Ungovernable temper claim in murder of Mrs Charlton
The body of Mrs Mary Scott Charlton was found in a trunk from Lake Como. Her husband, Por ter Charlton, fled to America after a police chase and was arrested in Hoboken. Italian police detained Russian Constantine Ispolatoff but Charlton’s confession did not implicate him.
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Mary Scott Charlton
Lake Como
Moltraiso
Porter Charlton
Lake Front
Charlton
Ra Ya Neon
America
Chariton
Hoboken
Italy
Constantine Ispolatoff
Morgan Howe and Is Well
J P Morgan returns home from Europe in good health after months abroad amid prior reports of ill health. The banker’s international sojourn had sparked several health rumors.
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Morgan Howe
New York
J., P. Morgan
Europe
Confesses to a Killing by Porter Charlton
Porter Charlton, husband of Mary Scott Charlton, was arrested in Hoboken after stepping from the steamship Princess Irene. He initially denied his identity but after police questioning admitted to murdering his wife and later signed a statement. The body of Mrs. Charlton was found stuffed in a trunk taken from Lake Como, Italy.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Mary Scott Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Hoboken
Charlton
Taft and Roosevelt Are Coming
Charlton confessed to killing his wife after a violent quarrel at their villa on Lake Como. He described beating her with a wooden mallet three times and disposing of the body in a trunk sunk in the lake. Police arrested him aboard a steamer after a dramatic confrontation. Captain Scott identified him as Chariton.
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Charlton
Lake Como
Charlit
Captain Scott
Chariton
Hoboken
Scott
Hayes
Leaders Behind Closed Doors Quietly Debated Ward Signs
In a discreet session, city officials and aides discussed the placement and meaning of small ward signs. The talks aimed to resolve placement concerns while avoiding public scrutiny. Officials emphasized keeping the dialogue confidential to protect strategies and timing.
Birthday car among the plain people
In El Pueblo del Manana a municipal alcalde uses a birthday automobile to visit Izzy's cantina. He warns the chauffeur to avoid new asphalt and notes pride in simple folks while promising to use the car after elections. Donors’ names on a silver plate are recalled.
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Burro Dispatch
el Pueblo del Manana
Military Plaza
de Junio de 1910
el Corregidor
Izzy
Alcalde
Cuarto
Importation of Babies Condemned in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 23 the Louisiana parish and municipal health officers association condemned the importation of babies from out of state orphan asylums. Superintendent Pierson Jackson said placing babies from tainted progenitors into local homes is planting the seed of degeneration and defectives. Hundreds of babies from New York asylums have been adopted in Louisiana homes recently.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana Parish and Municipal Health Officers’ Association
Pierson
Jackson
New York
Stengling
Thirty-Two Wed To Sixteen In One Day At County Clerk’s Office
A county clerk record shows thirty-two people married in a 24 hour period, with sixteen couples filing for license and tying the knot. Registrar A H Coates oversaw the proceedings as thirty-two individuals became sixteen married pairs, listing Albert E Heilbron and Annie Wagner among the brides and grooms.
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A. H. Coates
Cupid
Albert E. Heilbron
Annie Wagner
Richard Scheel
Annie Schmidt
Harry Surtees
Amelia
Klemeke
John J. Meroth
Tarzah Foman
Henty
Grace
Katie Jackson
M. W. Reeves
Evelyne Knox
John Halbacher
Emelia H. Meredith
James Wade
Nannie Simmons
Gus Brown
Belle Irvin
Sidney McCown
Sadie Page
Albert H. Sprenger
Hulda R. Martin
Henry M. Arneil
Maria M. Prince
Jesse F. Alsbury
Hulda L. Meyer
Joseph E. Sellman
Pearl Bottoms
August M. Herberich
Blanche L. Tubbs
Vicente Soto
Salome Miranda
Population of District of Columbia rises to 351,969
Washington June 23 The population of the District of Columbia is 351,969 according to the returns of the thir teenth decennial census.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Adolph Real Quietly Disperses Farm Protesters and Routs Suspect
Angry farmers seized Willie Stapper and threatened violence demanding sheriff protection. Deputy Read intervened, removed Stapper to San Antonio, and he was jailed for disturbing the peace. Preliminary hearing set in Justice Fisk's court amid local grand jury interest.
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Willie Stapper
Lindsey
Moore
Stapper
San Antonio
Adolph Read
Population figures announced for Texas counties
Special Dispatch reports the census bureau released county populations for Howard 8881 Morris 10439 and Scurry 10924. The director issued certificates of population under state election laws based on thirteenth census returns to hasten availability before the regular population announcement.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Howard
Morris
Scurry
John Wynne Rust to Hang for Wife’s Killing
Special Dispatch Austin Texas June 23 Governor Campbell ruled after the pardon board’s unfavorable report that John Wynne, convicted of killing his wife, both negroes, must pay the legal penalty by hanging tomorrow at Huntsville following appeals on his behalf.
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Special Dispatch
Austin
Tex
John Wynne
Huntsville
Campbell
Pardon Board
Insurance firms attorney before Texas fire rating board
Wm Thompson of Dallas, attorney for several Texas insurers, told the fire rating board in Austin on June 23 that Texas rates are among the lowest in the nation and that companies have fully complied with the law, noting penalties for noncompliance. A. W. Terrell for UT medical department Galveston denounced the new rates as applied there.
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Special Dispatch
Austin
Tex
Wm. Thompson
Dallas
Texas
Fire Rating Board
A. W. Terrell
Medical Department
University of Texas
Galveston
H. and T. C. Switchmen Receive Increase
Denison Tex June 23 Officials of the Houston and Texas Central railroad announce that all switchmen on the line have been raised three cents an hour. The wage increase affects several hundred employees and is effective from May 1.
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Denison
Tex
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Johnson and Little Reconcile Over Prominent Boxer
Reno declares Tom Flannagan surprised by news of a reconciliation between heavyweight fighter Jack Johnson and his deposed manager George Little. Johnson’s future remains tied to his business interests, with Flannagan presenting a signed statement of Johnson's appointment to oversee his affairs.
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Reno
Tom Flannagan
Johnson
George Little
Little
Congress Swelters Under Heat At 85 Degrees
Washington June 23 Congress welfare continues as heat tightens. Thermometer hits 85 at convening time. Representative Barnhart of Indiana suffers a heat collapse at his hotel earlier in the day.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Weliere
Representative Barnhart
Indiana
Three Heat Deaths Reported in Chicago
Chicago reports three deaths attributed to the heat with many prostrations as temperatures reach 88 degrees. Police were notified today and the city prepares for continued hot weather and its health impacts.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ill
Judge Landis Dismisses Beef Trust Indictment in Chicago
In United States district court Judge Landis sustained demurrers against the so called beef trust in a bid to press Sherman anti trust charges. He ordered a special grand jury of 75 men for July 14 to reconsider indictments against the National Packing Company and its ten subsidiaries based on evidence collected by federal agents. The quashed indictment failed to show offenses within the last three years.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Beef Trust
National Packing Company
Time at Rand for War on Mosquitoes and Flies
The city board of health will meet at 6 this evening as reports from sanitary inspectors are reviewed. Officials plan annual efforts to curb mosquito breeding and screen hotels and eateries to prevent flies. So far mosquito nuisance remains low due to dry weather, with few stagnant waters and small weed growth. storm and sewer manholes have been treated with oil to prevent hatching.
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City Board of Health
Mueller
Weather forecast for San Antonio area Friday
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Maximum 94 degrees and minimum 74. Forecast covers San Antonio and vicinity with latest 24 hour temperature range.
Assured Attendees for Trans-Mississippi Congress in San Antonio
Col says it is an assured fact that President Taft will attend the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress in San Antonio the last week of November. Theodore Roosevelt, governors from multiple states, Secretary Root, John Barrett, and various South American officials are also expected to participate, making the event international in scope. Ike Pryor announces that influential figures from across the Americas will be present.
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Taft
San Antonio
Theodore Roosevelt
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Utah
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Root
Atendance
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Mexico
Argentine Republic
Chile
Brazil
Ike T. Pryor
Trans- Mississippi Commercial Congress
Kansas City
Congress
Americas
Trans- Mississippi Commercial Congress International
Col
Morgan elected Merchants' head in Texas meeting
The Ret Merchants' association of Texas elected W. M. Morgan of San Antonio as president for the coming year at its Houston convention on June 23. The San Antonio delegation campaigned to host the next convention but Wichita Falls was chosen instead. Morgan, a member of the Pancoast-Morgan company, is praised for his leadership.
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Special Dispatch
Houston
Tex
Merchants’ Association of Texas
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
W. M. Morgan
Morgan
Pancoast-Morgan Company
San Antio
Fireman hero saves child on freight track near Devine
In Devine Texas on June 23 a fireman risked his life to pull Bruce Lindsey two from a freight train bearing down on him. The boy, age two, crossed the track toward his grandparents home when the engineer braked but could not stop in time. The fireman climbed onto the pilot and snatched the child clear as the train continued on its way. The fireman’s name and engine number were not learned.
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Deavine
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Mananaville
Roosevelt
Merry Laught
Adolph Real
Julius Lieck
Sophie Lieck
Grand
John Wyre Rust
Insurance Companies
Jack Johnson
Congress Swelters
Rand
San Antonio and Vicinity
Fia
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