Patrick's pardon ends long fight over Rice murder
Albert T. Patrick, sentenced to death in 1902 for the murder of William Marsh Rice, was pardoned by Governor Dix in Albany. The case drew on appeals, com mutations, and a Texas forged will claim. Patrick's supporters hailed the decision as vindication, while his wife declined comment.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert T.patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
New York City
Dix
Patrick
Higgins
Court of Appeals
Scott
John 8. Kennedy
Rice
Rice Institute
Texas
Sing Sing Death House
Hes
United States
David B. Hill
United States Supreme Court
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Charles F. Jones
Fonaire
Valet Jones
Jones
Rico
Nos Toom
Jury Finds Hyde Guilty in City Chamberlain Case
New York November 30 The jury returns a guilty verdict in the trial of former City Chamberlain Charles H Hyde accused of accepting an illegal fee He is linked to the Gaynor administration as a former official in City Hall bystanders await further sentencing proceedings
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Hyde
New York
Charles H. Hyde
Farmer
Gaynor
Cty
Bonds Worth 140000 Recovered From City Dump
Kansas City officials announced that bond paper totaling 140000 dollars, shipped from Waco Texas to New York's Guaranty Trust, disappeared July 5 when two mail sacks were stolen. Three laborers unearthed the sacks at a city dump while fighting a weed fire. the insurance firm paid 140000 in full two weeks later and offered a 1000 reward.
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Kansas City
Waco (Tex
New York City
Insurance
Omaha
Neb
Ogden
Utah
Storm on Atlantic Coast Brings Early Snow and Gale
New York reports its first wintry blast of the season with snow and a fifty mile gale along the Atlantic coast. Snow also falls from Georgia to Connecticut as colder air and more precipitation are forecast. In New York City two inches of snow remain on the ground while two-thirds of harbor craft stay tied up for the holiday.
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New York
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Carolina
Washington
Georgia
Connecticut
Atlantic Coast
New York City
Miss Boutell in a Bride
The first Alpine stock wedding in America was held in Washington. Miss Alice Gates Boutell became the bride of Mr. John W. Brooks Ladd of Boston in a ceremony attended by President Taft Miss Clark Miss Helen Cox and other notables in the capital society.
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Washington
America
Alice Gates Boutell
Miteter
Switzerland
John W. Brooks Ladd
Boston
Taft
Clark
Helen Cox
Ohio
Clerk
White
Capital Society
Secretary Meyer Denies Navy Secretary Resignation
Washington rumors that Secretary Meyer would resign circulated in Washington but he emphatically denied the reports after a cabinet meeting at the White House.
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Meyer
Washington
Navy Department
White
Bulgarians Surround Turkish Divisions in Major 10000 Capture
Bulgarian forces enveloped two Turkish divisions near Marhamli and captured about 10,000 men including two generals and 300 officers. High mountain guns, 1,000 horses and large munitions were seized as Roumania mobilizes with Austria and Serbia amid rising war tensions in Europe.
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London
Germany
Austria
Roumania
Servia
Tchatalja
Marhamli
Dedoghatch
Demotica
Big Live Stock Show Opens at Union Stock Yards
The 1912 International Live Stock exposition opens in Chicago at the Union Stock Yards and runs all next week. Prizes totaling 75000 attract a wide entry list. Lecturers include H J Waters Kansas Agricultural College H R Smith University of Minnesota C S Plumb Ohio State University A S Alexander University of Wisconsin B A Trowbridge University of Missouri and W A Cochel Kansas State College.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
H. J. Waters
Kansas Agricultural College
H. R. Smith
University of Minnesota
C. 8. Plumb
Ohio State University
A. 8. Alexander
University of Wisconsin
B. A. Trowbridge
University of Missouri
W. A. Cochel
Kansas State College
Wilson invites Bryan to conference after Bermuda trip
Gov Wilson has written to William J Bryan inviting him to a post Bermuda conference. Wilson plans to consult Bryan as a Democratic leader but will also confer with other party leaders. It is announced Bryan will not go to Bermuda or receive an invitation there.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Ex Senator Jones Dies in Los Angeles
Former United States Senator John Percival Jones who represented Nevada in Congress died in Los Angeles after a long illness.
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Jones
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
John Percival Jones
Nevada
Narrow Escape Derailed NY Central Train No 45
The New York Central Train No 45 westbound from New York derailed near Hoffmans seven miles west of Schenectady at 60 mph. No more than the 200 passengers were shaken. the dining car chef was injured with several broken ribs and hospitalized. The rear engine tank journal broke, track dropped, eight of nine cars left the rails, most cars tipped up to 40 degrees.
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Western
Union News Service
Albany
N. Y
New York Central
New York
Hoffmans
Schenectady
Skaters Drown After Ice Breaks On Heart Lake
In Scranton Pennsylvania during a family outing on Heart Lake Adelbert Reynolds and his relatives fell through thin ice. Reynolds saved his two daughters but his wife son and nephew disappeared beneath the water and were found drowned after about an hour.
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Scranton, Pa
Adelbert Reynolds
Heart Lake
Reynolds
Four Die as Pennsylvania Rail Train Derails Near Glenloch
Four persons were killed and fifty injured when the Cincinnati Express on the Pennsylvania railroad derailed near Glenloch, twenty five miles from Philadelphia. A broken rail on a bridge caused the crash, sending a double header and six Pullmans tumbling onto a lower track. Survivors faced freezing conditions as rescue stretched for hours amid wreckage and ice.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Glenloch
Engagement of Don Dia and The Quakeress Cats
Mrs George G Braxton of 27 Leicester Street Brighton announced that Don Dia the new English silver chinchilla cat arrived in America proposed to her cat The Quakeress and that The Quakeress accepted.
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Boston
Mass
George G. Braxton
Leicester Street
Brighton
Don Dia
America
Tale of a Murdered Chester Girl Follows Ice Fatalities
In Chester Pennsylvania the body of Amy Temple, seventeen, a boardinghouse waitress, was found in a yard near Fifth and Crosby. Authorities believe she was strangled after an assault. In Findlay Ohio eight and twelve year olds Patsy and John Nutter were rescued from the Blanchard River after skating on thin ice.
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Chester
Amy Temple
Fifth
Crosby Streets
Findlay
Ohio
Patsy
John Nutter
Blanchard River
Ritchie Defeats Wolgast To Take World Title
In Daly City on November 29 Willie Ritchie defeated champion Wolgast in the sixteenth round by a foul blow that ended Wolgast's reign. Wolgast appeared dazed after a hard right, then fell after a second stumble as Ritchie pressed the attack.
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San Francisco
Wolkgast
Willie Ritchie
Daly City
Wolgast
New Substitute for Milk Sold by Milwaukee Firm
Milwaukee Nov 29 The Milwaukee Synthesis company formed to market Synthia a substitute for milk made directly from hay without a cow The project claims it will produce milk by a chemical formula transforming hay into milk through several unnamed processes in focus of the new drink.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Synthesis Company
Synthia
Leicemann
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Prices Ledger
Market listings show Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hay, Poultry, Eggs, Cattle, Bulls, Calves, Hogs, Sheep and Lambs with various grades and price ranges. Notable entries include Wheat No 2 red at 1.07 dollars per bushel, Corn No 2 white at 51 cents, and Eggs prime firsts at 34 cents.
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Culls &c
Actress Shot in London Vaudeville Death
In London the vaudeville world was shocked by the death of Florrié Mackintosh a white actress and the arrest of her alleged killer the wife of Pake Gros an American rag time singer. Gros and his wife had been separated for some time and the couple and Miss Mackintosh shared apartments at the Calumet house on Corma street with other performers.
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London
Florrié Mackintosh
Pake Gros
Gros
Money and health tips advertise Dr Pierce pellets
An advertisement discusses money market references and prices while promoting Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a cure for constipation and related diseases. The copy uses familiar 19th century ad phrasing and claims the product is effective and easy to take.
Direct Ride Sparks Taxi Clerk Quip in Courtroom
A judge records a heated exchange as a passenger accuses the driver of a roundabout route. The cabby quips about hiring an airplane, noting the fare of nine dollars and fifty cents. The moment highlights tension over perceived service directions.
Old Blaine Schoolhouse Leaves Mars Hill Site
The Blaine schoolhouse on Mars Hill, once honored by James G. Blaine with a bell, has been converted into a storeroom and moved. The historic building housed many generations of students now grew old, leaving a melancholy farewell as it leaves its old foundation.
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Blaine
Mars Hill
James G. Blaine
Kennebec (Me
German Wireless Map Promotes Draft Loss Telegraphy
The German imperial post office released a world map of wireless telegraph stations to advertise Germanys draft free telegraphy facilities. It highlights Neuen as the worlds most powerful station with a 2100 mile range, 200 miles beyond the Hiffel tower range.
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Imperial Post Office
Germany
Neuen
Hiffel Tower
Quiet wedding envelopes lead to secret tips
A bridegroom’s best man discreetly hands an envelope to the parson after the ceremony. The bridegroom’s father misreads the scene and quietly offers a banknote to the minister. Later the bride’s brother also gives a $10 bill, all done in secret.
A Doctor’s Sleep and the Coffee Dilemma
A physician explains coffee and tea raise caffeine levels causing nervous issues and dyspepsia. He endorses Postum as a caffeine free alternative aiding sleep, citing personal and clinical anecdotes and promoting Instant Postum as a convenient substitute.
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
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