Justice Goff to Try Gun Men in Extra Session
New York reports Governor Dix appointed Supreme Court Justice Goff to hear the Rosenthal conspiracy case in an extraordinary session starting September 3. Becker is the sole indicted defendant so far. other true bills are expected after Schepps testimony. Goff faces police graft cases, with Lexow committee ties and prior duties as assistant district attorney and judge in Kennedy, Patrick, and Molineaux trials.
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Sam Schepps
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Patrick
Molineaux
Constables Seek Cincinnati Woman Over Auxiliary Papers
Ohio dispatch reports constables hunting Mrs. Frank W. Longs of Cincinnati who holds papers as international secretary and treasurer of the Ladies' Auxiliary of I. T. U. She refuses to surrender the documents to president Mrs. C. E. McKee after bolting from the auxiliary convention.
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Phs
Ma Pressman
San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Frank W. Longs
Cincinnati
Ladies’ Auxiliary
C. E. McKee
Auxiliary
Alienists Watch Mrs Bernstein in Murder Trial
Chicago readers learned Mrs Florence Bernstein, on trial for her husband George Bernstein's murder, prepared to testify in her own defense. Six alienists observed her every motion to assess if she suffered furore transitoria, a purported insanity affecting her memory of the act.
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Chicago
Florence Bernstein
George Bernstein
Bernstein
Senate schedules campaign contributions bill and others
Today in Congress the Senate convened at 10 a.m. and agreed to consider the campaign contributions bill on Saturday, the bills of lading bill on Monday, and the vocational school bill on Tuesday while passing the Coosa river dam bill. The House convened at noon as Chairman Hamlin of the state expenditures committee filed a report reviving old charges of dangerous practices in expenditures by the state department.
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Elment Expenditures Committee
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Chattanooga Woman Bound Over On Murder Charge
Mrs. Sarah Echols waived examination and was bound over to the criminal court in 2000 dollars after shooting and killing Mrs. Georgia Smith, a widow, in Chattanooga. The motive was jealousy over her husband’s attentions to Mrs. Smith.
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Tenn
Sarah Echols
Georgia Smith
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Smith
Taft Nominates Rodrigues for New Orleans Customs
President Taft sent nominations to the Senate on August 16 naming Edward J. Rodrigues to be surveyor of customs at New Orleans, succeeding L. P the P. The action follows Bryant being ousted amid the reshuffle in the customs office.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Edward J. Rodrigues
New Orleans
Governor Mobile Must Conform to Law Amid Medical College Vote
A Mobile governor insists he must conform to the law as a special meeting on the Birmingham Medical College proposition is canceled. University trustees from September 16 will consider the matter, with possible reinstatement if the governor’s compliance is confirmed. protests from citizens and trustees’ positions frame the dispute.
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Millon V. Hanaw of Mobile Passes Bar Exam
Special to The Item Montgomery Ala August 16 The State board of examiners announced four applicants out of twenty who took the July examination passed successfully Hathaw was among the lucky ones Mil ton V Hanaw of Mobile is new lawyer
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Ala
Milton V. Hanaw
Mobile
State’ Board Law
Hathaw
Witness Appears in Murder Trial in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on August 12 a state called Andrew Stocker of Gary Indiana as a witness in the murder trial of Mrs Mathilda Radeloff accused of killing her husband last April Stocker testified that he and the woman were married in Chicago on March 4 and produced a wedding certificate The defense says the killing was in self defense and that the couple met at an old trysting place near a Cincinnati suburb prior to her arrest in Gary
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Mathilda Radeloff
Andrew Stocker
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Chicago
Radeloff
Stocker
Oliver and Williams in Tilt in Washington
Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania issued a newspaper editorial on the Panama canal bill that prompted a sharp counterattack from Senator Williams. Williams called the article scurrilous insulting offensive and vituperative and said it smeared members of the house and senate as asses demagogues peddlers and dishonest men.
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Oliver
Pennsylvania
Williams
House
Senate
Goodwin in Serious Condition After Rocky Point Accident
Nat C. Goodwin remained in serious condition after a boating accident at Rocky Point yesterday. He was thrown on the rocks when his craft struck the Pacific Breakers off the coast near Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Nat C. Goodwin
Rocky Point
Roosevelt forecast by McCormick in New York
Medill McCormick at Progressive party headquarters predicted Theodore Roosevelt would win New York state by a handsome margin. He cited anti Taft sentiment among up state Republicans and anti Wilson sentiment among up state Democrats as key factors.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
Medill McCormick
Moose Delegation Heads to Kansas City for 1913 Convention
Mobile Lodge No. 31 will depart Saturday night for Kansas City to support the 1913 Moose convention. Leaders include James A. Carney and past officials. carnival profits fund the trip and promotion effort. Winners from contests will be posted for prize pickup at Mobile Electric Company.
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William Lartigue
KE. J. Troy
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Emory St. Thomas
Charles Rudolph
John L. Moulton
Joseph Patt
Walter Noble
Bosco
Jargo
Order
S. Thomas
Kansas City
Ella Davidson
Wandsome Electric
Nelson Davis
Mobile Electrice Company
RK. E. Flower
Mobile Lodge
Gulf City
Senate bill authorizes Coosa River dam project in Alabama
Washington Aug 16 Construction of a dam across the Coosa river in Alabama for water power was included in a senate bill. An amendment proposing a 1 percent tax on net earnings of the grantee was defeated. The measure now goes to the house.
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Coosa River
Alabama
Senate
Poindexter
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Marines Join Bluejackets at Seat of War
Washington Aug 16 The 360 marines landed by the collier Justin at Corinto have been sent to Managua to reinforce the blue jackets from the Sunboat Annapolis Americans and other foreigners at Matagalpa have been informed by government authorities that they must be prepared to protect themselves
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Corinto
Managua
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Matagalpa
Pensioners Will Get Their Money
President Taft plans to sign the $160 million pension appropriation bill today allowing thousands of veterans and dependents to cash their checks after weeks without aid. Upon signing, sub-treasurers will honor drafts from eighteen outlying pension agencies that will be phased out by January 31, 1913, with Washington issuing checks directly thereafter. 236 clerks will be displaced as agencies close, starting with Knoxville Indianapolis Louisville New York Philadelphia and Topeka.
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Taft
Pension Bureau
Knoxville
Indianapolis
Louisville
New York
Philadelphia
Topeka
Mayor Schwarz backs a White Way lighting plan for Mobile
Mayor Laz Schwarz voices strong support for installing modern street lighting across Mobile including residential districts. He cites New York and St Louis as models and notes possible downtown gallery obstructions can be overcome with narrow base columns. The plan aims to modernize lighting citywide, with merchant Hammel’s store cited as example of acceptable gallery interference.
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Laz Schwarz
New York
St. Louis
Hammel
Dauphin Street
Royal
St. Emanue
Arrival of Captain Teshune With Marines Delayed
In a UA report dated August 15, Captain Teshune’s arrival with Marine troops is described as timely yet delayed. The dispatch notes logistical holdups and expected operational impact as the unit proceeds to reinforce local defenses.
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Teshune
Government troops move on Granada as Mena holds lake port
SAN JUAN DEL SUR Nic August 16 government forces left Rivas to attack the revolutionary army under General Mena which controls the lake port of Granada. A Central American peace commission decided not to proceed to the sapitay immediately.
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Red army to attack Metropolis defense in Stratford plans
Stratford reports a 10,609 strong red army set to surge tomorrow against blue forces defending Metropolis. The invaders aim to march on Brewster New York watershed and West Point area in the metropolitan core as blue troops prepare to repulse the attack.
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Metropolis
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Blue Army
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New York
West Point
Hbluey
General Oroczpo Departs Juarez Ahead of Federals
Juarez Mexico August reports Pascual Orozo the rebel chief evacuating Juarez today leaving a small guard to preserve order until federal forces arrive. The customs house was emptied without money. American and German consuls organized a citizens committee to protect the city as US border patrols halted traffic from the American side.
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Pascual Orozo
Everds
United States
Tramps and Fire Deaths Reported in Chicago Note
A fragment from a Chicago item notes twenty tramps and a claim of a fire death or burn incident. The readable text is incomplete, and no clear names, dates, or locations are established in the surviving fragment.
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Chicago
de- Hubbard
Effort to Block Panama Canal Bill in Senate
Senators conferred on a Panama Canal measure as opposition argued the draft violated treaty obligations with Great Britain. Brandegee attacked a provision restricting railroad owned ships while Reed defended it, saying federal courts would decide vessel ownership.
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Flaiers
Great Britain
Brandegee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed
Jennesseans Aroused Over Crime Of Negro Man
A Smithville Tennessee telegraph reports great excitement over a crime involving a Negro man. Authorities say a suspect was arrested last night in a troubling assault on a 12 year old girl near Taylor Place. The sheriff has deputies on duty and believes the situation is under control.
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Smithville
Tenn
Inez
Essault
Lainie
Tayap
Feapetmoe
Taylor Place
Loose methods unearthed in state department funds
Washington reports charge of loose and dangerous practices in the secret emergency fund. Rep Hamlin of Missouri repeats that Knox used a negro messenger as a valet on a Central American trip. A photo of former Secretary Day was paid for by misappropriation. the committee urged dismissal of William H. Michael, then chief clerk. The president action on Michael remains unclear.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Plans Major Capital Rise
A local newspaper report from Louisville claims the Louisville and Nashville Railroad intends to raise capital from 60 million to 100 million dollars. About 20 million in new stock would be offered to holders at par immediately, with a special directors meeting called for August 99 to vote on the plan.
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Nashville Railroad
Henry Walters
New York
Milton-Smith
Louisvile
Nashville
Definite Proposition on Rail Line to Daphne Discussed
A local business discussion centers on extending the Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans railroad toward Daphne with an eastern shore bridge and steam ferry service. McLaughlin plans a possible electric line along the Mobile river shore, linking Mobile to the eastern shore and Fort Morgan.
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Daphne
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Mobile’ of Business League
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Blakely Island
T. Cochrane
Kixbee Valley Railroad
Mobile Terminal Company
Cochran Corporation
Atlantic Fleet to Visit Southern Ports and Mississippi
Reported today that part of the Atlantic Fleet may move south during Mardi Gras week under Admiral Andrews, with aims to visit southern ports and push a portion up the Mississippi River. Some congressmen suggest sending the fleet to counter Southern opposition to naval enlargement.
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Mobile
Atlantic
United States
Andrews
Mississippi River
Congress
Naval Department
Southern Porte
La Follette Attacks Third Party in Senate
Senator La Follette denounced the third party in the Senate calling it an obstruction to the Progressive movement. He warned that the progressive wing of the Republican party will persist and that personal ambitions must not derail the surge toward a new party.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate
Republican Party
Bayley Music Company Formed In Mobile Corporation
The Bayley Music Company was incorporated today in Mobile by filing in the probate court. It will deal in pianos and musical instruments with headquarters in Mobile. Capitalized at 310,000. Incorporators include J. O. Bayley Peter Duffy C L Ament David Snow of New York.
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Bayley Music Company
Mobile
J. O. Bayley
Peter Duffy
C. L. Ament
David Snow
New York
Much Ado About Nothing in Birmingham Shooting
Miss Willie Yelding was shot in a Birmingham hotel last night and later left the hospital after being slightly wounded. Barber R. L. Couch and companion John Beverage were arrested as suspects. Couch denies involvement and claims no relation to the woman. Police show little interest in the incident.
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Ala
Willie Yelding
R. L. Couch
John Beverage
Couch
Wilson Says He Can Be Explicit On Tariff Issue
Governor Woodrow Wilson, in Sea Girt New Jersey, remarks that it has always been easy to make him explicit when asked about Roosevelt pressing the Democratic nominee to be clearer on tariff interpretation. He addresses reports from Oyster Bay about Roosevelt urging explicitness in policy statements.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New England
Osborne Willis Released After Habeas Corpus Ruling
Osborne Willis, bound over to city court without bail on rape charges, was released today from sheriff custody after habeas corpus proceedings in the city court before Judge Browne.
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Osborne Willis
Browne
Rebels retreat after failed bid for ammunition near Columbus
In Columbus New Mexico on August 16 hundreds of rebels who camped opposite town aiming to seize 51000 rounds of ammunition on American soil withdrew inland today. American troops repelled an assault two days earlier wounding one Mexican and one American soldier.
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Columbus
N. M
Indians seek TB hospital site in Oklahoma lands
The House Indian Affairs Committee reported favorably a bill allowing the Treasury Secretary to reserve four sections of unallotted Choctaw and Chickasaw lands in Oklahoma for a tuberculosis hospital. The Indians are said to want to build the facility themselves.
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Washington
House Indian Affairs Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Oklahoma
Mann Renews Fight on Post Office Bill Conference Move
Washington August 16 Minogu Leader Mann renewed his fight to prevent sending the post office appropriation bill to conference He insists that a vote be taken on the senate parcels post amendment before the measure is entrusted to conferees He argues such an expression would be impossible after the conference report.
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Washington
Senate
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