Doctor Sought Move Body in Cleminson Trial Scene
Chicago, Nov. 5 Special In the Cleminson trial Officer George Smith testified he was called when Mrs. Cleminson was found dead and that Cleminson sent for an undertaker while the coroner was urged to be notified. The bed scene showed the murder charge may hinge on the bed’s condition and marks on sheets and mattress. The defense pressed to bring in the bed pieces as exhibits and requested exhumation, while alienists watched from the gallery.
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Chicago
Tis
Cleminson
George Smith
G. W. Reinhardt
Judge McSurely
Dr. Reinardt
Joseph Burres
McSurely
Reinhardt
Burres
Nemhardt
Northrup
Dr. Reinhardt
Separate life of Mrs Henry Clews Jr draws Paris headlines
Cable dispatches from Paris report the permanent separation of Henry Clews Jr the American artist and sculptor and his wife. The couple wed in 1901 when she was Mrs Frederic Gebhard and later Mrs Louise Morris Clews. She is Baltimore born and once a social leader known for daring stunts.
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Henry Clews, JR
Paris
New York
Clews
Frederic Gebhard
Ing
Louise Hollingsworth Morris
Baltimore
Bar Harbor
Harry Lehr
Mme Steinheil Again On Stand In Paris Case
The Steinheil case dominated Paris news as Mme Steinheil testified for a second day. The court rejected Rene Collard as the real assassin, deeming him irresponsible, while the cross examination intensified. She appealed to the jury to believe in her innocence amid relentless questioning.
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Paris
Steinheil
Mme. Steinheil
Jacxze DeValles
Rene Collard
Mme
Sugar underweighing frauds traced to higher ups
Federal investigators continued the probe into sugar dock frauds with evidence pointing to officials higher up. Indictment of Joseph Donelson, a government weigher, is just a step toward broader disclosures suspected to reveal more startling details after the 1907 Williamsburg dock exposure.
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New York
Williamsburg
Joseph Donelson
National Waterways Commission Begins Mississippi River Trip
The National Waterways Commission arrived in St Paul Minn and will inspect the Mississippi from St Paul to New Orleans on the government snagboat David Tipton. Six senators and six representatives form the commission and aim to complete a full report within two years covering navigation conservation water power forestry and other economic aspects. The trip is strictly business with no entertainments planned.
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St. Paul Minn
National Waterways Commission
Mississippi River
New Orleans
David Tipton
Stevens
Mississippi
St. Paul
Ohio
Missouri
Pacific States
Battle Fought In Nicaragua Reported By Telegraph
Government troops defeated revolutionists in a sharp engagement at Paso Las Lajas and Rama. Estrada followers suffered many killed wounded or captured. Government forces lost fifteen men including General Chammoro as President Zelaya attacked rebel General Fornos Diaz at Paso Las Lajas and Rama, with rebels fleeing toward Rama and pursued.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Estrada
Chammoro
Zelaya
Fornos Diaz
Paso
Las Lajas
Rama
Powell and Wolgast to clash in twenty round bout
Lew Powell, after beating Johnny Frayne to rise in lightweight ranks, has been matched to fight Al Wolgast in a twenty round bout on November 23. Weigh in at 133 pounds is set for 6 o clock.
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Powell
Wolgast
San Francisco
Lew Powell
Johnny Frayne
al Wolgast
Youth Admits Extortion Plot In Danville
Danville Illinois November 5 Ben Johnson a high school boy today confessed to police that he threatened murder to extort money from C L English president of the First National Bank Roscoe Bailey jailed for days was released Johnson held to the grand jury He stood near the post office waiting for a messenger to return with a letter demanding 200 dollars Wool production in Australia totals about 125000000 annually.
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Danville
Ills
Ben Johnson
C. L. English
First National Bank
Roscoe Bailey
Johnson
Roosevelt 15 Reported Dead Unconfirmed Inquiries
Rumors that former President Theodore Roosevelt was killed while hunting in Africa circulated but lacked credible sources. Close associates and relatives deny any accident and the State Department and Smithsonian Institute have no confirmation or notices of such an event.
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New York
Roosevelt
Africa
Douglas Robinson
Rooseevelt
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
State Department
Roosevelt rumor in East Africa proved unfounded
A cautious briefing states no word of any mishap to Roosevelt or accompanying reporters has reached the United States. Confidential sources confirm there is no cable news of an incident and the rumor is baseless.
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Africa
Associated Press
Roosevelt
East Africa
Busy Verona pastor elected mayor and grocer
The Rev. John R. Pratt pastor of Verona's First Congregational church was elected mayor because no one ran against him. He will lead council meetings, preach twice weekly, run his dairy and butter business, visit the sick, oversee services, conduct marriages and funerals, and audit borough accounts while also caring for his wife and two children.
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Verona
N. J
John R. Pratt
First Congregational Church
Blood Hungry Mob Foiled as Negroes Moved to Sutton Prison
In Gassaway West Virginia on November 5 residents awoke to learn prisoners accused of Wednesday's assault had been removed from the jail. National guardsmen deputy sheriffs and Governor Glasscock accompanied by staff and the mayor escorted the group to a special train bound for Sutton Prison to avert a lynching.
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Gassaway
W. Va
Sutton
Glasscock
Troops Refuse to Shoot In West Virginia Town
In Gassaway West Virginia militiamen guard two black suspects held after an assault reported on Mrs George Lockhold of Exchange. Governor Glasscock arrives as state troops mutiny over orders to fire on townsmen. Captain says troops will not shoot their neighbors and will protect the prisoners.
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Gassaway
W. Va
George Lockhold
Exchange
Company B
National Guard of
West Virginia
Company A
Wheeling
Glasscock
Presence of Mind Prevents Wreck at Manney Junction
Mason City Iowa November 5 Towerman James Edinburn derailed Iowa Central train No 6 after diverting it from a collision with Great Western trains at Manney Junction The mail coach burned with all mail and a large sum of money and no injuries were reported The engineer of the Iowa Central train is accused of ignoring signals
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Mason City
Iowa Central
Great Western
Manney Junction
James Edinburn
South Mound
English Baronets Wife Elopes To United States
Sir Morgan George Crofton returns to England with his wife Lady Crofton who fled to America two months earlier and was located in a New York hotel. Also aboard is James Douglas Montagu, linked to Lady Montagu, as reports say reconciliation was attempted before the voyage. The episode stirs social circles in Britain and is likely to spark a transatlantic sensation.
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Morgan George Crofton
England
Lady Crofton
America
New York
Lord
James Douglas Montagu
Lady Montagu
Noted Attorney In Court Scene
H S Priest former judge and prominent attorney in St. Louis was fined five hundred dollars for assaulting fellow attorney John A Gilliam during a circuit court session. Priest was disbarred from practicing in the division until a public apology is made. Gilliam struck by Priest toppled his chair and required medical care.
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St. Louis
H. S. Priest
United States District Court
Circuit Court
Priest
John A. Gilliam
Gilliam
North Dakota Fastest Dreadnought Battleship to Deck
North Dakota achieves a maximum speed of 22.25 knots on the Rockland mile course and averages 21.833 knots, establishing it as the fastest battleship of the Dreadnought type. The ship rivals sister ship Delaware in power and in future naval placement.
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Rockland
North Dakota
Rockland Mile
Delaware
Robbery at Canadian Express office nets $14156
Niagara Falls Ont November 5 two men robbed William Dodson cashier of the Canadian Express company at the Grand Trunk station. They struck him with a sandbag as bystanders watched and stole a bag containing fourteen thousand one hundred fifty six dollars.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Dodson
Canadian’ Express Company
Grand Trunk Station
Dobson
Theen
Sromo Quinine and Birth Notice in One Column
An old advertisement touts Sromo Quinine as a universal cold cure and laxative bromide variant. The note includes a signature line attributed to E. W. Grove. Separately a birth notice notes Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wittstock welcoming a baby boy.
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E. W. Grove
Mrs
J. M. Wittstock
State Department Refuses to Be Drawn Into Pole Dispute
Washington on Nov 5 declines to cable American Minister Egan in Copenhagen to ask the University of Copenhagen to examine Cook's records. The National Geographic Society delegation plans to visit Copenhagen and seek official cooperation, but the State Department says such action would imply recognition of Peary over Cook and could be misinterpreted. The committee to Copenhagen will carry standard letters of introduction from the State Department.
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Washington
State Department
Egan
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Cook
National Geographic Society
Gan
The
Geographic Society
American Science
Department
Peary
Copenhausen
Iowa Teachers to Push Wage and Health Reforms
In Des Moines the Iowa Teachers Association delegates back plans for a state law setting a minimum wage of 40 dollars a month for teachers, yearly contracts, and a teacher pension fund funded by teachers. They also back mandatory medical inspections and pupil health exams with leaflets on dental and general health if legislation fails. More than 2,500 teachers attend.
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Des Moines
Legisla
Ture
Iowa Teachers’ S Association
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