Beef packers seek immediate entry of habeas writ ruling
Counsel for the beef packers prosecuted under the Sherman act moved before U.S. Circuit Judge Mohisaat for immediate entry of a decision quashing their writs of habeas corpus and granting their appeal. Mohisaat granted the request, despite protests from the packers' attorneys who hoped to gain time for a new move.
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United Press
Chicago
United States
Mohisaat
Ohisaat
Packere
Sacramento Conductor Found Dead in Alley
The body of M. P. Manners, a Sacramento Electric Gas and Railway Company street car conductor, was found in an alley near the car barn. Manners is believed to have been murdered.
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Sacramento
M. P. Manners
Sacramento Electric Gas and Railway Company
Manners
Oh Weep and the Canal Zone Wives Clubs
Sue McNamara writes about American workers wives and daughters on the Panama Canal Zone. Women rely on packages from home, shop rarely, and spend time on screened verandas in tropical heat. Five clubs exist, organized by Helen Boswell under Taft’s initiative, mirroring home life and clubs. tomorrow she plans to learn about the schools.
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Sue McNamara
United States
Taft
Mr. Taft
Helen Boswell
Canal Zone
Million Dollar Alimony Girl Declares Bankruptcy
Ethel Stewart Elliott once known as the million dollar alimony girl filed for bankruptcy with unpaid alimony totaling $28,000. She wed millionaire John Elliott after dancing to fame in the musical Extravaganza Chris and the Wonderful Lamp and divorced in 1907, then received $1,000,000 from him plus $20,000 yearly. over years she spent on clothes travel and luxury. Now described as broke after exhausting the fortune.
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New York
Ethel Stewart Elliott
Ethel Stewart
Chris and
Lamp
John
Love Elliott
Elliott
Handsome Medal for Capt Bailey in Seattle Fund
A $155.2 popular subscription in Seattle will buy a gold medal for Capt Charles T. Bailey who saved 48 passengers on the schooner Washington at Peacock Spit. A gold engraved pipe of the gift will be given to the Tug Tatoosh captain within days.
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Seattle
Charles T
Buck") Bailey
Washington
Peacock Spit
Think They Have a Big Crook Think They Have a Big Crook
Los Angeles authorities arrest a man claiming the name Jack Harriman, described as a clever forger and widespread crook. He deposited $80 at the First National Bank, then withdrew it and allegedly altered his bank book to read $5,806, drawing inquiries from across the country.
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Los Angeles
Jack Harriman
Harriman
Harsriman
First National Bane
Boss Cox Resigns to End Political and Banking Career
Geo. B. Cox, longtime Cincinnati political boss, merges Cincinnati Trust Co with Provident Savings Bank in a deal that ends his political path. He issues a statement saying he is out of politics for good and aims to retire from active business within two years at age sixty.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Geo. B. Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Provident Savings Bank
Cox
Ministers to promote unity Sunday peace sermons
A group of Portland ministers announce they will use sermons next Sunday to support arbitration treaties with England and France. The American Peace and Arbitration League of New York designates Sunday as Unity Sunday and urges clergy nationwide to hold special services.
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United Press
Portland
United States
England
France
American Peace and Arbitrational League of New York
Janitor Gets Off With $10 Fine
A federal grand jury returned one indictment and then recessed to Dec 5. The charge involved a former post office janitor, N. C., colored, found guilty of petty mail robbery. Judge Hanford, on the district attorney’s recommendation, gave him mercy and fined $10.
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N. C
Bribery Charges In Toppenish Saloon License Case
A petition for a grand jury investigation has been filed after Walter B. Hunsaker a former saloon keeper alleged three councilmen and an attorney solicited and received bribes to grant the transfer of a saloon license in Toppenish Washington. The case arises from a bribery solicitation connected to license transfer approvals.
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Ay Vniven Press
Toppenish, Wash
Walter B. Hunsaker
Toppenish
Italian Air Strikes Hit Turkish Outposts Near Tripoli
Nov 22 reports from Italian soldiers say three attacks on Turkish outposts around Tripoli left 29 killed. Five aviators claim bombs dropped on the Turkish camp with its destruction. Other notes say the Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto bombarded Amrua village and the Henri fort near Tripoli.
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Tripoli
Republc
Carlo Alberto
Amrua
Henri
Brigands Enlisted as Policemen in Hong Kong
Hong Kong reports brigands being recruited as soldiers and police by the new government to maintain order. A bomb exploded at the Canton provincial assembly building causing fire and panic amid ongoing clashes and unrest.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Bennett Breaks Into Print With Tabloid Essay
Arnold Bennett, famed novelist of Old Wives Tales and Clayhanger, visits America to pen manners and customs pieces for Harpers Magazine. The Gotham Weekly Gazette prints his first American article, amid chatter on his literary stature and fame in the U S. In other news, three 14 4 inch guns will be used in two turrets of the battleships Oklahoma and Nevada, with bids to be received by the Navy department next month.
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Bennett
Arnold Bennett
Man of the Ur
Clayhanger
Hilda Lease Ways
America
Harpers Magazine
Kennett
Gotham Weekly Gazette
Franklin D. Adams
New York Evening Mall
Adams
Washington
Oklahoma
Nevada
Navy Department
Robberies and Murder Suspect Spencer Revealed in Trial
In Springfield Massachusetts on November 21 the courtroom heard how Bertram G. Spencer, on trial for the murder of Miss Martha B. Blackstone, described himself as Dr Jekyll by day and Mr Hyde by night. His wife sat nearby as prosecutors detailed raids and robberies funded by his schemes.
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Spencer
Springfield
Mags
Bertram G. Spencer
Martha B. Blackstone
Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll
Connors Reveals How He Lost His Wife in Tragic Tale
New York reports Chuck Connors recounts the death of his second wife at age 35. He describes hospital scenes and a harsh bedside moment, saying she whispered to him and died shortly before his arrival. He notes two wives have died, framing his life with tough luck in love.
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Chuck Connors
New York
Chinatown
Chuck
Rose
Self Government of Cities Ends in Washington State
Assistant Attorney General S. V. Careyholia says the state public service commission may nullify city franchise contracts and adjust rates for public service corporations. If his view holds, municipal self-government over utilities would be a thing of the past in Washington.
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Olympia
Wash
Careyholia
State Public Service Commission
Beat Wife In High Heels Case Dismissed
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on November 22 a husband who admitted to beating his wife was questioned as she sought legal action after traveling from New Jersey. Officials and alderman criticized the need for domestic violence yet dismissed the case citing his meek demeanor and lack of formal charges.
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Wilkesbharre
Joha F. Done
William Joon
New Jeddey
Three Weeks Ends in Tragic Bay Death of Loggers
Tacoma reports Martin Hansen, a log cutter, used his last $250 after months in logging camps and then threw himself into the bay. His body was found today. Hansen planned to send for his wife in Norway with the money.
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Tacoma
Martin Hansen
Logrer
Hansen
Norway
Padded Reports for Oil King Testimony Before Congress
C H Martz an engineer who built the Duluth Mexada and Northern railroad testified before the Stanley congressional committee investigating the steel trust that he was ordered to pad railroad earnings under John D Rockefeller's attorney and that the oil king absorbed valuable stocks he held during the inquiry in Washington on November 22.
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United Frees
Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Oil King
C. H. Martz
Duluth, Mexada and Northern
Stanley Congressional Committee
Steel Trust
Election Hopes Mounted As Fraud Claims Emerge
With the municipal election two weeks away, supporters of Geo. Alexander the good government candidate and Job Harriman the socialist union labor nominee acknowledge that alleged wholesale fraudulent registrations may influence the December 5 ballot. Detectives from the district attorney's office begin a house to house canvass to identify those responsible.
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Amy
Los Angeles
Geo. Alexander
Job Harriman
Song Bird in Court On Perjury Charge in San Francisco
Rose O Day a theatrical troupe singer faced Judge Shortall on a perjury charge. The deposition in a divorce case between Dr Leek and his wife Lillian is missing, delaying the case. If not found by Friday she may respond to the prosecution with a humorous chirp.
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O Francisco
San Francisco
Rose O'Day
Song Bird
Shortall
Duke
Dr. Leek
Lillian
Thief in Mask Slays Woman During Raid Then Confesses
A robber in a black mask entered the Dow home while four women slept. He shot Miss Martha Blackstone who resisted and screamed. A locket found later bore his initials and a photo of his wife and child, leading to Spencer's arrest and confession.
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Dow
Martha Blackstone
Spencer
Railroads Own City Hall Threatening Spokane Move
Spokane faces a possible upheaval as the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Railroad owns the city hall site and may oust officials. The city seeks bonds worth 500000 for a new municipal house, but voters oppose more debt due to existing interest. The plea contrasts with winter hardship and political peril.
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Railroad
Spokane
W. J. Hindley
Commonwealth of
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad Company
Wife sues for divorce citing desertion and alimony
Mrs Florence I Smith of Trenton files for divorce from Paul R Smith alleging desertion. She claims he ran an elevator at Broad Street National Bank earning 87 a week rather than seek better pay with soiled clothes. She says his ambition is to wear fine clothes and she pressed his garments nightly.
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Florence I. Smith
Paul
R. Smith
Broad Street National Bank
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