PARDONS AND FINE RELIEF IN SOCIALIST CASES
Seattle judge John E. Humphries leniently remitted fines and reduced penalties after converting a belligerent mood to a conciliatory stance. He pardoned or remitted payments for many defendants including Kate Sadler and Mia Spencer, and discharged several facing contempt for interrupting court.
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Seattle
Wash
John E. Humphries
Elgct
Humphries
Sasey
Titan
Tituy
Millard Price
Waying
Price
Kate Sadler
Mrs. McNally
Mia
Montana Rancher Charged In Grave Robbery Case
Arthur F Hughes of Forsythe Montana, once believed dead, faces charges in a Park Row saloon of grave robbery arson and conspiracy to defraud an life Insurance company. Investigations tie his wife and a farmhand to alleged murder and insurance fraud involving a stolen corpse.
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New York
Arthur F. Hughes
Forsythe
Rose Mud County
Montana
Park Row
Craig
Hughes
William Eliott
Thi
Montana Life Insurance Company
Elliott
William Moses
Rosebud County
Oselnet Hughes
Residence Dynamited in Italian Merchant’s Home
Mystery surrounds the dynamiting of Nunzio Merlo’s residence in Marion on Oct 4. The explosion wrecked the life home, threw Merlo, his wife, and two children from bed, burying them in debris, yet none were injured. Police suspect Black Hand involvement.
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Marion
Nunzio Merlo
Merlo
Black Hand Agente
Hutzel seeks divorce after five years of silence
Dayton reports Jacob Hutzel filing for divorce claiming his wife refused to converse for five years while living at the same home. The couple reportedly sits at separate tables during meals.
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Dayton
Jacob Hutzel
Dayton street mashers crackdown yields arrests
Dayton on October 4 reports a campaign against street harassers. Ten young men were arrested for interference with women and sentenced to terms in the workhouse, reflecting a strong city crackdown.
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Dayton
Smaller postmasters go under civil service
On October 4 Washington Postmaster General Burleson announced support for placing all second and third class postmasters under the civil service. He noted Wilson’s backing and weighed whether an executive order could enact the move or if congressional action is required. About 8,000 postmasterships with total salaries near $19 million would be affected under merit systems.
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Washington
Burleson
Wilson
Congress
Referendum Petitions Case In Ohio Theft Trial
Cleveland, Oct. 4. D Cargould an Akron politician testified he was invited by C J Gonkner to meet Meekison who allegedly gave a key to open Equity association offices. Cronin denied burglary knowledge. Judge Leighley ruled referendum petitions are not property unless filed, but unfiled petitions may be treated as property and subject to theft charges.
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Cleveland
D. Cargould
Akron
Equity Association
Cargould
Meekison
C. J. Gonkner
Association
Meekison Sald
Equity Psociation
Boyd
J. H. Cro
Nin
Cronin
C. C. Meekison
Henry County
Leighley
Alaskan Judge Murane Resigns Amid AG McReynolds Move
Washington October 4 Attorney General McReynolds demanded and received the resignation of United States District Judge C D Murane of Alaska effective immediately. Department of Justice officials said the action was for the good of the service with no details on the dissatisfaction guiding the move.
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Aske
Washington
McReynolds
United States District
C.D. Murane
Alaska
Department of Justice
Was Not Stabbed Case In New York
Miss Lucille Singleton testified to Assistant District Attorney James O'Malley that Herman Oelrichs was with her in the automobile ride the night of the injury but she said he did not stab her and that she had not been stabbed at all.
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New York
Herman Oelrichs
Lucille Singleton
Mise Singleton
James O'Malley
Oelrichs
Auto Thieves Arrested in Cleveland Heist
Two men, Richard James 25 and William Hitchens 29 of Akron, were arrested in Cleveland on October 4 for attempting to steal a car from John K. R. Eltz’s garage. They were held to the grand jury. Police seek two girls believed to have accompanied them.
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Cleveland
Richard James
William Hitchens
Akron
John KR. Eltz
Banker Dead in Dayton Social Call Tragedy
Matthew Carr, 59, banker and manager of Ohio Paper Company and bank director at Miamisburg, died after a social call with his wife in Dayton. He was stricken with paralysis while visiting.
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Dayton, O
Matthew Carr
Ohio Paper Company
Miamisburg
Real Thing In Settlement On Daughter's Marriage
Baltimore American quotes a riddle about an old man settling on the young couple when his daughter married. The answer given is himself. The note preserves a humorous domestic quip from the era.
W O U Convention at Xenia Adopts Reforms and Campaigns
The W C F U convention in Xenia adopts resolutions urging better marriage and the "better babies" movement, calls for school children’s simpler dress, protests double standards of morals, supports removing objectionable features from the state fair, backs a campaign for women's suffrage, and urges opposition to the shipping bill and small senate. Verdi centenary events in Milan include a mammoth chorus concert and a pilgrimage to Verdi’s tomb finalizing next week.
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Xenia
A. P. Bandles
Milan
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi
Boy and girl injured in schoolyard pocketknife stabbing
In Salem Ohio on October 4 Gertrude Vanski, 11, was stabbed in the back with a pocketknife by Dayton Howell, 12, as they left Columbiana school. The girl sustained a deep wound and is in serious condition.
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Salem, O
Gertrude Vanskiver
Dayton Howell
Columbiana
A Conmic Reflection from Washington Star
The Washington Star quotes a pair of men debating a late idle verse. One man calls it a casual doodle while the other mocks printing, noting the waste of time and space as he sits by a waste basket and contends against idle output.
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Pensive Union
Washington Star
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Knox County Ohio Land Tracts
A Knox County Ohio sheriff sale advertises two land tracts in Harrison and Chillicothe townships. The notice lists property details from a court order, auction date, and location, with prices approved at 9128 dollars. Terms require one third cash, one third in one year, and one third in two years with interest and mortgage security.
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Knox
State of
Olin
Suit Knot
Oho
Mere
Aline Runnin
Wielh
John Pipes
Winsor Pipes Tollows
Poins
de Breen
Chillicoth Ohio
Rye
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