Orpet Freed After Trial Ends In Acquittal
Will Orpet walked free after a four hour and thirty nine minute deliberation that ended with a not guilty verdict. The courtroom crowd swarmed the defendant as his mother cried, while supporters urged the public to treat him as innocent and give him a chance to resume his studies. The trial cost Lake County thirty thousand dollars.
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Waukegan
Will Orpet
Col
Three Oaks
Helm's Woods
Donnelly
James C. O’shea
Orpet
Edward Orpet
Holwineeenee
Frank Lambert
James HL Wilkerson
Lake County
Five Die in Auto Crash Near Jacksonville
Five people died and one injured when an automobile was struck by a westbound Wabash passenger train west of Jacksonville Illinois. The deceased include Mary McSherry of Jacksonville and others identified. William Groves, the car driver, was seriously injured.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Mary McSherry
William Groves
Pounder of Big Banking House Suffers Heart Attack
Prominent financier associated with a major banking house died after a heart attack suffered last May. The article notes his leadership role and impact on the firm and city’s financial scene.
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Pounder
Big Banking House
Hector collier sinks off Charleston with 60 Marines aboard
The U S collier Hector with 60 Marines 70 crew and 12 officers sank nine and a half miles from the Charleston lightship after leaving Port Royal for Santo Domingo. Rescue efforts were launched by coast guard and navy vessels and the crew were later taken off by mail boats. Built in 1908 at Sharrows Point Maryland the 11200 ton ship measured 884 feet.
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Charleston
D. C
Hector
Hunt
Tig Vigilant
Navy Yard
Port Royal
Santo Domingo
Sharrows Point
Navy
Arlington
Coast Guard
Seminole
North Carolina
Guantanamo
Cuba
Cleanup in Philadelphia raid nets hundreds involved
A Philadelphia raid from 11 PM to the next afternoon freed 522 prisoners and cleaned up 104 resorts. The operation netted many hardened criminals and several couples with respectable reputations, disrupting illicit districts and forcing temporary restraint on forbidden activities across the city.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Five Die in Asheville Flood Devastation
Five persons are reported dead and hundreds homeless after a flood on the French Broad River in Asheville North Carolina. The surge carried away mills and homes and caused damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. A verified report indicates Captain J. is involved in the scene.
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Asheville
N C
French Broad River
Vanca
Cal Aia
Capt. J
Fourteen Labor Leaders Convicted in Chicago Conspiracy Trial
In Chicago Judge Scanlan's court fourteen of seventeen labor leaders were found guilty of conspiracy to extort. Sentences ranged from one to three years in prison with fines up to $2,000. The trial held that strikes boycotts and window smashing were used to pressure property owners. several defendants were acquitted.
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Chicago
Scanlan
Hugo Hahn
Busines
Glaziers’ Union
Charles Crowley
Fixture’ Hangers’ Union
Fred Mader
Fixture Hangers
Walter E. Staley
Ray Stewart
Wood Finishers’ Union
Frank Curran
Painters’ Council
John
FF. Cleary
Electrical Workers’ Union
Isadore Gordon
Painters’ District Council
Harry H. Grass
Painters
Charlies Hanson
Painters’ Union
John W. Murphy
William E Nestor
Nicholas Pekersma
George ‘Tuckbreiter
Wiliam Clauss
Thomas Kelly
Electrical Workers
John White
District Council
Clarke Named New Justice to the Supreme Court
President Wilson sent to the senate the nomination of Judge J B Clarke of Cleveland Ohio to be associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Clarke, born September 14 1867 in Lisbon Ohio, sits on the Cleveland district court bench.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Clarke
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
John Hessin Clarke
United States District Court
Lisbon
United States Senate
Mark Hanna
Judge Clarke
Plunge in the Big Lake by Nebraska Regiments
Western Newspaper Union dispatch notes the Fourth Nebraska regiment at Llano Grande Texas swimming and training by Col. George Eberly and Lieut. Col. W B Baer. Officers report clean water and strict safety while the Fifth encamps under border conditions.
Fifth Reaches Destination After Long Detour
The Fifth Nebraska detachment arrived at camp after about six days on the road from Lincoln. Delays occurred at Muskogee when a freight train crash derailed three cars and an engine. Washouts near Bishop Texas left seven miles of track flooded. In Denison Texas the troops moved to tourist sleepings. 27 cars awaited them and over 2,000 Nebraskans camped by night. Mail for the two regiments should be directed to Mercedes Texas.
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Nebraska
Mercedes
Texas
Liano Grand
Gergeant Beirman
Lincoln
Muskogee
Bishop
Tex
Denison
Nebraskan Troops Endure Hard March and Curious Feats
Nebraska regiments face two wrecks with one serious injury during transport of over 2,000 men across 2,000 miles to a concentration camp. An 86 year old veteran planted two large flags on an engine as the first Nebraska section arrived. Lieut. John Madgett from Hastings lost eight pounds en route and expects to compete in lightweight. Captain Monteleone of Lincoln is famed as Beau Brummell of the Fifth. Company G men shave heads and grow beards. North Platte irrigation gates open to save crops, undoing power plant shortfalls. A private, C H Stingley of Fourth Nebraska, drowned at Big Lake. Harry Pease of Gothenburg suffers crushed feet after disobeying orders and climbing a coach roof. Lt. George Hughley leads hospital work as rain fell but soldiers endure.
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Nebraska
George
Eberly
William Baehr
Llano Grande
Tex
Mercedes
John .Madgett
Hastings
Lincoln
Camp Morehead
Sam
Monte.lam
Beau Brummer
Fifth Regiment
Barbier
C. H. Stingley
Nebraska Regiment
Big Lake
Camp Liano Grande
Wilson signs rural credits bill creating land loan banks
President Wilson signs the rural credit bill creating twelve land loan banks under a federal board. He says the measure brings farmers equal access to credit and benefits the nation, noting farmers’ historic credit disadvantages and the act’s liberal provisions alongside the federal reserve act.
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Westerns
Union News
Gerview
Washington
Wilson
Congress
British to Publish Blacklist Of U S Firms For Trading Ban
London reports the British government will soon publish a list naming about seventy to eighty American firms and individuals barred from trade with UK residents under the trading with the enemy act blacklist. This marks the first inclusion of American entities on the list.
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London
United States
United Kingdom
Interstate rate boost upheld for Nebraska shipments
The interstate commerce commission found current close rates to Nebraska points from Sioux City Council Bluffs St. Joseph Kansas City and Atchison unfairly prejudicial compared with Omaha and Lincoln due to low class rates in general order No 19 issued by the Nebraska railway commission on September 6 1914.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Atchison
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska Railway Commission
Washington declares the Deutschland a merchant vessel
The state department ruled the German submarine Deutschland a merchant vessel and eligible for merchant treatment. Acting Secretary Polk said the ruling is not precedent and future cases will be decided on their merits. Navy and customs reports from Baltimore found the submarine unarmed and not convertible for war without major internal changes.
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Washington
State Department
Polk
Department
Navy
Baltimore
Exports from New York Reach 89 Million in Week
New York reports exports of war munitions and general merchandise totaling 89,326,049 for the week, up from 47,645,992 previous week. Year to date exports from New York total 1,434,240,741. In Italy, Italian troops capture strong Austrian positions at Posina Valley head and advance in the Teano region amid stubborn resistance.
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New York
Posina
Tefano
Georgia House Rejects Suffrage Rule in 82 to 21 Vote
In Atlanta the Georgia house refused to adopt a special rule for considering a suffrage amendment. The 82 to 21 defeat is expected to end the suffrage battle for this legislative session.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia House
Church circles prepare second peace appeal on war anniversary
Church leaders plan a second peace appeal marking the second anniversary of the war, with the initiative set to be issued in the final week before the milestone.
Activities of Women and Political Milestones
Over 6 000 women marched in the Boston preparedness parade. Queen Wilhelmina is the only reigning queen. There are between 3 and 4 million women voters in the United States. Viola Kleckner left Sanbury Pa to wed in Seward Alaska with James M Foley after a 7000 mile trip. Suffragists spent over 60 000 to place a suffrage plank in major party platforms. Empress Augusta Victoria visits hospitals weekly to comfort wounded soldiers.
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Boston
Wilhelmina of Holland
United States
Viola Kleckner
Sanbury
Seward
Alaska
James M. Foley
Empress Augusta Victoria
Germany
Free book promising rheumatism cure attracts readers
An advertisement touts a free book claiming a cure for rheumatism and urges readers to obtain it at no cost. The text emphasizes dramatic results and a no-charge offer to attract attention.
Manager’s Civil Service Exam Chooses The Head As Largest Bone
A former big league manager canned for team last place faced a civil service exam. He stumbled on many questions including the earth moon and a syzygy, but correctly answered the largest bone as the head. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the punchline amid remarks about the exam.
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Banshall
Civil Service
Namie
Cincinnati
Enquirer
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