Crippen and Miss Leneve Charged in Belle Elmore Murder
Dr Hawley Crippen and Ethel Leneve were arraigned in a London district police court on a joint murder charge in the Belle Elmore case. Leneve is also charged with harboring Crippen while knowing of the crime. They were remanded until September 6 without plea as evidence of possible further links to the mutilated body was presented.
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London
Hawley HU
Crippen
Ethel Leneve
Belle Elmore
Miss Leneve
Dew
Illinois legislators named in Browne bribery case
Chicago Aug 29 The list of deceased members of the 1909 Illinois legislature was drawn as the Browne bribery trial resumed. Several hundred passes from the Illinois Central Railroad were turned over to State's Attorney Wayman for use in the case and Browne along with chief witness Thite were said to have received complimentary tickets. Other recipients’ names would be disclosed, per Judge Kersten.
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Chicago
Kersten
No Deficiency Says Edwards
Special Dispatch from Austin Texas August 29 states there is no deficit in state funds despite two called sessions of the legislature. Acting state treasurer J M Edwards answered that there is not the slightest possibility of a deficiency as of January 1, 1911. The House applauded the reading of the reply.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
House
J. M. Edwards
Cannady Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Winnsboro Texas August 29 Carroll Cannady of this city died late yesterday from injuries after being thrown from an automobile He was standing on the running board as the car sped along Main Street when it swerved hurling him against a telephone pole fracturing his skull Five other persons in the car were uninjured Cannady lived six hours after the accident
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Winnesboro
Tex
Carrol Cannady
Main Street
Cannady
Barbers Union Opens In Pittsburg With Sanitation Demands
The National League of Barbers opened its three day convention in Pittsburg with over 200 delegates. They demand a clean towel and wash rag for each patron elimination of the sponge and laws to enforce these reforms.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
National League of Barbers
Ray's Substitute Is Not Innocent
In Austin this morning a substitute for the insurance board appropriation bill was moved in the house. It fixes salaries of the commissioners and taxes insurance companies to raise 25000 for salaries and expenses but omits a specific appropriation. The move, though framed as harmless, is considered fatal to the bill and debate will continue this afternoon.
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Austin
Tex
Ray
State Insurance Board
Wanted in Alabama for Killing a Man
Waco Texas August 29 William Rigsby alias Ben Robbins arrested on drunkenness charges revealed by Alabama authorities as wanted in Wetumpka for killing a man. He reportedly was serving a prison term for the killing when he escaped and moved to Texas prompting notifications to Alabama authorities.
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Special Dispatch
Waco
Tex
William Rigsby
Ben Robbins
Wetumpka
Ala
Rigsby
Texas
Alabama
Roosevelt Visiting Denver En Route to Legislature
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Denver amid 21 gun salute and a Spanish war veterans parade. He tours with Rough Riders, attends a Chuck Wagon lunch, speaks to a 12 000 seat auditorium, addresses the Colorado legislature, and ends with a banquet by the Colorado Live Stock Growers Association. Other speakers include Gifford Pinchot James Garfield Merle D. Vincent and John S. Irby.
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Denver
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Colorado
Roosevelt
Sherman Bell
Rough Riders
Denver Press Club
Colorado Live Stock Growers’ Association
Gifford Pinchot
Conservation and Progress
Secretary of the Interior
James Garfield
Stockman
Merle D. Vincent
Montrose
John S. Irby
Roosevelt leaves Cheyenne on special train for Denver
Former President Roosevelt completes a two day stay in Cheyenne Wyoming and departs at 7 30 A M on a special train bound for Denver He plans to speak before the Colorado legislature but is unlikely to discuss direct primaries He avoids state issues unless fully informed about local conditions
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Roosevelt
Chyenne
Denver
Colorado
Forest fires improving but western fires still serious
Washington reports better forest fire conditions overall from the forestry bureau. Director Forester Greeley notes no serious fires east of the divide while Bitter Root Missoula and Pend Oreille fires are under control. Total laborer deaths reach 73 with five missing and two crews not fully canvassed.
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Washington, D. C
Forestry Bureau
Divide
Forester Greeley
Missoula
Montana
Bureau
Pen d’Oreille
Greeley
Meddlers blamed for Cudahy divorce and unhappiness
Chicago reports Mrs. Jack Cudahy describing a divorce from Jere Lillis amid meddling friends and relatives. She praises love in marriage, hopes to stay near her children, and denies plans to remarry or rejoin Lillis. She will visit Michael Cudahy and then return to Omaha.
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Jack Cudahy
Jack
Cudahy
Kansas City
Michael Cudahy
Packer
Jere
Lillis
Goulds
Mrs. Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy
Moran Breaks World Altitude Record in France
Havre France August 29 Leon Morane the French aviator today broke the world altitude record at the aviation meet in progress here His monoplane climbed to a height of 6889 feet confirming a new mark for high altitude flight by a monoplanes pilot and crew at the event.
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Havre
France
Leon Moran
Coffin Drifts Down Hudson After Wagon Runaway
A west side undertaker wagon driven by a sleepy Dobbin broke loose in New York and plunged into the Hudson River. The coffin containing a body floated away as the driver and a night watchman struggled to recover it. The horse and wagon were later hauled ashore.
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New York
Hudson River
Seven Young Men Shot in Myra Town Clash
Seven youths were shot and seriously injured by two unidentified shooters in front of a Myra cold drink stand, Gainesville Texas, last night. Eleven pistol shots followed initial gunfire as sheriff Bingham investigated the scene. no arrests were reported by noon. The victims include Sam Tagle Tom Pilgrim Gus Livingston Joe Davis Julius Rucker and two Smithy brothers, amid a quarrel with local German settlers.
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Gainesville
Tex
Myra
Sam Tagle
Tom Pilgrim
Gus Livingston
Joe Davis
Julius Rucker
Bingham
Grant Mills a Father at Ford Houston
Grant Mills formerly with the Lem ly Mills Auto company now with the Ford Motor company of Houston is the proud father of a baby girl born on the morning of the 21st. Friends in San Antonio have been notified of the event.
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Grant
Mills
Lemly-Mills Auto Company
Ford Motor Company of
Houston
San Antonio
Shorts Buy August Cotton at 20 Cents
New York reports a dramatic rally in August cotton futures as prices surged from 16.95 to 20 cents per pound amid heavy bull positioning. Traders chased 100,000 bales offered by bulls while August later eased to about 18 1/2 cents, signaling a volatile end to the bull run and renewed pressure from shorts.
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Associated Press
New York
Buenet
Mayor's Mother Dies in San Antonio at 81
Mrs. Concepcion Ramon Navarro, mother of Mayor Bryan Callaghan of San Antonio, died at 11 this morning at St. Francis Home for the Aged after months of illness. She was a lifelong San Antonian born January 14, 1829. Funeral Tuesday at 8:45 from her son's home and 9 from San Fernando Cathedral. City hall flags were lowered to half mast in her honor.
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Concepcion Ramon Navarro
Bryan Callaghan
San Antonio
St. Francis Home
South Flores Street
Bexar County
Rosario Ramon
Mariana Leal
Navarro
Decedent
Angel Navarro
Jose Antonio Navarro
Eugene Navarro
Catherine Giulbeau
Caroline Garza
Angelita Navarro
Hearing Opens on Freight Rate Increases Battles by Shippers
Nineteen lawyers for major western railways attend the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing as it weighs an November 1 freight rate increase affecting 202 lines in the Trans Missouri and Illinois territory. Shippers organized to oppose the rise claim railroad expense padding and cite investor justice. campaign led by F B Montgomery of Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Big Western Railway Systems
Interstate Commerce Commission
trans-Missouri
Illinois
Miller
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
F. B. Montgomery
Hold Up Gypsy King Robbery Near Colorado City
Four masked men robbed the camp of John Adams the king of gypsies at Colorado City near Colorado Springs. They took $1600 a diamond sunburst and a gold brooch in the early morning raid. Adams holds the title of king through his supposed wealth.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
John Adams
Colorado City
Adams
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