. Las Vegas New Mexico May 13 Judge McFie appeals to Mills for troops to prevent a possible massacre amid mounting fear.
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Judge McFie
Tao
Taos
L. S. Meyers
Las Vegas
N. M
Taos Pueblo
Here
John R McFie
Roswell High Plans Graduation Tonight At Armory
Roswell High School holds graduation exercises at eight o'clock tonight in the Armory. Ten graduates of each gender will receive diplomas after an address by Dr. E McQueen Gray, president of the University of New Mexico, who arrives this evening. The program includes invocation, music by the Symphony Club, essays, readings, glee club numbers, the baccalaureate address on Modern Education, and the presentation of diplomas. Public welcome with no admission charge.
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Roswell
Supt
M. H. Brasher
D. N. Pope
Baptist Church
Miss North
Charles Hardwick
Elactorial College
Louise Cahoon
Ruby Bean
Anna Armstrong
Willard Prager
Frette Destree
Annie Forstad
Asea
Mary White
Er Rose
Lewis Jones
Kirby
Roswell High School
E. McQueen Gray
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Armory
McDowell
Symphony Club
Orpha Beck
King of the Winds
David) Stanley Norvel
Olive Hadder
Lora Mae Goodwin
Housely
Why Our Market Sells More Meat Than All Others
A dealer touts first class cutters and strict focus on meat retail. No credit games, cash buys only, two refriger ators in the city, and a promise to replace any bad meat. Phone 425 or 337 for fair treatment and right prices.
Wool Market Summary from St Louis May 13
In St Louis on May 13 the market shows wool steady. Territory and western med iums bring about 20 to 23 cents, fine mediums 18 to 22, fine 11 to 16. Prices reflect steady demand with limited movement across grades.
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St. Louis
Kansas City Livestock Market Reports May 13 Cattle Hog Sheep
Kansas City notes cattle receipts around 1000 with varied classes from native and southern steers to stockers and bulls. Hog receipts near 7000. bulk sales about 9.39 to 9.50 with ranges for packers and light hogs. Sheep receipts 2900 with muttons and lambs trading steady and western fed sheep in the mid range.
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Kansas City
Died by Strangling at Walla Walla Prison
Walla Walla Washington May 13 Richard Quinn wife murderer Everett Washington was hanged at the prison scaffold. The drop lasted twenty two and a half minutes as he strangled and groaned repeating cries for mercy and calling for the boys to take him up again. He unbuckled arm straps and dropped them then ceased to move as the crowd watched. This marked the thirteenth execution at the facility coinciding with Friday the third day of the month.
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Waalla Walla
Wash
Richard Quinn
Everett
Quinn
Comet Tail Lacks Cyanogen Says Lowell Observer
Washington May 13 Cyanogen is now practically absent from the tail of Hulley's comet according to a dispatch received today by Georgetown University from the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff Arizona.
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Washington
Hulley
Georgetown University
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
May cut down the size of Uncle Sam's paper money
A Washington dispatch says a size reduction for U S paper currency is planned. Treasury officials will study reforms and present recommendations to Secretary MacVeagh in weeks. The aim is greater handling convenience and annual savings of about half a million dollars in paper and engraving. The proposed bank notes would be about three fourths the size of current bills.
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Chicago
Washington
United States
Treasury
MacVeaga
Houston killing spurs $50,000 damages suit
In Houston on May 13 a district court suit seeks fifty thousand dollars for mental anguish and loss of services from J L Mitchell a wealthy jeweler over the July 2 1908 killing of John Bonner at La Porte. Mitchell was acquitted in a criminal trial on self defense.
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Houston
Texas
J. L. Mitchell
John Bonner
la Porte
Mitchell
Bonner
Mitchel
Arizona Bandits Turn Out To Be Mere Boys
Phoenix Arizona May 13 It was a surprising disclosure as the alleged bandits were revealed to be young local youths. Authorities clarified the incident did not involve seasoned criminals and no injuries were reported.
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Arizona Bandits
Phoenix
Arizona
Rainfall Brings Benefit to Texas Panhandle Crops
Good rains spread across the Texas Panhandle and northern and central west Texas on May 13. Reports include snow rains at Wichita Falls Decatur Henrietta Bowie Vernon Quanah Archer City Seymour Jacksboro Childress Weatherford and Eastland. The precipitation is expected to greatly aid crop prospects.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Panhandle
West Texas
Wichita Falls
Decatur
Henrietta
Bowie
Vernon
Quanah
Archer City
Seymour
Jacksboro
Childress
Weatherford
Eastland
Two teen train robbers captured after desert chase near Casa Grande
Two boys in their teens Er nest Woodson aged 18 and Oscar Woolson 17 held up an Arizona Eastern passenger train Wednesday evening. After an eighty mile desert chase they were captured last night five miles south of Casa Grande. They said they were raised in Oklahoma City and had been in Arizona briefly. Oscar surrendered after mistaking a pursuing auto for tourists and being pointed at with revolvers. They were found with a rifle four revolvers two bowie knives and were exhausted after the long ride.
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Arizona Eastern
Here
Desert
Ernest Woodson
Oscar Woolson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arizona
Casa Grande
Oscar
Baptismal Service Set By Rev Geo Fowler
Rev Geo Fowler to conduct baptism at North Spring River this Saturday at 3 PM. Service to be held near the bridge on North Me Ave. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Geo. Fowler
North Spring River
North Me. Ave
Roswell Schools Close 1909 10 Term With Notable Exhibits
Roswell public schools closed the nine months term of 1909-10 amid strong improvement across all departments. Promotion ceremonies filled Central and North Hill, with high school exercises at night. North Hill Mothers Club served refreshments to fund the library. Exhibits in drawing and music drew praise, notably Miss Atkinson’s pupils, described as the best in the West.
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Roswell
Central
North Hill
North Hill School
North Hill Mothers’ Club
Pblic
Rosswell
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Brasher
Southwest
Miss Atkinson
West
Panic and crush at Saltair Hippodrome fight site
Salt Lake City crowds flocked to the Hippodrome at Saltair for a Thompson versus Sullivan boxing match. A stairway collapse sent spectators into the Great Salt Lake causing injuries and chaos as rescuers hauled the injured to an improvised hospital train.
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Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Saltair Resort
Jeffries-Johnson
Salt Lake
Johnny Thompson
Peter Sullivan
Negro murderer hanged at Dallas jail today
Dallas May 13. Robber Robert son, a Negro, was hanged by Sheriff Ledbetter in the county jail a few minutes before noon after efforts for a pardon by telegraph failed. The doomed man faced the gallows with hopeful restraint to the end.
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Dallas
Texas
Robber Robertson
Ledbetter
Convicted killer of Rose Hill farmer in 1908 murder
Nexro was convicted of killing Frank Wolford, a Rose Hill farmer, on November 11, 1908. The motive was robbery. Three were arrested. two received death sentences, one died in jail, another became a state’s witness, and the third was hanged today. Robertson remained calm as doctors said a fall caused instant death.
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Nexro
Frank Wolford
Rose Hill
Robertson
Five Burned to Death in Faribuilt Home Fire
In Faribuilt Minnesota a blaze killed Bert Sperry his three children and their grandmother. Mrs Sperry and two other children escaped unharmed. The fire consumed the residence this afternoon, investigators search for a cause. Local authorities and neighbors aided the survivors and noted the tragic losses.
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Minnesota
Faribuilt
Minn
Bert Sperry
Noted California ranch sold for two millions
Sacramento May 13 reports Rancho del Paso, longtime Haggin thoroughbred home, sold by Haggin and Tevis heirs to Minneapolis Lana Company. Price said to be between 1.7 and 2.09 million dollars. The ranch comprises 4009 acres.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Rancho del Paso
James B. Haggin
Haggin and Tevis
Minneapolis Lana Company
Roswell Weather Summary May 13 Roswell New Mexico
U S Weather Bureau local report at 6:00 a m Roswell New Mexico May 13 temperature max 78 min 53 mean 66 precipitation 0 wind south velocity 2 weather cloudy. Comparative data show this date last year max 88 min 47 extremes this date 16 years max 92 1898 99 min 43 1903 forecast partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with local showers tonight
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Roswell N. M
Roswell
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