Kansas Prison Probe Hearings Reveal Warden Endorsed Punishments
Testimony in the Lansing state penitentiary inquiry before Gov Hoch’s committee concluded with Warden W H Haskell describing the water cure and crib as authorized punishments. Convicts and officers testified on demoralizing effects, safety concerns, and prior incidents at the prison in Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Hoch
W. H. Haskell
Haskell
Carl Arnold
Kansas
New Year Reception At White House Draws 6000 Guests
President Roosevelt greeted more than 6000 guests at the White House in a 3 hour New Year reception. Attendance surpassed last year by over 700 as diplomats and Washington officials mingled in a festive, informal mood. Mrs. Roosevelt joined in the crowd with thousands of families bringing children to meet the president. Weather was cool and guests remained patient outside the mansion. In Ecuador, Glayaquil reports the bubonic plague has reappeared with several cases treated at the Lazaretto.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Union
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Ecuador
Glayaquil
Astronomer George Hough Dies at 72 in Evanston
Chicago reports the death of George Washington Hough professor of astronomy at Northwestern University and director of Dearborn Observatory. He died suddenly at his Evanston home at 72, noted for Jupiter observations and for discovering and measuring about 500 double stars.
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Chicago
George Washington Hough
Northwestern University
Dearborn Observatory
Evanston
Hough
Sigma Nu grants charter to Oklahoma chapter at Norman
The biennial Sigma Nu convention awarded a charter to a University of Oklahoma chapter in Norman. R. J. Bannister of Des Moines Iowa spoke at the fraternity banquet.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Sigma Nu
University of Oklahoma
Norman
R. J. Bannister
Des Moines
Bail Set for Beach Hargis in Father Murder Case
Irvine Kentucky youth Beach Hargis charged with murdering his father Judge James Hargis is admitted to 25000 dollar bail. He will be transported to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment.
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Beach Hargis
Irvine, Ky
James Hargis
Hot Springs
Ark
Death Toll Rising From Lick Branch Mine Explosion
Bluefield West Virginia reports twelve men dead with about twenty five more believed entombed after a Tuesday afternoon blast at the Lick Branch colliery owned by Pocahontas Coal company. By 11 p.m. eighteen of the entombed workers had been rescued, none seriously injured. The mine manager had deployed safety devices and believes the cause lay in an abandoned connected working in the western portion of the mine.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Pocahontas Coal Company
West Virginia
Ruef Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Bribery Case
In San Francisco Abraham Ruef, longtime political adviser to former mayor Eugene Schmitz, received a fourteen year penitentiary term for bribing former Supervisor John J. Furey to secure a trolley franchise. The defense sought delays, but Judge Lawlor denied motions. Ruef filed a notice of appeal as a writ of probable cause stayed the sentence. The trial spanned nearly four months and followed indictments from the Oliver grand jury after confessions from 16 supervisors. An additional incident involved the shooting of Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney by Morris Haas, who later died in the county jail.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Eugene E. Schmitz
Lawlor
Ruef
John J. Furey
United Railroads
Oliver Grand Jury
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Haas
White House Debut of Ethel Roosevelt Shines at Ball
President Roosevelts youngest daughter Ethel made her formal debut to society at the White House Monday night. About 400 unmarried young guests attended the East Room event after a Blue Room reception. Miss Roosevelt wore white satin with crystals while Mrs Roosevelt wore dark blue satin. An earlier dinner honored Miss Roosevelt hosted by Assistant Secretary and Mrs Bacon.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Ethel
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Bacon
Engineers to Visit Canal With Taft for Panama Trip
President elect Taft invites a group of engineers to join his voyage to Panama. Arthur P. Davis chief engineer of the reclamation service leads the list with John R. Freeman Allen Hazen Isham Randolph James D. Schuyler and Fred P. Stearns forming the delegation. Alfred Noble of New York City was the initial invitee but could not leave current work.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Panama
Arthur P. Davis
The
Reclamation Service
John R. Freeman
Providence
Graduates in Wesleyan Ministry Surpass 1907 Figures
Article notes more graduates from British universities other than Oxford enter the Wesleyan Methodist ministry this year than in 1907. It includes humorous ad snippets about household products and consumer goods, typical of the period.
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Oxford
Wesleyan Methodist Ministry
Bold Oklahoma Bandits Rob Bank in Wellston Heist
Five gunmen raided the bank at Wellston Oklahoma early Wednesday, barricading the building with barbed wire and exchanging heavy fire with citizens. They escaped with about $5000 after two hours of vault work, and no injuries were reported.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Wellston
Here
Postal Savings Bank Bill Faces Senate Opposition
Pressure from the Mississippi valley mounts for postal savings banks while leaders in the upper house, including Senator Aldrich, decide the bill cannot pass this session.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Savings Bank
Mississippi Valley
Postal Bank
Aldrich
West Virginia Mine Disaster Update
News from the Lick Branch coal mine disaster reports 22 bodies recovered. Eighteen miners escaped unaided and five were rescued. Authorities fear 35 to 50 men remain entombed with no hope of survival.
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West Virginia
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Lick Branch
Indiana Monuments Dedicated at Vicksburg
Sixteen monuments and 63 markers erected by Indiana to memory of its Civil War soldiers killed at Vicksburg were dedicated on Tuesday and formally transferred to the United States government.
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Indiana
Vicksburg
Miss
Kansas Prison Probe Begins In Lansing Investigation
Two governor appointed committees from Oklahoma and Kansas started formal inquiries into the Kansas state prison at Lansing. Oklahoma investigators left after a brief visit and will return with Guthrie’s legislature opening. Kansas members will continue the probe. Wednesday included a general inspection of the institution.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Haskell
Oklahoma
Hoch
Lansing
Guthrie
Oklahoma Delays Prisoner Return Pending Joint Investigation
Guthrie Oklahoma reports the state board of control will suspend its December 24 order to return prisoners from the Kansas penitentiary until the joint investigation yields results.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Kansas Penitentiary
Board of Control
Prominent Odd Fellow Killed in Railroad Yard Tragedy
Peter Marquardt past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of South Dakota was run over by a switch engine and killed in the railroad yards Tuesday in Madison South Dakota authorities reported.
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Madison
Peter Marquardt
Grand Lodge of
South Dakota
Fire destroys Pacific Coast Syrup plant in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles plant of the Pacific Coast Syrup company on the east side was nearly destroyed by fire at 7 o'clock Wednesday night. The estimated loss stands at 70 000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Syrup Company
American Consul at Messina Dead in Sicily Earthquake
An official dispatch confirms Arthur S Cheney American consul at Messina Sicily and his wife perished in the Messina earthquake disaster Monday. The notice was received Tuesday night by the State Department from Stewart Lupton American consul at Messina.
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Messina
Washington, D. C
Arthur S Cheney
Sicily
State Department
Stewart Lupton
Missing Student Returns to Owensboro Home
Willis B. Smith, a Kentucky State University student who vanished September 20, returned home to his sister in Owensboro on Wednesday ending the extensive search.
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Lexington
Willis B. Smith
Kentucky State University
Owensboro
Growers Rally Against Lower Tobacco Duty in Hartford
Several hundred tobacco growers met in Hartford on Monday and voted to oppose lowering the tar on tobacco, signaling strong industry resistance to the proposal.
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Hartford
Conn
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