Powers Case in Goebel Murder Trial Admits Defense Witnesses
Georgetown Kentucky November 13 The Powers murder trial for Governor Goebel opened with ready defense witnesses. The defense sought to enter a plea of abatement based on Governor Taylor’s pardon, but Judge Morris overruled, noting the pardon validity was already settled by the courts and not within the trial court’s jurisdiction.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Commonwealth
Franklin
W. C. Owens
Powers
W. S. Taylor
Morris
Court of Appeals
Walsh Trial Opens Over Bank Misuse Charges
Chicago November 13 The trial of John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National bank for misapplication of funds has begun in federal court before Judge A B Anderson The indictment contains 160 counts The offense carries five to ten years in prison The case centers on whether Walsh used bank funds to back his own enterprises The defense emphasizes technical points while the government alleges securities substituted for the funds The jury selection consumed most of the day
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
United States District Court
A. B. Anderson
Walsh
Sun Spots Predicted To Trigger Global Disturbances
Signor Alfani director of the Florence observatory says sun spots twelve times Earth's size will reach the solar meridian mid November and may cause violent magnetic disturbances, leading to storms floods volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
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Rome
Signor Alfani
Florence Observatory
German Naval Attache Siegel Recalled Reported in Paris
A Paris dispatch dated November 13 reports Rear Admiral Siegel the German naval attaché has been recalled. The item appears sensational and ties to alleged treason in the French navy and espionage by foreign agents.
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Paris
Wilhelmshaven
Prussia
Siegel
Log raft sinks show boat. Bryan Stock company saved
A log raft collided with the Bryan Stock company show boat six miles above Gallipolis Ohio and sank the vessel. The twelve performers narrowly escaped drowning and were rescued and cared for in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Bryan Stock Company
Labor Legislation Talks At White House Meeting
President Roosevelt met with Samuel Gompers and AFL executives to discuss labor measures before Congress including eight hour day woman and child labor and employers liability. John L Mitchell was absent due to illness. British delegates also attended. Gompers called the interview satisfactory and said the president would consider the executive committee requests in his forthcoming message.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Gompers
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers’ Union
D. J. Shackleton
John Hodge
Great Britain
Amer
Ican Federation of Labor
Harriman to Be Forcefully Questioned Over Alton Stock
New York, Nov. 11. Efforts to compel E. H. Harriman to answer ICC questions about the Chicago and Alton railroad will resume next Wednesday. C. A. Severance arrives to argue before Judge Hough in U S circuit court for the petition seeking his compelled response. Harriman had refused to say if he owned Alton stock sold to the Union Pacific, stating the matter fell outside the inquiry.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and Alton Railroad
C. A. Severance
Commission
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Alton
Union Pacific
the Inquisitors
Clark Sees Parties Split At Crossroads In Roosevelt Era
Representative Champ Clark of Missouri offered a brisk summary of national politics in Washington on November 11. He said Republicans align with Roosevelt while Democrats support Bryan, and warned politicians from either party oppose both.
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Washington
Cross Roads
Roosevelt
Bryan
Champ Clark
Missouri
Copper Miners Issue Ultimatum at Calumet Strike Threat
Copper miners of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company issued an ultimatum to management warning they will strike if the 12 percent wage cut to take effect December 1 is not rescinded. About 8,000 workers are involved.
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Calumet, Mich
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Dover Governor Signs Prohibition Lien Into Law
Governor Lea signed the lien enacting the prohibition law for the counties. Saloons and distilleries are closing and shipping their goods out of the state.
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Dover
Del
Lea
Plea of Guilty Will Stand in Romadka Case
Mrs Evelyn Romadka of Milwaukee may face penitentiary time after a plea of guilty, announced by her Milwaukee counsel in Judge Brentanos court. State's Attorney Healy said if the plea stands she will be sentenced to one to fourteen years on one charge, with others stricken and information sent to the pardon board. The state opposes asylum and asserts she was sane during and after the thefts.
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Chicago
Evelyn Romadka
Milwaukee
John F. Donovan
Romadka
Brentano
Healy
Ramadka
Cleveland Man Kills Woman Who Rejected Him
Joseph Schmilowitz of Cleveland shot and killed Mrs. Dora Stebel in her Brooklyn apartment after a decade of unwelcome attention. He was arrested after the murder, claiming a Cleveland address and saying he is a cabinet maker with a wife and children.
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Cleveland Man
New York
Joseph Schmilowitz
Cleveland
Dora ‘Stebel
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Schmilowitz
Orange Avenue
Stebel
Berlin Ripper Confesses After 22-Year-Old Printer’s Apprentice Admission
In Berlin a printer's apprentice Paul Minow, 22, epileptic, confined for insanity at Herzberge asylum, confessed to murdering four little girls in a spree echoing London's Jack the Ripper. He described being taunted by family, then stabbing victims in succession before returning home.
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Berlin
Jack the Ripper
London
Paul Minow
Herzberge
Minow
Gold engagements rise past fifty million mark
Lazard Freres announced an extra million dollars in gold secured in Europe pushing total known gold engagements to 50.63 million. Lazard Freres has engaged 9.25 million and the National Bank of the Republic of Chicago has 0.5 million, bringing overall engagements to 51.13 million.
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New York
Lazard Freres
Europe
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
Salvation Army founder Booth sails for Europe campaign
New York reports General William Booth father of the Salvation Army sailed on the steamer St. Louis for Europe. About 100 leading Salvation Army staff officers bid him farewell at the pier as Booth proceeds directly to Berlin where he will begin a lengthy campaign in the German empire starting Monday November 18.
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New York
William Booth
Salvation Army
St. Louis
Europe
United States
Builders Seek Injunction Against District Builders
A suit filed by about a dozen leading master builders of the District seeks a court injunction against twenty three defendants allied with the building trades council. The action aims to restrain interference with or molestation of the builders' employer and to prevent use of force or coercion in the building trades.
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Washington
Building Trades Council of the
German Emperor Arrives at Windsor After Fog Delay
In Portsmouth a thick fog delayed the Hohenzollern with Emperor William and Empress, delaying their harbor approach. The Prince of Wales and Field Marshal Roberts boarded to greet the imperial yacht, then the party traveled to Windsor for a royal welcome by King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Isle of Wight
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Emress
Lord Roberts
Lord Charles Beresford
Spithead
Czar Guards Expanded Body of Civil Attendants
In St. Petersburg the czar is shielded by about 1000 specially chosen, heavily armed personnel. They act as a private guard at the winter palace, with 100 forming a personal bodyguard on duty constantly inside and around the czar’s private apartments. The force is new and operates secretly as civil attendants under the palace commandant.
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St. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Thhe
University Football Players Face Vaccination Order
Chicago reports Health Commissioner Evans ordering the university football team to be vaccinated or face arrest for noncompliance. Two students, including a freshman, are in isolation with smallpox, and coach Hugo Bezdek is named as having opposed vaccination for a player in contact with an infected student. The team fears missing the Carlisle game on November 23 due to vaccination side effects.
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Chicago
Evans
Hugo Bezdek
Carlisle
Board of Education Wins Ruling Against Secret High School Societies
Chicago November 12 The appellate court denied the injunction sought to halt actions against secret societies in high schools. The court held these groups are outside the educational scope and within the board’s jurisdiction to act if it chooses to proceed.
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Chicago
Board of Education
First Pittsburgh Bank Receives Historic Gold Import
In Pittsburg on November 12 a shipment valued at $425,000 arrived for the First National Bank. It consisted of twenty five bags of $1,000 each and eight bags with $50,000 each, marking the bank’s first gold import from Europe. A crowd gathered as the treasure was moved into the bank via an express wagon.
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Pittsburg
First National Bank
Europe
Cleveland to Visit Hunting Preserves Near Princeton
Ex president Cleveland will home travel with his son Rhird and C R Priest of Princeton to rabbit hunt near Princeton New Jersey. Health is reported rapidly improving as the trip marks his first outing since illness.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Here
Rhird
C. R. Priest
Fire Rages Through Iquique Port Destroys Homes
A major fire in Iquique Chile on November 12 raged for seven and a half blocks near the commercial district. The blaze caused over 1 million dollars in losses, left about 2,000 people homeless, and burned mainly dwellings before being controlled.
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Iquique
Chile
Earthquake Devastates Karatagh Rus sian Turkestan
A relief expedition report from Karatagh describes the disaster three weeks after the quake. The town is destroyed with about 4,000 killed there and some 10,000 in surrounding Denausk district, plus many more dead in nearby villages.
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St. Petersburg
Karatagh
Russian Turkestan
Jamarkan
Denausk
D. M. Ferry Dies in Detroit Home
Dexter M. Ferry head of a leading seed firm, prominent Detroit businessman, was found dead in his bed at home from heart disease after retiring in apparent good health. He had chaired the Michigan Republican state central committee and was a national convention delegate. a 1900 gubernatorial candidate.
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Detroit
Mich
Dexter M. Ferry
United States
Democrat committee declines recount in governor race
Jersey City notes the New Jersey Democrat state committee decided not to seek a recount of last Tuesday's governor election. Frank Katzenbach, the defeated candidate, attended the meeting.
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Jersey City
N. J
Democrat State Committee
Frank
Katzenbach
Soldiers Among Its Members in Vladivostok Tale
In Vladivostok on November 12, officials report discovery of hazardous devices arms ammunition and correspondence among members of a local group. Eight suspects were detained for questioning and authorities warn of possible wider networks.
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Vladivostok
Manufacturers' Association Offers $1,500,000 in Fight on Labor
At the American Federation of Labor twenty seventh annual convention in Norfolk Virginia the federation moved to establish an eight hour day and raise funds to oppose organized labor. The Manufacturers' Association pledged $1,500,000 to wage the battle, while the AFL reported its own funds were insufficient. The convention authorized a special committee to explore fundraising and legal relief for navy yard workers disabled or heirs of those killed.
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Norfolk
American Federation of Labor
America
Manufacturers’ Association
Federation
James O’connell
Wicking
Congress
United States Navy Yards
Navy Yard
Favors Woman Suffrage at Nashville Conference
The fifth day of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Nashville discussed resolutions. the convention endorsed equal purity standards for men and women and supported woman suffrage. A resolution to curb football was voted down. an appeal was made to end the traffic in women and girls abroad. Carrie Nation sought to speak but was refused, later addressing a crowd nearby.
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Nashville
Tenn
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Resolutions
George
Pennnsylvania
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Carrie Nation
Five hotel workers perish in New Haven fire
Flames swept through the servants' rooms on the fifth floor of Hotel Garde in New Haven killing four employees and another man who fell from the fire escape rope. Four more workers were injured as guests escaped through smoke and stairs. Loss estimated above $20,000. Cause under investigation with limited details available.
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New Haven
Conn
Hotel Garde
Dane
Eade
Ieee
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