Theatrical Power Shift Rocks New York Stage
John Cort gains leverage as Klaw & Erlanger concede dates. Frederic Thompson seeks Cort dates signaling a widening revolt. National Theatre Owners' association commands 1,600 independent houses while Klaw & Erlanger hold 45 theatres. Shuberts align with Mort Singer expanding influence in Chicago venues.
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District Attorney Ousted for Incompetency in Boise
Boise July 2 The department of justice in Washington announced United States District Attorney D H Lingenfelter has been removed from office amid charges including injudicious conduct and incompetency He was in Washington and given a chance to defend himself before removal He had been disqualified from prosecuting northern timber fraud Barber Lumber bank embezzlement and other major matters in his jurisdiction
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Barber Lumber Company
Forest fires in Montana extinguished after week of effort
Anaconda report says all fires in Deer Lodge forest area now under control after a week of fire fighting led by D T Mason. Woodville blaze covered 150 acres Welch's Spur 600 acres and Boulder Mountain 200 acres with heavy damage overall. Navy yard will be open to visitors on Saturday Sunday and the Fourth.
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Murder Tragedy Ties Two Worlds from Barefoot Boy to Society Belle
The tale follows Mary Scott and Porter Chariton from theatrical misadventures in San Francisco and New York to a volatile marriage in Italy. A fatal quarrel at Lake Como ends with Chariton murdering Mary and confessing aboard a Hoboken-bound steamer as detectives close in.
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Ten Years in Dark Cell May Be Punishment
Porter Charlton may be tried in Italy for the murder of Mary Scott, his wife. The sentence described is a dark solitary confinement for ten years with bread and water, a medieval punishment rarely survived and often leading to self-inflicted death.
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Mary Scott
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Golden Gate Belle and Omaha Boy Enmeshed in Murder Case
Mary Scott once a society belle in San Francisco aged 24 now lies dead in a famed murder case linked to a ten year old Omaha boy Porter son of Paul Charlton a leading attorney, who vanished from the capital of America and Europe in a remarkable cross continental tragedy.
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Wm. H. Taft
Yale
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Bureau of Insular Affairs
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Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
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Mary Scott
New York
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Hoboken, N. J
H. H. Scott
San Francisco
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Europe
Charlton May Go Free If San e
Chief counsel for Porter Charlton says a verdict of insanity would send him to an asylum. Experts report expected in July. Italian extradition is not pursued unless authorities request it within two weeks. If found sane he would likely be released.
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United Press
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R. Floyd Clark
Porter Charlton
Charlton
Italy
Allen
End to all excursion rates proposed by Western railroads
Chicago July 2 Western railroads consider abolishing all special rates and setting two cents as the minimum. The move would end colonists and reduced summer rates as part of retrenchment after railroad regulation legislation.
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United Press
Chicago
Western Railroads
Western Passenger Association
Western Railway
Western
Biplane Loses Pilot as It Runs Amok in Park Flight
In Elim Ridge park the Willard biplane, prepped for July 4 flights, rolled away without a pilot. A bystander fled as the spinning propeller caused the aircraft to crash into the grandstand. Authorities note a land and water celebration planned for Bremerton on the Fourth.
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Elim Ridge Park
F. Willard
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Nebody
Willard
James McCarthy
Attempt to Reach North Pole by Airship This Week
Kiel July 2 reports Prince Henry Prusela and Count Zeppelin plan an ambitious flight to the North Pole. They traveled to Spitsbergen to obtain an airship and aim to attempt the voyage next week.
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North Pole
Prince Henry Prusela
Count Zeppelin
Spitsbergen
Sullivan Estate Suit Yields $5000 Fees in Foreclosure
Judge J Stanley Webster awarded Trumbull Brow a judgment of 5000 for attorneys fees in foreclosure of a 65000 mortgage on the Sullivan building. The ruling comes in the Sullivan estate case handled by the superior court.
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Superior Court
Trumbull Brow
Sullivan
Notice on Subscriptions and Delivery Calls for Re-Send
The notice explains that when expiration dates arrive on address labels and payments are in advance, deliveries are adjusted. It instructs subscribers to call the main office between 6 and 7 pm at Main 0400 Ind 441 to request a copy if missed, and to report missed issues by telephone.
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Wanted Housekeeper and other help in city ads
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