Not Guilty Darrow Not Guilty in McNamara Juror Bribery Case
Clarence Darrow was acquitted on bribing a juror in the McNamara case after a 34 minute outlay with three ballots. Jurors and crowd celebrated as Darrow thanked the box and his wife. The trial spanned days beyond three months with dramatic courtroom scenes and statements from Darrow and officials.
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Los Angeles
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
McNamara
Foreman Williams
Darrow
Golding
Dunbar
Darow
Judge Hutton
Associated Press
Fredericks
Bain
H. H. Appel
Robert F. Bain
James B. Mec-Namara
Hutton
Ford
Clarence Darrow
McNamara Brothers
Poison in Coffee Sinks Mother as Windsor Boy Confesses
In Santa Rosa California an 11 year old boy from Windsor Adam Clark confessed to poisoning the coffee at his mother's home. His mother Augusta Clark died and father James Clark is near death while neighbor John Ruddell lies seriously ill. The boy feared his mother objected to his baleing work and admitted poisoning during visits.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Adam Clark
Windsor
Augusta Clark
James Clark
John Ruddell
Muddell
Ruddell
Clarks
Adam
Taft vows to fight all summer over commerce court
President Taft said he would veto the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill if it abolishes the commerce court. He warned he would resist any compromise and continue opposition as Congress and Senate debate the measure.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Commerce Court
Washington
House
Democratic House
State Départment
Bureau of Trade Relations
Department
Smoot
Sanders
Senate
White House
Debs to Lecture in San Antonio September 10
Eugene V. Debs candidate for president on the socialist ticket will lecture in San Antonio on the night of September 10. Debs has made San Antonio one of the few Texas stops on his tour with special low railway rates and a large crowd is expected from nearby towns.
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Eugene V. Debs
San Antonio
Mr. Debs
Texas
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity. To night and Sunday probably unsettled. Showers possible tonight with cooler temperatures and breezy conditions. Sunday may bring isolated rain and more unsettled skies across the area.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations and city temperatures across the midwest and east
At 8 am observations show St Louis 76 clear with 8 mph south wind and 74 low. Chicago 66 cloudy with 8 mph southeast wind. Kansas City 74 clear with 6 mph south wind and likely Sunday clouds. New York 66 parity cloudy with 10 mph east wind. Boston 62 clear with 8 mph northwest wind and Sunday clouds. Washington 68 clear with 4 mph east wind and Sunday clear.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
No outside firm leeches AP wire to San Antonio
The statement claiming the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio is entirely unfounded and has no factual basis. Only the San Antonio Light is identified as carrying AP content for that market.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Fire Captain Morales Dismissal Hearing At City Council
Witnesses including A H Russi testified at a fire committee hearing into Captain Joe Morales’s dismissal from Fire Company No 8 amid charges of political influence. Morales claims his firing stemmed from politics while colleagues deny disturbing the crew or neglect of duty.
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A. H. Russi
Fritz Russi
Joe Morales
John Wickeland
Ray Lambert
B.J. Mauermann
Morales
No. 8 Company
George R. Gillete
Ryan
Bishop
Pete Guerrero
F. A. Trevento
I. C. Murray
A. H. Rossi
Gillete
Rossi
Guerrero
Trevenio
Neha
Russi
Mexican Leader Emilio Madero Visits San Antonio
Emilio Madero of San Tedio Mexico and his wife stay at the Menger hotel in San Antonio en route from Galveston. He is brother of Mexico's president and recently commanded rural cavalry in Chihuahua during the troubles. He plans to resume managing his large cotton plantation upon return.
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Emilio Madero
San Tedio
Mex
San Antonio
Menger
Galveston
Mr. Madero
Mexico
Chihuahua
Progressives Prepare for Arkansas State Ticket
Arkansas progressives meet in Little Rock to decide on a state ticket and fundraising for a statewide campaign in support of the national ticket. The committee debates whether to field a separate slate.
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Arkansas’ Progressives
Little Rock
Ark
The
Progressive Party
Taft questions signing canal bill amid free tolls clash
President Taft undecided on approving the Panama canal bill as conferred by senate and house. He favors an amendment allowing suits in US courts to test the free tolls clause, aiming for a Supreme Court ruling. House moves to prevent further objections as bill nears passage before adjournment.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
House
Friends
United States
Supreme Court
Simmons
House Rules Committee
Olmsted
Moore
Pennsylvania
Giants and Cubs set for crucial pennant clash in Chicago
Chicago August 17 Today s game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs looms as the bitter showdown of the NL pennant race. Manager Chance expects Johnny Evers back to boost Chicago while Richie and Mathewson for New York promise top pitching. McGraw bets on Big Six to lift the Giants as crowds forecast record attendance and rain showers threaten.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Chance
Johnny Evers
Richie
Christy Mathewson
New York
McGraw
State finds remedy against injurious discharges
The Texas attorney general's office states there is no statute preventing waste oil from entering public waters but allows injunctions to stop such discharges. Assistant Attorney General Funderburk says the Fish and Oyster Commissioner Sterett may seek an injunction if proof shows the act destroys oyster beds and kills fish.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Funderburk
Sterett
Gulf
Russian Countess Injured in Baltimore Car Crash
Helena d Orrovant wife of a Russian count and social figure in Washington was injured in an automobile wreck in Baltimore last night. She rode with three prominent Baltimore youths at the time.
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Baltimore
Helena d’ Orrovant
Washington
Telephone Your Want Ads For Sunday's Light
Classified lines urge readers to call by ten tonight to place want ads in Sundays Light edition. Ads up to deadline appear under regular classifications. rates listed per insertion and credit terms noted. Phone numbers 176 and policy on billing are included.
Many Houses Collapse as Marmora Earthquake Strikes
Relief crews report about 3000 killed and 6900 injured across towns near the Marmora Sea. Many villages lie buried under charred debris and odors hinder access to ruins while daily shocks continue. Red Crescent, Greek charities, and American Red Cross provide aid and gather subscriptions.
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Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
J. Cornell Tarler
United States
Myriophile
Red Crescent Society
American Red Cross’ Society
Assassin pleads guilty in Hillsville court house case
Sidna Ed wards pleaded guilty to second degree murder on advice of his mother and received a 15 year penitentiary sentence in Wytheville. Two of his relatives have been found guilty of murder in the first degree.
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Wytheville, Va
Sidna Edwards
Hillsville
San Antonian Wins State Typewriting Championship
R B Banks of San Antonio captured first place in the Texas state typewriting championship at the cotton carnival last night with an average of 65 49 60 words per minute for one hour. A W Wagner of Houston was second and Mrs J Smith of Houston third.
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San Antonian
Galveston
Tex
R. B. Banks
San Antonio
A. W. Wagner
Houston
J. Smith
Steever Nomination Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Col. BE Z Steever for brigadier general after an executive session. Taft nominated him about a week ago. commission signing by the president is expected. Steever, acting commander of the Department of Texas, is familiar with the Mexican border and may remain at Fort Sam Houston or El Paso as conditions dictate. He will retire August 20, 1918. Steever is a Pennsylvania native and West Point graduate.
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Senate
BE. Z. Steever
Department of Texas
Steevers
Taft
Fort Sam Houston
Steever
Joseph W. Duncan
el Paso
San Antonio
Department
Fourth Cavalry
Hawaiian Islands
Pennsylvania
West Point
Crozier Succeeds Mills as Army War College President
Brigadier General William C. Crozier chosen to succeed Brigadier General A L Mills as president of the Army War College in this city. Mills becomes chief of the division of militia affairs. R K Evans commands the Department of the Gulf. Major general status follows. Wotherspoon moves roles, Steever and Duncan receive new commands. Edwards reassigned to Fort D A Russell Wyoming.
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Washington
D. C
William C. Crozier
Bureau of Ordnance
A. L. Mills
Army War College
Mills
Militia Affairs
R. K. Evans
Department of the Gulf
Wotherspoon
Senate
Mountain climber W. H. Workman believed killed in avalanche
Caught by an avalanche in the Himalaya range in north India, American climber and explorer W. Hunter Workman is reported dead, though unconfirmed. Born February 16, 1847, in Worcester, Massachusetts, he and his wife Fanny Bullock Workman have long pursued mountain climbing in Asia, often together.
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Bombay
India
W. Hunter Workman
Himalaya Range
Troth W. Hunter Workman
Worcester
Mass
Fanny. .Bullock. Workman
Asia
Americans Besieged by Rebels at Tominil Camp
Reports say 20 Americans at the Tominil mining camp in Durango are besieged by 200 rebels and strikers. A 10 man guard defected, and aid from Sinaloa or Durango is unavailable. The foreigners are isolated and outnumbered, with water and escape routes held by attackers.
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EL Paso
Tex
Tominil
Durango
Sinaloa
Rebels Cross Border As Orozco Flees Toward Uncertain Route
Hundreds of deserters stream into New Mexico and Texas as General Orozco carries only a small remnant from Juarez. Juarez remains quiet with a citizen guard led by Benito Aldez. Orozco and 200 holdouts split from the rebel army are said to head toward Palomas, while federals delay behind burned bridges along the Northwestern line.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Texas
Orozco
Juarez
General Orozco
Mexican Central Railroad
Villa Ahumada
Benito Aldez
Jose Orozco
Palomas
Alanis
Rabago
De la Fuente Re-Arrested in El Paso
Gen. David de la Fuente is again held as a ranger prisoner after a brief $2500 bond. Charges are expected from the Mexican government. R. Gomez Robello, private secretary to Pascual Orozco, faces a preliminary hearing Monday in San Antonio related to messages about evacuating Juarez.
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EL Paso
Tex
David de la Fuente
Fuente
San Antonio
R. Gomez Robello
Pascual Orozco
San Antonio As He Was Taking A Message From Orozco
Steever
Juarez
Mexico to seek extradition of de la Fuente for bank raid
The Mexican government will request the extradition of David de la Fuente held in Paso for violating neutrality laws. He is believed to be implicated in robbing the Chihuahua National Bank during rebel occupation, with funds later used in the rebel war fund.
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de la Fuente
City OF
Mexico
Lascurain
David de la Fuente
Chihuahua
Investigation of Ayres Death Sparks State Department Probe
The State Department to investigate the killing of American Rowan Ayres whose decapitated body was found near Morelia Mexico after he was captured by rebels. Ambassador Wilson requested the inquiry in Mexico City on August 17.
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State Department
City OF Mexico
Bassador Wilson
Rowan Cincinnati
Ayres
Morelia
Mic
Taft Receives Appeal On Ayres Case
State Department notes dispatches from Mexico on the Ayres matter. Dr Ayres seeks his son’s body brought to the United States. No confirmation of the death of young Ayres yet appears in press dispatches. Embassy censuses ongoing investigation into Ayres' case.
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Deat Taft
Ayres
United States
State Department
Mexico
Young Ayres
al of Ayres
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